As early as not long after Zhu Youzhen became a vassal domain, Zhu Youxiao received the news that Zhu Youzhen had brought back from Dongchang, and Zhu Youzhen had asked the evil slaves of the palace to take all the fertile land in the mountains cultivated by the displaced people to himself. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhu Youxiao also didn't understand it when he first found out, it stands to reason that Zhu Youzhen, as the vassal king, gave him a lot of money every year, and the fief given to him was not small.

But why, as soon as Zhu Youzhen arrived in the place, he did the same thing as other gentry and powerful to annex land, destroying the foundation of his Ming Dynasty.

Later, Zhu Youxiao learned that after Zhu Youzhen became a feudal lord, the officials in the DPRK and China who were dissatisfied with Zhu Youxiao and secretly supported Zhu Youzhen did not completely give up, and some officials who were dismissed by Zhu Youxiao and lived at home even used various literary gatherings to secretly meet with Zhu Youzhen.

And the plot to seize 10,000 acres of fertile land should be used as a place to raise horses, in case he will make a comeback, it came from the hand of a former Hanlin attendant named Quan Yiru, who had taught King Xin to read.

Since these thieves were not dead, Zhu Youxiao had no choice but to escort Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, into Beijing to isolate him from those restless Donglin Party officials.

Zhu Youzhen also didn't realize that he was a pawn used by Donglin Party officials.

Deeply bewitched by the officials of the Donglin Party, he has always thought that he is doing a righteous thing for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, and his imperial brother is a faint monarch, and he can't let him continue to do nonsense like this.

But now Zhu Youxiao asked him about 10,000 acres of fertile land, and he didn't know how to answer, the embezzlement of people's land was indeed a fact, and he did this evil because he wanted to become a big man at that time, but he didn't expect to be known by his imperial brother so soon.

Since there was no way to deny it, Zhu Youzhen simply raised his head and said: "Since the younger brother is guilty, the imperial brother killed me." ”

Zhu Youxiao was so angry that he couldn't speak for a while, if he didn't know that he was the Chongzhen Emperor who was martyred for the Ming Dynasty in history, and seeing that he was still a child who was not deeply involved in the world, he really wanted to send him directly to prison now.

"Don't think I dare not kill you!"

Zhu Youxiao got up and walked in front of Zhu Youzhen, staring at him with his eyes.

"The younger brother didn't say that the imperial brother didn't dare, now that the Ming Dynasty is about to die, the younger brother is better to die in the hands of the imperial brother than to die in the hands of others, so as to save the country from being overturned, the younger brother as a royal descendant, I am afraid that there will not even be a roll of shrouded straw mats at that time."

Zhu Youzhen couldn't help twitching as he spoke, and he couldn't help but cry when he thought of the now precarious Daming country.

"You!" The angry Zhu Youxiao was now completely speechless about Zhu Youzhen, who regarded himself as a faint king, so he simply brushed his sleeves away: "Wang Chengen, pass on my will, Zhu Youzhen will rebel against the holy grace, and immediately put him under house arrest in Xiyuan, without my permission, he is not allowed to leave the palace for half a step!" I want him Zhu Youzhen and those who support him to see if Daming will die in my hands! ”

Wang Chengen hurriedly chased after him, and seeing that Zhu Youxiao had a displeased look on his face, he didn't dare to provoke him, so he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, John Tang, who was locked up in Dongchang, has compromised and expressed his willingness to dedicate everything he knows to Daming for free, including the art of letting go." “

Wang Chengen's "point-release technique" refers to the use of instruments such as guns, rulers and moments, and these so-called point-and-release techniques determine the fire control ability of Daming artillery.

But Tang Ruowang and other Western missionaries left a hand in this regard, and when Zhu Youxiao asked about this, he was also vague and pretended not to know, so Zhu Youxiao simply put him in prison, toasted and did not eat and drink, Tang Ruowang and other missionaries did not expect to meet such a powerful Ming Emperor, and he actually knew the art of letting go, and under torture to extract confessions, he did not dare to conceal it, not to mention, even if he concealed it, he believed that with the emperor's ability, these so-called key technologies would be mastered by the Ming Dynasty sooner or later.

So in order to escape from hellish prison and the great missionary work, he compromised.

Looking at Zhu Youxiao, who was taken away on his feet and shackled around his neck, he couldn't help but laugh, and couldn't help but think: "At least in the current Ming Dynasty, I, the emperor, still dare to arrest and coerce these foreigners." ”

"Sinners meet Your Majesty!"

John Tang has been in China for a long time, not only can speak the official language of the Ming Dynasty, but also can speak several dialects, so there is no language barrier, and he also understands the daily etiquette of the Ming Dynasty.

And he also knew that now that he was a prisoner, he could not stand and talk to His Majesty, so he also knelt down in fear.

At this moment, Zhu Youxiao is no longer the open and wise emperor who talked about the Bible and the Crusaders with him a month ago, but a ruthless devil who can kill several missionaries with a wave of his hands for a single trick.

"Get up."

Zhu Youxiao replied coldly, and asked again: "How is it, Tang Ruowang, do you know what my Daming East Factory is like, how does it compare with your secluded residence?" ”

"Your Majesty spares your life, and I beg your Majesty not to let the criminal minister go to that hellish place again, the criminal minister is willing to tell His Majesty everything he knows!"

John Tang cried.

"Very good, from now on, you remember to me that you are no longer a subject of the Holy Roman Empire, you are first and foremost a citizen of my Ming Dynasty, an official of my Ming Dynasty, and then a Christian, you must first protect the interests of my Ming Dynasty, if you dare to have two hearts, I can still kill you alive!"

Tang Ruowang couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, he witnessed the process of killing me alive in the capital a few months ago.

As soon as he heard that Zhu Youxiao was going to kill himself alive, he was so frightened that he directly slammed his head on the ground: "Weichen doesn't dare!" ”

"It's good if you don't dare", Zhu Youxiao said: "I will now officially restore your previous official position, and grant you the rank of major general, command the Janissary Artillery Battalion, during the training of the Praetorian Guard, you will assist Chang Yanling in training my artillery, and in addition, I will work with Song Yingxing to develop a more powerful six-pounder cannon for me within a month!" ”

"If you can complete this, I can allocate money from the inner money to personally build a church for you in the capital, if not, you can continue to stay in the East Factory!"

When Zhu Youxiao said this, Tang Ruowang was both excited and scared, and hurriedly said: "Weichen will do his best and do his best." ”

Now not only Tang Ruowang was forced by Zhu Youxiao to serve the science and technology of the Ming Dynasty, he even ordered Dongchang Fanzi to search for missionaries from all over the country, and escorted all of them into Beijing.

In addition, Zhu Youxiao encouraged the missionaries to come to the Ming Dynasty, and personally instructed the governors of the coastal provinces to offer a high reward for the coastal residents to capture the missionaries and enter Beijing.

Some pirates also participated, in order to earn Emperor Zhu's silver, they saw a cross-wearing person in various parts of the South Seas and arrested, and for a time countless missionaries disappeared, and even alarmed European countries.

Some missionaries refused to serve the Ming court, and Zhu Youxiao simply killed a few stubborn missionaries on the pretext of setting up a religious altar without permission, so as to set an example for chickens and monkeys.

At the same time, once the missionaries were willing to serve the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao did not hesitate to give them official positions and give them certain political treatment.