Chapter 8 The little emperor went bad in school (1)
The next day, there was a large court meeting in Fengtian Hall.
As usual, Zhu Yunxi sat on the high dragon chair and watched the ministers.
However, some ministers felt that the emperor was a little different today. In the past, every time the emperor sat down on the dragon throne before going to court, he would ask the prostrate ministers to stand up first and then sit down.
But today, the emperor first sat on the dragon chair and stared silently for a long time, then slowly waved his hand, and the eunuch conveyed the word "flat body".
Although there are only different changes in the sequence between the two, just such a small change can reveal many things and represent a different emperor.
"Your Majesty!" Ru Yu, Minister of the Ministry of War, was the first to speak. "Yesterday, Yunnan reported that troops from Yunnan and Sichuan have assembled in Kunming, with a total of 35,080 people. Duke Muchun of Guizhou is eight hundred miles away.
Send me a memorial to inquire about the suppression of the rebellious chieftain!"
This use of troops against the chieftains of Yunnan and even Burma was the largest external military operation of the country in the past two years. Although the scale was not comparable to the battle with the Northern Yuan Dynasty, which often involved hundreds of thousands of people, its strategic significance involved the permanent maintenance of peace on the southwest border of the empire.
, and in the future, a series of policies will be established in Yunnan, Guizhou and other places, such as the return of native land to local officials, the return of chieftain rights to local officials, and the establishment of counties and counties.
"Since the foreign emperor's orders are not accepted, I and all the ministers are sitting in the capital. The war thousands of miles away is left to the Duke of Guizhou, Muchun, to handle it. Let him go out and fight!" After saying that, Zhu Yunxi paused and said, "The Supreme Emperor Zeng
Yan, although his surname is Mu, he is also a child of his own family, and I can trust him!"
"The chieftain of Yunnan is deeply favored by the country, and the government has given him high-ranking officials generous salaries and promised him autonomy. However, his wild ambitions do not know the country. Instead, he has a secret relationship with Burma. Is it harmful to bully my Ming Dynasty?"
"In this expedition, I will definitely punish these capricious and scheming villain chieftains and pass on the decree!"
At this point, Zhu Yunxi looked at the ministers and continued to say loudly, "The Duke of Guizhou, Muchun, is the former general who conquered the captives, and the governors He Fu, Xu Kai, and Zhai Neng are the deputy generals. I will kill this beast for the Ming Dynasty!"
"I obey the decree!" said Rujun, the Minister of War.
This war also broke out at this point in history. The strategic policy given to Mu Chun by Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty was to eliminate it once and for all. However, the following year, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty died and Muchun died of illness. Emperor Jianwen directly put the Ming Empire's control over
The trend of swallowing up the whales in the southwest has turned into seclusion.
Therefore, in the next hundred years, these military troubles in the southwest continued to consume the Ming Dynasty's finances, and tortured the Ming Empire bit by bit like chronic diseases.
Problems cannot be left to future generations.
"Send the message to Muchun again!" Zhu Yunxi continued, "Don't rush for success in this battle. I will give him time and allow him to take his time. If the soldiers are not enough, I will give them more, and if the money is not enough, I will give them more, and you cannot ask for a quick battle.
As a result, worries have turned into illness." He said, and then added, "The Duke of Guizhou joined the army as a young man, and he still has many hidden wounds. Let the imperial hospital select a few doctors to serve in the Yunnan Army and take good care of Duke Qian's body!
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"According to the order!"
After saying this, all the ministers were moved. Not only did the emperor give him whatever he asked, but he also sent an imperial doctor. This honor was truly unique among the dynasties.
"Who among all my dear friends still has the original memorial?" Zhu Yunxi asked.
Yan Zhen, the imperial censor of Zuodu, came forward and loudly shouted, "I have this memorial!"
"What did Yan Aiqing say?"
"My first report is that the clan king Zhou Fan usurped the people's fields and plundered them, leaving the people homeless and displaced. The second report is that the clan king Zhou Fan built the palaces of the former Song Dynasty and used imperial structures in an arrogant manner. His intentions are evil!"
Buzz! In the main hall, the officials were suddenly surprised.
Many people looked at Yan Zhenzhi in confusion and said to themselves, "Why are you so evil?"
Thirty years after the founding of the country, who dares to attack the vassals? Especially now, the Supreme Emperor is still here. The old man will never allow others to say anything bad about his son.
"Oh?" Zhu Yunxi asked doubtfully, "But is it true that there is something going on?"
In fact, Zhu Yunxi was really confused. Firstly, he didn't expect that Yan Zhenzhi would be the first person to be imprisoned instead of Bao Zhao. Secondly, the charges he was imprisoned were a bit... insignificant.
"I am the censor of Zuodu in the Ming Dynasty. How can I falsely accuse the vassal king without proof?" Yan Zhenzhi said loudly, "I have in my hand a complaint filed by local people complaining about it, as well as a picture of the land deed being forcibly sold. Only good land can only be proven by solid evidence."
At 20% of the price, it’s a steal!”
"With the dignity of the prince of the Ming Dynasty and the vassal king, he robs the people's fields. Where is the state of the Ming Dynasty and where is your majesty's face? Since the vassal prince does not abide by his ministers and makes good use of the royal palaces of the previous dynasty, he is actually betraying Tiangang!"
There was silence in the hall. Zhu Yunxi did not speak, but pondered for a moment, "Is there anything else?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Bao Zhao stood out among the ministers and said, "I also have something to say!"
"Oh? Is what Bao Aiqing played also played for the King of Zhou?" Zhu Yunxi asked.
"I report that the King Zhou Fan embezzled 300,000 yuan from the Qianzhuang Sheng Hengda! He even secretly used the military salary of his guards and guards to grant loans to merchants and charge high interest rates!"
One stone stirred up a thousand waves. If the crime just now was still a behavior that the vassals were not used to in private, then using military pay to lend money was simply appalling.
"Why is there such a thing?" Zhu Yunxi said, "Speak slowly and more truthfully!" After saying that, he stood up and slowly walked down the imperial steps.
"There is a business named Sheng Hengda that started out as a military supplier. It has a bank cotton factory under its name and is also involved in borrowing and lending." Bao Zhao continued, "I have verified that Sheng Hengda has shares in the sect king Zhou Fan. Over the years, it has been selling tea and horses, and has also been in the Central Plains.
Collecting cotton made the Zhou vassal make a fortune every day."
"Because this bank has the reputation of lending money, Zhou Fan also handed over his annual income to the business for lending. However, because of his lack of support, Zhou Fan's ambitions were inflated and he used tens of thousands of soldiers' military pay to deposit into Sheng Hengda Bank without permission, and made usury loans for personal gain.
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Buzz!
It was like a pot was boiling in the palace. No matter how deep the palace was, all the ministers were blushing at the moment.
Military pay for tens of thousands of troops? If something goes wrong, there will be a mutiny. Once a riot occurs in the hinterland of the Central Plains, it will be a major event that will damage the vitality of the Ming Dynasty.
"These tough-minded scholars are not only tough-minded, they are really bad!" Zhu Yunxi thought to himself.
Yesterday, he and Bao Zhao hinted that there was no serious crime of lending military pay. This was the ironclad evidence that Zhu Yunxi had it in his hands and would directly kill the King of Zhou after the old man left.
It seems that these stubborn officials will either not do it, or if they do, they will be beaten to death with a stick, so that the King of Zhou will never stand up.
Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi looked at the old iron-headed Ling Han who had been silent.
Yan Zhenzhi was the first to report the crime, and Bao Zhao was the last. He suppressed first and then raised the alarm, adding layers of weight to make the crimes of the King of Zhou appear in the court. This kind of thinking may not necessarily be the one Bao Zhao can deceive.
The gentleman from Israel came up with it.
It must be this old tough guy who is behind the plan!
"Ling Aiqing, what do you think?"
Everyone is waiting for the emperor's thunderous wrath. Embezzling military pay is a capital crime, lending usury, embezzling people's fields, and stealing merchants' money.
If the King of Qin was the most tyrannical among the kings in the past, then the King of Zhou, who has always had a reputation as a virtuous man, is truly the greatest traitor in the dynasty.
But no one expected that the emperor's anger had not yet arrived but he first asked the old minister Ling Han.