An uninvited guest came to Bai Gui's mansion.
"There is an opportunity in the capital that can help you regain your holy grace."
"Who are you?"
Bai Gui looked at the old man in front of him. He was wearing a square scarf and was dressed in silk. He had an extraordinary bearing.
"Master Bai, it doesn't matter who the old man is."
The old man bowed: "I just want to make friends with you."
Bai Gui stared at him, thinking a lot.
"tell me the story."
The old man smiled and glanced at the chair.
"Please take a seat and serve tea!"
Bai Gui did not avoid people, nor did he dare to avoid them. There was a female spy from the emperor at home. Whenever he closed his door to receive guests, he knew that the Supervisory Committee would receive the information immediately.
"Lord Bai, do you know that there are millions of strong men gathered inside and outside the capital." The old man said calmly.
Bai Gui's expression changed. He wouldn't let me instigate the civilians to rebel, right?
"So what?"
The old man took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Does your Majesty know?"
"Of course I know." Bai Gui replied.
"And how many troops are stationed in Beijing?" the old man asked again.
Bai Gui is the Minister of Rites and often works in the cabinet. He is still clear about the deployment of military forces in the capital. There are about 50,000 people in the Jiumen Admiral's Palace, and more than 20,000 horse troops and bodyguards.
In short, the capital is empty.
Because Yu Qian returned to the capital, the emperor kept sending people to Rehe, causing the capital's troops to be stretched thin.
But the Henan Army is in the capital and can be summoned to the capital at any time.
These 30,000 Henan troops are all elites who have seen blood, and they are not comparable to those in Beijing.
"Master Bai, have you ever thought about it, if millions of people gather to rebel, can the palace be protected by the garrison in the capital?" the old man asked.
Bai Gui stood up suddenly: "Who are you?"
The military deployment in Beijing and central China is strict.
Only the cabinet and the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army knew about it. How did he know?
"Don't be upset, sir. I am just an idle person who likes to drink tea and listen to music. If you make more friends, you will naturally know more."
The old man asked with a smile: "The Ming Law does not stipulate that it is illegal to make friends!"
Judging from his calm look, you can tell that he is not afraid of intimidation at all.
Bai Gui sat down angrily.
"I want to give Mr. Bai a big gift." The old man took another sip of tea.
Bai Gui vaguely guessed.
"What do you want?" Bai Gui asked.
"Your Excellency is too wary of the old man. The old man just wants to make friends with you." The old man said.
"If you have nothing to show your courtesy, you are either a traitor or a thief. Say, what do you want?" Bai Gui glanced out, ready to recruit people to come in and catch him at any time.
"I'm just an errand boy. Even if I catch him, it won't be of any use."
The old man smiled and said: "I haven't announced my family status yet, it's really rude."
"The old man's surname is Qin. He has opened a sugar shop in the capital. He mainly sells sweets. You can just call him "Old Man Qin."
Bai Gui didn't believe it, businessmen couldn't cultivate such magnanimity.
Moreover, Old Man Qin spoke in an orderly manner and was obviously a scholar.
Scholars do business and act as lobbyists, which is even more complicated.
"I just want to make friends with you," said Old Man Qin.
Bai Gui frowned slightly: "Making friends with me? What good will it do to you guys?"
"Sir, you are too utilitarian. Since you are a friend, you must help me for free, so as not to insult these two words."
Old Man Qin did not say it clearly: "I will give you a great contribution, and then you will naturally be willing to make friends with me."
This was a bit convoluted, but Bai Gui understood: "Are you going to instigate strong men to rebel?"
Old man Qin took a sip of tea and said nothing.
"If I hand you over to His Majesty, do you know what will happen to you?" Bai Gui gritted his teeth.
Old man Qin raised his hands.
"If you wish, sir, please do as you wish."
Old Qin's expression was indifferent: "Old man, this life is worthless. If you want to exchange it for an official position, I will have no complaints."
This person is specially trained!
"Sir, if you give this old man to His Majesty, will you definitely win His Majesty's favor?"
"What kind of emperor your Majesty is, you should know better than this old man."
Old man Qin smiled and shook his head: "Don't be upset, sir. How can an old and decrepit merchant dare to speculate on the power of God?"
"But I dare to ask your lord, why is Duke Xing a highly respected minister?"
"His Majesty wants to be Emperor Taizong. Emperor Taizong regards honorable ministers as his heart and regards civil servants as enemies and bandits."
"Haha, sir, do you want to be the old Yu Ge who was demoted from the capital, or do you want to be the Duke of Xing?"
Just based on this knowledge.
Just know that Old Man Qin is not a merchant.
Bai Gui was suddenly startled: "You know a lot about government affairs."
"As I said, I usually like to drink tea and chat, so I naturally know more." Old Qin said with a smile.
Bai Gui pursed his lips, his firm heart wavering a little.
If the people in the capital are in turmoil, he will lead his troops to put it down, and he will surely regain His Majesty's favor.
"There are many talented people in the court, how can it be my turn to take charge of the army?" Bai Gui asked.
Old Man Qin laughed: "As long as you are willing to make friends with me, I will naturally make arrangements. You can just wait and feel at ease."
"Who are you?" Bai Gui suspected that the person manipulating the imperial examination was the old man Qin in front of him.
Old Qin smiled and said, "Sir, we have become friends. You will naturally know who I am."
Bai Gui was tempted.
But the scholar was full of bad ideas. He wanted to use Old Man Qin's relationship, and also wanted to get rid of himself, so as to save himself from being tied to the chariot by Old Man Qin.
"Please sir, please wait patiently. I'll take my leave."
Old Qin saluted and walked to the door. He suddenly stopped and Bai Gui's heart skipped a beat.
But I heard him say: "Master Bai's tea is a bit bad. Tomorrow I will give you a good Jin Junmei, please taste it."
After saying that, he walked out of the Bai Mansion in a big way.
Bai Gui wanted to enter the palace immediately and report to the emperor.
But he was worried that Old Man Qin would send someone to keep an eye on him.
He simply called Xin Na's concubine and asked her to pass the news to the capital magistrate.
He also wanted to hide it, but he was afraid that Old Qin was a factory guard fishing, so he simply reported it to the emperor first to regain his favor.
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
"Your Majesty, please be patient."
Shi Pu said seriously: "May I ask Your Majesty, how long will the internal funds be enough to sustain wages?"
A common man gets one copper a day, eats the worst food, half full, three people use one copper.
It is not a problem to have internal funds to support it for several years.
"How many years can it last?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Feng Xiao, and Feng Xiao reported back.
"Your Majesty, then there will be no chaos."
Shi Pu smiled and said: "Besides, the Baiwang Mansion is still under construction, and there are many projects. Mobei, outside the Great Wall, also needs construction by civilians. With stable wages, why did the civilians abandon their homes and businesses to rebel?"
"What if?" Zhu Qiyu stared at him.
Shi Pu quickly knelt on the ground, lowering his head and not daring to speak.
It's been a bit off lately.
Treating the emperor as his original puppet, he forgot that his power was given to him by the emperor.
"The construction of Baiwang Mansion has been postponed!"
"The city is being built in Rehe, so drive all these people to Rehe!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were sharp: "Give them the money as usual and order them to leave Beijing immediately!"
"From now on, the number of civilians in the capital is not allowed to exceed 100,000!"
"I sent another message to Cao Yi, and the Nine Gates Admiral's Office took the opportunity to recruit troops, and told him to pay attention to the trends in the capital, and there must be no chaos!"
Shi Pu quickly kowtowed: "Wei Chen is guilty!"
"You are a veteran, but now your brain is hard to use?"
Zhu Qiyu scolded: "If you are still stupid, go home and farm!"
"If those civilians dare to rebel, I will first take off the heads of your whole family!"
"roll!"
Shi Pu rolled out and crawled out.
Zhu Qiyu paced back and forth in the Yangxin Hall: "Feng Xiao, when did it happen that there were millions more people in the capital?"
"Back to my lord, people are coming one after another."
"I heard that it was the capital master who worked on the copper plates. It spread from ten to ten and then to hundreds of people."
"People from nearby provinces all gathered here."
Feng Xiao reported back: "The news came from the factory guard only six or seven days ago."
"Why didn't you report it earlier?" Zhu Qiyu was furious.
"Your Majesty, government affairs are really busy nowadays. You have to read the memorials at midnight. You know the prisoner's memorials, but sometimes you don't even have time to read them."
Feng Xiao shed tears: "Your Majesty, you must pay attention to the dragon body."
"Take care of the dragon body? Don't you know what serious consequences will be caused by the influx of so many civilians in the capital?" Zhu Qiyu was furious.
"Your Majesty, why don't you order the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army to drive the civilians out of the capital?"
"Are you crazy?"
Zhu Qiyu wanted to slap him: "Are the officials forcing the people to rebel? Use your brain!"
"I know my mistake!" Feng Xiao quickly kowtowed.
"Not only can't be forced."
"We also need to raise the price. If we go to Rehe to build a city, we will give you half a copper plate more."
"No, half a copper is too much, and I can't support it with my internal funds. I'll give you four coppers in three days."
"Instruct the Nine Admirals' Mansion, the Horse Army, and the Guard Army to recruit more troops."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered: "Go and announce Dong Ci and let the Royal Commercial Bank come forward."
I was feeling restless at first, but now I feel calmer.
Soon, Dong Ci entered the palace.
By this time, it was already dark, and Dong Ci entered the palace to salute.
"Do you know that millions of people are crowded in the capital?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"This slave knows!"
Dong Ci said: "Recently, business in Beijing has become increasingly easy, especially brown sugar."
"When those civilians make money, they will buy some brown sugar to eat."
"They are all poor people who can't afford expensive food, so they like to eat sweet things, so brown sugar sells particularly well."
"I even heard that dark places and gambling stalls are very prosperous."
He also talked about it happily.
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were sharp: "You know why you don't retaliate?"
"Your Majesty, my slaves built paint factories, sugar factories, etc. and recruited some civilians as workers."
"All slaves have records."
"These civilian husbands are all good people from the neighborhood. They work quickly and are hard-working and hard-working."
"They all come to Beijing to make money."
"Not a gangster."
"The court settles wages in ten months, and no one is in arrears. It is well-known, and the people will also say that the Holy Emperor is at court..."
"So I think that there is no possibility of unrest among the people."
Dong Ci said seriously.
"But what if someone with ulterior motives incites rebellion?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
But Dong Ci didn't think that the common people lived a good life. If they didn't give money before, didn't they rebel?
This year you are given money to eat and you are still rebelling?
Lost your mind?
But at this moment.
Xu Gan hurried into the palace, kowtowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, the news from Bai Shangshu's residence is extremely urgent."
The word "urgent" was written on the envelope, and Zhu Qiyu opened it immediately.
Bang!
After Zhu Qiyu finished reading, he threw it directly in Dong Ci's face: "This is what you call foolproof!"
Dong Ci picked it up and looked at it, dumbfounded: "Where does this power come from?"
"When I expand my territory, I don't know how many people's interests I have offended?"
Zhu Qiyu's face was fierce: "My concubine in the harem is pregnant, and I don't know how many people can't sleep!"
"I am over thirty and I am not dead yet. How many people are looking forward to my death!"
"do you know?"
Dong Ci was frightened by these words.
He lay prone on the ground, sweating all over his court clothes.
The people serving in Qianqing Palace also knelt on the ground.
"How dare you say it's foolproof! It's as stable as Mount Tai!"
"Thank you for being able to speak out!"
"Whoever left the palace doesn't even have this kind of brain?"
"Or are you and the courtier wearing the same pants?"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were fierce.
Dong Ci was so frightened that he peed: "Please trust me, Your Majesty. I will always be yours!"
Kowtow is like pounding garlic.
"idiot!"
"The factory guards are idiots too!"
"And you!"
Zhu Qiyu pointed at the eunuch and scolded: "Life has been so smooth lately. You have all been eroded by the peaceful life and your minds have been eroded!"
"Please be alert to me from now on!"
"I have won so many battles and harmed the interests of too many people. Do you understand?"
"Countless people are looking forward to my death!"
"You all remember it for me, do you understand?"
Zhu Qiyu cursed.
"My servants, please obey the Holy Order!" The palace people were all kowtowing.
Zhu Qiyu's tone softened slightly: "Get up, take this as a warning, there will be no next time!"
It’s all the people around me.
If he scolded him too much, Zhu Qiyu would be more dangerous.
After Feng Xiao read it, he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, why don't you send someone to arrest this old man Qin, hand him over to the factory guards, and torture him..."
"No need."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were fierce: "If they want to play, I will play with them!"
"Go and announce that Yu Qian and Hu Xi will enter the palace."
"Someone doesn't want to die."
"I will help them!"
"I haven't killed anyone for too long. I just want to use my blood to shock the world and make people remember that I am a tyrant!"
But who is the enemy?
Zhu Qiyu sat on the couch with fierce eyes.
Not long after, Yu Qian and Hu Hui entered the palace hand in hand and saw the secret music coming from Bai Gui's mansion.
"This is Bai Gui. The news he spread through the hands of the governor is not false."
Zhu Qiyu said quietly: "I have already asked the factory guards to check. This old man Qin is the owner of the sugar house. He is ordinary. Nothing can be found."
"May I ask Your Majesty, where is the Henan Army?" Yu Qian asked.
Although he was the chief minister of the cabinet, his military deployment was assigned to the Ministry of War.
He didn't ask, and he didn't want to know.
"It's right in Gyeonggi Province. You can enter Beijing at any time."
Zhu Qiyu said calmly: "It just so happens that the Ordnance Bureau has a batch of firearms to be sent to Rehe. They haven't been sent yet, but they can be equipped for the Beijing camp."
When Yu Qian heard this, he thought the emperor wanted to beat these people to death.
"Your Majesty, the civilians were just bewitched, and the rebellion has not yet occurred..."
"I know."
Zhu Qiyu said: "I have asked Shi Pu to pay a high price to send these people to Rehe. The Baiwang Mansion will not be repaired for the time being."
"I also ordered Cao Yi and others to recruit soldiers to minimize the danger."
Yu Qian frowned: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"Find out everything behind this old man Qin's back!" Zhu Qiyu said coldly.
"Does your Majesty have any doubts?" Hu Hui asked.
"No!"
"No need to doubt it."
"I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go!"
Zhu Qiyu said coldly: "Since they are testing my bottom line, I will tell them."
"Whoever dares to touch my bottom line, then be prepared to have the Nine Clans killed!"
"I haven't killed anyone in a long time!"
"I have forgotten what I looked like when I was killing someone!"
"Yu Qian!"
"You leave the capital immediately, take over the Henan Army, and enter the capital through Chaoyang Gate."
"Once the capital gate is closed, you will be responsible for guarding outside!"
Yu Qian wants to persuade.
But when Zhu Qiyu glanced at him, he immediately shut up.
There is probably someone lurking behind the floating tent. If he dares to disobey, he will be killed as an accomplice.
The emperor felt that his life was threatened.
So he goes on a killing spree.
No one can stop it.
"I obey the order!" Yu Qian knelt on the ground.
"Hu Ming!"
"You go assist Shi Pu and evacuate the crowd."
"At least make sure that once the city gate is closed, those civilians will be locked out of the city gate!"
"Go to the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion and mobilize five thousand people with guns and ammunition to appease people outside the city."
"I will ask the Royal Commercial Bank to assist you and give real money and silver to those civilians so that they can go to Rehe to work."
Zhu Qiyu looked at Hu Hui.
Hu Xi understood that the emperor was kicking him out of the capital.
He was not allowed to interfere.
At the same time, millions of people also need him to personally sit in and calm people's hearts.
"Old minister, I obey the order!" Hu Bi knew that the emperor was going to use the topic to make a fuss.
He had endured it for too long.
Now that the border troubles are gone, the concubine is pregnant, and she needs blood to shock people.
"Your Majesty, how will those civilians settle down in the future?" Hu Hu asked.
"If you go to Rehe, stay in Rehe."
Zhu Qiyu said coldly: "Give me more rewards, move your family members there, and become Rehe people."
"What if the civilians don't want to stay in Rehe?" Hu Bi asked cautiously.
"It's not up to them."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Just treat me as an immigrant."
"I will allocate more money from the internal funds, divide more land, give more livestock, and the money for building houses can also come from the court."
"Anyway, it will take several years to build a city. As long as they can make money and travel back and forth for a few years, they will get used to life in Rehe, and they will voluntarily stay in Rehe."
When Hu Hu heard this, he didn't immigrate immediately.
With a time buffer, that's fine.
Immediately he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Do it immediately!"
Zhu Qiyu sneered, there are many ways to keep these civilians in Rehe.
When they return home with money, let the officers and soldiers act as bandits, rob the money and put the people back alive.
When I come back to Rehe next year to work, I will naturally stay with a little temptation. After all, it is not safe to go back.
There are too many ways.
"I'm waiting for the order!"
Yu Qian and Hu Hui walked out of the Yangxin Hall.
Hu Bi sighed quietly: "Xing Guogong, why don't you advise your majesty?"
"What are you advising? Are you advising Your Majesty to let those scoundrels go?"
Yu Qian looked at him coldly: "Some people are looking for death, so let them die!"
"This chief minister is throwing his life and blood on the border for the sake of peace."
"Your Majesty works conscientiously in the court and scrimps on food and clothing for the sake of the Ming Dynasty!"
"But what about those people?"
"I'm just sitting back and enjoying the success, but I'm actually doing small things in private!"
"Destroy the foundation of my Ming Dynasty!"
"Deserves to be killed!"
Yu Qian flicked his sleeves and left coldly.
Hu Bi looked at Yu Qian: Is justice still in your heart? Are the dreams you once had still there?
Suddenly he sighed quietly.
Yu Qian has changed. He has become a different person since his serious illness.
There is only merit left in his heart.
He has become a vassal of power, and the innocent Yu Qian has really turned dark.
In the Hall of Nourishing Heart.
Zhu Qiyu sneered twice: "Yu Qian said it to me to show his loyalty to me."
"After all, when you go to the capital to lead troops, you have to make me feel at ease."
"Your Majesty, do you want to leave the capital to join the army?" Feng Xiao understood the emperor's thoughts.
"No need."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were cold: "Let the bodyguards and the horse-breeding army all put up signs, recruit troops on a large scale, and give them a lot of money to settle down."
"Don't worry about money, I will pay for it!"
"The Banner Guard has been expanded into the Banner Army. Guo Jing is appointed as the commander-in-chief. He can also recruit troops. The actual number is 15,000."
"The Yulin left guard, right guard, vanguard, and rear guard were merged and renamed the Yulin Army. Song Wei was appointed as the commander-in-chief, with an actual quota of 30,000 people!"
"All are eligible for recruitment."
Zhu Qiyu made arrangements.
The essence of Taizu's plan to abolish the army and transform it into a guard was to suppress warriors and completely eliminate the idea of respecting warriors during the Five Dynasties period.
Now that Zhu Qiyu has established various armies again, he is actually supporting military groups.
Use the military group to counter the increasingly powerful civilian group.
The status of warriors had to be improved.
We still have to find a way to check and balance the warriors and suppress them.
"Rest in peace!"
But he was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Is this old man Qin the same group of people who manipulated the imperial examination?
Morning next day.
Zhu Qiyu only slept for two hours before he got up and went to court.
He glanced at the well-behaved Bai Gui.
"Who didn't go to court today?" Zhu Qiyu said coldly.
"Back to Your Majesty, the young minister of Dali Temple was asked to take leave by Jian."
"Cui Yu, Chen Lu, and Quan Zhi, the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, reported illness."
"Mr. Zhang Hong, Feng Wei and others from the Ministry of Rites have asked for leave."
"The official department..."
All in all, more than thirty people didn't arrive.
"Your Majesty, Duke Xing has not arrived either." Ye Sheng reported.
"Duke Xing has been sent out on official business by me."
Zhu Qiyu said calmly: "Go and pass the decree and summon all officials who have asked for leave to the Fengtian Palace."
The courtier was stunned, what happened?
Recently, the emperor has been lenient and turned a blind eye to officials who asked for leave or illness.
What happened today?
Moreover, Yu Qian, Hu Hui, and Shi Pu were not here.
The atmosphere in Fengtian Hall fell into a strange atmosphere.
Zhu Qiyu didn't speak either.
The atmosphere became increasingly dull.
"Your Majesty, I have a memorial to begin!" Wang Hong broke the silence.
"explain!"
Wang Hong left work and said loudly: "There are frequent disasters in Beijing. I am thinking, can this year's autumn tax be reduced or reduced as appropriate?"
"allow."
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "The cabinet department has discussed that the war has been temporarily suspended. Although the household department is not well-off, it cannot increase the burden on the people."
“It’s not just Gyeonggi, it’s all over the country.”
“Based on the disaster situation this year, reductions and exemptions may be made as appropriate.”
"Another point is that before the end of this year, all military households must divide their fields."
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will be difficult to divide the fields." Ye Sheng smiled bitterly.
"I know the difficulties."
Zhu Qiyu said bluntly: "I have ordered the second town of Xuanda to move north and build a city outside the Great Wall. The land within the Great Wall is not enough to be divided. Go outside the Great Wall and divide more!"
"Your Majesty, if something unexpected happens to Xuanda and the Wala cavalry raids the capital..."
Ye Sheng didn't finish his words.
Zhu Qiyu interrupted coldly: "The news of the collapse of Tatar must have reached Oara."
"Fan Guang is in charge of Hetao, and Wang Lai, Gong Yongji, Zhao Fu and others are in charge of Xuan Town, so you can rest assured."
"Besides, Xuanda just left the Great Wall, it's not like he was defeated."
"No need to worry."
"After the city is built, the river channels will be widened and connected to the rivers so that large ships can be used to facilitate transportation."
Zhu Qiyu stood up slowly: "Everyone!"
"Put away all the fear of the tribes in Mobei from your hearts!"
"I tell you, all the tribes in Mobei are afraid of the Han people now!"
"Fan Guang won the battle in Hetao, and Wala retreated."
"The Tartars have been defeated."
"The Ming Dynasty is the most powerful dynasty in the world!"
"I, the Han, are the strongest soldiers!"
"Now, it is the Mobei tribes who should be afraid of us and usurp their pastures, rather than us being afraid of the Mobei tribes!"
"If they dare to come, keep their heads!"
Zhu Qiyu shouted fiercely.
"I know my mistake!" The courtier knelt on the ground.
"I have said that I will build up the courage, the heart, the soul, and rebuild the golden body of the Ming Dynasty!"
"In the war against Mobei, we fought three battles this year and won great victories, defeating over 300,000 troops in Mobei!"
“It’s time for Da Ming to be brave!”
"My heart is the territory of Meng Yuan! I want the people of the world to live a prosperous life! I am the country of Ming Dynasty, and it will be passed down for thousands of years!"
"This is also Daming's heart!"
"I also set my heart for the people of the world!"
"I want to reshape the soul of China, reshape the soul of the Han people, and let the Han people straighten their backs and become citizens of the heavenly country!"
"I do what I say!"
"I want to recreate the golden body of the Han people! Reproduce the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties! Let the Ming Dynasty stand on top of the world!"
"Let the Han people no longer be low-class! No longer be exploited and tortured!"
"Let the Han people be prominent in the world and forever!"
"Let the glory of the Ming Dynasty illuminate every inch of land under the sun, and let the people of the world admire my Ming Dynasty! Even in my dreams, I want to become a Han like us!"
"This is what I have to do!"
"Now, I have established my courage and determination!"
"In the future, I need you to work with me to build your soul and build your golden body!"
"Lipo, first of all, don't be afraid of the court!"
"Whoever comes, we will fight back!"
"If you want to be poor, you will fall into the underworld."
"Even if they run to the ends of the earth, I will lead my troops to destroy them!"
"If the court is not afraid, then the people will not be afraid, and only then will the Ming Dynasty not be afraid!"
Zhu Qiyu said loudly: "Do you understand?"
"I'll wait and see!" The courtier knelt on the ground.
"So, I want to build a city outside the Great Wall, build a fortress, farm and raise livestock, I have to do it all!"
Zhu Qiyu said in a slightly gentle tone: "But construction requires people."
"I heard that there are millions of civilians in the capital who are recruited to build the Baiwang Palace."
"I've thought about it carefully."
"It's not like the clan doesn't have a place to live. It's no problem to squeeze in for a while."
"But it's different outside the Great Wall. Without the city to support, how can the soldiers and civilians survive the winter?"
"It's okay to starve the kings, but it's not okay to starve the soldiers and the people."
"Pass a decree that the construction of Baiwang Mansion is suspended and civilians are recruited to build the city in Mobei."
"Simply let the Royal Commercial Bank take the lead and form an engineering team to build the city in Mobei. Give them more wages. Guanglu Temple will prepare a batch of dry food and send it to the engineering team. I will pay for it."
Zhu Qiyu said lightly.
Bai Gui's expression changed. The emperor was going to kick the civilian husband out of the capital.
Where can he get the credit for his work?
"His Majesty!"
Wang Hong saluted: "I believe that stopping work hastily will cause uproar in people's hearts and give villains an opportunity."
"Why don't your Majesty raise the price and recruit civilians to build a city in Mobei?"
"The Hundred Prince's Mansion should be built, but it will still be built. It will just slow down the construction speed."
Wang Hong's words are reasonable. We can't just let the people lose their jobs, and we can't let them cause chaos.
"Just do as you say."
Zhu Qiyu now wants to send the civilian husband out of Beijing as soon as possible.
Use any method.
At this time, Zeng Mengjian and others, who had asked for leave, entered the hall.
"Zeng Mengjian, why did you ask for leave?" Zhu Qiyu asked him.
"Your Majesty, I am not feeling well." Zeng Mengjian was not qualified to enter the hall, so he stood outside the hall.
"Let the imperial doctor take a look at him."
Zeng Mengjian quickly knelt down to thank him: "Please, Your Majesty, please don't bother the imperial doctor..."
"Let's go out first."
Zhu Qiyu was too lazy to talk nonsense.
Anyone who asked for leave today must have a problem.
Just look at who is not sick and pretends to be sick.
"Start your Majesty."
Wang returned to work and spoke: "Last night, the cabinet discussed the report from Governor Li. The cabinet believed that the Wu Liangha tribe had been beaten to pieces long ago and there is nothing to worry about."
"On the contrary, the Jurchen tribe has been plundering our Dingkou of the Ming Dynasty and North Korea in recent decades, and has become stronger and stronger."
"As long as our army suppresses the bandits, they will sneak into the Changbai Mountains."
"It makes it difficult for me to suppress bandits in the Ming Dynasty."
"But the cabinet believes that the Jurchen tribe does not have the guts to attack the Ming Dynasty."
Mention Jurchen.
Because she was sealed in Jianzhou, she was also called Jianzhou Jurchen.
In this era, they were not very powerful. They were considered mercenaries in the Northeast. If the Tatars were strong, they would help the Tatars. If the Ming Dynasty was strong, they would help the Ming Dynasty. They would help whoever offered benefits.
But when it was time to plunder, there was no nostalgia for the past.
But the possibility of wiping out the Jianzhou Jurchens is very low.
The power has been established. Only by clearing the holes and attacking hilltops can the Jurchen tribe be completely wiped out.
However, the total strength of the Jurchens may exceed 100,000 elite soldiers, and they are very powerful.
The Ming court had no clear information about the Jurchens.
Zhu Qiyu has ordered Li Xian to rebuild the army at night, and Liaodong's intelligence system needs to be established.
"Go on," Zhu Qiyu said.
"His Majesty."
"The Cabinet analyzed that if the Jurchen tribe really has the ambition to dominate the Northeast, they will cross the Changbai Mountains, invade North Korea, and then annex North Korea!"
Wang Fu threw the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty, look, in the Jurchen land, the land is poor and the people are poor, which restricts development."
"We have the Ming Dynasty in the west, and our powerful army is stationed in Liaoning."
"To the north, although Wu Liangha is weak, he is not someone the Jurchens can easily bully."
"The top five in the Northeast, North Korea is the weakest."
"If the Jurchens annex North Korea and use the land and people of North Korea to resist our Ming Dynasty, within five years, the Jurchens will be able to fight against the Ming Dynasty."
Wang Fu's analysis made everything sound.
Once North Korea was invaded, Ming Dynasty would be unable to assist.
It will take several years for the Ming Dynasty to digest the results of the Mobei War.
This is the Jurchen's opportunity. After annexing North Korea, the Jurchen will have the power to fight.
"Mr. Wang Ge, are you being a little alarmist?"
Yi Ming frowned and said: "If we talk about the top five in the Northeast, the Jurchens should be ranked at the bottom."
"And the Jurchens have never been very ambitious. Back then, the Ming Dynasty supported the Jurchens in order to check and balance the forces in Mobei."
"As far as I know, the Jurchen people are all soldiers, with more than 100,000 soldiers."
"How can we annex the huge North Korea?"
"Besides, the Jurchens are not monolithic. Li Manzhu is old, his son cannot be reused, and cannot convince the public. Dong Shan and others are also ambitious. Where does Li Manzhu have the ambition to become emperor?"
This is the unified idea of the courtiers.
Jurchen is the dog of the Ming Dynasty. Although this dog is not very obedient, overall, it can be tolerated.
Wang Fu shook his head: "Comrades, you may have underestimated Li Manzhu's ambition!"
"If the Jurchen Ministry has no ambition."
"We won't play a double act with Ulangha. On the surface, we want to attack Liaoning, but in fact, we are attacking east and west, and our target is North Korea."
"We don't need to argue. In a few months at most, the court will receive a letter asking for help from the king of North Korea."
This has been discussed repeatedly by senior cabinet ministers.
Yu Qiandu said that when he left Beijing in a hurry, the trap was not set well, and the Jurchen Ministry and Wu Liangha saw it.
He also believed that the Jurchen tribe would invade North Korea.
Because Li Manzhu had a blood feud with North Korea's Li Ao.
In the eighth year of Xuande's reign, North Korea mobilized 15,000 troops, divided into seven groups, to attack Li Manzhu and his troops.
Li Manzhu believed that he was so poor that North Korea would not attack him, so he was unprepared.
As a result, Li Manzhu was almost killed, his wife was killed, and the Jianzhou Jurchens suffered heavy losses.
Over the years, Li Manzhu has been killing Korean people for revenge.
"That's all, let's not discuss this matter for now."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "As long as the Jurchens and Uliangha don't attack Liaoning, we will rest and recuperate and guard the city, no matter what happens outside."
"The most important thing is to recuperate and recuperate. Liaoning was severely harmed in this battle."
"We also need a few years to digest the results."
"A decree was sent to Shang Lu to build a city in Liaohetao and a bastion outside the Great Wall to guard against raids on Guancheng."
Liaoning is raising it now.
Let the Jurchens and North Korea fight.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Wang Fu knelt down and saluted.
At this time, the imperial doctor cautiously went to the palace and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Zeng is not seriously injured."
"Zeng Mengjian?"
Zhu Qiyu frowned: "What do you mean it's not a big deal? Explain clearly!"
"Your Majesty, Mr. Zeng is not sick!" The imperial doctor prostrated on the ground.
"What about the rest?"
"Zhang Hong and Chen Lu are not sick either," the imperial doctor reported back.
"Bring it in!"
The guards brought three people in.
Zeng Mengjian quickly kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I have a headache. I had an unbearable headache when I woke up in the morning."
Zhang Hong also kowtowed: "Wei Chen has something to do at home, but he is not sick."
Zhu Qiyu looked at Chen Lu.
Chen Lu was so frightened that he lay on the ground and trembled.
"You three are all orthodox Jinshi for ten years, right?"
Zhu Qiyu said quietly: "It is a good age and a time to show your ambition. Why did you lie and deceive me?"
"There are no minor ministers!" Zeng Mengjian kowtowed.
The courtiers were a little confused, wondering what kind of style the emperor was into?
Every day, courtiers took leave because they couldn't get out of bed. Fraud was common, and the emperor didn't blame anyone.
"Chen Lu, what about you?" Zhu Qiyu shouted.
Chen Lu cried and said, "Wei Chen has a lazy temperament. He was tired last night, so he said he was sick and didn't go to the morning court!"
"Tired last night? What did you do? Are you so tired?"
Chen Lu didn't dare to answer.
Zhu Qiyu slowly walked down from Danbi, walked up to him, and said in a majestic voice: "Speak!"
"Wei, Wei Chen..." Chen Lu didn't dare to say. Staying out at night was also a sin.
Zhu Qiyu took off his official hat and played with it in his hand: "I think you don't want this hat anymore."
"Wei Chen is guilty!" Chen Lu nodded.
Zhu Qiyu tilted his head and looked at Zhang Hong: "You were wandering around the fireworks place last night? So you couldn't get up for the morning meeting?"
"Wei Chen, no, there are relatives from Wei Chen's house. They drank too much last night." Zhang Hong was frightened.
"Drinking with relatives back home and wasting the morning court?" Zhu Qiyu pointed at Zhang Hong.
Then he pointed at Chen Lu: "You are wandering in the land of fireworks. When you are tired, you also waste your morning."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Where is Zeng Mengjian? Did you catch the wind while having fun, so you had a headache and missed the morning session?"
Zeng Mengjian did not dare to argue.
"It seems that the time for morning pilgrimage is wrong. We should wait until noon for morning pilgrimage."
"Don't worry, you had too much fun last night and had to get up early this morning, which made you physically tired."
"Did the ancestor make a mistake?"
"Yes or no?"
Snap!
Zhu Qiyu threw his official hat on the ground: "You still haven't told the truth?"
"Wei Chen and others are telling the truth..." Zeng Mengjian said.
"Then drag them all out and chop them up!"
Zhu Qiyu suddenly shouted: "The whole family has been chopped down!"
He turned around and walked up to Lord Dan: "I slept for two hours last night. Aren't I tired? Don't I want to take a rest?"
"Can I rest? Do you dare to rest?"
"On the contrary, such cunning people try every means to find excuses to be lazy!"
"But you're still standing in the court to make up your mind!"
"It's disgusting to watch!"
"Drag it out and chop it!"
Zhu Qiyu was furious.
"I am guilty!" The courtiers all knelt on the ground.
"The humble minister is guilty. Please forgive me and please spare your life!" The three of them cried and howled.
No one expected that the emperor would kill the clan just once for being lazy.
"Zhang Hong, and your relatives!"
"Cut them all!"
"What kind of relatives are so noble!"
"For them, I won't even go to court this morning!"
"Go to the underworld and you continue to gather and drink!"
Zhu Qiyu's face was full of fierceness, and he slowly walked up to Lord Dan: "Feng Xiao, please send an order to the Jinyi Guards to immediately go to various government offices to check who is not in office! Kill him immediately!"
"My slave obeys the order!" Feng Xiao kowtowed and immediately went to deliver the order.
"Enjoy the power, but feel tired!"
"There is no such official position in Ming Dynasty!"
"Go to the Lord of Hell and ask him if there is such a good official position!"
"I see that I've been too tolerant of you lately!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were stern: "Password, the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion closes the city gates!"
The courtiers were all stunned.
Kill a few lazy officials and then close the city gate?
What does the emperor want to do?
Snap!
The wat tablet in Bai Gui's hand fell to the ground, he quickly picked it up and lay down on the ground.
He understood that the emperor was taking the opportunity to kill someone!
Many of the officials standing in the court today have never seen the emperor kill someone, let alone the capital with rivers of blood flowing.
This time it's time to open your eyes.
Zhu Qiyu just sat like this.
After a while, the heads of Zeng Mengjian and the three others were presented.
The officials were shocked.
The emperor is going crazy again.
You already have a son, and the Ming Dynasty is thriving, why are you still going crazy? Why!
It's already time to go to court.
The emperor remained silent.
Inside and outside the Fengtian Hall, the courtiers were all kneeling. They were all sore from kneeling, but they did not dare to move. The emperor was furious, and no one knew whose head this evil fire would strike.
At this time, Feng Xiao entered the palace and prostrated on the ground: "Go back to your Majesty, all the gates of the capital are closed!"
"The horse army and bodyguards are already outside the palace."
"Please give me your orders, Your Majesty!"
Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly and slowly looked at the courtiers: "My lords, do you know that millions of people have gathered in the capital?"
"You must know, right?"
"But I received a secret report that someone wants to incite the people and gather people to rebel!"
"Perhaps, this person is in the court."
"I count to three and stand up myself."
"I allow your family to live."
"one!"
Zhu Qiyu started counting.
The courtiers of Fengtian Palace were confused, what kind of rebellion? Who is rebelling?
How many times has this happened?
The last time you rang the bell, the whole city was under martial law. The result was to beat a group of literati. Now you are playing wolf again?
Who do you want to deal with this time? Show your cards and tell the truth.
"two!"
Zhu Qiyu counted another number.
But knowledgeable people discovered a difference.
Yu Qian and Hu Hui are not in Fengtian Hall.
Where are they?
Could it be that there was really a rebellion and the emperor sent Yu Qian to the army?
Subconsciously, he thought of King Mobei.
"three!"
Zhu Qiyu stood up: "Okay, I'll give you a chance, if you don't stand up yourself!"
"Pass the message, Dongchang and the patrol battalion are dispatched!"
"Another decree is to impose martial law in the capital and clean the streets. Everyone should go home within half an hour. Those who have not returned home, no matter who they are, will be killed!"
"All merchants and people engaged in commerce in the capital are ordered to be locked up in their own homes and not allowed to go out. They will be inspected by the East Factory."
"Those who dare to disobey will be killed!"
"Order the doors of all palaces in the capital to be closed tightly. No doors are allowed to be opened without an order. Anyone who opens the door without permission to hide outsiders will be killed!"
"Pass an order to the horse-breeding army to help clean the streets!"
A series of "kill" orders were passed on.
The Fengtian Hall was very solemn.
Who does the emperor want to kill?
Merchant?
still……
The courtier swallowed his saliva. No wonder Yu Qian and Hu Hu were not in Beijing. They must have communicated with the emperor first.
"Since all the ministers are innocent."
"Just wait in Fengtian Hall and see who can be caught."
"Order the bodyguards to enter the palace to protect you!"
Zhu Qiyu said lightly.
At this moment, the sky of the entire capital is about to be lifted open!
Zhu Qiyu is going crazy!
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