Laoshan Palace, Huangji Palace.
Zhu Cixiang had already come from the hut in the forest. Not only was he here, but Emperor Chongzhen and Zhu Cixiang's biological mother, Concubine Hu, also came to the Huangji Palace together. In addition, Zheng Sen, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Li Yan, the Minister of War, also received the notice from the Cabinet Office and hurried over.
It was already late when everyone gathered, so Zhu Cixi ordered Ajige to pass on the food, and everyone chatted while eating.
When the food and drinks were delivered one after another to the Xinuang Pavilion of Huangji Hall, Zhu Cixiang was drinking tea while looking at the faces of Chongzhen, Concubine Hu, Wei Zaode, Yan Yingyuan, Zhu Chunjie, Zheng Sen, Li Yan and others with a smile.
Each one of them is quite solemn! Isn't that right? The princes of the Ming Dynasty were all tied up in the mountains to be the village ministers. How could they not show a worried look on their face?
Emperor Zhu's eyes finally fell on the face of Emperor Chongzhen. Emperor Chongzhen had a look of pain on his face... Maybe he was worried that he would ask him for money, right? That's your biological son!
"Father," Zhu Cixiang smiled, "Lao Jiu slept with Li Dingguo's daughter... This should be a good thing! We need to give some betrothal gifts, right?"
"I, I didn't..."
Before Chongzhen finished speaking, Concubine Hu cried, "Oh, why is my life so miserable!"
Zhu Cixiang looked at his little mother, such a mixed-race beauty! Although she is already in her fourth year, she is well-maintained and has a particularly graceful figure. It seems that the advantages of mixed race are still very prominent! I must ask Lao San to introduce someone later...
Chongzhen was heartbroken when he saw his beloved concubine crying, so he could only grit his teeth and said: "Then, then sell Laojiu's Xipu, and I will supplement it a little more, and get 1 million..." .Any more and it will be gone!”
Zhu Cixiang, who knew Chongzhen's family background, didn't say much, but turned to look at Wei Zaode and Zheng Sen.
Wei Zaode frowned, "Your Majesty, we can get a few million in spare money from the account of the Ministry of Accounts (actually it's more than this, but the "Prime Minister Zhuge" of the Ming Dynasty doesn't know much about the accounts), but... this The betrothal gift for the prince’s wife should not be paid for by the Ministry of Household Affairs!”
Now the Ming Dynasty's national finance and royal finance are separated, and the Ministry of Household Affairs cannot pay for the marriages of princes and upper princes.
Zhu Cixi smiled and said: "This is spending money to eliminate disasters! Li Dingguo's 40,000 households were left in the poor ravine of Songpanwei. Sooner or later they would kill them and fight us desperately... We can beat them, but western Sichuan can't It's going to be destroyed! And to defeat Li Dingguo's tens of thousands of elite soldiers, how many troops do we need to send?"
This question is for Yan Yingyuan.
"Your Majesty," Yan Yingyuan said, "if there are 40,000 rogue soldiers in the government, if they are desperate, they can send at least 80,000 troops! If the court wants to attack Li Dingguo, they can win with 100,000 troops... But it is hard to say when. "
The Ming army and Li Dingguo had been fighting for so many years, so they knew the truth a long time ago, so the number of 100,000 given by Yan Yingyuan should be credible.
"How much does it cost to send 100,000 troops?" Zhu Cixiang asked again.
Li Yan, Minister of the Ministry of War, replied: "It depends on how long the fight lasts... One hundred thousand soldiers went to Sichuan. In terms of extra pay and rewards, it would cost two hundred thousand a month, plus armor and gunpowder." In terms of food, grass, miscellaneous expenses, etc., we can always spend 4 to 50 million taels in a month. If we want to fight for six months, we must prepare at least 3 to 4 million additional military expenses.
In addition, Songpan and Duogan are not good places. The mountains are high, the ravines are deep, the land is barren, and the place is vast. It is easy to defeat Li Dingguo's troops there, but it is not easy to completely wipe them out... If an army of 100,000 is locked in a protracted battle in Songpan and Duogan, it is hard to say how much it will cost. "
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "A protracted war is certain... Li Dingguo has fought with us in southern Shaanxi and northern Sichuan for so many years. Isn't it obvious how difficult it is? If you can really buy the land of Songpan and Duogan with a few million taels , what’s wrong with resolving a military disaster?
As for the name of the money... Haha, who would really regard this money as a betrothal gift? To put it bluntly, this money is just the moving expenses for Duogan's army to move westward. "
Zhu Cixiang's eyes slowly moved, obviously thinking of some bad idea again.
Emperor Chongzhen on the side looked annoyed - he shouldn't have agreed to give 1 million taels just now! This is a collective moving and resettlement fee for a military town. How can anyone, as a too-poor emperor, pay for it?
Just when Emperor Chongzhen was wondering whether to regret it, Zhu Cixiang spoke again: "But we can't easily spend these hundreds of millions in moving expenses... We have to let Li Dingguo divide the inheritance." !”
"Inheritance? Isn't inheritance distributed to descendants only after death?" Chongzhen frowned, "Is Li Dingguo going to die..."
When he said this, he felt that something was wrong. Several people in Xinuang Pavilion looked at him with strange eyes.
Zhu Cixi smiled and said: "Father, the inheritance can be distributed to your descendants in advance... Wouldn't your throne be passed on to your sons as early as possible?"
"What?" Emperor Chongzhen looked at his son, "Is that throne passed on to you by me?"
"Yes!" Zhu Cixiang nodded seriously, "This is what is written in "Chongzhen Records" and "Chongzhen Precepts", it can't be wrong!"
He looked around again. The ministers also nodded repeatedly, this is the fact!
The "Records of Chongzhen" and "The Precepts of Chongzhen" were both written by Ruan Dacheng, the most famous screenwriter in the Ming Dynasty. How could it be wrong? "Records of Chongzhen" and "Bao Xun of Chongzhen" clearly record Emperor Chongzhen's "three concessions". The first concession was before escaping from Beijing during the Jiashen Incident; the second concession was after arriving in Nanjing to quell the eunuch rebellion; and the third concession was In the 20th year of Chongzhen's reign, he officially gave up the throne to his son Zhu Cihong.
As evidenced by "Records of Chongzhen" and "Bao Xun of Chongzhen", Emperor Chongzhen could not deny it, so he could only become angry and silent.
Zhu Cihong then asked: "Zhu Chunjie, how many sons does Li Dingguo have?"
Zhu Chunjie replied: "I have four sons, the eldest son Li Puxing, the second son Li Sixing, the third son Li Runxing, and the adopted son Li Yuan."
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "His inheritance is 40,000 households of soldiers and soldiers... Let's divide them into five! Li Yue'e will get 12,000 households, Li Puxing will get 8,000 households, and Li Sixing will get 7,500 households." Households, Li Runxing will take 7,500 households, and Li Yuan is an adopted son, so let’s take less, just 5,000 households.”
This inheritance distribution plan can be said to be very tricky! Li Yue'e's daughter's family actually got the largest share, 12,000 households! Li Dingguo's three sons each had only 7,000 or 8,000 households, and together they only had 23,000 households. But Li Dingguo's adopted son Li Yuan took 5,000 households... This plan obviously regarded Li Yuee as Li Dingguo's heir! At the same time, Li Dingguo's three biological sons were weakened to a certain extent, and Li Dingguo's adopted son was also brought in.
But Li Dingguo, Li Puxing, Li Sixing, and Li Runxing could still accept it. After all, they still retained 23,000 households. Moreover, they can leave the death places of Songpan Wei and Duo Gansi and live a good life in the vast and prosperous Dayuzi and Zhongyuzi of the Western Regions - after arriving in the Western Regions, it is a vast world with a lot to offer!
Zhu Cixiang has other requests!
He went on to say: "In addition, since I asked Li Dingguo to go to Chongqing to be the governor...he has to go! His children can go to the Western Regions to start a career, but he himself is old. I’m still going to Chongqing Prefecture to serve as a governor, and then come to Nanjing to spend my remaining years!”
This is to take Li Dingguo hostage!
"Your Majesty," Li Yan, Minister of War, asked, "Once Li Dingguo leaves, who will the Li family's army respect?"
"Of course it's Li Yue'e!" Zhu Cixiang said with a smile, "Li Yue'e has twelve thousand soldiers, and she is also the princess of Luoshan County. Of course she is the leader of the Li family army after Li Dingguo left."
Li Yan frowned, "Your Majesty, do you think Li Dingguo can agree?"
Zhu Cixiang chuckled: "If I give Li Jiajun 8 million taels, and His Majesty gives another 1 million taels, he will have no choice but to refuse!"
Yes, Li Yue'e slept with Zhu Cixuan and made 9 million taels of silver. If she is not the boss of the Li Jiajun, who should be the boss?
