Unable to turn the horse back, his face was swollen red, and he said in shame and indignation: ...... Lord, let's ...... We...... Can't get by! Zhu Di was stunned and said, "Can't get by?" How can I not get by? Isn't that bridge a good one? ”

Zhu Neng snorted: "Lord Wang, the people from the Qiaotou Inspection Department said that the imperial court has issued an edict not to allow the kings to enter Beijing for funeral. They said......", when Zhu Di heard this, his face suddenly swollen red like blood, a little redder than Zhu Neng's face, "It was a little darker, and he said angrily: "How can this be reasonable! Sling the bull! The imperial court did not allow the kings to enter Beijing for funeral? How is it possible, how can there be such a truth in the whole world, my father and emperor died, can't I, as a son, wear linen and filial piety, and send my father to the end? Zhu Di lifted the reins of the horse, and rushed to the bridge, a group of shì guards immediately followed, Zhu Neng had not finished speaking, just now the inspection said that the imperial envoy had arrived on the bank of the Waji River, because he knew that the kings would immediately return to Beijing to mourn if they got the obituary, and then issued an order to stop it I am afraid that it would be missed, so the imperial court sent a large number of envoys, far away from Beijing, blocking the main roads of various land and water to intercept the vassal kings, and they had already sent people to invite the waiting envoy.

"Lord Wang, Lord Wang, please stay!"

As soon as he saw Zhu Di rushing over with a black face, followed by a vote of shì guards, the inspection at the bridgehead knew that this must be His Royal Highness King Yan, and hurriedly rushed up to meet him: "Lord, the imperial court envoy ......", "

"Get out of here!"

Zhu Di roared angrily, scaring the inspector, and quickly flashed to the side, Zhu Di turned his horse and rushed to the bridge.

"King Yan, stay!"

At this time, the imperial envoy had already received the news, and when he caught up with the bridge, he immediately shouted when he saw King Yan rushing on a horse.

The envoy was alone, striding onto the bridge, Zhu Di had already ridden the bridge at a glance and saw the person coming from the opposite side, and immediately pulled the reins, the horse Xi Yu let out a long neigh, and Zhu Di slammed the reins, and immediately stood up, and then a pair of iron hooves stepped heavily on the wooden bridge, standing steadily. The man on the other side did not stop, and walked forward step by step, "Walk to the center of the bridge, and then stop."

At this end of the bridge are the xiǎo officials who are inspecting, the people waiting for inspection, and the shì guards under the command of King Yan, and on the opposite side of the bridge, there is a group of soldiers wearing Praetorian Guard uniforms, Zhu Di stands at the bridgehead alone, "The person on the opposite side is standing in the center of the bridge, although facing the majestic Zhu Di, he is not deterred by his majesty at all, and his demeanor is as calm as usual.

This is just a xiǎo official, wearing a nine-rank civil official green robe, very young, in his early thirties, white face and slight beard, not a very good character. But on his shoulders, he carried four xiǎo flags "The four xiǎo flags made of blue silk fluttered in the wind, like the flags on the shoulders of the military generals on the stage. There were four xiǎo cards hanging from his waist, and the golden light was shining as he walked, they were made of basswood painted with gold lacquer, and there was only one word on the gold medal and the triangular blue flag: "Ling!" ", the king's flag!

The emperor actually used the royal order banner, "Those who hold the king's order banner have the power to disobey the ministers and correct the law on the spot!"

There were many people on both sides of the wooden bridge, but they didn't make a sound, everyone watched with bated breath, only the wind on the flowing water bridge under the bridge "Regardless of whether you are a vassal king, or a minister who represents the life and death of the emperor, it still flows and blows without scruples."

"His Royal Highness King Yan, the edict of the first emperor, all the kings are crying in their own countries, there is no need to go to Beijing, please rush back to the land of the domain immediately."

"Nonsense!"

Zhu Di's forehead rose like an earthworm, clutched the reins tightly, and said angrily: "You are a false edict!" It's a false edict! I am the son of the first emperor, "My father died, and I can't keep filial piety in front of my son, and I can't wear linen and filial piety to send my father to the end?" How can there be such a truth in the world? The official was not angry, but just smiled faintly and said: "It is good to teach the prince to know that the first emperor has already returned to the filial piety tomb, and it is too late for the prince to rush to Yingtianfu now, and please be cautious in your words" You said that the official transmission is a false edict? Please take a look at the royal flag on the lower official first, is it fake? ”

Zhu Di shouted without hesitation: "How could my father make such an unreasonable will? Even if it's not a false edict, it's an edict! ”

The xiǎo official with the king's order banner smiled, and said, "Is King Yan saying that the emperor is overbearing today?" ”

Although Zhu Di was furious, he couldn't help but be shocked when he heard his words that implied murderous intentions, and said: "Today, I am humble, benevolent, and filial, and the world knows it, how can I do such an unreasonable instruction" This must be...... This must be the emperor's side with Jiān She's ministers, and the royal family affection is exaggerated! ”

The official rolled his eyes and said coldly: "The first emperor died, King Yan, as a prince, was grief-stricken, and his words were disrespectful under his anger" is also human nature, and the lower officials are not very self-conscious. But this imperial order is not fake, His Royal Highness King Yan is still good to return to Beiping immediately, if the prince refuses to obey the order and forcibly breaks into the Waji Bridge, this crime of resisting the decree, the lower officials will not dare to bear it for His Royal Highness. ”

"You...... You ......" Zhu Di pointed at the xiǎo official, his fingers trembled, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

Seeing this, Zhu Neng was afraid that Zhu Di would be desperate and give people a handle, so he hurriedly dismounted and rushed to the bridge" grabbed Zhu Di's horse reins and begged: "Lord, since the emperor does not allow the kings to go to Beijing for funeral, let's ...... Let's go back to Beiping to set up a sacrifice, the prince "This is the emperor's will, and I have to follow it." ”

Zhu Di's body trembled for a long time, his fingers hung down weakly, the water under the bridge seemed to be whimpering, Zhu Neng saw this, and hurriedly took the reins of the horse and led Zhu Di's war horse back.

The soldiers and civilians at the bridgehead dodged the road one after another, looking at Zhu Di silently, the war horse walked off the bridge, Zhu Di raised his face to look at the sky, suddenly roared, and raised his hand with a whip, "Drive the horse like an arrow from the string, gallop away, Zhu Neng was taken aback, hurriedly turned over on the horse, and led the guards to catch up."

The bridgehead xiǎo official sneered, pursed his lips disdainfully, turned around and walked away.

Zhu Neng led people to chase over a hill, "I saw King Yan's war horse stopped there, and there was no one on the saddle" couldn't help but tighten his heart, and he hurriedly rode his horse to chase closer, and saw Zhu Di kneeling in the weeds, facing the direction of Jinling, beating xiōng with both hands, and crying loudly: "Father can't run to mourn if he dies, how can there be such a truth in the world?" As a son of man, he is not allowed to be filial in front of the spirit, why is his closest relative so insulting? ”

Zhu Neng and the others looked at each other and stood there quietly, not daring to say a word.

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Xia Xun has been very happy these days, "after the busiest days of the first emperor's burial and the new emperor's accession to the throne, he took a leave of absence from his shoulder wound and rested, and has been enjoying happiness at home like an old lady these days.

Thank you is also here today, now the relationship has been clear, much more generous than before, Xia Xun and Ziqi, thank you and xiǎo gain, the four of them sat in the newly completed Houhuā garden, with willows on their heads and a kang table on the smooth mat at their feet, full of fresh melons and fruits, and a few cups of tea.

Several people were talking about some drastic changes in the government that Zhu Yunfen had just made as soon as he succeeded to the throne.

The emperor issued an edict to raise the six Shangshu from the second rank to the first grade, and the subordinate officials were naturally promoted in turn, and the five grades and above the five grades of the Wenchen and the state and county officials recommended the meritocracy to "appoint officials on a large scale: but at the same time, they also abolished redundant personnel in the grass and prefecture counties: the military department shì Lang Qi Tai was promoted to the military department Shangshu, and the Hanlin Xiu and the emperor Huang Zicheng were promoted to Taichang Qing, and they joined the army and state affairs together; Many officials who had been sentenced to death for corruption and bribery were pardoned for death sentences "only by exile: these measures "won praise from many officials" saying that the current emperor has exercised leniency and relieved the harsh policies of the previous emperor's reign.

Xia Xun pillowed on Ziqi tuǐ, "There is a ride and a ride to tell everything that has happened in the court recently" Peng Ziqi and Xiǎo Di listened to it and said diligently: "In this way, the emperor today is really a Ming monarch." ”

Thank you for hearing this, but she sneered, Xia Xun glanced at her and smiled: "What do you want to say?" Xie Yuli snorted without saying a word, "Xia Xun said: "There are no outsiders here, why not talk about it?" ”

Xie Yu listened to this, his heart was sweet, and he said: "I think that this is just the emperor buying people's hearts, but what he does may not be how wise he is." ”

Xia Xun smiled: "Oh? In detail, how is it not wise. ”

Xie Yu leaned and said: "Well, the six Shangshu have been promoted from the second product to the first product, but in the past, only the military generals who had made military exploits had one product, which was to separate the civil officials and military generals." In fact, it is usually the civil officials who are in charge of political affairs, and when it comes to real power, they are still above the military generals, and now the civil official positions are raised to an equal footing, and from now on, the civil officials will be pressed by the military generals, which seems to be balanced, but in fact, the balance is broken, and those civil officials are of course shaking their pens and trying their best to pat themselves? Looking at this holy decree again, why did the Wenchen above the fifth grade and the state and county officials recommend meritocracy, why did they specifically specify that they must be Wenchen? ”

xiǎo" Ogi couldn't help but say, "What's so bad about reusing civil officials? I think the generals are illiterate and rude, you see that my young master is a scholar, how sensible, this world, is managed by a scholar, isn't it much more peaceful? ”

Xie Yu glanced at her and said: "Xiǎo to a family, as big as a country, we have to talk about a balance" No matter which side it is, it will not be a good thing if it is too strong and has no checks and balances. Who else can they recommend? Of course, it has to be the one who is tied to a rope, the one who is willing to listen to them. But what is the purpose of annexing states and counties and reducing redundant personnel?

Ran Daming, there are only four or five officials in a county, plus more than a dozen officials, and there are only about twenty people in the economic system, this is the official who manages a county, really? To reduce the number of officials, we have to rely more on the local gentry, and some of those who studied and became officials were from poor backgrounds, and I don't believe it if they instigated the emperor to make this decision.

If you want to say redundant staff, it's not that there are none, but they are all white staff, and they are the relatives of the helpers and anchā found by the officials of the economic system, and they don't clean up these helpers who are not registered, but they clean up fewer officials, isn't there more and more of this kind of thing? Furthermore, look at it, what are the main officials of the Yamén who have been abolished? The criminal department, the household department, the inspection department, the salt tax and tea tax zero tax division, these yamén are either in charge of criminal justice, or they manage the households, or they are the ones who collect taxes, we have thirty taxes in the Ming Dynasty, and there has not been such a low one since ancient times.

You also have to pay attention to the fact that the emperor is not just cutting but not increasing, these yaméns have laid off many people, but some yaméns have increased the number of people exponentially. Didn't you just say that? The number of officials in places like Guozijian and Hanlin Yuan has not only doubled, but their power is much greater than before, where will those talents recommended by local state and county officials be arranged? Naturally, they all went to the local government to play with the pen, who do you say this is beneficial? ”

Xie Yu pursed his lips and said disdainfully: "Scholars, hum, those scholars have darker hearts than the generals who don't help them, and they are full of benevolence, righteousness, and morality" hide their ugly thoughts inside. ”

Speaking of this, she groaned, stuck out her tongue, and said to Xia Xun embarrassedly: "I...... I didn't say you ......."

Xiǎo Di and Ziqi both laughed secretly in their hearts when they heard this: "He" is not a real reader. Ziqi thought for a while and said, "At least, it's a good thing to save the prison sentence, right?" When the first emperor was there, the criminal law was really cruel. ”

Xie Yu leaned on the god and said: "That's nature, this is indeed a good thing, I used to deceive the rivers and lakes...... Uh......"

Although several people knew about her past and talked about it themselves, she was still a little embarrassed: "Before...... I'm also very scared, that's ...... with my head, now it's okay "In the future, if the government and the people commit the five punishments, the law department will judge according to the "Da Ming Law", and they are not allowed to be severe and severe. The harsh punishment of the "Great Message" is tantamount to being abolished quietly. However, the first emperor's legislation, involving the death penalty the most, is that officials break the law, corruption follows sī, this change is still the biggest benefit of being an official, the current emperor grew up in the deep palace "does not know the affairs of the people" He has just ascended the throne, will you think of this? I suspect that "the officials he trusts the most are all civilian officials, and I look behind this".

Xia Xun coughed and said seriously: "Regarding the leniency and commutation of prison, my brother still agrees, and he raises his hands and feet to agree, you know, my brother is also an official." ”

The three NV children laughed when they heard this, and at this time Steward Xiao walked in, Xia Xun was laughing with the three NV, and when he saw him come in, he sat up and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Steward Xiao said: "Young master, a messenger from the Jinyi Wei Ya Mén came to see you, saying that he was surnamed and wanted to see you." ”

Xia Xun said happily: "Is it Liu Yidu, hurry up and invite him in." ”

Steward Xiao hesitated: "This ......"

Xia Xun took a look, Ziqi, Xie Xie, etc. were not wearing formal clothes, but the Yanju regular clothes of the inner relatives at home, and couldn't help laughing: "I am also a person with a family" Naturally, it is not good to take the male guests to his backyard, and follow the customs of the locals, so he can't be too independent. Then he got up, walked over to the table, put on his shoes, and went to the drawing-room. When I got there, I saw that it was Liu yù block, Xia Xun smiled and said, "yù block, why do you have time to come and see me today, don't be in a hurry to leave, I will ask someone to prepare a table for a banquet, let's have a good chat." Liu Yiyi said: "Big brother, no, I'm here to give an order" The adult also instructed me to do something next to me, "I have to do it immediately." ”

Xia Xun said, "What order?" Liu yù said, "My lord wants you to go back to Yamén immediately."

Xia Xun was stunned: "My vacation hasn't been taken yet." ”

Liu yù said, "My lord said, there is a very important ......."

He looked around, leaned over, lowered his voice, and said very enviously: "The emperor wants to see you by name!" ”！。