Xiang Ying and Yin Huan looked at Xu Hao in a straight military uniform dumbfounded, Wu Ying and Wu Yun looked at each other, Li Yu was stunned, they never expected that Xu Hao, who was famous all over the world, was the person in front of him.

Thirty Ming warships sailed to the port, stunned the Ryukyuan, and Wang Yingzu, the king of Nanshan, and Shang Sishao, the king of Zhongshan, hurried to meet them with officials.

Xu Hao's face sank like water and said: "Shang Bazhi colluded with Wang Yingzu to assassinate the king of Nanshan, tied up and escorted to the capital to listen to the saint's disposal. ”

Shang Sishao glanced at the three thousand Ming sergeants who were holding muskets majestic, how could he dare to refuse? Sincerely frightened: "A small country and a widow are at the disposal of the generals of the kingdom." ”

Wang Yingzu and Shang Bazhi were shocked, and just as they were about to resist, they were pressed to the ground by the sergeants, and they were all tied up and sent to the boat along with a cadre official and his entourage.

The floating island where the thirty-six surnames live is close to Nanshan Kunida, which has the best natural harbor and is the only foreign port in the Ryukyus.

Mao Jie, the director of the Ministry of Rites, in accordance with Xu Hao's instructions, read out the crimes of the prince Shang Bazhi and Wang Yingzu in front of the people of the Ryukyus.

Because the former King of Nanshan was far away in North Korea, Mao Jie announced that the Nanshan Kingdom was temporarily under the management of the King of Zhongshan, and Shang Sishao had pure qualifications and compassion for the people, and had always been the most popular among the people.

Mao Jie said loudly again: "Many people have exposed the cruelty of Wu Ning, the king of Beishan, which has caused the people in China to live in poverty, and Wu Ning should be arrested today." Clean place. ”

The locals were stunned at first, and then cheered and thundered, it turned out that Wuning, the king of Beishan, was indeed a disaster for a long time, not only cruel and ruthless to the people, but also often sent troops to attack Zhongshan and Nanshan, killing people and doing all kinds of evil, and his reputation was very bad.

The officials of the Celestial Empire raised their arms, and a large number of soldiers and civilians followed the 3,000 Ming army to Beishan Kingdom. Open the gates to greet you.

In this way, Xu Hao unified the three kingdoms without much effort. Of course, he didn't have a good heart, the former Nanshan King has been evaporated from the world, and he will replace the Shang family at the right opportunity in the future, and then Ryukyu will be under the jurisdiction of Taiwan. Now the imperial court has set up the Taiwan government. Displaced people from Guangdong, Fujian and other places came to settle in Taiwan. Mu Hui's Fujian Navy Admiral Yamen will move to Keelung, the later generation, to control Ryukyu remotely.

Then, with 5,000 Ryukyu soldiers as the mainstay, they were the big and small chiefs on the islands around Zhao'an. The gift of silk and other things was more than 20 years before the unification of the Ryukyus by the prince Shangpazhi in history.

In September, Xu Hao bid farewell to the Ryukyu military and civilians and set off for Taiwan, stayed for several months, crossed the strait to Quanzhou, Fuzhou and other places, and returned to Beijing in March of the following year.

In Xujia Garden, Xiang Ying and Yin Huan, who were invited to be guests, had nothing to do, rowed a boat to play in the pool, and when they passed a small bridge, they picked up Xu Cuiliu and got on the boat.

Suddenly, I heard Xiangling and others also rowing a boat to pick lotus roots, Xiangxuan sang: "Cai Ling Mo Cai Lian, do you know a word; The lotus leaves cover the mandarin ducks, and the lotus seeds are bitter. ”

Since these days, Xiang Ying Yin Huan has comprehended the talent of the women of the Xu family, and she is ashamed of herself, and at this moment, she can't help but blush when she thinks of the public poetry and couplets in front of Xu Hao that day.

Xu Cuiliu said with a smile: "Picking lotus Mo Cailing, picking lotus smells; The water chestnut pierces the hearts of the nongs, and the water chestnuts stain the hands. ”

Suddenly, Xu Jiang, who was hiding in a bush of wood hibiscus, stroked his palms and smiled: "You are very elegant, singing and harmonizing." ”

Xu Cuiliu was startled, frowned and said: "Promote narrow things, just look at it, sneaky, what are you doing hiding here?" ”

Xu Jiang laughed and said, "I see that you guys are very interesting, and I can't bear to be alarmed." ”

Xu Cuiliu said: "We're coming up, you take this rope on the shore, throw it over, and pull the fiber for us." ”

Xu Jiang was also obedient, took the rope and grabbed one end, and threw it over. Yin Huan then tied it to the short pole at the mouth of the boat, and said with a smile: "You pull us back and forth, and we can walk under the horizontal and vertical bridges." ”

Xu Jiang saw that Yin Huan was cute and cute, so he dragged the rope and walked all the way along the embankment, and the girl on the road smiled when she saw it, and when it reached Aunt Jia's ears, she secretly scolded her son for not being angry.

Xiangling couldn't help but smile on the boat opposite: "This slender master is also decent." ”

Xu Cuiliu said to Qingwen Xiangyu on the shore: "You all just come down." In this way, the five people were crowded in a boat, and the Xinling under the peeling was eaten, but Xu Jiang was so tired that he was half dead, and he simply dropped the rope and ran away.

At this moment, Xu Hao was angry at the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and reprimanded him sharply: "The Wujiang area of Suzhou encountered a big flood, the people's fields were exhausted, the peasants drove water to save the fields, the hungry in the stomach was exhausted and cried to the sky, the strong fought for the chaff mixed with water chestnut and weed, and the old and young could not enter the city to beg, and they threw themselves into the river. Your response to this is slow, this is a dereliction of duty, and the suspension of half a year's compensation for the family of the deceased. No matter who the main local officials are, they will all be dismissed on the spot and never hired, and their identities will be removed, and the whole family will move to Taiwan to serve the people, and let Xia Yuanji take over the local government affairs and provide relief to the victims. ”

Lang Ji Baiqin, the left attendant of the household department, said sweatingly: "I have sent people to Songfu to give rice to the affected people, one bucket of rice for each big mouthful, six liters from six to fourteen years old, and not under five years old." Each household has a large mouth and more than 10 mouths, only one stone. It is not a rule for those who lack food to borrow rice in the whole disaster: one bucket of rice for one mouthful, two buckets for two to five mouths, three buckets for six to eight mouths, and four buckets for those with nine to ten or more mouths. After waiting for the autumn harvest, he returned to the office. ”

Xu Hao said angrily: "Double the rice grain, pregnant women and babies should provide hot cooked meat, and those who lack food will be given free food!" I don't care what you do, but if you die, the life of an official in your household will be worth it. ”

Out of the chaotic household yamen, Xu Hao rode into the noon gate, to the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Gaochi was facing the official Shangshu Jianyi said: "This time the Wujiang flood, the local officials made me feel cold, in the past every year to send the imperial history to patrol the officials in various places, but according to the report, the imperial history often sits in the mansion every place, summons the students and the servants to ask the officials about the ethics, according to the letter, how can such an investigation get the truth?" There is also a royal history to participate in the banquet to ask for gifts, relying on the words of several people to determine the virtuous and unvirtuous? Ridiculous! From now on, the imperial history and the officials of the department have been inspected according to the judges. All localities were ordered to report on their actual achievements, and the officials should strictly inspect them, and they should not only rely on verbal inquiries. ”

Jian Yi said: "Obey the order, the minister believes that the imperial history should be explained to enter the country privately, the fields are open, the people are safe, the courtesy is prosperous, the customs are thick, there are no thieves in the realm, and the officials are not treacherous, that is, they are virtuous in obeying the order." Otherwise, it is not advisable to obey the order, and the disadvantages of the inquiry are not one end, and people have different likes and dislikes. The reputation is also different. It should be changed. ”

Xu Hao gave Zhu Gaochi a look, and Zhu Gaochi said: "The number of Chinese and foreign officials recorded by the Ministry of Officials yesterday has increased several times compared with the old amount. The way of life. It's about frugality. The ancients said that officials are not necessary. Only in the others. Is there a good plan for you? ”

Jian Yi pondered for a moment. said: "All officials in Beijing, the additional ones are sent to the ministry for other purposes, and the yamen under the jurisdiction of the foreign order is strictly assessed. This year, he took the second field and the third class jinshi. Seventy people were retained, and they were subordinate to the departments and ministers. If there is a shortage of professors and companions in the palace, they will be selected from the third class jinshi, and all the rest will be sent back to school. ”

Zhu Gaochi said happily: "Good policy, just according to what Aiqing said." ”

Waiting for Jian Yi to retire, Zhu Gaozhi said with a straight face: "You kid took a boat to play around, beating, killing and robbing, I heard that there was also a group of beautiful women from the Korean country, none of them were sent to me, but you want Lao Tzu to wipe your ass for you?" It's a bastard. The envoy of the Japanese kingdom Ashikaga Yoshimitsu cried and complained, saying that you had killed tens of thousands of people, and I had to seal the crown and costume of the lord of the other country, the turtle button gold medallion, and the brocade and other things, and specially allowed him to sell weapons and other prohibited things, and allowed trade. ”

Xu Hao said with a smile: "There are beauties, but the queen mother and sister-in-law don't let you get close to women frequently, so I can't help it." As for Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, when he restrained the Japanese and when he allowed merchant ships to dock, he continued to send fleets to retaliate if he was not satisfied.

This time, I took Yingzhou, established sovereignty over the Ryukyu Kingdom, and avenged the blood feud that was burned and killed by the Japanese in the past years, and I should be rewarded rather than punished. ”

Zhu Gaochi shook his head and said: "If you reward it again, you will have no reward, you kid is not majestic enough to call for wind and rain outside?" Speaking of which, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu turned out to be a shogun, controlling the government, and the samurai feudal system implemented by the Wa Kingdom, but the real lord of the country is just a puppet, I really want to order you to lead troops to attack the Wa State, clean up the source, and support its lord. ”

Xu Hao said: "The lord of the country calls himself the emperor, and the bloodline has basically not been broken before the Tang Dynasty, and it has been passed down to this day, and how many dynasties have changed in China?" It's also a taste to be a puppet, and the direct descendants of the self-proclaimed Amaterasu God have a supreme position in the hearts of the subjects, so let the shogunate change it, and no one dares to replace it, unless you find a way to marry the royal family, so your majesty You should save your worries, so it is right to govern the world and leave a good country for your son. ”

Zhu Gaochi thought about it, and sighed for a long time: "Alas! When you say this, I envy the Japanese country, but the taste of being a puppet is not comfortable, and it is okay to kill and kill the hands of those who take the manipulation. ”

Xu Hao said casually: "Don't bother me if you have nothing to do, I ran to reprimand the officials today, and I have to be treated as a nosy minister, and I am impeached as a shogun who is bent on being bullshit." ”

Zhu Gaochi smiled and said: "Yesterday, the imperial history impeached Song Sheng, the chief military officer of Gansu, for stealing authority, and was refuted by me. ”

Xu Hao said with some emotion: "You know that I can do it, and this hard trip is not in vain." ”

Zhu Gaochi smiled: "By the way, I intend to establish Zhanji as the crown prince, do you intend to serve as the crown prince?" ”

"Don't do it!" Xu Hao immediately shook his head.

Zhu Gaochi said helplessly: "Since you don't want to, forget it, it's not unreasonable for you to worry, it's not a good thing to have too much power, just rest for a year and a half." Well, this time I want to canonize Gao Xi as the king of Han and Gao Sui as the king of Zhao, where do you say the arrangement of the feudal country is appropriate? ”

Xu Hao said bluntly: "They have always had the intention of being emperors, and they must not be guarded against, this feudal country has to think about it, let Xie Jin and other ministers discuss." ”

Within a few days, Emperor Hongxi established his son Zhu Zhanji as the crown prince, and his two younger brothers were promoted to princes, announcing to the world, placing the officials of the East Palace, Rongguo Gong Zhang Yu and the prince and prince, Chengguo Gong Zhu Neng and the prince and the prince, the official department Shangshu Jianyi and Zhan Shi, the right attendant of the Ministry of Engineering Zhao Yi and Shao Zhan Shi, and the right attendant of the Ministry of War Lang Mo Lin and Shao Zhan Shi.

After a year of appeasement, the imperial court set up the Liaodong Metropolitan Governor's Office, and successively set up 130 guards in the north and south areas of the Hannan River and the Heilongjiang River basin, as well as the Songhua River, the Ussuri River, the Green River, the Hengluo River and other river basins.

From the Onen River in the west, Sakhalin Island in the east, the Udi River in the north, and Jeju Island in the south, all ethnic groups in the territory were attached to the Ming Dynasty, completing the temporary unification of the Ming Empire to the northeast region.

Although Xu Hao didn't have much ambition for the territory, Siberia and even North and South America and Australia were all borderless lands at this time, and it would be too tyrannical not to take them.

It is to send a number of expedition teams to the north and south to draw maps, establish boundary marker registers, and prepare for future immigration. (To be continued......)