Chapter 63: Measuring the Land
The last time Zhu Di was so angry, it was because of Jianwen.
"Zhu Gaochi, do you really dare to abolish you?"
"If you want to be abolished, you will be abolished." Chubby was fearless, "I don't want to do it anyway." ”
"Okay, I'll do it for you." Zhu Di said coldly, "From now on, ......"
"The emperor thinks twice." Li Qing stepped forward quickly and clicked Zhu Di twice.
Zhu Di was stunned, and then found that he opened his mouth and couldn't make a sound.
"The crown prince, the king of Han, and the grandson, you should avoid it first."
Chubby nodded: "Smash, go back with Dad!" ”
"Dad, I want to ......"
"You don't want to." Chubby said coldly, "Follow me!" ”
Zhu Zhanji was unwilling, but he didn't dare to disobey, so he drooped his head and followed his father out of the guest hall.
Zhu Gaoxu refused to leave even if he was killed, this was the closest he was to the position of the crown prince, if it weren't for Li Qing's actions, maybe he would be the prince now.
"Li Qing, what kind of demon spell have you cast, quickly untie it to my father."
Zhu Gaoxu was furious, he saw again how dog Li Qing was, the golden beans were so refreshing, he didn't do anything, but stood on the opposite side of him.
Zhu Di was also so angry, but he couldn't say a word, he wanted to beat Li Qing, but he couldn't catch it, so he could only be impotent and furious.
Li Qing said: "Your Majesty, you are angry now, it is not appropriate to make a rash decision, you let the King of Han leave first, and the minister will lift the ban for you." ”
"You are presumptuous!" Zhu Di scolded with his lips, "I'm @#¥......"
Li Qing didn't care, as long as he couldn't hear it, then he didn't get scolded.
After a while, Zhu Di's anger gradually subsided, and he motioned for Zhu Gaoxu to leave.
Zhu Gaoxu was unwilling, lest something happen, "Father, let's go back to the palace, the imperial doctor must have a way." ”
Zhu Di glared, picked up the dishes on the table and beckoned him, so frightened that Zhu Gaoxu shuddered and ran out in a hurry.
Li Qing fulfilled his promise and lifted the ban on him.
Recovering his ability to speak, Zhu Di's anger came up again, and he said coldly: "Li Qing, don't I dare to kill you?" ”
No emperor could tolerate Li Qing's behavior just now, including Zhu Di.
Although Li Qing has the skill of following the dragon, he can't do anything to the emperor, if Zhu Di can bear this, then he is not Zhu Di.
"The emperor wants to punish, and he will punish him later, listen to me first." Li Qing asked rhetorically, "If the crown prince is abolished, who will take over?"
What the prince said is not unreasonable, although it is a big rebellion, but it is not unreasonable, isn't it? ”
Li Qing sighed: "With the crown prince here, you can be willful, but if you let the king of Han be the prince, can you still be like that?"
The army went on an expedition, why did the emperor lift the crown prince's ban and let him supervise the country?
Actually, you don't think that King Han can be qualified for the position, who can be the crown prince, you can't be clearer. ”
"This is my family matter, and it's not your turn to dictate." Zhu Di said angrily.
"It's the business of the world!" Li Qing said solemnly, "If the next emperor is like you, you really feel at ease?" ”
Zhu Di froze for a moment and fell silent.
After a long time, he said hatefully: "The hearts of scholars are dirty, and there is no good thing in the civil and official group!" ”
"This group is not good, but it can't be said that there are no good people." Li Qingdao said, "If Xia Yuanji is like Jian Yi, doesn't the emperor also highly affirm them?" ”
Zhu Di slowly calmed down and muttered, "Then what do you suggest?" ”
"Don't fight, let King Han take over!" Li Qing said seriously, "The Battle of Jingyan, several Northern Expeditions, Southern Expeditions, the opening of canals, the construction of a new capital, and the compilation of a great ceremony......
Daming's family has long been hollowed out, and he can't go on like this, let Daming rest, and let the people rest. ”
After another long silence, Zhu Di nodded helplessly, "Okay, according to what you said." ”
After a pause, "How do we settle our accounts?" ”
"What's the account?" Li Qing was surprised.
"You dare to do it to Lao Tzu, when Lao Tzu is muddy, can't you?"
Li Qing sneered, "Your Majesty, how do you want to punish him?" ”
"I want to chop you!"
"I have a ticket to avoid death."
"I don't recognize it." Zhu Di is quite shameless, "I sent it, and the right of interpretation belongs to me." ”
"......" Li Qing asked, "Emperor Taizu sent it, and you don't recognize it?" ”
Zhu Di was stunned and said in surprise: "Father also issued you an iron coupon to avoid death?" ”
"Well, Taizu is much stronger than the emperor."
"You ......" Zhu Di was angry, but he didn't dare to refute, how could there be a son who compared with Lao Tzu, "Punish you for ten years!" ”
"Oops...... Your Majesty, can't you afford to play? Li Qing was anxious, "I have shed blood for Daming, and I have made meritorious contributions to Daming......"
Balabala......
Zhu Di was troubled by the noise, "If you don't punish you, it's okay, now that the treasury is empty, if you can find a way to solve it, I will not only not be punished, but rewarded." ”
"If that's the case...... The minister has a plan! ”
……
East Palace.
Zhu Zhanji said angrily, "Dad, are you stupid?
If you are like this, the second uncle can wake up laughing when he dreams. ”
He couldn't figure it out, his father had always been honest and duty-bound on weekdays, but what was wrong today, "Dad, listen to his son's advice, admit his mistake to his grandfather, and there is still room for things to be returned." ”
"Son, you like to be here so much?" Xiaopang shook his head with a wry smile, "This is not a good place, there is nothing good about being an emperor, my father has no choice, if there is a choice, I will have returned to Beiping a long time ago." ”
Zhu Zhanji longed: "Ninety-five Supreme, who doesn't want to? ”
"I don't want to!"
"......" Zhu Zhanji was angry, "Dad, you are the crown prince and the eldest son; I am the grandson, the eldest grandson;
This is ours, why are you pushing it out? ”
Xiaopang frowned and scolded: "You are carried away by power, go to the study to study, and you are not allowed to go out without my permission." ”
"Daddy......"
"Go."
Zhu Zhanji's face was full of loneliness, "The child obeys." ”
……
The next day, the morning dynasty.
Li Qing, who had never been in the early dynasty, came to Fengtian Palace, found a place to stand down, and waited for the fourth child to arrive.
This is an hour, until the sun rises, Zhu Di is late.
Li Qing knew at a glance that most of this guy was too romantic last night and got up late.
When the drowsy ministers saw the emperor coming, they immediately perked up and gave a great salute to the monarch and ministers, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live...... ”
"All the ministers are flat!"
Zhu Di waved his hand, sat back on the dragon chair, and glanced at the eunuch standing on the side.
The little eunuch understood, took out the holy decree, and read: "Fengtian carries the emperor, summons and says:
In the first battle of Mobei, the war was broken, tens of thousands of enemies were killed, and the soldiers who participated in the war were reissued for two months, and the small flag and the general flag were reissued for four months, and 100 households and 1,000 households were reissued for half a year;
Reward the Marquis of Wucheng, the Marquis of Anping, and the Marquis of Wuan...... 100 taels of gold, 20 pieces of silk and satin;
The Marquis of Yongqing beheaded Mahamu, the leader of the Wara, who made great contributions, rewarded a thousand taels of gold, a hundred horses of silk, and the title of secretary of the military department!
Chin this! ”
The soldiers were born and died, and they deserved to be rewarded, and Zhu Di, the martial emperor, naturally would not treat them badly.
"Wait, thank the emperor for Longen." The generals were all beaming with joy and bowed.
The civil officials were all ugly, the secretary of the military department was deposed, the squire was beheaded, the cabinet was imprisoned, and the prince was grounded...... Now that the emperor is rewarding the generals again, it is strange that their faces can be good-looking.
In particular, Li Qing's appointment as the secretary of the military department made them feel like a fish in their throats.
The secretary of the military department is nominally in charge of the military, but in fact he is a civilian, and is not responsible for fighting wars, but cooperates with the dispatch of military supplies.
When will the honorable also be able to serve as a civilian?
The civil officials felt aggrieved, not ordinary grievances, and they were even more uncomfortable than the civil officials of the Hongwu Dynasty.
Although the Wenchen of the Hongwu Dynasty was not taken seriously, he had a hope, the crown prince Zhu Biao, and his status was as solid as a rock.
And the crown prince of the Yongle Dynasty was either grounded, or the Wenchen around him was imprisoned, which is simply desperate.
"Your Majesty, the treasury is tight!" "The second half of the tax has just entered Beijing, and most of it will be used to open the canal and build a new capital, and this is only August, and the next wave of taxes will not be until May next year, and there will be nearly a year to ......."
"It's okay, I have my own way." Zhu Di didn't care.
Xia Yuanji came out of class, "Dare to ask the emperor, what is the best plan?" ”
"Raise taxes in advance for next year."
"Never." Xia Yuanji's face changed, "Your Majesty, the people are poor, if you increase taxes in advance, it will inevitably make it more difficult for the people, and even make it difficult to make a living, and there will be a large number of displaced people at that time, and even ...... Stir up civil unrest. ”
"The emperor thinks twice." Wenchen all bowed down, "Zi said: The people are the most important, the society is second, and the king is light......"
Zhu Di was not in a hurry, and waited for Wenchen to quarrel almost before he said: "How did I say that I would increase the taxes of the people in advance?" ”
Xia Yuanji breathed a sigh of relief and wondered: "What does the emperor mean ......?"
"Collect the landlord and the rich gentry." Zhu Di said, "Xia Yuanji, I have given you a task. ”
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"Re-measure the land." Zhu Di said, "Especially the landlord, I have measured carefully." ”
Xia Yuanji arched his hand and said: "The minister obeys the order!" ”
When most of the civil officials heard this, they were stupid, and they still didn't let people live?