Zhu Youxiao was still a little excited at the thought of leaving the Forbidden City and going to the south.
As far as Zhu Youxiao knew, few emperors of the Ming Dynasty visited the south.
Zhengde even fell into the water because of his southern tour.
The ministers also hope that the emperor will be a homebody and stay in the palace. Unless there are major ceremonies, it is best not to leave the palace for the rest of his life.
Saying this is a waste of money and people.
But Zhu Youxiao didn't want to just stay in the capital, he had to see his world.
From Zhu Youxiao's point of view, he is not just the emperor of Beijing, so why can't he go out for a walk.
The so-called waste of money and people.
As an emperor, it’s not like he has no money now. Can’t he pay for the people who need to work and the money that needs to be spent?
It's just threatening words to deceive people.
If the emperor doesn't go out for a long time, I'm afraid he will really feel that eggs cost twenty-two pieces, and everyone in the world should have as much meat as he does.
this day.
The sun is shining brightly and the autumn air is crisp.
Zhu Youxiao made a memorial to the Ancestral Temple early and left the Qianqing Palace in an imperial chariot.
At that time, the eunuch began to swing his long whip and hit the ground.
With the sound of whips.
The eunuch waiting by the royal road began to run back and forth and clapped his hands while walking outside.
Snapped!
Snapped!
Snapped!
…
The sound of whips was mixed with applause.
The palace doors everywhere opened slowly.
And Zhu Youxiao also took the chariot all the way out of Huangjimen, Duanmen, Wumen and Chengtianmen.
When he arrived at Chengtianmen, Zhu Youxiao looked back.
After Zhu Youxiao passed the left and right gates of Chang'an, he saw Fang Congzhe, Han Xu, Xiong Tingbi and other civil and military ministers waiting here.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
These ministers made a grand ceremony first.
After Zhu Youxiao said he was dead, these ministers stood up to thank him. Then, Zhu Youxiao first sent a message to Fang Congzhe:
"Yuanfu, the new policies such as returning Huohao to the public, clearing land and land, and strictly investigating excessive slavery, as well as the things I have recently asked you to do to increase the population, your cabinet ministers and nine ministers who are staying in the capital must take it seriously. Really implement these new policies, as well as the previously issued imperial edict banning female foot binding. Such things that dehumanize and restrict the power of women and children must be put an end to them as soon as possible and strict punitive measures must be formulated. I know that these things must be implemented. , it’s not something that can be accomplished overnight, so don’t stop doing it just because it’s complicated and difficult. At worst, you’ll have to do it one province after another. Don’t be afraid of trouble. If there is trouble, I will handle it!”
"By the way, I'll also raid a bunch of houses!"
Zhu Youxiao thought so in his heart.
But he didn't say it.
Zhu Youxiao only continued: "In addition, I will give you an explanation. I will not use anyone's head to quell any anger. In this world, only my anger needs to be quenched with human heads! Do you understand?"
Fang Congzhe hurriedly bowed his hands solemnly: "Please remember this! May my emperor return in triumph!"
Then, Zhu Youxiao shouted again: "Xiong Aiqing!"
"I'm here!"
Xiong Tingbi stood up.
"Have you spoken to all the generals from the nine sides who accompanied me on the expedition?"
Zhu Youxiao asked.
"Your Majesty, everyone has arrived."
Xiong Tingbi replied.
"Announcement."
Zhu Youxiao ordered.
"yes!"
Xiong Tingbi replied.
"Ma Shilong, the deputy commander-in-chief of Yongping, has met His Majesty!"
"Ma Chengxun, the deputy commander-in-chief of Huaiqing, has met His Majesty!"
"You Shiwei, the commander-in-chief of Jianchang Camp, has met His Majesty!"
…
Suddenly, a group of military generals who were as strong as iron towers and walked steadily and powerfully came to Zhu Youxiao, and saluted Zhu Youxiao as if they were pushing up gold mountains and falling jade pillars.
Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly: "Pingshen!"
Zhu Youxiao knew that Xiong Tingbi was very careful in mobilizing the border troops, so he said to Xiong Tingbi: "During the southern expedition, I love you for your carefulness in dispatching troops. I am only responsible for executing the leader of the thieves!"
"yes!"
Xiong Tingbi replied.
In other words, it means that the emperor Zhu Youxiao is responsible for killing the dishonest Jiangnan gentry. Xiong Tingbi is responsible for how to fight, how to quell the rebellion, and how to allocate money and food.
All kinds of things must be done by professionals.
Zhu Youxiao knew that what he was best at as an emperor was killing people to establish authority.
"Liu Chunjing, a bachelor at the Hanlin Academy, has written a memorial, asking your majesty to stop the southern expedition and listen to the government, so as not to waste people's money. The rebels in the southeast can only be determined overnight. Why do you need your majesty to go to the palace personally? Why do you also ask your majesty to return to the palace? !”
"I have this report from Huang Jiading, the Prime Minister of Taichang Temple. Since ancient times, the emperor's patrols have not only wasted the people and ruined the wealth, but also been a sign of the country's destruction! Your Majesty, please return to the palace quickly to bring peace to the world. The central land must not be without a king!"
At this time, a group of middle- and lower-level civil servants risked their lives and rushed over from under the eaves of the Qianbu Corridor, and knelt in front of Zhu Youxiao, still admonishing him for his southern expedition.
"Your Majesty, please return to the palace quickly!"
"Your Majesty, please return to the palace quickly!"
"Your Majesty, please return to the palace quickly!"
…
Moreover, the civil servants continued to shout, seeming to embolden each other.
Fang Congzhe and other important ministers just shook their heads when they saw this. They had already told their own officials not to commit suicide, but they did not expect that the civil servants below were still ignorant and were still as ignorant as before. He takes the words of these veterans seriously and is not as knowledgeable as himself.
Zhu Youxiao had to admit that although his harsh rule was well known to the world, many civil servants still did not want him, the emperor, to leave the Forbidden City easily. When seeing the world outside the Forbidden City, it seemed that these civil servants were afraid that he, the emperor, would see what was happening outside. world.
"Aren't you afraid of death?"
Zhu Youxiao asked coldly.
"Since I have chosen to remonstrate with Your Majesty at this time, I have put my own life at risk! Your Majesty can kill your Majesty, but Your Majesty is not afraid that in the future generations, someone will call Your Majesty an unprincipled and ignorant king?!"
Liu Chunjing asked loudly.
"What's there to be afraid of!"
Zhu Youxiao replied.
then.
Zhu Youxiao said again: "Thousands of generations from now, if anyone can only call me an ignorant and ignorant king, then he is either stupid or bad!"
Then, Zhu Youxiao ordered in a cold voice: "You who are blocking my southern expedition must be deliberately delaying it for the rebels. You are an accomplice of the rebels. Drag them down and kill them all! The Jinwei Town is directly under the control of the soldiers to execute them!"
"yes!"
Luo Zhijie, who was responsible for commanding these directly subordinate soldiers, replied.
The so-called direct-affiliated soldiers are basically those who have performed best in actual combat, killed more than ten enemies, and have been selected into the latest class of the martial arts hall.
These people are all brave and very loyal after being educated in the martial arts hall.
Therefore, after Luo Zhijie replied, he waved his hand, and the soldiers directly under Zhu Youxiao came over and lifted Liu Chunjing and others up like chickens, preparing to execute them.
Liu Chunjing therefore shouted: "Your Majesty! The people in Jiangnan are in dire straits, disasters continue, bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no human habitation for ten miles! Throughout the land of Jiangnan, hyenas are rampant in the fields, and the survivors have all exchanged their sons for food, or fled to other places to sell their heads. ! How can your Majesty have the heart to go to the south of the Yangtze River again, worsening the people's plight! The so-called rebels are just unable to survive. They can be pacified by allocating food and thousands of stones and exempting them from taxes for three years, so why go south! Why can't your Majesty listen to the loyal words of my ministers!"
"Your Majesty! The people of Jiangnan have been suffering for a long time due to the heavy taxation in the south of the Yangtze River. Now your Majesty believes in the words of traitorous ministers and collects taxes, levies additional taxes on the grounds of clearing land, and even deprives the landless people of the benefits of textiles. As a result, people’s resentment is boiling and anti-people are increasing day by day! Your Majesty’s trip to Jiangnan will only add fuel to the fire! I ask your Majesty to think twice!”
Huang Jiading also shouted.
Wang Yingjiao and Bi Ziyan had both stayed in Jiangnan, so they couldn't help but smile knowingly.
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