Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 407 Pox Epidemic
The eighth day of November in the 19th year of Qianxi.

In the evening, heavy snow fell in the sky over the Wozhou Daimei Kingdom.

The beautiful king Zhu Zhantang sat on the couch in the warm pavilion of the palace, with a solemn expression as he listened to Cao Jixiang, the eunuch in charge of the chamberlain, finish reading the special issue of the imperial newspaper that introduced the Liu Yang case.

As for the three people sitting opposite Nuange Ruantai, Prime Minister Xu Youzhen of the U.S. Government Affairs Hall, Minister of General Affairs Jin Renjie, and left deputy governor of the Prince's Governor's Office Li Junji, their expressions were different.

Especially Xu Youzhen, his face turned blue and white, whether it was anger or fear.

Jin Renjie was thoughtful, his breathing rhythm fluctuated, but the overall change was not big.

Only Li Junji was the calmest, as if what happened in Ming Dynasty had nothing to do with him.

Zhu Zhantang was not surprised by the three people's reactions.

Xu Youzhen, as the Prime Minister of the U.S. Kingdom's Government Affairs Hall, must have some unclean officials under his command. If the incident comes to light one day, there may be a "Xu Youzhen case" in the U.S. Kingdom.

Jin Renjie is in charge of the General Affairs Department and is responsible for the uploading and issuing of imperial decrees in the United States. He has a high position and understands that Zhu Zhantang's decision to let them sit in on the special issue of the Dibao that introduces Liu Yang's case is meant to shock the mountain and shock the tiger.

Li Junji was originally a Qianhu in the Henan Dusi Guard Station. Later, the imperial court established a guard station in Wozhou. He was promoted to the commander of the guard. His parents, wife, children and relatives followed him to Wozhou. Later, the Western Jin Guard was placed under King Mei restrained himself, and he became a minister of King Mei Zhu Zhantang.

He has no relatives he misses in the Ming Dynasty, and he has no interest in the local officials of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, his position as the left deputy governor of the Prince's Governor's Mansion determines that he must strictly order his family members and relatives to communicate with officials in person, so he does not pay too much attention to the Liu Yang case. feelings.

The Grand Governor of the Prince's Governor's Mansion is the prince himself, who is in charge of the military affairs of the kingdom. However, a person's energy is limited, and there are infinite things to do, so every overseas prince needs assistants.

It is reasonable for Zhu Zhantang to set up two deputy governors to serve as his right and left hands.

"Why does the Prime Minister think the Liu Yang case happened?"

Zhu Zhantang waved Cao Jixiang to retreat, then looked at Xu Youzhen and asked.

Xu Youzhen was silent for a moment and then replied: "I believe that there are two main reasons. One is that the civil and military meritorious deeds stationed in Siam are proud of their merits, and the other is that the powerful chiefs of the two Siam collude with officials at all levels."

"Tell me about it carefully."

Zhu Zhantang nodded.

"I would like to say something. Your Majesty, please listen to me."

Xu Youzhen cupped her hands and saluted.

"After the defeat of Thief Li, His Majesty the Emperor rewarded those who had meritorious service, and then sent two dukes and several princes to guard Siam. The fiefdoms of these princes and princes are all over Siam, especially in relatively wealthy areas."

"However, due to the imperial ban and the fact that Emperor Taizu Gao once made an iron plaque to admonish the princes, it is rare for the princes and princes of Siam to violate the law, such as relying on their power to bully their neighbors."

Xu Youzhen changed the subject and said: "However, those exiled officials did not regard the people of Siam as human beings. They colluded with the powerful chiefs of Siam to occupy mountains, forests, lakes, tea gardens, and privately opened various mines. Their relatives and servants were still there. He bullied the indigenous people, misappropriated other people's property, and committed various evil acts."

"His Majesty the Emperor did not hesitate to spend a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to establish a county in Funan, and even issued an edict to order British Duke and Cheng Guogong to control Liangmeng. It can be seen that His Majesty is determined to build Funan into a larger scale. Huguang realizes the goal of 'Funnan is mature and Da Ming is sufficient'."

"Liu Yang and other officials colluded with local tycoons to commit evil crimes. The seriousness and bad nature of the corruption seriously damaged the image of the imperial court in the hearts of the native people of Siam and Siam, and was not conducive to the stability of Funan. Your Majesty had to punish corrupt officials with heavy penalties. After all, not killing them was not enough. The common people are angry.”

Xu Youzhen mused: "Once this case was solved, it not only had a great deterrent effect on officials all over the world, but also attacked and destroyed the corrupt alliance formed by local officials and powerful chiefs. The mines, land, and population that had been concealed and not reported were restored. Included in the taxation scope of the imperial court.”

"And as a large number of powerful chiefs in both Siam were exterminated, more local people gained farmland and freedom, which won more people's hearts and minds for the court and strengthened the court's rule over Siam."

"Regarding this matter, I have two doubts in my heart. One is that before Liu Yang's case happened, the court was not aware of it and did not react until there was a letter from the imperial censor. And Liu Yang is a governor. Does this seem unreasonable?"

After Zhu Zhantang listened to Xu Youzhen's analysis, he frowned slightly and said: "Secondly, there are too many officials involved. After all, if one less person knows about corruption, there will be less danger. Are there any innocent people here?"

"Your Majesty, based on the relevant reports, Liu Yang's embezzlement of mineral taxes and other corruption cannot be faked."

Xu Youzhen said respectfully: "After all, these two are capable ministers and officials whom the East Palace trusts and relies on. No one could have imagined that they would commit such a crime before the incident, so it makes sense that the court was not aware of it before."

"As for the officials who were corrupted and won over by Liu Yang, the number should not be that large. They could not recruit so many people into the gang, otherwise they would not be able to hide it from Jin Yiwei's spies. According to my opinion, the main reason why the officials of the Second Siam, Third Division and other yamen were implicated is They are exposing each other in order to perform meritorious service and protect themselves." "They did not expect that His Majesty was determined to use heavy codes, so some of the minor faults of these officials were discovered by the Jin Yiwei and were all merged into the Liu Yang case. Officials from the two Siam Prefectures and many This is probably the reason why wealthy people were killed."

Jin Renjie then said: "Your Majesty, I agree with Premier Xu's words. After all, 'the water does not cool the field'. Officials of all sizes who handle tax money have committed corruption to some extent. If there are innocent people, they are probably only one in ten thousand." "

At this moment, Cao Jixiang hurried in.

He bowed to Zhu Zhantang, bent down and said in a voice that only the two of him could hear: "Your Majesty, the princess has urgent matters to see you."

Zhu Zhantang's face was uncertain, he nodded and said: "See you."

The next moment, he looked around at Xu Youzhen, Jin Renjie, and Li Junji, and said loudly: "Everyone please step back."

"I'm waiting to retire."

The three of them stood up and saluted.

After a while, the beautiful Princess Zhang came to the Nuan Pavilion with tears on her face.

Zhu Zhantang grabbed Zhang's arms and held up the person who was about to salute. He didn't hide his anxiety at all and said bluntly: "What happened?"

"Qi Ka he... Qi Ka he... he..."

Mrs. Zhang burst into tears.

Zhu Qika is the eldest son of Zhu Zhantang and the first child born to the beautiful princess Zhang. He is the sixth son of Zhu Zhantang in chronological order.

"What's up with him?"

Zhu Zhantang suddenly felt bad because his eldest son was less than three years old and was born weak. He almost died last year because of an occasional cold.

"Pox... He contracted pox..."

Mrs. Zhang burst into tears and said: "The fever persists... what should I do... what should I do... Your Majesty... save him... Your Majesty..."

When she said this, her vision suddenly went dark and she fainted.

"Quickly go and teach Ding Guoyi!"

Zhu Zhantang quickly supported Mrs. Zhang and gave instructions to Cao Jixiang. Then he picked up Mrs. Zhang from the waist and sent her to the sleeping hall connected to the Nuan Pavilion.

The so-called "Chinese medicine" is actually equivalent to the imperial physician of the American Kingdom, a physician who specializes in providing medical diagnosis and treatment services to the American king, his concubines, and their children.

After a while, the Chinese doctor Ding Baoguo came to King Mei's chamber to check Zhang's pulse, and then said: "Your Majesty, the princess is not seriously ill. She is just comatose due to the upsurge of qi and blood. She will wake up after a short rest."

Zhu Zhantang asked the maid to take care of Mrs. Zhang, and then walked towards Nuange with his hands behind his hands.

Cao Jixiang motioned to Ding Baoguo to follow him.

"Let Dr. Ding see you."

After Zhu Zhantang sat down, he said gloomily.

"I dare not."

Ding Baoguo was also a discerning man. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, ten years ago I began to study the art of vaccination by your Majesty's order. After three years of mastering it, from the fourth year onwards, I personally vaccinated the pox every day." There are as few as two to 30 people and as many as four to 50 people. So far, he has led the doctors of the National Medical Center to vaccinate more than 16 people."

He paused and said rather helplessly: "However, according to the statistics of ministers and others, there are still one in a thousand people who will fail the vaccination."

(End of this chapter)