Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 274 Prince, why not seek it out

Zhu Huakui, king of Chu, agreed with what Ruan Dacheng said. Although he asked himself to cut off his salary and donate part of his land, he was far worse than other criminal vassals who were forcibly fined one or even two years of salary and banned hereditary succession. Not much, and he felt distressed when he thought that court officials would come to his palace to ask for money after returning to Wuchang.

"According to what you said, whether you obey the emperor's will alone or refuse to obey it, you will only end up as a commoner?"

Naturally, Zhu Huakui also had this anxiety in his heart, because he had a good attitude, so in Jinling City, Zhu Youxiao did not guard him so strictly, and allowed him to inspect the business of Jinling City, especially the Royal Industrial Company and Daming Daily. Royal capital, but when thinking of other vassals who were under house arrest in the Forbidden City and refused to ask for a reduction in their salary and not be released, it is inevitable to feel a sense of sadness.

Ruan Dacheng nodded: "It's understandable that His Majesty wants to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty, but a vassal like you and a gentry like me have become the biggest obstacles. If it is not enough to save the country's destiny, this is nothing to do. Shang Yang of Qin, Anshi of Song Dynasty, and Zhang Jiangling of the previous dynasty, none of the things they did were against people like us."

"Looking at the past and present, after a century of dynasty, it is inevitable that there will be serious evils. After more than two hundred years of our dynasty, most of the world's money, food and land have been in our hands. There are common people who can become the masters of the world, because they are the high-ranking officials and nobles who occupy the wealth of the world!"

"Only those who are high-ranking officials and dignitaries can receive the blessings of the heavens, and they will be honored all over the world!"

Zhu Huakui, King of Chu, was very excited by Ruan Dacheng's long speeches, and secretly sighed at his wisdom, who could see the general situation of the world so clearly, and couldn't help asking: "In the opinion of Mr. gone."

"Because only we gentry understand the kingly way of ruling the world. How do the common people know that you are a descendant of the royal family, and you can command the heroes, but now your majesty has offended the vassals and gentry of the world. , but they are all aggrieved.

"Actually, since ancient times, it is not uncommon for a large amount of land to be concentrated in the hands of our gentry, resulting in poverty and even destruction of the country. Massacre a large number of common people and low-level scholars, as well as those officials and gentry who are obstinate to be old and young, and solve the dilemma that the land is occupied by a few people and the majority have no land to farm. Desolate and poor, with few people and a lot of land, we can build a prosperous age of civilization and governance."

"Since ancient times, if high-ranking officials like you and I want to survive this change in the current situation and continue to enjoy the glory and wealth, they must either raise their own swords and become the master of the world, such as the Li family in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, or seek refuge with rising heroes, such as the Song Dynasty. Yang Ye, and now it is the time of the revolution, the lord, you are the lord of Ming Dynasty, if you call out, there will naturally be many people who respond to you, do not take away the property of the gentry and protect their private interests, and kill the surviving people by massacring the population. If obedient people have land to grow, they will inevitably be followed by the gentry, and the common people will obey their prestige."

After Ruan Dacheng finished speaking, he cupped his hands at Zhu Huakui and said, "My lord, why don't you seek him out!"

Ruan Dacheng's rebellious words scared Zhu Huakui to stand up immediately, pointing at Ruan Dacheng, speechless for a long time.

Although Zhu Huakui could tell from Ruan Dacheng's words that this person was rebellious from the beginning, he did not expose that he was dissatisfied with the court, and as Ruan Dacheng said, he could see that if Daming allowed himself, the vassal officials If the gentry continue to be extravagant and corrupt, the Ming Dynasty will indeed perish within a few decades.

Moreover, although he is the vassal of Daming, he is also a big landlord in essence. Therefore, he does not want Chu Palace to be buried with Daming in the future. He also has the willingness to make good friends with his next family. They also secretly asked people to send congratulatory gifts to Huang Taiji, and the same with several Mongolian tribal leaders, because even now, the people of Ming Dynasty are worried whether they will follow the path of the Song Dynasty, and in the end they were killed by the people on the grassland. Stealing in the country.

But Zhu Huakui really didn't dare to clearly propose to stand up and order the world, carry out rebellion, and overthrow Zhu Youxiao's country.

It is true that he has certain political advantages as the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, and many gentry can find a reason for being loyal to the Ming Dynasty but not to the faint emperor. In the end, he was also a little embarrassed and afraid, fearing that if the rebellion failed, it would be even worse than it is now.

"Mr. Ruan doesn't need to say this anymore, let me think about it again." Zhu Huakui fled here in a hurry after speaking, and looked around nervously, fearing that someone from Dongchang was in the dark Paying attention, but he could feel his heart beating numbly and his breathing short of breath now.

As soon as Zhu Huakui left, Ruan Dacheng couldn't help but snorted coldly: "Where is the boldness of a majestic vassal king who has such ambitions but doesn't have the courage to wear a dragon robe and order his subordinates to shout long live in the palace?"

"Mr. Ruan, do you think he will expose us in front of His Majesty?"

At this time, the big man who had been by Ruan Dacheng's side couldn't help asking worriedly.

"He's not that stupid. He should know that after exposing us, he will die as well!" Ruan Dacheng turned around and told the big man beside him, "Go back to Huguang first, secretly recruit more soldiers, Hou Zhongcheng I said hello, I will not care about you, besides, Huguang’s imperial guards are now practicing in Yueyang, so you should recruit troops near Wuchang City.”

"Okay, then I'll go back and report to Zhongcheng." As soon as the man left, Ruan Dacheng couldn't help but slapped his palm on the railing, and said fiercely: "Ma Shiying, you are determined to follow Zhu Youxiao, and offend you." Gentlemen of the world, now we will just wait and see, I will support Zhu Huakui, the King of Chu, and unite with the remaining Donglin Party to see which of us can win the battle!"

After all, Ruan Dacheng is unwilling to be lonely. Since he first entered the official career, he has defected to the Eunuch Party and Donglin Party for a while. In the original history, his last rise was when Nanming defected to Ma Shiying and became Minister of the Ministry of War. However, in this time and space, because Ma Shiying chose to follow Zhu Youxiao's reform and new policy, he had a disagreement with him, which made his political affairs difficult. The route changed from defecting to Ma Shiying to becoming a deadly enemy with Ma Shiying.

Of course, not only because of Ma Shiying, but also because of Zhu Youxiao.

Ruan Dacheng naturally knew that it was the will of the current emperor Zhu Youxiao that the Fengyang area started a high commercial tax collection system, which in turn destroyed his family's interests, and Zhu Youxiao also killed his cousin Wei Guangwei.

Among the bureaucrats and gentry, there are many marriages to establish social relations. When the Eunuch Party gained power, Ruan Dacheng was able to rise to the top. It is not unrelated to Wei Guangwei, and Wei Guangwei personally taught him how to apply for the exam. Therefore, in terms of personal feelings, he There is no way to stand on the side of Zhu Youxiao and Ma Shiying anymore.

(End of this chapter)