Zhu Youzhen watched almost blindly, and the news pierced his mind like a needle, making him uncomfortable and gradually sobering up.
He is the prime minister, and he knows what is happening from behind these reports, and what it means.
His expression gradually became solemn, his eyes were staring at this newspaper, and cold sweat appeared on his head again.
He realized that he was really wrong, the seemingly foolish emperor was quietly changing the Ming Dynasty, in a way he didn't understand, and he didn't understand the degree of change.
He remembered Princess Zhou's words again, he should walk around with the emperor more and be close to him.
He sat there, unable to say a word for a long time, and suddenly appeared, which hit him very hard, so that his heart of Zhongxing Daming all along was strongly hurt, and his heart was uncomfortable.
Wang Chengen didn't know how to persuade him, so he could only stand quietly beside him and accompany him silently.
Until the sky outside the window was getting dark, Zhu Youzhen suddenly sat up suddenly, his expression was solemn, and his eyes were bright.
He lit the lamp himself, grinded it himself, and then sat down at the table and wrote a recital book seriously and respectfully.
Wang Chengen has been watching from the sidelines, and the three big words on the left of his sharp eyes appeared: 'Guilty Letter'.
Wang Chengen's heart jumped, and the only one who could make Zhu You plead guilty was the emperor in Jingyang Palace.
He was a little worried, and he didn't understand what Zhu Youzhen was going to do or what crime he was going to ask for.
Zhu Youzhen finished writing, picked up the notebook, blew it dry, then stood up and said, "Has the emperor rested?"
” Wang Chengen looked at the sky outside the window and said, "There shouldn't be, the emperor usually rests when he is a child." ” Zhu Youzhen nodded lightly and said, "Well, I'll go to the imperial study." ” Wang Chengen looked at Zhu Youzhen's expression, his heart was a little relieved, but he was a little worried, if the king went to ask for guilt, what would the emperor in Jingyang Palace think?
Zhu Youzhen didn't think so much, he changed his mistakes when he knew them, which was also one of his qualities, since he was wrong, it was not difficult to accept it to the emperor by admitting his mistakes.
Zhu Xu was looking at the script, mainly from Shaanxi/West, and many people were impeaching Hong Chengchou for killing prisoners.
Hong Chengchou defeated Wang Zishun at Bai/Shui, captured nearly 20,000 people, and in a 'mutiny', culled dozens of leading people.
This kind of thing can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, and his recital of impeachment has gradually increased.
"Don't worry about it."
Zhu Xu can't say whether Hong Chengchou's strategy of killing prisoners is good or bad, and his attitude is neither in favor nor against it, but it really causes him trouble.
Dealing with these poor prisoners who were forced to rebel, not to mention the court officials, the ordinary people were sympathetic, and such a killing would naturally be impeachable.
Zhu Xu thought about it, but still felt that it was still necessary to divide Shaanxi/West as soon as possible, and in such a big place, Hong Chengchou's 30,000 people could not cope with it.
"Let's reprimand it clearly."
Zhu Xu threw the notebook aside.
Liu Shimin came over and answered yes.
Zhu Xu was just about to flip up the notebook in his hand, and his heart moved and said, "Tomorrow, I invite General Qin into the palace." ” The chaos in Shaanxi/West is in danger of getting out of control, he can't let Si/Sichuan be in chaos anymore, and without Qin Liangyu in charge, he is not at ease.
"Yes."
Cao Huachun said.
"Your Majesty, I believe in the king and ask to see you."
Just as Zhu Xu was flipping through the notebook, an inner supervisor turned around and appeared at the doorway.
Zhu Xu looked up at the sky and said to himself, "Come here at this time, is there something going on?"
” "Please!"
Zhu Xu said.
Zhu Youzhen took a deep breath, straightened out the court clothes, and then strode into the imperial study, walked majestically to Zhu Xu not far away, and under Zhu Xu's gaze, he knelt on the ground with a puff, held the notebook, and said loudly: "The minister came to ask for sin!"
” Zhu Xu was stunned, looked at Zhu Youzhen who was kneeling there, and couldn't help but turn to Cao Huachun.
Cao Huachun shook his head slightly, indicating that he didn't know.
Zhu Xu turned to Liu Shimin again.
Liu Shimin also shook his head, walked over quickly, and handed Zhu Youzhen's recital to Zhu Xu.
Liu Shimin took the notebook, and Zhu Youzhen bowed down and knelt there deeply.
Zhu Xu took the notebook and looked at it in a daze, and gradually his face changed, and his face was solemn.
This is Zhu Youzhen's guilty plea, which details his actions and mental journey in the past two years, and earnestly 'apologizes' to Zhu Xu and asks for 'severe punishment'.
Zhu Xu put down the notebook and quietly looked at Zhu Youzhen who was kneeling there, and his heart fluctuated.
For Zhu Youzhen, Zhu Xu's emotions have always been complicated, this should be a typical example of 'heart' and 'powerlessness', he tried his best, and finally ended up as the king of the dead country, the crooked neck tree, which made countless people in later generations sad and unwilling.
At the same time, Zhu Youzhen's suspicion, fickleness, meanness, and a series of shortcomings such as changing orders and orders were also fatal to him and to the Ming Dynasty at that time.
Some people say that he is pitiful, some people say that he is hateful, in short, it is complicated and difficult to understand, and it is not clear in a few words.
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Zhu Xu put down the notebook, walked over, stretched out his hand to grab Zhu Youzhen's arm, and said, "Brother Huang, get up, our brother, there is no need for this, there is nothing that cannot be said openly!"
” Zhu Youzhen figured it out, and was quite grateful for Zhu Xu's tolerance, kowtowed again, and said, "The minister is confused, I hope to ask the emperor to punish the crime." ” Zhu Xu pulled him hard, and waved his hand at Cao Huachun and the others at the same time.
Cao Huachun and the others bowed slightly and quietly retreated.
Zhu Youzhen felt the strength in Zhu Xu's hand, stood up, bowed in front of Zhu Xu, and said in a respectful tone: "Your Majesty, the previous ministers were stubborn and obstructed the emperor's state affairs, which is really disrespectful, immoral and incompetent......"
Zhu Xu was surprised by Zhu Youzhen's arrival, but he could also see the sincerity in his eyes, took a deep breath, and smiled: "Don't worry, brother Huang, I have always known that you are also dedicated to the country, even if your thoughts are different from mine, but you have no selfish ......."
Zhu Xu was actually a little ashamed in his heart, at first he just needed a shield to block the attack of Qingliu and the Donglin Party, but now looking at Zhu Youzhen's sincere plea, a sense of guilt surged in his heart.
Zhu Xu was ashamed in his heart, but Zhu Youzhen was ashamed on his face, raised his hand and said: "Minister, short-sighted, he can't fully understand the emperor's state affairs, and he has caused countless troubles......
Zhu Xu moved a chair and said, "Come, brother Huang sit down, let's talk to the two brothers." ” Zhu Youzhen looked flustered, and just about to be humble, Zhu Xu held him down, moved a chair, sat side by side with Zhu Youzhen, and said: "Brother Huang, let's not talk about it in the past, now Brother Huang's heart knot is the matter of taxing the landlord, right?"
” This is indeed Zhu Youzhen's heart knot, he always believes that these people are the foundation of the Ming Dynasty and cannot be moved lightly.
As soon as he admitted his mistake and was about to mention this stubble again, Zhu Youzhen turned sideways a little embarrassed, and said: "This is the minister's doubt, and I hope the emperor will solve his doubts." ” Zhu Xu nodded, knocked on Erlang's leg very unimagedly, looked outside, and said with a smile: "Actually, this involves the issue of land annexation, and Zhang Taiyue also tried to solve it at the beginning, it was the whip method, but as soon as he died, his policies were overturned, and no one mentioned it again." ” "My Ming Dynasty's acres of land are more than 60,000 mu, before I ascended the throne, it can be used to collect taxes, less than 20,000 mu, the other part is in the hands of the clan, and part is in the hands of the eunuchs, these two groups occupy the best food fields in my Ming Dynasty, but they don't pay taxes!"
"Let's talk about King Fu first, the acres of land that he directly and indirectly control in the Fu Wangfu Mansion are more than 60,000 hectares, that is, 6 million acres, more than 130 princes, more than 300 county kings, and the royal brother should be able to know how many acres of land they control.
These are not taxable. ” Zhu Youzhen listened to Zhu Xu's words, his heart jumped slightly, and his face did not move.
Zhu Xu moved his neck slightly, and continued: "Let's talk about the eunuchs, they only have a lot more acres of land than the clan, and they also don't pay taxes.
This is not the worst, the worst thing is that they are still expanding, with their expansion, the remaining less than 20,000 acres of land will not be carved up in a long time, not to mention disaster relief, even the officials' ...... will not be ."
Zhu Youzhen was shocked this time, he knew that Zhu Xu's words were true, just talking about the prince's acres of land was an astonishing number.
Zhu Xu glanced at Zhu Youzhen and continued: "Collecting taxes is only my preliminary plan, re-registering the household registration, clearing the acres of land, and curbing land annexation is my goal." ” Zhu Youzhen had a calm face and was silent.
Many things that I couldn't understand before have now been straightened out, the cabinet shutdown should be to solve the party dispute, the clan confinement in the capital is also to recover the huge acres of land, salt politics, military reform, and political reform also have their own purposes.
Not to mention that he resisted these things before, even if he understands it now, if it is put on him, he will not dare to do it, he can't do it.
He looked up at Zhu Xu, and his heart was complicated.
His sixth brother has been smart and sharp since he was a child, and his behavior is different from ordinary people, and he was once worried that Zhu Xu would embark on the 'evil road', so he sent people to follow, complained to Empress Zhang, and even asked the Emperor of the Apocalypse at that time to restrain Zhu Xu.
Looking back now, the vision and pattern of this sixth brother are beyond his reach.
The trace of disobedience and anger in my heart quietly dispersed.
Zhu Xu looked at Zhu Youzhen's thoughtful expression, and continued: "Qin Tianjian predicts that the drought will last for many years, most of the country will be affected, grain production will continue to decrease, and the civil unrest in Shaanxi/West is just the beginning, I am worried that the chaos in the southwest will get bigger and bigger, and if we don't take precautions early, the imperial court will fall into a difficult situation, threatening our Zhu family......"
Zhu Youzhen's expression changed suddenly, and his body was straight.
He can back down on the rest, but when it comes to their 'Zhu family', he won't compromise at all!
Zhu Xu's words continued: "Although Jiannu was crippled by me, the threat is still there, Mongolia/Gu will also be detained from time to time, Yun/Nan Burma/Dian is about to move, An/Nan people are not peaceful, the red-haired people on the sea, the Francois people make trouble in Taiwan/Bay from time to time, and there is also the intention of re-invading, Brother Huang, my Ming Dynasty seems to be stable, but in fact, it is internal and external, and the wind and rain are shaky......"
Zhu Youzhen naturally knows this, he used to think that he was suffering from scabies, but now that he looks closely, Daming is really embattled and in crisis, and his face can't help but sink a little more.
"At the time of the ancestors, there were savings left by Zhang Taiyue after the reform, but the battle of Burma/Dian, the three wars of Chao/Xian, and the continuous battle of Liaodong, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty has been almost consumed.
When the Emperor of the Apocalypse was alive, what was the emptiness of the treasury, and what was the situation at the beginning of my accession to the throne?
In the huge world, the tax silver is only two million?
The tax grain has been reduced by nearly eight million stones compared to the time of the Divine Ancestor, and the time is only a short ten years......"
The corners of Zhu Youzhen's mouth moved, but he was still silent.
He knew all of this, and tried his best to change it, but it never had any effect.
"Brother Huang also knows, my Ming has come to the time of change, it is impossible to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty by following the old ways, and now the party struggle is eliminated, Donglin is almost cleared, and the reform has also reached a critical time, Brother Huang, you and my brother should work together to realize the great Zhongxing of the Ming Dynasty......"
Zhu Youzhen listened to Zhu Xu's heartfelt words, his heart was ashamed, his expression changed and changed, he suddenly got up, knelt in front of Zhu Xu, and said in a deep voice: "The minister is willing to go to the soup for the emperor and do his best for my Ming Dynasty!"
” Zhu Xu smiled, stretched out his hand to support Zhu Youzhen, and said: "That's all for today, the imperial brother will come to me to sit down if he is fine, if you have anything to say, our brothers will open up and say." ” Zhu Youzhen has a lot of words and many questions to ask, but now he is so ashamed that he still has the face to stay longer, kneeling there and saying: "Yes, after the minister goes back, he will definitely reflect on what he has done, change his mind, and do my best for the emperor......
Zhu Xu could see that Zhu Youzhen was from the heart, and he was very happy in his heart, and he couldn't help but let out a deep sigh when he saw him leave.
Zhu Xu kept watching Zhu Youzhen's back disappear, standing there motionless with a complicated expression.
"Your Majesty."
Cao Huachun walked over softly and called in a low voice.
Zhu Xu squinted, raised his hands, and said to himself: "You say, believe in the king, can you change?"
"Zhu Youzhen is a person with character defects, and this defect will be infinitely magnified in the superiors.
Cao Huachun also glanced at the place where Zhu Youzhen disappeared, and said with a slight hesitation: "Your Majesty, the country is easy to change, and the nature is difficult to change. ” Zhu Xu nodded silently, and the words of King Xin today gave him a lot of shock, which was unexpected and reasonable.
However, Zhu Xu's words also have great reservations, he still can't decide whether to hand over government affairs to King Xin, the current Ming can't afford to toss, and King Xin's mistake needs Zhu Xu to spend several times or even dozens of times to redeem and remedy.
After a long time, Zhu Xu took a deep breath and said, "Take your time, let's transfer some government affairs to the imperial brother first."
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Zhu Xu is also cautious now, Zhu Youzhen confessed so sincerely, he couldn't help but express something.
Shen/Yang.
Huang Taiji is really fatal, Ning Wan's knife was fatal, and it was highly poisonous, but he still survived.
Leaning against the brocade quilt wall, he smiled and looked at the four people in front of him.
Zilharang, Derg, Dolgon, Shuto.
Zilharang, Derge is Huang Taiji's die-hard loyalist, Shuotuo is the wall grass, and Dolgon's position is extremely awkward.
He stood not far from Huang Taiji's bed, his face expressionless.
Whether it was before or after Huang Taiji's coma, what he did was impeccable, and he was not worried about Huang Taiji's provocation.
Zilharang and Derge both looked relaxed, and Huang Taiji woke up, indicating that the Jin Kingdom would not fall into civil strife and stabilized.
Shuoto also looked happy, with a touch of triumph on his face.
Huang Taiji couldn't move his lower body, put his hands on the brocade quilt in front of him, and said calmly with a smile: "Amin's matter, Ben Khan will not pursue it, Dolgon, what do you think of my next situation in Dajin?"
” Although Dolgon's work is not leaky, it does not mean that Huang Taiji is not suspicious, or he does not believe Dolgon at all.
Dolgon's face was as usual, and he said in a tone that was neither humble nor arrogant: "Negotiate peace with the southerners and recuperate......
Again in the future. ” This sentence, Zilharang, Derge and both of them agreed in their hearts, their forces were lost again and again, the previous conscription was over sixteen years old, then fourteen years old, and now there are no soldiers to conscript.
And along with it, there was a large loss of slaves, and there was also a serious shortage of food, livestock, etc., which made the Jin country fundamentally lose the ability to wage large-scale wars.
Huang Taiji also nodded slightly, rubbed the quilt lightly with the thumb of his right hand, his eyes flashed, and suddenly said: "Then do you think that the Ming Dynasty court will agree to negotiate and negotiate peace?"
” Dolgon's brows furrowed slightly, and he immediately said, "The Ming people are belligerent, they shouldn't let go of this opportunity." ” Huang Taiji nodded and said approvingly: "Among so many of our brothers, you are the only one who is calm and smart, so how do you think the Ming Dynasty will not continue to crusade against my Dajin, so that my Dajin can rest and recuperate with peace of mind." ” Dolgon's brow furrowed again, this time he was really thinking.
This was the weakest time for their Jin Kingdom in decades, and it was also the strongest and best opportunity for the Ming Dynasty, and he couldn't think of any reason for the Ming Dynasty to let it go.
Huang Taiji saw that Dolgon was silent for a long time, and said with a smile: "You are still too young, and you can't see it in some places."
Although it is true that now my Dajin is the weakest, and the Ming Dynasty is the strongest, but our Jin people are the country on horseback, this huge Liaodong, no one can stop coming and going, it does not mean that people can't cross the Daling River, even if they occupy Shen/Yang, hundreds of miles of lonely cities are outside, sooner or later it will still be my Dajin's ......"
Dolgon was secretly shocked in his heart, he really didn't expect that as long as their cavalry was still there, there would be no opponent in Liaodong!
He took a deep look at Huang Taiji, knowing that he was still careless and underestimated Huang Taiji.
After Huang Taiji said this, Ji'er Harang and Dege all looked unchanged, obviously knowing it in their hearts.
The 150,000 troops of the Ming Dynasty were wiped out vividly, and if the Ming Dynasty was not absolutely sure, it would never go north easily!
Huang Taiji looked at Dolgon's expression, his eyes flashed slightly, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he said quietly: "Then again, what if the Ming Dynasty is carried away by their successive victories and insists on crusading against us?"
” Dolgon was very vigilant, looked at Huang Taiji, and said, "Please also ask the Great Khan to make it clear." ” Huang Taiji saw that Dolgon refused to say more, and he didn't mind, his fingers twisted the quilt, and said slowly: "The Ming people are arrogant and have a good face, as long as they give enough benefits and bend low enough, they can make the Ming Dynasty stop at the Daling River." ” Dolgon's expression remained unchanged, and his mind changed.
The belongings of their Jin Kingdom were all snatched from the Ming Dynasty, in addition to gold and silver, there are also some antique calligraphy and paintings, and there is nothing worthy of the Ming people's attention.
Huang Taiji saw that Dolgon still refused to say more, his brows furrowed, and he smiled again, "That's it, I order you as a special envoy, you talk to the Ming Dynasty, and you must not let the Ming Dynasty go north, our Jin Kingdom can't afford to fight, we need to recuperate and replenish our vitality......"
Dolgon's face changed dramatically without waiting for Huang Taiji to finish speaking, and his eyes were wide to look at Huang Taiji.
The envoys sent by their Jin people, as long as they have some status, where will they come back?
Daishan, Sakhalian, Mandahai and so on are still in the Ming Dynasty, and they don't know if they live or die!
Huang Taiji, this is forcing him to die!
Huang Taiji looked at Dolgon's shocked and terrifying expression, and smiled: "Don't worry, I have already let the Derge class temporarily receive your two flags, and after you come back, it will still be yours!"
” Dorgon's eyes cracked and his teeth rattled.
Huang Taiji's meaning is very clear, the military power has been confiscated, and he has to go if he doesn't go now!
Zilharang and Derge looked faint, Dolgon's mind was unpredictable, and it was not appropriate to stay in Houjin, and it was most appropriate to send them to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty.
The corners of Dolgon's eyes kept beating, his heart was crazy with hatred, the corners of his face twitched fiercely, his right hand trembled, and he couldn't help but want to draw the knife, and now he will directly hack Huang Taiji to death!
But he knew he couldn't and wouldn't succeed!
Suppressing the monstrous hatred in his heart, the expression on his face slowly converged, and Dolgon's figure slowly bowed forward, his tone was cold and ruthless, and said, "Obey!"
” Huang Taiji smiled, everything was under his control.
The threat to his kingdom is now more than just the mountains and seas to the south.
The Ming army of Guan, as well as the Mongolian/ancient departments in the west, and Mao Wenlong in the east, with the fragility of the current Jin State, really can't afford to wear and tear for a long time.
He needs to be undisturbed, lick his wounds quietly, and recuperate.
In the third year of Chongzhen, on the third day of the sixth month, the messenger of Jiannu, the younger brother of the king of loyalty, Dorgon, passed through the mountains and seas.
Guan, go to the Ming Jingshi, 'tributary'.