Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 222 Chapter 220 Homeland

After finishing the matter in Zhejiang, Wang Daoqiu hurriedly took a boat to go north.The last time he traveled from the capital to Shaanxi by land, Wang Daoqiu was in trouble because of the bumpy dirt road and the carriage without any shock absorbers.Regarding that painful memory, Wang Daoqiu was at a loss for words and could only sum it up with "fuck".

And now that the weather has entered the tenth month of the lunar calendar, a big cold wave may hit Siberia at any time, freezing the rivers in the north where flowers are grown, forcing Wang Daoqiu to have to experience that "fuck" again.

So things happened in Zhejiang, and Wang Daoqiu fled immediately and boarded a boat at Wulinmen Wharf to compete with the cold air in Siberia.

Wang Daoqiu was very lucky this time. Mr. Siberia was very generous and allowed him to reach the capital smoothly.

As soon as he entered Beijing, Wang Daoqiu had the same upright attitude as before. He first went to Emperor Jiajing to report on his work, and then went home.

Entering the Wanshou Palace in Xiyuan, Emperor Jiajing, Lu Bing and Lu Fang still had traditional repertoire. Under the leadership of the old magician Tao Zhongwen, they sat cross-legged and engaged in feudal superstition.

When Wang Daoqiu approached and finished the ceremony, Emperor Jiajing smiled and teased: "How dare you come back! I heard from the people at Honglu Temple that you are very powerful in the Japanese country. The Japanese king and the Japanese princes, I'm like a grandson in front of you, doing whatever I'm told. Why, brat, you don't want to be a king in the Japanese country."

"In the future! I believe that when you are young, you should still put your career first. When I get older and become lazy, your Majesty, if you make me the king of Japan, then I will take my whole family to Japan to retire."

"What? It's the other way around, do you really want to be king? Lu Ermao, why are you still sitting there stupidly? Take this traitor who knows foreign countries, and let me take it down. I will serve you in the prison with severe punishment. , to see if he has any accomplices."

Wang Daoqiu knew Emperor Jiajing's abilities and was a master of human nature.If you joke carelessly and appear to be open-minded, he will think that you are innocent and a gentleman.But if you show your loyalty in every way, he will suspect that you are trying to hide something.

Because he knew Emperor Jiajing's suspicious temperament, Emperor Jiajing joked about why Wang Daoqiu didn't stay in Japan and become the king of Japan. Wang Daoqiu climbed up the pole and said that as long as Emperor Jiajing was granted the title, he would take his whole family to Japan and become king. .

Wang Daoqiu's words made Emperor Jiajing angry. He pointed at Lu Bing and asked Lu Bing to take down the traitor Wang Daoqiu.And Lu Bing also knew that Emperor Jiajing was joking, so Emperor Jiajing gave an "imperial edict". Lu Bing immediately stood up, put on a posture, and shouted at Wang Daoqiu: "You traitor, suffer death."

After roaring, Lu Bing rushed towards Wang Daoqiu, winking at Wang Daoqiu as he rushed.Lu Bing's look was asking Wang Daoqiu to cooperate with him in the performance, so that everyone could make Emperor Jiajing happy together.In this matter, Qiu Menqing is the king.

So after receiving Lu Bing's hint, Wang Daoqiu also pretended to be a rebellious minister, put his hands on his waist, and arrogantly scolded Lu Bing's eagle dog, while coming to fight Lu Bing.

Then the two living treasures started a three-hundred-round battle in the Wanshou Palace. In the end, justice defeated evil. Wang Daoqiu, a rebellious minister and a traitor, was captured by Lu Bing, a loyal minister.

Lu Bing carried Wang Daoqiu with one hand, just like carrying a chicken, and came to Emperor Jiajing, threw Wang Daoqiu forward, and clasped his fists and said: "Report to the emperor, Wang Daoqiu, a traitor who committed a rebellion. , has been captured by the Jinyi Guards, please handle it with your Majesty."

"Hahahaha, you two! You two really treat me like a three-year-old child, right? Look at you two, this is too fake. It doesn't look good, it doesn't look good, hahahahaha!"

Emperor Jiajing said it didn't look good, but he was still very happy in his heart.After laughing, Emperor Jiajing asked Wang Daoqiu again: "How is it? How many carriages did you send into Xiyuan this time?"

"No, no, there isn't one this time. The things I went to Japan to get last time have already been sent back by Jinyiwei. But this time in Zhejiang to suppress bandits, all the money they got was distributed to the people below, gold and jewelry. Not only are the antiques small in quantity, but the quality is not good enough for you, Your Majesty. So I can divide those things between Governor Lu and Lu Fang."

"What, brat, do you mean that it's not my fault this time?" "No, no, Your Majesty, it's not that it's not your fault, but those things are too few and the quality is not worthy of you..."

"Stop talking about those nice things. You really think that I am a three-year-old child and will believe your lies, right? Mad, if you dare not give me the paper, I will beat you to death with the paper!"

Emperor Jiajing's hands were a little itchy when he saw Lu Bing beating Wang Daoqiu just now, and now that he was finding an excuse, how could he not take action?So Emperor Jiajing jumped off the lotus throne and came to chase Wang Daoqiu.

You are young and unreasonable!As a result, in the Longevity Palace, Wang Daoqiu was beaten hard by Emperor Jiajing again.

However, after the victory, Emperor Jiajing was still very particular and no longer mentioned the matter of dividing the thieves' dirt. He also acquiesced in dividing the thieves' dirt among Wang Daoqiu, Lu Bing and Lu Fang.

After the episode, Emperor Jiajing viciously asked Wang Daoqiu to crawl over and report on the work.

There's nothing you can do about it, my boss!So after being beaten, Wang Daoqiu had to report to Emperor Jiajing in detail what he had done in Japan and Zhejiang during the six months since his departure, as well as some of his opinions.

After listening to Wang Daoqiu's report, Emperor Jiajing said with envy: "You are still a happy boy! You are not as miserable as I am, bothered by government affairs every day. Let's talk about Shaanxi, which you renovated last year. A while ago, Ge Shouli and Yang Bo were having trouble, and they were asking me to make the decision one day at a time, so how can I make the decision?"

Yang Bo and Ge Shouli, are these two people having a fight?why?Wang Daoqiu was very surprised, so he asked: "Your Majesty, Yang Bo and Ge Shouli, they are both honest and capable officials with good character and ability. Moreover, one of them is the trilateral governor in charge of military affairs, and the other is Shaanxi governor in charge of civil affairs." Governor, what's the fuss between the two of them? Moreover, when I left Shaanxi last year, I left enough money for both of them, so they don't need to compete for money?"

"You brat, don't mention your money! Because when you left last year, you left millions of taels of military expenses for Yang Bo. Yang Bo used that money to recruit troops in the past year. He thinks he is now The soldiers and horses were strong, so he wrote a letter suggesting that I regain the lost land in Hexi and reopen the road to the Western Regions from the Ming Dynasty. Ge Shouli believed that Shaanxi should pay attention to people's livelihood now and not use weapons without permission. No, both of them thought they were justified. One day A piece of news bothers me, what do you think I should do? Come on, tell me, isn’t your kid always full of evil ideas?”

Yang Bo advocated taking the initiative to send troops to regain Hexi, while Ge Shouli advocated peaceful construction.Both of them have their own reasons, and both seem to be right. It's really hard to choose.

After thinking seriously for a while, Wang Daoqiu still couldn't suppress the passion in his chest.He said to Emperor Jiajing: "Your Majesty, I support Yang Bo in this matter and advocate opening up the Hexi Corridor to prepare for the future reconstruction of the Anxi Protectorate and the Beiting Protectorate, and to reproduce the flower-growing glory of the Tang Dynasty."

Protector of Anxi and Protector of Beiting!We were still talking about the Hexi Corridor, but Wang Daoqiu suddenly jumped to regaining control of the Western Regions and Central and North Asia.

This made Emperor Jiajing a little confused. He looked like he couldn't react and asked Wang Daoqiu: "Aiqing, you said you want to rebuild the Anxi Protectorate and Beiting Protectorate in the prosperous Tang Dynasty? Aiqing, aren't you doing this? Are you going to make fun of me?"

"No, Your Majesty, I am not joking, I am serious. Your Majesty, look at the Hexi Corridor. It has a long and narrow terrain with complex and diverse features. Mountains, plateaus, plains, river valleys, deserts, and Gobi are all distributed. It is surrounded by mountains and ridges. To the north are Liupan Mountain and Longshou Mountain, to the east are Min Mountain, Qinling Mountains and Ziwu Mountains, to the west are Arjin Mountains and Qilian Mountains, and to the south are Qingni Mountains."

"So the Hexi Corridor is not the Hetao Grassland with a smooth road and no natural dangers to defend. It is surrounded by mountains, which is conducive to our army's defense. More importantly, the Hetao Grassland is the traditional nomadic area of ​​the grassland people, and the Hexi Corridor is our The traditional territory of the Han family, during the Eastern and Western Zhou Dynasties, our Han family lived here. During the reign of King Zhouzhuang, Gui County and Ji County were established here; during the reign of King Zhao of Qin, Longxi County and Beidi County were established here; during the Western Han Dynasty, Longxi County and On the basis of Beidi County, Wuwei County, Tianshui County, Anding County, Wudu County, Zhangye County, Guohuang County and Jincheng County were added."

"Later in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liangzhou was established here to uniformly manage the ten counties in the Hexi Corridor. In the Tang Dynasty, Guannai Road, Longyou Road, and Shannan Road were established here to manage 22 states in this area. Until our dynasty under Taizu, During the reign of Emperor Chengzu, guard posts were widely set up in this area, with the farthest being Hami Guard. However, later on, Oara became stronger and took away the Hexi Corridor from us, and our army was forced to retreat to the line of the Yellow River. Therefore, Your Majesty, the Hexi Corridor and the Hetao It’s different, that is our homeland that was robbed by foreigners, and we must take it back, otherwise we will not be able to see our ancestors of the Han family."

Wang Daoqiu pointed out the difference between the Hexi Corridor and the Hetao Grassland, that is, the Hexi Corridor is our homeland occupied by foreign races, which must be taken back, which concerns the dignity of the nation.

(End of this chapter)