King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 18 King Lu is treasonous!
  Yanzhou Prefecture.

at this time.

A full 5000 troops gathered outside the city gate!

All of them are from King Lu Wei!
  Lu Xiong, the prefect of Yanzhou, was stunned when he heard the news!
  It stands to reason.

The imperial army was dispatched.

At least there should be an official document from the Ministry of War, and local officials should also cooperate accordingly.

But he, the prefect, received no news at all.

Looking at the posture of King Lu Wei here, he is about to go to war!
  This is simply unreasonable!
  Although this Yanzhou is your vassal territory of King Lu, it is also under the jurisdiction of the imperial court!

When Lu Xiong learned the news, he ran to Yanzhou City without saying a word.

On top of Yanzhou City.

Lu Xiong saw Lu Wang Zhu Tan, who was standing there with his commander Zhao Quan and Shi Yinshao, the left chief of the palace.

Zhu Tan looked like he was guiding the country!

Lu Xiong frowned.

The man in front of me is not a good person.

Just now, they conducted a massive search across the city and almost performed precise surgeries on 100 boys.

Fortunately, in the end, King Lu went crazy and killed all his evil-doing scoundrels with his backhand.

Later, he ransacked the home of his good friend Zhang Dongying for no apparent reason, and the Qinglong Bank was just gone!
  And he, the prefect, still doesn’t know what happened!

This also made Lu Xiong very unhappy.

On the backhand, another memorial was sent to Yingtian Mansion.

King Zhu Tan of Lu preyed on the common people and robbed them of their wealth!
  Since this King of Lu came to Yanzhou.

Lu Xiong feels like his power is being taken away every day!
  This kind of frustration made him want to impeach Zhu Tan every day!

In short, he is a member of the imperial court, and Zhu Tan is just the vassal king.

In fact.

He can't control himself.

Not long ago, I heard that King Lu was poisoned by pills and slept for ten days!
  At that time, I really hoped that he would never wake up.
  Who would have thought that this man would just wake up and get into trouble again!

Lu Xiong walked up to Zhu Tan and saluted.

He couldn't help but said: "I wonder why Your Majesty summoned the army of guards today? Is there any official document from the Ministry of War regarding the fact that I have not received any notification from the court?"

Zhu Tan looked at Lu Xiong in front of him.

Yin Shao has already told himself.

This guy told the court about his crimes behind his back!
  If he hadn't corrected his mistake in time, he might have been brought to Beijing by Jinyi Weisuo for questioning in a few days!
  Of course, Zhu Tan would not hate officials who uphold justice.

But Zhu Tan hates officials who want to seek justice against themselves!
  not to mention.

Yin Shao also said.

Lu Xiong is not a clean person.

On the surface, my sleeves are clean, but on weekdays I just eat noodles with soybean paste for dinner.

But behind the scenes, there are many illegal things happening in Yanzhou.

Colluded with landlords to evade land taxes and misappropriated state aid.
  The tax collectors sent out by the magistrate under his command all have the unique skill of kicking the tip of dendrobium.

In fact.

The annual taxes set by the Ming Dynasty were not high.

The agricultural tax is only about 20%, which is 5%.

But when it comes to expropriation, things completely change.

Kicking the tip of the stem is one of the most typical and despicable methods.

The agricultural taxes levied by the imperial court every year were basically collected in kind. To put it simply, they collected grain.

Officials would use dendrobium as a container for grain.

One dendrobium weighs about 60 pounds.

Each handful of grain must be at the top of the pile, and then the grain in this handful is considered full.

The tax collectors sent out by the imperial court would take advantage of the moment when the farmers filled up the dendrobium trees and kick them down.

Dendrobium cannot be poured down, but a large amount of food must be poured out.

Farmers are not allowed to pick up these grains. In Dendrobium, which had been kicked, food became very scarce again.

The people had no choice but to pay the full amount of grain again, so that the tax payment was completed.

And these grains scattered on the ground became the pockets of local officials and even subordinate staff.

Kicking out one-third of the food is considered qualified.

Kicking out half of them is considered excellent.

If one kick is 70%, then it is a talent and must be reused.

Lu Xiong, the prefect of Yanzhou Prefecture, encourages various places to cultivate such "Dendrobium kicking" masters every year, which also makes the burden on the people of Yanzhou heavier every year.

When Zhu Tan thought about such a thing standing in front of him, he felt sick in his heart.

Anyway, he is a ridiculous prince, why should he explain to him?

If he still dares to complain, then behead him first and then investigate. Anyway, he will not be wronged!
  Zhu Tan looked at Lu Xiong in front of him and sneered.

"Prefect Lu, what grade of official are you?"

Lu Xiong was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red and he said: "I am in the fifth rank!"

Zhu Tan nodded and said: "Do you still know what rank you are? What do I want to do? Why should I report it to you, a mere fifth-rank official?"

talking.

Zhu Tan hummed: "A mere fifth-grade official with the size of sesame seeds and mung beans dares to bark in front of me! There are more bastards in Xuanwu Lake than fifth-grade officials! Get out of here!"

When Lu Xiong heard this, his face turned red immediately, with a look on his face that he dared not speak in anger!
  In fact.

Zhu Tan is right!

In front of a superior prince like him, a fifth-grade official like him is indeed insignificant!
  But as the guardian of the shepherd's side, it was too hurtful for Zhu Tan to say it so bluntly!

Lu Xiong couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty! Although Lu Xiong has a low position, at least he is an official of the imperial court! You..."

Zhu Tanli ignored Lu Xiong and just comforted Yin Shao beside him: "I am not talking about you. Don't worry about the bastards in Xuanwu Lake. They are of no use to you! They can only be eaten. You are my beloved relative and friend." ah."

Yin Shao just looked disappointed.

To be honest, what the prince just said was really hurtful.

After all, as the royal family's chief minister, he was only a fifth-rank official.

In broad daylight, he was so humiliated by the prince he served for.

Even if he didn't mean it, he couldn't accept it!
  I am a scholar!

I still have the most basic sense of propriety, justice and integrity.
  Scholars can be killed, but not humiliated!
  For a while.

Yin Shao had mixed feelings.

Lu Xiong looked at Yin Shao.

Suddenly his face was full of smiles!

Although you were also humiliated, didn't this boomerang hit one of your own on the head?

Yin Shao is also at the fifth level!
  Ha ha
  A fool is a fool!

If you don’t have a good father!

What does it matter!
  Yin Shao looked very embarrassed.

Zhu Tan continued to comfort him: "Don't worry, I will go back and ask my father for orders to promote you! No matter what, you will get the fourth rank!"

When Yin Shao heard this, his whole body froze.

Then he said loudly: "Your Majesty! A scholar will die for his confidant! I know that your Majesty has absolutely no intention of humiliating me! You don't have to worry!"

Lu Xiong:.
  Although the idiot is an idiot, he is so generous!

I have given so many gifts to the officials and the Chief Envoy of Shandong over the years!

All I got was the promise of "definitely do it next time"!

Then he sat in the post of prefect for almost ten years!
  This Yin Shao was promoted to a higher rank just because he received a scolding or was a "scold companion"?
  Why!

For a while.

Lu Xiong had mixed feelings in his heart!

I just feel that I must go back to impeach King Lu!

He is good at using weapons and weapons, and makes wishes to the officials under his command!
  The king of Lu is treasonous and ungrateful!
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