Zhu Rui had no reason to feel that the night in late spring was slightly cool.
He slowly retreated to the soft couch with white sheep mats in the palace that had not been taken down last winter. He knelt down and casually pulled a pure white woolen blanket on the soft couch and wrapped it around his belly.
Zhu Xi raised his head and looked at the young man from the clan in the hall, his eyes flickering, with fear and happiness on his face.
This is considered a wise governor. Fortunately, he had made a previous trip to Lanyang County. Otherwise, I am afraid that there would be no trace of the descendants of the Zhu family in this old Song Dynasty Palace of the Zhou Dynasty.
"Zhou Rong sinned in the sea of fire, he..."
Zhu Yunxi hummed softly: "Zhou Rong's death was not what my nephew wanted, but it was also his self-determination. The nine clans of the Zhou family can be exempted from death penalty."
Zhu Tie lowered his head, feeling a wave of fear in his heart: "There are 5,000 hectares of fertile land under the name of Prince Zhou's Mansion, and 30,000 acres are registered to the Zhou family."
Zhu Yunxi snorted lightly.
As the saying goes, there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. Since ancient times, there have been many good governance. When it comes down to the local level, most of them will change.
In the 25th year of Hongwu's reign, the trial practice of sharing land into acres was started and implemented in the six counties around Zhili. Although the annual income of the imperial court increased, local people would inevitably use it spontaneously after they gradually became familiar with and mastered this new policy. Come up with new strategies to avoid the collection of court taxes.
Zhu Yunxi turned around and looked at Zhu Xi who was sitting on the soft couch: "Fifth Uncle, tonight the officials from the two yamen of Henan Province and the officials of each division and yamen of Kaifeng Prefecture are being interrogated by the Jin Yiwei in the Kaifeng Prefecture. Uncle Wu has been in Kaifeng for a long time. , the vassal state has lasted for fourteen years, and my nephew would like to hear from countless people, what do these people do?"
There was movement in the front hall of Prince Zhou's Mansion.
Zhu Yunxi pulled a chair and walked slowly in front of Zhu Xi step by step. The chair's raised hind legs landed on the ground, and he waved his robe and sat on it.
The corners of Zhu Zhu's eyebrows twitched a few times.
The meaning of the words of the eldest nephew in front of him, the nephew of the royal family, and the grandson of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty were clear.
Tonight, the officials of Henan Province are being interrogated. His vassal state has been in Kaifeng for fourteen years. At this moment, it is only because of the dignity of the clan that no Jin Yiwei came to question him. Instead, the nephew of the emperor's grandson asked him personally. of.
This is affection.
Zhu Ting tightly grasped the woolen pad he was holding with both hands, and looked outside the hall, where the figures of the Jinyiwei officers and soldiers were clearly imprinted on the window paper by the firelight.
He whispered: "Since the 24th year of the Hongwu Period, the country has tried to implement the method of dividing people into acres in Zhejiang Province, and it has been quite effective for a long time. In the 26th year of the reign of Emperor Hongwu, Liudao Prefecture and County implemented the idea of dividing people into acres and integrating officials and gentry, and the people saw it in the newspapers , they all rushed to tell each other happily, saying that the country is good in governance, benevolent and righteous.
By the end of the 26th century, the prefectures and counties had donated acres of land to the Taoist temple in Fanwai Temple. The amount was as huge as it was vast. The prefectures and counties were afraid that the country would know about it, and the court would be furious. They implemented many strategies to deceive the country and deceive the court.
The law transformed the acres of land into canals and gullies, and the yellow records wiped out the numbers. Three hundred acres of fertile land turned into water-logged land. When the emperor left, the water was pumped out to clear out the silt as before. The method of converting acres of land into tombs is actually a deception. Once obtained, the soil will be scattered and leveled, leaving it as it was before. The upper fields were occupied even more and the lower fields were exchanged for the common people. In this way, the two taxes were actually paid, and the family's hiding was not reduced, and the income from the past was even greater.
….
Due to all this, the whole picture of the palace cannot be seen, but it is known that under good governance, there are so many snakes, rats and beetles, it can be said that it is so devastated that it is difficult to exhaust the book. "
Zhu Ju's voice trembled slightly. He really couldn't believe that the country was only founded twenty-eight years ago, and those people could think of so many ways, too many to recount in detail, to deceive the court and become a family. Self-interest.
And myself...
I had no choice but to go with the flow and even rely on people to cover up for the sake of personal selfishness.
Zhu Yunxi's breathing became softer and quieter, his face was calm and calm, but his hands on his knees were clenched into fists, with all the veins exposed.
He took a deep breath, made a hole in his mouth, and let out the turbid air in his chest in a long and long breath.
After sighing, Zhu Yunxi said in a deep voice: "How many countries are like this?"
Zhu Xi raised his head and stared at Zhu Yunxi, smiling bitterly and shaking his head.
Head: "There are so many, countless..."
"Official administration is the foundation of a country's prosperity."
Zhu Yunxi chuckled and shook his head: "To govern a country is to govern people. The people are in the hands of the county and become my family. I will never compromise with the county. I will be an official of the county and make enemies of the county. I am good at it. People."
It is better to enmity with the officials of the world than to cause resentment among the people.
Zhu Ju looked at Zhu Yunxi, who spoke calmly about the fundamentals of governing the country, and the light and shadow in front of him began to become a little blurry. He seemed to see the old man in the court.
It's so similar.
For a moment, Zhu Rui was filled with emotions.
He whispered: "Two days ago, I returned home from Lanyang. In Kaifeng alone, there were more than ten people from outside the country. More than 30 people were engaged in farming, studying, and studying, and more than 20 were doing business. There were countless official papers in each department. I paid my respects. Please come into the house."
"Oh?" Zhu Yunxi leaned back and looked at the old fifth uncle in front of him with ambiguous eyes: "Are they looking for the fifth uncle to protect themselves, or to let the fifth uncle intervene?"
As the king of Zhou, Zhu Tong spent almost ten years in the city of Kaifeng except for those years when he committed crimes and was driven to Yunnan by the old man.
The officials of Henan Province would naturally jump on the pole as if they smelled something fishy and use all means to bring down this clan king of the Ming Dynasty.
They will not think about stopping, but will try to drag everyone down as much as possible.
It's ridiculous to say that.
When there is only one person in the water, he will be extremely afraid of when he will be submerged and washed away by the water.
But when everyone on the shore falls into the water, the fear in these people's hearts will become very small, because if they die, they will all die, and no one on the shore can do anything.
At this time, Zhu Xi laughed sarcastically: "They are betting that you don't dare to be ruthless and replace the entire Henan Province. They are even betting that you and the court dare not put millions of people in Henan Province into danger. Amidst the charcoal."
Zhu Yunxi also laughed out loud: "It's a pity that I made them lose the bet."
After finding out how the people in Henan Province deceived the imperial court and imposed exorbitant taxes on the local government, the thick fog in front of Zhu Yunxi's eyes in the past few days gradually became clearer.
"The two divisions are gone now, and there are no officials in the county. The emperor's grandson's words tonight will surely spread throughout Kaifeng in the near future. Tomorrow, the city will naturally be frightened, and those families will start to move around and connect with each other privately to respond to the imperial envoy's investigation. .”
….
Zhu Ru revealed the situation that may arise in Kaifeng Mansion and Henan Province after tonight.
Zhu Yunxi said coldly: "They'd better move."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunxi suddenly looked at Zhu Xi, who looked worried, with a smile.
Zhu Ru was stared at so hard that he felt like something bad would happen to him.
At this time, footsteps were heard outside the hall.
Listening to the footsteps, Zhu Ru couldn't help but feel relieved.
Zhu Yunxi also turned to look at Tian Mai who came in from outside the hall.
When Tian Mai arrived, he cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, Shangguan Wenhu, the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture, committed suicide. Before the self-decision, he confessed what he knew about what he had committed. He fell on the ground and worshiped, begging Your Highness to forgive his family. There were also seven officials from Henan Province. , took their lives before and after committing sin."
Zhu Yunxi's eyelids tightened.
The people interrogating Henan Road officials tonight are all members of Jinyiwei. According to common sense, Jinyiwei is very disciplined during interrogations. Those people are separated and questioned one by one.
Under such circumstances, eight officials, including Shangguan Wenhu, the prefect of Kaifeng, chose self-determination to apologize.
They know very well that what they have committed is a capital crime.
Zhu Ji sighed, and under Zhu Yunxi's curious eyes, he said softly: "Shangguan... Wenhu actually wanted to make a difference. I still remember that he wanted to remove the names of temples and Taoists around Kaifeng. There were many obstacles to his farmland. He went to the two government offices, but no one cared about him. Then he found me somehow."
Zhu Yunxi looked sideways at Old Fifth Uncle: "I'm afraid then
At that time, Uncle Wu had already seen clearly what was going on in Henan Road, so he probably could not do anything about his request for help. "
Zhu Xi nodded: "I remember that at that time, there were already many contributions to the Zhou Palace. At that time, I only thought about compiling medical books. I felt that as long as I was busy with these things, I could temporarily forget other things. So Shangguan In the end, Wen Hu could only return without success."
"One wrong step is another wrong step. If you tell a lie, you need countless lies to make up for it. Once you break the law, it will be difficult to stop."
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sky! "
"When I enter the capital, I will sternly testify against you in front of the old man."
"What authority do you have? You dare to detain your clan members and kill your clan kings? Who gave you the courage!"
"This king is innocent."
"I am innocent."
"I have shed blood for the Ming Dynasty! I have been wounded for the Ming Dynasty!"
"I am not guilty!"
Outside the hall, the sound of Zhu Xi's curses and filial piety could be heard everywhere in the dark night.
Zhu Yunxi in the hall had a slight smile on his face and shook his head helplessly.
"The ones who ride on horses are human beings!"
Not long.
In the Song Palace, Prince Zhou's Mansion, the news that Prince Zhou Zhu of the Ming Dynasty was being questioned and imprisoned in the Kaifeng Mansion Prison spread out from the darkness in the blink of an eye, and spread to all parts of Kaifeng Mansion.
In the second half of the night, there was a continuous loud noise in the back house of Prince Zhou's palace. Countless royal officials and clan members began to curse and roar, and their voices could not calm down for a long time.
However, Zhu Yunxi, who had been busy all night and made a fire for half the night, took a comfortable bath and lay down on the soft bed fully clothed.
….
In the darkness, the sound of movement outside the house did not stop.
In Kaifeng Mansion tonight, probably not many people can really sleep.
Lying in the dark night, Zhu Yunxi's eyes were bright and he could not sleep for a long time. With the firelight outside the window, his eyes looked at the withered beams on the roof.
"I don't know how Yingtian City is doing now."
"It's probably time for the girls to show their pregnancy..."
"What will Fourth Uncle think when he receives the transfer order? What will he do when the Nine-Border Army and Horses move south?"
"..."
That night, Zhu Yunxi thought about many things, but he no longer thought about Henan Road.
The night was like rain and the stars were twinkling.
At sunrise, orange-red dyed the hinterland of the Central Plains. Zhu Yunxi, who had not slept for a few moments, was awakened by the noise.
Zhu Gaochi had dark circles under his eyes and was wearing yesterday's robe, which was a sign that he had not rested all night. He hugged several documents and followed Zhu Yunxi, who was washing himself, breathing heavily.
"Everyone didn't sleep a wink all night, and finally sorted out the affairs of the prisoners in the two yamen of Henan Province and the yamen of Kaifeng Prefecture."
"Henan Province has indeed done everything that the imperial court has issued in the past two years. It's just... that it goes against what we hoped to see."
"I still admire that under such circumstances, Henan Province has been able to pay the summer and autumn taxes in full in the past two years, and there has even been a considerable increase."
"Just thinking about it carefully, the people of Henan Province have probably been more miserable than in previous years in the past two years."
"Then this involves the collapse of the Yellow River embankment, causing disaster to the people."
"According to what Gao Guang said last night, they entered the surrounding area of Kaifeng Prefecture in disguise and did not see any trace of the victims. And according to the explanation given by Kaifeng Prefecture at the time, the victims were working for relief and cleaning up after the flood. Silt out, restore acres, restore production, repair houses.”
"However, Gao Guang and the others came here with the Jin Yiwei. The Jin Yiwei they sent out also walked around many places at that time, and indeed found that the victims were working for relief."
"Furthermore, Kaifeng Mansion also released sufficient grain to help the people in accordance with the imperial decree."
"So I think that even if all the officials from the two divisions of Henan Province and the yamen of Kaifeng Prefecture are arrested now, things on Henan Province may still be complicated and the future will be treacherous."
Zhu Yunxi wiped his face and put the towel on the edge of the basin.
Turning around, he opened his arms to Zhu Gaochi.
Zhu Gaochi sighed helplessly, took the jade belt on the side and tied it on the man in front of him.
Zhu Yunxi said: "When you came here, what was the current situation in the city?"
Zhu Gao
Chi picked up the documents that he had just put aside, picked out one and handed it to Zhu Yunxi: "This was recognized by Yu Ma and the Jinyiwei people. They are all gentry from Kaifeng Mansion who showed up last night. People."
Zhu Yunxi held the document in his hand, opened a corner and then closed it again: "What is the situation outside the city now?"
"We sealed the city gate last night, and no one can go in or out, but I think the news in the city last night was released by someone who wanted to. But there is no response yet, but if our guess is correct, there may be action soon. Already."
"After all, it is impossible for people like them to be willing to surrender. Even if they are put to death, they will still think of fighting to the death."
Zhu Gaochi looked a little tired and worried, making people feel that he might collapse at any time.
Zhu Yunxi nodded: "These are all likely to happen. Yu Ma's people have also entered the city now, and Tang Bi's Yulin Guards and Horses will also arrive today. Unless the people in Henan Province really risk their lives, what else can they do?"
The brothers discussed quietly.
At this time, there was a sudden rush of footsteps outside.
After being detained in the Kaifeng government office for many days, he was finally released last night. He was transferred to the Chief Envoy Si Yamen of Henan Province overnight. Gao Guang, who was temporarily in charge of the Chief Envoy Si Yamen, led a group of people to Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Gaochi who were confused. He hurriedly walked in under his gaze.
Gao Gaoguang's face looked as haggard as Zhu Gaochi's at this moment.
Gao Guangguang seemed to have forgotten to say hello.
When he arrived in front of Zhu Yunxi, he directly cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, thousands of victims of the disaster have gathered outside the city."
Zhu Gaochi opened his mouth and said, "Disaster victim ***?"
Gao Guang's face looked a little ugly, and he nodded and said: "The victims of the disaster must be blamed for the murder of the Henan Road officials."
With just this explanation, the room instantly fell into silence.
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