Chapter 107 The prince returns to Nanjing

Nanjing in October is already a little cold.

But the Yanziji Ferry was not deserted at all.

There have been four such scenes at Yanziji Ferry this year. The first time was when Zhu Qizhen arrived in Nanjing. The second time was when Zhu Qizhen immediately went to the south of the Yangtze River. The third time was when Zhu Qizhen returned to Nanjing again a few days ago. Now it was the prince who came. A few years later.

The prince came to the capital again.

This time it was not just the prince who came.

Because the Southeast and the Western Regions are not peaceful, so there are not many civil and military people brought by the Prince. After all, there are people who need to stay in the South and the Western Regions. Chen Rui, Hou Pingjiang, Mao Rui, Hou Nanning, and Fan Guang, Hou Xining, all guard all the Western Regions, while Nanyang was stationed by Duke Zhang Mao.

In the eyes of many people, after the prince returned to Beijing, the British Duke Zhang Mao was the one who replaced the prince to control the Nanyang area.

The civil servants brought not many, only the officials of the Crown Prince's Mansion headed by Liu Daxia, as for Yang Tinghe and others, were all placed in various places to guard.

Even so, the prince brought a lot of people, and there were about ten thousand people escorting the prince back from Nanyang. From this perspective, the protection standards of the prince were actually not lower than those of Zhu Qizhen.

However, most of the navy brought by the prince were stationed at the Songjiang Navy headquarters.

After all, there is no saying that the prince's army will be allowed to enter the capital. Although Nanjing is only a escort, under the escort of the Yangtze River Navy, the prince only brought hundreds of guards, and there are also some special identities, such as Myanmar and important members of the Arakan royal family, as well as envoys from all over the country, including Peacock Kingdom, Baigu, Dongyu, and Lion Kingdom. There are more than a thousand people. They come to pay tribute to the emperor together.

This is also brought about as part of the prince's achievements.

When the prince came to Nanjing, Zhu Qizhen naturally would not welcome him personally. After all, in Confucianism, there is no rule for fathers to welcome his son. However, the prince is the prince. The person who welcomes the prince is headed by Qiu Jun, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Wang Shu, the remaining subordinates in Nanjing, and the military generals are headed by Duke of Wei and Shi Biao.

I won’t go into details about the fun.

After the prince was greeted by the carriage, he frowned and said to Liu Daxia beside him: "Does the prince have any objections to me?"

Although Wang Shu offended the gentry in Jiangnan, he gained the reputation of the world and was highly respected by the scholars of the world. The prince had the opportunity to meet him today, so he naturally had to have a good relationship. But he exchanged a few greetings with Wang Shu, saying polite words, but the prince vaguely felt that he was not speculative.

He really didn't understand it.

Liu Daxia said: "Your Highness is calm. Now it is not the time to think about this. After a while, you will see Your Majesty. This is what Your Majesty has to worry about."

The prince took a deep breath, slowly calmed down his breathing, and said, "What do you want to say when you see your father?"

Liu Daxia said: "Your Highness don't have to worry about anything you say. With my understanding of Your Majesty, Your Majesty will definitely teach Your Highness later. You shouldn't be unable to say it at that time."

The prince actually knew what Zhu Qizhen was most likely to say. After all, Zhu Qizhen had some teaching exams for feudal officials all the way. Although the prince was a son, the attributes of a rank of officials were still there. Even because he was a prince, his teaching exams would only be more strict.

Therefore, the prince did not look like he was going to see his father who had not seen for many years, but he seemed to be sharpening his gun to meet the examiner in the face of battle.

Zhu Qizhen met the prince in the Forbidden City in Nanjing.

When father and son meet, they are not as enthusiastic as ordinary father and son, but they are a little restrained and deserted.

Zhu Qizhen was angry inside. He was angry at the prince's indulgence to a group of merchants. Although he did not show it, he did not have much enthusiasm. The prince had something to do in his heart, and he was even more like facing a great enemy or facing a great guest. He was like a king and a minister, but he did not have much warmth in his father and son.

Just as Liu Daxia said about eyes.

Zhu Qizhen directly began to ask the prince various questions in Nanyang.

Zhu Qizhen first asked: "How is your uncle Xiang now?"

The prince said, "Luchuan is broken. Uncle Xiang can't bear it. He has been bedridden for many days. Prince Xiang has been taking care of him. The son also gave many local people in Awa to Uncle Xiang to fill the household registration in Luchuan. However, the son thought that the situation in Luchuan would be difficult to recover in less than ten years. The son thought that the court should give Uncle Xiang some funds. After all, Uncle Xiang is also loyal to the royal family."

Zhu Qizhen said: "I have already done it. Before leaving the capital, I have sent someone to Luchuan to inspect and calculate a number. The inner treasury will pay the money and cannot treat the meritorious ministers of the Ming Dynasty."

The prince smiled and said, "My son is indeed not as thoughtful as the father."

Zhu Qizhen immediately asked a few more questions, including the military situation in the South China Sea, various affairs of the vassal kings, as well as the current situation of the Han vassal kings, etc.

The prince answered one by one.

The prince's ability is beyond doubt. Perhaps he is not as stunning as the contemporary ministers who are talented and often do amazing things, but he is down-to-earth in doing things and is steadfast in many things. However, he understands what he should know and understand. After all, he has been in the Southeast Asian Sea for decades, opening up the Southeast Asian Sea and the West step by step. Without a certain ability, even if he has a large number of famous officials and generals under his command, he will not be able to do this.

Zhu Qizhen nodded slightly in his heart, and this answer was consistent with the prince in his heart.

Zhu Qizhen has always been aware of the prince's ability. So he no longer got involved in specific matters, but asked a question: "Since you were asked to go to the south to fight against Tanmu, the court destroyed Boni at sea, and the sects were slaughtered, and now he killed Awa and Alagan, making Nanyangbin subdue and Tianzhu look at him. What do you think the court should do next?"

The prince pondered for a moment, secretly guessing what Zhu Qizhen was thinking, but was not sure, and finally decided to tell the truth. He said: "Your Majesty, I think it is necessary to repair the government and block the South and the West, so that the relatives and vassal states in the South China Sea should be at ease. If you can not move troops, you will not move troops."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Tell me specifically."

The prince said: "There are few Han people in the South China Sea, and most of the soldiers of each army are from Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou. They have been garrisoning in South China Sea for a long time and have the thought of homesickness. The soldiers are rich and noble, and they have the thought of returning home. Now the morale of each army is not as strong as before. This is a fall of the army."

"When conquering the South and the West, they have won many battles. Generals at all levels regard the South and the countries of the South and the West, as if they can capture them with one hand, but they do not know that the South and the South and the South are not resistant to the war. Once they underestimate the enemy and fall into the jungle, they may have defeat. This is what is called arrogance of generals."

"All the vassal states in the South and West China, all the unruly people were pacified. The rest were loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, such as Siam, Zhenla, Sulu, Laos, and other countries. They were not defeated by the court. If the court used the army in large quantities, it would be reasonable. If the army was not used, then there were two roads to enter Tianzhu. One way was from Guangdong, Guangxi and South China, from South China and the West. This was a sea route, which was too far. The land route was to friends with Yunnan and Guizhou to the West. Although the road was not far, it was difficult and dangerous. The mountains and rivers were not really a place to use troops. Even if you wanted to use troops, at least you had to open up the road and make a decision."

"What's more, the relatives of each have only arrived in Nanyang in recent years, but have not yet gained a foothold. The relatives of each have more than 10,000 soldiers, and at least tens of thousands of people, not as good as the local indigenous people. The reason why they can gain a foothold in the local area is that they have a large army to protect. Like the Han vassal, if there is something wrong, the South China Sea can arrive for more than a month. If the army advances westward, the troops in Nanyang will progress. If there is a major event, it will be beyond the reach. If the relatives of each other are lost, how can they face the ancestors and ancestors?"

Zhu Qizhen was quite satisfied with the prince's answer.

The Ming Dynasty's expansion in the Southeast and the West had reached its limit.

To put it in a martial arts term, it means that the strength is used up.

There are 200,000 to 300,000 people at all levels in the South and Western countries, but why did the prince confront the Khanate of the Hoshuot Khanate with only 40,000 troops beside him? Isn’t it just that the more land it occupies, the more scattered troops there will be?

At that time, the fewer main forces can be used for the decisive battle.

The more west, the more this happens.

Of course, Zhu Qizhen also understood another hidden meaning in the prince's words. That is, since the battle at sea cannot continue and it is about to come to an end, should he be recalled as the prince from the south?

Zhu Qizhen refused to comment and said, "Can I stop at the Ming Dynasty and cannot cross the Ganges in one step?"

The prince said with a firm tone: "Of course not."

"The Ming Dynasty has a population and insufficient land. The court must open up land for the people of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, there are slashes and fire farms in various parts of Southeast Asia. If parents are unfilial and their descendants are not raised, this is a beast. My Ming Dynasty inherits the virtues of the sage kings of all generations. We should promote virtue in the world and let the people of the world be fully transformed. The talent is now the court's destiny, so how can we abandon it and ignore it?"

"If you don't move now, it means that the current situation is not here, not that you are not moving westward."

"When the South China Sea is cultivated and the people are born, the Ming Dynasty can directly replenish soldiers and food in the South China Sea, avoid the suffering of distant garrisons and reorganize the hearts of soldiers. This is the most appropriate time to advance west again."

"Okay." Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but say.

The prince’s words were also a trend of thought that was triggered by Nanyang.

After all, many people in the Ming Dynasty actually opposed war. It can be said that after the War against Watami, the mainstream ideological circle of Ming Dynasty was against war, opposing foreign military use, and the border bloodshed into sea water, and the Han Emperor had not yet opened his mind. I don’t know how many poems there were. Zhu Qizhen could laugh it off, but he could not let his heirs have this idea.

During the Battle of Southeast Asia, many interest groups gained great benefits, so they naturally could not tolerate such thoughts. This was why the prince had thoughts.

There are two things to talk about, one is the reality of the Ming Dynasty and the other is the ideal.

I won’t talk about the reality of the Ming Dynasty. The problem of large populations and small land is already very serious in many places.
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