Chapter 384: Son of a Thousand Gold
When he arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, Zheng He went to see Hao Zheng first, and then took out Zhu Di's letter.
Hao Fenglou was really good. He first asked Hao Zheng to see it. After Hao Zheng saw it, the ancient well was not on his face and had no expression. He immediately handed it over to Hao Fenglou.
Hao Fenglou was quite interested in Zhu Di's letters because he had always understood that this emperor was a very neat person. It was really rare to write ten thousand words with such a personality.
This shows one thing that Zhu Di has to tell him about something, and Zhu Di attaches great importance to this matter.
This alone was enough for Hao Fenglou to be cautious. After he took the letter, he continued to read it carefully. After a few sticks of incense, he could not help but twist his sore neck.
There are three things to talk about. Generally speaking, the first thing is to order Hao Fenglou to send troops to assist in the suppression. Although Zhu Di was not in Annan, he had a good sense of tactics and directly pointed out that the root cause of the chaos lies in the Hoi An City in Guangnan Prefecture.
Chen Tianli, who has already proclaimed himself King of Annan, is in Hoi'an. In addition, the main backbone of this rebellion is also gathered here. If you want to completely attack, you must recover Guangnan Prefecture, otherwise everything will be empty talk.
As for the other rebels, most of them were mobs. As long as Chen Tianli was captured, they would collapse and even attack each other. At that time, they would be twice the result with half the effort.
Hao Fenglou thought about Zhu Di's words and couldn't help but nod. Zhu Di had a very strategic vision. Capturing the thief first was the most effective against such a rebel party. Because the rebel party was connected by many places, the connection between the various divisions might not be close, and it can be said that there were mountains. Chen Tianli, who proclaimed himself the King of Annan, was their core. At present, under the pressure of the Ming army, they could still unite around Chen Tianli, but once the pressure of the Ming army was reduced and Chen Tianli was captured at the same time, even if their fighting will not collapse, there would be internal strife. If you want to deal with them, you would almost be able to capture them.
But Hao Fenglou couldn't help but smile bitterly. Having said that, it's not so easy to capture the king first.
Fortunately, Zhu Di also found the prescription, which was a surprise attack. The Hoi'an City in Guangnan Prefecture was the same as the coastal defense. It was a port city. If troops were sent to attack Hoi'an on a boat at night and take down Hoi'an City, then everything was settled.
Hao Fenglou shook his head again. Having said that, how could the Ming army not understand this truth? In fact, the Ming army had made this idea at the beginning, but there were few ships after all, so there were not too many soldiers. Chen Tianli was naturally prepared for it. Before the Ming army landed, he was beaten to pieces. No one had this idea again after this battle.
Of course. If anyone else can't beat him, it doesn't mean that Hao Fenglou can't beat him. Hao Fenglou narrowed his eyes and thought about it for a while, probably had a look.
Next, the second thing Zhu Di wanted to say was very simple, that was the issue of the resigned officials and chieftains. Hao Fenglou believed that the chieftains were good. Some people also thought that the resigned officials were good, but Zhu Di was not stupid. Since the resigned officials had failed, the chieftains may not be a good method. The biggest problem was that once the court granted the chieftains, it would inevitably lead to many problems of Annan's chieftains and a lot of powerful people. This did greatly improve the status of the gentry, but once these people were full of wings, they would be dissatisfied and continued to ask for benefits from the court. It would be fine if the court gave it to him, but if he didn't give it to him, he would have to make trouble.
Moreover, if the chieftains act as a clerk, it is also necessary to exploit and exploit, and there may not be any chaos at that time.
Zhu Di's letter was quite a bit like debating with Hao Fenglou. The emperor debated with himself, especially an emperor like Zhu Di, which was enough to make Hao Fenglou amazed. However, Hao Fenglou knew in his heart that this was because Zhu Di encountered an unsolvable knot, but he was unwilling to put it in court to discuss, so he simply asked Hao Fenglou to vent.
Hao Fenglou couldn't help but sigh. Zhu Di is indeed a very realistic person. Only a very realistic person can be a good emperor. At least Zhu Di really sees people's hearts too thoroughly. In fact, Hao Fenglou knew in his heart that neither a vassal official nor a chieftain could actually cure the root cause. It's just that compared to him, chieftain could temporarily alleviate the conflict.
The third topic is relaxed. Zhu Di talked about some interesting stories in the capital, one of which was the arrival of the Great Food Fleet. He seemed to mention it casually, saying that he ordered the prince to come and greet him, showing his importance to the Great Food Fleet.
However, two information was revealed to Hao Fenglou. One of them was the Big Food Fleet. Obviously, Zhu Di was hinting at the indirect force, suggesting that Hao Fenglou's ship should have been almost done. As for the second, it is naturally the prince. The prince's image is indecent, so he asked him to welcome the ambassador. This shows that the prince has been recognized by Zhu Di, and that the prince's most clumsy image problem has been accepted by Zhu Di.
All kinds of problems turned into a wild ten thousand words of letter, and Hao Fenglou could no longer worry about the prince's problem. In fact, Zhu Di accepted the prince and Hao Fenglou was prepared for it. After all, the prince was Zhu Di's flesh and blood, and he was also the eldest son of the empire. He was justified and had never made any mistakes. In addition, he received the support of most ministers in the court, sooner or later Zhu Di would accept this heir.
There are only two problems before Hao Fenglou, suppressing rebellions and building ships.
Hao Fenglou could almost imagine that Zhu Di was urged to suppress the rebellion, so he came up with a strategy to suppress the rebellion. If... if he followed this strategy...
Hao Fenglou's eyes narrowed, and his eyes became deep, and his unfathomable face seemed to be starting to make up his mind again.
Hao Fenglou pondered for a moment and said with a sigh: "Your Majesty ordered me to send troops to help the battle. This is what my minister should do. Father, it seems that my son is going to leave as soon as possible. Early tomorrow morning, my son and Junior Brother Zheng set out and took the musket team to the sea defense. I am afraid that my father will have to take care of all the affairs of Lang Son."
Hao Zheng also shook his head and said, "Of course I know that Your Majesty is worried at the moment and wishes to quell the rebellion immediately, but it is not so easy to quell it. You can do your best to do your job, but you don't have to force it."
Hao Fenglou naturally should go down.
Then he welcomed Zheng He, but Zheng He was not feeling well. After a few sips of water and wine, he left the table. A famous doctor had already treated him. After prescribing the medicine, Hao Fenglou came to the door with a bit of alcohol. Looking at Zheng He on the couch, he moved a chair and sat next to the couch, saying, "Is junior brother better?"
Zheng He smiled and said, "It's a lot better. The emperor ordered me to come here this time, called the Supervisor of the Shipbuilding, but in fact, it was to pass on this letter. What do you think after reading the letter?"
Hao Fenglou sighed and said, "Now, let's settle the war first and then make plans. As for the rest, it's beyond the reach, so we still need to make a long-term plan."
Zheng He said solemnly: "Senior Brother plans to quell the rebellion?"
Hao Fenglou said seriously: "Yes, after saving for so long, the Hao family has been in power, how can you stay indifferent? My father said he was the one who ordered me to help the war, but in fact, he would put this hope on me. As a minister, how can I stay indifferent? What is involved in this is the dignity of the palace. Sometimes, the dignity relationship in the palace is enough to overwhelm everything. Junior brother, I don't say these words, you understand that if Jiaozhi continues like this, my father will really not sleep at night. But if he can cut the mess quickly, then if Jiaozhi becomes stable, I can also explain it to my father."
Zheng He looked at Hao Fenglou quietly, and suddenly smiled and said, "Our family suddenly understands why the senior brother is deeply trusted by Your Majesty. There are only two types of ministers in this court. One is that he is too honest and loyal, but he can't understand the will of the holy people. It's okay to let them go to the sword and the sea of fire, but it's too difficult to think about Your Majesty's thoughts. Therefore, these people always don't know how to winks, and they always have to imitate Wei Zheng every now and then, and always make Your Majesty unhappy. There is another kind of person, too smart, too smart.
It must be a good thing. They have figured out His Majesty's mind, but smart people are always picking and unwilling to suffer losses when doing things. Such people are the most sloppy. Although Your Majesty still relies on them, he dare not trust them too much. Only you are very smart. Your Majesty's mind is clear at a glance. Many joints can be understood by thinking about it. But there are also 'stupid' things that can be done that cannot be done. In order to repay the emperor's grace, he would rather be bleeding and willing to do it. Your Majesty does not trust his senior brother, who else can he trust?"
Hao Fenglou couldn't help but smile and said, "Junior brother, your words are thought-provoking. I am so kind. How my father likes me? In fact, sometimes I don't understand. Anyway, I do it in a daze, but when I hear you peeling the cocoon like this, I have an epiphany."
This is true. Hao Fenglou really doesn’t know what excellence he is. He has the ability and is really amazing. But can he gain Zhu Di’s trust with his ability? There are many officials in the Ming Dynasty, and he is not short of him. After all, being able to do things does not mean trust. Of course, Hao Fenglou will occasionally flatter, but then again, in terms of flattery, how many masters in the court are in the civil and military affairs, how much is Hao Fenglou?
But once Zheng He analyzed it, this is true. He is smart, but sometimes he is "confused". This intelligence and confusion make people feel at ease.
Zheng He shook his head and said, "Although this is the case, tens of thousands of officials are helpless. How can a senior brother succeed? Senior brother, you are now the son of a daughter, so you should not sit in the hall. Don't take any risks easily."
Hao Fenglou smiled again: "Why do you know I'm going to take the risk?"
Zheng He said quietly: "When you see you like this, you will probably have to fight hard again. You junior brother started a business with others. You are the best at looking at people's eyes. I see that there is murderous aura on your face."
Hao Fenglou smiled and did not answer. At this time, someone came over to make medicine. Hao Fenglou stood up and said, "Junior brother, I'll go and cook some things. If you are cured of your illness, we will set out to Haidang. You can rest assured."
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Chapter completed!