September in Beijing is no longer hot, and this time is still calculated according to the lunar calendar, so this is the temperature when it is already autumn.

Zhu Hou survived another summer, and he had previously mentioned that he would find a suitable place to cast a palace in the area around the capital to escape the summer, which was a matter of his body, and Empress Dowager Zhang had come forward after hearing about it, saying that if the hundred officials should not, then she would come together for some silver taels.

With Empress Dowager Zhang taking the lead, Queen Xia and the concubines also expressed that they wanted to take out their own money.

In this way, it was unpleasant, as if the courtiers were resolutely ignoring the emperor's body, so in the end there was not much resistance to this matter, although there was some controversy, but in the end it was turned from the emperor's will into action and implemented.

Zhu Houzhao is not full of thoughts about building a 'Afang Palace' for himself, he has also considered that he may be able to use this opportunity to build a prosperous city again.

However, attracting people to live is not so simple, although there will be many workers during the construction period, these are mobile people, and they will leave when the project is over.

Therefore, this still requires the Beijing Division Planning Department to use more brains.

There is a simple and crude method, that is, Zhu Houzhao ordered all the nobles and wealthy merchants to go there to build their own summer manors. However, this can only bring temporary prosperity, and it is not wise to invest all the wealth of the country in the construction of palaces in a short period of time.

In contrast, it is better to be a place with a relatively relaxed scientific research environment, attracting unruly and deviant people.

This thought flashed through Zhu Houzhao's heart, but he did not say it to his minister, in general, this is also a ten-year-old policy.

At the moment, although this matter will cost millions of silver taels, it is still not the most urgent matter for the ministers.

The entire court of the Beijing division is now staring at Nanjing.

The news was not only received by the emperor, but also from all walks of life received the report of Nanjing's 'great chaos'.

Yang Tinghe, even if he had deep cultivation skills, he couldn't sit still, not only him, but also several courtiers went with him to find Wang Wei.

You have to enter the palace and see the emperor.

Qianqing Palace.

As the music came up one by one, Zhu Houzhao also knew how much in his heart.

The attendant's room came to report, there were too many notes handed over today, and there was no time to arrange, but Zhu Houzhao understood it very well, so he simply ordered them all to come.

Speaking of which, from the perspective of 'technique', he now has a better way, for example, to hide.

He completely expected what Liu Jin did in Jiangnan, even if he really killed a few ministers, it was nothing, and the shock of the court provoked could naturally be expected.

So hide and wait until Liu Jin is all killed, and the matter will naturally be over.

But......

"At the beginning of my reign, I once said that since I am the emperor, I should govern the country on the road and govern the country with skills, although it is okay, but I disdain it. You entered the palace together today, and I understand if you don't open your mouth, for Liu Jin and Jiangnan, right? ”

In the scene of the Qianqing Palace, the emperor was honorable but stood with his hands in his hands, and the minister was low, but he sat in two rows.

"Your Majesty," Yang Tinghe, who had never directly objected, stood up slightly, "In the land south of the Yangtze River, of course, there are those who violate the policies of the imperial court, but it is inevitable that Liu Jin can be unjustly killed like this...... It's a little too strong. Your Majesty said that this is the way to govern the country, and I really can't understand the stupidity of Weichen. ”

"yes." Wang Wei's tone also softened.

By this year, they understand the emperor's temperament, and it must be soft rather than hard. When encountering such a major event, if it is hard, it may arouse the emperor's anger, so it is better to say it softly.

"Yang Ge Lao is right, and he also asks His Majesty to take back his fate. If it was to promote the Qingtian Order, it would be enough for the officials and gentry in Jiangnan to be frightened by this, and no one would dare to delay it for half a minute. ”

The autumn wind blew in from outside the palace, and the emperor's sideburns fluttered with the wind.

And behind him, Liang Chu, the secretary of the ministry, He Jian, the secretary of the household department, Wang Hua, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and others opened their mouths to advise.

Zhu Houzhao always squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, "Ladies and gentlemen, I understand what you mean. At the beginning, Yang Yiqing said the same thing, I drove Yang Yiqing away for the sake of the world's Qingtian order, and until now, whenever I think of this incident, I still feel a little ashamed of Yang Yiqing. ”

Everyone's hearts trembled when they heard this, the emperor's scheming city, he did it, he didn't say it, and no one dared to say it publicly, but now as the Son of Heaven, he said it himself...... It sounds a little weird.

"Yang Yiqing became famous when he was young, and his talent is extraordinary. After entering the office, he was honest and upright, and made a lot of contributions, and when he was governor of Shaanxi, he supervised Ma Zheng, and half of the disadvantages of Ma Zheng were removed;

When the governor was trilateral, he trained soldiers and horses, and repaired border forts. At that time, the imperial court did not have today's national strength, once the Mongol army committed Guyuan, the chief military officer Cao Xiong actually refused to send troops to help, Yang Yiqing led a light cavalry from Pingliang day and night march, resisted the invasion and launched a surprise attack, repelled the Mongol army's attack. After that, he rethought the imperial court's strategy of preparing for the border with the police in Yansui, Ningxia, and Gansu, and finally defeated the Tatar army for the imperial court in the second year of Zhengde.

After entering the cabinet of the court, he practiced politics and treated people leniently. For ten years, I acted for state affairs, and recommended a number of officials such as the royal court for the Ming Dynasty.

Many of you are also very familiar with him, and Yang Yiqing has contributed a lot to Daming to today. When he was there, all the officials obeyed their own work, and the court had a degree, which was a great talent of the auxiliary country and a famous minister who was rare in a hundred years. Later generations talked about the Hongzhi and Zhengde dynasties, and Yang Yiqing was an inescapable figure.

is such a character, and now he has been driven to Xinjiang to herd horses and grow cotton. ”

Zhu Houzhao closed his eyes, he said that these were not to praise Yang Yiqing, nor to express his guilt for no reason, after so many years in the Forbidden City, where did he not know the meaninglessness of emotions.

But this passage is indeed true, and it is in line with the facts, and some of the courtiers present are dissatisfied with it, but as long as they uphold justice, they should not deny too much of his merits.

Wang Wei and Yang Tinghe sighed, "If Duke Ying Ning heard His Majesty's comments today, he would definitely die without regrets." ”

"Be so for the courtiers." He Jian also admired with a solemn expression.

Yes, Zhu Houzhao is a person from later generations, Yang Yiqing's evaluation is indeed very high, of course we can laugh at the people in the world who put profit first, but we can't deny that there are no people who put righteousness first in the world because of their own downfall.

If it wasn't for this incident, Zhu Houzhao didn't even think about moving Yang Yiqing.

"But this is the kind of person who drove me away for the sake of the world's Qingtian Order." Zhu Houzhao turned his face after speaking, so the courtiers could see his solemn and serious eyes, "I don't want to kill people, I don't want to drive Yang Yiqing away, but for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, some people have to kill!" You are all people who have read poetry and books, since ancient times, dynasties have flourished, most of them for two or three hundred years, and after two or three hundred years, the common people can't live and have to rebel.

When I was a child, I also felt that the way to govern the country was to use loyal ministers and abandon villains. But later it was gradually discovered that even if they were loyal ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, the common people had no land to plant and could not harvest food, so they should starve to death or starve to death. You think to yourself, if you are allowed to govern a province, will not a single person die of hunger? ”

There is no one to talk about this kind of big talk.

Because in reality, someone has already practiced it, and that is Liu Jian.

Liu Jian has been in Shandong for so many years, and he doesn't dare to guarantee it like this.

"The people take food as the sky, but where does the food come from? The eunuchs, gentry, nobles, and clansmen occupied the world's acres of land in a large manner, and because of the preferential and exempt policies, almost none of them had to pay taxes, while the common people, whose fields were getting smaller and smaller, had to bear the burden of the state. If this is not changed, I don't want to talk about thousands of generations, I am afraid that in another hundred years, the world will be in chaos.

One of the things I did this time was to find out the hidden fields and put a foundation for the homeless people to live in peace, and the second was to tax the gentry to reduce the burden on the people. Of course, I know that these will cause dissatisfaction and even resistance among the gentry, and they slander the court and slander me, and I don't care about these things, what I care about is the two points just now. In this way, the real people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light!! ”

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand.

"All the reasons you say are valid, and I admit that they exist, but this thing must be done. Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity, my will has been issued, and anyone who obstructs it will be beheaded! ”

He didn't choose to hide, but made it clear to these people, I just want to do this thing, what is the name, that is a deceptive thing, what Jiangnan wants to mess with? Then mess around and see!

At the beginning of the year, people didn't pay much attention to Zhou Shangwen's movements, but now they can clearly see the intention of the Son of Heaven to put the army in place first.

Liang Chu, the secretary of the ministry, knelt directly on the ground, he first kowtowed to the emperor, and then straightened up and arched his hand, "Your Majesty, the ministers understand Your Majesty's intentions." The world is so bad, my emperor is determined to get rid of it, this is a pioneering move, but the ministers all think that governing the country and governing the people, the first thing is to benefit the people, to benefit the people, if the people are killed, how to come to the word 'blessing'?

Moreover, this time there was a large-scale hunting, and there were no less than 100 gentry and officials alone, so fierce that the ministers were afraid of changes. Then there are Liu Jin and others, treacherous and cunning, who have been taught repeatedly, His Majesty is for the people, but Liu Jin is only for his own selfish interests, and the final notoriety is still borne by the court and His Majesty, so hard, how can it be used? ”

"Liu Jin is used by me, and the consequences of what he did will naturally be borne by me." Zhu Houzhao faced the toughness, "You can also spread this sentence and tell those gentry in Jiangnan, the murderer Liu Jin, and the one who ordered Liu Jin to kill people, Zhu Houzhao." ”

Wang Wei and Yang Tinghe were shocked after hearing this, "Your Majesty can't!" ”

Zhu Houzhao said indifferently: "Why not? I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and I killed the traitors who did not follow the will of the Ming Emperor, and if they were unwilling, they could raise troops to take revenge on me. I know that this matter will set off a huge wave as soon as it arrives in Beijing, and all kinds of people are watching the reaction in the palace, and this is my reaction now: Liu Jin is ordered to clear the field, and officials of all sizes in Beijing are not allowed to talk too much, just do their duty. If it turns out that I am perverse, I will die without regrets. ”

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