Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 714

Relatives of the emperor, this appellation in the hearts of the common people represents glory and wealth, represents not being bound by the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and represents all privileges.

But in fact, the princes and grandsons of the Zhu family are not so beautiful. Except for the prince, the emperor's sons are the vassal kings. In addition, the rest will only be named county kings, and except for the eldest son of the county king, the rest of the sons will be named generals of the town, and so on, going down in order, then the generals of the auxiliary country, the generals of the Fengguo , Lieutenant Zhen Guo, Lieutenant Fu Guo, Lieutenant Feng Guo.

Except that vassal kings can have fiefs and enjoy land rent, taxes and supplies, the rest are the same as civil and military officials, with a fixed amount of Lumi support.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, divided the kings to the present, the Ming Dynasty has been in the country for nearly 200 years. Emperors with brothers have to be divided into vassal kings, and those vassal kings have to reproduce. Moreover, when they become emperors, there are not many children, often only one. The two sons, on the contrary, are vassal kings, county kings, generals of the auxiliary country, etc., and they are all special students.

Over the past two hundred years, they have kept multiplying and spreading their branches and leaves. Up to now, a huge number has been formed.

Since Emperor Jianwen cut down the vassal, it was difficult for Chengzu Jing to win the throne, but the defense against the vassal king's family became more and more strict. Every time he was granted a place, he was strictly ordered not to leave the place. Staying in the city all day long, there is nothing serious to do besides misbehaving.

The vassal king and the county king are still considered powerful, and the government dare not offend them. The ranks of the generals of the Fuguo and the ranks below are really nothing, so let's pay attention to that.

All over the world, civil servants' salaries and military generals' salaries are often in arrears, not to mention the Lumi of this clan. Since the Zhengtong year, the distant clans in various places have begun to be impoverished.

Without Lumi, because he was confined in the city and couldn't go out, and because of his clan status, he couldn't find a job to make a living. In desperation, he could only use various means to survive.

Honest people can only starve at home, and those with a little bit of thought gather in front of the government to ask for the money they owe. This embarrasses the local officials, and they will always allocate some food for subsistence .

However, the financial affluence of the Ming Dynasty was after Wanli ascended the throne. During the ten years of Zhang Juzheng’s administration, the central and local finances have always been extremely tight. The officials made their own fortunes. Zhang Xueyan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, talked eloquently about Zonglu as a financial burden, but in fact the imperial court did not have to spend this money, but the local government raised and distributed it by itself.

If the imperial court pushes the blame like this, the local government will not pay attention to their affairs, and they simply defaulted on their arrears. They are just some dilapidated clans, who will pay attention to them.

When it was useless to beg and cry in front of the yamen, the behavior of the clans began to become extreme. Some people ignored the prohibition of the Daming Law and sneaked out of the city to the capital to file a lawsuit. For various reasons, it is a serious crime to go out of the city against the ban, and it is usually confined, so life is worse than death.

Therefore, what more clans do is to rob the government and rob the official food
I thought that the clan's attack on the government was the top priority, but I didn't expect it to be for such a reason. Wang Tong didn't pay much attention to this aspect on weekdays. Hearing Yang Sichen's eloquent talk, he was really dumbfounded.

"The generation of kings whose fiefdom is in Datong Mansion is the most troublesome. There used to be a meeting in that branch, headed by the able-bodied, who gathered to plunder the army and official rations. Wu Zongnian sent eunuchs to investigate, but there was nothing they could do. Before robbing the food, some people died of starvation, sickness, and death. The magistrate of Datong claimed to be mixed. One problem is that the clan will often besiege the government office, and even beat the magistrate, being an official is for the honor and wealth, who can stand this!"

Wang Tong shook his head, paused and asked:
"Isn't it a rare thing for the clan to besiege the government for food?"

Yang Sichen nodded with a smile, and said:
"Besieging the government is nothing. Local officials often complain when they can't bear it. In the 25th year of Emperor Sejongsu, some clans in Datong colluded with the Tatars to invade the city and opened the door to welcome the Tatars. This is a truly shocking thing. I guess This time there is another news from Shanxi, it may be that the local officials are overwhelmed."

Hearing Yang Sichen's detailed explanation from the beginning to the end, Wang Tong felt it was unbelievable. The clan and clan are all blood of the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty. The paper in his hand slapped on the table, and said with a smile:

"I originally thought that we could use the clues of the investigation, but it seems that we have to change the term."

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As usual, after a few days of playing with the news of Jin Yiwei, the prefects of Taiyuan Prefecture and Datong Prefecture, as well as the governor of Shanxi Province, the Si Yamen, each played their own performances, saying that the clan clans besieged the Yamen, ran amok in the local area, robbed the official food and military supplies, and asked the court to punish them.

My family is not well taken care of, and the court is unwilling to publicize it to the outside world. It is really a shameful job. You have to keep a low profile and muddle through it. In the past, the little emperor didn't make decisions by himself, but now he has to worry about it by himself. Such troublesome things always have to find someone. After discussing, Wang Tong is naturally the candidate.

"Your Majesty, this is the first time I've heard of this matter. There was a report from Jinyiwei, and His Majesty also saw it here. The Shanxi clan also said that Lumi was withheld from the local government, causing the whole family to be poor, cold and hungry. It is said that the clan is rampant and lawless, causing harm to the place, and both sides hold their own opinions, who is right and who is wrong, I want to go and have a look before making a judgment, and then I will give a strategy to Your Majesty."

I said this once in private, and at the court meeting, Emperor Wanli said it again to the officials from a different angle:
"The localities and clans hold their own opinions. This matter has been going on for a long time. We should not listen to one side or the other. We should send people to investigate it before we can come up with a charter. We will send Wang Tong to Shanxi to investigate and deal with it, and report back with details."

Let Wang Tong stay away from the capital and do less deeds that people don't understand. This is the consensus of all the ministers. The matter of Zonglu has been entangled for many years. So what can Wang Tong do? What can he do as a young general, it's good to frustrate his spirit.

The decree of the court quickly went through all the procedures, and Meng Duo took the decree to Jinyiwei's duty room to read it out, and then set Wang Tong's itinerary to Shanxi to investigate the matter.

Before the decree was issued, a group of people subordinate to Wang Tong had already started to get busy. Except for the dozens of personal guards, most of them went to the Zhuangzi outside the city to sort out their equipment and baggage, and began to give them to them at night. The horses are fueled and ready for the long journey.

Wang Tong's side is different from others in that it is very convenient to spend money and employ people, and the capital's goods are more abundant than other places, so you can buy whatever you need, not to mention that most of the stores in various places are in the hands of eunuchs, and they will not fight with him. Embarrassed, Luo Sigong took the initiative to tell Wang Tong that when Jin Yiwei went out on business, he had to be decent, and he could ask as many people as he wanted.

As a result, Wang Tong was really rude, and directly called 300 people from the Military Justice Department to follow him. In this way, his team to Shanxi was nearly 700 people, and there were dozens of carriages alone.

It is more grandiose and more expensive. This is what imperial envoys should do when they travel, not to mention Wang Tong, an important minister who is trusted by the emperor. I don't bring many such things, I just bring what I need to bring, and the rest of the things are really useful, but these things don't seem to be for business, but for war.

This guess makes sense. Go to announce the decree, what are you doing with hundreds of pieces of good chain mail and cotton armor, and everyone knows that the Tiger Might plate armor produced by Tianjin Wei is the best armor in Daming today. What do you need so many armors that have been stored in the warehouse for several years.

The troubles between the clan and the government in Shanxi have been going on for a year or two, and the troubles about the clan's salary in various places in the world have been going on for a year or two. The orders given to Wang Tong have always been loose, and there is no specific time to go to Shanxi. Wang Tong is here taking his time to prepare.

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Mid-autumn August [-]th, this day is a big festival, not to mention those rich and powerful families, wealthy families also sneak in on this day, prepare wine and meat to eat during the day, go to dim sum shops to buy some moon cakes, buy some melons and fruits, and prepare to enjoy it at night During the holidays, people don't need to do much, they just walk around the streets, and the streets are much more lively than usual.

Shima Lane is naturally bustling, but today when the shops in Shima Lane just opened and there were more people on the street, there was a group of people. The leader was holding a red flag, followed by a group of people The person who beat the gong, Dangdang a few times, and someone shouted at the top of his voice:

"Listen to the music and watch the theater, it doesn't cost a penny, there are 300 people for a show, the earlier you go, the sooner you get there, the sooner you go, the sooner you get there."

Both left and right came out to hang out, and the passers-by on the road saw and heard such a fanfare shouting, and they all had some intentions to watch the excitement, and those who had something good to do followed.

Apart from other places, it is really easy to attract [-] people to such a lively place as Shima Lane. When the people from this side go to the other side, they see that there are already other spectators in a brand new mansion. Waiting in front of the courtyard gate, the gate of this big mansion is quite wide, but it was the one that was fenced off some time ago, and today it finally showed its true colors.

There is a big signboard hanging on the gate, but the signboard is covered with a piece of red cloth, and I don't know what words are inside. Everyone gathered here was curious, but they heard the sound of horseshoes in the distance, and they saw a group of knights Approach this side, and when you are close to the front, you hear a voice full of yelling:

"Jin Yiwei commanded Tongzhi Wang Tongwang to come~~~"

(End of this chapter)