Capital, Imperial Palace.
Li Shi Min looked at the memorial on the table and felt a headache coming on.
The thickest stack was all discussing the reason for bringing back the Retired Emperor.
Li Shi Min naturally didn't care about these things. He didn't think Zhu Qi Zhen was a threat to him.
He wasn't even afraid when he was still the King of Qin.
He was the emperor now, what was there to be afraid of?
What really made him feel troubled was the defensive perimeter that was riddled with holes.
It was difficult to reverse the accumulated problems. It was not something that he could resolve with a single sentence.、
Emperor? It would be fine to kneel on the surface.
When it came to the tangible benefits in front of them, how many people could resist not reaching out?
Whether it was the generals or civil officials, the more they shouted.
The more diligent he was in fishing for silver in private.
"Men, summon Minister of War Yu Qian.”
Li Shimin summoned Yu Qian in Wenhua Hall.
"I have read your memorial. Is the northern border really as unbearable as you say?”
Hearing this, Yu Qian cupped his hands and said straightforwardly.
"Your Majesty, the situation will only be more serious than what I wrote in the memorial.
The first to bear the brunt was the corruption of the border generals, and even the betrayal of the enemy.
Emperor Taizong had established a rotation system for border generals, but this method had its pros and cons.
The advantage was that it prevented the border generals from controlling a large number of troops, but the new generals were harsh on the soldiers.
As a result, in the 14th year of Zhengtong, the north suffered from a severe shortage of food and pay, and their combat strength was severely lacking!”
Li Shi Min, who was listening quietly, couldn't help but agree.
Which emperor wasn't afraid of the ill intentions of the border generals?
Didn't the decline of the Great Tang start from those provincial governors?
Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di, was the emperor who rebelled after guarding the border and holding a large number of troops.
After ascending to the throne, he naturally had to plug this loophole.
However, the disadvantage was that the generals who took turns to bully the soldiers had nothing to fear.
In any case, those who were going to take turns could eat empty pay and drink the blood of soldiers.
At that time, he would eat until his mouth was full of oil and earn a lot of money. He would just leave.
He would only leave a mess for the imperial court, and the ones suffering would be the commoners at the bottom.
"Do you have any ideas?"
Li Shi Min looked at him.
Yu Qian only said," Strike with a heavy fist and be punished according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
After that, they would set up officials to inspect and let the censors patrol regularly, which could make the border generals restrain themselves.”
After a pause, he continued.
"Wala has invaded the border, and the northern grassland tribes have disloyalty.
It would be best to send troops to subdue them before carrying out the reform.”
From this conversation, it could be seen that Yu Qian was not a pedantic civil official.
He didn't only know how to say the right thing.
Instead, he would come up with a feasible solution after considering the reality.
What if the Wala Grassland tribes attacked again when the border generals were changed and the corrupt officials were punished?
Could it be that another fiasco at the Earth Wood Fortress would occur?
"Send troops?
Yesterday, in the court, the Minister of Revenue kept crying about poverty.
There were only a few million taels of silver in the national treasury. Not only did they have to pay the salaries of the officials, but they also had to pay the army and reward them.
They also had to consider the disasters that occurred in various places and set aside a portion of the disaster relief funds.”
Li Shimin read through the memorial and only found three words.
A mess.
Everywhere was empty, everywhere was in chaos.
Zhu Qizhen had left, but the mess he had left behind could not be ignored.
Li Shi Min was not afraid of war, not even the number of enemies.
They were just mobilizing troops.
However, the political affairs of the huge empire were complicated and difficult to sort out in a short period of time.
In the past, Li Shimin had Zhangsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and a large group of civil officials under him.
Now, he could only rely on him alone. At most, he could count on Yu Qian.
However, the other party was still the Minister of War, and the court had many administrative matters aside from military matters.
"I, I think we can increase our income and reduce our expenditure in the financial crisis.
As for the specific implementation method, Your Majesty can order the cabinet ministers to sort it out and summarize."
Yu Qian's face showed some helplessness.
He was the Minister of War. Why did he have to ask him everything?
Li Shi Min then remembered that there was a cabinet in the Ming court.
However, the current cabinet was far inferior to the cabinet in the later stages.
At least when the emperor was on the northern expedition, the cabinet did not play its role.
Just as Li Shimin was thinking about how to clean up Ming Dynasty's abuses and make the country rich and strong…
Both inside and outside the Imperial Court were already in an uproar over the matter of bringing back the Retired Emperor.
……
Wala.
Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but feel excited as he looked at the envoy of the Chamberlain of Dependencies.
"Please get up, dear minister."
He found it difficult to suppress his longing for the capital.
"Retired Emperor, I have already submitted my credentials to Grand Preceptor Wala.
He believed that they would be sent back to the emperor in a few days.”
Hearing this, what else could Zhu Qizhen say?
He just grabbed the other party's hand and kept talking.
"Good, good, good!"
However, when it came to an emperor, the envoy of the Chamberlain of Dependencies was just a prelude.
He also expressed his willingness to negotiate.
Very soon, Da Ming sent a delegation of ministers with some weight to negotiate.
Li Shi Min was among them, and there was no obstruction as Sun shi had imagined.
He didn't even care about this matter and casually handed it over to the Ministry of Rites to handle.
At most, small-scale trade was allowed.
If Wala knew what was good for him and was willing to bow down and submit.
Then they would be given a chance to pay tribute, but the number of people would be strictly limited.
Three months passed by quickly.
It was autumn on the grassland, and the green grassland began to turn yellow.
Zhu Qizhen had been here for almost half a year.
It had been almost a year since he was captured.
"Your Majesty, come quickly."
Princess Mu Ge of the grasslands pulled Zhu Qi Zhen and ran on the grasslands with a smile.
Clearly, this Retired Emperor's days were still pretty good.
It was not as hard as Sun shi and Empress Qian imagined. He even had Princess Mu Ge as his concubine, and he enjoyed every night.
Other than the fact that they did not have the power of the military, they ate and drank the best food in the grasslands.
Yexian, who was looking at him from afar, sighed.
He looked at Saikan King and said," Does this person really have no chance?”
The other party shook his head.
"Elder brother, now that the position of the emperor is stable, it is almost impossible for the Retired Emperor to return.”
He had also fantasized that Zhu Qizhen could be restored and become the emperor again.
After all, he represented the orthodoxy and was Zhu Zhanji's eldest son.
For Wala, this was a good thing.
However, a fantasy was still a fantasy.
"What a pity."
"Elder brother, we can't do this.
After the tea-horse exchange market opened, how could he exchange food and tea leaves with the people of the Ming Dynasty?
Winter was coming, and the lives of the clansmen were better.”
The tribes of the grassland were all full and hungry.
Last year, they plundered the Ming Dynasty's wealth and food, so they had a comfortable winter.
However, this year, it had become difficult.
It was because there were too many Wala youths lying on the land of the Ming Dynasty.
It was difficult for a small tribe with only the elderly, women, and children to survive.
Half a month later.
He also saw off Da Ming's diplomatic group as they took away Retired Emperor Zhu Qizhen.
He could not help but sigh.
It was originally thought to be the beginning of a thousand generations of foundation, but in fact, it was the peak of life.
Within the grassland tribes, Yexian's name was spread everywhere.
Captured the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and almost conquered the capital.
However, only he knew that Wala was just an empty shell.
Zhu Qi guarded the town and returned to the south.
The return of this Retired Emperor caused undercurrents to surge in the Great Ming Dynasty.
Speculation was always an action where the investment was greater than the gain.
The Dragon's Follower Technique attracted countless people to charge forward!
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