On the way back to the Ministry of War, Yu Qian received another report from his subordinates.
It is said that Shen Shangshu came out of the palace angrily and locked himself in the public room to sulk as soon as he came back. As for the Ministry of Works, after receiving the order, Cheng Jing, the Superintendent of Rites, went there in person and brought the emperor's oral instructions. A piece of land in the east city was awarded for the purpose of building the palace.
Afterwards, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony did not say much, but he stayed in the Ministry of Works for more than half an hour, forcing Chen Xun to have no choice but to summon the Lang officials on the spot and summon the ministry meeting. The matter was arranged.
It seems that the emperor has really made up his mind.
The clerk who was about to report the news was sent away. Yu Qian closed his eyes and pondered for a moment. He wanted to go to the palace to inquire more, but after hesitating for a long time, he did not hand over the sign to the palace.
As for the reason, it was because when he left the Ministry of Rites, he asked Hu Hui something.
"Uncle Da Zong didn't enter the palace. He only listened to Yu's report. How could he know that the emperor wanted to keep Prince Yi and his son in the capital?"
Yu Qian is still very confident in his political abilities, not to mention that there is Shen Yi next to him.
However, when the two of them played the match in the palace on the spot, neither of them could see the emperor's true intention. Instead, Hu Hui, a person who did not participate in the match, guessed it correctly.
This is never a question of vision or political ability, but...
"Tingyi, when you ask this question, you actually already have the answer in your mind, right?"
Yu Qian remembered it very clearly. When he answered this sentence, this old man who had been in office for many dynasties looked at him with a rare serious face and said softly.
"I told you a long time ago that your majesty, a wise king, has his own arrangements for everything. Even if there is something unclear for a moment, just watch as you go, and everything will fall into place naturally."
"If you really listened to what I said, how could you ask the question just now?"
Sitting in the lobby of the Ministry of War for a long time, Yu Qian did not process a rare official document.
In his mind, he was always thinking about what Hu Xi had just said.
Yes, to put it bluntly, it is nothing more than trust!
For Hu Hui, he always firmly believed that any action taken by the emperor was based on the overall situation, and all actions must have their own reasons.
Therefore, what Hu Hui did was to preset the result first and then work backwards.
Taking the matter of King Yi as an example, he had set it up in advance. The Emperor's Holy Ming Zhuzhao would definitely be able to properly deal with King Yi and his son.
Based on this, looking at what the emperor is doing now, we can naturally infer that there are other restraint measures in between, and the missing process is naturally how to frighten King Yi and his son, so that they dare not act recklessly. .
Combining the clues of summoning Prince Yi and his son to the capital, it is not difficult to deduce the method the emperor will use.
However, whether it was Yu Qian himself or Shen Yi who was present at the time, their thinking was different from Hu Hui's.
They were thinking about how to solve King Yi's matter from the perspective of solving the problem themselves. In this way, if they wanted to guess the emperor's intentions, they would naturally be at a loss.
And Hu Hui had already preset what the result would be. Therefore, no matter how hard it is to understand the emperor's actions, as long as there is this anchor point, no matter what the emperor does, no matter whether it is an antelope hanging its horns, there will be no trace of it, and it will always be the same.
Something can be gained.
After thinking about this, Yu Qian's brows gradually relaxed. This great uncle, who had been an official for several dynasties, indeed had his own uniqueness.
Again, in terms of political ability, Yu Qian is not weak at all, but he started in the wrong direction from the beginning, so it is always difficult to have a clue.
Above the court, many times, this kind of thinking limitation of half a step can determine many things. Therefore, under the guidance of Hu Hui, Yu Qian broke through this limitation and tried to use this kind of thinking to look at the emperor.
What he does now is natural and he can see more different things.
Hu Xi has his sophistication, and Yu Qian also has his advantages. As Minister of the Ministry of War, his eyes are always focused on the important matter of rectifying military camps.
Obviously, the biggest resistance encountered in reorganizing the army at this stage is the power of the vassal kings, and King Yi is just one of them.
This is the reason why Yu Qian wants to go to Yi Fan in person. Only when Yi Fan's affairs become big enough and King Yi's punishment is severe enough, can all the kings in the world be fearful and submissive, so that the great government can be carried out smoothly.
But now, the emperor summoned the king of Yi to the capital, built a royal palace and kept them in the capital permanently. The scope of the deterrence is actually limited.
The advantage of doing this is that the degree of turbulence is very small. Strictly speaking, keeping King Yi 'staying' for a longer period of time will bring him closer to the clan and firmly believe in the friendship between relatives, which is commendable.
Of course, it must have been very uncomfortable for King Yi. Leaving the fiefdom where he could dominate and being under the eyes of the emperor, he had to restrain his words and deeds. Otherwise, if he made any mistake, the emperor could punish him at any time.
The edict was rebuked and the edict could be delivered to him in less than half an hour.
However, this was only for King Yi, and there was no substantial threat to other vassal kings. The emperor could summon one vassal king to stay in the capital, and he could summon two vassal kings to stay in the capital, but he could bring them all together.
Can all the vassal kings be imprisoned in the capital?
Obviously it is impossible. If all the vassal princes really entered the capital, it is not certain whether the emperor can suppress them.
Therefore, considering the overall situation, Yu Qian originally thought that this was still a temporary solution rather than a permanent solution.
But if we follow Mr. Hu's thinking and assume that the emperor has already made a plan, how should he overwhelm the kings, just like the precedent of making nobles bow their heads obediently, and let the kings obediently spit out the military lands they have usurped.
Taking this as a starting point, it is very likely that the means to deal with King Yi is just a starting point. Then, the emperor's real back-up plan is...
"King Min!"
The moment this word popped into his mind, Yu Qian couldn't help but stand up suddenly and looked in the direction of Zongxue.
Again, no matter how clever the emperor is, as long as he learns Mr. Hu's problem-solving method and uses effects to deduce causes, then everything is actually the simplest thing.
The affairs of the clan naturally depend on the clan mansion.
During the Hongwu era, the Zongren Mansion had the power to record talents and record crimes for many clans. Although now the Zongren Mansion is not as good as before, and even relies on Zongxuecai to re-confer the title.
However, the clan's mansion is a clan's mansion after all. If you get the emperor's unreserved authorization and are willing to be this evil person, then it will not be difficult to clean up the clan.
The reason why Yu Qian did not think in this direction was because the power of the Zongren Mansion was now entangled with the Ministry of Rites. In the capital, except for the last time when King Min punished King Xiang, the main affairs he was responsible for were the affairs of the Zongren.
He is not very responsible for managing other affairs.
The second reason is that in Yu Qian's opinion, the current Prince Da Zongzhengxiang, although he has the reputation of being a virtuous king, is actually narrow-minded, incompetent, and has bad moral character. He is really not a responsible person.
At first, because King Lao Min scolded and beat him, he held a grudge in his heart. After King Lao Min died, he openly made trouble in front of his soul. Later, the disciples of the clan were dissatisfied with him and even went to make trouble outside the Tenth Prince's Palace.
It would be really difficult to hope that such a person would be able to take up the righteousness of the court and exert management over the clan. It would be difficult to do such an offending thing.
But if the emperor planned to use the clan mansion to suppress the clan from the beginning, then the battle between King Min and King Xiang might not be that simple.
When the emperor kept King Min, who was still the king of Zhennan, in the capital, everyone thought that the emperor only valued the king of Zhennan for his long sleeves, good dancing, graceful appearance, high enough seniority, and ease of use.
So later, after King Zhennan beat King Xiang, the emperor had no choice but to hand over the position of Da Zongzheng to King Xiang as an appeasement.
However, if the emperor wants to increase the power of the clan government and allow it to truly play a role in managing the clan, then there is no doubt that the position of Da Zongzheng must be taken back.
Thinking back to the time when the emperor asked the King of Zhennan to stay in Beijing for a month to deal with the funeral affairs of the old King Min, I didn't think it was a big deal at the time, but looking at it now, I'm afraid it's not that simple.
You know, by now, one month has passed long ago. King Xiang has come to the capital several times to urge him, but King Min has refused to leave the capital. This shows that this is not simple.
However, everything is calm in the court now, so how on earth is the emperor going to make King Min overturn?
Just as he was thinking like this, someone from below suddenly came to report, saying.
"Master Shangshu, news just came that something happened over there in Zongxue!"
…
"What? Suicide by cutting your pulse?"
In the Zongxue training hall, King Xiang had just finished lunch and was about to go back to his residence to take a nap when he saw two minor officials coming over in a hurry to report that a student in the Zongxue had hanged himself.
"Bring me there quickly!"
Without asking any further questions, King Xiang hurriedly stood up and rushed towards Zongxue.
Zongxue has a special place for students to rest. When King Xiang arrived, there were already people outside the room.
As soon as King Xiang took a look, he saw a few people who made him uncomfortable.
In addition to Zhu Fanzhi and Zhu Chenglian, two boys who opposed him every day, even Zhu Yinzhen was also present.
Speaking of which, the ancestral school is just being established now, and many of the codes are not yet complete, but generally speaking, they are designed for the children of the clan who have not yet inherited the title.
Children of high-level clans must enter, and children of lower-level clans will be selected according to their wishes and based on certain quotas.
Now that Zhu Yinxi has inherited the throne of King Zhennan, he should quit the sect and return to his fiefdom.
However, in view of his special situation, the emperor was lenient and allowed him and his son to settle the affairs of the old King Min in the capital before leaving.
Therefore, during this period, although Zhu Yinzhen had inherited the throne, he still regarded himself as a student of Zongxue, coming to attend classes every day. Although the time for the Emperor to leave Beijing within a certain period of time had long passed, he could devote himself to studying Zongxue. It was barely a good thing, so although King Xiang felt uncomfortable seeing him, he could only endure it and kept urging him to do so.
However, perhaps because of the incident involving King Lao Min, the entire imperial court was somewhat dissatisfied with him, so there was no progress in this matter. Although King Xiang was anxious, there was nothing he could do.
"What are you doing here, why don't you go to class quickly? Have you finished your homework? Lumi doesn't want it anymore?"
Among the sects, there are very few princes and concubines of the feudal kings. This is because it was established not long ago and many of the princes of the feudal princes in various places have grown older and have obtained titles.
There were a few young people who were sent to religious schools, but they were only a handful. The lower ones were the concubines of the princes. These two groups together accounted for about one-tenth of the total. about.
But further down, there are more places for the generals of the country and their descendants from the clan below.
For them, the identity of King Xiang, a great sect leader and the emperor's uncle, was still very intimidating.
In particular, King Xiang was always very strict. In order to truly make these clan members successful, he established a very strict assessment system.
There are small exams every ten days and big exams every month. There are people who do not study seriously and violate disciplines. Copying books, facing the wall, and even being reprimanded are common.
However, the most critical thing is to detain Lumi.
In order to encourage this group of children to make progress, especially after seeing Zhu Fanzhi and others leading a group of people everywhere to cause trouble every day, King Xiang established this system.
Any student who fails the monthly assessment will have his or her salary for the next month withheld.
As a result, the many low-level clans became much more well-behaved, especially the group of people who followed Zhu Fanzhi and others around every day, which suddenly decreased by more than half.
After all, unlike those princes of feudal lords and princes of counties, they have the support of a royal palace behind them.
Zhu Fanzhi was the eldest son of Prince Xiangling, and he was destined to inherit the throne of the county in the future. He was not short of money at all. In addition, he was capable of fighting. As the leader of the clan, he basically had nothing to fear from heaven and earth.
In particular, he had a stubborn personality. The more King Xiang targeted him, the more Zhu Fanzhi struggled with him. He tried everything including facing the wall, copying books, grounding him, and beating him, but it was of no use.
This prince of Prince Xiangling still turned in blank papers every time, which made Prince Xiang angry and wanted to drive him back, but unfortunately, he did not have the power.
Not only did it not happen, but if it really came to the court, he would be the one to be scolded. Therefore, he simply ignored Zhu Fanzhi and pointed his finger at the clan clan below.
You know, generals like Fengguo and even lower-ranking clans came to the capital city, not only because they wanted to successfully obtain a title after graduating from Zongxue, but the more important reason was that Zongxue would
A fixed amount of Lumi is distributed.
The problem of clans in the Ming Dynasty has begun to appear. As the number of people increases, it is already difficult for local governments to provide salaries for large clans. Therefore, many times, some low-level clans with distant blood connections and low status are often
It is difficult to get enough Lumi.
Their families tried every means to send them to the capital, just so that there would be one less person in the family asking for money, and maybe even some money could be sent home.
After all, under the eyes of the emperor, no official would dare to deduct the salary, money and food they should have. What's more, the emperor was generous. In order to encourage religious studies, he also allocated a part of the silver from the inner treasury to use as extra rice.
However, what these clan members did not expect was that when they arrived in the capital, no official dared to deduct their salary. However, there was a Prince Xiang who was extremely harsh and would deduct their salary at every turn on charges of imprudence and misconduct.
rice.
In the end, a system was even formed whereby all those who failed the assessment would be suspended.
Because of the incident involving King Lao Min, a group of clan members followed Zhu Fanzhi and others to the Tenth Prince's Mansion to cause trouble. In fact, they saved it and drove King Xiang back to the fiefdom early, and then replaced someone to take charge of the clan.
But who would have thought that God failed to fulfill his wishes, and in the end, not only was King Xiang safe and sound, but he also took over the throne of Da Zongzheng smoothly.
Now, the hard days for all the clan members are coming. During this period, there have been complaints among the clan members. But now, something has happened...
King Xiang's original intention was to disperse the crowd as soon as possible to make it easier to understand the situation. However, what he did not expect was that after saying these words, a group of clan disciples below looked at him with fear, although they were afraid.
with vague hostility.
At this time, Zhu Yinqi, who was standing at the front, took a step forward and spoke.
"Prince Xiang, as a great Zongzheng, if something like this happened, the first thing you said when you rushed to the scene was neither to ask about Jin Duo's injury nor to ask him why he cut his pulse. Instead, the first thing you did was to drive me away.
For those who are concerned about Jingduo's physical condition, dare to ask Prince Xiang, as we are members of the same Zhu family, where is your love and kindness?"
This chapter has been completed!