Emperor Yongle is determined to clean up someone, and he will never be soft.

Shangshu impeached the Daning Dusi, pointing directly at Xingningbo's Ministry of Rites, and soon received the driving post of Jinyiwei, and the suspicion was undecided, the black yarn had been removed, and the shackles were added.

After the Ministry of Rites was written, the two editors of the Hanlin Academy and the right of the military department were invited to drink tea in Fusi, Weibei Town, Jinyi.

The gate of the edict was open, and Yang Duo, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, was dressed in a red brocade coat and a black gauze head, sitting in the lobby of Fusi in Beizhen, holding the tea cup and blowing it gently, his eyebrows were like distant mountains, and his lips were smiling, without any ferocity.

The two commanders in the hall knew the same thing, the four commanders were in charge, and several captains outside the hall were all shivering at the same time.

These people who were invited today are afraid that they will be unlucky.

If you don't pick your skin and cramp, you will also become a long-term resident of the Imperial Prison.

There was a neighing of horses, followed by a shouting, followed by the sound of scabbards slapping against people's back legs.

A lieutenant came to the front of the hall to report, and the prisoner brought it.

"Arrived?"

Yang Duo put down the teacup and stood up, "Li Zongbo rarely comes to the prison, and this official should personally greet him." ”

Captain Jinyi received the order, the sound of the scabbard became more harsh, and the angry scolding gradually stopped.

Beizhen Fusi invited people, and seven or eight times out of ten he wanted to make a fuss in front of the door.

Spitting and scolding are commonplace.

Yang Duo didn't argue with it, just one word, hit.

Playing tricks-gong-husband is not the style of Jinyiwei.

Coming in vertically and going out horizontally, the evidence is conclusive, and asking and cutting the skin is the highest purpose of Jinyiwei's case.

Mei Yin, the commander of the horses, was killed by Tan Shen, the governor of the capital, and Zhao Xi, the commander of Jinyiwei, who got into a lawsuit, found out that it was a personal vendetta, and the case should have been closed. There are those who are not afraid of death, and they involve this matter on the Son of Heaven.

During the Jing Disaster, Mei Yin stood on the side of Emperor Jianwen, reprimanded Zhu Di, and also fought with the Yan army. After the martyrdom, he was summoned by the Son of Heaven, and he looked like he couldn't get in, and he was also impeached by the imperial history for "raising outlaws", which left a very bad impression on Zhu Di.

Jin Yiwei is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, and he is angry for the Son of Heaven, and as a result, Mei Yin is handed over, and then he hands over a scapegoat, which is completely possible.

There are not a few courtiers who believe in this statement, but no one is sarcastic and admonishes the Son of Heaven, and unanimously aimed their firepower at Jinyiwei, and even Yang Duo, the commander of Jinyiwei.

The Jinyi guard can't be removed, and Yang Duo can be pulled off the horse.

Since the Yongle Dynasty restored the Jinyi Guard, the courtiers have thoroughly understood Yang Duo's power.

Thoughtful and rigorous.

has an unpredictable personality, is only loyal to the Son of Heaven, and turns his face to catch people without being affectionate.

One moment laughing-and-wind-melting-raining, the next moment you can trample people under your feet.

All officials who have dealt with Yang Duo and have been to the Fusi Division of Beizhen will be frightened to wake up in their dreams when they hear Yang Duo's name.

"The prisoner brought it, and he was fortunate to be humiliated."

Commanding the servant Ji Gang clenched his fists, turned sideways and got out of the way, and the four people including the Ministry of Rites Shangshu had been beaten to the ground, their faces were pale, full of sweat and dust, and their vertebrae seemed to be broken.

Yang Duo squinted and was silent.

Ji Gang explained: "Li Zongbo doesn't understand our rules, so he has the courage to tell him about it. ”

"Yes." Yang Duo walked in front of the Ministry of Rites, foundation soap boots, embroidered silver thread hem, and condescending gaze, falling in the eyes of the four people, it was ridicule, but also insult.

"Li Zongbo has always been good?" Yang Duo put one hand behind his back and said with a smile, "The lower official is not well greeted, please forgive me." ”

"Dog thief!" Li Zhigang braced up his strength, looked at Yang Duo and the others angrily, and scolded, "It's a joke that he is a traitor who aids in abuse, reverses black and white, and dares to call himself a courtier!" ”

"Bold!"

The scabbard was raised, and with a snap, Li Zhigang fell back to the ground.

"I advise Li Zongbo to think more before speaking." Yang Duo was still laughing, "Yang Mou has been blessed by the Holy Grace, and he is in charge of the Jinyi Wei North and South Towns, and the matter of the prison is in charge, how can it be an aiding and abusive?" Li Zongbo's remarks, is he dissatisfied with the official or does he mean something else? ”

"Villain! Treacherous! ”

There are just a few words of scolding, not to mention Yang Duo Jigang, the wrestlers of Beizhen Fusi have cocoons in their ears.

"Four of you, please." Yang Duo put away his smile, "For some words, it's better to talk to a few people in private." ”

The two Hanlin editors were still scolding, but Li Zhigang couldn't even walk steadily, and was dragged into the edict by Lux Lux. The military department who was arrested together was shaking non-stop in the middle of the incident, and he could faint at any time.

"Commander, look?"

"Hold it first, don't rush to the trial." Yang Duo called Ji Gang closer and explained in a low voice, "Do you understand?" ”

"Humble duty understands."

"Go ahead."

Ji Gang ordered to leave, Yang Duo glanced at the stone platform that still had blood stains, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a small line appeared on the side of his mouth.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu and others, who were taken to the Fusi of Beizhen, were held in different cells. Yang Duo did not order the torture, but asked the jailer Lux to entertain the four of them with delicious food and drink.

The aroma of the food wafted in the air, and the old residents in the cell nibbled on hard steamed buns, looking at the four people who opened the small stove, their eyes full of pity.

After fattening, it is good to go under the knife.

Several old residents with the oldest qualifications and the most experience also made a bet that the small stove of these four people could be opened for a few days.

"The longer the days go, the more sins you suffer."

Living a dark life, the spirit has become numb, and it no longer matters whether it is life or death. Every time a newcomer opens a small stove, the old qualifications will gamble on it, and there must be no gambling - capital, but it is just for fun in the bitterness.

The small stove in the military department was over five days later, the two Hanlin editors were earlier than him, the hot rice became hard steamed buns, and the three of them officially settled in the Imperial Prison, and they were invited out of the cell once every two days to talk about the ideal of life and the philosophy of doing things.

At first, it was to walk out and drag it back.

Later, it was dragged out and carried back.

Later, it became carried out and carried back again.

Of the four newcomers who came in together, three of them were already out of breath and less in breath, only the Ministry of Rites Shangshu was still hot with rice every day, and they were not invited to the torture room for a long time.

For more than ten consecutive days, he almost broke the highest record in the edict.

His colleagues in prison looked at him differently.

"This must have done something big."

"Rebellion?"

"Bullying?"

"No, it must be greedy for ink taxes and silver salaries."

With all kinds of speculation surrounding him, Li Zhigang could only smile bitterly.

Half a month after staying in the Imperial Prison, Li Shangshu's small stove finally stopped, and what was sent to him was no longer rice, but a steamed bun with hard teeth and sand.

Unexpectedly, he breathed a sigh of relief. It was as if the boulder hanging overhead had finally fallen, and it was finally time to come.

Li Shangshu broke the steamed buns, soaked them in cold water, and swallowed them one by one.

The jailer and two wrestlers walked to his cell, and the iron lock was opened, "Li Shangshu, please." ”

Li Zhigang stood up, straightened his back, and stepped out of the iron bar.

In the torture room, it was Yang Duo who was waiting for him.

"Uncle Li, how are you doing lately?"

Li Zhigang snorted coldly, his face was full of righteousness, and he stood tall.

Yang Duo smiled and said gently: "The lower officials have something to ask Li Zongbo for advice. ”

"But the official impeached Daning?" Li Zhigang snorted coldly again, "So there is no need to say anything!" “

"Definitely." Yang Duo shook his head, took a file from his hand, unfolded it, and said, "The lower official asked for advice, it was Huang Xin, the right deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who leaked prison affairs, violated the Ming Code, and the six departments concealed the matter of greedy military supplies. Can Uncle Li sue me? ”

"How can this official know!"

"What's the matter, Li Zongbo can't remember? The lower officials might as well remind Uncle Zong, Li Zongbo Taishan violated the law, and without reporting it, why did Li Zongbo learn in advance and plead with His Majesty? There are already 900,000 catties of Huang Teng in the old storage school yard, why does the Ministry of Industry ask the people to collect it? The materials needed for the expansion of the hall have been prepared, why have they been increased three times? After a pause, Yang Duo said coldly, "Sent to Shandong for labor, why did the new grain for the servants be replaced with old rice?" Shandong wild cocoon, Shanxi Ruimai, drainage-flow-people open up wasteland, why do the people with land leave their hometowns, and the rich families break their wealth and homes? Li Zongbo doesn't know any of this? ”

"I don't know!"

Yang Duo closed the file, lowered his eyes, and said, "Xia Guan heard that before Li Zongbo came out, his family was poor, but now he does have thousands of acres of fertile land and countless family wealth. Last month, Li Zongbo just built an ancestral hall in his hometown and expanded the house, right? ”

"You ......"

Yang Duo didn't give Li Zhigang a chance to defend himself, and continued: "Hong Wuzhong, Li Zongbo went out of the Ministry of Rites and Rites, sat on the sidelines, and called Langzhong of the Ministry of Labor. He was imprisoned and dismissed. Now in Linzuo, hearing that Uncle Zongbo is talented, he issued an order to recall it, and the Ministry of Rites is still in the book, and he is treated as a close minister. Dare to ask Uncle Zong, is there any mistake or omission in what the lower official said? ”

Li Zhigang turned his head, as if he was disdainful, but the hand behind his back trembled faintly.

"The official appointed by Emperor Tai-Zugao, where did Li Zongbo's Liangtian Mansion come from?" Yang Duo sneered, "Why is the Li clan so rich? In the fish and meat township, occupying people's land, oppressing the good, exchanging old rice for new rice, and making a lot of profits, is the so-called family of cultivation and reading, the surname of the heavenly official? ”

"Hugh wants to spew blood and slander this official!"

"The evidence is conclusive, so how can it be slandered?" Yang Duo said, "As far as the lower officials know, Li Zongbo has an old relationship with Zheng Situ, and he has a lot of contacts with Zhao and Liu. This time, the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry embezzled ink, Li Zongbo really didn't know? ”

"I don't know! Commander Yang said, this official doesn't know anything! There is no excuse for the sin you want to add! ”

"Li Zongbo really doesn't eat toasts?" Yang Duo picked up another file, which was obviously much thicker than the first one, "Remind Uncle Zong, the punishment wine of Beizhen Fusi is not so delicious. ”

Seeing that Li Zhigang was still silent, Yang Duo sneered, "Ji Gang." ”

"Humble duty."

"This official will enter tomorrow - the palace face saint."

"Commander Yang rest assured, he will definitely do things well today."

"Yes."

Yang Duo got up and left the torture room, not looking at Li Zhigang again.

Ji Gang picked up the file that Yang Duo had dropped and opened it, "Li Zongbo, you are going to offend your humble position." ”

A charcoal fire burns brightly in a copper basin.

The iron door closed, and the inside and outside of the door suddenly became two worlds.

Walking out of the edict, Yang Duo was thinking all the way about how to write the note handed to the Son of Heaven.

Impeachment of Daning for corruption and perversion of the law, deception of the king, and plotting against him?

It's a joke.

Yang Duo pinched the gun cocoon of the tiger's mouth and sneered, did he think that the Son of Heaven was the grandson?

There is no need to target the impeachment of Daning, find out the mastermind behind this matter, and naturally have a way to make him never turn over. The princes of the court, tearing their faces to catch them, none of them were clean. The annual ice salute alone is enough for the six to go through a sieve.

There is a comparison between the north and the south and the six capitals, and there is no room for sand in the eyes of the Son of Heaven. What's more, this grain of sand is really not small.

He has been an official for more than ten years, countless fertile fields, and copper coins have become mountains.

I was about to have a few seizures and make an example of the monkeys, so the ladder was handed over.

Stretching his neck, he had to scream twice, thinking he was proud, but he didn't know that the knife had already been on his neck.

sighed, like compassion, I really can't do it if I don't want to.

The Son of Heaven intends to set up a political envoy in Daning to take charge of civil affairs, and in recent times, there have indeed been more and more court officials targeting Daning. The days when Xingningbo has a headache are still long.

Should I be reminded?

Yang Duo pressed on the embroidered spring knife with one hand, rubbed the handle of the knife, and shook his head.

Daning City

Meng Shang didn't know about the turmoil in Nanjing City because of him, and after sending the drawings of the bird gun to the War Bureau, he devoted himself to improving the iron-smelting process and the research and development of firearms all day long.

"Liu Shushou can do whatever he says, and if he is short of money and people, he can speak. There is only one request from this official, and he must do this well. At that time, the official will ask the court for credit for you. ”

Words of encouragement must be less, and actual benefits must be put on the surface.

After the craftsmen of Zunhua arrived in Daning, Meng visited Bai Gonggong again, and Bai Gonggong was really a good talker, and directly sent three internal managers and several talented scribes from the War Bureau to fill the vacancy in the Daning Miscellaneous Bureau.

The ambassador and deputy envoy of the Daning Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau did not show any signs on their faces, and their hearts were somewhat uneasy.

From the military bureau to the important people, is the uncle dissatisfied with their work?

"Don't worry, the people of the War Bureau are only temporarily seconded." Some words can't be said too clearly, but they can't chill the people under them, "When this matter is completed, the Miscellaneous Bureau will be expanded, adding five new workshops, and more places to employ people, can the two families have school-age children?" ”

The words are only half spoken, but the meaning is very clear.

The workshop is newly built, which requires a large number of people, as long as the ability is passed, according to the status of the two people in the miscellaneous manufacturing bureau, it is more than enough to arrange a steward and supervisor.

"Humble Uncle Xie!"

Job-field and official-field seem to be two different fields, but some of the principles are the same.

The rules have to be talked about, and human feelings can't really be put aside. Without violating the general principle, opening the back door is nothing.

After arranging the affairs of the miscellaneous bureau, Meng wrote to the Son of Heaven and sent Daning out of the horse quickly.

The drawings of the bird gun were given to the War Bureau, Bai Yanhui would definitely speak for him, and the Jinyi Wei did not move, indicating that the Son of Heaven did not plan to deal with him.

The correspondence with Shen Xuan was not broken, and he learned that he was garrisoning the Kaiping Wanquanwei area, and encountered two Tatar rangers, and the main force of Ghost Li Chi was still far away from the side fortress.

"After the beginning of spring, will the Tartars go south to threshk grass?"

"Not necessarily, the autumn year didn't come."

"In the past, there was Dingguo Gong to guard the northern frontier, and now there is Wei Guogong, who is sent to death when he comes!"

Such conversations are not uncommon among the border troops.

The Francophone cannon made by Daning roared at the border, Shen Xuan and Zhu Gaoxu led thousands of soldiers to patrol the border, and the neighbors on the grassland were enthusiastic about threshing grass and dropped by several percentage points in an instant. On the other hand, the business of the Uliangha tribe is not unavoidable.

In this regard, Zhu Di chose to turn a blind eye. It is only stipulated that iron and gunpowder are strictly forbidden to trade, and the amount of tea and salt must be limited.

Meng resolutely supported the decision of the Son of Heaven, invited the big and small leaders of Uliangha, and held a lively border trade forum.

"Scarcity is expensive, and only when the quantity is small can it be sold at a high price, and only then can it obtain greater benefits."

Xingningbo's mouth frothed, his fists waved, and the strong men concentrated and listened intoxicated.

It turns out that business is going to do this.

It turned out that their prices were set so low.

Originally......

In short, after the meeting, the leaders of Uliangha beat their chests and stomped their feet, hoping to snatch back the grain and tea that had been sold.

"You are allowed to trade with the Tatars, but the official is at risk. This official treats you as relatives and friends, and as your own people. If you are a bystander, not a single grain of grain is allowed to go out of the jam. ”

Ridge - cut off business, if you don't take the opportunity to raise prices, when will you wait? Since we have taken the risk together, shouldn't the benefits also be distributed?

The price is too high, worried that the other party will come hard?

It's okay, smoke — on the knife! This official supports you, the Son of Heaven supports you, and the Ming Dynasty supports you!

The strong men had an epiphany, returned to the tribe with a happy face, and increased the price of the goods sold to the steppe several times on the same day.

Don't buy? It doesn't matter, the price will be higher tomorrow.

The business of Tatar and Warat is completely a seller's market, and those who buy goods can only pinch their noses and admit it, knowing that the prices are unreasonable.

It's not a thing to be XXXX!

From the fourth year of Yongle to the eighth year of Yongle, Uliangha and Tatar Warat have maintained a deal, and there has always been constant friction, and the three sides have swung knives and cut each other far more times than they have fought with the border army.

It was not until the eighth year of Yongle that the situation changed.

Without him, Emperor Yongle took a seriously oversized army to the grassland to visit his neighbors.

There are less than four years left before the tiger descends the mountain and Emperor Yongle kills the side plug. This means that the happy days of Mahamu and Guilichi can be counted backwards from back to front. Coupled with Meng's variable, it can be imagined how colorful the life of the grassland neighbors will be.

Until then, Meng had to find a way to further improve the manufacturing process of the firecracker. Daming's new firecracker artillery also needs to test its power on the battlefield elsewhere.

The testing ground that was fortunate enough to be chosen was none other than Annan.