Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

In fact, the best way to prevent traitors from supporting King Xing and usurping the throne is not to strengthen the palace's defense system, but to get a son as soon as possible.

If he had already given birth to an heir and had an offspring who could legitimately inherit the throne, then the conspirators would have no chance of supporting King Xing.

After all, if the future emperor is still his son, then many powerful people will take action against him.

If killing oneself does not gain much, everyone is afraid that once the matter is revealed, they will face the fate of confiscating their homes and exterminating their families immediately or in the future.

Just like this, when the risks far outweigh the benefits, those conspirators usually dare not act rashly, but the emperor himself can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.

Liu Jin accepted the order and left, but he did not want to speculate on the emperor's thoughts.

Zhu Youtang looked at the background where Liu Jin left and sighed secretly.

The ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny.

Even though he is a high-ranking emperor and has more than a dozen of the most beautiful women in the world, it is really not possible for him to give birth to a child if he wants to.

There was Emperor Jingtai before him, Zhengde after him, and even the long-lived Jiajing after him actually had similar troubles.

After such a long period of hard work, Zhu Youtang still had no results, so he began to feel discouraged, but it was not his character to give up easily.

After bathing, I headed to Dongnuang Pavilion. I decided to work hard tonight, preferably with one shot.

After all, he still believed that his efforts would be rewarded, and he would be able to escape the tragic fate of extinct heirs.

The washed night sky was filled with stars, and the air seemed extremely fresh.

Zhu Youtang likes the nights after heavy rains. The temperature usually drops to a suitable level, and the air seems to have been washed by water, making people feel very comfortable.

Meow!

Huzi, a civet cat, is already two months old. Now he looks more and more like a tiger. He is often accompanied in Dongnuan Pavilion and barks in a very flattering manner.

Zhu Youtang knew that Huzi was a very smart kitten, so he comforted him directly: "When the weather is nice tomorrow, I will catch your favorite carp for you!"

Meow!

The civet cat Huzi seemed to understand, rubbed against Zhu Youtang's feet, and barked again.

Zhu Youtang knew what the kitten meant, so he said to Niu Mengmeng, who was responsible for taking care of it: "If it doesn't rain tomorrow evening, you can take all these cats over!"

Others in the palace thought that eating fish would be adulterated, but these cats did have a special liking for fish, and Huzi's favorite was braised carp.

Meow!

The civet cat Huzi was indeed very spiritual, and immediately ran back to Niu Mengmeng happily.

"My slave obeys the order!" Niu Mengmeng's eyes brightened slightly and he said respectfully.

Zhu Youtang saw Niu Mengmeng's happiness in his eyes, but he knew that although Niu Mengmeng was becoming more and more understanding of the rules of the palace, he was still wild after all, so he liked to take the kitten to Xiyuan to play.

It's just that these are daily life arrangements, and the most important thing now is to deal with current government affairs.

Zhu Youtang sat in front of his desk as usual, reading information from the two capitals and thirteen provinces under the bright light next to him, but the news that attracted his most attention was the news from overseas.

Although Wang Zhi was assigned to be responsible for Nanyang's military affairs and diplomacy, his loyalty to the emperor seemed to be integrated into his bones, and he still often reported all the big and small affairs around him.

The Annan State has been divided into two, and with the addition of the Champa State supported by the Ming Dynasty, the strongest force in the Indochina Peninsula has been completely broken up, and other vassal states have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youtang is not keen on territorial expansion, and he has no intention of annexing Annan Kingdom. What he is looking for now is actually overseas resources.

Militarily, the Ming Dynasty has stationed troops on the east side of the Indochina Peninsula and has signed military alliances with North Vietnam, Champa, South Vietnam and Laos. This move is conducive to controlling the entire Indochina Peninsula and can carry out military strikes against certain reactionary forces at any time if necessary. .

Culturally, because cultural export is very important, the first batch of students from Guangdong and Guangxi were sent to Indochina to establish Sage Academy to promote Chinese culture.

Economically, Chinese cotton cloth is entering the Indochina market in an orderly manner. In addition to exchanging local products from various countries, it also exchanges a large amount of rice grain from Siam.

Zhu Youtang often replied to Wang Zhi, and at this time he wrote seriously: "The Southeast Asian countries sent tribute pepper and grilled fish, which is extremely delicious. However, my beauty alone is not as good as that of others. If I want to share it with my subjects, I can share it with the Southern Ocean countries." Whether it exists or not!”

In fact, not only the West, but Chinese people also have a huge market demand for spices.

Although the domestic market demand for spices such as sappan and Jiangzhen is greater, especially sappan is an important raw material for traditional Chinese medicine, Zhu Youtang only loves pepper.

The history of pepper tribute can be traced back to the 10th year of Hongwu. Among the tributes from Java, there were 75,000 kilograms of pepper.

Affected by the maritime ban policy for so many years, the amount of pepper flowing into the country was too small, especially when it was banned by the Ming court, so the price of pepper was too high.

Zhu Youtang knew that pepper was not only loved by the Chinese people, but also an important ingredient for his own fish cooking. It was also a spice with golden price ratio in the West, so he naturally set his sights on the spice market in Nanyang.

Now by exchanging cotton cloth for spices, we can not only promote Ming Dynasty cotton cloth, but also build Guangdong into a gathering place for spices.

Once the Ming Dynasty opens shipping to the West in the future, the Ming Dynasty will be able to rely on the supply of spices from Nanyang, thereby turning the Ming Dynasty into a major exporter of spices.

Because of this, he now asked Wang Zhi to promote the Nanyang pepper trade for him, laying a solid foundation for Ming Dynasty to become the world's largest spice country.

Green smoke rises from the copper stove, and Dongnuan Pavilion is filled with a faint scent of sandalwood.

Zhu Youtang was just satisfied with the Nanyang spice trade he advocated, but after seeing the North Korean intelligence, his whole face darkened instantly.

The most important foreign policy recently is to conquer the Jurchens in Jianzhou. Just to achieve this goal, North Korea in the south will undoubtedly get twice the result with half the effort by sending troops to help.

As early as the beginning of this year, Zhu Youtang had already begun to promote this matter, sending envoys to ask North Korea to send troops to help the Ming Dynasty annihilate the Jurchens in Jianzhou just like it did with Emperor Chenghua.

"The little king heard that the foundation of government lies in inaction. Your Majesty has only been on the throne for less than two years. The wind and rain have been smooth, and the years have been prosperous. No one has suffered from floods and droughts... Because the deer sinews are not enough to pay tribute, he is not a wise ruler of a great country in heaven. ...Now Jianzhou has the heart to admit his mistakes. The bandits who offended the border are rebels in the guard, and the guards have cleared the door. Xiao Wang thinks that Jianzhou knows his mistakes and has a heart to repent, so he hopes that the Ming Emperor will be considerate of the Jurchen tribe's difficulties and stop the swordsmanship. Yours sincerely, Xiao Wang!”

Zhu Youtang originally wanted to urge the King of North Korea to send troops to help him clear Jianzhou, but as a result, the King of North Korea Li Suo did not agree, so he actually wanted to persuade him to stop the army. It was a big joke.

"The foundation of government lies in inaction." This is probably what the King of Korea said in his heart.

Li Jue was the ninth monarch of the Li Dynasty. Originally, the throne had been transferred to his uncle, but because his uncle's son was too young, the throne was magically transferred back.

However, he was only eleven years old at the time, and the real beneficiary was his grandmother, Queen Zhenxi, who controlled the government through behind-the-curtain listening.

Although Queen Zhenxi had returned to power as early as the twelfth year of Chenghua, how could she come back so easily after the imperial power had fallen away?

During the period when the Queen Mother listened to the government behind the curtain, North Korea's civil servant group further grew in power and instilled Confucianism into Li Juo through three Buddhist banquets a day, thereby shaping Li Juo into a king who "ruled from behind the arch".

Born in such an environment and receiving such an education, Li Jue was actually just like Hongzhi in the original history. Although he is not monogamous, he is indeed an obedient "virtuous minister".

It's just that the king of North Korea can be deceived by North Korea's civil servants, but it is impossible for him to believe such deceptive lies.

Not to mention that the Jianzhou Jurchens were a major threat to the future of the Ming Dynasty, and how could they not get rid of the Jurchen tribe that had so often repaid kindness with hatred?

Although Zhu Youtang had no intention of annexing North Korea, as his vassal state wanted benefits but was unwilling to contribute, what was the use of having such a younger brother?

He is not a warlike person, but for the benefit of China and for the true rise of the Ming Dynasty, war must be started, and North Korea is naturally no exception.

In fact, what made him most angry was a secret report included in it: Although North Korea has a strong peace advocate, this change in attitude is inseparable from the gifts and flattery given by the Jianzhou Jurchen representatives.

The lights in Dongnuan Pavilion flickered, seeming to reflect the emperor's irritability.

Suddenly there was a slight ringing of golden bells at the door, and the young beauty who had just bathed walked out gracefully. Her beautiful eyes revealed a bit of natural charm, and the slightly raised corners of her mouth revealed a bit of wildness.

Zhu Youtang was in a bad mood at this time, and naturally he would not be distracted by the coming Lianmei. He wrote on the paper with sharp eyes: "I intend to supervise North Korea to send out troops on time. If you do not obey the orders of the Celestial Empire, you will not be regarded as a vassal state." As a servant of the state, beware of the wrath of the Celestial Empire!"

Zhu Youtang knew that even without the Jianzhou Jurchen's lobbying, it would be more in line with the country's interests if North Korea did not send troops, and the North Korean rulers were naturally unlikely to be keen on this matter.

For example, Xianzong ordered North Korea to send troops. Although North Korea chose to send troops under pressure from the Ming Dynasty, it delayed its actions and was not able to effectively attack the Jianzhou Jurchens.

But now that he is in power, if North Korea does not even agree to send troops, then it is completely necessary for him to beat him up, or even send troops to conquer North Korea.

Just when he was angry, there was a considerate, soft and fragrant beauty under his crotch. He felt a coolness first, and then a warmth.

Zhu Youtang saw several small and exquisite golden bells hanging in Fan Jinling's hair net. At this moment, as she was serving her diligently, they were making a slight sound.

At this moment, a surge of overwhelming pride suddenly surged in his heart.

If North Korea disobeys the Ming Dynasty's orders and refuses to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty in completing this operation to suppress the Jurchens in Jianzhou, he will completely conquer the entire North Korea just like he conquered the woman in front of him.

In fact, North Korea usurped the throne with military generals, so like the Song Dynasty, it chose a political system that valued civility over military affairs.

When the imperial power was on the decline, the civil servant group had taken the opportunity to become stronger and even reduced the army in order to cut expenses. However, it was a very easy target to conquer.

Taking bows as an example, North Korean envoys could only meet their own military needs by smuggling them during tribute, but they were quickly seized by the Ming Dynasty. In the end, the King of North Korea personally begged to trade bows to deal with bandits.

Seeing that North Korea was very obedient, Emperor Xianzong decided to give them a trading limit of fifty coins. After repeated requests from the King of North Korea, the transaction limit was raised to one hundred and fifty coins.

Facing a vassal state with a corrupt and small army, and a peninsula country that relied on the Ming Dynasty for military supplies, it was actually a very easy thing for the Ming Dynasty to win it.

Zhu Youtang reached out and grabbed Fan Jinling's little head, looking down at the pretty face in front of him: "Lian Meiren, you catch me off guard every time!"

"Your Majesty, state affairs are important, but I sincerely ask your Majesty to put your body first!" Fan Jinling met Zhu Youtang's eyes and expressed his feelings.

Zhu Youtang found that it was indeed a good way to get rid of the problem. He pressed Fan Jinling's little head with his body honestly: "If you relieve my stress like this, it will be difficult to give birth to a dragon seed for me!"

"I...I just want to make the emperor happy!" Fan Jinling continued to eat popsicles.

Zhu Youtang found that every cell was sublimating, but he asked seriously: "Do you really think so!"

"My... my body and heart belong only to Your Majesty, so His Majesty's happiness is my concubine's happiness!" Fan Jinling responded hesitantly.

Zhu Youtang liked Fan Jinling's hesitant voice very much, so he told him the arrangement he had just made: "I called Qingyue over tonight!"

"I know this, so I brought her medicine this time to ensure your majesty's pleasure!" Fan Jinling's eyes were blurred and she smiled slyly.

Zhu Youtang thought about the efficacy of the medicine and couldn't help but pinch Fan Jinling's tender face. He was really a rare little fairy in the world.

Just to fight better in the future, he still chose to stop Fan Jinling's clever mouth, and at the same time asked someone to bring him a bowl of oyster, chicken and old hen soup.

The night is getting deeper, and the whole world seems to be sleeping peacefully.

The dragon bed is actually not big, but Fan Jinling and Qingyue are both thin beauties, and Zhu Youtang is also a thin young man, so it is just right for the three of them to lie side by side.

Qingyue's body has grown, and her whole person has the charm of an intellectual beauty.

Because of her cheerful personality and being very neat in doing things, she already has a place in the harem.

Recently, I often go to Renshou Palace to play mahjong with the Queen Mother, so I can get in touch with many concubines, so I have a very clear understanding of the situation in the harem, which is helpful for Zhu Youtang to control the situation.

It's just that things are incompatible with each other. After drinking the tea prepared for her by Fan Jinling, her body felt very hot. Although he learned that the culprit was Fan Jinling, he pounced on Zhu Youtang without hesitation.

Seeing that his plan was successful, Fan Jinling showed his beautiful little tiger teeth and took the initiative to pounce on Zhu Youtang.

"Your Majesty, I want..."

"Your Majesty, I also want to..."

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Zhu Youtang finally realized the beauty of the two of them. Because he became the most popular one, the voices of the two of them were still so beautiful and sultry.

At this moment, he seemed to be a young soldier in armor. He first killed the Jurchens in Jianzhou, and then conquered North Korea because of the restlessness in North Korea.

Fan Jinling is fragrant and soft, but it is also the easiest to conquer. It is so delicious and playful. Although Qingyue was a little stronger, she couldn't withstand Zhu Youtang's bravery.

Meow!

In the courtyard of Qianqing Palace, a tabby cat squats on a pillar, standing high and looking proudly at its territory. But suddenly I heard a subtle sound coming from the depths of the tall palace to the north, and it seemed to be a cry of dissatisfaction.