Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 982 Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger

Huangzhuang?

Song Wenyi was stunned, with a look of surprise on his face, but at the same time, a bit of disappointment was inevitable.

Although it was said just now that he knew that he would not be able to enter the Supervisor of Ceremonies, after all, he had been prepared for a long time, so his mentality was not bad.

Moreover, the emperor just said that Jin Ying had recommended him before leaving, and praised him for his talent on the road to wealth.

Coupled with Wang Cheng's attitude towards him recently, Song Wenyi thought that the emperor planned to send him to assist Wang Cheng in managing the imperial store.

Unexpectedly, in the end, he was only in charge of Huangzhuang.

You know, there is only one word difference between Huangdian and Huangzhuang, but their meanings are completely different.

The plate shop of the Huangdian is very large now, not only is it one of the stable financial resources of the inner treasury, but also the Ministry of Households covers the outer dynasty, and when it reaches the border, there are border guards escorting it. Buying and selling, with the endorsement of the imperial court, is almost guaranteed to make a profit without losing money, and it is safe and lucrative.

However, Huangzhuang is different. Although this Huangzhuang bears the character "Huang", to put it bluntly, it is no different from ordinary farms.

But the problem is that he took it from Wang Cheng!
Who is this prince?

"Your Majesty just said about Huangzhuang, so the servants thought of it. I was afraid that the harvest of Huangzhuang would also be delayed, so I couldn't reply in time."

Before the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, he was granted the title of King Tan, but he only had a title and no land, so naturally he could not enjoy the various benefits of the land.

It is not difficult to manage the farm alone. He has a lot of farms himself, and it is not difficult to do these things easily.

Of course, in terms of the system, the imperial court does not allow it. Once it is discovered, it will be reprimanded at least, and at worst... reprimanded!
That's right, for ordinary clans, it is an iron law that no business is allowed, but it is not the case for feudal lords.

Sensing the displeasure in the emperor's tone, Song Wenyi sweated profusely, and kowtowed again and again, saying.

The young supervisor of the imperial prison, the person in charge of the Huangdian, and the Huangzhuang managed by him, will the harvest be bad?
Everyone has been in the palace, and some things are well known.

"Get up and follow, what are you doing?"

After all, until now, he still doesn't know the emperor well, so he hastily guessed the holy will. If he succeeds, it's okay, but if he guesses wrong, I'm afraid this will be the last time he sees the emperor.

Anyway, it was Song Wenyi who held the Huangdian in one hand and the Huangzhuang in the other. Using the Huangdian to subsidize the Huangzhuang a little bit between his fingers was simply easier than drinking water.

To say that this Song Wenyi is quite quick-witted, in this short period of time, he really found a decent reason.

Even if we don't talk about these, just say one thing, this Huangzhuang used to be run by Wang Cheng together with the Huangdian, Song Wenyi can foresee that this is definitely a hard job.

To put it bluntly, how could Song Wenyi not feel frustrated with such a hard job?

From this little knowledge, it can be seen that in the emperor's heart, he is not a role worthy of attention.

"Huangzhuang was the property of His Majesty when he buried his residence. His Majesty's willingness to hand it over to the servants is a great favor. The servants have a hundred guts, and they only dare to do their best. How dare they think otherwise."

"Why, not satisfied?"

At least, the sky is high, the emperor is far away, and he is free.

Even some of the farms under his own name came from this way...

Song Wenyi was praised by Jin Ying for his accomplishments. Naturally, it made sense. Although he didn't know the specific situation of Huangzhuang, what the emperor just said was actually enough for Song Wenyi to guess a lot.

The emperor just said very clearly that Huangzhuang was stripped out and handed over to Song Wenyi because the stall of Huangdian was too big. This shows that the emperor is still very satisfied with the Huangzhuang managed by Wang Cheng.

But even so, the emperor's face was still a little dark.

You know, this kind of thing is very common in the local area. When he was in Liaodong, let alone a disaster year, even a smooth year, there were also gentry annexing fields openly and secretly relying on their influence.

Later, after the emperor succeeded to the throne, he turned those stores into imperial stores. With the support of the internal treasury and the east wind of the mutual market, the imperial stores expanded rapidly.

Although this look is fleeting, but what kind of person Zhu Qiyu is, he can see clearly, so he hummed softly and said.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the servants were in a hurry at that time, they just rested for a while by the side of the road, heard a few words, and there is no more news..."

Where did this satisfaction come from?

But the problem is that Song Wenyi doesn't have a royal store in his hands!

I don't know how long it took, but just when Song Wenyi felt as if a whole year had passed, a voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

The wind and snow rolled, only Song Wenyi was still kneeling on the cold ground, a little at a loss.

These farms, not to mention compared with other vassal kings, even if they supported the original Prince Yi's mansion, there were many shortcomings. Otherwise, King Tan would not secretly run the shop anymore.

"This servant is stupid. I don't know if I was lucky enough to get a few words of praise from Eunuch Jin Ying, so I won His Majesty's trust."

Song Wenyi naturally inquired about this point some time ago.

Just when he was hesitating whether to follow, Wang Cheng, who was at the end, suddenly took two steps back, grabbed his clothes, and said in a low voice with a look of hatred.

The inside of the hall and the outside of the hall seemed like two seasons. When Song Wenyi entered the hall, the emperor was already leaning on the couch, holding a vermilion pen in his hand, and began to review the memorials.

It is not uncommon for Huangzhuang and Huangdian to be owned by the emperor before he ascended the throne.

This sentence scared Song Wenyi back to his soul immediately, and he couldn't help but cursed himself in his heart, he really stayed outside for too long, and even forgot his own duty.

"Your Majesty, this servant just suddenly remembered something."

Glancing at Song Wenyi, Zhu Qiyu didn't speak, turned around and walked into the hall, followed by Shu Liang and Huai En.

Song Wenyi could obviously feel that the emperor's gaze was always on him, with a hint of inexplicable meaning, which made him very uneasy.

The fields are thick and thin, the tenants are cunning and honest, and farming is a matter of relying on the sky. There are too many places that can be cheated about how much harvest can be obtained in a year.

After speaking, Song Wenyi was worried. He knew very well that this was not the answer the emperor wanted, but for the moment, it was the safest answer.

It sounds simple, but in fact, there are many difficulties in the middle.

"You just said that when you came to Beijing, you heard from the old farmer that the earth dragon turned over and affected the farming season, which may delay next year's harvest, but did you hear other news?"

Shu Liang's words were so serious that even Song Wenyi couldn't help but tense his heartstrings.

At the same time, Wang Cheng, who was standing beside him, tugged at his clothes, motioned him to go forward quickly, swallowed his saliva, Song Wenyi boldly took two steps forward, and said.

But this time, the emperor was not angry, but sighed and said.

If it was the Huangzhuang that he took over at the beginning, it would be fine, even if he did a little badly, he could still find a way to fool the emperor.

At that time, the real big head was actually Tianzhuang, which is now Huangzhuang, which is also the main source of income for most vassal kings.

"Song Wenyi, do you know why I handed over Huangzhuang to you?"

After all, these Huangzhuang were the private property of Prince Tan's mansion back then, but the problem was that King Tan at that time did not have a fief, so he could not obtain land grants in the fief like ordinary feudal kings.

"Our family sent people to investigate. It is not the first time that some squires have done this. The local government either colluded with the squires, or just ignored such looting. The people sued the government. After returning from success, they will still be tortured by these gentry, and there are no fewer than dozens of people who have been forced to death for this..."

Song Wenyi didn't expect the emperor's topic to change so quickly, he didn't know what the emperor was asking, so he hesitated for a moment, and he had no choice but to speak cautiously.

However, it is one thing on the face, but another thing in the heart.

"Eunuch Song may not know that the Earth Dragon turned over a few days ago, causing serious losses inside and outside the capital. Although the court tried its best to provide relief, many people were still in trouble due to the Earth Dragon turning over and the subsequent epidemic."

So some things are difficult for the local government to manage. What's more, although some gentry act recklessly, most of them still pay attention to face. The current Dilong turned around, although they took advantage of the fire to rob, but they had money in one hand and land deeds in the other. In the end, even if someone regretted it, it would be a difficult case to argue.

Even so, looking at the face of the emperor, Song Wenyi shrank back, stood with his head down, not daring to breathe.

It is nothing more than handing over the royal private land to ordinary tenants for planting, and then collecting land rent.

From this perspective, he might as well go back and be his own eunuch guarding Liaodong.

In comparison, Huangzhuang seems to have no sense of existence.

"Yes and no!"

"Shu Liang, tell him."

But now, he took over from Wang Cheng, what should the emperor think if his performance is not as good as usual?
Lightly, I feel that he is not capable. If it is more serious, I am afraid that he is unwilling to do things with his heart. If it is more serious, he thinks that he is corrupt in private.

Therefore, I can guess that under Wang Cheng's management, the harvest of Huangzhuang must have been very good in the past two years.

He thought that if he entered Beijing, he would be reused, but he didn't expect that what he got was just a dispensable Huangzhuang.

It's fine if it's an ordinary Zhuangzi, but don't forget, this is Huangzhuang, the property of the emperor, and the rent will not be paid by then, or after he takes over, it will not be as good as before. No matter what the reason is, he must be the one who will be punished This is in charge.

This is in front of the emperor, if he really offended the old man, don't even think about going back to Liaodong, don't even think about Huangzhuang, just go straight to Fengyang Shouling.

Although Daming treated the vassals quite generously, the vassals lived extravagantly, and no amount of money was enough to spend, so it was common to do business in private.

It is not good to make a fuss about doing business in a small area, unless you have repeatedly reprimanded but still do not repent, you will take measures such as cutting salary and transferring title.

"When I moved into the residence, there were not many farm houses. After it was rebuilt into a farm, there were only a few. In the past, Wang Cheng was in charge of the imperial store, and he took care of it, but now, it's no longer..."

"A few days ago, when the slaves and maids were passing by the suburbs when they came to Beijing, they heard some old farmers talking about it, saying that the capital had just turned over a few days ago, and some of them missed the farming season, which may affect the next year's harvest."

This is why Song Wenyi feels frustrated.

The most important thing in the palace is not to do things well, but to let the nobles feel and see that you have done things well.

What's more, now that the emperor is on the throne, with the help of the Huangdian, and the inner treasury is abundant, the income of the Huangzhuang is even more dispensable.

"What's even more hateful is that at this time, in Wanping, Daxing, Tongzhou and many other counties, there are squires who take this opportunity to force the people to sell their fields and buy them at a low price. The disaster turned around, the people suffered, and the court was busy. In the end, it took advantage of these squires."

After hearing these words, Song Wenyi's face was equally heavy, but doubts arose in his heart.

This kind of thing, the local government can't control it at all. They say that the imperial power does not go to the countryside. In the local area, in many cases, it is not the county magistrate who speaks the most, but the gentry in those places. After all, they are the local snakes.

For one thing, the vassal kings from all over the place are close relatives of the emperor, and if we want to talk about the friendship of relatives, the second is that the vassal kings have noble status after all.

Although there were many vassal kings in Ming Dynasty doing business in private, after all, they did not dare to make too much noise. At least, as far as King Tan was concerned, he was in the capital after all, so he just hired a few servants and opened some shops in private. That's all.

"Yes……"

They are all the property of the emperor. If you do well, what is your skill? If you do a little trick, you can win praise in front of the emperor. Can you not do it?

"The slaves dare not."

Just when Song Wenyi was pondering the meaning of these words, the emperor suddenly changed the subject and asked.

The officials and gentlemen left after working for a few years. They are the deeply rooted figures in the local area. Moreover, there is usually a matter of repairing rivers and erecting monuments. Maybe they have to help.

The voice of the Son of Heaven sounded again, with a complicated tone, said.

Shu Liang and Huai En on the side served carefully, Wang Cheng stood a little far away, Song Wenyi didn't dare to approach, but Wang Cheng grabbed his clothes and pulled him to the front abruptly.

In this way, in order to maintain the expenses of the palace, it is not surprising that there are some private properties.

The voice was not loud, but it made Song Wenyi excited. He secretly raised his head to look at the emperor, but at some point, the emperor had put down the vermilion pen in his hand and was looking at him.

There are some farms in the Mansion of King Yi, that is, near Gyeonggi, some farms occasionally bestowed by the former emperor and the Supreme Emperor.

So, Song Wenyi got up quickly and followed anxiously.

After receiving the order, Shu Liang, who had been standing by the side with low brows and pleasing eyes, immediately turned around, cupped his hands at Song Wenyi, and said.

Because the county government sometimes relies on these squires, generally speaking, when encountering such a matter, as long as it does not cause too much trouble, the local government will settle it with the mud.

Therefore, Song Wenyi really didn't understand how such a trivial matter would be placed on the emperor's desk, and it was said so solemnly by someone like Shu Liang.

At this moment, the voice of the Son of Heaven sounded again.

"Song Wenyi, what do you think of what Shu Liang said just now?"

(End of this chapter)