my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 272 A Great Contribution
After hearing this, Zhang Anshi felt strange.

Then he said to Chen Li: "I'm going to see you, you should be careful on your side."

Chen Li responded.

After finishing speaking, Zhang Anshi immediately led a group of people to the Forbidden City, and sure enough, as soon as they arrived, eunuchs came out to meet them.

The eunuch said eagerly: "Duke Wei, Your Majesty has a request."

When Zhang Anshi saw Zhu Di, he saw Zhu Di furious.

Several eunuchs fell to their knees on the ground, besides that, Wenyuan Pavilion and the six ministers also gathered together.

Yi Shiha's complexion was a little bit bad, but he still said to Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, these slaves... are also eager to do meritorious service. They act carelessly. After all, it is the fault of the slaves. The slaves don't know how powerful these chaotic parties are. If your Majesty wants to punish you if you neglect to observe, you should punish the servants."

The officials kneeling on the ground kowtowed like garlic: "Million dead."

Yishiha stumbled, and he fell miserably.

The East Factory has been built for so many years, and the staff is ready, and because it is an intelligence system led by the palace, Yi Shiha is very concerned about it.It can be said that the admiral of the East Factory and other main backbones are almost all Yishiha's confidantes.

These eunuchs can be said to be gearing up, and they always want to make some contributions.

However, Yishiha felt that, don't be too hasty, let them all learn from what Neiqianhu had learned, this time, Yishiha was finally moved by the lesson plan reported by Neiqianhu.

After all, it's just a group of ignorant people, plus some so-called liars who are making money. We Dongchang can't kill the real rebels, and you are a mere White Lotus Sect. Isn't it easy to catch?

Therefore, Yi Shiha deliberately asked Dongchang to practice his hands, on the one hand to accumulate experience, and to sum up gains and losses in the future.On the second aspect, since this case is heard by Datian, even if it is an imperial case, the eunuchs below will have a long face in front of His Majesty.

Yishiha is a man in the arena, he can't help himself, he looks glamorous, but so many disciples and grandchildren are relying on him.If you continue to press down on Dongchang's side, it's not the same thing to teach these servants to hold back.

But who would have thought that this kick hit the iron plate directly.

The loss was heavy and embarrassing.

Zhu Di looked down at the newspapers again and again, and the urgent music sent from all over the country made him a little worried.

"Has Mingjiao revived?" He looked at Yang Rong and the others.

Yang Rong and others were silent.

They have no way to answer.

This is actually a huge drawback in the Ming system.

Before the Song Dynasty, there was a saying that the prime minister must start from the state, and the fierce general must start from the army.

That is to say, whether it is a prime minister or a general, they must have sufficient grassroots experience.

Therefore, before the Song Dynasty, there were necessary stages for the selection of the prime minister.

For example, start as a county magistrate, then have the experience of state shepherd or state governor, and then enter the various ministries of the imperial court to preside over the overall situation. Only when you grow up can you have the opportunity to become a candidate for prime minister.

Such people often have rich experience in local governance.They have a wealth of experience at the grassroots level, and they can quickly make judgments when dealing with major national affairs.

But in the Ming Dynasty, because the prime minister system was abolished and replaced by the cabinet system, especially after Emperor Yongle, the cabinet system began to gradually take shape.

However, these Zaifu who grew up slowly adopted another training mechanism.

That is to say, almost all those who became cabinet ministers started from the Imperial Academy.In the Hanlin Academy, he was responsible for editing and processing documents, and then he grew up step by step to become a minister and minister of various ministries. Even this step can be omitted, and he can directly enter the cabinet as an Hanlin.

The reason for this is because of lessons learned from the past, because after learning from the lessons of the predecessors, the emperors immediately noticed that those prime ministers who started from the state department, because of their rich grassroots experience, often dealt with affairs, acted vigorously and had great opinions .

Not only that, but in the process of step by step from the prefectures and counties to the imperial court, because the ruling party also cultivated a large number of party members, these party members rose with them. In the end, after these people became prime ministers, although they were experienced, He is very sophisticated in dealing with affairs, but he also holds the power of the prime minister, and even this power of prime minister can compete with the emperor.

The cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty solved this shortcoming, but it's a pity...everything has advantages and disadvantages, although cabinet ministers are mostly ministers, that is, assisting the emperor's role, but because after the title of the gold list, Immediately entered the Imperial Academy to become a scholar, editor, lecturer, and bachelor... Along the way, although he knew the imperial court documents like the back of his hand, he had no experience at the grassroots level.

After ten years of hard study, I didn't hear anything outside the window. When I arrived at the imperial court, I was locked in a greenhouse like the Imperial Academy. I really lacked understanding of local affairs. Even though I could learn about it through some edicts and memorials, I didn't directly feeling.

At least... They don't know what the countryside of Daming looks like and how the ecology is like.

Zhu Di saw that Yang Rong and others did not answer.

Then he looked at Xia Yuanji: "Does Xia Qing not know?"

Xia Yuanji said ashamedly: "Chen... I heard that there are many Taoist sects in this place, but I didn't expect that...it has reached such a point.

The magistrates pretended not to know, this was deception, which is actually understandable, but the princes in the court, they may really not know.

Their imagination of the countryside may be more like Tao Yuanming's pastoral pastoral.

Zhu Di took a deep breath, his face became more and more gloomy.

With a sullen face, he stood up, put his hands behind his back, took two steps, and said viciously: "At the beginning, the Yuan Dynasty was destroyed by the Ming Cult. Today... the Ming Cult has revived..."

He picked up the memorabilia viciously, slammed it on the copybook again, and cursed: "The most ridiculous thing is... what did the Hubei chief envoy say? He insisted that this is not the Ming sect, but the White Lotus sect." ...Damn it, if I change the name, won't I recognize it?"

Speaking of this, he suddenly looked at Zhang Anshi who was standing aside, and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Qing, you are here too, you came just in time, let me tell you what you think."

So everyone's eyes fell on Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi coughed, and said: "Your Majesty just said that sentence, and I think... there is a big difference. This tyrant did not die from the Ming religion, but from himself. They are cruel and greedy. The soldiers and civilians in the world can't bear it. The rebels rose up, and finally Emperor Taizu Gao raised up the rebels, and finally buried this violent Yuan completely."

"However... since the Song Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect has continued to develop and grow, and it has not declined for hundreds of years. Because the people are poor and have nothing to rely on, and the White Lotus Sect is rooted among the gentry and wealthy households, and they benefit from each other. For example, Liu Futong, the backbone of Mingjiao who rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty, was born in Huainan. Another example is Du Zundao, the leader of the Red Turban Army, who was the supervisor of the son of Emperor Yuan Shun and later became a privy official. There is also the leader Sheng Wenyu, who was also a member of the Yuan Dynasty. Scholars. As for Xu Shouhui, he is a merchant who sells cloth, and Zhang Shicheng is a private salt merchant, with a lot of money. Even Chen Youliang, he is also a county magistrate."

Zhang Anshi paused, then continued: "Speaking of a thousand words and ten thousand, the reason why the White Lotus Sect is rampant is not only the lack of careful administration of the imperial court, but also the hardships of the people. The other is the teachings of the White Lotus Sect, which can not only confuse ordinary people, but also have a negative influence on the people. The gentry and wealthy businessmen do what they like. These people control the local governance in the local area. They can use their wealth to control everything, and they can also use the White Lotus Sect to manipulate people's hearts. Because of this, it is not just ordinary people who fight for it. In addition to joining the White Lotus Sect, even these people are happy to be won over by the White Lotus Sect."

After hearing this, Zhu Di's face became even more gloomy.

Thinking about it carefully, most of the main backbones of Mingjiao were really local local snakes. It is definitely a miracle that Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang can stand out from them.

Zhu Di paced back and forth, frowning and said: "If this is the case, then everything can be explained. I just issued an order on my side, and on the other side, they immediately got the news. Dongchang sent people, and before they left the capital, they went They were immediately attacked and killed, so... it can be seen that they were the first to know the news and arranged it calmly. It is ridiculous to say that my Dongchang, which specializes in detectives in the Ming Dynasty, is not as well-informed as them."

Zhu Di pondered, glanced at everyone, and said, "What do you think, Zhu Qing?"

At this moment, everyone remained silent.

In fact, to be honest, it's not that they have no ideas, but that they can't have any ideas at this time.

Zhang Anshi's words are taboo for anyone to say.

If His Majesty asked privately, maybe they would still be willing to express their opinions, but now there are too many eyes and ears, and some things are hard to say.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhu Di became even more annoyed, and said coldly: "Why, are you all dumb? I have issued a strict order to arrest these disorderly parties. Ordinary people don't have to ask, but this leader People, don’t they need to be eradicated? If they are left unchecked, sooner or later they will become poisonous.”

Yi Shiha trembled beside him and said: "Your maidservant...in fact, I heard...the leader is called the Buddha's father, and there is also a Buddha's mother. I don't know if these two are husband and wife. I heard that ordinary people, and those white lotus Taoists, if you only need to hear about the Buddha and the Buddha, you will be extremely devout, and there are still people who would rather donate tens of thousands of family wealth..."

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said: "What's the use of these news? Where are these two thieves, and when can they be arrested? Don't they claim to have magic power? If they have magic power, then take them to Beijing, Show the world to see what supernatural powers they have!"

Zhu Di thought for a while, then his eyes fell on Zhang Anshi again, and he said, "Zhang Qing's family."

Zhang Anshi said: "The minister is here."

Zhu Di said: "What kind of Buddha father and Buddha mother are these, are there all arrangements for the inner thousand households?"

Zhang Anshi said with a little hesitation: "Yes, but I think they have a lot of followers, so...they have only been secretly arranging...so..."

Zhu Di frowned even deeper, and said, "So, there's actually no arrangement?"

Zhang Anshi blushed: "Almost."

Zhu Di said: "For such a big case, Neiqianhushou must be involved. You have to do your best. I will still order the chief ministers to take strict precautions against it."

Zhang Anshi said: "I obey the order."

Zhu Di's face finally softened a little, and he said, "These people are too presumptuous..."

Yang Rong finally spoke at this time: "Your Majesty, I think... since the principal offender is to be taken, the accomplices, as well as ordinary congregants, should be pardoned."

Zhu Di stared at Yang Rong: "Well..."

Yang Rong continued: "It is best for Your Majesty to issue an edict at this time, and announce to the world that ordinary party members will be pardoned. This edict must be distributed to all provinces immediately..."

Zhu Di only pondered for a moment, and then said: "What Yang Qing said is very true...this is an attempt to seek the country."

What a sophisticated person Zhu Di is, he immediately understood Yang Rong's intentions.

What makes the White Lotus Sect difficult to deal with is that too many people are involved. Once the imperial court starts to attack, it will inevitably provoke a strong backlash.

But if there is a decree to pardon ordinary congregants, and there are general backbones, especially at this juncture, then... inevitably, there will be many people in the White Lotus Sect who are no longer willing to continue to take risks.Their interior is bound to split.The so-called Buddha father and Buddha mother who are stubborn to the end may be betrayed by the people around them at any time.

This is the art of attacking the mind, and it is the only way to disintegrate the opponent's will.

Yang Rongdao: "Then, I'm going to draft an edict. The sooner this edict is announced to the world, the better."

But Zhu Di said: "The imperial edict should not be formal, but should be simple, so you don't have to draft it... Let me tell you, you will copy it."

Yang Rong nodded, so Yi Shiha tactfully took the pen and ink, and Yang Rong wrote the pen himself.

Zhu Di put his hands behind his back and murmured: "The emperor's edict said: Listen up, my disciples, I have found out the Buddha's father and mother of Luqiu so far. These two people have cheated people's money and used demons to bring disaster to the world. You were all deceived by these two people. Now I want to seek justice for the common people, catch these two thieves, punish them according to the law, and kill their whole family, old and young. You don't have to panic, I only take the chief culprit, and the rest will not Don't ask, as long as you don't believe in the demon law and don't continue to be deceived by these two thieves, you will still be my Ming subjects. If anyone still has anything to do with these two thieves, I will not spare you and will kill them!"

"Okay, that's it, let's go back later."

Yang Rong understands that this will is short and concise, and it is the easiest to spread.

Zhu Di then said again: "The people in the world are not stupid. Do you really think they believe these two thieves? It's just that the people want to worship the Bodhisattva when they see the Bodhisattva. They would rather believe in something than nothing. Except for some stubborn people Those who are restless, the rest... will be afraid after seeing Zhen's will... when the time comes, they will fall apart."

"Your Majesty Shengming."

Zhu Di's mood improved slightly, he continued to pace with his hands behind his back.

It seems that there is still more to say, thinking about whether to issue another order to the provinces, prefectures and counties.

But at this time, a eunuch came in distraught, and when he saw Zhu Di, he accepted his head and bowed.

Zhu Di said with a sullen face, "What's the matter?"

The eunuch didn't say a word, still knelt down tremblingly, without saying a word.

Zhu Di frowned and said, "Why don't you say anything?"

Then the eunuch stuttered and said: "There is... there is a report..."

Zhu Di said: "Say."

But the eunuch said with a sigh of relief: "Slave... Slave..."

He stammered and looked terrified.

Zhu Didun felt that something serious had happened, but at this moment he became extraordinarily calm.

Sitting down, he said in a very calm tone: "You don't have to be afraid, no matter what you say, I will never blame you."

The eunuch stammered and said: "Central Capital... Central Capital Fengyang..."

Zhu Di's pupils began to shrink as soon as he heard the four characters Zhongdu Fengyang.

Zhang Anshi immediately sensed something was wrong, and began to move back quietly.

Inadvertently, I saw Jin Zhong moving faster, his face was calm, his upper body was completely motionless, but his legs were moving slowly, sticking to the pillars... like a ghost.

Zhu Di looked at the eunuch firmly and said, "How is Fengyang?"

The eunuch said: "The Imperial Mausoleum of the Central Capital...was destroyed by thieves last night...someone used gunpowder, not only that, even the Royal Road was dug up a lot...there is also the wordless stele in the imperial mausoleum... ...someone carved a few words on it..."

Zhu Di: "..."

Taking advantage of Zhu Di's stunned moment, Zhang Anshi and Jin Zhong moved their feet faster, and by coincidence, they were all behind Hu Guang and Yang Rong.

Hu Guang also noticed something, he seemed to see a ghost, these two people were standing not far from him just now, why all of a sudden... like a ghost, they were right behind him.

"On the top... engraved a few words... called... called: Zhu's bullying the sky..."

After the eunuch finished speaking, he kowtowed immediately and dared not say anything more.

In the imperial mausoleum in Fengyang, the central capital, Zhu Yuanzhang's parents, brothers and sister-in-law are buried, and the wordless stele in the imperial mausoleum is the core of the imperial mausoleum.

This wordless stele has a deep meaning to Emperor Taizu Gao. Zhu Yuanzhang believed that he could achieve his career as an emperor, in addition to his personal efforts and the favor of God, as well as the help of his parents' accumulated good deeds.My gratitude and longing for my parents are too deep to express in words, so I adopted this meaningful design.

gunpowder……

destruction……

Inscriptions without inscriptions...

You know, the imperial mausoleum is guarded by guards and eunuchs.

Ordinary people can't go in and out at all.

But someone brought gunpowder in overnight, and dared to make such a mistake, first of all, it must have used a lot of manpower.

Second, there are internal responses in the imperial mausoleum.

This is tantamount to playing on the Zhu family's grave, no, this is digging the Zhu family's ancestral grave.

Zhu Di only felt his head buzzing.

It is conceivable how rampant these people have become.

After this brief silence, Zhu Di suddenly picked up the paperweight on the copybook and threw it out.

He was so strong that the paperweight fell directly on the pillars of the palace and shattered immediately.

The ministers who approached were so frightened that their expressions changed, and their faces were full of fear.

Zhu Di roared like hysterical: "I want to burn my bones and ashes, I will not let anyone go, these gangsters, dog thief!"

Yang Rong and others bowed down one after another: "I will die."

Zhu Di had no blood on his face, his eyes were scary red, he roared like an angry lion, "This is threatening me, this is threatening me, these thieves... thieves..."

As he said that, he turned his eyes and looked at Yi Shiha: "Yi Shiha..."

Yishiha was also kneeling in fear, and hurriedly said, "Yes."

Zhu Di said: "Take people, take people, as long as there are suspicions of Taoist Bailian, I will arrest them. If there are not enough people in Dongchang, let the Warriors go with them and dispatch troops... Anyone who is suspected will be killed without pardon." , don't let go of any of them."

Yi Shiha immediately said: "Yes."

Zhu Di then said again: "Zhang Qing, Jin Yiwei, everyone must be dispatched to get someone for me..."

"Your Majesty." Zhang Anshi wanted to say something.

Obviously, this is a sign of mass killings. Once this happens, there will be a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

But at this time, His Majesty was in a rage, obviously at this time, Zhu Di had completely lost his mind.

Zhang Anshi hesitated for a moment, and had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, why don't you give me ten... ten days, I... must seize the leader of the thief and deal with the White Lotus Sect. You must not send out officers and soldiers. Once you do..."

Zhang Anshi didn't continue talking about the rest.

This is not taking people, it is obvious that the next step is to vent their anger. Once these officers and soldiers start to dispatch, they must kill a thousand by mistake and not let a single person go.

After hearing this, Zhu Di closed his eyes, took a deep breath, opened his eyes and stared at Zhang Anshi and said, "Then you go and do it... come and call Wei Guogong, Qi Guogong, Cheng Guogong, Wu Anhou, etc. Come and see..."

After finishing speaking, he flicked his sleeves. At this moment, his face was flushed, his eyes were bloodshot, but he walked away quickly.

Zhang Anshi and others... Only then did they breathe a sigh of relief.

Jin Zhong was the closest to Zhang Anshi, so he gently tugged Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi understood, and the two left Wenlou together.

Jin Zhongdao: "Scared to death, the old man knew something was wrong."

Zhang Anshi couldn't help saying: "At Jin Butang's age, his body is also so vigorous, it's really admirable."

Jin Zhong squinted at him and said: "This old man is different from you. This old man used to be a low-level word tester. If he didn't have good eyesight, he would have been dug and buried alive. Duke Wei is different. You can still be so vigilant without eating food, it can be seen that this skill is self-taught, and this is the real skill."

Zhang Anshi couldn't help but smiled wryly: "Okay, let's stop flattering each other."

Jin Zhong also had a straight face, and said with a bit of anger: "These thieves are really vicious."

Zhang Anshi said: "Has Jin Butang noticed it too?"

"Moving people's ancestral graves, this is a big taboo... But obviously, this is intentional. Come to think of it, this move was made on purpose by some kind of Buddha father and mother. They must have expected that if His Majesty wants to hit them, he will definitely take action." The strategy of forgiveness is amnesty to the church people. But if those partisans are pardoned, they will not feel at ease. Now the ancestral grave of His Majesty has been moved directly. As a result, His Majesty is furious and must try his best to retaliate, and those church members, Seeing that there is no way out, I have no choice but to follow the two of them to the dark."

Zhang Anshi said: "Hey... People's hearts are really unpredictable. They use thousands of congregants who have been fooled by them as bargaining chips, and completely cut off their retreat. To be honest... Jin Butang, you pretending to be ghosts, Few are really good things.”

Jin Zhong was furious, cursing and saying: "What do you call us? The old man makes a living by measuring characters. Do you understand character testing? Character testing is a craft, not pretending to be a ghost. It started from the Duke of Zhou, no, from the Shang Dynasty, people used tortoises. Calculating good and bad luck by heart, is King Wen of Zhou's "Book of Changes" just pretending to be a ghost? You don't know right from wrong."

Zhang Anshi smiled wryly: "Yes, yes, yes, this is culture, it is inheritance, it is different from pretending to be a ghost, it is my words."

Jin Zhong said with a straight face: "To be honest, this matter is not small. His Majesty is furious now. Many local officials, in order to please His Majesty, are bound to arrest the so-called demon party everywhere. Officers, the so-called capture of the demon party, nine times out of ten, they will kill the good and take the credit. At that time, not only will the thief leader be unable to catch it, but it may also cause the people to die. Wei Guogong, although you are not a good person, but this is a big right and wrong In front of them, we must try our best to take down this Buddha father and Buddha mother, otherwise, there will be big troubles."

Zhang Anshi: "..."

Jin Zhongdao: "Why, Duke Wei is not sure?"

"Speak well, why do you say I'm not a good person, hey..." Zhang Anshi shook his head: "I already have some ideas in my mind about this matter. I'm trying to find a way. I can only say that I will do my best."

Jin Zhong was surprised: "You have an idea?"

Zhang Anshi said: "This... let's talk about it after we catch the person. By the way... will Master Yao know something about this White Lotus Sect? After all, they are colleagues."

Jin Zhong shook his head: "Mr. Yao is greedy for money, but I can assure you that he has nothing to do with the White Lotus Sect."

Zhang Anshi smiled dryly: "I'm sorry, I was frivolous and hasty."

Zhang Anshi hurried back to Nanzhen Fusi.

In Fusi, Nanzhen, it is as if facing a formidable enemy.

Because... the news from Zhongdu, in fact, Nanzhen Fusi has also received a report.

As soon as the news came out, anyone with a little brain knew that something bad was going on, and then... a bloody storm was about to begin.

As soon as Zhang An's people arrived, Chen Li and the thousands of households who had been waiting here had already arrived.

In addition, the Tongzhi, Qianshi and Zhenfu of Beizhen Fusi have also arrived.

"I've seen Duke Wei..."

Zhang Anshi walked quickly to the lobby: "Starting today, the entire Jinyiwei Nanbei Town Fusi will conduct a self-examination first, and see if anyone has anything to do with the White Lotus Sect."

After everyone heard this, they were also shocked, knowing that the matter was more serious than they imagined.

Zhang Anshidao: "Besides, all thousands of households and hundreds of households must spread out, and all Tiqi must take action."

Zhang Anshi only gave a few simple instructions, and did not continue.

Afterwards, Zhang Anshi asked everyone to leave, but only Chen Li remained.

Chen Li quietly stood beside Zhang Anshi, and said in a low voice, "Grandpa..."

Zhang Anshi said: "Jinyiwei has so many people, and there are many people with mixed eyes. Such a big case may not be able to be used."

Chen Lidao: "Yes, Humble also thinks the same way, so... In the past two days, I specially screened the brothers from Neiqianhusuo, and selected more than 300 people. These 300 people are absolutely reliable. Even if there is only one Anything unreliable, and baseness rules it out."

Zhang Anshi nodded: "Well, well done."

"These 300 people... just don't know whether they are enough or not."

"That's enough." Zhang Anshi said, "By the way, your nephew is also in Weizhong?"

Chen Li said ashamedly: "My humble nephew is useless, he served as a hundred households in the Weizhong, my lord, this is not a lowly fake public service for personal gain... When Neiqianhu was first established, he had already served as the general banner."

He quickly explained.

Zhang Anshi smiled: "Is it Chen Daowen? I have an impression of him. He is a loyal and reliable person, and he is quick in handling things."

Chen Lidao: "My lord is absurd."

Zhang Anshi said: "You teach him later, and I will give him a great contribution."

(End of this chapter)