Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table, pondered for a while, and said, "Don't be in a hurry, let the Dongchang side stabilize. I'm afraid the things in Shandong have already alarmed the snake, so let's talk about it later."

Cao Huachun bowed, knowing it in his heart.The end of the year is approaching, and no one wants to cause a big incident at this time.

Chapter 272

Shandong, Yanzhou.

Prince Lu's Mansion.

Zhu Shouhong is the eighth generation King of Lu. He has been on the throne for nearly 20 years. His waist is as thick as a bucket, but his face is extremely thin. He sits on the throne and looks down at the group of people below.

His son Zhu Yipai, the chief minister of the palace, Tao Yong, the teacher, and some local officials of Yanzhou Prefecture.

The hall was extremely quiet, with a suffocating depression that lasted for a long time.

Zhu Yipai glanced at the silent prince Shi, and said coldly to Zhu Shouhong: "Father, the little emperor is demonstrating to you, we must not back down, otherwise, I will really be bullied by Lu Wangfu!"

Tao Yong glanced at Zhu Yipai, and said, "My lord, it is well known that the little emperor is wayward and nonsensical. The reason why he sent people to Yanzhou this time is obviously aimed at you! I still want to force you to go to the capital so that all the feudal vassals in the world can come here." The king saw the scene of his enthronement!"

Zhu Shouhong's face was sullen, and he looked at Shi Lin Beiyang, the chief of the palace, who had been silent all this time.

Lin Beiyang stood there, squinting his eyes until Zhu Shouhong looked at him, then bowed slightly and said, "My lord, since the 30th year of Wanli, the world has become chaotic, and civil upheavals are happening all over the place. This is a sign of a change of dynasty. And, The new emperor is young, he acts recklessly, likes soldiers and dislikes politics, so he can't last long. This time Wei Zhongxian was sent here, most likely because of that yellow and white thing."

These words were not only mentioned by Lin Beiyang, King Fu, and King Qin in letters. Zhu Shouhong didn't care, after all, Ming Guozuo was still as stable as Mount Tai, but he cared about the last sentence, saying: "What do you mean, sir, is the emperor trying to extort money?"

Lin Beiyang smiled slightly and said, "That's right, the new emperor loves money. We all know that although the prince asked for leave and didn't want to go to the capital, it shouldn't be enough to make the new emperor misunderstand. He just took the opportunity to blackmail some."

Zhu Shouhong breathed a sigh of relief. The things that can be solved by money are all small things. With confidence, he said: "Well, I will leave it to the master."

Zhu Yipai immediately objected, saying: "Father, you can't, the little emperor has already reduced [-]% of the royal family's salary, and there are many cuts, which are less than [-]% of the original amount. If you give him more money, won't our palace become a decoration? "

One of the most important characteristics of a vassal king is that he has a royal salary. Once this salary is cancelled, it means that the weight of the vassal king has been greatly reduced.

Zhu Shouhong frowned, Lin Beiyang smiled just in time, and said, "Don't worry, my lord, the little emperor is nothing more than a demonstration. We just need to give him enough face and let people walk around in the capital, especially Xinwang, and this matter is over." , as for silver, there will be more in the future."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Shouhong said, "What Mr. Lin said is that this matter is settled like this."

The smile in Lin Beiyang's eyes grew wider, and he said without losing his voice: "My lord, we can't show weakness. Lu Xiangsheng needs to be suppressed, so that the emperor can know the strength of our Lu Palace."

Zhu Shouhong believed it deeply, and said: "That's right, I can't let the little emperor think that I'm easy to bully, so I'll study and go to Jinan."

Zhu Yipai's face was unhappy, and he glanced at Lin Beiyang, who had been contradicting him all the time, his anger was aroused.

"My lord, it's not good, it's not good..."

Just when everyone thought that the matter was settled, a man in charge stumbled in.

Zhu Shouhong's face darkened, and he shouted: "Why are you panicking, have you forgotten the rules of the palace? Come here, pull them out..."

The steward yelled loudly, knelt down and said: "My lord, I understand the rules, something serious happened, Wei Zhongxian, Wei Zhongxian sealed up all the land in our palace and took it away..."

Food is the lifeblood, so the land is the lifeblood under the lifeblood. Zhu Shouhong stood up abruptly and said coldly: "What is sealed up, tell me clearly?"

The steward got up and said: "My lord, Wei Zhongxian regards all the land that originally belonged to the palace as 'illegal' land, and ordered all states and counties, Yanzhou government to confiscate it and merge it into the national treasury..."

Lin Beiyang's face was full of surprise, he stared at the steward and said, "Speaking carefully, is it the 'contributed' lands, or all the lands belonging to the palace?"

The steward was stunned for a moment, and said: "Returning to Changshi, it should be the one who contributed..."

Zhu Yipai was furious, and said: "Father, the little emperor is serious, let's show him some color!"

"Snapped!"

Zhu Shouhong slapped Zhu Yipai's face with a slap in the face, and said coldly, "What color, what do you want to do? Raise troops to rebel?"

Zhu Yipai was stunned, and stood there with his eyes wide open, completely stunned.

The slap was Zhu Yipai, but Lin Beiyang was looking at it.

Lin Beiyang also felt that the slap was slapped on his face, which was a bit hot, but he still said calmly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, there is nothing serious wrong with the Lu Palace, it is nothing more than underreporting some land properties. You might as well entertain this man another day." Eunuch Wei, make it clear, everything is easy to discuss."

Zhu Shouhong nodded, and said with a gloomy face: "That's the only way to go. In addition, I wrote to King Ping, saying that my health is much better, and I can go to Beijing in time to participate in the emperor's enthronement ceremony."

Lin Beiyang clasped his hands behind his back, and Zhizhu said, "Your Majesty, you must have made the right move. However, Yanzhou Mansion has to be settled as soon as possible. We must not let them talk more, otherwise things will not be good! And , the candidate for the magistrate of Yanzhou Prefecture, the prince must make a plan early, and don't let others preempt him."

Zhu Shouhong said: "What Mr. Lin said is, Tao Yong, you have to deal with this matter. The magistrate of Yanzhou really can't be careless. However, apart from the chief secretary of Shandong, the official department in the capital is also very important. People bring gifts to the capital Walk around."

Zhu Yipai's face was flushed, and he stared at Lin Beiyang fiercely.

The calmer Lin Beiyang behaved, the more stupid he looked with his wisdom in his hands!

Lin Beiyang didn't care about Zhu Yipai, he stood there, squinting his eyes, his heart was spinning rapidly.With the trust of King Lu, not to mention the small Yanzhou Mansion, even the whole Shandong, he has a way to lie down!

"My lord, my lord!"

Just when several people breathed a sigh of relief and turned their minds, a servant hurried in again.

Zhu Shouhong was in a bad mood, and when he saw it, he said coldly: "Presumptuous, is this lobby you can just break into?"

Zhu Yipai was in an even worse mood, with a gloomy face and did not speak.

Lin Beiyang smiled and said nothing.

It was the teacher, Tao Yong frowned, feeling a bad premonition in his heart.

The servant quickly got up and said: "My lord, yes, it's Wei Zhongxian who is here!"

Before the servant finished speaking, the expressions of everyone in the lobby changed.

Not to mention Wei Zhongxian's brilliant deeds in the past, but now, he is in charge of the East Factory that merged Jinyiwei, and he is the emperor's confidant. His coming is definitely not a good intention!

Zhu Shouhong's face was tense, he looked at Lin Beiyang, and said, "Sir, what do you think?"

Lin Beiyang was also secretly shocked. Wei Zhongxian's sudden visit caught them off guard, and he didn't know what conspiracy he had!

He was puzzled in his heart, and said on his face as usual: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I'll talk to you first."

Chapter 273 Buried Alive

The door of King Lu's mansion opened, and King Lu Zhu Shouhong personally came forward to welcome Wei Zhongxian in.

With one hand behind his back, Wei Zhongxian twirled the glazed ball with the other, and entered the lobby with a motionless expression.

The guests sat down and took a sip of tea. Zhu Shouhong glanced at Wei Zhongxian and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that a small corruption case in Yanzhou would attract Eunuch Wei. I am really sorry."

Wei Zhongxian sat there with a rare smile on his face, but he didn't speak. Fu Yingxing behind him sneered and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry about it. The little corruption case won't disturb my uncle. It's Dongchang's investigation." It turns out that there are some people in Shandong who have evil intentions and say that they want to support King Fu to rebel, so the emperor specially ordered us to go there."

Zhu Shouhong's eyelids twitched violently, and immediately said loudly: "Presumptuous! Who dares to do such unruly things in our Shandong Province, if this king knows, he will definitely be the first to let him go!"