After the post office reform and the introduction of various stamps, the emperor Taisun launched a money policy to produce silver coins.
The benefits of this thing are obvious. With the emperor's grandson taking the lead, and because many of the disadvantages of coins in the early days of the country had not yet been exposed, the six departments began to work nervously.
For several days, Zhu Yunxi stayed in the Ministry of Industry and personally inspected the condition of the molds every day. He discussed with the ministers, ministers, and middle-level officials of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce on how to make and how much to make, etc., and he was very busy on the ground.
There was a prosperous scene in the court, and the shadow of the blue jade case seemed to have been swept away, and it seemed to have been forgotten.
But no one knew that on the day of the court meeting to impeach Zhan Hui, several fast horses in the capital quietly left the city with the Holy Edict and galloped all the way north.
Target, Peiping.
After many days of wind and rain and sleeping in the open, we finally arrived in Peiping. Fortunately, spring was also blooming in the north, otherwise some people would have suffered from the severe cold weather.
He Guangyi, the commander of the Jinyiwei, looked at Peiping and saw the grand gate of the Yuan capital, silently lost in thought. He was a warrior, but judging from its shape, the defense of Peiping's city walls was much higher than that of Yingtian Mansion in the capital.
And even so, the city walls were full of busy civilians, and the city of Beiping looked like a huge military fortress.
"Reached?"
In the accompanying team, an old voice came from the carriage, "This is such a long distance, our old bones are almost falling apart!"
"Father, we are here!" He Guangyi said respectfully to the people in the carriage.
"Let's do our work when we get there!" the person in the carriage replied, "go back quickly, our family has to go back to guard the tomb. If our family doesn't watch, those little rabbits won't work. This season, the grass is growing
When it’s busy.”
At this time, in Prince Yan's palace, Zhu Di was discussing matters with his confidants.
"That useless thing Jiang Wei!" Zhu Di sneered, "What a great scene, but he actually ruined it!"
"It's not that he messed up!" Dao Yan said next, "Who would have thought that the emperor's grandson would dare to go back to Beijing directly to save people!"
"The old man dotes on him so much!" Zhu Di touched his nose, "He led his troops back to the capital at night, but the Duke opened the door privately and rushed his troops into Jinyiwei Town Fusi. Hehe! I don't even dare to think about these things, let alone
He said he would do it! He did it, but the old man acted like it was nothing. He is really very partial!"
"Now that Jiang Wei is dead, there is one less person available in the capital!" Jin Zhong, another staff member, said, "I heard that the new commander is very close to the emperor's grandson, and he is also a member of the emperor's personal army.
One of them! The higher-ups are not only partial, but also partial. Doesn’t this mean that they gave him the royal guard?"
"So what? There are many money-grubbing villains in the Jinyi Guards. They can't bribe He Guangyi, they can bribe others!" Dao Yan thought about it, "Now is not the time to talk about this, Your Highness, the military expenditures of the imperial court in previous years have already arrived, but
There was no response this year..."
"I am also wondering about this matter. Nowadays, the city walls are being built for the purpose of defending against enemies, and the weapons are being forged because the Northern Yuan Dynasty wants to invade the border. In the past, as long as the memorial was sent up, there was no delay in asking for money or things, but this year.
....." As he spoke, Zhu Di snorted and said, "Send an order to Qiu Fu and ask him to tell those Jurchen barbarians in Liaodong and let them cause trouble."
"Tell the Mongolian tribesmen who are friendly with us to let them cause trouble in Shanxi." Zhu Di sneered, "If they don't make trouble, the court will think that the border area has been cleared! Only when they make trouble will the court know our benefits.
!”
"I'll do it now!" Jin Zhong said with a smile.
Raising bandits with self-respect is not only applicable to Juntou vassal towns. It is also true for the border troops of the Ming Dynasty. If there are no battles, the court will not remember them.
Just as he was talking, Zhu Di's personal guard commander came in with a strange expression, "Your Highness, someone from the capital is here!"
"Who?" Zhu Di's heart trembled.
"He Guangyi, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, also has a eunuch named Bu Shiren!"
"Old Bu is here too?"
Zhu Di was surprised and puzzled.
No one else knew who Bu Shiren was, but he, Zhu Di, knew it. This eunuch was still older than Pu Bucheng, the old dog, and was the first eunuch of the Zhu family. In the past, when Empress Ma was there, he exclusively served Empress Ma. But Zhu Di
Although he is not Empress Ma's biological child, he has been raised by Empress Ma since he was a child. It can be said that their brothers grew up watching Bu Shiren.
After Empress Ma passed away, Bu Shiren asked himself to guard the mausoleum and moved out of the palace. The old emperor did not regard eunuchs as human beings, but their sons still had some affection for these eunuchs who had watched them grow up.
"What are they here for?" Zhu Di was confused, but when the angel came, he did not dare to delay and quickly opened the door to greet them. At the same time, Dao Yan and others retreated.
"Your Majesty, He Guangyi, see that the King of Yan is a thousand years old!"
He Guangyi, who was tired of his travels, led a team of royal guards to salute respectfully.
"Get up!" Zhu Di said casually. When he saw the other party behind him, he quickly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Old Bu, why are you here too?" After saying that, someone helped Bu Shiren to sit down.
He smiled and said, "Are you still in good health?"
Bu Shiren was old and breathless when he spoke, "Thanks to you, I can survive! But it's only been a year or two. At your age, there is no tomorrow for you!" He said, looking up and down at Zhu Di, "Fourth Master"
, you are thinner than before."
"He's strong, not thin!" Zhu Di said with a smile, "I wonder if you two...?"
"I have a decree for you!" Bu Shiren coughed twice, "Your Majesty asked your servant to come to Peiping to deliver the decree to you."
Zhu Di felt something in his heart, and seemed to have a bad premonition. He heard the other party say again, "Before coming, the emperor said that the family scandal should not be made public. Except for the slave, who is buried up to his neck in loess, it is really not suitable for anyone else to come!"
Family scandal?
What does this mean? Could it be?
Just when Zhu Di was in shock and doubt, He Guangyi said loudly, "The King of Yan listens to the decree."
Zhu Di knelt down and listened to the announcement.
"Your Majesty, please kneel down! Kneel down straight!" He Guangyi suddenly emphasized his tone, really like the tone of an old man.
Zhu Di couldn't help but kneel down solemnly.
"If you haven't paid for your house for three days, don't you fucking know how much you weigh?" He Guangyi continued, "I spared you once last time, but you weren't honest? Are you tired of living?"
Suddenly, Zhu Di's heart was soaked with cold sweat.
However, He Guangyi suddenly stopped talking and said sideways, "The King of Yan is a thousand years old, I'm sorry!" Before Zhu Di could understand, He Guangyi said again, "Eunuch Bu, the official appointment is about to begin!"
Bu Shiren looked at Zhu Di, sighed, waved his hand and said, "Bring it up!"
A long box was brought up, He Guangyi opened it, and there was a whip with thorns inside.
Bang, there was a sudden sound of a whip, and Zhu Di's guards inside and outside the house were shocked.
King Zhu Di of Yan was being whipped.
The dragon robe on his body was ripped open by a whip, and He Guangyi shouted, "The emperor has spoken! You are a fool who doesn't know how to die. You have reached out to us. Do you think we can't bear to beat you to death!?"
Snap, it’s the whip again.
Bloodstains suddenly appeared on Zhu Di's shoulders, and they were stained with blood.
"Our twenty-six sons, one more than you is not too much, and one less than you is not too much!"
Snap, two more whips, fragments of the dragon robe flew across the sky, beads of sweat oozed from Zhu Di's forehead, and his body was trembling faintly.
"What do you want to do? Let me ask you what you want to do?"
The oracle continues, the whip continues.
Zhu Di's body was covered with fragments of the dragon robe. There were bloody wounds all over, and there were bits of flesh on the thorns of the whip. Zhu Di looked in a daze, as if he could no longer bear it.
"The righteousness has been established. If you insist on forcing us to commit suicide, won't we?"
"Over the years, we have turned a blind eye to some things!"
"You think we are old fools!"
"What's the use of a son like you?"
Snap, another whip, bringing up bursts of blood mist.
Zhu Di's body went limp and he fell down in despair. Then he stubbornly got up again and knelt down.
He knew why he was beaten, and he also knew why the old man sent people all the way to whip him. In his heart, there was no regret, only overwhelming hatred, and the shame that he wanted to crawl into the cracks of the ground.
There is even a kind of dissatisfaction with gnashing of teeth!
Why? Why? Am I not your son? Am I the only eldest brother who is his son? Can't you see everything I have done over the years?
In your heart, your son who guards the border is not as good as your direct grandson!
Father, do you have partial beliefs, partiality, and partiality to such an extent?
On the ground, there were traces of blood, and there was blood flowing.
He Guangyi put away the whip and said, "I'll give you ten lashes to make your memory long. I'll whip you today to make it easier for you. I'll kill you later!" As he said that, He Guangyi turned sideways, bowed his head and said, "Qiansui, I'm offended!"
Zhu Di's teeth were almost broken and he knelt there motionless.
"Fourth Master!"
Bu Shiren took off his cloak and put it on Zhu Di's broken back.
"I don't know how you made His Majesty unhappy. I'm too talkative. There are no bad parents in the world. His Majesty beats you because he loves you and wants to help you. You have been stubborn since you were young. Don't think wrong!"
"Thank you, my lord!" Zhu Di kowtowed to the old man's whip.
"Your Highness!" Bu Shiren helped Zhu Di stand up, "Old slave, from childhood to adulthood, in my heart you are both my master and my slave..."
"I understand!" Zhu Di endured the pain and gritted his teeth.
"Why did the emperor ask the old slave to come? You should think about it carefully! The old slave is the person close to the queen. In the palace, he is considered to be the only few people closest to you!" Bu Shiren continued, "The emperor
Although I beat you, I also sent an old slave to persuade you!"
"Your Highness, if you make a mistake, admit it! Between a father and a son, right? He is still a good son whether he admits the mistake or not. If you really go all the way to the dark side, will you be worthy of the late queen's kindness in raising you?"
"My king..." Zhu Di opened his mouth, looked at Bu Shiren's sincere face, and felt sad in his heart, "Old Bu, you are the only one who cares about me!"
"Your Highness, do you realize your mistake?" Bu Shiren asked tremblingly.
"Tell your father that your son has realized his mistake!" Zhu Di lowered his head, "My son will never dare to do it again!"
~~Fourth update, presented....
I'm not in good condition today. I'm too tired from the surgery last night. I'm going to take a nap...