First Minister of Ming Dynasty

You might as well make it clearer, Lan Yu may feel secretly happy when she sees Li Shanchang and others fall down, being killed to the point of bleeding.He is arrogant and domineering behind him, and he is arrogant to the sky, which has something to do with this.

But when the old Xungui was almost dead, Sapphire, who didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, was about to be stabbed.

In fact, if you carefully analyze Lao Zhu's methods, you will find that this guy is simply a genius, who can turn killing into an art.

Looking at all the founding emperors, they are simply unique.

Don't think that a lunatic who only knows how to sharpen a knife can create a 300-year foundation.

Under certain circumstances, Zhang Ximeng is also learning from old Zhu's historical methods, but he is more delicate. Cultivating sapphire is one of Zhang Ximeng's ways to break the game.

So Lu Zhongheng suggested to ask Chang Yuchun, sorry, it doesn't work.

How about going to Xu Da?

Is it better?

Not good either, recently Xu Da returned to Yingtian, engaged in military training all day long, and punished a group of slack generals, many of them were their former troops.

Although the two sides did not tear their faces apart, they were already very tense.

Xu Da is someone who wants to be a world-renowned general, and his pursuit is naturally different from theirs.

Zhang Ximeng was the only one who could intercede in front of Lao Zhu.

But a few people are unwilling.

At the beginning, they were all ignorant and ignorant young people. They studied with Zhang Ximeng and called him Mr. Jia. Now they have been conferred titles and rested with the country. When they go to Zhang Ximeng again, they are reprimanded by the teacher like elementary school students. This is a bit embarrassing. up.

The most important thing is that several people feel that with their status, it is unreasonable for them to fail to succeed.

Therefore, no one listened to Lu Zhongheng's suggestion, and Wu Zhen, Wu Liang, and Hua Yun, together with Fei Ju, Chen De, and Gu Shi, wrote a letter asking Zhu Yuanzhang to forgive Tang Shengzong.

As soon as the memorandum was handed in, Lao Zhu approved it the same day, and there was only one line of bloody characters on it: What do you think the law of the country is?

Just one sentence is enough to shake the soul and make people shudder.

Immediately afterwards, news came out from the palace that the case Tang Shengzong was implicated in was by no means simple and required a thorough investigation.As nobles of the country, you should reflect on yourself and see if you have violated the laws of the country like Tang Shengzong!

Instead of not asking indiscriminately, when things happen, they get together, protect each other, and form cliques for personal gain!

These news made people feel even more dizzy. Zhu Yuanzhang had already called his name. Tang Shengzong's case was very complicated, and he even warned against forming a party for personal gain.The news revealed is even more terrifying than the salt affairs case.

The salt affairs case was just embezzlement of finances and taxes, enriching private pockets, far from forming a party for personal gain.

In such a situation, Zhu Yuanzhang even killed a river of blood. This time, he is completely testing how hard Huaixi Xungui's head is?

"I knew it, I knew it a long time ago! There is no one in the upper class who dare not kill! What kind of hereditary succession, rest with the country, what can be given to you, you can take it back!"

Li Shanchang lamented with all his heart, he is completely lying down, so don't embarrass me, you want me to help, firstly, I don't have the status, and secondly, I don't have the heart, so let's ask for blessings!

And the honorable military officials who wrote the letter together were also dumbfounded at the moment, with hot faces.

Lao Zhu was so rude, he slapped him directly, it was really terrible.

It's both painful and scary!

Just when they were still at a loss, new news came, and this time the news was even worse!

Mao Xiang, the commander of the arch guard department, found Tang Shengzong's private money bank, and found 12 taels of silver from it. In addition, Mao Xiang also discovered that Tang Shengzong used golden silk nanmu when he built the ancestral hall for his family.

Corruption and breaking the law, usurping... Both of these are much more serious than using postmen without authorization and occupying posthorses.

Sure enough, the front is full of appetizers, and now the big one is finally coming.

When Mao Xiang's investigation was sent up, Lao Zhu was furious, and immediately approved it. After a thorough investigation, Mao Xiang pointed the finger at Miao's family. Miao Daheng's two sons and one daughter, including his son-in-law and younger brother, were all arrested.

It was another family, and the overwhelming pressure rushed to all the nobles.

Although Daheng Miao was not considered an honorable man in Huaixi, he died early, but he has been operating in such a crucial place in Yangzhou for many years, and Miao's family is also in Yangzhou, where they have laid down a foundation.

No one knows how many people will be implicated if they are taken down!

The snowball is rolling crazily and is rushing toward us.

In Jing Xungui, almost couldn't sit still, especially those who jointly signed the letter, they were even more anxious. They were all looking for connections and asking for help.

Zhang Ximeng's place is naturally no exception.

But who can walk through Zhang Ximeng's door?

Finally, someone knocked on the door of the Zhang Mansion, and Jiang Xiahou Zhou Dexing came to see him.

Compared with other people, Zhou Dexing has the most obvious advantage. He has the closest relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang. The others are from the same hometown and know each other the most. Zhou Dexing really grew up naked with Lao Zhu.

"Sir, to tell you the truth, everyone seems to be covered by a hood. Even if Old Tang is guilty, his merits are enough to save his life. Also, what is that Mao Xiang? The juniors in the army, he is making a big fuss now, grabbing this and that, and it's almost embarrassing us."

Zhang Ximeng looked at Zhou Dexing, and sighed softly, "Now you think of your face. To be honest, I was so ashamed. I don't know if I should plead guilty to my lord."

Zhou Dexing was taken aback, "Mr. Zhang, you are joking, no matter what, you shouldn't be involved!"

Zhang Ximeng pondered for a while, then said: "You go, and don't come to my mansion privately in the future."

Zhou Dexing staggered and came out of Zhang's mansion in a daze.

He had followed Zhu Ying to Lingnan before, maybe he was allowed to go in because of his love, or maybe Zhou Dexing was not involved in this group of people, so he was spared.

But no matter what, being able to put Zhang Ximeng in it, this matter is simply piercing the sky!

While Zhou Dexing was frightened, more news came that [-] mu of land had been discovered under the name of Miao's family!

A total of [-] mu!

Equivalent to the property of [-] families!

It turned out that Zhang Ximeng considered that there were too many people in Yangzhou with 80 people, so he had to move out.

Therefore, he set up farms in Chuzhou, Hezhou and other places.

And because of the special circumstances at the time, it was not considered an immigrant.When the territory grows, or Yangzhou regains its vitality, these people will have to go back.

Therefore, this part of the farm is included in the category of military settlements.

According to the requirements of the military, at least [-]% of the income needs to be paid.

At that time, the big guys couldn't survive, and it was acceptable.

But what happened next became unacceptable.

The common people who were supposed to return to Yangzhou turned out to be military households in a daze. After they became military households, the fields they used to cultivate were also taken out of the local sequence, and the prefectural government and county government could no longer control them.

Then the Ministry of War couldn't control them anymore.

Tens of thousands of acres of land has just become the private property of the general...

"Destroy the field law, corrupt the foundation of the country, die!"

Facing this result, Zhu Yuanzhang said through gnashing of teeth.

Chapter 631 The Imperial Prison

After all, Zhang Ximeng doesn’t know what to say. If you are short of money, I can help you find a way. If you want to get land, I can only suggest you to go outside, at least Lingnan, Beiping This kind of place is sparsely populated.In the end, it had to be in Yangzhou in Jiangbei.

Playing with the land here is no longer a matter of offending Zhu Yuanzhang, but trampling on Zhang Ximeng's bottom line. Even if Lao Zhu doesn't want to kill people, Zhang Ximeng will definitely take action, so that he can't live without dying.

It's no wonder that not many people dare to look for Zhang Ximeng, this matter is really terrible!

So how did the Miao family get the land?

In fact, the method is also very simple. When Lao Zhu first started his family, in order to alleviate the food pressure, Zhu’s army was going to plow the fields at that time, and Lao Zhu went to the fields himself.

At that time, the army station could provide more than [-]% of the military food, and even a lot of vegetables, livestock, meat and eggs, almost all of which came from the army station.

This is Lao Zhu's magic weapon.

However, as the Ming army became larger and larger, the military settlements in these heartlands have been transferred to the localities one after another, and the remaining military settlements have also been placed in the border areas, such as Beiping, such as Guanzhong, which are all there. And not a lot.

The people in Yangzhou moved out, and they were counted according to the military settlements. The Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies had to remove these places from the army.

Bianjuntun became an ordinary civilian farm.

But at this time, someone suddenly made a move and incorporated the emigrated civilians into the military status, turning them into so-called military households.

Military households have land, which is different from local civilian land, and local yamen can't manage it.

To put it simply, it is a situation where the local government thinks it is a military household, and the military department thinks it is a civilian farm.

Since the Ministry of War doesn't care, and the local government doesn't care, then someone will take care of it.

The Miao family swallowed [-] mu of fertile land in one go, which is equivalent to the property of [-] families, and brought it under the name of the Miao family.

Zhang Ximeng naturally understood that Miao's family was just at the front, and they had found a shortcut to make a fortune, so the others naturally wanted to share the profit, after all, the consequences of living alone were terrible.

"The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by an ant's nest, and the law of the country is dense, like a sky net, but as long as it is broken a little, this net will be useless." Zhang Ximeng sighed slightly, feeling uneasy.

When he made the outline of the field, it can be said that he racked his brains and racked his brains, trying not to make any mistakes.

But the facts have proved that no matter how strict the law is, after more than ten years of operation, there will naturally be loopholes, and it is inevitable that some people will speculate.

A Miao family involved Tang Shengzong and others, and the army would probably all fall into it later.Civil officials see it, and they will find a way to make a fortune.

After a few years, the prince will be a vassal, and the clan will also take action. Compared with the point of embezzlement by military generals, the clan vassal king, civil officials and scholars are really terrible.

With their meddling, the entire land system probably wouldn't be able to last.

"Mr. Zhang, it's a good thing if something goes wrong now. If it takes a few more years, after the prince takes over, everyone will be involved, from the clan and royal family, to the nobles in the court, and then to the civil servants. At that time, your majesty will be involved." If you want to kill someone, I'm afraid this knife may not be sharp enough." Liu Bowen said in a deep voice, "Master Zhang, I think it's easy to handle regardless of whether you are a minister or general. No?"

There is no doubt about Lao Zhu's determination to defend the land equalization system.

But it is also unreasonable for a father to challenge the relationship between father and son.

Throughout the Hongwu Dynasty, Lao Zhu never relentlessly treated civil servants and military generals. If anyone had to say who could escape Zhu Yuanzhang's butcher knife, it would be a bunch of vassal kings.

And among these vassal kings, there are Zhou Wang and Shu Wang who are relatively good, who can be called sage kings, and naturally there are Qi Wang, Dai Wang, who are cruel and domineering.

In Japan, although Zhu Yuanzhang did not slash at his sons, he was persuasive and persuasive. Like an old mother, he tirelessly exhorted them to abide by the laws of the country and benefit one side.

Father and emperor, these two positions are still in conflict. After all, although the emperor is the father of the world, isn't this father also divided into relatives and godfathers?

Those biological sons naturally didn't say that ordinary people are much worse.

The laws of nature, the laws of the country, the law and human feelings are intertwined, so it is not so easy to handle!

"Mr. Bowen, I will find a way to do this. After all, if this hole is blocked, Juntian will be able to maintain it longer." Zhang Ximeng agreed, but did not give an answer immediately.

Liu Bowen also knew that this matter was difficult to handle, so he could only leave first.

A few days later, further news came that the Miao family had embezzled [-] mu of land, and Tang Shengzong had also taken [-] mu of fertile land into his hands. At the same time, there was another [-] mu of land that was still under investigation. middle.

Mao Xiang handed over the results of the investigation, and Zhu Yuanzhang was out of anger after reading it!

Each family is tens of thousands of mu, how many days has it been?

If you don't find out, in a few years, hundreds of thousands of acres will be annexed, and everyone will be a powerful landlord.

This is our noble military minister!

They are all good skills, good skills!

Can fight, can also eat people!

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while, and said: "Prepare us something, we are going to the Imperial Prison, to see Tang Shengzong!"

A place like imperial prison is really not for people.

When it comes to Jin Yiwei, many people think that it is a blue-faced fang, tortured in eighteen ways, extremely cruel.If there is no imperial decree, I will write one for you. Be arrogant and do whatever you want!

If that's the case, it's just a decree to abolish Jinyiwei, why bother?

Even the Ministry of Education can abolish the Jinyiwei, so what's so great about it?

In fact, the strength of Jin Yiwei comes from their loyalty, their absolute loyalty to the emperor.

There is only one piece of sky above their heads, even the emperor in the palace has only one sun in his heart.

So even if it is the hereditary Lord Hou, there is no luck to be here.

Facing Tang Shengzong, there was no torture, just kidding, what if this person goes out, dare to beat him, and don't want to live?Can the other honorable military officials let the guards go?

So these people, if they don't hit or scold, they work three shifts a day, come to ask questions in turn, from morning to night, from night to morning, without stopping for a moment.

Tang Shengzong didn't feel anything at first, but after three days, he couldn't take it anymore. He was extremely tired, his eyes were bloodshot, and his heart seemed to be on fire.

The corners of his mouth were covered with blisters, he wanted to sleep, but sorry, he just didn't have this chance.