I am the king of the dead

Under the command of the commander-in-chief, the two ships broke away from the fleet and began to explore forward. By the evening of the fourth day, the two ships brought back good news.

The exploration ship fired a cannon to the flagship to express its congratulations. This is an agreed signal, which means that it is possible to pass, and the opposite is the endless sea. Start firing shots at the sky, once, twice, three times, the artillery roared, and the echoes in the valley vibrated.

The fleet sailed slowly into the strait. The cliffs on both sides of the strait were deathly silent, and the light was dim, which seemed a bit gloomy and creepy.

There has never been a fleet of ships here, and there has never been a ship passing by. No one has ever arrived. The black hills on the shore, the dark clouds in the sky, and the air in the strait are very dull. A leaf boat on the underworld.

The strait was dark at night, but you could see the flickering fire, the bonfire of the aborigines, which shot through the cliff and into the ship's window.

Therefore, it is not without reason that Tang Xing named this place the Tierra del Fuego. It is these flames that prevent the fleet from thinking that they are sailing outside the world.

The aborigines here don't know how to keep fire, so they can only burn dry grass and branches day and night, and these fire lights have become a guide during the boring journey.

"We have been driving for two days, and the depth of the sea has not changed. At least with the tools on board, we can't measure the bottom depth. The coast extends continuously, and the waterway is not interrupted. Instead, it extends to a long distance in twists and turns. The water is still salty, which proves that It's not a river, but a strait, so this leads to another ocean, and our longitude is slowly changing." Fan Dehang reported the logbook as usual, as a boat master, he needs to judge whether he is driving on the sea or on the river.

In the early morning of the next day, when the dawn light fell, the Deming Ocean Fleet successfully passed through the strait full of sea breeze, glaciers and hidden reefs, arrived at the calm ocean, and ran into a drifting duck head-on.

Tang Xing ordered people to salvage the drifting duck. Looking at the drifting duck that had lost half of its head, there were tears in his eyes.

Although there are still tens of thousands of miles away from home, this inconspicuous duck told everyone that they and Daming were already inextricably linked.

……

At sea, it is not only the direction that is easy to get lost, but also people's hearts. Those weird legends are not credible, but they can be used as an excuse for people to do evil. ——Li Binyan, Chief Assistant of Ming Dynasty and Governor of Songjiang.

Chapter 975 An article about the words of the chaimi couple, the way is full of smoke and fire in the world

Commander Tang was floating on the sea, while Emperor Ming listened to storytellers in the capital.

To be precise, the Ming army triumphantly returned from Liaodong, and Zhu Qiyu, Yu Qian and Li Binyan went out to listen to storytellers, and what they listened to was "The Sequel to Outlaws of the Marsh".

Zhu Qiyu's identity is still a wealthy businessman from Shandong, the Huang family in Laoshan, and his actions are not considered extravagant, but he can get a private room. Today's trip is not a lot of fun to watch, it's just talking to Yu Qian and Li Binyan.

Love is divided, love is divided, and only when you come and go twice can you have love.

Zhu Qiyu really doesn't like to go to those brothels in this pickle place of the capital. The lyrics and music he sings are too elegant. He has only been there once, and he is too lazy to go again. Instead, he likes the tea houses and storytellers' restaurants. These places where the three religions and nine streams gather are the most popular places for the emperor to see.

In this brothel, there are all the scenes where the yamen are jealous of a prostitute. In fact, the prostitute is just an excuse, and the yamen are fighting for the status of the family.

What's the point?

If you have the ability to go to the sea, fight him with real knives and guns to see who has the largest land, who has the most eunuchs, and whose family has the most plantations, why is it necessary to fight over a prostitute and get jealous? ?

Going to the sea to fight depends on strength, if you can't fight it out, you have no ability, if you fight it out, the yamen will gain face, and Daming will also plunder Wanfang a little bit more, everyone is happy, isn't it beautiful?

"This is really unsightly. Grandpa Huang actually likes to listen to this kind of script?" Li Binyan tasted the repertoire off the stage a little bit, and was also taken aback. He didn't know why His Majesty took him to listen to this kind of Vasheri. storytelling.

Yu Qian can't wait to kick Li Binyan's feet. It's been 13 years since he was released, and he still can't speak!

What does it mean that Grandpa Huang likes such unsightly scripts.

What words!What is it!

Zhu Qiyu said indifferently: "To tell you the truth, let's talk about it. It's vulgar, vulgar. Would you like to listen carefully to Mr. Li?"

Li Binyan listened carefully, and the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong, and the more he listened, the more he understood why.

The "Water Margin Continuation" mentioned by the storyteller only extracts and extends Wu Song, Wu Dalang, Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian. It was lively, but Li Binyan figured out the way.

"Crack!" The storyteller patted the gavel, making a summary of the above, then took a sip of tea, continued to shake his head and said: "I said last time that after Ximen Qing, a senior official of Ximen, was promoted, He ignored the ten sworn brothers back then, and this sworn brother Bai Laiguang came to the door to ask for advice, but the Ximen official avoided him, and then he really couldn't dodge it, and when he saw him, he even spoke sarcasticly."

"After the sworn brother Bai Laiguang left, the Ximen officials beat Ping'an's family severely, just because Ping'an let Bai Laiguang into the house, and made the high officials lose their morale."

"Back when the Ximen official was still a rascal, the ten sworn brothers were the right-hand man of the Ximen official. Seeing that the Ximen official has become prosperous, these ten brothers have become burdens. These ten burdens Here, there is such a person named Chang Zhijie."

"Speaking of this Chang Zhi Festival, people call it Chang Er. The wandering people on the street call Chang Er Lord when they see it. Although this is the second master, they live in poverty. They have no house at home, and they just rent it. Well, the landlord is begging for the rent, and the second master knelt down and called him master, it is really embarrassing."

"Second Master Chang saw that the money was not enough, so he went to the high official of Ximen for alms. Fortunately, the high official of Ximen didn't escape, so he had to lend 12 taels of silver to Second Master Chang."

"Snapped!"

"It's said that Chang Er borrowed money to go home. As soon as he entered the door, the wretch came out cursing and yelling, cursing as he walked: This sycamore leaf - a naked prostitute, went out for a day, and starved his wife in bed At home, full of food and drink, full of wine and happy to return home, hey, I’m really not ashamed.”

"Chang Er hasn't spoken yet, but this guy continues to scold: the house is unlivable, the owner is begging for rent, and he is disgusted by others, so he only teaches the mother-in-law to listen to her."

"Chang Er just didn't open his mouth, let his wife finish the scolding, shook his sleeve lightly, exposed all the silver, put them on the table, lined up in a row, and said proudly: Brother Kong Fang, Brother Kong Fang, I Look at you, you are shining, and you are resounding, it is really a priceless treasure! I only regret that I have no saliva to swallow you down, if you were earlier, how could I be mad at this slut?"

The storyteller just took a sip of water, looked at the cheerful faces of the audience, and continued: "The woman, her eyes were clearly looking at the row of 12 taels of silver ingots, and she rushed forward happily, looking at the silver ingots. , all you have in your eyes is the money, so why worry about Chang Er's face?"

"Chang Er raised his eyebrows, twisted the corners of his mouth, and said: You will scold me for the rest of your life, and get close to me when you see the silver. Tomorrow, I will take this silver to buy clothes, and go to other places to be happy. Don't fool around with you again!"

"When the woman heard what Chang Er said, she immediately put the silver in her arms. After all, there was a marriage certificate, and the wife who was being married by the matchmaker. The woman held the silver and said with a smile: My brother, my master, what happened?" By the way, where did these silver ingots come from?"

"Chang Er is still sulking. How easy is it to borrow money from the senior officials of Ximen? The wine has penetrated the intestines, stomach and heart, and the whole body smells of alcohol. There is no grain of rice in this stomach, and there is no vegetable in it. There is only a stomach full of wine. As soon as I got home, I was angry with this woman again, so I was naturally depressed."

"The woman was holding the money, and suddenly she burst into tears. The tears were falling, but the words did not fall: My brother, my lord, can you blame me? I have become a family with you, and we have nothing to do. Living room, no fixed business, now I have money, I can discuss with you, first buy a house to settle down, then set up a rice noodle shop, settle down and start a business, why bother on the street? I have been your wife for six or seven years, have you ever let you Became a tortoise with a hat on? You never lost a flower, so it's useless for you to blame me!"

What the storyteller said was missing the flower, and everyone present knew exactly what the flower was.

After a short pause, the storyteller spoke again: "Chang Er was still angry in his heart, and he didn't open his mouth, and he didn't pick it up. The woman scattered the silver, sat on the ground, threw it, and cursed sharply: You Ruthless man, it’s hard for a woman to do it too! After hard work, if you complain about others, blame me for talking too much. You have money today and ignore me. No matter who says it, you will say you are ruthless! Even if the officials know it, they must judge you !"

"Chang Er sighed after all, sat on the bench, watched the sloppy woman lose her temper, and said: "Women, don't plow or weave, just with this square inch of land, you can make all the men in the world angry!"

"As soon as the woman heard this, her complexion changed. She stood up, ran towards the pillar of the house, and was about to rush over. Chang Er was shocked when she saw this, and rushed out suddenly. The woman bumped into Chang Er's arms. Two troubles and three hangings, sincerity does not deceive others, this is often a rascal, and there is no way to deal with them, but it is good to give some reassurance, which can be regarded as calming the wife."

"Chang Er's right sleeve flicked, and it was three taels of mutton with blood. Although he was dazzled by the wine, he still bought the meat. Chang pointed to the door with his second hand, and a bag of rice was leaning against the threshold. When Chang Er came out of the high official's mansion, he went to the market to buy food home, and he had nothing in his pockets, if he had money, he would still think of his wife."

"The mother-in-law looked at the rice and looked at the meat, and finally laughed out of tears. She patted Chang Er and said, "Why buy this piece of mutton again? What a waste."

"Chang Er said with a smile: Just now you said that you have worked so hard and don't fight for this mutton. Wouldn't you want to cut me up and eat it?"

"The mother-in-law saw the rice, saw the meat, and then looked at the silver scattered on the ground, still aggrieved: Chang Er, you cruel thief! Today I hold a grudge, let's see what you did to me!"

"Chang Eryi listened, hey, what can I do? I picked up the woman and went into the room... The woman spent a day happily, and all her complaints were lost in the ocean."

"It's the poor and lowly couple who have all the troubles, and Chang Zhijie wins the money and proud of his wife and children."

The storyteller is still talking, but Zhu Qiyu, Yu Qian, and Li Binyan are not focused on the storyteller's storybook.

"A story about Chai Mi and his wife." Yu Qian said with emotion.

The jokes and cursing are not about big people, but about small people, and they are low-level people who have nothing to eat in society. They are not about earth-shattering and surprising events, but about ordinary couples.

But the peaceful brushwork has written all the smoke and fire in the world, a story about the chaimi couple.

"What happened to Chang Er?" Li Binyan asked curiously after taking a sip of tea after listening.

Zhu Qiyu finished reading "Water Margin", he said with a smile: "Chang Er later borrowed 35 taels of silver from the senior official of Ximen to open a rice noodle shop. Although the husband and wife worked hard, they paid it back within a year Senior official 11 taels, return it in the next year, when this Ximen senior official loves Pan Jinlian, if he mixes the medicine of tiger and wolf with wine, he can't die anymore."

The medicine of tiger and wolf is paired with wine, which is not the way to eat it.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Li Binyan and asked: "What does Mr. Li think we brought Mr. Li to listen to?"

"World affairs." Li Binyan bowed his head and said: "The emperor told me that this is the world situation. After all, there is no house without a foundation. Since the New Deal, we scholars in Ming Dynasty are willing to look at the common people after all. The parents of the people are short-sighted, so speak a word or two for them."

"Of course! There's more." Zhu Qiyu nodded uncontrollably, this was a change in the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty.

Li Binyan continued: "The officials of Ximen are bureaucrats, bullies, and rich merchants. They are bourgeois with three identities, but they have been responsible for the punishment of thousands of households in Yanggu County. This strange article, ranging from the imperial court's tyrant and dictatorship to the local bureaucrats and tyrants, and even the ghosts and monsters composed of street ruffians, hooligans, and gangsters, is really dark."

"Yes, yes! There's more." Zhu Qiyu nodded again, this official Li lived up to Zhu Qiyu's grace.

Li Binyan thought for a while and said: "The word money can satisfy one's hunger and life, while the evil energy can make one's life intoxicated."

"Since the reform of financial affairs in the Ming Dynasty, the profit-seeking style of the Ming Dynasty has become rampant. Often the second wife is arrogant and courteous, cursing and cursing when she has no money, but when she has money, she is troubled. This is the word "Qian". The most important thing is that Qian Sejiuyi, I have worked in Songjiang Mansion for thirteen years, so I understand what is being said between the lines."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Zhu Qiyu said three yes in a row. He was very satisfied with Li Binyan's answer. Daming was in an era of great changes. In fact, a new ritual and music is quietly changing Daming.

The specific environment determines the norms of morality. Ethics and morality are clay. What will it look like in an era of great change?Where does Ming Dynasty's rites and music go? Isn't it a huge challenge?

And Li Binyan saw clearly, so he didn't waste his trip.

What is missing in business?What is lacking is Li Binyan's insight into the Ming Dynasty's issues after serving in the local office for many years. Now that Shang Lu is working in the Northeast, this shortcoming is also made up for.

Li Binyan is also lacking, he is still the same Li Binyan from before, not very good at speaking, in Songjiang Mansion he is the master Qingtian Dao of Songjiang Mansion, even the governor of Jiangsu has to look at his face to do things.

Insight into the world is knowledge, and understanding of human feelings is the article, both of which are indispensable.

Yu Qian was always happy by the side. After all these years, he only recommended Li Binyan, and he did not disappoint.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Li has a lot of romantic debts. We heard that there is a girl in Jiaozhi looking for you to find a husband. It is rumored that you have an affair with the Queen of Ceylon?" Zhu Qiyu asked about another matter, somewhat puzzled.

The King of Ceylon was sent to Daming by force and stayed in Songjiang Mansion for a period of time. Li Binyan's three plays about the Queen of Ceylon all reached Zhu Qiyu's ears.

When Li Binyan heard the emperor's news, his face flushed and he stood up abruptly, but he couldn't lose his demeanor in front of the emperor. Queen Lan is having an affair!"

"I didn't do anything. Commander Tang brought a chair with the words Songjiang Governor Li Binyan going south to the West. The Queen of Ceylon was captured. He was tied to that chair, and this rumor started."

"The reason for this is that the Queen of Ceylon, Xu Shimin, originally had a marriage contract with the Grand Duke Sri Jaya, but she became pregnant when she was unmarried. Deputy Governor Sri Jaya."

"The queen of Ceylon relies on that chair! Everyone tells everyone that she is pregnant with my child! My mother-in-law even made me angry!"

"Heaven and earth conscience!"

"Hahaha!" Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian glanced at each other and laughed out loud. Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian are monarchs and ministers, and under normal circumstances, they would not laugh so loud unless they couldn't help it.

Because of his kneeling and submissive attitude, Sri Jaya has been given the surname Xu and has become the vice-governor of Ceylon, and the governor of Ceylon is Chen Shouyan.

From Yu Qian's point of view, His Majesty is actually very talkative. If one discussion fails, we will discuss it twice. Of course, there will be no third time. Chen Shouyan agreed to surrender and moved to Ceylon and Chen Lunpo just to catch up with the tail of the second discussion. , this status is still very high, the only governor of the western world is Chen Shouyan.

A small yellow door came in and whispered to Xing'an, and handed over a pond newspaper. Zhu Qiyu opened it and handed it to Yu Qian. , Such a rare thing, this is the first time I have seen it!

"Hahaha!" Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian laughed again, and Li Binyan who was laughing was confused. It wasn't until Xing'an handed the pond newspaper to Li Binyan that Li Binyan saw the content of the pond newspaper.

Li Binyan, the governor of Liberty City, married the cousin of the Portuguese king, Miss Philippa, with three matchmakers and six hires!

Li Binyan's eyes darkened, and he quickly grabbed the armrest. He is an upright gentleman, why did he have an affair with this one, and that one? This person is in Daming, and a chair made the Queen of Ceylon pregnant. Why are you still married now? Got a cousin of the Portuguese king, and became brother-in-law with the Portuguese king? !

What is this!

"Mr. Li, are you out of breath?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Li Binyan's shaky appearance and asked in surprise.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm used to it, I'm used to it." Li Binyan understood that Tang Xing would never give up until he made him notorious.

……

I, Li Binyan, have been upright all my life. I have never been the head of the Muromachi Shogunate, nor have I been in love with the daughter of the Zheng family, nor have I had any relationship with the King and Queen of Ceylon, nor have I been a brother-in-law with the King of Portugal, nor have I been greedy for ink. Huge tens of thousands, buried countless treasures. —— "Li Binyan's Autobiography".

Chapter 976 The Manpower Will End

Li Binyan has no good solution to this matter. This is indeed the leader of Tang Xingqi, but the momentum behind it is the general trend of Ming Kaihai. As the leader of the Labor Party, unless Li Binyan immediately declares that he is an old party and opposes Kaihai , support Jinhai, then these rumors will be self-defeating. If so, Li Binyan will be regarded as a saint by the old party.

From this point of view, for Li Binyan, it was the best way out.

But why did Li Binyan make such a choice?

Kneel down and add those dross stinky shit just for a little fame?

If he was willing to do this, he would have made that choice as early as when Shandong was investigating the case of the Confucian Mansion. To be more precise, if he really wanted to lick those stinky shit, he would not have been above the imperial court. Impeach Zhao Hui, the prince's son-in-law.

Li Binyan's path was blazed by himself. As early as the very beginning of his choice, he had already clearly taken his side.

Does he care about fame?Of course he cared, but he had more important interests to protect.

The storyteller was still talking about the unsightly continuation of the Outlaws of the Marsh, and the grandpa of the Huang family in Laoshan also stood up, intending to leave. Li Binyan wrote a "Da Tongshu" before entering Beijing, and he had already determined his political line.

There were three fires when the new official took office, and Nianfu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, burned the first fire to Xiangrui. The fifth-ranked Xiangrui certainly caused a certain wave of opposition, but Nianfu still used his rich experience in court dog fighting to settle the situation. Overcoming all opponents, changing the definition of auspiciousness, changing the definition without changing the facts, is not the exclusive skill of the old party.

Li Binyan's first fire was directed at the Maritime Academy, where he divided subjects into studies on several issues such as ship technology improvement, ocean-going ship research, and monsoon marine climate research. So far, the category of Daming Maritime Academy has surpassed other schools. branch.

Li Binyan's official position is the great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion in the Ming Dynasty, the left servant of the household department, the third division envoy of the province, and one of the 28 court officials.

The third envoy of the Ministry of Finance is in charge of the audit of financial revenue and expenditure, rent and tax, salt and iron monopoly, government factories, etc. All the audits of money and valley cashiers are under the responsibility of Li Binyan. Appointed in person, administratively, he is on the same rank as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty and Wang Wen, the general envoy of the Ming Dynasty.

Lin Xiu, the eunuch of internal funds, became the second official of the Ministry of Finance.

However, all the officials Li Binyan invited were transferred to the Ministry of Finance in just three days, such as Hubu Langzhong, Ming mathematician Wu Jing, Hubu Langzhong Xue Yuan, Fang Silang Zhong Yinqian of the Ministry of War, and Fujian Inspector Zhang Zhang. In addition to Peng and Liu Zhao, the right counselor of the Secretary of General Administration, there are also several accounting and audit officers affiliated to the official factories of the Ministry of Industry, Liaodong Factory, Shengzhou Factory, Liuzhi Factory, Longjiang Shipyard, and Songjiang Shipyard.

This large number of people filled the province, forming a large audit network that touched both inside and outside the Ming Dynasty.

What frightened the courtiers the most was that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty equipped Ji Sheng with a thousand tyrants, which were specially responsible for tax inspections.

The imperial power franchise, hereditary martial arts, and clan members are also within the scope of inspection. This is equivalent to tax evasion and non-payment of taxes, which will officially become one of the most heinous crimes.

It was widely scolded by later generations of literati as "Daming West Factory", and it was officially established in June of the 14th year of Jingtai.

What made the courtiers unacceptable was that the governor was not an eunuch, but a literati of the Ming Dynasty. Li Binyan was scolded as a shame for a literati who dedicated himself to the emperor.

The Disgrace of the Literati Li Binyan went to the Ministry of Officials and the Disgrace of the Literati on the second day of his tenure. Wang Ao, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, worked hand in hand with each other. , and reached an agreement on cooperation, and exchanged information on information, the Ministry of Finance will highly cooperate with the anti-corruption audit of the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Officials will also provide intelligence support for the luxury houses involved in the false report of the disaster.

This series of actions was completed in less than three days after Li Binyan returned to Beijing. All the ministers sighed that His Majesty definitely had a plan!

In Liuzhi Factory, the sky is high and the water is long. As a result, the official audit of the factory had already performed its duties on the second day after the edict was issued. Isn’t this a long-awaited plan?This is not what a sneak attack is!

The officials who were beaten up immediately found He Zhang, the anti-imperialist pioneer. He Zhang said that he was only the chief constitution of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the anti-corruption of the Ministry of Officials and the audit of the Ministry of Finance, and did not involve the duties of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He euphemistically expressed that he was powerless .He Zhang pointed out a clear path for the officials. For such a big matter, they can only go to Yu Shaobao, Duke of Jin of the Ming Dynasty.