Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu muttered, Huang Taiji was annoyed, such a big move was obviously not for Dongjiang Town, but to cross Ling River and attack Ning Jin.

Although the soldiers and horses mobilized by Huang Taiji far surpassed history, Liaodong is also different. After Zhu Xu spent more than half a year building it, no matter morale, silver sound, food, or generals, they have achieved unprecedented unity and height. !

Soldiers, city defenses, artillery, Zhu Xu devoted most of his strength!

However, he was unavoidably still uneasy, and said again: "I will pass the decree again, and allocate 100 million taels of silver and 30 shi of grain to Liaodong!"

Cao Huachun looked at Zhu Xu's slightly tight side face, and wanted to comfort him, Liaodong will definitely be able to hold on, there is no need to be so worried and hard to let go.After hesitating for a while, he still said, "Observe the order!"

Three days later, at the Qianqing Palace, the new emperor feasted on the clan kings.

Now it is the first year of Chongzhen. According to the roster of the clan mansion, Daming currently has 25 princes, 130 princes of the county, and other towns, etc., too many to count!

Taking the prince as an example, the yearly salary is ten thousand stones, the more the population, the more salary. For the hundreds of thousands of clans in the Ming Dynasty, it is a terrifying expenditure every year.

Zhu Xu walked out from the side door and walked to the dragon chair.

Nearly 200 people, led by King Ping and King Xin, bowed to pay respects: "I wait to pay my respects to the emperor, long live my emperor!"

Zhu Xu looked up and saw all the black heads, except for a few, he didn't recognize them all.

Zhu Xu sat down and said calmly, "Let's get down."

A group of princes thanked each other and stood in two rows on both sides, bowing slightly, appearing respectful.

King Ping stood on the right, raised his hand with a smile, and said, "Your Majesty, maybe you don't know some of them, so I will introduce you."

"This is King Shu, this is King Dai, this is King Su, this is King Tang, and this is King Gui..."

Zhu Xu listened, watched, nodded from time to time, paused for a while at the time of King Gui, and thought to himself: "Emperor Hongguang's father didn't come, but Yongli's father did."

After Ping Wang's introduction, Zhu Xu also talked politely for a while, and then the table began.

Entertaining the clan and the royal family is different from the ministers. Among these people, some Zhu Xu can't distinguish their seniority, and some are even higher than Wanli.

It is unavoidable that some people flatter, and naturally there are also people who look on coldly, and more of them take the golden mean, neither enthusiastic nor cold, and they are wasting time.

Zhu Xu coped with it calmly, shuttled between the banquets, drank a circle, and then returned to the steps, looked at a group of people, his face flushed, as if he was drunk, and said: "Dear clansmen, it's me The pillars of the Ming Dynasty suppressed the Quartet and defended the capital. Not long ago, brother Xin Wang told me that the royal family’s salary is too much and occupies too much land. Not only should I reduce the salary, but also check the land of each prince’s mansion..."

As soon as Zhu Xu's words came out, the whole hall was shocked.

Hundreds of princes were puzzled and looked at Zhu Xu uneasily, feeling a chill in their hearts.

King Lu and King Jin were all there, as if they hadn't heard anything.

Both of them liquidated their family property, and the bare commander didn't want to lose his head again.

King Ping was also surprised. Although he didn't have a vassal, he still had [-] acres of food households. He looked at Zhu Xu, and then turned to King Xin.

Zhu Youjian couldn't tell because he couldn't expose Zhu Xu face to face, and he didn't know how to answer the conversation, so he could only stay silent.

His silence made the princes even more frightened.They have salaries and farmland, but they have many children and grandchildren, and the expenses are very high. The court's actions will undoubtedly kill them!

Dai Wang Zhu Naijun was the first to stand up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I object! Nowadays, everywhere is drought, there is no harvest, our clan is also reducing production, and last year's salary was nearly half, and now we are going to be investigated. Acres of land, doesn’t this compare us to a dead end?”

Zhu Zhishu, the king of Shu, also stood up and objected in a deep voice, with fierce words.

King Chu, King Qin and others also stood up one after another. Not long after, almost all the princes in the hall opposed it!

And Zhu Xu looked at King Xin with a smile.

Chapter 299

Looking at Zhu Xu's eyes, Zhu Youjian felt bored for some reason, but had to stand up.

He bite the bullet and said: "Everyone, I... just said casually, don't take it seriously."

The kings stared at Zhu Youjian, and then at Zhu Xu who seemed to be drunk, his face was not calm.

Is this kind of words really just "casual remarks" when said in front of the entire clan, princes and county kings?

Zhu Zhishu, King of Shu, looked at Zhu Youjian coldly, and said in a deep voice, "My lord, do you really have no such idea?"

Zhu Youjian's disgust towards Zhu Xu rose to the extreme in his heart, but his face gradually calmed down. He is also a man with a city and a forbearance, so he just nodded and said, "That's right."

Naturally, the kings didn't believe it, and they became suspicious in their hearts. They patrolled Zhu Xu and Zhu Youjian from time to time.

King Ping knew Zhu Xu well, and was taken aback in his heart. Now that he had realized it, he quickly smoothed things over and said, "Wang Xin is just talking casually. Don't worry about the clans. They are all family members. They will never steal food from their own family members. Drink, drink..."

Seeing the faces of King Xin, King Shu, and King Dai, Zhu Xu felt relieved, and sat back staggeringly.

Today's words have been released, and if you do anything again, it will all be on Xin Wang's head.

With Zhu Xu's previous words, all the princes are not calm anymore, no one can still enjoy the drink, and they all look at each other, feeling uneasy.

"Come on, keep drinking."

Zhu Xu held a cup full of water, and warmly greeted all princes.

As soon as Zhu Xu spoke, the group of people had to raise their hands and smile in response.

Not long after, Zhu Xu said again: "Uncle Ping Wang, please toast me."

After a while, he said: "Brother Xin Wang, please toast for me."

Fortunately, King Ping said that King Xin really didn't want to respect, and the vassal kings didn't want to drink either.

The banquet went on for an hour before Zhu Xu left Qianqing Palace with more than enough satisfaction.

As soon as he walked out of the side door, Zhu Xu rubbed his stiff cheeks, and asked refreshedly: "Inform Wei Zhongxian, you're welcome, except King Fu, other places, other princes, and county kings will all have a thorough investigation, and guide the way of science." The people in charge will investigate, and then order the Ministry of Punishments, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Households to get ready."

Cao Huachun listened carefully, and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, are you a little too impatient, and it will backfire?"

Zhu Xu knew better than anyone how powerful the clan was, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "Time doesn't wait. If we let the tiger go back to the mountain, I'm afraid it will be more troublesome. If Wei Zhongxian is required to move faster, the Jinyiwei...don't move for now."

Cao Huachun saw that Zhu Xu had made up his mind, nodded and said, "Observe the order."

As soon as the seats were over, the feudal lords gathered together in twos and threes and went in various directions.

The mansion of King Zhou.

Zhou Wang Zhu Gongyun, Dai Wang Zhu Naijun, and Shu Wang Zhu Zhishu sat in the study, all of them looked cold.

Zhu Gongyun said: "Little Emperor, what do you mean by this? Could it be that you want to be like King Lu and King Jin, asking us to hand over all the land and private property, and starve to death!"

Zhu Naijun also sneered, and said: "Hmph, I'm afraid it's not been a day or two since he came up with this idea. Do you want to use our clan's money and let him mess around?"

Zhu Zhishu, king of Shu, snorted coldly, glanced at the two of them, and said, "We made a mistake. We should learn from King Fu and say that we are sick and not enter Beijing. Now it's fine, the knife rests on our necks, and we have to agree if we don't agree!"