Early in the morning of the 124th day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhu Cilang, as usual, went to Fengxian Hall, where the ancestral tablets, to worship, and boasted about his achievements in the destruction of the ancestors.

After finishing, he began to ascend to the court and went to Fengtian Palace to accept congratulations from all the ministers.

This morning, the main meeting with civil and military officials, praised the court officials for their duties in the past six months. The ministers also praised the emperor's victory in this expedition and hype each other.

Zhu Cilang has listened to this kind of monotonous verse and old-fashioned rule for more than a dozen times. At first, he felt it fresh and had the majesty and momentum of royalty. The more he went back, the more bored he felt.

But the rules are so rules that he can't ignore such a big thing. He had to patiently listen to these clichés that praise the world and wish peace.

In this morning, the ministers' attitude was a bit subtle. They received the order of the prince's confinement early in the morning and couldn't help but speculate on the emperor's thoughts.

The prince Gou Hong's murder was said to be big or small, and obviously no one regarded this matter as a big deal.

After all, you, a father, are slutty. You have been chopped up in Fengtian Palace. It’s nothing if your son forgot the process before hooking Hong!

But since the emperor has done this, he must have an idea. Is he afraid of the prince? Obviously it is impossible!

If Emperor Tianwu was a hero, then the current prince was like a newly weaned little lion, and could not pose a threat to the lion king in every aspect.

As officials who can stand in Fengtian Hall, everyone is smart and has been struggling in the officialdom for some years, and their political sense is extremely keen.

The first thing I figured out was Yang Tinglin, the chief minister of the cabinet. He felt that the prince was only nine years old, but the first time he was in charge of the country was in order and answered everything well. Is this possible?

Looking back at that time, Emperor Tianwu was fourteen years old and was still a little unfamiliar when he first began to govern the Jiangnan area. He often asked the old ministers around him.

Now the nine-year-old prince looks at the entire Ming Empire for the first time, and this is unreasonable. Someone must be teaching him behind his back!

However, this person was mistaken for his intelligence. He originally wanted the prince to show off in front of the emperor, win the holy heart, and make the prince trust him more.

Little did he know that the emperor was not afraid of the prince, but the princely party with many civil and military officials!

The prince is young and easily tempted, which is the most dangerous thing.

After the praise, the hall became quiet again.

Yang Shicong, the second assistant to the cabinet, suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty went to the battlefield personally to boost morale, and let our soldiers fight to the death to build a country's borders, but..."

He paused and said, "However, Your Majesty is the king of a country, not a general in front of the army. You should focus on the great cause, rather than the loss of one battle. If Your Majesty is not in the court for a long time, it will inevitably cause people's hearts to be unstable, the people's hearts will be uneasy, and the ministers cannot sleep at night. I beg your Majesty to take the initiative of the imperial commander in the future and think carefully!"

As soon as these words were spoken, many ministers cast strange eyes on Yang Shicong.

Yang Ge Lao's words seem to be loyal to the king and the country, but in fact they mean to admit defeat.

The general meaning is that the Ming Dynasty cannot do without you, the good emperor. If you are not in the country, the whole country will be uneasy, and I can't sleep well!

Everyone knows that Yang Shicong is close to the prince and wants to use the prince to suppress the prime minister Yang Tinglin in order to achieve the goal of becoming the prime minister of the cabinet. This is an open secret.

Now that the prince has been scolded and confined, this guy has begun to change his direction again, and he is disguisedly pleased the emperor.

Yang Tinglin, the chief assistant of the cabinet, kept silent and took the opportunity to attack Yang Shicong about the prince's confinement.

Zhu Cilang looked at Yang Shicong meaningfully, nodded and smiled, "What Yang Qing said is very true. I must follow Yang Qing's advice and be careful to take the initiative to personally fight!"

At this point, Yang Shicong was relieved that his leader did not cause trouble for him.

He bowed to Zhu Cilang and said, "Your Majesty obeys me, it is really a great blessing for the world!"

Zhu Cixuan waved his hand and asked him to retreat. He ordered Yang Tinglin to preside over the court meeting and enter the formal deliberation process.

When Zhu Cixuan personally conquers Japan, the cabinet would submit a batch of memorials every half month to report to him about domestic affairs.

All daily official documents are basically decided by the cabinet itself. Except for diplomatic and military affairs, they only need to wait for him to come back to make decisions.

The current link is to focus on handling some major tasks before the New Year and take the New Year holiday after the event.

First, the Minister of Works reported that geological exploration personnel sent by the Ministry of Works to Nanyang discovered a large gold mine and two suspected gold mines in Borneo.

In the ninth year of Tianwu, the Ming Dynasty drove away the Spaniards in Luzon, took half of Malacca, and locked the development direction of the Nanyang Protectorate to Pontianak in Borneo.

Now it is found that there are a large number of gold mines in Borneo. According to the Ministry of Industry, many gold mines are accompanied by a kind of gold with a white luster, which is much better than silver, and cannot be melted with flame or any melting technology.

Zhu Cixuan judged that this thing should be platinum!

In this era, whether oriental or Europeans, they didn’t know what preciousness was about platinum, let alone calcining technology. In history, it was not until the second half of the 18th century that foreigners beat platinum into pieces through other chemical elements.

The gold mines in Borneo played a considerable role in the economic development of the Ming Dynasty.

However, the Nanyang Protectorate sent a report that the Netherlands stationed in Batavia also had a strong interest in these gold mines. The Red Barbarians were close to the water and continued to increase their troops in Borneo with their geographical advantages, and competed for territory with the Nanyang Protectorate.

The reasons given by the Netherlands are very simple. Borneo is close to Malacca and Batavia. The Netherlands have sent colonial troops to land in more than ten years. This is their sphere of influence, and the Ming army should withdraw.

Lu Xiangsheng, the major defender of the Nanyang Protectorate, issued a warning to the Batavia Governor's Office in righteousness, claiming that during the Yongle period of our reign, the Sanbao eunuch went to the West seven times and passed by Borneo twice. At that time, this place was called Boni!

Moreover, there was an envoy named Wang Senping in the Ming Dynasty who had served as a local ruler in the coastal areas of Borneo. The specific time was in the eighth year of Hongwu!

Finally, Lu Xiangsheng summarized: Borneo has been the indivisible territory of my Ming Dynasty since ancient times! You Dutch people, please get out!

Zhu Cixuan looked at the military minister Huang Degong and asked, "Have you sure the Nanyang Protectorate has warned Batavia?"

Huang Degong came out and said, "Report to Your Majesty, the Nanyang Protectorate has issued three warnings to the Red Barbarians!"

"Then what else to say, hit him!"

Zhu Cilang waved his hand and said, "I ordered the Nanyang Protectorate to go on a war after the New Year and conquer Malacca and Batavia!"

Huang Degong asked: "Your Majesty, the head coach and deputy commander, as well as the army and warships that went to fight, please tell us!"

Zhu Cixuan said without hesitation: "Chief Coach Lu Xiangsheng, Deputy Coach Shen Shouchong, Yuzhe and others will decide for themselves! I just say that after next year, no foreign soldiers are allowed to appear illegally in the sea and land of Nanyang!"

When the Ming Dynasty beat Japan, the Netherlands bought weapons and sold food, jumped up and down, and now they dared to compete with the Ming Dynasty for territory!

What’s ridiculous is that you still dare to discuss historical belongings with the Ming Dynasty. It’s really a long time to see you!
Chapter completed!