The Heavens: Thousands of Households Starting from Number One in the World

Chapter 50 Remediation of the rivers and lakes, bearing the brunt of Yihua Palace
"I don't know why His Majesty summoned us?" Zhu ignored the topic first.

"The day before yesterday, because the affair between my beloved concubine Lixiu and the queen mother has not yet come to a clear conclusion, I summoned you and other capable ministers tonight, just to bring this matter to an end, or to give me a satisfactory answer." The emperor said.

"It's nothing if Ai's family was kidnapped and rescued. The main reason is that Princess Lixiu traveled thousands of miles to marry Daming, but was assassinated by unruly disciples and fell into the brink of life and death. As the Celestial Dynasty, I can't just ignore it!" The queen mother sat beside the emperor. , said loudly.

Everyone was stunned, and looked at Lixiu who was sitting upright. At this time, Lixiu was wearing a gold-threaded jade dress, a beaded hairpin on her head, and her eyes were weak.Princess Lixiu saluted and thanked the queen mother again and again, and after she finished thanking, she secretly glanced at Meng Jing who was standing in the crowd.

After Meng Jing noticed it, she smiled at Princess Lixiu, and then Lixiu's face turned red and she blinked at Meng Jing.

"Even if Your Majesty doesn't say anything, the old slave actually has the same intention. This group of thieves who don't know the law not only intercepted and killed the noble Princess Lixiu, but also hijacked the Queen Mother in the imperial city. The Heavenly Prison is used to rectify the law of the country." Cao Zhengchun bowed and said.

Emperor Zhengde said: "Did Eunuch Cao find out the real identity of the fake Lixiu? Which faction in Fusang?"

Cao Zhengchun smiled, and said excitedly: "No one can withstand our Dongchang punishment. Fake Lixiu was recruited yesterday in the sky prison. I can conclude that they are..."

Not finished.

"They came from Fusang, and the one who was killed by Meng Jing outside the city was Fusang fire sword school Ze Wulang, and the false Toshihide was the Fusang Shangren Canglan who was good at changing faces, and the tone was both male and female. According to Weichen's information, the two It is very likely to come from the Fuso Xinyin faction (Yagyu Danmashou's faction), and the Xinyin faction is the number one faction under the Fuso shogunate."

Zhu Wushi took a step forward and said in a tone that convinced everyone.

Cao Zhengchun, who was ignored by Zhu to steal the limelight, felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly. He said with a grotesque voice, "As expected of the intelligence network of Hulong Villa, you can know your identity without interrogating criminals." Then he whispered beside Shenhou: "What an afterthought."

Cao Zhengchun actually knew about it, but being ignored by Zhu and stealing the limelight really made him uncomfortable.

Just like investigating a case, Xiao Cao diligently investigated useful information, and when he wanted to report to the leader, Xiao Zhu, who had always been lazy and looked down on him, suddenly told all he knew.

This is what the leader told him to do.It seemed like he had done a trivial thing.

Zhu ignored his expression and said indifferently, "Izumo and Fusang have been at odds for decades. Fusang's actions are undoubtedly to provoke the alliance between Daming and Izumo, and want our two countries to fight again."

The emperor closed his eyes slightly and said, "What the emperor said makes sense, what does the emperor think?"

"After all, our Ming Dynasty is orthodox in the Central Plains, and we are blessed by the heavens. Fortunately, Fusang's tricks failed. The small country of Fusang offended the heavens and must be punished to strengthen the prestige of the Ming Dynasty." If we bow our heads and pay compensation, then our Ming Dynasty should be open-minded and expose this matter. Otherwise, we will send troops to fight."

(In the TV series, Yagyu Dan Mashou promised to work for Zhu Wushi. It was Zhu Wushi's promise that when he became emperor in the future, he would support Yagyu Dan Mashou to become a new generation of shoguns.)
Zhu ignored this as a disaster to stir up water, killing two birds with one stone.

The emperor sat upright, looking at Liu Shiyi, Cao Zhengchun and other ministers.

"Shenhou is confused?" Cao Zhengchun, who always likes to sing a different tune, suddenly said: "How can the shogunate admit it? In the end, I am afraid that some people will be found to send it to the dead ghost. What will we say then? I am afraid that this matter will be delayed for a long time, and it will not happen." It's over."

"I wonder what Governor Cao's opinion is?" Zhu Wushi said indifferently.

"Your Majesty, from the point of view of this old slave, fighting is really a waste of money for our Ming Dynasty." Cao Zhengchun said.

"Haha, from Eunuch Cao's mouth, it is said that the waste of people and money is really laughable to the princess." A beautiful woman beside the queen mother couldn't help laughing.

"Yunluo, don't be rude!" Emperor Zhengde was slightly angry.

Cao Zhengchun's face turned red with anger, but he still calmed down and said: "Your Majesty, from the incident of Princess Lixiu to the Japanese pirates' infestation in the southeast coast in the past few decades, it has shown that Fusang is a restless master. .”

After Meng Jing heard it, he called Eunuch Cao so amazing that he was able to predict what would happen hundreds of years later.

When Eunuch Cao said this, Meng Jing's blood surged up immediately, and he wanted to sneak into Dongying to harm the women of Dongying.

"The slave thinks that in the future, our Ming Dynasty should send dark sons to infiltrate Fusang continuously, so that we can keep abreast of Fusang's political affairs and civil affairs... The old slave thinks that His Majesty can create an institution that can monitor Fusang."

Cao Zhengchun thought in his mind that when Meng Jing said that Zhu Wushi might have hidden power in Fusang, Eunuch Cao, who has never been weaker than others, wanted to take this opportunity to let the emperor set up an organization to monitor Fusang's movements.

"Create a spy agency to monitor Fusang?" Zhu Wushi sneered and said, "Da Ming's finances are in deficit every year. Why do you say it so lightly from your mouth?"

The emperor said: "Eunuch Cao is far-sighted. This proposal is indeed a good strategy. Fusang has a small land, a large population, and scarce resources. Most of the people have nothing in their stomachs. Maybe they really covet the rich land of the Central Plains. But the monitoring agencies require huge manpower and material resources. It is difficult to establish in a short time.”

The emperor's implication was to refuse, but Cao Zhengchun did not give up.

When Cao Zhengchun heard this, he quickly said: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, and everything needs a beginning. Dongchang is willing to help His Majesty make this difficult end!"

Emperor Zhengde didn't answer directly, but asked Liu Shiyi.

"What's Liu Aiqing's opinion?"

"If you are urgent, you will treat the symptoms, and if you are slow, you will treat the root cause. Shenhou and Eunuch Cao are based on the standard, and they are all necessary for the Ming Dynasty. Whether it is to let the shogunate know the wrath of the celestial dynasty, or to set up institutions to infiltrate Fusang to prevent Fusang's evil intentions." Liu Shiyi bowed. body said. "But if you want to fight against the outside world, you must press the inside."

"Lord Liu, now that the Ming Dynasty has ascended to heaven, and the people are happy and happy, why should they settle down? This makes the Ai family puzzled." The queen mother said doubtfully.

"Liu Aiqing said it straight."

"Your Majesty doesn't know something. According to my investigation, the gentry in the country, the forces of the world, and private merchants are all uneasy factors."

As Liu Shiyi said, everyone couldn't help frowning, even Zhu Wushi, who had always been calm, didn't know what Liu Shiyi's purpose was.

"The Great Ming has a vast territory. Jiangnan, Southwest and other regions are far away from the capital. As the saying goes, the imperial court's command in remote places is not strong enough, so that the gentry control various resources... When collecting taxes and calling for imperial court orders, they cheated. Down."

The emperor was silent.

"Folk businessmen, driven by profit, circulate around the country, resell the difference, and use money to make money, causing everyone to follow the example of abandoned farming. Among them, Jiangnan Wansanqian and Beijing Zhang Hairui are representatives. These rich merchants use borrowing as their main source of money. Because business often bribes court officials to breed corruption, to achieve what is needed."

"Your Majesty Liu is serious. I don't think private business is a factor that needs to be eradicated." Shenhou said, "Zhang Hairui is the richest man in the capital, and he owns countless restaurants, providing many places for the people of the capital to settle down. Don't be tempted, how can this fruit be placed on a rich businessman."

"Shenhou's words are reasonable. I don't know whether the advantages or disadvantages of private business are more important. But how do these people say that they are so rich that they can rival the country?" Liu Shiyi said.

"How can a country be as rich as an enemy?" the emperor asked.

"Folk rumors say that Wansanqian's personal wealth is comparable to Daming's decades of fiscal revenue." Liu Shiyi said.

The emperor was silent, and then said with a smile: "There are advantages and disadvantages to private business, and we will discuss this matter later. Talking about the power of the rivers and lakes, this is the first time I have heard about the powers of the rivers and lakes in government affairs, and I am really curious."

"Back then, the ancient Three Links hit the Eight Great Sects hard, and the Eight Great Sects became lonely and unable to suppress the new forces in the Jianghu, which led to chaos in the Jianghu." Liu Shiyi said: "Nowadays, there are many gangs and gangs in the Jianghu. Tian, ​​who doesn’t pay taxes, oppresses local officials, exploits the common people, and takes people’s lives even if he doesn’t agree with one word, and violates the laws of Ming Dynasty.”

"Fish people? Comparable to your Jinyiwei?" The restless Princess Yunluo suddenly smiled, looking at Liu Shiyi with a ridiculous taste.

"Presumptuous, how dare the ministers intervene in the discussion, what a shame." The emperor said angrily, "I very much regret allowing you to come here, now get the hell out of here."

Then Yunluo, who had a very aggrieved expression, was led out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation by the servant girl Xiaonu.

Princess Yunluo is just an episode.

Liu Shiyi continued talking.

"These powers in the rivers and lakes without laws are especially represented by Yihua Palace in the south of the Yangtze River. Yihua Palace rose 20 years ago. Hundreds of female disciples lived in seclusion in the mountain palace. According to folklore, they all wore silk brocade clothes, Eat delicacies from mountains and seas, all of them have beautiful faces like fairies. The Yihua Palace, which does not do production, only uses protection means, relying on the evil forces of the rivers and lakes and the nearby people to provide money and materials, and live a life of rich clothes and fine food, which has no positive effect on Daming .”

Meng Jing was stunned, looked at Liu Shiyi, and felt that this boss was really the troublemaker of the Ming Dynasty. Hearing the implication, he wanted the emperor to rectify the forces in the Jianghu.

If the emperor really agrees, it is very likely that Yihua Palace will be the one who makes the most of the sharpening.

After all, we are about to do it, and killing chickens and monkeys is indispensable.

"Is it the king's land in the whole world, and the king's minister on the shore of the land? Many forces in the rivers and lakes have never taken the laws of the Ming Dynasty in their hearts, and the Jiangnan gentry relied on the long-established forces to exploit the people and withhold taxes. If it is not rectified, what will the people do?" Come to live and work in peace and contentment?" Liu Shiyi said: "Without living and working in peace and contentment, how can we fill the national treasury, and how can we guard against evil intentions? How can we promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty? If you want to prevent other countries from coveting, nothing but self-improvement is the kingly way."

Cao Zhengchun said: "The servant supports what Master Liu said, the forces in the Jianghu are intertwined, and there is no law of the king. This completely loses the majesty of His Majesty."

At this moment, Emperor Zhengde sat silently on the dragon chair, and then he said: "If you want to rectify, how should you proceed?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the Hall of Mental Cultivation was shocked.

They knew that the emperor had adopted Liu Shiyi's opinion.

Zhu Wushi remained silent, his eyes as deep as the sea were thinking about something.

"Establish a court and official force that can deter the world, or a semi-official, half-world force." Liu Shiyi said.

The scholar asked: "The forces in the Jianghu are intertwined, and the grievances and grievances are complicated. How to set up a force that can listen to the court and manage the Jianghu? People who dare to enter the Jianghu and martial arts have always been rebellious, and I am afraid it will be difficult to control."

"Everyone in Jianghu is driven by profit, and there are always many people who are willing to make concessions in order to protect their own interests, and even join the organization mentioned by Weichen to obtain the initial interests."

"My Lord Liu agrees with what Mr. Liu said. After the ancient three links hit the Eight Great Sects, it did make the world more chaotic. The top ten villains and the twelve astrological signs are all sinister and vicious, and they kill people from the heart. Many people in the world said It is not uncommon for people to be injured by disagreements, and it is even more common for Jianghu forces to oppress local officials and people, maybe the court needs to rectify it." Zhu Wushi said.

"It's rare to see him. This time the Marquis didn't refute." Cao Zhengchun clicked his tongue and smiled. Although he was smiling, his heart was on guard. He had been fighting with the Marquis for so long, and he knew that the Marquis was difficult to deal with. As righteous and awe-inspiring as it appears on the surface, he definitely thinks that this matter will be profitable, so he will push the boat along.

"This king is not someone who only excludes dissidents, and never asks whether the reasons are correct or not." Zhu Wushi said.

Cao Zhengchun was so angry that he blushed again, and roared in his heart, letting his mother's shit go.

"Okay, since the emperor, Eunuch Cao, and Liu Aiqing have the same opinion, maybe the forces in the Jianghu should really take action, and Liu Aiqing needs to trouble you to make a detailed organizational chart for me." Emperor Zhengde said.

"I just don't know if Liu Aiqing gave the institution a name?" The emperor smiled.

"Your Majesty, please give me a name."

"In that case" the emperor murmured, he didn't seem to have thought of a good name, so he said, "Can you allow me to think about it for a few days?"

How could everyone refuse, they all nodded.

(Sorry, I know the dialogue between these big guys is not very good. Please spray lightly.)
(End of this chapter)