Chapter 115 The battle between Prince Yu and Prince Jing officially begins!
After listening to Chen Hong's report, Lu Fang immediately understood.
These officials all represented the former Qingliu faction, or more precisely, the interest groups that once supported Xu Jie.
Xu Jie surrendered to Prince Yu and took the initiative to investigate the "Zhu Wan case". Judging from the reports from the Jinyiwei, Xu Jie's family had begun to stab their former allies in the back.
Faced with these butcher knives falling, these gentry and wealthy families would naturally not obediently accept being slaughtered.
They must fight back!
This time, the purpose is to force the court to deal with Xu Jie.
While it seemed that the move was aimed at Xu Jie, it was actually forcing the court to stop investigating the "Zhu Wan case."
Well, actually, the small "Zhu Wan case" could not cause much reaction from these people.
What they were really worried about was the invasion of Altan Khan in the 29th year of Jiajing, which was implicated in the "Zhu Wan Case", and the fact that the court wanted to use these two incidents as an excuse to launch the "Gengxu Prison".
Afterwards, they used this as a cover to rectify the administration of officials, but in fact they wanted to take back all the land held by the gentry families. This directly cut off their core interests, which was like digging at the root.
Naturally, these people are desperate and are ready to launch an attack.
"What should we do?" Chen Hong looked at Lu Fang with a questioning look on his face, "Should we ask the master for instructions?"
"You wait a moment." Lu Fang glanced at Chen Hong, and the expression on his face had relaxed. All officials impeached him for his death?
He is simply asking for his own death.
The Ming Dynasty today is no longer the same as before.
In order to achieve stability between the north and the south, it is inevitable to rectify the internal administration.
At this time, whoever dares to oppose will be waiting for death. The Ming Dynasty is not without officials to serve as substitutes.
The reason why they did not take action for a long time was simply because the north and the south were unstable before. If there was internal chaos, the Ming Dynasty would be completely plunged into war, and they did not want to give foreign enemies an opportunity to take advantage.
Now that there are no worries, can't we just deal with it at will?
Soon, Lu Fang returned to the side hall.
"The elite troops of the Tumed tribe and the three Wuliangha guards of the grassland are almost all gone. There are no elite troops on the grassland at this time."
"The Halahite tribe inherited by Yisiha Halah was affiliated with the Durbert tribe." When Lu Fang came back, King Jing was talking.
When he saw Lu Fang, he paused slightly, and then continued speaking after seeing that his father had no intention of asking any more questions.
"After the battle at Yinshan, the Tumed tribe and the three Wuliangha guards have declined and are even inferior to some small tribes."
"Next, the strongest tribes are undoubtedly the Torghut, Ujumchin, and Durburt tribes."
"If we confer an imperial title on Yisiha Hala and order him to take charge of the Durbet tribe, it will be effective in stabilizing the various tribes on the grassland."
"After that, the North can reopen trade and increase financial revenue for Ming Dynasty."
After Prince Jing finished speaking, he bowed to Jiajing.
Prince Yu, who was standing aside, looked at Prince Jing like this with a look of surprise in his eyes.
After not seeing each other for more than half a month, how come this younger brother, who only knew how to make money and whose ability to govern the country was far beyond mine, suddenly had such political acumen and insight?
No wonder Prince Jing rarely appeared in the cabinet during this period of time, and Yan Song also acted as if he didn't care much.
At first, he thought that King Jing was practicing in seclusion at home. He also took advantage of this time to make various arrangements for the future in the six ministries of the cabinet. After all, if he did not practice in the Lingtian Courtyard, even if there was a spiritual source supply, it would be a waste of spiritual energy, which could be said to be twice the result with half the effort.
Instead of taking this opportunity, it would be better to rectify the administration and start a new layout and plan for the southeast.
After all, cultivating immortality is not a matter of one day or one night, it takes a long time.
When you have resources in the future, your cultivation level will be improved.
I didn’t expect that this younger brother was secretly learning how to govern the country?
However, when he thought about this, Prince Yu soon felt that something was wrong and felt that things might not be that simple.
Prince Jing noticed Prince Yu's gaze and smiled coldly in his heart.
During this period, he stayed at home and rarely showed up at cabinet meetings. It seemed that all the power was in the hands of Prince Yu and his people. Naturally, he was not just practicing.
He is still preparing a big gift for Prince Yu!
Before, he thought that Yan Song was just like him, only knowing how to make money, but he didn't expect that Yan Song also had unique ways of governing the country.
Not only that, Yan Song actually ordered people to contact the Kharahwiat tribe in the grassland three days after the war in the north ended. Yan Song's purpose was also very simple, to lay out a plan in the grassland.
This sharp and long-term vision is truly admirable.
The most important thing is that Yan Song was very particular about his work and made good arrangements for himself, which made him feel very comfortable.
No wonder my father likes Yan Song so much to work for him.
With such a caring and capable subordinate, which superior would not like to use Yan Song?
"Yes, it seems that you have made a lot of progress in the past half month," Jiajing showed an approving smile to King Jing, and after a moment's hesitation, he raised his finger and said:
"I'm gone, Lu Fang."
"I'm here." Lu Fang bowed and stepped forward.
"Draft an edict," Jiajing said, ignoring Lü Fang. After thinking for a moment, he spoke:
"I heard that the virtue of heaven and earth is nothing more than harmony; the blessing of a country is nothing more than peace. Since ancient times, the Central Plains and the grassland tribes have relied on each other and sought peace together..."
"I have heard that the son of Ismayin, the leader of the Kharahuit of the Oirat tribe, Isha Hara, is a virtuous and capable man, and is deeply loved by his people."
"Although Yisiha Hara is not a direct descendant, he is outstanding in intelligence, has great prestige, and is peace-loving and willing to make peace with our Ming Dynasty." "I appoint Yisiha Hara as the "Shunyi King" to take charge of the Durbet tribe to which he belongs, in recognition of his loyalty and contribution, and hope that he will continue to maintain peace and stability in the grasslands and the Central Plains."
The imperial edict was eloquent and contained mostly official rhetoric, which meant nothing to Jiajing.
It would not be a big deal to recite a dozen or so verbal imperial edicts like this.
"After that, the Imperial Household Department will discuss with the Cabinet and jointly supervise the matter with the Ministry of Rites." Jiajing said, raising his sleeves, very casually.
"Yes." Lu Fang moved the big brush in his hand quickly. After writing the last word, he blew away the ink that had not yet dried.
Prince Yu, who was standing by, frowned slightly when he saw that his father had so easily decided to confer the title of King of Shunyi on Yisiha Hala.
His keen intuition told him that King Jing was going to conquer the grassland?
He didn't believe that King Jing had such a brain, and that Yan Song must have been behind this.
In fact, when discussing with Xu Jie and others, I already knew that in the future, as the Ming Dynasty's national strength increases and even grows into an immortal dynasty, it will inevitably expand its territory in order to obtain the vast resources for cultivating immortals.
The grasslands in the north, the countries in the south, and overseas will probably be incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty sooner or later.
Obviously, they realized this, and the shrewd Yan Song also realized this.
What he didn't expect was that King Jing and Yan Song would act so quickly and start laying out their plans for the grassland.
I have to say, this time, they were a little slow!
"No, I have to go back and discuss with Xu Jie and others. In the future, the grassland must not be controlled by King Jing. We must also start planning. It cannot be enjoyed by him alone!"
Thinking of this, Prince Yu secretly made up his mind.
"Oh, my stupid third brother, do you think I will give you the opportunity to interfere in the grassland?" Prince Jing, who noticed Prince Yu's eyes, sneered in his heart and looked at Lu Fang involuntarily.
"What's going on outside?" Jiajing glanced at Prince Yu and Prince Jing, taking in their expressions, and then asked Lu Fang.
"My Lord, some officials from the six ministries and the censors have brought the impeachment memorial," Lu Fang said, looking at Jiajing, and then said in a calm tone:
"It is said that the cabinet is in chaos, not the prime minister, but he wants to exercise the power of the prime minister, deceive the emperor, and trample on the imperial power. I demand severe punishment!"
"Now, he is kneeling outside the West Garden, saying that he is making a death appeal..."
What?! Hearing Lu Fang's words, Prince Yu was startled and subconsciously looked at Lu Fang.
He naturally knew that Xu Jie's betrayal of the gentry and the entire southeastern officialdom would lead to a strong backlash.
During this period of time, there were memorials impeaching Xu Jie submitted almost every day from local areas.
But he suppressed them all.
Well, actually, on the surface, there was nothing wrong with Xu Jie’s approach.
It can be said that the evidence presented by the Xu family is well-founded, but these impeachment memorials are not groundless.
Some said Xu Jie abused his power, some said the Xu family illegally annexed land, or colluded with merchants to privately open sea transportation. They demanded that Xu Jie must be punished and his family punished.
What Prince Yu did not expect was that these officials actually ran directly to the Western Garden to make their own death-defying protests.
He also held a memorial in his hand, accusing the cabinet of abusing its power and deceiving the emperor, and he wanted to exercise the power of the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty.
Ask the emperor to punish the entire cabinet?
Who has been in charge of the cabinet during this period? Myself!
In an instant, the feeling of something wrong that I had just felt came to my mind.
All the officials died admonishing and came to Xiyuan to force the emperor to abdicate. If the emperor were to deal with this matter, who would he blame? Without a doubt, it would be me!
Subconsciously, Prince Yu looked at Prince Jing, who acted as if he hadn't noticed and pretended to be surprised.
Seeing this scene, Prince Yu's eyes flashed with coldness and a hint of hatred floated in the air.
Of course, what he hated more at this moment was that he was tricked by King Jing and he realized it so late!
Good, good, it’s really good!
"Zhu Zaizhen, Zhu Zaizhen," Sure enough, at this moment, Jiajing's cold voice sounded. Prince Yu no longer cared about his anger towards Prince Jing. He shuddered all over and immediately looked at his father in panic.
King Jing also looked extremely terrified.
"I asked you to assist in the cabinet, and this is how you do things?" As Jiajing spoke, his expression showed indescribable disappointment.
"Father, please understand," Prince Yu said hastily. But just as he opened his mouth, Prince Jing said loudly, "Father, I have not been in the cabinet for the past half month."
"I know full well that a war in the northern border may cause irreconcilable conflicts between our Ming Dynasty and the various tribes on the grasslands."
"For the peace of the northern border, and to appease the tribes on the grassland... I know that I am not capable enough, so I can only take care of one side."
"I thought that with my third brother in charge of the cabinet, there shouldn't be any trouble. If, if I knew this would happen... I would definitely do my best to help my third brother and handle the matter."
"Please forgive me, father!"
After saying this, King Jing’s head fell directly to the ground.
However, Prince Yu, who was already kneeling on the ground with his head lowered, glared after hearing these words, and he wished he could rush up and fight this shameless villain to the death.
"..."
(End of this chapter)
