The current successor to the throne of Lu is the tenth grandson of Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, the ninth grandson of King Lu Huang, and the younger brother of King Zhu Yipai of Lu. Because Zhu Yipai's former garrison in Yanzhou was conquered by Jiannu and hanged himself, he became the tenth grandson of the Ming Dynasty.
A generation of King Lu. This person was also one of the vassal kings who was active in Nanming in the future. He was even praised as the emperor of Nanming by others.
But today, as a prince, he encountered a problem, which was naturally brought to him by His Majesty. The envoy he sent a few days ago traveled hundreds of miles to see His Majesty, but when he came back, he heard that
His Majesty asked him to allocate all the land in the palace and contribute most of his family wealth as military pay.
Of course it was not that he was unwilling, but no one else would be willing to be forced by His Majesty like this. He had been melancholy for several days. This morning, he suddenly learned that a large group of cavalry had appeared outside the city. He thought it was an intruder.
, so he personally went to the city and led hundreds of officials and defenders to defend Yanzhou.
But I never expected that the news brought by this cavalry would be even more shocking. It wouldn’t matter if they were intruders, but this cavalry was actually the vanguard cavalry of His Majesty’s Royal Camp. Although I don’t know why Your Majesty had such an elite cavalry, how many times did it happen?
The shock brought to him by the Thousand Heavy Cavalry was no less than the feeling when Jian Nu broke into the city a few years ago.
A few years ago he escaped by pretending to be dead, but today he cannot escape no matter what.
When he learned that His Majesty was behind him, he, who had always been calm, panicked for a moment. He quickly ordered the Chief of the Palace to prepare meals, and hurriedly ordered people to open the city gate and notify all officials to go out of the city to welcome His Majesty's arrival.
But he immediately went home and changed into a python robe, and waited quietly at the gate of the palace. He knew that not only his family wealth and land were in danger, but his own safety might also be in danger. But if he put aside his unfamiliarity with the current majesty,
He is truly willing to dedicate himself to the country.
But not in a forced way.
It wasn't until Zhu Ling's Luan Jia arrived at Prince Lu's Mansion that he was reminded by Chang Shi, and he recovered from his wandering. Seeing Luan Jia approaching quickly bit by bit, he felt much calmer in his heart. What kind of family affection?
, in the end, it was not replaced by interests. As the uncle of His Majesty, he has no airs at this moment.
When Zhu Ling's Luan Jia was less than a few dozen steps away, King Zhu Yihai of Lu, who knew the general situation, immediately led the palace officials to kneel down together and shouted: "Your Majesty is welcome to come."
Zhu Ling got off the Luan Jia with the support of Wang Chengen, and looked at the King of Lu who was kneeling in front of him, his uncle, the Lu Supervisor in history. His subordinate Zhang Mingzhen proposed the Longzhong Duel. If the situation was better, he would be in front of him.
This uncle is not sure that the Ming Dynasty can really be revived. But that is just history.
"Uncle, please get up."
Hearing this, King Lu made a move to stand up, but at this moment, he heard another voice and stopped dead in his tracks.
"How many fields does the emperor's uncle have? After more than two hundred years of Ming Dynasty, he must have accumulated a lot of money."
He didn't expect that His Majesty would ask such a sensitive question here, which really caught him off guard. Since he had almost never met His Majesty, he didn't know whether the words were a joke or a real inquiry. After thinking for a moment, Your Majesty
She has not spoken a word, so she must be really asking him.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the farmland is 1,200 acres, and the silver taels have not yet been counted. It should be more than 100,000 taels."
The next moment was even more unexpected than he expected. His Majesty stepped directly over him and entered the palace without letting him stand at all. The first uncle-nephew meeting was so awkward! But it may be that the court is in turmoil now, and his Majesty has been worried about the safety of the Ming Dynasty. Sometimes,
Really rather impatient.
King Lu was about to get up when another scolding sound suddenly sounded behind him, and this scolding voice was obviously angry: "Did I tell you to get up!"
This scolding immediately frightened King Lu and the officials to lower their heads, and their original movements of standing up immediately returned to their original state. Everyone did not know why His Majesty was so angry, let alone what King Lu had done to offend His Majesty. At the moment, they could only remain calm.
Kneel down and wait for His Majesty's next decree.
"I told you a few days ago that your land was given to you by the imperial court. If the imperial court asks you for it, you have to give it!" Zhu Ling did not get angry and asserted himself, but just raised his voice to show the majesty of the emperor. At this time
The air was almost solid. He continued: "The money is because the people have divided half of their hard work for a year and provided it to you. Now that the country is in danger, you are not willing to save the people?"
At this point, it would be unreasonable if he did not defend himself. King Lu hurriedly said: "I also have the heart to serve the country. Even if Your Majesty doesn't say it, I am willing to contribute the royal family's wealth to exterminate the bandits and drive out the slaves. A few days ago, Your Majesty informed me
I have kept the words of my messenger in mind. Now all the silver has been piled up in the warehouse, and the number of fertile fields has been registered. Your Majesty can send people to check at any time. If I make half-truths, you should be punished!"
These words made everyone present lament that even as a prince, it is extremely difficult for the descendants of the royal family. Although they have no military power, the fertile land and family wealth they occupy are also a concern of the court. The former Prince Ning's rebellion was certainly
In this way, he relied on his wealth to recruit troops privately, and even bribed ministers.
But it has to be said that the imperial court was already having an extremely difficult time supporting them, and did not hesitate to squeeze the people. Now His Majesty suddenly burst out and scolded him. He must have been moved by the miserable scenes he saw along the way, and then saw his own prince be so graceful and noble.
, then he got angry and rebuked, completely disregarding the prince’s face.
"Okay! Wang Guoxing, please take some royal guards and take a good look!"
Hearing this, Zhu Ling was not polite and directly ordered Wang Jiayan to take people to the palace to check the number of fertile fields and the amount of silver in the warehouse. Wang Guoxing also bowed to accept the order, ordered a few royal guards and went directly into the palace.
At this time, King Lu, who was still kneeling on the ground, was really a little bit humiliated. He was humiliated like this when he met His Majesty for the first time. Although he was a prince, he was also a descendant of Taizu. He was so intrusive but could not speak, and he was quite angry in his heart.
"I have always implemented benevolent government and taken good care of the people in the royal family. In the past few years, the court has been in turmoil and the people have rebelled. Why? It is because the court has spent too much money. Why is it so expensive? On the one hand, it is to resist the establishment of slaves, and on the other hand, it is to provide
Your vassal king spent a lot of money, this is not a small sum, King Fu! Huh, talking about him, I heard that he was divided and eaten when he died. Well, this is retribution!"
Zhu Ling cursed so hard that he could almost recall the vassal kings, and he scolded them all if they did something bad. As a result, King Lu Zhu Yihai did not dare to raise his head at all, and even others were extremely frightened, fearing that His Majesty would suddenly become angry and implicate everyone.
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"Wang Cheng'en!"
"My servant is here." Wang Chengen quickly stood up.
"Draw up an imperial edict to order the world. I share the land with the people, not the kings and you. From the time the edict is issued, the kings can only keep 300 acres of land, and the rest of the land will be divided among the local officials.
To the local people, remember that they must be divided fairly. The prince and the officials will supervise each other. If they are found, they can report it to the court and escort him to be executed."
"This slave obeys your order."
"As soon as possible, I will publish it to the entire Ming Dynasty within a month. In addition, I will add a sentence at the end: Prince Mu's palace is not included." Zhu Ling also remembered Mu Guogong. Not only Mu Ying, but also his descendants have always served the country loyally.
Mu Tianbo also died fighting for his country and was much more loyal than other vassal kings.
At this time, Wang Guoxing also led his people to come out quickly and bowed down to report that everything was just as King Lu said, and there was nothing wrong with it.
"Uncle, please wake up."
Hearing such gentle words, King Lu also let out a long sigh of relief, and then stood up slowly. But he did not dare to raise his head and look directly at Zhu Ling. He knew in his heart that his majesty was extremely resentful of the royal expenses that they, the vassal kings, accounted for.
So it's very convergent.
"The emperor's uncle is also a general person, unlike some of my emperor's uncles. This aspect is certain."
"My desire to serve the country is absolutely not false!" After saying this, King Lu's eyes were already a little moist. Perhaps he had been severely scolded just now, or perhaps he had been misunderstood by His Majesty, which made everyone look helpless.
"Uncle, there is no need to be like this. Please place my army as soon as possible. If nothing else happens, I will live here for a long time in the future."