I am the king of the dead

"Ahem, Li Sui should find someone of the right family for the marriage." Zhu Qiyu gave instructions on the marriage.

Only when the family is right, can the marriage be harmonious.

The door should be the stone pier or stone drum placed in front of the door, and the door pair is the brick or wood carving on the lintel. There are two pairs below the third rank, four pairs for the third rank, six pairs for the second rank, and eight pairs for the first rank. There are nine pairs.

For example, there are four pairs of households in Li Binyan's house, six pairs in front of Jiangyuan Gate, eight pairs in Yu Qian, Hu Wei, Jin Lian, Shi Heng, etc., and nine pairs in Tai'an Palace.

When Jiang Yuan was demoted, he had to dismantle the six pairs of households in his house into four pairs, and he had to dismantle them himself.

Demotion is definitely not as simple as holding it up high and putting it down gently. After leaving the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, how many people will make red eyes for that position.

Zhu Qiyu demoted Jiang Yuan, severely reprimanded Li Sui, and bestowed a marriage on Li Sui, which can be regarded as an end to the affairs of these days.

What Yu Qian said makes sense. Punishment is also protection to prevent someone from taking the opportunity to expand the scope of crimes and strikes.

Zhu Qiyu took out a memorial and handed it to the two of them, saying: "Zhazi from Sichuan, Lian Gang escaped death in Sichuan, but he was forced to do something about it. The final case is finally settled."

"There were four people who were sent to Xie Jieyuan. They didn't report what they knew, and they knew about Fanyi."

Lian Gang completely ignited the thunder in Sichuan. Sichuan borders Sichuan and Tibet. There are many Miao people in Sichuan and Tibet who have never had a good time. However, the governor of Sichuan Li Gui'an and the third envoy of Sichuan actually colluded with the Miao people and suppressed the people of Sichuan to oppose the expropriation. Knock your head.

This kind of behavior, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, should be cut to pieces, and during the Jingtai period, they had to be sent to Jiejieyuan.

"The matter of the first case, I believe that the case should not be as simple as the case." After reading the memorial, Yu Qian first expressed his attitude: "How to prevent the collusion between local gentry and officials is also something we need to solve urgently."

Hu Wei also agreed deeply and said: "This is the etiquette."

This is indeed etiquette.

The imperial court orders officials, not to obey the imperial court, but to the local gentry, and the phenomenon of running counter to the imperial court's decree is especially serious in Daming.

In Sichuan, officials colluded with Shengmiao, while in various places in Ming Dynasty, local gentry colluded with officials.

The tragedy has already happened, how to prevent the tragedy from repeating itself is indeed a part of etiquette.

Yu Qian drank a cup of tea and continued: "I recalled an old incident. Back then, Li Xian made Liu Yuniang his successor and was ridiculed by the officials."

Of course Zhu Qiyu remembered this, and he gave Li Xian and Liu Yuniang's son ten silver coins as happy money, which made the mockery in the court go from talking loudly on the surface to chewing their tongues behind their backs.

"And in this case of the first case in Sichuan, I noticed that they were extremely secretive, and they were contacted through their wives when they burned incense and worshiped Buddha." Yu Qian noticed the details of the first case in Sichuan.

The contact method of collusion between local gentry and officials is not to visit directly, but to discuss dirty things in a clean place in the name of worshiping Buddha.

It is difficult to investigate the collusion between local gentry and imperial officials, and they are still in the blind spot of the imperial court's supervision, which makes the supervision even more difficult.

"If you don't talk about strange powers and gods, you should prohibit the court from ordering officials and family members to worship the Buddha. They are all Confucian scholars, and you should listen to the words of the most holy teachers." Hu Wei immediately expressed his position, and he was justified in solving the problems encountered by His Majesty.

Confucius was the most holy teacher, so one cannot say that what Confucius said was wrong.

Zhu Qiyu kept nodding his head. Hu Shangshu really understood etiquette, but he quickly said with a embarrassed face: "Hu Shangshu, the Empress Dowager Sun in the palace also celebrates the Buddha."

Hu Mei remembered the appearance of Empress Dowager Sun worshiping Buddha after His Majesty killed King Jili. Although His Majesty does not live in the palace today, His Majesty knows everything about the palace.

Hu Wei thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, if you are not good at worshiping the Buddha, you will be wise if you are sincere."

Zhu Qiyu didn't speak for a long time, and the Juxian Pavilion was extremely quiet.

The minds of a few people can be said to be in a thousand turns.

Hu Wei is ready to wash the land of Prince Ji's mansion with blood for His Majesty.

After His Majesty ascended the throne, the Taimiao killed Queen Jili. For the sake of the court, the emperor suffered a lot of grievances.

For example, the Empress Dowager Sun who lived in the palace.

Empress Dowager Sun lived in the palace, so His Majesty did not live in the palace, and even took Empress Dowager Wu from the palace to live in Tai'an Palace. To this day, Her Majesty does not enter the palace for water and food. food box.

For example, everyone in Jiwangfu.

His Majesty killed King Jili, and in order to appease the turmoil of the royal family in the world, he had no choice but to leave behind the fig leaf of Prince Ji's Mansion.

Your Majesty said that the Empress Dowager Sun congratulated the Buddha, did he mean the matter of worshiping the Buddha, or did he mean the Empress Dowager Sun?Empress Dowager Sun can't stay, so what about Prince Ji's mansion?

The Empress Dowager Sun and the Prince Ji's Mansion both prospered and lost together.

If His Majesty wants to move Empress Dowager Sun, the Prince's Mansion of Ji will inevitably suffer catastrophe.

This thing is not hard to wash the floor.

If His Majesty wants to act more slowly, then first use the Jiangyuan case to bring out the corruption of the courtiers instructed by King Jili, demote the Prince Ji's mansion to a commoner, and then send it to the high wall.

Empress Dowager Sun's side is also simple, there is no need to abolish the Empress Dowager, just three feet of white silk, and said to the outside world that she died of a sudden illness.

Waiting for a while, His Majesty went to visit the common people of Ji within the high wall to show his kinship, whether it was because Princess Ji Qian's conflict with His Majesty, or Prince Ji's son Zhu Jianshen's rude words were all reasons.

After all, Princess Ji Qian had annoyed His Majesty once before, and His Majesty almost killed Qian.

Emperor Xuanzong killed his uncle Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, in such a process.

Hu Wei was the party involved back then, and he is very clear about this kind of thing.

If His Majesty wants to do something that is not so dignified, then he will be killed directly. As for the storytelling, it is natural to leave it to Hu Wei.

Hu Yi thought of it, and Yu Qian naturally thought of it too.

Yu Qian wanted to speak up several times, but in the end he chose to shut up. Of course, he, the leader of the officials, can talk about courtiers, but the Empress Dowager Sun and Prince Ji's Mansion are not matters that courtiers can talk about.

Zhu Qiyu sat up straight and said: "If the Empress Dowager Sun is not allowed to worship the Buddha, then the Empress Dowager Sun has to do something. I originally planned to let the Empress Dowager Sun bring down the heirs of King Jili, but Princess Ji is definitely not happy."

"My wife's relationship with each other, I will look up to you for a lifetime. Or take it into your arms, and understand the words in the room; or because of the entrustment, let go of the waves."

"I can't think of anything that the Empress Dowager Sun can entrust."

Hu Yi was stunned for a moment, and he glanced at Yu Qian, a little confused.

His Majesty killed all of Sun Zhong and Sun Jizong's family. This is the enmity between His Majesty and the Empress Dowager Sun.

Your Majesty usurped King Jili's throne and killed King Jili. For the Jiwang Palace, this is revenge for killing his father.

The revenge of killing the family and killing the father is irreconcilable.

Now the performance is correct, every sentence must be cautious, Hu Wei tentatively said: "Since Queen Mother Sun likes to worship the Buddha, then let Queen Mother Sun go to the White Horse Temple to worship the Buddha, so that you can have both."

Hu Wei was testing the emperor's true intentions, and sending Queen Mother Sun to Baima Temple was the first step in disposing of Prince Ji's mansion, abolishing the Queen Mother.

Of course, Hu Yan would not handle this matter so rough, he would first bring up the old case of Sun Zhong's rebellion, and step by step send Empress Dowager Sun to the White Horse Temple, or simply die of a sudden illness.

The most important thing is to look at His Majesty's attitude.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Hu Min, only to realize that his thoughts just now had been misunderstood by Hu Min.

He said very seriously: "Hu Shangshu thought badly. I never like to speak vaguely. If I want to do something, I will naturally inform Hu Shangshu clearly."

"The Empress Dowager Sun was appointed Empress Xiaogong by the late Emperor Xuande, and she acted without any mistakes. I don't want to miss important matters because of family matters."

Yu Qian, Xing'an, and Hu Wei looked at each other, not to mention that Hu Wei was thinking wrongly, even Xing'an, a close minister, had already decided whether to use medicine or poison.

Your Majesty is the subjugated king who killed his elder brother in the Taimiao, and Zhao Hui, the captain-in-law, is His Majesty's aunt and grandpa. Didn't you just kill him if you said you would kill him?

The friendship between relatives and relatives does not exist at all here with His Majesty.

King Jili, the former emperor, has been killed. What's the big deal if there is one more Empress Dowager Sun on the road to Huangquan, and more ghosts from the family of Jiwangfu?

"Killing King Jili was because King Jili lost his way. It was a state matter. Killing Huichang Uncle Sun Zhong and beheading Sun's Cheng Dingman family was because Sun Zhong was a traitor and caused rebellion. It is a state matter."

"Da Ming is booming right now, and I have no intention of harming the state affairs of Da Ming because of family affairs."

"Abolishing the public for private reasons is not what I want."

Seeing that Zhu Qiyu didn't make it clear, he was afraid that Hu Wei would invite Queen Mother Sun to the White Horse Temple, and Xing'an would strangle Queen Sun to death.

Killing the Empress Dowager is a big event, it will cause storms all over the city, and it will cause everyone in the world to panic. Daming has just come out of the Winter Preface of the Orthodox Year and is making great strides.

In the east and west direction, Daming is expanding. The financial affairs of Daming are making great strides forward. The administration of Ming Dynasty is gradually recovering clarity. Everything is full of vitality.

Daming is moving from the preface of spring to the preface of summer, if the flourishing state affairs come to an abrupt end because of Zhu Qiyu's selfish thoughts, that is not what Zhu Qiyu wants to see.

As the emperor of Ming Dynasty, would he be afraid of a widowed woman and a family full of women and children?

The cost is too high and the benefits are too small.

Zhu Qiyu was very dissatisfied with the Empress Dowager Sun's claim that she would listen to the government behind the curtain, but that was also his personal dissatisfaction.

He, the emperor, takes the lead in abolishing the public for personal reasons, that is not a road trip.

Yu Qian hesitated and said, "It's not difficult, Your Majesty."

"Nonsense!" Zhu Qiyu immediately shook his head and said loudly.

He knew exactly what Yu Qian was thinking.

What Yu Qian meant was that after the death of the Empress Dowager Sun, the palace of Zhuji was full of people, and the whole world was guilty of it. His Majesty can push Yu Qian out as a scapegoat.

This is not the first time Yu Qian has expressed his position like this. What His Majesty really wants to do, Yu Qian is willing to be the one who takes the blame.

To Zhu Qiyu, to Daming, Yu Qian is really important.

The Empress Dowager Sun and Prince Ji's family are only a few catties and a few taels, and they also match Yu Qian's life or Yu Qian's political career?

Even King Ji Li is not worthy.

"Yu Shaobao once taught me the scriptures, saying that the system of the country, seeking glory and being humiliated, is a sign of the country's subjugation." Zhu Qiyu looked at Yu Qian and said: "It is the emperor's way to lose his way if he asks his ministers to seek glory and get humiliated." Lost the world."

Daming experienced two historical processes of seeking glory and gaining humiliation. Yu Qian defended the world for Daming and died in the hands of Ming Yingzong. Zhang Juzheng lamented for Daming, and was almost dug by Wanli after his death.

These are all seeking glory and gaining humiliation, and the historical process of seeking glory and gaining humiliation twice brought a huge crisis to Ming Dynasty.

"Okay, that's the end of this matter. I will go to the Empress Dowager Sun's ceremony in person." Zhu Qiyu stopped this topic. The more people talk about this kind of thing, the more people will be misunderstood.

Only then did Yu Qian understand that His Majesty really didn't intend to do anything, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise, I just wronged Your Majesty."

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "This is nothing but a grievance, it's all for Daming."

5Chapter 16 Did Ming really lose its pioneering spirit?

Zhu Qiyu discussed with Yu Qian and Hu Wei for a long time, how to put an end to the collusion between local gentry and officials, but no matter how to restrict, as long as the officials have the heart, then the collusion will inevitably exist.

"I used to think that the local gentry would sit together, and even the gentry from all over the place would join hands. In the end, it would be very difficult for the officials of the Ming Dynasty to deal with it. They were bound everywhere and had to compromise and give in." Zhu Qiyu leaned on the soft rattan chair , said a very strange thing.

Li Binyan went to Shandong to investigate the big case of the Confucian Mansion, and the Confucian Mansion's counterattack can be said to be frenzied. They didn't even pay attention to the old Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty royal family, just a little Li Binyan.

When Lian Gang arrived in Sichuan, he escaped death and was hunted down many times before entering Sichuan.

But whether it was Li Binyan or Lian Gang, they all completed the tasks entrusted by the court very thoroughly.

Zhu Qiyu always thought that being a local patrol was a very dangerous thing. After all, the local gentry controlled the local power, powerful and powerful, so why listen to you, the imperial official?

However, with these things happening one after another, his stereotypes are disappearing. He has definitely discovered that the collusion between local gentry and officials is, in most cases, similar to the active cooperation of officials, or even the selfish desires of officials.

This discovery is becoming more and more clear.

Hu Wei agreed very much, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"No matter how many acres the local gentry owns and how many servants they have, they will not pose a threat to the court officials unless the fish dies and the net is broken."

"Zanbo has always been top-down, not bottom-up, Your Majesty has learned from it."

Hu Wei affirmed His Majesty's point of view and summed up his own thoughts.

The relationship between local gentry and officials is usually the object of expropriation and expropriation, especially in the official Ming Dynasty.

Even small magistrate affairs, under the rule of Ming Dynasty, except for a few places, magistrate affairs have almost unlimited power.

Peeling, top-down, not bottom-up.

The relationship between local gentry and officials is intricate, but Yu Qian's 19 years of experience as a governor told him that what Hu Wei said was correct. In most cases, the small magistrate's affairs are only small compared to the court officials.

For the common people, the magistrate is the Qingtian parent official who is bigger than the sky.

Yu Qian sat up straight and said: "The collusion between the officials and the local gentry is definitely not forced, but selfish desire! Except for the fact that you don't talk about strange powers, I think that if you want something, you will do it arbitrarily."

"Prohibition of extravagance and frugality, specific regulations on the sedan chairs used by bureaucrats of all ranks, and the specifications of banquets used by guests. Once violated, they will be severely punished, severe punishments and strict laws, to kill unhealthy tendencies."

The meaning of these words is similar to that of flies not biting seamless eggs, and it is true.

The magistrate of Miemen, the magistrate of the county.

A county magistrate is almost the ruler of a county, holding a seal and ribbon to take office, holding the court's righteousness, and seeking his own self-interest.

Hu Wei said very positively: "The style of extravagance in the Ming Dynasty was strong, and it was almost passed from the elites to the common people, and formed an extremely strong wind force. This is obviously one of the signs of the decline of the world."

"From the perspective of officials, it is very necessary to prohibit extravagance and advocate simplicity."

Zhu Qiyu frowned and said: "If you abstain from selfish desires, it can easily become a ban on the sea for the sake of peace. The more you ban the Japanese, the more serious the problem will be. Will it be the same when you abstain from selfish desires? This is a question I am worried about."

"Your Majesty is wise." Hu Yan said hastily.