Not long ago, the scene reappeared, and Li knelt and cried at noon.

The difference is that he was far away from Elder Yin, and he was crying and pointing at him and howling miserably: "Your Majesty, please punish this traitor for the minister and avenge his father for the minister!" ”

Old man Yin Yuan was stunned.

When he left Korea, there were only occasional Japanese troubles in the south, and his younger brother Yin Yuanheng wanted to take the opportunity to control the peace of the Japanese army.

In such a period of time, how did it evolve into the death of Li Yixu and the internal war in North Korea?

People like Xia Yan and Yan Song naturally spread the news as soon as they received it: let the people know what kind of virtue the Korean monarchs and ministers are now, and how miserable the Korean people are.

And Yan Song himself went to comfort Li, the Korean prince, with a "heavy heart".

Now, Li and Yuan Elder Yin came out of the noon gate.

If you want to get outside the noon gate, you have to cross the Waijinshui Bridge.

And around the Waijinshui Bridge, there are all imperial court ministries.

This is not a place to watch, but it does not prevent everyone from gathering at the door of Daming Bank to "redeem treasure tickets".

The voice can be heard faintly.

"It's also a filial son, it's really pitiful......"

"Did you hear that? Liaodong has been frozen, and the military disasters are together, and I don't know how many people in North Korea are dripping with ice and have not yet frozen the Yalu River, and I have come to Daming to avoid disaster. I don't know how many people who fell into the water and froze to death, and those who dragged their families with their mouths were miserable! ”

"Which side of the story is true?"

"Look, it's not good! Rank and file, which side said that the king of Korea was sick? It's really not pretending! ”

"No wonder this Korean prince cries so miserably, filial son......"

"Are you all here to redeem the treasure tickets?" A voice sounded, "Daming Bank has sent a message, the General Department of Public Security is here!" Is this a place to join in the fun? ”

“…… It's Uncle Guo. ”

You don't need to look at Sun Yuan's official uniform and crown on his head, if he dares to come to Daming Bank at this time, he can at least really go to the head office to do business in Beijing.

Of course they all know Sun Yuan.

"Don't mess around! Do you want to make some jewelry with gold before the Chinese New Year? If it's just to buy something, it's not impossible to use the treasure ticket. Sun Yuan began to drive away, his face was serious, "Let the people see it, and they think that the bank is short of gold and silver." If there is a scramble, who can afford this serious crime? ”

“…… Uncle Guo taught him a lesson. ”

Immediately, there were some young people who slipped away first.

Sun Yuan, on the other hand, squinted his eyes and looked at the rest of the people.

At this time, Cui Yuan appeared here. I saw that in the room behind the iron railing, two carts were pushed behind him, each with a large box on it.

"Open!"

After Cui Yuan finished giving the order, the lids of the two boxes were opened, and the room suddenly brightened up a lot.

The golden ones are all well-cast gold bars.

"Since the treasure ticket was issued by Da Ming, it is naturally allowed to be redeemed." Cui Yuan looked at Sun Yuan from behind the railing, nodded and continued, "It's just that there are many people who come to redeem today, and I have to go to the library to transport some more, so I delayed some effort." Now line up and come one by one. ”

If there are just people joining in the fun, where do you need Cui Yuan and Sun Yuan to come.

Today's events coincided.

In fact, there should be a lot of people who came to redeem the treasure tickets together, which made some rich children who didn't know where they were thinking that they could join in the fun.

In this way, Cui Yuan had an excuse to send a message to Sun Yuan and ask him to come over as well.

"Why didn't anyone come first?" Cui Yuan walked closer, looked from behind the counter, and looked at one of the middle-aged men, "I recognize you." It's the housekeeper of the Chengguo Mansion, right? Let's go first. ”

“…… Cui Shence, my father-in-law wants to take a concubine, and he has to make some gold utensils......"

"Redeem it with a ticket."

Cui Yuan just stood aside, he was already sixty-five years old, he had been in a high position in the new dynasty for twenty-one years, and he had always been one of the emperor's most trusted ministers. Now in charge of Daming Bank, his majesty is not something that ordinary people can resist.

Now, he just stood there, watching the people take turns to exchange the gold.

And Sun Yuan has been waiting here, as if he is afraid that something will happen here.

The hearts of those who really came to exchange the gold began to beat in their hearts.

Finally, there was a person who was halfway through the line, and suddenly said with a pale face: "Cui Zongling, Xiao Wang Xu has a bad stomach, and he has to go to see the doctor......

"Here, I am the president of Daming Bank, not a counselor or a sectarian order. His Royal Highness the Prince of the World is going by himself, and there is no need to be formal. ”

With the first person, soon there will be a second, a third......

What happened in Daming Bank, Zhu Houxi already knows.

For Lu Bing, he just sank like water: "Let's start doing it!" These bastards are getting bolder! ”

From the time after the sacrifice to heaven and earth to the present, time is indeed enough for some people to "feel bad", or the secret investigation during this period of time has finally been noticed by some people, so it happens that there is such a thing today.

The Ming Dynasty has the possibility of "hanging the people and cutting down crimes" and "conquest of the Quartet", and some unmotivated people come together to play these tricks with all kinds of worries and confusion.

Of course, it costs money to fight a war, but with the current background of the Ming Dynasty and the ability of the emperor, can it still be a treasure ticket because of this battle?

After the trade agreement was signed, could it be that because of the war, the current border trade will be completely cut off?

I'm afraid that after all, there are still many people who think it's good now!

If you fight, other consequences are unpredictable, but at least among the generals in the army, this time I am afraid that many new lords will emerge.

I don't want to be motivated, and I want to cut off the way for newcomers to keep my position.

Do you really think that each of them can find some reason to redeem the treasure ticket together, so that the gold and silver plan that has been planned to be paid for the military can be disturbed? Or is it in this way, openly and covertly transmitting resistance from certain groups to the emperor?

Zhu Houxi felt that he might have been too kind in the past seven or eight years.

Lu Bing took the order to go out, and passed by Li and Yin Yuanlao, who were led over by Yan Song.

When he nodded and greeted Yan Song, Li and Yuan Yin, he also looked serious.

The expression of the emperor's brother-in-law and the leader of the Jinyi Guard made Yuan Elder Yin panic in his heart.

The situation changed abruptly, and he was originally the deputy envoy to Ming appointed by the head of North Korea, but now Yin Ren and Yin Yuanheng don't know what the real situation is in North Korea, but he is accused by Li of being an "accomplice of the rebels" and "the enemy of killing his father".

In front of Zhu Houxi, Yuan Lao Yin was about to preemptively refute, and Li was about to cry and complain again, but he didn't expect Emperor Ming to open his mouth directly: "It's not clear what the truth is, Li, you are not an impolite person." Crying outside the noon gate, what kind of system is it? I will listen to you, and you will be nine percent sure that you will succeed to the throne as the lord of Korea. Don't fight in front of me! ”

Li suddenly froze, and Yuan Lao Yin was also stunned for a moment.

Why?

Maybe the news is too shocking, his level as a "foreign relative and minister" is limited, and he didn't expect this layer under the confusion.

But now that he has the "standard answer" given by Emperor Ming, he has finally come back to his senses.

Yes, if the younger brother can poison Li Yi, then he naturally needs the help of Queen Wending.

And since he has dared to do this, how can he let go of the current Wang Shizi?

Maybe there is already an "edict" to change the second son to the son.

With Queen Wending here, the strength of his two brothers has already overshadowed Yin Ren, and the Shizi faction must be more auspicious.

In this case, if Li Yikou believes that it was the Xiao Yin brothers who teamed up with Queen Wending to harm Li Yi, then what qualifications does Queen Wending's biological son have to inherit the throne?

In the case that the prince of the king is also very auspicious and the eldest son of the concubine has also been deposed for his crimes, Li, who has the help of the Ming Dynasty to "set things right", is really very likely to succeed to the throne.

By the way, we will discuss all the things about cutting down the widows together!

Zhu Houxi looked at Li with an uncertain face, and said coldly: "The king is not a monarch and a minister, a father is not a father and a son." Suddenly hearing the drastic changes, your performance is even worse than Shang Yuan and Mao Longyin, how can you talk about loyalty and filial piety? North Korea is really rotten, it only suffers the people, and they have to flee for their lives in the cold! ”

Li Tongren shrank, lowered his head and his heart beat wildly.

"And now the news has just arrived! Why Li Yi died, where is the prince of Joseon, and what the situation in North Korea is now, you don't know, and I don't know! Now that the matter has come to this, what's the use of urgency? Zhu Houxi looked at the two of them coldly, "I have already said that from now on, it will only be a country of brothers." I'm not your North Korean judge, what's the use of judging your family's right and wrong? Now that there is civil strife, the plan to destroy the Japanese is really going to be delayed! ”

Daming's attitude towards North Korea at this stage is: The situation is unclear, no matter what!

Da Ming is not in a hurry, but Yuan Lao Yin is in a hurry.

Li quieted down, and only made a full appearance in the guest room of the Datong Pavilion, and sacrificed his father's filial piety.

Mao Longyin was also very anxious.

In this way, when will the Ming Dynasty officially send troops to attack the Japanese and help the Ryukyus expel the Japanese and restore the country?

"Your Highness, although Zhu Nu is already gathering her subjects, but now there is a shortage of soldiers and food...... Mao Longyin walked around the room, sad, "How is this a good ......?"

After such a long time, Shang Yuan's mood has long calmed down.

At this time, he was a little immature and said simply: "Then you can only wait." My sister wrote to me saying that I don't have to worry about my life for the time being, and I'm doing well here. ”

Mao Longyin looked at Shang Yuan with mixed feelings.

"Isn't Your Highness in a hurry to restore the country? If the country is not returned for a day, His Royal Highness will not be able to collect the remains of the king and queen and bury him to succeed to the throne. ”

“…… But there is no way, my sister is only hiding in the villager's village. If you want to drive away the thieves, you can only rely on Daming. ”

"If it's too late, there will be a civil rebel. If they drive out the Japanese invaders, or if the Japanese retreat on their own, someone else will be the king of the Ryukyus! ”

At this time, whoever comes forward to do something will naturally be expected by everyone.

They didn't know what the situation was like in the Ryukyus, which had been fermenting for months—islands separated by the sea. And the eldest daughter of Shang Qing, who hid in the southwest, near Taiwan, only recently finally knew exactly what kind of purgatory was on the islands around the main island of Shuri.

A bloody letter was being sent across the ocean to Ningbo, on the banks of the Yalu River on the border of eastern Liaodong, where the scouts kept crossing the river, and the fleeing Korean people also kept crossing the river—it was frozen, but it was still not solid.

Due to the tides, the Yalu River is not easy to freeze completely. It is only possible to freeze completely when the temperature reaches about minus 20 degrees Celsius continuously.

This year is such a cold winter, so it is even more miserable for refugees in northern North Korea.

Relatives are ambitious, and the border troops with military power are also ambitious.

There is such a big incident in the capital, and the current North Korea is already all parties on the stage, each using its own means.

Gong Yongqing was busy taking care of the refugees, and he was also trying his best to collect information.

The commander-in-chief of Liaodong was Song Liangchen, Marquis of Xining.

When Zhu Houxi succeeded to the throne, he had just ascended to the throne.

When Guo Xun went to Nanjing, he didn't know the emperor well enough.

Later, he made meritorious contributions to the training of the Nanjing Zhenwu Battalion, and also listened to Guo Xun's persuasion, and seriously continued to make meritorious contributions in the army.

Now Song Liangchen specially ran to the side of Jiulian City.

"Gong Shilang, you have been an envoy in North Korea for a long time, and you are familiar with the inside story. Now that my sentinels have also found out a lot of news, in your opinion, what is happening to North Korea? What will Your Majesty decide? ”

Gong Yongqing lamented "exile" back then, but now he has become a key figure.

"Tianyu doesn't take it, but suffers the blame!" Gong Yongqing said categorically, "Song Hou, I am preparing to write a report. The message I asked from the refugees should be matched with the information you have learned. Now in my opinion, this matter should be that Xiao Yin didn't handle things carefully and left a handle for Da Yin, or that Da Yin had taken precautions in advance. can't do things well in one fell swoop, which caused chaos and made the North Korean border generals also think! ”

In a coup like this, the most important thing is to be quick and ruthless!

If you fail to do it as soon as possible, and then order all parties to reward and calm people's hearts, won't it be a backlash?

"All I can find out is what their side generals are doing, and the first thing is not to harm Liaodong......" Song Liangchen decisively exchanged information with him.

The Ming army sentry rode across the river, which was also a very sensitive matter.

It's just that it's already messy now, and there is a reason for it, and the three or five sentry horses are not conspicuous.

But the camp has already reached six or seven thousand in size, and all kinds of rumors are gathering.

Gong Yongqing is familiar with the Korean dialect, and he heard all kinds of gossip under his "shhhhh

"Some say that Wang Shizi was not poisoned, and some say that Da Yin and Wang Shizi fled to Pyongyang, Pyongan Province. It is said that the guards of Yizhou and Shuozhou are already Xiao Yin's people because of the border trade, and they are recruiting Ding Zhuang's grain and grass everywhere to prepare to go south to encircle Dayin......"

This Pyongan Road is one of the eight provinces of North Korea bordering Daming, and Uiju is on the edge of Jiulian City.

“…… No wonder so many refugees fled so quickly. Song Liangchen thoughtfully, "It seems like this......"

"Song Hou! You still have to keep an eye on the point of Jianzhou! Gong Yongqing said solemnly, "There are also refugees who fled from the Changjin Belt and Road in Hamgyong Province in the northeast, and the Jurchens are like unpredictable prophets, and I don't know if the Hamgyong Provincial Guards have long known the rumors and have ambitions!" ”

Song Liangchen was stunned: "The Jurchens also mixed up?" ”

Gong Yongqing sneered: "I have been in North Korea for so many years, and the lord of North Korea has been in chaos for many years. In the bitter cold land of Hamgyong Province, if you can exchange it for the help of the Jurchens, it is not surprising that the civil and military forces who have suffered there for many years have different intentions. I'm afraid that Xiao Yin didn't do things well before, and when he won over the civil and military forces in various places, some people with a heart guessed that things would change! ”

“…… Good! Gong Shilang, I'm afraid that His Majesty and the princes of the court are also waiting for a more detailed report. Without further ado......"

In this cold winter month, more information is converging.

The necessary momentum is also under way.

In the first issue of Ming Pao in December, two events were published.

One of them is a blood letter presented to Kyoto by the Ryukyu royal daughter.

"The Ryukyus took the royal daughter as a blessing maiden, and kept chastity and served the gods all their lives. When the Japanese were ravaging the Ryukyus, the princess happened to be out to worship the gods and pray for a smooth start of fishing, but luckily escaped with her life......"

In the cold winter season, the people of the capital drink hot tea in the teahouse, eat dried fruits, and listen to the stories told by the storyteller with great interest.

“…… The bad news came, and I heard that the princess cried three liters of blood, and her skirt was dyed through! Hey, who knows that the Japanese are brutal, this is just the beginning! Now, like a beast, in the fairyland-like Ryukyu Kyoto, it is killing, burning, and robbing! Except for some Ding Zhuang and beautiful girls who were snatched away as slaves, the old ones and the little ones ......"

The storyteller spat and flew, his expression was wonderful, and the listeners were speechless.

"This widow is really a beast!"

"It's a barbarian......"

"Pity the chaste princess...... Weeping three liters of blood and returning the blood book begged Daming to send troops, but I was afraid that there would be no more blood in my body......"

It is one thing that the Japanese invaders slaughtered the fairy island on the sea, and the Ryukyu king's daughter wrote a letter asking the Ming Dynasty to send troops to help, and the other thing is naturally that traitors and thieves are everywhere in North Korea, and the people are not happy.

"I heard that there are now more than 20,000 people fleeing from Jiulian City. I thought that I was going to sell my sons and daughters to make a living, but who would have thought that Liaodong would give a large amount of relief, and the porridge factory was constantly ...... What is the reason why rich families are not allowed to buy slaves? How much money do you have to spend on so many people every day? ”

If the experience of Ryukyu is sympathetic and embarrassing, then the decision of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong made the Ming people incomprehensible and dissatisfied.

"It's not the way to go on like this! If you want me to say, if those high-ranking officials and nobles in North Korea don't take the people seriously, the imperial court should send troops to suppress them! It is the best policy to let those people go back to find their own way to survive as soon as possible, otherwise if I have a disaster next year, won't there be enough food for disaster relief? ”

"Hey, Your Majesty loves the people like a son the most. Think about it, I am really fortunate to be born in Daming, otherwise you see, reincarnated in those messy places, where can life go on? ”

In the midst of these heated discussions about the latest events, someone suddenly broke into the teahouse.

"Guys, go out and see! Xianninghou was escorted in a prisoner car and came in through the south gate! ”

"What? Xianning Hou? What did he do? ”

"I don't know! Also, the Jinyi guard surrounded the Chengguo Mansion! ”

“…… Hiss! ”

At the end of the first year after the change of A.D., the top music in the capital still came.

No matter how things outside of Daming are, they are not as sensational as Daming's own princes and uncles being punished by His Majesty.

In the midst of the snowflakes, Qiu Luan was really taken into custody in the prisoner car, and returned to the capital with sad eyes.

He still can't figure it out.

As for it?

In the Chengguo Mansion, although Zhu Xizhong knelt on the ground, he looked up at Lu Bing with the same sadness and indignation: "Although the minister has some small mistakes, he is loyal, and he can show it every day!" Your Majesty, why is it so severe?! ”

Lu Bing just waved his hand: "Take it away." If you have anything to say, you will speak before the king. This commander is only responsible for arresting people, and this commander doesn't care about the trial of the case! ”

Because of the status of a first-class lord, arrest them and ask Jinyiwei to take action.

But they were arrested by Jinyiwei, and the next step will be to face the new three law divisions of the Ming Dynasty.

Overnight, the news was actually released.

In fact, their sins are not big: encroachment on land and property, embezzlement and bribery, and tax evasion.

Just?

In the end, Zhu Houxi only used these charges to punish them.

“…… It's really different. ”

This is the first batch of lords who have really been dealt with strictly, except for some lords who mutinied and rebelled at the beginning of the new dynasty.

It also included two feudal lords.

It's really different.

People of insight can't help but think in their hearts: If you have sacrificed your life for the emperor and have committed such a "mistake" and will be severely punished, then what is the role of a talisman like a title?

Although the final punishment has not yet been decided, when they are taken away by the Jinyi Guard in full view of everyone, it is equivalent to killing them again.

Isn't the Emperor worried about the loyalty of his courtiers wavering?

"Twenty-two years! I've been talking for twenty-two years! In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Houxi was full of anger, "It's a pig, you should be able to understand!" The lords of the clan also hold the country's food! Did I give you food and silver, so that you are qualified to break the law? I have to get used to you before I can buy loyalty? What kind of reasoning is this? ”

On a good Chinese New Year's Eve, the emperor gave a banquet to the clan lords, but after all, it became a theme education.

Zhu Zaiqian looked at his father.

That's you, you can hold it down, you can do whatever you want.

What am I going to do in the future?

"What kind of prince will Xiangning? None of you have ever heard of this? If you have made meritorious service, you should really be worry-free for a hundred years, who is recorded in the history books as this? Riding in the same boat, even if you can't contribute, you must clearly distinguish what is chiseling the boat! It's not you who scuttled this boat, it's okay to scrape some skin? This boat was built by our ancestors! Scraping a little skin is disloyalty and unfilial piety! ”

After Zhu Houxi finished scolding, he finally talked about the most important thing, calmed down for a while before saying solemnly: "The clan and the relatives, the most unacceptable crime is stupid crime!" Answer: What is the name of the country now? ”

“…… Chinese People's ...... Emperor Xian Daming Kingdom. ”

"The constitution has been decided, no one must violate it, even I must not violate it! Beneath the Constitution is the Statute! If you violate the rules and regulations of the Constitution, even if you are a member of the clan and a member of the civil and military forces, you cannot go unpunished. Otherwise, sooner or later, the people's hearts will disperse, and the ship will sink! When that day really comes, you won't be able to see it, but the former ministers of the former dynasty, aren't most of the descendants eliminated? If you really can't help being greedy, it's inevitable, but don't muttered in your heart why I don't miss the old love! ”

"Loyal to the king, why embarrass me, why do I come to remember the old feelings?"

There was silence in the Qianqing Palace, and almost everyone bowed their heads.

Doing things under this master is really stressful, and it is heart-wrenching.

But you can't say he's wrong.

Seriously, a little nostalgic for the old days.

It's a pity that I can't go back.

However, under the emperor's treatment of the lords of the clan, they really knew that the emperor was more popular with the people.

Where does this make sense?

(End of chapter)