Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 197 Rewards
above the hall.

Liang Chu, Minister of the Household Department, and Qi Jingtong, General Administration of the Ming Dynasty Navy, returned to the court.

Zhu Hou took care of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, but none of the civil and military officials dared to raise their heads. Lu Wang Zhu Wencheng was punished, and Emperor Zhengde showed considerable decisiveness. Even for the royal family, he was merciless.

However, all the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty thought that King Lu was to blame. Wouldn't it be nice to be a vassal king and spend all day leisurely?Why do you want to be an anti-king?

Can you challenge the current emperor's limits?Do you really think you have what Zhu Di has?

Don't even think about it, what era is it now, what dynasty was King Yan in the past?
"My dear friends, now that the rebellion of King Lu has been put to rest, I have decided to transfer Wang Shouren, who went on a campaign of suppression this time, to the Ministry of War. What do you think?"

"Your Majesty is wise, Governor Wang's suppression of the rebellion all depends on his personal wisdom, and he should be transferred to the court!" Liang Chu reported in the prelude.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Li Suide from the Ministry of Industry also came to the prelude to report: "Returning to Your Majesty, although Wang Shouren has very outstanding talents, he still relies on my Ming's artillery behind him, and these are the results of His Majesty's painstaking management." .”

"Therefore, I believe that the first contribution to countering the rebellion should be on His Majesty's side."

After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction. This old Li from the Ministry of Industry was very likable in his words.

"What Li Aiqing said is reasonable, but as the Son of Heaven, I can't take the credit and be proud. I've decided to give Wang Shouren the first credit for putting down the chaos!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

The ministers clasped their hands and shouted together.

This was a reward given by the imperial court to those who had meritorious service. Later, many civil servants and generals shed their blood for the Ming Dynasty until they gave up their last strength.

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Zhu Houzhao summoned Wang Shouren alone.

"Wang Aiqing, tell me what happened these days!" Zhu Houzhao said calmly.

"Your Majesty, I went to quell the rebellion this time, and killed more than 1 rebels. The remaining 160 people all surrendered, and more than [-] squatting tiger guns and more than [-] large and small warships were seized."

"In Prince Lu's Mansion, 500 million taels of silver, jade wares, silk calligraphy and paintings were also found."

"Humph!"

Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly, and Wang Shouren immediately shut his mouth in fright.

Zhu Houzhao scolded angrily: "A mere King Lu, with a fief of Xifengkou, can be greedy for 500 taels of silver, and can also assemble the Ming navy and artillery!"

"Your Majesty, there is no need to delay the matter of reducing the feudal clan."

"I think so too."

Zhu Houzhao's face softened a little, and he continued: "As for the soldiers involved in the world, how should we deal with them?"

Wang Shouren hesitated for a moment and said: "Return to Your Majesty, if anyone takes up arms to resist, I have ordered soldiers to arrest them all."

"I thought" Wang Shouren said halfway and looked up at Zhu Houzhao.

"Wang Aiqing, just say it's okay, I won't blame you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"I thought that all the people who were mainly involved in this rebellion should be killed. However, some soldiers were just frightened by the pressure of the vassal king. Most of them were still unwilling to rebel. I suggested that they be sent to the border areas and never be hired. To show His Majesty's tolerance." Wang Shouren said in a low voice.

Zhu Houzhao did not directly answer Wang Shouren's reply, but bowed his head and thought.

The huge Hall of Mental Cultivation seemed extremely quiet, and Wang Shouren seemed to be able to hear the sound of his own heartbeat.

After a pause, Zhu Houzhao said: "Well, Wang Qing's family is right. I have decided to be a generous and benevolent king like my father. I will follow what you say!"

Wang Shouren stood up, clasped his hands together and said to Zhu Houzhao, "If Your Majesty is like the former emperor, and can be a magnanimous and kind emperor, it will be my great fortune!"

"By the way, your suppression of the rebellion this time has contributed a lot to my country and society. I can't say it just now, but now I want to reward you with an iron coupon of the Danshu to show my reward to your royal family!"

Wang Shouren quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Houzhao to thank him.

This Dan Shu Iron Coupon was only among the founding heroes, and it was usually rewarded to ministers who made great contributions. For those who made great contributions in the future, only fiefdoms or titles were rewarded.

But this time, it was the only time in the entire history of the Ming Dynasty that it was rewarded to ministers who had made great contributions during the Zhengde period.

Yu Qian was the only one who could enjoy such an honor before, but Yu Qian had bad luck at that time, and he didn't end up with a good result in the end.

"Be flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I have one more thing to report to Your Majesty. Thanks to the Ji'an Prefect sending troops to counter the rebellion, we can ensure the successful progress of this counter-insurgency."

"Your Majesty, please reward Wu Wending, the prefect of Ji'an, for his meritorious service!"

"Wu Wending?" Zhu Houzhao said softly, and looked at the burly man sitting beside him.

However, when Wu Wending heard this, his voice was already raised with excitement.

He never thought that he was lucky enough to send troops, and he still had the mentality of having fun. Unexpectedly, he ended up becoming a great hero in countering the rebellion.

He hurriedly stood up from the chair, and quickly climbed to Zhu Houzhao's feet and kowtowed.

"Well, I will grant Wang Wending, the prefect of Ji'an, the third rank of Jiangxi's inspector, and reward him with a palace in the capital, a thousand taels of silver, and ten maids."

"I thank Long En!"

After Wu Wending kowtowed a few times, he exited the Hall of Mental Cultivation knowingly, and Wang Shouren also left the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

After a stick of incense.

Li Dongyang, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Xie Qian, the second assistant, rushed in.

The emperor hurriedly summoned him, but he didn't know what happened?
After the two finished their salutes, they sat upright on the brocade pier where Wang Shouren and Wu Wending sat just now.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was also flipping through the memorial, but his face obviously looked much uglier than before.

"Show the brochure to the two elders!" Zhu Houzhao ordered Xiao Fangzi to take the brochure, and handed it to Li Dongyang respectfully.

When they read the contents of the booklet, they had surprised looks on their faces.
These two booklets are nothing else but the money that King Lu was greedy for ink, as well as the account details of his dealings with officials in the DPRK and China.

These are his crimes.

Xie Qian glanced at the expenditures of silver taels on the pamphlet, and sighed: "It would be great if all these silver taels were used for national construction!"

They thought that the money that King Lu was greedy for ink was the big one, but after a closer look at the booklet, they found that all the money was used to make firearms and bribe courtiers in the palace.

"Prepare firearms, spend 30 taels of silver, and pay 10 taels of silver."

"In the first month of the first year of Zhengde, Li Shi, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, will be in charge of 3 taels."

"In February of the first year of Zhengde, manage the current magistrate Wang Lun, 5000 taels."

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Every account has a clear record, and a rough calculation shows that the expenditure on lighting is only about 500 million taels a year.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao, who had a frosty face, said, "King Lu's rebellion has been going on for a long time. There are historical reasons for this, but most of the money is the people's fat and people's anointing obtained from the search."

"There is no need to delay the reduction of the vassal vassal. I will ask you two to discuss how to deal with these vassal kings next?"

"This?"

Li Dongyang hesitated for a moment, then turned his gaze to Xie Qian. After all, he was a veteran of the two dynasties and was very experienced.

Zhu Houzhao saw that neither of them expressed their opinions, so he asked coldly, "What? Is there any problem?"

"I don't dare to wait, the minister is just worried, will it be possible to cut down the feudal clan rashly now?"

(End of this chapter)