"Is the palace's land consecrated?"
The question asked by Yi Dunyan is very critical.
Zhang Cong is very entangled. The more entangled he is, the more useless he feels.
"I have accepted the Holy Will of the Emperor and sacrificed my life and death for the country, the country, and the people of the world. Now at this moment, can I not even save the fields that should be saved?!"
Snapped!
He slapped the table hard, then tightened his grip, "It must be saved! It must be saved! Back then, Mr. Yang Ge said something, if the Holy King comes to the dynasty and the Zhengde dynasty cannot do this, how long will it take to wait?!"
"Then the top job is to offend two princes at the same time."
The word "Prince" sounds light when spoken, but it is heavy behind it. Even today, if the clan members had not committed such a serious crime of treason, they would not easily kill more people and seize the title.
The people of the world support the emperor,
Naturally, he also supported the prince.
The moment Zhu Yuanzhang took over the world, his descendants were different.
If a person kills his own clan members at every turn, that is true cruelty.
Although Zhu Houzhao always couldn't help but kill these wastes.
And Zhang Cong wanted to take a gamble, just like he did in Huai'an Mansion. If he hadn't been an emperor who really cared about the people, he wouldn't have been able to survive in that situation.
So far, Emperor Zhengde has killed corrupt officials, demoted the King of Huai, and made such a big noise in the capital to divide the land. He believes that the emperor and he have a common idea in their hearts, which is to protect the people!
The two princes of Ningxia have played five servers with the emperor.
Moreover, since Emperor Zhengde came to the throne, his treatment of his relatives was far less than that of Emperor Hongzhi, which changed the arrogance of relatives of the Hongzhi Dynasty.
These are all reasons!
If the bet wins, Zhang Cong will definitely become famous! By then becoming a Shaanxi Taoist censor would not be his end.
It can be said that this is a far more significant political speculation than what he encountered in Huai'an Mansion!
"Brother Atsuhiko, the intention of the imperial court and His Majesty is very clear. The purpose of cleaning up the military camps is not to investigate one or two corrupt officials, but to return the land to the sergeants, so that people can have farmland and state-owned grains. What's more, it is to revitalize the guards and strengthen the The fighting power of the frontier army, and Brother Atsuhiko also said that the people in the city are currently in a raging mood. If we don’t take over the prince’s land, how can the people be calm? How can the frontier army prosper?!”
Yi Dunyan knew that any further questions he asked would be useless, so he said instead: "In Ningxia City, King Qing is timid and King Anhua is arrogant. If the superior really wants to conquer the prince's fields, he can start with King Qing."
Logically speaking, it should be difficult first and then easy, because after taking care of King Anhua, the timid King Qing naturally did not dare to say anything.
But that's just theory.
After all, this is the prince surnamed Zhu. It may be the best policy to start with the easy things first and then the difficult ones, and to proceed steadily. After all, since the land of Prince Qing can be saved, it is also a reason to stop Prince Anhua's mouth.
Water has no permanent shape, it all depends on how to judge the situation and take appropriate measures.
"Sir, please don't use extreme measures at this time. If something bad happens and the court is shaken, His Majesty will probably be angry."
Zhang Cong was shaken, he frowned, and finally seemed to let out a breath, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay."
Ningxia was considered a proper frontier city in the Ming Dynasty. It was really strange that there were two princes in such a big place.
That's because Zhu Yuanzhang's original intention of setting up vassal kings was to let his children and grandchildren guard the world for the emperor of Nanjing.
The legitimate son reigns in the world, while the concubines line up in the border towns and guard the center. What a wonderful and harmonious situation.
I just didn't expect that the feudal king who was supposed to defend the center would defend the center.
Speaking of this, the name of King Qing was Zhu Taihang. He ascended the throne in the eleventh year of Hongzhi. His ancestor was Zhu Yuanzhang, the sixteenth son of Zhu Yuanzhang. This man was named King Qingjing and the vassal territory was Ningxia.
The Anhua king was named Zhu Chixiu, and he ascended the throne in the fifth year of Hongzhi. His ancestor was also the Qingjing king.
King Qingjing gave birth to six sons. The eldest son's lineage was passed down to the title of King Qing, and the fourth son, Zhu Zhitao, King Huiyi of Anhua, was passed down to the lineage of King Anhua.
According to the clan, the current Prince Qing belongs to the family.
But in terms of seniority, the current King Anhua is the uncle of King Qing.
The reason why Prince Qing is said to be timid is because the people in Ningxia City know two things about Prince Qing:
First, fear of Tatars. Because Ningxia is located in a border town, and Tatars often enter through Huamachi, he is always frightened. Whenever he is frightened, he loses his temper in the palace.
Secondly, his uncle Anhua Wang always bullied him. Now King Qing is soft and naughty, no one regards him as his family member, and his father's ancestral graves have been picked apart. This is actually a bit excessive, but in the end there is nothing to follow. King Anhua often teaches him a lesson as an elder. It's just an unlucky guy.
The most unfortunate thing is that the historical King Anhua rebelled in the end! !
Damn it, when Prince Qing found out, he was scared out of his wits! They were in the same place, how could they prove their innocence? !
But how can I put it, when it comes to the end, King Qing’s end is much better.
After King Anhua rebelled, he immediately rushed to his palace. The palace had a lot of wealth, so how could he let it go? King Qing had no choice. His bones were not hard at all, so he could only meet Anhua with the courtesy of a minister. King of transformation.
But when King Anhua was finally liquidated, he survived! Because everyone believes that he was forced!
During the Jiajing period, there were still people who accused King Qing of treason. After hearing the award, the emperor was filled with questions: Did King Qing rebel? Do you think I'm as easy to fool as my cousin?
Subsequently, an investigation was ordered, and historical records said: Taihun was guilty of all the crimes and had no evil intentions. In other words, this guy has other crimes, but it is absolutely impossible to do anything illegal.
It turns out that he was framed.
But this unlucky man was not found guilty of treason, but was found guilty of other crimes, such as framed the local minister.
Anyway, even if he was being bullied honestly, no one would help him. Instead, he felt that anyone could bully him, so he was tortured again for no reason.
In the end, Emperor Jiajing ordered that he be removed from the throne, but instead of killing him, he was given a salary and imprisoned in the palace.
But somehow, maybe this guy felt at ease and lived until the 30th year of Jiajing.
This is life.
Therefore, when encountering such a prince, it is not a stupid way to start with the easy things first and then the difficult ones.
Pick the persimmons first if they are soft enough to be pinched.
Zhang Cong can't stay in the palace any longer. In any case, Prince Qing is also a descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang. If he wants to conquer the fields of Prince Qing's mansion, people have to go.
Coincidentally, someone from the governor's Yamen was also there, taking him with him.
In the afternoon,
Prince Qing's Mansion.
This unlucky guy didn't want to have anything to do with anything, but he was still found.
When Zhang Cong explained his intention, his face turned pale.
"The Emperor really has such a will?!"
Zhang Cong and Yi Dunyan were stunned when they asked this question, "What are you talking about?"
"Prince Qing, falsely conveying an imperial edict is a capital offense. It concerns the Emperor. I don't dare to talk nonsense."
King Qing panicked and said: "The King of Qing's lineage is full of talkative people, and the salary they receive is only enough for daily needs. The emperor has always loved and protected his family members, how could he issue such a decree? Moreover, I have always been law-abiding and have done nothing wrong in the past. You guys It is said that the imperial edict is to cultivate the fields, this...how can I accept this?"
this……
Zhang Cong never expected that he would be such a fool.
"Your Majesty, the palace will provide you with the royal salary as usual. However, the palace has occupied too much land for the military garrison. The soldiers have no land to cultivate, no food to eat, and no way to fight. In the long run, the border will be in danger."
The young man at the main seat blinked, not knowing whether he understood or not. After a few breaths, he said: "How can the border be in danger? Aren't the Tatars beaten away?! Could it be... could they come back again?" Already?!"
Zhang Cong: "..."
"Tatars, there is no comeback..."
“If there is no comeback, where is the danger?”
never mind.
Zhang Cong's heart skipped a beat, "Prince Qing, I am entrusted with the imperial edict, and this field must be saved. If Prince Qing still has doubts, he can report it to His Majesty!"
Just at this moment, there was a sound from outside.
A seemingly majestic voice shouted: "Prince Qing is a bloodline of Emperor Taizu Gao, a member of the royal family. How can you, a censor, just do whatever it takes to conquer the fields?!"
Zhang Cong and Yi Dunyan looked out at the same time, and sure enough they saw a bearded man walking in. He was wearing a gorgeous python robe, but he was much more powerful than Prince Qing.
He stepped in, straightened his back, and asked confidently: "Zhang Bingyong, you said that you were ordered to conquer the land of the palace, what is your purpose?!"
Zhang Cong glanced at Yi Dunyan's face, and when he saw the latter nodded, he understood in his heart.
There are two princes in the city. This man is older than Prince Qing. He must be the arrogant Prince Anhua.
Normally, the prince of the Zhu family should be respected by his subjects. However, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty sometimes did not abandon the emperor, and were even more disdainful of some vassal kings.
Prince Qing is timid, which makes it difficult for him to take action. However, facing this arrogant King Anhua, he is not the kind of person to be frightened!
