Been an official all his life.
Qiu Fengzhen, the prefect of Fengyang, never thought that one day she would find being an official so difficult.
The letters in my hands at this moment are nothing ordinary.
These are the knives that kill people and chase their souls!
These bastards are really as pervasive as those tarsal insects.
Qiu Fengzhen no longer dared to look down.
The more he watched, the more he felt that sooner or later the country would be defeated by these people. Cold sweat broke out on his back, and there was a chill in the bones.
Zhu Yunxi leaned back on the chair and looked calmly: "The White Lotus Sect? Sure enough, there are also these Yin people involved."
As he spoke, he crossed his legs and gently crossed his legs, looking sideways at Gao Yangzhi and Bai Yuxiu.
Gao Yangzhi frowned and glanced at Qiu Fengzhen lightly.
The dignified prefect of Fengyang, the central capital, was so frightened by these letters that he looked like this. It was really a shame for the officials of the imperial court!
Bai Yuxiu said in a low voice: "If I remember correctly, when His Highness was summoned to provide relief for the disaster in Henan, when he arrived at Xuzhou Mansion, he encountered a rebellion and ambush, and people from the White Lotus Sect were involved."
Qiu Fengzhen raised her head and took a deep look at the young head of the staff department.
His Highness has actually already fought against the White Lotus Sect.
Did His Highness know in advance that this box contains a letter from the White Lotus Sect to the crippled man?
Qiu Fengzhen hesitated.
Zhu Yunxi spoke up: "Prefect Qiu, what do you think of the White Lotus Sect? If I remember correctly, the imperial court had already issued a decree in the first year of Hongwu, banning the White Lotus Sect and other underground religious societies."
Qiu Fengzhen nodded repeatedly and hesitated: "Yes... yes... the imperial court has always cracked down on the White Lotus Sect..."
"Then..." Zhu Yunxi paused for a moment before continuing: "Then why do letters from the White Lotus Sect come in from Fengyang City, the central capital of the Ming Dynasty?"
Waves of accountability came all over the place.
Qiu Fengzhen was so suppressed that she was almost speechless.
"Chen...chen..."
"Chenchen..."
Gao Yangzhi rolled his eyes and thought for a while that he still had to explain himself to this fool.
He turned to look at Zhu Yunxi and said softly: "The White Lotus Sect is like a tarsal insect in our Central Plains. It has been banned repeatedly since the former Tang Dynasty. In the former Yuan Dynasty, the world was in chaos and the local people were in dire straits. This dynasty...
Although the imperial court has strictly inspected the White Lotus cult in recent years, the government is in the clear and the White Lotus cult is in the dark, hidden among the common people, making it difficult for the government to distinguish. Zhongdu is located between the state capitals. There has never been any turmoil, and it is even more difficult to distinguish.
The members of the White Lotus Sect fled into Zhongdu and secretly entered the imperial city of Zhongdu. They were beyond the authority and responsibilities of Fengyang Mansion. Although they were guilty of negligence, they were excusable. "
The cabinet minister begged for mercy.
Qiu Fengzhen was unexpected, but she couldn't help but calm down.
Although the prefect of Fengyang Prefecture in Zhongdu has the same rank as the prefect of Yingtian, he is of the third rank. But how happy is he, the prefect of Fengyang, really?
There is also a Zhongdu Left-behind Secretary in Fengyang City. Although it is responsible for the Zhongdu Guards Station, the grade of the Left-behind Secretary's Yamen is not even a bit higher than that of Fengyang Mansion.
It was said that Fengyang City was closed today, and the Si Yamen who stayed behind did not give the prefect Yamen a chance and sealed Fengyang City on their own.
Furthermore, where is the Imperial City of Zhongdu?
It was a forbidden area of the royal court.
As the magistrate of Fengyang Mansion, can I manage the affairs in the Imperial City of Zhongdu?
Fengyang Magistrate’s Office is just a thing caught in the middle and receiving the blame!
However, Gao Yangzhi, who was explaining to Qiu Fengzhen and Fengyang Mansion just now, snorted coldly.
"Of course! It is my duty to guard the place as a minister. I have been here for several years, and the White Lotus Sect will never send a letter just now."
Before he was killed, the White Lotus Sect must have had channels for communication, both inside and outside.
I don't know how many years ago, the White Lotus Sect entered Fengyang, the central capital. It was like entering a deserted land, treating the government as if there was no existence, and came and went at will.
Fengyang Magistrate's Yamen, is anyone aware of this?
As a minister, if you are not a traitor, it will be the crime of losing the city! "
Qiu Fengzhen was about to faint from fright.
Fortunately, it was just an inadvertent mistake, but in the words of this young elder, he became a major sin for losing the city.
"I'm... I'm down, I'm official... I'm... I'm..."
Qiu Fengzhen was completely speechless and trembled when she opened her mouth.
Snapped.
Zhu Yunxi slapped his palm on the armrest: "Whether the city has been lost or not, the court will decide for itself. Magistrate Qiu, you haven't read the letter in your hand yet."
"ah……"
Qiu Fengzhen opened her mouth and looked down at the letter in her hand.
He raised his head and looked at Zhu Yunxi in front of him, hesitatingly saying: "Yes... yes, yes... I'll take a look right now!"
Qiu Fengzhen lowered her head and looked at the remaining unread letters in her hand.
Now it has been confirmed that the White Lotus Sect is circulating in Fengyang City and has also been in contact with the Cancai Man. These latter letters exposed a huge group of people to him.
The prefect of Fengyang lowered his head tremblingly as he read such treasonous letters.
Zhu Yunxi tilted his head and looked at Gao Yangzhi: "Tell me, what surprises will these next letters bring us?"
The imperial court has affected the interests of many people in the past two years.
A pervasive organization like the White Lotus Sect will get involved even if nothing happens. And those whose interests have been touched will be even more nervous about the future.
They are accustomed to placing bets in advance and preparing their backup moves in advance.
Even if it ends up being a loss-making transaction.
Gao Yangzhi frowned, and he thought about all the reform decrees of the imperial court in the past few years, as well as all aspects involved.
The young cabinet minister couldn't help but feel shocked.
There are so many enemies in the imperial court!
"North."
After searching for a while, Gao Yangzhi gave a rough direction.
After finishing speaking, Gao Yangzhi lowered his head and glanced at Qiu Fengzhen in front of him. When he saw the other party was stunned for a moment and wanted to raise his head but stopped, he knew that he had not said it.
Zhu Yunxi smiled: "It's as I guessed."
"I... I also know it!"
Bai Yuxiu suddenly let out a low cry from the side, her eyes widened, and when she realized that her grandson was right in front of her, she immediately closed her mouth and muttered in a low voice: "Hongwu's three-year middle school system..."
Zhu Yunxi and Gao Yangzhi looked at each other, with a smile on their faces.
Twenty-five years ago, the third year of Hongwu.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty had just been founded for three years, and the world had not yet been peaceful, but the remnants of the former Yuan Dynasty still occupied several areas in the south.
In order to stabilize the country and protect local troops, especially the newly established nine-border defense line, the imperial court reached an agreement with merchants from Shanxi Road and other places that would last throughout the future of the Ming Dynasty and affect the entire empire.
Open in the system.
The original intention of the Kaizhong system was to ensure the food and grass supplies for the Jiubian army and horses through Shanxi merchants who were close to Jiubian.
The capital Yingtian is located in the south of the Yangtze River, far away from Jiubian and has a long way to go.
Every time the imperial court transports grain, grass, ordnance, more than half of it is lost on the road. If one stone of grain is transported to Jiubian, only half may be left.
In order to ensure that the troops guarding the nine sides would not go hungry and reduce the burden on the court.
The imperial court gave the legal status of official salt sales to merchants on Shanxi Road.
The merchants of Shanxi Road used this to obtain the salt from the Hedong Salt Pond, and replaced the imperial court in transporting grain and grass supplies to important border towns such as Jiubian Datong and Juyongguan.
Since the implementation of the Kaizhong system in the third year of Hongwu, the imperial court has been able to save more than five million denier on the provision of grain and grass supplies for the Nine Borders every year, and can ensure the supply of grain and grass for the Nine Borders' frontier troops on-site and in a timely manner.
The agreement reached between the imperial court and Shanxi merchants had good intentions.
However, in the specific implementation process, there are countless opportunities for opportunism.
The merchants on Shanxi Road also have a long history and a long history.
The middle of the day is the market, where the people of the world praise the goods of the world, trade and retreat, and everyone gets his own place.
Merchants in the southern Shanxi region have been doing business since the pre-Qin period.
By the Sui and Tang Dynasties, large-scale commercial towns appeared in Jinzhou, Luzhou, Zezhou and other places.
Li Tang raised troops in Taiyuan and designated Taiyuan as the northern capital. Crossing both sides of the Fen River, commerce flourished.
Han Yu has a poem that says: Listening to the street drums loudly makes you feel like rising up in the morning.
In the former Song Dynasty, due to the country's border defense needs, the court needed a large number of war horses to ensure the army's combat effectiveness. The former Song Dynasty purchased a large number of war horses from the Liao Kingdom. At this stage, the merchants of Shanxi Road once again played an important role.
Border states set up forays to trade with the feudal lords, and merchants along the border went deep into the borders to engage in foreign trade.
Although the former Song Dynasty was worried that it would endanger the court's political power if it continued to be tolerated, and repeatedly ordered a ban on cross-border trade, the situation at the local level had long been difficult to recover, and everyone only cared about immediate interests.
By this dynasty, the Kaizhong system had been implemented for twenty years.
The merchants of Shanxi Road have already extended their tentacles from the Hedong Salt Pond, which was initially allowed by the imperial court, to the Jianghuai Salt Fields and other places.
Moreover, these big merchants, who were already wealthy, once again accumulated a huge amount of wealth in just twenty years after the turmoil in the late Yuan Dynasty ended.
We must know that money and silk move people's hearts.
In order to earn more money, Shanxi merchants who have money will naturally use various means to ensure the wealth they have in their hands now, and to ensure they earn more wealth.
Shanxi merchants, who hold the supply of food and fodder for hundreds of thousands of troops in Jiubian Town, will use their power to the extreme.
"Introduce troops into the pass!"
Qiu Fengzhen suddenly exclaimed, her hands trembled, and the letters in her hands fell to the floor, and his whole face was full of fear.
The imperial prefect finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground.
Zhu Yunxi and others looked over indifferently.
Qiu Fengzhen, the prefect of Fengyang, could only think about the letter she had just opened.
The paper is full of treacherous words.
Qiu Fengzhen raised her head, but her eyes were empty.
"They...how dare they..."
"How dare you do this?"
"This is treason...this is treason..."
Zhu Yunxi sneered.
For these people, there is no time or anything they dare not do.
Gao Yangzhi looked around: "This matter must be sealed and no news will leak out!"
The stakes are too great.
The case that was exposed this time was not something like Henan Road.
This is a major military case involving hundreds of thousands of troops from all nine sides of the Ming Dynasty!
If you are not careful, everything will be lost. The now impregnable Ming Dynasty's important nine-border town will receive a heavy blow from the inside.
At that time, how would these ambitious Mongolian Tatars and Oara tribes outside the Nine-sided Great Wall choose?
Will they give Ming a chance to breathe and handle its internal affairs?
The answer is clear and clear.
Zhu Yunxi nodded: "Please order some of the property here."
Sun Cheng on the side had long disliked the coward of Qiu Fengzhen, the prefect of Fengyang. After hearing these words from his grandson, he immediately waved his hand.
Immediately, two Jinyi guards came forward and dragged Qiu Fengzhen aside, but did not leave but stood behind the other party.
Obviously, this was after listening to the words of Mr. Gao Ge, to prevent what happened here today from being leaked.
Sun Cheng personally took the people and began to count the belongings in the box.
Gao Yangzhi moved his steps and came to Zhu Yunxi's side.
"This matter is of great importance, involving the military, state and society. If you are not careful, it may lead to great chaos. I think that I should send a letter to report to His Majesty, and then start to make plans."
Zhu Yunxi tapped the armrest with his fingers and said softly: "What are your thoughts?"
"Originally, they were plotting things in secret, and the court didn't know about it. Now with these things, the court is in the dark, and they have surfaced."
Gao Yangzhi straightened his words and continued: "When the two armies are facing each other, they must also know where the enemy is. Now, all the things in Shanxi Road have surfaced, and it is important to clear them out.
I believe that the top priority of the imperial court is to recover the food and supplies of the Nine-Border Army.
Now the imperial court controls the Jiaozhi Road, with large ships covering the sea and continuous cargo transportation. Grain and grass can be transported from Jiaozhi Road directly to Peiping and forwarded to various places in the nine sides.
In the past, our country could only rely on merchants on Shanxi Road to supply food and grass supplies to the frontier army, but now it is different. Negotiating like that at the beginning was a helpless move, and it was precisely because of this that it gave some people the confidence to feel that they could use this to gain undue authority.
In this matter, the imperial court can only take back the right to negotiate step by step. Cutting off the supply of grain and grass supplies to the border army by Shanxi merchants gave the border army no worries.
There will be no shortage of food and grass for the frontier army, and the morale of the frontier army will be stable. If the frontier army is stable, then the nine frontiers will not make mistakes.
There are no mistakes on the nine sides, and there are no opportunities outside the borders. By stabilizing the Nine Borders, His Highness will have more opportunities and choices to calmly deal with the rebellion of Shanxi merchants in Shanxi Province.
At that time, whether it is mobilizing the troops and horses of the nearby Henan Province, or mobilizing the Beijing army under the command of Liang Guogong and Xipinghou to go north, they can all bring peace to the situation on the Shanxi Province.
At that time, what happened in Shanxi Province would not affect the nine sides, let alone cause turmoil in the Central Plains. "
After Gao Yangzhi finished speaking, he put his hands together and looked at Zhu Yunxi quietly.
In his plan, the court wanted to completely replace the food and grass sent by Shanxi Road Shanxi merchants to the border army step by step with the food and grass from Jiaozhi Road.
As long as the imperial court stabilizes the hundreds of thousands of nine-border troops, the influence exerted by Shanxi Dao-Shan merchants over the years will disappear.
The border troops are not in chaos.
The imperial court had countless ways to rectify Shanxi merchants.
Zhu Yunxi groaned softly.
It has to be said that the method Gao Chunfeng came up with in such a short period of time was the most appropriate solution for the court.
Just when he was about to speak.
Sun Cheng, who was counting the belongings in the box, raised his head and shouted.
"Your Highness, the inventory has been completed."
"Including treasures, the total wealth here is no less than three hundred thousand taels!"
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