The road is dusty, and of course it is not easy to proclaim. However, since the people who announced the decree and welcomed the decree were impatient, the announcement ceremony was held in the official pavilion next to the official road.

This official pavilion is very large, the sixteen-cornered double-storey palace, not far away is the official post station, if necessary, you can organize the banquet to be sent to. It's a pity that when Zhang Xianzhong passed through Chengdu, he was set on fire and burned half of it. Liao Daheng knew that this pavilion was the first impression of foreign officials on the Sichuan government, and in the case of extremely tight finances at the provincial and government levels, Dongnuo Xicuo still restored this group of buildings, which came in handy today.

The incense table and candles have long been prepared. The two Qincha are lined up, and those brocade guards who serve as the façade of the heavenly family are in two rows of goose wings, looking quite mighty.

Hearing that Huang Jin asked him to accept the order, Zhu Pingjin took a few steps forward, knelt down on the embroidery pier and kowtowed, accompanied by all the officials present. The old yellow head unfolded the yellow satin brocade silk and began to read in a strange Lingnan Zhengyin:

"Fengtian carriers, the emperor system is called ......"

The decree is very long, and the necessary textual filler is removed, and it has the following meanings:

1. Deeply expressed the emperor's deep condolences for the unfortunate death of the King of Shu, his condolences to the family of the King of Shu, and the great regret of the people of Sichuan for losing such a virtuous, wise, benevolent, and loving vassal king.

ACCORDING TO THE GREAT CONTRIBUTION MADE BY ZHU ZHISHU, THE KING OF SHU, TO THE MING DYNASTY, UNDER THE PERSONAL CARE OF THE EMPEROR, AFTER THE COLLECTIVE STUDY OF THE IMPERIAL COURT, IT WAS DECIDED TO GIVE THE NAME "SID (MIN)". In other words, Zhu Pingjian's Laozi has been sealed by the imperial court, and he will forever remain in historical memory with the title of "King of Shu" in the future.

"愍" in the law, is the meaning of "suffering in the country" or "in the country in trouble", which generally belongs to the middle of the law. ZHU XIANRONG, THE SEVENTH KING OF CHU, WAS KILLED BY HIS LEGAL HEIR, ZHU YINGYI (YAO), THE SON OF CHU, IN THE TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR OF JIAJING, AND HIS NICKNAME WAS ALSO "SCORN". But the nickname of "Sorrow" can be said to be the worst among the Shu kings of the past dynasties. Zhu Pingjian's grandfather Zhu Fengquan's nickname is "Gong", which means respecting the virtuous and loving the people's eldest brother; Grandpa Zhu Xuanqi's nickname is "Duan", which means that etiquette and righteousness, strict respect, are all superiors.

Second, let Zhu Pingjin, the son of Shu, manage the affairs of the Shu king's mansion according to the ancestral system. After three years, please be crowned the king of Shu according to the system.

3. Highly affirm Zhu Pingjin's performance when he encountered a national disaster. The holy decree pointed out that Zhu Pingjin led the Shu clan and gentry to share the worries of the country and the labor army to help the army, which once again proved that the Shu Wangfu was born in succession, and it was worthy of being the old advanced and old model among the Ming vassal kings who had been established by Emperor Taizu Gao himself and consistently maintained for three hundred years. The emperor hoped that Zhu Pingjin would inherit the glorious tradition of his ancestors, make persistent efforts, take out more real money and silver, and make new and greater contributions to the great cause of suppressing thieves and captives in the Ming Dynasty.

Fourth, the emperor fully supported Zhu Pingjin's opinions on the handling of the illegal Shu clan and the royal officials such as King Deyang. Moreover, the emperor hoped that the Shu Wangfu would further strengthen the management of the Shu clan and subordinate officials, and resolutely put an end to the recurrence of serious criminal acts such as "disloyalty, unfilial piety, and rebellion".

Fifth, in response to the problem of the difficulty of eating in the Shu clan raised by the Shu Wangfu. In view of the current financial difficulties of the imperial court, the use of funds is extremely tight, and the frequent wars in Sichuan and the serious land abandonment, the emperor authorized the Shu royal palace to convene the Shu clan and organize the displaced people everywhere to reclaim the wasteland. Don't wait, don't rely on, don't take, self-reliance, self-sufficiency. As a large sect, the Shu Wangfu also has the obligation to provide necessary assistance to the small sects, do business, run schools, and let them have food, clothing, money, and books, "do not damage the dignity of the heavenly family".

6. Announce the punishment of the royal officials. The Changshi Division, the left and right of the Changshi Division, Shi Qin Wenjian and Zheng Anmin, were directly responsible for the death of the King of Shu. But in view of the fact that they had resolutely dissuaded Zhu Zhishu, the king of Shu, from taking Jindan before the case, they reluctantly fulfilled their responsibilities as courtiers. There is also the testimony of the prince who witnessed the twists and turns and the testimony of Chen En, the main culprit in the case, so the court decided to give him a lighter punishment. Zuo Changshi Qin Wen recommended that the post be reduced to the people, and the posthumous post was appointed by the imperial court; Right Chief Shi Zheng Anmin was resigned and retained, and was punished for three years to see the after-effects. The father and son of the king of Fushun and the commander of the left guard made Liu Quanzhong rebel and sent him to Beijing to discuss the crime. Yu Ruzhen was promoted to the commander of the left guard. The remaining accomplices will be transferred to the local council for crimes. The absence of officials belonging to the official yamen, such as the Changshi Division, the Left Guard, and the Chengfeng Division, shall be submitted to the imperial court for approval by the Shu Wangfu and Sichuan Fupress.

7. The emperor sent Huang Jin, the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials, and Li Cunliang, the deputy of the Jinyi Guard, as the chief and deputy envoys to handle the funeral ceremony of the king of Shu. However, the above-mentioned financial problems, all the funeral expenses are raised by the Shu Wangfu itself, and it is hoped that the Shu clan can understand the emperor's painstaking efforts and the difficulties of the imperial court, "do not make trouble", "disturb the place", and make scandalous incidents of petitioning in Beijing.

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After the decree was announced, Zhu Pingjin's face was expressionless, and he said, "Thank you!" ”。 Raised his hands above his head and received the emperor's edict.

This edict is not good or bad, and in general acceptable.

On the good side, the political affirmation of Zhu Pingjin's recent behavior has laid a good foundation for his prestige among the gentry and the common people.

In terms of personnel, Zheng Anmin was retained, and he also obtained the actual appointment and dismissal of royal officials except for the left and right long histories. This laid a good foundation for the next step of integrating the royal subordinate officials and the military control system.

Clan affairs have been supported, dealing with the King of Deyang and a group of Shu clans who do not listen to greetings and do not understand the current affairs, which laid a good foundation for Zhu Pingjin to be the son of Shu and integrate the Shu clan as a whole into several major institutions of military, government, business and agriculture.

The policy of resettlement and resettlement of land reclamation and the policy of running schools and doing business were approved, which provided a good policy excuse for the large-scale infiltration of the royal government into the state capitals in Sichuan.

On the bad side, Zhu Pingjian's status is stagnant, except for a formal appointment to manage the affairs of the Shu king's house, there is no progress, and there is not even a polite sentence such as early marriage and having more children in the holy decree. The position of the left prime minister of the palace should be mixed with sand. The worst thing is the silver, the subsidy has to be increased, the funeral expenses are nothing, the life of the clan is responsible, everything has to be paid by Zhu Pingjin himself, and even Liao Daheng's plan to make money by reporting false accounts has failed.

What Zhu Pingjin really cares about is not these things about money. If money can buy greater political power, Zhu Pingjin will not be stingy with money. Zhu Pingjin was worried that the Shu Wangfu would hand over the father and son of King Fushun and Liu Quanzhong to Jinyiwei. These three people were very clear about Zhu Pingjin's establishment of the army, and they couldn't let them leave Sichuan alive.

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Zhu Pingjin took the order, and then it was the turn of Liao Daheng, Liu Zhibo, and the main officials of the Sichuan Third Division.

The emperor did not have a single kind word in the holy decree, and bluntly asked the Sichuan officials to complete three tasks:

The first is money and food. The collection of this year's autumn grain must be completed as scheduled by February next year. If it cannot be completed, the relevant responsible officials will be punished. In the past few years, Sichuan's autumn grain is still far behind, and it will have to be replenished by February next year.

The second is to suppress thieves. One prefecture and two counties in Sichuan are occupied by bandits, and troops must be organized to recapture them as soon as possible. In addition, Sichuan will also send 5,000 troops, half of which will be handed over to Fu Zonglong, the governor of Qin, and half to Yang Sichang's successor, Ding Qirui, who is still the governor of the trilateral military affairs of Shaanxi.

Third, similar to the will obtained by Zhu Pingjin, Chen Shiqi and Fu Chongqi, who were involved in the reverse case, were handed over to Jinyiwei and sent to Jingshi for conviction. Ma Gan of Eastern Sichuan Province succeeded Chen Shiqi as deputy envoy to the Sichuan military garrison.

After the decree was announced, Liao Daheng led the officials to kowtow and thank him.

Huang Jin completed the important work of announcing the decree, and his body suddenly became much easier. He smiled and walked forward a few steps, called "Brother Nian", and held the holy decree to Liao Daheng. He and Liao Daheng are both Jinshi in the second year of the Apocalypse, and they are both born as Jinshi, and they have a friendship of incense. Although I don't know each other very well, I always have to catch up when we meet.

Just when Liao Tycoon smiled and stretched out his hand to accept the order, someone suddenly yelled behind him: "Liao Gong, you can't accept the order!" ”

Immediately, a familiar figure used his hands and knees and crawled to Liao Tycoon's side: "Liao Gong, this order must not be accepted!" ”

Zhu Pingjin accepted the order, and when he had nothing to do, he flashed to the side to drink tea surrounded by the guards. This roar startled Zhu Pingjin and almost dropped the tea cup to the ground. He looked at it fixedly, and it turned out that it was none other than Liu Zhibo, the Sichuan Inspector, who made a statement to stop Liao Daheng from receiving the order!

Although the young noble Li Cunliang often had trouble with Mr. Huang, he was also bad all the way. Seeing the old man Huang standing in place embarrassedly, the roll of yellow satin in his hand was handed out but no one stretched out his hand, he couldn't help but be angry and scolded: "Bold! Ben Qincha and Lord Huang were ordered by the emperor to read out the holy decree, who are you who dare to speak out to obstruct it! Thou shalt not be afraid of the punishment of the edict! ”

"Wen is dead, and Wu is dead! How can the disciples of the official saint be threatened with the addition of torture tools! Liu Zhibo said, "Bang" stood up, "This official is the Sichuan patrol, and his surname is Liu Zhibo!" The angel can take down the official and send it to the capital together with those rebels! ”

The governor is not only a high-ranking official of a province, but he, like the governor, is also a local official in the name of the governor. As soon as Liu Zhibo's official title and name were reported, Li Cunliang knew that he had encountered a hard stubble today: without the emperor's special decree, where could he take Liu Zhibo?

If a play does not reach the climax, it may not be able to see the charm in it. Zhu Pingjin picked up the tea cup again. He was determined to sit on the sidelines and let this unexpected drama continue.

At this time, Huang Jin came out to play a round. He is a great Confucian celebrity, with high rank, high prestige, and even older qualifications. He believed that he would come forward, and Liu Zhibo would not speak disrespectfully.

"Liu presses the stage, Deputy Li is a young man of a thousand households, you don't mind if you are careless!" Huang Jin first took the opportunity to demean Li Cunliang, and then he got down to business, "Yuyin, the son of heaven, is a word!" How can you, my courtiers, resist the decree at will? ”

Huang Jin's judgment was correct, and Liu Zhibo really respected him. But the respect is limited to the form, and the tone is just as aggressive: "Jin Gong, it is not the lower official who deliberately embarrasses Qincha!" It is the money and grain tax in this will, the old and the new are combined, and Sichuan Province cannot be completed at all! Liao Gong received the order, and the provincial, government, prefecture, and county governments at all levels must send cool officials to urge the levy. As a result, there is chaos in Sichuan, and thieves are everywhere, don't say that we will suppress thieves, but we will definitely be suppressed by thieves! ”

Liu Zhibo's words immediately struck a chord with the Sichuan officials present. Chen Qichi, who participated in the politics of the feudal department, was responsible for collecting taxes and managing the treasury of the domain, and he was directly responsible for the uneven taxation. Liu Zhibo took the lead in piercing the window paper, he was grateful and didn't win, how could he go against the grain? He immediately stood up, rolled up his sleeves, and shouted loudly: Sichuan still has difficulties in completing taxes this year, if you want to pursue and bring the levy, it is better to remove him from office now, and the province will be imprisoned in the future!

Amid the buzz of the officials, Liu Zhibo asked loudly: "In July this year, the Sichuan local rioters occupied one prefecture and two counties in Bazhou, Baoning Prefecture, and the displaced people poured into Chengdu and the state capitals of western Sichuan, and even introduced the plague to the provincial capitals. Fortunately, the plague was discovered by the prince in time, and a meeting of hundreds of officials was convened to set a policy of checking the patients, isolating the plague, and locking the city for half a month. Miss Luo also offered lime, masks, and soap to control the plague, which stopped the spread of the plague!

The lower officials asked the court for two things for this: first, Zhang Jimeng, the prefect of Baoning, was incompetent, lost his teacher and lost his land, and his crime was unforgivable. Second, last year's drought in Sichuan caused thieves to enter the country; In the first month of this year, civil unrest, the plague in July, and natural and man-made disasters followed.

Now two months have passed, and the lower officials have not waited for the imperial court to reply, but have waited for such a holy decree! The lower officials dare to ask, has the emperor ever seen the twists and turns of the lower officials? Does Your Majesty know about the suffering of the people in Sichuan Province? ”

Liu Zhibo's secret recital, he didn't say it himself, no one knew. As soon as he said it, there was immediately an even greater disturbance among the officials. A few middle- and lower-level officials were already shouting in the back: When the princes of the court blocked the holy hearing, deceived the saints, and the communication between China and foreign countries (the civil officials of the outer dynasty and the eunuchs of the inner dynasty colluded), then they issued a strange and perverse holy decree to Sichuan!

The fierce reaction of these middle- and lower-level officials is not only with the support of the superiors, but also with the mind that the law does not blame the public; And because they are concerned about their own interests, they have to speak in advance to save themselves from being counted in the future. Their performance happened to fall into the eyes of onlooker Zhu Pingjin. Wu Jishan, the magistrate of Chengdu, Shen Yunzuo, the magistrate of Huayang, and Liu Shidou, the magistrate of Chengdu, all raised their arms high, gearing up, ready to rush forward at any time to turn a joyful holy decree transmission meeting into a physical criticism meeting.

Is it to add fuel to the fire, or to stop the fire?

There are two paths waiting for Zhu Pingjian to choose, testing his political wisdom.