First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 208 Intimidation

Zhu Biao couldn't help but smiled: "What kind of coercion and lure?"

Li Jin bowed and replied: "The great families all have families and children, which are enough to lead young and strong tenant farmers to rebel. Even if they are not enough to resist the court, they are still enough to cause trouble. Naturally, officials can only discuss with them in order to seek stability."

Then Li Jin continued: "The students see that most of the officials here are from aristocratic families. As long as they passively resist, it is enough for the officials sent by the imperial court to make it difficult for them to move forward. Under all kinds of difficulties, they can only compromise."

Zhu Biao shook his head: "Although there are some difficulties, it is not insurmountable if you sincerely do business. Why should you be afraid of Shanxi when you have your back on the imperial court?"

Li Jin went on to say: "Threats are just an appetizer. As long as the officials of the court are dispirited, they will naturally bow their heads and give gifts that suit their wishes."

Zhu Biao knocked on the table and asked: "What is a gift that suits one's heart?"

Li Jin bowed and replied: "The one who is greedy for money gives him gold and silver, the one who loves sex gives young girls, and the one who is famous helps him become famous."

"What if you don't love all three?"

"Then look for their confusion, or the problems of their relatives, and try their best to solve them. The so-called sincerity is what makes gold and stone open, let alone human beings."

Zhu Biao nodded after listening, looked at Li Jin and said, "I heard that your grandfather was the assistant official of the Yuan court, but he was beheaded because of corruption and covering up his comrades, which led to your family's decline. Is there such a thing?"

Li Jin shook his body for a while, but still responded: "It is true."

Zhu Biao asked with a smile: "But I also heard that your grandfather was an upright official. He was quite famous in the ruling and opposition parties at that time. How was it broken?"

Li Jin raised his head and glanced at Zhu Biao: "my grandfather didn't love money, didn't like sex, and didn't want to be famous, but my father was weak and sick since he was young, and he died soon after many illnesses. The head of the Privy Council searched for names and cured me Father's illness..."

Zhu Biao also had a lot of feelings when he heard it, which is why so many young people who were inspired to serve the country and the people in the early years have become the people he once hated the most after going through the ups and downs of the officialdom.

Quite an upright official, it doesn't mean that you can do it if you don't love money and don't like sex. There is always a way to break through that gap. Quite an upright official is a hundred times and a thousand times more difficult than a corrupt official. Just like Li Jin's grandfather, why should he refuse that famous doctor to give him Is the son cured?

In the officialdom, if you accept other people's things, you will naturally have a handle, and then you will break the pot and smash it, and finally end up in a miserable end.

Zhu Biao looked at Li Jin and asked, "If you were in your grandfather's situation, how would you deal with it?"

Li Jin knelt down on the ground and did not speak, Zhu Biao smiled, Li Jin was still too young, no matter what he said at this time, whether he believed it or not, he should say it nicely, that's what he did.

However, Zhu Biao didn't criticize anything harshly. If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if people observe it, there will be no disciples. Instead, he asked: "Since there are so many methods, why do you say that this palace is invulnerable?"

Li Jin also came to his senses at this time. He was really stupid. He was caught in his own memories just now, and he didn't even say the least words of loyalty. If His Highness minds, he can't expect to make a difference in his life. .

Li Jin hurriedly cheered up and replied: "Is it the king's land in the whole world, is it the king's subjects on the shore of the land, the whole world will belong to His Highness, not to mention the mere wealth, they can't afford what His Highness wants."

Zhu Biao narrowed his eyes and said casually: "Then what does this palace want?"

Li Jin returned and said: "Your Highness must hope that the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe, and that the people can live and work in peace and contentment...

Liu Jin, who came in to pour water, glanced at Li Jin, who was eloquent, and shook his head. When will it be your turn to guess what His Highness is thinking?
Li Jin, who was kneeling on the ground, was talking when he suddenly heard the sound of the table being slammed, he immediately stopped speaking, and buried his head deeply.

Zhu Biao said coldly: "Get out."

Li Jin retreated hurriedly with a trembling heart, Liu Jin came up and poured tea for Zhu Biao, Li Jin was too young, suddenly valued by His Highness, he dared to speculate and tell the prince's mind at will.

As a courtier, of course you have to speculate on the mind of the superior, but it is definitely not for you to speak out, but to understand and cooperate silently, instead of such a big propaganda, if the king does not keep secrets, he will lose his ministers, and if his ministers do not keep secrets, he will lose his status.

Li Jin was a mere new scholar with no official position, so it was his turn to talk loudly in front of His Royal Highness, Zhu Biao calmed down after taking a sip of tea.

Hitting Li Jin is just a trivial matter. This guy has been a little bit of a drifter recently. Although he is indeed talented, he still needs to polish it a lot. Zhu Biao turned his head and asked Liu Jin to order Xu Yungong to lead 2000 people to Datong to carry some coal. Autumn, I also have to prepare.

As for the aristocratic family, since Zhu Biao went out in person, they have no room to resist. Just like Li Jin said, they can't afford what Zhu Biao wants, and they can't afford what Zhu Biao wants, and the officials may not like it. Afraid of making things big and difficult to clean up.

But how could Zhu Biao be afraid, it's just that he didn't want to damage the porcelain. If they really didn't cooperate, Zhu Biao's family's great fortune could not afford to lose a few plates.

They also understand these reasons, so after a few days of wrangling, it will be settled. As Zhu Biao expected, they expressed their willingness to cooperate the next day. To the court.

Of course Zhu Biao would not let them go so easily, weakening the gentry was Zhu Biao's main goal, and his huge clan had to be divided, otherwise they might not be able to recruit tenant farmers if they had land.
Zhu Biao didn't come here for nothing, so it was inconvenient for him to talk about many things, so His Royal Highness the King of Chu had to go out. If he couldn't bribe the prince, he planned to bribe the King of Chu. After all, the King of Chu would definitely need money in the future.

It's a pity that Zhu Yan refused to accept the soft and the hard, and had no choice but to follow the court's will. I hope His Highness the Crown Prince can give them a way out.

That night Zhu Bian hurried back to Daying, saluted his elder brother and sighed: "These guys are really rich, why don't you let me kill them."

Zhu Biao leaned on the back of his chair and said: "How can things be so easy to collect? Once there is a relationship between people, even if there is nothing at the beginning, it will inevitably be partial in the future. What's more, I have brought so many new scholars and noble children this time. They set a bad example, so what will happen in the future."

Zhu Biao still grinned distressedly, and Zhu Biao shook his head, which could make His Royal Highness the King of Chu so excited, one can imagine what a touching bribe it was, if Zhu Biao wasn't here, would Zhu Biao be able to resist it?If other officials come here, can they resist it?

There is a long way to go, Zhu Biao knocked on the table to wake up Zhu Bian who was still dreaming; "They all agreed?"

Zhu Yan nodded and said: "What can we do if we don't agree? Brother, you have already started to call up the Shanxi garrison. Now they are afraid that the promise will be too late, and His Royal Highness will start killing."

Zhu Biao smiled: "With their cooperation, everything will be easy to do, otherwise we would catch them village by village, and the young and strong would have run away long ago.

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(End of this chapter)