Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 699: Assassin the King!
Holy ride out,

This is not to say walk away.

Just like Shengjia wanted to inspect Henan, Jiangnan, and Hubei before, the emperor said this idea in advance, the cabinet made preparations, and at the same time the local governments made preparations. After the early mobilization, the manpower and logistics were guaranteed.

However, Shengjia's inspection of the grassland is not the same as his inspection in the Central Plains.

Shengjia's north tour outside the pass, the mobilization is not just a few Beijing camps, hundreds of accompanying officials, plus a series of officials from the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites, etc. can be resolved.

Taking the expedition of a large army as an example, army mobilization, logistics mobilization, etc., are often the best manifestations of a dynasty's capabilities.

The prosperity of the dynasty, the early and the end of the dynasty, the mobilization of troops, the logistics organization, etc. are not the same concept.

Today's Ming Dynasty is a prosperous age, but the deployment of troops and horses in a prosperous age is even more strict and abnormal. Taking the previous army expedition as an example, it seems that an edict was issued today, and the army will be marched in three to five days, but before that, the logistics have already begun to prepare , All the soldiers and horses needed to be mobilized have also been assembled, and what is waiting is an order. All places along the way will provide the required food and fodder, and important resources will be transferred by officers and soldiers. , where each mile is responsible for contacting and so on.

If this holy car is going on a north tour, there will be more preparations to be made.

Not to mention the Inspector of Rituals and the Inspector of Horses in the inner palace, Jinyiwei and others will be mobilized at the initial stage to ensure the safety of the route along the way and clean up unstable factors, followed by the accompanying troops and logistics. This is the most important thing, you can't count on When they arrived outside the customs, they completely relied on supplies outside the customs.

The last one to do this was Mingbaozong, who rushed to battle with hundreds of thousands of troops. The logistics were not resolved, and the food and salaries of the officers and soldiers were not resolved. He was confident that he was the face of a flying dragon, but the result also proved how miserable he ended up.

Ming Bao Zong is alive and well, but it's a pity that the hundreds of thousands of elites from the three battalions and those brave and good fighters from the early Ming Dynasty buried their bones in the wilderness because of him, a waste, and they couldn't find the remains.

If you don't want Ming Dynasty to flourish again and decline again, then the basic logistics support and supplies along the way must be done well, and all kinds of intelligence work must also be done well, so as to avoid any accidents during this northern tour.

This is why Zhu Youxiao set the date so late.

It is confirmed that the northern tour is to be carried out. Naturally, it is impossible to conceal the news. Not only can it not be concealed, but also the world must be informed, so that all the subjects of the world can see how powerful the Ming Dynasty is now. , but also to give the emperor of Ming Dynasty a title.

Zhu Youxiao was curious about what kind of title the Mughal tribe could give him. The grassland nomads gave the monarchs of the Central Plains a more powerful title, such as the sage Khan who was given to Sui Wendi Yang Jian during the golden age of the emperor; When he ruled, he gave Tang Taizong Li Shimin the Heavenly Khan.

If you take a closer look, you can't do without the words Taizong and Emperor Wen, and even the old man Chengzu was also Emperor Taizong and Wen in the beginning.

This made Zhu Youxiao wonder, what can he do?

You know, in the Ming Dynasty, all the emperors with some strength, whether Mongols or Jurchens, were honored as Khan, such as Hongwu Khan, Yongle Khan, Jingtai Khan, Wanli Khan, etc., adding a big character, but Zhu You The school is not so easy to satisfy, he has high expectations.

"Master, tell me, what honorary titles will the various ministries and alliances in this grassland give me?" Zhu Youxiao's eyes were shining brightly, and he was aggressive.

Zhang Haogu looked at the documents sent by the various ministries and alliances in the grassland: "I thought that it would not be worse than the saint Khan, at least it would be comparable."

Zhu Youxiao said with some pride: "I do have this confidence, it depends on how these ministries think of me."

"This time they took the initiative to surrender, because they felt that I was thinking about their pastures, cattle and sheep; but I don't have much interest in their pastures. If they are interested, I don't mind letting them continue to be the face of the ministries; If you don’t know the fun, then replace it with a few people who know the fun.”

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "It's the extreme, it's the extreme. In today's world, only Your Majesty can do everything in one's power."

Stretching his muscles and bones, Zhu Youxiao said: "I'm interested in going hunting in the Western Mountains today. In the next few days, I will practice equestrian skills well. Then I will let all the grasslands know that the emperor of Ming Dynasty is still the emperor on horseback."

An emperor who can't ride a horse well obviously cannot be respected by all the tribes in the grassland. Look at the ruthless people in the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Hongwu didn't mention it. He was a ruthless man who personally led the army to conquer Mobei.

Even in the Jingtai period, Emperor Jingtai was able to mount his horse and fight to declare the bloodiness of the Zhu family to the world, which was many times stronger than that of the emperor named Men.

Today's Emperor Tianqi is naturally good at equestrian skills, and he is also capable of riding and shooting.

Changing into his hunting uniform, Zhu Youxiao looked at the hard bow with the head of the dragon, and then at the long spear beside him. It was obvious that he was in trouble. What is the best use for this hunting?
Zhang Haogu yelled at Eunuch Wei: "Wei Banban, I remember some new firearms presented by the craftsman supervisor?"

Eunuch Wei's eyes lit up: "Master Zhang, you know, I'll get it now."

After a while, Eunuch Wei came over with a tray: "My lord, my lord, try this."

Zhu Youxiao saw that there were two revolver firecrackers made of wrought iron in the tray. These firecrackers were handcrafted by master craftsmen and supervisors. , ivory handle, the gun body is inlaid with gold and silver threads, auspicious clouds and dragon patterns, and a beautiful opal is embedded in the ivory handle.

This is a flintlock gun. It consists of five barrels that are placed together. Each time the trigger is pulled, one barrel will fire a shot. It can be fired five times in a row, and it is convenient for a single person to hold both. A new type of portable firearm that came out.

It is not so much a weapon as a handicraft.

But royal handicrafts are also big killers.

Zhu Youxiao stepped forward to measure the weight, held one in each hand, and fired continuously at a tree in the distance. With the sound of bang bang bang bang, after ten consecutive shots, Zhu Youxiao blew off the gunpowder smoke. Nodding in satisfaction: "It's a good thing, let's use it!"

"Master, this gun is really comfortable to use."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "This revolving firecracker is still a bit cumbersome at the moment, the master craftsmen are trying to reduce the weight, make it easier to carry and increase its power, when the time comes to equip the Jinyiwei with two handles, your majesty will be more safe It's a guarantee."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao thought of the thousands of Jin Yiti riding war horses, holding a pair of revolver firecrackers in both hands, and crackling at the enemy. Thinking about that scene makes people's blood boil.

And this also means that swords, bows and arrows will gradually disappear from Daming's army and arsenal, and Daming has really entered a new era.

Looking at the two exquisite handicrafts in his hands, Zhu Youxiao felt a little emotional: "In the future, the golden and iron horses galloping ten thousand riders in the early Ming Dynasty, with swords and swords, will be farther and farther away from us."

Zhang Haogu said: "In the future, firearms must be the main ones. In the early Ming Dynasty, firearms accounted for more than [-]% of the army, and now, firearms accounted for more than [-]% of our new Ming army; this wheel firecracker, and the innovative Thunderbolt Guns, Lianju guns, etc., are all sharp weapons; now the new line-up Sui-fire guns are also in sight, and the Armament Research Institute is also researching larger revolver guns; from now on, firearms will emerge in endlessly, and swords will gradually become useless. .”

"This is also a good thing. The reason why our Ming soldiers are far less casualties than the enemy is nothing more than long-range strikes. The bow shoots a hundred steps, the spear hits five steps, and the sword approaches three steps; while my Ming soldiers hold firearms, three-stage, five-stage And shoot, kill the enemy a hundred and fifty steps away; one less casualty of a soldier, one more family in the world."

Zhu Youxiao thinks so: "Sharp firearms are a good thing. It's not enough for soldiers to have blood. If they don't have sharp weapons, they will die in vain. The soldiers of the court are not short of blood and bravery. With this good weapon, the border of the court is stable. , the life of the people will be better.”

Eunuch Wei quickly said: "My lord, you are worried about the people. This is the blessing of the people in the world. Now that you are in charge of the world, the Ming Dynasty must be flourishing."

"That's right, my Ming Dynasty will only prosper! Let's go, go hunting in the Western Mountains!" Zhu Youxiao waved and threw the firearm to the two guards behind him.

At noon, Zhu Youxiao, dressed in military uniform, rode a strong horse and led a brigade of Tiqi out of the capital, heading straight for the Xishan hunting ground.

In this land of Gyeonggi, or in the north, Zhu Youxiao is absolutely safe, he can go wherever he wants.

Civil officials have always liked to lock the emperor in the palace, making the emperor a clay puppet, ignorant of the affairs of the world, and saying that this is rule by hanging the arch, and the world can be ruled.

But in the past dynasties, whoever has the ability can be locked in the birdcage called the palace by the civil servants?

Zhu Youxiao has always lived in Xiyuan, and went to Yongding County from time to time to tell the officials that you can't lock up the emperor now, give up!
Right now, Zhu Youxiao wants to do what he wants to do. Today he hunts Xishan, and tomorrow he visits in micro-services. What can all the officials do?

Facing the increasingly unrestricted emperor, while all the officials lamented, some people also had other thoughts: Is it possible to change Daming to return to the previous emperor who belonged to the era of officials and gentry?
Although it is said that the time for an emperor to rule the world will not be long, the short period is three to five years or even one or two years or even less than one year, and the long period is more than ten years, two to thirty years.

There are only a few long-lived emperors in the Ming Dynasty, and most of them are short-lived.

Those who want to work hard to govern and refresh the government will basically either have a short lifespan or fall into the water or have problems with the soup. Those who ignore political affairs and shrink in the deep palace can live longer.

After all, since Ming Baozong, civil servants have controlled the court and the place, and can influence the current situation of Ming Dynasty.

But right now, seeing that Zhu Youxiao is only 25, and he has been on the throne for ten years, the people in the world dare not take the lead. Seeing Zhu Youxiao's fierce appearance, he can live another 40 years at least.

Three or forty years later, he will only be five or sixty years old.

With such a young emperor who is destined to live a long life on top of his head, it is very difficult for the ministers to deal with.

As long as Zhu Youxiao can fall into the water and encounter some accidents, that's easy to handle, but Zhu Youxiao is currently in good health, proficient in swimming, surrounded by loyal people, tea and vegetables have been screened three times, tested for drugs It is divided into three procedures, one for entering the palace gate, one for entering the imperial dining room, and another for sending it to Zhu Youxiao after making it.

The three drug tests were all conducted by loyal eunuchs, and Tiqi supervised them. It is impossible for you to order anything.

So what can I do if I don’t use poison?
Counting on court ladies and eunuchs?

Just kidding, everyone in the palace is Zhu Youxiao's diehard loyalists now, they receive the royal salary, and the family has land given by the royal family, why should they work for you?
Little people know best what to do and what not to do.

As for the assassination, that's even more fantasy. Do you want to assassinate Zhu Youxiao in Zhili right now?
Dreaming is better than this reality.

Some Donglin Party even considered hiring quack heroes, killer assassins to carry out Bo Lang's blow, but these quack heroes are not fools, assassinate today's emperor?

Who doesn't know that today's son is a benevolent monarch and a holy lord, who is dedicated to the sake of the people of the world?
I didn’t read books before, but I was fooled by these scholars. Now that I know how to read, Da Ming Pao has put the facts in front of my eyes. People’s lives are getting better and better. Everyone can eat enough, and even eat a variety of vegetables. , there is fish and meat during festivals
Prices in Daming were stable, and the people’s harvests were high, so they could enjoy even more benefits.

In today's prosperous age, who wouldn't want to assassinate Zhu Youxiao?

Not only did those heroes of the rivers and lakes not work for the Donglin Party, but they even reported those people backhandedly to add some achievements to the local government after receiving the money.

And these unprofessional heroes not only did not ruin their reputations, they even gained a good reputation among the people for being affectionate and righteous, and they had a good reputation for the world, which made the Donglin Party members even more dissatisfied.

What do these mud legs know?
Your life is good, but the masters can't get money or land!

What the Donglin Party detests the most is those bastards in the cabinet now!
It wasn't Zhang Haogu, the chief assistant known as a treacherous minister, nor Zhang Ruitu, a lucky minister, but Huang Liji and Wei Guangwei!
That's right!

It's these two bastards!
Zhang Haogu and Zhang Ruitu are enemies, and there is nothing to say about party disputes.

But how did you Huang Liji and Wei Guangwei enter the cabinet?
Didn't the great Confucians in Donglin work together to send you into the cabinet?
Did letting you into the cabinet make you worry about the country and the people?

Isn't it for you to protect the Donglin Party and the interests of the gentry and officials all over the world, so that the big guys can make a fortune on the big tree of Ming Dynasty, so that the emperor will not compete for profit with all the people in the world!
Whether it is a gentry or an official, isn't it for money and land?
This is not allowed to get money or land, what kind of privileged class is that, what else should the gentry be proud of?
The Ming Dynasty has kept scholars for 260 years. How can you say that if you don’t support them, you can’t support them. The court is not honored to support gentry.

But right now, Zhu Youxiao has proved that without the need for gentry and old-fashioned officials, there will be no troubles in the world tomorrow, and it will even be better!

This made the Donglin Party and the gentry unable to sit still. They repeatedly hoped that the elders in the cabinet would be useful, but Huang Liji and Wei Guangwei were useless at all!

As long as they have some effect, it is not impossible to have no effect at all!

Now the Donglin Party fully understands that Huang Liji and Wei Guangwei are just decorations, they can't protect the interests of the Donglin Party and the world's gentry at all.

Seeing that the gentry and students in the south couldn't do it anymore, the Donglin Party also held a small meeting in time, and decided to abandon Huang Liji and Wei Guangwei, and find a way to replace the emperor internally!
As for having no soldiers, no power, no money, and no food, how can you change to another emperor? The Confucian scholars of the Donglin Party are still very confident.
These Donglin party members were thinking, and suddenly someone had a whim: "We can't do it ourselves, so why don't we find foreign aid?"

"In this world, I am not the only one who dislikes the dog emperor."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes lit up: Yes, it's not just the Donglin party members who hate the dog emperor in this world. The Manchus in Liaodong, and the various ministries and alliances on the grassland really disappeared and were willing to serve as Zhu Youxiao. dog?

After making up their minds, the Donglin party members began to contact privately. Those who had business dealings with Liaodong contacted Liaodong, those who had business dealings with the grasslands contacted the grasslands, and the rest contacted those gentry in the south of the Yangtze River who had been suffering from harsh policies for a long time, and those in Beijing who ghost officer
In short, contact all the people who can be contacted, and everyone will join hands to change the emperor on top of their heads!

As for whether they can succeed, what will happen to the world after success, this is not something they consider.

Anyway, the current Daming has made it impossible for these gentry officials to survive. Seeing those mud-legged people living a good life now, each and every one of them actually kneels down to the old men with their heads high and their chests high. How can gentlemen and gentlemen tolerate it?
Let that big patent hang above your head?

Let Zhu Youxiao carry out the tyranny like this?

If things go on like this, after 20 years, these mud legs get used to the New Deal, even if the emperor is changed, so what?
It can no longer be tolerated, and we cannot just watch the tyranny continue!
The Donglin party was finally suppressed to the extreme and ready to explode. What kind of party struggle, what kind of subjugation, can't be blamed on them. Isn't it because the dog emperor didn't know the times and appointed treacherous men to implement tyranny and exile the talents of their country?
The Ming Dynasty without all the positive people and the Qing Dynasty is not the Ming Dynasty that the gentry and scholars need!
No matter how good the Ming Dynasty is, what does it have to do with them?
After these Donglin party members contacted Liaodong, Huang Taiji, who was silently licking his wounds to recover his strength, really became interested. He called the three great advisers of the Qing Dynasty, Wolong, Fengchu, and Youlin, to discuss the possibility: "South What do you gentlemen think about joining forces?"

Wei Gongchao, You Lin, who had business dealings with Daming, took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, I think there is fraud in it."

"Don't come early, don't come late, it's just this time."

"The Ming Dynasty has resolved the war in Annan, and the internal floods have also subsided. Now there is nothing to hinder the energy of the Ming Dynasty. Is this going to join us in plotting against the dog emperor, or is the dog emperor planning to plot against our Qing Dynasty? what?"

After hearing this, Huang Taiji couldn't help but gasp: "Hiss makes sense."

(End of this chapter)