Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 397 See through

King Lu and others were surprised. Lin Cunde actually made it very clear that Zhu Qiyu just wanted to reduce the clan's expenses.

Of course, he could also directly eliminate the kingdoms without cutting them. After eliminating the eight kingdoms, they would be left with more than ten princes. This would put a lot less pressure on the court.

Moreover, if those vassal kings make mistakes in the future, they will be expelled from the country. This will be a great pressure for their vassal kings.

But once expenditures are cut, it will be very painful for the vassal kings, and they will lose a lot of money.

Therefore, now the three of them are in a dilemma.

"Marquis of Luling, is there any other way to do this?" King Lu thought for a while and asked Lin Cunde.

Lin Cunde pondered for a moment and said: "I actually have no better way. His Majesty is very angry with those eight kings and is still angry. Otherwise, if they had to tie themselves up and return to the capital, it stands to reason that they should go to the palace to explain themselves. Go, but His Majesty didn't want to hear it and asked them directly to go to prison.

I and other ministers also submitted memorials, hoping to have them imprisoned in the feudal prince's palace, but His Majesty did not allow it! Besides, Wang Zhi, the real prince-in-waiting, is still in prison.

Although for the queen's sake, I could send meals in every day, I was still uneasy when I finally decided.

I also begged for mercy on his behalf, but it was still not allowed.

The key is to collaborate with the enemy and contact Zhu Zhen. You also know that this is taboo! "

After Lin Cunde finished speaking, they also nodded. It was indeed a taboo. You said it was not a big deal just to make some money and join in with those corrupt officials. Zhu Qiyu would also turn a blind eye. Zhu Qiyu had been on the throne for more than two years. It's not like those ministers have never impeached their vassal king, Zhu Qiyu didn't deal with it! '

Now that they are collaborating with the enemy and contacting Zhu Zhen, how can Zhu Qiyu let them go?

"Hey, please ask more for us, what should we do about this matter? Extermination of the country is too serious. Of course, we also know that if they are to exterminate the country, they deserve what they deserve. But of course it would be better if they are not to exterminate the country. Please also ask the Marquis of Luling to mediate! On behalf of the eight kings, we would like to express our gratitude first!" King Zhu Yueshen of Shu said to Lin Cunde, cupping his hands.

"Well, of course I will help, but my ability is limited, and I mainly rely on you! However, when they obstructed the New Deal before, His Majesty was very annoyed, but he still held it back, and then they used this method to drag the crown prince Zhending. His Majesty was furious when they entered the water. Of course, I also knew that they were coming for me.

But among the three princes, I, Lin Cunde, am worthy of the Ming Dynasty. Although I am a marquis, I am not awarded the title based on other abilities. I am awarded the title for military merit, and I also proposed the New Deal!

The New Deal was very beneficial to the people, officials, and Ming Dynasty.

In fact, it is also beneficial to the vassal king. With more taxes, you will naturally be better off. Originally, your majesty had no other ideas. It is you vassal kings who have been reminding your majesty.

If you contact those corrupt officials, Your Majesty will investigate those corrupt officials. Good guys, those officials have given you a lot of money, and almost every one of your vassals has thousands of hectares of fertile land. What do you think His Majesty will think? ?

There are thousands of hectares of fertile land, and the annual income is more than 100,000 taels of silver, plus the money given by His Majesty and the filial piety of the officials! His Majesty himself settled the accounts and found that the palace's expenses in the past two years have not been as much as your vassal king has earned. What do you think your Majesty will think when he learns of this situation? '

That is to say, this year is a little more. His Majesty has added several new concubines, and three princes and princesses have been born, and some money has been spent.

But until now, His Majesty has not repaired the palace or added anything. He has been frugal and has been giving tax exemptions to the people. Since last winter, up to now, no people have rebelled. Before, there were constant rebellions every year.

Your Majesty worked hard for the Ming Dynasty and made many achievements. You must have heard the people in the local area praise your Majesty as a holy king.

But you cannot bully such a holy king so blatantly. Your Majesty will not kill people indiscriminately, but if you bully him like this, your Majesty will not be able to do anything without killing you. If you don't kill, the generals and civil servants below will quit.

Collaborating with the enemy!

How many years have we been fighting against Oara? We finally feel a little better. His Majesty also said that after two years, when the country is stable, we will send troops to Oara. But just over a year has passed, and the vassal king is actually selling supplies. Give it to Wala and let them survive the winter. What do you think the generals of the Ming Dynasty think?

Basically, all my Ming Dynasty generals of rank five and above have submitted letters demanding severe punishment for those eight kings.

Now you come here and ask me to plead for mercy. To be honest, I am also very angry!

But I also know that Your Majesty doesn't want to kill them, so I can plead for mercy, but you need to think about what price you want to pay! Lin Cunde sat there again and said to the three of them.

The three of them heard this and sighed, but they were also a little scared. Zhu Qiyu had a bad impression of those vassal kings, which was very troublesome. Now that Zhu Qiyu is very popular, who dares to mess around?

"Yes, we know that we were wrong in this matter, but we will also try to find a way to see if we can let His Majesty spare us this time and spare them this time. Please help us more!" Lu Wang Zhu Zhaohui raised his hands to Lin Cunde and said.

"There's no problem with this. I'll definitely help. Hey, what's this?" Lin Cunde said helplessly. "However, His Majesty is still dissatisfied with our vassal king. If you tell us, we can correct it, right?" Zhu Yueshen, the king of Shu, also said to Lin Cunde.

Upon hearing this, Lin Cunde nodded, thought for a moment, and continued to talk about the things that their vassal kings had done, including seizing people's land, raping women, and robbing businessmen of their wealth.

They broke out in a cold sweat. They thought Zhu Qiyu didn't know, but they didn't expect that Zhu Qiyu knew everything but didn't deal with it, which made them a little scared!

Everything is recorded and re-examined, now it’s up to them to see if they understand or not.

After chatting for a while, they left. Lin Cunde returned to the study. At this time, Wang Chenghai came in and said to Lin Cunde: "Master Hou, there is a man outside who claims to be Zhu Ji. He says he is your friend and wants to inform you. You'll see me soon!"

"Ah, Brother Shang De is back. Quick, let him in!" Lin Cunde said quickly to Wang Chenghai.

When Wang Chenghai heard that he was indeed Lin Cunde's friend, he immediately went to the gate.

After a while, Zhu Ji came over. After seeing Lin Cunde, he smiled, cupped his hands and said, "I have met the Marquis of Luling!"

"Come on, brother Shang De, I haven't seen you much in the past year or so!" Lin Cunde stood at the door of the living room and greeted Zhu Ji with a smile. After Zhu Ji heard this, he also walked over with a smile.

Soon, the two hugged each other in the living room. Wang Chenghai remembered Zhu Ji. He was probably one of Lin Cunde's few friends.

"Come, sit down, brother Shang De, when did you come back?" Lin Cunde asked Zhu Ji to sit down. Zhu Ji sat in the study and found that the study had been changed again, and there was a sofa.

"Brother Cunde, you must have made this thing. I've seen it at His Majesty's place too!" Zhu Ji sat on the sofa, feeling very comfortable, and pressed down a few more times.

"Yes, I still have it in the warehouse. I will get a set for you later!" Lin Cunde nodded and said with a smile.

"Then I'm welcome!" Zhu Ji said happily.

"You have worked hard this year. I guess His Majesty will reward you, right? You have indeed done a lot." Lin Cunde said with a smile to Zhu Ji.

"I was rewarded with five thousand taels. Oh, this is a huge sum of money for me. I came back yesterday and went to see His Majesty first. After seeing His Majesty, it got dark. When I returned home, His Majesty sent me money. , So happy, my wife and I didn't sleep all night. We were worried that someone would steal it, but then I thought, who is so brave and dares to steal from my house?

I just came out of my father-in-law's house. My father-in-law left food for me at noon, but I didn't eat it. I thought, I want to come and sit with you! "Zhu Ji said happily to Lin Cunde.

"It's not easy to have lunch in my house. After more than a year, I guess you will be promoted soon, right?" Lin Cunde asked with a smile.

"Commander, I will announce it after the new year!" Zhu Ji winked at Lin Cunde proudly and said.

"Hahaha, congratulations to Brother Shang De for your promotion and fortune!" Lin Cunde said and held his hand towards Zhu Ji.

"Hey, it's your blessing, it's your blessing. Otherwise, I don't know how many mistakes I would have made. Now I see clearly that few of those civil servants are good, so I will follow His Majesty and deal with those civil servants!" Zhu Ji Ye solemnly raised his hands to Lin Cunde and said.

"Well, you have seen through it. Many officials have seen through this anti-corruption campaign and have begun to correct your own thoughts. By the way, Taifu Yu is going to Shaanxi and Shanxi next year, and you may need to escort him! You can Be careful, Taifu Yu is an important minister of our court, so there is no room for failure!" Lin Cunde reminded Zhu Ji.

After Zhu Ji heard this, he nodded solemnly and said: "I guess there is no way to go down. Since the position is high, there will be people watching. However, I will tell the brothers below me to take care of one or two more. Watch the movements of those people.

However, the vassal kings of these two provinces are all in prison and are probably unable to get up. Presumably, nothing big will happen! Now it depends on how the feudal kings punish them. "

Lin Cunde nodded and said with a smile: "That will probably take a lot of time, but Taifu Yu estimates that after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, he will go to Shanxi and Shaanxi. This matter cannot be delayed. It will not be a good idea to continue to delay it. matter.

The provinces under this year’s New Deal are all very good! Your Majesty probably doesn’t want to delay it anymore, so he summoned so many vassal kings to the capital in order to warn those vassal kings not to move. Otherwise, don’t blame your majesty for being rude! "

(End of this chapter)