Jingming

Chapter 133 The Southeast Mystery
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In the quiet imperial study room, the gloomy emperor suddenly let out a sneer.

Eighteen pairs of eyes stared at him together, their faces solemn.

"Autumn food, taxation, and border troubles. I have been in power for a long time, and the monarch and ministers are strong. The vassal king succeeds, and the clan is not stable."

Every word and every sentence echoed in the Zhongyuan Hall, and Zhang Bi, who also served as a living commentator, was shaking.

How many of the emperor's words are enough to swallow countless people?
"All of a sudden, there were a lot of bandits, vendettas, and dead men." Zhu Houcong sneered contemptuously, "Did they happen to launch at the same time to leave such a handle, or did they have the audacity to think that they could bring the world's officials and gentry to order me?"

Yang Tinghe left the table and knelt down: "Your Majesty, calm down. I am willing to go to arrest the murderer and supervise the food, so as to control the overall situation in the southeast!"

Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the dignified cabinet, who had never left the capital and the center of the court, took the initiative to invite Ying, which shows the viciousness of this matter.

"Yang Ge always respectfully asks you!" Wang Qiong, who no longer suspects that the cabinet and the six ministries are fighting for power, and whose past has been "whitewashed", can't help but also leaves the table and knelt down. , It seems that the court is too serious! Chen Li, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Officials, can take up this post!"

In the imperial study room, several people left the table to ask for tassels.

Zhu Houcong nodded: "Sit down."

After they sat down again, Zhu Houcong said with a smile, "If this matter hadn't been too arrogant, it would be clear today. After several months of exchanges between monarchs and ministers, today, today, the ministers finally did not avoid the difficulties and were brave enough to do things."

Yang Tinghe smiled bitterly: "I'm just going to write about it again. The autumn food is important. If there is money but no food, no amount of silver will help. The previous generation has been so rampant, and next year it will be impossible to destroy farming in spring and destroy rivers in summer. The world is in turmoil. If I go here, I will arrest the culprit, and this year's Jiangnan Tianfu will not be missed."

"It's said that the southeast seems to be united in one mind, and they can't be killed." Zhu Houcong's eyes flashed coldly, "As Yang Qing said, it seems that his generation has been rampant for a long time. Is this southeast still my Ming's southeast?"

Zhu Houcong was very surprised by Yang Tinghe's blunt reaction today. After pointing out the sentence "Is the southeast the southeast of Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Houcong looked at Yang Tinghe.

Yuan Zonggao thought badly.

The most dangerous trick of killing officials in the southeast will eventually spread to the center.

In the national policy meeting that was finally established, the situation of the monarch and his ministers helping each other, the cracks reappeared.

It is only natural for the emperor to suspect that such a bad incident has someone backing up the center to put pressure on the emperor.

And Yang Tinghe, who is "conservative" in governance, naturally became the prime suspect. Now he invites him to go to the southeast, and he admits that it is a foolproof policy.

He immediately looked at Zhu Houcong, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, the criminals from Guangdong and Guangxi used to support the bandits, but this time Zhang Fujing was able to catch the culprits by surprise, but the pirates raised by his generation ran away. The southeast incident may also be bandits. Sneaking in, deliberately using "On Hai Ce" and Guangdong's trial of new laws to make trouble. Killing officials is like rebellion, who knows? Up and down in the southeast, it will not be so demented, let alone killing nine court officials in the street in a short period of time, all over the south. Li, Zhejiang, Fujian? The minister thinks that Xu is a plan for revenge!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the imperial study room fell silent, as if everyone was giving him a chance to continue talking.

Because Yuan Zonggao's identity is different.

In a short period of time, nine court officials were selected to be assassinated in the street in Nanzhili and two provinces, and they did not engage in tricks such as suicide or accidents. Are the officials and gentry in the southeast really crazy?
So all the ministers were too stupid to think of this before, didn't they remind the emperor from this angle?

Yuan Zonggao strikes while the iron is hot: "It is even possible that the northern captives found out that our Ming emperor and ministers are of one mind, and that your majesty has more ambitions to reform the law to enrich the country and train troops to strengthen the country, so it is unknown to take this opportunity to cause me civil strife. A thousand words and one sentence: this series of important The case is too strange, and the most sinister place is still in the court, between the imperial study! Your Majesty, the evils in the southeast, or the evils in the world, since your majesty has the ambition to double the annual income in ten years, the minister is equal to this The fundamentals have already been discussed at the National Policy Conference. If Zhang Fujing hadn’t frightened Guangdong and Guangxi, how could Guangdong easily try out the new law? Your Majesty, think twice!”

Zhu Houcong asked with mixed feelings: "Master Yang Ge and Da Tianguan first spoke, but it proved that the local government has the courage to do such a thing."

A trace of embarrassment appeared on the faces of Yang Tinghe and Wang Qiong.

They look at me and I look at you, as if they are waiting for the other party to explain first.

"Chen..." Yang Tinghe is the chief assistant, and Wang Qiong couldn't be more embarrassed, "If the minister doesn't speak out about the evil, explain the cause of the matter, and take responsibility for supervising the matter, wouldn't there be chaos between the monarch and the minister in the imperial study? Even if there are thieves Provocation, the southeast has its own disadvantages for it to provoke."

"...The minister is looking back. No matter what the reason is, the minister first states the possible results of the subsequent disposal and the pros and cons that need to be weighed." Wang Qiong cupped his hands at Yuan Zonggao, "Some words are most appropriate for Da Zongbo to say. Your Majesty , Some people in the southeast have some ideas and some courage. But if you really want to do something, it won’t be like this. It looks crazy, but it’s actually stupid.”

Zhu Houcong had a strange expression: "...I am very relieved, the ministers are becoming more and more honest now. According to Qing and others, it is more likely that the foreign enemy or the remnants of Guangdong and Guangxi are responsible for making me and the ministers suspicious of each other. Make the court and the local people jealous of each other?"

Eighteen arhats nodded in unison.

Only then did Cui Yuan say: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I... I'm not quite used to the status that can be said now. In the current situation, no matter who makes the move, it is all based on Jiangnan Tianfu. And Jiangnan Tianfu is related to a small number of court officials. The common people donate to avoid corvee, and almost all the people in the south of the Yangtze River are involved in it. Among the ministers who participated in the national policy meeting, only the ministers were not from Ketu, if they deny it...does it mean that the center is the reliance of the southeast to do things like this?"

Yang Ting and the others looked at him with complicated expressions, as if they were saying: I have been waiting for you for a long time!Guo Xun doesn't understand, and he doesn't know if you understand the pros and cons, do you have the courage to say it!

Suddenly, I feel that it is good to have a minister in the national policy meeting.

But you have to have a brain.

"As your majesty has seen, this important minister in the court is as intelligent, tolerant, and as majestic as your majesty. How can it be difficult for the hearts of the people in Xianfu under the majesty of heaven?" When discussing with the cabinet and the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng Cishou to establish His Majesty, I only knew that His Majesty was intelligent, calm, and well-mannered. It is important to assist the country, and there is indeed a time for me to give up. The late emperor reigned for 16 years, and the ministers were always worried. Your Majesty Yu Ji, discussing etiquette and clarifying the rule of law, being diligent and close to the ministers, understanding the general situation when attacked, drinking wine and explaining the old mistakes. Set up the imperial study to rule the ministers, and the national policy will be discussed by all the ministers. The most difficult policy, your majesty still advises the ministers in the middle of the night Wait tirelessly, and the ministers also advised His Majesty to be fearless."

Everyone remembered the night he tortured.

Yang Tinghe said in a rather touching tone: "The monarch and his ministers have helped each other so far, and the minister finally let go of his worries. If you don't avoid suspicion, please let my son go to the outside world. From then on, father and son will work together to help His Majesty achieve great achievements for thousands of years. All the things before, Gainchen knows the place. Intricate and complicated. Tuen Mun naval battle is an example. After the imperial decree came, those people were so bold that they wanted to eliminate dissidents by defeating the battle first, and then whitewash the old score by asking for food and wages. I know that some people suspect that I used the Liangguang incident to let Your Majesty know the difficulty. However, the local It has been difficult for a long time. It is not Guangdong, Guangxi, or Southeast. One day, it is bound to be difficult to clean up!"

Suddenly, Wang Qiong was in a daze.When did the people above the court become so honest?

But Yang Tinghe is right, it really doesn't matter whether he guided it intentionally or not.The place is so bad, and Daming is so big, there will always be a big crime somewhere because of something outrageous.Either the officers and soldiers in Tuen Mun died in battle, or the people elsewhere died.

Even if he guided it intentionally, it was nothing more than letting the emperor see the real side.

Although Yang Tinghe confessed his heart at this time to explain to the emperor: The killing of officials in the southeast has nothing to do with me.

Yang Tinghe looked at Zhu Houcong and said sincerely: "Your Majesty will see the sky every day, and you will know your Majesty's majesty and grandeur. His calmness and prudence are far better than ordinary old ministers. However, the place is far away from the center. His Majesty's kindness and power, his generation has not yet realized it personally. Chaotang However, those generations also thought that it was the same as in the past. The southeast, of course, has always been the southeast of the Ming Dynasty. It’s just that the southeast is so big, there are many people who are bold and unpredictable. Killing officials is the same crime as rebellion! This case must be strictly investigated! Only Your Majesty I am afraid that this case was not done by the officials and gentry in the southeast, and the autumn grain must not be mistaken! If the land tax is greatly reduced this year, and the border town’s army is unstable, it will be useless to have silver in the future. The next danger!"

A sudden big case, after slowly probing and frankly confessing unprecedentedly, everyone looked at the emperor expectantly.

I don't know if he turned the corner or not.

Really, Your Majesty, it's not necessarily their fault, unless they're all crazy.Killing officials is a rebellion, and if there are rebels, they want to plow the southeast with an army, and they would rather kill their mistakes than let them go. Would those shrewd officials and gentry in the southeast be so daring to this extent?

We are all afraid that the more you persuade, the more you will get into the horns!It's better to explain the problems of the southeast thoroughly first.

Zhu Houcong looked at them.

To be honest, he lacks a very personal understanding of the imperial power's tolerance for provocation, which is probably another reason why he doesn't kill people lightly.

Deep down in his heart, the inequality between everyone is not so exaggerated.Everyone does have their own interests and positions. Zhu Houcong can understand this and understand the nature of the mutual support between imperial power and subjects.

And he knows the so-called "touching the interests is harder than touching the soul", "the mountains are high and the emperor is far away", if you don't believe me, let's see how brave the important officials in Guangdong and Guangxi are?

So for the first time, he only thought that this was a warning from the southeast officials and gentry to him and the court because of the signal of reform.

Yang Tinghe and Wang Qiong's speech at the beginning seemed to confirm his inference.

In the end... did they actually think so?Afraid that the emperor will be suspicious from top to bottom?
"I understand." He felt a little relieved in his heart, "The imperial court is of one mind, but once this case comes out, if it is not a local act, they are worried that the imperial court will do something later if it uses a knife against the southeast. Come? Or, they just do the opposite, and instead use the things of Guangdong and Guangxi and the northern captives to cover up and lead me and all the ministers to think in this direction? If the thieves know that using the southeast land tax to create troubles can be effective , does it prove that the southeast cannot be moved lightly, so that the new law will not be implemented in the southeast in the future?"

Yang Ting and them were confused: What you said... also makes sense, although not much.

How could the court not wantonly investigate such a matter?The possibility of losing the bet in the southeast is too great, and it won't be so demented.

Only Yuan Zonggao could continue to consume the trust of the emperor's teacher and the former ministers of the hidden mansion: "Your Majesty, what the thief or a foreign enemy did is most likely. Right now, the people in the southeast must be panic-stricken. If we don't appease him sooner, I'm afraid we will fall into the trick of the thief."

He was only worried that the emperor's actions one after another would trigger more and more chain reactions.

Just like Zhang Fujing's knife and arrest in Guangdong and Guangxi, the trial of new laws in Guangdong, and "On Haice", the things in the southeast probably would not have happened now.

He hoped that the emperor would be more stable...

"The matter has come to this point. If the southeast really did it, but the court acted in such a posture, wouldn't it be shameless and a great loss of authority?" After thinking for a while, Zhu Houcong said, "No matter who did it, if an official of the court is assassinated in the street, it means someone In the rebellion. Those who did not participate in the matter, what are you afraid of? Only by working together to find out the real culprit can the crisis be resolved. The truth is that the court will find out the truth. But in order to maintain stability, Guangdong and Guangxi will face many difficulties. I may have been A little eager, but it can no longer be withdrawn!"

Yang Tinghe was about to speak, but Zhu Houcong continued: "As for the autumn grain, this year's tax revenue is another matter. If someone uses the southeast to investigate the case and suppress the rebellion, it is a rebellion. If there is still someone who has no choice but to be implicated You don’t need to worry too much when your annual income and food are reduced. Let me see who dare to do such arrogant things, who are the arrogant and disobedient people. These rebels have such courage, and they must have prepared money and food to meet them. [-]. After investigation and investigation, we have food and money. If there is not enough food, I will take their money and make Zhang Fujing pay double the price to buy it in Jiaozhi and Champa!"

Both Wang Qiong and Wang Shouren looked at the emperor in astonishment, thinking about going to Jiaozhi and Champa to buy, so that the price of food in Daming would not skyrocket.

With Zhang Fujing's current posture of raiding his house in Guangdong, he might be able to advance the money first without waiting for the money from the southeast to be copied out, and set off right now to buy new rice from Jiaozhi and Champa.

The emperor's field of vision surprised them a little.

Zhu Houcong said grimly: "Knowing that I intend to manage the Southwest, and knowing that I am re-establishing the three major camps, I dare to have such courage. This is to help my soldiers see blood. How can we train without going through wars?" Elite soldiers? No matter if they are foreign enemies, remnants of Guangdong and Guangxi, or rebels from the southeast, there is absolutely no reason to be confused when this happens! Since you have also said that some people in the southeast have ideas and courage, but they will not be so stupid. Then it should be a deterrent! If you have no ghosts in your heart, what are you afraid of?"

He stood up and said, "This is going to the southeast. It's not about superintendents and propagandists. It's about suppressing chaos and rebellion! The newly established Shenji Battalion has [-] Chinese troops going to Zhili in the south, and [-] people from Guangxi going to Fujian. Cui Yuan, you are the general manager." Marquis Wu Ding and Marquis Funing are commanders of the military officers. Governors of Zhejiang Zhili were set up to supervise the military affairs of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, and Fujian, and to manage the food, pay, and salt laws. Gong Sheng! No matter who wants to harm Southeast, the officials and scholars in Southeast have the responsibility and obligation to help me find out the thief! Who wants to go to the governor of Zhejiang Province?"

One command at a time is breathtaking.

Marquis Wu Ning, who was demoted, and Marquis Funing, who was expelled from the world certificate, were all red-eyed and wanted to make up for their mistakes.

Cui Yuan, no one knows his way of doing things.He is now mainly in the sequence of honored ministers and generals, and there is also a civil servant restraint on top of it as usual.

Who is willing to serve as the governor of Zhejiang Straightforward established for the first time?

　Some plots, I know you are anxious, but don't worry, this is a daily serial, why do you always question...

　　
　
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