"You are filial and will understand my thoughts." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.
Zhu Zuojing was even happier, and his throne was completely stable.
Snapped!
Suddenly, he dropped the gold seal on the case.
Hit Zhu Zuojing directly on the head!
Zhu Zuojing was directly hit!
The seal hit his head and he screamed.
Zhu Zuojing didn't even understand why he was hit.
"Pick it back and present it!" Zhu Qiyu looked at Zhu Zuojing solemnly.
Zhu Zuojing was stunned and cried: "Why did your Majesty hit the little king?"
Zhu Qiyu just stared at him: "I asked you to take it back, you are deaf!"
Zhu Zuojing trembled all over, picked up the seal, held it in both hands, and presented it to Feng Xiao who came down.
Feng Xiao brought it up.
Zhu Qiyu picked it up and hit Zhu Zuojing on the head again!
Zhu Zuojing screamed.
There was no bleeding the first time, but there was a big swelling on my forehead. This time there was bleeding!
"Pick it up and present it!" Zhu Qiyu said in a solemn tone.
Zhu Zuojing picked up the seal tremblingly, held it in both hands while holding back the pain, and presented it to Feng Xiao.
why? He didn't dare to ask.
Snapped!
Zhu Qiyu dropped the seal again!
Fortunately, it’s a gold seal, so I’m not afraid of being smashed!
If it’s jade and it’s broken, I’ll let Prince Jingjiang pay for it!
This time the blow was strong, hitting Zhu Zuojing on the forehead. Zhu Zuojing staggered and fell straight to the ground.
He didn't even scream, he just fell down.
Liu Guangheng touched his neck: "You still have some energy!"
"Pick it up!" Zhu Qiyu snorted coldly.
Zhu Zuojing slowly got up, the blood on his forehead was bright red, and he cried directly: "Your Majesty, what mistake did the little king make that you should punish the little king like this?"
"What's wrong? What do you call yourself?" Zhu Qiyu stared at him coldly.
"This... I know my fault!" Zhu Zuojing realized that he had exaggerated, so the emperor was angry with him.
However, two Zhu Lai cannot be written in one sentence. Although we are of distant blood, we are a family after all!
"What should I call myself?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Wei Chen!" Zhu Zuojing replied in a muffled voice.
"Since you are a minister, which dynasty are you a minister of?" Zhu Qiyu asked him coldly and quietly.
Zhu Zuojing was even more confused: "Of course he is your Majesty's minister."
"Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
Zhu Zuojing nodded.
"Then the Ming Dynasty had a policy that allowed the natives to donate boys and girls of good color?" Zhu Qiyu said in a sharp tone.
"Ah?" Zhu Zuojing was even more confused.
"Ah for what!"
"Why do you force the surrendered natives to sacrifice the boys and girls of the tribe?"
"Don't you know how much effort the center has put into converting the natives?"
"Here we are!"
"It's enough for you to act arrogantly and bring harm to the people!"
"It also harmed my reputation!"
"Did I ask you to collect boys and girls to enter the palace?"
"Did I give in?"
Zhu Qiyu pointed to the seal on the ground: "Pick it up and bring it up! Hurry!"
Zhu Zuojing was completely confused.
Looking at the emperor stupidly.
Don’t I want to make you happy?
There are just a few natives, why would you go to such great lengths to go to war?
"Hurry up!" Zhu Qiyu pointed to the seal on the ground.
"this……"
Zhu Zuojing felt very aggrieved, picked up the gold seal and gave it to Feng Xiao.
Feng Xiao presented it to the emperor.
Zhu Qiyu held it in his hand and actually took aim behind the imperial case: "I will smash you to death with my gold seal today!"
"Your Majesty, please spare your life! I know I was wrong!" Zhu Zuojing was frightened.
If it were smashed down, it would really kill him!
"Tell me, what's wrong?" Zhu Qiyu asked him.
Zhu Zuojing couldn't tell it at all!
Are natives human beings?
Everyone does it! It’s not his fiefdom!
Besides, the central government has never regarded the natives as extraordinary people!
When did you say you wanted to naturalize them? What's so good about native people? It's all a disaster, isn't it more in line with the central government's wishes?
Zhu Zuojing was silent for a long time and said nothing.
Snapped!
The seal was smashed.
Zhu Zuojing was tricked again!
The man was staggering, but for the sake of the throne, he could only insist on kneeling and confessing.
He had a younger brother, Zhu Zuomin, who often criticized him. King Mobei often reconciled their conflicts, so he was worried that his younger brother Zhu Zuomin would use this to ask the emperor to transfer the throne.
"You don't even know what's wrong? How can you be convicted?"
Zhu Qiyu shouted: "Pick it up and bring it up!"
"Wei Chen knows!"
Zhu Zuojing cried loudly: "Ignorant ministers should not sacrifice boys and girls!"
It was originally a matter of seeking glory, but in the end, he received the golden seal so many times that his head was almost smashed, but it could not calm the emperor's thunderous anger.
It's just flattering and slapped on the horse's leg, how unfair it is.
"Then what?"
besides?
Zhu Zuojing quickly kowtowed: "A humble minister shouldn't call himself a little king because he is disrespectful to His Majesty!"
"Keep talking!" Zhu Qiyu said.
Any more?
Zhu Zuojing secretly glanced at the courtiers of Fengtian Palace, feeling even more confused. Is there anything else?
But when he glanced at the blood-stained golden seal, he trembled in his heart: "Weichen should not forcefully recruit boys and girls from the native tribe. Weichen knows he is wrong."
"Pick it up and bring it up." Zhu Qiyu pointed to the golden seal.
Still wrong?
Zhu Zuojing burst into tears, tremblingly picked up the gold seal, held it in both hands and handed it to Feng Xiao.
Waiting for the next blow!
A few more hits and his son will succeed him. As the King of Jingjiang, he must have reached the end.
I don’t want to die…
"Should you recruit boys and girls?"
"Those children should have grown up happily and become Han Chinese in the future."
"For your own selfish gain, you forced them into the Jingjiang Prince's Mansion, trained them specially, and then presented them to me?"
"What to do?"
"Am I the king of Jie and Zhou? Do I like boys and girls?"
"You deserve to die if you have such thoughts!"
Snapped!
As soon as Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, the golden seal flew down from Danbi and hit Zhu Zuojing on the head.
Zhu Zuojing rolled his eyes and fainted.
Liu Guangheng touched his neck again: "There is still energy."
"Wake him up and tell him to get out of here!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were sinister, and his eyes seemed to be shooting out flames: "No wonder the natives rebel every year!"
"I finally understand!"
"It's all caused by you!"
"If I were a native, I would also rebel!"
"It's okay to be exploited by you, but you actually want to send your children to your palace to be harmed by you?"
"If I were those natives, I would have rushed into your palace and cut you into pieces!"
Zhu Qiyu was furious: "Tell me, how many people did you kill by forcefully recruiting these children?"
Zhu Zuojing's face was like gold paper. He was knocked unconscious twice and was already on the verge of collapse.
For the sake of inheriting the title of King Jingjiang, he gritted his teeth and had to persevere.
Because he also has a younger brother who doesn't deal with him and is eyeing the throne.
If he falls, the throne will definitely be transferred to his younger brother, which he will never allow.
"Weichen didn't make any calculations."
Snapped!
The golden seal flew down again.
This time it hit Zhu Zuojing on the shoulder.
"You haven't counted them? Are they countless? How many children can withstand such disasters like you!"
Zhu Qiyu's chest rose and fell and he glared at him: "Tell me, who else did you give it to?"
"This..." Zhu Zuojing didn't dare to say.
"If you don't tell me, I will smash you to death today. Come here, pick it up and bring it to me." Zhu Qiyu stared at him with stern eyes.
Zhu Zuojing burst into tears and immediately named a few names.
They are all senior local officials in Guangxi.
Among them, there was Liu Pu!
This is interesting. Liu Pu is from the King of Mobei. He just begged me for mercy recently, but he fell into the trap. It's funny.
"Bring Liu Puxuan!" Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed sharply.
Children are the future of Ming Dynasty!
This is the future of this country. How can we allow you to cause such harm?
Zhu Zuojing knelt and trembled.
"King Jingjiang."
"You train boys and girls to make friends with powerful people."
"Who taught you? Who gave you the idea! Who else is doing it?"
Zhu Qiyu stared at him.
"Yes, it's Wei Chen's long history..."
"Come here, arrest him, and send his children and relatives to the Jiaofang Division for training! I, and my three clans, have been destroyed!"
Zhu Qiyu stared at Zhu Zuojing: "What else?"
Zhu Zuojing was frightened.
Why not just do something arty? As for just exterminating the three tribes?
That is the long history of the palace!
They are officials appointed and dismissed by the court!
The emperor killed him as soon as he told him to, without even batting an eyelid.
It can be seen that to what extent has the emperor's power reached?
Zhu Zuojing was even more frightened.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, this trend has become common in the south of the Yangtze River. Many wealthy households raise a few girls and boys, and occasionally give them away..."
Zhu Zuojing took a sneak peek and saw that the emperor's expression was like a storm.
"What a great Jiangnan!"
"Which dynasty is this a bad habit?"
"Male Huan and female Ai, this is the destiny, there is no doubt about it!"
"But what's wrong with his child?"
"How can my Ming Dynasty tolerate such beasts?"
Zhu Qiyu looked at the courtiers: "Bai Gui, you have served as Zhejiang's right chief envoy. What is the situation in Jiangnan?"
The flames of war inexplicably burned Bai Gui's head.
Bai Gui quickly knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I have heard about it, but this trend was passed down from the Qian Yuan Dynasty, and it is a bad custom."
"Have you?" Zhu Qiyu asked him coldly.
Bai Gui shuddered: "Wei Chen absolutely does not! Children are the hope of the Ming Dynasty. Even if Wei Chen commits a heinous crime, he would not dare to harm the child!"
"You are right, children are the hope of Ming Dynasty!"
"You and I will eventually grow old and die!"
"But children are the hope, the hope of inheriting the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were cold and cold. He had been around for a long time. How could this trend still exist among the people?
No one had reported it before.
Are you even using it to be arty? Where have the ethics gone? Did the book you read end up in the dog’s belly?
"Bai Gui, you said this is a bad custom, can I change it?" Zhu Qiyu stared at Bai Gui.
Bai Gui trembled: "Report to your Majesty, your Majesty is the king and father of all people in the world. It is natural to change bad customs."
"You, the Minister of Rites, need to find evidence for me."
"Wei Chen obeys the order." Bai Gui breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Song Yan stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think it is easy to issue an imperial edict but difficult to change people's hearts."
Zhu Qiyu looked at Song Yan and asked him to continue.
"Your Majesty, these boys and girls are all slaves of wealthy families."
Song Yan said seriously: "Even if His Majesty issued an imperial edict, people can just keep it secretly at home without taking it out to show off, and we will have nowhere to investigate."
"What good idea do you have?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Song Yan.
Song Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Old minister, there is nothing you can do. Unless your Majesty completely abolishes slavery and eliminates slaves among the people, then this trend can be completely eradicated."
Bai Gui's eyes widened, you can't help it, why are you interrupting?
Everyone fools around, just fool the emperor!
Later, open the lid and let the emperor take care of it.
You're a good person. You've taken the blame for being a good person, so let me take the blame?
really!
The emperor looked at Bai Gui faintly.
"Your Majesty, I haven't thought too much about this." Bai Gui said tremblingly.
"You haven't thought about it too much? Then why are you the Minister of Etiquette? Why don't you go home and feed the pigs?"
Zhu Qiyu pointed at him: "You are the Minister of Rites. Go home and let me think about it and come up with a perfect plan!"
"It's all the responsibility of you, the Minister of Rites, for people in this world to be so disrespectful!"
"I don't care what method you use or how many people you kill, I will make this trend disappear!"
"The universe of heaven and earth has its own laws, and no one can mess up the rules of etiquette and law!"
"Did you hear that?"
Bai Gui was so frightened that he trembled all over and said yes again and again.
Zhu Zuojing was dumbfounded.
This is not Emperor Xuanzong, this is Emperor Taizong!
Drive the officials away like pigs and dogs!
He also heard that Emperor Taizong was kind to his ministers because of his unfair position, but the most harsh one was Emperor Taizu!
Will there be another Emperor Taizu in this world?
Are all the officials not afraid of the birth of the new Emperor Taizu? Are they stupid? Or are you all crazy?
Zhu Zuojing was scared.
"Your Majesty, Anyuan Hou Liu Pu has come to see you!" the eunuch outside the door reported.
"Xuan come in."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were burning.
Zhu Zuojing lay on the ground obediently, not daring to move.
Liu Pu entered the palace, saluted, and said a bunch of disgusting compliments.
"I ask you, has he given you boys or girls?" Zhu Qiyu pointed at Zhu Zuojing and asked Liu Pu.
Liu Pu's expression changed.
Isn't this a common thing?
The emperor wanted to criticize him for this?
"Your Majesty, I have indeed received it." Liu Pu answered honestly.
This is an elegant thing for scholars. Is it sinful?
I'm just being arty.
"You should be honest."
Zhu Qiyu sneered twice: "Liu Pu, although you are an honorable minister, you have also read books. Do you know this and do you observe the etiquette?"
Can the things done by scholars be called disrespectful?
Liu Pu noticed the blood on Zhu Zuojing's face and trembled in his heart, knowing that the emperor was going to use the topic as an excuse.
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong! I was confused for a moment and made a mistake. I beg your Majesty to take away my title and let me think about my mistakes behind closed doors!"
Liu Pu reacted very quickly.
What he meant was that you can beat me and scold me, but you can never take away my family's title.
"It's not enough to seize the title. Hang him on the Meridian Gate and blow on him for a few hours to wake him up."
Zhu Qiyu said coldly: "I didn't know before, so I won't punish you."
"After you go back, whatever you have at home should be dealt with as soon as possible. Don't let this evil spirit spread to the court. I find it disgusting!"
"Don't wait until I punish you. I am a person who never shows mercy when it comes to killing people. You all know that!"
"As for King Jingjiang..."
Zhu Qiyu looked at him: "I have a filial piety, but those who don't know are not guilty, so this matter will end here."
"I won't punish you anymore. Just go to the clan's mansion and think about your mistakes behind closed doors. You are not allowed to go out without an edict!"
Zhu Zuojing breathed a sigh of relief!
This beating was not in vain!
At least the title was saved!
However, thinking about having to live in Beijing for a period of time in the future will be too difficult, and I can't help but feel sad about it.
"As for you, before you even entered the capital, you came to give gifts and ruined the innocent career of officials in the DPRK!"
Zhu Qiyu said coldly: "Just stand in the middle of Fengtian Hall, let these officials slap you each, and then return the gifts, and the matter will be over."
"ah?"
Zhu Zuojing was completely stunned.
There are thousands of officials in Beijing, and there are hundreds of people giving gifts. Wouldn't a slap from each of them kill me?
"Do you have any objection?" Zhu Qiyu stared at him.
Zhu Zuojing quickly shook his head and burst into tears. Why is my life so miserable?
Don't look at him cowering in Fengtian Hall, terrified.
In the fiefdom, that can be called a majesty!
The people in the entire fief were his slaves, allowing him to bully, kill, and ravage them.
This feudal lord is not a good person.
Liu Pu saw Zhu Zuojing's fate, and then looked at himself, how lucky he was.
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and asked Zhu Zuojing to stand outside the hall, waiting to be slapped.
"Liu Pu, are you dissatisfied with me asking you to go back to Beijing and stay for a while?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Liu Pu.
Liu Pu trembled. Isn't it over yet?
He trembled and reported back: "Your Majesty, I have spent my whole life in the military. I am very happy to be able to relax in the capital now."
"Furthermore, His Majesty ordered the imperial physician to stay at Wei Chen's home to diagnose and treat Wei Chen day and night."
"Your Majesty's caring heart is beyond words, how dare you have the slightest dissatisfaction."
Liu Pu kowtowed with tears in his eyes.
"Those who know know that I care about the hero; those who don't know think that I am mean to the hero!"
Zhu Qiyu sneered and said: "Nowadays, many famous generals are gathered in the capital, but they have nothing to do. I don't know how many people are scolding me in their hearts."
"I'm scolded for using my close confidants in vain, and I'm scolded for not knowing how to select talents."
"I know everything."
Fengtian Hall was quiet, no one dared to get into trouble.
"But am I really such a bad emperor?"
Zhu Qiyu looked at the officials: "In addition to recuperating your body, I asked you to come to the capital for another purpose."
"I plan to open a martial arts hall and let you and other veterans and famous generals be teachers and give classes!"
"Cultivation of military talents for the Ming Dynasty!"
"Then, I will take the martial arts course and get the top prize in martial arts!"
hiss!
The courtiers took a breath, the emperor's wishful thinking was good.
Open a martial arts lecture hall, and do not allow veteran officials and veterans to neglect their own treasures. Family secrets will be made public to the public to cultivate talents for the Ming Dynasty.
What about their own inheritance? No more?
Liu Pu understands!
The emperor didn't want to hang him for a few hours at all. If he didn't agree, he would hang him until he died!
I really can’t believe what the emperor said.
"The previous dynasty had martial arts courses, and they were all focused on bravery."
"But I believe that it is not famous generals who show off their bravery."
"Famous generals should be in the center to coordinate and strategize, rather than going to the battlefield in person and exerting personal bravery."
"So, when I open the martial arts department, there is no such thing as practicing stone locks. Just like the imperial examination, it is written with a pen."
Leading troops to fight does not rely on personal bravery, but on strategy and wisdom.
Just like the famous general of this era, Yu Qian, who can't even put on his armor, but still wins the battle thousands of miles away.
"So, I want to establish a martial arts hall!"
"Pass on the experience of famous generals like you!"
"I personally serve as the sacrificial wine bearer at the Martial Arts Hall."
"Everyone who comes out of the martial arts hall is the Emperor's disciple!"
"It just so happens that you are idle in the capital. It is also good to go to the martial arts hall, give lectures, train a few successors, and contribute to the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Qiyu looked at Liu Pu: "Anyuanhou, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty does not mind the appearance of the humble minister Pu Liu, and the humble minister is willing to teach in the martial arts hall!" Does Liu Pu have any choice?
He is from Zhu Qizhen!
How many people like him had the emperor killed?
Being able to survive to this day depends on this cleverness and obedience.
Therefore, the emperor used him as an excuse.
Because Liu Pu did not dare to joke with the lives of his entire clan, he was naturally willing to sing a double act with the emperor.
"Well, Marquis Anyuan has the world in his heart!"
Zhu Qiyu praised: "Where are you, gentlemen? What do you think?"
This morning, some veterans did not attend the court.
"If there is any use in Jiangwu Hall to get the veteran, the veteran is willing to contribute." Liu Guangheng was happy.
He had no choice.
The emperor wanted to train him to be an honorable minister. After he achieved certain military exploits, he would be knighted and join the ranks of honorable ministers.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Cheng Guogong Zhu Yi.
Zhu Yi didn't care about going to the martial arts hall to teach.
I'm just worried that after martial arts talents are mass-produced, won't Xunchen's roots be dug up?
In the future, the talents the emperor needs to fight may not necessarily need to be promoted from the camp of honorable ministers.
Moreover, Xunchen's ability to stand firmly in the corner of the court relies on the inextricable connections in the military.
The emperor used the martial arts hall to control the emperor's disciples, and if these people were thrown into the army, their influence in the army would definitely be bitten and eroded. Gradually, their control over the army would become weaker and weaker.
And the emperor is getting stronger and stronger.
With martial arts talents, Xun Chen can be replaced at any time.
There is another layer: rare things are more valuable.
Nothing is valuable unless it is small. A hundred honorable ministers are very valuable, but ten thousand honorable ministers will only roll up. When the time comes, they must rely on the palace to gain military power, and they can only serve the emperor loyally.
With the emperor's methods, I am afraid that tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of honorable ministers will be created.
At that time, there will be as many honorable ministers as dogs, walking all over the place.
It’s worth a damn!
He can only rely on the palace to survive.
However, does he dare to refuse?
The emperor was very worried about putting military power in the hands of one person. He did not ask all armies to report secretly every day.
It can be seen that the emperor does not trust anyone in his heart.
He needs to keep the military power in his own hands.
At least let the various forces in the army check and balance. If there is a small chaos or a small fight, all parties are not of the same mind. Only in this way can the army be unable to rebel, and he can feel completely at ease.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to enter the martial arts hall!" Zhu Yi knelt on the ground and could only let it go.
"good!"
Zhu Qiyu said excitedly: "Since Zhu Yi said this, I think all the ministers will agree to it!"
The implication is that if you have hatred in your heart, blame Zhu Yi. It was Zhu Yi who promised it for you. Don't come to me. I don't care.
Zhu Yi could only smile bitterly in return.
"This martial arts hall is located on Qionghua Island!"
"How about it? I treat you well, right? Qionghua Island, I love it very much. I will go to the island every year to enjoy the scenery."
"Pick a palace on the island and use it as a martial arts hall!"
"I will write the inscription myself and hang up the sign."
"As for the source of life..."
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Zhu Yi, Xun Chen was obedient and should be given some sweetness.
"Family members of the honorable ministers can enter the school after being reviewed."
"Recruit a group of children from the civilian population who are willing to join the army."
"By the way, all the boys presented by King Jingjiang will be sent to the martial arts hall to study."
A trace of jealousy flashed in the eyes of the ministers, these children were a blessing in disguise.
The emperor attached so much importance to the martial arts training hall that when these children graduated, they would surely stand out in the military.
However, this has a significant impact on the Tu people in Huairou, Guangxi.
"This martial arts lecture hall lasts for three years."
"The ministers went from the simple to the difficult to explain how to use troops on the battlefield."
"In the last year, in order to learn on the ground, I will send them to join the army. They will start as soldiers and slowly climb up."
"As for the lecture materials, they are drawn up by the ministers. I don't understand military affairs, so I won't interfere."
"When the lecture materials are compiled, send a copy to Yu Qian and ask him to make suggestions."
The officials rolled their eyes wildly.
If you don't understand, let Yu Qian find fault.
All I have to say is, I can’t believe what you compiled, let Yu Qian check it, and then take it back, let you read what Yu Qian has revised, and have another debate.
Just by comparing them, you will know who is loyal and who is traitorous.
To put it bluntly, let your dog bite the dog and bite out the truth.
"I have received the order!" Zhu Yi and Liu Pu knelt on the ground.
Zhu Qiyu was also shocked. He didn't expect that the martial arts hall would be settled so easily.
"All veterans and ministers who are idle at home can come to the martial arts hall to give lectures and pass on your experience to them."
“As for one application, it will all be paid for with internal funds.”
"Guanglu Temple is responsible for the students' food and accommodation, and I pay for it."
Zhu Qiyu asked the factory guards to go to the private sector to select people to join the martial arts hall.
But when he heard about the money, Geng Jiuchou, the Minister of Household Affairs, was not happy: "Your Majesty, how many people do you plan to recruit?"
"Nowadays, there are many idle veterans in Beijing. Let's recruit a thousand people at the beginning. We should be able to take care of them."
Geng Jiuchou asked: "Have you ever calculated how much food and drink these thousand students will spend per year? Your Majesty, I know that you have money, but you can't squander it like this."
What does Geng Jiuchou mean?
Let the people spend money to support students?
Although the living conditions of the people in Beijing are not bad, they are definitely not willing to support a martial arts student.
When boys reach the age of twelve or thirteen, they become part of the labor force. Those who should work in the fields work in the fields, those who should work as shop assistants, and the money they earn must support their younger brothers and sisters. This is the case for poor families.
It takes a lot of effort to convince these families to send their children to the martial arts hall.
If their family were to continue to pay for the tuition, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to recruit a child from an ordinary family.
Who are the recruiters?
Honorable ministers, civil servants, gentry, and rich families!
Who is Geng Jiuchou speaking for?
"What suggestions do you have?" Zhu Qiyu asked calmly.
"Reporting to your Majesty, I think it is okay to recruit children from military households and ordinary people's homes."
"But the tuition fees can be donated by merchants in Beijing and China."
"Business owners who are willing to donate can allow their children to study in the martial arts hall."
Geng Jiuchou said: "In this way, your internal funds will be saved; your Majesty can win the hearts of merchants in the capital."
"Absolutely not!"
Bai Gui immediately responded tit-for-tat: "Your Majesty, merchants are of low status, how can they join the army? Your Majesty can recruit students from the families of military households, but you must not allow merchants to enter the martial arts hall, which will disrupt the general order!"
This remark aroused the echo of many courtiers.
Zhu Qiyu also nodded.
If the sons of merchants were allowed to enter the martial arts hall, their future military career would be smooth sailing, because with money to pave the way, children from ordinary families would not be able to compete with them.
Originally, a child from an ordinary family would have a nephew from the Xunchen family, plus a layer of merchants. It would have been fine a few years ago, but in a few years they would never be able to get ahead.
With the rising window closed, what is the use of this martial arts lecture hall?
Zhu Qiyu opened the martial arts hall because he wanted to further deepen the imperial power into the military and firmly hold the military power in his hands.
If the students in the martial arts hall are all low-level officers, the use will become smaller.
"Your Majesty, do you think you can stop the sons of merchants by not allowing them to enter the martial arts hall?"
Geng Jiuchou will die if his words are not shocking!
Anyway, he was kicked out of the capital by the emperor. If he didn't show his presence, he would have no chance at all.
"Go on!" Zhu Qiyu's face darkened.
Geng Jiuchou knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, how many dignitaries in the capital have no connection with merchants! Just ask how many courtiers' concubines in Fengtian Palace are from merchants?"
boom!
The entire Fengtian Temple exploded immediately.
Some expressed their loyalty, some scolded Geng Jiuchou, and some knelt down to plead for mercy.
However, Zhu Qiyu said coldly: "Go on!"
There was a sudden silence in Fengtian Hall, and no one dared to speak.
"Your Majesty, even if you stop me, it's just that you don't allow it on the surface. These businessmen are so pervasive that they will turn their own sons into other people's adopted sons, nephews, and nephews, and enter the martial arts hall openly and openly."
Geng Jiuchou took the risk.
In order to stay in Beijing, he did everything he could.
"Haha, I hunt mice all day long. I thought I had caught a few mice, so I was very proud of myself. But then I realized that the biggest mouse was right under my nose!"
Zhu Qiyu stood up slowly: "Merchant is harming the country! Focus on agriculture and suppress business!"
"These words were all taught to me by you!"
"I want to relax the control of merchants, but you won't let me!"
"I want to kill all the merchants, but you won't let me!"
"Speak earnestly every day, tell me this, tell me that."
"The results of it?"
"But you are fighting with the merchants!"
"I ask you, do you have Da Ming in your heart?"
"Have it!"
Suddenly, Zhu Qiyu roared.
In Fengtian Hall, all the courtiers knelt on the ground to plead guilty.
After a long while, Zhu Qiyu said quietly: "Whose concubine is a merchant? Come forward!"
"Whoever has family members or businessmen, please come forward!"
"Whose father or ancestor has anything to do with merchants, please come forward!"
"Let me see who is so disloyal to the Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Qiyu shouted coldly.
But.
No one in the court stood up, everyone knelt and begged for mercy.
"What? Not one?" Zhu Qiyu was shocked. Are all the court officials pure?
"Your Majesty, there is no one who has nothing to do with it!" Geng Jiuchou said loudly.
Zhu Qiyu's eyes darkened and he almost fainted.
"What did you say?" Zhu Qiyu couldn't believe it.
"Your Majesty, what Wei Chen said is that everyone has something to do with merchants, including Wei Chen himself!" Geng Jiuchou smiled bitterly.
The ministers did not refute.
That is to say, he is right!
"Haha! Hahaha!"
Zhu Qiyu laughed strangely: "It turns out that the emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business was decided for me!"
"It turns out that the merchants wronged the country, and it was me who wronged them!"
"It turns out... the Tian family is the biggest joke!"
"Hahaha!"
Zhu Qiyu burst out laughing, then suddenly stopped laughing and yelled: "Then how can you have the face to tell me every day that you are focusing on agriculture and suppressing business, and that merchants are harming the country?"
"Is it the merchants who have misled the country? Or you have misled the country!"
"You are officials of the Ming Dynasty after all!"
"He's still a merchant!"
"Why is it that I'm not allowed to check this and that?"
"It turns out that it's all you guys backstage!"
"No wonder I'm not allowed to go to the West again?"
"It turns out it's all in your pockets!"
"Hu Ming!"
"How did you teach me back then? Come here, say it loudly! Let me listen again to those words you are ashamed to say!"
Zhu Qiyu was furious.
Hu Xi was called by name again, and she almost burst into tears.
"Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with the ministers and merchants, but one of Hu Yining's concubines is a Jianghuai salt merchant."
Hu Xi smiled bitterly: "I only found out recently. Her family has hidden it so deeply that it is impossible to guard against it."
"Yes, Your Majesty, merchants are pervasive and cannot be guarded against." Liu Guangheng cried and kowtowed.
"Then why do you teach me so earnestly?"
Zhu Qiyu stared at them: "Do you think I am a fool? Or do you think you have a sense of accomplishment by playing with me? After all, it must be very satisfying to play with the emperor in the palm of your hand."
"I don't want your majesty to fall into it." Hu Hu began to cry.
He began to think about the emperor's deep meaning.
The emperor's factory guards were all over the capital. They had already found out their homes and knew their inextricable connections with merchants. Why did it happen today?
What is the purpose?
Besides, the merchant was just a dog kept by the courtiers. The emperor had long known that, after all, the emperor also kept a dog.
But why was the emperor so angry?
Hu Xi pondered.
etc.
The martial arts hall is short of money, and the emperor is looking for money!
"Old Master, I really didn't expect that you would also be in the shit pit?"
Zhu Qiyu snorted coldly: "It's true that the law does not punish everyone. Who would have thought that all of you not only have shit under your buttocks, you have already been sitting in a shit pit!"
"When I mention it, I feel so stinky!"
"If it's one or two, I will directly kill all nine of your tribes!"
"But you all have connections with merchants, what should I do?"
Zhu Qiyu said coldly: "Hand over the list and kill all the concubines at home! Cut off all ties!"
"From now on, all officials in the world will never have any contact with merchants!"
"Yes, the official family will punish the nine clans, and the merchant family will punish the ten clans!"
"Today, I will not punish you."
"But, just this once, don't force me to clean the court!"
"When you go back, give the list to Jin Yiwei, and Jin Yiwei will handle it naturally."
hiss!
The courtiers understood that the emperor was interested in the wealth of these merchants, right?
The emperor is so ruthless. When he is short of money, instead of gathering sheep, he kills sheep and eats mutton.
"The tuition for the martial arts hall should be borne by the courtiers."
The courtiers all wanted to plunge to death here.
All year round, I can't earn my salary, but I still have to spend money on it every year.
As an official, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes!
Hu Hui could see clearly.
The emperor wanted to mobilize the merchants from all over the world. He would first cut off the contact between the merchants and the courtiers, and then force the merchants from all over the world to enter the capital. Once they arrived in the capital, they would be lambs to be slaughtered.
When the emperor killed the merchants, the courtiers jumped out to object and made it difficult for him.
The emperor learned how to plan.
"Everyone, get up."
"This matter ends here, and the government and the public are not allowed to discuss it."
Zhu Qiyu said coldly: "My lords, from now on we must unite knowledge and action."
"This is what you taught me in the beginning. I can't move it and give it to you."
"I'll wait for you to receive the order!" The courtier kowtowed again.
Zhu Qiyu calmed down his anger: "Okay, after talking about the bad things, let's talk about the happy things. The Dragon Boat Festival is coming."
"I asked the palace to prepare rice dumplings. When the next court comes, the ministers will take them home."
"Dragon Boat Festival, I will give you an extra month's salary."
"Your Majesty, have a good holiday. You have been busy for half a year. I can understand if you are frightened."
"This year's Dragon Boat Festival, I plan to open the Taiye Pond to all of you, so that you can also go boating on the river. This will be my extra reward."
Let the ministers enter Taiye Pool?
This is something beyond the rules!
Taiye Pond is the emperor's Western Garden, how can he allow his ministers to go boating on it?
Does the emperor value imperial power so seriously? How could such an over-the-top thing be allowed to happen?
"Haha, I plan to let the daughters of the palace stand on Jingshan Mountain and select the ministers, hahaha!" Zhu Qiyu laughed proudly.
I understand, the emperor has to put spies on everyone's pillow in order to feel at ease.
Your Majesty, too much control will only cause backlash.
The tighter the controls, the greater the backlash.
Hu Hui looked deeply at the emperor and sighed.
"All the virgins presented by King Jingjiang will be admitted to the Medical Bureau, where they will be taught medical skills by the attendant Tan Xuan. They will also be able to serve the court in the future."
After Zhu Qiyu settled the children, his eyes flashed: "King Jingjiang is at the door. When you go to court, you can finish slapping them before leaving!"
Then announce the next court.
Zhu Qiyu was in a good mood and asked people to go to the library to find the Seven Martial Arts Books.
"Your Majesty, I still need this martial arts classic, can it be used?" Gu Youzhi, who came back from the library, asked breathlessly.
"want!"
Zhu Qiyu took the book and said, "Find out all the books on martial arts and give them to the economics factory to print a few sets and send them to the martial arts lecture hall."
"Feng Xiao, go and keep an eye on it yourself. The martial arts hall must be big. It doesn't matter if it's simple. Any building on Qionghua Island can be used."
"Let Kuai Xiang watch it himself."
Feng Xiao knew that the emperor attached great importance to the martial arts hall: "I obey the order."
Zhu Qiyu opened "Three Strategies of Huangshi Gong".
Soon, Gu Youzhi brought back more than a dozen books: "Yin Fu Jing", "Military System of the Past Dynasties" written by Chen Fuliang of the Southern Song Dynasty, "City Guarding Records" compiled by Chen Gui and Tang Tao, etc.
"The Ming Dynasty should also have a military manual!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed: "It's time for the veterans in the court to compile a book together and pass on their valuable experience."
"When the compilation is successful, I will personally write the preface!"
"Let every martial arts student who comes out of the martial arts hall read it by heart."
"Your Majesty is ambitious." Gu Youzhi flattered him.
Zhu Qiyu glanced at him: "Leave it to the economics factory for printing, and then send it to the martial arts hall. Those veteran generals don't have much ink in their stomachs, so they sent a few Hanlin who are interested in the art of war to help them understand these books, and then Compile a lecture material."
"My slave obeys the order!"
Zhu Qiyu put down the military book and couldn't pretend anymore. He really couldn't understand it.
Let's continue reviewing the memorials.
"Feng Xiao, can you eat my persimmons?" Zhu Qiyu tilted his head and asked Feng Xiao.
Feng Xiao was worried that the persimmon tree was poisonous, so he gave it to the dog first. After a few days to make sure the dog was fine, he let the eunuch eat it. After a few days, the eunuch was fine, so he let the palace maid eat it...
Only after repeatedly confirming that everything is fine can it be given to the emperor to eat.
"Your Majesty, we have to wait for three more days." Feng Xiao reported back.
"Don't eat all my six-month persimmons!" Zhu Qiyu glared at him.
Feng Xiao didn't dare to answer.
Compared with persimmon, the emperor's life is the most important thing in the world.
"Your Majesty, this is a secret message from the Guangzhou Shipping Department." Wynn came in from outside, sweating profusely.
"Send it over quickly!" Zhu Qiyu's eyes lit up.
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