Chapter 275: The Divine Decree Arrives
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Eight hundred miles were urgent, and a will quickly passed towards Guangxi. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
In fact, the will has not yet come out, the ending is already doomed, some well-informed, can roughly guess a little holy will, some time ago, the emperor is still having a headache for the affairs of the vassal king, and now the matter is clear, the Jingjiang palace has exceeded the ancestral system, and the evidence is conclusive, so there is no need to be afraid of offending the vassal king, how to deal with it.
Some people speculate that the emperor should not cut down the roots of King Jingjiang, and the possibility of all deposing them as concubines should not be high, after all, the palace still has to show a little family affection, most of which is beaten fiercely, but how to beat it is a mystery.
At the end of April, the decree arrived in Guilin, in the governor's yamen, the king of Jingjiang took his son and nephew to receive the decree together with the governor of Guangxi, Chen Yao, the king of Jingjiang stayed in Guangxi for a long time, naturally he could not be compared to King Ning in the Beijing division someone to pass the news to him at any time, so what happened in the Beijing division, he still does not know, let alone Chen Yao has already sold him, and now he is still giving money to the people.
Before receiving the will, King Jingjiang also said a few words warmly with Chen Yao, and Chen Yao also comforted him a few words, which made King Jingjiang feel a little lucky, but when he really received the will, it was like a thunderbolt in the sky, and he suddenly turned around, and he was speechless.
The prince was demoted to the king of the county, moved the three county domains, Zhu Youlin's fief was in Jingjiang Mansion, originally called Jingjiang Wang, but later this title was changed from Jingjiang to Jingjiang, which means to pacify the southwest, the household registration of the entire Jingjiang Mansion is only 40,000, and it has five counties under its jurisdiction, and it has moved three counties, leaving only two counties, and the household registration is only 20,000.
The king of the county may seem far away to others, but for a prince like Zhu Youlin who suddenly fell from the clouds, this fall was very heavy for him, and he couldn't slow down. What's more, in all dynasties, once the princes who are depreciated are often precarious, because the last bit of family affection for you in this palace has been weakened, will they take care of you in the future?
Zhu Youlin's forehead was already dripping with cold sweat.
And what shocked Zhu Youlin the most was the conviction of the eldest son and Zhu Shan, Zhu Youlin has not many heirs, this eldest son is his favorite one, he is too loving, and it is inevitable that he will be arrogant, but which of the vassal kings of this family does not have so many arrogant sons and nephews? What's the point of killing a few people on the street? But the current court is a business-like appearance, first deposed as a concubine, but also to catch the Beijing master to deal with it, once the Beijing master is uncertain, how can this be?
The will of the imperial court can be regarded as not giving him Zhu Youlin a little affection, Zhu Youlin had planned for the worst, but he never thought it would be the case anyway, he suddenly felt a little dizzy, knelt on the ground, and seemed to stop breathing.
The eunuch then said: "The governor of Guangxi, Chen Yao, ......"
Chen Yao, who was originally watching a good show, changed his face suddenly...... The emperor actually praised him fiercely at the end of the holy decree, but this praise had no meaning.
The meaning in the holy decree is that Chen Yao's report is meritorious and should be commended to show merit.
Originally, Chen Yao stabbed King Jingjiang in the back, and King Jingjiang was still in the dark, but now this commendation tells everyone bluntly that the disposal of King Jingjiang is because of Chen Yao's report and exposure, although Zhu Youlin is now out of power, but after all, he is still a county king, and Chen Yao is the governor of Guangxi, doesn't it make him difficult to be a man?
Sure enough, after Zhu Youlin heard the words behind the holy decree, his face changed again, and a pair of resentful eyes glared at Chen Yao and sneered.
If Zhu Youlin hates Liu Chengfeng, it is only because the two themselves are in a hostile position, because of a conflict of interests, and in Zhu Youlin's opinion, Chen Yaolin is even more hateful.
Chen Yao saw Zhu Youlin throwing a resentful gaze at him, and suddenly understood.
Gao Ming, the emperor's hand, really smart!
The mistake of this matter is that Chen Yao should not add a sentence after the recital, the government does not dare to ask, these five words must have made the palace jealous, or rather, the emperor was very angry with the Jingjiang Wang's family.
But no matter how angry you are, even if King Jingjiang makes a big mistake, and the evidence is conclusive, at least a little warmth must be put on display in the palace, and the beating will naturally be beaten, and the cleaning must be cleaned up, but it can't be too much, so you have to make an appearance and make the emperor's kindness to the vassal king.
Therefore, although King Jingjiang broke the law, he did not directly depose him as a concubine, but only lowered his title and removed part of his fiefdom.
But the emperor still feels that it is not enough, or he is still jealous of King Jingjiang, what should he do? Then continue to clean him up, but if you want to clean up, the palace can't come forward, so there is this holy decree, and there is this sentence in the holy decree.
This sentence is ugly, it is to sow discord and make the relationship between Chen Yao and King Jingjiang to the point of incompatibility, of course King Jingjiang will find an opportunity to retaliate, but is Chen Yao a fuel-efficient lamp? Now, if he doesn't take advantage of his slow breath to suppress it fiercely, and wait until King Jingjiang gradually regains his foothold, then Zhu Youlin will find an opportunity to clean up his Chen Yao sooner or later.
Only by striking first can the King of Jingjiang be crushed to death, and only in this way can the King of Jingjiang never turn over.
The emperor's meaning is very simple, that is, checks and balances, Chen Yao naturally has the imperial court to check and balance, and the court has Dongchang and Jinyiwei to check and balance, but the king of Jingjiang is checked and balanced by Chen Yao, what Chen Yao does, that is his business, it has nothing to do with the palace, King Jingjiang has suffered, and it is not the ruthlessness of the heavenly family.
The first short sentence in the holy decree was enough to change the pattern of the entire Guangxi, Chen Yao's eyes couldn't help but narrow, the emperor's thoughts, he had already figured it out, and now what he has to do is how to offend the King of Jingjiang to death, anyway, what should be offended has already been offended, and the mud and be a good person, that is not to think about it.
After receiving the holy decree, Zhu Youlin, the king of Jingjiang, stood up, glared at Chen Yao fiercely, and was about to brush his sleeves away, things came to this point, he was afraid and angry, the governor of the yamen, he didn't want to stay for a moment, but when he was about to leave, Chen Yao stopped him with a smile.
"The prince stays ......"
Zhu Youlin stopped and said unceremoniously: "I don't know what the governor commands?" Zhu Youlin deliberately called Chen Yao's official position, and his tone was also yin and yang, full of alienation and irony.
Chen Yi smiled and said: "Since the emperor has decreed that the prince will be the king of the county, but there are still many details in the holy decree that have not been said, such as after being demoted to the king of the county, the specifications of the palace, the number of guards, and the utensils enjoyed by the prince, I am afraid that they will have to be changed, the rules, always have to be followed, the official is not talented, and he is the right deputy imperial envoy to governor Guangxi, so he should naturally supervise it, and the prince should not be blamed." ”
Zhu Youlin's face changed suddenly, the rules of the Ming Dynasty are indeed very strict, when Emperor Hongwu was there, he once set a strict hierarchy standard, what kind of house should the prince live in, what kind of utensils to use, and even what kind of clothes to wear, how many guards he enjoys, these are all very clear, and the rank of the prince is one order lower than that of the prince, which means that all the things in the entire Jingjiang palace have to be replaced, not only the palace has to be renovated, but even a lot of houses have to be demolished, and even clothes, utensils and even servants and guards have to be replaced.
But the rules are the rules after all, after all, the rules of the Hongwu period, there are really not many people who abide by them now, for example, when Hongwu was there, it was stipulated that merchants were not allowed to use silk, but now which businessman is not full of silk? But Zhu Youlin didn't expect that he had just been demoted to the king of the county, and Chen Yao actually came to trouble him under the rules of Emperor Hongwu.
"Falling into the well...... Villain! Zhu Youlin couldn't help but scold, Chen Yao's 'proposal' was enough to make the Jingjiang Palace's situation worse, it was already beyond its means, if the palace and utensils were replaced again according to his words, how much money would it cost? Where can I get it from the palace?
Chen Yao's face was cold, originally he was still yin and yang, but now the surname Suo sneered and said, "What is this prince, this official is just a business!" ”
Zhu Youlin's face changed, and he brushed his sleeves away.
Back to the palace, the whole palace was already in chaos, there were already people from Guilin Jinyi Wei Qianhu who went in to take people, and saw that his eldest son was taken away in front of him, Zhu Youlin was so angry that his face was like a pig's liver, clenching his fists and being silent, and in the palace, no one knew what was going on, and even some servants packed up and began to leave, seeing that Zhu Youlin finally came back to stabilize his mind, many people came to tell in tears.
Zhu Youlin said in a vicious voice: "Come on, go and call Mr. Zhao." ”
Since that collision with the palace courtyard, Mr. Zhao was also injured, he did not dare to stay in Lianzhou for long, and hurriedly returned to Guilin to recuperate in the palace. Originally, Zhu Youlin was quite annoyed with Mr. Zhao, but now he found out that there was not even a person around him who had an idea, naturally, Zhu Youlin thought of Mr. Zhao again, at this time, Zhu Youlin's mind was all messed up, and he had to listen to what Mr. Zhao had to say before he could decide on the next move.
Mr. Zhao came quickly, but he was no longer as free and easy as before, he looked a little haggard, entered the hall of the palace, and hurriedly saluted Zhu Youlin, and said, "Lord, what does the holy decree say?" ”
Although he saw the captain in the palace come in viciously and arrest the prince, but seeing Zhu Youlin come back safe and sound, Mr. Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief, at least the matter has not reached the worst point, if even the king of Jingjiang is taken to Jingshi to ask for guilt, there is really no room for redemption.
(To be continued)