The journey to the heavens starts from the underground station

Chapter 237 Dongyue, brother-in-law beats brother-in-law
There is no impenetrable wall in the world, especially around the emperor. Within a few days, rumors spread.

First, His Majesty issued an edict to exempt the tens of thousands of Jingnan sinners from Nuer Gandusi from hard labor. Although they were not allowed to come back, the Dusi sent doctors to treat them, and allocated land to them. The people are no different.

Then hundreds of people either joined the army, or joined the Jinyiwei, or put down their swords and changed into the green skirts of scholars.

According to gossip, these were the people who once followed Emperor Jianwen.

Life is alive, and what you want is nothing more than fame and honor. Don't think that these people are loyal to Emperor Jianwen. In the past, they had no choice. I have been living in hiding!

There are indeed some individuals whose elders were implicated and executed back then, but the thunder and rain are all due to Jun's kindness, how could Jun's father kill wrongly?It must be that the elders were stubborn back then!
Then, the identity of the new monk in Jiming Temple was faintly revealed.

The ministers are all secretive, this is the emperor's family matter, who dares to speak nonsense?A little bit of gossip spread, let Jin Yiwei or the newly formed Dongchang Fangou hear, the heads of the whole family are gone?

There are many old ministers of Jianwen in the court, but none of them went to Jiming Temple to see the old master without knowing their death!It's too late to hide!

Time flies, and it is winter in a blink of an eye.

Recently, Li Yu had a very comfortable life.

The second uncle King Han had lifted his foot restraint two months ago, but before he could jump around in Yingtian, he was driven to Shuntian Mansion by the old man to prepare for the Northern Expedition.

The king of Han was not there, and the third uncle was alone, so he simply followed him to Peiping.

After the winter, the weather gradually became cooler, but the old man thought that the winter in the south didn't snow, it didn't look like winter, and it was very cold and humid, which was not as refreshing as in the north.

Last month, Yu Jia went to Shuntian Mansion, leaving the grandson to supervise the country and the prince to assist the government.

The old man did it on purpose to let the crown prince listen to the grandson, and he had to make things difficult for the fat son before he left.

The crown prince is very relieved, what about assisting the government, his son manages the state affairs in an orderly manner, so he doesn't have to worry about it himself, but he is at ease.

Playing with the cat and walking the dog all day, and worrying about my son's wedding, my health has improved a lot.

The tiger is not at home, and the monkey is called the king. Except for the military, Li Yu has the final say on the big and small things inside and outside the Ming Dynasty, and he lives a very fulfilling life every day.

Song Li, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, also went to Shuntian Mansion, bringing the group of craftsmen from Zhongshan Huangzhuang there. With the help of Wang Zhong, they are building a large number of cement workshops in Shuntian Mansion.

On the other side of Jiaozhi, the British Duke Zhang Fu defeated Chen Jun’s navy in Shentouhai, captured 75 of his leaders, and led his army to station in Nghe An Prefecture, wantonly “recruiting local natives to go north to work”, and currently transporting the first batch of natives The big ship has arrived in Tianjin Wei.

The New Salt Sales Conference hosted by the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Xia Yuanji, also came to a successful conclusion. As soon as the new salt, which was as white as snow, came out, salt merchants flocked to it.

After Li Yu's suggestion, Xia Yuanji played a new trick at the sales meeting.

Nowadays, salt merchants not only have to transport grain to the north in exchange for new salt imports, but also pay franchise fees and deposits in accordance with the principle of regional agency. This alone has earned more than 3000 million taels of silver at one time.

This is not Daming treasure, nor food, silk, but cash!

More than half of it is white silver taels, and the rest is a small part of gold, a carload of copper coins that can't be seen at a glance.

The salt merchants of Ming Dynasty are indeed rich!Especially the salt merchants in Yangzhou, who took over the distribution rights of the southern seven provinces!
Of course, half of the more than 3000 million taels is the deposit paid by the salt merchant. According to the agreement, as long as the salt merchant sells salt in accordance with the court's rules, the money needs to be returned after five years.

Li Yu didn't plan to return it!
You got it by your ability, so why pay it back!

The imperial court stipulated that salt merchants were not allowed to sell illicit salt, the retail price of new salt should not exceed 150 renminbi per catty, cross-regional sales of goods were not allowed, adulteration and sale of counterfeit goods were not allowed, and salt was not allowed to be smuggled outside the customs in violation of the Ming Law...

Once discovered, the security deposit will be confiscated, and the agency fee and security deposit will be required to be paid again; if discovered twice, the qualification of salt merchant will be disqualified, and offenders will be punished according to the law of Ming Dynasty.

Li Yu didn't believe that these salt merchants who had no bottom line could be so disciplined!

So what if you follow the rules?Salt merchants are merchants, they are not engaged in business, but buying and selling, but they are enough to make money. How many merchants are staring at this industry, and it doesn't hurt to change a batch of them-the crime of Jinyiwei weaving is professional!
On the side of the young army, the first phase of queue training has been completed. Li Yu inspected in the past, and it is already quite disciplined and prohibitive; now under the leadership of Fan Zhong, using the old-fashioned firecrackers replaced by Shenjiying, Practice three-stage shooting tactics and dig trenches, and learn trench tactics.

The breech-loading flintlock gun is equipped with fixed-load gunpowder Minie bullets. It already has the prototype of a bolt-action rifle. It has a long range and high accuracy. What you can play is not just queue up!

It is a musket, not a musket. Emperor Yongle renamed it according to Taisun's suggestion. Yongle Type [-] and Type [-] muskets. The former is front-loaded and equipped with a through rod. It is slow to reload, but it can hit far.

The flintlock guns newly produced by the Bingzhan Bureau are given priority to equip the Shenji Battalion. When it is the turn of the young army, it is estimated that the Northern Expedition is over.

Li Yu is thinking about it recently, or just change the young army into a military school. Anyway, now the young army has to study cultural lessons every day after training, and teach the art of war. More than 5000 soldiers will all be trained as grassroots officers. When they ascend the throne in the future Take this to reform the military system of Ming Dynasty.

But this is something that will happen a long time later, so take your time and take it easy, you still have to focus on the immediate things first.

Like today.

The sun was in the west, and Ma San came in to report just after reviewing the playbook. The Crown Princess sent someone to send him back to the Crown Prince's Mansion, saying that the Crown Prince had started a fight with someone.

This is strange, the prince has always been kind, kind-tempered, and does not get angry with others easily; as the prince of the country, the only two people who dare to provoke the father, the second uncle and the third uncle, are not in the sky, Li Yu is a little curious, who is it? , Make the prince angry and play when he is full.

Do you think Jinyiwei and Dongchang's knives are bad?
He took Ma San, who was waiting with him, and hurried back to Chunhe Palace.

"...Hu blue backing, pink cyan big tie inlaid with pearls; stone green backing, palace red big tie inlaid with coral; spring silk lining, winter clothing with fox fur out of peaks, and black cloak; two gold silk enamel, inlaid One hundred and eight east bead crowns, the tail of the crown is made of double phoenix holding beads, the crown is inlaid with red and green gemstones, emerald green and blue are inlaid with three patterns, pomegranate, bergamot, longevity peach, which means many children, many blessings and long life , weighs sixty-two-six cents; make another winter hat, with sea dragon skin as the lining, outer cover with gold threads, full of red and green gemstones, and the crown and tail in the shape of melons stretching..."

When Li Yu stepped into the front hall of Chunhe Palace, the crown princess Zhang Yan was sitting in the main seat, and Hu Shangyi was sitting opposite. Hu Shangyi was holding a roster in his hand, and was respectfully reporting to the crown princess the ceremony service arranged by the Shangyi Bureau for the grandson concubine.

The princess nodded in satisfaction. Behind her, Hu Shanxiang and Sun Ruowei stood and listened quietly, Hu Shanxiang's eyes were slightly excited.

How could Hu Shanxiang not have known about Taisun's hints over and over again?Most of what my aunt prepared will be used on me.However, ever since the grandson asked me to come here, the concubine ordered her to fabricate her birth date and submit it to the Ministry of Rites, and her name appeared in the list of beautiful women, the aunt has always treated her lukewarm, and her attitude has become more and more serious. Respectful.

This made Hu Shanxiang very worried. She is a person who knows how to repay her kindness. Her aunt saved her from hunger and cold and raised her. She also treats her aunt like a mother in her heart.

However, just like the grandson persuaded himself on the bed, there is no need to worry. This is because the mother and daughter had an awkward situation for a while, and it got better after a while.

"Son, please greet mother!" Li Yu smiled greasy, stretched his neck and glanced at the roster in Hu Shangyi's hand: "Is this something to be used in the wedding ceremony?"

"If you go back to the grandson, yes." Hu Shangyi had already stood up respectfully and saluted.

"Then trouble Hu Shangyi to be careful, the size should be made according to Shanxiang's figure." Li Yu confessed casually, then turned around and asked, "Mother, where is my father? Didn't you mean to fight with others..."

Before Li Yu finished speaking, a figure suddenly ran through the left side door, shouting while running: "Sister! Sister! Help!"

After shouting, the figure flashed past, and then ran into the apse through the side door on the right.

After turning around, a panting fat man, holding a cloisonné enamel Ruyi, staggered and ran out from the left door, chasing the people in front into the apse.

Li Yu was dumbfounded, these two people, there is no doubt that the one behind is the father of the prince, and the one in front is not an outsider, his uncle Zhang Kejian!
This is the first time I saw that my father can run?

With a body of three hundred catties, he roared past like a blind man...

There was a helpless expression on Zhang Yan's face. Just as she was about to speak, Zhang Kejian went around in a circle and rushed in again. When she raised her eyes, she saw Li Yu in the hall. She couldn't help being overjoyed, as if she had grasped the life-saving straw.

"Big... big nephew, help, help!"

Zhang Kejian quickly hid behind Li Yu like a frightened rabbit, also running panting.

As soon as the words fell, Zhu Gaochi came in again carrying Ruyi.

"Don't, don't run! Today, today, I must beat you, kill you, no!"

Ruyi was originally an itchy thing, and then slowly developed, and then it has auspicious meanings, and there are more fancy styles, including gold, silver, jade, and wood... and the one that Zhu Gaochi is holding in his hand The root is very distinctive, but it is cloisonné enamel.

This thing is a copper body, strong and durable, with a gorgeous appearance, it is a good choice for beating people!

Zhu Gaochi approached step by step holding Ruyi, Zhang Kejian grabbed Li Yu's robe tightly: "Nephew, help me, you are the supervisor of the country."

"That's right, it's still my father." Although he didn't know how Zhang Kejian provoked his father, Li Yu was completely relieved at the moment.

The old lady sent someone to pass on the message that the crown prince started a fight with someone, and it was Zhang Kejian, right?Then it's okay, it's not an outsider for brother-in-law to beat brother-in-law.

What's more, my uncle has always been of bad conduct, and he often used the crown prince's excuse to go out to eat and take cards, so it was good to beat him up.

Thinking of this, Li Yu shook his arm lightly, and broke away from Zhang Kejian's pull like a loach, and flashed aside.

Zhang Kejian was shocked, his elder nephew was unreliable, and his brother-in-law was staring at him, so he ran away quickly: "Sister, brother-in-law, I'll go first! I'll see you in a few days!"

Before the words were finished, Zhang Kejian turned around and ran. Just as he took a step, he suddenly felt something tripped under his feet, and he could no longer control his figure, and fell three feet away with a plop.

Zhang Kejian turned back suddenly in shock, only to see Li Yu put his feet away as if nothing had happened, humming a little tune, and smiling humbly at himself.

"Big nephew! You..."

"Father and son in the battle, don't blame uncle, nephew counts, you are destined to be robbed today, if you run out of the Spring Palace, I am afraid you will encounter even greater disasters, such as being arrested by Jin Yiwei and sent to prison?"

"..."

Over there, Zhu Gaochi's eyes lit up.

"Zhanji did a good job! Haha, evil animal! Die for me!"

The figure of three hundred catties pounced on him, holding Ruyi high in his hands, and the scene was in chaos for a while.

Li Yu didn't worry that his father would suffer at all, so he dragged the chair and sat down to watch the show with peace of mind.

Don't underestimate Zhu Gaochi's skill, the Taizu set the rules, the princes and grandchildren all practiced martial arts and literature since childhood, Zhu Gaochi even wore it on the walls of Beiping, and went to the battlefield!
Most of the ancient fierce generals had big arms and round waists. To give a simple example, the thin man was slashed with a knife, the wound was an inch deep, and his stomach was disemboweled;No matter how bad Zhu Gaochi's martial arts skills are, his body size of three hundred catties is more than enough to beat Zhang Kejian!

"Ah! Oh! Brother-in-law! Aww! Forgive me! Ah! Sister! Sister! Help! Great nephew..."

Zhang Kejian was lying on the ground, Zhu Gaochi sat on his back, his legs pressed Zhang Kejian's arms, and he couldn't move because of his weight alone. Zhu Gaochi freed his hand, and Ruyi slapped Zhang Kejian's buttocks, more than a dozen times in a row , Zhang Kejian gritted his teeth and endured the pain; Zhu Gaochi thought for a while, and felt that the Ruyi handle was too wide through the thick winter clothes, and he was afraid that it would not hurt when he was whipped, so he simply left Ruyi, stretched out his hand and began to pinch the tender flesh on the inner thigh of Zhang Kejian, this time Zhang Kejian Unable to bear it anymore, he screamed loudly, his voice was miserable, like a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered.

"Let you steal my money!"

"I saved ten years' salary!"

"The reward of three festivals and two longevity!"

"Your sister's dowry!"

"10 taels of silver! Do you know how many years your sister and I have been saving!?"

Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth and scolded, twisted more and more to relieve his anger, and twisted his brother-in-law more than a dozen times in a row; in the hall, Hu Shangyi had already quietly left and left, this was the prince's family business, and she was inconvenient to be present; Beat, without saying a word.

This is strange!Li Yu looked at his mother in surprise, didn't she always spoil her brothers the most?Every time my uncle made a mistake, she was the one who made peace with her. Why did he just sit back and watch her husband be so abusive today?
"Mother, don't you care?"

"No matter! Just kill this bastard!"

Although Zhang Yan said so, Li Yu still noticed a trace of unbearable color in her eyes.

"Father, it's almost there. If we continue, I'm afraid that uncle won't be able to leave the Spring Harmony Palace. They are all one family, so there is no need for people to laugh at them."

Li Yu went up to persuade him with empathy. At this time, Zhu Gaochi was also out of breath, and the gloomy color in his chest was swept away, so he stopped, and with the support of his son, he got up out of breath, and finally he did not forget to give his brother-in-law a foot.

After a cup of tea, Zhang Kejian sat on the nanmu grand master's chair, grinning with red teeth and rubbing the inner thighs. My brother-in-law hit hard, and I'm afraid they were all bruised.

The prince and the princess talked to each other, and Li Yu figured out the whole story.

Zhang Kejian lost all the reward money the couple had prepared for their son's wedding!Now the treasury of the Prince's Mansion is really empty enough for mice to run away!
Li Yu looked at his uncle's eyes and began to look bad, and regretted that he had persuaded him too early!
"Nephew, you, you can't blame me!" Zhang Kejian keenly noticed that there was something wrong with Li Yu's eyes looking at him, as if he was planning to let someone clean him up again. The nephew is now the supervisor of the country, and the handling in the past few months The methods of the government are more ruthless than his father, and he looks like His Majesty. Zhang Kejian didn't want to provoke him, so he quickly explained: "Yes, I lost everything in business, but the source of this matter is really not on me. Go, you have to blame Xia Yuanji, that old stingy guy, oh, and your nephew yourself."

"It was you and Mr. Xia who cheated uncle."

(End of this chapter)