I am the king of the dead

His Majesty's government orders are all in plain language, there is nothing to interpret, the words are very clear and there is no ambiguity.

The commanding officers also received His Majesty's imperial edict, requesting the commanding officer to engrave the content of the imperial decree on a stone and stand it in front of the Earth Temple.

This is the promise made by the Ming emperor to the people. If someone breaks it, they can point to the imperial decree on the earth temple and resist the exorbitant taxes according to law.

At this time, Zhu Qiyu in Guangzhou Mansion was having morning tea. The weather in Lingnan was still very hot and humid, but the Nantang mansion was extremely cool and dry.

In front of Zhu Qiyu was a wide vermilion table about three feet long. On both sides of the table were civil and military officials from Annan, the prefecture. The table was filled with the resolutions of the pre-war meeting. After the memorial was approved, he said solemnly: "I am here, waiting for the triumphant return of the kings, and I will drink with the kings!"

Zhu Qiyu stood up, took the treasure of Jingtai, stamped it on the call to arms, put it on the table and said: "The Ming army is mighty!"

Many generals stood up and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is mighty!"

Annan in Daming County officially started with the official announcement, and Yu Qian will also go to Annan as the governor of military affairs. This trip will take nearly six months.

Yu Qian stayed at the long table in the imperial study room, and waited until the ministers had retreated before discussing the matter of breeding people and never adding gifts.

Yu Qian was not surprised that this decree of the court was unanimously approved by many Minggongs in the Wenhua Palace. Even if someone wanted to object, Hu Wei, a man with no morals, would teach him how to behave.

The difficulty lies in the execution, and the difficulty lies in how to implement it to the end. Fortunately, His Majesty has also made sufficient preparations.

"I seem to have heard of this Liu Yuzhen, the Dantu Liu family..." Zhu Qiyu said with a frown.

Yu Qian pondered for a moment and said, "It's the business manager of Jiangsu."

Zhu Qiyu looked at Hu Min's memorandum, and it was also a big lawsuit. King Jili has been dead for ten years, and he still has to deal with these bad debts. He said to Xing'an: "Well, now that you are the head of the business, don't you?" Do you know if you hate the imperial court because of what happened back then, Xing'an, you should settle the accounts later and give the money to Liu Yu."

Counting such old bad debts is the worst.

Yu Qian leaned forward and said: "Your Majesty, you can't give it. Since the past is not to be blamed, then the past will not be made up for. If the past is made up for, then the past will be blamed, Your Majesty."

"Besides, His Majesty's return of money to Liu Yu is not the same as killing him? Liu Yu, as the head of the business, is not short of this little money. Don't toss Liu Yu, it's just unlucky."

Letting go of the past is a political compromise, and the equivalent is not to make up for the past, which is also a compromise.

"That's right." Zhu Qiyu said kindly.

Under the general framework of monarchs and ministers for thousands of years, Zhu Qiyu, as the emperor, really made up the money, and Liu Yu could only repay the grace of heaven with his death.

Doesn't this mean that Liu Yu is settling old scores with His Majesty?

This is disrespectful.

Zhu Qiyu thought for a while and said, "Let Li Binyan, governor of Songjiang, give Liu Yu ten boat certificates, so he won't capsize and make money."

For the imperial court, they can print as many ship certificates as they want, but for private merchants, they are a waste of money.

Seeing that His Majesty must make up for it, Yu Qian made a detour and said with a smile: "In the spring of the seventh year of Jingtai, there was a major epidemic in Songjiang Mansion and other places. Liu Yu donated 30 taels of silver."

Zhu Qiyu was stunned and said: "So many? I thought he would have a long memory of what happened to him in Datong Mansion."

Zhu Qiyu didn't shout about the 500 million taels of assets per household in Daming, but did he know that the purchasing power of these 30 taels was equal to 90 shibailiang, which could be raised in Qianjiuchongtang for three years.

Yu Qian said with some emotion: "The next year, in the eighth year of Jingtai, Liu Yu was the leader in the distribution of ship certificates in Songjiang Prefecture. He got 74 ship certificates for three-masted ships. Liu Yu earned it back. Compared with Datong Prefecture, Liu Yu is more calculating now, and maintaining a good relationship with the imperial court can obviously make a lot of money."

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand, and said in disapproval: "You don't care about your deeds, and you are never perfect. He didn't drive up the price of grain, so I thank him on behalf of the people of Ming Dynasty. He is still willing to donate money. It's really not easy."

The emperor of Ming Dynasty had relatively low moral requirements for the extravagant households. Zhu Qiyu could tolerate them if they didn't take advantage of the national crisis to make a fortune. If they were willing to do something good, it would be worthy of praise.

Yu Qian pondered for a while and asked: "Your Majesty, I will go to Zhennan Pass immediately. Now the Annan Taiwei and the former Anyuan Marquis Liu Pu, what should your Majesty do?"

Chapter 773 "24 Laws of Sophism"

Subdued generals are available, but rebellious generals are not tolerated. This is generally the case in ancient and modern China and abroad.

As the Marquis of Anyuan of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Sheng formed the first artillery force of the Ming Dynasty. He died in Jiaozhi for the Ming Dynasty and was granted the title of Rong Guogong after his death.

As the son of Liu Sheng, Liu Pu inherited the title of Marquis of Anyuan, and was deeply favored by the emperor. Question brazenly rebelled, and eventually fled to Li Yue to arrogate the dynasty.

Daming did not apologize to Liu Pu. Even the newly succeeded Emperor Zhu Qiyu did not criticize Liu Pu after he ascended the throne. in political thinking.

It was Liu Pu who was sorry for Daming. His rebellion was completely disregarding public interests and only for his own selfishness.

Yu Qian bowed his head and said: "Guan Ziyun: If a husband abandons the public law to do private favors, it will benefit treacherous evil and lead to riots;"

"Practicing selfish favors and rewarding in vain is to make the people steal their fortunes and hope for the superior;"

"Practice self-interest and pardon the guilty, it is to make the people light and easy to do wrong;"

"The husband uses the public law for personal gain, and the Lord does not do it."

"That's why "Ming Fa" says: Do not benefit from within the law."

This is the debate on the relationship between public law and private benefit in Guan Zi's "Ming Fa".

Yu Qian's opinion on Liu Pu's disposal is that traitors will not be tolerated.

Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian had a disagreement on the issue of how to deal with Liu Pu, and it was the disagreement on Annan's positioning.

In Zhu Qiyu's view, Annan is an outsider, and Liu Pu's problem can be solved internally, and external conflicts can be solved externally.

In Yu Qian's view, Annan is the four corners of the Ming Dynasty, and the Liu Pu issue should be resolved according to the usual practice, that is, the rebellious general's family will be punished.

There are actually many such differences after Zhu Qiyu ascended the throne, but they can be properly resolved every time. Most of them are compromised by Yu Qian, and occasionally by Zhu Qiyu.

After careful consideration, Zhu Qiyu said: "After Li Li, Annan rebuilt the country of Annan, and even usurped the title of emperor in Annan's country."

"I thought that if Liu Pu had made extraordinary achievements in Annan, Daming County, he could be granted the title of Overseas Marquis, and his family would be specially treated, and he would not be allowed to return to Ming Dynasty for life."

"If he is obsessed with his obsession and does not know how to repent, then he will be punished."

Li Li's rebuilding of the Annan Kingdom severely damaged the prestige of the Ming Dynasty in Southeast Asia, resulting in a sharp drop in the number of ships paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, it also greatly reduced the power of the Ming Dynasty in Wanli Haitang, which seriously affected the maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty. Words are public interest.

If Liu Pu can make contributions in Annan County, it will be regarded as the fulfillment of his father Liu Sheng's long-cherished wish. Zhu Qiyu can feel wronged and make him a Marquis of Overseas and forgive his family.

Yu Qian hesitated, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Zhu Qiyu did not change his original decision, and still put Daming's interests first as the principle, if it is beneficial to Daming's interests, do it, if it is harmful to Daming's interests, then don't do it, Yu Qian no longer advises, and His Majesty's will prevail.

The differences between monarchs and ministers mainly lie in whether the land of Annan's fifteen prefectures is a four-dimensional land, or a land of heaven and earth, and whether it is inside or outside.

How to judge whether Annan is an internal matter or a foreign matter?

In fact, it is very simple. If the Ming army enters Annan, the people of Annan will welcome it wholeheartedly and eat pots of pulp to welcome the king's teacher. That is an internal matter.

If the Ming army entered Annan, the people in Annan would not only have no food, but even harass the Ming army, that would be a foreign matter.

Everything will be revealed when they march.

"Yu Shaobao, Annan is wet, can Shaobao's body survive this battle?" Zhu Qiyu asked with concern.

Annan is wet, which is not good for Qian's condition.

Yu Qian hurriedly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your pity. In the past ten years, the phlegm disease has never recurred. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely not delay the matter of Annan in Daming County."

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said: "That's all due to the care of the young."

"Xing'an, take a Yongle Sword."

Zhu Qiyu handed the golden Yongle Sword to Yu Qian and said, "It can be cut against lawlessness."

Shangfang's sword and Wang Ming's flag are all tools, and the tools and names should not be fake, and should not be given lightly.

Emperor Chongzhen credulously believed in Yuan Chonghuan's five-year pacification of Liao Dynasty, and gave Yuan Chonghuan the Wangming Banner and Monk Fang Baojian. As a result, Yuan Chonghuan took the Wangming Banner and killed Mao Wenlong without authorization. At the end of the second year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji led his people to enter from the entrance of Xifeng, besieged the capital, and returned full of plunder.

Yuan Chonghuan pacified Liao for five years, and in the second year he brought Jiannu to Ping Liao at the door of Emperor Chongzhen.

Yuan Chonghuan wanted to kill Mao Wenlong not only because of personal grievances, but also because of the status of Guan Ningjun.

In the early years of Wanli, Tianqi, and Chongzhen, Yuan Keli, Minister of the Ministry of War, established a grand strategy of land and sea. On the one hand, he relied on the army to suppress the Liaodong slave rebellion. It also prevented Jiannu from going south by boat to plunder Daming Shandong and other places.

Under the strategy of the sea and the land, the situation in Liaodong has stabilized, but the Guanning Army is naturally not happy. Their status and weight have been distributed to the flanks. How can they guarantee their own treatment? How to monopolize it?

Yu Qian took the Yongle sword, bowed his head and said: "I will not disgrace the king's life!"

Instead, Zhu Qiyu said: "Even if the Annan matter is not going well, we must not be anxious or impatient, and try our best to ensure that the army has more than enough to advance and retreat. We have a second plan, and we will be killed every day."

"If you can't beat him to death, grind him to death!"

After Yu Qian carefully comprehended the holy will, he bowed his head and said, "I accept the decree."

Fighting during the Jingtai period was really much easier. This was mainly due to the fact that the Emperor Daming was lenient in predicting the enemy. His Majesty never underestimated any weak opponent. The soldiers will check each other.

And His Majesty has many plans, even if this one doesn't work, another set of plans will be implemented.

In the early morning of the next day, Chen Mao, Yu Qian, Zhang Mao, Zhu Yi, Jiang Wan, Mu Lin and other civil servants and generals marched in the direction of Zhennan Pass.

Standing on the city gate of Guangzhou Mansion, Zhu Qiyu watched the army set off, just like when he stood on the Wufeng Tower of Xizhimen and watched Shi Heng, Yu Qian and others lead the Beijing camp to Jining and other places to regain Hetao.

During the Jingtai period, the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty took it for granted that Annan was the four corners of the Ming Dynasty.

The army carried their bags and pushed their chariots, heading for the distance with no end in sight.

Zhu Qiyu received dozens of memorials after the army was launched. These memorials were not against breeding people and never adding gifts, but impeaching Hu Wei.

The crimes of impeachment of Hu Wei include but are not limited to, being kind and welcoming, obsessed with yin and yang and many sorcerers, embezzling officials and greedy for money, working in private, what the Lord says is good, what the Lord does is acceptable, the truth is dangerous, clever words, Jealous of the virtuous and capable, wise enough to cover up wrongdoing, debating enough to speak out, domineering, advocating state affairs as more important than private ones, forming a party to enrich one's family, increasing power and influence, arbitrarily correcting one's orders to be dignified, turning black and white, right and wrong, etc. Wait.

"Good guy, I don't know that a person can be accused of so many crimes! If Hu Shangshu has such abilities, wouldn't he be equal to Sima Yi? When will Hu Shangshu let me be a rich man?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Hou There is a thick stack of memorials, and I am ashamed of it.

In the writing of these pens, Hu Wei has completely become a courtier, flatterer, treacherous minister, slanderous minister, thief minister and subjugated minister.

Zhu Qiyu patted the thick stack of memorials on the table, and said angrily: "With this attitude, if I don't dismiss Hu Min this time, they will write a letter immediately, calling me a king of subjugation!"

"Then scold, I'll wait for them here, let them scold, open up the scolding, if you have the guts to rebel while I'm not in the capital! Why cowardly? Isn't King Xiang Zhide the Prince?"

When Xing'an heard this, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, that's not the case. His Royal Highness King Xiang has always had a heart of obedience."

His Royal Highness Prince Xiang was in the capital to oversee the country, and it can be said that he was cautious and conscientious. While guarding against someone adding a yellow robe to him, he managed the top and bottom in an orderly manner, and did all the supporting work for His Majesty's southern tour.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was able to tour the south so smoothly, and it would not be too much for His Highness King Xiang to get another miracle card.

"That's right, Uncle Huang has a heart of obedience. You can't talk nonsense, you can't talk nonsense." Zhu Qiyu backtracked and took back what he said just now. Anyway, only Xing'an heard it, and if Xing'an didn't talk nonsense, no one would know.

"Hu Shangshu didn't make a statement this time?" Zhu Qiyu looked through all the memorials, but he didn't see Hu's own statement.

Logically speaking, if someone is impeached, Hu Wei should submit a memorial to defend his case. Hu Wei's character, seniority, and prestige are all there, and there is no reason to scold him.

Zhu Qiyu has been on the throne for ten years, and he has been seeing Hu Min scolding others. He Zhang was so scolded by Hu Min that he couldn't keep his mouth shut, so he went out of Beijing to inspect Sichuan in embarrassment.

This is the first time, Hu Wei didn't scold back.

Can't you scold me?

It's a joke, Hu Ming is old, but he doesn't have dementia, so it's easy to scold someone.

Holding a memorial book in his hand, Zhu Qiyu said with a strange expression: "It seems that Hu Shangshu and the Kedao officials have a tacit understanding. The Kedao officials do not object to breeding people and will never add gifts. Don't add obstacles to them in the court."

It is probably an unspoken rule, Hu Wei used his official position in exchange for the steady promotion of His Majesty's decree.

"Every day you say that Hu Shangshu is immoral, who is immoral!" Zhu Qiyu said with a bit of anger, shaking the memorial in his hand vigorously.

"Your Majesty, calm down." Xing'an shuddered, and hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Hu Shangshu is very old, he will be eighty-three this year, and this matter of the Ministry of Rites has not been taken care of for a long time, and most of it is handled by Liu Ji."

"Hu Shangshu is also for the smooth implementation of His Majesty's benevolent government."

"Huh!" Zhu Qiyu slapped the table vigorously and said loudly, "It's nonsense!"

"On weekdays, one by one came to persuade me with the way of benevolence and forgiveness. This will never be rewarded. Is it a benevolent government?!"

"Since it is a benevolent government, why do these insects have to exchange Hu Shangshu's official position?"

"A mouth full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, a belly full of male robbers and female prostitutes, just like a dog!"

"We should send all these people to the Liaodong factory to work in the kilns for a few days, dig coal for a few days, and sweat a lot, and then we figured it out."

Zhu Qiyu is rarely so angry, especially in the past few years, his temper has become more and more peaceful, but this time, Zhu Qiyu was really angry.

"It's always been like this, isn't it?" Zhu Qiyu spread his hands, and then walked with his hands behind his back, walking up and down in the imperial study, he walked quickly and said: "Bring a pen, ink, paper and inkstone."

"Hu Shangshu put up with them, but I can't bear it! Hu Shangshu refuses to scold them, so I will scold them!"

Xing'an quickly brought the pen, ink, paper and inkstone. After Zhu Qiyu wrote the ink, he began to write the edict. He first typed the manuscript, and then solemnly wrote a few big characters "24 Laws of Sophism".

Over the past ten years, Zhu Qiyu has summarized 24 sophistry techniques, or 24 fallacies, for the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty, and they used these 24 fallacies to sophistry to achieve their own goals.

Zhu Qiyu wrote down the first method: "Wrong attribution, not arguing right and wrong, is stupid, and regardless of right and wrong, one is treacherous; putting the cart before the horse and turning the horse into a horse, confusing cause and effect and turning black and white."

"Appealing to emotions, those who don't distinguish the facts are stupid, and those who don't care about the facts are traitors; the three cardinal guides, five constants, four virtues and five ethics, the guideline and common things are taught through the ages."

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Zhu Qiyu wrote nearly a thousand words eloquently, writing 24 sophistry clearly and clearly.

Misattribution, appeal to emotion, false facts, total negation, unrestrained distortion, evil exaggeration;

Slandering people and bodies, everything is like this, looking at the sky well, being one-sided, gradually inducing, wrongly presenting evidence;