"What? You are deceiving the public with your lies? And you are cursing this emperor? Are the words in the memorials written by the King, Duke Yingying, Duke Chengguo, and Marquis Funing to you all true?"
In the Chengyun Hall of Datong City, the treacherous and cunning young emperor Zhu Youjian was also shocked when he saw the memorial jointly signed by several dignitaries to impeach the acting king Zhu Dingwei.
This acting king is really too old and confused. How can he take it for granted that the emperor underestimates the enemy and rushes in, and is trapped by the captives?
Of course, Zhu Youjian's performance in the Battle of Datong was indeed not prudent, he did underestimate the enemy, and he did advance rashly. But Zhu Youjian is the brave and invincible long live master of the three armies! Even if they advance a little more rashly, they can still defeat the useless chieftain of Hutu Dunhan.
Why did this acting king think that the emperor was trapped by a prisoner? Moreover, he also roped in several princes to jointly submit a memorial to the city of Beijing... When this memorial reaches Beijing, it will cause quite a stir!
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."
The old king's confession was quite good. When the young emperor asked, he burst into tears.
Zhu Youjian sighed, "King Dai, your sin is too great. Although I am a benevolent king, I cannot go unpunished!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Upon hearing that he was going to be punished, Dai Wang burst into tears of course. On the way back to Datong, he had already consulted Luo Yangxing, the commander of Jinyi Guards... His crimes were really a bit big. One was to abandon the vassal and run away; the other was to curse the emperor; the third was to bewitch the emperor with his evil words. Public. There is no need to add any more information. With these three major crimes, the feudal confinement can be lifted. The ancestral wealth of more than two hundred years will be gone in his lifetime. Losing wealth is still a trivial matter. I am afraid that my head will have to be moved. Even if I don’t lose my head, I will have to live inside the high walls of Fengyang.
"Don't cry, don't cry. You know how to cry when you're old enough. Is there any use in crying?" Zhu Youjian stared and said angrily, "On behalf of the king, you better tell me honestly, do you have any accomplices? You put it If you hand over your accomplices, your guilt will be alleviated a little bit...Tell me, who are your accomplices?"
Comrade?
Zhang Weixian, Zhu Chunchen, Zhu Guobi, Luo Sigong, and Luo Yangxing panicked when they heard the word "comrade". Although they did not sign the memorial with solid evidence, King Dai was talking nonsense in front of them. Why didn't they immediately stop the crimes of King Dai and others? Not only did they not stop it, they also sent Tang Qi and Kuai Ma to send the rumors (memorials) into Beijing... It seems that it is not too much to say that they are the same party, right?
As soon as the acting king Zhu Dingwei heard that handing over his accomplices would reduce his crime, he immediately confessed like pouring beans: "Your Majesty, I have accomplices, I have accomplices, King Guangling, King Shanin, Hechuan Wang, King Zaoqiang, King Lechang, King Jiyang, King Fuchuan, and King Yongqing are all my accomplices..."
The eight princes from the royal family were also kneeling in the Chengyun Hall. They all burst into tears when Zhu Dingwei testified that they were accomplices. It’s okay to cry, but I don’t dare to deny it. Because all eight of them signed the memorial that deceived the public and cursed the emperor, how could they deny it?
Just by signing, the ancestral prince will be lost, and he has to go to Fengyang to eat in prison. It feels so painful!
"Only eight comrades?" When Zhu Youjian spoke, he was looking at several distinguished nobles with malicious intent - these looked very much like comrades!
"Only eight..." The acting king Zhu Dingwei really never thought about biting people randomly, and now that things have happened, he doesn't have that intention either.
Zhu Youjian was a little disappointed and reluctantly looked away from the worried nobles.
"Luo Yangxing!" Zhu Youjian then named Luo Yangxing, the commander of Jinyi Guards.
"I'm here!" Luo Yangxing hurriedly left the office to salute.
"You are Tishuai who specializes in handling crimes against the emperor and emperors," Zhu You asked. "What should be done about the crime of the vassal king abandoning the vassal and fleeing, cursing the emperor, and deceiving the public with his evil words?"
"The national confinement should be removed." Luo Yangxing did not dare to exonerate the king and several princes, and there was no way to exonerate him. The evidence was solid, so what else could he excuse?
Zhu Youjian was silent, his gloomy eyes slowly swept over the nine trembling princes. After a long while, he said: "The crimes committed by the vassal and the eight subordinate princes this time are ultimately about morality. Coordinate! Why are there nine of them, as well as a bunch of generals and lieutenants below, in Datong? King Dai, tell me, how did your ancestor King Jian come to Datong? "
Zhu Dingwei was a little confused by Zhu You's interrogation. After a while, he remembered the answer and said: "Long live my lord, the ancestor of the guilty minister seems to be the king of Peiyi Sai who was brought to Datong by Grandpa Taizu..." "
Zhu Youjian nodded: "In the past, our ancestors granted the title of nine great fortress kings: King Liao, King Ning, King Yan, King Gu, King Dai, King Jin, King Qin, King Qing, and King Su. The so-called fortress kings all have dangerous passes. He controlled the fortress, supported by the Yuan Rong generals, who believed in the power of commanding orders, and was as powerful as the army, clearing the desert, and building tents facing each other. When our ancestors were still alive, they often sent the king of the fortress to patrol the border, clear out the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and monitor Monan. The guards' fielding and military preparations and other matters. However, after the Jingnan, the king of Sai either moved inland or kept in captivity, and the vassal ban became more and more strict. There was only one person left to guard Xiongcheng in the task of resisting the foreigners. But even the task of guarding Xiongcheng was not enough. You need to practice martial arts diligently and be familiar with battle formations!
When I was King Xin, didn’t I practice martial arts and tactics diligently? You, the vassal princes, the princes, and the generals and lieutenants below are all queens of the King of Sai. They have lived in the border for a long time and have the responsibility of sitting in the powerful city. Why don't you practice martial arts and read war strategies? As a result, you don't dare to go into battle when facing the enemy. You only know how to avoid fighting and survive. As soon as you heard that you were going to join me in battle, why did you abandon the feudal clan in a panic and leave? You are so useless, are you worthy of our ancestors and worthy of King Jian? "
After listening to Zhu Youjian's scolding, not to mention the Dai Wang and several county princes were confused, even Zhang Weixian, Zhu Chunchen, Zhu Guobi, Luo Sigong and Luo Yangxing were confused.
What does this young emperor want to do? Why did you pick up King Sai's statement again? That was how many years ago, where is the King of Sai now?
Moreover, even among the nine princes in Datong City, all of them are braver than the three armies. A group of generals and lieutenants, all of them have courage that is unworthy of ten thousand people. With the imperial court's vassal ban, they can't be allowed to go into battle to kill the enemy!
Zhu Youjian continued: "Today's world is in troubled times again. Not only are the northern captives arrogant, but there are also slaves in the east... They have taken away most of Liaodong! Although I, the emperor, are Those who can fight in battle. But our ancestors wanted the help of the nine great fortress kings when they were imperial guards. No matter how good I am in fighting, I can't compare to my ancestors. All the border vassal kings and county kings have become fearful of the enemy and death. Disciple Gaoliang. How can I defend the territory of Nine Fortresses that is thousands of miles away by myself? How can I regain the lost land in Liaodong if I cannot defend the entire territory?"
What's the meaning?
Does the emperor really want to restore the way King Se was guarding the border?
Several honorable ministers present were even more confused. Where can there be a prince who can be the king of Sai now?
Zhu Youjian glanced at them and said in his heart: A prince who can be the King of Sai will be born soon... And even if there is no King of Sai for the time being, he will have to include King Dai, King Jin, King Qin, King Qing, etc. King Su, these five worthless princes, and a large group of princes who were just waiting to die were moved away from the border areas one by one.
Because if you become a vassal king or a county king, you can take back a lot of land!
Taking Datong as an example, today's total grain production is only more than 126,000 dan, cattle utensils are more than 8,300 taels of silver, household salt notes are a little more than 1,000 taels of silver, and more than 400,000 bundles of grass. And the land occupied by one vassal prince's palace and eight county princes' palaces is more than 1 million acres! If these lands are given to "household warriors", they can support at least 2,000 families. If used to collect grain, there will always be more than 200,000 shi.
"Your Majesty," Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, discovered at this moment that Zhu Youjian was digressing from the topic, and the direction of the digression was not quite right! So I quickly brought the topic back, "What should we do about the cases of King Dai, King Guangling, King Sanin, King Hechuan, King Zaoqiang, King Lechang, King Jiyang, King Bucheon, and King Yongqing?"
Zhu Youjian glanced at him and said to himself: Are you a corrupt official trying to make money? Nine palaces, one of which earns one hundred thousand, is almost one million!
Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian sighed and said: "How to handle their cases and who will handle them... The key depends on their own performance. If they perform well, they won't have to handle any counter-cases. Of course, You still have to be punished! If you don’t perform well, then leave it to the Jin Yiwei to deal with it severely!"
