My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 283 Confiscation of Land
afraid?
Chen Ying doesn't care about offending people at all. As a cruel official, one must have a kind of awareness, not to be greedy or take possession, and to act strictly in accordance with the law. The more you challenge the powerful, the more you can show your extraordinaryness.

If Xu Jingchang can really be caught and take the opportunity to make the Dingguo lose face, it will be a great achievement.

It was fine if the Xu family didn't say it, but what he said aroused Chen Ying's fighting spirit.

"Check, check thoroughly!"

The subordinates rushed in, without saying a word, controlled everyone in the Xu family, and then began to strictly check the correspondence, looking for evidence.

Didn't he say he was the elder of Duke Ding?

Since they are relatives, they must have something to do when they move around on New Year's Day and exchange letters. As long as they are caught, they can embarrass Xu Jingchang!

"Check, check it carefully for me, don't let go of any clues."

Chen Ying personally supervised and turned everything upside down, not to mention the letters to Xu Jingchang, not even the letters from Huang Guan.

Seeing this, Chen Ying was furious!
Grandma, you dare to pretend to be your relatives, because you are impatient.

The Xu family is also suffering. They are indeed Huang Guan's relatives. In the early years, Huang Guan was still called Xu Guan, and his father married into the Xu family.

It was only later that Huang Guanzhong became the number one scholar, entered the court as an official, and got the imperial decree before he was allowed to change his original surname.

But no matter what, our Xu family has raised Huang Liushou for so many years, and provided him with education and examinations. This kind of incense and affection is there. No one can deny this, and the folks in Jiangxi know it clearly.

Although Huang Guan was not very willing to mention Xu's family, after changing back to his original surname, he had almost no contact with him, but who would dare to risk offending the duke by breaking the window paper?

This is called pulling a big banner to make a tiger skin.

Then unfortunately, I ran into Chen Ying, who was unreasonable.

"In your Xu family, you have hoarded a full 12 shi of grain, even if you eat it for a hundred lifetimes, you won't be able to eat it all! It's clearly a conspiracy, and you pretend to be a relative. It's really insane and heinous! Immediately go to jail!"

The Xu family wanted to beg for mercy, but they ignored him at all.

Chen Ying used thunderbolt means to tell the big gentry in Jiangxi that no matter how deep the background is or how much the backer is, in front of me, no one will work!
How cruel is Chen Ying?
He didn't even let Longhushan go!
……

"Mr. Dingguo, Chen Ying invited Zhang Tianshi to question him, which aroused the indignation of the people in Jiangxi and almost killed him. Now, hundreds of Jiangxi officials and gentry have jointly requested the imperial court to abolish Chen Ying as governor."

Xu Jingchang took the official document from Yang Shiqi's hand and put it at hand without even reading it.

"Chancellor Yang, do you think I should send this list to Governor Chen, or return it directly, and just pretend it doesn't matter?"

Yang Shiqi was stunned, with a bitter face on his face, "Mr. Dingguo, I don't mean anything else, but I heard that there are a lot of Taoists in the imperial court. Chen Ying's mobilization of Zhang Tianshi will definitely arouse public anger. If it is not good for the court, It’s not easy to clean up.”

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "That's also reasonable, but I don't know anyone who believes in Taoism?"

Yang Shiqi was stunned, and said in a low voice: "I heard that Zhu Zhen, king of Chu, believed in Taoism very much, and even donated a lot of money to Longhushan."

Xu Jingchang nodded, "Okay, you can write Beiping for me, and ask the king of Chu how his studies are going. If there is any laziness, he will be given another half year of study."

Yang Shiqi stared blankly for a while, speechless.

He understood what it means to be unscrupulous.

Xu Jingchang is really not afraid of these things, even the Kong family let him get Yingtian, Zhang Tianshi is nothing special.

No one wants to fight against the court.

Although Yang Shiqi was terrified, he still retreated obediently.

After he left, Xu Jingchang had another official document at hand.

This is written by Chen Ying.

"Although I have nothing to do with the Xu family, but Chen Ying is so unscrupulous, and even wants to catch me, it's too condescending for me."

Xu Jingchang secretly planned... He is a person who wants to do things, and he also hopes that the people below will not show favoritism.But Chen Ying's style really made him a little dissatisfied.

Remember this account first, I will definitely surprise you later!
With Xu Jingchang's connivance, Chen Ying became even more unscrupulous. No matter how good a person is, they have nowhere to hide from the imperial court's iron fist.

In less than a month, Chen Ying checked more than 40 large households.

On average, one and a half large households are unlucky every day.

Whoever hoards food and is unwilling to sell it will be severely punished.

Chen Ying's hands are ruthless enough, and the big households in Jiangxi are not vegetarians... There is an endless stream of official documents of appeals and impeachment memorials.Officials sent by Chen Ying were often assassinated, and even Chen Ying almost lost his life.

It's just a mere worry for life, what can it be?
Chen Ying became even more unscrupulous, strictly investigating the big family, without being polite.

The big households in Jiangxi are really driven to a dead end... In this case, at worst, the fields will be left uncultivated and no longer cultivated.

There are many kinds of mulberry and cotton in the south of the Yangtze River, and the grain production in the land of fish and rice is no longer enough.

It all depends on Jiangxi, Huguang and other places to transport food.

As long as Jiangxi does not grow food, the supply in Beijing will be short, and the court will be furious, which will be the end of Chen Ying.

The big deal is that the fish will die and the net will be broken.

At this time, Zhu Di, who had been in Beiping, finally decided to return to Yingtian.

His Majesty the Emperor, the Empress, King Han, King Zhao, and of course Huang Yunfang's mother and son, sailed in a mighty boat to Yingtian.

Hearing that His Majesty the Emperor was coming back, some Yingtian officials almost burst into tears.

It can be regarded as the holy car returning to the loyal Yingtian, so Xu Jingchang can't let Xu Jingchang toss about it.

How can this kid have the ability to be a prime minister? In just a few days, he has caused the Ming Dynasty to be full of anger and resentment... Everyone wrote a letter together, demanding that Xu Jingchang be dismissed immediately!

People kept running to Jian Yi, a heavenly official from the Ministry of Officials, hoping that he would speak up for justice.

But at this moment, Jian Yi wants to cry but has no tears...Remove Xu Jingchang?

What are you thinking?

Why do I feel like my position is unstable?
This time when His Majesty returns to Beijing, it is hard to say who will be dismissed from office or even lose his head!

Jian Yi really wanted to go to Xu Jingchang and discuss it.

I beg you to hold your hand high, and you must not make trouble, or you, a heavenly official, may fall into it.

Xu Jingchang didn't have this intention. After discussing the matter in the Hall of Martial Arts, he asked Jian Yi to stay. Xu Jingchang said directly: "Jian Tianguan, this time we are only solving the food problem, and we will never implicate innocent people. Even if we have to deal with it, it will be those local officials. Or there is clear evidence."

Hearing this, Jian Yi burst into tears and was so moved.

"Mr. Ding, I thought you would attack Jiangxi officials? From this point of view, Mr. Ding really has the style of a prime minister, and he can tolerate it with a big belly!"

Xu Jingchang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I said Jian Tianguan, so don't give me ecstasy soup. If you really repel all Jiangxi officials, I'm afraid that the Ming Dynasty will collapse immediately. We are only the servants of His Majesty, and we can't smash the Ming Dynasty's pot, you say Yes or no?"

Jian Yi nodded vigorously, "That's right, Duke Ding is really wise."

The two reached an agreement, and then invited Zhu Gaochi. After talking about it, the big guys had a tacit understanding.

A few days later, Zhu Di Shengjia returned...

The emperor was not in a hurry to enter Beijing, but let the imperial army take the captured and marched into the city.

There are the flags, seals, dragon chairs, and armors of the Khan of the Tatar tribe... There are also captured Mongolian officials, as well as soldiers and warriors... Zhu Di showed off his might in front of the people of Yingtian.

Zhu Gaosui's newspaper is even more touting, saying that His Majesty's literary and martial arts skills are rare in the world, and that he is a wise emperor and lord throughout the ages.

After showing off for a while, Zhu Di entered the capital in a mighty way.

Returning to the palace where he had been away for a long time, Zhu Di didn't feel much joy. Instead, he felt that this was a prison, and he didn't know when he would be able to lead troops into battle next time?
Empress Xu didn't have Zhu Di's body, so she went to rest immediately after she came back.Zhu Zhanji also returned to the East Palace.

Children are like this. They grow up fast, and Zhu Zhanji has already started to grow up.

But it was the young master of the Xu family who had changed the most.

The little thing is white and tender, chubby, with delicate features, and a beautiful Zhong Lingyuxiu... It is a collection of thousands of pets, even Zhu Di often plays with him in his arms, which makes Zhu Zhanji jealous.

Even if it's your own grandson, I haven't seen you being so caring!

Xu Jingchang was also anxious to see his son, but unfortunately, he still had to deal with Zhu Di.

Xu Jingchang briefly talked about the things in Jiangxi.

"Now it's a critical time. Whether the imperial court can take back the right to buy and sell grain is a matter of one action. Chen Ying is still very effective in handling affairs."

Zhu Di nodded, but hummed again: "Why are you so slow? Why do some gentry dare to oppose the imperial court? They don't grow food and leave the land uncultivated. What is this?"

Xu Jingchang hurriedly said: "Looking at what they mean, they actually want to create a food crisis, affect the food supply, and force the court to bow down... This matter has been arranged by the minister, and we will find a way to increase purchases from Annan and other places to ensure that the food should be prepared for the day." Supply. And when necessary, they can also transfer grain from Beiping. These big households can’t see the overall situation clearly, and they throw themselves into the trap and seek their own death.”

Zhu Di agreed, but he said again: "What about the abandoned fields?"

Zhu Di mentioned abandonment again, Xu Jingchang's heart moved, and he seemed to understand what Zhu Di meant.

"Your Majesty is opposed to abandoning the wasteland, so should he be severely punished?"

Zhu Di hummed: "It's not just a severe punishment! God gave land to support people, and they would rather leave it there instead of farming. If this is the case, the land should be taken back and handed over to the people who cultivated it."

Xu Jingchang nodded quickly, "Your Majesty, in this case, do you need some compensation?"

Zhu Di nodded, "We really want to ask them to pay for it, to leave an acre of land uncultivated, and to compensate the court with a tael of silver, so let's do it!"

Xu Jingchang was stunned for a while, then blinked his eyes.

Zhu Di hummed: "Why, didn't you understand?"

Xu Jingchang hurriedly said: "I understand, I'll do it now."

Coming out of the palace, Xu Jingchang looked up to the sky and sighed, he was not as good as Zhu Di if he had a dark heart!
It doesn't work without farming, the court wants to take back the land... and with the land, it seems that more things can be done.

(End of this chapter)