Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 670: Everyone is a scholar

So, the letter is genuine?
And the confessions and confessions they have in their hands are also true?
Your Majesty is so cunning now, isn't he?
He obviously had such a confession letter in his hand, but he didn't take it out. Instead, he waited for Min Xi, Zuo Renquan and others to jump out at the court meeting and make a big fuss. Take it out this time!
In this way, not only can the more than ten gentry families in the south be killed, but the officials behind these gentry families can also be found out!
They can even take this opportunity to prevent them from contacting those gentry families at will...

Thinking about it, some officials hated those few members of the gentry family who dared to report and confess.

As a member of the family, he actually dared to stab him in the back and sell the family directly!

In this way, in the future...

All the courtiers looked at Zhu Di on the dragon throne with fear.

This Your Majesty is really a good calculator, and he is worthy of being the son of Emperor Hongwu!

He did not keep the courtiers waiting for long.

Half an hour later, Jiang Hu walked in quickly with a few letters.

unambiguous evidence.

Zhu Di could convict officials such as Min Xi, Zuo Renquan, and Liu Yin without admitting their guilt.

Moreover, the surrounding officials, no matter how close they were to these officials, did not dare to stand up and intercede.

Also.

Taking this opportunity, Zhu Di directly ordered the arrest of all ten southern gentry families.

In the court, the officials did not dare to raise objections. Only the officials from the north were filled with indignation, vying to be sent to serve as imperial envoys...

This incident spread directly in the capital. Even if there were previous examples, the fun of these gentry families in the south still left everyone who heard it dumbfounded!
"Sure enough, those who are loyal are mostly dog-slaughters, and those who are unfaithful are mostly scholars!"

At the Shunde County Prince's Mansion, Guo An couldn't help but be surprised after listening to Zhu Gaochi's story.

"Most people who are loyal are dog-slaughters, but those who are unfaithful are just scholars?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaochi's eyes lit up and he looked at Guo An with stern eyes, still a little surprised.

"The teacher is a great talent!"

Forehead!
Guo An was stunned, and this time he remembered that it would take another two hundred years for this sentence to be written.

"Copied, copied..."

"Copied?"

Zhu Gaochi was even more surprised, "May I ask, teacher, whose masterpiece is this?"

Guo An replied: "A gentleman named Cao!"

"Your surname is Cao?"

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but subconsciously think about it. There was no cabinet, and there were not many people named Cao in the court. They all had a bad relationship with his teacher!

then……

"Teacher, I wonder who the gentleman named Cao is?"

Guo An sighed helplessly, "Your Highness, please forgive me, that Mr. Cao only appeared in Wei Chen's dream!"

"..."

Zhu Gaochi looked helpless.

"Teacher is still as indifferent to fame and fortune as ever!"

"Your Highness, the ministers are already the king of the Ming Dynasty, and the prince, grand master, and the commander of the Shenji Camp are already too much!"

Guo An also sighed slightly.

Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help being stunned.

In this way, this teacher of mine really held a high position in the Ming Dynasty, but he didn't like to go to court or take care of some government affairs. It was easy for people to ignore him this time!

"If it weren't for the fact that the teacher doesn't like to take care of things, as the teacher is so talented, my father would definitely give the teacher some more things to do!"

"No, no, no!"

Guo An shook his head repeatedly.

"Your Highness, Wei Chen is also busy with many things!"

Zhu Gaochi glanced at the exquisite tea set in front of Guo An with a strange expression, but did not say anything more.

Afterwards, he talked with Guo An about some of the undecided things he had encountered in the past few days. Guo An also gave his own opinions, and then Zhu Gaochi said goodbye and left.

When Zhu Gaochi left, Guo An couldn't help but shook his head helplessly, with a sneer on his face.

"You can persuade Zhu Gaoxu to rebel!"

"It's just that you have forgotten that His Majesty is still young. How dare Zhu Gaoxu have such thoughts?"

"Moreover, your own clansmen can't control it, and they actually started to take care of themselves...

Now it’s okay, I was stabbed in the back by my own family, now most of the family’s money and fertile land were confiscated, and the branches and the main line also exchanged identities. From now on, they will start to be ridden on the neck and treated as cattle and horses..."

"Isn't it good to live your own life honestly?"

It takes less than a few days.

The ins and outs of the gentry families in the south, as well as the affairs between King Zhu Gaoxu of Yan, and even the affairs of officials such as Yushi Min Xi, Minister Zuo Renquan, and Langzhong Liu Yin at the court meeting were compiled in Di. In the newspaper, it was sent out.

The entire Ming Dynasty suddenly became boiling.

"Are all the thieves in the south so heartless?"

"Fortunately, His Highness King Yan resisted the temptation and formed an alliance with those gentry and traitors on the surface, but secretly exposed those traitors bit by bit, and then asked Your Majesty to catch them all!"

"Yes, His Highness King Yan has endured humiliation and endured heavy hardships. He is the benefactor of our people in the north..."

The reason why these northern people praised Zhu Gaoxu, King of Yan, was because Zhu Gaochi had done a lot of artistic processing for Zhu Gaoxu in his newspaper.

As for the gentry and officials in the south, they were not qualified to be artistically processed by Zhu Gaochi, and they were all based on reality.

No detail has been spared.

The entire article took up two pages of the Di newspaper.

It's not like an article, but like a long play.

But it seems to be even more popular with people, and everyone watches it with gusto.

Even a group of southern gentry would directly buy the newspapers brought by the postman!

In this regard.

Zhu Gaochi promptly asked the newspaper to print another batch and asked the postman to send it again.

Less than half a month.

The affairs of the gentry and wealthy families in Ji'an Prefecture, Linjiang Prefecture, and Raozhou Prefecture truly spread throughout the south.

From officials and gentry to merchants and pawns, everyone was discussing this matter.

Among them, those who directly surrendered and confessed, such as Wang Yuanhai, are the focus of discussion.

There are those who spurn and resent him, there are those who envy him, and there are those who say good things about him.

Although, those gentry family heads and some scholars who spurned and resented had the upper hand.

However, they did not dare to go too far and attack Wang Yuanhai and others.

Their family has been passed down for dozens of generations, and the family members have long lost their family ties. In the past, they could still uphold the concept of family being the most important and be consistent in dealing with the outside world.

Although now, there is still the concept of family being the most important, but as long as it is for the family, they, the family heads, can be abandoned as meritorious services.

Suddenly, the main line of the entire gentry clan in the Ming Dynasty was in danger.

In less than a month, many people among some wealthy gentry families died of illness for no apparent reason.

And for these.

When Zhu Di saw the news on the Jin Yiwei report, he just smiled sarcastically and ignored it.

These gentry clan have been weakened a lot by intimidation, so there is no need to continue to persecute these people.

Give them a chance to breathe.

Thinking like this, Zhu Di was in a good mood and went straight to the Shunde County Prince's Mansion.

"Guo Qing is so elegant!"

Seeing Guo An instructing some craftsmen to build some small toys, Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh.

As a county king, he could not find anyone who could study these craftsmanship and agriculture all the time. Looking at the dynasties for thousands of years, he could not find anyone.

"His Majesty?"

Hearing Zhu Di's voice, Guo An reacted and hurriedly saluted.

The faces of the carpenters changed drastically, and they quickly knelt down to pay their respects with fear on their faces.

Zhu Di waved his hand and asked curiously: "Why does Guo Qing make these little toys?"

"Your Majesty, the fourth and fifth children in Weichen's family are almost ready to crawl. Weichen must make some small toys for them!"

Zhu Di said: "Guo Qing is really leisurely and relaxed!"

"Your Majesty, forgive me!" Guo An didn't care whether Zhu Di was praising him or sarcastically, but he still said with a serious face: "These little brats will only stay with Wei Chen until they are more than ten years old.

When they grow up and have their own opinions, they will think about running away all day long to break away from the protection of their subordinates.

At that time, Wei Chen couldn't accompany them even if he wanted to! "

"Yes, when you grow up, you all have your own ideas, and you don't want to let others control you!"

Zhu Di couldn't help but have a flash of loneliness in his eyes.

Guo An was a little surprised and quickly changed the topic.

"I don't know if your Majesty is here this time, but what do you want to give your ministers?"

After hearing this, Zhu Di also came back to his senses, glanced at the pile of unfinished small objects on the ground again, and said again: "I heard that the sweet potatoes, corns, potatoes, and tomatoes in the Jiangjun Mountain experimental field have been planted, and they are growing well. Excellent, let’s go check it out!”

"In this case, Wei Chen is willing to accompany His Majesty!"

Guo An responded hurriedly.

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

Immediately, Guo An followed Zhu Di and got on the carriage.

After staggering out of the city gate, the concrete road outside the city became much more stable.

Zhu Di then said: "The Tatar city outside Liangzhou has been built for more than a year!"

"Yes!"

Guo An also nodded slightly, "Now, every time the Sea Trade Chamber of Commerce comes back from the sea, it will transport dozens of carts of jewelry and spices to the Tartar city!"

Zhu Di added: "I heard that Guo Qing and Jiujiang opened two large bathhouses in Tatar City?"

Guo An was shocked and said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, Cao Guogong has always opened the bathhouse. Weichen only provided some technologies and ideas, and only took a small share of the dividends every year!"

Zhu Di glanced at Guo An blankly, "So, you and Jiujiang opened the bathhouse too!"

Guo An said with a stern face: "Your Majesty, the bathhouse is open to the public of Cao State, and minor ministers do not count, and minor ministers do not count!"

"Then it doesn't count as your driving..."

Zhu Di glanced at Guo An speechlessly, and then continued: "You proposed massage and bathing, but now you are avoiding them like snakes and scorpions!"

Guo An smiled coquettishly, why not avoid it?
He has now become the first county king with a different surname in the Ming Dynasty, and history books will inevitably record him in detail.

If it were a pure green bathhouse, he would definitely not avoid it.

But could the bathhouses opened by Li Jinglong be green?

Guo An, who Zhu Di ignored, continued: "Jiujiang sent hundreds of Korean, Japanese, and some fair-skinned or dark-skinned women from overseas to those two bathhouses!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "It seems so!"

Zhu Di added, "So, those Tatars must have rested for a long time! I wonder if their skills on horseback are still there?"

Hearing this, Guo An was shocked.

"Your Majesty is ready to completely eliminate the troubles on the northern border of the Ming Dynasty?"

"It's time to clear it!"

Zhu Di nodded slowly, "If we don't take action, we will wait until the Oara people who have devoured the remnants of the Tatars grow stronger and occupy the original land of the Tatars.

In this way, the Wala people will become a group of evil wolves again, or a group of strong young wolves! "

"I support your majesty!"

Guo An said directly.

"Very good!"

Zhu Di's eyes showed satisfaction.

"In this case, we should use this route to transport grain and grass baggage to Liangzhou!"

"Ok!"

"Now, these Tatars have been trained by my Ming Dynasty, and their skills on horseback have not been lost for a long time. They can still use them!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, don't tell me that all their family members, young and old, are in Daming.

They have already tasted the feeling of me owning the city and the gentle villages. They will definitely do their best for my Ming Dynasty! "

"After the autumn harvest, it's a good time to send troops!"

"..."

Guo An and Zhu Di were talking all the way, and before they knew it, they arrived at Zhuangzi outside the experimental field.

"I have met your Majesty! I have met the Prince of Shunde!"

Bao Zhao and Guo Shen, as well as Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi, Guo Changchen, Guo Shanyuan and others, stood aside respectfully to wait for Zhu Di.

"Everyone, please get up!"

Zhu Di got off the carriage with a gentle look on his face, not at all as murderous as the people in the carriage talking about the Wala people.

After everyone got up, Zhu Di looked at Guo Shen and his tone was even gentler.

"You kid is studying with Bao Gong. Do you have enough books?"

Guo Shen hurriedly replied: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, I am not short of books now!"

"That's good!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, exchanged a few words with everyone, and then walked to the fields not far away.

The fields in the distance are lush and green.

The neat fields are covered with healthy and green crops.

"Guo Qing, this piece should be a sweet potato!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Is this piece of corn?"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"This is……"

"Your Majesty, these are potatoes!"

"So this is a tomato?"

"Exactly!"

"Are these peppers?"

"Exactly!"

"Are these wheat?"

"Exactly!"

“Is half of such a large piece of fertile land planted with wheat?”

"Your Majesty, I have it!"

Guo An replied directly, "Not only half, but two thousand acres more!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Di didn't say anything more and continued walking forward.

Although the sun in the sky is gradually getting hotter.

However, for Zhu Di, it seemed to have no impact.

On the contrary, the further I walked, the easier my steps became.

"We finally know why Guo Qing kept running to Jiangjun Mountain!"

"what?"

Guo An was stunned.

Zhu Di thought to himself: "Looking at these crops makes people feel good, and all the worries will disappear!"

"Especially the air here smells even better..."

"In this way, Your Majesty can come out more often in the future!"

Hearing this, Zhu Di sighed helplessly: "Oh, there are so many government affairs in the court!"

Guo An nodded, "Yes!"

Zhu Di paused, "However, the prince can now handle more government affairs!"

Guo An: "..."

……

(End of this chapter)