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Chapter 556: Going to the Western Ocean and the Holy Emperor's Fleet


"The constitution of heaven does not give husbands the right to manage their wives!

Only the cabinet is given the right to make a covenant!

In addition, once this covenant is made, it is only to boost the morale of the scholars, not to require all the people to do so, but to make the scholars set an example for the four people!

Since he is a cultivated person and has to be fed by the imperial court, he should be thrifty and self-denying!

”Liu Hongxun replied very seriously.Many of the civil servants who participated in the court meeting were speechless.Because they didn't expect that this Yuan Fu would specially put shackles on the scholars.Liu Yuliang therefore replied: "In this case, the scholar is not as free as the common people!"

What's the use of reading?

”"The servant asked the father, why do you study?"

Liu Hongxun replied.Liu Yuliang was embarrassed to say at the court meeting that he was studying because he had his own golden house in the book, and Yan Ruyu in the book, so he had to bow his hand to the north and say: "Naturally, it is to serve the court and open up peace for all generations!"

”Liu Hongxun smiled first and said: "The public is ambitious, since the ambition is ambitious, he should correct himself first before he can be used by the country!"

”Liu Yuliang was speechless.He had to admit that a nerd like Liu Hongxun as the first assistant was more uncomfortable than some traitorous ministers as the first assistant, and he couldn't tell the truth at every turn, and he demanded that the scholars have a rigorous style, so that he didn't know how to refute it.Next.Because the courtiers did not dare to resist the moral covenant that Liu Hongxun wanted to set up, and angered the saints, not to mention, they were all people who wanted to save face, and it was not good to say clearly that it was not good to strengthen moral cultivation, so the moral covenant that Liu Hongxun wanted to set was still implemented.The official name is the "Imperial and Gentleman Convention".It laid down a number of rules to be followed by the gentry, as well as the corresponding penalties for violating the Convention.Emperor Zhu Youxiao was very happy to see this.He naturally supported Liu Hongxun to further restrain the gentry through some decrees, which would be more conducive to social harmony within the Ming Dynasty.He also wished that Liu Hongxun would do these things that offended the doctor, so that he could share the firepower.After this, Liu Hongxun was indeed hated by vested interest groups more than the emperor.Some of them opposed Liu Hongxun's restraint of scholars and doctors, and also questioned the legitimacy of Liu Hongxun's actions, saying that Liu Hongxun was usurping the imperial power and stealing the Tai'a.Zhu Youxiao naturally ignored these voices.He is now only concerned about going to the West, hoping to protect his power and prestige by buying off all strata in China and even the surrounding Confucian countries through the benefits he has seized after going to the West.…… At this time, the Western Fleet led by Zhang Shouyao had arrived at the city of Muscat on the coast of Oman.Zhang Shouyao's fleet to the West has been given the name of "Holy Emperor Fleet" by Zhu Youxiao, which not only represents the Holy Emperor Zhu Youxiao to go to the West, but also patrols the West on behalf of the Son of Heaven.And Zhang Shouyao himself was appointed as the general of Zhenhai, with full authority over all the affairs of the Holy Emperor's fleet.The size of the Holy Emperor's fleet was huge.There are dozens of supply ships carrying supplies alone.The largest warship is still a steamship warship built in the shape of a treasure ship, which is the "Zheng He".And it's not just the official ships that were ordered to go to the West to follow.There were also many private merchant ships that followed the official ships that went to the West to do some trade on the way and open up new trade routes.Therefore, everywhere the entire fleet went, it flew over the Roc as if it were spreading its wings, covering the sky and the sea.The Holy Emperor's fleet completed a robbery here shortly after docking in Muscat.There is an element of Portuguese instigation in this.Because, this is a castle occupied by the Portuguese.But before the arrival of the Holy Emperor's fleet, the Portuguese in Oman were being driven away by the Yariba dynasty.By the time Zhang Shoujiao arrived here in the 26th year of the Apocalypse, the Portuguese had been driven to the point where only Muscat and Matola.Therefore, when the Portuguese learned of the arrival of the Holy Emperor Fleet, they obtained contact with the Holy Emperor Fleet through the Ming merchants who came to trade here, thus expressing their willingness to cooperate with the Holy Emperor Fleet and fight back against the Yariba Dynasty together.Zhang Shouyao accepted the Portuguese's request for cooperation and was rewarded for taking away all Portuguese savings in Muscat and Matola, helping the Portuguese to destroy the Yariba Dynasty and help it maintain its colonial rule in Oman.At the same time, Zhang Shouyao also left some Ming soldiers to occupy several cities here, as a new colonial base of the Ming Dynasty.The Koreans, Wakoku, Ryukyu, Annam, Hirado, Chongzhen and other countries also seized some castles as colonial bases in this area according to the number of troops they brought with them.Next, the Holy Emperor's fleet continued to sail to the Western Ocean.According to the agreement between Portugal and Spain, the entire coast of the Indian peninsula to the east and west coasts of Africa was under the Portuguese sphere of influence.So when the Holy Emperor's fleet was going to continue to the Western Ocean, the Portuguese were very panicked, because they were afraid that the Holy Emperor's fleet would take over their colonies.However, because they were afraid of the force of the Holy Emperor's fleet, the Portuguese did not dare to directly use force to prevent the Holy Emperor's fleet from going to the Western Ocean, so they could only continue to negotiate with the Holy Emperor's fleet.Because Zhu Youxiao sent the Holy Emperor's fleet to the Western Ocean this time, it was mainly aimed at Spain.Therefore, Zhang Shouyao eventually promised to respect the sovereignty of the Portuguese in these places, but on the condition that the Portuguese would facilitate the supply and docking of the fleet, and promised to help the Holy Emperor's fleet seize the Spanish colonies, and in addition, the Portuguese would obtain some colonies occupied by the Spanish because of their good intentions.Portugal has always had deep contradictions with the Spaniards and is engaged in the "Liberation War" to seek independence, and Portugal has no other better way now, so it agreed to Zhang Shouyao's conditions.So, next, with the help of the Portuguese, the entire voyage to the Western Ocean became smoother.On this day, the Holy Emperor's fleet had arrived at the Cape of Good Hope.Here, the Portuguese prepared ample supplies for the Holy Emperor's fleet, and asked the black slaves to set up a temporary camp for the Holy Emperor's fleet.However, the officers and soldiers of the various vassal states of the Holy Emperor's fleet did not follow the rules because of this, and wantonly plundered the slaves and property here.The Portuguese did not resist because of this, but just reasoned with Zhang Shouyao.After Zhang Shouyao expressed his regret that he could not restrain the officers and soldiers of the other vassal states that had gone to the West for the Holy Emperor, the Portuguese could only endure their anger, because it was better than having the Holy Emperor's fleet refuse to recognize their colonial rule here.…… On the Spanish side, they also learned from the merchants of their own country that the Holy Emperor's fleet went to the West with the intention of conquest of their own Spain.King Felipe IV of Spain was very surprised when he heard this, and could not help asking: "The fleet from the east has come to conquer us, just to condemn this king?"

Where did this king offend them?

”"Because the Governor we sent to Manila killed their civilians without permission, the Holy Emperor of the East said that you have violated his regulations of the basic order of the world, and you need to be taken to their capital, where you will be tried, and then convicted."

The Spanish businessman who had returned to report the news replied

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