Chapter 6: Palm the South of the Yangtze River (II)

The case of deciding the rebellion is that Zhu Yinglong sets up a character against eunuch party members such as Wei Zhongxian. After this major policy is settled, all the trivial matters below will be handled by the ministers. If they do everything themselves, they will inevitably work hard and work hard. This emperor is too boring.

After the capture of Nanjing City, the entire south was left with Guangzhou and Fujian provinces not under the control of the central court. The former Yang Zhaoji army was waiting to enter, and it was only a matter of time to recover Guangzhou, but Fujian was in trouble. Fujian still had a considerable force and a strong maritime force to support it. Its current chief general Zheng Hongkui is also a talented and intelligent person. It is difficult to deal with it. It is not impossible to recover Fujian peacefully, but Zhu Yinglong couldn't make a decision. He was not a person from this time and space. If it were the real Zhu Youjian, he might have killed the three brothers Zheng Zhilong without hesitation and rushed into Fujian. What he thought in his heart was that it would be fine if there was no possibility of a peaceful solution. Now it is very likely to resolve it peacefully, and there is no need to exchange the blood of the soldiers for a broken Fujian.

Zheng Zhilong would kill or not? Zhu Yinglong was a little unsure. This was not because he was indecisive, but because he was considering the gains and losses. Killing Zheng Zhilong might require the blood of millions of soldiers. After all, Fujian was in a drought last year. There were countless people who relied on Zheng Zhilong to survive. Killing Zheng Zhilong may also lose the hearts of the people in Fujian Province. This helped him. Although Zheng Zhilong had the intention to win the hearts of the people, he was still in order to strengthen his own strength and helped him without intention to penetrate the willows. At this moment, Zhu Yinglong was very worried. Ye Xianggao was dead and the deceased was dead. Besides, although Ye Xianggao had some prestige and influence in the Shilin, it was all in the past. From the perspective of family affection, Zheng Zhilong naturally wanted to kill, but from the perspective of the country, Zheng Zhilong was not the time to die.

Let Ye Lianyi go home to visit his parents and worship his ancestors, and first come to Nanjing to see him. This is also Zhu Yinglong wanted to hear Ye Lianyi's thoughts. Therefore, the three captured Zheng brothers were escorted to Nanjing and were thrown into the prison of the Nanjing Ministry of Justice, and no one cares about it.

"Emperor, Sister Rufei has arrived in western Hunan." Yanhong sorted out the case for Zhu Yinglong and said.

"Well, I've been there for almost half a month, so it should be time." Zhu Yinglong nodded and said.

"Yes, I wonder when Sister Rufei will come back?" Yanhong picked up a stack of rice paper and put it on the Jade Lion paperweight and said softly.

Zhu Yinglong smiled and said, "Why, you missed her just a few days after leaving?"

Yanhong smiled silently, but in turn gave Zhu Yinglong a cunning smile.

Zhu Yinglong smiled and pretended not to see it, and glanced out the window.

"Your Majesty, Gao Qiqian is asking for a visit." A eunuch from the small emperor's door stood at the door of the study, not daring to come in, and bowed outside and told him.

Zhu Yinglong then remembered that Gao Qiqian made great contributions to the Nanjing City so smoothly this time, but at the last moment, he was deceived by Xu Rongrong and replaced him with a substitute. He has not yet been arrested. He is not a mean emperor. Although Gao Qiqian failed in his mission, the responsibility was not entirely on him. No one expected that the woman's cunning, so he said, "Let him come here."

The little emperor's squad ran away. After a moment, Gao Qiqian walked in in a sinner costume, leaned over and knelt down to Zhu Yinglong and shouted: "I have let the emperor down and let the bones and blood of the queen and the late emperor fall out. Please punish the emperor!"

Zhu Yinglong's face was neither happy nor angry, and he could not tell what he was thinking. Gao Qiqian, who was kneeling on the ground for a moment, felt a little nervous.

"Get up, the responsibility for this matter is not entirely up to you." Zhu Yinglong said lightly.

Gao Qiqian was relieved when he heard this, and still said, "I dare not."

"This time, you have worked hard for a year to lurk undercover and make great contributions. I will have a great reward. From today on, you will be by my side and listen to it."

"I thank the emperor for his kindness." Gao Qiqian's heart was trembling. Although the emperor did not assign him any specific position, being able to do things around the emperor would be no problem, regardless of status or wealth. The things that many people dream of were all at once, just like a cake falling from the sky, hitting them on their heads.

"Okay, go and take off this condolence, change into a fifth-grade eunuch uniform and come to see me again."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gao Qiqian went on tears of gratitude.

The reason why Gao Qiqian was used was to check and balance. Although Li Yongzhen was loyal to him, this person was not a loyal person. If he had milk, he would be a little worried. He would be impolite if he didn't hand over all the Eagle Guards to him. It was necessary to sneak a person to understand Li Yongzhen's movements at any time, and this was also the need for being a superior.

As for why Gao Qiqian is not held accountable, it is more knowledgeable. If he doesn't pursue it now, it doesn't mean that it will be fine in the future. On the surface, he said nothing, and even just upgraded Gao Qiqian's original eunuch level to three levels. This is kindness, but it is equivalent to telling him that as long as he is loyal to himself, he can deal with him anytime and anywhere, because this handle is there, killing him is just a matter of one sentence. This is power, and favor and power are equally important. Even if Gao Qiqian has any other thoughts, he can only be devoted to Zhu Yinglong.

There is another reason. The eunuch forces around him also need checks and balances. Wang Chengen and Xu Yingyuan followed Zhu Yinglong in the era of King Xin. They were a confidant old man. If these two people took power, they would definitely be a big disaster, and they would not be able to cover everything. It was too late to wait until the disaster was already committed. Therefore, Zhu Yinglong always wanted to find someone, let them stand up to compete with each other, and let them continue to use various means to maintain the power of the three people in a balanced situation. This is the way to check and balance.

These ideas were also derived after careful consideration by Zhu Yinglong. In China, only balance is the king. Although it will hinder the development of the country and nation most of the time, it is indeed the best way to pass on the Chinese nation. The doctrine of the mean has penetrated into the bones and blood of this nation. This kind of thought has both good and bad. The advantage is the inheritance of the nation and culture, as well as the extremely powerful tolerance. The disadvantage is that passively bear external forces to stimulate and trigger their own development. Once they stand at the commanding heights, they will lose their enterprising power, be comfortable and satisfied, and sleep in the dream of a great country, and then wait for others to surpass them again.

In fact, any kind of thought has good or bad, historical view, values, beliefs, etc. If you really talk about it, no one can tell the advantages and disadvantages. The key is that what suits you is the best.

Zhu Yinglong came to a conclusion through repeated thinking that in China, a multi-ethnic country, balance is the first element. Whether it is the common people quarrel, who have stepped on their seedlings for whom, or how big it is to diplomacy or war between countries, their final solution is to balance.

But balance does not equal fairness. The word fairness has not seemed to have been truly realized since it was created. It may appear one day, but it will never appear in the era where Zhu Yinglong is now. The view of Westerners in this era is: "Survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest". They advocate more force and plunder, and go abroad invasion, while the Easterners are on the contrary "close the country and are arrogant", but this kind of "Yelang's arrogance" Easterners actually have the perseverance that Westerners do not have.

Sometimes Zhu Yinglong also wondered whether it was because of the emergence of the Qing Dynasty that the collision between the East and West cultures was more than two hundred years later, and the ancient Chinese nation seemed to have been castrated for a hundred years. If he decided to turn defense into offense, what direction would history develop in?

Although Zhu Yinglong thought about it for no reason, he would always think about this problem when he couldn't help it. After all, he was completely a person from this time and space. If something was said, people from this time and space might think he was a crazy person or think he was a madman.
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