Jinan Fucheng.
In the past few days at the end of May, the gate of Prince De's Mansion has been very busy. Every day, there are carriages and horses coming from all over Shandong. Those carriages and horses that come after a long journey are all gorgeously decorated. Most of them are from the vehicle workshop under the Ministry of Commerce. The new-style carriage produced was parked outside the gate of Prince De's Mansion, very conspicuous.
In the past few days, Zhu Youshu, the king of virtue, has been greeting him with a smile in the main hall basically every day. The long history of the vassal kings from all over the country have been arriving one after another in the past few days. Meet him in person in the main hall, so as not to be criticized for favoring one over another.
Soon the day of May 28th came, and the long history of the vassal kings from all over Shandong had basically arrived, and Zhu Youshu summoned everyone to the main hall to discuss matters.
At the current Chongzhen Dynasty, the vassal kings from all over Shandong include King Su of Linqingzhou, King Ning of Yingzhou, King Gu of Xingzhou, King Lu of Fucheng of Yanzhou, King Qi, King of Han, and King Heng of Qingzhou. Their long histories are sitting here at this time. In the main hall, they were greeting each other.
"Haha, everyone, everyone!"
After everyone chatted for a while, Zhu Youshu spoke, and several long officials fell silent.
Then Zhu Youshu said with a smile: "You have come all the way, so I should let you have a rest and enjoy the prosperity of Jinan Mansion. But time is tight, so I have to drag you to talk about business first."
Shi, the chief minister of the Han Dynasty, said with a smile: "Your Highness is the leader of the Shandong vassal. If you have anything to do today, you can just give your orders directly. There is no need to be polite to me."
Prince Lu's Palace Chief Shi also said: "Before the villain leaves, my prince has already given an explanation: Whatever His Highness, Prince De, says, I, Prince Lu, will definitely follow, without hesitation!"
King of Qi
Governor Shi said: "If your Highness has something to do, it is our family's business. Your Highness just gives you orders and we will obey you!"
Several other people also agreed.
Zhu Youshu was delighted when he heard this, and secretly thought that this matter was easy to handle, so he said: "Okay! Now that you have said it all, I will tell you directly."
Several chief historians said in unison: "I am all ears!"
"Some time ago, the Governor of Shandong, Liu Yan, came to see me and mentioned the reorganization of troops and horses in various parts of Shandong. There may be some misunderstandings between Governor Liu and everyone in the government about this matter, so Governor Liu hopes that I can coordinate and facilitate this matter as soon as possible. thing."
"To be honest, according to the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, the guards of the vassal kings in various places have nothing to do with us. Those are the soldiers and horses of the imperial court. But the current situation is like this. Everyone has to use those guards and horses to a greater or lesser extent. Liu The governor suddenly wants to rectify the situation, and everyone must be unhappy, and I can understand it."
"But understanding is understanding, and things have to move on. To be honest, I have promised Liu Governor to abolish and reorganize all the guards of Prince De's Mansion. Commander Tan Mingdao has also gone to Qingzhou City and entered the Qinglai Town Martial Arts Hall. Training. Now I don’t know what you think and how your family explained it.”
After saying that, Zhu Youshu looked at the crowd and saw that everyone who had sworn their vows just now had shut their mouths. You looked at me and I looked at you. No one spoke. It seemed that everyone's statements just now were all illusions and no one said anything. Live the same.
"What? Didn't you all say just now that you would obey my king's arrangements? Why are you silent now? Are you playing tricks on me?
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The Chief of the Palace of the Han Dynasty, Shi, said: "Today's imperial court is no longer the imperial court when we were emperor. If Your Highness insists on talking about the ancestral system, then each of our families cannot send people out of the city at will, nor can we do business, let alone interact with officials from various places. . Which family doesn’t do this now? Which family doesn’t do business, which family doesn’t make friends with officials and military generals? So Your Highness, don’t mention the ancestral system at every turn.”
Prince Lu's Palace Chief Shi also said: "That's right! Let's just say that under the new policy introduced by Liu Duchen, every family has followed His Highness Prince De to pay back taxes and return the occupied farmland for military camps. They have all lost money. A lot of money and food. Now that Liu Duchen doesn’t think it’s enough, he even wants to take away the guards and horses of each family. This is too much!"
Prince Qi's Palace Chief Shi was even more direct, saying: "Liu Duchen is a self-respecting supporter of the army. In order to expand his military strength, he even came up with the idea of protecting the vassal king. I would like to advise your highness to respect yourself and not get too close to Liu Duchen, so as to avoid future dangers." Implicated!"
When everyone saw this, they all agreed. Zhu Youshu couldn't help frowning and said: "You all know who Liu Duchen is. I think it is best not to have a confrontation with him, otherwise there will be no good results."
The Chief of the Palace of the Han Dynasty, Shi, said: "Your Highness, are you threatening us? Of all of you here, which one is not the current prince? Liu Yan is a warrior, how dare he kill the prince! This world is still not the world of the Ming Dynasty, we and others in the house Still not the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Youshu also lost his temper and said angrily: "What are you talking about! I have already cooperated with Governor Liu, what else do you have to say? Do you have to be ignorant of current affairs!"
The History of the Palace Chief of the Han Dynasty
He said: "Your Highness is so righteous, it's better for me to wait! Anyway, when we set out, my prince said that everything can be obeyed by Your Highness, except for the matter of guarding. If Your Highness insists on forcing persecution, our Han Palace will never obey. Get into a position with Liu Duchen and fight to the end!"
Upon seeing this, everyone else changed their words and said that the matter of abolishing the guards must not be discussed.
Zhu Youshu stood up suddenly. Now that all the vassal kings disagreed, he was the only one who followed Liu Yan's suggestion and handed over the guards of Prince De's Palace. This time he was self-defeating. Thinking of this, Zhu Youshu regretted it.
"I advise you to think carefully about this matter..."
At this moment, Shi, the head of Prince De's palace, walked in quickly, handed over a letter, and then whispered a few words in Zhu Youshu's ear.
The other chief ministers of the palace looked over one after another with some doubts in their hearts. Shi, the chief minister of the Han Dynasty, became even more suspicious. He didn't know what Zhu Youshu was up to.
"Haha! It's really unexpected!"
After the Chief of Prince De's Palace finished speaking, he left quickly. Zhu Youshu laughed loudly and hurriedly opened the letter in front of everyone. After reading it, he slammed it on the table and said to everyone: "You know, you know Whose handwritten letter is this? Holy Duke Yan of Qufu!"
"What!"
"how come?"
"What does Yan Shenggong want to do?"
At this time, everyone was in shock and doubt. The Chief of the Han Palace, Shi, also frowned and looked a little ugly. He had vaguely guessed something in his heart.
Zhu Youshu walked up to everyone, handed the letter to the chief historian of the Han Dynasty, and said: "Let the chief historian take a look and show it to everyone. Don't think that this king is deceiving you."
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The chief minister of the Han Dynasty looked hurriedly, and the other chief ministers of the princes also came over one after another. After everyone saw it, their faces were very ugly.
This letter is not long, and it has only one meaning: Duke Yan supports Shandong Governor Liu Yan's measures to implement the New Deal, reorganize the guards and protect the feudal princes, and calls on the feudal princes from all over Shandong to cooperate as much as possible.
In addition, in the letter, Yan Shenggong also mentioned that he would report to Emperor Chongzhen, suggesting that Liu Yan's measures to rectify Shandong's troops should be promoted nationwide and spread to all nine sides as a model.
At this time, the main hall was very quiet, everyone was looking at each other, only Shi, the chief minister of the Han Dynasty, gritted his teeth and lowered his head in thought.
Zhu Youshu had a smile on his face. He never expected that Liu Yan could persuade Yan Shenggong to help. He really underestimated Liu Yan!
"How's it going? Now that Duke Yan Shengggong respects Liu Duchen, do you still have any objections?"
"I don't dare."
"I will go back and report it later, and then make plans."
Zhu Youshu said: "Anyway, that's what happened. I will also help Liu Duchen pass this message: before June 15th, if you still stop the guards from rectifying it, you will be responsible for the consequences!"
Everyone looked at each other, only Shi, the chief minister of the Han Dynasty, said with a sneer: "Although Yan Shenggong is the leader of the world's literati and the head of the civil servants in the country, he is just a greedy man. Liu Duchen probably bribed Yan Shenggong with money, so he In my opinion, you and my prince can collect some money to give to Duke Yan. If you send the money today, Duke Yan will be able to speak for us tomorrow!"
After listening to the words of the Chief of the Han Palace, everyone's expressions were tangled. They didn't know who to listen to. Zhu was so angry.
Youshu said loudly: "Since you don't listen to the advice, then I have nothing to say, so please go back home!"
Shi, the chief minister of the Han Dynasty, clasped his fists and said, "Farewell!"
After saying that, Shi, the chief minister of the Han Dynasty, walked away, and the other people also left one after another.
"These bastards!"
Zhu Youshu is very familiar with Liu Yan. Now these vassal princes and chief historians are saying this, they must have been ordered by their respective princes. When Liu Yan gets angry, everyone will suffer.
"This matter must be discussed with Liu Duchen immediately."
Thinking of this, Zhu Youshu immediately sent someone to ask Liu Yan to come over.
In the evening of that day, Liu Yan came to Prince De's Mansion. After hearing Zhu Youshu's explanation of the situation, Liu Yan sneered and said, "I really didn't realize that King Han is a tough guy. I originally thought that King Lu should be the one to take the lead."
Zhu Youshu said: "What should the governor do?"
Liu Yan said: "The matter has not been settled. It seems that the 300,000 silver coins promised to Duke Yan can be saved."
Zhu Youshu suddenly became speechless.
Liu Yan said to Miao Shao who was accompanying him: "Immediately notify the Ministry of Finance and change the 300,000 silver coins given to Yan Shenggong to 50,000. It is considered as a reward for the hard work. In addition, the situation will be written in a letter and sent to him. "
"yes."
After speaking, Liu Yancai said to Zhu Youshu: "Your Highness, after all the hard work, the vassal kings everywhere are now headed by the King of Han. As long as the King of Han relents, all the vassal kings will agree."
"That's what I say, but there is nothing I can do. The King of Han is famous for his stubbornness. I'm afraid this matter will take a lot of trouble."
Liu Yan laughed and stood up, saying: "It doesn't matter, I can just handle the rest by myself, and Your Highness doesn't need to interfere."
Zhu You
When the governor heard this, his face suddenly turned pale: "The governor must not act recklessly!"
Liu Yan clasped his fists and said, "I understand, please take my leave!"
In addition to Prince De's Mansion, Miao Shao said with a dark face, "What bullshit is Shenggong Yan, boasting about how great he is, but in the end the matter was still not accomplished, but he got fifty thousand silver coins!"
Liu Yan said: "Give him 50,000 silver coins because I don't want to cause trouble. The top priority now is to implement the new policy and organize and train troops. Otherwise, I won't give him a single copper coin!"
"Don't say any unnecessary words. Two things: one is to contact the Ministry of Finance to change the amount of money, and the other is to call Wu Guojin immediately. The governor is waiting for him at the Governor's Mansion!"
Miao Shao's expression suddenly changed from gloomy to bright when he heard this, and he said with a smile: "Okay! With the leader of the Jin Yiwei taking action, things will be easier to handle!"
