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Chapter 360
This year's August [-]th was very "accidental".

With doubts, Sun Chengzong returned home with the "astronomical telescope" given to him by the emperor. The moon was still high in the sky. Sun Chengzong set up the "astronomical telescope" suspiciously, and "watched the moon" alone in the yard.

When Sun Chengzong set up the telescope aimed at the moon to "watch the moon"...

Sun Chengzong rubbed his eyes in disbelief, quite frightened.

According to legend, there are fairies and gods, and the hazy and beautiful moon that has been admired by countless poets is actually some "potholes" and "things" full of round pits.

Sun Chengzong felt afraid. There seemed to be a lot of "things" in the world. Before that, he had been a person who did not believe in ghosts and gods. Suddenly, he felt "fearful" that there was a monster hidden in any dark corner. The "scary" monster was staring at him contemptuously, ready to devour him at any time. The "righteousness" unique to scholars in the past disappeared in an instant, and all that remained was fear.

Sun Chengzong looked at this "demon" like "astronomical telescope" in fear, and was afraid of all the dark corners around him in horror. After a loud noise, he took a little courage and looked at the moon again through the small eye.

On the surface of the potholes, there were round pits one after another, and the huge unevenness made Sun Chengzong breathless.Is this the true face of the moon?Horribly ugly?Countless literati admired, admired, lamented, and wasted the moon. It turned out to be so ugly. Is this the true face of "heaven"?Sun Chengzong felt that he couldn't breathe. No wonder the emperor looked like that. It turned out that the emperor already knew the whole story.Is this why the emperor did not believe that he was the "Son of Heaven"?

Sun Chengzong's face was covered with sweat, and he sat alone on a chair under the moonlight. The faint light and shadow in the flower gallery seemed to be dancing with countless ugly ghosts.

[Nagging, to observe the moon and see craters, you need about 30 times more telescopes. The earliest astronomical telescope was created by Galileo, about 1609 times more, and the time is [-]. Therefore, at the end of Ming Dynasty, if There is no problem at all that people in the Ming Dynasty saw the true face of the moon with a telescope. In history, there may be such a thing, or it may not, or it may be annihilated in the time and space of history.How much a real moon challenges the imperial power, I think this is very obvious, it involves the core issue of imperial power, the "imperial power granted by heaven", I didn't intend to write this book so "far", but obviously, it is written In order to change the situation in the late Ming Dynasty, it involves various aspects, and what cannot be ignored is the impact and challenge of astronomy on the imperial power, and the issue of the emperor's positioning of himself.Whether to continue to maintain the mystery of the "imperial power granted by heaven", to prohibit people's vision, to fool the people, and to ensure the position of emperor; or to promote social changes, promote technological progress, and change the social structure, I think this book is very obvious I chose a big change, so it is inevitable to encounter this problem.This book is a reform from top to bottom, so it must explain the problem of "imperial power granted by heaven" encountered by the emperor himself. 】

In late August of the first year of Chongzhen.

time flies.

The weather has gradually turned cooler, and it is still a little bit cool when I wake up in the morning.

Yang Reform likes to come to the island of Taiye Pool very much. There are lakes and mountains here, the autumn breeze blows, the rippling Taiye Pool, the classically decorated buildings, and the lush trees are pleasing to the eye. (Nonsense, can the Ming Dynasty still build an alien building?)
Yang Reform was lying on a chair, enjoying the scenery of the lake and mountains comfortably.

On one side is Cao Huachun, the head of the Military Intelligence Bureau, reporting the matter.

"So, the White Horse Punishment Conference held by Donglu has almost come to an end?" Yang Reform asked without looking back.

"Returning to Your Majesty, there are signs that they are indeed preparing to take action. Probably next month, there will definitely be a big action, probably to deal with Lin Danhan..." Cao Huachun reported in a low voice beside the emperor.

"Hehe, I also think this matter is [-]% true. In order to win over those Mongolian right-wing tribes, Donglu will definitely fight Lin Danhan's idea. Haha, no matter whether it is a real fight or a fake fight, he will fight a fight to show himself From the standpoint of..." Yang Reform said with a smile.

"Yes, Your Majesty, His Majesty's eyes are like a torch, and he predicts things like a god. Every move of Donglu is within His Majesty's expectations." Cao Huachun was not flattering, he was telling the truth.

Yang Reform lazily stood up from his chair and stretched himself.

"Master Sun, Shi Shoufu, come here, I have something to say..." Yang Reform shouted from afar.

Several cabinets and ministers in the distance returned to the emperor. Just now, according to the emperor's request, they went to eat barbecue, and made barbecue by themselves...

Shi Fenglai was very depressed. He made this barbecue by himself and burned many pieces of meat. He smelled other people's delicious barbecue, and he couldn't help drooling, and wanted to throw it away, but the emperor looked at it again, He didn't want to go against the emperor's will.

This barbecue was specially held by the emperor, saying that they were invited to enjoy the scenery of the lake and mountains, and to relax their minds and bodies. In addition to their cabinets, various ministers, and some generals, such as Man Gui, Zhao led them to teach them... .Shi Fenglai looked at Mangui's golden-grilled chicken wings, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva. Then he looked at Mangui's face flushed from eating, and his tongue kept shrinking. Shi Fenglai despised this vulgar person again. Wu Fu didn't look good, and then he looked at whether he was charred or raw, and swallowed again.

Hearing the emperor's call, Shi Fenglai put down the burnt meat, wiped his hands, came to the emperor's place, and looked at Mangui, who was eating red and greasy, Shi Fenglai didn't know what to say. Rough people, staying with these rough people is really a drop in price.Looking at Sun Chengzong who has been silent all the time, Shi Fenglai thinks that it is more civilized to be with literati, and then look at Zhao Lijiao who eats more politely, and thinks that the military family is more educated.

"Hehehe..., General Man has a good appetite, and he ate so happily..." Yang Reform also saw that Man Gui ate his food without any consideration, and even sprinkled the chili powder he carefully prepared. Therefore, his face was flushed after eating, and he couldn't stop shrinking his tongue, making people look sideways, revealing the image of a reckless martial artist.

Man Gui said indifferently: "Hehe, your majesty's seasoning is better. Your majesty, what is this seasoning called? Why is it so spicy? It just suits my appetite..."

"Hahaha... Man Gui, this is the seasoning I specially bought from Nanyang merchants. It is called chili. I just planted it this year and harvested a lot this year. It is very spicy. It is a godsend when it is used for barbecue. Serve, if General Man likes it, pack a few catties back...Ban, quickly serve General Man a large glass of iced watermelon juice..." Yang Reform said with a smile, and then ordered Wang Chengen to bring Man Gui a glass of iced juice for barbecue, Drinking cold beer is one of the great enjoyments in life. There is no beer in the Ming Dynasty, and fruit juice is also good.

Man Gui saw Wang Cheng'en, the head of the house, brought him something in person, thanked him quickly, then took a big drink with the fruit juice, drank the big glass of juice in one go, and wiped his mouth with his hands at the end , The other people around were stunned, this image of Man Gui was so rude.

When Shi Feng came to see it, he was jealous and contemptuous at the same time, but he himself was a cautious person, and he didn't dare to imitate others.

"Your Majesty, I also think this chili is very refreshing, and I would like to ask for some from His Majesty. I wonder if His Majesty can give it up?" Zhao Ledjiao also ate a few pieces of chicken wings and found it delicious, so he also asked for chili.

"Hehehe, no problem, General Zhao also brought a few catties back..." Yang Reform said with a smile, this year's pepper harvest is bumper, and Yang Reform's dozens of acres of peppers have been harvested, and now they are all dried. It is just used for barbecue. There is no better enjoyment than this to have a barbecue meeting with iced drinks in this lake and mountain scenery and tree-lined place.

Zhao Lijiao also asked for a few catties, and all the officials were cheerful and friendly.

Yang Reform sorted out his expressions, and said, "Everyone, according to the latest information from the Military Intelligence Bureau, the White Horse Conference held by Donglu and some Mongolian right-wing tribes has now come to fruition. , and you can roughly analyze what they want to do..." Yang Reform introduced the situation in the north at the beginning.

"Your Majesty, this is a good thing! If you can predict the enemy first, you can deal with it calmly, and if you arrange it reasonably, you will be in an invincible position..." Sun Chengzong said.

"That's right, what Master Sun said is right. This time, I'm afraid there will be a big move..." Yang Reform's face became serious, and the contest with Donglu's wild boar skin was finally about to begin.

"...Everyone, come with me..." Yang Reform took a step forward and walked towards a sand table in the distance. He held a barbecue party and talked about military affairs by the way. Yang Reform's life was also very comfortable.

On the side of the sand table, some attendants who had been arguing all this time stopped arguing immediately and came to salute the emperor.

"Salute!" With a short and forceful order, the attendants immediately stood upright and saluted.

"Well, good!" Yang Reform nodded his head in return.

"The salute is over!" With an intermittent and forceful order, the attendants put down their hands again, and the salute was over.

"My lords, come here, let me introduce a few newcomers to you, everyone knows Lei Dayong, Wu Siping, Zhang Daqian, etc. Recently, there are a few newcomers from Dongjiang Town. Let's get to know each other. Mao Chengdou, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, Geng Jingzhong..." Yang Reform deliberately introduced several newcomers to the management core of the Ming Empire, in order to let these future "anti-kings" see the hope of power. If you hope, you will hesitate. When you want to rebel, you will almost touch the core of power like today's scene. Is it worthwhile to rebel?

To these "little guys", the cabinets nodded with a smile, some nodded expressionlessly, and some had a little color in their eyes.

Several generals appreciate it very much.

Mao Chengdou, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Jingzhong were so excited that it was like a dream. From a small frontier general, they arrived in the capital in an instant, joined the new army, and within a few days, they were called into the palace by the emperor. , like a dream, I saw the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and not long after, like a dream, the emperor introduced them to the elders, ministers, and generals of the Ming Dynasty.Several people hurriedly bowed and bowed.

Yang Reform pressed his hand, and these people stopped with flushed faces and looked at the emperor excitedly. The impact given to them today was really too great.

"I invite you here today to discuss how to deal with Donglu's punishment of the white horse. Although these young generals are young, they have been fighting against Donglu on the front line all year round. They have experience in how to deal with Donglu. Of..., everyone, don't underestimate it...hehe..." Yang Reform looked at these boys. Of these four, except for one who was Mao Wenlong's son, who seemed to be a hostage, the other three were all In the future, the "Prince" of the Qing Dynasty will naturally have a special win over, no matter what, this is the advantage from traveling in the future.

"...Everyone, look at the topographic map in this sand table. Donglu is in the northeast of our Jinning defense line, and the Mongolian right wing is outside our side wall. Now, our dynasty and Lin Danhan's territory are integrated. In terms of form, it has already To separate the two, of course, the grassland is no different than the Central Plains. It is said to be separated, but in fact, it is separated in theory. It is impossible to set up checkpoints like in the pass, and block it heavily, and it will also be able to intercept large-scale Mongolia. The role of tribal flow, small-scale flow, is difficult to control. This point must be explained to you in advance. Don’t just see that my territory in Liaodong is connected with Lin Dan Khan, and think that the Mongolian right wing and Lin Dan Khan Khan can't communicate, can't communicate anymore..." Yang Reform seemed to be explaining on the sand table.

"...According to my intelligence analysis, after the Donglu and the Mongolian right wing punish the white horse, there will definitely be a wave of offensive. No matter how big the offensive is, the Donglu must do it. They must use this to show their sincerity. Otherwise, the punishment of the White Horse League It failed, so I conclude that in the near future, within about a month, the Eastern Captives and the Mongolian right wing will definitely take action against Lin Danhan..." Yang Reform made a bold analysis.

"Your Majesty, can I ask a question, why did you attack Lin Danhan? Instead of me?" Man Gui asked carelessly.

"...It's simple. Isn't the reason why the Mongolian right wing united with the Donglu and made an oath to punish the white horse? Isn't it because Lin Dan Khan killed a large number of Mongolian right wingers? This is the basis of their oath. If they make any moves, they will naturally face Lin Dan Khan went..." Yang Reform explained.

"I understand, I understand." Man Gui looked as before.

"...In view of the fact that our dynasty and Lin Danhan are still in an alliance, there must be a force on the grassland that can restrain the Eastern captives. Therefore, Lin Danhan cannot suffer too much loss, lest the force that restrains the Eastern captives lose too much , can't play a containment role... Everyone knows that once Donglu gains the rule of the entire grassland, then he can enter from any point on the side wall from me. This threat is really too great. I can't bear it either..., the length of the side wall is no less than ten thousand miles, and it is obviously impossible to resist the attack of the eastern captive army everywhere... Do you all understand the reason?" Yang Reform continued to explain .

This principle, Yang Reform has said long ago, and won the unanimous approval of the ministers of the DPRK and China. The terrible scene of tens of millions of people entering the customs at any point made the ministers on the spot sweat profusely. It has become common sense to mention it now.

Everyone nodded, explaining clearly.

"...Since you all understand this truth, then, this time, I am going to help Lin Danhan, which can be regarded as helping myself in the Ming Dynasty.... I have decided that from Dongjiang Town to the Liaodong Jinning defense line of my dynasty , From the Jinning line of defense to the outside of my side wall, all the way to the edge of the Yellow River, a big move was carried out, while restraining Donglu, so that he could not launch a big attack on Lin Danhan, while attacking those who were going to take refuge in Donglu Horde, do some cleansing..."

Yang Reform held a baton and explained in detail on the sand table. Everyone gathered around the sand table and listened carefully.

"...The goal of Dongjiang Town's operations is mainly to contain the troops of Donglu, so that Donglu dare not go west with all his strength, and dare not deal with Lin Danhan with all his strength. From the border with North Korea to the Jinning line of defense, all belong to the scope of Dongjiang Town's attack ..." Having said this, Yang Reform said to the "anti-kings" from Dongjiang Town: "...You guys, tell me how you used to fight with Donglu. I just need to restrain you. Don't fight Donglu..."

Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Jingzhong blushed extremely. It was an opportunity and a test to express themselves in front of the emperor.

Kong Youde and the others dawdled for a long time, and finally Kong Youde spoke, saying: "Return to Your Majesty, in previous years, when our Dongjiang Town fought with Donglu, we had made inquiries in advance. The troops in that place were strong, and the troops in that place were weak. If there is a strong enemy, they will quickly retreat and return to the sea. The eastern captives have no ships, so they can only look at the ocean and sigh. The troops are limited, and it is impossible to deploy heavy troops on such a long territory, so we can win every time in Dongjiang Town..." When Kong Youde introduced how he fought, his face flushed, because this way of fighting was very helpless, very ruffian, and always They were looked down upon by the ministers of the DPRK and China, thinking that they avoided the war, lied about their military exploits, were useless, and belonged to the useless category.

Yang Reform listened and nodded, and said: "Yes, this style of play is very good, I appreciate it very much, Mao Wenlong is still a bit level, knows how to fight Donglu, and has also seen Donglu's weaknesses... Some idiots, in addition to ruining Donglu Except for the lives of hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers, nothing can be achieved... Everyone, you have all heard how the frontline officers and soldiers in Dongjiang Town fought, and I also mean the same thing... I remind you again, whether it is fighting, or production and life , are all based on Niulu, that is to say, if they fight all the year round, their production capacity will definitely decrease, and the number of troops they can support will decrease. The longer the war drags on, the lower their combat capability will be. If the string of war has been stretched, then they are likely to collapse on their own..., coupled with today's natural disasters... Hehe, so, the request I gave to Dongjiang Town and Jinning's defense line this time is to 'entangle' Two words, it is only a small-scale friction not to fight Donglu, but it also makes Donglu unable to rest and engage in production. They mobilize Niulu troops and gather here, and you retreat or disperse; they disband Niulu If the deployed troops want to go back, you will go up and pester them, as if you want to fight them, forcing them to re-deploy Niulu and re-organize the war department..., and let the eastern captives not have much ability to divide their troops and advance westward, everyone can understand What do you mean?" Yang Reform made another arrangement, carefully studied the organizational structure, military structure, social structure, etc. of the wild boar skin, and Yang Reform also saw the weakness of Donglu, that is, production and military are not separated. In other words, if the war goes on for a long time, it will definitely affect its production capacity. If the war lasts too long, the wild boar skin will be overwhelmed and collapse. As an emperor, Yang Reform would not dare to raise full-time combat soldiers. Talking big and raising tens of thousands of new troops has already made Yang Reform so miserable.The productivity of wild boar skin requires tens of thousands of full-time combat soldiers. Yang Reform doesn't believe that they can still produce tens of thousands of catties per mu.

The officials nodded one after another. After the emperor's continuous "science popularization" and explanations, the ministers in the court finally stopped asking questions about Donglu, no longer the vague and taken-for-granted impression, and they can be regarded as knowing the bottom line , No one objected to the style of play proposed by the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask a question, what should we do if Donglu ignores our entanglement?" Man Gui asked again.

"Ignore it? Hehe, this is not easy to handle? Didn't that young man Kong Youde say it just now? If you dare to ignore you, you can just pick a weaker one and eat it. Donglu is based on Niulu as a unit. Grazing or fighting, one cattle record can only be three hundred men, and you are overwhelmed by a team of thousands, three against one, are you still afraid of death?" Yang Reform said with a smile.

Man Gui rubbed his head in embarrassment, and said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty is really good at calculating. If we do this, we can win battles every day. Unfortunately, I can't go to Liaodong, otherwise, I will get my head every day... In a short time, we will be able to win battles every day." You can save a lot of money." Man Gui said naively, saving money is one of his hobbies.

The officials couldn't help laughing. Although Man Gui was a rough man, he was also a straightforward person. When dealing with him, he didn't need to be too careful, and everyone laughed easily.

Yang Reform couldn't help laughing too, and after a while, he held back his smile and said, "Man Gui, it's not easy for you to save money? Don't look at the head rewards on the Mongolian right wing, but if you want to talk Yinzi, I will show you a way when the time comes, I promise you can save a lot of money, which is much better than you can get money from rewards, hahaha..." Yang Reform still couldn't hold back, he couldn't help laughing .

Man Gui looked embarrassed, and then said positively: "Your Majesty, is this true? If so, I will fight those Mongols outside the side wall..."

The little episode passed quickly.

Yang Reform went on to explain his arrangement.

"...Dongjiang Town and the Jinning defense line both use the word 'entanglement'. For Lin Danhan, I will send a special person to contact Lin Danhan, and let Lin Danhan use the same method to deal with Donglu. In this way, several times To entangle Donglu, let Donglu not eat well, sleep well, let alone organize production, delay, I will drag Donglu to death..." Yang Reform explained his strategic arrangement.

The ministers all nodded and said yes, this method is really good, and the officials of the Ming Dynasty really have no confidence in the decisive battle with Donglu. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and injured. To wipe out the scourge of Donglu in one fell swoop, no one dares to say that, the emperor is not easy to fool.If you want to talk about entanglement, this is much simpler. At least Mao Wenlong has been playing for many years, and he is still very good at it. At least Mao Wenlong's official position is getting bigger and bigger, and his wealth is getting more and more.

(End of this chapter)