Daming: From the Son of Heaven to the Leader of Comprehensive Martial Arts

Li Daotai's wife and Mrs. Shisanfang chased after him crying and shouting, "God damn it, where did you come from as robbers?"

"robber?"

Captain Zhao was a man who had killed the enemy in the battlefield, and he snorted coldly and said, "Okay! Then let's go to the robbers today! Come on, and copy their jewelry for me too!"

"Yes!"

A small group of soldiers responded, rushed forward, tore off all the jewelry from the necks and arms of these women, and snatched them away.

"Give me back my jewelry! You bastards, that's my natal family's dowry jewelry."

Several aunts and wives immediately sat on the ground and started crying.

Li Daotai roared: "Master Zhang, I am the fifth-rank official of the imperial court. Do you have the imperial court's order? Why do you have to copy my house?"

A sneer flashed across Mr. Zhang's face, and he waved his hand: "Come here, scrape off the official robe of this fifth-rank official, and confiscate his official seal."

"Yes."

These Xuanjia soldiers who had been on the battlefield felt very relieved, and pulled out Li Daotai's mansion with a few strokes.

"Okay, okay, you guys wait for me, I'll go find Gu Dingchen."

As he spoke, he yelled at the two servants: "Hurry up and prepare the sedan chair, there is nothing you can see."

After one night, the sky was bright.

The rain gradually subsided, and Gu Dingchen led the people and soldiers to fight the flood on the embankment for a whole night, and the serious situation finally eased temporarily.

Now, everyone is cooking on the spot and resting.

Until then, many officials at all levels of Kaifeng Mansion led a group of family members to come here one after another.

"My lords, you came just in time."

Gu Dingchen sneered, and then asked: "When will the aristocratic families in the city, officials, gentry and landlords come to the river embankment?"

A feudal lord stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I have already sent someone to invite you."

"What please?"

Gu Dingchen suddenly furiously said: "Do you think this is a banquet to treat guests? The notice of the governor's office has been posted long ago. If anyone dares to disobey, I will send the guards to me, and I will catch them one by one on the embankment."

Fantai was taken aback for a moment, and looked at the officials around him.

The magistrate stepped forward again and said: "Your Excellency, I don't know. Many big families here are either retired first-rank and second-rank officials from the imperial court, or serving court ministers. The biggest family is even the prince."

"I'm afraid it's not good to do this?"

An official also stood up to remind.

Gu Dingchen was stunned for a moment, and then he lowered his eyes, clenched his hands into fists, and shouted: "I only know about water control, I don't know about first-rank and second-rank ministers, and I don't know about princes? There are thousands of servants, each of whom If he is strong and strong, his family members can't work as errands?"

"Go, catch me up the embankment!"

Seeing Gu Dingchen's ferocious face, he could only bite the bullet and answer, and led a group of soldiers away in a hurry.

An hour later.

Many local tyrants, officials, gentry and landlords, as well as the middle-aged family members of their mansions, came to the river embankment, and the group was mighty, there were nearly 8000 people.

Densely packed!

However, these people are obviously not convinced, they are obviously not here to work.

The patriarchs of several big families came forward aggressively and asked: "Master Gu, I don't know what king's law we have violated. Since ancient times, officials and gentry have been inappropriate. You are also a scholar, don't you understand?"

Li Daotai was even more furious: "Master Gu, may I ask what royal law you have violated? Not only did you want to take off my official uniform, but you also ransacked my house?"

Gu Dingchen looked at Li Daotai contemptuously: "You are no longer an imperial court official, and you have no right to talk to me."

After saying that, he pushed Li Daotai away, and said to the patriarchs: "Didn't you receive your majesty's imperial edict, didn't you see the notice from the governor? Since the governor took office, all the officials and gentry here have to work for the court. !"

"You! You barbarian, we will unite to impeach you!"

"Yes, we jointly impeach him!"

"That's right, not only do we have to unite, but we also need to unite with our relatives and friends who are officials in the court to impeach him together!"

All of a sudden, these aristocratic families, officials, gentry and landlords screamed together, and the crowd was excited.

"Okay, then go and impeach me!"

Gu Dingchen was furious, stood up, and shouted: "However, before you impeach me, before I am the governor of Henan, you must first honestly repair the embankment for me."

After saying that, he turned around and said to Captain Zhao who came back: "Captain Zhao, lead your brothers, and keep a close eye on these people. Anyone who doesn't work honestly will be beaten to death!"

"I will bear all the responsibility for the crime afterwards!"

"Yes."

Captain Zhao also became a little excited, then turned to the officials and gentlemen and said, "Masters, take your servants and go down to work in the river."

"No, Lord Governor, just let the servants of the Patriarchs do the work."

Many Henan officials stood up, everyone knew that the matter was of great importance, and quickly dissuaded them: "These officials and gentry must not go into the water."

"Don't persuade me, all of you will work in the water for me, and it won't work for anyone to intercede with them!"

Gu Dingchen has completely thrown himself out.

He had planned to be dismissed from office by the court after he had dealt with the floods, so he completely ignored it.

At this moment, a young man who was not angry and arrogant came out of the crowd.

"If I come to intercede, is that okay?"

Everyone present looked at it one after another.

I saw a young man with a different temperament, smiling at Gu Dingchen with a pleasing expression, and nodded appreciatively and gratifiedly.

Beside him, there is Gao Gong, a gray-haired cabinet minister, Zhu Qi, the vicious commander of Jinyiwei, and Yu Huatian, the handsome and extraordinary governor of the West Factory.

Everyone who recognized Zhu Qizhen's identity was shocked.

They never imagined that the emperor of the Ming Empire, the master of the world, the father of hundreds of millions of people, would suddenly appear on this embankment.

"The minister bows to His Majesty."

"The minister kowtows to His Majesty, Your Majesty will live forever."

"See Your Majesty, Your Majesty has lived forever."

After Gu Dingchen, whose face and body were covered with mud and water, knelt down, the patriarchs of the noble families, officials, gentry and landlords knelt down, and then thousands of people knelt down, and the roar of the Yellow River was submerged on top of a mountain roaring tsunami.

Chapter 116 Do you think those landowners who think they are superior to others will agree?

"Let's get back together"

Zhu Qizhen raised his hand to support Gu Dingyuan, "I saw you right, you really did not disappoint me!"

Gu Dingyuan, who was lifted up by the emperor himself, widened his eyes excitedly, "Then, Your Majesty...you just said..."

Zhu Qizhen raised his hand, facing the group of people in front of him, "I know that my series of reforms have moved the interests of some people, and even some aristocratic families! This time let a fledgling Gu Dingyuan manage the flood, how helpful are you?" Not convinced. But you should know that this world is my world, your life, your wealth are all given to me!"

"The people I sent, you have to listen if you don't listen! Otherwise, don't blame me for killing chickens and monkeys"

The officials below were taken aback by the sudden imperial aura, and knelt down on the ground again, "I dare not wait."

"Yuhuatian!"

"The minister is here!" Yu Huatian took a step forward, bowing his head slightly.

"I order you to assist Henan patrol Gu Dingyuan to control the floods. Anyone who disobeys the order - kill!"

Yu Huatian held the sword in his left hand, glanced at Gu Dingyuan, and cupped his hands, "Minister Zunzhi."

Gu Dingyuan's eyes were shining brightly, and the youth's blood burst out in an instant, and he knelt down on his knees, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty."

The gentry and rich men kneeling below were terrified and trembling. Who hasn't heard of the name Xichang?The whole gang killed people without blinking an eye, and let the supervisor of the West Factory watch them, how dare they still rely on the old and sell the old like they bullied Gu Dingyuan?And the emperor is still here, so he would definitely not dare to run away.

The emperor took people to the governor's mansion, and Zhu Qizhen planned to stay here for a while, to observe the flood in real time, and to take a close look at Gu Dingyuan.

The people in Dongchang have reported to him what Gu Dingyuan has done since he took office in the past few days. Generally speaking, he is very satisfied with the young man who is passionate, dedicated to the people, and not afraid of the powerful.Just saying that he dared to copy a Taoist house without asking for an order, also made him look at it with admiration.

You know, when new officials take office, most people try to establish a good relationship with the officials around them, so as to save themselves less trouble, but this Gu Dingyuan is not afraid at all.

If he succeeds in the future, he will definitely be the pillar of the country.

Just thinking about Zhu Qizhen can't stop smiling.Gao Gong and Zhu Qi looked at each other, a little confused.

Later, Gu Dingyuan came back from repairing the embankment line, his body was soaked and his face was covered with mud. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Zhu Qizhen sitting in the lobby waiting for him.

"Your Majesty participated in the meeting. I...have lost your dignity in front of the imperial court. I hope Your Majesty will make amends."

"Get up, what clothes are you talking about in an emergency. I am very pleased that you can put your heart into it. Go, change into dry clothes and talk back. Don't get caught in the cold."

Yu Huatian followed behind, saluted silently, and stood waiting for Zhu Qizhen to ask questions.

"What did you see when you went to assist Gu Dingyuan?"

Yuhuatian offering hand, "Master Gu is very dedicated and does everything by himself, there is no room for uncertainty..."

As he said that, Yu Huatian paused, "The landlords and squires are used to being lazy and slippery. They complained of pain and tiredness after working for a while. They owe a lesson to them."

Zhu Qizhen smiled disdainfully, "They're all moths, they suck blood and don't do anything, it's best not to let me catch anything!"

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing..."

Zhu Qizhen looked at him with obvious meaning, you said.

"After the floods every year, the refugees live without a fixed place..."

"My lord governor has arrived—"

Zhu Qizhen raised his hand, Yuhuatian stood behind him and stopped talking. It was obvious that the emperor wanted to hear what the young governor had to say.

Gu Dingyuan was ready to kneel as soon as he entered the room, but Zhu Qizhen saw him kneeling too many times today, so he really didn't want to see it, so he just said, "There's no need to salute, just sit down."

Gu Dingyuan was stunned, "Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."

"Is there anything you want to tell me about this disaster?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, with His Majesty's majesty, the landlords, gentry, adults, rich and powerful are very cooperative, and the manpower is also sufficient. I believe that as long as I follow my ideas, the flood can be stopped. Now it is the disaster reconstruction problem, and the reconstruction. What about the people who live in no fixed place during the process!"

"What can you do?"

No matter what dynasty, as long as there is a catastrophe, they will always face the same problem, that is, post-disaster reconstruction, which is a very important problem in this less developed ancient times.

Gu Dingyuan pondered for a while, "Actually, I have an idea, which can solve the problem of many refugees. It's just... not very easy to implement."

"Oh, what do you think, let's hear it." Zhu Qizhen asked with interest.

"Although there are quite a few people affected by the disaster in this area of ​​Henan, there are also a lot of rich or powerful people. They live in many places and are not affected by the disaster. If it is possible, each of these people can take in some people." Common people, these adopted common people can do some work for free in return."

Gu Dingyuan looked at the emperor's unchanging expression, and continued with some uncertainty, "I heard that your Majesty asked people to measure the land. This piece of land in Henan can be assisted by refugees, and then the silver taels will be distributed to them for living..."

"Hahaha...haha, that's all you can think of, do you think those landlords who think they are superior to others will agree?"

Gu Dingyuan bowed his head, as if he was ashamed of himself, "It's because I failed His Majesty's expectations, and this is the best way I can think of."

"No, you think very well. I just said that they would not agree in their hearts, but I didn't say that I couldn't make them agree!"

Zhu Qizhen's eyes were sharp instantly, "These people are used to being greedy, and they won't take out the unused houses even if they have long hair. This time, they should also make some contributions to Daming!"

Chapter 117 Killing Chickens and Monkeys

A big landlord resisted the pressure, took a few steps forward, and crawled to Zhu Qizhen's feet. There was no way, these landlords and squires always took him as the leader, and His Majesty must know it. If you wait for His Majesty to point it out, It's better to express your sincerity early, and it will also make other small lands more convinced him.

Sure enough, the moment he spoke, the landowners and gentry showed gratitude in their eyes, as if seeing their dead mother.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... It's not that the villain is unwilling to help Mr. Gu, it's just that human nature is selfish. The villain must first get his family in order before he can help the victims with peace of mind!"

Heh, you know how to shirk responsibility if you say it all in a high-sounding way. I still don't feel sympathetic according to what they say!

"So you are blaming me for not being sympathetic to you!" Zhu Qizhen raised his hand suddenly, smashing the table next to him with his palm.

The big landowner who was kneeling trembled, "Small... the villain didn't dare, the villain didn't... that's not what it meant, the villain... didn't dare!"

"Don't you dare? I think you are very daring, yes, you are all reasonable, right? Then I want to hear, how are you going to help Gu Dingyuan after comforting your family?"

"Little man... little man..."

"Can't tell? If you can't tell, just think about it! Kneel down and think about it!"