My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 272 A Great Contribution

   Zhang Anshi felt strange after hearing this.

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

  Chen Li should go down.

   After saying that, Zhang Anshi immediately led a group of people to the Forbidden City. Sure enough, as soon as they arrived, an **** came out to face him.

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

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

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

Yi Shiha's complexion was a bit bad, but he still said to Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, these servants... are also eager to make contributions. Negligence, His Majesty wants to punish, so punish the slaves."

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

  Yi Shiha stumbled, and fell badly.

  East Factory has been built for so many years, and the staff is already fully prepared, and because it is an intelligence system led by the palace leader, 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 are gearing up, and they always want to make some contributions.

  Yi Shiha felt, however, don't act too hastily, and let them all learn from what Nei Qianhu had learned. This time, Yi Shiha was finally moved by the lesson plan reported by Nei Qianhu.

   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 intentionally 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.

  Yi Shiha is a man in the rivers and lakes, 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 directly landed on the iron plate.

  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 place made him a little worried.

   "Has Ming Cult 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.

  So before the Song Dynasty, there were some 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, and finally grow up before 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.

   But 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 the cabinet system's ministers are mostly ministers, that is, the role of assisting the emperor, but because after the title of the gold list, immediately Entering the Hanlin Academy to become a scholar, editor, lecturer, and bachelor... Along the way, although he knows the imperial court documents like the back of his hand, he has 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 what the ecology is like.

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

  Looked at Xia Yuanji: "Does Xia Qing not know?"

  Xia Yuanji said shamelessly: "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 local officials pretended not to 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.

  He stood up sullenly, put his hands behind his back, took two steps, and said viciously: "At the beginning, the Yuan Dynasty was destroyed by the Ming Cult first. Today... the Ming Cult has revived..."

He picked up the memorandum viciously, slammed it on the copybook, 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 you change the name, won't I recognize it?"

   Having said that, 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, I think... there is a big difference. This tyrant did not die from Mingjiao, but from himself. They are cruel and greedy. The soldiers and civilians all over the world can't bear it, so they have risen up one after another. In the end, Emperor Taizu Gao raised up a rebel army, 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. Liu Futong, the backbone of the Ming religion who opposed the Yuan Dynasty, was born in a wealthy Huainan. Or Du Zundao, the leader of the Red Scarf Army, 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 Jinshi of the Yuan Dynasty. 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 is 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 expression sank even further.

  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 attacked and killed immediately, 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, what do you think?"

   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 views, 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... Actually, I heard... the leader is called the Buddha's father, and there is another Buddha's mother. I don't know if these two are husband and wife. I heard that ordinary people, and those white lotus priests, But anyone who only needs to hear about the Buddha and the Buddha will become 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 and teach them Let the people of the world see what supernatural powers they have!"

  Zhu Di thought for a while, then his gaze 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, there are, but I feel that they have a lot of followers, so... they have only been secretly arranged... so..."

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

  Zhang Anshi blushed: "Almost."

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

  Zhang Anshi said: "I obey the order."

  Zhu Di's face finally softened a little, and 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 all 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 a statement of seeking the country."

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

  White Lotus Sect is difficult to deal with because too many people are involved. Once the court starts to crack down, it will inevitably arouse a strong backlash.

  But if there is a decree to pardon ordinary congregants, as well as ordinary 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 a heart attack technique, 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."

  Zhu Di said: "The edict should not be formal, but should be more 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 personally led the pen.

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 talk about it later."

  Yang Rong understands, this purpose 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 my will... when the time comes, they will fall apart."

   "Your Majesty is wise."

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

   It seems that he still has more ideas, thinking about whether to give another order to the provinces, prefectures and counties.

  But at this time, a **** walked in distraught, and when he saw Zhu Di, he accepted his head and bowed down.

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

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

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

  The **** then stammered and said: "There is... there is a report..."

  Zhu Di said: "Say."

  The **** said: "Slave... Slave..."

  He stammered and looked very frightened.

  Zhu Didun felt that something serious had happened, but now he became extraordinarily calm.

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

  The **** stammered and said: "Zhongdu... Zhongdu Fengyang..."

  As soon as Zhu Di heard the word Zhongdu Fengyang, Zhu Di's pupils began to shrink.

  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 motionless, but his legs were moving slowly, sticking to the pillars... like a ghost.

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

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

  Zhu Di: "..."

   Zhang Anshi and Jin Zhong took advantage of Zhu Di's moment of stupefaction to move 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 are right behind him.

   "A few words... engraved on it... called... called: Zhu's bullying the sky..."

   After the **** 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 sisters-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 for Emperor Taizu Gao. Zhu Yuanzhang believes that he can achieve the imperial career, in addition to personal efforts and God's favor, and 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…

   destroy…

  Inscription on stele without words...

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

  Ordinary people cannot enter and exit 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.

  Secondly, there are internal responses in the imperial mausoleum.

   This is equivalent to dancing on the grave of the Zhu family, no, this is digging the ancestral grave of the Zhu family.

  Zhu Di only felt his brain buzzing.

   It is conceivable how rampant these people have become.

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

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

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

  Zhu Di roared like hysterical: "Bruise the bones and ashes, I want to destroy the bones and ashes, and I will not let anyone go, this group of thieves, thieves!"

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

  Zhu Di's face was bloodless, his eyes were scary red, like an angry lion, he roared: "This is threatening me, this is threatening me, these thieves... thieves..."

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

  Yi Shiha also knelt 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 immediately said again: "Zhang Qing, Jin Yiwei, all of you must dispatch 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 following words.

   This is not taking people, obviously 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 one person go.

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

   After finishing speaking, he flicked his sleeves. At this time, 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 agreed, and the two left Wenlou together.

  Jin Zhongdao: "I was 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 bitterly and said: "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 An Shidao: "Did Jin Butang also notice it?"

"Moving people's ancestral graves, this is a big taboo... But obviously, this is intentional. Come to think of it, this move was made intentionally by the Buddha and the Buddha's mother. They must have expected that if His Majesty wanted to hit them, he would definitely resort to forgiveness." The strategy is to amnesty the congregation. But once those partisans are pardoned, they will not feel at ease. Now they have moved His Majesty’s ancestral grave directly. As a result, His Majesty is furious and must try his best to retaliate, and those congregants, seeing I have nowhere to go, so 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 people who pretend to be gods and ghosts, really don't know what to do. A few are 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, is Duke Wei not sure?"

   "You just talk well, why do you say that I am not a good person, hey..." Zhang Anshi shook his head: "I already have some ideas in my mind about this matter. I will try my best. I can only say that I will do my best."

  Jin Zhong was surprised: "Have you got an idea?"

  Zhang Anshidao: "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: "Although Mr. Yao is greedy for money, 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 sloppy."

  Zhang Anshi hurried back to Nanzhen Fusi.

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

  Because of the news from Zhongdu, Nanzhen Fusi has actually received a report.

  As soon as the news came out, anyone with a little brain knew that the big thing was not good, and the next... a **** storm was about to begin.

  As soon as Zhang Anshi 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.

   "Meet Wei Guogong..."

  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 this, 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.

   Then, 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 An Shidao: "Jinyiwei has so many people, and there are so 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 A little unreliability, and baseness rules it out."

  Zhang Anshi nodded: "Well, well done."

   "These three hundred people... just don't know if they are enough or not."

   "It's completely 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 Weizhong, my lord, this is not a lowly fake public service for personal gain... When Nei Qianhu 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)