"It is gratifying and congratulatory for the King's division to achieve a great victory, but I don't know how many tens of thousands of enemies your Highness meant? In the past, the Liao army annihilated a thousand enemies and called it a great victory, but today it has annihilated tens of thousands of enemies..."
Zhang Pu wanted to say that he was either exaggerating the truth or killing good people and taking credit for his merits. It must be one of the two.
He simply did not believe that the Ming army, which had suffered repeated defeats, could drive away the Qing army and kill tens of thousands of enemy soldiers.
Since the previous problem did not trouble the little prince, let's change it to another one, and he can always find a chance to win the game.
"This is an amount that has been counted on the spot by officials such as the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs. Because it involves the distribution of silver rewards, there is absolutely no error. Moreover, there is a corpse as proof. Photos were taken at the time, so there is no possibility of fraud. Entering the court, will Show the photo of Donglu who was killed to some of my dear friends!"
The development of the capital city is no longer what it used to be. A certain prince is still very generous to the three bumpkins from the south of the Yangtze River. He should broaden your horizons.
"yes!"
Yang Jinchao took a stack of relevant photos from the bookshelf and handed them out to the three of them for viewing. This companion is also a person who has seen the world. Looking at the three of them is like looking at a villager in the wilderness.
"hiss……"
Seeing the lifelike paintings on the copper plates, which were extremely delicate and delicate, Zhang Pu couldn't help but take a breath of air. He had never seen anything like it before.
"Your Highness, I wonder who made this painting?"
Zhang Pu planned to start with the painter and wait for an opportunity to find a flaw. Maybe the prince deliberately found someone to paint it in order to deceive others.
"This thing is called a 'photograph'. It means taking a picture of the situation at the scene. It freezes the scenery and characters at that moment on this copper plate. It is not drawn by an artist."
Which painter has such skills, he will not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of his life, and he will be three times ahead of Tang Bohu!
"Could it be some of the strange and obscene techniques passed down from the West?"
Huang Zongxi had a bold speculation in his mind and blurted it out.
"The Western Yi don't have it either. It's a technique I got from the immortal world. I imitated the weapons from the immortal world and built an airship that can fly into the air for combat. Aiqing is far away in Nandu, so it's understandable that I haven't heard of it. Although I have traveled all the way, it is not in vain to come to the capital to broaden my horizons."
It’s so shameless of you to come here empty-handed in the middle of winter!
Even when Sun Chuanting and Yang Wenyue came to Beijing, they brought many scoundrels with them.
Now it seems that you three are the least likely to cause trouble, so don't think about it in vain.
"Your Highness, if this thing can absorb people's souls, it must not be used! It must be abolished quickly to avert the crisis!"
Zhang Pu knew the beauty of this thing, but he was ridiculed by the prince before. Now he will firmly oppose what the prince admires.
"My dear, I have little talent and little knowledge. If you don't know the principles behind it, don't try to show off to make it seem like you really care about me. I, the Ming Dynasty, have been leading the world in this regard for more than two hundred years. It was only recently that I was Xiyi has surpassed us. Grandpa Taizu has ordered me to catch up, so how can we give up halfway?"
If a certain prince hadn't figured out how to deal with this scourge, he could directly announce the result of this matter in public now.
"I have always thought wholeheartedly for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, the court, and the country. Your Highness must not listen to slander, causing millions of people of the Ming Dynasty to suffer harm from evil magic!"
Zhang Pu felt that as long as he insisted that this thing was an evil thing and this technique was a witchcraft, and then mobilized some colleagues in the capital and people who did not know the truth to resist, he could greatly weaken the prince's prestige.
"You call it a witchcraft without any real evidence, but Aiqing is harboring evil intentions? Can I, without any evidence, conclude that Aiqing is the work of the Eastern captives, trying to destroy our Ming Dynasty? You keep saying that it is for the sake of Ming Dynasty. , since you entered the East Palace, you have been trying your best to cause trouble for me. First, you favored merchants and questioned the results of the war, and then you acted like a mad dog and caused trouble here. This is the East Palace, not a teahouse, and you will not be allowed to talk nonsense. Now that you have said it. Since I wholeheartedly think about the Ming Dynasty, I will find a good job for Ai Qing and go to the front line of Jinzhou to be a witness, so that I can see with my own eyes how Wang Shi's soldiers defended the city and killed the enemy, so as not to question the outcome of the battle again."
This guy gets more and more excited as he talks, but I don’t have time to play with you anymore!
Isn’t there a shortage of people at Zu Dashou’s place?
Just in time, send him a guy who can read and write!
Can't you stir things up?
Go and stir up Zu Dashou vigorously!
I've made Zu Dashou so anxious that I'll knock out all your teeth to see how you spit out feces in the future!
"How can your Highness manage the Northern Court well if you don't listen to loyal advice and don't recognize traitors and sycophants? I am sincere, but I can't apply what I have learned!"
Zhang Pu put on an awe-inspiring attitude, seemingly determined to be on the right side.
"Is this what you call loyal advice? You accept money from a merchant and then speak for him. You are worse than a good dog. A good dog knows who its owner is! The court keeps you, but you bite back and get worse. Merchants colluded to harm the imperial court. Is this what loyal ministers did? Showing off knowledge, pretending to understand, slandering, and being arrogant. It's really a shame and humiliation for you to take the lead in restoring society! Someone, drag him out and put him in the army to guard the border!"
Is Zhang Pu not as good as a good dog?
This is a done deal!
He came from Nandu and bit him. If he didn't stew him in the pot, it would be a shame for the father who dumped him.
"You are a fool! You are a fool! There is no hope for the Northern Court! I am the Minister of Rites of the South Court, and Your Highness has no right to deal with me!"
Seeing that the prince turned against him, Zhang Pu became anxious and immediately spoke out what was in his heart.
With Emperor Chongzhen as his backing, Zhang Pu felt confident.
"This matter is easy. I can just go back and write a letter to my father to explain the situation. Moreover, the Ministry of Rites has freed up a useless minister, which can be just enough for the remaining people to compete with each other. The capable one can fill the gap. Well! You guys just keep guarding the border, and it’s not bad to take a look at the scenery outside the pass! By the way, you haven’t seen a dog Tatar yet, have you? It’s a good time to see it!"
If Zhang Pu's thugs cause trouble for him, then send them all to Zu Dashou.
What is "Five Tombstones"?
When you arrive in Jinzhou, you will have the opportunity to write "The Tombstone of Fifty People"!
"I hope His Highness will think twice and take back his life. After all, Zhang Pu was also in a hurry and spoke unscrupulously. I hope Your Highness will forgive me!"
"Yes! Your Highness! I hope Your Highness will think of Your Majesty and avoid Zhang Pu's rudeness!"
Liu Zongzhou and Huang Zongxi could not just watch Zhang Pu being sent to Jinzhou. If that happened, it would be difficult for him to return to Nandu in his lifetime.
After all, it was considered a confession. As long as there was a chance of redemption, they would try their best to persuade the prince not to act out of emotion and to consider the long term.
"Okay, I can give the two beloveds a face and bypass Zhang Pu. However, Zhang Pu slandered me as a foolish king, which is beyond doubt. Since Zhang Pu has many friends, especially businessmen, I The palace gave him a chance. As long as he can raise one million taels of silver within three months and send it to the capital to apologize to me, I will pretend that this matter never happened. Otherwise, I will never slander me. As if it never happened, we must guard the border for thirty years!"
Don't blame me for being ruthless, it was you who took the initiative to give me an opportunity to blackmail you.
"This...your highness..."
Liu Zongzhou did not expect that things would turn out like this, and that the prince would use this as an excuse to blatantly blackmail them.
"Your Highness, it is difficult for me to raise such a huge sum of money! The merchants Zhang Pu has befriended are just ordinary people who support their families."
Huang Zongxi had never thought of raising funds for Zhang Pu. Presumably those merchants were not willing to lend a million taels of silver for no reason. It was better not to happen.
"Are salt merchants ordinary people? The tax evasion alone amounts to nearly ten million taels of silver every year! The court has no money, which means that the salt merchants who evade taxes are very rich. If they are not willing to do it for Zhang Pu apologizes, so you don’t have to blame me. Since I was in charge of the country, I have calmed down the disasters in Shandong and Shaanxi, sent troops to suppress the rogues, and now I have repelled the Donglu army. The capital is developing at a rapid pace. In the eyes of this judge, , but he became a heinous and stupid king! How can he not be punished if he has no superior? I did not send him to Shandong to mine, which is already an open line! If the two beloved ministers feel that Zhang Pu's garrison is too long, This palace can be appropriately reduced. It can be changed to guarding the border for 20 years and mining for 20 years. I wonder what you two dear ladies would like?"
Guard the border first, then mine!
Or mine first, then guard the border! scale literature
As long as Zhang Pu is willing, he can play whatever he wants!
If this guy doesn't want it, then help him do it!
This palace likes to do things that "help others" the most!
"..."
Isn’t it thirty years?
Don’t these two items add up to forty years?
more and more? ? ?
If it turned out like this, how could Liu Zongzhou dare to agree?
"If Your Highness can pardon Zhang Pu, Jiangnan Donglin, Fushe and other thousands of scholars will definitely be grateful to Your Highness for your forgiveness!"
It is probably impossible to redeem one's life with money, but it might be possible to threaten the prince with the words of a hundred thousand scholars.
Huang Zongxi didn't believe that no matter how powerful the young prince was, could he still block the mouths of scholars far away in the south of the Yangtze River?
"Ai Qing, do you think I care about the words of those scholars? So what if I am described as a foolish king or even exposed? Are all the scholars in Jiangnan indiscriminate? Can't you see the ugly face and the relationship between this guy and me? Evil intentions? Slandering this palace is tampering with the foundation of the Yao Kingdom, which is tantamount to threatening the Ming Dynasty. Shouldn't it be severely punished? If such a scandal occurs in Fushe, it should be taken as a warning! The reason why Qian Qianyi can become the Pavilion Elder, One of the main reasons is to understand current affairs. For those who do not know the general situation and current affairs, I have my own way to help them understand the general situation and current affairs! Where will the society go from now on, Ai Qing can do a good job for the scholars Think about it. I have always welcomed people with real talents and knowledge to contribute to the imperial court. Shaanxi Governor Zuo Maodi and Official Secretary Du Yinxi were both promoted exceptionally, and they did their jobs very well. I helped Fushe deal with it. The death of Zhang Pu just gave Fushe a chance to start over. If anyone wanted to reverse the case and file a lawsuit for him, it would be his colleague who colluded with the merchants. Presumably Aiqing did not want to take responsibility for the merchants who evaded taxes. ? These thieves seek death on their own initiative. Is Aiqing willing to be buried with them?"
Zhang Pu killed himself by playing tricks on himself, and he couldn't blame others.
Even if a certain prince does not take action, others will kill him when the time comes.
A certain prince put away this thing at this time, which can be regarded as doing justice for heaven and getting rid of harm for Min.
There were scum like Zhang Pu and Zhang Cai in Fushe, as well as role models like Xia Yunyi and Xia Wanchun and his son.
Therefore, we cannot generalize. The current strategy is to attack a small group and win over the majority, but it is unlikely to kill them all.
"..."
Huang Zongxi didn't know how to answer the little prince's words.
After a heated exchange of words, he finally learned the wisdom of the prince.
He was by no means comparable to ordinary naughty boys, and his eloquence surpassed that of the great scholar Liu Zongzhou, and was far superior to the ministers of Nandu.
The three of them join forces, and besides, if one of them confronts the prince, the consequences may be disastrous.
"Your Highness's words make me ashamed. I wonder if I can go sightseeing around the capital so that I can learn about things I don't understand!"
Liu Zongzhou could no longer absolve Zhang Pu of his guilt. The prince spoke so firmly that there would be little room for change.
For the current plan, we still need to walk more around the capital and see more. Only by seeing is believing can we draw a more fair conclusion.
As for Zhang Pu...
Before coming to the capital, Liu Zongzhou had heard that the prince traveled to the immortal world and was an extraordinary person. He could not defeat him and could only outwit him.
Now he has messed up everything because of his brain. How should such a mess end?
Even though Zhang Pu was the Minister of Rites of Nandu, if he came to the capital, he would come to the territory of the prince and regent.
Just because you have a falling out with the prince does not mean that the prince will fall out with his father.
Father and son are still a family, you are just an outsider!
You can't even see clearly, why are you still so messy?
Even if Zhang Pu's death is Fushe, so what?
In His Majesty's eyes, you are no different from Qian Qianyi!
How powerful and powerful Donglin is, yet he is not attached to His Majesty yet.
Without Zhang Pu taking the lead in restoring society, some of the remaining people would be pulled away by Dong Lin.
"Of course, I can. I will also send someone to be a tour guide for Ai Qing, which means 'guiding a tour'. Ai Qing is a contemporary scholar and must apply what he has learned. I wonder if Ai Qing is interested in participating in the dictionary compilation project?"
Regarding Zhang Pu, a certain prince suppressed him mercilessly.
For Lao Liutou, he has to extend an olive branch to win over him.
Old Liu Tou was regarded as the last great scholar in the Ming Dynasty. Due to his high reputation, even though he was already in his early sixties, he still had considerable use value.
"I don't know about this dictionary item..."
Regarding this invitation, Liu Zongzhou still had to figure out what was going on.
"It is a book that helps ordinary people learn to read. It is easy to understand and is very useful for educating Wan Min. If Aiqing is not interested, I will not force it. Feng Aiqing understands the situation better. Why not let Feng Aiqing explain it to you? .”
Feng Quan has been sitting here for a long time, watching the excitement without buying a ticket, so he can only waste some time, lest he have to give away a free meal later.
Knowing that it was time for him to appear on the spot, and after understanding the prince's intention, Feng Quan did not hesitate and gave Liu Zongzhou a brief explanation.
"The merits of this book will last forever, and I am naturally obliged to do so!"
Liu Zongzhou was not very interested in other things.
But Liu Zongzhou was very interested in this matter.
On the one hand, it can indeed do a good and practical thing for the court and the people, and on the other hand, it is also an opportunity to leave a name in history.
Even Wu Zong, the second assistant of the Beiting, participated. Since he had learned the inside story, of course he couldn't miss it.
"If Huang Aiqing is willing, she can also participate. Liu Aiqing is already old, and some things still require the help of young people!"
Of these three people, one was assigned and the other two were sent to edit books.
Such an arrangement is perfect!
"……minister……"
Huang Zongxi now didn't know whether he should stay in the capital to compile books or return to Jiangnan immediately to report the matter to His Majesty and inform his colleagues in the restoration society, so he began to hesitate.
"There is no need to answer right away. Just accompany Liu Aiqing for sightseeing around the capital and tell me before leaving. As for where to go, I will not embarrass you!"
Huang Zongxi can be regarded as another generation of great Confucians after Liu Zongzhou, but he can only be regarded as a great Confucian in the early Qing Dynasty.
Thinking that when the Qing army went south, he sold off his property and organized local warriors to fight against the Qing army, a certain prince would not give him small shoes.
Huang Zongxi was the worst, but he was much better than Qian Qianyi, who first knelt down and begged for surrender, and later gave up without tasting the sweetness.
