Chapter 111 Discussion on Luchuan II

"My grandson has thought about it carefully." Zhu Qizhen said: "Unless King Qianning is resurrected, this method will not work."

The Empress Dowager naturally also understood what Zhu Qizhen said.

In fact, what He Wenyuan said is correct nonsense.

Why do you say this? Because the Ming Dynasty focused on farming, and there were a lot of guard posts in Yunnan. They were stationed and fought together. This defeat just showed the bankruptcy of this method.

As for the reasons, we can only investigate them in detail after victory. We cannot pursue these trivial matters before the war.

Everything is trivial in the face of war.

The Empress Dowager was very satisfied with Zhu Qizhen.

This year, the Empress Dowager felt her weakness more and more, and knew that her time was running out, even though the Lucchuan incident was causing quite a stir outside.

But in the eyes of the Empress Dowager, it was not as important as Zhu Qizhen itself.

No, in the eyes of the Empress Dowager, nothing in the world is as important as Zhu Qizhen itself.

It’s not that the Empress Dowager underestimated Lucchuan. Lucchuan was okay in western Yunnan, but if they really wanted to attack northern and eastern Yunnan, the core areas where the Ming Dynasty ruled Yunnan, Luchuan would definitely not be able to conquer it.

After all, during the Hongwu period, the imperial court immigrated to Yunnan on a large scale, and these Han people were determined not to bow to Luchuan. And the reason why Luchuan has won many battles now is because most of the people he defeated were chieftains, and those he annexed were also chieftains, not those directly under the imperial court.

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That's why it went so smoothly.

The Empress Dowager valued Zhu Qizhen's sense of propriety in handling this matter more than the Luchuan matter.

There was no talk of destroying Luchuan in one fell swoop when he first ascended the throne.

The Empress Dowager said: "You neither want to increase the number of troops nor use He Wenyuan's method. What do you want to do?"

Zhu Qizhen said with a smile: "My grandson doesn't know, but I think you gentlemen know it. Why don't you summon the gentlemen first?"

The Queen Mother said: "Okay, I will leave this matter to you."

Zhu Qizhen's movements were slightly stagnant and he said, "What do you mean, your Majesty?"

The Empress Dowager said: "I am old, and this country has been yours for a long time. According to your wishes, you should first discuss a result with the gentlemen of the cabinet, and then come and talk to me."

Zhu Qizhen was excited, but he still said: "My queen is immortal."

The Empress Dowager said: "You little flatterer, there is no need to flatter me, but there is one thing you should be prepared for. I am going to draft a talent show for you."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Isn't it a little too early for the draft?"

"It's getting late." The Empress Dowager said, "How can you be in charge if you don't get married? After you get married, I can teach the Queen how to manage the inner court. Then I can enjoy a few years of peace and happiness."

Zhu Qizhen didn't know what to say for a while.

Although during this period, Zhu Qizhen clearly felt the handover of power by the Queen Mother, this was the first time that the Queen Mother told him so clearly.

Even a timetable is given.

Although the emperor's wedding involves a series of procedures starting from the draft, and the actual waiting time for the wedding is at least one year, or even two years, his wedding will take at least five, or even six, orthodox years.

Even so, it is a great benefit to Zhu Qizhen.

After the opening of the sea in the first year of Zhengtong, Zhu Qizhen suppressed his sharp edge, just like a tiger crouching in the deserted Qiu, with its lurking minions enduring. The wait is today. Day by day, he introduced the sharp edge into the scabbard, and it became even sharper when it burst out.

Zhu Qizhen lifted the front flap, knelt on the ground, and said: "My grandson, I will definitely live up to your mother's expectations. Let the sun and moon hang brightly forever."

The Empress Dowager smiled softly and said: "This country belongs to your Zhu family, you can do whatever you want."

Zhu Qizhen said: "My grandson understands."

He understands better that the more this happens, the more cautious he must be.

Although his foundation has been solidified, even the Empress Dowager cannot shake it.

After all, time is the greatest weapon. The aging of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager also allowed Zhu Qizhen to place many confidants among the courtiers, although the cabinet and court were still veteran ministers.

But there were not many people in the DPRK who were willing to serve Zhu Qizhen.

Even if he wanted to do something, the Empress Dowager would not be able to interfere as before.

But Zhu Qizhen is not without feelings for the Queen Mother. He would rather let the Queen Mother live in peace in her last few years. And he also deeply understands that the Queen Mother's move to recuperate may have some drawbacks, but overall,

That said, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Even if he has an idea, he is not willing to go to war.

This is also the way he learned from Yang Shiqi to govern the country.

When San Yang came to power, there were no big moves, but the strength of the imperial court was constantly rising, whether it was the imperial court's savings or its military strength.

Especially in the orthodox three-year clearing of vacancies, although Zhu Qizhen did not completely believe that the so-called 1.2 million vacancies were all vacancies. But the Ministry of War did not do nothing after clearing the vacancies.

At least, the Qing military censors jointly dispatched by the Ministry of War and the Metropolitan Procuratorate have been fulfilling their responsibilities.

The people below at least dare not go too far.

Therefore, what he wants to do is to be promoted locally to the whole country. Before that, recuperation can continue as a national policy.

Luchuan is a big test for Zhu Qizhen, and he is determined not to be in the same embarrassment as Ru Kaihai.

Zhu Qizhen returned to the Qianqing Palace. He thought about it again and decided not to summon the cabinet members first, but to summon one person first, Wang Ji.

Wang Ji was also very famous in the history of the Ming Dynasty. He was one of the three people who were knighted for military merit as a civil servant. He was known as the three kings of the Ming Dynasty, namely Wang Ji, Wang Yue, and Wang Yangming.

Wang Ji put down the rebellion in the northwest and performed well. This time Yang Rong also recommended Wang Ji to lead the army.

Zhu Qizhen thought about it carefully, and found that among the generals, there was no one who could take on the important task alone.

Only Wang Ji was still in his prime. And Zhu Qizhen never felt that using troops in the southwest was just a push through force. This was half the result with twice the effort.

Political means must be used.

In this regard, there are naturally some military generals who are both wise and courageous, but they are far incomparable to the evil-minded civil servants.

Zhu Qizhen approved of Wang Ji's choice.

Yang Rong recommended it and Zhu Qizhen approved it. It was almost a certainty.

Zhu Qizhen decided to communicate more with Wang Ji. Another reason was that Yang Rong was old.

It has to be said that in the past few years, as Zhu Qizhen grew up, Sanyang gradually declined. And he aged very quickly. As the Empress Dowager said at the beginning, Zhu Qizhen did not need to guard against Yang Shiqi and the others, because that time

When Zhu Qizhen grew up, time still took away the outstanding people of this generation.

Yang Rong has already planned to retire.

After Xuanzong ascended the throne, Yang Rong was consulted on all major military and state affairs of the Ming Dynasty. Even the territory of the world was in Yang Rong's belly. When encountering military matters, he consulted Yang Rong and there was no problem that could not be solved.

This was also the case after Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne.

Yang Rong was responsible for the alienation of Wa Ci, the compromise strategy for Luchuan before and after the Northwest War, the appeasement of the Jurchens, the pacification of internal chaos, and the surveillance of the King of Chu and these vassal kings. The clean-up of the guards and horse prisons was all done by Yang Rong Doing it.

In the case of Luchuan, it seems that Yang Rong made some mistakes, but in fact, compared with Luchuan in the northwest, Yang Rong naturally went to the northwest before Luchuan.

This is not Yang Rong’s opinion alone.

With Yang Rong here, everything is easy to talk about.

But Yang Rong is gone, who can replace Yang Rong?

Zhu Qizhen took a fancy to Wang Ji.

Not only did Zhu Qizhen take a fancy to Wang Ji, but even Yang Rong himself also thought highly of Wang Ji.

Otherwise, Yang Rong would not have supported Wang Ji to go to the northwest to supervise the division. Now he recommended Wang Ji to go to Yunnan to supervise the division.

It's just that Wang Ji has just returned from the northwest, and Zhu Qizhen doesn't have much contact with Wang Ji. He always wants to see if this Wang Ji is his Yang Rong.

After all, although Zhu Qizhen trusted Yang Rong, the one who really got along with Yang Rong was not Zhu Qizhen, but Emperor Xuanzong.

For Yang Rong, most of everything he did was to repay the late emperor's loyalty to His Majesty, to repay the late Emperor's loyalty to the front and his loyalty to His Majesty behind.

Wang Ji was also shocked by Zhu Qizhen's sudden summons. Naturally, he did not dare to neglect and hurried to Qianqing Palace.

He didn't wait long at all when Wang Zhen came out and ushered Wang Ji in. As soon as Wang Ji entered the Palace of Qianqing, he saluted Zhu Qizhen and said, "Wang Ji, Secretary of the Ministry of War, pays homage to your Majesty."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Mr. Wang, please get up and give me a seat."
Chapter completed!