Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 188 Pull down, chop
Jinan, Shandong Province has been a place full of scenic spots since ancient times, especially in the Ming Dynasty, because of its proximity to the Grand Canal, its prosperity and wealth were not inferior to those of Suzhou and Hangzhou.

On this day, Zhu Youxiao's imperial guard of honor also marched to the boundary of Jinan Prefecture. Although Jinan City has not yet arrived, the increasingly dense merchant ships in the past can also feel the approach of the metropolis of Daming Dynasty.

Like Zhu Youxiao, there are three local officials staying on this sparkling canal.

One is Sun Chengzong, the trilateral leader who came from the northwest. He has become frugal after many years in charge of the bitter cold land in the northwest.

Dressed in commoner clothes and riding in a small boat, on this mighty Grand Canal with thousands of sails passing by, no one would recognize that this skinny old man is Sun Chengzong, a second-rank official with the title of Minister of the Ministry of War .

Sun Chengzong looked at the 0 mu of crops in Jinan Prefecture and the merchant ships coming and going, and when he thought of the people in the northwest who lived on the relief of the imperial court, he couldn't help feeling worried.

After staying in the Northwest for only a few months, Sun Chengzong completely became a reformist and became a member of the Royalist Party. He directly agreed.

But now that Zhu Youxiao came to see His Majesty, he was also full of confidence, and he was even mentally prepared to become the second Wang Jiefu and Zhang Jiangling, including their ending.

Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, came from the south. He was very proud to hold on to the railing in a Mingwalou boat and look at the ripples in front of him that were cut by wooden pulp.

This is his first face-to-face meeting. As a member of the veteran Eunuch Party, he is very excited. He has never set himself up as a moral benchmark like the Donglin Party, and of course he has never thought about really solving the crisis of the people. He He is a realist, his most basic principle is to be loyal to Daming, and he does not follow other rules.

Just like him in the history of later generations, although he is treacherous and intends to be a powerful minister, he can still die for the Ming Dynasty. Although there are no small details, the righteousness is not lost.

This time, His Majesty wants him to be the first to re-collect commercial taxes in Fengyang. He is full of confidence. From a personal point of view, this will be as big a job as managing saltworks and copper mines. It is naturally a great thing to improve the income of Daming's treasury, so why not do such a win-win thing.

What's more, he himself is from Guiyang, a traditional gentry, and has always discriminated against business. Now, increasing taxes on these profit-seeking businessmen is his ideal when he was young, and it is also an incentive for him to become an eunuch.

Therefore, Ma Shiying decided to implement His Majesty's policy without hesitation after this interview.

At this time, Yuan Keli had already been promoted from Denglai Governor to Governor of Shandong Province and the right deputy capital censor, and he was added the title of Prince Shaobao. The reason why he was able to accept the invitation of His Majesty Zhu Youxiao again after his sixtieth year was naturally not because he wanted to make further progress in his official career. , but to complete the unfinished business of life.

Especially now that the Ming Dynasty is hard to return to, and when the chronic diseases are difficult to cure, even though his temples are white, but he has been working in the local area all the year round and has witnessed countless people's misery, he still resolutely chooses to follow His Majesty to give this Ming a powerful medicine.

Although today's son is young but has the ambition to rule the world, how can he, an elder in the court, stand by and watch, not share the worries of the emperor and his father, and not do things for the people of the world.

Even if the New Deal fails and His Majesty throws him out to be a cunning rabbit in order to block the mouth of the world, he will not regret it.

However, the ship closest to Zhu Youxiao's Yuzhou was Yuan Chonghuan's.

He, who had already been dismissed, was still wearing chains and shackles at this time, and after several days of wind and rain, he was obviously haggard and old, and the mending clothes that had not been changed were also covered with mud.

At this time, Yuan Chonghuan was like a log, looking at everything around him with empty eyes, and the scene when he went to Beijing to rush for the exam and passed through the land of Qilu unconsciously appeared in his mind.

How high-spirited and high-spirited he was at that time, with the spirit of being the only one in the world, but now he has ended up with a fate that is not as good as that of a warrior.

Yuzhou put down the board and lay between the two boats. Yuan Chonghuan boarded the Yuzhou under the escort of Liangdongchang fanzi.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao was already sitting in the main hall, leaning against a picture of a thousand miles of rivers and mountains, the floor was covered with Persian carpets, and on both sides were enamel and newly made exquisite glass silver mirrors exclusively for the royal family.

At the same time, Wang Cheng'en, the chief inspector of ceremonies, and Li Mingrui, a scholar of Dongge University and the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, were waiting at the side.

Both Wang Chengen and Li Mingrui were ministers who were promoted later, and they had no intersection with Yuan Chonghuan, and they were not too concerned about how His Majesty would deal with this disobedient feudal official.

But curiosity is still there, because as the emperor's close ministers, the two of them can be considered to understand His Majesty's temperament best. They never thought that His Majesty would be so furious because this senior official named Yuan Chonghuan wanted to kill a military officer without authorization. .

Both Li Mingrui and Wang Chengen could feel that His Majesty may never have thought of dominating civil servants or only favoring eunuchs.

Although the emperor is young now, he is becoming more and more unpredictable.

This is not only the feeling of Li Mingrui and Wang Chengen, but also the feeling of Yuan Chonghuan, who is waiting outside now. Looking at the expressionless but unpredictable handsome young man sitting on the dragon chair in the main hall, Yuan Chonghuan is the first Fear once.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Chonghuan has arrived." Wu Jin, the head of the stall, walked in first.

Only then did Zhu Youxiao raise his hand: "Let him in, I have something to ask him."

Frankly speaking, Zhu Youxiao didn't understand why these people were so afraid of him. Even Wu Jin, the big devil of the East Factory who could kill people in just a moment, looked cautious in front of him.

However, Zhu Youxiao was also used to other people's behavior in front of him, so he didn't bother to ask, but looked directly at Yuan Chonghuan.

"Let's talk, I'll give you a chance to explain why you murdered Mao Wenlong, and knowing that countless people in the capital have suffered misery, the Wu Xiang Department of the Guanning Army defected, and the big traitor who instigated the Tartars to take over our Ming Dynasty is Fan Wencheng, you Why do you still call him brother?"

Zhu Youxiao didn't say anything after asking a question.

Yuan Chonghuan himself knelt down: "Your Majesty is guilty, please punish me!"

"Don't worry, I will punish you! But now you have to answer my question," Zhu Youxiao roared.

Yuan Chonghuan smiled wryly: "Your Majesty, why do you need to ask more questions? How did Confucianism ever choose the king to be the Hua or the Barbarian when governing the country? Although Fan Wencheng was guilty of the Ming Dynasty, he made contributions to the Qing Dynasty. The guilty minister is the minister of the Ming Dynasty, so he should be loyal to the Ming Dynasty." , everyone is their own master, and."

"And what?" Zhu Youxiao could tell from Yuan Chonghuan's expression that this person seemed to have entered a state of madness from fear, and instead of looking at him with fear, his eyes were full of hatred.

Yuan Chonghuan stood up by himself, pointed at Zhu Youxiao, and pulled the shackles on the shackles to make a clanging voice: "Besides, this world is not the world of your Zhu family, but the world of Confucianism. It doesn't matter who is the king. Why bother?" I only bet on you, a fool."

"Pull it down, cut it!"

Zhu Youxiao was not angry, but said this coldly.

But Li Mingrui couldn't help trembling. Seeing that Wu Jin was indifferent, he hurriedly came over and hit him with his arm a few times. Wu Jin quickly recovered, and immediately pulled Yuan Chonghuan away after answering.

"Zhu Youxiao! You", before Yuan Chonghuan could swear, Wu Jin's knife fell, and the hot blood splashed on the deck was washed away by the sudden rainstorm, and turned into nothingness in an instant.

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