Prince of Chaos
Chapter 738 Final Chapter
Chapter 738 Final Chapter
For three days, Zhu Changluo asked Qi Jin to guard the Meridian Gate for three days. During these three days, these Jiangnan scholars gathered at the Meridian Gate felt unprecedented panic.
They had never experienced such a battle before, and His Royal Highness did not follow the routine at all.
I didn't see them for three days, and I didn't let them go. Just one meal a day, let them wait for the final result at the Meridian Gate as a witness.
Faced with such a request from the crown prince, no one dared to say no.
After all, Zhu Changluo was very polite to them, three meals a day should be given and will be given.
Although the taste of this gift meal is not as good as the delicate and delicious cooking made by the cook at home in a small stove, it is still a royal gift meal.
So, no matter what, you still have to finish eating.
After all, if you can resist it for a day or two, on the third day, even if it is pig food, it will be the best in the world.
Therefore, at the last moment, Zhu Changluo's food was eaten until there was nothing left. This may be the first time most people here have cherished food so much.
In Qianqing Palace, Zhu Changluo still looked at the memorial calmly. At this moment, Dong Qichang, Liu Pinru and other ministers also gathered beside Zhu Changluo.
They have also been sitting on pins and needles for the past few days. The thresholds of their temporary residences in Nanjing were almost trampled to pieces. Many people couldn't help but panic and wanted to inquire about "insider" information through various relationships.
In the past three days, whether it was the mad dog Liu Shiyan, the eunuch Dang Cunren, or Sun Yanwang who had left Jinling, they were all constantly taking people.
This frequency of taking people made everyone in Jinling City feel insecure, and there was panic everywhere, fearing that he would be taken down by one of the three of them in the next moment.
But that's not the scariest part.
The most frightening thing is that those who went to the Meridian Gate to meditate have no news. They haven’t come back for three days. This kind of situation has never happened in the past 300 years, whether it was in the previous dynasty or the Ming Dynasty. .
Therefore, the panic in Jinling City can be imagined.
Faced with this situation, Zhu Changluo also deliberately ordered Dong Qichang and other ministers not to thank guests behind closed doors, but if anyone came to inquire, they must explain the situation well and tell them what the court thinks.
But Dong Qichang and the others don't know exactly what the imperial court thinks. After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hasn't figured it out until now.
Therefore, when faced with inquiries about various relationships in Jinling City, Dong Qichang and others could only repeat Zhu Changluo's will to the scholars who sat at the Meridian Gate over and over again to appease everyone who came to inquire.
It can be said that these three days were like years for Dong Qichang and others.
"Your Highness, it has been three days."
Dong Qichang and others couldn't hold it anymore, and began to ask Zhu Changluo quietly in the Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Changluo hummed, and said lightly, "Has Prime Minister Sun Ju returned?"
After Zhu Changluo asked this question, Dong Qichang and other ministers didn't know how to answer it.
At this time, Sun Xian replied: "Reporting to Master, Sun Yushi is already on his way back to Nanjing. According to the estimated itinerary from Suzhou to Nanjing, he should arrive this afternoon."
Zhu Changluo stretched his arms, moved his joints, and said: "When Sun Juxiang comes back, I will inform the Guhui to come to the Meridian Gate in person."
When Zhu Changluo said that when Sun Juxiang came back, he would come to the Meridian Gate, all the ministers present were excited.
Dong Qichang and others took the lead in bowing, "Your Highness is wise!"
Zhu Changluo chuckled, not paying attention, and then asked Dong Qichang, "Is there any news about Xu Guangqi in the past few days?"
When Dong Qichang heard that Zhu Changluo asked Xu Guangqi, he immediately replied: "Yes."
Zhu Changluo said, "Let's listen."
Dong Qichang adjusted his status, and then replied: "Xu Guangqi submitted a draft plan for the Zhili Shanghai Mansion to the ministers, and these ministers and Zheng and Liu Shoufu will review it according to His Highness's instructions."
Zhu Changluo said: "Show this draft to Gu."
Zhu Changluo is very concerned about Zhili Shanghai Mansion. After dealing with the Nanjing issue, Zhili Shanghai Mansion will become the new center of Jiangnan.
This new center is used by Zhu Changluo to divide and digest the interests of the traditional clan and aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River.After the dust settles in Nanjing, Jiangnan will enter a period of low-level management vacuum.
During this vacuum period, Zhili Shanghai Prefecture will shoulder the huge population energy released by siphoning Jiangnan, which is crucial to the future development of Zhili Shanghai Prefecture.
The current era is different from the world before Zhu Changluo traveled. In the world before Zhu Changluo traveled, Shanghai could become the largest city in the East. In addition to its own superior geographical conditions, it was also inseparable from the business contacts of Western powers.
However, although the commerce and trade industry in Taixi is still developed, their technology is still far behind the great powers in Zhu Changluo's aristocratic family before he traveled.
They did not have mature industrialization, nor did they have huge merchant ships, nor did they occupy India and monopolize the Americas.Therefore, the only way to develop the Zhili Shanghai Mansion now is to rely on the strength of Ming itself.
And Daming is a traditional land power country, and the emphasis on sea power can almost be described as zero.Although, Zhu Changluo has also spared no effort to develop the marine industry in recent years, and also established the Tianjin Wei Naval Academy.
However, this is still a drop in the bucket for mainlanders who have never paid attention to sea power. If it does not go through a long period of accumulation, it will trigger a process from quantitative change to qualitative change.
There is still a long way to go before all insightful people in Ming Dynasty can see the great benefits of the ocean.
Therefore, the resources Zhu Changluo wants to build the Zhili Shanghai Mansion now must be completed by dividing the population and wealth of Nanjing and other traditional prosperous cities in the south of the Yangtze River.
After Dong Qichang heard Zhu Changluo's will, he immediately sent someone to fetch the planning draft made by Xu Guangqi in Zhili Shanghai Mansion.
After Zhu Changluo took over the draft plan and read it roughly, he remained silent for a long time.
Seeing this situation, Dong Qichang and others did not dare to ask more questions.
After a while, Zhu Changluo said: "Xu Guangqi's plan is not problematic in form, but the Zhili Shanghai Prefecture is different from the general state capital. It is the Zhili Prefecture at the same level as the capital. Such a Zhili Prefecture Construction certainly cannot follow the administrative framework of a general state capital."
"You send a letter to Xu Guangqi to ask him to study some of the operation methods of Xishan Huangzhuang, and then combine the own advantages of Zhili Shanghai Mansion, let him think about it again. Some things are not as good as one person's wisdom, but everyone's wisdom is long. For some things he doesn’t understand, he can consult professionals.”
Zhu Changluo didn't really dislike Xu Guangqi's draft plan, but he definitely didn't appreciate it.
Xu Guangqi's ability is unquestionable, but the education he has received has limited his imagination. The draft plan he made is completely based on certain points mentioned by Zhu Changluo before.
He didn't have any initiative at all, which Zhu Changluo didn't like very much.Although Zhu Changluo also likes obedient and loyal subordinates, Zhu Changluo will not place incompetent subordinates, no matter how loyal they are, in a very important position.
Because this is not a reward for his loyalty, but for his irresponsibility.
Therefore, what Zhu Changluo said this time can be regarded as very straightforward. If Xu Guangqi still can't understand his good intentions, he still can't get the knack of local management.
Then Zhu Changluo has to think carefully about Xu Guangqi's future upper limit. A person without the ability to manage and plan is destined not to be in a high position.
This is a very realistic thing. It is impossible for Zhu Changluo to train others with the future of the Ming Dynasty.
Dong Qichang didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would be so dissatisfied with this draft plan. When he and Liu Pinru were deliberating before, they both thought that Xu Guangqi had realized Shang's intentions, and they all agreed on what the Crown Prince said. I wrote it in.
Now it seems that their views are still too conservative.
Zhu Changluo raised his eyes and glanced at Dong Qichang and Liu Pinru, and he knew what these two people were thinking.
However, Zhu Changluo would not have such high demands on them.
They only need to do Zhu Changluo's execution well, and they have too many personal ideas, which is not conducive to Zhu Changluo's power concentration.
Therefore, it is inevitable to use some mediocre people in some places.
Zhu Changluo continued: "Tell Xu Guangqi to let him do a good job of receiving the people around the south of the Yangtze River, so that those who decide to leave their hometowns to make a living in Zhili Shanghai Mansion feel alienated from this new Zhili Mansion. The integration of common people into Zhili Shanghai Mansion has become the driving force for the development of Zhili Shanghai Mansion."
"Yes, I made a note of it."
After Zhu Changluo finished speaking, Dong Qichang hurriedly worshiped, keeping Zhu Changluo's words in his heart.
Then Zhu Changluo discussed with Dong Qichang and others about restoring Yuan Shizu and other Yuan Dynasty emperors to be enshrined in the Temple of the Chinese Emperor, and then let them retreat.
Zhu Changluo's ambitions for Mongolia's grasslands are obvious.In order to obtain the rule of law on the grassland, Zhu Changluo did not hesitate to move out the edict of Zhu Yuanzhang when he founded the country.
It is clearly affirmed that the territory of the Ming Dynasty was inherited from the Yuan Dynasty.
Because of destiny, Qianyuan lost the artifact and retreated to the grassland, but the grassland is not theirs, but belongs to the territory of Ming Dynasty since ancient times.
In order to prepare for this moment, Zhu Changluo not only ordered people to re-edit the Yuan History, but also added Liao History, Jin History and other two northern grassland dynasties that were originally confronted by the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty.
Under the guidance of Zhu Changluo's new view of history, although the Liao and Jin Dynasties were alien races, they also followed the way of Confucius and Mencius that the Central Plains dynasties had practiced since ancient times.
Moreover, in ancient times, Zhu Changluo also ordered people to study the origin of the grassland people. Finally, under Zhu Changluo's leadership, the origin of the grassland people also came from the land of the Central Plains thousands of years ago. They came after Chi You and were defeated by the Yellow Emperor After retreating to the grassland and experiencing the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties, they gradually formed the various ethnic groups of Mongolia today.
Therefore, fundamentally speaking, the Central Plains people and grassland people are brothers whose blood is thicker than water.Since they are all brothers, they must be a family.
The current grassland of the prairie people naturally belongs to Daming, and Daming naturally has the right to inherit the incomparably vast grassland in the north.
Therefore, at this moment in Nanjing, in the place where Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, the memorial tablets of Yuan Dynasty emperors such as Yuan Shizu are re-enshrined in the Temple of the Chinese Emperor, which is also a kind of support for Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral system!
Moreover, the current Ming Dynasty has established an absolute advantage in the north, and the national policy of reappearing the Western Regions has been set for several years, and the connection between the Nine Borders and the northern grasslands is getting closer and closer.
In addition to the stubborn prairie nobles, the rest of the prairie people, under the influence of the Central Plains culture, have gradually awakened their national attributes of singing and dancing.
In the face of such a docile and versatile Mongolian people of all ethnic groups, it is difficult for Zhu Changluo not to arouse his desire to protect. After all, these grassland people who are oppressed by the grassland nobles are also his people.
Since they are his people, it is naturally his duty to protect these people.
Therefore, this time, Zhu Changluo not only wants to set things right and recount the history, but also overthrows the tricky decision made by the Taoist priest Jiajing in the way of abiding by the Taizu system.
Then announce to the world and the whole family with a brand-new attitude!
Only in this way can Zhu Changluo truly complete the re-emergence of Ming Dynasty.
After all, in Zhu Changluo's heart, he is not only the crown prince of the Han people, but also the crown prince of the world!And their future common emperor His Majesty!
Therefore, the pattern must be liberalized.
Zhu Changluo could have imagined that a few years later, the so-called Han land with two capitals and thirteen provinces would be left in Ming Dynasty.
This area is really out of hand. Although it is not the smallest territory in history, compared with the territory above Chengzu's apogee, it has shrunk by more than 90.00%!
Who can bear this?
What's more, in the time and space before Zhu Changluo traveled, after the Manchus who were sprayed into shit were ceded and ceded, and after more than 30 years of turmoil, there were still 960 million left.
Now if you don’t count the Liaodong and the west of Gansu that Zhu Changluo reintroduced into the territory, the actual control territory of Ming Dynasty is only about 350 million.
If such a territory is passed on to future generations, Zhu Changluo will be ashamed and regret that he has changed the course of history.
Therefore, the prosperity that Zhu Changluo wants to accomplish is not only economic, but also military and territorial.
Zhu Changluo wants to redefine the territory of China, discard the "two capitals and thirteen provinces" that Ming Dynasty has always recognized, and re-depict the current Daming as the lord of the world.
The current Ming Dynasty should include the two capitals and thirteen provinces under actual control, as well as the vast Liaodong, as well as the even more extensive Mongolian grasslands, the Western Regions and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
In addition, Daming will further manage Dongzhou, making the Pacific Ocean the inland sea of Daming. As for other wider places, Zhu Changluo does not intend to take them all.
After all, it is difficult for a unified culture to make progress. Leaving some other cultures as objects of competition and comparison can continue to stimulate the progress of civilization.
It's like the catfish effect.
If only one pattern exists for a long time, the result will most likely be a pool of stagnant water. If one or two catfish are added to it, the result will definitely be different.
Only when catfish make trouble in the fish pond can the fish in the whole pond be guaranteed to survive to the end.
This is like the beautiful country of later generations. Even if he is already invincible, he still has to keep looking for opponents and create imaginary enemies. Only in this way can he continue to gather the power of the country and stimulate all aspects of technology. improvement.
At the same time, his stimulation is also promoting the progress of other opponents.Therefore, this is the technological explosion before Zhu Changluo traveled.
Otherwise, relying on the various cultures of tepid evolution, there is a high probability that Europe will still be a theocracy, and the East will still be a feudal Confucian society.
It would be an absolute disaster for civilization.
Therefore, Zhu Changluo will not engage in any routines of unifying the world, not to mention that with the current level of technology, he can't play the routines of unifying the world at all.
Now being able to stabilize Daming's basic base and open up more than half of Dongzhou is already a great achievement.
No matter how much you think, not only will you appear too greedy, but you will also have serious consequences if you go too far.
Not long after Zhu Changluo had lunch, Sun Xian came to report.
"Master, Sun Juxiang has arrived."
When Zhu Changluo heard that Sun Juxiang had arrived, his originally calm eyes suddenly lit up.
Zhu Changluo said: "Xuan!"
Sun Xian immediately went to announce Sun Juxiang.
When Sun Juxiang arrived at the Qianqing Palace, he paid homage directly: "My minister, Sun Juxiang, sees the Holy Prince."
Zhu Changluo looked at Sun Juxiang, who had a rough face and hadn't changed his official uniform yet. He started up and gave a slight lift, "Thanks for your hard work, Sun Qing."
Being treated so courteously by Zhu Changluo, Sun Juxiang was moved with tears in his eyes, "It is the duty of a minister to be loyal to His Highness."
Zhu Changluo said: "I've been waiting for news from Qing these days. I'm so relieved to see Qing coming back safely."
Then Zhu Changluo said to Sun Xian: "Bring a Jindun over here for Sun Qing, and let the small kitchen prepare a porridge and serve it up, so that Sun Qing can take a rest."
Zhu Changluo's words immediately made Sun Juxiang's already excited mood even more excited, tears couldn't help falling down, and he kept thanking Zhu Changluo for his kindness.
Zhu Changluo also showed his benevolent demeanor, pulled Sun Juxiang to sit down, and then asked Sun Juxiang's itinerary for the past few days with concern.
Sun Juxiang also answered Zhu Changluo's concerns one by one, and reported what he had gained in Suzhou in the past few days.
Zhu Changluo was in a good mood after listening to Sun Juxiang's gains in the past few days, and boasted: "Sun Qing has worked hard. If all the officials in the court are as hardworking as Sun Qing, why should the Ming Dynasty not be able to live forever?"
Sun Ju couldn't bear Zhu Changluo's praise, so he hurriedly bowed again.
Then Zhu Changluo also said these false words, and directly ordered Sun Xian to let him go to the Meridian Gate to announce the decree, and he would come to the Meridian Gate in person in half an hour.
After Sun Xian got the will, he trotted all the way to the Meridian Gate.
Sun Xian looked at the unseemly Jiangnan scholars swaying here and there on the Meridian Gate, and despised them in his heart.
It's only been a few days, and these people can't stand it anymore. When they first came, weren't they all aggressive and full of passion?
Why is it like this now?All of them are like lazy people, sitting or lying on the ground without rules, and don't take the royal dignity in their eyes at all.
However, Sun Xian did not reprimand them in a pretentious manner. After all, the purpose of his visit this time was only to proclaim the decree, and he did not bring any order to reprimand them.
Standing in front of the Meridian Gate, Sun Xian motioned to the messenger beside him, and said, "There is an order!"
The messenger immediately transmitted Sun Siam's voice to the square in front of the Meridian Gate, and all the Jiangnan scholars who were still slumped in front of the Meridian Gate suddenly got up, and said: "Students listen to the order. "
Sun Xian said: "The Crown Prince ordered me to arrive at Meridian Gate in half an hour."
As soon as this decree came out, the Jiangnan scholars who had been trapped in the Meridian Gate for three days suddenly wept with joy and kowtowed: "Your Highness, thousands of years, thousands of years!"
After Sun Xian left, these Jiangnan scholars also swept away their decadence, became excited, cheered up again, and began to pay attention to their appearance.
After all, they have been slovenly for three days. These three days are like a nightmare to them. They never thought that they would be trapped in the Meridian Gate for three days. Now they see the Crown Prince coming to the Meridian Gate. Then their nightmare will naturally end.
Therefore, what they want most now is to wait until His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrives, and then kneel down and worship, and then go back to each house to wash and wash, and then let the pretty cook at home prepare a good meal.
After all, they have all suffered three days at the Meridian Gate, and they don't want to eat the crown prince's food again in this life.
That gift meal is simply pig food!
Zhu Changluo was not idle during this half hour. Zhu Changluo asked Sun Xian to sort out the evidence collected by Liu Shiyan, Dang Cunren and Sun Juxiang in the past few days, and at the same time issued an order to let Liu Shiyan and Dang Cunren also wait for the order at the Meridian Gate .
When Zhu Changluo was almost ready, and Sun Juxiang also used Zhu Changluo's meal, Zhu Changluo ordered to drive to the Meridian Gate.
When Zhu Changluo's guard of honor just appeared at the Meridian Gate, all the Jiangnan scholars standing in front of the Meridian Gate were excited with tears in their eyes, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finally came.
"Students see His Royal Highness the Holy Prince!"
All the Jiangnan scholars in front of the Meridian Gate paid respectful respect to Zhu Changluo.
Standing on the tower above the Meridian Gate, Zhu Changluo looked down at all the people below the Meridian Gate, and said flatly, "Be flat."
When standing at the highest point of the Meridian Gate and speaking, the sound waves echoed on the echo wall opposite the Meridian Gate, so that everyone up and down the Meridian Gate could hear Zhu Changluo's voice.
When Zhu Changluo's voice resounded through the Meridian Gate Square, everyone present replied in unison: "Thank you, Your Highness."
At the same time, he stood up respectfully, quietly waiting for Zhu Changluo's next instruction.
Zhu Changluo glanced at everyone, and said: "Qing waited at the Meridian Gate to accompany Gu and waited for three days. I feel very lonely. If all scholars in Ming Dynasty are as loyal to the emperor and patriotic as Qing and others, Gu will have no worries!"
Hearing that Zhu Changluo praised them so much, they immediately felt that their three-day experience was glorious.
Then Zhu Changluo said: "Gu accompanied His Majesty to Jinling to worship the ancestors. It should have been a great joy for the whole world to celebrate. But at this juncture, Gu saw that some rebellious officials and thieves did not think about the emperor's kindness. Like, slander Chengzu. As the great ancestor alone, Chengzu is bloody, and shoulders the heavy responsibility entrusted to the country by His Majesty, such behaviors that endanger the country without a king and father cannot be ignored."
"Qing and others gathered in front of the Meridian Gate loyally. What they wanted was the same as Gu, seeking the truth. After a period of investigation and Qing waiting for three days, Gu also finally had a result. Therefore, today Gu deliberately came to the Meridian Gate to witness the truth with Qing and others, and judge Xiaoxiao!"
Then Zhu Changluo glanced at the crowd again, and said coldly: "I know that there are bad people among you who also vilified Taizu and slandered Chengzu. They mixed among you, misled your thinking, and did things that shouldn't be done. But There is a clear distinction between grievances and grievances, and those who have nothing to do will not be punished, and their loyalty will be rewarded. Those involved in the case will be dealt with according to the law and announced to the world!"
Zhu Changluo's voice echoed over the square of the Meridian Gate, causing all the people below to wait in silence.
They never expected that after waiting for these three days, what they were waiting for was not the caring greetings from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but the summary of the Taizu and Chengzu cases.
This made everyone present couldn't help being frightened, and some of them couldn't stand still and fell to the ground.
And these people who fell on the ground, why they were so panicked, actually knew it in their hearts. These people had participated in or made or collected smear portraits of Taizu.
So, at this moment, they were really panicked and didn't know what to do.
Regardless of the panic of these people, Zhu Changluo continued: "For the sake of justice, I will witness the criminal evidence investigated by Liu Shiyan at the Meridian Gate with Qing and others at the Meridian Gate."
After saying this, Zhu Changluo's voice suddenly changed, "Uncle Xuan Chengyi!"
This sound was like thunder, rolling over the Meridian Gate immediately, like thunder from the nine heavens.
Liu Shiyan, who had been waiting under the Meridian Gate for a long time, waited for Zhu Changluo's call, and immediately went out to bow down: "My sincere uncle, Liu Shiyan, sees Your Highness."
Zhu Changluo said: "Bo Cheng, bring up all the physical and criminal evidence you have investigated during this period, and then read it carefully, so that everyone can judge your ability together."
Liu Shiyan was overjoyed, this was a great opportunity to show off, Liu Shiyan thanked Xie En again, then got up and ordered his subordinates to move out box after box of criminal evidence that he had collected during this period, and put them in front of the Meridian Gate.
The people in front of the Meridian Gate were terrified when they saw the sealed boxes one after another. The boxes contained deadly things!
Now they can only pray that there is no evidence of their own crimes involved, otherwise the crime of slandering Taizu and slandering Chengzu will be enough for them to confiscate their family and exterminate their family.
Liu Shiyan glanced at the crowd vigorously, then opened a summary document that he had prepared long ago and read: "Your Majesty Bo Liu Shiyan was ordered by the emperor to investigate the case of defaming the imperial statue of Taizu and slandering Chengzu Xueyin."
"The investigation is as follows. I found out that there were 360 nine people who were involved in the case and smeared and collected the royal statue of Taizu. 960 people were brought to justice, and [-] people have not been brought to justice."
"There are 270 people involved in the case of slandering Emperor Chengzu's Xue Yin case. Among them, Shen Ruolin, Li Qing, Qian Qianyi and others have been brought to justice and taken into custody in Nanjing Town Fusi Prison. According to the confessions of the three people, the minister has arrested 71 criminals Zero seven people, there are still [-] people who have not been brought to justice."
"Those who have not been brought to justice in the two cases, according to my investigation, are all mixed up among the scholars gathered at the Meridian Gate. I ask Your Royal Highness to arrest the remaining people involved in the case on the spot."
Zhu Changluo replied after listening to Liu Shiyan's words: "Yes!"
After Zhu Changluo said "Yes", a group of Jinyi guards filed out from behind the Meridian Gate, and immediately found the key criminals involved in the case among the Jiangnan scholars gathered at the Meridian Gate according to the portrait lists in their hands.
This action immediately frightened these scholars. They never thought that they or the people around them would become prisoners in the blink of an eye.
Those who have not been arrested are also in shock at the moment, not knowing what to do.
Some of the arrested people were astonished, while others yelled that they were wronged.
For a while, the Meridian Gate was as messy as a vegetable market.
It took a long time to calm down.
After the voice gradually subsided, before Zhu Changluo could continue to speak, Sun Juxiang also stood up.
Sun Ju bowed to Zhu Changluo: "His Royal Highness, I have a copy of the instructions!"
Zhu Changluo glanced at Sun Juxiang and said, "What's the matter, Qing?"
Sun Juxiang said: "My minister Qizuo Nanjing Wuxun annexed the fields, oppressed the people, and allowed the slaves to run amok and beat the good people!"
As soon as Sun Juxiang's words came out, those remaining scholars who were already frightened seemed to grab a life-saving straw, and they kept shouting: "Students support Sun Yushi to punish Wu Xun!"
Before these people finished shouting, Sun Juxiang said again: "The minister also investigated the Xu family, the Gu family, the Lu family, the Cheng family, and the Fan family, all of which are big families in the south of the Yangtze River. Crimes such as lowering land and food prices, disrupting the livelihood of good people, and creating hidden households."
Zhu Changluo looked at Sun Juxiang seriously, "Present."
Sun Juxiang immediately presented the memorial in his hand. Zhu Changluo quickly browsed it, and then said angrily: "Are these people rebellious? So oppressing goodness, do you think that my Ming law does not exist? Or that my Ming court is nothing? Tang Taizong has Yun: The king is a boat and the people are water, whoever can carry a boat can also overturn it! These people oppress the people so much, do they want to scuttle the Ming Dynasty? This evil is worse than a tiger, and I cannot tolerate it."
"The person who came here immediately took down all the people involved in the case, regardless of honor or family, according to the evidence Sun Qing investigated. Anyone who resisted will be punished as treason!"
Sun Juxiang immediately received the order, and then turned around and ordered: "Someone come and take Liu Shiyan down!"
Liu Shiyan, who was immersed in the investigation of the Taizu and Chengzu cases, never expected that Sun Juxiang would dare to do this. He had just made a great contribution, and he dared to ignore the majesty of the crown prince and take him. This is not hitting His Royal Highness face?
Liu Shiyan immediately shouted: "Sun Juxiang, are you crazy? Benbo is a meritorious minister, how dare you touch me?"
Then Liu Shiyan bowed to Zhu Changluo, "Your Highness, I am innocent!"
Zhu Changluo looked at this farce-like scene, and said lightly: "True gold is not afraid of fire. Since so many things have happened today, it is not easy for Gu Gang to be arbitrary and lose the hearts of the world. Now I can still stay in the Meridian Gate The scholars on the court are also loyal and pillar talents of Ming Dynasty."
"Sun Qing, publish all the criminal evidence you have found, and let these scholars have a look and comment. You must listen to their voices."
Zhu Changluo directly handed over the case that Sun Juxiang wanted to investigate to the scholars present to judge.
Although it may seem a bit out of order, it is necessary.
After all, Liu Shiyan had offended the Jiangnan scholars to death on his behalf just now, and now it is time to give these people a vent, otherwise, after they go back, they will hold a grudge against the court, thinking that the court is oppressing them.
Now that the opportunity came, Zhu Changluo gave them a chance to stand up, let them vent their fears, and use their own mouths to speak out about the harm of the annexation.
Then Zhu Changluo can act as the final referee, ruling that the harm of the annexation is a great harm to the country. When anyone commits this harm again, he must weigh today's results.
After all, what Zhu Changluo had to deal with was not only the Jiangnan family, but also those high-ranking martial arts nobles.Therefore, no one can say who Zhu Changluo helped.
And this conspiracy is destined to sweep away the extravagant trend of mergers and acquisitions in Jiangnan, and open up a new map for the future development of Jiangnan, making it truly a great help for Ming Dynasty to take off in the future!
After all, the north is bitterly cold and far away from the sea, and it will lag behind the south after future development. This is also something that cannot be changed by humans.
If I can plan ahead to remove the problems in the south of the Yangtze River, then when the potential of the north is almost fully discovered, the south can become the engine of the Ming Dynasty to take off, and continue to push the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty forward.
The rest of the Jiangnan scholars gathered excitedly to look at the criminal evidence handed out to them. In the crown prince's mind, they unanimously affirmed the authenticity of these criminal evidences, and unanimously requested Zhu Changluo to punish the nobles and aristocratic families who annexed the land and oppressed the people in accordance with the most stringent Ming laws.
Zhu Changluo waited quietly for their response. After getting their unanimous response, Zhu Changluo also stood up and accepted the advice of these scholars with kindness.
"Since ancient times, there have been many righteous scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. I have seen them today. The loyalty of Qing and others is in my eyes, and I am moved in my heart. You are all good scholars for the Ming Dynasty. In the future, you must devote yourself to the right path of the imperial examination and continue to contribute to the court. .Your suggestions today will be followed by good people, and I will order the historian to record this day. Let people from generation to generation remember your noble morality of pleading for the people today!"
In the end, Zhu Changluo praised them without hesitation, which made the people present feel that he had really done a great deed that benefited the country and the people.
"Students panic!"
Scholars still know how to be modest, it seems that they are really sensible now.
Then Zhu Changluo also said: "Since ancient times, the annexation of the past dynasties has been very harmful, and there has never been a real solution. Its origin lies in the special power. Therefore, today I set an example. From now on, the grain produced by the royal family's Huangzhuang Huangtian will also be taxed according to the imperial court. It is necessary to pay the land tax. All the vassals and others are ordered from now on!"
All the people present were stunned. They hadn't heard of the royal family's tax payment for many years, but now they heard it. This is a big event!
It's even more exciting than the shock of those sinners who just won!
"His Highness Shengming!"
Everyone, whether they were guards, officials or everyone else, bowed sincerely to Zhu Changluo.
At this time Dong Qichang, Liu Pinru, Sun Juping and other officials who were present excitedly said: "I beg Your Highness to allow that from now on, officials and gentry will pay food together, to be loyal to the country! To repay the emperor's favor!"
Zhu Changluo looked at Dong Qichang and the others with a smile on his face, "Sure!"
"His Highness Shengming!"
There was another sound of praise, and this sound spread to the Forbidden City. Emperor Wanli, who was chatting with Shen Shixing, couldn't help but smile, and said to Shen Shixing, "How is it? I'm the prince, right? I can turn my hands over in a blink of an eye. The hand is the rain, and the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River is tightly controlled."
Shen Shixing also sighed sincerely, "His Royal Highness is unparalleled!"
Then Emperor Wanli also said to Chen Ju, who was waiting by his side: "Decree, three days later, I and the prince will worship the ancestors in the Xiaoling Mausoleum, and I will declare that the world will be located in the crown prince before the ancestor's spirit, and the next year will be changed to Yuan Taichang!" Prince Chang Luo is the Taichang Emperor!"
Emperor Wanli made up his mind completely. The word Taichang had been held back in Emperor Wanli's heart for a long time. Ever since he intended to pass on the throne to Zhu Changluo, he had been worrying about Zhu Changluo's reign.
In the end, I don't know whether it was because of Fuzhi's heart or other reasons, the word Taichang took root in the heart of Emperor Wanli. He felt that Zhu Changluo was worthy of the word Taichang, and the word Taichang could also afford the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty in the future!
After the Meridian Gate incident ended, Zhu Changluo was ready to go back.
Just when Zhu Changluo was about to drive back to Luan, Chen Ju arrived.
Chen Ju bowed in front of Zhu Changluo first, and then said solemnly: "There is a purpose."
Zhu Changluo froze for a moment, he didn't expect that Emperor Wanli would issue a decree at this time.
Zhu Changluo immediately paid homage: "My son salutes the saint."
All the people present also followed suit and asked: "The minister waits to greet the saint!"
Chen Ju walked to the front of the Meridian Gate and announced Emperor Wanli's will.
"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said: It has been thirty-five years since I became the heir to Yuji. Although I am not in good health, but God bless me, and the crown prince Chang Luo was born under my knees. Since the crown prince was ordered to supervise the country, the Ming Dynasty The sign of ZTE has appeared, and the prosperous age is coming one after another. Today, under the great rule of law, I and the crown prince are lucky enough to visit Nanjing, and I want to worship our ancestors before the Taizu Xiaoling Mausoleum, and report to the prosperous Ming Dynasty."
"Today I am approaching the year of destiny, and I know that the height of destiny is far from being controlled by manpower. The crown prince Chang Luo is a noble character, deeply inferior to me, and should inherit the great line. I am determined to bring the crown prince and All the ministers in Nanjing went to Xiaoling to worship. At that time, I will be located in the crown prince Changluo in the prequel of the Taizu spirit, and the next year will be changed to the first year of Taichang. The crown prince Changluo will be the emperor of Taichang. I hereby!"
Chen Ju's imperial decree was like a depth bomb directly blasted into the deep pond in front of the Meridian Gate.
Zhu Changluo was also confused by Emperor Wanli's will.
He never expected that Emperor Wanli would announce the news of the Zen position in front of so many people at the Meridian Gate of Nanjing without discussing it with him.
What's more, what Zhu Changluo didn't expect was that the reign name chosen by Emperor Wanli was actually Taichang!
The shocking power of these two words shocked Zhu Changluo to pieces!
At this moment, Zhu Changluo forgot to get up to receive the order, and there was only one thought in his mind.
That is: "Damn it! It's possible that the emperor's experience card will expire within a month of my enthronement?"
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It's over. .
Although there are many imperfections, I think this is the best ending.
Thanks to the book friends who have been following me for a long time, without your support, I would not have been able to persist for so long.
While writing this book, I've been through a life of ups and downs that has caused me to lose trust in certain relationships.
Maybe the earliest book lovers still remember the accident.
Although, a year has passed, but the scar is still in my heart, and it is precisely because of the existence of this scar that my time and thoughts for the next year are all over the place, and I almost became a eunuch at one time. book!
Fortunately, that is all over now, and the book is finished.
Next, I will adjust my mentality and prepare for the next book!
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Deduction 1 for those who like Yinshang!
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Nov. 2023, 4
(End of this chapter)
For three days, Zhu Changluo asked Qi Jin to guard the Meridian Gate for three days. During these three days, these Jiangnan scholars gathered at the Meridian Gate felt unprecedented panic.
They had never experienced such a battle before, and His Royal Highness did not follow the routine at all.
I didn't see them for three days, and I didn't let them go. Just one meal a day, let them wait for the final result at the Meridian Gate as a witness.
Faced with such a request from the crown prince, no one dared to say no.
After all, Zhu Changluo was very polite to them, three meals a day should be given and will be given.
Although the taste of this gift meal is not as good as the delicate and delicious cooking made by the cook at home in a small stove, it is still a royal gift meal.
So, no matter what, you still have to finish eating.
After all, if you can resist it for a day or two, on the third day, even if it is pig food, it will be the best in the world.
Therefore, at the last moment, Zhu Changluo's food was eaten until there was nothing left. This may be the first time most people here have cherished food so much.
In Qianqing Palace, Zhu Changluo still looked at the memorial calmly. At this moment, Dong Qichang, Liu Pinru and other ministers also gathered beside Zhu Changluo.
They have also been sitting on pins and needles for the past few days. The thresholds of their temporary residences in Nanjing were almost trampled to pieces. Many people couldn't help but panic and wanted to inquire about "insider" information through various relationships.
In the past three days, whether it was the mad dog Liu Shiyan, the eunuch Dang Cunren, or Sun Yanwang who had left Jinling, they were all constantly taking people.
This frequency of taking people made everyone in Jinling City feel insecure, and there was panic everywhere, fearing that he would be taken down by one of the three of them in the next moment.
But that's not the scariest part.
The most frightening thing is that those who went to the Meridian Gate to meditate have no news. They haven’t come back for three days. This kind of situation has never happened in the past 300 years, whether it was in the previous dynasty or the Ming Dynasty. .
Therefore, the panic in Jinling City can be imagined.
Faced with this situation, Zhu Changluo also deliberately ordered Dong Qichang and other ministers not to thank guests behind closed doors, but if anyone came to inquire, they must explain the situation well and tell them what the court thinks.
But Dong Qichang and the others don't know exactly what the imperial court thinks. After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hasn't figured it out until now.
Therefore, when faced with inquiries about various relationships in Jinling City, Dong Qichang and others could only repeat Zhu Changluo's will to the scholars who sat at the Meridian Gate over and over again to appease everyone who came to inquire.
It can be said that these three days were like years for Dong Qichang and others.
"Your Highness, it has been three days."
Dong Qichang and others couldn't hold it anymore, and began to ask Zhu Changluo quietly in the Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Changluo hummed, and said lightly, "Has Prime Minister Sun Ju returned?"
After Zhu Changluo asked this question, Dong Qichang and other ministers didn't know how to answer it.
At this time, Sun Xian replied: "Reporting to Master, Sun Yushi is already on his way back to Nanjing. According to the estimated itinerary from Suzhou to Nanjing, he should arrive this afternoon."
Zhu Changluo stretched his arms, moved his joints, and said: "When Sun Juxiang comes back, I will inform the Guhui to come to the Meridian Gate in person."
When Zhu Changluo said that when Sun Juxiang came back, he would come to the Meridian Gate, all the ministers present were excited.
Dong Qichang and others took the lead in bowing, "Your Highness is wise!"
Zhu Changluo chuckled, not paying attention, and then asked Dong Qichang, "Is there any news about Xu Guangqi in the past few days?"
When Dong Qichang heard that Zhu Changluo asked Xu Guangqi, he immediately replied: "Yes."
Zhu Changluo said, "Let's listen."
Dong Qichang adjusted his status, and then replied: "Xu Guangqi submitted a draft plan for the Zhili Shanghai Mansion to the ministers, and these ministers and Zheng and Liu Shoufu will review it according to His Highness's instructions."
Zhu Changluo said: "Show this draft to Gu."
Zhu Changluo is very concerned about Zhili Shanghai Mansion. After dealing with the Nanjing issue, Zhili Shanghai Mansion will become the new center of Jiangnan.
This new center is used by Zhu Changluo to divide and digest the interests of the traditional clan and aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River.After the dust settles in Nanjing, Jiangnan will enter a period of low-level management vacuum.
During this vacuum period, Zhili Shanghai Prefecture will shoulder the huge population energy released by siphoning Jiangnan, which is crucial to the future development of Zhili Shanghai Prefecture.
The current era is different from the world before Zhu Changluo traveled. In the world before Zhu Changluo traveled, Shanghai could become the largest city in the East. In addition to its own superior geographical conditions, it was also inseparable from the business contacts of Western powers.
However, although the commerce and trade industry in Taixi is still developed, their technology is still far behind the great powers in Zhu Changluo's aristocratic family before he traveled.
They did not have mature industrialization, nor did they have huge merchant ships, nor did they occupy India and monopolize the Americas.Therefore, the only way to develop the Zhili Shanghai Mansion now is to rely on the strength of Ming itself.
And Daming is a traditional land power country, and the emphasis on sea power can almost be described as zero.Although, Zhu Changluo has also spared no effort to develop the marine industry in recent years, and also established the Tianjin Wei Naval Academy.
However, this is still a drop in the bucket for mainlanders who have never paid attention to sea power. If it does not go through a long period of accumulation, it will trigger a process from quantitative change to qualitative change.
There is still a long way to go before all insightful people in Ming Dynasty can see the great benefits of the ocean.
Therefore, the resources Zhu Changluo wants to build the Zhili Shanghai Mansion now must be completed by dividing the population and wealth of Nanjing and other traditional prosperous cities in the south of the Yangtze River.
After Dong Qichang heard Zhu Changluo's will, he immediately sent someone to fetch the planning draft made by Xu Guangqi in Zhili Shanghai Mansion.
After Zhu Changluo took over the draft plan and read it roughly, he remained silent for a long time.
Seeing this situation, Dong Qichang and others did not dare to ask more questions.
After a while, Zhu Changluo said: "Xu Guangqi's plan is not problematic in form, but the Zhili Shanghai Prefecture is different from the general state capital. It is the Zhili Prefecture at the same level as the capital. Such a Zhili Prefecture Construction certainly cannot follow the administrative framework of a general state capital."
"You send a letter to Xu Guangqi to ask him to study some of the operation methods of Xishan Huangzhuang, and then combine the own advantages of Zhili Shanghai Mansion, let him think about it again. Some things are not as good as one person's wisdom, but everyone's wisdom is long. For some things he doesn’t understand, he can consult professionals.”
Zhu Changluo didn't really dislike Xu Guangqi's draft plan, but he definitely didn't appreciate it.
Xu Guangqi's ability is unquestionable, but the education he has received has limited his imagination. The draft plan he made is completely based on certain points mentioned by Zhu Changluo before.
He didn't have any initiative at all, which Zhu Changluo didn't like very much.Although Zhu Changluo also likes obedient and loyal subordinates, Zhu Changluo will not place incompetent subordinates, no matter how loyal they are, in a very important position.
Because this is not a reward for his loyalty, but for his irresponsibility.
Therefore, what Zhu Changluo said this time can be regarded as very straightforward. If Xu Guangqi still can't understand his good intentions, he still can't get the knack of local management.
Then Zhu Changluo has to think carefully about Xu Guangqi's future upper limit. A person without the ability to manage and plan is destined not to be in a high position.
This is a very realistic thing. It is impossible for Zhu Changluo to train others with the future of the Ming Dynasty.
Dong Qichang didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would be so dissatisfied with this draft plan. When he and Liu Pinru were deliberating before, they both thought that Xu Guangqi had realized Shang's intentions, and they all agreed on what the Crown Prince said. I wrote it in.
Now it seems that their views are still too conservative.
Zhu Changluo raised his eyes and glanced at Dong Qichang and Liu Pinru, and he knew what these two people were thinking.
However, Zhu Changluo would not have such high demands on them.
They only need to do Zhu Changluo's execution well, and they have too many personal ideas, which is not conducive to Zhu Changluo's power concentration.
Therefore, it is inevitable to use some mediocre people in some places.
Zhu Changluo continued: "Tell Xu Guangqi to let him do a good job of receiving the people around the south of the Yangtze River, so that those who decide to leave their hometowns to make a living in Zhili Shanghai Mansion feel alienated from this new Zhili Mansion. The integration of common people into Zhili Shanghai Mansion has become the driving force for the development of Zhili Shanghai Mansion."
"Yes, I made a note of it."
After Zhu Changluo finished speaking, Dong Qichang hurriedly worshiped, keeping Zhu Changluo's words in his heart.
Then Zhu Changluo discussed with Dong Qichang and others about restoring Yuan Shizu and other Yuan Dynasty emperors to be enshrined in the Temple of the Chinese Emperor, and then let them retreat.
Zhu Changluo's ambitions for Mongolia's grasslands are obvious.In order to obtain the rule of law on the grassland, Zhu Changluo did not hesitate to move out the edict of Zhu Yuanzhang when he founded the country.
It is clearly affirmed that the territory of the Ming Dynasty was inherited from the Yuan Dynasty.
Because of destiny, Qianyuan lost the artifact and retreated to the grassland, but the grassland is not theirs, but belongs to the territory of Ming Dynasty since ancient times.
In order to prepare for this moment, Zhu Changluo not only ordered people to re-edit the Yuan History, but also added Liao History, Jin History and other two northern grassland dynasties that were originally confronted by the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty.
Under the guidance of Zhu Changluo's new view of history, although the Liao and Jin Dynasties were alien races, they also followed the way of Confucius and Mencius that the Central Plains dynasties had practiced since ancient times.
Moreover, in ancient times, Zhu Changluo also ordered people to study the origin of the grassland people. Finally, under Zhu Changluo's leadership, the origin of the grassland people also came from the land of the Central Plains thousands of years ago. They came after Chi You and were defeated by the Yellow Emperor After retreating to the grassland and experiencing the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties, they gradually formed the various ethnic groups of Mongolia today.
Therefore, fundamentally speaking, the Central Plains people and grassland people are brothers whose blood is thicker than water.Since they are all brothers, they must be a family.
The current grassland of the prairie people naturally belongs to Daming, and Daming naturally has the right to inherit the incomparably vast grassland in the north.
Therefore, at this moment in Nanjing, in the place where Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, the memorial tablets of Yuan Dynasty emperors such as Yuan Shizu are re-enshrined in the Temple of the Chinese Emperor, which is also a kind of support for Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral system!
Moreover, the current Ming Dynasty has established an absolute advantage in the north, and the national policy of reappearing the Western Regions has been set for several years, and the connection between the Nine Borders and the northern grasslands is getting closer and closer.
In addition to the stubborn prairie nobles, the rest of the prairie people, under the influence of the Central Plains culture, have gradually awakened their national attributes of singing and dancing.
In the face of such a docile and versatile Mongolian people of all ethnic groups, it is difficult for Zhu Changluo not to arouse his desire to protect. After all, these grassland people who are oppressed by the grassland nobles are also his people.
Since they are his people, it is naturally his duty to protect these people.
Therefore, this time, Zhu Changluo not only wants to set things right and recount the history, but also overthrows the tricky decision made by the Taoist priest Jiajing in the way of abiding by the Taizu system.
Then announce to the world and the whole family with a brand-new attitude!
Only in this way can Zhu Changluo truly complete the re-emergence of Ming Dynasty.
After all, in Zhu Changluo's heart, he is not only the crown prince of the Han people, but also the crown prince of the world!And their future common emperor His Majesty!
Therefore, the pattern must be liberalized.
Zhu Changluo could have imagined that a few years later, the so-called Han land with two capitals and thirteen provinces would be left in Ming Dynasty.
This area is really out of hand. Although it is not the smallest territory in history, compared with the territory above Chengzu's apogee, it has shrunk by more than 90.00%!
Who can bear this?
What's more, in the time and space before Zhu Changluo traveled, after the Manchus who were sprayed into shit were ceded and ceded, and after more than 30 years of turmoil, there were still 960 million left.
Now if you don’t count the Liaodong and the west of Gansu that Zhu Changluo reintroduced into the territory, the actual control territory of Ming Dynasty is only about 350 million.
If such a territory is passed on to future generations, Zhu Changluo will be ashamed and regret that he has changed the course of history.
Therefore, the prosperity that Zhu Changluo wants to accomplish is not only economic, but also military and territorial.
Zhu Changluo wants to redefine the territory of China, discard the "two capitals and thirteen provinces" that Ming Dynasty has always recognized, and re-depict the current Daming as the lord of the world.
The current Ming Dynasty should include the two capitals and thirteen provinces under actual control, as well as the vast Liaodong, as well as the even more extensive Mongolian grasslands, the Western Regions and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
In addition, Daming will further manage Dongzhou, making the Pacific Ocean the inland sea of Daming. As for other wider places, Zhu Changluo does not intend to take them all.
After all, it is difficult for a unified culture to make progress. Leaving some other cultures as objects of competition and comparison can continue to stimulate the progress of civilization.
It's like the catfish effect.
If only one pattern exists for a long time, the result will most likely be a pool of stagnant water. If one or two catfish are added to it, the result will definitely be different.
Only when catfish make trouble in the fish pond can the fish in the whole pond be guaranteed to survive to the end.
This is like the beautiful country of later generations. Even if he is already invincible, he still has to keep looking for opponents and create imaginary enemies. Only in this way can he continue to gather the power of the country and stimulate all aspects of technology. improvement.
At the same time, his stimulation is also promoting the progress of other opponents.Therefore, this is the technological explosion before Zhu Changluo traveled.
Otherwise, relying on the various cultures of tepid evolution, there is a high probability that Europe will still be a theocracy, and the East will still be a feudal Confucian society.
It would be an absolute disaster for civilization.
Therefore, Zhu Changluo will not engage in any routines of unifying the world, not to mention that with the current level of technology, he can't play the routines of unifying the world at all.
Now being able to stabilize Daming's basic base and open up more than half of Dongzhou is already a great achievement.
No matter how much you think, not only will you appear too greedy, but you will also have serious consequences if you go too far.
Not long after Zhu Changluo had lunch, Sun Xian came to report.
"Master, Sun Juxiang has arrived."
When Zhu Changluo heard that Sun Juxiang had arrived, his originally calm eyes suddenly lit up.
Zhu Changluo said: "Xuan!"
Sun Xian immediately went to announce Sun Juxiang.
When Sun Juxiang arrived at the Qianqing Palace, he paid homage directly: "My minister, Sun Juxiang, sees the Holy Prince."
Zhu Changluo looked at Sun Juxiang, who had a rough face and hadn't changed his official uniform yet. He started up and gave a slight lift, "Thanks for your hard work, Sun Qing."
Being treated so courteously by Zhu Changluo, Sun Juxiang was moved with tears in his eyes, "It is the duty of a minister to be loyal to His Highness."
Zhu Changluo said: "I've been waiting for news from Qing these days. I'm so relieved to see Qing coming back safely."
Then Zhu Changluo said to Sun Xian: "Bring a Jindun over here for Sun Qing, and let the small kitchen prepare a porridge and serve it up, so that Sun Qing can take a rest."
Zhu Changluo's words immediately made Sun Juxiang's already excited mood even more excited, tears couldn't help falling down, and he kept thanking Zhu Changluo for his kindness.
Zhu Changluo also showed his benevolent demeanor, pulled Sun Juxiang to sit down, and then asked Sun Juxiang's itinerary for the past few days with concern.
Sun Juxiang also answered Zhu Changluo's concerns one by one, and reported what he had gained in Suzhou in the past few days.
Zhu Changluo was in a good mood after listening to Sun Juxiang's gains in the past few days, and boasted: "Sun Qing has worked hard. If all the officials in the court are as hardworking as Sun Qing, why should the Ming Dynasty not be able to live forever?"
Sun Ju couldn't bear Zhu Changluo's praise, so he hurriedly bowed again.
Then Zhu Changluo also said these false words, and directly ordered Sun Xian to let him go to the Meridian Gate to announce the decree, and he would come to the Meridian Gate in person in half an hour.
After Sun Xian got the will, he trotted all the way to the Meridian Gate.
Sun Xian looked at the unseemly Jiangnan scholars swaying here and there on the Meridian Gate, and despised them in his heart.
It's only been a few days, and these people can't stand it anymore. When they first came, weren't they all aggressive and full of passion?
Why is it like this now?All of them are like lazy people, sitting or lying on the ground without rules, and don't take the royal dignity in their eyes at all.
However, Sun Xian did not reprimand them in a pretentious manner. After all, the purpose of his visit this time was only to proclaim the decree, and he did not bring any order to reprimand them.
Standing in front of the Meridian Gate, Sun Xian motioned to the messenger beside him, and said, "There is an order!"
The messenger immediately transmitted Sun Siam's voice to the square in front of the Meridian Gate, and all the Jiangnan scholars who were still slumped in front of the Meridian Gate suddenly got up, and said: "Students listen to the order. "
Sun Xian said: "The Crown Prince ordered me to arrive at Meridian Gate in half an hour."
As soon as this decree came out, the Jiangnan scholars who had been trapped in the Meridian Gate for three days suddenly wept with joy and kowtowed: "Your Highness, thousands of years, thousands of years!"
After Sun Xian left, these Jiangnan scholars also swept away their decadence, became excited, cheered up again, and began to pay attention to their appearance.
After all, they have been slovenly for three days. These three days are like a nightmare to them. They never thought that they would be trapped in the Meridian Gate for three days. Now they see the Crown Prince coming to the Meridian Gate. Then their nightmare will naturally end.
Therefore, what they want most now is to wait until His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrives, and then kneel down and worship, and then go back to each house to wash and wash, and then let the pretty cook at home prepare a good meal.
After all, they have all suffered three days at the Meridian Gate, and they don't want to eat the crown prince's food again in this life.
That gift meal is simply pig food!
Zhu Changluo was not idle during this half hour. Zhu Changluo asked Sun Xian to sort out the evidence collected by Liu Shiyan, Dang Cunren and Sun Juxiang in the past few days, and at the same time issued an order to let Liu Shiyan and Dang Cunren also wait for the order at the Meridian Gate .
When Zhu Changluo was almost ready, and Sun Juxiang also used Zhu Changluo's meal, Zhu Changluo ordered to drive to the Meridian Gate.
When Zhu Changluo's guard of honor just appeared at the Meridian Gate, all the Jiangnan scholars standing in front of the Meridian Gate were excited with tears in their eyes, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finally came.
"Students see His Royal Highness the Holy Prince!"
All the Jiangnan scholars in front of the Meridian Gate paid respectful respect to Zhu Changluo.
Standing on the tower above the Meridian Gate, Zhu Changluo looked down at all the people below the Meridian Gate, and said flatly, "Be flat."
When standing at the highest point of the Meridian Gate and speaking, the sound waves echoed on the echo wall opposite the Meridian Gate, so that everyone up and down the Meridian Gate could hear Zhu Changluo's voice.
When Zhu Changluo's voice resounded through the Meridian Gate Square, everyone present replied in unison: "Thank you, Your Highness."
At the same time, he stood up respectfully, quietly waiting for Zhu Changluo's next instruction.
Zhu Changluo glanced at everyone, and said: "Qing waited at the Meridian Gate to accompany Gu and waited for three days. I feel very lonely. If all scholars in Ming Dynasty are as loyal to the emperor and patriotic as Qing and others, Gu will have no worries!"
Hearing that Zhu Changluo praised them so much, they immediately felt that their three-day experience was glorious.
Then Zhu Changluo said: "Gu accompanied His Majesty to Jinling to worship the ancestors. It should have been a great joy for the whole world to celebrate. But at this juncture, Gu saw that some rebellious officials and thieves did not think about the emperor's kindness. Like, slander Chengzu. As the great ancestor alone, Chengzu is bloody, and shoulders the heavy responsibility entrusted to the country by His Majesty, such behaviors that endanger the country without a king and father cannot be ignored."
"Qing and others gathered in front of the Meridian Gate loyally. What they wanted was the same as Gu, seeking the truth. After a period of investigation and Qing waiting for three days, Gu also finally had a result. Therefore, today Gu deliberately came to the Meridian Gate to witness the truth with Qing and others, and judge Xiaoxiao!"
Then Zhu Changluo glanced at the crowd again, and said coldly: "I know that there are bad people among you who also vilified Taizu and slandered Chengzu. They mixed among you, misled your thinking, and did things that shouldn't be done. But There is a clear distinction between grievances and grievances, and those who have nothing to do will not be punished, and their loyalty will be rewarded. Those involved in the case will be dealt with according to the law and announced to the world!"
Zhu Changluo's voice echoed over the square of the Meridian Gate, causing all the people below to wait in silence.
They never expected that after waiting for these three days, what they were waiting for was not the caring greetings from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but the summary of the Taizu and Chengzu cases.
This made everyone present couldn't help being frightened, and some of them couldn't stand still and fell to the ground.
And these people who fell on the ground, why they were so panicked, actually knew it in their hearts. These people had participated in or made or collected smear portraits of Taizu.
So, at this moment, they were really panicked and didn't know what to do.
Regardless of the panic of these people, Zhu Changluo continued: "For the sake of justice, I will witness the criminal evidence investigated by Liu Shiyan at the Meridian Gate with Qing and others at the Meridian Gate."
After saying this, Zhu Changluo's voice suddenly changed, "Uncle Xuan Chengyi!"
This sound was like thunder, rolling over the Meridian Gate immediately, like thunder from the nine heavens.
Liu Shiyan, who had been waiting under the Meridian Gate for a long time, waited for Zhu Changluo's call, and immediately went out to bow down: "My sincere uncle, Liu Shiyan, sees Your Highness."
Zhu Changluo said: "Bo Cheng, bring up all the physical and criminal evidence you have investigated during this period, and then read it carefully, so that everyone can judge your ability together."
Liu Shiyan was overjoyed, this was a great opportunity to show off, Liu Shiyan thanked Xie En again, then got up and ordered his subordinates to move out box after box of criminal evidence that he had collected during this period, and put them in front of the Meridian Gate.
The people in front of the Meridian Gate were terrified when they saw the sealed boxes one after another. The boxes contained deadly things!
Now they can only pray that there is no evidence of their own crimes involved, otherwise the crime of slandering Taizu and slandering Chengzu will be enough for them to confiscate their family and exterminate their family.
Liu Shiyan glanced at the crowd vigorously, then opened a summary document that he had prepared long ago and read: "Your Majesty Bo Liu Shiyan was ordered by the emperor to investigate the case of defaming the imperial statue of Taizu and slandering Chengzu Xueyin."
"The investigation is as follows. I found out that there were 360 nine people who were involved in the case and smeared and collected the royal statue of Taizu. 960 people were brought to justice, and [-] people have not been brought to justice."
"There are 270 people involved in the case of slandering Emperor Chengzu's Xue Yin case. Among them, Shen Ruolin, Li Qing, Qian Qianyi and others have been brought to justice and taken into custody in Nanjing Town Fusi Prison. According to the confessions of the three people, the minister has arrested 71 criminals Zero seven people, there are still [-] people who have not been brought to justice."
"Those who have not been brought to justice in the two cases, according to my investigation, are all mixed up among the scholars gathered at the Meridian Gate. I ask Your Royal Highness to arrest the remaining people involved in the case on the spot."
Zhu Changluo replied after listening to Liu Shiyan's words: "Yes!"
After Zhu Changluo said "Yes", a group of Jinyi guards filed out from behind the Meridian Gate, and immediately found the key criminals involved in the case among the Jiangnan scholars gathered at the Meridian Gate according to the portrait lists in their hands.
This action immediately frightened these scholars. They never thought that they or the people around them would become prisoners in the blink of an eye.
Those who have not been arrested are also in shock at the moment, not knowing what to do.
Some of the arrested people were astonished, while others yelled that they were wronged.
For a while, the Meridian Gate was as messy as a vegetable market.
It took a long time to calm down.
After the voice gradually subsided, before Zhu Changluo could continue to speak, Sun Juxiang also stood up.
Sun Ju bowed to Zhu Changluo: "His Royal Highness, I have a copy of the instructions!"
Zhu Changluo glanced at Sun Juxiang and said, "What's the matter, Qing?"
Sun Juxiang said: "My minister Qizuo Nanjing Wuxun annexed the fields, oppressed the people, and allowed the slaves to run amok and beat the good people!"
As soon as Sun Juxiang's words came out, those remaining scholars who were already frightened seemed to grab a life-saving straw, and they kept shouting: "Students support Sun Yushi to punish Wu Xun!"
Before these people finished shouting, Sun Juxiang said again: "The minister also investigated the Xu family, the Gu family, the Lu family, the Cheng family, and the Fan family, all of which are big families in the south of the Yangtze River. Crimes such as lowering land and food prices, disrupting the livelihood of good people, and creating hidden households."
Zhu Changluo looked at Sun Juxiang seriously, "Present."
Sun Juxiang immediately presented the memorial in his hand. Zhu Changluo quickly browsed it, and then said angrily: "Are these people rebellious? So oppressing goodness, do you think that my Ming law does not exist? Or that my Ming court is nothing? Tang Taizong has Yun: The king is a boat and the people are water, whoever can carry a boat can also overturn it! These people oppress the people so much, do they want to scuttle the Ming Dynasty? This evil is worse than a tiger, and I cannot tolerate it."
"The person who came here immediately took down all the people involved in the case, regardless of honor or family, according to the evidence Sun Qing investigated. Anyone who resisted will be punished as treason!"
Sun Juxiang immediately received the order, and then turned around and ordered: "Someone come and take Liu Shiyan down!"
Liu Shiyan, who was immersed in the investigation of the Taizu and Chengzu cases, never expected that Sun Juxiang would dare to do this. He had just made a great contribution, and he dared to ignore the majesty of the crown prince and take him. This is not hitting His Royal Highness face?
Liu Shiyan immediately shouted: "Sun Juxiang, are you crazy? Benbo is a meritorious minister, how dare you touch me?"
Then Liu Shiyan bowed to Zhu Changluo, "Your Highness, I am innocent!"
Zhu Changluo looked at this farce-like scene, and said lightly: "True gold is not afraid of fire. Since so many things have happened today, it is not easy for Gu Gang to be arbitrary and lose the hearts of the world. Now I can still stay in the Meridian Gate The scholars on the court are also loyal and pillar talents of Ming Dynasty."
"Sun Qing, publish all the criminal evidence you have found, and let these scholars have a look and comment. You must listen to their voices."
Zhu Changluo directly handed over the case that Sun Juxiang wanted to investigate to the scholars present to judge.
Although it may seem a bit out of order, it is necessary.
After all, Liu Shiyan had offended the Jiangnan scholars to death on his behalf just now, and now it is time to give these people a vent, otherwise, after they go back, they will hold a grudge against the court, thinking that the court is oppressing them.
Now that the opportunity came, Zhu Changluo gave them a chance to stand up, let them vent their fears, and use their own mouths to speak out about the harm of the annexation.
Then Zhu Changluo can act as the final referee, ruling that the harm of the annexation is a great harm to the country. When anyone commits this harm again, he must weigh today's results.
After all, what Zhu Changluo had to deal with was not only the Jiangnan family, but also those high-ranking martial arts nobles.Therefore, no one can say who Zhu Changluo helped.
And this conspiracy is destined to sweep away the extravagant trend of mergers and acquisitions in Jiangnan, and open up a new map for the future development of Jiangnan, making it truly a great help for Ming Dynasty to take off in the future!
After all, the north is bitterly cold and far away from the sea, and it will lag behind the south after future development. This is also something that cannot be changed by humans.
If I can plan ahead to remove the problems in the south of the Yangtze River, then when the potential of the north is almost fully discovered, the south can become the engine of the Ming Dynasty to take off, and continue to push the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty forward.
The rest of the Jiangnan scholars gathered excitedly to look at the criminal evidence handed out to them. In the crown prince's mind, they unanimously affirmed the authenticity of these criminal evidences, and unanimously requested Zhu Changluo to punish the nobles and aristocratic families who annexed the land and oppressed the people in accordance with the most stringent Ming laws.
Zhu Changluo waited quietly for their response. After getting their unanimous response, Zhu Changluo also stood up and accepted the advice of these scholars with kindness.
"Since ancient times, there have been many righteous scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. I have seen them today. The loyalty of Qing and others is in my eyes, and I am moved in my heart. You are all good scholars for the Ming Dynasty. In the future, you must devote yourself to the right path of the imperial examination and continue to contribute to the court. .Your suggestions today will be followed by good people, and I will order the historian to record this day. Let people from generation to generation remember your noble morality of pleading for the people today!"
In the end, Zhu Changluo praised them without hesitation, which made the people present feel that he had really done a great deed that benefited the country and the people.
"Students panic!"
Scholars still know how to be modest, it seems that they are really sensible now.
Then Zhu Changluo also said: "Since ancient times, the annexation of the past dynasties has been very harmful, and there has never been a real solution. Its origin lies in the special power. Therefore, today I set an example. From now on, the grain produced by the royal family's Huangzhuang Huangtian will also be taxed according to the imperial court. It is necessary to pay the land tax. All the vassals and others are ordered from now on!"
All the people present were stunned. They hadn't heard of the royal family's tax payment for many years, but now they heard it. This is a big event!
It's even more exciting than the shock of those sinners who just won!
"His Highness Shengming!"
Everyone, whether they were guards, officials or everyone else, bowed sincerely to Zhu Changluo.
At this time Dong Qichang, Liu Pinru, Sun Juping and other officials who were present excitedly said: "I beg Your Highness to allow that from now on, officials and gentry will pay food together, to be loyal to the country! To repay the emperor's favor!"
Zhu Changluo looked at Dong Qichang and the others with a smile on his face, "Sure!"
"His Highness Shengming!"
There was another sound of praise, and this sound spread to the Forbidden City. Emperor Wanli, who was chatting with Shen Shixing, couldn't help but smile, and said to Shen Shixing, "How is it? I'm the prince, right? I can turn my hands over in a blink of an eye. The hand is the rain, and the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River is tightly controlled."
Shen Shixing also sighed sincerely, "His Royal Highness is unparalleled!"
Then Emperor Wanli also said to Chen Ju, who was waiting by his side: "Decree, three days later, I and the prince will worship the ancestors in the Xiaoling Mausoleum, and I will declare that the world will be located in the crown prince before the ancestor's spirit, and the next year will be changed to Yuan Taichang!" Prince Chang Luo is the Taichang Emperor!"
Emperor Wanli made up his mind completely. The word Taichang had been held back in Emperor Wanli's heart for a long time. Ever since he intended to pass on the throne to Zhu Changluo, he had been worrying about Zhu Changluo's reign.
In the end, I don't know whether it was because of Fuzhi's heart or other reasons, the word Taichang took root in the heart of Emperor Wanli. He felt that Zhu Changluo was worthy of the word Taichang, and the word Taichang could also afford the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty in the future!
After the Meridian Gate incident ended, Zhu Changluo was ready to go back.
Just when Zhu Changluo was about to drive back to Luan, Chen Ju arrived.
Chen Ju bowed in front of Zhu Changluo first, and then said solemnly: "There is a purpose."
Zhu Changluo froze for a moment, he didn't expect that Emperor Wanli would issue a decree at this time.
Zhu Changluo immediately paid homage: "My son salutes the saint."
All the people present also followed suit and asked: "The minister waits to greet the saint!"
Chen Ju walked to the front of the Meridian Gate and announced Emperor Wanli's will.
"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said: It has been thirty-five years since I became the heir to Yuji. Although I am not in good health, but God bless me, and the crown prince Chang Luo was born under my knees. Since the crown prince was ordered to supervise the country, the Ming Dynasty The sign of ZTE has appeared, and the prosperous age is coming one after another. Today, under the great rule of law, I and the crown prince are lucky enough to visit Nanjing, and I want to worship our ancestors before the Taizu Xiaoling Mausoleum, and report to the prosperous Ming Dynasty."
"Today I am approaching the year of destiny, and I know that the height of destiny is far from being controlled by manpower. The crown prince Chang Luo is a noble character, deeply inferior to me, and should inherit the great line. I am determined to bring the crown prince and All the ministers in Nanjing went to Xiaoling to worship. At that time, I will be located in the crown prince Changluo in the prequel of the Taizu spirit, and the next year will be changed to the first year of Taichang. The crown prince Changluo will be the emperor of Taichang. I hereby!"
Chen Ju's imperial decree was like a depth bomb directly blasted into the deep pond in front of the Meridian Gate.
Zhu Changluo was also confused by Emperor Wanli's will.
He never expected that Emperor Wanli would announce the news of the Zen position in front of so many people at the Meridian Gate of Nanjing without discussing it with him.
What's more, what Zhu Changluo didn't expect was that the reign name chosen by Emperor Wanli was actually Taichang!
The shocking power of these two words shocked Zhu Changluo to pieces!
At this moment, Zhu Changluo forgot to get up to receive the order, and there was only one thought in his mind.
That is: "Damn it! It's possible that the emperor's experience card will expire within a month of my enthronement?"
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It's over. .
Although there are many imperfections, I think this is the best ending.
Thanks to the book friends who have been following me for a long time, without your support, I would not have been able to persist for so long.
While writing this book, I've been through a life of ups and downs that has caused me to lose trust in certain relationships.
Maybe the earliest book lovers still remember the accident.
Although, a year has passed, but the scar is still in my heart, and it is precisely because of the existence of this scar that my time and thoughts for the next year are all over the place, and I almost became a eunuch at one time. book!
Fortunately, that is all over now, and the book is finished.
Next, I will adjust my mentality and prepare for the next book!
The next book may be the Yin and Shang era, or it may be the Han Xin era.
Deduction 1 for those who like Yinshang!
I like Hanxin's buckle 2!
Let me see which era you like more?
Let me be prepared too!
Looking forward to the next book, we can meet better, I will try my best to write another complete story, let us experience the ups and downs of the characters in the next book together!
Come on!
Nov. 2023, 4
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