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Lu Bing opened his mouth first: "Zhen Guogong came to me, I'm afraid there is something big, right?" ”

Chen Di smiled: "Why, can't I have tea with you, the new secretary of the Ministry of Intelligence?" ”

Lu Bing picked up the teacup: "Zhenguo Gong has all kinds of opportunities. How can there be such leisure? ”

Chen Di suddenly asked Lu Bing: "Lu Shangshu, how many imperial relatives are registered in the Zongren Mansion now?" How many vassal kings are there in the Ming Dynasty? ”

Chen Di wants to implement the new policy in two capitals and 13 provinces. Those vassal kings and royal relatives will definitely jump out to oppose it. These people are all of Taizu blood, and their status is noble. In addition, they have been in the domain for many years and have accumulated a lot of wealth and power in the domain. These people cannot be dealt with in the same way as ordinary gentry.

Lu Bing put down the teacup and said, "There are always more than 800,000 royal relatives registered in the Zongren Mansion, and there are thirty-five hereditary vassal kings. Zhenguo Gong, if you want to ask about this, it seems that you shouldn't summon me, you should find the Zongren Order of the Zongren Mansion! ”

Chen Di said: "Lu Shangshu has served as the commander of Jinyi Guard for many years, and his eyes and ears are all over the world. Let me ask you, can these thirty-five vassal kings still obey the law in their respective domains? ”

Lu Bing said with a smile: "I know that Zhen Guogong didn't just come to me for tea!" Compliance? Law-abiding fart! The great grandfather opened the country and wantonly divided his sons and nephews into feudal domains. Each vassal king could lead an army ranging from thousands to tens of thousands. The past of the Battle of Jingjing is known to the Duke of Zhenguo, so I won't say more. After Grandpa Cheng moved the capital, he deeply felt the harm of the vassal king's support of the army, and abolished most of the vassal king's guards. The court treats the vassal king with one attitude, as long as you don't have the two hearts of rebellion, you can be safe! As for the laws and regulations that govern ordinary people in the Great Ming Law, the vassal kings will not abide by them at all.

At the beginning, Jinyiwei had the responsibility of supervising the behavior of the vassal kings of the world. Let's put it this way, there are cases of vassal kings embezzling the land of the people, killing the people indiscriminately, and oppressing the places with their power. There are also more sensational and incestuous things.

For example, a certain vassal king in the south had sexual immorality. And has quirks, doesn't like yellow flower girls, and only loves other people's wives. He slept with the wives of the officials of the royal palace, and even let his daughter-in-law and married daughter take turns to sleep! ”

Chen Di asked Lu Bing: "If you disregard human ethics and natural principles like this, doesn't the imperial court care?" ”

Lu Bing replied, "What's the matter?" As I said earlier, the court's attitude towards the vassal kings is that as long as you don't rebel, you can toss as much as you want in your respective domains! ”

Chen Di asked Lu Bing: "If you follow the law of the Ming Dynasty, those vassal kings... ”

Lu Bing interrupted Chen Di: "Zhenguo Gong, if it is really according to the provisions of the Great Ming Law, among the thirty-five vassal kings, thirty of them will be thrown into prison or even beheaded for public display!" ”

Chen Di chuckled: "Okay, great! ”

How smart is Lu Bing? Chen Di smiled, and he had a bottom in his heart: "What, Zhenguo Gong wants to take these vassal kings?" ”

Chen Di nodded: "That's right!" If the imperial court wants to implement a new policy, it will inevitably harm the interests of the vassal kings and royal relatives. Those vassal kings will definitely jump out and take the lead in opposing the New Deal! Aren't you Lu Shangshu all over the world? I'll let you check the bad deeds of the vassal king! Compile these bad deeds into a book! If only these vassal kings honestly supported the new policy, it would be enough! If they oppose it, they will be punished according to their bad deeds, and they will be punished by the Great Ming Law! The vassal kings are honest, and those royal relatives who are far away are naturally honest! They pay grain and taxes according to the regulations of the New Deal, and those ordinary gentry and wealthy families will naturally follow suit! ”

Lu Bingdao: "Zhen Guogong's wrist。。。。。 It's so vicious! ”

Chen Di said: "Vicious? More vicious is yet to come! According to the ancestral system, the feudal lords and royal princes had their own land. If you don't pay taxes on food, the court will pay them a monthly salary!

Take the reward given by the imperial court, don't pay taxes, don't say anything, and eat the imperial court's salary! Is this reasonable? In the first year of Hongwu, there were only a few hundred imperial relatives in the Zongren Mansion. In the 100 years since the founding of the country, the number of registered royal relatives has reached 800,000! Do you know how much they have to give them a year? It is equivalent to nine million taels of silver! Zhang Juzheng, the head of the household department, has calculated that since the first year of Jiajing, one-fifth of the treasury income has been raised by these idle wastes! Let them support the New Deal, and paying taxes and food is only the first step! In the second step, I will cut off their money! Want to make money? It's good to say, read honestly, join the office, and be an official! You have to do things for the court to have something to take! ”

Lu Bing was stunned, Chen Di's courage was too great! In doing so, he is going against nearly a million royal relatives and nobles!

But think about it again, is there anything in this world that he Chen Di doesn't dare to do?

Lu Bingdao: "Zhen Guogong, have you thought about the consequences of doing this? ”

Chen Di laughed: "The consequences? It's just infamy! If I don't say secret words in front of the Ming people, I am even under house arrest for the emperor, and I am afraid that this infamy will not be successful? If they obey, it's just a rebellion?! It doesn't matter, Da Ming Law, the common people plot against the nine clans, and the emperor plots against the nine clans! The soldiers of the Flying Tigers will let them know the consequences of the rebellion! ”

Lu Bingdao: "Zhen Guogong, you let us Jinyiwei, no, the Intelligence Department do this, this is to make our Intelligence Department the enemy of the emperor in the world." ”

Chen Di said: "But you will be friends with thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty!" The new policy I implemented harmed the interests of a very small number of people, but tens of thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty would benefit from it! What is infamy? What is it to be an enemy of the royal relatives of the world? As long as the people of the Ming Dynasty can live a good life of abundant food and clothing, as long as the people of the Ming Dynasty can be rich and the country strong, all the infamy is just floating clouds! ”

Lu Bing was in awe of Chen Di. He arched his hand and said: "Since Zhenguo Gongtie is determined to do this, then Lu can only sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman!" I immediately ordered the eyes and ears of all parts of the country to collect the lawlessness of the vassal kings and compile them into a book. ”

Chen Di nodded: "Well, then please leave it to Lu Shangshu!" ”

Lu Bing took the order and left, and Tang Shunzhi happened to enter the duty room.

Lu Bing said hello to Tang Shunzhi: "I've seen Tang Ge Lao." ”

Tang Shunzhi arched his hand and responded: "Lu Shangshu is in the dust, is this an important task?" ”

Lu Bing said "um" and left.

Tang Shunzhi walked to Chen Di's side, lowered his voice and said, "This Lu Bing is loyal to the emperor. You use him so much, and you also made him one of the Eight Great Shangshu, aren't you afraid that one day he will bite you for the emperor? ”

Chen Di shook his head: "Teacher Tang is too worried. Although Lu Bing is stupid and loyal, he is not an unreasonable person. Jinyiwei can be the emperor's housekeeper, and the Ministry of Intelligence can be the protector of the Ming Dynasty! I just ordered him to investigate the lawlessness of the vassal kings, and this kind of thing can only be done by people like him! ”