Xin Ran, the guilty minister, kowtowed: On the second day of the first lunar month of the first year of Hongwu, I received the order to go south. On the eleventh day, I started to organize the army when I arrived in Fujian. In the next three days, I obtained more than 20,000 naval troops, 2,000 warships, and a number of gunpowder, bows and arrows.

On the 18th day of the first lunar month, I led my fleet and pledged to go on an expedition. On the 19th day, I captured Penghu and garrisoned a thousand troops. After resting for half a day, I set sail and sailed eastward to Ryukyu.

Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected storm, and the ship met the Sea Dragon King and turned over half a day later. At that moment, the color of the sky and the earth changed, the strong wind roared, and the waterspout came. Caught off guard, the minister immediately ordered the south to evacuate. But the power of heaven and earth cannot be resisted by human power.

It fell, and the waterspout chased it.

Fortunately, thanks to the emperor, the military aircraft were in great numbers. Two days later, the storm subsided. Afterwards, an inventory found that half of the ships were dead. Oh, what a pity! More than ten thousand soldiers of the Ming Dynasty died before they were born!

The minister was so distraught that he could hardly see. However, at that time, his morale was greatly reduced and the direction was unclear, so he forced his sick body to clean up the mess. However, he still could not figure out his direction for several days.

However, the sky has an endless path for people. While drifting with the current, they suddenly encountered a big island. In ecstasy, they abandoned the ship and landed on the beach. As far as the eye can see, there is no edge of it. It is low and flat on all sides, and there is a huge mountain in the middle.

The island is rich in products and inhabited by native people. The answer to the question is not in the Zhongyuan dialect. Some scribes tried to say that this island should be the ancient Yazhou and Qiongzhou in the Yuan Dynasty.

I searched all the islands but could not find anyone from the Yuan Dynasty. So I temporarily stayed here to repair the warships and replenish supplies.

One day, when I climbed up and looked north, I burst into tears. I felt ashamed and ashamed. I felt ashamed that I had failed the military mission and felt that I was not up to the task.

However, I risked my life to report: I have heard from the Prime Minister that China cannot be missing at all. Qiongzhou is the land of China and is the home of our ancestors. We should not abandon it lightly.

So he asked for military planes, and Xu Chen was stationed here to guard the country's borders.

I heard this in Lin Gao, weeping and bleeding.

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"Damn, this unlucky guy. Call him Zhengdaiwan and he went to Hainan Island! And he even stole five hundred wastes of land."

Li Jiang threw down the battle report angrily. He didn't even bother to read the attached map and products. He had a good idea.

At the same time, Li Jiang also breathed a sigh of relief. Xin Ran was aware of his big mistake. Hainan used to be a place where prisoners were exiled. He exiled himself in the name of guarding the border for the country.

This can be regarded as an explanation for Wei Yixiao. Xin Ran is senior and has meritorious service, and there are people above him, which is really difficult to deal with.

Li Jiang called Tong Derong in, handed him the battle report, and said: "Derong, let's talk to Xiang Yang and others. Xin Ran has no credit but hard work. I agree to his request. Also, ask Fan Xiang to select the five armies.

All generals above the deputy governor of the Governor's Office should find one who truly understands water warfare and reorganize the Ryukyu Navy."

"Yes, Prime Minister! I'll go down then. You have a good rest. You have to pick up the bride tomorrow morning." Tong Derong said with cupped hands.

"I know." Li Jiang waved his hand, and suddenly remembered something to stop Tong Derong and asked: "Derong, how many years have you followed me?"

Tong Derong's heart trembled and he carefully replied: "It has been almost seven years since the twelfth year of Zhizheng."

"Seven years? Time flies so fast." Li Jiang sighed, and Shi Ji continued: "Derong, I can see your performance in the past few years, it is very good..."

Tong Derong expected something, his heart was pounding, and he knelt down as soon as his knees became weak. Tears came at every turn, and he choked up and said: "For the sake of kindness, Derong died with all his strength!"

"Why die? I will get married tomorrow, so stop saying these unlucky words." Li Jiang scolded.

Tong Derong immediately slapped his mouth and whimpered: "My fault, my fault, please don't mind me."

Li Jiang was helpless when he saw his actions, so he had to say: "Okay, get up quickly and don't cry anymore. Listen to me!"

Tong Derong immediately stopped talking, wiped his tears and stood up, standing respectfully next to Li Jiang.

"In the past few years, you and I must have a deep understanding of my philosophy, and your ability is above average and you can be trained. Therefore, I plan to propose to the Military Aircraft Department that you be promoted to the position of official." Li Jiang said.

Tong Derong was ecstatic, and his knees became weak again. He finally managed to hold on, and said in a trembling voice: "Thank you so much for taking care of me. Derong will definitely not let me down."

Li Jiang turned to look at Tong Derong and said slowly: "Derong, don't think that going to the Civil Service Department is a good job. The next task of the Civil Service Department is very heavy, so you must be mentally prepared."

Tong Derong's eyes did not dodge at all, and he said firmly: "I will do whatever Enxiang says!"

"Oh? What if I want to abolish the imperial examination?" Li Jiang said with a smile.

"No problem!" Tong Derong patted his chest and said, "I have long disliked those rotten Confucians, so I just want to abolish the imperial examination so that they will not taint our Ming Dynasty officialdom."

"Well, that's fine if you have this intention. What I mean is, isn't there an examination for the emperor's wedding this year? Let's test the waters first and change it to a civil servant recruitment examination." Li Jiang said.

Tong Derong said happily: "Okay, Enxiang. I am familiar with this exam, so I can take it no problem. This is the Ministry of Etiquette..."

Li Jiang waved his hand, as if chasing away a fly, and said in a relaxed tone: "The Ministry of Rites will not care about exams from now on, but will only focus on sacrifices and diplomacy. Just go ahead and do it!"

Tong Derong said goodbye happily and returned in high spirits.

He couldn't help but be unhappy. The military commander Zhang Jing seemed to be close to the Prime Minister. He could act like a fox or a tiger, but he had little independence and a very low rank, so he was promoted to the fourth rank.

But the Ministry of Personnel is different. It is commonly known as Tianguan, the second rank, and the most powerful among the six departments.

If you can master such a large part and work for a few years, you will be able to achieve military success!

Tong Derong's excitement lasted all day, and he didn't recover until he followed Li Jiang to pick up the bride in the early morning of the next day.

Of course, Li Jiang's wedding banquet cannot be held in the palace city. It is the emperor's place. Even if Zhang Wuji doesn't mind, he doesn't want to overstep and give evidence.

However, the number of people attending the wedding banquet was not less than that of the emperor's wedding. This worried the organizers and they tried countless places to spread the banquet.

Finally, the question was handed over to Li Jiang, and the people below asked for instructions. Their first thought was: Where do you always want to do it?

Li Jiang didn't care, as long as he could hold it, he ordered Taiye Pondside.

From the Ministry of Industry, many craftsmen from Yuan Houtu Banner received instructions and began to renovate Taiye Pond a month ago. They also surrounded it with cloth during construction, which was mysterious.

The guests finally saw the true face of Mount Lu today.

I saw a connected thousand-step verandah built according to the terrain on the west bank of Huantaiye Pond. The gray tiles and red pillars match a pool of spring water. Among the green lotus and blue waves, the breeze blows and attracts people, and man and nature are in harmony.

resonance.

There were hundreds of tabletops arranged in an orderly manner in the corridor. Under the guidance of the polite attendants, the guests slowly walked onto the stage and sat down.

They all lamented that this place has outstanding people and unique ingenuity, and it is indeed a paradise on earth in this central place.

After Li Jiang waited for everyone to sit down, he led Zhao Min, who was wearing a red hijab, to appear.

After worshiping heaven and earth, because Li Jiang had no parents or teachers in this world, he had no choice but to bow to King Ruyang, thus completing the ritual of worshiping Gaotang.

King Ruyang had no objection to this. As a defeated general and a guilty person, it was very difficult for him to be bowed to by the highest controller of the Ming Dynasty.

After three bows, Zhao Min returned to Xingsheng Palace with the support of her maid.

Li Jiang did not follow him back. As a political figure, he had to give a toast and deal with the guests.

Especially for Meng Ren, he had to take advantage of this opportunity to appease him.
Chapter completed!