Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 514 Political Matters

"Not enough, not enough—"

Under the scorching sun, Jiang Riguang worked tirelessly to inspect the inner city as a left-behind in Beijing.

The magistrates of Daxing County and Wanping County accompanied them respectfully, bowed their waists, even though their backs were sweating and their official uniforms were soaked, they did not dare to make a sound.

One year is far from enough time for the city of Beijing, even if it is just for renovation.

Therefore, Jiang Yueguang mainly focused on the inner city and supplemented the outer city. It is most important to deal with the imperial city and the inner city first, and arrange the emperor and officials.

I saw that the road was more than two feet wide, but Jiang Riguang repeatedly objected: "The inner city is busy, high-ranking officials and nobles are crowded with servants, and vehicles are lined up. This is not wide enough."

As he said that, he emphasized: "It must be at least three feet wide, and in the middle of the road, why didn't you draw a dividing line?"

This inquiry made the magistrate of Daxing tremble all over, and hurriedly said: "Reporting to stay behind, the center line has not been drawn yet, but limestone has been boiled outside the city, and the preparation of transplanting big trees is also beginning, the lower officials dare not be negligent... "

On the planning of Beijing, the emperor has exhausted his mind, after all, it is easy to draw on a blank sheet of paper.

On the road, there must be enough space for four carriages to walk side by side. A dividing line is drawn in the middle of the road, right to left, and a three-foot-wide sidewalk is drawn on both sides of the road. Finally, trees are transplanted to purify the air.

Moreover, the biggest transformation is that the road is designed to be high in the middle and low on both sides, using the low places to permeate water, and then laying permeable bricks to drain through ditches.

"Papa, not bad—"

Jiang Yueguang came to the side of the road and stomped on the permeable bricks with his feet. Through the cracks, he saw that the open ditch was open and bright, and there was no blockage.

"Stay behind, in the inner city, the big ditches are 530 zhang, and the ditches in the alleys are more than [-] zhang. The lower officials mobilized more than [-] people, and it took three months and [-] stone and grain to dredge them. "

The magistrate of Daxing wiped the bruises on his forehead and said with a wry smile, "The filth of the 200 years of the Ming Dynasty has been cleaned up today."

As the center of Beijing, the inner city has undergone 300 years of construction in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. There are countless open ditches and underground ditches, with a total length of more than [-] miles.

It's just that there are too many people to clean up, and the good things have been buried long ago after the vicissitudes of time.

"In addition to cleaning, I also need to widen and deepen."

Jiang Yueguang glanced at some rubbish on the corner of the street, and said, "Master Zhongcheng Bingma—"

"The subordinate is here!"

The military general, who was half a step behind, hurried forward with his hands clasped.

I saw his official robe, as if it was being fished out of water at this time, it was so wet that three catties of water could fall out if it was twisted.

In his twenties, he looks upright, tall and straight, and exudes a courageous and energetic temperament.

The Army and Horse Division of the Five Cities, that is, the military and horse commanders of the five cities in the middle, east, west, south, and north, is the yamen responsible for patrolling and arresting thieves in the capital, clearing streets, ditches, prisoners, and fire bans.

The two county magistrates of Daxing and Wanping looked at this young and promising commander of Zhongcheng, and they were very pleased.

Although the military commander of the five cities is only the sixth grade, he is a civil servant, and he must be a regular official in the imperial examination, but obviously, this person is not.

"Now the patrolling camp (established in the Hongzhi year) is unusable, and the patrolling city censor has not taken office, you should take it up. Not only should the capital not be chaotic, but it must also be clean and tidy. Do you understand?"

"The subordinate understands!"

Zhu Jing responded quickly and swiftly, her every move was extremely beautiful.

Jiang Yueguang also nodded with satisfaction, and then continued to patrol.

For this son of the Ming clan, the emperor's confidant, he is so obedient and has no disrespectful character, the future is limitless.

Although he was left behind in Beijing, apart from Chen Dongke, the general of Shanhaiguan, who disagreed with him, Zhu Jing, the commander of the Zhongcheng Army and Masi, was the eyes and ears of the emperor.

After inspecting again, he suddenly saw the extremely cooperative Zhou Mansion.

Its gates were closed tightly, the surrounding walls were cleaned, and a group of servants also obeyed and did things obediently, which was completely different from those rebellious old nobles.

"Which house is this?"

"Reporting to stay here, this is the residence of the former Marquis of Wuqing, and now it is the residence of Zhou Shixian, the son-in-law of Zhou Lechang, the son-in-law of the former Taipu Siqing."

The magistrate of Daxing just glanced at it and said softly.

"The captain's son-in-law, Zhou Shixian."

Jiang Yueguang squinted his eyes: "But Princess Changping's son-in-law was appointed captain."

"Stay and see."

After looking carefully for a few times, Jiang Yueguang sighed and said: "The former emperor died and was trapped in Siling, it's our crime. Now that we pass the princess mansion and don't see him, isn't it the courtesy of a minister?"

After saying that, he straightened his official hat and walked away slowly.

The civil and military people on the side looked at each other expressively, so they could only follow closely.

But at this time, Zhu Jing just fell into the same position as Jiang Riguang because of the questioning, and followed unhurriedly.

Seeing Jiang Yueguang's straight back, Zhu Jing felt a little bit in his heart: This old fox is really a drunkard.

Under the scorching sun, they came to inspect, and their target was Princess Changping.

Having been by the emperor's side for several years, Zhu Jing had already learned a lot about politics.

When Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong was deposed from the throne and became the King of Fu to supervise the country, the year of Hongguang became the year of Chongzhen. In this way, demoting Fu also meant promoting Chongzhen.

That is to say, King Fu is no longer the emperor, so the emperor's legal system after Chongzhen is no longer based on patriarchal clan, but based on sages.

In this way, those vassal kings, close to the clan, naturally have no reason to dare to covet the throne.

No matter in politics or among the people, the tragic color of Emperor Chongzhen was exaggerated, while Emperor Shaowu avenged him, drove away Jiannu, and restored Daming, which was the most suitable to inherit the throne.

In the world, is there a more majestic legal system than this?
Skip the second generation and directly inherit the first generation, such as Zhu Di passing Jianwen and so on.

This is nothing new in politics.

Zhu Jing followed him into the house, and saw Princess Changping who had lost her left arm, and Prince Consort Zhou Shixian.

Princess Changping's body was as thin as ever, but her complexion improved a little. When she saw many foreign ministers, she didn't panic, she spoke gracefully, and the princess was full of airs.

Jiang Yueguang expressed his attitude: "Your Majesty is very concerned about the princess's situation, and he is responsible for rebuilding the princess' mansion. All the treatment should be the same as before, and the princess must not suffer any more grievances..."

It's just that these words did not make Princess Changping happy, she just said indifferently: "Now that the country is newly restored, everything is difficult, let's keep it simple!"

"Now that I have lived in the Zhou Mansion for a long time, it is also suitable. I can only thank the emperor for his great love."

Regarding this, Jiang Yueguang's attitude remained the same, and he still respected: "Since the princess is willing, the minister can only obey."

As he said that, he moved closer until Wen Wu behind him couldn't hear him, and then said in a low voice: "I don't know, Your Royal Highness, but has there been any news about the crown prince?"

Chang Ping's face changed: "Of course not, I have been staying in the mansion, and the news is blocked."

(End of this chapter)