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The Rising Sun Chapter 458: Substituting the Sky for the Sun (Nineteen)

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    There are three types of unfilial piety. The greatest is not having an heir. If the soldiers in Dongxing Port cut their hair short, it is unfaithful and unfilial. The eunuchs who mutilate themselves and cut off their children are even more unfaithful and unfilial. When Yang Jue and others heard these words, they immediately said no.  When they spoke, everyone's faces were a little embarrassed.  Seeing that several people were speechless, Hu Wanli did not feel sorry for himself, and said slowly: "The reason why the soldiers in Dongxing Port cut their hair short is because of navigation. They go out to sea for several months or even half a year, and there is a lack of water on the ship.  Long hair is inconvenient, and uniforms and uniforms are also for the convenience of fighting on the ship. Filial piety is the first priority, and the heart does not matter. How can you be blamed for being unfilial just because you cut your hair?  Everything is not static, but is changing all the time. How can we cling to the old and stick to the past? " How could Yang Jue and others listen to these words? As soon as Hu Wanli finished speaking, Yushi Li Chengyun bowed and said.  : "Your Highness, I have had my hair tied up since I was a child and have been taught, reciting scriptures and history, clarifying righteousness, and upholding the ethics of father and son. There are traitors in the court. As a vassal king, your Highness respects the instructions of his ancestors, goes to the capital to serve the king, and is honest with the king. There is nothing wrong with that. "  However, one cannot disregard the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers and seek to usurp the throne. This is not done by human ministers. Even though His Highness is alert and wise, he can enrich the country and strengthen the army, but the collapse of etiquette and music is not a blessing for the people of the world, nor a blessing for the Ming Dynasty. A hundred years later, Your Highness will also  It is hard to escape like an iron historical pen. I sincerely pray that Your Highness will be able to become a wise king of the Ming Dynasty and be remembered forever!" Hearing this, Hu Wanli couldn't help but feel uninterested. These people are all reading stupidly.  The father and son Tsunasa, who are full of ideas about the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers, are just playing the piano against each other!  He originally wanted to impress them, even though these people had low official positions.  But as a public speaker, he is quite famous in both the government and the public.  Being able to convince them to write supporting articles in Jinling News would help him win over people. Looking at this situation, it is impossible!  However, he did not want to give up just yet. After pondering for a while, he said in a deep voice: "The king will treat his ministers with courtesy, and the ministers will serve the king with loyalty. If the king is rude, what should he do?" If the king is rude, what should he do?  Several people couldn't help but be stunned, but Hu Wanli didn't give them a chance to hesitate at all, and said directly: "If the king treats his ministers as his brothers and feet, then his ministers will regard him as his heart and soul; if his ministers regard his ministers as dogs and horses, then his ministers will regard him as a citizen of the country;  He treats his ministers like dirt, and his ministers regard him as a traitor! Haven¡¯t you read this? How did Jiajing treat his subjects?  He should know better than me! Since the Great Ceremony, how many ministers have been executed for speaking out? How many have been dismissed from office and imprisoned for speaking out? The world is suffering from constant famine, and the people are crying for food, but Jiajing is building a large number of buildings in the capital.  Zhai Jiao. Is this what a prince does when the palace lady Guangluo takes menstrual blood?" At this point, he shouted: "Yang Jue! Zhou Tianyou and Pu Hongying are not far away, how can you be so stupid?  ? And you, such a king who treats his ministers like dirt and his people like rotten dogs, is worthy of your heart? Instead of thinking about the wronged souls under his staff, you should also think about the people of the world and the country of Ming Dynasty!  This king is not a puppet, nor is he a person seeking fame, nor does he care about his reputation before or after him. I usurp the throne because I have the ability and confidence to surpass the emperors of Qin, Han, Wu, Tang, and Song, and create an unprecedented prosperous age for our Ming Dynasty!  The Ming Dynasty is powerful all over the world and has truly become the overlord of this world." As he said this, he glanced at a few people with disdain, stood up, and said in a deep voice: "I have reached this point step by step, and this world is no longer the same!  If anyone can stop me, the overall situation of the world has been decided. The difference is only the size of the war. I just hope to control the war to the smallest extent so that the people will suffer less." After saying this, he rolled his sleeves.  After leaving the main hall, a few people were left kneeling in the hall in a daze.  After a long while, Yang Jue raised his head and glanced at a few comrades (inmates). Their faces were pale without a trace of blood. The other people also had pale faces. No one expected that the unknown King Yi had  So ambitious and so confident.  Li Chengyun glanced at the empty hall and whispered: "Brother Bozhen, is it possible that Dongxing Port is secretly run by His Highness King Yi?" "Although His Highness King Yi didn't say it explicitly, he made it clear enough."  Liu Kui said in a deep voice: "If this is really the case, King Yi's words are not false. With only tens of thousands of people, Dongxing Port can develop a territory that is no less than that of the Ming Dynasty. No wonder he has such courage!" Zhou  Yi glanced at a few people and said: "Brother Bozhen, when King Yi usurped the throne, he still wanted to make the people suffer less. Compared with today, he is much better. What should we do?" Yang  Yang Jue struggled to stand up and said, "Let's get out of the palace first." Along the way, Yang Jue didn't speak, thinking silently. Until he left the Xihua Gate and arrived at the West South Gate, he saw no one around.  Then he stopped and said in a determined tone: "Dongxing Port can devote all its troops and financial resources to King Yi, and the relationship is obvious."It will not be as simple as we think. Judging from the tone of King Yi today, Dongxing Port Xiaoliuqiu should be managed by King Yi with great pains, and even Marquis Jinghai may be a member of King Yi.  " Li Chengyun couldn't help but echoed: "It makes sense. In this way, a series of incredible things that happened to Marquis Jinghai will be solved.  " Hearing this, several people couldn't help but nod in agreement. There are indeed too many unexplainable doubts about Hu Wanli. You must know that Hu Wanli is not only young, but also stayed in the northwest before becoming a Jinshi in the eighth year of Jiajing.  How could Xianning, Xi'an, start planning to build Dongxing Port in Xiaoliuqiu as soon as he arrived in Zhangzhou, Fujian? How could he have such a broad vision and knowledge? Thinking of this, Zhou Yi couldn't help but said in surprise: "So, the Agricultural College,  Lottery, charity association, money law reform, promotion of northern Mandarin, etc. Hu Changqing proposed and implemented these measures, as well as various measures implemented in Xiaoliuqiu that were very different from those in the Ming Dynasty. Were they all the work of King Yi?  "    "Probably!  Yang Jue said in a deep voice: "We all passed the scientific examination. After ten years of hard work, how can we still have the leisure to read books?"  "As he spoke, he sighed softly and said: "Dongxing Port has conquered such a large territory, but has never been willing to establish a country overseas. This is also strange. Only King Yi controls Dongxing Port from behind.  All this can be explained in the past.  " Li Chengyun sighed and said: "King Yi's method is really good. The imperial court monitors the local vassal kings so strictly.  He still managed to develop to such an extent without making any noise. Thinking about it, it is really shocking and amazing.  " After glancing at a few people, Yang Jue said: "Everyone, in this situation, even if King Yi loses temporarily, he can retreat from Xiaoliuqiu.  Or retreat to the southeast and fight against the emperor. If that happens, there will definitely be a war between the north and the south, the world will be in chaos, and war will spread everywhere. This will not be a blessing to the people.  It is also not a blessing to the Ming Dynasty.  "To be honest, the emperor is not a wise king, but what King Yi has done is arousing people's expectations. If you don't care about your reputation, you can draft a few articles to cheer for King Yi.  We don't think about the king of Ming Dynasty, but we think about the people of Ming Dynasty. This can save the people from experiencing a few wars, which is enough to comfort them in their lives.  " "That's what Brother Bozhen said.  Li Chengyun responded immediately: "King Yi doesn't care, so why should we care."  What's more, since we've all died once, what else can we look down upon?  No matter what his name is.  But I wish you peace of mind!  " "That's right, as long as you have a clear conscience.  Hu Rulin said with a smile: "This is a prosperous age that has never been seen before. I want to see what it is like."  " Zhengyang Gate. Zhengyang Gate is one of the three most prosperous city gates in the capital. Most of the goods from the south are transferred to Beijing via land from Zhangjiawan and Tongzhou Canal Terminals. Some enter the city from Chaoyang Gate, and more  They concentrated on Zhengyangmen and Chongwenmen to enter the city. Therefore, a new commercial district was formed in the area of ??Zhengyangmen and Chongwenmen. Merchants gathered together. The shops and hotels on the west side of Zhengyangmen Street were next to each other, making it very lively.  , there is also a very large floating population. Outside the city gate, in front of the notice board, an escort officer read the notice loudly, " those who stay outside the capital and are willing to go to Xiaoliuqiu will be given settlement allowance.  , sailed from Tianjin Guard to Xiaoliuqiu. Those who are willing to return home will be given two silver dollars to cover their travel expenses. They will leave Beijing on the same day and will not be allowed to stay. Soldiers in the Beijing camp and those who are willing to join the Dongxing Port Guard will join the Construction Corps as many times as possible, and they will be given a month's silver.  One yuan  " There are more than 100,000 squad troops in the capital. They are all sent by various local guards to guard the capital. However, a good system has been changed beyond recognition. Today's squad troops have become synonymous with free coolies. There are a large number of troops in the capital.  They had to do hard and dirty work, and they didn't even have enough food to eat, let alone their wages. When King Yi came to the city, many of the soldiers took the opportunity to flee, but most of them stayed in the capital because they had no money.  Many Ban soldiers were overjoyed to send them two silver dollars as travel expenses and rushed to tell each other. However, what made them more difficult was whether it was better to go to Xiaoliuqiu or return to Weiwang?  They ordered the abolition of military status, but no one knows whether King Yi can take over the world. If they are defeated and they return to the guard base, they will inevitably have to bear the hardship of going to the capital. These days, the capital has nothing to do with the people of Xiaoliuqiu.  They have heard a lot of talk about the prosperity of the country. The former disaster victims who arrived in Xiaoliuqiu are now just like the wealthy households of the Jin gentry. Not only do they have no worries about food and clothing, live a prosperous life, but they also have their own slaves. They have been tempted more than once, and now the opportunity is here  In front of this, there is no reason to be dissatisfied. The soldiers of the defeated Beijing camp were not satisfied. Why did the Ban army have the opportunity to go to Xiaoliuqiu, but they didn't?  They all praised King Yi's good deeds. Who knew that the Ban army was so large that they threw two silver dollars per person into the water? Before everyone could finish their discussion, another notice was posted.Later, "King Yi issued an order to recruit 20,000 guards in the capital The treatment will be the same as that of the Dongxing Port Guards! Each household can only recruit one person at most." As soon as the words fell, the crowd of onlookers immediately  The discussion started. It is well known in the capital that the Dongxing Port Guards are well paid. Ordinary soldiers are paid two silver dollars a month. The food is amazingly good. They eat rice and white noodles with their stomachs open. They can also see meat every day. They have six sets of military uniforms.  There is no need to spend any money. It is no exaggeration to say that one person serving as a soldier can easily support a family of five or six people, which is naturally tempting.  "Daya, the eldest son of yours is only sixteen this year. The middle-aged man has lived in poverty, and now he has a place!" "Will there be a war in the capital?" "Look at your sharp eyesight, my escort team even has the capital.  If you don¡¯t want the soldiers of the battalion or the squadron, you will send new soldiers to the battlefield? Maybe this is King Yi¡¯s imperial army!¡± After hearing this, many people were secretly tempted, and Dongxing Port did not even accept the soldiers of the Beijing camp or the squadron.  Naturally, it is impossible to send new soldiers to the battlefield, even if Dongxing Port and the imperial court are going to have a big battle.  It's not the turn of the new recruits. This is a rare opportunity. If it were King Yi's Royal Forest Army stationed in the capital, it would be a good thing that couldn't be found even with a lantern!  "Look, there's another notice." "What else? What's it this time?" Amid everyone's expectations, the officer quickly read loudly: "King Yi has decreed that women enter the palace. No one is happy."  , eating and living without freedom, separation of flesh and blood, contrary to filial piety, just like confinement, God has the virtue of good life, and now three thousand maids are released with silver. The maids who entered the palace in the 18th year of Jiajing will be kept in the capital and the suburbs.  Relatives can go outside the palace to pick her up from tomorrow. In addition, the maids, officials, and concubines in the palace are allowed to visit their relatives three times a year" As soon as he finished speaking, someone shouted: "King Yi.  "Renhou!" "King Yi is benevolent!" All the people immediately echoed in confusion, and many people were secretly wondering how much money King Yi had.  During this time in Beijing, the money was flowing out like water!  Taiyuan.  Jin Palace.  In the east pavilion of the Chengyun Hall, Yan Song, Zhai Luan, Chengguo Gong Zhu Xizhong, the governor of the three sides Tang Long, and the Minister of War Mao Bowen knelt on the ground without saying a word. Jiajing stood by the window with a pale face and looked at the heavy rain outside.  , was speechless for a long time, and the only sound in the room was the pounding rain. Everyone felt extremely heavy, because the grain supply was cut off!  Not only are the canals in Texas extinct, but there is not a single ship in the canal section north of Xuzhou!  Not to mention a canoe ship, ordinary merchant ships don¡¯t have it!  Jiajing's heart was cold and cold. What he was most worried about was problems with the grain supply and taxation of various provinces. He was just afraid that something would happen. Although he had not received an exact report and didn't know what the reason was, he knew in his heart that it was  There is a problem in Jiangnan, maybe even in Nanjing!  Lu Bing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards in his early thirties, quickly walked into the room, knelt down on the spot and said: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Yangzhou. A group of nearly a thousand bandits looted all the ships on the canal along the way and burned many ships.  , all ships are afraid to go north now." Jiajing turned around, glanced at him, and said, "What do you think?" "Back to the emperor, this is not an ordinary bandit," Lu Bing said cautiously.  The troops in Hong Kong should not hide their whereabouts, and Wei Chen secretly believes that Dongxing Port does not dare to send a small team deep into Yangzhou! " "Contact Nanjing immediately!" Jiajing said solemnly.  "Your Majesty." Yan Song said in a deep voice: "The south of the Yangtze River is prone to be invaded by rebels. We sincerely pray that the Emperor will immediately issue an order to send Xia grain directly to Taiyuan through the governments of Huguang, Jiangxi, and Nanzhili." "Your Majesty." Zhai Luan  He also said in a deep voice: "Nanjing cannot change, otherwise, the world will be shaken and people's hearts will be unstable!" "The emperor does not need to worry." Mao Bowen said slowly: "Although the Dongxing Port fleet is destroying Tianjin and Haizhou,  After the division fleet, Xiaoliuqiu no longer needs heavy defense. However, after all, Dongxing Port only has 60,000 troops. The capital sent 40,000 troops and the Japanese army sent 10,000 troops. Even if Xiaoliuqiu did not leave a single soldier, it only had 10,000 troops and would not dare to take risks.  Attack Yangzhou or Nanjing!" "Wei Chen disagrees," Lu Bing immediately retorted: "The 60,000 troops in Dongxing Port are the strength of the two fleets of Dongxing and Hanwu, and the troops stationed in Xiaoliuqiu are not among them.  The garrisons from Luzon, Annan, Temasek, Garopa, and Mansika are not included, and the 10,000 troops from the Japanese capital of Kyoto can also come back for reinforcements." Hearing this, everyone was shocked.  Liang, after a long while, Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, hesitated and said: "Dongxing Port sent troops to assist King Yi, wouldn't it also bring back the overseas garrison troops? Besides, the combat strength of the garrison troops should not be much different from the soldiers in the garrison, right?  Are there any unfounded worries? " "Dongxing Port's overseas troops are mostly recruited from local Han people. Their combat power is naturally not as good as that of the two fleets, but they are also trained every day.All that is missing is actual combat experience.  "Lu Bing said in a deep voice: "Although Dongxing Port is only assisting King Yi, it has devoted all its troops and financial resources, and it may not be possible to mobilize overseas troops.  " "It is said that the war is dangerous and dangerous, and we must not underestimate the enemy or misjudge.  "Tang Longja said: "We sincerely pray to the emperor to send troops from Huguang and Jiangxi provinces to Nanjing!  Jiajing shook his head slightly and said, "No need!"  If Dongxing Port wants to attack Nanjing, the troops from Huguang and Jiangxi provinces will not be able to rescue him. If he does not attack Nanjing now, he will have no chance to do so in the future!  There is no need to adjust things around and make people panic.  After a slight pause, he looked at Lu Bing and said: "The top priority is to restore canal shipping as soon as possible. We strictly order the Nanjing Military Department to arrest the bandits along the canal as soon as possible, guard Nanjing, strengthen prevention, and increase supervision of Nanjing!"  In addition, when writing about Jiangxi and Huguang provinces, summer grain was transported directly to Taiyuan without passing through Nanjing.  " "I obey the order.  " Yan Song, Zhai Luan, and Lu Bing hurriedly bowed. After thinking for a while, Jiajing continued: "The capital is the foundation of the world. We cannot ignore it for a long time. Datong soldiers and horses have arrived at Xuanfu. Zhenqing and Zhong  Ming, you two rush to Xuanfu, join the cavalry from Datong, Xuanfu, and Jizhou towns to pretend to attack the capital. Remember, you can only fight in a wandering position, waiting for the following army.  " "I obey the order.  "Cheng Guo Gong Zhu Xizhong and Zhai Luan hurriedly bowed. "More.  Jiajing pondered and said: "Tianjin Guard is a transit point for the rebels' logistical supplies. He ordered the cavalry from Henan and Shandong provinces gathered in Cangzhou Prefecture to harass Tianjin Guard, block the canal from Tianjin to Tongzhou, dig out the post road, and cut off  Rebel supplies.  "
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