I'm really not the carpenter emperor

That family tree is very familiar to everyone who lives in the Confucian Mansion, Li Jing recognized it at a glance, frowned and said: "Then what is Wei Ximeng doing with "Kong's Family Rites"?"

Another one of the three sages in Guannei sneered: "What else could it be? Fanzi are the best at arranging crimes. I think they must go back with books to find evidence and plan to overturn the case!"

When Li Jing heard this, his expression was not very good: "If they really find out something, what should we do? The imperial examination case is no joke!"

A Confucian sage replied: "Mr. Erqu, relax, even if something is found, it is just a family tree, and the fans dare not do too much."

"What's more, court officials, who dare not speak for us?"

Li Jing nodded, thinking the same thing, so he didn't say any more.

……

Since the Ming Dynasty, it was the first time that the Confucian Mansion was investigated by the imperial court. This matter was dared to be done by Wei Zhongxian's Dongchang.

Even many so-called high-ranking scholars who lived in seclusion stood up to defend the Confucian family.

The supervisors were originally going to Xingshi to question the teacher because the Beijing News said that the Confucian Mansion was involved in the major imperial examination case in the second year of Apocalypse, but two of them died because the stone lion in front of the Confucian Mansion suddenly burst.

Afterwards, the Qufu County Government and the Street Inspection Department did not dare to ask more questions. In the end, Dongchang came forward, and the two sides exchanged harsh words.

Dongchang and Kongfu are both giants that no one in the world dares to mess with, but the two of them are pinching each other.

The scholars yelled and beat everyone, and they were worried, but the common people shouted and shouted everything in the spirit of watching the excitement and not thinking it was a big deal.

What happened during the day, from the tavern at the foot of the capital to the Qinhuai pavilions in the south of the Yangtze River, is talked about everywhere, and almost no one is not talking about it.

After Wei Ximeng went back, Dongchang didn't make any new moves for half a month, but even so, the heated discussion among the people didn't mean to stop in the slightest.

The first day of July, hot summer, noon.

There are [-] rooms in the East Factory, and Fu Yingxing, the head of the stall, is assigning tasks to each stall for the supervisory department under the East Factory and the [-] auditors and clerks who will be placed in various places in July.

While shaking the folding fan in his hand desperately, he was also muttering: "This damn weather is really hot, why is it so hot?"

After finishing speaking, no matter what the occasion was, he grabbed the big teapot on the table and drank a mouthful of cattle, and then wiped his mouth with endless interest.

Although Wei Ximeng has now been canonized as a knight, his position in Dongchang is still an ordinary one, and his rank is lower than that of Fu Yingxing, so he sits in the second position.

He had long felt that Fu Yingxing shouldn't be sitting in the big stall, and he himself liked to be clean. Seeing Fu Yingxing's behavior, he was even more dissatisfied, and said:

"I'm not afraid of choking if I drink like this!"

"How is the investigation of Wang Gongchang's case in the past half a month? Now that the Kong family's case has been added, twelve of them are too busy! You are a big boss, so you have to do it yourself!"

Fu Yingxing glanced at Wei Ximeng with visible disdain on his face.

The two of them, after Wei Liangqing died in Suzhou, one was a nephew and the other was a grandparent, both were successors that Wei Zhongxian cared about, and they had been fighting openly and secretly in the East Factory for a long time.

Wei Ximeng was conferred the title, Fu Yingxing was the most dissatisfied.

In his opinion, the fact that Wei Ximeng was able to become a knight was purely due to the dividends from Wang Gongchang. Now that Wei Zhide, Wei Xikong, and Yang Zuochang are all conferred uncles, why can't he become a prince? ?

Of course, that's what Fu Yingxing thought in his heart, and he didn't dare to complain to Zhu Youxiao at all, so he had to pour all his dissatisfaction on Wei Ximeng's head.

"Master Hou is not staying in the Hou Mansion, what are you doing in Dongchang?"

"Our ruined temple in Dongchang can't compare to some people's Zhongmaohou Mansion!"

Chapter 8 and Three: The Second Aid to North Korea Victory

Wei Ximeng was conferred a title of Noble, not hereditary, and he didn't have any salary or benefits from the Marquis. He naturally knew that Fu Yingxing was deliberately trying to annoy him.

He smiled and said coldly:

"At present, the matter of the Confucian Mansion is the most important thing. In my opinion, it is better to tell the brothers about the matter of the Confucian Mansion first. His Majesty will return to Beijing soon, so it should be time to ask about this matter."

Hearing the emperor's name, Fu Yingxing just kept silent.

After a while, he said: "After comparison, "Kong's Family Rituals" does have many similarities and violations with my Daming Huidian, so you can be convicted accordingly!"

Wei Ximeng frowned: "The coincidence of the handwriting of this Confucian family tree and the meeting canon alone is not enough to convict the Confucian family. We must act cautiously if we do not find a bigger crime. foot."

Fu Yingxing raised his eyes and asked, "Then what do you think?"

Wei Ximeng took out a map from his pocket, hung it on the wall, got up and pointed:

"This is the whole map of the mansion that I bought with a lot of money from a Confucian scholar in the Confucian mansion. Last time we went through the courtyard from here and confronted the Kong family in the front room."

While speaking, he swiped his hand from the southernmost gate to the second gate, entered the inner house, and finally stopped at the upper room in front, then snorted coldly, and continued:

"The Kong family occupies a vast area, far surpassing the palace. The people living in the outer house are not members of the Kong family, but there are Confucian students, the family members of those great sages, and a considerable number of householders."

"What we saw that day was just the tip of the iceberg of the Confucian Mansion."

Fu Yingxing asked, "A householder?"

Wei Ximeng nodded and said: "It can be understood as the tenants employed by the Confucian Mansion. In addition to a large number of farmers, there are also many households living in the Confucian Mansion, such as tea managers, water burners, and house valuers."

"These households have been banned by the Confucian Mansion for generations, and they are not allowed to enter the inner house or take a step out of the gate for no reason. We can start from these households and check whether the sacrifice fields under the Confucian Mansion violate the regulations!"

The sacrificial land is a fixed amount of land awarded to the Confucian family by the emperors of the past dynasties. It is the biggest bonus for the children of the Yansheng Gong clan, and it must be calculated in addition to the area occupied by the Confucian mansion.

Since the Ming Dynasty, in the early days of Zhu Yuanzhang's Hongwu Dynasty, the Confucian Mansion was generously wooed with generous welfare benefits, but in the late Hongwu Dynasty, the control of the Confucian Mansion began to be strict.

Especially for the Confucian mansion's sacrifice to the fields, Zhu Yuanzhang once made an invention to order it. It has always been specially issued by the Tuntian Division of the Ministry of Industry for checking and calculation. Unless there is another reward, it should be fixed.

Zhu Yuanzhang's move was precisely to prevent the Confucian family from embezzling a large number of people's land in Shandong in the name of offering sacrifices to ancestors for the descendants of Confucius.

Thinking of this, Fu Yingxing also became a little excited, rubbed his hands together and said:

"Sacrificing land violates the system, that is, embezzling people's land. This is a felony prohibited by the imperial court! If it is found out, the Confucian government will be unable to fly this time!"

"I will send Zuo Ji to sneak into the outer house of the Confucian mansion and inquire about the news from those households!"

Dongchangzi Chouyinmao has twelve, ranked from top to bottom, Zike is the first of the twelve, and is composed of fans with the most outstanding abilities.

This is a big matter, and this time Dongchang will naturally use all its strength, Zhao Hu, the leader of Zike, immediately asked: "Boss, did you arrange for my dictation to hide in the Confucian Mansion?"

Fu Yingxing nodded. In his opinion, for such a big event, the most hidden sub-section auditors in the country must be involved. If it fails, the Confucian government will get news and communicate with all parties. It is no longer so good checked.

There is only one chance, and the grievances between the two can only be put aside for the time being. First, gather the strength of the entire Dongchang, and let the Confucian Mansion be run.

Wei Ximeng didn't talk too much about the conflict between him and Fu Yingxing, all his thoughts were on this contest with the Confucian Mansion, and he instructed:

"Remember, don't scare the snakes with grass, you must find out the ironclad evidence that the Confucian government embezzled the people's land as a sacrificial field!"

"Without hard evidence, even we cannot take action against the Confucian Mansion lightly."

"Subordinates understand!" Zhao Hu, the head of Zike, said again with a serious expression, "Master Hou, please don't worry too, I will send Deli Tingji to go."

Fu Yingxing narrowed his eyes, and said: "No, you pretend to be a refugee, take two smarter Zi Ke Dianji, and go to the Confucian Mansion to investigate in person!"

Zhao Hu hurriedly cupped his fists and said, "Subordinates obey!"

Wei Ximeng knew that Zhao Hu was Fu Yingxing's confidant. He took a deep look at the latter, moved his mouth, but said nothing.

……

As soon as July, the sixth year of Tianqi, the good news flew to the Qianqing Palace like flakes of good news.

It was North Korea first, and then Jinhuang Taiji did not choose to confront Xiong Tingbi’s main Liao army in the end. Knowing that North Korea could not be defended, he abandoned the occupied cities, looted property, cattle, sheep, and North Korean population, and led the Eight Banners Army to return to Jianzhou by bypassing the Yalu River. .

After Xiong Tingbi led the army to recover Wangjing, Xue Laiyin's troops went north from Yizhou, entered Keshuo Prefecture, and wiped out [-] left-behind Eight Banners soldiers.

In late June, the Ming army came out from Wangjing. The troops were divided into three groups, led by Cao Wenzhao, Xue Laiyin, and Man Gui respectively.

The Ming army fought and won victoriously all the way, and they never lost a single defeat in North Korea. The main forces of the Later Jin Dynasty kept retreating and did not dare to fight at all. On the third day of July, they all withdrew from North Korea.

Ten days later, Xiong Tingbi personally went to the Laizhou camp sailing ship outside Juehua Island, and met Zhaoxian's son Li Hao in the hands of Zhang Pan, the general soldier of Laizhou, and took him back to Wangjing Hanshan City, the great throne, officially helping Korea to restore the country .

Thus, the second battle to aid Korea ended with the complete victory of Ming Dynasty.

Horqin was destroyed, East and West Tumed ceased to exist, Chahar was forced to move north to Waikha, and Xiong Tingbi won the battle to aid Korea.

When the news of the great victory came, both the government and the opposition seemed to have forgotten the major cases that had occurred in recent days.

The soldiers of the Liao army were even more elated. The first batch of more than [-] elite soldiers had returned to Liaodong as victors. They had seen the greatest moment of Ming Dynasty!

The frontiers were settled, the frontiers were expanded, and the achievements of the Emperor of the Apocalypse in this dynasty were the first after Yongle.

This kind of voice became louder and louder, and the conflicts aroused by the White Lotus Sect in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces were all submerged in the carnival and joy of the resurgence of the dynasty.

Taking advantage of this power, the local government easily pacified the White Lotus Sect and the local refugees without even using Dongchang.

The current Daming looks a little strange.

Domestic famines are becoming more and more severe, and the scale is getting bigger every year, but it is not enough to shake the rule of the imperial court. It can be said that the whole world is in peace within the territory, and its international status is also increasing day by day.

After the second war to aid Korea, in the eyes of some Western countries, Ming Dynasty is now the well-deserved number one power in the Far East.

What came one after another were missions from various countries begging to sign a business agreement with Ming Dynasty. Of course, for these people, Zhu Youxiao had long since lost the enthusiasm he had for the Spanish missions in the beginning.

The first one to come will always be entertained, and those who come now are nothing but fools, not worthy of being received by Zhu Youxiao in person, just let Honglu Temple care about it.

Now Zhu Youxiao has a problem in front of him, who should go to North Korea to be the behind-the-scenes king.

This is a real authority. The new king of Joseon, Li Hao, was a 12-year-old brat, and all the civil and military ministers with a little ability died on Juehua Island.

The current king of North Korea just has a name in vain, and whoever the Ming sent to go there is the real king.

Daming directly annexed North Korea, which is a fool's act, or send a king to help that little boy Li Hao manage the government, and the meat will rot in a pot.

Chapter 8 and Four Send King Xin to North Korea

"Tell me, in North Korea, who is the right person for me to let go?" Zhu Youxiao put down the book in his hand and asked Wang Chaofu who was standing beside him.

The latter asked, thought for a while, and said in embarrassment: "How could this servant know that His Majesty is wise, and he must have the best candidate in his heart."

Zhu Youxiao laughed and said:

"I have some ideas, but tell me, I want to hear."

Wang Chaofu knew that if he refused at this time, he would be ignorant of good and bad, he said:

"My lord, North Korea is going to Liaodong one after another. It is necessary to send a reliable and capable prince to reassure the court. Otherwise, there will be troubles over there again and again, and the court will have to work hard."

"Well, I think so too, what do you think of King Xin?" When Zhu Youxiao said this, he carefully observed Wang Chaofu's expression.

The latter was visibly flustered, and then said:

"Don't you know that His Highness Xin Wang secretly communicated with Dong Lin Yu Nian? Sending Xin Wang to North Korea may be a hidden danger."

Zhu Youxiao laughed, and said casually:

"Even you, the eunuch, know something. How could I not have thought about it, but I have my own ideas, so I will tell the chief of ceremonies to draw up an order."

Now that the emperor has decided, it is naturally inconvenient to mention it again.

Wang Chaofu nodded and retreated, Zhu Youxiao heard his footsteps gradually receding, and said: "Come here, pass the decree, call Tang Wang Zhu Shuohuang and Tang Shizi Zhu Qiqi to come to Beijing to see you."

Xiao Xie didn't have much status in front of the emperor, so naturally he didn't dare to chat with the emperor like Wang Chaofu, and hurriedly took orders to leave Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youxiao didn't have a good impression of these current princes, and he only knew a few people. In his impression, the only ones who were more reliable in Nanming in history were Tang Wang Zhu Yujian and Gui Wang Zhu Youlang.

Among these two people, Zhu Yujian is 22 years old this year, and Zhu Youlang Tianqi was born only three years ago, and he is only three years old now, and he is expected to be the leader, sometimes.

There are so many kings in the Ming Dynasty, most of them were raised as pigs. What Chaofu said was right, North Korea is the one that should be valued the most among the vassal states.

North Korea's excellent geographical location connecting Liaodong and Bohai Sea can bring great convenience to Ming in terms of trade, and North Korea has held Daming's thigh for so many years, and it is currently the best vassal state to control.

Even ordinary North Korean people are deeply attached to Ming Dynasty, and they can occupy it grandiosely without using force. Such a country should not be for nothing.

So for Zhu Youxiao, there is only one candidate to go to North Korea, Tang Wang Zhu Yujian. Of course, this guy is not even a descendant of Tang Dynasty now.

If Zhu Youxiao wanted Zhu Yujian to control North Korea in the future, he had to support him as the grandson of the Tang king. He also wanted to make a statement by calling the current Tang king Zhu Shuohuang and Tang Shizi Zhu Qiqi to the capital.

Generally speaking, unless something serious happened, the family ugliness would not be publicized, and the emperor would not interfere in the affairs of the vassal king's family.

But the lineage of King Tang is different, Zhu Youxiao will be of great use in the future, and Zhu Yujian will be canonized as the grandson of Tang Dynasty no matter what.

About five days later, the Tang Palace in Nanyang, Henan.

The current king of the Tang Dynasty, Zhu Shuohuang, is in his sixtieth year. He is sitting on the throne of the palace in a senile manner.

Wang Chengen was promoted to be the director of ceremonies and hold the pen, firstly because of Wei Zhongxian's "blessing", and secondly because of his own efforts, he was alert, sensible, daring to speak and act, which made him famous in the university.

Since he was promoted to the high position of Bingbi eunuch, Wang Chengen also started to accept his sons and grandsons. After more than a year, he took in more than 30.

Although Zhu Youxiao knew about this, he didn't intend to take care of it.

Wei Zhongxian's children and grandchildren probably number in the hundreds or thousands, and no one has caused any trouble in the past few years, as long as they control their father or grandfather well.

Of course, although the eunuchs with power in the palace would accept their sons, and their sons would accept their grandsons, they all understood one thing.