Zhu Houjie would not put all his eggs in one basket. If Cao Zhengchun was to handle the Jiangnan Academy case, then he would not be the one to handle the case of Prince Gan Su.
Zhu Haoju's territory was in Gan Su, the westernmost part of the empire. After the Jade Gate Pass was the Western Regions.
The Western Regions had belonged to the Central Plains since ancient times. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains Imperial Court lost control of the Western Regions due to its weak military strength.
That large piece of land, Zhu Houjin would definitely take it back.
However, the empire was currently engaged in two wars at the same time, so they could only put it aside for now. However, that did not mean that Zhu Houjin would relax his rule there.
If Zhu Hao sold other materials, such as tea leaves and porcelain, it would be considered a normal trade after the official record.
Selling grain was a violation of the business reform laws formulated by Zhu Houyi. All kinds of business operations were strictly controlled.
The grain Zhu Hao sold was produced by the hidden fertile land.
The court's commercial laws would never forgive him.
Initially, Zhu Houjiu had considered letting the Minister of Justice Mao Jinyu investigate. However, Zhu Haojue had a lot of connections in the court. Gan Su would know about it before the Minister of Justice even made a move.
At this moment, Zhu Houjin thought of a suitable candidate…
"Huang Jin," Zhu Houjin said.
"I'm here." Huang Jin bowed from outside the hall.
"Go to the Ministry of Rites and find a High Scholar named Hai Rui. After you find him, ask him to come and see you.”
Hai Rui?" Huang Jin was confused. He had never heard of this person before.
"This lowly one obeys the decree!" The eunuch didn't dare to say anything. Huang Jin quickly left after receiving the edict.
In Zhu Houyi's opinion, to investigate Zhu Haojun, he had to find someone who had no connection to the officialdom of the capital.
Without a doubt, Hai Rui was the best candidate.
According to the East Chamber's secret report, as the general examination approached, most of the examinees from all over the country had already arrived in the capital to prepare for the examination. This was their chance to leap over the dragon gate.
The East Chamber had an intelligence network that covered the entire capital, so it was fairly easy to find an examinee in the capital.
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Eastern Hunting Ground.
Li Chengliang led the elites of the five battalions and the Divine Arms Battalion into formation.
Minister of War Wang Yangming said to the burly Li Chengliang,"
"Commander Li, this is a great opportunity for you to make a name for yourself. If you can defeat the Tartar cavalrymen this time, you will rise up in the empire's army!”
Li Chengliang, who was dressed in armor, swung his black iron sword and looked loyal to his country.
His arms were thick, and his veins were bulging. At this moment, his heart had already flown to Datong, and he wished he could kill all the Tatar cavalrymen who violated the border.
At this moment, the Jinyiwei Tongzhi came with an imperial edict in his hand."Li Chengliang, accept the decree!"
"General, Li Chengliang, accept the decree!"
Li Chengliang lowered his head and knelt down to listen to the decree.
"Decree! He ordered Li Chengliang to gather his troops. At three quarters in the afternoon, the emperor would inspect the imperial carriage!”
"I will obey!"
After the Jinyiwei Tongzhi finished reading, he handed the imperial edict to Li Chengliang.
At this moment, all the soldiers of Great Ming were boiling with excitement. The emperor was going to inspect the imperial carriage.
To be able to see Tian Zi was the greatest honor of their lives!
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Toyoda Hideyoshi, the most famous person in the Wei Nation, had a gloomy expression on his face. The battle with the Ming Navy made him feel like a frog at the bottom of a well.
For the past five years, he had tried his best to unify the East Ocean Continent and won one victory after another. He thought that he was the God of the East Ocean Continent…
But these few days, the Ming Empire's navy had shattered all of his confidence!
He was the center of attention in the East Ocean Continent, but against the Ming Empire, he was defeated.
He didn't even know what the enemy looked like, and he had already lost half of his strength…
Nobunaga, who had come with him to invade Korea, said to Hideyoshi,"
"General, our people have already learned from the Nanyang merchants that the weapons of the Ming Empire are powerful cannons.”
" Not only the navy, but their Royal Guards, Divine Arms Battalion, and the cities on the nine sides are also equipped with cannons. If we want to fight the Ming Empire to the death, we must not do it without cannons…"
"Now I finally know how terrible the consequences of offending the Ming Empire are!"”
"That's right, we want to use Great Ming as our suzerain and learn from them.”
In Nobunaga's heart, the Ming Empire was a colossus.
He had been their teacher back in the Tang Empire. At that time, they had sent a large number of Tang envoys to learn everything about the Tang Empire.
800 years had passed, but his teacher was still his teacher.
……
Facing the Ming Navy that was already in high spirits.
How should the Japanese face this?
A big problem was placed in front of Hideyoshi and Nobunaga.
Overnight, half of their hair turned white.
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In Yangxin Palace Hall, Zhu Houjian was reading Qi Jiguang's memorial on how to respond to the Wei Nation's request for peace when Huang Jin ran in."Your Majesty, Hai Rui is waiting outside the palace.”
"Let him in."
Zhu Houzhi wrote a few strokes on Qi Jiguang's memorial and ordered him to act as he pleased.
Hai Rui was 42 years old this year. They had been taking the examination for the High School Entrance Examination since they were 16 years old. They had been taking the examination for 26 years and had only passed the examination this time.
Although he was only forty-two years old, his hair and beard were already white, and he was emaciated.
After Hai Rui entered the hall, he bowed and said,""Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!”
"Stand up and grant me a seat."
As soon as Zhu Houzhen finished speaking, the eunuch brought a stool over.
Hai Rui was terrified. They didn't dare to sit down or look up at Tian Zi.
"Have a seat…"
"Thank…Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Hai Rui sat down, he couldn't help but steal a glance at the red man sitting on the dragon throne...
The emperor was not old, but his eyes had a heroic bearing that could swallow mountains and rivers and rule the world.
"So the Son of Heaven is indeed as the rumors say. He is a wise ruler of the world and a rare Holy Lord!”Hai Rui thought to himself.
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