Regarding Zhu Youxiao's words, Xu Guangqi and others naturally could not object. This is His Majesty's holy decree, not to mention that after this investigation, they also discovered the truth of the matter, and these people are indeed worthy of this fate.

Zhu Youxiao saw that Xu Guangqi and the others had no objections, so he said, "Let's do it separately." ”

Xu Guangqi and the others nodded, then turned around and left.

Although His Majesty said before that they would meet Zhang Shun, but now His Majesty has not mentioned this matter, and they don't want to take the initiative to mention it.

After Xu Guangqi and the others left, Zhu Youxiao said to Chen Hong: "Let Xu Xianchun bring Zhang Shun over." ”

"Yes, Emperor." Chen Hong hurriedly agreed, and then ran out to find Xu Xianchun.

It didn't take long for the people to be brought up.

At this time, Zhang Shun had long lost his original spirit, and his whole person was decadent and abnormal, and he also knew that he was finished, and no one could protect him this time.

After seeing Zhu Youxiao, Zhang Shun hurriedly lay on the ground and said directly: "Zhang Shun, the criminal minister, see Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Zhang Shun and didn't speak, just took a sip of tea and drank it, and then said: "Since you call yourself a criminal minister, then explain all the sins you have committed." ”

Zhang Shun hurriedly said: "Back to Your Majesty, this has already been explained to Xu Xianchun and Lord Xu." ”

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "You are active enough. ”

As he spoke, Zhu Youxiao put down the teacup in his hand, raised his head and said to Xu Xianchun: "Is there a confession?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, I brought it all." Xu Xianchun hurriedly agreed, and at the same time presented the confession he brought in his hand.

After Zhu Youxiao took the confession, he quickly flipped through it, and then showed a thoughtful expression on his face.

Looking at Zhang Shun who was kneeling on the ground, Zhu Youxiao said coldly: "Why do I think you are shirking your responsibility." ”

"Your Majesty, now, the criminal knows that he is guilty, how can he dare to do such a thing to deceive His Majesty?" Zhang Shun hurriedly defended: "What the minister said is all the truth. ”

"But according to what you said above, it seems that the officialdom in Shandong is no longer under the rule of my Ming Dynasty." Zhu Youxiao said slowly.

"Shandong is naturally under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, but this is the case in Shandong." Zhang Shun gritted his teeth and said.

Zhang Shun knew very well in his heart that what he was saying was the truth. At this point now, His Majesty has come over in person, and it is impossible for him to take all the blame on himself.

First of all, these sins were not actually committed by oneself; Second, these sins cannot be borne by themselves. If you really take all these blames on yourself, I'm afraid that your whole family will not be enough to kill.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "There are two families in Shandong, one is King Lu and the other is Qufu, you really dare to say it." ”

After saying this, Zhu Youxiao put the confession on the table aside.

Then Zhu Youxiao raised his head and looked at Xu Xianchun, and said, "Let King Lu come to see the driver." ”

King Lu, which is also a feudal king with a relatively long heritage, has many branches entrenched in Shandong, which can be said to be deep-rooted, and it is a very large family, very wealthy.

Zhu Tan, the first generation of Luhuang King, the tenth son of Taizu.

Hongwu was born in three years, and was sealed after two months; Eighteen years in Yanzhou, a good scholar, good poetry, bait gold and stone medicine, poisonous hair and eyes, the emperor is evil; Twenty-two years old, said famine.

From this nickname, you can see how this King Lu is doing.

The king of Lu of this generation is Zhu Shouyong, the king of Lusu, and the fourth son of Zhu Yitan.

King Lu before him was Zhu Shouyong's third brother, and before his third brother was his second brother. As for Zhu Shouyong's eldest brother, he died earlier than his father.

The second and third brothers in front of them also did not leave heirs, so the throne of King Lu has always been inherited between their brothers. However, King Lu's lineage is much stronger than King Fu's lineage.

Before leaving the capital, Zhu Youxiao checked the discs of the Ming Dynasty clan, which is not known if he doesn't see it, and he was shocked when he saw it, the royal family of the Ming Dynasty was so capable that Zhu Youxiao was so scared that Zhu Youxiao had a chilling feeling.

Not to mention others, Qingcheng Wang Guang has more than 100 sons, and countless daughters.

With the rapid increase in the population of the clan, the total amount of salaries received by the clan was huge, and the total amount of rice allocated far exceeded the annual grain supply for the Jingshi in all parts of the country.

The state also bears a heavy burden because of this, for example, Shanxi's local fiscal revenue is 1.52 million stones, and the annual consumption of Shanxi princes is 3.12 million stones;

Henan's annual fiscal revenue is 840,000 stones, and the need to supply the prince is 1.92 million stones;

Seventy percent of the land in the prefectures and counties near Chengdu is under the name of the palace.

As long as there is a vassal king in a province, then the food in the province will not be enough, the people will not be able to eat enough, and all the land will belong to these vassal kings.

The most important thing is not these princes, but their children.

In the Ming system, the prince was crowned the prince and awarded the gold book; The eldest son of the prince, when he was ten years old, was awarded the golden book and golden treasure, and became the prince of the king; The eldest grandson is the grandson, and the crown is regarded as a product.

When the sons were ten years old, they were awarded gold and silver books and silver treasures, and were named the king of the county; The eldest son is the eldest son of the county king; The eldest grandson is awarded to the eldest grandson, and the crown is regarded as the second grade.

Zhuzi awarded the general of Zhenguo; General Sun Fuguo; great-grandson General Fengguo; Lieutenant Sun Zhenguo of the 4th Generation; Lieutenant Sun Fuguo of the 5th Dynasty; All the rank of the sixth and lower are lieutenants of the country.

Not to mention the others, the number of Fengguo lieutenants and auxiliary lieutenants in the Ming Dynasty is large enough, and these people will receive a large amount of rice grain from the imperial court every month.

If that's all there is to it, these people still have a lot of local encroachment on athletics to support their luxury life.

They have been passed down for more than 200 years, how much do they have to bloom?

I am afraid that the land of a province is not enough to support a family of vassal kings. In the more famous Shuzhong, the Shu King family actually occupies nearly seventy percent of the land in Shuzhong. You know, it's a thousand miles of fertile fields on the Chengdu Plain.

All the people are tenants of the King of Shu and his family, and the extravagant life of the King of Shu is obtained by oppressing the people.

The Ming Dynasty had a total of more than 60 princes and nearly 1,000 county kings.

The most is the Zhou Palace, which has seventy-two county kings; There are not many Lu Wangfu, there are twenty-three county kings.

These county kings continue to give birth to children, and each of them has to divide into a large family. Today, there are more than one million descendants of the Zhu family in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao still remembers what kind of expression he had when he saw this number, and what kind of feeling he felt in his heart.

After seeing the expenses that these people need every year, Zhu Youxiao didn't know what to say. This is also thanks to Emperor Wanli and Zhang Juzheng's reforms.

During the Wanli period, due to the reproduction of the clan, the age was reduced and the inheritance was restricted. The prince is transferred from the side branch to the successor, and the grace of the side push is canceled.

Originally the king of the county, except for the eldest son, the rest of the sons still attack the title of general of the town and country, and are not allowed to enter the county king; The general of Zhenguo is the successor, and the rest of the sons still take the title of auxiliary general. In addition, the case of the re-attack of the original county seal was also canceled by the successor of the county king.

If it weren't for such a policy, it is estimated that Daming would not have been able to hold on long ago.

Now that Zhang Shun mentioned King Lu, although Zhu Youxiao scared Zhang Shun, he knew in his heart that this was actually the truth.

In this place in Shandong, there is a Qufu and a Lu Wangfu, you can imagine what kind of life the people of Shandong live, it can be said that they are living in dire straits.

You must know that the Kong family is not much worse than the Lu Wangfu, although the title of the Duke of Yan is not much, but it can't stand the high status of the people, and it also embezzles a lot of land, which is no different from the Lu Wangfu.

There are many branches of the Confucian family, and there are also many family members, and everyone still wants to live a luxurious life. Under such circumstances, it is strange that the life of the people of Shandong can be better.

Zhu Youxiao really didn't know what to say, he needed to find a way to solve this problem. But this problem is too big and too difficult, and I can't think of a way to do it all the way.

Emperor Taizu has more than one million descendants, what should I do with these more than one million descendants?

You can't all send Liaodong, right?

Or will they all be dismissed from their posts and investigated, punished and killed? No, I can't!

You know, these people are different from the blessed king. Although King Fu is a high and powerful person, their family has not yet developed. After all, the time is short, and there are few people in the house.

Unlike the princes in various places, some of them have been passed down since the time of Emperor Taizu, how many generations and how many years have they been passed on? Today, it's really hard to do.

What's more, this is just a prince, and a princess?

The Ming system, the imperial aunt is called the eldest princess, the imperial sister is called the eldest princess, the princess is called the princess, and the golden book is awarded, Lu 2,000 stones, and the son-in-law is called the concubine.

The prince's daughter is called the county lord, the county king's daughter is the county lord, the granddaughter is the county lord, the great-granddaughter is the county king, the great-granddaughter is the township king, and the son-in-law is all Yibin.

These people are all to be paid for, and after the separation, they will also oppress the good and annex the land.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, how much land is in the hands of the clan?

Coupled with the gentry who encroached on the land, like Qufu, or like Xu Jie, how much land did the people in the world have?

It is not too much to say that there is no place to stand.

But it's better to see King Lu first, this time the matter still has to be cleaned up, at least let King Lu take out some money and food to help the people of Shandong.

As for how to clean up King Lu, we will wait until I meet him.

Of course, Xu Xianchun didn't know how complicated Zhu Youxiao's heart was, since he asked King Lu to come to see him, he hurriedly said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the minister will immediately ask someone to pick up His Royal Highness King Lu." ”

"Go ahead." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said.

After Xu Xianchun left, Zhu Youxiao slowly stood up, glanced at Zhang Shun who was kneeling on the ground, and said with a cold face: "Let's go down." ”

For Zhang Shun, Zhu Youxiao really has no interest. This man is just a prefect, and there is really no need to make any effort on his own, and at the same time, there is no need to do anything to him.

I am the emperor, and I have to deal with a prefect, which is too low.