Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 144 The mastermind behind the scenes?

The vassals of the Ming Dynasty could not raise private soldiers, or in other words, they could not raise more than two thousand private soldiers.

This is the rule set by Ming Chengzu Yongle Emperor Zhu Di.

You can sit at home, eat, drink, spend time and drink, but it will not give you the opportunity to rebel.

This regulation has made a large number of vassal kings who are rich and invincible.

But most of them stood by and watched the safety of the Ming Dynasty.

This is the case with King Fu of Luoyang. He would rather the city of Luoyang be destroyed, and Li Zicheng cook him and sika deer into Fushou soup.

He is not even willing to use money to pay the army, to encourage Ming soldiers to defend the city (of course he does not know how he died like this)

After his death, Li Zicheng took away dozens of carts of gold and silver from his house.

From this we can see the wealth of the Ming vassals. Not only did they have the best land resources, but they also enjoyed extremely high salaries from the state.

Their shops, land, etc. will not turn over a penny to the court.

However, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's early troops almost all relied on robbing them to support them.

After more than a dozen vassal kings were exterminated by bandits, other vassal kings were indeed worried day and night, really afraid that they would be ransacked and exterminated by bandits.

But in the end, Zhu Youjian went all out to fight back and kill the army of rogue bandits in the capital, so that they, the vassal kings, no longer have to worry about fear.

But soon, the imperial court began to carry out reforms, not only dividing land, but also collecting commercial taxes.

This kind of reform made these feudal lords feel extremely angry, and it was clearly to cut off their money?

Not only did they refuse to hand over the occupied land, they also said that they would not pay a penny of commercial tax.

The memorials that Li Banghua gave to Zhu Youjian just now are their joint letters, asking the cabinet to delete the taxation clauses related to the vassal kings.

Otherwise, they will unite all the vassals to put pressure on the court, asking the court to dismiss the current cabinet and ministers of various departments.

In one breath, Li Banghua told Zhu Youjian all about the vassal's obstruction of reform.

After Li Banghua finished speaking, Ni Yuanlu, Minister of the Household Department, also said that he was also threatened by the princes of various places.

They asked the emperor to make decisions for them, and those vassal princes must be restrained, otherwise the reform would be difficult to proceed smoothly.

Hearing the complaints of the two senior officials, Zhu Youjian was almost annoyed.

These princes really take themselves too seriously, he is not the cowardly Emperor Chongzhen.

"You two lovers, do you know how Shang Yang of the Great Qin Dynasty died?"

Both Ni Yuanlu and Li Banghua were taken aback, they didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the emperor's gourd.

As former bachelors, they are of course familiar with history.

"Reporting to the emperor, I know how Shang Yang died. After Qin Xiaogong's death, he was framed by treacherous officials and killed by King Qin Hui for treason."

Zhu Youjian nodded:
"The method of Shang Yang's death you said is correct, but you didn't mention the real cause of his death. Shang Yang's reform greatly touched the fundamental interests of the nobles.

After Qin Xiaogong's death, King Qin Hui came to power, but his foundation was still unstable. In order to stabilize the overall situation, King Qin Hui had to kill Shang Yang.

Shang Yang's death was also due to his own reforms. He had the opportunity to escape, but because of the system he stipulated, he was killed instead.

But after Shang Yang's death, King Hui of Qin did not abolish Shang Yang's reform, but still strictly implemented it, so Qin became stronger and stronger, and finally stood out from the Seven Kingdoms.

It can be said that the Great Qin unified the six countries, and Shang Yang's reform played a great role. Do you think I look like Shang Yang? "

The two first-rank officials in the current dynasty were surprised that the emperor could still read history well under the circumstances of so many opportunities.

Hearing the emperor's question, he hastily replied:

"Your majesty, you are the son of today. Although Shang Yang is great, how can he compare with my emperor?"

Zhu Youjian laughed loudly:

"The two lovers are so appreciative, since I understand the importance of reform, can a few feudal lords stop my reform? It's like a mans arm is like a car, you just let go and do it.

If someone dares to obstruct the rise of Ming Dynasty, I will never spare them lightly. No matter who they are, even the Taizu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang climbed out of the imperial mausoleum to oppose, they will not be able to hinder my reform. "

"Your Majesty..."

"As ordered, your majesty is wise, and the old minister will retire."

Li Banghua and Ni Yuanlu were taken aback when they heard that Taizu climbed out of the imperial mausoleum to oppose, and they could not stop Daming's reform.

I thought to myself:

"Your Majesty, how can you say such nonsense!"

But I have to admit, this is really domineering.

With the support of the emperor, the two were full of confidence. They bent down and exited the imperial study before turning around and leaving to express their respect for the imperial power.

"Your Majesty, Cao Zhengchun is asking to see you."

Zhu Youjian frowned, just as he was about to find Cao Zhengchun, the old eunuch arrived, and Cao Cao's descendants were not slow.

"Show him in."

"According to the purpose"

As soon as the little eunuch left the imperial study, Cao Zhengchun stepped into the imperial study.

"The humble Cao Zhengchun pays homage to the emperor, and wishes my emperor long live long live long live."

Seeing Cao Zhengchun, Zhu Youjian thought of one of the two saints of the White Lotus Sect who was imprisoned in Zhao Prison.

"Pingshen, did that person confess?"

"Report to the emperor and confess, but I dare not say it because of my humble position."

Cao Zhengchun's words made Zhu Youjian feel a little funny. Cao Zhengchun, the number one master in the army, who killed without blinking an eye, actually dared not say something.

"Cao Zhengchun. Don't show off in front of me. I don't believe there are things you dare not say. If you have something to say, say it quickly, and if you have to fart, let it go."

Seeing Huang's swearing, Cao Zhengchun hastily said:

"Under the torture of a lowly official, he finally confessed that the assassination of the king was ordered by others, and the person who ordered them to do things was my eight vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, King Fu, King Huai, King Ji, King Qin, etc. Inside."

Zhu Youjian smiled coldly, and his face immediately darkened:

"Nonsense, this is clearly a framing by the White Lotus Sect, if one or two feudal lords colluded with the White Lotus Sect, it can still be justified.

How could there be so many vassal kings colluding with the White Lotus Sect, and now the vassal kings can't keep private soldiers, they don't have the strength to rebel at all.

With Cao Zhengchun's ability in Xichang, it's impossible that you don't have any news about it. Didn't I ask you to supervise those vassal kings a long time ago?

If you can't even do this well, your Jinyiwei in the West Factory and East Factory can be revoked. "

When Cao Zhengchun heard that the emperor was angry, he quickly fell to his knees, although all civil and military officials were very afraid of them.

But all these powers are given by the emperor, and they are just the emperor's retainers.

"The emperor calmed down, the Dongchang fanzi is monitoring all the vassal kings, although they all oppose the reform of the court.

He also complained and resisted in private, but he didn't find anyone coming together with the White Lotus Sect.

The king of Qin in Shaanxi was the most arrogant of all the feudal lords, and he was also the one who opposed the reform of the imperial court most fiercely, but the humble official did not find any evidence of their rebellion. "

Speaking of that King Qin, a murderous look suddenly appeared in Zhu Youjian's eyes.

(End of this chapter)