Chapter 1581 The burden of the clan has been thrown off
I don't believe that you really dare to come. Do you really have the courage to face Emperor Taizu Gao? What would your reaction if Emperor Taizu Gao knew what you did? Don't you want the sacrifice you sent?
Even if someone really dares to come, Chen Long is not worried or afraid. The journey from the vassal kings to Jinling is long. I don’t know how many civil servants’ territory will pass along along the way. Now these civil servants are looking forward to your collapse and share the benefits from it. Can they watch you arrive in Jinling safely? That’s too overestimating the integrity of the Ming officials?
Not to mention the tricks of these vassal kings in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, this method is too rough, so civil officials probably disdain to use it. People can completely act like strong orders and find illegal things when the vassal kings travel. They are used to being arrogant on their own territory on weekdays, and they will definitely not behave properly once they set out on the road.
Then, there will be another trampling on the farmland and the servants of the royal palace bullying the local people. The civil servants will immediately appear in the face of Master Qingtian and take out the Ming law to demand severe punishment for the servants who violate the law. If you do this several times, it is estimated that the followers of the vassal kings should run away, and there will be no more people left in prison. How can you come to Jinling at that time?
Even if there is someone who is really hard-headed, he has overcome many obstacles and comes to Jinling and comes to Emperor Taizu Gao's spirit, will Chen Long have no choice? Obviously not. If there is such a hard-headed person, believe it or not, Chen Long hits him with a thunder! By then, the charge of unfilial piety in this branch will be completely confirmed!
If you weren't filial, why did Emperor Taizu Gao come down to punish you? Alas, it's not that these vassal kings have no cards to play. If you want to blame them, blame them for encountering a snare! In front of the time travelers who have cheated, their previous methods are useless.
In the past, these vassal kings might have used benevolence and filial piety to block the emperor's mouth, but now Chen Long has made a miracle of Taizu's appearance, and this method is definitely not useful. In the past, they could threaten to cry to the imperial tomb, but now, as long as they dare to come, a few thunders will be killed directly, let alone who dares to jump around?
Chen Long had already thought about it. He would kill him to see who would come first. As long as a vassal king ended up like this, he really didn't believe that there would be someone who would continue to be stubborn. After all, people would cherish their lives. If the king was gone, they might be able to continue to live, but if they were struck by lightning, they would have nothing and would be infamous for eternity.
"Your Majesty, my Ming Dynasty has always governed the country with benevolence and filial piety. Such unkind and unfilial people can even slap in offering sacrifices to their ancestors. What else can't be done? I ask Your Majesty to reduce the vassal of such unfilial people!" When I heard that the envoy of the vassal king dared to refute, my Ming Dynasty civil servant was completely angry!
Can't you see the situation clearly? This is because Emperor Taizu Gao is dissatisfied with you, and no way can save you. There is the destiny of Emperor Taizu Gao, and the evidence we have found below, your prince has been completely nailed to death.
"Your Majesty, I impeach King Fu's greed and treated the people under my rule..." Seeing that there were still people who wanted to speak, the civil servants became completely angry, and immediately someone began to impeach the illegal affairs of the vassal kings.
"Your Majesty, when I was the prefect of Datong Prefecture, I also heard that King Dai colluded with merchants to seek profit. The Prince Dai even blatantly violated the court's laws and transported iron tools to the grassland. This move may be a ill-gotten plan!"
"Your Majesty, I impeach the King of Shu forcibly robbing the people and rioting the royal palace... I impeach the King of Qi forcibly taking his father's concubine, which is against morality..." He quickly snatched the vassal kings. These black materials had long been hidden in the hearts of civil officials. Unexpectedly, they happened to be useful at this time. One charge after another was brought out, and the envoys of the vassal kings immediately became ashamed.
There were even civil servants who inspected the sacrifices to secretly pull down one or two of the sacrifices left on the altar, which made several vassal kings unlucky. No matter which vassal king it was, it was fat and oily. If you took down one more, it would be a benefit of at least hundreds of thousands of taels.
Of course, it was not that he was still calm. For example, the envoy of the Prince of Lu's Mansion saw that the sacrifices offered by his prince were still placed on the altar. But for some reason, he suddenly recalled what his Majesty said to the prince when he passed by Yanzhou. Perhaps it was because of this that the sacrifices of my prince were still intact?
If the prince had not expressed his words at the beginning, it would have been like this! He did not doubt Chen Long's head, nor did he have the courage. He just regarded him as Emperor Taizu Gao, who saw his prince's love for the people, so he was relatively satisfied with King Lu, so he did not blow off King Lu's sacrifice!
"The impeachment of you is impeached with false words?" Chen Long asked coldly. After receiving the affirmative reply, he laughed furiously, "Haha, this is my royal family in the Ming Dynasty! Emperor Taizu Gao has always loved the people as much as his son. They dared to do this. No wonder Emperor Taizu Gao got angry because of this. Emperor Taizu Gao must be completely disappointed with them!"
"Your Majesty, wise!" Chen Long thought he was so arrogant that he followed his advice, and the ministers were suddenly overjoyed. Now the royal family of the Ming Dynasty must kneel down. I have to think about it quickly. My hometown is involved with that vassal king. Is there any problem with these vassal kings? Can they also bring down their family?
"Your Majesty, since Emperor Taizu Gao has warned you, please ask Your Majesty to quickly investigate and punish these vassal kings, so that you can explain to Emperor Taizu Gao!" The civil officials also took out the reputation of Emperor Taizu Gao and tried to completely nail these vassal kings to death.
"Come here! I'm sending an order to investigate the illegal affairs of each vassal king, and do not hide it at all!" Chen Long immediately issued an order, "Order the Jinyiwei and the East Factory to jointly investigate!"
How can I not know what you are thinking? Isn’t it just that I have fallen in love with the wealth and land of those vassal kings? How could it be that you are all cheap? I made such a big deal to do good things for you? I must take the big picture!
At that time, all the royal families who failed the offerings would be removed from the list, and the land under their names would be reclaimed and distributed to the people to teach them to plant new high-yield crops.
As for those expelled royal families, they only gave a small amount of money that could maintain basic living, and the money was paid out from the royal family's savings over the years. In this way, the financial burden of the Ming Dynasty would be greatly reduced, right? The extra money could be used for the political reform and external expansion of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, these all take time, but at least from now on, Chen Long finally saw the hope of getting rid of the huge burden of the Ming Dynasty royal family.
Chapter completed!