Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 875 You Listen To My Sophistry

Beside the field ridge, looking at Zhu Jianshen, who is fat and fat like a blessing baby, the old man couldn't help laughing, and said.

"Young master, how big is such a piece of land!"

"The old man is getting old now and can't do heavy work. When he was young, it was easy for the old man to tend twenty acres of land."

"Unfortunately, it's not working now..."

The old man was beating his legs and sighing, as if he was recalling the youth and strength of the past.

"Wow!"

This kind of thing is naturally very unfamiliar to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who grew up in the deep palace. Zhu Jianshen's eyes widened and his mouth opened in surprise.

"Then this piece of land belongs to the old man's house?"

Zhu Jianshen pointed to a large piece of land in the distance, and continued to ask.

This was a child's speech, but he asked the old man's sadness, he was silent for a moment, and then smiled wryly.

"How can the old man have such a great ability? This piece of land belongs to Mr. Liu's family. The old man's family only has seven or eight acres of land. With such a small amount of land, the old man and his two eldest sons are usually busy enough."

"The old man's two grandsons are strong and strong, but they can only go out to do a small business, or they are farming land and paying rent for others. They can't afford anything in a year. They are seventeen or eighteen and haven't married a wife yet. .”

"Fortunately, they were going to serve in the army two years ago, but they were stopped by the old man, and they spent money to redeem the corvee. At that time, some people still scolded the old man for doing nothing, didn't they just show their strength?"

"But in the end, Lao Huang from the neighbor's family had two sons, one went to be a soldier, the other went to serve in corvee service, and they left with the army. After a battle, they were all gone, alas..."

The old people in the village have always been talkative.

Let go of the initial tension, especially when facing a little doll like Zhu Jianshen, the old man's chatterbox has completely opened up.

"However, the little grandson of the old man's family is as smart as the young master. He is only 11 years old this year, and he has already passed the Tongsheng exam. The private school in the village said that the old man's little grandson must be a fate in the future."

Seeing the proud look on the old man's face, Zhu Jianshen looked a little confused.

His Royal Highness is still at the stage of literacy and understanding. He naturally doesn't understand the imperial examination system. Moreover, even if he knows, Zhu Jianshen, who is at least a Jinshi, may not be able to understand it for a mere child. , What on earth is the old man so proud of?

At this time, Zhu Qiyu took over the conversation in a timely manner and said.

"That's a good thing. In the future, if you win Juren, the old man's family will be relieved. However, the old man's family will have to work hard. After the disaster, they have to come out to plow the fields."

"However, hasn't the summer tax been paid now? This old man is raising land?"

Now, it is already mid-July, and the summer tax of the imperial court has been collected in June. Looking around, the fields are all straw that has been harvested, and no crops are planted.

Hearing these words, the old man was a little surprised, said.

"The young master knows how to tend the crops?"

Ordinary children of officials and eunuchs don't know about raising land.

Nodding his head, the old man continued.

"Yes, the summer tax has been paid, and the loss is paid. Otherwise, the earth dragon will turn over, and I don't know how much harvest will be delayed. When the summer tax cannot be paid, the old man's family's seven or eight acres of land will be destroyed. Sell ​​half of it."

"Young master, don't look at the crops have been harvested now, but there is still plenty of work. If the field is left alone for a month, the weeds will grow up, and the land will be useless. The weeds will grow vigorously, and the newly planted The crops will not survive."

"So when the crops are harvested, the plow has to be plowed. This is the second time the old man has devoted himself to farming these few acres of land, and it is almost finished today."

"After the plowing is over, all the big clods in the field must be crushed, the more crushed the better, the grass and roots in the field must be removed, and then some fertilizer will be found, and the field will be plowed bit by bit. The farmer who grows in this way can have a good harvest.”

"I'm doing this job, and a few months will pass. If you can't finish it, sow the seeds. Next year's harvest will be bad. The old man's family will have to go out to beg for food. We ordinary people are poor, so beg for food. , but if Shuxiu next year is delayed, it won’t work..."

When the matter of farming was mentioned, the old man became more and more talkative, quite eloquent.

However, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help sighing while listening, and said.

"It's not easy for the old man's family. The imperial court has resorted to military and large-scale construction, but it has suffered for the people."

"Hey, son, I don't want to talk nonsense..."

However, upon hearing this sentence, the old man who was originally sitting on the ground quickly looked around and said nervously.

"In fact, the past two years have been much better than before. In the past few years, there were thieves and bandits everywhere. The old man was afraid of accidents at home, so he didn't let his grandsons go far away. People are at home. Life is hard, but at least they can Seeing people, oh..."

Zhu Qiyu originally wanted to chat for a while, but at this moment, Wynn came up and whispered something beside him silently.

So, Zhu Qiyu glanced into the distance, and as expected, there were many blurred figures from the direction they just came from.

Standing up from the ground, Zhu Qiyu thought for a while and said something to Wynn, so Wynn took out a round pearl from somewhere, Zhu Qiyu took it, stuffed it into the old man's hand, and said.

"Thank you, old man. I have talked so much with our uncle and nephew, and I have delayed my work. I have a little heart, and I will put it away."

"This... this... can't be done, the old man didn't do anything..."

Looking at the round beads in front of him, the old man froze for a moment, and quickly declined.

However, Zhu Qiyu stuffed it straight into his hand, then nodded towards him, turned around and left, leaving the old man standing still, holding the bead in his hand, not knowing what to do...

After bidding farewell to the old man, Zhu Qiyu took Zhu Jianshen and others, but instead of wandering any longer, they went straight back to the place outside the village where Jin Yiwei was stationed.

At this moment, on this small hillside, besides the neatly waiting Jinyiwei Military Academy, there are many more officials, among them are a few old men in scarlet robes, which are unexpectedly eye-catching.

"Your Majesty, I will greet you, long live my emperor!"

Seeing Zhu Qiyu's return, a group of old men in scarlet robes who were eager to see through their eyes immediately breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other, and several of them immediately stepped forward to pay respects.

Zhu Qiyu glanced around, and found that the people came quite neatly, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Cabinet, and the court ministers with names and surnames, basically all arrived.

At the same time, among a group of civil servants, there is also a trembling Shuntian government official...

It seems that his trip out of the city has given these people a lot of trouble.

Looking back at the village in the distance, Zhu Qiyu didn't say much, but simply said to Lu Zhong and others beside him.

"Go back to the palace!"

…………

It is impossible to go to court early, but this matter will definitely not be completed.

The emperor and the prince were sent back to the palace smoothly, and none of the elders left, they blocked the outside of the palace, and handed over the sign to see you.

A posture that the emperor will not leave without seeing them.

Fortunately, when the emperor returned to the palace, he seemed to have immediately returned to the familiar sage king. Not long after, a servant came out and called them in together.

"See Your Majesty!"

After seeing the ceremony, the emperor gave the seat as usual, and then, as if he knew what they were going to say, he spoke first.

"I have gained quite a lot from going out of the palace this time..."

snort!
The elders raised their heads, their faces full of anger.

It seems that the Son of Heaven is not ignorant of what he did wrong. The bosses have made up their minds to care about what he gains. Even if the Son of Heaven speaks out this time, he cannot easily cover up this matter.

God knows that when they got the news, they broke out in cold sweat from fright.

The emperor and the crown prince went out of the palace for a parade at the same time, and they brought just a few people with them without the knowledge of the civil and military officials.

But if something happens, at a big scale, the country will be shaken, and the government and the country will inevitably face a new round of turmoil. At a low level, these ministers of civil and military affairs have not fulfilled their duty of admonition, causing the king If there is a fault, one counts as another, and they are all sinners of the Ming Dynasty.

If it wasn't for interrupting your majesty arbitrarily, it was a disrespect in front of the palace, they would have been unable to sit still.

Seeing that the emperor himself spoke first at this moment, they felt that the emperor was guilty even more. Therefore, one by one, they couldn't help but gear up and prick up their ears to listen carefully.

However, what they didn't expect was that after saying this, the emperor turned his side and winked at Wynn.

So, the chief eunuch immediately understood, and as soon as he waved, two servants stepped forward, each holding a square plate covered with a red cloth.

Approaching, Wynn is about to lift the red cloth, the first plate is full of round gold beads, and the other plate is full of silver ingots.

Ah this...

Even though they had made good preparations, the elders were still somewhat unexpected in the face of this scene.

What's the matter, is this the Son of Heaven's harvest?
Could it be that the majestic emperor and crown prince went out to rob together?

Not right!

After all, the elders have seen the world.

The golden beads in this plate are not made of gold, but a special kind of pearls, especially this kind of full, golden and dazzling golden beads with pearly luster, which is a proper royal tribute.

Theoretically speaking, this thing is only available in the emperor's inner treasury, where can I get it?
Just when the ministers looked suspicious, Wynn came to the ministers with two servants, holding two plates, and then...

Standing in front of the cabinet deputy Yu Shiyue!

"Your Majesty specially bestowed a plate of pearls on Mr. Cifu and the officials of the Prince's Mansion, 500 taels of silver. Please, Mr. Cifu, accept the reward on behalf of the Prince's Mansion!"

Yu Shiyue blinked, why does this have anything to do with him?

Sensing the gazes from all sides, the Second Assistant Master couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling, and hurriedly cupped his hands.

"Your Majesty, you won't be rewarded for no merit. How dare you accept such a generous gift without an inch of merit?"

Although the beads and silver are very tempting, if Yu Cifu accepts them at this time, he will definitely be regarded as a traitor to civil servants...

However, the emperor shook his head and said.

"Cifu is humble. The biggest gain I have gained from leaving the palace this time is to see the prince's benevolence and compassion, and to learn carefully and thoughtfully. During this period of time, Cifu and the officials of the prince's mansion have tried their best to teach the prince, How can it be called useless if it has achieved this result?"

"Besides, this isn't for Cifu alone, it's for the officials of the Prince's Mansion, and it's for Cifu to give thanks."

This……

When the emperor said this, Yu Shiyue didn't dare to accept it.

They are all people who have been in the court for decades, how could he fail to hear that the emperor is turning a corner, to get rid of his responsibility of sneaking out of the palace.

The implication is, you see, I am not going out of the palace because of willfulness, but to test the prince's character. Now that the prince has a good character, he has achieved his goal. A little violation of the rules is not enough...

This is not gold, silver and jewelry, it is clearly a hot potato!

But the emperor himself opened his mouth, and if he evaded it, he would be resisting the decree. For a while, Yu Cifu wanted to cry but had no tears, and was in a dilemma.

Fortunately, at this time, Yu Qian stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, Yu Cifu doesn't know what happened when His Majesty went out of the palace today, so he naturally dare not accept it. You might as well let me tell you what His Majesty has seen and heard outside the palace today, and it will not be too late to reward the officials of the Eastern Palace."

Yu Shiyue looked at Yu Qian in disbelief.

Today, Yu Qian was willing to play around with the emperor, and ran out of the palace together for a private visit on Weifu. He was already very surprised. Why did he start arguing with the emperor when he came back?

All of a sudden, Yu Shiyue suddenly had an impulse to grab Yu Qian's collar and peel off his skin to see if it was replaced by a certain heavenly official.

On the contrary, the emperor heard this and looked at Yu Qian wondering what he was thinking, but after a while, the emperor finally nodded and said.

"That's it!"

So, Yu Qian cupped his hands and began to tell what he saw and heard from the time he saw the emperor and the prince.

First of all, regarding the matter of punishing Liang Fang, Yu Qian spoke in no hurry, but it was very detailed, and even how the emperor and the crown prince had a conversation at that time was very clearly described word by word.

Listening, the faces of a group of ministers present gradually became serious, and they all fell into deep thought.

Yu Qian doesn't say anything else, but his character is definitely a first-class golden signboard in the court.

There is basically no adulteration in what he said, and these things are not difficult to verify as long as you are willing to inquire.

Therefore, the elders naturally did not question the authenticity of Yu Qian's words.

Those present were all human beings, even if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they quickly figured out what the emperor said just now from Yu Qian's retelling.

At such a young age, the crown prince was able to advise the emperor on Liang Fang's matter in this way, and he was able to quote the truth to explain it.

But more importantly, this form seems to be a school test, but in fact, in the eyes of these ministers, this is not just a school test, but more like the emperor is taking the opportunity to personally teach the prince how to govern the country!

To be kind to one person is not to be benevolent, and to forgive for a while is not to be forgiven!

Distinct rewards and punishments, fairness and selflessness, are the true benevolence of all peoples!
Just these two sentences alone, the truth contained in them, in the eyes of these elders, it is absolutely difficult for the courtiers to teach the prince, but the emperor uses such a small matter to influence the prince so subtly to teach, the deep meaning is, I'm afraid it's not shallow.

In this way, then the emperor's departure from the palace this time, I'm afraid it's not just a matter of willfulness...

(End of this chapter)