I am the king of the dead

In fact, Xing'an really wanted to remind His Majesty that Hu Wei is a young teacher, not the Minister of Rites, Your Majesty, listen for yourself, is it awkward for Minister of Rites to talk to Yao Kui, Minister of Rites?

But His Majesty got used to it, and didn't bother to make it easier.

"Your Majesty, Yao Kui was instructed by my minister to select the talent show." Instead of accepting this question or accepting this order, Hu Ming made it clear that he asked Yao Kui to do this.

Ever since something happened to Xiao Xun, he colluded with Ara Zhiyuan inside and outside, and was decapitated by the emperor, the position of Minister of Rites was given to Yao Kui.

But Zhu Qiyu still handed over the matter of the Ministry of Rites to Hu Wei, and Hu Wei also directly admitted that he asked Yao Kui to do it.

"Your Majesty, I preside over the affairs of the study room. There are still too few heirs in Tai'an Palace. Your Majesty is in the prime of life, so you should have more heirs." On this matter, his nagging began.

Going to the study room is the education of the emperor's heirs. As a teacher and father, Hu Wei is over [-] years old, and he still has to personally inspect it every day. The prince and the three princesses, logically speaking, are not too few, but in the eyes of the old man, children are more or less few.

Your emperor has no problem. If you don’t have children, you deal with memorials every day at night. What if the prince is a bastard and makes a major civil engineering event, and the courtiers want to support the new emperor, they can choose and choose, right?

"I know what Hu Shangshu is worried about? Isn't it because I am afraid that I will learn from the Tang Minghuang?" Zhu Qiyu knocked on the table and made his words very clear: "In the first half of my life, I worked hard and worked hard. Said that it also broke Datang's muscles and bones, and since then, Datang has turned from prosperity to decline."

"In fact, counting, the Western Han Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline under the hands of Emperor Han Yuan. Emperor Han Yuan was also conscientious when he first ascended the throne. After a few years, he said that he was ill and could not go to court. The country is suspected, the empress dowager is in charge of the court, the relatives are in charge of politics, and the relatives are in charge of the sky, and when it comes to the Tang Dynasty, this is the Minghuang of the Tang Dynasty."

The Ming Dynasty really turned from prosperity to decline, and rolled down from the top of the mountain, it was in the hands of Emperor Wanli. Zhang Juzheng died in the tenth year of Wanli, and Wanli launched a liquidation against Zhang Juzheng. Since the 13th year of Wanli, Wanli has never been in court again. It has entered a downward trend, and Wanli is the one who stepped on the brakes.

God is not mean to Daming.

After Ming Yingzong's mischief, God gave Daming Yu Qian to turn the tide. When he was old, God gave Daming Zhang Juzheng. In his later years, Daming also created the afterglow of the three major dynasties. Other dynasties are all ups and downs Luoluo, in Daming, sit-ups.

In the Tartar Qing Dynasty, it was Emperor Qianlong, who was called Zong Zong by people in the Jianghu, who turned from prosperity to decline, and because he was the fourth eldest, he was also jokingly called the fourth child.

Emperor Qianlong and Emperor Hanyuan, Emperor Hanhe, Emperor Ming of Tang, and Wanli all have very similarities, that is, they worked hard in the first half of their lives and were confused in the second half.

When it comes to Qianlong, one must mention a key person, that is Zhang Jia Agui, as Qianlong's foreman military minister, suppressed Heshen for 19 years, nine of Qianlong's ten perfect achievements are all Established by Agui.

Historically, it was Agui, not Ji Xiaolan, nor Liu Luoguo Liu Yong, who was Qianlong's favorite with Heshen.

Agui is a Manchu nobleman, and his father is Akdon, who is the best educated man among the Manchus.

Agui's early prosperity was due to "My Principal's Father". Because of his youth, Agui made a mistake in the defeat of Jinchuan in the 13th year of Qianlong and was questioned. This son is especially forgiving.

Then Agui abandoned his pen and joined the army, and joined the battlefield during the 20th year of Qianlong's conquest of the Western Regions. This 38-year-old Agui, who had studied all his life, began to show his talent in the military field.

The four words of military talent are rewarded by God, and they cannot be forced, and they cannot be forced.

Agui's military talent can be roughly summed up as whether the Qing Dynasty was chaotic or not, Agui had the final say.

In the 21st year of Qianlong, Agui's father, Akdun, died of illness, and Agui went home to observe his filial piety. In just seven months, the frontline battle deteriorated rapidly. Seeing that the fight continued like this, not to mention the perfect merit, it was his turn to eat the dirt after the defeat. Ah Gui, who had just arrived in the capital for the funeral, was taken away and was not allowed to keep his filial piety, so he went back immediately.

The Western Regions had been conquered, and rumors of abandoning the garrisons in the Western Regions were rampant, and Qianlong was also beating his heart out. It was all because the Western Regions were thousands of miles away and it was difficult to supply them.

Ah Gui said it was easy to handle, so it was just to farm the fields.

Tuntian has existed since the Han Dynasty. If it was really easy to handle, the government and the public would not be so noisy.There are many things to do in the field, and Qianlong, with the idea of ​​​​taking a look at the village, handed it over to Agui whoever suggested it.

It took Agui five years to manage the farmland, and the Western Regions were completely stabilized.

All the way to Qingyun, Agui went straight to Qingyun. In the 30th year of Qianlong, there was a mess with Emperor Qianlong. The cause of the incident was that in the 29th year of Qianlong, there was a rebellion by the rioters on Tianshan South Road. Agui and the general Fucha led the army to suppress the rebellion.

When Agui arrived in the Western Regions, he started killing, but what he killed was not the rioters who raised troops, but the officials of the Western Regions, because this rebellion was completely a rebellion by the officials, and Agui's butcher knife was not aimed at grasshoppers, but at He killed corrupt officials and mercilessly dealt with the rebels. Instead, he besieged the city for half a year, persuading the rebels to surrender and resettlement, and the problem was solved.

Agui has been operating in the Western Regions for several years. Agui knows the affairs of the Western Regions best. You have relieved yourself by slaughtering these thousands of people today, but this hatred will be endless, which is not conducive to the long-term stability of the Western Regions. Besides, you The officials forced the people to rebel, and you slaughtered them again, and it would be unreasonable to talk about breaking the sky.

But Ah Gui is the most face-saving President Zhang who resists the order and does not obey it. His order is to massacre the rebellious people. What is the matter with you, Ah Gui, who slaughtered all the officials?Mr. Zhang was quite dissatisfied with Agui, but he didn't need it and couldn't do it. He could only let Agui continue to be the foreman minister of military affairs.

Since the 30th year of Qianlong, the face-saving Mr. Zhang has fallen into the imperial cemetery, suffering from the southwestern border.

The first is the Qing-Myanmar War. Although the Qing court won a great victory, it lost troops and lost generals. Ali Gun died of illness, Fu Heng died of a serious illness, and no one in the court was available. When it came to the Battle of Dajinchuan, this chapter always found that only Agui was available. , so Agui could only be sent there.

What was the Qing army like before the Battle of Dajinchuan at that time?Someone dropped a plate on the ground, and the soldiers were so frightened that they knelt down and begged for mercy.

Such a slack army will naturally be unable to fight, and the embarrassing situation of having no generals to send and no soldiers to use in the court. As the chef, Agui, although he has no rice, he still cooks a good meal. He spent three years, A large number of outstanding generals were trained and more than [-] elite soldiers were trained. Fukang'an was all trained by Agui, and he won the battle of Dajinchuan in one fell swoop.

Emperor Qianlong slack in government in his later years, Agui is such an upright person, Qianlong is not pleasing to his eyes, but Agui's military achievements are displayed there, and nine of Zhang Zong's perfect achievements are all done by Agui. .

But Qianlong was really annoyed by this Agui.

Zhang Zong does not go to the court, A Gui plays; Zhang Zong engages in criminal affairs, A Gui plays; Zhang Zong engages in literary prisons, A Gui leads the officials to play; Zhang Zong wants to abolish the queen, A Gui plays; Zhang Zong favors He Shen, A Gui Gui even quarreled with Mr. Zhang face to face.

In short, Agui will obstruct what Zhang Zong wants to do, and the generals in the army are all Agui's people, Zhang Zong can't do anything about Agui, you can only obstruct it, I should do stupid things and I will do stupid things .

After Zhang Zongchan gave up to Emperor Jiaqing, in the second year of Jiaqing, before Agui died of illness, he also made a memorial, saying that he hated the emperor (Jiaqing) for not being able to govern himself, and hated and embarrassing treacherous officials.

Before Agui died, he thought about two things. The first one was that Emperor Qianlong, who was already the Supreme Emperor, should die quickly and let Jiaqing take charge.The second thing is that after Jiaqing came to power, he quickly killed Heshen to restore the world to a bright future.

Mr. Zhang was really furious when he saw the memorial, but he was helpless.

Compared with Liu Yong, who committed a capital crime and survived because of "My Father of the Ministry of Punishment", after his father's death, in order to promote Zhang Zong's stinky feet to promote the literary inquisition, the conflict between the center and Heshen has a strong color of party struggle.

Liu Yong, as a Han official, won the Daxing Literary Inquisition, and I don't know how Liu Yong's father, Liu Tongxun, would feel when he saw this scene?

Liu Yong went to the center to lead the study and was responsible for the education of the emperor's heirs. As a result, the masters of the emperor's heirs did not go to class for seven days, and the emperor's heirs played in the study room for seven days before being discovered by Qianlong. .

Two years later, Liu Yong was activated again, and Liu Yong, who was activated again, faced He Shen, although he did not cling to him, he did not dare to resist.

In contrast, Agui has been divorced from Qianlong since Qianlong's 30-year resistance and disobedience. He insisted on relying on his own strength to block Qianlong for 32 years and suppress Heshen for 19 years. Liquor Father" Acton, probably pleased.

Hu Miao said rather stubbornly: "Before Yu Shaobao left Beijing, the minister also discussed with Yu Shaobao. Yu Shaobao said that he should do it, and he had to be carefully selected by the Ministry of Rites. He had to be upright in appearance, and be virtuous and virtuous."

In fact, the Ministry of Rites discussed this draft with Yu Qian. It is probably that His Majesty has been busy for more than ten years, enjoying himself and combining work and rest.

"In the future, it will be recorded in the history, I am afraid that during the Jingtai period, they were all flatterers, and they all advised the emperor to stop torturing the people. When it comes to you, how can anyone persuade me to accept more concubines?" Zhu Qiyu shook his head helplessly.

Chapter 889 It's a big crime to leave the land barren

Agui's father is Actun, who was the Imperial Academy of the Qing Dynasty. The first principle that Agui practiced in his life was to support whoever was right. Even if the emperor had no reason, Agui supported the reason.

The death crime committed by Agui in the first big and small Jinchuan battle was a mistake in standing in line.

In the 11th year of Qianlong, Agui went to the Jinchuan military camp in Sichuan as a clerk. At this time, Niu Hulu Ne, a Manchu nobleman, was in charge of Sichuan's economic strategist. , the court was furious, Niu Hulu Neqin and Zhang Guangsi were both beheaded, and Agui also brought disaster to Chi Yu. His capital crime was: colluding with Zhang Guangsi to deceive Niu Hulu Neqin.

Niu Hulu and Neqin didn't know about soldiers, so they commanded blindly. Zhang Guangsi had served as the governor for many years, and Jinchuan and Jinchuan were not so difficult. However, this strategy conflicted with the governor. Naturally, it was not good for the battle. Agui supported Zhang Guangsi clearly , because Zhang Guangsi knows the soldiers, and what he says and does is reasonable.

Judging by what happened later, in terms of Agui's display of super-level military talent, Zhang Guangsi should be right for him to support Zhang Guangsi so clearly.

But in the Qing Dynasty, you, a Manchu nobleman, did not support another Manchu nobleman, but shared your nostrils with the Han slaves. You deserved to die!

Butt problems and who is right and who is wrong, obviously the butt problem is more important.

Qianlong thought that Acton had only one son, and forgave Agui. This time, he gave Qianlong's perfect martial arts, and he gave nine of them. Only in the first big and small Jinchuan battle, Agui In addition to being in the cell and not being able to participate, Qianlong's Shiquan martial arts, Agui, played a vital role.

Liu Yong's father, Liu Tongxun, was a minister of the Han Dynasty, and he was the minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Liu Yong also committed a capital crime and was forgiven because he was his father. However, the crime Liu Yong committed was deception.

Duan Chenggong, the magistrate of Yangqu County, embezzled the treasury and bribed Liu Yong's immediate superior, the Governor He Qizhong. report.

How did this incident lift the lid?

This period of success followed his heart, and after being transferred to Suzhou, he was still greedy for ink and ink, and allowed his family to oppress the people.

Duan Chenggong and He Qizhong were involved in this public case after the incident. In the end, Liu Yong was sentenced to be executed because he did not report what he knew, deceived his superiors and concealed it, and worked together.

Liu Yong was forgiven because of his father, but something happened to Gao Jin, the imperial envoy who succeeded in the investigation and dealt with Duan, was in harmony with him, and Liu Yong deceived the case.

This Gao Jin's younger brother, Gao Heng, was involved in the Lianghuai (Salt) Citation Case. This case started very suddenly. The big case involving tens of millions of taels of tax money kicked off vigorously. It is impossible to verify whether Liu Tongxun, the father of the Minister of Criminal Affairs, acted in order to vent his anger on his son because his son was sentenced to beheaded.

Gao Jin knew exactly what Qianlong wanted, so Gao Jin said, "I beg the emperor's quasi-slave to donate 2 taels of silver to atone for the crime of the slave." As soon as Qianlong heard it, he agreed, and it was paid in installments. .

A major case in which the guards stole tens of millions of silver taels ended up being punished with [-] silver taels.

The laws of the Qing Dynasty stipulated that those who are called Jianlin are under the control of internal and external departments, and those who have related documents, although they are not in charge of the people, but those who have something to do, are called Jianlin.Guarding and stealing 40 taels will be a crime. Anyone who steals money and food into oneself, with less than 1000 taels, will be punished according to the law of guarding and self-stealing. Miscellaneous offenders will be punished for five years. Amnesty is not allowed.

This side is the severe punishment law of the Qing Dynasty, and the law governs officials; 40 taels will be convicted, 1000 taels will be executed, and more than 1000 taels will be executed. Yin can avoid death, even stay in a high position, and still control power.

Is this money really going to be paid by corrupt officials like Gao Jin?What they hold is power.

What is power?Power is everything.

Isn't it just greed for some money?Under Mr. Zhang, is this a big deal?

In the 28th year of Qianlong, Prince Guo Hongluo privately entrusted weaving and tax supervision to buy boa robes, court clothes, and actresses. He was exonerated because he "voluntarily paid 1 taels of silver for redemption".

In the Qianlong Dynasty, the prince bought a dragon robe and was exonerated by spending 1 taels. Gao Jin and his younger brother were fined three glasses of wine for this matter in the case, which is almost enough. What to entangle.

Someone is really entangled.

Agui was very dissatisfied with the result of this disposal, he exclaimed that Yizuinyin is such a stinky rotten thing!Our kingdom of the Qing Dynasty, with its prestige all over the world, has laws and does not follow them. Where is the prestige and dignity of the country?

Agui wrote a letter, not so much as admonishment, but as a factual and reasonable scolding. Agui talked about the old story of Hanling Emperor Xiyuan selling officials, but he didn't say clearly, Mr. Zhang, you are guilty of crimes. You want to destroy my Qing Dynasty, you are... this is the behavior of Emperor Ling of Han!

Agui's father is Actun, the principal of the highest university in the Qing Dynasty. Agui studied with a stick after school. Once Actun came home from get off work to take a test on Agui's homework. Agui did not answer. Acton He just drew out the stick and beat him. Agui could only kneel on the ground and cry for mercy.

Agui himself also likes reading very much. Her dream since she was a child was to be admitted to Jinshi. After she passed the Juren examination, she was deprived of her official position by En Yin, which made Agui feel regretful.

Ah Gui is full of military merits, because he has too many military merits, and he gave Fukang'an a great fortune. Hai Lancha, a famous general in the Qianlong Dynasty, was even more outspoken. Dare not to do it?

Hailancha is notoriously a stubborn ass, if you ask him to bow his head, it would be better to kill him, but in the military field, Hailancha is willing to be inferior to others, talent is something that God rewards, people are more talented than you, you No matter how unruly and rebellious, he can only accept it.

Agui is full of martial arts, and his verbal skills are also first-class. Cursing on the street is citing scriptures, which makes Emperor Qianlong extremely embarrassed. .

In this way, Agui went around fighting fires to make contributions to the imperial court, and at the same time quoted scriptures to add obstacles to Emperor Qianlong. This continued until Agui died of illness. .

Wasn't Qianlong not clear about the dangers of the criminal justice system?He was very, very clear, not to mention that Ah Gui talked about him all day long, even he himself couldn't stand the atmosphere of the court.

Although Liu Yong's Daxing Literary Inquisition won the favor of Qianlong in exchange for the opportunity to enter the center, Liu Yong's posthumous title is Wenqing, which is worthy of this posthumous title.

Liu Yong was set up by He Shen. The masters in the study did not go to class for seven days. Liu Yong was dismissed from office because of this incident. But once Liu Yong left, the atmosphere in the court was completely corrupted, and even Qianlong couldn't stand it. Two years later, without any reason, Qianlong called Liu Yong back again. In any case, the court didn't even have an upright official. It's true that Qianlong couldn't bear it.

After all, Ah Gui is just a courtier, he can't persuade the master who has become dizzy, and he can't change the increasingly corrupt atmosphere in the court.

Zhu Qiyu was well aware of the consequences of diligence in the early stage and indolence in the later stage. In fact, the courtiers did not need to worry that he would slack off, because in the feudal dynasty of the family world, Daming was him, and he was Daming.

I am the world.

Zhu Qiyu's throne, although the formalities are very complete, after all, it was washed by the Ministry of Rites for 40 years, and it was very clean, but Zhu Qiyu also believed that the rumors in the market were true, and that the king was humble and usurped.

His throne was secured by killing his elder brother in Taimiao, so what if he usurped it?

Since he killed someone, he is not afraid of people talking about it, but after killing someone, there is no way out, Zhu Qiyu can only move forward in his life.

Why didn't Li Shimin retreat all his life? He couldn't retreat. One step back would be an abyss.

Liu Yongcheng insisted that the emperor should not kill King Jili. This is too extreme, and there is no room for change. Even for the emperor, killing people in the Taimiao will cause some constraints. For example, your emperor can only work hard to rule and usurp The throne here is for you to enjoy?So what's the difference between you and the Sima clan's emperors?

But Zhu Qiyu never regretted it, even if he regretted it for a while, he never regretted it.

Zhu Qiyu didn't know how to express his point of view, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he knocked on the table, and the officials looked at the table. Under the glass of the table, King Jili burned down half of the dragon banner.

Xing'an's work of conscience, the dragon banner of the king of Jili, is exactly the same as the side of the Wenhua Palace, even the traces of burning are exactly the same. If you ask Xing'an to distinguish it by himself, he will not be able to tell the real from the fake.

After all, Xing'an knows how to measure. The Wenhua Hall in the North Yamen is on one side, and the Wenhua Hall on the South Yamen is on the other side. The Martial Arts Hall is also on the other side. I just know that His Majesty is not willing to broaden the scope of attack and oppose that set in an all-round way, so I just suppress it in the small meeting hall.

Xing'an has always been very good at measuring the size.

Hu Wei is an old fox, and his eyes are still bright when he is old. He saw that this righteousness could not convince His Majesty, so he could only say: "This, this, your Majesty's multi-children is a major matter of the country, and it should be accepted. The Ministry of Rites It has been prepared for a long time, and the response from the people has been exceptionally positive. The other yamen are busy non-stop, except for the Ministry of Rites to study politics. Your Majesty has to consider the Ministry of Rites, right?"

Zhu Qiyu just smiled and said nothing, looking at Hu Min anxiously, but not letting go.

"Admiral Liu Yongcheng and Fan Du commanded Tang Xing to set a price with the local grain merchants in Jiaozhi Sansi, and the supply should be [-]% lower than the price of Songjiang Prefecture's grain to Hong Kong. I am very relieved to have done this." Zhu Qiyu said in a small discussion The hall expressed its high affirmation of the work of Liu Yongcheng and Tang Xing.

Shen Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, sat up straight, and said very seriously: "The purpose of this policy is that the people are not concerned with food, regardless of the price of food, and the imperial court does not lack those three melons and two dates. Cochin tenants, Cochin tenants have no hope of naturally returning to the farm, which is of great benefit to the army and guards of the Cochin Tuntian, people-oriented, Fang Changzhi."

Shen Yi wants to explain this policy clearly. Daming's harshness on this grain price is not for those three melons and two dates. If it is for these three melons and two dates, it is better to squeeze the warring statesmen of the Wa Kingdom, and the money will come faster. There are only three crops a year, but Japanese silver, a famous name in the Warring States Period, is like water in a sponge, as long as you are willing to squeeze it, there will always be some.

"Now the Ministry of Households speaks harshly. The rich are very rich, and this grain trade is only three melons and two dates? It is not common for Shen Shangshu to be so rich." Famous for their instigation, the degree of instigation is almost the same as that of the Ming emperor. Jiang Yuan and Shen Yi have disagreed with each other many times, and they choked on a few words whenever they could, no exception in Fengtian Palace.

It's not that Jiang Yuan and Shen Yi have much enmity, it's really that if the military department is too close to the household department, the emperor will not be able to sleep, so I ask you if the emperor is in a panic.

If the [-]% of the price of the grain trade was all earned by the imperial court, there would be a small number of [-] to [-] silver coins in that year, which was enough for the annual branch of the Ming Dynasty's Beijing camp during the Zhengtong period.

"That's right, the Ministry of Households is backed by internal funds. If there is no money and there is a place to borrow for emergencies, naturally don't panic. Compared with this money, those in Jiaozhi who grow three times a year can feed people by just spreading a handful of seeds. Ueda, it's so deserted, it's even more distressing." Shen Yi didn't care about Jiang Yuan's personal attack that he said he was stingy.

The invisible benefits that Daming obtained from negotiating the trade rules this time are fundamentally much richer than the profits from the grain price, so rich that Shen Yi even grinned.

"Shen Shangshu's words are reasonable. If the land is barren, if you don't plant it, you will be a big sin!" Hearing Shen Yi's words, Jiang Yuan rarely agreed with Shen Yi's point of view.

The achievement that allowed Jiang Yuan and Shen Yi to put aside their disputes and agree with each other is obviously worthy of great appreciation.

Zhu Qiyu also said with a smile: "Liu Yongcheng is very good except for his stubbornness. Seeing that this job is done neatly and without any muddle, he will do everything possible to coerce and lure. The Ministry of Rites draws up a compliment." , draw up a reward and send it to Wenyuan Pavilion, I want to reward the Daming Navy."

The civil and military confidantes in Zhu Qiyu's small chamber have some opinions on Liu Yongcheng. Liu Yongcheng's objection to the rationality of His Majesty's throne is to question their unworthy support of His Majesty's supporters. The civil and military in this small chamber are the same as the emperor One wins and one loses.

But there are no eunuchs who know soldiers, so Liu Yongcheng can only go.

In the end, it was the eunuch who was brought out in the Jingnan battle during the Yongle period. Liu Yongcheng lived up to the emperor's order, handled the errands beautifully and comprehensively, and achieved his goal beyond expectations.

In fact, Zhu Qiyu set a bottom line of [-]% for Jiaozhi Grain Trade. As long as it is within the line of [-]%, Liu Yongcheng will have nothing to do, and [-]% is the highest goal. Talking, but negotiating with the local situation is so easy, how can it be as easy as it is said in the memorial?

"The case of driving up grain prices in the south of the Yangtze River ended with the beheading of the seven members of the Song family in Wuta, and it will no longer spread." Zhu Qiyu made the final determination of the case presented by Li Binyan. In fact, only four counties in this case had obvious fluctuations, but The word "harming the people" is completely irrelevant, and the local people don't even feel the fluctuations in grain prices, but many grain merchants have lost the bottom line.

"Li Binyan, this idiot, has finally learned to take advantage of the situation. Didn't I borrow my situation for him? It's useless. There are so many errands in the past, but I don't know how to use my situation to get things done well. There are still a lot of complaints, this case is handled well, after all, Li Binyan has grown up a little under Hu Shangshu's ear and order." Zhu Qiyu and Hu Wei talked about Li Binyan's change quite gratifiedly.