Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king
Chapter 308: Stomping and smashing the head, the party struggle involved in the Hanzong case
Chapter 308: Stomping and smashing the head, the party struggle involved in the Hanzong case
Just when Yu Shiyue was arresting people.
The ministers in the cabinet are all thinking deeply about who concocted the Hanzong case. Is it important?
As a qualified politician, one should be good at taking advantage of all circumstances to maximize the interests of the Hanzong case and thereby attack political opponents.
They looked at each other inexplicably.
From the eighth year of Jingtai, the emperor stood up on his own and became the target of the ministers. He changed from a referee to a player and interfered with the government affairs in the name of expanding imperial power.
In fact, he became the target of attack by the officials, and the party struggle turned into a struggle between emperors and ministers.
Everyone in the court is a good minister and general in the emperor's heart, and a loyal minister who has done nothing for the Ming Dynasty.
However, will these people really use their strength together?
Just take Yu Qian, he wants to be a civil and military saint in the world. He not only hopes that the emperor will continue to be a referee, but also does not want the emperor to chop off his head.
Sun Yuanzhen wanted to prove that she was stronger than Yu Qian.
Geng Jiuchou realized his political ambitions and established a top gentry family.
Bai Gui opposed Geng Jiuchou and started a party struggle.
Yao Kui would rather be a poisonous scholar than a noble man for a while, while secretly developing connections among civil servants.
Wang Fu wants to join the cabinet and become a powerful minister, but there are too many obstacles in front of him. When will he be able to come forward?
As for the emperor, he squeezed everyone together and tried to work together, but it is human nature to fight for power and gain.
The emperor took away most of the power, and the ministers had to fight to the death for the remaining residual power.
Having too many capable ministers is never a good thing. Everyone has ambitions and wants to be the leader, which will cause internal friction.
Even if the emperor suppresses the situation, it won't break out immediately. Now that the emperor is gone, internal strife is coming.
Therefore, it does not matter who concocted the Hanzong case.
This is an opportunity to start a party struggle.
It is an opportunity to fight for power and gain, and it is the best time to reach the top of the court.
Geng Jiuchou and Bai Gui looked at each other. As long as they get rid of each other, their power will naturally increase.
Sun Yuanzhen secretly glanced at Yu Qian. Yu Qian was too sensitive. Even if the emperor had any clues, he would kill him.
Therefore, Yu Qian is the person who most hopes for stability in the center, so should he, Sun Yuanzhen, take advantage of this opportunity and let the turmoil continue?
The eyes of Ma Wensheng and Yu Zijun collided. They are both rising stars, young talents, and future prime ministers of the country. Naturally, they are natural enemies.
Yao Kui and Wang Fu, good friends, seemed to see the ambition in each other's eyes.
Don't Li Shi, Song Yan, and Xue Xilian have any intention of fighting?
Only Chen Wen and Ma Ang did not dare to raise their heads. They were not the emperor's favorites, and they only relied on their ability to take this position.
So, can they take the opportunity to get rid of several local governors?
The Hanzong case broke out, and the united core felt like it was falling apart.
And in Nanjing.
Jin Yiwei took action and let the whole of Nanjing see the cruelty of Emperor Jingtai.
This emperor is not an emperor for eternity, he is a tyrant for eternity!
Don't ask why, just kill him!
The city gates of Nanjing have been closed for seven days. All wealthy households and above in Nanjing city, based on the area of their houses, were controlled by Jin Yiwei and tortured.
The Forbidden City was filled with Nanjing's treasures.
When the palace couldn't hold it, they packed it into various official residences, which soon became full. Then they piled up in private residences, and the emperor sent troops to watch.
No wonder the emperor brought thousands of prime ministers from the palace. It turned out to be just for this purpose.
Guangzhou is a state directly under the jurisdiction of Southern Zhili.
However, it was placed under the jurisdiction of Anhui, so the official administration was still unclear, and it was still governed by the original Nanzhili jurisdiction.
Yang Xin received the imperial edict and arrested all the big players in Guangzhou and tortured them severely.
Anyone who dares to escape will be punished with rebellion.
Chen Wuyang personally left Beijing to preside over the purge of Guangzhou.
According to the confessions of the tenants in Kulingguan, they mainly came from three wealthy families in Guangzhou, namely the three outstanding families of Guangde, Zhong, Xia and Yuan.
The Yuan family also had three heroes, known as the Three Heroes of Guang'an. These three were good at poetry and drama, and many of their plays were widely circulated on the Qinhuai River.
Chen Wuyang led his troops to surround Guang'an County and directly attacked the Yuan family.
The three outstanding figures of the Yuan family also opened the Guang'an Academy. They applied for money from the palace, and the emperor paid for the academy to be built, allowing them to recruit disciples and preach.
As a result, the rebellion was blamed on the emperor!
Bang!
The luxurious mansion door was rushed open, and Chen Wuyang led his troops to rush in, killing everyone on sight!
"Everyone kneel down, anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"
Chen Wuyang rushed into the mansion with a knife in hand and asked, "Where is San Yuan?"
"Sir, my master is giving lectures in the academy!"
"lead the way!"
Chen Wuyang asked people to arrest all the Yuan family members and gather them together.
When San Yuan heard that heavy troops had invaded his house, he was so frightened that he wanted to run away. However, he was grabbed by a student from the academy: "If you run away and the court holds you responsible, what will we do?"
The students who were listening to the lectures in the palace were confused. What crime did you commit to provoke the imperial army?
"Let me go!" The boss Yuan Kailong was anxious.
"Teacher, you always teach us that we must be upright and upright in our conduct. The court is reasonable. As long as you have not committed any crime, we Guang'an students must protect you even if we risk our lives!"
Yuan Kailong was anxious: "Are you protecting me? Or are you going to kill me?"
"Teacher, no matter how big things are in this world, they cannot be bigger than a single word. You have a clear conscience. Why are you running away?"
"When a scholar meets a soldier, it's hard to explain why. Do you understand? I don't have students like you!"
Yuan Kailong pulled hard on his clothes, tore them apart, and escaped over the wall.
The three brothers were also smart. In order not to drag each other down, they escaped in three directions, one at a time.
Bang!
The door was knocked open by the general, and Chen Wuyang rushed in quickly: "Where is San Yuan?"
The student who grabbed Yuan Kailong's sleeve pointed in three directions: "They ran in three directions."
"Come here, blockade Guang'an and arrest them overnight!"
Chen Wuyang looked at the students fiercely: "You'd better have nothing to do with San Yuan, otherwise, your whole family will suffer!"
"Sir, what crime did Master Yuan commit?" the student asked in a low voice.
"rebel!"
Whoa!
There was an uproar in the academy. The timid students fell from their chairs. Someone stood up and said, "I am willing to help you capture Master Yuan. I beg you to spare my family!"
"it is good!"
Chen Wuyang didn't know San Yuan, so it would be good to have a student to lead the way.
"Master Yuan is usually loyal to his emperor and serves his country. How could he rebel?" A student defended Yuan in a low voice.
Chen Wuyang heard this and looked at the student with burning eyes: "Since he didn't rebel, why did he run away?"
"My lord, this is sophistry." The student argued in a low voice.
"You kid is quite interesting. You betrayed your Master Yuan first, and then defended your Master Yuan. What are you going to do?"
Yes, this student was the student who grabbed Yuan Kailong and told Chen Wuyang where Yuan Kailong was running away.
The student bowed respectfully and said, "Sir, I hold my master because I don't want to bring shame on him. Just as he taught all living beings, he must behave upright and upright."
"The student told your Excellency where Master Yuan is, because you are an official and the students are the people. Officials ask the people for their own reasons. Students dare not resist. This is the law of nature."
"The students defended Master Yuan because Master Yuan is my teacher, so they naturally have to speak out for him."
Chen Wuyang realized that this boy was a talent: "What's your name?"
"Student Wu Zhang."
"Wu Zhang, okay, since you want to know the truth, I will interrogate San Yuan here so that you can see clearly who your teacher is!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sanyuan was captured.
Although Sanyuan was known as Wenzong of Guang'an, he was crying and kneeling in front of Chen Wuyang.
"Do you know that Xu Xin, the commander of Kulingguan, rebelled?" Chen Wuyang asked.
"I don't know."
Chen Wuyang asked again: "According to the prisoners' confessions, their soldiers were not soldiers from the Pass Guard, but were tenants of your Yuan family. Can you admit it?"
"My Yuan family is loyal to the Ming Dynasty and we dare not rebel." Yuan Kailong cried.
"Don't cry without seeing the coffin!"
Chen Wuyang suddenly picked up a small stool and hit Yuan Kailong's head hard.
Yuan Kailong fell to the ground with a thud.
"Your head is really hard. It won't bleed even if you hit it like this."
Chen Wuyang threw down the bench, jumped up, flew with both feet, and stomped hard on Yuan Kailong's head.
"Ah!" Yuan Kailong screamed.
Chen Wuyang took two steps back, dived, jumped up, and stepped hard on the back of Yuan Kailong's head.
Yuan Kailong's nose was in close contact with the ground. There was a click, the bridge of his nose was broken, and blood flowed out.
His head was buzzing and painful, as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer.
In the entire academy, all the students’ eyes widened. What do you call a trial?
Chen Wuyang lifted his head and found that there was only a red mark on his forehead, and there was no bleeding. This flying step was almost meaningless.
Then let’s do another one, smash the head wildly!
Bang bang bang!
Chen Wuyang grabbed Yuan Kailong's head and hit it hard on the ground.
Three or two times, blood splashed violently.
Yuan Kailong vomited blood in his mouth, and it was difficult for anyone to see him.
"How could you insult a scholar-bureaucrat like this?" Yuan Kaidao couldn't believe that Chen Wuyang actually tortured and killed his eldest brother.
He casually tortures and kills scholar-officials before they are even tried. Does this world still have laws of heaven and kings?
"Don't worry, you will be next!"
Chen Wuyang smiled at him: "Since he doesn't want to recruit me, then go to the Lord of Hell and confess!"
"Come here! Cut down the entire Yuan family!"
"Here!" the soldier answered and left.
Yuan Kaidao and Yuan Kaihuan looked at the students in the academy, you should help the teacher to speak.
However, when the students saw Chen Wuyang violently killing Yuan Kailong with their own eyes, they all lowered their heads in fear of Chen Wuyang.
Wu Zhang gritted his teeth and said: "Sir, you kill people because of your preference. People are not convinced. I am afraid that it will be difficult to explain to the Holy Lord. Please stop and let the students interrogate you. I will give you a satisfactory explanation."
Chen Wuyang felt that Wu Zhang was interesting, so he first sued San Yuan, and then risked his life to plead for San Yuan.
"I'll give you a chance."
Er Yuan looked at Wu Zhang pleadingly, asking him to save the teacher.
Wu Zhang saluted first, and then asked: "Two teachers, if we recruit them both, we will suffer less."
puff!
Er Yuan vomited blood directly, you are a born bad guy!
"What am I recruiting? I've never done it before!" Yuan Kaihuan cried.
"Teacher, rebellion is nothing but death, but if you fall into the hands of this adult, you will be tortured to death, so you should suffer less."
These words made Yuan Kaihuan roar: "You little bad guy, I am your teacher, and you are forcing the teacher to admit an unwarranted crime. What are your intentions?"
"Teacher, admit it."
Chen Wuyang looked at Wu Zhang, this guy is interesting.
I thought I was trying to protect the teacher, but when I came up, I slapped a big hat on the teacher’s head. This guy was trying to get hold of me, Chen Wuyang.
"Even if you don't admit it, as long as you bring those tenants over and check them with your family's account books, the truth will come out."
Wu Zhang glanced at Chen Wuyang: "This gentleman is very strong and strong. You don't want to experience the fate of Mr. Liuxiu (named by Yuan Kailong), right?"
"You bad guy! You killed my family! Why did I blindly accept you as my apprentice?"
Yuan Kaihuan burst into tears: "My family can't help it!"
Recruited?
Chen Wuyang discovered that Wu Zhang was a talented person who could be recruited into Dongchang to serve the country.
Yuan Kaihuan admitted it, but said that his family was not the mastermind, but was instigated by outsiders, and the instigator was Wang Weixian.
According to his confession, Wang Weixian fled to Zhejiang and seemed to want to incite rebellion in Huzhou.
The reason why the Yuan family was forced to tie up the broken ship of the Jiangzuo League was because the Yuan family did maritime business, and Wang Weixian had the account books in his hands. As long as the Yuan family refused to send troops to support, he would publish the account books in the newspapers, and the Yuan family would be finished.
However, the Yuan family are not fools and have never thought of rebellion.
The people sent by his family were not the tenants of the family at all, but the gangsters who were harboring the family.
As for these people, they confessed to be members of the Yuan family.
It must have been Wang Weixian who was manipulating things and using the Yuan family's top cylinder to distract the factory guards' investigative eyes from him.
He asked Chen Wuyang to arrest Wang Weixian.
Chen Wuyang smiled and said nothing.
The emperor is worried that he has no chance to rectify the gentry in Jiangnan. Let's see if there are still gentry in Jiangnan after this storm!
As for Wang Weixian, no matter how much trouble he makes, it will only give the emperor a chance to clean up Jiangnan.
The emperor wished that Wang Weixian would continue to cause trouble.
This second Yuan is also stupid. Guangzhou is so strict that Wang Weixian can escape whenever he wants. Don't you think it's strange?
Moreover, Wang Weixian left from Nanjing. Don’t you understand who is in charge of Nanjing?
"Family and family extermination!"
Chen Wuyang stayed in Guang'an.
Catch all the families related to the Yuan family.
It is equivalent to saying that in Guang'an County, all the wealthy families were purged, their people were arrested, their belongings were confiscated, and their family properties were confiscated.
In the entire Guangzhou, no family can be missing.
The good news was delivered to the palace.
Zhu Qiyu took a look and said: "Guang'an is very poor, and they just copied more than 100 million taels of silver."
"Your Majesty, a county only has so much money, and it doesn't count the fixed assets. Those houses, shops, and villages are also valuable."
"Let Chen Wuyang dig deep. There must be money buried in the ground that has not been dug out."
Zhu Qiyu didn't believe it. Jiangnan was so rich. How could a county only have so little money and send beggars away?
"Has the wealth in Nanjing been calculated?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Back to your Majesty, the silver has been calculated, it's about 7000 million taels of silver."
"That's it?"
Zhu Qiyu was not satisfied with this number: "There must be a large amount of money buried underground, let Jin Zhong scan it again."
"If you continue to pass on the decree, whoever dares to have unclean hands and feet will kill the nine tribes!"
"The slaves obey the orders!"
Feng Xiao asked: "Your Majesty, how should these sinners be dealt with?"
"It would be a pity to kill them all."
"Kill the chief evildoer."
"The rest were dispersed and transported to Jiaozhi, Guangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, and Yunnan for resettlement."
Zhu Qiyu never thought of killing them all.
If they were to be exterminated, millions of people would have to be killed.
Send them to the frontiers to fill the frontier population. In this way, the game of Ming Dynasty will be alive.
"Your Majesty, if you go to Yunnan and Guizhou, will you join forces to rebel?" Feng Xiao meant to kill them all to save the trouble of immigration.
"It's good to rebel. I like them to rebel."
Zhu Qiyu sneered: "If they dare to rebel, I will catch them again!"
"Those who are removed will not be treated as criminals, but will be resettled as normal. Their property will be used as atonement money."
"Is the emperor too graceful?" Feng Xiao felt that the root of the trouble was in Jiangnan, so he should simply eradicate it.
Is this still graceful?
You've got people's wealth that lasts for hundreds or thousands of years.
How much money can you make if you open the sea for 100 years?
You can make more money by raiding a house in one operation than by running a business for 1000 years. Which one is more suitable?
When Emperor Taizu imposed a sea ban, he probably regarded people who went out to do business as thieves, killing them as often as possible, and poaching them like fat sheep in an endless stream.
"It's really beautiful."
Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly: "Let the factory guard review it again. Anyone who reveals that there is money hidden in his home will be immigrated as a civilian. If not, he will be immigrated as a criminal."
These wealthy landlords are the best at hiding money.
What the emperor dug up must be floating wealth. I don’t know how much is still buried underground. Only his family can find it all.
Therefore, the emperor gave them a chance to confess on their own.
Anyway, there are many people in a big family, and there are many people with mixed opinions, so someone will definitely recruit them.
As civilian immigrants, there are many benefits. At least when they arrive in the new land, they are also a property class. If they are criminal immigrants, they are the proletariat.
"The emperor is holy."
Feng Xiao asked again: "Your Majesty, what should I do with those fixed assets?"
If the fixed property is auctioned according to the normal process, it will definitely fall into the hands of nobles and civil servants at a low price, and the emperor will not get any benefits.
Therefore, when the capital confiscated family property several times, they did not want fixed property, or rewarded fixed property to meritorious ministers as a favor.
Nanjing is different. The nobles are all in Beijing. Nanjing is beyond the reach of many. If the rewards are given out, sooner or later they will return to the pockets of the new gentry in Jiangnan.
As for giving it to civilian officials, the civilian officials did not contribute any effort and had no merit in this matter. However, the generals refused to accept it when it was given to them.
Zhu Qiyu remained silent: "Do you think the gentry would agree to exchange fixed property for land?"
"Your Majesty, we haven't reached that point yet, don't do that yet." Feng Xiao was worried that the emperor had taken too long a step.
"Then let's leave it for now."
"All the cleared land will be temporarily returned to the palace and will be redistributed after the year."
"The fixed assets will also be returned to the palace."
Zhu Qiyu considered it and said: "The Chinese New Year will be the day after tomorrow. On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Nanjing City will open its doors and return to normal."
This year will definitely be unforgettable for Nanjing people.
"How is the investigation in the capital of the Hanzong case going?"
This name was called by Yu Shiyue, who wrongly accused the emperor of being the son of the King of Han, so he named it Hanzong Case.
"Your Majesty, Yu Shangshu will go into battle in person, and the results will come soon."
Feng Xiao could see that the emperor did not pay special attention to this case. His throne was stable and could no longer be shaken by mere rumors.
If he is rich, the throne will be secure.
Without money, the throne will be gone.
"Yu Shiyue?"
Zhu Qiyu raised the corner of his mouth: "It seems that I am not in the capital. The capital is already suspected of partisanship. Yu Shiyue has no one to support him, so he was kicked out."
"My Jingtai Dynasty is not as peaceful as imagined."
"I think human nature is too beautiful."
Everyone has the mentality of being dark under the lamp.
You think bad things about others, and always think good things about yourself. In fact, we are all human beings, equally bad.
Feng Xiao didn't dare to accept this.
"Are you ready for the New Year gifts?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"My lord, everything is ready. Although you are not in Beijing, these will be distributed step by step."
There are also new things this year.
Two years of surprises have passed, and no matter how amazing the preparations for the New Year's Eve banquet are, it is still a common thing for ministers.
Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly: "I'm sending a message to the inner prison. I'm not in the capital, so no cheating or cheating is allowed. The New Year's Eve banquet must be made exquisitely and must be delivered to the governors and generals."
"Let Yu Qian summarize for me the summary of the imperial discussions in Jingtai's ten years."
"In the spring of the 11th year of Jingtai, the etiquette department must do a good job."
"I am not in the capital, so I will set off fireworks as usual. There is no need to affect the Spring Festival due to the Hanzong case."
Zhu Qiyu doesn't like celebrating Wanshou Festival, so the most important thing is New Year's Eve.
Originally, these were all things I had agreed upon before leaving Beijing.
The 29th of the twelfth lunar month.
Gao Zongben led his troops and stationed in Longjiang Water Village.
He went to the palace to pay an audience without stopping.
The reason why the emperor was thinking about Gao Zongben was because the army led by Gao Zongben was from the Siamese Navy, bringing a total of 6000 people, all of whom were naval combatants.
"Your Majesty, I have a few things to report. Your Majesty, please listen carefully."
Gao Zongben was very anxious: "I have inquired about the Siamese soldiers in many ways and determined that the land in Siam is fertile soil with a yield of more than 10 stones per mu, and many of them have not yet been developed."
"I estimate that the entire Siam has thousands of miles of fertile land, which is wider than the south of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty, and even more than the total number of fields in the Ming Dynasty."
"Furthermore, there has never been a famine in Siam's history. I can confirm that."
"Your Majesty, the population of Siam is not large at all. We estimate that there should be more than [-] million people (counting natives)."
Gao Zongben was worried that the emperor would not take the land of Siam, so he kept instilling in the emperor the idea of Siam's prosperity.
And in the world, isn't it Gao Zongben who is the most familiar with Siam?
Look at Fang Ying. In three years of peace, he first conquered Guangxi and then conquered Annan. Bian Yong, Xia Xun, Liao Zhuang, Gao Rui and others all made great contributions to the position of Duke.
There is also Wang Yue, who won the title of knight in the battle of Ping Dynasty.
Why couldn't he, Gao Zongben, conquer Siam in one battle?Why can't you be granted the title of Military Honor or Wen Jue?
"I know that Siam is rich." "It is only a matter of time before Annan will be merged into the Ming Dynasty."
"Xia Xun gave me a memorial. At the latest, by the end of the 11th year of Jingtai, the entire Annan will be wiped out. By then, the entire Jiaozhi will completely belong to the Ming Dynasty."
"By occupying Jiaozhi, Ming Dynasty will be invincible in Indochina."
Zhu Qiyu said: "I will first move 100 million people from the south of the Yangtze River to Jiaozhi, and then gradually move 500 million people there."
"In five years, Cochin will have the strength to compete, and in ten years it will be able to annex Siam."
When Gao Zongben heard this, he was overjoyed: "I would like to be a pioneer in swallowing Siam!"
"Siam is annexed to the Ming Dynasty, and you will be the first chief envoy."
When he was the governor, Gao Zongben was not qualified enough.
Gao Zongben kowtowed excitedly: "I am willing to serve your Majesty!"
"Second thing."
"I found out that the Western Yi merchants were not willing to trade with the Ming Dynasty."
"I also want to buy a large number of potatoes from the Western merchants. They will never agree. They seem to value potatoes very much."
Corn seeds should be enough. As long as they are first cultivated in various provinces, adapted to the soil, slowly hybridized, and gradually promoted among the people, it will definitely be enough.
Seeds cannot be used immediately. They must first adapt to the climate and then promote them from next year's new seeds.
Therefore, Zhu Qiyu was divided into some provinces across the country for cultivation.
As for potatoes, they were strategic materials. Ming Dynasty got them by accident, because the emperor did a great job and captured the ships and killed people to get the seeds.
"Is it strange that Western merchants are still willing to cooperate with Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Qiyu was speechless: "In the Ming Dynasty, all the Western Yi people were castrated and entered the palace. This time you went to Siam to rob them again. How many did you kill?"
Gao Zongben smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, there is nothing we can do about it."
"I know, let me ask, how many businessmen have been killed?"
Seeing that the emperor had no intention of blaming him, Gaozong told the truth: "I estimate that more than 2000 merchants from Dashi, Persia and other places were killed; nearly [-] Western merchants; and nearly a thousand Southeast Asian merchants."
The more he spoke, the lower his voice became, fearing that the emperor would really be angry.
Zhu Qiyu stood up and said, "La Meixuan has made a lot of money, hasn't she?"
"what?"
Gao Zongben was a little confused. What do you mean?
"You idiot, you are being used as a sword by the King of Siam, and you don't know it yet?" Zhu Qiyu really wanted to kick him to death.
"Your Majesty, how to be a sword?" Gao Zongben's thinking was different from that of the emperor. The Ming Dynasty wanted national prestige.
"What do businessmen do most?"
"Money!"
Zhu Qiyu asked and answered: "You killed so many businessmen, did Ming Dynasty get any benefits?"
"I exchanged those seeds for silk."
"Did it cost money?"
"Where's the King of Siam? No one died, just waiting for the rabbit. How much money did he make?"
"You idiot, you still think you are so heroic! You were used as a knife, and I have to take the blame!"
"Do you think I was wronged or not?"
When the emperor said this, Gao Zongben turned pale and kowtowed for mercy.
"Be smarter next time." Zhu Qiyu had to change the scholar-bureaucrat's thinking and focus on money.
"Your Majesty, what should I do in that situation?"
Gao Zongben is still complaining. You said it, seeds are more important than anything else. Now you are not happy about killing a few people. Why?
"Stupid!"
Zhu Qiyu was anxious: "Bring the money back! How come you have such a brain? We killed people and robbed them, why don't the spoils belong to us, you idiot!"
"what?"
Gao Zongben looked at the emperor stupidly, is there something wrong with your brain?
How could I bring the money back across the ocean?
and many more!
Wasn't it discussed that businessmen should not be killed?
Oh, don’t you feel unhappy because you feel like you’ve taken the blame?But it’s because I feel like I’m not making any money that I feel unhappy!
Are you, the emperor, too philistine?
Gao Zong thought he knew the emperor very well, but now he found that he didn't understand him at all.
"Yeah, killing a few foreign businessmen is nothing."
Zhu Qiyu spread his hands: "Don't say that you killed all the food merchants. Even if you wipe out the entire food business for me, and the country is destroyed and the species is exterminated, I don't care."
"But as for the money, I didn't get any benefit."
"Why should I take the blame?"
"Feng Xiao, let the Supervisor of Ceremonies draw up a decree and ask La Meixuan to spit out all my money! It's okay if you don't give me any money. Send me [-] ships of grain and transport it to Guangzhou! Otherwise, I will send Fang Ying. Take him to Beijing and ask him why he is not respectful."
Emperor Gaozong was stunned. You are a mouse serving as a bridesmaid to a cat. You want money but not your life.
"Your Majesty, is it so troublesome?"
Feng Xiao felt that it was a waste of time to have to write the edict from Nanjing, send it to the Chief of Ceremonies in Beijing, and then send it to Siam.
"You can directly give the order to Governor Fang and let Fang Ying handle it."
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "There is no need to tell Fang Ying. The governor of Jiaozhi is Zhu Ying. Zhu Ying will resign from Shandong soon and go to Jiaozhi. Just pass the order and tell Zhu Ying."
When Gao Zongben saw this pair of master and servant, he realized that his situation was small.
I'm also worried that the emperor doesn't like the land of Siam.
It turns out that the emperor valued land and money, but he looked down on the Siamese.
You are still ruthless.
"Your Majesty, the King of Siam will be difficult to deal with." Gao Zongben was worried.
Zhu Qiyu smiled: "Gao Zongben, you don't know yet, right? Fang Ying borrowed a piece of land from Laos, which happens to be bordering Siam."
"We and Siam are neighboring countries."
"I have decreed that a mansion be built in this new land and named after Hao Xuan. Hao Xuan went to Laos as an envoy and won this land, which is a great achievement."
"No matter how powerful the King of Siam is, in my eyes, he is just like a pig or a dog and cannot be mentioned."
Gao Zongben kowtowed: "Your Majesty is wise!"
"By the way, is the Siamese navy useful?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Your Majesty, the navy is pretty good, but I thought that because we can't fight a big battle, we can only scare people."
Gao Zongben looked down on the strength of the Siamese soldiers from the bottom of his heart.
In fact, Siamese soldiers are really not weak.
Don't compare with the Ming Dynasty, compare with several nearby small countries, they are first-class strong soldiers.
"Then let him be Chineseized and there is no need to return to Siam." Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and swallowed up the six thousand navy.
"Your Majesty, these people are not enlightened after all, it is more secure to use their own navy." Gao Zongben suggested.
"I have ordered the people from all over the world to recruit caoding, sailors, helmsmen, oarsmen and others to establish a navy."
"Now it has begun to take shape, and it will be worthy of a battle next year."
In fact, Zhu Qiyu really has no shortage of soldiers.
In the past, there was a shortage of money, so the Ming army was very weak. The Ming army was not satisfied with the pay, but it was invincible when the army was fully paid. This is not a boast.
Moreover, he had a large number of Japanese pirate prisoners in his hands.
These people can be dragged into the battlefield at any time.
And in the capital.
Tomorrow is the New Year, but Yu Shiyue is still in prison, interrogating Zhan Zhong.
Zhan Zhong bit out many people.
Because too many people were bitten out, Yu Shiyue was cautious and continued the torture, arresting all Zhan Zhong's family members for torture.
"I don't dare to lie, it's all true."
Zhan Zhong was covered in blood, one eyeball was gouged out, and he was dying: "I just want to die quickly, die..."
"Do you know who the person you confessed is?"
Yu Shiyue was horrified that the people Zhan Zhong confessed were all Bai Gui's gang members, and the mastermind was Bai Gui.
"It's him, he's the one I know." Zhan Zhong kept begging for a quick death.
Bai Gui.
His daughter was awarded the title of Concubine Xi because she gave birth to a dragon son.
He was also an important minister of the Jingtai Dynasty and the Minister of Rites.
It can be said that he is the emperor's loyal dog.
Why did he expose the Hanzong case?
Yu Shiyue thought for a long time, and combined with the emperor's massacre in Nanjing, then this case was concocted by the emperor himself and was released with the help of Bai Gui.
Then, he looked at Zhan Zhong.
It will only end with the death of Zhan Zhong. The emperor will not allow the investigation to be found on him, and Bai Gui will be saved. Then the unlucky one is Zhan Zhong, and by the way, Yang Jun.
Maybe Yang Jun would save his life because they just let him go for the sake of Yang Xin and Yang Zhen.
Zhan Zhong and Liu Ji are bound to die.
But will the emperor be satisfied with this result?
Yu Shiyue thought a lot.
He could only give this result to Yu Qian, the first assistant, and let Yu Qian solve it.
In the last cabinet meeting in the ten years of Jingtai, Yu Qian spoke out and pointed the finger directly at Bai Gui.
Bai Gui immediately looked at Geng Jiuchou: "It's you, Yu Shiyue is yours!"
"Shang Shu Bai, what are you talking about?" Geng Jiuchou stared at him with burning eyes.
The emperor was not in the capital, and all kinds of monsters and monsters appeared.
"Chief Assistant, please believe me. I am absolutely not involved in the Hanzong case. I guarantee with my life and fortune that I am unjust."
Yu Qian looked at Bai Gui.
He presides over the affairs of Beijing and Central. For him, the purpose is not to expand his power, but to ensure a smooth transition between Beijing and Central.
Therefore, he is the most anxious to find out the truth. It doesn't even matter what the truth is, as long as the suspicion of the Hanzong case disappears with the New Year's bell, it will be fine.
Yu Qian is self-aware.
Similarly, if Yu Qian didn't move, Sun Yuanzhen wanted to move.
Yao Kui imitated Wang Hong as a poison warrior, but after the emperor left the capital, he became completely invisible. His only mission was to control Yu Qian's military power.
But Yu Qian didn't want to move, so for him, he should continue to move.
Like Ma Ang and Chen Wen, they had no basis for fighting, and they couldn't think of how to gain benefits from this case, so they ignored the matter.
The newly appointed Ma Wensheng, Zhou Xuan, Du Ming and others did not dare to participate in party struggles because they did not have enough political capital.
Wang Fu, Song Yan, and Xue Xilian had their own ideas, but Peng Shi had just joined the cabinet and was not ready for this war, so he was unwilling to speak out.
Each official has his own thoughts.
The most interesting thing is Li Shi, who has a good relationship with Bai Gui.
But at this moment, he actually pretended to be deaf and dumb.
"Chief Assistant, then Zhan Zhong must be biting!"
"Let's not talk about my character, Bai Gui. Let's talk about the exposure of this case. What good will it do to me, Bai Gui?"
"My daughter can serve in the palace and give birth to a dragon son. What good will it do me, Bai Gui, to throw dirty water on His Majesty like this?"
Bai Gui tried his best to defend himself.
The entire court meeting was watching Bai Gui's performance.
"Then why did Zhan Zhong bite you?" Yu Qian asked him.
Bai Gui immediately pointed at Geng Jiuchou: "It's him, he's the one slandering the official."
Yu Qian shook his head: "This reason is untenable. Bai Shangshu, if you want to make yourself clear, you must provide sufficient evidence, otherwise I will not be able to trust you."
"This……"
Bai Gui was angry. He winked at Li Shi and asked Li Shi to help him speak.
But Li Shi seemed not to see him.
Bai Gui suddenly discovered that among all the courtiers, only his daughter Bai Gui had entered the palace to serve, so he was isolated by the civil servants.
Regardless of the truth of the Hanzong case, he was abandoned by the civil officials.
He simply kept silent.
"Shang Shu Bai, do you still want to argue?" Yu Qian obviously wanted to close the case quickly.
"My conduct is upright and there is no need to argue. I believe that Yu Shangshu will definitely tell me the truth."
Bai Gui can only find soft persimmons to pinch.
Yu Shiyue's head was almost stuck in his crotch. He had the least sense of presence in this kind of big boss discussion. Even Zhou Xuan, the minister of Dali Temple, was better than him because Jane was in the emperor's heart.
"Shang Shu Bai, I'm afraid Shangshu Yu won't be able to investigate further when it comes to you." The taciturn Wang Fu threw Bai Gui into the abyss with just one sentence.
Bai Gui didn't even realize that his popularity was so bad!
"Shilang Wang and Minister Geng wear the same pair of trousers, so naturally they despise me?"
Bai Gui sneered: "Let the evidence speak for itself."
Wang Fu stopped talking.
But Sun Yuanzhen laughed: "Shang Shu Bai, don't be impulsive. Since you are still sitting in the Wenhua Hall, it means that we still trust you."
Yu Qian's expression changed slightly. What a Sun Yuanzhen. Are you trying to instigate Bai Gui to oppose me?
Bai Gui's eyes flashed.
Yao Kui spoke slowly: "The Han Zong case involves His Majesty, and must not be stopped in a hurry. This is suspected of trying to cover up, and can easily arouse criticism. The evidence must be conclusive to clear His Majesty's name."
Yao Kui, it turns out you want to bite me to death!
Yu Qian immediately looked at Wang Fu. If Wang Fu bit him again, it would be difficult for him to escape from this court meeting.
Fortunately, Wang Fu did not speak.
For the first time, Yu Qian panicked.
When the emperor was in the capital, he was very calm, but when the emperor left the capital, he was the most panicked.
Because the emperor wants to be the emperor for eternity, he must use his military skills, power, and status to suppress his ministers.
However, in the eyes of the courtiers, he is no longer the leader of the civil servants, because he is Duke Xing, the leader of the martial arts. How can such a person lead the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty?
However, a noble man occupied the position of chief minister and blocked the way of all civil servants.
Yu Qian suddenly understood.
The traps set by the emperor for him were layered one above another. If he broke away from one layer, the second layer would appear. He could not escape from the emperor's palm at all.
"The chief assistant is powerful, and the subordinate officials are just dirty people who cling to the emperor. How dare you compete with the chief assistant? Isn't it right? Mr. Xing Guo?"
Bai Gui directly pointed the finger at Yu Qian and deliberately revealed Yu Qian's identity. He was not a civil official, but Duke Xing.
Yu Qian was slapped in the face in the blink of an eye.
He had just represented the civil service class and abandoned Bai Gui.
Turning around, he was abandoned by the civil service class.
He was supposed to keep warm with Bai Gui, but Bai Gui gave him a fatal blow.
"Yu Shangshu, you investigated this matter. Is the evidence conclusive?" Yu Qian passed the blame to Yu Shiyue.
Yu Shiyue was the most aggrieved.
He had no backer, so he was ostracized among the important ministers in the cabinet.
He wanted to give up his job, but the emperor still didn't agree. If he dared to leave, he would find trouble and kill him.
"It's all Zhan Zhong's confession." Who else could Yu Shiyue blame?Should we pass the blame to Geng Jiuchou?
"Then where is Zhan Zhong?"
"This man cannot bear the punishment and is already dead." Yu Shiyue said.
Yu Qian's pupils shrank and he immediately realized that Yu Shiyue had been attracted by Geng Jiuchou to confirm Bai Gui's suspicion.
Geng Jiuchou even bribed Li Shi.
Unexpectedly, Sun Yuanzhen and Yao Kui helped Bai Gui speak.
The battle between Bai Geng is at the lower level.
The battle between Yu and Sun is on the next level.
At this moment, a numbness erupted.
"The official spoke softly and was suspected. He voluntarily closed his door to think about his mistakes and waited for His Majesty's judgment." Bai Gui took a step back.
Sun Yuanzhen and Yao Kui shot out a glare at the same time.
Did we help you in vain?
Are you running away?
"but!"
Bai Gui changed the topic and said: "Please, Chief Assistant, investigate those who slander my official. Although I, Bai Gui, am not from a famous family, I am also an innocent scholar. I can't stand this stain!"
He directly defeated Yu Qian's army.
Yu Qian exhaled a breath of turbid air. If the tiger doesn't show its power, are you really afraid that I, Yu Qian, will be shaken up?
"Yu Shiyue, I will give you three more days to find out the truth. If you can't find out the truth, I will suspend your power as minister!"
Yu Qian shouted sharply and looked around: "His Majesty is not in the capital this year, and the New Year's Eve holidays are cancelled. We must ensure the normal operation of the world. No one is allowed to ask for leave! Everyone goes on duty!"
Watching Yu Qian get angry.
Sun Yuanzhen and Yao Kui laughed and said nothing.
You Yu Qian want the capital to calm down, don't even think about it.
Others were eating melons quietly, but they were affected and couldn't rest for two days during the New Year. They were inevitably unhappy, and these unhappy feelings would be superimposed on Yu Qian.
Yu Qian seemed to be strong, but in fact he offended all the officials in the capital.
After the court meeting, Bai Gui's duties were suspended, and left ministers Song Yan and Xue Xilian were temporarily appointed to act in the Ministry of Rites.
Yu Qian wrote a memorial in his own hand, explaining the whole story, and sent it to Nanjing.
When Bai Gui returned home, he was furious, summoned his sons, and cursed: "From now on, the Bai family will close its doors to thank guests, and no one will be seen!"
"Father, Concubine Xi in the palace has given me a blessing. Do you want to accept it?" asked the eldest son Bai Bin.
Bai Gui was so angry: "Are you stupid? Do you dare to refuse the kindness of Concubine Xi? Are you crazy?"
"Father, calm down," said the second son Bai Yue.
Seeing Bai Yue, he felt a little better.
He has five sons and three daughters, two of whom married into the palace and became His Majesty's concubine Xi, the Bai family.
But the eldest son Bai Bin was born to his first wife Qin. Qin gave birth to a son and a daughter. Qin had passed away and took Meng as his stepwife. Meng gave birth to two sons and a daughter.
The concubine gave birth to two more sons and one daughter.
Although Bai Bin was the eldest son, he was not engaged in civil or military affairs. He just liked to hang fences and houses, which ruined his reputation as Bai Gui.
On the other hand, the second son Bai Yue is very smart and has hope of inheriting his mantle.
"Yue'er, do you know why your father keeps to himself?"
Bai Gui picked up Bai Yue. Bai Yue would be seven years old after the Chinese New Year. Bai Gui had high hopes for him.
"Father is trying to protect his innocence." Bai Yue is a brat.
Bai Gui laughed loudly, turned to look at Bai Bin, who was almost 20 years old, and immediately stopped smiling: "Look at your brother, then look at you!"
Bai Bin's face was full of anger, why can't I do it?
"Madam, don't go to the palace to disturb Concubine Xi recently." Bai Gui ordered.
"My concubine knows."
Meng is a stepwife, and she comes in to be the stepmother of a son and a daughter, which is not easy to be a stepmother.
Bai Bin can't do anything else. He competes with his brothers for favor, which is a first-class one.
There is also a difficult old lady at home, who is very spoiled by her grandson. She is a very unhappy stepwife.
Fortunately, my daughter and son are doing well.
The daughter is good-looking, kind-hearted, understands poetry and calligraphy, and is quite popular with His Majesty in the palace. She has also given birth to a dragon heir, and now she is pregnant again, which shows that the favor continues.
Bai Gui sighed: "His Majesty did not take any girl from the south of the Yangtze River as his concubine in Nanjing. There are too few concubines around him. I am the Minister of Rites, so how can I not worry about it?"
"I heard that Geng Yu has a daughter who is very well-behaved and sensible. She should serve in the palace; and there is Li Shi. I have a good relationship with Li Shi, but I know that Li Shi's granddaughter has a reputation as a female Zhuge in the boudoir; Ma Ang His daughter and Liu Guangheng’s granddaughter are both pretty good.”
Meng was dumbfounded, are you a matchmaker?
Working as a matchmaker for the emperor?
Bai Gui chuckled, "I have entered the shit pit, and you all have to come in too."
It's New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye.
Zhu Qiyu got up early and went to worship Xiaoling and pay his respects to his ancestors.
There was no court meeting when I came back, and there was no summary of Jingtai's ten years.
Zhu Qiyu felt a little uncomfortable with it. The award ceremony held for two consecutive years was inexplicably no longer held by him, because Qian took charge of it.
During this period of time, he was very uncomfortable with being completely idle.
The second workaholic in the old Zhu family, Zhu Qiyu.
(End of this chapter)
Just when Yu Shiyue was arresting people.
The ministers in the cabinet are all thinking deeply about who concocted the Hanzong case. Is it important?
As a qualified politician, one should be good at taking advantage of all circumstances to maximize the interests of the Hanzong case and thereby attack political opponents.
They looked at each other inexplicably.
From the eighth year of Jingtai, the emperor stood up on his own and became the target of the ministers. He changed from a referee to a player and interfered with the government affairs in the name of expanding imperial power.
In fact, he became the target of attack by the officials, and the party struggle turned into a struggle between emperors and ministers.
Everyone in the court is a good minister and general in the emperor's heart, and a loyal minister who has done nothing for the Ming Dynasty.
However, will these people really use their strength together?
Just take Yu Qian, he wants to be a civil and military saint in the world. He not only hopes that the emperor will continue to be a referee, but also does not want the emperor to chop off his head.
Sun Yuanzhen wanted to prove that she was stronger than Yu Qian.
Geng Jiuchou realized his political ambitions and established a top gentry family.
Bai Gui opposed Geng Jiuchou and started a party struggle.
Yao Kui would rather be a poisonous scholar than a noble man for a while, while secretly developing connections among civil servants.
Wang Fu wants to join the cabinet and become a powerful minister, but there are too many obstacles in front of him. When will he be able to come forward?
As for the emperor, he squeezed everyone together and tried to work together, but it is human nature to fight for power and gain.
The emperor took away most of the power, and the ministers had to fight to the death for the remaining residual power.
Having too many capable ministers is never a good thing. Everyone has ambitions and wants to be the leader, which will cause internal friction.
Even if the emperor suppresses the situation, it won't break out immediately. Now that the emperor is gone, internal strife is coming.
Therefore, it does not matter who concocted the Hanzong case.
This is an opportunity to start a party struggle.
It is an opportunity to fight for power and gain, and it is the best time to reach the top of the court.
Geng Jiuchou and Bai Gui looked at each other. As long as they get rid of each other, their power will naturally increase.
Sun Yuanzhen secretly glanced at Yu Qian. Yu Qian was too sensitive. Even if the emperor had any clues, he would kill him.
Therefore, Yu Qian is the person who most hopes for stability in the center, so should he, Sun Yuanzhen, take advantage of this opportunity and let the turmoil continue?
The eyes of Ma Wensheng and Yu Zijun collided. They are both rising stars, young talents, and future prime ministers of the country. Naturally, they are natural enemies.
Yao Kui and Wang Fu, good friends, seemed to see the ambition in each other's eyes.
Don't Li Shi, Song Yan, and Xue Xilian have any intention of fighting?
Only Chen Wen and Ma Ang did not dare to raise their heads. They were not the emperor's favorites, and they only relied on their ability to take this position.
So, can they take the opportunity to get rid of several local governors?
The Hanzong case broke out, and the united core felt like it was falling apart.
And in Nanjing.
Jin Yiwei took action and let the whole of Nanjing see the cruelty of Emperor Jingtai.
This emperor is not an emperor for eternity, he is a tyrant for eternity!
Don't ask why, just kill him!
The city gates of Nanjing have been closed for seven days. All wealthy households and above in Nanjing city, based on the area of their houses, were controlled by Jin Yiwei and tortured.
The Forbidden City was filled with Nanjing's treasures.
When the palace couldn't hold it, they packed it into various official residences, which soon became full. Then they piled up in private residences, and the emperor sent troops to watch.
No wonder the emperor brought thousands of prime ministers from the palace. It turned out to be just for this purpose.
Guangzhou is a state directly under the jurisdiction of Southern Zhili.
However, it was placed under the jurisdiction of Anhui, so the official administration was still unclear, and it was still governed by the original Nanzhili jurisdiction.
Yang Xin received the imperial edict and arrested all the big players in Guangzhou and tortured them severely.
Anyone who dares to escape will be punished with rebellion.
Chen Wuyang personally left Beijing to preside over the purge of Guangzhou.
According to the confessions of the tenants in Kulingguan, they mainly came from three wealthy families in Guangzhou, namely the three outstanding families of Guangde, Zhong, Xia and Yuan.
The Yuan family also had three heroes, known as the Three Heroes of Guang'an. These three were good at poetry and drama, and many of their plays were widely circulated on the Qinhuai River.
Chen Wuyang led his troops to surround Guang'an County and directly attacked the Yuan family.
The three outstanding figures of the Yuan family also opened the Guang'an Academy. They applied for money from the palace, and the emperor paid for the academy to be built, allowing them to recruit disciples and preach.
As a result, the rebellion was blamed on the emperor!
Bang!
The luxurious mansion door was rushed open, and Chen Wuyang led his troops to rush in, killing everyone on sight!
"Everyone kneel down, anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"
Chen Wuyang rushed into the mansion with a knife in hand and asked, "Where is San Yuan?"
"Sir, my master is giving lectures in the academy!"
"lead the way!"
Chen Wuyang asked people to arrest all the Yuan family members and gather them together.
When San Yuan heard that heavy troops had invaded his house, he was so frightened that he wanted to run away. However, he was grabbed by a student from the academy: "If you run away and the court holds you responsible, what will we do?"
The students who were listening to the lectures in the palace were confused. What crime did you commit to provoke the imperial army?
"Let me go!" The boss Yuan Kailong was anxious.
"Teacher, you always teach us that we must be upright and upright in our conduct. The court is reasonable. As long as you have not committed any crime, we Guang'an students must protect you even if we risk our lives!"
Yuan Kailong was anxious: "Are you protecting me? Or are you going to kill me?"
"Teacher, no matter how big things are in this world, they cannot be bigger than a single word. You have a clear conscience. Why are you running away?"
"When a scholar meets a soldier, it's hard to explain why. Do you understand? I don't have students like you!"
Yuan Kailong pulled hard on his clothes, tore them apart, and escaped over the wall.
The three brothers were also smart. In order not to drag each other down, they escaped in three directions, one at a time.
Bang!
The door was knocked open by the general, and Chen Wuyang rushed in quickly: "Where is San Yuan?"
The student who grabbed Yuan Kailong's sleeve pointed in three directions: "They ran in three directions."
"Come here, blockade Guang'an and arrest them overnight!"
Chen Wuyang looked at the students fiercely: "You'd better have nothing to do with San Yuan, otherwise, your whole family will suffer!"
"Sir, what crime did Master Yuan commit?" the student asked in a low voice.
"rebel!"
Whoa!
There was an uproar in the academy. The timid students fell from their chairs. Someone stood up and said, "I am willing to help you capture Master Yuan. I beg you to spare my family!"
"it is good!"
Chen Wuyang didn't know San Yuan, so it would be good to have a student to lead the way.
"Master Yuan is usually loyal to his emperor and serves his country. How could he rebel?" A student defended Yuan in a low voice.
Chen Wuyang heard this and looked at the student with burning eyes: "Since he didn't rebel, why did he run away?"
"My lord, this is sophistry." The student argued in a low voice.
"You kid is quite interesting. You betrayed your Master Yuan first, and then defended your Master Yuan. What are you going to do?"
Yes, this student was the student who grabbed Yuan Kailong and told Chen Wuyang where Yuan Kailong was running away.
The student bowed respectfully and said, "Sir, I hold my master because I don't want to bring shame on him. Just as he taught all living beings, he must behave upright and upright."
"The student told your Excellency where Master Yuan is, because you are an official and the students are the people. Officials ask the people for their own reasons. Students dare not resist. This is the law of nature."
"The students defended Master Yuan because Master Yuan is my teacher, so they naturally have to speak out for him."
Chen Wuyang realized that this boy was a talent: "What's your name?"
"Student Wu Zhang."
"Wu Zhang, okay, since you want to know the truth, I will interrogate San Yuan here so that you can see clearly who your teacher is!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sanyuan was captured.
Although Sanyuan was known as Wenzong of Guang'an, he was crying and kneeling in front of Chen Wuyang.
"Do you know that Xu Xin, the commander of Kulingguan, rebelled?" Chen Wuyang asked.
"I don't know."
Chen Wuyang asked again: "According to the prisoners' confessions, their soldiers were not soldiers from the Pass Guard, but were tenants of your Yuan family. Can you admit it?"
"My Yuan family is loyal to the Ming Dynasty and we dare not rebel." Yuan Kailong cried.
"Don't cry without seeing the coffin!"
Chen Wuyang suddenly picked up a small stool and hit Yuan Kailong's head hard.
Yuan Kailong fell to the ground with a thud.
"Your head is really hard. It won't bleed even if you hit it like this."
Chen Wuyang threw down the bench, jumped up, flew with both feet, and stomped hard on Yuan Kailong's head.
"Ah!" Yuan Kailong screamed.
Chen Wuyang took two steps back, dived, jumped up, and stepped hard on the back of Yuan Kailong's head.
Yuan Kailong's nose was in close contact with the ground. There was a click, the bridge of his nose was broken, and blood flowed out.
His head was buzzing and painful, as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer.
In the entire academy, all the students’ eyes widened. What do you call a trial?
Chen Wuyang lifted his head and found that there was only a red mark on his forehead, and there was no bleeding. This flying step was almost meaningless.
Then let’s do another one, smash the head wildly!
Bang bang bang!
Chen Wuyang grabbed Yuan Kailong's head and hit it hard on the ground.
Three or two times, blood splashed violently.
Yuan Kailong vomited blood in his mouth, and it was difficult for anyone to see him.
"How could you insult a scholar-bureaucrat like this?" Yuan Kaidao couldn't believe that Chen Wuyang actually tortured and killed his eldest brother.
He casually tortures and kills scholar-officials before they are even tried. Does this world still have laws of heaven and kings?
"Don't worry, you will be next!"
Chen Wuyang smiled at him: "Since he doesn't want to recruit me, then go to the Lord of Hell and confess!"
"Come here! Cut down the entire Yuan family!"
"Here!" the soldier answered and left.
Yuan Kaidao and Yuan Kaihuan looked at the students in the academy, you should help the teacher to speak.
However, when the students saw Chen Wuyang violently killing Yuan Kailong with their own eyes, they all lowered their heads in fear of Chen Wuyang.
Wu Zhang gritted his teeth and said: "Sir, you kill people because of your preference. People are not convinced. I am afraid that it will be difficult to explain to the Holy Lord. Please stop and let the students interrogate you. I will give you a satisfactory explanation."
Chen Wuyang felt that Wu Zhang was interesting, so he first sued San Yuan, and then risked his life to plead for San Yuan.
"I'll give you a chance."
Er Yuan looked at Wu Zhang pleadingly, asking him to save the teacher.
Wu Zhang saluted first, and then asked: "Two teachers, if we recruit them both, we will suffer less."
puff!
Er Yuan vomited blood directly, you are a born bad guy!
"What am I recruiting? I've never done it before!" Yuan Kaihuan cried.
"Teacher, rebellion is nothing but death, but if you fall into the hands of this adult, you will be tortured to death, so you should suffer less."
These words made Yuan Kaihuan roar: "You little bad guy, I am your teacher, and you are forcing the teacher to admit an unwarranted crime. What are your intentions?"
"Teacher, admit it."
Chen Wuyang looked at Wu Zhang, this guy is interesting.
I thought I was trying to protect the teacher, but when I came up, I slapped a big hat on the teacher’s head. This guy was trying to get hold of me, Chen Wuyang.
"Even if you don't admit it, as long as you bring those tenants over and check them with your family's account books, the truth will come out."
Wu Zhang glanced at Chen Wuyang: "This gentleman is very strong and strong. You don't want to experience the fate of Mr. Liuxiu (named by Yuan Kailong), right?"
"You bad guy! You killed my family! Why did I blindly accept you as my apprentice?"
Yuan Kaihuan burst into tears: "My family can't help it!"
Recruited?
Chen Wuyang discovered that Wu Zhang was a talented person who could be recruited into Dongchang to serve the country.
Yuan Kaihuan admitted it, but said that his family was not the mastermind, but was instigated by outsiders, and the instigator was Wang Weixian.
According to his confession, Wang Weixian fled to Zhejiang and seemed to want to incite rebellion in Huzhou.
The reason why the Yuan family was forced to tie up the broken ship of the Jiangzuo League was because the Yuan family did maritime business, and Wang Weixian had the account books in his hands. As long as the Yuan family refused to send troops to support, he would publish the account books in the newspapers, and the Yuan family would be finished.
However, the Yuan family are not fools and have never thought of rebellion.
The people sent by his family were not the tenants of the family at all, but the gangsters who were harboring the family.
As for these people, they confessed to be members of the Yuan family.
It must have been Wang Weixian who was manipulating things and using the Yuan family's top cylinder to distract the factory guards' investigative eyes from him.
He asked Chen Wuyang to arrest Wang Weixian.
Chen Wuyang smiled and said nothing.
The emperor is worried that he has no chance to rectify the gentry in Jiangnan. Let's see if there are still gentry in Jiangnan after this storm!
As for Wang Weixian, no matter how much trouble he makes, it will only give the emperor a chance to clean up Jiangnan.
The emperor wished that Wang Weixian would continue to cause trouble.
This second Yuan is also stupid. Guangzhou is so strict that Wang Weixian can escape whenever he wants. Don't you think it's strange?
Moreover, Wang Weixian left from Nanjing. Don’t you understand who is in charge of Nanjing?
"Family and family extermination!"
Chen Wuyang stayed in Guang'an.
Catch all the families related to the Yuan family.
It is equivalent to saying that in Guang'an County, all the wealthy families were purged, their people were arrested, their belongings were confiscated, and their family properties were confiscated.
In the entire Guangzhou, no family can be missing.
The good news was delivered to the palace.
Zhu Qiyu took a look and said: "Guang'an is very poor, and they just copied more than 100 million taels of silver."
"Your Majesty, a county only has so much money, and it doesn't count the fixed assets. Those houses, shops, and villages are also valuable."
"Let Chen Wuyang dig deep. There must be money buried in the ground that has not been dug out."
Zhu Qiyu didn't believe it. Jiangnan was so rich. How could a county only have so little money and send beggars away?
"Has the wealth in Nanjing been calculated?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Back to your Majesty, the silver has been calculated, it's about 7000 million taels of silver."
"That's it?"
Zhu Qiyu was not satisfied with this number: "There must be a large amount of money buried underground, let Jin Zhong scan it again."
"If you continue to pass on the decree, whoever dares to have unclean hands and feet will kill the nine tribes!"
"The slaves obey the orders!"
Feng Xiao asked: "Your Majesty, how should these sinners be dealt with?"
"It would be a pity to kill them all."
"Kill the chief evildoer."
"The rest were dispersed and transported to Jiaozhi, Guangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, and Yunnan for resettlement."
Zhu Qiyu never thought of killing them all.
If they were to be exterminated, millions of people would have to be killed.
Send them to the frontiers to fill the frontier population. In this way, the game of Ming Dynasty will be alive.
"Your Majesty, if you go to Yunnan and Guizhou, will you join forces to rebel?" Feng Xiao meant to kill them all to save the trouble of immigration.
"It's good to rebel. I like them to rebel."
Zhu Qiyu sneered: "If they dare to rebel, I will catch them again!"
"Those who are removed will not be treated as criminals, but will be resettled as normal. Their property will be used as atonement money."
"Is the emperor too graceful?" Feng Xiao felt that the root of the trouble was in Jiangnan, so he should simply eradicate it.
Is this still graceful?
You've got people's wealth that lasts for hundreds or thousands of years.
How much money can you make if you open the sea for 100 years?
You can make more money by raiding a house in one operation than by running a business for 1000 years. Which one is more suitable?
When Emperor Taizu imposed a sea ban, he probably regarded people who went out to do business as thieves, killing them as often as possible, and poaching them like fat sheep in an endless stream.
"It's really beautiful."
Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly: "Let the factory guard review it again. Anyone who reveals that there is money hidden in his home will be immigrated as a civilian. If not, he will be immigrated as a criminal."
These wealthy landlords are the best at hiding money.
What the emperor dug up must be floating wealth. I don’t know how much is still buried underground. Only his family can find it all.
Therefore, the emperor gave them a chance to confess on their own.
Anyway, there are many people in a big family, and there are many people with mixed opinions, so someone will definitely recruit them.
As civilian immigrants, there are many benefits. At least when they arrive in the new land, they are also a property class. If they are criminal immigrants, they are the proletariat.
"The emperor is holy."
Feng Xiao asked again: "Your Majesty, what should I do with those fixed assets?"
If the fixed property is auctioned according to the normal process, it will definitely fall into the hands of nobles and civil servants at a low price, and the emperor will not get any benefits.
Therefore, when the capital confiscated family property several times, they did not want fixed property, or rewarded fixed property to meritorious ministers as a favor.
Nanjing is different. The nobles are all in Beijing. Nanjing is beyond the reach of many. If the rewards are given out, sooner or later they will return to the pockets of the new gentry in Jiangnan.
As for giving it to civilian officials, the civilian officials did not contribute any effort and had no merit in this matter. However, the generals refused to accept it when it was given to them.
Zhu Qiyu remained silent: "Do you think the gentry would agree to exchange fixed property for land?"
"Your Majesty, we haven't reached that point yet, don't do that yet." Feng Xiao was worried that the emperor had taken too long a step.
"Then let's leave it for now."
"All the cleared land will be temporarily returned to the palace and will be redistributed after the year."
"The fixed assets will also be returned to the palace."
Zhu Qiyu considered it and said: "The Chinese New Year will be the day after tomorrow. On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Nanjing City will open its doors and return to normal."
This year will definitely be unforgettable for Nanjing people.
"How is the investigation in the capital of the Hanzong case going?"
This name was called by Yu Shiyue, who wrongly accused the emperor of being the son of the King of Han, so he named it Hanzong Case.
"Your Majesty, Yu Shangshu will go into battle in person, and the results will come soon."
Feng Xiao could see that the emperor did not pay special attention to this case. His throne was stable and could no longer be shaken by mere rumors.
If he is rich, the throne will be secure.
Without money, the throne will be gone.
"Yu Shiyue?"
Zhu Qiyu raised the corner of his mouth: "It seems that I am not in the capital. The capital is already suspected of partisanship. Yu Shiyue has no one to support him, so he was kicked out."
"My Jingtai Dynasty is not as peaceful as imagined."
"I think human nature is too beautiful."
Everyone has the mentality of being dark under the lamp.
You think bad things about others, and always think good things about yourself. In fact, we are all human beings, equally bad.
Feng Xiao didn't dare to accept this.
"Are you ready for the New Year gifts?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"My lord, everything is ready. Although you are not in Beijing, these will be distributed step by step."
There are also new things this year.
Two years of surprises have passed, and no matter how amazing the preparations for the New Year's Eve banquet are, it is still a common thing for ministers.
Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly: "I'm sending a message to the inner prison. I'm not in the capital, so no cheating or cheating is allowed. The New Year's Eve banquet must be made exquisitely and must be delivered to the governors and generals."
"Let Yu Qian summarize for me the summary of the imperial discussions in Jingtai's ten years."
"In the spring of the 11th year of Jingtai, the etiquette department must do a good job."
"I am not in the capital, so I will set off fireworks as usual. There is no need to affect the Spring Festival due to the Hanzong case."
Zhu Qiyu doesn't like celebrating Wanshou Festival, so the most important thing is New Year's Eve.
Originally, these were all things I had agreed upon before leaving Beijing.
The 29th of the twelfth lunar month.
Gao Zongben led his troops and stationed in Longjiang Water Village.
He went to the palace to pay an audience without stopping.
The reason why the emperor was thinking about Gao Zongben was because the army led by Gao Zongben was from the Siamese Navy, bringing a total of 6000 people, all of whom were naval combatants.
"Your Majesty, I have a few things to report. Your Majesty, please listen carefully."
Gao Zongben was very anxious: "I have inquired about the Siamese soldiers in many ways and determined that the land in Siam is fertile soil with a yield of more than 10 stones per mu, and many of them have not yet been developed."
"I estimate that the entire Siam has thousands of miles of fertile land, which is wider than the south of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty, and even more than the total number of fields in the Ming Dynasty."
"Furthermore, there has never been a famine in Siam's history. I can confirm that."
"Your Majesty, the population of Siam is not large at all. We estimate that there should be more than [-] million people (counting natives)."
Gao Zongben was worried that the emperor would not take the land of Siam, so he kept instilling in the emperor the idea of Siam's prosperity.
And in the world, isn't it Gao Zongben who is the most familiar with Siam?
Look at Fang Ying. In three years of peace, he first conquered Guangxi and then conquered Annan. Bian Yong, Xia Xun, Liao Zhuang, Gao Rui and others all made great contributions to the position of Duke.
There is also Wang Yue, who won the title of knight in the battle of Ping Dynasty.
Why couldn't he, Gao Zongben, conquer Siam in one battle?Why can't you be granted the title of Military Honor or Wen Jue?
"I know that Siam is rich." "It is only a matter of time before Annan will be merged into the Ming Dynasty."
"Xia Xun gave me a memorial. At the latest, by the end of the 11th year of Jingtai, the entire Annan will be wiped out. By then, the entire Jiaozhi will completely belong to the Ming Dynasty."
"By occupying Jiaozhi, Ming Dynasty will be invincible in Indochina."
Zhu Qiyu said: "I will first move 100 million people from the south of the Yangtze River to Jiaozhi, and then gradually move 500 million people there."
"In five years, Cochin will have the strength to compete, and in ten years it will be able to annex Siam."
When Gao Zongben heard this, he was overjoyed: "I would like to be a pioneer in swallowing Siam!"
"Siam is annexed to the Ming Dynasty, and you will be the first chief envoy."
When he was the governor, Gao Zongben was not qualified enough.
Gao Zongben kowtowed excitedly: "I am willing to serve your Majesty!"
"Second thing."
"I found out that the Western Yi merchants were not willing to trade with the Ming Dynasty."
"I also want to buy a large number of potatoes from the Western merchants. They will never agree. They seem to value potatoes very much."
Corn seeds should be enough. As long as they are first cultivated in various provinces, adapted to the soil, slowly hybridized, and gradually promoted among the people, it will definitely be enough.
Seeds cannot be used immediately. They must first adapt to the climate and then promote them from next year's new seeds.
Therefore, Zhu Qiyu was divided into some provinces across the country for cultivation.
As for potatoes, they were strategic materials. Ming Dynasty got them by accident, because the emperor did a great job and captured the ships and killed people to get the seeds.
"Is it strange that Western merchants are still willing to cooperate with Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Qiyu was speechless: "In the Ming Dynasty, all the Western Yi people were castrated and entered the palace. This time you went to Siam to rob them again. How many did you kill?"
Gao Zongben smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, there is nothing we can do about it."
"I know, let me ask, how many businessmen have been killed?"
Seeing that the emperor had no intention of blaming him, Gaozong told the truth: "I estimate that more than 2000 merchants from Dashi, Persia and other places were killed; nearly [-] Western merchants; and nearly a thousand Southeast Asian merchants."
The more he spoke, the lower his voice became, fearing that the emperor would really be angry.
Zhu Qiyu stood up and said, "La Meixuan has made a lot of money, hasn't she?"
"what?"
Gao Zongben was a little confused. What do you mean?
"You idiot, you are being used as a sword by the King of Siam, and you don't know it yet?" Zhu Qiyu really wanted to kick him to death.
"Your Majesty, how to be a sword?" Gao Zongben's thinking was different from that of the emperor. The Ming Dynasty wanted national prestige.
"What do businessmen do most?"
"Money!"
Zhu Qiyu asked and answered: "You killed so many businessmen, did Ming Dynasty get any benefits?"
"I exchanged those seeds for silk."
"Did it cost money?"
"Where's the King of Siam? No one died, just waiting for the rabbit. How much money did he make?"
"You idiot, you still think you are so heroic! You were used as a knife, and I have to take the blame!"
"Do you think I was wronged or not?"
When the emperor said this, Gao Zongben turned pale and kowtowed for mercy.
"Be smarter next time." Zhu Qiyu had to change the scholar-bureaucrat's thinking and focus on money.
"Your Majesty, what should I do in that situation?"
Gao Zongben is still complaining. You said it, seeds are more important than anything else. Now you are not happy about killing a few people. Why?
"Stupid!"
Zhu Qiyu was anxious: "Bring the money back! How come you have such a brain? We killed people and robbed them, why don't the spoils belong to us, you idiot!"
"what?"
Gao Zongben looked at the emperor stupidly, is there something wrong with your brain?
How could I bring the money back across the ocean?
and many more!
Wasn't it discussed that businessmen should not be killed?
Oh, don’t you feel unhappy because you feel like you’ve taken the blame?But it’s because I feel like I’m not making any money that I feel unhappy!
Are you, the emperor, too philistine?
Gao Zong thought he knew the emperor very well, but now he found that he didn't understand him at all.
"Yeah, killing a few foreign businessmen is nothing."
Zhu Qiyu spread his hands: "Don't say that you killed all the food merchants. Even if you wipe out the entire food business for me, and the country is destroyed and the species is exterminated, I don't care."
"But as for the money, I didn't get any benefit."
"Why should I take the blame?"
"Feng Xiao, let the Supervisor of Ceremonies draw up a decree and ask La Meixuan to spit out all my money! It's okay if you don't give me any money. Send me [-] ships of grain and transport it to Guangzhou! Otherwise, I will send Fang Ying. Take him to Beijing and ask him why he is not respectful."
Emperor Gaozong was stunned. You are a mouse serving as a bridesmaid to a cat. You want money but not your life.
"Your Majesty, is it so troublesome?"
Feng Xiao felt that it was a waste of time to have to write the edict from Nanjing, send it to the Chief of Ceremonies in Beijing, and then send it to Siam.
"You can directly give the order to Governor Fang and let Fang Ying handle it."
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "There is no need to tell Fang Ying. The governor of Jiaozhi is Zhu Ying. Zhu Ying will resign from Shandong soon and go to Jiaozhi. Just pass the order and tell Zhu Ying."
When Gao Zongben saw this pair of master and servant, he realized that his situation was small.
I'm also worried that the emperor doesn't like the land of Siam.
It turns out that the emperor valued land and money, but he looked down on the Siamese.
You are still ruthless.
"Your Majesty, the King of Siam will be difficult to deal with." Gao Zongben was worried.
Zhu Qiyu smiled: "Gao Zongben, you don't know yet, right? Fang Ying borrowed a piece of land from Laos, which happens to be bordering Siam."
"We and Siam are neighboring countries."
"I have decreed that a mansion be built in this new land and named after Hao Xuan. Hao Xuan went to Laos as an envoy and won this land, which is a great achievement."
"No matter how powerful the King of Siam is, in my eyes, he is just like a pig or a dog and cannot be mentioned."
Gao Zongben kowtowed: "Your Majesty is wise!"
"By the way, is the Siamese navy useful?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Your Majesty, the navy is pretty good, but I thought that because we can't fight a big battle, we can only scare people."
Gao Zongben looked down on the strength of the Siamese soldiers from the bottom of his heart.
In fact, Siamese soldiers are really not weak.
Don't compare with the Ming Dynasty, compare with several nearby small countries, they are first-class strong soldiers.
"Then let him be Chineseized and there is no need to return to Siam." Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and swallowed up the six thousand navy.
"Your Majesty, these people are not enlightened after all, it is more secure to use their own navy." Gao Zongben suggested.
"I have ordered the people from all over the world to recruit caoding, sailors, helmsmen, oarsmen and others to establish a navy."
"Now it has begun to take shape, and it will be worthy of a battle next year."
In fact, Zhu Qiyu really has no shortage of soldiers.
In the past, there was a shortage of money, so the Ming army was very weak. The Ming army was not satisfied with the pay, but it was invincible when the army was fully paid. This is not a boast.
Moreover, he had a large number of Japanese pirate prisoners in his hands.
These people can be dragged into the battlefield at any time.
And in the capital.
Tomorrow is the New Year, but Yu Shiyue is still in prison, interrogating Zhan Zhong.
Zhan Zhong bit out many people.
Because too many people were bitten out, Yu Shiyue was cautious and continued the torture, arresting all Zhan Zhong's family members for torture.
"I don't dare to lie, it's all true."
Zhan Zhong was covered in blood, one eyeball was gouged out, and he was dying: "I just want to die quickly, die..."
"Do you know who the person you confessed is?"
Yu Shiyue was horrified that the people Zhan Zhong confessed were all Bai Gui's gang members, and the mastermind was Bai Gui.
"It's him, he's the one I know." Zhan Zhong kept begging for a quick death.
Bai Gui.
His daughter was awarded the title of Concubine Xi because she gave birth to a dragon son.
He was also an important minister of the Jingtai Dynasty and the Minister of Rites.
It can be said that he is the emperor's loyal dog.
Why did he expose the Hanzong case?
Yu Shiyue thought for a long time, and combined with the emperor's massacre in Nanjing, then this case was concocted by the emperor himself and was released with the help of Bai Gui.
Then, he looked at Zhan Zhong.
It will only end with the death of Zhan Zhong. The emperor will not allow the investigation to be found on him, and Bai Gui will be saved. Then the unlucky one is Zhan Zhong, and by the way, Yang Jun.
Maybe Yang Jun would save his life because they just let him go for the sake of Yang Xin and Yang Zhen.
Zhan Zhong and Liu Ji are bound to die.
But will the emperor be satisfied with this result?
Yu Shiyue thought a lot.
He could only give this result to Yu Qian, the first assistant, and let Yu Qian solve it.
In the last cabinet meeting in the ten years of Jingtai, Yu Qian spoke out and pointed the finger directly at Bai Gui.
Bai Gui immediately looked at Geng Jiuchou: "It's you, Yu Shiyue is yours!"
"Shang Shu Bai, what are you talking about?" Geng Jiuchou stared at him with burning eyes.
The emperor was not in the capital, and all kinds of monsters and monsters appeared.
"Chief Assistant, please believe me. I am absolutely not involved in the Hanzong case. I guarantee with my life and fortune that I am unjust."
Yu Qian looked at Bai Gui.
He presides over the affairs of Beijing and Central. For him, the purpose is not to expand his power, but to ensure a smooth transition between Beijing and Central.
Therefore, he is the most anxious to find out the truth. It doesn't even matter what the truth is, as long as the suspicion of the Hanzong case disappears with the New Year's bell, it will be fine.
Yu Qian is self-aware.
Similarly, if Yu Qian didn't move, Sun Yuanzhen wanted to move.
Yao Kui imitated Wang Hong as a poison warrior, but after the emperor left the capital, he became completely invisible. His only mission was to control Yu Qian's military power.
But Yu Qian didn't want to move, so for him, he should continue to move.
Like Ma Ang and Chen Wen, they had no basis for fighting, and they couldn't think of how to gain benefits from this case, so they ignored the matter.
The newly appointed Ma Wensheng, Zhou Xuan, Du Ming and others did not dare to participate in party struggles because they did not have enough political capital.
Wang Fu, Song Yan, and Xue Xilian had their own ideas, but Peng Shi had just joined the cabinet and was not ready for this war, so he was unwilling to speak out.
Each official has his own thoughts.
The most interesting thing is Li Shi, who has a good relationship with Bai Gui.
But at this moment, he actually pretended to be deaf and dumb.
"Chief Assistant, then Zhan Zhong must be biting!"
"Let's not talk about my character, Bai Gui. Let's talk about the exposure of this case. What good will it do to me, Bai Gui?"
"My daughter can serve in the palace and give birth to a dragon son. What good will it do me, Bai Gui, to throw dirty water on His Majesty like this?"
Bai Gui tried his best to defend himself.
The entire court meeting was watching Bai Gui's performance.
"Then why did Zhan Zhong bite you?" Yu Qian asked him.
Bai Gui immediately pointed at Geng Jiuchou: "It's him, he's the one slandering the official."
Yu Qian shook his head: "This reason is untenable. Bai Shangshu, if you want to make yourself clear, you must provide sufficient evidence, otherwise I will not be able to trust you."
"This……"
Bai Gui was angry. He winked at Li Shi and asked Li Shi to help him speak.
But Li Shi seemed not to see him.
Bai Gui suddenly discovered that among all the courtiers, only his daughter Bai Gui had entered the palace to serve, so he was isolated by the civil servants.
Regardless of the truth of the Hanzong case, he was abandoned by the civil officials.
He simply kept silent.
"Shang Shu Bai, do you still want to argue?" Yu Qian obviously wanted to close the case quickly.
"My conduct is upright and there is no need to argue. I believe that Yu Shangshu will definitely tell me the truth."
Bai Gui can only find soft persimmons to pinch.
Yu Shiyue's head was almost stuck in his crotch. He had the least sense of presence in this kind of big boss discussion. Even Zhou Xuan, the minister of Dali Temple, was better than him because Jane was in the emperor's heart.
"Shang Shu Bai, I'm afraid Shangshu Yu won't be able to investigate further when it comes to you." The taciturn Wang Fu threw Bai Gui into the abyss with just one sentence.
Bai Gui didn't even realize that his popularity was so bad!
"Shilang Wang and Minister Geng wear the same pair of trousers, so naturally they despise me?"
Bai Gui sneered: "Let the evidence speak for itself."
Wang Fu stopped talking.
But Sun Yuanzhen laughed: "Shang Shu Bai, don't be impulsive. Since you are still sitting in the Wenhua Hall, it means that we still trust you."
Yu Qian's expression changed slightly. What a Sun Yuanzhen. Are you trying to instigate Bai Gui to oppose me?
Bai Gui's eyes flashed.
Yao Kui spoke slowly: "The Han Zong case involves His Majesty, and must not be stopped in a hurry. This is suspected of trying to cover up, and can easily arouse criticism. The evidence must be conclusive to clear His Majesty's name."
Yao Kui, it turns out you want to bite me to death!
Yu Qian immediately looked at Wang Fu. If Wang Fu bit him again, it would be difficult for him to escape from this court meeting.
Fortunately, Wang Fu did not speak.
For the first time, Yu Qian panicked.
When the emperor was in the capital, he was very calm, but when the emperor left the capital, he was the most panicked.
Because the emperor wants to be the emperor for eternity, he must use his military skills, power, and status to suppress his ministers.
However, in the eyes of the courtiers, he is no longer the leader of the civil servants, because he is Duke Xing, the leader of the martial arts. How can such a person lead the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty?
However, a noble man occupied the position of chief minister and blocked the way of all civil servants.
Yu Qian suddenly understood.
The traps set by the emperor for him were layered one above another. If he broke away from one layer, the second layer would appear. He could not escape from the emperor's palm at all.
"The chief assistant is powerful, and the subordinate officials are just dirty people who cling to the emperor. How dare you compete with the chief assistant? Isn't it right? Mr. Xing Guo?"
Bai Gui directly pointed the finger at Yu Qian and deliberately revealed Yu Qian's identity. He was not a civil official, but Duke Xing.
Yu Qian was slapped in the face in the blink of an eye.
He had just represented the civil service class and abandoned Bai Gui.
Turning around, he was abandoned by the civil service class.
He was supposed to keep warm with Bai Gui, but Bai Gui gave him a fatal blow.
"Yu Shangshu, you investigated this matter. Is the evidence conclusive?" Yu Qian passed the blame to Yu Shiyue.
Yu Shiyue was the most aggrieved.
He had no backer, so he was ostracized among the important ministers in the cabinet.
He wanted to give up his job, but the emperor still didn't agree. If he dared to leave, he would find trouble and kill him.
"It's all Zhan Zhong's confession." Who else could Yu Shiyue blame?Should we pass the blame to Geng Jiuchou?
"Then where is Zhan Zhong?"
"This man cannot bear the punishment and is already dead." Yu Shiyue said.
Yu Qian's pupils shrank and he immediately realized that Yu Shiyue had been attracted by Geng Jiuchou to confirm Bai Gui's suspicion.
Geng Jiuchou even bribed Li Shi.
Unexpectedly, Sun Yuanzhen and Yao Kui helped Bai Gui speak.
The battle between Bai Geng is at the lower level.
The battle between Yu and Sun is on the next level.
At this moment, a numbness erupted.
"The official spoke softly and was suspected. He voluntarily closed his door to think about his mistakes and waited for His Majesty's judgment." Bai Gui took a step back.
Sun Yuanzhen and Yao Kui shot out a glare at the same time.
Did we help you in vain?
Are you running away?
"but!"
Bai Gui changed the topic and said: "Please, Chief Assistant, investigate those who slander my official. Although I, Bai Gui, am not from a famous family, I am also an innocent scholar. I can't stand this stain!"
He directly defeated Yu Qian's army.
Yu Qian exhaled a breath of turbid air. If the tiger doesn't show its power, are you really afraid that I, Yu Qian, will be shaken up?
"Yu Shiyue, I will give you three more days to find out the truth. If you can't find out the truth, I will suspend your power as minister!"
Yu Qian shouted sharply and looked around: "His Majesty is not in the capital this year, and the New Year's Eve holidays are cancelled. We must ensure the normal operation of the world. No one is allowed to ask for leave! Everyone goes on duty!"
Watching Yu Qian get angry.
Sun Yuanzhen and Yao Kui laughed and said nothing.
You Yu Qian want the capital to calm down, don't even think about it.
Others were eating melons quietly, but they were affected and couldn't rest for two days during the New Year. They were inevitably unhappy, and these unhappy feelings would be superimposed on Yu Qian.
Yu Qian seemed to be strong, but in fact he offended all the officials in the capital.
After the court meeting, Bai Gui's duties were suspended, and left ministers Song Yan and Xue Xilian were temporarily appointed to act in the Ministry of Rites.
Yu Qian wrote a memorial in his own hand, explaining the whole story, and sent it to Nanjing.
When Bai Gui returned home, he was furious, summoned his sons, and cursed: "From now on, the Bai family will close its doors to thank guests, and no one will be seen!"
"Father, Concubine Xi in the palace has given me a blessing. Do you want to accept it?" asked the eldest son Bai Bin.
Bai Gui was so angry: "Are you stupid? Do you dare to refuse the kindness of Concubine Xi? Are you crazy?"
"Father, calm down," said the second son Bai Yue.
Seeing Bai Yue, he felt a little better.
He has five sons and three daughters, two of whom married into the palace and became His Majesty's concubine Xi, the Bai family.
But the eldest son Bai Bin was born to his first wife Qin. Qin gave birth to a son and a daughter. Qin had passed away and took Meng as his stepwife. Meng gave birth to two sons and a daughter.
The concubine gave birth to two more sons and one daughter.
Although Bai Bin was the eldest son, he was not engaged in civil or military affairs. He just liked to hang fences and houses, which ruined his reputation as Bai Gui.
On the other hand, the second son Bai Yue is very smart and has hope of inheriting his mantle.
"Yue'er, do you know why your father keeps to himself?"
Bai Gui picked up Bai Yue. Bai Yue would be seven years old after the Chinese New Year. Bai Gui had high hopes for him.
"Father is trying to protect his innocence." Bai Yue is a brat.
Bai Gui laughed loudly, turned to look at Bai Bin, who was almost 20 years old, and immediately stopped smiling: "Look at your brother, then look at you!"
Bai Bin's face was full of anger, why can't I do it?
"Madam, don't go to the palace to disturb Concubine Xi recently." Bai Gui ordered.
"My concubine knows."
Meng is a stepwife, and she comes in to be the stepmother of a son and a daughter, which is not easy to be a stepmother.
Bai Bin can't do anything else. He competes with his brothers for favor, which is a first-class one.
There is also a difficult old lady at home, who is very spoiled by her grandson. She is a very unhappy stepwife.
Fortunately, my daughter and son are doing well.
The daughter is good-looking, kind-hearted, understands poetry and calligraphy, and is quite popular with His Majesty in the palace. She has also given birth to a dragon heir, and now she is pregnant again, which shows that the favor continues.
Bai Gui sighed: "His Majesty did not take any girl from the south of the Yangtze River as his concubine in Nanjing. There are too few concubines around him. I am the Minister of Rites, so how can I not worry about it?"
"I heard that Geng Yu has a daughter who is very well-behaved and sensible. She should serve in the palace; and there is Li Shi. I have a good relationship with Li Shi, but I know that Li Shi's granddaughter has a reputation as a female Zhuge in the boudoir; Ma Ang His daughter and Liu Guangheng’s granddaughter are both pretty good.”
Meng was dumbfounded, are you a matchmaker?
Working as a matchmaker for the emperor?
Bai Gui chuckled, "I have entered the shit pit, and you all have to come in too."
It's New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye.
Zhu Qiyu got up early and went to worship Xiaoling and pay his respects to his ancestors.
There was no court meeting when I came back, and there was no summary of Jingtai's ten years.
Zhu Qiyu felt a little uncomfortable with it. The award ceremony held for two consecutive years was inexplicably no longer held by him, because Qian took charge of it.
During this period of time, he was very uncomfortable with being completely idle.
The second workaholic in the old Zhu family, Zhu Qiyu.
(End of this chapter)
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