King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Zhu Tan waved his hand: "Okay, let's go.

"Master Ma, don't worry! I will get rid of all the eunuchs and parasites, and I will take care of the emperor. It's just a military supervisor, what's the big deal? Why would he be angry with me?"

Ma Wensheng was speechless for a moment. Zhu Tan had already used the word "brother-in-law", and it was really difficult for him to speak again.

The only thing he could do now was to pray that the eunuchs in the court and the eunuchs in the Three Thousand Camp would leave quickly and not cause trouble for him again.

As expected, the eunuchs were all heroes who knew how to adapt to the changing times. As soon as Zhu Tan and others arrived, the eunuchs in charge of guarding heard the news and fled without a trace.

Moreover, this matter was also very troublesome. They had finally managed to get enough knights. It was easy to get people, but mounts were difficult.

Therefore, half of the knights are used as mounts.

Ma Wensheng certainly knew what kind of place this was.

He just wanted to make his position clear. He watched the generals and eunuchs return to the palace, checked them, said a few polite words, and then let them pass smoothly.

Just when it was the turn of the Shenji Camp, a eunuch who was guarding the guns was stopped.

Zhu Tan was still joking yesterday, but today he met someone.

He naturally did this for fun, torturing the usually tyrannical eunuch who was in charge of the guns to death, but fortunately he was still alive and did not turn into a chicken like Jiang Lun.

The eunuchs in charge had already gone to the palace to complain to Emperor Zhu Youtang.

Ma Wensheng was very principled in his work. He compiled all the problems found in the Beijing camp into a report and did not let Zhu Tan bear the responsibility alone. He simply asked the military to compile all the investigation results and then have Zhu Tan sign them. He signed on it.

Zhu Tan was no pushover either, and sent someone to get a set of court robes for Ma Cong.

Ma Cong did not have a sixth-rank official robe, but a fourth-rank official robe, which he did not dare to use.

"A fourth-grade elixir is a fourth-grade elixir. There is actually no difference. Brother, just change into another one! Let's go to the palace."

Zhu Tan didn't care much about Ma Cong's promotion from the sixth rank to the fourth rank.

After all, they are all officials appointed by the court, and everything will be fine as long as the emperor gives the order.

Moreover, the young eunuchs in the capital were also frightened, and they united to go to Zhu Youtang to complain.

They all directed their attacks at the emperor's uncle, Earl Jianchang, and accused Zhu Tan of committing a heinous crime.

Zhu Youtang had just come down from the afternoon court meeting and was upset by the rebellion of the barbarian chieftain. Several young eunuchs were crying beside him, making him even more irritated.

"Alright! I will investigate Jiang Lun's matter. If Earl Jianchang did something wrong, I will never let him go."

Zhu Youtang obviously did not expect that his elder brother-in-law would actually kill the eunuch he was familiar with.

Speaking of Jiang Lun, he thought of Luo Zhao, the former director of the Governor-General's Office, and was somewhat dissatisfied with his brother-in-law's actions.

When Luo Yin heard that his brother's adopted son had been killed by his uncle, the Earl of Jianchang, he could not help but clench his fists.

However, he was well aware of the importance and favor enjoyed by Empress Zhang's lineage in the emperor's heart, and Jiang Lun was afraid that his death would be in vain.

He Wending stood beside him and suddenly felt a little tired.

He had originally thought that Zhu Tan could be recuperated for a while longer, but unexpectedly he got into trouble again. It really is true that one's nature cannot be changed despite the changing situation.

But Li Guang had just died, so they just cried and didn't do anything too extreme.

These people are either on good terms with Jiang Lun, or on good terms with him, or they are on good terms with him, and at most they are just a small deputy commander.

Since Zhu Youtang said so, he wouldn't care.

On the other hand, Ma Wensheng and Jianchang Earl Ye Nantian also came to the capital through special channels.

Moreover, this memorial was submitted in advance in accordance with the rules of the Imperial Household Department and the Cabinet.

As the Minister of Justice, it was not difficult for Ma Wensheng to send a letter to Zhu Youtang, but even the Imperial Household Department would not stop him.

Dai Yi wrote the letter himself and handed it to him. The meaning was very clear.

Zhu Youtang called Ma Wensheng and Zhu Tan, and spread out Ma Wensheng's memorial.

He looked up and saw a group of young eunuchs crying bitterly.

Zhu Youtang finally realized that he had been fooled by Li Guang. He sat on the throne of the emperor again and attended the morning court every day. He was really too diligent.

Ma Wensheng, Zhu Tan, and Ma Cong walked over and bowed to Zhu Youtang without waiting for him to finish speaking.

Zhu Youtang waved his hand and asked Zhu Tan and others to stand up. He read both memorials and then asked, "Is there any definite evidence about Jiang Lun's case?"

Zhu Tan stepped forward first and said, "Your Majesty, Jiang Lun embezzled the army and accepted bribes. The evidence is irrefutable. I was angry and killed him. Please punish me."

Without waiting for Zhu Youtang to speak, Zhu Tan scolded everyone related to Zhu Youtang, including himself, all for Zhu Youtang's sake.

The eunuchs are appointed officials of the imperial court and the emperor's slaves. They use their own slaves for money to stir up trouble in the capital, and they are simply plotting against Zhu Youtang!
After Zhu Tan finished speaking, Ma Wensheng added one or two words.

"Your Majesty, within the Beijing camp, there are eunuchs who are bullying the market and taking things by force. This is truly intolerable. I, your humble servant, would like to ask Your Majesty to make Jiang Lun's case public and punish him according to the law."

"That's nonsense, that's nonsense."

As the deputy eunuch, he naturally knew the importance of Ma Wensheng and Zhu Tan. These two people could influence the emperor. Once the emperor gave the order, how could they be alive?
I don’t know who spoke first, but the eunuchs behind him also started talking, and even told about Zhu Tan’s affairs.

This is just the original tree trunk, but the blame can be firmly placed on Chu Li.

Zhu Tan spat. At first, he was arguing with a group of young eunuchs, but how could he alone be a match for more than a dozen young eunuchs.

Seeing that she could not gain the upper hand in the verbal argument, Chu Pipa flew into a rage. She snatched the golden watermelon from the general's hand and threw it at him.

The three eunuchs were knocked unconscious, and the hall suddenly became a mess.

He Wendi's mouth moved. Previously, he was the one who used the golden melon to hit Zhu Tan, and now Zhu Tan was using the golden melon to hit those little eunuchs.

Although he had not experienced it personally, he felt that Zhu Tan was really going too far and was disrespectful to the monarch!
"Where did the money come from? They are all my brother-in-law's people. He took my brother-in-law's things and broke them. I want to see if you have a chance to survive." Zhu Tan was angry, but he was also acting, because the dead had not been tried yet, which was equivalent to a private execution.

It's his fault if he doesn't say it!

"Okay, stop fighting."

Hearing Zhu Youtang's order, Chu Pipa shook the golden melon in her hand in a pretentious manner.

The red-helmeted general was on duty in the hall. He rushed forward to stop them and snatched the golden watermelon from Zhu Tan's hands.

Zhu Tan is still trembling!

Zhu Youtang scolded, but did not stop, and continued to scold:

"Li Guang deceived Your Majesty. I think you, like Li Guang, should commit suicide. The Ming Dynasty has such a group of bastards, causing us to fail. Why don't you consider Eunuch Sanbao? Why don't you learn from Zheng He? Get out of here!"

Zhu Youtang cleared his throat and said, "Marquis Jianchang, just shut up. Lord Ma, do you think that the eunuchs are in charge of the military affairs this time?"

When Chu Xian was surprised, Ma Wensheng actually took out another memorial and presented it to him.

"Your Majesty, there is chaos in the Beijing camp. It's not just the eunuchs. There are also people who have committed similar crimes. I have submitted a memorial and I hope the emperor will make the decision."

Zhu Tan was quite far away, so he could see the scene clearly.

This memorial was definitely not written today, and the ink on it couldn't possibly be like this. He couldn't help but stare at Ma Wensheng, thinking in his heart:
Didn't we agree that we only need to drive out the eunuchs in the capital? You are really good at playing tricks and using me as a pawn!
Zhu Youtang looked at the memorial in his hand and his expression became increasingly grim.

Since he ascended the throne, he has discovered that the fighting effectiveness of the Ming army has never recovered from its previous experience after suffering defeat after defeat.

However, judging from Ma Wensheng's memorial, there were many other reasons besides the eunuchs for the Ming Dynasty's weak military strength and lax armaments.

However, in the final analysis, this is also a man-made reason. If the soldiers cannot understand the situation, it would be a pipe dream to want to improve the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

Coupled with the urgent news coming from the Man family, Zhu Youtang was very clear that the Beijing Camp was the most powerful force in the Ming Dynasty and would be useless on the battlefield.

Due to improper handling by Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, the affiliation of the Mongolians has never been properly handled in history, which is an important cause of disputes between the two ethnic groups.

In fact, Zhu Youtang was not unwilling, but he really did not have the ability.

But this place is remote and filled with extremely heavy miasma. This alone is enough to give people a headache!
A young eunuch walked into the hall in small steps and whispered something in the ear of Dai Yi, the supervisor of imperial secretaries.

Dai Yi stepped forward and reported to Zhu Youtang, "Your Majesty, Liu Jian has come to see you. He is the Grand Secretary and the Prince's Grand Tutor."

Zhu Youtang frowned. They had just met at the noon court meeting, so how could something go wrong?

Zhu Tan then saw an old man with a short beard and a thin face walking towards him.

There is no doubt that he is Liu Jian, the Grand Secretary, and Xu Pu, who had just recovered from a serious illness, became the chief minister.

After the salute, Liu Jian's gaze fell on Duan Lingtian, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

This is no wonder, as there seemed to be a fight in the hall, and there were three eunuchs lying on the ground!
He bowed to Ma Wensheng and said, "Your Majesty, Tao Lu, the governor of Guangnan West Road and Huguang, has been ordered to suppress the Yao people. The local officials are making excuses and resisting. Tao Lu has requested to send troops to surround the Yao people and has listed the money and food needed. Your Majesty, please read it."

Zhu Tan sat next to Ma Wensheng and asked in confusion: "Master Ma, what is a Yaotong? Is he good at fighting?"

After Ma Wensheng's brief explanation, Zhu Tan finally understood that "Yao Tong" was the ancient name for the Zhuang, Dong and Yao ethnic groups.

As Liu Jian continued speaking, Zhu Tan realized that there was a rebellion by Yao children in the southwest, and that they, the officials who were also Yao children, were powerless to do anything about it.

As for the itinerant officials, they were appointed by the imperial court. They had little power and did not even know the background of the chiefs. Once the Yao people rebelled, their only outcome was to flee.

The chiefs will give me titles and titles so that they can be easily controlled, so they will obey orders, but if they are given too many orders, they will change, and they will suffer greater harm because of their father's merits.

In addition to resisting the imperial court's conscription, they also gradually learned how to cooperate with the government because they were protected by the court. They would often strengthen themselves by levying more taxes. Under appropriate circumstances, they would strengthen themselves and use their own armies to divide their own forces.

Liu Jian later told it in a song.

"A good official can fight a thousand miles away."

Zhu Youtang looked a little unhappy, but at this moment, he could not care less. After Liu Jian finished speaking, he asked slowly, "Lord Liu, what do you think is going on? Do you have any solution?"

Liu Jian bowed and said, "Tao Lu's plan is good. We have recruited some Yao children and wolf packs before, but that requires a lot of manpower and resources, which is difficult to grasp, and it will also encourage the chief's ambition."

Hearing Liu Jian's words, Zhu Tan shook his head desperately.

He is not a keyboard politician or a keyboard warrior, but he has also seen on the Internet that Liu Jian’s philosophy is essentially a policy of appeasement.

By governing the land with earth, one day, this group of people will become stronger and stronger.

Zhu Youtang is in a bad mood now.

Seeing his brother-in-law swaying around, Ren Baqian felt a little dizzy, so he asked, "Does Uncle Jianchang have anything to say?"

Zhu Youtang wanted to calm Chu Mu down, but Zhu Tan thought it was the emperor's brother-in-law talking to him!

Zhu Tan opened his mouth wide.

"What Mr. Liu said is only temporary and cannot fundamentally solve the problem. If this continues, it will inevitably cause divisions in all aspects. Therefore, I think that the titles of chieftains should be gradually abolished, and they should be transferred away after a certain period of time. Then, through measures such as household registration, surveying, and taxation, we can strengthen supervision over the chieftains, so as to change the original bad habits of "barbarians do not leave the caves, and Han people do not enter the borders."

Zhu Youtang was just saying it casually, but he didn't expect Zhu Tan to have such an opinion, and he was moved.

Even Liu Jian and Ma Wensheng stared at Zhu Tan with incredible eyes.

Everyone knows that Earl Jianchang is a good-for-nothing who does whatever he wants, but no one expected that Earl Jianchang has such ability!

The more Zhu Youtang thought about it, the more he thought Zhu Tan's words made sense, but he felt a little embarrassed and couldn't help asking, "Now the barbarians are rioting and the Yao people are rebelling. The court can't suppress them. If we don't rely on these wolves from the Yao people, what can we do?"

Zhu Tan said unconsciously: "Vegetables! I may not be good at growing flowers, but I am the best at growing vegetables."

In the southwest, there are no owners of land. People from other regions can be transferred here to farm. They don’t need to pay taxes for the first three to five years. The government will provide them with land deeds and help them buy food and livestock. There are so many people starving to death in the world. This will make more people move to the border. In addition, we can achieve this by abolishing the Xuanweisi. " (End of this chapter)