Any instrument of torture in the imperial prison can kill a person if taken out.
For Jin Yiwei, the biggest difficulty is not to kill a person, but how to make his life worse than death.
Yang Dan's body was already weak. He tried more than a dozen torture instruments in the prison, but he still screamed, and his voice was explosive.
"Say, I said... give me a good time..."
Finally, Yang Dan relented.
He just wants to die now. Even if he goes to the underworld and goes to the eighteenth level of hell, the torture he will receive will be nothing more than this, right?
Zhu Qizhen once again abandoned everyone, then sat across from Yang Dan and said calmly: "I asked, Jin Yiwei has a medicine that can ensure that you will not die in a short period of time, but it will cause your intestines to pierce and rot, and after three days, you will die.
You'll spit your entrails out of your mouth."
Yang Dan smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to say these words anymore, I will do it, I will do it all, can you give me a good time?"
Zhu Qizhen nodded slowly and said: "Tell me everything you know, and I promise you that I will send you on your way!"
"Okay, I'll say it!"
Yang Dan gasped for air, then closed his eyes, seeming to recall those dusty past events.
"These things need to start with Emperor Renzong..."
Zhu Qizhen was even more confused, why was my grandfather involved again?
Emperor Renzong was fat and weak. He had been running the government for a long time and was even more overwhelmed. He only served as emperor for eight months. Could it be...
"Your Majesty, please don't worry. Emperor Renzong's death was not a conspiracy, he was just in poor health."
Yang Dan saw the surprise on Zhu Qizhen's face, and added: "It's not right to say it doesn't matter at all. In fact, it's not right. The night before Emperor Renzong died, Li Shimian went into the palace to discuss the move to the south. The two of them didn't have a pleasant conversation.
, and even had a big quarrel.”
"Moving south?"
"Yes, it means moving south!"
After Yang Dan said a few words, he stopped to take a breath, and then continued: "The process of Emperor Taizong moving the capital to Beijing was full of obstacles. It took more than ten years. Finally, he relied on strong tactics to force the move of the capital."
"Emperor Taizong moved the capital in order for the emperor to guard the country. Where is the resistance?"
"Of course he is an official of the Manchu Dynasty. Please think carefully, your Majesty, where am I, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, from?"
"Huaixi."
"Exactly, at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were already many factions within the imperial court. The two largest forces were the Zhejiang faction headed by Liu Bowen and Song Lian, and the Huaixi faction headed by Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong. What happened later should be followed by the emperor
It has been seen in Taizu's records that the Huaixi sect gained the upper hand due to its relationship with Emperor Taizu, and the Zhejiang sect disappeared. Later, Emperor Taizu personally destroyed the Huaixi sect..."
Zhu Qizhen only knew that Hu Weiyong poisoned Liu Bowen and that Zhu Yuanzhang personally killed Hu Weiyong, but he did not know that the behind-the-scenes of these things were intricate and full of all kinds of overt and covert struggles.
But, why did Yang Dan talk about these old things?
"...In the Jianwen Dynasty, Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and others vigorously promoted the New Deal, just like the New Deal implemented by the emperor. However, their New Deal was to form parties for personal gain, while the Emperor's New Deal was to eliminate party strife, and even
The privileges of scholar-bureaucrats must be completely eliminated, which is why I decided to launch a coup."
"Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, these people are actually from the Zhejiang faction. When the Zhejiang faction was hit, they went dormant. Taking advantage of the change of political power, when they finally wanted to show their talents, they encountered difficulties. This is fate.
There is a certain destiny somewhere..."
After hearing his ramble, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help it and asked: "What do you want to say?"
Yang Dan slowly shook his head and said: "Since I want to tell the truth, I will tell you the whole story once and for all."
Then, he took a few more breaths, and then said: "Your Majesty, think about the important ministers promoted by Emperor Taizong after he succeeded to the throne. My father Yang Rong is from Fujian, Yang Pu is from Hubei, Yang Shiqi, Xie Jin, Xia Yuan
Jidu is from Jiangxi, is there anyone from Zhejiang among these people?"
"Although the Zhejiang faction was once again suppressed, the party struggle in the court will never stop. After my father and others were promoted to important positions, they immediately began to win over or exclude courtiers, and quickly formed a new faction, tentatively called the Sanyang faction, mainly
The sphere of influence is Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Huguang."
"When I have said this, the Emperor should have understood that these people are the biggest resistance to moving north, because their family property, connections, business, and sphere of influence are all in the south. Who wants to go to the north?"
Zhu Qizhen frowned and asked: "Even if they move to the north, they will still be important ministers of the court. Not only can they retain the property in the south, but they can also open up a new sphere of influence in the north. Why are they not willing?"
"Your Majesty, you are wrong again...ahem!"
Yang Dan smiled and shook his head, but it affected the wound and couldn't help coughing twice.
"Do you know how much a house in Beijing costs today? How much does a house of the same size in the same location in Nanjing cost?"
Zhu Qizhen thought for a while and said truthfully: "I don't know."
"You are the emperor, so you don't know that these things are reasonable. Let me tell you, for the same location and the same size of the house, the price difference between Beijing and Nanjing is at least double!"
"so what?"
"How? Haha..."
Yang Dan laughed again and said: "Before the capital was moved, what was the price of a house in Nanjing and what was the price in Beiping? How many people's property would be cut in half if the capital was moved?"
Zhu Qizhen thought about it carefully and realized that what Yang Dan said was not unreasonable. Moving the capital would cause too serious a loss to the personal property of imperial officials. As the saying goes, taking someone's money is like killing one's parents. If Emperor Taizong hadn't been ruthless,
It's hot, I'm afraid that the Manchu officials directly rebelled.
"You mean, these people have been planning to move south?"
Yang Dan nodded and said: "Emperor Taizong died and Emperor Renzong succeeded to the throne. To be honest, Emperor Renzong was relatively weak and not as decisive as Emperor Taizong, so the ministers began to put pressure frequently and asked to move south."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Why was the migration south not successful?"
"This brings up Emperor Taizong's tactics again. He was afraid that his descendants would move south, so he buried himself in Tianshou Mountain in Changping. If he moved south, this place would probably fall into the hands of the Mongols. Emperor Renzong had just succeeded
He dares to abandon the remains of the late emperor and run back to Nanjing himself?"
Zhu Qizhen thought carefully and then said: "You continue!"
"What are you talking about...oh, yes, moving south!"
Yang Dan tried hard to recall and said: "Emperor Renzong did have a quarrel with Li Shimian the night before his death. This matter was not publicized, so that Emperor Xuanzong only accidentally learned about it after he succeeded to the throne.
Since then, Emperor Xuanzong has made up his mind to change the name of Nanjing to Xingzai, which means that he will never move south again."
Zhu Qizhen only knew that Emperor Renzong had the idea of moving the capital, but when he came to his father's place, he gave up the idea. Unexpectedly, there were a lot of things going on here.
It was even shocking that Zhu Zhanji was murdered because of his move to the south.
"Is it because the late emperor opposed the southward migration that he was murdered by you and others?"
"The emperor has said that when the late emperor passed away, I was still working hard to pass the imperial examination. These things were dictated by my late father."
Zhu Qizhen nodded and said: "If you tell the details about the murder of the late emperor, I promise to give you a happy life and I will never break my promise!"
Yang Dan sighed slowly, and then said: "The late emperor was killed, and moving the capital was just an introduction. The conflict really broke out because the late emperor was preparing to restart his voyages to the West!"
"During the Hongwu period, the sea ban was imposed, and civilians were not allowed to go into the water. The Jiangnan gentry began to make profits through smuggling. To this day, the emperor vigorously cracked down on smuggling before launching the new policy, so this should be no stranger to him."
"During the Yongle period, Emperor Taizong went even further. He not only continued the maritime ban, but also monopolized maritime trade. Porcelain was from the official kiln, silk was from the government-run manufacturing bureau in Jiangnan, and tea became the court's exclusive specialty. What Zheng He did was to consolidate these
The goods are transported overseas and sold to make huge profits.”
"Zheng He's sixth voyage to the West was in the 20th year of Yongle. By the 22nd year of Yongle, before the death of Emperor Taizong, Zheng He was already preparing for his seventh voyage to the West. However, he canceled it when the emperor's visit came.
Itinerary."
"Emperor Renzong only reigned for ten months, and most of the time was spent discussing the move to the south. When the late emperor succeeded to the throne, he resumed his voyages to the West. Although the main intention at that time was to declare to the surrounding small countries that I, the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty, would succeed to the throne
, but this is also a bad beginning."
Zhu Qizhen asked: "Are you worried that the late Emperor will follow Emperor Taizong's example and return to the West, cutting off your wealth again?"
"The main reason was to return to the Western Seas. However, at that time, although the late emperor seemed to be wise and powerful, he was also restricted in everything. What he wanted to do had to be approved by the important officials in the court. For example, when the late emperor learned that Emperor Renzong
The night before his death, he had a quarrel with Li Shimian. He was so furious that he ordered Li Shimian to be executed. He had already tied him to the West Market and was about to execute him when he was stopped."
"Who has the ability to steal people from the hands of the late emperor?"
"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty was very particular about etiquette. Li Shimian only had to insist that when he entered the palace that night, he was admonishing Emperor Renzong to stay away from women and take good care of his body. Since his father interceded for him, what could the late emperor do?"
Zhu Qizhen was silent for a long time and said: "Li Shimian and Emperor Renzong quarreled, what exactly did they say?"
At this time, Yang Dan didn't want to hide it anymore, so he said truthfully: "Of course it is still a matter of moving to the south, but Emperor Renzong did not agree. Li Shimian was so anxious that he uttered evil words and made Emperor Renzong angry half to death.
At the same time, he also realized the seriousness of the matter and summoned the prince back to the capital in a hurry the next day, but he still didn't get over it and took the first step."
"The temperament of the late emperor was very similar to that of Emperor Taizong. After he succeeded to the throne, he not only gave up his intention to move south, but also established a ceremonial supervisor, which was equivalent to putting a shackles on the cabinet. From then on, the conflict between the emperor and the ministers further deepened.
"
"In June of the ninth year of Xuande, the late emperor issued an edict, ordering the eunuch Wang Jinghong to reorganize the fleet to prepare for another voyage to the West. This decision was equivalent to completely ruining the wealth of the Jiangnan gentry. Therefore, in October of the ninth year of Xuande, the late emperor was still leading
The soldiers patrolled the border, but two months later he suddenly fell seriously ill and died."
"After the emperor succeeded to the throne, Yang Shiqi immediately stopped the Songjiang Shipyard, dismissed all relevant personnel who had participated in the voyages to the West, abolished the naval forces in Dinghai, Shenjiamen and other places, and abandoned the Xuanwei Department in the old port. All these operations were to prevent the emperor from
After taking charge, I will go to the West again."
"Old Port Xuanwei Department?"
Zhu Qizhen suddenly asked: "Didn't the late emperor give up?"
Yang Dan chuckled and said: "Yang Shiqi wants Old Port to escape the control of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, he has a way to do it. Even if the late emperor doesn't want to give up, what can he do?"
"Why do this?"
"The old port is an important overseas transit point and the only way for smuggling out to sea. If it is in the hands of the imperial court, how can we still smuggle?"
Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Is this the reason why the late emperor gave up Jiaozhi?"
"Your Majesty is right again. When Jiaozhi is in trouble again and again, it's because someone is behind it. Otherwise, what kind of trouble can the Li family and his son alone create?"
"wrong……"
Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "After the Jiaozhi rebellion, the late emperor sent a large army to fight. Can Yang Shiqi and others even control these generals?"
Yang Dan showed a playful smile on his face and said: "The commander-in-chief of the East Route Army, Anyuan Hou Liu Sheng, was a hero of the Northern Expedition and had great military exploits. He was ambushed and killed just after leaving Zhennan Pass!"
"Bo Liangming, Baoding, did not participate in the battle that day and died suddenly in the military camp; Li Qing, counselor of military affairs and minister of the Ministry of War, died suddenly in the military camp the next day."
"The three commanders of the East Route Army were all killed within two days. Mu Sheng, the Duke of Guizhou of the West Route Army, left Yunnan. No matter where he went, he was ambushed and was finally beaten back to Yunnan alive. Wang Tong, the Marquis of Chengshan, stayed in the city and did not dare to fight.
, Your Majesty, how do you think this battle should be fought?"
Zhu Qizhen's expression became worse and worse. He suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "The methods used to deal with one's own people are so cruel!"
"Your Majesty, you are wrong again. These generals are all northerners and cannot be considered our own!"
Zhu Qizhen was silent. Yang Dan had already told the whole story very clearly. His father was killed mainly because of three points. First, he decided to make Beijing the capital and not move south. Second, he set up a ceremonial supervisor to serve as a supervisor to the cabinet.
and the civil servants wore a yoke on their heads. Third, they resumed their voyages to the West and cut off the wealth of the Jiangnan gentry.
These things are very similar to what he is doing now, and he almost encountered a coup. If the Tatars had not suddenly rebelled, history would have repeated itself.
The Game of Thrones is so cruel. Even though I, as a time traveler, have wisdom far beyond this era, it still has no effect at the critical moment.
Fortunately, today's situation is fundamentally different from the past, especially the rise of the Academy of Sciences, which always gives people some unexpected surprises.
Yang Dan sighed: "My seniors have done so much and worked so hard to protect the interests of the Jiangnan nobles, but it's a pity... Haha, the emperor's wisdom is far beyond my imagination. I am convinced to lose."
oral!"
Zhu Qizhen stood up slowly and said expressionlessly: "You can hit the road!"