The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 486 King Ning's Rebellion ([-])

"Not at all, Your Majesty!"

Xie Shen thought in his heart that His Majesty the Emperor is really a man of temperament, he follows his feelings in everything.

"There must be something hidden in this matter. Your Majesty should wait for the trial of the prefect of Hangzhou before making a decision."

As the saying goes, the ass decides the head
No matter how casual and genuine Zhu Houzhao is, he is still a feudal ruler in the final analysis and the helm of the Ming Dynasty.

This point will not change no matter what.

In Zhu Houzhao's view, burning the Weaving Bureau was an act of treason and a challenge to the feudal kingship.

Just kidding, the weaving bureau was set up under the imperial court to weave silk for the royal family. What is the difference between these mobs burning the weaving bureau and rebellion?
Perhaps in Zhu Houzhao's eyes, Dong Zhifu's handling method is very correct.

However, it can be seen that Zhu Houzhao is not very satisfied with Zhang Yong.

Even though eunuch Zhang was so good at acting, with snot and tears, Zhu Houzhao just looked at him coldly, and did not give any response or promise.

"Dong Qing's family has already arrested all the rioters in the government office. I want to see who is planning behind it, and I want to make things difficult for me!"

Zhu Houzhao looked angry, waved his big hand and said in a deep voice.

No wonder he was angry. Zhu Houzhao tried his best to get those stubborn old men in the capital to nod and agree to his southern tour. As a result, so many bad things happened at the first stop of the southern tour, and the good mood was gone.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Xie Shen finally breathed a sigh of relief.As long as Zhu Houzhao doesn't bother to try the case himself.

"Okay, let's not talk about these troubles. Sir, let me go to Lingyin Temple with me."

Xie Shen cupped his hands and said, "I obey the order."

But it is said that Tianzi Sheng drove out of the Governor's Yamen and went all the way to Lingyin Temple in Feilaifeng.

A group of guards in brocade clothes stood beside him, covering the Emperor Luan's car so tightly that not a single mosquito could fly in.

The mighty guard of honor stretched for several miles, and the common people rushed to watch from a distance.

If there weren't so many Jinyiwei blocking it, they would definitely rush to the front to see the emperor's face.

In the emperor Luan's car, Zhu Houzhao was closing his eyes and resting his mind. The person sitting beside him was none other than Xie Shen.

Everyone knows that Zhu Houzhao paid homage to the Buddha, and this is all thanks to Queen Mother Zhang.

The empress dowager believed in Buddhism, and even the little emperor was influenced by it, and became a follower of Buddhism.

To say that this Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou is a thousand-year-old temple that has always been very popular.

Since Emperor Zhengde came to Hangzhou, he must go to Lingyin Temple to worship Buddha.

It has to be said that the religious preferences of the rulers of the feudal dynasty directly affected the development of religion.

If the Son of Heaven believes in Buddhism, then Buddhism must prosper.If the Son of Heaven wants to practice Taoism, then the Taoist disciples will definitely ascend to heaven.

Although Zhengde is not so crazy, he can still recite some basic Buddhist scriptures.

But these scriptures seem to have been read in vain. His Majesty the emperor did not abide by any of the Buddhist rules and regulations.

The road from Hangzhou City to Lingyin Temple is not difficult, but because of the mountain road, it is extremely difficult to carry the emperor Luan up the mountain.

It was already noon when Yu Jia arrived at Lingyin Temple.

The emperor had already notified the temple in advance that he wanted to come to Lingyin Temple.Therefore, Lingyin Temple closed its gates early in the morning and did not accept any pilgrims to offer incense and worship Buddha.

Under the leadership of Master Huijing, the abbot of Lingyin Temple, monks from all over the temple gathered outside the gate of the temple to welcome the emperor.

Monks don't care about common things, but after all, the land under their feet is still royal land, so it is impossible to achieve absolute detachment.

Especially for a thousand-year-old temple like Lingyin Temple, the prosperity of the temple's incense is also inseparable from the mighty grace of the emperor.

Master Huijing clasped his hands together and saluted Zhu Houzhao, "The poor monk has seen His Majesty."

"The master is polite."

Zhengde also joined hands in return.

A group of people followed the emperor into the temple.

Walking in front of the Daxiong Palace, Master Huijing said in a deep voice, "I don't know why Your Majesty came here this time?"

Zhu Houzhao took a breath and said, "Ask for a lottery."

Master Huijing closed her head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, please go and make a wish first."

Zhu Houzhao stepped into the main hall, took a bunch of incense and lit it, and inserted it into the incense burner.

Then he walked to the Buddha statue, knelt down on the futon, closed his eyes and made a wish.

At this time, the gate of the Daxiong Hall was closed, and Zhu Houzhao was the only one in the hall.

The sun shines into the hall through the window paper, and the mottled tree shadows are scattered all over the ground.

After half a cup of tea, Zhu Houzhao finally made his wish.

He got up and pushed the door out, and Master Huijing and other monks from Lingyin Temple came forward to meet him immediately.

"Master, I have fulfilled my wish, now I will ask for a lottery."

Master Huijing said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, please come with the poor monk."

He led Zhu Houzhao to the side hall, and ordered a young monk to fetch a stick.

"Your Majesty, please draw a lot."

"Yes." Zhu Houzhao did not hesitate, and immediately drew a lottery.

"Look, master, how about this sign?"

Master Huijing took the lottery, looked at it for a moment and said joyfully, "Your Majesty, this is the best lottery."

"The Eight Immortals have a banquet, the five horses come to the door, the phoenix dances and the sky falls, and the gold plate holds the jade cup."

Zhu Houzhao recited it silently, and asked in confusion, "How do I solve the lottery?"

Master Huijing moved to Zhu Houzhao's side and said, "Your Majesty, this lottery is King Wen's encounter with a phoenix. It is like a fish turning into a dragon, and you can see gold when you chisel a stone."

Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed to hear this.

The so-called "Wen Wang Yu Feng Ming" means that there is a phoenix singing on Qishan Mountain, and the phoenix flew here because of Zhou Wen Wang's virtuous government.

Doesn't this mean that he, Zhu Houzhao, is a benevolent monarch like King Wen of Zhou, who spreads virtue and governs, and is admired by the world?
This lottery has really reached Zhu Houzhao's heart!

How did Zhu Houzhao know that Master Huijing had already tampered with the lottery, and all the lottery were replaced with the same ones.

Therefore, no matter which lot Zhu Houzhao draws, the one drawn will always be this 'Wen Wang Yu Feng Ming'.

"Well, this sign is really good."

Zhu Houzhao smiled happily, and waved his hand: "It seems that I should continue to apply benevolent policies and let more talents work for my Ming Dynasty!"

Monks are no worse than civil servants in flattering.

Master Huijing grasped Zhu Houzhao's psychology, and flattered him, which made Sacred Heart very happy.

The most important thing is that all of this is done unconsciously, and there is no trace of arrangement at all.

If the emperor is happy, he will naturally be rewarded.

With a wave of his hand, Zhu Houzhao directly rewarded Lingyin Temple with 10 taels of sesame oil money.

In fact, this 10 taels of silver is really nothing in the eyes of Lingyin Temple. The big incense masters alone donate more than this amount every month.

But how can the emperor's reward be measured by how much?

Even if the emperor only rewards one tael of silver, that is still a great grace of the emperor.

"The poor monk thanked His Majesty Long En."

Master Huijing clasped his hands together, thanked the Son of Heaven for his great kindness, and then murmured: "I wonder if Your Majesty can mention a word and ask the craftsmen to carve it into a plaque and hang it at the gate of the monastery.

Zhu Houzhao was taken aback for a moment, then immediately said: "I'm sure."

Many people have misunderstood the Son of Heaven. Because of his martial arts, many people think that the Son of Heaven is only fluent in literature.

In fact, as early as when Zhu Houzhao was still the prince, he was taught classics and articles by countless Confucians.Although the crown prince doesn't like reading, it's hard not to read things surrounded by such a group of people.

If you give Zhu Houzhao a relatively objective and fair evaluation, his level of knowledge should be slightly higher than that of a scholar, and close to Juren.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao's talent is very intelligent. If he works a little harder, he will become a very knowledgeable hero.

Host Huijing winked, and a monk sent the prepared pen, ink, paper and inkstone to the emperor.

Zhu Houzhao didn't procrastinate, rolled up his sleeves and waved his words.

Emperor Zhengde's handwriting is very neat and powerful, and the three characters of "Lingyin Temple" written are integrated into one.Coupled with the blessing of the halo of the Son of Heaven, people can't help but feel a sense of awe-inspiring lingering when they see the words.

After another scene of etiquette, Zhu Houzhao finally finished worshiping Buddha in Lingyin.

Surrounded by a group of courtiers, the emperor boarded the Luanjia and returned to Hangzhou.

Xie Shen has always believed that Emperor Zhengde's visit to Lingyin Temple to worship Buddha was not simply admiration for this thousand-year-old temple.

But he couldn't tell why.It wasn't until the emperor personally told him on the Luanjia that he wanted to clear the land of Zhang Lingyin Temple that Xie Shen suddenly realized.

Who said that Emperor Zhengde was stupid, he was clearly seeing things clearly.

Since the implementation of the Xie Shen New Deal, various disadvantages have emerged one by one.

Emperor Zhengde saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart.

It is said that the land under the name of the temple is a muddled account.

The fields bestowed by the royal family can be counted on fingers. How could it be possible that all the fields under the name of the temple are bestowed by the emperor?
Most of the time, the imperial court turned a blind eye to it, but these monasteries went so far as to push the boundaries, and all sorts of provocative new policies were wrong.

This made Emperor Zhengde couldn't bear it anymore, and decided to take several large monasteries under the knife.

Among them is the Lingyin Temple.

Lingyin Temple was built in the first year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and it is the No.1 temple in Hangzhou.

The prosperity of its incense is unmatched in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty.

Compared with Lingyin Temple, the incense of Tanzhe Temple, another thousand-year-old temple, pales in comparison.

In Tanzhe Temple, more incense money was donated by the royal family or its vassals—eunuchs, while in Lingyin Temple, it was enshrined by wealthy merchants in Hangzhou and even the entire Zhejiang Province.

To be disrespectful, the royal family is really not as rich as these wealthy businessmen.

If Lingyin Temple is limited to this place to get some incense money from wealthy merchants to live a small life, it will be fine, but there are more and more lands under its name.

The local government didn't dare to take care of it, so they had to mix it up like this.

The reason why Zhu Houzhao came to Hangzhou for the first stop of his southern tour was to curb this unhealthy trend.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Xie Shen praised the emperor sincerely.

"I am grateful, I thank Your Majesty on behalf of the people of Hangzhou!"

Zhu Houzhao waved his hands and said, "Sir, thank you for what? I am the Son of Heaven. If I don't care about this matter, who else will?"

"Under the whole world, could it be the land of the king? Since it established a temple in Daming to popularize Buddhism, it must abide by the laws of Daming. I just want them to understand that it is their duty to pay food taxes."

Xie Shen couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the emperor has finally grown up.

It has to be said that Master Huijing really wanted to die.

As the abbot of a temple, he doesn't even have this kind of vision.

At the critical moment of the emperor's arrival, there is even something like drawing lots to make a wish and unraveling the lottery to flatter.

If he pretended to be poor, crying and complaining might still have a good result.

"Sir, you don't need to worry about this matter. I will teach them a lesson."

Zhu Houzhao rubbed his palms and said, "Let's not talk about that, how is Mr. Xinjun recruiting?"

When this matter was brought up, Xie Shen was furious.

Needless to say, one prefecture and two counties in Hangzhou did not recruit many people in total.He also ordered four thousand households to go to neighboring villages to recruit, but the result was only slightly better than the situation in Hangzhou Prefecture, and more than a thousand people were recruited.

It means that the huge Hangzhou Mansion has only recruited less than 2000 people, which is much worse than Xie Shen's expectation of 5000 people.

"Your Majesty, the recruiting of the new army may not be optimistic."

Xie Shen reported the truth.

"Sir, let's talk about it."

Xie Shen sighed and said: "I still underestimated the rural complex of the people in the south of the Yangtze River."

A big difference between the new army and the officers and soldiers of the traditional guards is that the officers and soldiers of the guards are only stationed locally.Let's just say that the officers and soldiers of the Zhejiang Provincial Guards Office are at most temporarily dispatched to fight against the Japanese pirates, and they can never be dispatched at will like recruiting soldiers.

The new army created by Xie Shen is obviously more professional, and can be dispatched under any circumstances after training.

Most of the people in the south of the Yangtze River have a strong hometown and clan complex.It is indeed not easy to accept that they are always ready to leave their hometown.

"This is a bit difficult."

Zhu Houzhao was also lost in thought.

"These are my people, and I can understand their concerns."

After a short pause, Zhu Houzhao continued: "Or is there any way to achieve both, such as allowing the new army to station nearby for training?"

Xie Shen hastily said: "It's absolutely impossible. In this way, what is the difference between the new army and the officers and soldiers of the guard?"

What Xie Shen wants to create is an army with iron will. If the guards are used as the template, the combat effectiveness will not be much higher.

As everyone knows, decades later, when the Japanese pirates broke out in the Jiajing Dynasty, thousands of officers and soldiers in the guard were chased by hundreds or even dozens of Japanese pirates.What is the use of an army with such combat effectiveness?
"For the current plan, we can only recruit more new troops from other prefectures and counties and bring them together for training."

This is of course no way.

A government can recruit more than 1000 people, and a province can have tens of thousands of people.It is barely possible to recruit 5 to [-] people in Jiangnan.

This would at least allow for a full army to be trained as planned.

"If there is anything I need to do, sir, just tell me. I will definitely help you clear the obstacles."

Zhu Houzhao couldn't wait to see what the new army looked like after training, so he naturally agreed to Xie Shen's request.

At this moment, the emperor's luanjia stopped suddenly.

The high-spirited Zhu Houzhao almost fell down.

Zhu Houzhao, who was lifted up by Xie Shen, was sullen, opened the curtain and asked, "What happened?"

"Report to Your Majesty, King Ning, King Ning is against you"

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