Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1687 His Royal Highness the Prince is wise

  Fang Jifan could only sigh.

  As for what these people think, it seems...it doesn't have much to do with me.

  I love you so much!

  The next day, Emperor Hongzhi summoned Fang Jifan to have an audience.

  Fang Jifan knew that His Majesty's summons must have some deep meaning.

   So I tidied up my clothes and set off quickly.

   Just arrived at the Meridian Gate, outside the Meridian Gate, but saw Zhu Houzhao also arrived with a depressed look on his face.

  He didn't look very well, he looked extremely tired, and when he saw Fang Jifan, he just greeted Fang Jifan lazily.

   "Your Highness...are you sick?" Fang Jifan looked at Zhu Houzhao with concern, appearing worried.

  As a good brother, Fang Jifan still cares about Zhu Houzhao very much.

  Zhu Houzhao shook his head feebly: "It's not a disease, but it's just a gift from God, it's too painful, always crying, from morning till night..."

  Fang Jifan didn't say anything, directly took out a handful of money from his sleeve, and stuffed it into Zhu Houzhao's hand: "Your Highness...please worry..."

  Zhu Houzhao: "..."

  To be honest...Zhu Houzhao is not someone who has never seen silver.

  But... If you don't agree with him, you will pay money... Well, this really... really suits his appetite.

  He collected the money without any hesitation, and suddenly felt that his fatigue was swept away, and his whole body was refreshed, as if the tired person just now had never existed.

   But at this time, Liu Jian and others also arrived.

  Inside the Meridian Gate, Xiao Jing stepped out quickly, with a straight face: "Your Majesty has a decree, please come to Fengtian Palace to have an audience."

  Everyone said long live.

  Only this time, Xiao Jing came to read the oral order suddenly, which was a bit unusual.

   What's more, it is not only the crown prince and the cabinet ministers who are summoned this time, but also the six ministers. In addition, there are also British ministers and other ministers.

   Everyone with different thoughts went to Fengtian Temple.

  Seeing Emperor Hongzhi coughing in the hall... Immediately, he raised his head: "Are you all here?"

  Fang Jifan immediately said: "Is Your Majesty not feeling well?"

Emperor Hongzhi gave Fang Jifan a tender look. Although Fang Jifan seemed to be unruly, he still cared about himself very much. He just waved his hand: "It's nothing serious, it's just that I'm getting old. I used to have a small illness, but now...let's discuss it first." .”

   As he spoke, he looked at Liu Jian: "Where is Wang Shouren, Shangshu of the Ministry of War?"

  The newly appointed Minister of War, Wang Shouren, came out of the squad: "The minister is here."

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at him and said, "How is the constitution for the standing army?"

"Your Majesty, you need to take it easy." Wang Shouren said solemnly, "The standing army is a big deal, but... don't be in a hurry. Now the First Army has still found many problems, so it is necessary to find out the problems and prescribe the right medicine for the expansion. , only then. What I am drafting now is not an expanded charter, but a memorial for review, and it will be submitted to the palace in two days."

  The First Army is already an eye-opener. It has reached a consensus inside and outside the ruling and opposition parties. Everyone takes it for granted that replacing the guards has become a top priority.

  The shadow of Weizhou Wei on the monarchs and ministers is still there.

   As a result... Now that His Majesty entrusts Wang Shouren with a heavy responsibility, I thought that Wang Shouren would rush forward after sharpening his sword, but who knew... Wang Shouren was not in a hurry.

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help being dumbfounded, and glanced at Liu Jian.

  Liu Jian stepped forward: "Your Majesty, governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. There is nothing wrong with the Ministry of War."

  This is indeed true. Emperor Hongzhi nodded and sighed again: "I also heard... Nowadays, some people sympathize with the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River?"

  This sudden question surprised Liu Jian and others, Liu Jian frowned: "I don't know why Your Majesty made such a statement?"

  Emperor Hongzhi said indifferently: "A group of scholars came forward and made a big fuss in Huguang, saying that the people and gods were all angry. The local governor had suppressed the matter, but it was Jin Yiwei who reported it to the imperial court."

The problem in the south of the Yangtze River has been solved, but in other places, it is the death of the rabbit and the sorrow of the fox. This time, it is caused by the sharp drop in land prices, regardless of the north and the south. The gentry in other places have a hard time, and they have begun to sell their land. Now... Although The vast majority of people dare not speak out, but there are also some people who want to make trouble.

   On the ground, I know that His Majesty's will has been decided and cannot be changed, so I try my best to suppress the situation.

   But it is only natural that such anger spread.

  Emperor Hongzhi said again: "Yang Ai, the consolation envoy of Bozhou, even wrote a letter to express his pain. Didn't the ministers see these memorials?"

  Bashu Yang's!

   This is no ordinary person.

As early as the Tang Dynasty, a family migrated to Bozhou, where they spread branches and leaves. They continued to annex the land and became the largest local tyrant. At the same time, because Bozhou was in the southwest, the mountains were high and the emperor was far away. The Han people continued to expand, and the children of the clan were trained to form an army. After the war after the Tang Dynasty, they expanded their strength. In the Song Dynasty, the Yang family of Bozhou surrendered to the Song Dynasty, and still appointed the Yang family's children as local civil and military officials. In fact, this Bozhou was established as a country within a country.

In view of their strength, even in the Southern Song Dynasty, they resisted the attack of the Mongols, and even defeated the Mongols. After the Mongols perished in the Southern Song Dynasty, they were quite afraid of them, and they still recognized their semi-independent status and gave them comfort. The official position of the envoy was even given the name Yang Saiyinbuhua to the patriarch of his family.

The Ming Dynasty ruled the world and followed the Yuan system. The Yang family of Bozhou, hereditary, became the consolation envoy of Bozhou. The Yang family owned countless lands in Bozhou and formed an army in the form of militias. It can be said that they were It is the largest gentry in the Southwest.

The Yang clan has a large population. Now that they have land and have hereditary official positions, after thousands of years of reproduction, the Yang clan in Bozhou has 100,000 members. , has great influence.

  Of course, the Yang family is well aware of the fact that their family has a great cause, so they have always kept a low profile, and never easily wrote a letter about any government affairs. In Daming, they seem to be like air and do not exist.

But this time, it seemed that the local emperor from Bozhou was in a hurry, and he wrote a letter directly, denouncing the court's ruthlessness towards the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, saying that the gentry is the foundation of the country, and of course, describing the gentry's whole family with snot and tears The horrors of migration.

  Liu Jian and the others all fell silent in unison.

   These people in Bozhou, they don't want to pay attention.

The memorial, in fact, they have seen it. It is understandable that the Yang family of Banzhou has such a strong reaction. After all...they own a lot of land, but they are located in the southwestern area of ​​Yunnan and Guizhou. The accumulation of thousands of years has accumulated countless lands. The important thing is...they have pawns in their hands.

  The Bozhou army has been a tradition since the Tang Dynasty. This army once annexed nearby lands in the name of the Tang Dynasty. It also followed the Song Dynasty's order to resist the Mongols. It was the backbone of the Yuan Dynasty to guard the southwest.

  What they say...you have to take it seriously.

  Emperor Hongzhi looked displeased.

  The Yang family in Bozhou...the imperial court has been extremely tolerant to them, even if they changed their lands and returned to the bloc, since they are Han Chinese, it did not affect them.

  It's better now...The emigration of the gentry is an order of the emperor. What is their intention to write a letter now?

   There is actually a custom for dealing with this kind of matter, Liu Jian said: "Your Majesty, this matter... just stay in the middle and not publish it, and then order a censor to go to Bozhou to find out the truth..."

  But now it is different from before. Emperor Hongzhi looked dissatisfied, looked at the prince Zhu Houzhao, and said, "What does the prince think?"

  So many people couldn't help looking at Zhu Houzhao.

  For such a big matter, His Majesty actually asked the prince directly.

  It seems that there is...some intention.

   Li Dongyang seemed to have noticed something, thoughtful.

Zhu Houzhao heard his father asking himself at this time, and cheered up: "The imperial court should immediately reprimand the Yang family of Bozhou. Is it possible that he, a small consolation envoy, can talk too much about national affairs? As far as I know, The Yang family occupies countless lands. In Bozhou, they are in charge of the army, horses, money and food. It can be said that it is a country within a country. The army and horses must be able to enter Bozhou at any time. If they submit obediently, that’s fine. If they act boldly, the prepared army and horses will immediately enter Bozhou and be arrested.”

  This approach can be described as direct and brutal!

   Liu Jian and the others looked surprised.

  Prince, this is too...just too much.

  Emperor Hongzhi was thoughtful, even he seemed to think that the prince was a bit too strong, coughed, but looked at Liu Jian and others with deep meaning: "What do you think?"

  Liu Jiandao: "Your Majesty, I dare not second the proposal. Mrs. Yang just made a memorial."

   Xie Qian also couldn't help saying: "The migration of gentry has indeed caused a lot of complaints. If it blocks the way of speech, it may not be a good thing. The Yang family of Bozhou is not guilty of serious crimes. It is really inappropriate to warn or even go to war just because of this."

  There are many officials in this palace who oppose the prince.

   Fortunately, neither Wang Shouren nor Ouyang Zhi spoke, one was silent and the other was expressionless.

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned, and said immediately: "Do you think the prince's words are inappropriate?"

"Your Majesty!" Fang Jifan couldn't hold back any longer, stepped forward and said, "It is His Majesty's will to relocate the gentry, and this is a major event that benefits the country and the people. His Majesty was also in the south of the Yangtze River at that time, so he knew very well that this move would be of great benefit to countless people. It has great benefits. This is good governance. Since this is already good governance, the imperial court should take a stand. Yang's letter from Bozhou is nothing more than provoking public discussion, so as to criticize the migration policy as false and protect his own interests. In fact, if such a person is indulged and speaks nonsense at will, then...what is the face of the court? What the prince said...I think it is true. Before the court does something, it can be discussed and discussed, but it has already been done. I have done it, but I am still chattering here, what is the intention here? The prince is wise, and my son worships him."

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jian, and then at Fang Jifan.

   I gradually began to care about it.

  (end of this chapter)