Li Yunze really felt tired.
This time I went to Jiangnan, from the moment I left Chaoyang Gate to now, there were all kinds of endless things along the way.
From Chaoguan to Salt Affairs, from Xungui to Donglin Party, from local civil and military officials to subordinate officials, from rectification of health centers to blood alliance case, from typhoon to Qingtian and so on.
When I came to Jiangnan, there was almost no good thing that was reasonable and reasonable.
The entire south of the Yangtze River has turned into a swamp, and everything is miserable wherever you go.
In the dead of night, when he was still in the sage state, he also thought about simply pretending that he couldn't see anything, and just imitate that old man who was perfect and just enjoy himself.
Obtaining a large amount of supplies from the modern world can at least sustain the Ming Dynasty on the surface.
But he really couldn't do it.
It looks good on the surface but it's useless, but it's still rotten at the root.
Even more so, because of Li Yunze's large-scale material supply, the degree of corruption will become even more bottomless.
Those who deserve to suffer are still suffering.
We can't let the new army equipped with AKs kill the poor people who can't survive and join the bandits.
The most irresponsible thing in the world is to say, 'I can do whatever I want. '
The second thing is, 'You can go up to me. '
The cow that was blown away must be brought back no matter what.
Not for anything else, not to achieve a goal or anything, just the bottom line of being a good person.
His thighs were calluses from the hard work of riding the horse. After working hard for so long, he finally made some achievements, giving the many people in Jiangnan who were struggling to breathe a little more chance to breathe more air.
Now, it's time to do the last big thing on this trip to Jiangnan.
He wants to rectify the clan!
Yingtian Palace, Fengtian Palace.
Seeing the noisy group of princes below, Li Yunze only had one sentence in his mind.
'Life is unpredictable, the large intestine wraps around the small intestine. '
A group of princes, chattering like shrews, kept accusing Li Yunze, saying that he was unworthy of his ancestors and had attacked his own relatives.
The reason is of course not to intercede for King Fu, but for themselves.
In fact, at the beginning, the kings were still very honest.
Don't dare to lack the courtesy at all, and be very sincere in your attitude.
But when Li Yunze said, "Reorganize the princes' palaces and grant them fields," he immediately exploded.
When it comes to King Fu, the kings only help and say a few nice words to save their face.
But when Li Yunze extended his claws to their fields, they fell out on the spot.
Looking at the people in front of him who were foaming at the mouth and wishing to spray themselves to death, Li Yunze smiled happily.
He reached out and took the tea bowl from Wang Chengen's hand. After taking a sip, he raised his hand and smashed the tea bowl to the ground.
The door of Fengtian Hall was suddenly opened, and a large group of Jin Yiwei and Dongchang fans swarmed in.
They surrounded the kings, with expressionless faces and swords in their hands.
Fengtian Temple, which was originally as noisy as a vegetable market, suddenly became quiet.
The veins on his forehead jumped, and Li Yunze took a deep breath and stood up.
Looking around the kings, "Are you drifting away, or am I unable to lift the knife?"
"You haven't heard anything about what happened in various places in Jiangnan in recent days?"
Stepping down from the Dan steps, Li Yunze flicked his sleeves, "Do you know how many evil thieves have been killed and you want to join them?"
Faced with Li Yunze's three consecutive questions, Zhu Huakui, the ninth king of Chu, became angry: "We are members of the clan, approved by Taizu! Does your Majesty want to slaughter the clan? If you have the ability, kill me!"
With someone taking the lead, the kings' momentum rose again and they immediately started making noises.
It is clearly recorded in the Ming Dynasty's "Regulations on Suspensions and Vassals" that vassal kings are not allowed to leave the city where their fiefdom is located.
The kings can gather here today entirely because Li Yunze ordered them to come in the name of the imperial edict.
While Li Yunze was still busy in Huating, the kings who arrived at Yingtian Mansion one after another had already had many exchanges in private.
The emperor swept through everything with iron blood, rectifying and rectifying everything. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that in the end he will definitely take action against the feudal lords.
They have already agreed that they must advance and retreat together when the time comes.
So now that Zhu Huakui came to the fore, all the vassal kings began to wave flags and shout to increase their momentum.
Li Yunze, who squinted his eyes, looked at Zhu Huakui, who was spitting in front of him.
According to relevant records, what interested Li Yunze the most was what Zhang Xianzhong said.
'Take all the gold and silver from the palace, millions each, and the chariots can carry hundreds of cars. You can't defend yourself with such money, what a mediocre Zhubeard! '
Zhang Xianzhong attacked Wuchang, and the local civil and military forces asked the King of Chu to donate money and support to drive back the rebel army.
Zhu Huakui, on the other hand, pointed to his gold-covered throne and said, "This can help the army, but he doesn't have it!" '
The result of not plucking away a dime was that Wuchang Mansion was captured, he himself was thrown into the Yangtze River to feed the fish, and all his millions of wealth became Zhang Xianzhong's spoils.
Another thing is that this guy was so bold that he actually beat Zhao Kehuai, the governor of Huguang, to death in public.
That was the governor, a real official of the imperial court, who was actually beaten to death by the vassal king for trivial matters.
Such a fool has no other use than wasting food.
Li Yunze raised his hand, looked at his palm with clear lines, and slapped Zhu Huakui on the face with all his strength!
'Snapped! ' With a sound, the clamor of the kings suddenly stopped again.
It wasn't over yet. Li Yunze stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and picked up Zhu Huakui's collar. He started shooting from left to right.
After dozens of competitions, Zhu Huakui's originally chubby face was no different from a pig's head.
Leaving it on the ground, Li Yunze turned around and went to get the Xiuchundao in Luo Yangxing's hand.
Luo Yangxing stammered to dissuade him, "Long live, long live. Let me come, don't dirty the hands of long live."
Li Yunze turned to look at Cao Bianjiao again, "Where is my riding whip?"
Taking the riding whip, Li Yunze stepped forward and whipped Zhu Huakui wildly, "I'll make you scream, make you crazy! The vassal king is like a piece of shit, the Ming Dynasty will be gone, you are nothing! Challenge me, let you scream, let you scream!"
I kept pumping until I was tired and out of breath, and then I let go.
As for Zhu Huakui, he already has less air coming in and more air coming out.
All the kings were frightened. They really didn't expect that as a prince, he would be beaten up one day.
Well, it's reasonable for the emperor to beat up the prince...
After taking a few breaths to regain his composure, Li Yunze looked at Luo Yangxing, "Where's the letter about this animal colluding with King Fu to commit treason?"
Luo Yangxing saluted quickly, "Write it now, it will be ready in a quarter of an hour at most."
He pointed at Zhu Huakui and told him, "If you are convicted of being admitted to the Blood Alliance, send it to Fuwangguan. When the time comes, send them on the road together."
Several Dongchang gangsters immediately stepped forward and dragged Zhu Huakui out of Fengtian Hall like a pig to death.
Seeing the long blood stains falling on the gold bricks on the ground, the kings who had been shouting and screaming crazily before were completely dumbfounded.
'This emperor really dares to kill someone. Isn't he afraid that he won't be able to see his ancestors in the future? '
Meeting Zhu Yuanzhang is Zhu Youjian's business, what does Li Yunze have to do with him.
Li Yunze waved the riding whip in his hand and looked around the kings, but no one dared to look at him.
"Stop talking nonsense." He said with a straight face, "I said, you listen. Those who agree can go back to the fiefdom, and those who disagree can stay and accompany King Fu Chu and others on the road. Understand?"
The kings remained silent.
It's not that I don't understand, it's that I'm scared and don't know what to say.
"I want to re-establish the vassal regulations. From now on, all clan royalties will be reduced by half, all land grants will be returned to the inner government, all salt quotas will be invalidated, and all shops, businesses, residences and estates will be returned to the inner government. The wealth of each prince's palace will be restored. After counting and sorting the goods, only ten thousand taels can be left at most, and the rest will be taken back to the inner government."
"All titles below General Fengguo will be abolished. The titles will be passed down by three levels each generation."
Although they were afraid, upon hearing such harsh demands, the kings could not help but make a loud noise in opposition.
'Snapped! '
Li Yunze whipped his horsewhip, and Fengtian Palace became quiet again.
All the kings were afraid to accompany King Fu on the road.
After the whipping, some benefits should be paid.
"Everyone in the clan can make a living on their own, and they can do whatever they want. They can study and take imperial examinations, farm and do business, go out to sea and run merchant ships, even if they want to be the king of the mountain. Except for the fact that the feudal king cannot leave the fiefdom, the rest of the clan no longer have any restrictions on their actions. limit."
"All clans will be given a one-time living allowance by the inner government based on their number of people, including General Feng Guo and below. Each person will receive fifty taels of silver, fifty shi of grain, one hundred catties of salt, and ten acres of imperial estate. It is regarded as buying out the title."
The number of registered clans in the Ming Dynasty now reaches more than 100,000.
The number below the rank of general Fengguo is the largest.
According to the standards proposed by Li Yunze, it is estimated that a buyout of several million taels will be spent.
But the advantage is that you can completely get rid of the heavy burden in the future.
For generals above Fengguo, even if their lumi is reduced by half, they can still maintain a decent life, but they cannot be as extravagant as before.
As for being downgraded by three levels each generation, it is even more of a drain on the fire.
Except for the eldest son who inherited the throne, the other sons of the kings were directly the generals of Fengguo. If they wanted to pass it down, they would be gone.
If any family loses its inheritance, it will be expelled directly.
Since Li Yunze had gathered all the kings in Yingtian Mansion, he had no intention of giving them any room for change.
"No mercy required, no negotiation required."
He turned around and sat down on the dragon chair, fiddling with the riding crop in his hand. "If you are willing to obey, stand to the left. If you are not willing, stand to the right."
The kings remained silent and neither went to the left nor to the right.
"Silence is golden when you play with me here."
Li Yunze laughed angrily, "You don't want to choose, do you? Okay, I'll choose for you."
Looking at Wang Chengen, the eunuch walked up to the kings holding a bamboo stick.
"Each of you will take one. If you draw the shortest one, send it directly to King Fu to keep you company. When the time comes, I will send you on your way and remove the prince."
"Long live!"
Zhu Yiming, the king of Xiang, shouted angrily, "We are born from the same roots, why are we in such a hurry!"
"My roots are the millions of people of the Ming Dynasty."
Hearing this, Li Yunze shook his head and laughed, "Aside from your extravagance and lust, and consuming the people's wealth, what else do you do? If I hadn't become the emperor, I would have launched an army to rebel long ago, and I would have turned all of you into a special group!"
After he finished laughing, he took the new teacup and drank it all in one gulp. "You can choose which way to go."
