The last time Zhu Di was so angry was because of Jianwen.
"Zhu Gaochi, do you really think that I don't dare to destroy you?"
"If you want to be useless, just be useless." Little Fatty was fearless, "I don't want to do it anyway."
"Okay, I will help you now." Zhu Di said coldly, "From now on..."
"Your Majesty, think twice." Li Qing stepped forward quickly and nodded Zhu Di twice.
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then found that he couldn't make any sound when he opened his mouth.
"Prince, King of Han, and Grandson, please step aside for a moment."
Xiaopang nodded: "Son, let's go back with dad!"
"Dad, I want to..."
"You don't want to." Xiaopang said coldly, "Follow me!"
Zhu Zhanji was unwilling, but he did not dare to disobey. He followed his father out of the living room with his head drooped.
Zhu Gaoxu refused to leave even if he was beaten to death. This was the closest he was to becoming the crown prince. If Li Qing hadn't done anything to him, he might have become the crown prince now.
"Li Qing, what kind of magic did you cast? Quickly untie it for my father."
Zhu Gaoxu was furious. He once again saw how much Li Qing was a dog. Jin Douzi accepted it so easily that he didn't do anything. Instead, he stood against him.
Zhu Di was also very angry, but he couldn't say a word. He wanted to beat Li Qing but couldn't, so he could only be furious.
Li Qingdao: "Your Majesty, you are angry right now. It is not appropriate to make a decision rashly. If you ask the King of Han to leave first, I will lift the restriction for you."
"You are presumptuous!" Zhu Di cursed with lip language, "I @#￥..."
Li Qing didn't care, as long as he couldn't hear it, he wasn't scolded.
After a while, Zhu Di's anger gradually decreased and he signaled Zhu Gaoxu to leave.
Zhu Gaoxu was unwilling, fearing that something might happen, "Father, let's go back to the palace. The imperial doctor will definitely be able to do something about it."
Zhu Di glared, picked up the dishes on the table and greeted him. Zhu Gaoxu was so frightened that he trembled and ran out in a hurry.
Li Qing fulfilled his promise and released him from the ban.
After regaining his ability to speak, Zhu Di became angry again and said in a cold voice: "Li Qing, don't I dare to kill you?"
No emperor could tolerate Li Qing's behavior just now, including Zhu Di.
Even though Li Qing had the power to follow the dragon, he could not attack the emperor. If Zhu Di could tolerate this, then he would not be Zhu Di.
"The emperor wants to punish you, but you will punish him later. Let me finish my words first." Li Qing asked, "If the prince is deposed, who should he replace him with?
What the prince said just now, although it is treasonous and unethical, is not unreasonable, is it not?"
Li Qing sighed: "With the prince here, you can be willful, but if the King of Han becomes the crown prince, can you still do that?
When the army went to war, why did the emperor lift the prince's grounding and let him supervise the country?
In fact, you don't think that the King of Han is qualified for the position, and you know very well who can be the crown prince."
"This is my family matter, it's not your turn to dictate." Zhu Di said angrily.
"This is a matter for everyone in the world!" Li Qing said seriously, "If the next emperor is like you, will you really feel relieved?"
Zhu Di paused and fell silent.
After a long time, he said angrily: "All scholars have dirty hearts, and there is no good person in the civil service group!"
"This group is not good, but it cannot be said that there are no good people." Li Qingdao, "For example, Xia Yuanji and Jian Yi, doesn't the emperor highly approve of them?"
Zhu Di slowly calmed down and pondered for a while, "Then what suggestions do you have."
"Stop fighting, let the King of Han take over the vassalship!" Li Qing said seriously, "The Battle of Jingnan, several northern expeditions, the southern expedition to Jiaozhi, the construction of canals, the construction of new capitals, and the compilation of canons...
Ming Dynasty’s family has been emptied out for a long time. We can’t continue like this. Let Ming Dynasty take a break and let the people take a break.”
There was another long silence, and Zhu Di nodded helplessly, "Okay, as you say."
After a pause, "How should we settle our accounts?"
"What account?" Li Qing was surprised.
"You fucking dare to attack me, do you think I'm made of clay?"
Li Qing said sarcastically, "Your Majesty, how do you want to punish me?"
"I want to chop you up!"
"I have a death-free ticket."
"I don't admit it." Zhu Di was quite shameless, "I posted it, and the right of interpretation belongs to me."
"..." Li Qing asked, "Emperor Taizu sent it, and you don't recognize it?"
Zhu Di was stunned and said in surprise: "Father, did you also receive a ticket to avoid death?"
"Well, Taizu is much better than you, the Emperor."
"You..." Zhu Di was angry, but he didn't dare to refute. How could any son compare with me? "I will punish you with ten years of salary!"
"Hey, hey... Your Majesty, can't you afford it?" Li Qing was anxious, "I have shed blood for the Ming Dynasty, and I have made contributions for the Ming Dynasty..."
Barabara...
Zhu Di had a headache due to the quarrel, "I don't care if I punish you. Now the treasury is empty. If you can find a way to solve it, not only will I not punish you, but I will reward you."
"If that's the case... I have a plan!"
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East Palace.
Zhu Zhanji said angrily, "Dad, are you stupid?
If you do this, my second uncle can laugh out of his dreams."
He couldn't understand what happened to his father who was always honest and honest on weekdays. "Dad, listen to your son's advice and admit your mistake to grandpa. There is still room for things to be undone."
"Son, do you like staying here so much?" Xiaopang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "This is not a good place. There is nothing good about being an emperor. Dad has no choice. If I had a choice, I would have returned to Peking long ago."
Zhu Zhanji said longingly: "Nine-five Supreme Beings, who wouldn't want to?"
"I don't want to!"
"..." Zhu Zhanji said angrily, "Father, you are the prince and the eldest son; I am the grandson and the eldest grandson;
This is ours, why are you pushing it out?"
Xiaopang frowned and cursed: "You have been carried away by power. Go to the study to study. You are not allowed to go out without my permission."
"father……"
"Go quickly."
Zhu Zhanji's face was full of loneliness, "My child obeys your orders."
…
The next day, morning.
Li Qing, who never went to the morning court, came to Fengtian Hall, found a place to stand, and waited for the fourth child to arrive.
This wait lasted for an hour, until the sun rose in the east, and Zhu Di arrived belatedly.
Li Qing knew at a glance that this guy was probably too romantic last night and got up late.
When the drowsy ministers saw the emperor coming, they immediately cheered up and saluted the emperor and his ministers, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live...!"
"Everyone is safe!"
Zhu Di waved his hand, sat back on the dragon chair, and glanced at the eunuch standing beside him.
The young eunuch understood the idea, took out the imperial edict, and read: "The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven, and he summons:
In the first battle of Mobei, the enemy was defeated and tens of thousands were killed. The soldiers who participated in the battle were given two months of additional salary. The small banner and the general banner were given four months of additional salary. Hundred households and thousands of households were given half a year;
Reward the Marquis of Wucheng, the Marquis of Anping, the Marquis of Wu'an... a hundred taels of gold, and twenty pieces of silk and satin;
Marquis Yongqing killed Mahamu, the leader of Wala, and for his great merit, he was rewarded with a thousand taels of gold, a hundred pieces of silk and satin, and the title of Minister of the Ministry of War!
Kudos to this!"
Soldiers have been through life and death and deserve to be rewarded. Zhu Di, Emperor Wu, will naturally not treat them badly.
"Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness." All the generals were filled with joy and bowed down in salute.
But all the civil servants looked ugly. The Minister of War was dismissed, the minister was beheaded, all the cabinet members were imprisoned, and the prince was banned... Now that the emperor has rewarded the generals, it's strange that their faces look good.
Especially Li Qing's appointment as Minister of War made them feel like they were in trouble.
The Minister of War is in charge of military affairs in name, but in fact he is a civilian. He is not responsible for fighting wars, but coordinates the deployment of military supplies. The Minister of War has no military power, so he is a civilian.
When will honorable men also be able to hold civil posts?
The civil servants felt aggrieved, not just ordinary aggrieved, but even more uncomfortable than the civil servants of the Hongwu Dynasty.
Although the civil servants of the Hongwu Dynasty were not taken seriously, at least they had hope. Prince Zhu Biao's status was as solid as a rock.
The princes of the Yongle Dynasty were either banned or the civil servants around them were imprisoned, which was simply despairing.
"Your Majesty, the national treasury is tight!" the Ministry of Revenue reported to the official, "As soon as the taxes for the second half of the year came to Beijing, most of them were used to open the canal and build the new capital. It is only August, and the next wave of taxes will be
It will be nearly a year until May next year..."
"It doesn't matter, I have my own way." Zhu Di didn't take it seriously.
Xia Yuanji left work, "May I ask the Emperor if you have any good ideas?"
"Increase taxes for next year in advance."
"Absolutely not." Xia Yuanji's face changed, "Your Majesty, the people are poor. If taxes are increased in advance, it will definitely make it more difficult for the people and even make it difficult to make a living. There will be a large number of refugees and even... trigger a civil uprising.
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"Your Majesty, think twice." All the civil servants prostrated themselves, "The Master said: The people are the most important thing, the country is the second most important thing, and the ruler is the least important..."
Zhu Di was not in a hurry. He waited until the civil servants were no longer arguing, and then said: "Did I ever say that I would increase taxes from the people in advance?"
Xia Yuanji breathed a sigh of relief and said doubtfully: "Then what the emperor means..."
"Acquisition from landowners and wealthy gentry." Zhu Di said, "Xia Yuanji, I give you a task."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"Re-measure the land." Zhu Di said, "Especially the landowners, they measured it carefully for me."
Xia Yuanji cupped his hands and said, "I obey your order!"
When most of the civil servants heard this, they were dumbfounded. Are they going to let people live?