Xu Youzhen was in Jiangxi and seized the private property of all the vassal kings of King Ning's family. Dozens of royal seals, rare treasures, huge amounts of gold and silver, and imperial decrees from previous emperors were all packed back to Beijing. As for the fields, they were also handed over to the locals. of government.
The body of King Ning Zhu Dianpei was collected and buried not far from the tomb of King Ning Quan, which was considered to be the last bit of dignity given to King Ning.
All the vassal clans of King Ning's lineage were brought to Fengyang, the central capital, and they will be under strict supervision throughout their lives.
However, Zhu Jianshen would not be like Zhu Di, eradicating the roots and letting these people end up like Wu Wang Zhu Yunxi, Heng Wang Zhu Yunxi, Xu Wang Zhu Yunxi and others.
After Xu Youzhen arrived in Beijing, before she could unload her things, she received an order from Zhu Jianshen to summon her and entered the palace in a panic.
In the Palace of Qianqing.
Zhu Jianshen's face was serious, and Xu Youzhen was uneasy.
His Majesty asked him to come over, why? Why didn't he say anything after he finished his report?
After a long pause, Zhu Jianshen said: "I heard that there were injuries on the body of Ning Shuren."
When Xu Youzhen heard this, her heart tightened. It seemed that what she said and did in that broken house had reached His Majesty's ears.
Although he knew that Zhu Jianshen knew about this matter, Xu Youzhen did not dare to confess and be lenient. He knew that His Majesty was also trying to beat him.
"Your Majesty, I prefer the common people to be dissatisfied. During the struggle, there are occasional accidental injuries."
Sure enough, after hearing Xu Youzhen's words, Zhu Jianshen's expression improved slightly. He glanced at Zhang Bao and then said slowly: "You are a cabinet minister of the Ming Dynasty, a second-rank official. You need to be careful in your words and deeds. Don't do anything. Talking to yourself will get you into trouble.”
Zhu Jianshen did know what happened in that hut, and someone in the Jinyi Guards was ordered to keep an eye on it.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I must be careful in my words and deeds, and never forget the holy teachings."
"Since October, you have been running around for the imperial court, traveling to three provinces in a row. It's hard work." After the beating, there was a reward. Zhu Jianshen played with this set of things very smoothly.
"Serving Your Majesty is a minister's duty. I dare not say how hard it is." After hearing Zhu Jianshen's words, Xu Youzhen's signature smile appeared on her face again. M.biQuge.biZ
I am different from Yu Qian. He will only ask Your Majesty not to do this or that, and to restrain Your Majesty. Unlike me, Xu Youzhen, I will only feel sorry for Your Majesty and obey Your Majesty...
Of course His Majesty can also tell who is far and who is near.
He feels sorry for me too.
"When there is a banquet at the Huagai Palace, I will offer tea to Xu Aiqing in lieu of wine."
After hearing Zhu Jianshen's words, Xu Youzhen knelt down again and said, "Thank you for your grace."
"Quickly level up."
Xu Youzhen stood up, then suddenly remembered something and said, "Your Majesty, why not start the draft next year."
Xu Youzhen has always been thinking about drafting Zhu Jianshen.
"It's too early. Forget it, you'd better ask the Queen Mother about this matter." Zhu Jianshen was slightly stunned after hearing this, and then slowly spoke.
After Xu Youzhen listened, she understood.
The draft is a big event, especially in this draft, the queen has to be selected, which of course has a different meaning.
In the Ming Dynasty, if men wanted to achieve class transcendence, do you want to study hard and get a name on the gold medal list, or do you want to wield a sword to commit suicide in the palace and enter the palace to have a try?
Women's class crossing is to become a concubine and queen through the draft.
Taizu system: All emperors, princes, concubines, concubines, and concubines should be carefully selected as daughters from good families, and those who enter will not be accepted.
As long as you kill yourself among the beautiful women and become the queen, then you will achieve enlightenment, and the chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven.
Moreover, in the selection of queens in the Ming Dynasty, as long as they were not doctors, not witches, and not the daughters of merchants, they would have a chance to participate, regardless of their direct descendants or concubines, as long as they were both good-looking and good-looking.
Daughters of squires or minor officials from some wealthy families, as long as they are not that ugly, will almost always participate in the selection if they can afford it. However, those daughters of common people who have no money, if they are really beautiful, have the reputation of being diligent and thrifty. , local governments will provide funding.
There will be officials from the Ministry of Rites and eunuchs from the inner court who will go down to select five thousand people. The imperial court will bear the expenses and enter the capital.
Of course, it takes half a year to enter the capital, and it is just the beginning. It will take a long time to select the queen and concubine.
Therefore, preparations must begin before Zhu Jianshen turns fourteen.
Zhu Jianshen is not very enthusiastic about post-election matters. The reason is that he feels that he has done it, but he is still a little scared in his heart, because his self-control is declining quickly. If he has a legitimate queen or concubine, he will definitely control it. Can't help myself.
Isn't it bad for your health to do that when you are fifteen or sixteen?
I still want to live as if I were seventy.
Xu Youzhen didn't know Zhu Jianshen's little thoughts. In this era, if a man didn't get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen, if he passed eighteen without getting married, he would be an old bachelor.
Zhang Bao, who was standing aside, raised his eyebrows. Is Xu Youzhen trying to steal my job now?
Then Xu Youzhen began to report on the family property status of Prince Ning's family.
Ning Wang's line, Ning Wang, plus dozens of county princes, more than 60 clan generals, and numerous treasures obtained from the confiscation of their homes were directly transferred to the inner court, and were used by the emperor to reward other vassal princes and ministers. , and those imperial edicts of reward issued by Emperor Taizong Wen, Emperor Renzong, and Emperor Xuanzong were all transferred to the Secretary of Rites for preservation.
The amount of land acquired was also huge, and all of it was handed over to the local government for use, and the original tenants were still cultivating it. However, after Zhu Jianshen read it, he gave all these fields to the original tenants with a wave of his hand and restored his farming status.
The total amount of gold and silver obtained was more than 600,000 taels of silver, and all of them were transferred to the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
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Amid the discussions of the people and the condemnation of the world, the eighth year of Chenghua finally passed.
The topic of the imperial court abolishing Prince Ning was also slightly obscured by the New Year's bells.
The entire Ming Dynasty was full of joy and celebrated the New Year, and in the Huagai Palace, Zhu Jianshen also enjoyed himself with the people and gave banquets to officials.
Xu Youzhen looked forward to it, waiting for His Majesty to drink with her.
But His Majesty picked up the tea cup and gave Yu Taibao a drink first, then Duke Cheng, then Li Xian, and then Marquis Taining, becoming the fifth person himself.
This made Xu Youzhen a little disappointed. It turned out that it was not a special grace.
After Zhu Jianshen handed out the red envelopes and treasures to the famous eunuch, he left the Huagai Hall and returned to the harem to accompany Grandma Huang and his mother to the New Year's Eve dinner.
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In fact, the biggest victims of this Ningwang turmoil were Cao Jixiang, Zhu Yi and others.
The entire court, including His Majesty the Emperor, seemed to have turned their attention to the vassal king, but their team heading out to sea was ignored.
Of course, this also gave the two of them ample preparation time.
In February of the ninth year of Chenghua, thousands of people boarded the ship in Shanghai County and set sail.
Looking at the receding coastline, Cao Jixiang's eyes were filled with reluctance as he stood on the treasure ship.
In the Ming Dynasty, Cao Jixiang left, but Cao Jixiang will come back, and he will come back with the Sunflower Book of Wonders in the World.
Zhu Yi also made the same gesture on the escort ship.
In fact, he is also very contradictory. On the one hand, he is really fascinated by the outside world, but he still misses his wife, son, and his father. If he is not around, will he indulge too much? Oh, he is not in the capital. , His Majesty should keep the title for himself.
Pu Ning'er also stood behind Zhu Yi, her eyes full of hope.
He met his two younger sisters, and now he set out to make great achievements and become the backer of his two younger sisters.
At the beginning of the new year, Zhu Jianshen summoned Zhu Yi and Cao Jixiang at the Yingwu Hall.
In the Yingwu Hall, Zhu Jianshen determined Zhu Yi's position for the first time.
Zhu Yi was responsible for all military affairs. He served as deputy envoy, with the name of Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army, as a loyal captain, and as a sixth-grade military general.
In fact, Zhu Jianshen originally wanted to directly appoint the navy captain, but now there is no such mention in the rank, so he can only give up.
Cao Jixiang is the official envoy and has the authority to act according to the situation and command all personnel in the entire fleet.
But Zhu Jianshen still told them to listen to other people's opinions and not go alone and go to the East to donate the power of Ming Dynasty and the kindness of saints. As for the search for sweet potatoes and corn, Zhu Jianshen didn't mention a word. Only Cao Jixiang needs to know about the matter.
Most of the people Cao Jixiang recruited were talented people. Not only could they run far, they also spoke well. He would listen to other people's reasonable opinions without Zhu Jianshen's reminder.
The officers and soldiers of the former Fujian Navy were much more experienced than Zhu Yi, a rookie who had only been on the ship for two years. His own character, Zhu Jianshen also saw from Pu Ning'er's report, was that he was good at listening to others. Opinion's character, the reason why Zhu Yi was allowed to lead the military was because of his status as the Duke of Chengguo.
Because it was an unofficial event of the Ming Dynasty, the two did not receive a grand farewell when they left Beijing.
Cao Jixiang only met Xu Youzhen, and of course he took Pu Ning'er with him.
When Pu Ning'er first met Pu Ningmei, she didn't dare to recognize each other. After Xu Youzhen came slowly, the brother and sister hugged each other and cried. The little girl who had just turned twelve years old and was sent by Jincheng Jun didn't know what was going on. Ce stood aside.
Finally, Park Ning'er, Park Ningmei, and their little sister, Park Mi'er, went to another room to express their feelings of separation.
Xu Youzhen saw off Cao Jixiang, which showed her true feelings.
This time Xu Youzhen didn't play tricks, and she drank too much with Cao Jixiang. In the end, the two slept on the same bed and chatted for most of the night, which comforted Cao Jixiang's empty soul.
It was much simpler for Zhu Yi. She ate with her father, did things with her wife, and then set off...
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