Why did the emperor rebel?

Although the emperor didn't say it clearly just now, Yu Qian heard the implication of the emperor.

To suppress Japanese pirates, it depends on the timing, neither early nor late!

If it is too early, then, if this group is wiped out, it will take three or two years at the shortest time, and new "Japanese pirates" will re-emerge within five years at the longest. Lesson learned from last time, these 'Japanese pirates' will hide deeper and be more difficult to conquer.

However, if it is too late, then, when the merchant ship returns, these Japanese pirates will definitely wait for the opportunity to grab a fortune and run away.

At that time, they will have enough gold and silver to lie dormant. In the vast sea, it will be almost impossible to find their traces again.

Therefore, this timing must be chosen properly. To put it bluntly, the Japanese pirates must be wiped out before the merchant ship returns to its voyage.

In this way, in a short period of time, it will be difficult for the Japanese pirates to form an organized force to threaten the merchant ship, so that the merchant ship can return smoothly. If everything goes well, then the gold and silver brought back by the merchant ship can solve the urgent need of the court At the same time, it can also be used as an opportunity to open the sea, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

It's just that the Japanese pirates are scattered. Even with this list in hand, it can't be done in a month or two if you want to completely eliminate them. Half a year is probably enough.

After all, from Yu Qian's point of view, whether this list is true or not needs further verification. It will take time for the imperial court to mobilize the army. In this way, the year before is indeed the last time, and the end of the year is the latest , the army must leave, otherwise, I'm afraid it will delay things.

With this in mind, Yu Qian's attitude also became firm, said.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, within half a year, I will eliminate the Japanese pirates and ensure that the merchant ships can return to their voyage smoothly!"

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu also nodded, but didn't say much. In fact, at this time, there was another intention to suppress the Japanese pirates, but it was inconvenient to say this intention.

However, even if he didn't say it, he believed that Yu Qian could understand it.

That is, the private caravans that went to sea with the merchant ships of Huangdian before...

You must know that the reason why Huangdian was able to go to sea smoothly is because there is a shipyard in Nanzhili left over from Zheng He's voyages to the West. Although it has been dilapidated, the foundation is always there. The fleet is difficult, but it is just an ordinary medium-sized sea ship, but it is not difficult.

However, these private caravans were able to get enough ships to go to sea in a short period of time, but it was not that simple behind it.

The imperial court has long established regulations, and there are strict regulations on the shape, size, and size of ships that can be owned by the people. Even regular fishing boats should be kept on file with the government. In theory, there should be no large ships that can go to sea among the people.

However, when the king of the present age announced that he would hire people to go to sea to verify the charts, these sea ships that should not exist among the people did appear.

Moreover, there are a lot of them!
Perhaps it was because everyone felt that this was the acting king's own initiative, secretly going out to sea for trade. Therefore, these people felt that they saw an opportunity, and they showed their family background without too many precautions.

But they didn't know that this move completely exposed their details.

Judging from the rewards Zhu Qiyu got now, there are at least six of the caravans that appeared this time, and there were more than ten sea-going ships. In total, there were at least fifty sea-going ships in the name of Huangdian. ship.

This is a huge sum of money!
At the beginning, they were released to sea, on the one hand, to ensure the safety of the merchant ships in Huangdian. In fact, this was the reason why Dai Wang was willing to let them go to sea under his own banner. In exchange, they need to ensure the safety of the merchant ships of Daiwangfu. To put it bluntly, they need to say hello to the Japanese pirates who are related to them, and they are not allowed to make any wrong ideas.

After all, after so many years, the Japanese pirates on the sea seem to be scattered, but they are actually organized, powerful, and well-known. There are enough weapons and manpower to deal with it.

However, this is only one aspect, and the other aspect is that these people rely on sea trade to smuggle and live happily along the coast for so long, and they should bleed.

In terms of time, the merchant ships from Huangdian actually did not come back so quickly. However, these ordinary merchant ships have their own routes, and they have already followed the routes they are familiar with, so they will come back sooner.

Sending out the army to suppress the Japanese at this time is to cut off their retreat.

Over the years, the imperial court has been focusing on the confrontation with Mongolia, and has relaxed the encirclement and suppression of Japanese pirates. Now, these people really feel that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and they can be the king of the sea.

Among other things, just the construction of Dai Wang's mansion in Zhangzhou has been attacked twice in just over half a year. If Dai Wang hadn't finally released the news that he would organize a caravan to go to sea, I'm afraid it would not stop.

That being the case, let them see how long the so-called Japanese pirates can last in front of the imperial court's army.

Zhu Qiyu would like to see, these 'caravans' who went to sea in the name of Dai Wang's mansion, when they returned, they found that their families were all arrested, and they planned to carry a boatload of gold and silver on the sea and starve to death. Still obediently tied up!
After sending Yu Qian away, Zhu Qiyu reopened another memorial in front of him, but his eyes became darker.

The memorial that Yu Qian saw just now is the result of Ren Hong's long-term research, but it is not all. The one in front of him now is the original.

The difference between the two essentially lies in the fact that what Yu Qian sees is limited to the local clan power.

However, Zhu Qiyu's part involved the court!
From the local officials in Zhangzhou to the court, there are people who accept money to cover up the traces of these 'Japanese pirates'.

At present, only some local officials have been dragged into the water, but Zhu Qiyu is very clear that this is definitely not all.

After all, the time for Ren Hong to go to Zhangzhou was too short. Even relying on trade routes and sea charts, he reached cooperation with some clans and found out their power distribution. Who it is is really too difficult.

After all, this is their lifeblood, and they will never tell others easily. As Ren Hong, if he inquires too much, he will definitely make the other party suspicious.

Therefore, this matter cannot be investigated by Ren Hong, if this is the case...

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"What, call me into the palace?"

In Dali Temple, Zhu Jian looked at the eunuch in front of him with a slightly surprised expression on his face.

He frowned and thought about the recent cases that Dali Temple had handled, but he really couldn't think of any mistakes or omissions.

You must know that since the fourth prince was made king, the discussion about the reserve position in the East Palace has basically been quelled. Although He Wenyuan went out to comfort Jiangxi for disaster relief, he was not transferred back after the disaster relief was over.

Over the past six months, the situation in the imperial court has stabilized, and there has been no major disturbance. Zhu Jian himself also knows that he offended the emperor when the prince left the cabinet, so he has been calm and peaceful, for fear that the emperor will find another For some reason, he was demoted again.

Fortunately, since the Son of Heaven transferred him to Dali Temple, he didn't seem to have any intention of targeting him anymore. Looking at it now, it will be the New Year's Eve soon. What is the emperor's intention of summoning him suddenly at this time?
However, no matter what the reason was, it was impossible not to go when the emperor summoned him.

After tidying up briefly, Zhu Jian followed the servant who came to announce the decree into the palace.

"Minister Zhu Jian, greeting Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Be flat!"

As usual, the emperor's face was very calm.

Seeing Zhu Jian standing up stiffly, Zhu Qiyu didn't exchange too many greetings, and said directly.

"I called you here today because I received a secret report."

While talking, Zhu Qiyu ordered the servant to hand over Ren Hong's memorial. The one given to Zhu Jian was different from the one given to Yu Qian.

Yu Qian's share is only the collusion between local clan forces and Japanese pirates, while Zhu Jian's share is relatively comprehensive. Based on the former, there are more content about officials from the DPRK and China accepting bribes and covering up for Japanese pirates. His identity is still concealed.

After Zhu Jian finished reading the memorabilia, there was an uproar in his heart.

He is very clear about how much the content of this memorial is related to. The part presented in the memorial alone has already involved the third-rank officials of the imperial court. Judging from his years of experience in the officialdom, even this person is not end.

Of course, as a political figure, Zhu Jian immediately thought after a brief shock that the emperor suddenly summoned him and gave him such a memorial right away. The purpose of that may be...

"Zhu Qing, after reading this memorial, how do you feel?"

Soon, the voice of the Son of Heaven fell down, and Zhu Jian dared not neglect, so he spoke carefully and said.

"Your Majesty, if this memorial is true, it may be the biggest case in our dynasty. It involves officials, not only accepting bribes and using power for personal gain, but also Japanese pirates. It may be a crime of collaborating with the enemy. It is really hateful!"

Master Zhu was filled with righteous indignation when he said these words, but he didn't mention them at all.

However, everyone has called, Zhu Qiyu definitely can't let him go, nodded and said.

"Yes, this matter has a lot to do with it. Once it is revealed, it will definitely be a major case that will shock the officialdom. However, such a crime cannot be ignored."

"This time, the evaluation of the Governor of Fujian is average. I have discussed with the Ministry of Officials and plan to demote him to be the Zuobu Political Envoy of Fujian. In this way, there will be a vacancy for the post of Governor. Zhu Qing has also been in Dali Temple for a while. I must have a lot of experience in investigating cases, if I hand over such a big case to others, I really don't feel at ease!"

"I don't know, is the Qing family willing to go to Fujian for me to thoroughly investigate this case?"

Ah this...

Although he had already expected it in his heart, Zhu Jian still felt a little helpless seeing the emperor's appearance of relying heavily on him.

This errand is not a good one. Judging from the information I have seen now, it is certain that the Japanese pirates have been active in the coast for so many years. In addition to various objective factors, there are also people in the DPRK and China who provide protection for them. , and, more than one.

As for Fujian, there will only be more people involved with Japanese pirates. In other words, this is not a problem of a certain person, but a problem of the entire Fujian officialdom. To investigate this case, it will touch people. chain of interests.

Not to mention the risks he would face, but more importantly, once he really came to investigate, there would definitely be a lot of offended people.

Above the court, all kinds of connections are extremely complicated. These officials all have their own backgrounds and connections. Maybe their backgrounds are not involved in this case, but if you want to deal with them, you will definitely offend the people behind them .

Therefore, no matter who investigates this case, it is a thankless job.

More importantly, although Zhu Jian is now in Dali Temple, he is still a Beijing official. If he were to become the governor of Fujian, he would be relegated in disguise.

Even if these are not mentioned, the difficulty of this case is very great. In this memorial, there are many places that are unclear. Although there are many people who can be sure that the case is involved, there are no conclusive evidence. many.

The most terrible thing is that there is a key figure here, that is, the current but about to be relegated Fujian governor Jia Xiuping!
This person can basically be confirmed that he has something to do with the Liu family, one of the largest clans in Zhangzhou Prefecture. This Liu family is clearly a local gentry, but secretly, he is a Japanese pirate who robs.

According to what is said in the memorandum, Mr. Jia knows what the Liu family is doing secretly. The local officials, from the county magistrate to the inspecting censor, have all reported Liu's illegal deeds, but, They were all suppressed by Jia Xiuping. It is absolutely impossible to say that there is nothing tricky in the process.

But the problem lies in this, such a governor-level person, his influence in Fujian is definitely not small, since he has been implicated in Japanese pirates, then, Zhu Jian, a new governor who was airborne, even with the support of the imperial court, would want to Investigating such a big case under his nose, the risk factor is soaring...

Looking at Zhu Jian's tangled look underneath, Zhu Qiyu naturally knew what he was worried about, and sighed, Zhu Qiyu said.

"I know that if this Jia Xiuping stays in Fujian, it will make it difficult to investigate the case. However, the Qing family should know that this is my last resort."

"This person seems to be false and loyal, and he has a good reputation in the past few years. If it weren't for the frequent bandits in Fujian in the past two years, and the fact that he was attacked twice during the construction of the Daiwangfu, he would be here this time. In the grand scheme of things, there is absolutely no such thing as an evaluation."

"He is involved in Japanese pirates, and there is no real evidence. If he is dealt with rashly, even if he is transferred from Fujian, it may cause alarm. At that time, the case will only be more difficult to investigate, so we can only temporarily stay in Fujian. Let's treat it as an ordinary demotion, so that it will be easier to investigate when the Qing family arrives in Fujian!"