Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 805 Prince Regent
"I believe that Chen Qianfu has long ago proposed to promote the integration of gentry and gentry in Henan to facilitate the maintenance of the Yellow River embankment. This matter is not a secret. Many people in the court know about it, and many people oppose it. Now, taking advantage of this test case, it is obviously a bit drunk. Weng doesn't mean wine."

Zhu Hongjia directly said to Shen Wenzhong, "Gu has reported to the saint several times, hoping that His Majesty will give instructions on this matter, but His Majesty has not responded, and let Gu handle it by himself."

"This is His Majesty's trust in His Highness."

"It's a big deal, and I'm a little uncertain."

"Your Highness, as long as you do the right thing."

"What is the right thing?"

"A sage makes a decision, and he will never be wrong."

The words were somewhat absolute, but it seemed to suit the prince's wishes, and finally made him make up his mind.

"Shen Qing, if you want to kill a few people alone, do you think it's feasible?"

"If the crime deserves it, it should be killed."

"Then what if the person who is going to be killed is the cabinet scholar of the previous dynasty, the governor, the minister, or even the big brother of Donglin, the son of Fushe?"

Shen Wenzhong was secretly surprised, "As long as the evidence of the crime is convincing, one can be killed to warn others. I suggest that the Ding family be killed. This family is unfaithful, filial and righteous, Ding Kuichu is greedy, Ding Qirui is disloyal, Ding Qiguang is unjust, and Ding Qixiang is lawless. Hou Fangyu, Zheng Sanjun and others can be investigated by Yousi."

Zhu Hongjia admired that Shen Wenzhong fully understood his intentions, "First, the leaders of the dismissal, Fan Xun and Ding Qixiang, should be executed, and the rest of the rioters should be imprisoned, and investigations will be carried out against Ding Kui, Chu, Ding Qirui, Ding Qiguang, Zheng Sanjun, Hou Xunhou, Fangyu, etc."

"I suggest that Liu Zongzhou, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, Qian Qianyi, the censor of the right capital, Wang Yongzuo, the doctor of Zuo Jianyi, and the factory guard jointly investigate and try."

"Don't you need to let Scholar Du and the others take the lead?"

"Just let Qian Qianyi, Liu Zongzhou and the others take charge."

"But if they are partial to selfishness?"

"Then let Scholar Du and the others take action at that time."

Zhu Hongjia nodded, "What do you think about Governor Chen's statement that the government and gentry should work together to repair the river?"

"I feel that Governor Chen is a practical person. When he has difficulties, he finds a way. Although there are some flaws, it is better than doing nothing. Moreover, it is a great and good thing that concerns the interests of the people. The extra money for repairing the river was collected, and there was no corruption in it, so even if the people have to bear some labor, or some losses in wages, but this is doing things for themselves, this should be done together, not just waiting Waiting for the imperial court to draw funds, and waiting for the imperial court to help them repair the river, it is not enough to wait and hope."

"The imperial court should support Governor Chen, and even other provinces can follow this example. In the future, this kind of major benefit project related to people's livelihood cannot just wait and rely. Henan's approach is worth learning from."

After Zhu Hongjia made up his mind, he felt a lot more relaxed. These days, he has been thinking and struggling, with mixed opinions from all sides, but he couldn't wait for the emperor's decision.

Just let him handle it.

In his heart, he was more inclined to block Yinxi and the others, but he couldn't help but hesitate in his heart.

Now that he has finally made up his mind, as Shen Wenzhong said, it is good to stick to the policy formulated by the emperor.

Whoever blocks the way will be destroyed.

He poured Shen Wenzhong a cup of Ningbo flat water pearl tea, and the tea leaves bloomed and stretched in the glass.

"The fleet led by Lord Yenpei has landed on Tsushima Island and started a war with the Tokugawa shogunate. The navy has controlled Yanyuan Port and is besieging Yanyuan Castle of the Tsushima Clan clan. The battle report from Guoxing said that everything is going well. You Do you think you can win the war against the Japanese at this time?"

"Your Highness, Tsushima Island is only a little bigger than Zhoushan Island. It is located in the strait between Korea and Japan, and the land is small and the people are few. Among the three hundred Tokugawa feudal clans, it is only a small feudal clan of [-] stones high. Because of its important location, it is only a [-] shi treatment. Guo Xingye directly attacked Tsushima, and I felt sure and ruthless. Now that Yanyuan Port has been controlled, it is only a matter of time before Yanyuan City is taken, Your Highness Don't worry."

Shen Wenzhong was also a sturdy scholar who charged in the Northern Expedition with firecrackers. He was not afraid of war. He also knew Zhu Chenggong's ability. The Omura Bay of the Omura Clan and the Omura Clan stormed the old nests of the two small feudal clans of the Edo shogunate with lightning speed, blasted open the gates of the two small feudal clans with huge ships and cannons, captured them, and forced the two feudal clans to surrender. Surrender.

Zhu succeeded in occupying the two domains, and after controlling the two feudal cities and ports, he did not go further into the fishing villages below. Instead, he turned around and rushed to the Tsushima domain, took control of Yanyuan Bay, and surrounded Yanyuan City.

Zhu Chenggong sent troops in the name of protecting overseas Chinese. He supported the Hirado lord, the Matsuura family, in recruiting ronin to defeat the Tokugawa shogunate.

"The only thing I'm worried about is the Japanese war. This will greatly affect the Japanese trade. In recent years, the imperial court's trade volume with Japan is still very large."

"Don't worry, wars belong to wars, but the trade in Hirado Port is still going on, and it's not even smaller than before."

"The garrison in Guangxi sent troops to Gaoping of the Mo family in Annan, and the Zheng family assembled a large army. Will the court increase its troops, and will it lead to a war with the Zheng family?" the prince asked again.

The Mo clan in Gaoping is the remnant of the Mo clan in Annan. It relied on the Ming Dynasty to live in a corner. After losing Shenglong, the remnants of the Mo clan who retreated to Gaoping have maintained it for almost 60 years.

The Ming Dynasty initially recognized the regime of the Later Li Dynasty, but Ming Shenzong appointed Li Shizong as the commander-in-chief of Annan Metropolis and granted the silver seal. At the same time, he also granted Mo Shi as the commander-in-chief of the Annan Metropolis, and implemented the strategy of suppressing Li. To rule it with no governance, the barbarians and the didi will attack each other, and China will benefit.

The Hou Li Dynasty was rejuvenated, but the name was not true. The Li family was the emperor, but the power belonged to the Zheng family, but there was a separatist regime in the south, and there was a Xuanguang Wu family in the north, so the Hou Li Dynasty had always been a separatist regime.

After Zhu Yihai proclaimed himself emperor, the Hou Li Dynasty also came to ask for the canonization of the king, but Zhu Yihai ignored it. Instead, he took the initiative to send people to recruit the Mo family, the Wu family, and the Ruan family to pay tribute together. In office, Annan's policy of differentiation is still implemented.

Gao Ping, who sent troops from the Zheng family to the Mo family, was also closely related to the exchanges between Daming and the Mo family. They traded at the border, and even sold them arms, helped them train soldiers, and encouraged them to join forces with the Wu family to counterattack the Zheng family and cooperate with the Ruan family in the south.

Lord Zheng sent troops to fight back, Mo asked for help from Daming, and the Guangxi imperial camp immediately sent a Xie into Gaoping.

Gaoping was originally close to the border of Daming, bordering Zhen'an and Taiping in Guangxi, the upper reaches of the Zuojiang River went straight to Gaoping. With the watershed in the upper reaches of the Zuojiang River as the boundary, both sides of the river flowing east to north are under the direct jurisdiction of Daming.

The people there have always been our Chinese people, and now the powerful officials of the Zheng family have usurped the government of the Li family, and openly sent troops to attack the Mo family that was enshrined by the Ming Dynasty. .

The upper reaches of the Pinger River, the Langshan Qiqiong River and the Beijiang River, and the upper reaches of the Shuikou River, the Gaoping Binjiang River, have been officially taken over by the Guangxi Imperial Army. The Zheng family dared to step over the watershed and vowed to bury them in the north of the mountain.

And the Mo family in Gaoping also directly declared that they were the courtiers of the Ming emperor and the chieftains of the Ming Dynasty, and thanked Master Wang for defending the Zheng family for them.

The Southwest was also turbulent for a while.

"Your Highness, I think it's a common practice to use watersheds to demarcate boundaries. Moreover, Mrs. Mo was originally the chieftain of my Ming dynasty, and Mrs. Zheng is just a treacherous official who usurped the power of the chieftain of the Li family in Annan, who was canonized by my Ming Dynasty. An dare to offend my Tianwei, a soldier of the Guangxi imperial camp. With this determination and confidence, let them fight."

Zhu Chenggong was fighting against the Japanese kingdom, and he also supported the Matsuura Party of the Hirado Domain to call on the ronin to fall. Here, the admiral of Guangxi, Zeng Ying, began to send troops to Gaoping again, and the Annan Quartet began to fight.

"Is Zeng Ying reliable?" the prince asked.

The admiral of the Guangxi Imperial Battalion was originally Yang Boxing, who joined Shen Wenzhong in Ningbo Wharf Conglong. He was originally a woodcutter, and he was always the commander of the emperor's confidant guards in the early days.He has now entered the court and is one of the [-] admirals of the imperial guards in the northern and southern yamen, and he is the admiral of the inner nine gates.

"Zeng Ying was originally a general in Sichuan, and also a scholar who organized a rebel army to resist Zhang Xianzhong. He was brave and resourceful. It was just that he refused to accept Wen Shoufu and led a mutiny and was taken down. After studying in Beijing for a few years, His Majesty was quite satisfied with him, so he was sent abroad. Let him go to Guangxi. Although he is a bit rebellious, he has the ability to lead troops. Guangxi and Sichuan are similar in all aspects, and it is very good to go there to guard the border."

"That's good."

Zhu Hongjia chatted with Shen Wenzhong again, and then asked Liu Chaozhao to block Yinxi, Zhang Mingzhen and Liu Zongzhou from coming.

Three ministers arrive.

Zhu Hongjia personally poured them a cup of tea.

"Gu decided to execute Fan Xun and Ding Qixiang,"

Liu Zongzhou seemed a little surprised.

"Gu also intends to kill Ding Qirui, Ding Kuichu, and Ding Qiguang, and exile the entire Shangqiu Ding clan to Suiyuan."

"Your Highness?" Liu Zongzhou couldn't help but uttered a voice. He felt that it was not a good thing for the 15-year-old prince to kill him like this.

But Zhang Mingzhen said directly, "I immediately sent an order to the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, asking them to remove Ding Qiguang's military power and recall him to the court."

Du Yinxi said, "Ding Kuichu, Ding Qirui's uncle and nephew really don't know how to restrain themselves, they should be killed."

"Your Highness, please be careful."

The crown prince looked at Liu Zongzhou, "Ding Qixiang and Fan Xun brought a disturbance in the exam, they must be executed immediately, the rest of the people can be carefully screened and interrogated, and they can be convicted later, but these two people must be killed immediately."

"The three uncles and nephews of Ding Qirui will be handed over to Liu Shangshu to lead the judiciary for investigation and trial, to see if the country's laws and regulations should be killed. Hou Xun, Zheng Sanjun, and Hou Fangyu will also be handed over to Liu Shangshu for investigation and trial."

"I believe that Liu Shangshu will be able to enforce the law impartially."

After the prince finished speaking, he got up and left.

Liu Zongzhou sat there for a long time before getting up, heaved a long sigh, looked at the empty palace gate, with mixed emotions in his heart, this young prince, His Royal Highness, actually has the temper of Emperor Shaotian, decisive in killing and attacking, even a bit ruthless , don't know if this is good or bad.

(End of this chapter)