King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The sense of gap is extremely obvious.

Compared with the military generals who were filled with righteous indignation and high enthusiasm, the civil officials were in a depressed mood.

Zhu Gaochi stood on the high platform, half-closed his eyes and looked quietly at the audience below. The huge gap between the two made him feel different in his heart. He turned his head and looked at Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui standing beside him.

At this moment.

He finally understood a little.

Why do the second and third brothers, these two bastards, like military generals so much from beginning to end, and reject and hate civil officials?

This is the situation right now.

This is the best proof that civil officials take their own lives into consideration and make many decisions on many matters. After all, they are much more selfish than military generals.

A military general can make people clearly feel the responses given by others when he makes a decision. While others are excited, he, as the one in charge, can also feel his blood boiling.

There are not so many twists and turns, not so much calculation and measurement.

Always able to provide support and encouragement when you need it.

to be frank.

Compared with the silence of the civil officials, who were unable to give him a quick response, Zhu Gaochi never dreamed of this.

after all
Everyone in the entire court knew that the civil officials were staunch supporters of the Crown Prince.

The result was that reality gave Zhu Gaochi a loud slap in the face.

He thought that among the people who could support him 100%, no one responded to his proposal immediately. Instead, the generals who were not optimistic about him and did not support him gave him a strong response directly when the atmosphere was cold.

Of course he didn't deny it.

Regarding the response of the military generals, there must have been instructions and commands from the second brother.

But does this question matter?

Apparently not important
At least the military generals followed Zhu Gaoxu's instructions and did not oppose him.

However, those civil officials who had always emphasized their support for him, chose to protect themselves and responded with silence even when he instructed and winked at them.

seriously.

Just because of this, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

He even couldn't help but doubt whether these civil officials who usually claimed to be doing good for him, giving him advice and suggestions, and even explicitly stating that they stood on his side, were really standing on his side sincerely?
Rather than just talking.

Or in other words, they are trying to gain more benefits and power under the pretext of standing on his side?

After a brief pause, Zhu Gaochi fixed his gaze on the silent civil official with a gloomy face, and his voice unconsciously became cold and unfriendly:

"What?"

"Do you have different opinions?"

"Or do you disagree with my proposal?"

Different opinions, disagreement with the proposal?

Hearing this, feeling the questioning and hostility in the words, the ministers subconsciously turned their eyes to the Minister of War Jin Zhong who was at the front.

Jin Zhong: “????”

My dear mother!
What are you looking at me doing at this time?
Didn’t you see that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince already looked unhappy?
Isn't it possible that just looking at him would be helpful?

Besides, the prince never took the initiative to discuss this matter or this decision with him from beginning to end, and he only found out about it now, okay! !

but
As a supporter of the Crown Prince, Jin Zhong knew that he could no longer remain silent. He stepped out of the queue and spoke carefully:
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, the two princes"

"Forgive me for being so presumptuous."

"I have no objection to the expedition against the Japanese pirates. I absolutely support the decision of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the two princes."

"I think if something like this happened, His Majesty would be furious and would definitely support it."

"But we can just destroy the Japanese bandits and their entire race."

"Your Majesty, please let me know about this matter. What is your Majesty's comment on this?"

"After all, this matter involves such a big issue, even involving the surrounding vassal states, and the views of our entire Ming Dynasty and the suzerain state. In my humble opinion, it is best to communicate with Your Majesty on this matter and obtain Your Majesty's consent."

"If Your Majesty has no objection, I, the old minister, have no objection either."

That’s a beautiful thing to say!
He forcibly split the original sentence into three questions and answers, some affirmative and some negative. He even directly dragged in Emperor Yongle who was far away in Mobei, and took the opportunity to clear himself of all charges, leaving no room for criticism.

Have to admit.

They say that people become more cunning as they age, and it’s not just talk.

This old man Jin has extraordinary political wisdom. No wonder he is so highly valued and loved by Emperor Yongle.

This can be seen from the clear and logical answer given to this matter.

This is said.

The civil officials who had not expressed any opinions, neither agreeing nor opposing, now stood up in an orderly manner and bowed as if they had a backbone.

"I'll wait for reconsideration."

"I beg your Highness the Crown Prince and the two princes to reconsider."

See this situation.

Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui could not help but look at each other, and a sneer flashed across their faces.

For this answer.

It was just as the three of them had guessed before.

If this question is raised, these bastards will definitely bring up the old man, trying to make him take the blame and make this decision.

Then, Zhu Gaoxu took a step forward, reached out and gently patted Zhu Gaochi on the shoulder, nodded slightly at him, then looked around coldly at the people below the stage, and with a smile, he took out the golden dragon token that Emperor Yongle had given him when he chose him to be the regent and granted him the power to be the regent, and shouted angrily:

"Shut up."

"Listen carefully, my king."

"Don't think that I don't know what you guys are thinking and planning."

"Open your eyes and see what I am holding in my hand and what is written on the token."

"Seeing this token, it is as if I am here in person."

"Don't tell me you don't know what these eight characters mean."

"besides."

"Did the prince not explain it clearly enough, or do you have poor hearing?"

"The Japanese bandits have colluded with the White Lotus Sect and other traitors. Don't you know what this means?"

"In the capital of the Ming Dynasty, under the feet of the emperor, which is a heavily guarded place, they are able to commit such a rebellious act." "You can think about it, what if it is somewhere else?"

"Don't think that I am exaggerating. If what I said really happened, who among you can be held responsible for it?"

"We can't find the White Lotus's lair, so we can't eradicate it."

"But the Japanese bandits can escape, but the temple cannot."

"Only by using thunderous means to suppress them and show the attitude of the Ming Dynasty can we warn the surrounding vassal states and let them know what will happen if they dare to flirt with the White Lotus Sect. This will scare them and they will not dare to flirt with the White Lotus Sect."

"If we don't do this and don't show the attitude of the Ming Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect can collude with the Japanese bandits today, and incite countries like Ryukyu tomorrow. Once the surrounding vassal states are all in collusion with the White Lotus Sect."

"I want to ask you, for the entire Ming Dynasty, are the benefits greater than the disadvantages, or are the disadvantages greater than the benefits? What will you do then? Can you just watch them do whatever they want and turn a blind eye?"

"Once all the vassal states rebel, how many soldiers and civilians will be displaced and their families will be destroyed? Have you ever thought about these questions?"

At this point, Zhu Gaoxu paused, glanced at everyone with disdain, and said sarcastically:
"Is it better to destroy one country, or to destroy all the surrounding dependent countries?"

"Gentlemen, please do not think that your current kindness is real kindness. Womanly kindness will only make things worse. It is not only irresponsible to others, but also to our Ming Dynasty court."

"Fight, fight."

"Everything depends on asking for instructions. Your Majesty must make the final decision on everything."

"If we really have to wait for instructions before taking action, the opportunity will be lost."

"Do you really think the White Lotus Sect is just there to eat and do nothing?"

"Do you believe what we said today? When you leave the court, what we discussed today will reach the ears of the White Lotus Sect?"

"Knowing the news in advance, do you think the White Lotus Church would not inform the Japanese bandits and make arrangements in advance to prevent our retaliation?"

"Still waiting?"

"What do you mean by waiting? Every second we wait now will be paid for with the lives of our soldiers. Is this the result you want to see?"

“Answer me!!!!”

"If you still insist, that's fine. I can agree with your opinion and ask His Majesty for instructions. However, while you ask His Majesty for a reply, I will also ask His Majesty for permission to let the leading soldiers take you with us when we go on the expedition against the Japanese pirates. Let you experience what it means to be determined by fate and wealth by God."

That's what I said.

This made the civil officials present change their expressions and shiver involuntarily.

numb!

Completely numb!
Madman, this is definitely a madman.

Although they have never been to the battlefield, it does not mean that they are fools and have no idea about the cruelty of the battlefield.

Letting their civil officials follow them to the battlefield, isn't this simply asking them to die?

Retaliation, threats.

This is revenge and threat.

And based on what Zhu Gaoxu said, they had no doubt that this bastard was really capable of doing such a thing.

Even if Emperor Yongle disagreed, if he failed to deal with this bastard, he might find a way to deal with a few civil officials. After all, Zhu Gaoxu had done such shameless and crazy revenge in the past.

Once on the warship, follow the generals to expedition against the Japanese pirates.

They dared not imagine the scene, how it would develop, and what they would face, but one thing was certain, that is, once the civil officials boarded the warships to go to war, absolutely no one would be able to return to the Ming Dynasty alive.

Even if they were despicable and had to hide all the way, they tried their best to protect themselves from being killed by the Japanese bandits.

But their enemies and those who wanted them dead were not just the Japanese bandits, but also the Ming soldiers who accompanied them on the expedition.

after all
At this time they were opposed and required the consent of Emperor Yongle before they would cooperate with the army to go on the expedition.

By then, if the Japanese bandits had received the news from the White Lotus Sect and had made preparations in advance, the number of Ming soldiers who would die at the hands of the bandits would be many times greater.

There are no impervious walls in the world.

The soldiers who went to the battlefield must all know this.

Under such circumstances, one can imagine how much those Ming Dynasty soldiers would hate them. After all, it was because of their persistence that more people died. If it happened in the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty soldiers would have to swallow their anger and would not be able to do anything to them, let alone pose any threat to them.

Once you go out with the army.

Wouldn't they then become fish on someone else's chopping board?
It would be strange if we don't find an opportunity to kill all the Ming soldiers.

On the vast ocean, on an expedition to another country, they killed them, and then put the blame on the Japanese pirates. Who can find evidence?

Even if everyone knows it, what can they do?
People are dead.

Now that they have lost their power and are no longer of any use, who would seek justice for them and provide evidence for them?
is it possible?
There's no way it's going to be okay.

Their deaths can only be considered as being in vain and wrongful.

At most a heroic name will be left behind, everything else will disappear with the wind, nothing will be left behind.

These words.

It was a real blow that hit their weak spot.

One by one, the civil officials who had originally tried to protect themselves were instantly in trouble.

I can't do Tai Chi anymore.
After all, no one knows who will be the unlucky guy when Zhu Gaoxu gets ruthless. Of course, no one wants to be that unlucky guy, and once you become that unlucky guy, you will lose your life!

The ants are still living an ignoble existence.

Not to mention, these people in high positions have more choices than ordinary people, so they naturally value their lives more.

A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist.

In the event that Japan was destroyed and he lost his life.

There is no doubt that each of the egoistic civil officials knew how to make the choice even without using their brains.

After a brief silence, the civil officials in the field could no longer sit still. They stood up one by one with panicked expressions and said quickly and respectfully:

"Replying to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the King of Han, and the King of Zhao."

"Me me me"

"We have just thought it over carefully."

"I think what you said is indeed very reasonable."

"The battlefield and war wait for no one, and things change rapidly."

"It is indeed better to act sooner rather than later. We should act when the time comes. This is the only way to demonstrate the power of our Ming Dynasty."

"We have no objection to this. Your Highness and the two princes will make the final decision."

"Your Highness and the two princes, we will do whatever you say."

"No second thoughts, no objections."

"I beg Your Highness the Crown Prince and the Second Prince to understand this." (End of this chapter)