Why did the emperor rebel?

"I see……"

In Wenhua Palace, Zhu Qiyu roughly told Dai Wang about the disputes in the court about Huangzhuang and Dai Wang's Mansion.

Only then did the prince understand, he twitched his beard and said something, but his expression was not very good-looking, he snorted softly, and immediately opened his mouth to speak.

"Your Majesty forgives my ministers and said bluntly, you are still too lenient towards these ministers on weekdays. The imperial decree has been issued, and these ministers dare to be so obedient and defy the decree. It is really hateful."

It seems that since he was allowed to transfer the vassal, Zhu Shixiu's pressure from the old king has gradually disappeared, and now he has a bit of a real vassal king's demeanor.

Looking at the annoyed Dai Wang, Zhu Qiyu didn't accept this, but continued.

"Uncle Dai Wang, don't worry. I've already ordered them to go down to handle this matter. It's just that the ceremonial system needs to be reduced a little. I'll ask the internal treasury to pay for the insufficient silver, but the construction of the palace will not be delayed."

Hearing this, Dai Wang felt a little uneasy, said.

"Your Majesty, how can you allow your Majesty's internal treasury to pay for your royal residence? It's better for you to negotiate with the Ministry of Household Affairs. The treasury is huge. No matter what, there is no reason for your majesty to withdraw money..."

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said.

"It's okay, the ministers below are not easy to deal with. Uncle Wang doesn't need to run into trouble. We are all a family. Besides, Uncle Wang helped me a lot in the military settlement before. Now that I want to move the vassal, I should naturally help. , Uncle Wang doesn’t have to refuse.”

This……

Seeing that the emperor said so, Zhu Shixiu couldn't continue to shirk, not to mention, when he went to the household department to block the door last time, he had already seen the slippery Lord Shangshu.

Let him go again this time, fearing that he will return without success, so the acting prince hesitated for a while, then stood up and cupped his hands.

"Thank you for your majesty's grace, I will definitely be grateful."

Zhu Qiyu smiled, raised his hand, and said.

"Uncle Wang doesn't need to be too polite. I'm still young, I don't have enough prestige, and I can't do much. The court and society still need the support of Uncle Wang and the clans."

As soon as the words came out, Dai Wang blinked his eyes, as if he had guessed something, and as expected, the emperor continued to speak.

"I heard that Uncle Wang has sent someone to Zhangzhou. I don't know how the chart is used?"

Therefore, this is the reason why Zhu Qiyu insisted on refusing to postpone the construction of the Dai Wangfu. The intention of letting the Dai Wang move to Zhangzhou was to prepare for the opening of the sea.

This is a major event. In Zhu Qiyu's mind, it is as important as the defense line of the northern border. Therefore, no matter how natural disasters occur frequently and the national treasury is tight, we can only save money from other places. Zhangzhou cannot save money. .

Of course, taking the "benefits" also has to work. Dai Wang has obviously realized this for a long time. up.

"Your Majesty, this is the list of wealthy gentry families who intend to come to seek refuge after I released the news. According to your intention, I sent someone to check the situation in Zhangzhou, and found that many of these families have connections with local Japanese pirates. implicated."

"and……"

At this point, Dai Wang hesitated, so Zhu Qiyu looked up at him, seeing this situation, Dai Wang continued.

"Here, there are even a few Japanese pirates in the name of merchants. The local people know it, but the government has not been able to find any evidence, so they can only be allowed to run rampant in the local area."

When this matter was mentioned, a trace of sadness flashed across Dai Wang's brows.

During this period of time, in addition to dealing with various affairs of the transfer of the vassal, on the other hand, he was exploring the local situation in Zhangzhou and preparing for the errand assigned to him by the emperor.

However, the more he understood, the more he felt that the boundary of Zhangzhou was really not a good place.

In the poor mountains and bad waters, it’s okay for the people to live a miserable life. What’s more terrible is that there are bandits on the mountains and Japanese pirates near the sea, and looting often happens.

As far as this situation is concerned, I am afraid it is not much better than Datong...

Although, when he decided to move the feudal domain, he had already expected it in his heart, but he did not expect that the environment in Zhangzhou would be so bad.

When he got the report from the palace officials, Dai Wang almost thought not to bother. In the end, the eunuch sent by the emperor to help him move the feudal domain 'reminded' him that the palace had already been demolished, and he might not regret it. That made him lose his mind.

Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered, and he also heard the dissatisfaction in Dai Wang's words, he hesitated for a moment, and he spoke.

"It turns out that Uncle Wang is worried about this, since that's the case..."

At this point, Zhu Qiyu stopped talking, as if he was hesitating for something, and after a while, he continued.

"Then how about I give Uncle Wang a force of guards to guard the palace?"

? ? !

Dai Wang shivered tremblingly, stood up immediately, and said.

"I dare not!"

In recent days, Dai Wang has indeed undergone some changes, but in the final analysis, things like personality don't change when the environment changes.

He had been cautious in the first half of his life, but now he has let go a little bit, and it is also because the emperor is behind him, but this does not mean that he is bold.

On the contrary, Dai Wang actually just wanted to stay away from Datong and his brothers, and live his life in peace and stability.

As a vassal king, he knew very well how much the imperial court feared the vassal king.

According to the regulations, in the kingdom of vassal kings, the guards of the royal palace can have three guards, but in fact, since Yongle, the guards of the royal palaces of various vassal states have already been confiscated. Nowadays, most of the royal palaces are housekeepers Handymen, which can be called the guards seriously, are only a few hundred people.

Moreover, this is the treatment only available to some senior vassal states, like some ordinary vassal states, it would be nice to have a guard army of 300 to [-] people, and no matter how many people there are, these people must be registered in the Ministry of War , The place also needs to be inspected regularly, which is very strict.

But now, as soon as the Son of Heaven opened his mouth, there would be a guard of soldiers and horses. Even if calculated according to the lowest guard strength, a guard would have at least 5000 people.

How could he dare to take over such a huge force?

Even, the moment he heard this sentence, Dai Wang felt that the emperor thought he had something different.

If he really dared to agree, he might not be able to get out of the capital.

Seeing Dai Wang's terrified look, Zhu Qiyu was taken aback for a moment, then raised his hand and pressed down, saying.

"Uncle Wang, don't need to be nervous. What I mean is to send an additional guard to ensure the safety of the palace. It's not about asking Uncle Wang to take care of the soldiers and horses of this guard..."

These words were a bit of a joke, obviously the emperor wanted to liven up the atmosphere.

However, Dai Wang did not dare to take it lightly, said.

"Your Majesty, this is against the rules. The place has its own soldiers and horses guarding it. I just want to ask Your Majesty to reprimand the local yamen and send officers and troops to wipe out the bandits. There is no other intention. I beseech Your Majesty to learn from you."

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu said with a smile on his face.

"Uncle Wang, sit down first."

Therefore, Dai Wang sat down tremblingly.

Afterwards, Zhu Qiyu pondered for a while, Fang said.

"Uncle Wang's meaning, I understand, but, whether it is bandits or Japanese pirates, it is not a one-day disaster. The disaster of Japanese pirates has existed since the founding of Taizu. It is already a chronic disease. In addition, Zhangzhou is barren and the people Fishing for a living, Japanese pirates often plunder, coupled with natural disasters and levies, many people can't survive, so they go to the mountains to become bandits."

"It's not that the imperial court doesn't suppress them, but it can't be done at all. Therefore, I will of course urge the local yamen to suppress bandits in the local area. However, this is not a permanent solution after all."

"What's more, Uncle Wang also said just now that in Zhangzhou and other places, many gentry have even colluded with Japanese pirates and bandits. I can't let the local officers and soldiers kill everyone they see in Zhangzhou, right?"

The first sentence was okay, but the last sentence scared the king so much that he almost stood up again.

But when he raised his head, he saw that the emperor didn't intend to blame him, so Dai Wang suppressed the panic in his heart and said.

"Your Majesty Shengming."

Zhu Qiyu didn't care about this, but continued.

"If you want to fundamentally improve the situation in Zhangzhou, you can only... open the sea ban!"

Seeing Dai Wang who was stunned on the spot after hearing these words, Zhu Qiyu looked calm.

It should be said that this is the first time he explicitly proposed to open the sea ban.

Before that, although he had handed over the sea chart to Dai Wang, and Dai Wang must have guessed what Zhu Qiyu asked him to do, but after all, there was still a layer of window paper that hadn't been pierced.

Nominally speaking, Zhu Qiyu wanted to verify the authenticity of the chart, so he wanted to send people out to sea.

However, now that the matter of Dai Wang's transfer of the vassal has been settled, in a sense, Dai Wang's mansion has been completely tied to his boat, so naturally, it should not be concealed anymore.

If you want others to do things for you, the most taboo thing is to cover it up. If the Dai Wang himself doesn't know what his real mission is, then there will inevitably be great deviations in the specific execution process. But Zhu Qiyu didn't want to see it.

"This... Your Majesty... the sea ban is after all..."

Although he already had some guesses in his heart, when he really heard what the emperor said, Dai Wang was still a little restless, with a trace of cold sweat on his forehead, and he couldn't even speak coherently.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said.

"Indeed, the sea ban was established by Emperor Taizu. However, from time to time, when Taizu established the country, the situation was unstable, and the northern border needed more planning. But now, it is dead, the grassland is in chaos, and the court naturally We should focus on the suffering of the pirates in the southeast."

"What's more, in recent years, there are many places where the imperial court needs to spend money. The situation on the grassland is uncertain. It has been difficult for the mutual market to develop normally for more than half a year. If it is not open source, the imperial court may not be able to support it. As a clan, Uncle Wang cannot see Let me just try my best to maintain it, just stand by and watch..."

Hearing these words, it was heartfelt words.

The emperor started to cry poorly, what else could Daiwang himself say? After all, he was just a clan member, not a bunch of sharp-mouthed civil servants. It's hard to find a reason.

However, having said that, Dai Wang was still a little hesitant, lowering his head and not daring to agree.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu said again.

"Uncle Wang, relax, I just have an idea, why don't Uncle Wang listen to it?"

It would be bad not to answer the words, Dai Wang hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said.

"Please tell me, Your Majesty..."

So, Zhu Qiyu turned his head sideways, and his eyes fell on Wang Cheng who was beside him, so the latter immediately stepped forward and knelt down in front of the two of them.

Afterwards, Zhu Qiyu said.

"Uncle Wang should already know this person, the eunuch of the imperial prison, Wang Cheng!"

Dai Wang frowned slightly, he didn't expect that the emperor would not speak directly, but pulled the eunuch out first, nodded, but he didn't speak.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu continued.

"In addition to being the eunuch of the imperial court, Wang Cheng is also the chief eunuch of the Huangdian, responsible for cooperating with the Ministry of Household Affairs and presiding over all matters related to the border market."

Hearing this, Dai Wang was taken aback for a moment, and then, he looked at Wang Cheng with a more serious look.

Of course, he knows the reputation of the imperial store, which has always been one of the biggest sources of income for the emperor's internal treasury. There is also a mutual market near Datong.

He had also heard before that the Huangdian was managed by eunuchs in the palace, but, after all, the Daiwangfu could not intervene in such matters, so he did not know before that that the person in charge of the Huangzhuang was actually The big eunuch in front of him.

Let Dai Wang get to know Wang Cheng again, Zhu Qiyu said.

"Uncle Wang must also know that the situation in the grassland has been unstable recently, and the mutual market has been intermittent. As a result, it is difficult to continue selling the many curios, porcelain, silk, etc. that the imperial store bought before. Come on, they are all hoarded in the warehouse, and the imperial store is also somewhat stretched."

"A few days ago, I looked through the classics of the former Song Dynasty and found that the Thai and Western countries were very fond of these things, so I thought that Uncle Wang just happened to be going to Zhangzhou, so I might as well transport these things to Zhangzhou and send them overseas. Maybe I can sell them Maybe a good price…”

It's so strange to hear these words from the emperor's mouth.

However, this reason is quite reasonable, but...

"Your Majesty, this sea trade is not as good as the mutual market. There are frequent pirates on the sea. In addition, the authenticity of the chart is unknown. Although I have never seen the sea, I also know that there are various shipwrecks on the sea. If something goes wrong, the minister I am afraid……"

There was still an intention of evasion between the words, but Zhu Qiyu obviously didn't give him a chance to refuse, so he shook his head and said.

"Don't worry about this, Uncle Wang. I just said that I would send a guard of troops to Zhangzhou. For this reason, I will send a guard of troops from the imperial army to escort these supplies to Zhangzhou. By the way, help Uncle Wang suppresses the bandits in the area, as for dealing with trade matters, there is no need for Uncle Wang to intervene, but you need to borrow Uncle Wang's name and say that these people are escorting Uncle Wang, that's enough, how about it?"

Although the tone was gentle, it clearly conveyed an undeniable meaning.

Seeing this situation, Dai Wang also knew that he couldn't shirk it, so he could only nod his head helplessly, and said.

"The minister obeys the order..."