Shandong, Jinan

Shen Rui did get the letter from Shanshan no later than a few days later than the capital, but he just repeatedly considered the excerpts and did not deliver it to the capital for a long time.

Shen Rui was not too worried about the rebellion of King Anhua, which was put down in only eighteen days in the history of his previous life.

And now that Yang Yiqing has not been robbed of military power, and Zhang Yong is guarding in Ningxia, he must be safe, and when he reads the letter and newspaper here, the dust has already settled over there.

If you want to say worried, you are just more worried about Cong Lan.

In the history of the previous life, Zhou Dong, the left Shaoqing of Dali Temple, was in Ningxia to check Tuntian, and was killed by the king of Anhua in the public office because of flattering Liu Jin and accumulating a lot of money.

Now Cong Lan has been transferred to Ningxia!

Cong Lan has always been Shen Rui's respected old boss, and since Shen Rui arrived in Dengzhou, Wendeng's Cong family has also helped Shen Rui to carry out all things.

Cong Lan is an upright person, there is no corruption, and when he went to Ningxia, he strictly investigated the tuntian and warehouse fields everywhere, which naturally offended people.

Shen Rui couldn't help but be suspenseful, for fear that Cong Lan would be killed by King Anhua.

However, thousands of miles away, except for Pegasus to ask Zhao Hongpei to help take care of it, the people next to him are really powerless.

Since the text came, Shen Rui knew that it was not far from the chaos in Beijing, so he did not immediately write an excerpt and send it to Beijing.

The biggest role of this rebellion of King Anhua in the history of his previous life was to promote Liu Jin's downfall.

That text is simply a talisman.

Anyone who has read the text understands this.

Of course, Liu Jin is also included.

Historically, Liu Jin hid the text and did not let the little emperor see it, until Zhang Yong returned to Beijing to expose Liu Jin's crimes, and then the little emperor decided to arrest Liu Jin.

Dare to hide the text, is it because that Liu Jin has a strong control over the capital? Or is that little emperor really indulging in fun and not asking about political affairs? Future generations have no way to guess, but now......

Although Shen Rui didn't know if Liu Jin would still hide the text, he knew that even if Liu Jin had a factory guard in his hands, he still did not reach the level of "establishing an emperor" as mentioned in the history books, not to mention that Brother Shou was not the "naughty boy" emperor in the history books.

If he Shen Rui can get this text, others will definitely get it.

Liu Jin, I'm afraid I can't hide it.

At that time, I don't know how many people will write to criticize Liu Jin, and Liu Jin, how can he sit still and wait for death, it will be a "scuffle".

Among Shen Rui's several staff members who had recently come from Beijing, many of them believed that as soon as this document came out, it was a great opportunity to bring down Liu Jin, and strongly suggested that Shen Rui write a letter to expose Liu Jin.

Don't say that Shen Rui and Liu Jin originally had a knot, but there is no Liangzi, if Shen Rui wants to go up, he will definitely face Liu Jin's forces.

Mr. Xie, who is now Shen Rui's mastermind, opened his mouth and said: "The old Liu Xie in the court has been pressed by Eunuch Liu for a long time, and if there is this good opportunity, he will definitely attack in groups." The two elders of King Li and Eunuch Liu have always been at odds, and they will not look at ......"

The staff in the public followed up one after another: "It is when everyone works together to take down the eunuch in one fell swoop!" ”

Mr. Xie sneered and said, "How similar is this situation to when Liu Xie Li wanted to punish Liu Jin?" ”

A sentence was like cold water poured down, and everyone was silent.

These staff members were all recommended by Wang Hua, Yang Tinghe, Yang Zhen, Shen Ying, etc., after Shen Rui was promoted, and they were old friends who had been immersed in the officialdom in Beijing for many years.

Shen Rui's promotion this time is not only to spread out a larger stall in Shandong and require more manpower of all kinds, but also because the higher the position, he can not only look down at the place, but also look up at the upper-level dynamics in central Beijing, and always pay attention to the situation in central Beijing.

Chen, Jiang, and several masters are proficient in local affairs, but it is difficult to grasp the intricate situation in the face of the court.

The arrival of this group of staff members in Beijing really helped Shen Rui a lot.

In particular, Mr. Xie is an important advisor to Bai Yue, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Bai Yue was born as a bachelor in Hanlin, and he had a good friendship with Yang Tinghe, and he was greatly promoted, and he was the official and the scholar, and he was the backbone of the Yang Party.

After Bai Yue died, his three sons were all concubines, with mediocre knowledge, and did not come out, and the family staff and guests dispersed one after another, and Yang Tinghe accepted a group of people.

Mr. Xie came to Lu not only to be entrusted by Yang Tinghe, but also because he saw that Shen Rui's political achievements were really dazzling at a young age, with a background, a holy family, and a willingness to work and a good job, which is really promising.

When I arrived in Shandong, I had many deep talks with Shen Rui, and we were very satisfied with each other.

And Mr. Xie's identity as a guest of Jiuqing, and his knowledge and insight also convinced the staff, and he became Shen Rui's mastermind.

Mr. Xie mentioned that Liu Jian and Xie Qian were kicked out of the court by Liu Jin, and this incident directly changed the situation of the Zhengde Dynasty, which can be described as an earth-shattering event.

After careful study, Liu Jin was able to get rid of Liu Xie at the beginning, not because he Liu Eunuch had much ability, but because the little emperor who had just ascended the throne was very dissatisfied with the old ministers who had been controlling the government.

At that time, the court and the Chinese were all Liu Xie Li Men, and the book must mention that Liu Jin must persuade the emperor, this "word of the people" is a violation of the emperor's taboo.

Now, it is the whole dynasty working together, and the same "word of the people" wants to bring down Liu Jin, and the emperor will not feel half a point in his heart? !

"What's more, this is the 'Qingjun side'!" Mr. Xie added.

The staff were even more speechless.

On the side of the Qing monarch, on the side of the Qing monarch, since the ancient ministers, most of the troops were fought on the side of the Qing monarch, shouting to protect the holy lord, but the ministers corresponded to the faint monarch, and the king had a minister beside him.

Now, if everyone participates in the impeachment of Liu Jin with the rhythm of the text, isn't it just the intention of the "Qingjun side" and scolding the emperor for fainting!

How will the little emperor feel?!

Shen Rui coughed lightly and said, "Lord Cong is upright and honest, and he will not allow traitors to slander him. ”

This is to fold up and speak for Cong Lan.

Since the "crime" of the rebel Lie Conglan is framed, it cannot be said that Liu Jin's crime is not a frame, let alone the emperor is deaf.

Two staff members nodded hurriedly, and even said that this step was wonderful, "This text is the hand of the traitorous king, how can the words of rebellion be accepted?" ”

"On the excerpt, we will talk about things and how to help the border pass restore agricultural production, and Shandong can provide grain farming tools." A staff member was a little unwilling, and said, "As for the secret fold...... At the beginning of the Yudao surrender case, as well as Dai Tanhua's marriage, the emperor always knew about the adult's ......"

But he wanted to explain that Liu Jin was not mentioned on the fold, and there was more eye medicine on the fold, anyway, the emperor also knew that he Shen Rui and Liu Jin were not in harmony.

Shen Rui waved his hand, signaling no.

Today's Brother Shou is not the little emperor who has no idea and blindly listens to the words of his servants as written in the history books.

As for Liu Jin and Brother Shou......

Before he could say anything, Mr. Xie had already said: "You have only seen Eunuch Liu doing evil, but you have never thought that Eunuch Liu is not an old servant of the East Palace who only plays with the emperor. ”

This is also the reason why Shen Rui is difficult to write.

Liu Jin is not a knife in Brother Shou's hand.

Before the residual value of this knife is completely squeezed out, it is really difficult to say whether Brother Shou will discard this knife.

The emperor's heart is unpredictable.

There have been deviations in the past life and this life, Shen Rui can no longer believe in the history books of his previous life, and he doesn't know how long this war of "overthrowing Liu" will last.

"You and I both know that this text is fatal, and Liu Jin will not sit still." Coughing lightly, Shen Rui said, "If he wants to save himself, he can only rely on the emperor, and show that he can 'do things' for the emperor." ”

The hero saw the same thing, Mr. Xie looked approving, and saw that there were already people in the staff who seemed to be in a daze, so he said: "If he wants to save himself, he must do the thing that has immediate results."

"The emperor values the treasury, and the sea trade tax and the salt drying law are easy to see in the two places where silver is in front of our lord Zhuyu, and it is difficult for Eunuch Liu to follow suit. There is chaos in the northwest, and the penalty for losing the side will also be slowed down, and now all he can do is clear the fields. ”

This is already clear, and many staff members show joy.

"It's hard to see it immediately from a distance."

"The house of Qi Wan and Guigui of Beizhili has been checked."

"Shanxi will inevitably be affected by the rebellion......"

"There are adults in Shandong's affairs, and it's not his turn!"

"Only Henan! My lord, there is no doubt that it must be Henan! This is our chance! ”

Shen Rui bowed slightly, "The Central Plains is a rich land, and there are many things to break acres, as you wish, Henan will move, and I will also benefit from Shandong." ”

With the rise of the three eastern provinces of Shandong, all walks of life in the entire Shandong province have developed rapidly, and there is a huge shortage of labor for a while, and many people in Henan have come to Shandong to seek livelihood.

In the past two years, there has been another drought in Henan, and there have been more displaced people for a while.

Shen Rui certainly hopes that the more labor force the better, but he also hopes that a large grain-producing province like Henan will become a big granary.

Food and clothing are always the foundation of everything.

If the people are hungry, they will talk about industrialization and development!

When it is impossible to obtain large quantities of food from overseas, increasing local food production is the top priority, which is the foundation of everything to stabilize.

Due to the fertile land in Henan, the situation of land annexation is very serious.

If Liu Jin tries his best to promote the clearing of Henan's fields at this time, return the fields to the country and the people, a large amount of grain will be released, and it will undoubtedly be good news for Shandong.

All the staff members cheered up, discussing how to quietly mention Henan grain and rice in the excerpts, and how to influence Liu Jin's decision in Beijing to blow the wind - it is useless for them to analyze here, and Liu Jin must be as they expected.

Even the follow-up introduction of grain from Henan into Shandong, the establishment of official villages at the junction of Shandong and Henan, the promotion of new crops and preferred grain varieties, etc., were all discussed.

This side was discussing, and suddenly a steward came to report, and Shen Hui, the second son of Shen Hui in Shanxi, came.

The steward also whispered that it seemed that he had come all the way quickly, no vehicles, no gifts.

Shen Rui smiled, this is not a year's festival, and it is not the time to give gifts, so he is in such a hurry to come only for one thing.

Tian Feng's letter only arrived half a day later than Zhu Wen, and Shen Rui also knew about Li Xi and Shen Hui's actions.

It's not uncommon for these two to get together.

Li Xiyuan is a person who is opportunistic, and when he goes to Shanxi, he is going to make meritorious contributions, and he will not let go of the opportunity.

This entry point is also well chosen.

The Jin Palace, the Qingcheng Palace, has indeed made Brother Shou dissatisfied.

How many moths have been produced in the Qingcheng Mansion over the years, and then think about the time when the displaced people entered Beijing when the little emperor had just ascended the throne and the court situation was not stable......

Shen Rui also heard a few words when he gave Zhang Yongyang a trip, and guessed that Brother Shou sent Zhang Yong to Shanxi for fear that it would not mean to explore the Jin Palace.

Li Xi followed Zhang Yong, with his cleverness, he wanted to see some clues, and now when he provoked a rebellion by the vassal king, he stewed the king of Jin in a pot, which can be regarded as stable and ruthless.

And Li Xi wants to choose a helper, and when Shanshan is mostly Liu Jin's subordinates, it is logical to choose Shen Hui, who belongs to the Shen family.

Shen Hui is an average person, and he doesn't have much ability to govern the people as an official, but he has never stopped thinking about "progressive", and he didn't drill the camp at the beginning, but now he has been in Shanxi for many years and has not been promoted, and he is also anxious.

Both of them are meritorious, and they naturally hit it off.

It's just that since the division of the clan, Shen Hui has been far away from his relatives, and he only walked away on the New Year's Day to show that he had not broken off his relatives, and none of his wives and children were present at Shen Jin and Shen Rui's marriage.

Now he is willing to send his son.

Thinking that the cooperation with Li Xi was unstable, he believed that Shen Rui was a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he knew how to figure out the holy will, hoping that Shen Rui could help one or two.

Brothers of the same race, when it comes to this part, it's really boring.

Shen Rui also had nothing to say about it.

But in the end, it is the flesh and blood of the same clan, and the younger generation is here, and it can't be turned away.

Shen Rui instructed someone to lead Shen Yu to the back house to meet Mrs. Xu first, then go to the inner study to talk, and then set up a banquet to meet him in the evening.

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Shen Yu is the second son of Shen Hui, because he is only one and a half years old from his eldest son Shen Dong, he has always been extremely disliked by his grandmother He.

Until Brother Xiaodong disappeared......

Grandma Jue was born in the He family, and she was not far from the clan, and at that time, Shen Hui wanted He Dongsheng again, so Grandma Jue was naturally tough.

Later, Brother Xiaodong was abducted by the He family, and his whereabouts are unknown, and the He family attracted trouble and framed the Shen family...... The Shen He family became enemies who did not share the sky, and then the He family's sect raided the family.

This accident, Grandma Jue lost her beloved son who has always relied on, and her mother's family was affected again, and she couldn't help but fall seriously ill.

It's just that although people have come back to life, their waists can no longer be stiffened, and they can only be raised by their husbands to raise the two older concubines.

Although Shen Yu received attention, this attention came later, and it was no longer possible to study, and he barely got the fame of showing his talents, so he took the old path of the concubines of the Shen family - helping the family to take care of the housework.

I don't know if it's because of the age difference with Shen Rui, or because of the experience of several years of human affection, Shen Yu is not stage frightened, a few polite words are quite decent, and then he doesn't stammer, only takes out a letter from his underwear and offers it with both hands.

Acting like this has a bit of the shadow of Shen Ling in the past.

Shen Rui silently took the letterhead, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

When I shook off the letter, I couldn't help but be stunned.

But it was Shen Hui who copied the excerpt of the previous performance to Shen Rui.

Shen Hui played that the Zong clan occupied the fertile land and harmed the people, but the letter to Shen Rui pointed out the matter of Zong Lu.

He also said that the clan in Shandong also had a similar situation to Shanxi, and he thought that Shen Rui had also dealt with it, and he came to seek advice.

The clan has always been a huge burden to the Ming Dynasty.

Shen Rui has not studied this problem, if this burden is not shaken off, Da Ming will always be dragged back even if he takes off, and if he is not careful, he will be dragged down and unable to fly again.

At that time, Taizu was divided, which was intended to "be blessed forever by the emperor of the Ping Dynasty".

However, from the beginning of the establishment of the text, he has always regarded the vassal king as a threat, and generations of emperors have never stopped "cutting the domain".

Chengzu was "forced" and "difficult" to raise troops because of Jianwen's reduction of the domain, but after winning the world, he also began to "cut the domain" in disguise - to remove the military power of the vassal kings, such as cutting the palace guards, depriving military command, changing fiefdoms, and so on.

But Cheng Zu did not kill his son to the end, and King Zhao of Han had three guards and still participated in military battles.

This also laid a hidden danger for the future - in the first year of Xuande, Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, rebelled.

Although there were many vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty, the real rebels, in addition to Chengzu, were the Han kings, and after that, there were only the Anhua kings and Ning kings of the Zhengde Dynasty. (There are four in total, and Brother Shou has two of them.) ）

Xuanmiao quelled Zhu Gaoxu's rebellion, and also took the opportunity to continue to cut down the royal guards, and collected a large number of guards in the hands of Zhao, Jin, Qin, Chu and Su to the imperial court, and at the same time further weakened the political significance of the feudalization, clearly declaring that the length of the state has nothing to do with feudalism.

Later generations believed that Xuanmiao had completely completed the great cause of cutting the domain, and since then the vassal king has been raised in one place, and it is impossible to make a difference politically or militarily, and he cannot threaten the dragon chair.

However, the emperors of the past dynasties have never let down their vigilance against the clan, whether it is the Ying Temple, the Xian Temple, or even the first emperor's filial piety temple, there are various feudal prohibition policies introduced.

After ascending the throne now, although the clan has always been untreated, and there are many explicit decrees, it is said that there is really no new feudal prohibition policy.

Moreover, Liu Jin also introduced a policy of "the deceased and has no children and grandchildren can be conferred on the prince in Beijing" when he was in Zhengde for four years.

It fully considers the level of the clan title, whether it has died or not, whether there are heirs, and the relationship between relatives and relatives, and stipulates the scope of royal officials who need to be recused.

On the whole, it is a very friendly policy for the clan.

It's a pity that Emperor Zhengde's leniency did not have a good effect - the two vassal kings rebelled.

However, even if there was no rebellion, the vassal kings who lost their force and political influence did not make the Ming court much easier, because the clan population became more and more prosperous, and soon, Zonglu overwhelmed the Ming finances.

Taizu stipulated: "The prince will give Lu Mi 10,000 stones, the county king 2,000 stones, the Zhenguo general 1,000 stones, the auxiliary general 800 stones, and the Fengguo general 600 stones." The princess and the attached horse are 2,000 stones, the county lord and the guest of honor are 800 stones, the county lord and the guest of honor are 600 stones, the county lord and the guest of honor are 400 stones, the county monarch and the guest of honor are 300 stones, and the village monarch and the guest of honor are 200 stones. ”

The population of the clan has doubled in 30 years, and by the time of the Zhengde Dynasty, there were more than 20,000 surviving members of the clan, and the Zonglu had become an important financial expense, and the government secretary where the feudal government was located had already defaulted on the phenomenon of Zongroku.

(Historically, by the time of the Jiajing Dynasty, Zonglu had put the imperial court's finances in trouble.) ）

Because Shen Hui didn't know the emperor's thoughts, he didn't dare to write it clearly on the fold, only hinted, but he made it clear in the letter to Shen Rui.

"In the eighth year of Hongzhi, the governor of Shanxi once wrote: 'Shanxi is divided into feudal clans and multiplies in other provinces, and princes, county kings, generals and other lords do not worry about more than 1,000 people, and the age of Lu is 770,000 strange, and the first house is repaired every year, and the wage is also tens of thousands. Moreover, in all the neighborhoods, the prefectures and counties have supplied millions of dollars of grain to 100 million, and they have been plagued by disasters year after year, and the army and the people are extremely exhausted. ’

Li Xiyan has checked that there are three princes' mansions, seventy-four county princes' mansions, and more than 3,000 feudal mansions in Shanxi. There are more than 4,000 hectares of Zhuang Tian in the Jin Palace, and the princes, county kings, generals, and county lords have a total of 20,000 hectares.

"And the clan invaded the people's land, not only the homestead farmland, but also the incense land (tomb land).

"When I heard about Xuande, the tomb of King Yonghe was fifteen hectares (1,500 acres); In the orthodox year, King Qingcheng invited the princess to the tomb to nineteen hectares.

"Until now, not to mention the king of the county, the county lord and the guest of honor dare to invite the tomb to more than 100 acres, and build Huan and cultivate the road, and invade a few steps away to build an embankment to block the horse, which accounts for more acres, and the land is all owned by the palace, and the tax is still with the people."

"There is a patrol according to the imperial history, 'The mourners of the royal palace often use the choice of auspiciousness as an excuse to seize the land of the people.'"

"How many people are there in the clan now?"

Shen Rui covered up his letter and sighed lowly.

He didn't know about this situation, Shen Cang had also been sent to Shanxi at the beginning, and the Xu family had also told him a lot of old things in Shanxi, and because of the border town, when he was in the political envoy, he also specially looked for some newspapers in Shanxi to watch.

Shen Hui said that Shandong also has the problem of the clan, yes, the Shandong clan is not much better, Shen Rui has fought with the Dewang Mansion and the Heng Wangfu, and he has torn off a large piece of benefits for the people from them.

However, due to the small number of vassal kings and the lack of heirs, the situation in Shandong was still controllable.

Shanxi is much more troublesome.

The biggest feature of Shanxi's clan is that it is particularly capable of giving birth.

Therefore, the problem of Zonglu and various expenses is particularly serious.

As Shen Hui said in this letter, there are more than 3,000 living people in Shanxi clans, and more than 4,000 dead.

So far, the mansions, farms, and incense fields have only covered more than 300,000 acres, while the per capita land of the people in Shanxi is less than 10 acres!

Shanxi is already suffering from the proximity to the border passes, and the Shanxi clan is constantly encroaching on the people's living space, so sooner or later things will change.

At present, Li Xi is not unaware of the crisis in Shanxi, and wants to take advantage of the little emperor's dislike for the Jin king's branch to pull out this huge branch and save land.

But it can only alleviate one or two, and treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

Shen Hui saw the "book", but did not give a "prescription" - at least, it was not visible from the letter.

It didn't seem like he was throwing a problem to Shen Rui, but more like he was here to test Shen Rui.

Of course, Shen Rui also wanted to solve this big trouble, but he felt that the time had not yet come, and it was better to be fully prepared for reform.

But the current situation is ......