Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

The next day.

Guo An went straight to the palace.

Zhu Di was also curious about Guo An's audience.

"Why has Guo Qing been so diligent these days?"

Guo Andao: "Your Majesty, I am here for the Huang family's affairs!"

Zhu Di frowned slightly, "Huang family?... Which family are all thieves of the descendants of the Pu family?"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Guo An nodded quickly.

Zhu Di asked: "Isn't the Huang family's matter settled? What else does Guo Qing have to do?"

Guo Anggong replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, after I returned home, after thinking about it, I always felt that something was wrong about the Huang family.

However, Wei Chen is not good at these plans, but Master Daoyan is good at them.So I went to find Master Daoyan..."

"Master Daoyan?"

Zhu Di was stunned and couldn't help but sigh, "Since I came to the throne, I have rarely had the opportunity to talk about Taoism with Master Daoyan, but I shouldn't!

I wonder how Master Yan is doing? "

Guo An replied: "Your Majesty, everything is well with Master Daoyan!"

"That's good!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

Guo An added: "Your Majesty, after Master Dao Yan heard this, he also bluntly said that the Huang family is too clean!"

"Too clean?"

Zhu Di was startled, "When the Huang family changed their name, they should be careful and clean!"

Guo An said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, if this is the case, then the Huang family should hide themselves honestly. When the sea opens, his whole family can escape overseas!

But now, the Huang family has impatiently joined in, and was even caught by His Majesty! "

"..."

Zhu Di's expression narrowed slightly, and after a while, he said to Yi Shiha on the side: "Pass a secret edict to Erhu, and ask him to interrogate the Huang family seriously for us, no matter life or death!"

"My slave obeys the order!" Yi Shiha responded quickly.

"In addition, let him conduct a secret investigation to see who the Huang family often has a close relationship with!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Afterwards, Yi Shiha hurriedly retreated.

Zhu Di added: "Don't worry, Guo Qing. If someone is really hiding behind the Huang family, we will definitely find him out!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Guo An flattered casually.

……

After Guo An came out of the palace, he still had two days left. The kings of Shu, Xiang, and Chu who were closer to the capital had already arrived at the capital.

As for the Huang family, there is still no news.

Guo An was not in a hurry.

He had already reminded him where he needed to be reminded. If Jin Yiwei couldn't find it out, he wouldn't be out of ideas.

There are just some thieves hiding behind.

It was a few days later.

King Qin, King Zhou, King Lu, King Qi... and other vassal kings also began to come to the capital one after another.

All the officials in the capital began to act cautiously again.

Guo An didn't dare to go out at will.

More than a dozen vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty gathered in the capital. If by bad luck, they bump into the hands of a vassal king, he, the Marquis of Dinghai, will have to serve him respectfully. Why bother?

I heard that several officials in the capital had already bumped into the vassal kings, and then waited on them carefully for half a day.

He waited until King Zhu Gui entered the capital.

The entire atmosphere in the capital suddenly changed.

Inside Fengtian Temple.

The acting king Zhu Gui looked at Zhu Di above with a sneer on his face, "Brother, please calm down!"

On the side, the kings of Shu, Xiang, Chu, Qin, Zhou and other feudal vassals stood calmly with their eyes and noses in mind.

They have also heard that when Huang Kao was still alive, the emperor's brother promised that he would never reduce the vassal status, but the condition was that the salaries of all their vassal kings would be reduced.

In addition, they will also be given ratings and assessments for each of their feudal princes' palaces.

However, now that the acting king Zhu Gui is able to withstand His Majesty's anger, they are much more relaxed.

"Humph!"

Above, Zhu Di's face was gloomy.

"Old Thirteen, you have done a lot of evil things in the vassal territory, and you are ridiculous and outrageous. You even often abuse the ordinary soldiers and civilians in the vassal territory, and you even build a lot of construction projects, wasting people and money...

Do you still remember what happened to your second brother, King Min of Qin?Do you really think that those people will let you humiliate them in every possible way? "

Hearing this, Zhu Gui's face froze.

The incident involving King Qin Min was the biggest pain in the hearts of all the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty!

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will never bully those officials, nor will I bully those powerful people!"

The acting king Zhu Gui grinned directly and said, "Brother, we will definitely keep an eye on the servants in the house. If a traitor appears, we will kill him in time!"

"You bastard!" Zhu Di got angry and scolded: "If Huang Kao knew that you, bastard, commanded a large number of troops in Datong, but only bullied the weak and feared the strong all day long, and insulted ordinary soldiers and civilians, he would definitely summon you. Come to the capital and give you a good beating!"

Zhu Gui said with aggrieved face: "Your Majesty, I also want to join forces to fight against the Mongolian Tatars in the desert..."

"really?"

Zhu Di's expression softened slightly and he stared at Zhu Gui and asked.

Zhu Gui: "..."

"Your Majesty wants to send my younger brother to go on an expedition?"

"Since you want to go out, we can't stop you!"

Zhu Di nodded slowly, "But don't worry, you have never led an army alone. We can't let you lead the Ming Dynasty to death. We will arrange an experienced general for you!"

"..."

Zhu Gui felt like crying but had no tears.

The other kings on the side looked like they were watching the fun.

Their vassal territories are all in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, and they will never have the opportunity to conquer the Mongols.

As for Zhu Gui's violent behavior, they didn't have much opinion.

A chamberlain slowly walked into the main hall and reported to Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, King Ning, King Yan, King Qin, King Jin and other kings have also entered the capital!"

"Very good!"

Zhu Di's face lit up and he stopped scolding Zhu Gui.

"Since all the kings have arrived in the capital, we will host a banquet for you brothers in the palace tomorrow!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

King Shu, King Lu and other vassal kings quickly saluted.

As for the acting king Zhu Gui, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

The next day.

Zhu Di invited all the vassal kings to a banquet without any foreign ministers participating.

Except for King Qin, King Jin, King Yan, and King Lu, the other vassal kings were all Zhu Di brothers.

It has been many years since the brothers reunited so completely, and the atmosphere at the banquet was naturally very lively.

And Zhu Di was also in a good mood, drinking glass after glass of wine and plate after plate of various delicacies.

When everyone had almost eaten, Zhu Di slowly put down his chopsticks.

Seeing this, all the feudal kings below suddenly realized something and gradually became quiet.

Zhu Di said: "You should also know that when Huang Kao was still alive, he issued an edict to reduce the clan's salary!"

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became quiet.

After a long while, King Zhou Zhu, as the leader of the kings, replied with a sad face: "Report to your majesty, my brother and others all remember this!

It's just that the emperor's brother, my brother, and other vassal princes have many servants to support, and the current salary is somewhat insufficient. If the salary is further reduced, my brother and others will inevitably live in poverty..."

Immediately, all the vassal kings also hurriedly complained.

"Your Majesty, my brother and the others are outside the vassal, and their lives are really poor!"

"I beg your majesty to have mercy on my brother and other members of the clan..."

However, before the vassal kings could speak for a while, their voices slowly became quiet again.

There was something wrong with Zhu Di's expression.

"Is your salary still low?"

Zhu Di sneered, "Don't you think we would be a vassal if we didn't?"

"Hmph, according to the salary given to you now, if you support hundreds of slaves, you will live a very luxurious life every day..."

"..."

All the feudal kings were silent.

Only then did they remember that His Majesty also overthrew the Crown Prince Zhu Yunwen from the throne of Yan, was promoted to Crown Prince, and then ascended the throne...

The corners of Zhu Di's lips curled up slightly. A group of bastards wanted to unite and deceive them.

Especially Zhu Gaoxu, a traitor...

Below, Zhu Gaoxu shrank his neck subconsciously.

Zhu Di continued: "Do you know that we have formulated a year-end bonus for all officials in the Ming Dynasty?"

All the feudal kings were startled, and then looked at Zhu Di expectantly.

"From now on, all the salaries of the Ming Dynasty clan will be paid according to the amount set by the imperial examination. The prince's salary will be six thousand dan, the county prince's salary will be [-] dan, the general of the country will be paid one thousand dan, and the general of the auxiliary country, the general of Fengguo and the lieutenant of the country will be paid two hundred yuan. The stone decreases..."

"His Majesty……"

"In addition, we will prepare a year-end bonus for all the vassal kings, 100 million taels of silver, plus 100 million taels of treasure banknotes!"

"..."

All the vassal kings who originally wanted to stand up and complain opened their mouths wide and looked at Zhu Di with shock on their faces.

They all woke up a lot.

100 million taels of silver, plus 100 million taels of treasure banknotes!
How much does it cost?

"Your Majesty, is it really 100 million taels of silver, plus a year-end bonus of 100 million taels of treasure banknotes?"

Zhou Wang Zhu Zhu asked with disbelief.

Likewise, all the feudal kings looked at Zhu Di expectantly.

Although they are vassal kings and sometimes accept filial piety from some merchants, it is true that they are all poor after so many years!
... (end of this chapter)