Zhang Sheng's reputation is very high. He can call out all his friends at once, which is quite impressive.
As the greetings came one after another, the wind direction in the court changed instantly. That day, Yan Song used his eloquence to great effect and described the current predicament of the court with great emotion. With his impeccable tongue, he finally The deceitful Zhang Sheng was moved and wanted to cut down the vassal clan. This was not the way to play. Zhu Houzhao was not stupid. It was possible to trick them. As for how to trick them, let's continue reading below.
Zhang Sheng signed a petition with hundreds of officials, big and small, to support the eviction policy, and reprimanded the ministers and ministers in the DPRK for being lazy and ignorant of politics. Good guy, what did Yan Song say? Even Zhang Sheng, who is known as a straight gentleman, knows how to adapt. .
The first reaction in the eyes of the ministers is that migration harms the people, but they ignore that migration does not necessarily require the migration of the people. Is it true that the royal family takes the lead and sets an example, not the emperor's relatives, nor the vassal king?
Yes, these people can do it too. After they go out, will Ming Dynasty be better?
Once this problem arises, it is like a flood that breaks a bank and cannot be stopped. Is it better if the feudal king goes out? Is it better if all the clan members go out? Look at the royal family kneeling outside the palace gate in those days. Clan, how many people there are, there are so many in the capital city alone, how many are there in the entire Ming Dynasty, and how much money does it cost to support them a year? After all, good guy, that is an astronomical number, then if we move them out , how much money will be saved in a year.
The Ministry of Revenue is the most careful with calculations. After a calculation, I, a good boy, will be left with close to two million taels of silver a year. If this is true, all the officials in the Ministry of Revenue will laugh like a pig in their dreams.
Li Dongyang is also the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Naturally, his calculations are even more detailed. Although it is just a title, it also represents recognition. The old guy's breathing has become rapid. Migration must be done. This is a national event. Anyone who stops it is me. of enemies.
With red eyes, he found Liu Jian and Xie Qian. The two pavilion elders were startled by Li Dongyang's demeanor and hurriedly supported him and asked with concern.
"Is Binzhi... sick?" Xie Qian asked
Li Dongyang still felt his mouth was dry, and with a trembling hand, he handed an account book to Liu Jian.
Liu Jian was suspicious and glanced at Xie Qian. The two of them didn't know why. When they opened it, they understood immediately. They read page by page and saw the amount under each person's name in the rows. Each page had a total amount. One hundred and ninety-eight thousand taels.
They were all familiar with all the names, the county lord... the county prince, this king and that king, these were all members of the royal family!
In the last year, it was more than 1.9 million taels. This was just salary. What if rewards were added? It’s enough money to build a mansion and build teeth.
Oh my God! Astronomical figures.
The three cabinet ministers all looked the same at the moment, like bulls in heat, with red eyes and panting like a bull roaring.
"Enter the palace." Liu Jian stood up suddenly and shouted anxiously.
Naturally, one Daning could not house so many relatives of the emperor.
The original intention of Zhu Houzhao and Yang Shen was to throw out this seemingly delicious fruit to give the courtiers an illusion of a bright future, lay the groundwork for future conquests, and prepare for the thorough development of the migrant population in the north.
The royal family, relatives and clan have all gone, but what about the people? In the end, their goal is still the people of the Ming Dynasty. Only the people are the foundation. The army can only maintain the status quo, and the people can develop and build, gradually turning the north into the stable rear area of the Ming Dynasty. , a city wall that is more stable than any city wall.
Yan Song's shit-stirring stick was still strong enough, and he was able to pry away the stubborn rocks in the pit one by one.
The huge opposition has become the target of attacks by civil servants who are collectively rushing to make suggestions. If you object, why do you object? Do you know the difficulties of the country?
What! you do not know? Come, come, I will explain to you.
So the newly punished relatives of the emperor began to sit on their hands again. These shameless courtiers are indeed the sons of bitches, and they are ruthless.
I wailed in my heart, but there was nothing I could do about it. The trend was like a tide and was unstoppable.
Late Emperor, look at your relatives, they are all made homeless by your son.
Naturally, the clan cannot sit still and wait for death, and the emperor cannot ask them to surrender. Aren't you going to cause trouble? Then why don't we make a big fuss? The ministers are unreliable, and the princes of the vassal area have military power in their hands. Don't you want to cut down the vassal? Okay, let's see if the vassal kings will agree. When the time comes, will you, Zhu Houzhao, be able to withstand the wrath of the vassal kings all over the world?
In desperation, they were not afraid of serious trouble anyway, so some of them quietly took the tokens to the feudal king's territory.
Zhu Houzhao settled the matter with the civil and military ministers, but only half of the matter was done, and the other half depended on the clan. As expected, the clan couldn't sit still, and Mou Bin hurried into the palace again.
"Your Majesty, they have moved." Mou Bin said, half-kneeling.
"Okay, you did a good job. Send someone to keep an eye on them and see where they have gone and the reactions of the vassal kings. Go down." Zhu Houzhao said calmly.
"According to the order."
Later, Yang Shen was summoned to the palace.
"The clan has moved." Zhu Houzhao said to Yang Shen.
Yang Shen nodded and said with a smile, "The next thing we have to look at is Eunuch Zhang!"
The two looked at each other and smiled sinisterly. Liu Jin next to him could not help but tremble.
Eunuch Zhang was naturally Zhang Zhong, but wasn't he preparing to attack Jiaozhi with Wang Shouren in the southwest?
Could it be...!
Who is Zhang Zhong? It was the shadow of the late emperor, always hidden in the dark. If it hadn't been for Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao, who took advantage of the late emperor's death to cause chaos, Zhang Zhong would always have been the shadow of the emperor, including the entire Iron Eagle Guard. Now they have turned to war Everywhere in the Ming Dynasty, from north to south, they fought successive battles and were unstoppable. They were even braver than the soldiers who had been guarding Jiubian all year round.
It seems to be turning from darkness to light, but don't forget that Zhang Zhong is a chamberlain, and he is different from other chamberlains. He is only loyal to the emperor. No matter good or bad, right or wrong, if the emperor wants him to kill someone, he will frown. He won't even frown. Even if you are an important minister who is famous in both the government and the public, or a baby waiting to be fed, in his eyes, you are a killable person.
When Wang Shouren led the army and the army of Mufu in Yunnan towards Jiaozhi, Zhang Zhong had quietly led Tie Yingwei northward and passed through the southwest. He was not needed, Wang Shouren was enough.
His mission is to solve the trouble for His Majesty. What kind of trouble is it?
That was King Anhua. This border prince had been relying on his troops for a long time. Moreover, in history, he rebelled against Zhu Houzhao and perished faster than King Ning rebelled.
In his previous life, he was captured by Qiu Yue and died due to the joint efforts of Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong to suppress the rebellion.
In this life, there is no Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong to fight the rebellion. Zhang Zhong is here, and Qiu Yue is still a little-known commander of the capital, and he will probably fade away from the stage of history soon.
"Eunuch, it's thirty miles away from Anhua." News came from the outpost.
Zhang Zhong ordered everyone to stop advancing.
"Inform the prince that the imperial envoy has arrived and ask him to come out of the city to greet him." Zhang Zhong ordered calmly.
The masters of Jinyiwei and Dongchang passed messages almost every day, and all major events that happened in the imperial city were conveyed to Zhang Zhong without any glitches.
The people in the clan have just arrived today, and Zhang Zhong has also arrived with his army. If they are lucky, those people can wait for Zhang Zhong in the palace and capture them all.
Zhang Zhong led an army of five thousand to thirty miles outside the city, and King Anhua received the news. His sudden appearance confused King Anhua. What happened?
"Your Majesty, that Zhang Zhonglai is not good at all, so you must be careful." A white-faced scribe reminded King Anhua.
Don't think that rebellions are all temporary. No one can succeed in rebellion. The capital of Zhu Di's rebellion is Yao Guangxiao, and his military commanders include Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, and the Xu family, etc. He has many powerful generals under his command. The people in the north and the grasslands have accumulated countless money and food from the expedition. In addition, the new emperor's accession to the throne is not stable. What should I do? That is planning and then acting.
The same goes for King Anhua. Where is Ningxia? It is an important town in the north. The wealth and military horses accumulated by generations of previous kings are enough for him to cause trouble. King Ning had had contact with the two before the late emperor went there.
But who would have thought that Prince Ning was a fool, and was actually chopped down by the little emperor who caught the turtle in the urn, which made him hate and fear, for fear that Prince Ning would be implicated, but after worrying for so long, the little emperor did not move, so he Gradually I felt more relieved.
To this day, Zhang Zhong led his army to his doorstep silently, and even threatened the imperial envoy to ask him to greet him.
King Anhua shouted angrily: "How could an army of five thousand people arrive outside the city without a sound? They are all just messes."
The white-faced scribe sighed, and after hearing the words, he urged: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to hold people responsible. People from the imperial clan have arrived in the capital. If someone from the imperial court sees you, Your Majesty, you will be full of words and you will not be able to explain."
"Then what do you think we should do? Do you really want me to go out of the city thirty miles to meet him?" King Anhua said angrily.
The white-faced scribe thought for a while: "There is a commotion in the court now, and the civil servants and ministers are clamoring to move to the clan. At this time, the emperor sent Zhang Zhong here. I am afraid it is a misfortune rather than a blessing. Your Majesty must be careful to prevent the emperor from using you as an example." .”
King Anhua was puzzled when he heard this: "What do you mean?"
It has to be said that the white-faced scribes are somewhat knowledgeable, and King Anhua is not always surrounded by incompetent people.
This is Zhu Houzhao's plan. When you are at the worst, I will take action and capture one or two vassal kings. If we don't move on those who have no military power, we will attack the vassal kings who have large armies at hand. King Anhua How about it, you have strength and you still have a few soldiers and horses on hand.
In this way, King Anhua walked into the cannon fodder selected by Zhu Houzhao. King Ning rebelled and was captured. He said everything. Zhu Houzhao did not touch him at that time because he felt that such a person with "ambition" would be dead now. It's a pity that people with great ambitions should take the high road!
There was a sense of regret in the eyes of the white-faced scribe, and he said, "My lord, you still don't understand! The emperor wants to use you to establish his power. Think about it, except for the King of Shu and the King of Gui, you are the most powerful among the vassal kings." , and the King of Shu and the King of Gui are the brothers of the late emperor, what about you?"
"My king...my king..." King Anhua understood instantly.
Seeing that he understood, the white-faced scribe said again, "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, you have only two ways to go."
King Anhua's eyes lit up, and when he heard this, Xiyi urged, "Come quickly."
The white-faced scribe was once again disappointed. How could a person who was so impatient be able to achieve great things? Alas! At first......!
"Take action immediately." The white-faced scribe still hoped that King Anhua would succeed, so he tested him again and looked at him encouragingly.
But when King Anhua heard this, he just had a look of horror on his face, which made his heart freeze.
"To raise an issue...this,...the time has not come yet!" King Anhua regained his composure and refused.
The white-faced scribe looked disappointed, and then continued: "Then the prince has only one way to go. Kill the people sent by the clan to contact him, and then immediately go out of the city to meet the imperial envoy Zhang Zhong, and then go to Emperor Shu to ask for the dismissal of a few guards. , so you have no worries.”
When King Anhua heard this, he suddenly looked unwilling and indecisive, which made the white-faced scribe even more disappointed. Is this someone who is loyal to someone? Can he really become something big?
The white-faced scribe was disheartened, so he added fuel to the fire and said harshly, "Your Majesty, you will continue to suffer the consequences. A catastrophe is just around the corner. Why are you still hesitating?"
His original intention was to calm King Anhua, but he changed his mind and simply changed his mind. The winner was the king and the loser was the bandit. However, he did not expect that King Anhua heard the opposite, so he got excited and really changed his mind... .!
"Someone is coming."
"Please give me your instructions, Your Majesty!"
"Kill the messenger and deal with it."
This time he was very straightforward.
"Come here, please change my clothes. I want to welcome the imperial envoy."
