"Hahahaha, what Mr. Liu said coincides with us!" Lao Zhu heard the words and laughed loudly. Then, one by one, the emperor and his ministers, based on Zhu Biao's advice, prepared the wrong noble's treatment plan bit by bit.
Come out perfect.
Zhu Su listened on the sidelines, feeling secretly frightened. I'm afraid Li Shanchang never thought that he thought he had found a clever plan to benevolent to both civil and military parties, but this plan actually served as a way for Lao Zhu to clean up the court.
It was used by Lao Zhu to punish military officials first and then punish civil servants.
When this kind of operation came from the East, even if the court did not accuse Li Shanchang, he was afraid that Li Shanchang would seek to offend both the civil and military parties at the same time, and he would not deny anyone inside or outside.
The monarch and his ministers quickly agreed on a specific plan and planned to summon the nobles to the palace to "drink tea" in a few days. During that process, Lao Zhu received the news from the Jin Yiwei that the nobles in the Korean palace were
The gathering of nobles has ended, and most of the nobles have accepted Li Shanchang's proposal and agreed to exchange land and shop properties with the court officials.
"Who has not agreed to the replacement?" Lao Zhu asked.
"Your Majesty, General Feng has not agreed. He said that most of his family's land has been returned to the imperial court, and there is no surplus property to exchange for. It's very..." the Jin Yiwei said.
"Oh, Feng Sheng." Old Zhu replied lightly. When Zhu Su heard this, he remembered the meaningful look Feng Sheng gave him that month. As a rare general among the nobles, Feng Shengruo was both civil and military.
If he does not pursue land and wealth, do he want to pursue a name that will go down in history? It seems that he is not a selfless person like Xu Da and Li Wenzhong.
If you don’t have much contact and everything is still unclear, you can hide your doubts in your heart for the time being.
"There are Feng Sheng and those few... Humph, as expected, they are all unscrupulous." Lao Zhu snorted coldly. "Er Hu, I'll go and get a post for those guys in Beijing."
"Let's just say that on the second day of the Eastern lunar month, we are in the palace and invite all their old brothers to come and have a cup of tea!"
"No." Erhu took the order and went out. Zhu Su came out and said: "Is it too hasty to move my legs on the second day of the Eastern lunar month..."
"It's better to wait until Uncle Xu returns from the north, and then..."
Xu Da's troops have not yet returned, which is the most intimidating force of Lao Zhu Zuodong. After all, those arrogant and powerful generals all have heavy troops, and each of them has a temper like a knife. By Zhu Su
It seems that it is safe to wait until Xu Da comes back before doing this.
"It doesn't matter." Unexpectedly, Lao Zhu waved his legs and said very domineeringly.
"Do we want to see which monkey cub dares to show his teeth to me?"
…
The months flew by, and in those months, the palace seemed to have completely forgotten about the increase in commercial taxes, and everything became calm. Lao Zhu no longer insisted on commercial taxes, but instead focused on the Imperial College.
Under the emperor's high pressure, all the supervisors of the Imperial College were tortured to the point of death. Many Confucian students who insisted on Neo-Confucianism dropped out one after another. It can be said that only one of the supervisors of the Ming Dynasty survived.
Zhu Su said that it didn't matter. With the addition of two great scholars, Song Lian and Liu Bowen, the loss of students in the Imperial College could be considered stable. However, even under Liu Bowen's management, the Imperial College still had many more talents.
, astronomy and other compulsory courses, have made the surviving people miserable.
Slowly, time came to the second day of the Lunar New Year. As night was approaching, a group of nobles rode in luxurious carriages and arrived in front of the palace gate. They were in twos and threes, arm in arm, as if attending an ordinary event.
The same goes for the dinner party. They have no idea what will be waiting for them later.
"Hey, isn't that right, Prime Minister Li?"
"Those confinement children are sitting at home, wondering what they are doing? Are they like his old man Fei, who has taken in several new concubines?"
Fei Ju, the Marquis of Pingliang, drunkenly grabbed Li Shanchang's legs and arms. Li Shanchang had just come from the east in a simple carriage, and suddenly heard Fei Ju's name. He was so frightened that his hair stood on end, and he tried to tear Fei Ju off.
Legs: "Marquis Pingliang...Why is Marquis Pingliang so drunk now?"
"I have long since refused to be the prime minister of the country. Now it is as if Ming Dynasty has no prime minister. How can you call it a prime minister? It is an arrogance, it is an arrogance!"
That month, after Li Shanchang invited all the distinguished officials, he returned to the back house and saw Li Qi coming back with an injury on his face. Then he learned from the filial son's mouth that the incident had been reported to the emperor.
Logically speaking, Li Shanchang would have been a middleman, and most of his actions would not violate the laws. Otherwise, he would not have dared to act so rashly. But somehow, after knowing about this matter and Lao Zhu knew about it, Li Shanchang seemed to have been immediately thrown into a trap.
Like a basin of cold water, all the previous calculations and calculations turned into nothing, and the only thing left in my mind was Lao Zhu's cold eyes.
After that, Li Shanchang immediately closed the door of the palace. Although there were no guards in royal robes guarding the door, he always followed Lao Zhu's instructions. No one in the Korean government would leave the house unless necessary.
When the bright moon entered the palace, it was the first time that Li Shan went out for fun since his confinement.
"Hey, Prime Minister Li will never be prime minister in the eyes of him and other Huaixi generals!" Fei Ju said carelessly.
Ever since Li Shanchang helped them exchange land for commercial property with Huaixi nobles that month, Fei Ju and the others felt that they had gotten a huge advantage. They could not only fulfill the emperor's request without making Lao Zhu jealous, but also make a lot of money.
It won't cause bleeding.
When he was overjoyed, Fei Ju took a few flower boats in Baodong on the Qinhuai River. He spent every month hanging out among the flower boats, drinking and having fun, so much so that he became a very popular romance in Tianfu in recent months.
Rhyme.
No, even when he went to the palace for a banquet, he did not go back home to tidy up, but rushed straight to the palace gate drunkenly from the other side of the Qinhuai River.
Li Shanchang did not dare to say more to him. As for going east, who knows what shocking words the drunkard would say. Fortunately, a foreign servant soon came to the palace gate to convey the emperor's decree: "Your Majesty has a decree from the east, please."
Come with me, I will lead you to the banquet."
All the nobles did not express their thanks, and entered the palace gate in twos and threes, shouting and shouting. Among all the people, only Li Shanchang and Feng Sheng always adhered to the etiquette, followed every step, and did not dare to violate the rules at all.
Feng Sheng briefly glanced at Li Shanchang, who had become cautious, with a sarcastic smile on his lips.
If I had known the bright moon, why bother...
Everyone came to a side hall of the palace. There, the palace servants had already prepared a table and a small table. The generals did not show up. They took their seats one after another, just like they did when Lao Zhu was not the commander of Fangqu in the past.
Seeing that there was not even a cup of tea at the table, a few people greeted the waiter: "What are you doing just watching? Why don't you bring some drinks? You walked a long way and didn't get any drinks. Could it be that you are thirsty?"
Can’t you kill the grandfathers?”
His domineering attitude is barely concealed.
"Since we are so thirsty, why don't we let us drink water?" A strong voice came from outside, "Come on, let's make some tea for you brothers!" The person who came was none other than Lao Zhu. He was smiling and striding away.
Come into the palace.
Li Shanchang and Feng Sheng were shocked and immediately left the table and prostrated themselves.