Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 183 Immigration Department
"Three prosperous!"

At this time, the old man in the crowd saw Wang Sanwang following Liu Jing, and shouted in surprise.

"uncle!"

Wang Sanwang came forward crying, held the old man's hands tightly, and choked with sobs.

"Sanwang, why did you come to Annan?" the old man asked.

Wang Sanwang said: "Uncle, I am Annan who came here with Mr. Chengyi Uncle Liu."

"Uncle Chengyi? How do you know Uncle Chengyi?"

The old man said in great surprise.

Wang Sanwang said: "It's a long story."

the other side.

"The last general is Li Yong, a personal soldier of General Li, commanded by the commander of the Jiaozhi capital. On the order of General Li, he came to ask Uncle Liu to move to the military camp for a visit."

A burly man wearing armor with a machete on his waist, surrounded by several officers and soldiers, walked up to Liu Jing, bowed and said.

Liu Jing did not agree to Li Yong, but pointed to the civilians who were under guard and asked: "What crime did these people commit?"

Li Yong said: "They are all the relatives of those who instigated the riots."

"Riot?" Liu Jing asked doubtfully.

Li Yong explained: "They took advantage of a rainy night not long ago to instigate more than 5000 people to flee."

"Immigrants are not criminals. Even if they escape, it cannot be punished with a death penalty. What's more, they are just family members."

Liu Jing said seriously.

"Uncle Liu, we are also following orders."

Li Yong cupped his fists and said.

Liu Jing asked: "Who gave the order? Li Bin or Licheng Hou Shengyong?"

Li Yong responded with silence.

Liu Jing said reluctantly: "Who gave the order?"

"Uncle Liu, why bother the general?" Li Yong nodded.

Liu Jing said: "I won't embarrass you. I will go find the Marquis of Licheng. You can quickly untie these people."

Li Yong bowed and said: "Uncle Liu, without General Li's order, I will not dare to do so."

Liu Jing said sternly: "Untie these people immediately. If anything goes wrong, I will bear the responsibility alone!"

A quarter of an hour later.

in the city.

The capital of Jiaozhi is in charge of the government office.

Sheng Yong was sitting in the lobby, discussing matters with several generals.

At this moment, one of his soldiers walked into the lobby, clasped his fists and saluted, and said: "General, there is an elder who calls himself Liu Jing coming outside to ask for an audience."

"Elder? How old are you and what do you look like?"

Sheng Yong felt that the name "Liu Jing" sounded familiar, so he asked.

"More than 50 years old, with a goatee, he is a thin old man with an extraordinary bearing."

The soldier replied.

"Liu Jing? Over 50 years old? It's Uncle Chengyi!"

Chen Xu, the right-hand general of the Southern Expedition Army, was surprised and said: "The prince's people!"

Following his exclamation, the generals in the hall quickly reacted.

Sheng Yong knew Liu Jing and knew that this man was the second son of Liu Ji, the first sincerity uncle.

"Liu Jing is Zhan Shifu of the East Palace. He can be regarded as half of the teacher of the current Crown Prince. I heard that the Crown Prince appreciates this person very much and he is highly valued by His Majesty. I didn't expect to appear in Annan. I don't know what happened here. "

Chen Xu whispered.

"not see."

In line with the principle that doing more is worse than doing less, Sheng Yong immediately waved his hand.

The soldier bowed and said: "Yes."

"and many more."

Chen Xu hurriedly called out to the soldier, and then said to Sheng Yong: "General, sincere uncle is a close official of His Highness the Crown Prince. Will he come on the emperor's order? You must see him!"

Sheng Yong frowned and said, "Since Uncle Cheng has come to Annan, will His Highness the Crown Prince come too?"

Chen Xu said: "If your Royal Highness comes to Annan, you will definitely summon the general."

Outside the yamen of the Dusi Department.

"Sir, it's not good, General Li is going to execute someone."

While Liu Jing was waiting, Wang Sanwang ran over in a hurry and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"No wait, go to the execution ground!"

Liu Jing waved his sleeves and said.

After a while.

Liu Jing and Wang Sanwang arrived at the makeshift execution ground outside the city gate.

The reason why it is said to be on the periphery is because at this time, the execution place was surrounded by hundreds of Annan people and Cantonese immigrants who were watching.

On the other side, there is the execution platform.

A soldier bowed and reported to Li Bin: "General, the time has come."

"Prepare for execution."

Li Bin stood up, looked at the dozen leading fugitive immigrants who were tied to the pillars of the execution ground, and shouted loudly.

"Can't kill! Can't kill!"

The immigrants who were watching were furious and shouted.

"Let's go, let's go!"

Wang Sanwang squeezed into the crowd and quickly opened the way for Liu Jing.

"The officers and soldiers are killing people! They are killing people!"

The people watching shouted.

"The person is not dead yet, why are you shouting? Whoever dares to shout randomly again will be dragged out and given fifty lashes!"

Li Bin looked at the dark-skinned Annan people in the crowd and shouted loudly.

"Is it a sin to shout?"

Liu Jing stood in the crowd and retorted loudly.

"Who is so bold as to contradict this general?"

Li Bin said angrily.

At this moment, the noisy crowd suddenly became quiet and made way for Liu Jing to walk.

"Old man!"

Liu Jing quickly walked to the execution ground, then climbed onto the high platform, walked quickly to the execution platform, looked at Li Bin, and said with dignity.

Li Bin had never had any dealings with Liu Jing. He had only met Liu Jing a few times at court meetings before, and was not familiar with Liu Jing's personality.

Even so, he clearly remembered that Liu Jing was Zhan Shifu of the East Palace, and half of the teacher of the current crown prince Zhu Gaoxu.

But now in Annan, Li Bin was following the general's military orders from Licheng Hou Shengyong to execute the rioting and fleeing immigrants. This could not be easily stopped because of Liu Jing's arrival.

"It turns out to be Uncle Liu. Mr. Li is busy with official duties, so I'm sorry for being so far away. Please forgive me."

Li Bin immediately stood up, walked around the table, walked in front of Liu Jing, cupped his fists and cupped his hands.

Liu Jing returned the gift with her hands in hand.

Li Bin said in a deep voice: "This is the execution ground. Does Uncle Liu come here to interfere with Li's execution? Uncle Liu should know the laws of the court."

"General Li asked me about the laws of the imperial court. I was about to ask for advice. Do you have an approval from the Ministry of Punishment or an imperial edict from your Majesty for your execution here?" Liu Jing saw that Li Bin was stopped by his question, and chased after him and said, "No, Your Majesty." If you don’t receive an imperial edict or an approval from the Ministry of Punishment, you are committing a lynching and killing!”

"His Majesty has issued an edict to temporarily implement military control over Annan and set up the Jiaozhi Dusi. General Lichenghou, the general who conquered barbarians, will temporarily serve as the capital commander. Li was acting under the military orders of General Shengda and was not a lynching."

Li Bin speaks with reason and evidence, and is obviously a clear-headed person.

He was not intimidated by Liu Jing's few words. Instead, he used Emperor Yongle's edict and military order as a reason to refute.

"These immigrants are all good people, not officers and soldiers of the imperial court, so they cannot be said to have violated military discipline and rules. Why do you have the military order to kill them arbitrarily?"

Liu Jing caught the loophole in Li Bin's words and immediately retorted: "Even if a soldier commits a crime, the execution must be approved by the Ministry of War."

Li Bin held up his hand again and said: "Li immigrated under the emperor's order. The decision to kill is entirely up to General Shanda. I hope Uncle Liu will not interfere rashly."

"His Majesty ordered Marquis Licheng to take charge of the immigration affairs of Guangdong, and did not let him kill people at will. I was ordered to inspect Annan, and you are lynching and killing people here. How can you sit idly by and watch?"

Liu Jing persuaded him kindly: "General Li, please stop the execution immediately. If one person is killed or injured, the court will not be lenient."

"Since the Hongwu period, Li has been on the emperor's orders to conquer the east and west. He has more than 20 knife and sword wounds on his body. Only with this military merit can he have the opportunity to become a general of the southern expedition. This time Annan was pacified. Li made the first move to climb Shenglong City. How many battles have you fought and what military exploits have you accomplished, yet you dare to point your fingers here?"

There were hundreds of officers and soldiers standing behind Li Bin. He had to maintain his integrity as a general and not be intimidated by Liu Jing's words, so he had to bite the bullet and confront Liu Jing.

If there were not those officers and soldiers behind him, he would have already stopped the execution by borrowing the donkey from the slope when Liu Jing persuaded him for the first time.

"You have military merit and you dare to do whatever you want? As long as I'm here today, you can't even think about execution."

Liu Jing said righteously.

When Li Bin saw this, he was very anxious and said: "Marquis Licheng, if you don't come, I won't be able to stand it anymore!"

But all he could show on his face was the resolute look of executing military orders. He cupped his fists and said, "Uncle Liu, Mr. Li has military orders today. He has no choice but to do so! I'm offended!"

After saying this, he turned around and said to the soldiers: "Execution!"

"Don't act rashly!"

Liu Jing also knew that Li Bin was difficult to do, so he shouted to Li Bin's soldiers: "Whoever dares to execute himself privately will be punished by death!"

All the soldiers looked at Li Bin, but Li Bin pretended not to see it and walked towards the table without looking back.

"Don't act rashly!"

Seeing that all the soldiers were at a loss, Liu Jing shouted again.

At this moment, a burst of gongs and drums sounded outside the crowd.

Immediately afterwards, someone shouted: "Marquis Licheng is here!"

Liu Jing turned around and saw that hundreds of officers and soldiers were swarming in, forcing their way out of the crowd of onlookers.

Surrounded by several generals behind him, Sheng Yong slowly came to the execution platform.

"I've met Marquis Licheng."

Liu Jing bowed her hands and said.

However, Sheng Yong did not return the gift. Instead, he ordered the soldiers on the left and right: "Come on, drive out this person who disturbs the law field!"

"I was ordered by the emperor to inspect Annan. Who dares to touch me?"

Liu Jing shouted loudly and repelled the officers and soldiers who were coming to capture him.

Then, he stared at Sheng Yong, who had white hair and beard, and said loudly: "Marquis Licheng, you are an important minister of the imperial court. You should act in accordance with the laws of the country. How can you act so recklessly and disregard human lives?"

Sheng Yong stroked his beard and said: "Your Majesty has personally granted the old minister the power of life, death and seizure. What's wrong with killing a few rioting and fleeing commoners?"

"Old general, look at them. They are hungry and cold, whipped, and bullied. These immigrants who came to Annan from Guangdong are ordinary people. They left their homes, were separated from their flesh and blood, traveled thousands of miles, and experienced countless hardships. .”

Liu Jing cupped his hands and said: "As an important official of the imperial court, the old general does not know how to be considerate, but he wants to kill immigrants just because they make a small mistake. General, you should know that immigrants are not criminals or livestock, they are the people of Ming Dynasty, they are The foundation of the Ming Dynasty!"

"To shut up!"

Sheng Yong said angrily: "Come here, kick him out!"

"Hold on! The decree has arrived!"

Seeing that Sheng Yong refused to listen, Liu Jing had no choice but to shout at the top of his lungs: "Licheng Hou Sheng Yong has accepted the order!"

Sheng Yong and others were shocked. After a slight hesitation, they all knelt down to receive the order.

Liu Jing took the package from Wang Sanwang, opened it in public, and took out the official uniform and imperial edict.

Then, under the attention of everyone, he put on his official uniform, and with the assistance of Wang Sanwang, he unfolded the imperial edict, which was more than four feet long, and read it out.

"The Emperor, who is bound by heaven, said: I have read about the immigration affairs of the past dynasties, and I have often seen officers and soldiers whipping and bullying immigrants, causing the immigrants to suffer from hunger and cold, or to die of illness or starvation on the way. The imperial court's immigration is actually a plan for future generations, and it is a long-term achievement. I have There are several Immigration Departments under the Ministry of Household Affairs, which are in the same position as the Qing Officials Department, and are responsible for immigration matters from various places. Now there is a new Immigration Department under the Cochin Capital Division, which is responsible for the immigration of Guangdong and Guangxi into Annan. The Annan Censor Cheng Yibo Liu Jing Ti promoted the Jiaozhi Immigration Department, the fourth rank, with two deputies under it. Huang Zhong, the former deputy general of Guangxi... (a thousand words are omitted here)... Sheng Yong, the Marquis of Licheng, traveled day and night to rush back to the capital. I have another Arrangement. As soon as the Jiaozhi Capital Division responds to military affairs, Zhang Fu, the deputy general for conquering the barbarians, will take over. I appreciate this."

Two quarters later.

Inside Thang Long City.

The capital of Jiaozhi is in charge of the government office.

Sheng Yong called Li Bin and Huang Zhong and ordered: "You must hand over the immigration matter to Huang Zhong immediately and handle it quickly without delay."

"The last general takes orders."

Li Bin cupped his fists and bowed.

"Huang Zhong, His Majesty's imperial decree orders you to serve as deputy director of the Cochin Immigration Department. You will take office immediately when the imperial decree arrives."

Sheng Yong looked at Huang Zhong and said: "The person who promoted the Immigration Department is Liu Jing, the sincere uncle. He was personally recommended by His Majesty the Crown Prince. He is also the censor who patrols Annan. You must work well under him and obey Liu Jing in everything." Scheduling and Scheduling.”

Huang Zhong was one of the two generals who escorted Chen Tianping back to Annan Kingdom. The other was Lu Yi.

The two of them were originally the deputy generals of Guangxi Province. Due to the disadvantages of escorting Chen Tianping, they were later demoted by Zhu Di and stayed in the Southern Expedition Army as ordinary generals.

"Thank you, old general, for the tip."

Huang Zhong bowed and bowed.

"You two must complete the delivery before dark."

Sheng Yong glanced across the faces of Huang Zhong and Li Bin, and then added.

"General, are you too hasty?"

Huang Zhong asked.

"Your Majesty ordered me to rush back to the capital day and night. Who dares to delay?"

Sheng Yong frowned.

Li Bin asked: "General, what should we do with the detained immigrants?"

"What to do? Hurry up and get busy with your delivery!"

Sheng Yong suddenly changed his expression and said sternly.

"Yes!" Li Bin nodded hurriedly.

Afterwards, Sheng Yong walked around the table and sat in the captain's seat, then leaned over and took out a name card from the table cabinet.

After thinking for a moment, he opened the name card and wrote a few words on it.

"I'm afraid it's inappropriate to word it this way."

Sheng Yong frowned and thought to himself: "I am also the commander of the Capital Division, and he is of the second rank. Liu Jing is just a patrol censor and promotes the Immigration Department, and he is the fourth rank. Even if he is a member of His Royal Highness, I am not You can’t lower yourself like this.”

He hesitated again and again, and finally tore up the name card.

After a while.

Sheng Yong looked up at the soldiers standing at the door and shouted: "Sheng Lei?"

"Subordinates are here."

Sheng Lei is Sheng Yong's youngest son. Hearing Sheng Yong's call, he hurried over and saluted with cupped fists.

"Go there yourself and release all the detained immigrants."

Sheng Yong said earnestly: "Remember, you must be kind and comforting to those immigrants!"

"Aren't those immigrants going to be killed?" Sheng Lei asked doubtfully.

Sheng Yong said: "Kill them! Your Majesty has issued an imperial edict. From now on, all people who migrated to Annan from the Ming Dynasty will be managed by the Jiaozhi Immigration Department. Go and release all the imprisoned immigrants immediately." "

"Yes."

Sheng Lei cupped his fists and accepted the order.

(End of this chapter)