Ming: I am fake, walking on thin ice

Chapter 79: The Yi Tribe Again? Your Majesty, Stop It

Chapter 79: The Three Yi Tribes Again? Your Majesty, Stop It
Huichang Hou calmed down, bowed and said, "I was angry for a moment and lost my sense of propriety. But how can the Ministry of Personnel be handed over to others so easily?"

The Queen Mother chuckled and said, "Do you think that Prince Qing will be loyal to Your Majesty? Haha, I have watched him grow up with my own eyes, and I know his true nature very well. Your Majesty will suffer the consequences sooner or later if you use Prince Qing."

"It turns out that the Queen Mother already had a plan in mind." Marquis Huichang was overjoyed when he heard this.

The Queen Mother seemed very calm and asked calmly, "Have all the Wang family been beheaded?"

Huichang Marquis nodded, a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes: "Yes, it is said that the blood dyed the river red. Your Majesty's move has indeed had a deterrent effect on those noble families."

"It's not that simple." The Queen Mother took a sip of tea and said slowly, "Land is the lifeblood of the wealthy and powerful. Your Majesty is trying to deprive them of their land, which is tantamount to asking for their lives. The trouble is still to come."

Huichang Hou's eyes suddenly lit up: "There is indeed a trouble coming to the capital. Yingtian City is also following the imperial edict and vigorously investigating the land occupation case. However, the officials there are a little too radical and have offended someone."

"Who?" the Queen Mother asked with interest.

"Wei Guogong Xu Chengzong," Huichang Hou smiled, "he did not occupy the people's land, but he was also implicated. So, in a rage, he rushed from Yingtian to the capital to file a complaint with the emperor."

The Queen Mother frowned slightly and asked, "Xu Chengzong is the great-grandson of Xu Da, Duke of Wei, right? His family does have a lot of land in Yingtian, but that was all given by Emperor Taizu."

"Yes." Huichang Hou smiled, "The Xu family has a very strict family tradition, and Xu Chengzong has always followed the rules. This time, he was so angry that he came to the capital with the red book and iron certificate."

The Queen Mother covered her mouth and chuckled: "Well, let Your Majesty have a headache."

……

Wenhua Hall.

Zhu Qizhen was here recently, dealing with memorials with the cabinet ministers. In fact, most of the work was done by the ministers, and only the important matters came to him.

"Lord Wang, can you go out for a walk and get some fresh air?" Zhu Qizhen called out to Wang Zhi, the chief minister of the cabinet.

"Your Majesty, please don't complain that I walk slowly." Wang Zhi smiled.

He followed Zhu Qizhen out of the hall, always standing one body behind him. Zhu Qizhen put his hands behind his back, walked slowly, looked up at the scorching sun and complained: "The sun is too hot. I can't bear to see the ministers sweating in the government office."

"To eat the emperor's salary and share his worries is the duty of a subject," Wang Zhi replied.

"You are already over 70 years old, 73 years old, right?" Zhu Qizhen sighed softly, "It is a blessing for the country that the Ming Dynasty has you."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhi mistakenly thought that the emperor wanted him to abdicate, so he quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am indeed old, and I have long wanted to retire and return home..."

"Wait a minute!" Zhu Qizhen held his forehead with his hand, "That's not what I meant! The government and the public still need the presence of the Lord. I just feel sorry for the Lord's hard work. In the future, you don't have to attend the morning court, you can just come to the Wenhua Palace to handle the affairs."

"This..." Wang Zhi was secretly delighted.

As he was old, he felt physically exhausted from attending the morning court sessions every day.

Zhu Qizhen patted his shoulder, spread his hands and smiled, "Don't mention the elder, I can't even get up in the morning. Emperor Taizu is really something, he sets the morning court so early, does everyone have to be like him? Getting up earlier than the chickens and sleeping later than the dogs, this emperor is really boring."

Wang Zhi was amused: "Your Majesty, Emperor Taizu was diligent in his work, which led to the Hongwu Reign."

"I know in my heart that I am also imitating Taizu." Zhu Qizhen smiled, "But my ambition is not big, I just want to be an ordinary emperor."

Wang Zhi smiled again, feeling that His Majesty was much more friendly.

……

The next day, morning.

Zhu Qizhen issued several imperial edicts in succession, full of murderous intent. The Cao family of Danyang, all three clans will be exterminated!

The Lou family of Yizhou, three tribes of the Yi people!

The Duan family of Liyang, three tribes of the Yi people!

The ministers listened with chills down their spines, waiting for someone to step forward and stop His Majesty. The most suitable person to step forward would of course be the Prime Minister Wang Zhi, but Wang Zhi was not there today.

"These wealthy families keep hangers-on, collude with government officials, occupy large tracts of civilian land, and even have military settlements," Zhu Qizhen said coldly, "They are financially strong, enough to control the government and seize the wealth of the common people! They are forcing me to kill people!"

Xu Youzhen, the Minister of Finance, stood up and echoed: "Your Majesty, it's a good killing! If we don't use severe punishment at this moment, it will be difficult to curb the current stubborn problem of land annexation."

As soon as he finished speaking, several ministers stood up to second his words. However, most of the ministers remained silent. For a moment, the atmosphere was somewhat solemn.

At this time, King Xiang stood up and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, these gentry are hateful, but the most hateful are the officials who collude with the gentry. There are such people in the localities, so are there none in the court? I beg you to conduct a thorough investigation!"

"I second the motion!" Prince Zhu Qiyu of Qin stood up.

After both of them spoke, some ministers also came out to express their support.

Zhu Qizhen glanced around and said in a deep voice: "Prince Xiang will be in charge of this matter and will do his best to investigate it!"

"I obey your order!" King Xiang said loudly.

The ministers felt something was wrong. His Majesty joined forces with Prince Xiang and Prince Qing to fight back against the Queen Mother? But strangely, the Queen Mother behind the curtain said nothing.

……

The chief eunuch Jin Ying walked up to Zhu Qizhen and whispered, "Your Majesty, Duke of Wei Xu Chengzong is outside the palace asking to see you."

Zhu Qizhen frowned slightly and waved his hand: "Bring him up."

Jin Ying walked to the front of the Danbi and said in a loud voice: "Summon Duke Wei to the audience!"

A middle-aged man came up to the palace with a red seal and a certificate in both hands and bowed: "Your Majesty, I, Xu Chengzong, greet you."

Zhu Qizhen's eyes fell on the red-lettered iron certificate and he asked coldly, "Duke Wei, you came all the way from Yingtian City, holding the red-lettered iron certificate bestowed upon your family by Taizu, what are you doing here?"

"I beg to be stripped of my title!" Xu Chengzong cried, "Those officials in Yingtian want to take back the land that Emperor Taizu gave to my family! I can give up the land, but it was given to my great-grandfather by Emperor Taizu. My great-grandfather followed Emperor Taizu and founded the Ming Dynasty. Is this how they want to abuse it?"

Zhu Qizhen frowned and said, "Duke Wei, if you have anything to say, please talk to me nicely. If they did something wrong, I will naturally take care of it for you."

"How humiliating, Your Majesty." Xu Chengzong kowtowed. "Yingtian was originally fine, but now it is in chaos. I really have to say it, Your Majesty, if this continues, the whole country will be in chaos."

As soon as he said this, many ministers began to agree.

Zhu Qizhen looked cold and shouted, "What? Duke Wei is saying that I am messing around? The world is in chaos because of me?"

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty dare not!" Xu Chengzong said hurriedly.

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand to let the Jinyiwei arrest him, but he restrained himself. Xu Chengzong was the descendant of a meritorious official and could not be arrested at will.

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