My father is Jiajing

Chapter 513: The Fatherly Love of Emperor Jiajing

After hearing what Emperor Jiajing said, Zhao Wenhua, Xu Jie, Li Chunfang and others couldn't help but look at each other.

There was a hint of surprise in the eyes of the three of them.

They all knew that Wang Zhi would be released, but they didn't expect it to be so soon, and under such good conditions.

Because judging from the files and confessions given to the three of them by Emperor Jiajing and the letter of amnesty provided by Hu Zongxian, Emperor Jiajing intended to acknowledge Hu Zongxian's promise of amnesty and grant Wang Zhi certain official positions and rewards, turning him from a pirate into a new noble of the Ming Dynasty!

Such a change is not a small deal for Zhao Wenhua and others.

After all, for so many years, the imperial court has never properly recruited anyone. Even for the previous Andada, the imperial court only gave Andada a title and other rewards based on the victory of the Battle of Beijing.

However, compared with the benefits that the Ming Dynasty has gained from the grasslands over the years, these titles and rewards are almost insignificant.

But what about Wang Zhi’s situation?

Even though Hu Zongxian had achieved a phased victory in the anti-Japanese war in Zhejiang, the pirates' lair was still far away on the Wo Island, and their overall strength was not damaged at all. Moreover, the imperial court did not gain any benefits from the pirates' home island.

So now they have acknowledged Wang Zhi's surrender. We have to say that Wang Zhi is really lucky!

Emperor Jiajing looked at Zhao Wenhua, Xu Jie and Li Chunfang who were slightly shocked, and he made an exception and explained in front of them.

Emperor Jiajing said: "Although Wang Zhi's influence overseas in Zhejiang is not great, it should not be underestimated. This time I decided to recruit him, in fact, to use the barbarians to control the barbarians. By using Wang Zhi's influence at sea, I can make him turn around and head towards the real lair of the Japanese pirates, thus solving the Japanese invasion that has been harassing the borders of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years once and for all."

"So, my decision this time is for the sake of the long-term future, not just for the temporary stability of the southeast. And this time, in order to ensure that there will be no future troubles, I have decided to restart the Longjiang Shipyard and appoint the East Factory eunuch Yu Huatian as the eunuch guarding the Longjiang Shipyard. I order him to supervise the construction of ocean-going ships and supervise the troops of Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou. The forces of Wang Zhi on Shuangyu Island will be integrated into the East China Sea Navy of the Ming Dynasty to prepare for the future elimination of Japanese pirates!"

Xu Jie, Li Chunfang and Zhao Wenhua couldn't help but gasp when they heard what Emperor Jiajing said!
They never expected that Emperor Jiajing could be so generous!
It seems that the treasury had really saved enough money over the years, allowing Emperor Jiajing to regain the ambition to be on par with Emperors Chengzu and Yongle.

Xu Jie and others immediately bowed: "Your Majesty has a far-sighted mind, and I cannot wait!"

Hearing this, Emperor Jiajing felt very relieved. He laughed and said, "Well, since you all understand my intention, then do as I command. Remember to bring the families of Wang Zhi and his key members to live in the capital so that their families can also enjoy the court's forgiveness and grace to them, so that they can make contributions to the Ming Dynasty at sea with peace of mind."

Xu Jie and the others bowed again: "We obey your order!"

Then Xu Jie, Li Chunfang and Zhao Wenhua left the temple.

After leaving the temple, the three of them couldn't help but look at each other again. It seemed that this shock really made Xu Jie and the other two feel what it meant that a great change was imminent and what it meant to be unstoppable!
Xu Jie said with emotion: "Your Majesty seems to have regained the vigor of the early years of the Jiajing period. It seems that our Ming Dynasty will once again set sail to conquer all nations and spread its might throughout the world."

Li Chunfang and Zhao Wenhua also nodded in agreement.

Although Emperor Jiajing did not explicitly mention opening the sea this time, as long as the people present were not fools or had a screw loose in their brains, they could guess that Emperor Jiajing wanted to follow the example of Emperor Chengzu and build a super fleet that could travel across the oceans.

Moreover, the name of this fleet was named "Dongyang" in reference to the Western fleet led by Zheng He more than a hundred years ago!
From this we can see that Emperor Jiajing was also ambitious at this moment.

As ministers of Emperor Jiajing, none of them were now involved in maritime interests. Moreover, due to the Japanese invasion in recent years, business at sea was not as good as before.

Now Emperor Jiajing wants to completely eliminate the threat of Japanese pirates under the banner of building the "Oriental Navy". Anyone who dares to sing a different tune at this time may be accused of collaborating with the Japanese pirates.

Therefore, now as long as Emperor Jiajing does things under the banner of suppressing the Japanese pirates, both the court and the people can only support it, and no one will stand up and sing a different tune at this time.

After all, not everyone can withstand the emperor's wrath.

Moreover, after so many years of Japanese invasion, both the people in the coastal provinces and the people in other places hated the Japanese pirates to the core and wished they could eat their flesh and sleep on their skin.

Therefore, judging from these popular sentiments, Emperor Jiajing's plan to build a Japanese navy and completely wipe out the Japanese pirates also had sufficient popular support.

Therefore, with so many conditions combined, it was only natural for Emperor Jiajing to follow the example of Emperor Chengzu and launch a massive "expedition to the East".

It’s just that when some things are not explained in detail, imagination is the biggest source of motivation.

In fact, in the heart of Emperor Jiajing, he did not think of creating an invincible fleet comparable to that of the Yongle Emperor.

What he wanted most was to get rid of the Japanese pirates and find out if there was really that much money to be made at sea.

If there really was endless wealth on the sea, Emperor Jiajing would not mind turning this imaginary Oriental navy into reality.

If there is no wealth as imagined, then it is not impossible to use such a fleet to follow the old path taken by Emperor Chengzu.

After all, in addition to learning from his idol Emperor Wen of Han, the emperor that Emperor Jiajing most wanted to be on par with was Emperor Chengzu of his own dynasty.

Otherwise, he would not have gone to so much trouble to ask the officials who were building his mausoleum in explicit and implicit ways to build a mausoleum for him based on the scale of Emperor Yongle's Chang Mausoleum.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so eager to upgrade Emperor Yongle's Taizong to Chengzu.

Although Emperor Jiajing had a lot of selfish motives in promoting his title to Chengzu.

But in the final analysis, he also wanted to set an example for future emperors to see if, when a few generations of Ming emperors wanted to succeed him, they would consider that he was the ancestor of this imperial lineage and promote him to the ancestor's position.

So sometimes, we can’t just look at the surface of things now, but we have to think more about the deeper aspects.

After all, what if it succeeds?
Therefore, when it comes to Emperor Jiajing's promotion to Emperor Chengzu, there is no need to simply apply his father's reasons.

After all, strictly speaking, even if Emperor Yongle did not ascend to the throne, it would take another generation to reach the ninth generation.

Whether or not to honor Emperor Yongle will be a matter of concern to the next generation.

Therefore, with all these clues and evidence, it is hard not to suspect that Emperor Jiajing also wanted to be promoted to the ancestor in the future.

But unfortunately, in the original history, the Ming Dynasty's descendants not only did not last that long, but after his death, Xu Jie took the opportunity of drafting the late emperor's will to trick Emperor Jiajing and help Emperor Jiajing acknowledge the existence of many things.

Just imagine, with an emperor with such flaws, even if the Ming Dynasty could have lasted another two or three hundred years, to the point where the Jiajing Emperor was nine generations old, the successors at that time would not have bothered to guess what their ancestor had been thinking hundreds of years ago.

It can be said that these things are so regrettable.

From this we can see that whether you are an emperor or an official, it is truly reliable to use the power that has not expired to get things done.

Otherwise, you will put your hopes on others, but who knows what will happen in the end.

For example, Emperor Yongle's Chengzu, although the title of ancestor is higher than that of the ancestor, it does not necessarily mean that Emperor Yongle likes this ancestor. After all, what Emperor Yongle recognized at the beginning was that the Hongwu Emperor passed the throne to him in the 35th year of Hongwu.

As for who the cute little Jianwen in the middle is, it doesn’t matter at all!

If you ask, it’s the order of succession!
Whether you believe it or not, Zhu Di believed it anyway.

So, more than a hundred years later, Emperor Jiajing cleverly raised the title of Emperor Yongle Taizong to the level of Emperor Chengzu, which Emperor Yongle must have been unwilling to do.

After all, if he really became the ancestor, wouldn't it be confirmed that Emperor Yongle was a rebel, rather than the legitimate successor in the 35th year of Hongwu?

Therefore, no matter when, legitimacy is a very important key condition!

This is especially true for an emperor who cares 100% about face!

Xu Jie and Li Chunfang greeted Zhao Wenhua, and the three of them parted ways in Xiyuan.

Xu Jie and Li Chunfang returned to their duty station, discussed the matter again, and then drafted the specifications for the imperial edict to Wang Zhi.

In this decree, Wang Zhi was appointed as the general of Shuangyu Island (Guard), commanding the Shuangyu Guard navy. The leaders of his subordinates were given military titles of different ranks, such as lieutenant general and guerrilla general.

As for the entire Shuangyu Island pirates, this decree transformed them into a member of the Ming Dynasty Shuangyu Island (Wei) Navy.

The next step was to reward the families of these pirate leaders. All of their families were awarded residences in the capital, and they were required to send their families to the capital within a specified period of time to enjoy a good life.

Although this one may seem unimportant, it is actually the most important one!
After all, these pirates are unruly by nature, and the fact that they can be amnestied and accept the amnesty is based on the fact that Hu Zongxian has dealt with them in Zhejiang.

However, if the imperial court fails to take countermeasures against them after issuing an edict of amnesty to them, they will continue to commit crimes under the guise of officials.

That would definitely be unacceptable to the court.

Therefore, their families and relatives must live well in the capital as hostages, under the supervision of the imperial court.

Only in this way can the court trust them to be obedient when at sea.

After all, the fertility rate and survival rate of the ancients, as well as their concepts of filial piety and family ties were far better than those of modern people.

Therefore, using family members as hostages to make them obedient and behave properly at sea is also a very common means of control.

Moreover, when the imperial court used these methods, it would generally give the families of these people the best treatment.

Therefore, as long as they don't cause any trouble at sea by disobeying military orders, and go against the orders of the imperial court, their families can enjoy wealth and prosperity forever.

And even their descendants may be lucky enough to inherit everything they have now.

After all, there was a high probability that military officers in the Ming Dynasty would have their positions inherited from generation to generation.

Therefore, in the face of such generational wealth, unless they are extremely antisocial, most of their choices will be glorious and correct.

Zhao Wenhua also acted very quickly. After returning to the Ministry of Justice, he immediately found a person in charge of case review.

He was asked to close and file the case of Wang Zhi as required, and at the same time, in the archived case files, he affirmed Wang Zhi's deep understanding of justice, as well as his loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness in accepting the imperial edict of amnesty.

It can be said that through this operation, Wang Zhi instantly turned from a prisoner into a moral role model!

Such a life experience can be said to be an incredibly magical opportunity, as exciting as riding a roller coaster.

Full of ups and downs!
After Zhu Zaigui learned about the shocking reversal in the Wang Zhi case in Prince Yu's Mansion, he couldn't help but shout in his heart: "Six"!
It turns out that this is the old Taoist's thunderous method of making clouds and rain with a wave of his hand. No wonder he can practice Taoism and control the entire court at the same time.

This ability can be considered a perfect and invincible operation in any era.

"It seems that I am still too naive. I thought the old Taoist priest would take several months to complete the plan, but I didn't expect him to give me the most perfect explanation right away."

"No wonder people in later generations always say that the old Taoist priest is one of the smartest emperors in history. Just this operation is enough for me to learn for a lifetime."

After Zhu Zaigui expressed his admiration for Emperor Jiajing's miraculous operation, he felt extremely good.

Because from before and after this operation, Zhu Zaigui saw the unconditional trust of Emperor Jiajing in him.

Not only did he ask Yu Huatian to restart the Longjiang Shipyard, but he also ordered Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou to form the Dongyang Navy in conjunction with the Zhao'an pirates on Shuangyu Island.

This trust is truly touching!

I knew that Emperor Jiajing was smart and his political tactics were top-notch.

But no matter how smart and powerful he was, he was just an ancient man whose vision had never been opened.

But now he chose to unconditionally trust the connection proposed by Zhu Zaigui. Not only did he restart the Longjiang Shipyard in the name of the emperor, but he also formed the Dongyang Navy.

How could this not move Zhu Zaigui?

It turns out that the ruthless emperor who believed in "two dragons should not meet" also had true love for his child.

So at this moment, Zhu Zaigui's impression of Emperor Jiajing suddenly changed.

He no longer thought that Emperor Jiajing was a cold-hearted, greedy emperor who only cared about himself.

Emperor Jiajing may also be a deep father with love as strong as a mountain.

It’s a pity that this father’s love is somewhat difficult to understand, which is why Zhu Zaigui has been influenced by certain views of later generations for so many years, thinking that Emperor Jiajing was born cold and heartless, did not like his own children, and only wanted to become an immortal.

It turns out that these are all misunderstandings of him by later generations!

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