"There may be some moves in our family recently, and you need to be busy. ”

"If your father-in-law has something, please give me orders, Ji Gang will never give up!"

"Oh, put away your face. Xu Ruyi picked up a mutton fat jade paperweight on the table and played with it casually, without looking at Ji Gang: "Zheng Feng has also heard a lot of words to show loyalty without giving up his life, right?

"That... It was just an accident. The villain doesn't want to either. Ji Gang explained. His eyes narrowed, because he was afraid that the eunuch in front of him would see the killing intent in his eyes.

"It's not surprising that our family doesn't care, it's good if you're happy. Xu Ruyi sneered: "In a word, in the next ten days, I want you Jinyiwei to turn a blind eye to anything, and not to hear it." No matter what you see or hear, don't go around talking about it. Xu Ruyi finally raised his eyes and looked at Ji Gang: "Understood?"

"Then if the emperor asks... Ji Gang hesitated.

"Whoosh"

A cold light flashed, Ji Gang subconsciously wanted to dodge, his body shook for a while, but in the end he still remained still with his amazing reason.

The jade paperweight hit the head, then fell to the ground, shattering in half. The frontal horn was bruised, but there was no bleeding. The pain made Ji Gang swallow all the next questions back into his stomach.

"Don't, everywhere, nonsense. Xu Ruyi repeated, and two rays of light shot directly into Ji Gang's eyes: "Understand?"

"The villain understands. ”

"It's good to understand. Xu Ruyi nodded with satisfaction, got up and came to Ji Gang's face, stretched out his hand and gently patted his oily face: "It's a good thing to be ambitious, but you also have to be self-aware." At least for now, you can't afford to mess with us. You have to be patient. ”

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All the way to the Beijing division without any danger, the three brothers of Zhu Gaochi settled down in the Yanwang Mansion. didn't eat a bite of food, so he changed into the court clothes of the county king, and hurried to the palace to meet the Son of Heaven.

Anyway, Zhu Yunwen and them are also cousins, so Zhu Yunwen has a smile on his face.

"It's all a family, why bother to see it like this, please get up quickly. Zhu Yunwen took a few steps in, stepped forward and bowed down to help his three cousins up: "Let's go, the Yinghua Hall has arranged the family banquet, the three cousins have been in the dust all the way, and I have been washing the dust with the three cousins." ”

The intimate and eager attitude seems to outsiders to be a good picture of brotherhood, friendship and brotherhood, full of warmth. The three brothers Zhu Gaochi glanced at each other, and there were some doubts in each other's eyes, could it be that their emperor's cousin didn't have any ill will towards them?

"Pass the dishes!" After the four of them were done according to their priorities, Liu Xi shouted loudly.

Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen palace ladies lined up, holding various dishes in their hands, and placed them on the long table in a certain sequence. The emperor ate alone, thirty-six dishes. This time, three county kings were added, so it stands to reason that more should be prepared. However, when it was said that it was a family banquet, Zhu Yunwen specially instructed that a round table and a dozen dishes would be enough.

Some things can be arbitrary, but some rules can't be avoided. After Gong E put down the dishes, she retreated one after another. At the same time, behind the curtain over there, the musicians also adjusted the strings, and when they saw Liu Xi nodding, they began to play and sing.

Then, it was the silver needle to try the dishes, and the eunuch tasted the poison, there were many dishes, and the waste time was a little longer.

When everything was ready, Zhu Yunwen picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "Come, a glass of vegetarian wine, I will wash the dust for the three cousins." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. The three of them also hurriedly got up with their cups.

In fact, they both know in their hearts that the relationship between the two sides is friend or foe. The so-called family affection is simply not worth mentioning in front of the imperial power. But on the surface, after all, it has not reached the level of tearing their faces, so the four of them still have affectionate smiles on their faces, and they are talking warmly.

Zhu Yunwen led the conversation, talking from all over the world, Zhu Gaochi responded a few words from time to time, and Zhu Gaoxi occasionally pretended to laugh heartily, talking about the customs outside the plug and the cruelty of the battlefield. As for Zhu Gaosui, he ate and drank wine elegantly, and when he was interested, he inserted a few sentences and wrote a poem, showing the elegance of the literati.

Liu Xi waited on the side, and when he saw that someone's wine glass was empty, he filled it. When he saw whose chopsticks had fallen, he took a new pair. Although he didn't get involved in the conversation of the four, he understood the deep meaning of their words.

Zhu Yunwen said that the world prospered under the governance of the imperial court, and Zhu Gaochi's response implied that this was also inseparable from the governance of the vassal kings. Zhu Gaoxi's laughter implied the sadness of "a few people returned to fight in ancient times", and as for Zhu Gaosui, it showed the prosperity of Beiping's literary style.

All in all, Zhu Yunwen said that the imperial court governed the world very well, and Zhu Gaochi said that the vassal kings governed it well.

After three rounds of drinking, Luo Quan's words were a basket, and Zhu Yunwen's eyes seemed to be a little drunk. I don't know when, I suddenly asked: "Up and down the government and the opposition, there are many rumors that the Fourth Emperor Uncle has a heart of disobedience. This message is very vicious, and it is really hateful to separate my heavenly family's blood and family. ”

The atmosphere on the wine table suddenly cooled down, as if someone had put a stop to talking, and there was silence for a moment. The smiles on the faces of the three of them froze for a while, and they didn't know how to respond.

Zhu Yunwen's words seem to be unintentional, but they are actually very knowledgeable. First of all, he said Zhu Di's ambition in the form of rumors, and at the same time said that he didn't believe it, and it had nothing to do with him left or right, just how Zhu Gaochi responded.

Zhu Gaochi pondered for a moment, then said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you also said that they are all rumors of some vicious villains, and they are not to be believed. And... Zhu Gaochi paused, and then said: "The minister also heard some rumors in Beiping, saying that His Majesty has the heart to cut the feudal domain and change the ancestral system. The minister's father and the three brothers of Weichen also did not believe a word.

However, today His Majesty mentioned that there are people in Beiping and Nanjing who spread rumors, which shows that some people secretly want to make waves and want to be unfavorable to the design, and ask Your Majesty to investigate strictly. ”

After a few words, soft and hard, blunt knives kill, and Zhu Yunwen was buttoned with a big hat to change the ancestral system in the middle, I have to say that the sentence "people can't be good-looking" is vividly reflected in Zhu Gaochi.

Here, by the way, the Ming Dynasty has had ups and downs in the past three hundred years, and a large part of the reason should fall on Zhu Yuanzhang. The world has changed, and the vicissitudes of life. Only by changing the law can we become stronger, adapt to this world, and not be abandoned by this world. Zhu Yuanzhang obviously didn't understand this truth, so he formulated detailed rules and laws for his children and grandchildren, and also issued an edict that future emperors should not change them. It's like forcibly putting a tight spell on your children and grandchildren.

If you want to cut the feudal domain, then you are changing the ancestral system.

This hat, even Zhu Yunwen can't afford to wear it.

Seeing Zhu Yunwen's gloomy face, Zhu Gaochi said again: "Actually, why should Your Majesty worry? There are several generals in the court, Cao Guogong and Wu Yinghou, who in the world can harm my Zhu family?"

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"Who in the world can harm my Zhu family?" muttered this question from Zhu Gaochi, and Zhu Yunwen's eyes were deep.

The banquet has dispersed, and the three brothers Zhu Gaochi have also left the palace gate, although it is still early, they also have to rest early. After all, I will go to Xiaoling early tomorrow morning to mourn Zhu Yuanzhang.

Although Zhu Yunwen drank a lot of wine, the drunkenness in his eyes at this moment was completely gone, and it was replaced by the Qingming of the young son of heaven.

"I don't know who can harm my Zhu family's country, but your father wants to hurt my country. Don't you know?" Zhu Yunwen snorted coldly.

"Ruyi. ”

"The slave is here. ”

"Can you think of a way to keep these three cousins of mine?" Zhu Yunwen asked.

"Nope. Xu Ruyi lied, but there was a sad look on his face: "Your Majesty, King Yan dared to let his three sons go to Beijing together, in fact, he was sure that the imperial court would not detain them for no reason, so he had no fear." Otherwise, just talking about Zhu Gaochi's physique, it is not impossible to say that he can't travel far. ”

"Alas. Zhu Yunwen rubbed the temples of his temples: "Think again, think again." I can keep them for half a month at most. In the past half a month, we have worked hard, and we will definitely be able to think of a way. ”

"The solution is already there, and it is already being done, and we will see tomorrow. I just can't talk to you. Xu Ruyi smiled secretly in her heart, but she still nodded silently on her face.

"Your Majesty. Liu Xi walked in from outside the hall with a thick stack of concertographs in his hand, followed by two little eunuchs, who also looked average.

"Finished appropriating?" asked Zhu Yunwen casually.

Liu Xi and the little eunuchs carefully put the music in their hands on the table, and said respectfully: "It's all approved." That's all for today. He took out a book of excerpts from his arms and put it in front of Zhu Yunwen alone: "This book of excerpts is made by Lord Fang and said that I don't know how to decide, please ask Your Majesty to personally approve it." ”

Zhu Yunwen stretched out his hand and picked up the fold in front of him and looked at it, and said with a smile in his mouth: "Don't say it, the idea you gave me is really good." I read yesterday's excerpts, and without changing a word, I stamped them all and printed them. ”

Xu Ruyi opened his mouth to flatter and said: "Bachelor Fang and the great talent of the bachelor are also the reason why Your Majesty knows people and is good at it. ”

"It's still your idea. ”

While speaking, Zhu Yunwen browsed the folds, and then said with a smile: "Hey, what should I do?" Those that are not far away will be transported to Beijing, and those that are far away will be sent back to the local area. It is also worth the approval of my own family. Lifting the red pen on the table, he brushed and wrote.

But it turned out that the fold was talking about the problem of tax escort in various places.

It is not yet time to collect taxes, but some of the mining taxes and salt taxes that have been accumulated in various places in the past few years have been collected this year. On the way to Jingshi. It's just that because the new emperor Zhu Yunwen issued an order to exempt the taxes accumulated over the years when he ascended the throne, the household department was a little hesitant about what to do with the money and grain that was already on the way.

"The Ministry of Household issued a document to all divisions, and those who are already on the way, within a thousand miles of the Beijing Division, continue to escort them. The rest were escorted back to their hometowns. Zhu Yunwen muttered for a year, while writing at the end of the recital. After writing, I was just about to close the chapter, thought about it, and added: "If there is a salt tax in Yangzhou, it will not be returned." ”

Hearing this, Xu Ruyi understood, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I heard that the Yangzhou tax collector has collected a lot of salt tax silver this year?"

"Do you know?" Zhu Yunwen replied with a smile: "A while ago, I remember that Lu Zhili, the prefect of Yangzhou, said that it seems that a huge amount of 400,000 taels of silver has been recovered. ”

Among the taxes of the Ming Dynasty, agricultural salt mines accounted for the majority. Among them, the salt tax and mining tax are even heavier than the agricultural tax, and it can also be regarded as the real money that the imperial court can really collect. According to the tax law formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang, farmers do not necessarily need to pay silver money to pay taxes, and grain and meat crops of equivalent value can also be paid. For example, a farmer needs to pay a tael of silver in taxes, and if he has the ability, he can carry a basket of eggs worth a tael of silver. Even in the southern coastal areas, some fishermen still use salted fish to pay their taxes.

The imperial court and the yamen of various local governments are also a little helpless about these things, and sometimes they have no choice, and even distribute fish, meat, rice, eggs and other things as a slu, and let the officials and servants go to the market to sell them themselves.

The local yamen can do this, but the court will not be able to take care of decency.

Imagine that it is really not good for the officials to be the secretary of the ministry, the squire of the military department and other officials to carry a string of salted fish to the street to sell. At first, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to give them unlimited printed treasure banknotes. It's just that this thing is really depreciating badly, and every year is not as good as a year, and every day is not as good as a day. Therefore, with the acquiescence of later, it was changed to six silver bills and four distributions.

Among them, the vast majority of the silver six received by the officials came from the salt mine tax burden. Therefore, Zhu Yunwen specially pointed out that the salt tax is not exempt.

Speaking of silver, Zhu Yunwen somehow remembered something again, and asked: "By the way, Ru Yu and Qi Tai both mentioned the matter of opening martial arts before, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty," Xu Ruyi said with a wry smile: "The first emperor strictly decreed, internal officials are not allowed to interfere in politics, you are really embarrassed." ”

"Less of this. Zhu Yunwen pointed at Xu Ruyi and scolded with a smile: "When the imperial grandfather was still there, you dared to discuss the policy of the vassal king, and now you and I will come to this set again to make trouble?"

"Hey, hey... Xu Ruyi's face turned red, and then he smiled a little embarrassedly: "It's also because the first emperor saw that I was young and loyal, so he didn't care about me." ”

"I don't care about you, you can say whatever you have to say. ”

"Hmmm... Xu Ruyi pondered for a moment and said: "The slave and maid really don't know about the relevant regulations, but I believe that the two adults should have a plan in their hearts, and Your Majesty will ask." The slave maid just felt that the holding of this martial arts should still be handed over to Lord Ru Yu, after all, he was the secretary of the military department, and his status was higher, which could also show the importance of the imperial court to martial arts.

It's just one thing, after the martial arts are over, how is Your Majesty going to arrange those martial artists?"

"This... Zhu Yunwen was stunned, obviously he hadn't thought about this problem before, and Ru Yu and Qi Tai didn't mention it in their recitals.