The heroes will only choose things that are beneficial to them. King Yan Zhu Di sat in the palace in Liaoyang, waiting for the snow outside the window to melt. The land of Liaodong is much colder than that in Beiping, but since the 17th year of Hongwu, Zhu Di has been in Liaoyang for most of the year and rarely returns to the Yanwang Mansion in Beiping.

There are two reasons for doing this. On the one hand, Zhu Di wanted to use this to show his brother Zhu Biao that the Northern Army had no ambition to go south to compete for the country. On the other hand, he was also afraid that Beiping was too close to the front line, and once the brother turned against him, he would not even have a strategic depth to avoid it. His brother Zhu Biao's decisive behavior made him admire him. His words and deeds from his father and brother had made him no longer the passionate young man who was devoted to the world. Since he met his mother, Zhu Di's eyes have become more and more. As he grew older, the light in his pupils became deeper and deeper, so deeper that his generals dared not face it easily.

For more than ten years, Zhu Di has always regarded himself as the protector of the new policy. Nowadays, the six northern provinces are rich enough to rival the country. Those immigrants who bought land outside the pass at low prices were always arrogant when they went home to visit relatives and friends. The faces of the explosive households were envied by many people, and at the same time, they also attracted sufficient labor and development funds to the six northern provinces. All the people of the Ming Dynasty knew that under the rule of the King of Yan, as long as you find the right way, getting rich overnight is not a dream.

The emerging class flourished under the protection of the King of Yan, and at the same time brought him enough strength to fight the court. The Zhenbei Army was an army that grew up in the war, and both combat skills and combat equipment could be said to be unparalleled in the world. This army not only had combat effectiveness among the seven armies in the world, but the personal abilities of the officers who had been repeatedly trained by the military academy were also first-class. Due to the mutual restraint relationship with the court, the Zhenbei Army still maintained the scale of four reorganized divisions and an independent cavalry division. However, the system of self-protection for residents who could carry guns for the special circumstances in Liaodong that year was deliberately carried forward by Zhu Di, which allowed the people to reserve sufficient military sources. Once the court was unable to make things difficult for the six northern provinces and forced the order to convene, Zhu Di was absolutely sure that he could order a legion within one month.

If you find the right way, it is very worry-free to manage such a region. Guo Pu, the governor of the six provinces, has a leisurely rest every day. He rarely heard of him returning to the mansion and handling official duties. Everyone formulates acceptable rules together, and everyone does their own way within the rules. The wise and unfilial officials are supervised by jazz in various places, and there is no need for the governor to worry about them. The behavior of the people is managed by the government, and there is no need for Guo Pu to do things personally. Zhu Di, who is above Guo Pu, has fewer things. Except for military construction and training, basically nothing is needed for him to personally take care of himself.

He didn't need to care about the expenses of the royal family. Compared to his father who was working hard all day long, Zhu Di sometimes felt that doing this was the smartest move. Nowadays, the Yan Prince's Mansion is like a major shareholder, and its annual income is proportional to the local finances. At the end of the year, the officials under Guo Pu's charge of money and grain would naturally send a revenue and expenditure report to Zhu Di for a review. The fiscal revenue and how much the royal family could withdraw as private expenses were clearly listed as private expenses. As long as Zhu Di stamped it, silver notes would naturally be sent to his wife within five days.

But this kind of life of letting go of the prince is not going well. It is easy to expect this group of people to protect themselves with themselves. It is difficult to expect them to fight against the court with themselves. This is the bitter wine brewed by Zhu Di himself. In order to compete with his brother who is more wise and who is more suitable for governing the country, over the past ten years, the power of local nobles has gradually expanded, from impeaching officials to participating in the revision of government orders. Now, in addition to military orders, the local government orders in the six northern provinces must be submitted to the Lords before the issuance of local government orders in the north before the issuance of them. The power of the Jazz Association is greater than that of the Secretariat in the court. There are many government orders that are detained and not issued every year. This made Zhu Di feel the power of the power in his hand, and also felt the potential threat.

Especially in recent years, Zhu Di finally understood why his brother had such a dynamic force instead of choosing the Neo-Confucianism, which had proven failed since the Southern Song Dynasty, was a classic for governing the country. The profit-oriented nature of the emerging industrial and commercial classes made them appear in a state of chaos. The civilized and bowed to the forefront were gone, and the hierarchical order was gone. The prestige of the government in their eyes was getting worse day by day. If the government orders were issued to them, they would cheer them. If they were not profitable, they would naturally have to find one or two agents to speak, bargain, and not get enough benefits.

Never execute. In addition to one or two aliens who regard money as dirt, the lords from all over the world, including some women and Mongolian princes, have now become owners. These guys regard their wallets more than their lives, and it is harder to convince them to retreat than to reach the sky. Even when they have never had a unified opinion between themselves, the owners of the mining and smelting industries are in the same group, the textile and meat industries are in a group, and all the businesses are involved in making money. The business groups that started from Peking, the business groups that traveled from south to north, and there are many factions, and they do not buy each other.

When the Jazz discussed the decree, it was the most chaotic time. When this system was first implemented, Zhu Di hid next door several times and peeked at it. Every time he saw a lively scene of several groups of people throwing rotten eggs at each other. Later, in order to maintain the dignity of the government, the governor Guo Pu used the principle of gentlemen not speaking but not acting. He passed the principle that jazz in various places was not allowed to bring food into the venue and losing first when attending meetings. He barely stopped the chaos, but the small actions between each other outside the venue were

Never interrupted. Everyone has wealth. When there are conflicts, killing and fighting is extremely rare, but the criticism of each other in the newspapers is even more intense. Especially when one group of people impeached an official and another group of people desperately wanted to protect the official, the privacy of any other party would be dug out by tabloid writers, making a big fuss, from abandoning their wife and children to being disobedient and unfilial, they would never be indulged in things that were not conducive to the other party's image.

Because the lords have too much power, they can hold a firm position in the civil service team of the six northern provinces, and they will definitely not be able to do anything without some real skills. Not only are the officials sent by the court easily impeached by various lords, but even locals in the six northern provinces will not be able to work for a long time after being appointed. The six provinces still inherited the tradition of being an official in the Ming Dynasty, so the place where the chief of a county or a prefecture will definitely not be his hometown. After dealing with the minor officials in the local area and coping with the local lords, it will take a lot of effort to figure out the local situation. It is very difficult to do an official position as leisurely as Guo Pu.

Several times when officials came to Renxian to visit local tycoons, there were also jokes about countless officials colluding with local gentry to oppress the people. However, uncontrolled newspapers and hostile factions fully exerted their supervisory functions for their respective interests. The scandal was soon exposed and stuck to the table of the legal department. When the violation of regulations was punished, Zhu Di and Guo Pu were surprisingly consistent and never ruthless. Seeing that their ex lost their official position and dismissed their posts and went to the extreme north to open up the territory, they used to be on par with the Lord and then lost their qualifications to participate in politics and the crime was investigated according to law, the newly appointed ones were walking on thin ice and had to be cautious.

There was a kind brother who was comparing from a distance. King Yan Zhu Di also rejected his father Zhu Yuanzhang's cruelty in the way of skinning officials. According to the Ming Dynasty's criminal laws and the practice of the Northern Army's Military Law, no matter the people of officials, as long as they commit crimes, they generally have to go through relatively strict trials and be punished according to the severity of their crimes. For officials who embezzled and accepted bribes, the punishment measures in the six northern provinces are to confiscate all property and punish all the people involved in their family based on the total amount of corruption.

The main culprit was fined with varying amounts. The main culprit was sent to a remote place to cut the vegetation and pioneering the land, which was not enough to be convicted of the prisoner and the fines were returned. All actions would be monitored by the government before the fines were returned, and all hidden property would be confiscated. Some officials and sirs were punished to beg for a living on the street. In the eyes of passers-by, they could not see much mercy. All the people could despise these people who had bullied themselves.

There has been no war for more than ten years, and the number of people who have received titles from the court in the local government has grown slowly, resulting in a relatively insufficient number of jazz at all levels in the local area. The courts far away in the south are not very enthusiastic about donating titles. King Zhu Di of Yan fought for each year, and there were less than ten short titles for the local area. Therefore, in addition to donating money, people who want to get titles have added many additional clauses. In particular, Guo Pu's proposal to publicize it in newspapers in advance for two months, and the people who comment on this item are simply a pain. Those who came from areas with relatively balanced factions have the worst. Adding a new title in the local area means that the balance is broken again. Therefore, from the date of public announcement, secret competition between various forces will begin immediately, and those who are publicly announced are often attacked in a decent manner.

This is not a good method. At present, this strategy of relying on the ranks to supervise officials and discussing government orders has brought a lot of inconvenience. The governor Guo Pu mentioned this matter to King Yan Zhu Di many times. King Yan Zhu Di also hopes to make some changes. At least the lords discuss government orders more efficiently and more easily controlled by themselves, but it is indeed difficult to change all of this. Unless the six northern provinces retreat to a consistent governance method with the court, but if they really do that, what will King Yan Zhu Di rely on to compete with the court?

There is something troublesome in front of you. The court issued a government order to disperse the power of the government, and directly allocated money, grain and customs departments to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, and local governments must not interfere. This government order has no appropriate reason to boycott the six northern provinces, but returning this power means that the funds on Zhu Di's fiefdom will be controlled by the court. The people of the six northern provinces have never had a good impression of the court. Lords from all over the country gathered in Liaoyang after the New Year and unanimously demanded that the court reject the decree. Of course, Zhu Di was unwilling to return the power in his hands to the court. Moreover, there was a large caravan on Yongming City that hid the court without hiding it.

The court was quietly developing. The business group had several fleets equipped with light firepower, and their business was mainly ocean trade. It belonged to the Liaomeng Lianhe, but the personal shares of the King of Yan Zhu Di accounted for 30%. Many of the fleets engaged in business were shameful, and they brought huge financial returns to the local area every year. If the Yongming Customs was handed over, these fleets and the business they were engaged in would be exposed, which would definitely cause criticism from the literati and the dissatisfaction of the court. Moreover, at the beginning of the fleet's establishment, Zhu Di had the idea of ​​equipping these fleets with artillery and combining artillery into a frigate once a war occurred.

But now is not the time to turn against the court. Zhu Di is not sure of winning by relying on the power of the six provinces to provoke a war. If the reputation is not right, the words are not right, and there is also a big gap in military strength. The navy of Jinghai Duke Cao Zhen made Zhu Di feel very threatened. Once a war starts, the navy blocks all the seaports, and trade with the north and south will be interrupted. The merchants below must cause trouble. At that time, the morale of the army on his side will be in chaos, and the strength of the powerful and powerful army will be in the hands of the seven armies and will not be guaranteed to be defeated thousands of miles away.

Besides, there is a Jingyuan army behind the Zhenbei Army, and the imperial court has been throwing money at Jingyuan Province in recent years. The King of Liao and his aides were worried about the fact that the rich Rehe Province was granted the title of kings in the first year of Antai, and the transfer of the wealthy Rehe Province to the King of Yan. Zhu Di could not guarantee that after he and his brother would turn against him, the King of Liao, who was nominally under the command of the King of Yan, would he listen to the court or his own. Under the interests, the brother could turn against his father, and could the brother not have the sword against his brother?

Zhu Di, who was worried and became more and more depressed, secretly became jealous of Wu'anguo. If he had received his letter and was willing to return north, and as the founder of the new army, he led the Northern Army to question Zhu Biao's inheritance rights and the dark side of the Xuanwu Lake incident, could the one sitting on the dragon throne be the older brother Zhu Biao? In the seven armies of the world, there were three armies who had expressed their attitude to him privately, and it was much easier to fight against the court than now. But Wu Daitou refused to return north, and even advised himself to think about the people of the world not to act rashly. If he did not act rashly, the court would cut the moon day by day, and if this continued, he would not even have the chance to act rashly.

"Why does Your Highness sigh?" A cold voice scared Zhu Di, who was thinking, and turned around from the window. What caught his eyes was Yao Guangxiao's kind-hearted eyes like a Bodhisattva.

Zhu Di sent someone to invite Yao Guangxiao over and told his subordinates not to report it. He couldn't get angry. At this time, the governor Guo Pu was busy discussing with the aides of King Yan Zhu Di and the lords from all over the country how to bargain with the court, and had no time to chat with Zhu Di. The guard commander Zhang Zhengxin led dozens of scouts to carry out secret missions and went to the capital to prepare to rob the prison. When he was upset, he could only find Yao Guangxiao, an idle man, to relieve his boredom.

"I'm poor. Haven't you ever heard of being the one who is in charge of the family during the holidays? " Zhu Di smiled bitterly and made a joke of the real and false. If these six northern provinces are compared to one family, wouldn't he be the one who is in charge?

"The prince is about to be rich all over the world, why are you still crying poor?" Yao Guangxiao is very good at speaking. From the first meeting of Zhu Di, he said without hesitation that the King of Yan had an emperor, and his followers were all the generals and ministers, which made many people suspicious. This monk was very famous and used his strange skills to cure diseases and save people. He promoted Zhu Di as the emperor of heaven, which was just enough to defeat the selfishness of the King of Yan. Some soldiers who had a strong heart began to prepare privately, fantasizing that one day he would assist the wise king ascend the throne and achieve great achievements like Xu Shiji and Li Jing, and be remembered forever. Some merchants also hope that the King of Yan could preside over the government and promote the governing methods of the six northern provinces to the whole country. Of course, it would be better to give meritorious ministers the right to be exempted from taxes forever.

Several groups of people gathered together and made the King of Yan's already restless mind more and more. If it weren't for the persistent people such as Guo Pu and Xu Zengshou who were analyzing the situation and pouring cold water on their side, something might have happened.

"Don't talk nonsense," Zhu Di smiled and scolded, "The fire has burned to the eyebrows, and the master is still happy with me."

"Ami Camel Buddha, monks do not speak verbs." Yao Guangxiaobao was solemn and lied in the name of the Buddha. "It's cold here and the south wind doesn't come, where does the fire come from?"

Both sides are smart people. The fact that the words "There is nowhere to come" has already shown that Yao Guangxiao knew why he was worried. Zhu Di no longer went around in circles and asked directly: "Master, can you teach me a good idea."

"There are good strategies, but you need some respect in front of the Buddha. I don't know if your highness is willing to give up." Yao Guangxiao's words are still neither anxious nor slow.

"Didn't the Buddha save all living beings? Why does the master give people advice and make more good?" Zhu Di calmly asked with a smile. The monk in front of him is not as good as Guo Pu, and both sides are not the same type of person. Although Guo Pu occasionally sings with him for local interests, there is no need to doubt his intentions. In terms of fundamental interests, the people in Peking and the Yan Palace are interdependent. This monk is not the case. He is a typical study abroad scholar who sells strategies. Once he cannot satisfy his appetite, the matter of going to Qin and Chu is common in the eyes of such people.

"The Buddha saved all living beings, but the Buddha's disciples wanted to live with rice and grain. Haven't your highness heard of the allusion 'Buddhas also wanted money'?" Yao Guangxiao continued to swear.

"Okay, I won't practice Zen with you. Just tell me what you want. Didn't you allow you to build a temple in Liaoyang last year?"

"Your Highness, don't misunderstand it. What the monk wants is not money, but a person." Seeing that Zhu Di was a little impatient, Yao Guangxiao quickly apologized. He asked for a lot of things about the King of Yan and did not dare to offend this great donor. The pretentious thing just now was actually to increase Zhu Di's attention to the strategies he had shown.

The Lamaism of Mongolian tribes was flourishing, while the northern tribes each had their own beliefs. The doctrines advocated by Mahayana Buddhism must take root in various places in Liaodong and Liaobei, and the support of the King of Yan is indispensable. The people here are rich. If they get the approval of the King of Yan, it will not take much time to build dozens of temples. By then, Yao Guangxiao's merits can catch up with Bodhidharma.

"Who, do you want the people around me to become monks?" Zhu Di suddenly became vigilant.

"No, the little monk wanted to persuade Your Highness to give up one person." Yao Guangxiao lowered his eyebrows, as if he was lamenting the unfairness of fate.

"Save one person", King Yan Zhu Di was slightly stunned. His brothers did nothing and could not say they would give up. Before he could ask again, Yao Guangxiao had already given the answer.

"Bo Wenyuan"!
Chapter completed!