I am the king of the dead

"Same hatred with the son, work together with the son, walk with the son."

"Walking with the child..."

The last one, "Walk with Zi" was repeated several times until the vocal music faded away, the voice of this sentence became lower and lower, and finally there was silence. The resolute face of the bannerman.

"Walk with me." Zhu Qiyu's hands trembled a little, he picked up the water glass from Xing'an, took a sip, and finally he was able to calm himself down. His eyes were a little hot, and he was a little emotional. There were many reasons for going to the battle to capture the flag back then. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, and to consolidate the throne, there is also the embarrassment of breaking the boat. When the Wala people erected the dragon flag of King Jili, what would the new emperor of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qiyu, do?

Do it head-to-head, whoever breaks the other will be the winner on the battlefield.

But no matter the reason, what he did was remembered and kept in mind.

Walking with Zi is the true portrayal of Jingtai's Zhenwu in the past 11 years. His Majesty, who appears in the Beijing camp every day in the wind and rain, is not practicing these four words?Butcher Zhang recognized the emperor at a glance. It was the result, not the reason.

This made Zhu Qiyu feel deeply, resisting and killing the enemy contained too many meanings.

"Okay, very good." Zhu Qiyu thought for a long time before he said angrily: "Reward!"

Zhu Qiyu's reward is very simple. As a layman, his reward is only silver coins, and Zhu Qiyu can't think of other rewards. Because they are gifts from the emperor, they are not easy to deal with. If you reward silver coins, you won't have this concern Yes, the reward is for the person who receives the reward to spend it.

The light of the lime blowtorch was slowly extinguished, and then there was a loud noise in the darkness, a bright firework rose into the air, and then rose higher and higher until the tail flame could not be seen clearly, and exploded in the air , Fireworks exploded in the sky like a sky curtain, illuminating the earth, and then slowly dissipated. When dissipating, another firework lifted into the sky with trailing smoke.

A total of 66 ten-inch firework bombs blasted into the air with each explosion, and a visual feast was staged in Beitu City, followed by the exclamation of the people in the capital. On the platform of the barbarians, these messengers couldn't help thinking of a question, if such a heavy gunpowder was blown on their heads, the firework bombs would not be fireworks, but filled with barbed wire, what would happen.

Zhu Qiyu saw a very interesting scene. The expressions of the Imperial Academy of Ming Dynasty were fearful. That’s right, they were instinctively afraid of huge explosions and unknown things. The common people’s eyes were curious, but the Imperial Academy was afraid. Heart smile.

If you are upright, you are not afraid of the slanting shadow, do not do bad things, and are not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door.

"Sure enough, expensive things have only one disadvantage, that is, they are expensive. This ten thousand silver ring is really beautiful, but it is too expensive." Zhu Qiyu said something inappropriate.

Such an untimely remark resonated with one person, and Shen Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, answered subconsciously with a heartache on his face: "It's too expensive."

"Right, we also think it's a waste. In the future, 66 rings will be enough, [-] rings, it's still a bit noisy." Zhu Qiyu wondered, and said to Shen Yi.

Shen Yi's eyes lit up, and he said quite approvingly: "Ah, yes, yes, Your Majesty is wise, His Majesty's big horses are nine, six, three, and a total of eighteen horses are pulling them. The numbers are quite appropriate.”

Hu Wei finally couldn't bear it anymore. When the ten-inch bullet was approving the budget, the Ministry of Finance was like a miser. Now the two ministers of the Ministry of Finance are talking like this.

Hu Wei couldn't bear it anymore, but he still endured it. After all, the person in front of him who was digging and cutting the budget was the emperor. Hu Wei said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's not that the ten-inch bullets cost [-] silver. Wan Yin, if you reduce it to eighteen rings, you won't lose a lot of money."

"Ah, ten thousand silver was spent on such a big event?" Zhu Qiyu asked hesitantly, "Can such a big event be done with this ten thousand silver?"

"It has been nine years since the Japanese silver entered the Ming Dynasty, but one silver coin of my Ming Dynasty is still exchanged for 770 Wen from Jingtai Tongbao. The price of food and goods has not increased much. Isn't Your Majesty's southern tour just a winter preface caused by the shortage of money? This money No matter how many coins and silver coins and Jingtai Tongbao there are, it will only be a temporary delay." Shen Yi timely talked about the topic that the Ministry of Accounting has never forgotten, the banknote method.

The Baoyuan Bureau of the Ministry of Industry is responsible for making money, while the Baoyuan Bureau of the Ministry of Households is responsible for printing money. This power is firmly controlled by the Ministry of Industry and the Baoyuan Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Of course, the Ministry of Households has to fight, and it has never stopped fighting. This right, money and food should be managed by the household department.

Zhu Qiyu inquired about the prices carefully, only to find that the prices in the first year of Jingtai and the prices in the 11th year of Jingtai were not as he expected. A banquet with two silvers is extremely extravagant. In the 11th year of Jingtai, the banquet held by the second silver is also a top luxury banquet.

Daming is like a glutton, no matter how many silver coins and treasures there are, they are like a stone sinking into the ocean, without causing too many waves. Daming's desire for silver is endless.

Zhu Qiyu can understand this phenomenon. After all, he still owes a huge debt. When Muyang Bo Jinlian was alive, he raised a debt that had not been made on a large scale in the 14 years from the first year of Hongwu to the 80th year of Zhengtong. However, Zhu Qiyu has no good solution, so he can only suffer from the Wa Kingdom.

"That [-] silver is still a bit too much to select a show girl." Zhu Qiyu and Shen Yi said with emotion after talking about the price.

Hu Wei's eyes darkened, it's okay not to mention it, but when it was said that His Majesty was going to cut the budget again, Hu Wei really admired His Majesty, the internal treasury is gold and silver mountains in the physical sense, but His Majesty's appearance of pennies and pennies, It's as if there is no penny in the money!

Chapter 9 It's better to say incompetence than personal moral corruption

Zhu Qiyu's wish to withhold the budget for the selection of beautiful women failed in the end, which made Zhu Qiyu quite a pity.

Not only Hu Min objected, but even Shen Bulou showed disapproval. This is too stingy, and there is no room for the court's face. After all, it is a matter of the court's face when the court of the Shang Kingdom handles affairs. , This discount has been reduced from [-] to [-], and if it is deducted again, Hu Shaoshi and Yao Shangshu will go crazy.

In the end, Zhu Qiyu was not able to deduct this budget, but the 66 rounds of the ten-inch bullets were settled, and [-] rounds was indeed a bit noisy.

As for the post-Mid-Autumn Festival celebration prepared by Hu Wei, one character custom runs through the whole process.

How lively, how cheerful and how come, caused the people to exclaim in bursts, and Zhu Qiyu also sat on the Wufeng Tower with relish, watching the celebration carefully prepared by Hu Wei. All kinds of folk arts came to the stage one after another. Zhu Qiyu watched for a long time , It was really an eye-opener, and I called out many rewards.

"Not bad." Zhu Qiyu clapped his hands. Just now, a Wuqiao juggling made everyone look surprised and sighed. A few thrilling moves caught everyone's heartstrings. He said with a smile: " The Ministry of Rites did a good job with this errand."

Yao Kui, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, heaved a sigh of relief. He always felt that the battle made by Master Hu was too noisy, and he was afraid that His Majesty would not like it. However, to guess His Majesty's mind, he still had to rely on Young Master Hu. After all these years, when did His Majesty take a look at the sacrifices created by the Ministry of Rites? Ceremony etiquette?

The big banquet began, and the temple fair outside Beitu City also started. The outside of Beitu City suddenly became lively, and the lime blowtorches went out as the stage ended. After all, so many things have been done with a budget of [-] silver. Burning lime blowtorches means burning money. After the lime blowtorches are extinguished, the lights of the Beitucheng Temple Fair are lit up, and the colorful colors are another beautiful sight.

Zhu Qiyu liked it even more, it was a firework in the world.

"Your Majesty, today is a day of great joy. I originally planned to talk about it tomorrow, but I can't talk about it tomorrow." Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Wang Ao, leaned sideways and whispered. On such a happy day, what Wang Ao wanted to say was naturally He hesitates only when things are unhappy.

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said, "Say."

"This year's list of eliminating redundant personnel is ready, don't worry, it won't be too late to discuss it at the court meeting tomorrow." Wang Ao said that there is no rush, but if this matter is not urgent, at such a time, Wang Ao is absolutely won't mention it.

Zhu Qiyu knew Wang Ao very well. This man patrolled the Liaodong border for 19 years, and then followed the emperor himself to quell the Nanya Rebellion. He successfully took over the Ministry of Officials under the hands of Wang Zhi. Afterwards, he took drastic measures to fight against corruption. Zhu Qiyu these years I've been watching it all the time.

In Zhu Qiyu's view, Wang Ao has more means than Wang Zhi, but Wang Ao's temperament has always been like this. To put it bluntly, he can't wait for it. Overnight, Wang Ao is afraid that he will not be able to sleep at night.

This kind of impatient character, to put it mildly, is vigorous and resolute.

Zhu Qiyu took the elimination list and said after reading it: "I will go back and read the list tonight, and I will give the Ministry of Officials an answer."

"Your Majesty, it's time for the time of Haishi." Xing'an reminded His Majesty in a low voice. The temple fairs are being withdrawn one after another. The study handles the affairs of the officials. When the pigs in Haishihai, even the pigs in the pigsty, go to the trough to eat, and go to sleep after eating, do the officials have a little bit of obedience?

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand, handed the memorial to Xing'an and said, "It's okay, Wang Shangshu is impatient, and he doesn't want to let this list stay overnight. Come on, hurry up."

"I glanced at it with the light just now. Wang Shangshu blamed the mediocre people with corpses and vegetarian meals on personal morality. It is not comprehensive. To say that they are morally corrupt, Wang Shangshu is still too tender."

Wang Ao was stunned and said in doubt: "Please ask Your Majesty to clarify."

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "In the 90 years of the Kingdom, it has already become bloated. Rigidity is inevitable. There are six ministries, the government office has six chambers, even the county hall is full of intrigues and conflicts of interest, this person who is a vegetarian, he doesn't want to do it? After passing the examination, can he be promoted if he doesn't do things?"

"There are officials in this world who don't want to climb up, but very few. Those who want to be promoted are the majority. This officialdom has been sailing against the current since ancient times. If you don't advance, you will retreat, and if you retreat, you will be smashed to pieces."

"It's not that he refuses to do it, it's not that he doesn't do it, and it's not that he is lazy. It's all because he can't do it. Incompetence is incompetence. Can't deal with the unclear power and responsibility, and can't even beat others. Do more and make more mistakes, do less and make less mistakes, no If you do well, it becomes a motto to console yourself for your incompetence."

"It's not so much personal moral corruption, it's just incompetence. Li Binyan, the governor of Songjiang, looks up at the starry sky all day long, and all he thinks about is going to the sky. But this errand, is there one thing that can't be done right? Didn't it be done quickly?"

Li Binyan is one of the few officials who doesn't want to move. He is really tired of the intrigue in court and has always wanted to go to the sky to see, but by grace, Li Binyan stayed in Daming in the end, unable to realize his dream of being the king of the sea. .

But Li Binyan didn't miss a single errand in Songjiang Mansion, and everything was done very neatly, although occasionally Li Binyan would use too much force, but Zhu Qiyu never blamed him.

In officialdom, Li Binyan is still a young man, if a young man is not arrogant, is he still a young man?If young people don't use their strength, don't they become old people who don't use their strength?

"Your Majesty is holy." Hu Wei said with emotion, the imperial court is becoming more and more bloated and rigid, Hu Wei is a person who has experienced it first-hand, it is getting more and more difficult to do things, one thing often involves a lot, whether it is greed or integrity, it can be done Those who do things are talented, treacherous and virtuous, whoever can be a treacherous minister is not a means, such as the well-known flatterer Daming Prince Shaoshi, and the official Hu Wei of the Ministry of Rites.

Wang Ao bowed his head again and again after pondering, and said, "I would like to follow the sacred instruction."

Your Majesty's evaluation of redundant personnel and incompetence is much more heartbreaking than Wang Ao's moral corruption.

Zhu Qiyu stood up, clapped his hands and said: "I know, it's not decent to say that, and I don't want to save face for these redundant people who have been eliminated. After they are eliminated, they will definitely scold me for being indifferent, but I just give it to you." If they save face, they won’t scold them? They still have to scold them.”

"If I give them face, who will give me face? They are the ones who are not face-to-face first. Xu Youzhen and Liu Yongcheng can still do it. They hold a pot of tea all day long and sit for a whole day. .”

"I am not ungrateful and ungrateful, don't I want the world to lose its way and be punished by the sky?"

"Your Majesty is wise." All the officials stood up and bowed their heads and said.

"That's it for today, let's go." Zhu Qiyu waved his hand, announcing that today's celebration is over, the three-day night has been approved, and the excitement will last at least three more days.

Zhu Qiyu went back to Beijing through the Bing De Sheng Gate, because of the relationship between Bing Dao, there is no market here, so there are not so many people gathering.

On the way back to Beijing, Zhu Qiyu was staring out of the window in a daze. Ran Siniang, who was by Zhu Qiyu's side, had somewhat dirty little hands. She whispered, "What are you looking at, my husband?"

The beautiful woman was at the side, and Zhu Qiyu's eyes were still on both sides of the road. He said a little absent-mindedly: "Look at the people's homes with lanterns and festoons, that kind of colored paper is called 'dragging hanging child', that's what the folks call it, and a rope holds dozens of people. A piece of colored paper is quite festive, and it is only used for weddings and other happy events, but we have traveled all the way, and every household in this family has this kind of hanging. "

"11 years ago was also at this time. At that time, we were still the king of Tan, and we went to parade the army horses outside Beitu City. When we returned to the palace of Prince Tan, every household on both sides of the road wore onyx crowns."

"It's been 11 years, and the scar is still there. The common people haven't forgotten it, they just buried it deeply."

No matter what, life still has to go on, the emperor does not avenge their families, they want to live;

Is there a difference?It doesn't seem to be, but there seems to be a huge difference.

Zhu Qiyu said with a little helplessness: "The courtiers always persuade me to be more benevolent. For example, this time the Wara prisoners, I just followed the Ming Dynasty and sent them to dig coal. Is it too much? Even Yu Shaobao is inclined to Yu run a prisoner-of-war camp to promote education."

"I can't wait to chop off all these people, hang their heads on the grassland, and burn the shitty Longting Hara and Lin to death. For 20 years, it has been burned every year and still not clean? It has been burned to bricks, and grass can no longer grow. How can these bandits gather together?”

"I just feel sorry for the Ming army who ran one after another. The hearts of the soldiers of the Daming Jingying are also fleshy, not hard-hearted. Going to battle is a battlefield, and it is ominous to kill prisoners. The main reason is that the soldiers are prone to heart problems. Only then did I agree to take him back, and let him be eunuched."

Post-war traumatic stress syndrome is far more horrific than some literary works. There are countless veterans who have suffered from this kind of heart disease and finally committed suicide. If it was just fighting on the battlefield, it would not be the case. When the common people, this disease will definitely fall.

The mental health of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty's Beijing camp was also a matter of concern to the emperor.

Zhu Qiyu's slightly complaining words can't be said to Queen Wang. Queen Wang is the queen of the world. What can she say? Concerned, Ran Siniang scolded the courtiers for not being obedient.

Dajia Yuren returned to the Lecture Hall, Zhu Qiyu went to the imperial study of Juxian Pavilion, turned on the lime blowtorch, carefully read the list given by the Ministry of Officials, and finished processing the memorials from the Ministry of Officials. The memorials were moved out again, and after reviewing them one by one, Zishi had passed.

"Your Majesty, Empress Wang has been waiting in the backyard for a long time." Seeing that His Majesty was busy with state affairs, Xing'an said hastily.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the time of the pendulum clock and frowned and said, "I won't tell you sooner."

"Empress Wang won't let me say it, and say that after your majesty finishes her work, don't miss out on state affairs." Xing'an bowed his head and pleaded guilty. During the battle of the capital, Empress Wang did the same, watching the lights in the imperial study room, waiting. , Waiting for the emperor to deal with state affairs.

"Turn out the lights, the sky is dry and everything is dry, be careful of the candles." Zhu Qiyu put on a big cloak.

It's already late autumn, and the autumn tiger has completely lost its momentum when it was in the middle of the night. The weather has turned cold and the wind has become a little bit colder. Zhu Qiyu has already issued an order to let the army start a squadron, and try to return to the camp before winter.

When Zhu Qiyu arrived at the big villa, he saw the empress's carriage, and Ran Siniang's, obviously Ran Siniang hadn't left yet.

"Young lady, long time." As soon as Zhu Qiyu entered the door, he saw Queen Wang leaning on the chair and dozed off. Zhu Qiyu walked too fast, and before the little yellow gate had time to call for His Majesty to come, Zhu Qiyu had already entered the room.

Empress Wang hurriedly got up and said, "See Your Majesty, I am here this time to select beautiful girls. The Ministry of Rites has sent the picture album to Tai'an Palace, so I come here to let my husband have a look."

It was Empress Wang who nodded her head to enter Tai'an Palace, so she naturally wanted to come and ask, but this was just a pretext.

"The lady must be, we don't really care." Zhu Qiyu held Queen Wang's hand and said, he really didn't care, if he did, the younger Gao Jieyu, with a gourd-shaped figure, had a very good personality, But not very favored.

Empress Wang undressed Zhu Qiyu, and briefly talked about the affairs in Tai'an Palace: "Husband, please take it easy. Husband is a man, and he is a half-sergeant. You are so energetic. Lady Ran is an imperial doctor. Let her be fooled." I couldn't hold it any longer, so I was invited here."

Empress Wang's matter of selecting a beautiful girl is actually not urgent. It was when Ran Siniang and Empress Wang whispered a few times in Beigu City. Yes, Ran Siniang, the favorite concubine, did it with a very clear mind.

More than half of the credit for the tranquility of the harem in Tai'an Palace should be attributed to Queen Wang.

The Ministry of Officials cleared out redundant staff, and all of a sudden the city was full of uproar, and everyone was in danger, but after the list was distributed, some were glad that they were not on the list, and there were also those who cursed at the list and resigned.

His Majesty's judgment on the redundant staff is incompetent, Wang Ao actually knows it well, but he is a Confucian scholar, naturally he has some moderate ideas, and he thinks that he should keep a line in his life so that we can meet each other in the future, but His Majesty changed his judgment and exposed the old background of these redundant staff, Wang Ao found out It's really not a big deal.

Because eliminating redundant staff is itself an offending job, if you cut off their official career, even if they resume their careers, they will start all over again. Now he is still the chief envoy, Pei Lun's official career is not going well, it is because he refused to join forces when he presided over the meeting, and when he is used again, Pei Lun will have to suffer from it all over again.

Elimination of redundant staff, you say it is personal moral corruption, these eliminated people will swear, you expose their old background, say they are incompetent, they will also swear, they are all scolded, and it is more relieved to expose their old background.

At the beginning of September, the Beijing camp of the Northern Expedition began to march, and it was expected to return to Yingchang in early October and enter the customs in November.

Emperor Zhu Qiyu of the Ming Dynasty had piles of books piled up on his desk, and after reading one book after another, the imperial study had been thrown all over the floor.

"Nonsense, nonsense!" Zhu Qiyu threw another book, leaning on the back of the chair and sulking. These books are a batch of books confiscated by Yingtian Governor Li Xian and Songjiang Governor Li Binyan. Most of the books are in the Slander Emperor Taizong Wen of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Qiyu could see clearly that on the surface, he was scolding the usurping King Yan, but in fact, he was scolding the usurping King Yan.

Zhu Qiyu pointed at the table and said: "It is said that Emperor Wen is not a son-in-law. That is something that Lord Jianwen did not deny at the beginning. Feelings are a matter of the old Zhu family. They know better than Lord Jianwen, right?"

"Jing Qing was a man who went to the palace with a knife and was killed in the end. There were no barbarians in that. What kind of nonsense is the melon and vine family copying method? What kind of shit! Jing Qing's grandson Jing Xiang is the new Jinshi of Jingtai for five years! Protégé!"

"These things are even more unsightly. Are these scholars rushing to the next three routes when they make up stories? Why is Tie Xuan's daughter thrown into the barracks, and Huang Zicheng's wife and daughter were thrown into the barracks outside Hongwumen by a hundred people?" Li Shilun, where is Tie Xuan's daughter! Isn't this something created out of nothing?"

The content in these books is unsightly, some content, Zhu Qiyu is too embarrassed to open it, and I don’t know how these scholars write, but after Jing Nan, all the courtiers, wives and children, old and young, who were sidelined by the Qing emperor were wheeled. The most outrageous thing is that Emperor Wen went to watch and applaud when he had nothing to do.

"Check it or not?" Xing'an hesitated and asked tentatively. Today these scholars dare to arrange Emperor Wen in this way, and these scholars will dare to arrange His Majesty in this way in the future.

Zhu Qiyu closed his eyes for a moment, waved his hands and said: "Forget it, they just wanted to scold me, and I got into trouble with them, but I fell for their tricks."

"Take these, take them all out and burn them, they will stink if you burn them for cooking!"

"Then find Young Master Hu. Young Master Hu is the best solution for this kind of thing." Xing'an thought about it and put forward his own suggestion.

Zhu Qiyu's eyes lit up, he nodded and said, "Yes."

Chapter 9 The Dapeng rises with the same wind in one day, soaring up to [-] miles

Hu Wei has the best way to deal with scholars, because Hu Wei knows the pain of these scholars best.

Zhu Qiyu was worried about leaving it to other people to do it. He was really a little worried. He searched these books, and after doing it, he managed to implement the Youth Law. This kind of trick is not uncommon. Once the incident expands, Zhu Qiyu can't control the final result.

After Hu Wei heard the news, after class, he wobbled to the Juxian Pavilion in the martial arts hall.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this matter is actually easy to handle." Hu Wei said rather old-fashionedly: "Rong Chen, please take your time."

"I entrusted Yao Kui to take care of all the etiquette for the triumphant return of the army. Yao Kui is a practical person. I can see clearly this time, and nothing like Xiao Xuan will happen again."

Hu Wei didn't say how to deal with these scholars, but talked about the staff in the Ministry of Rites. Hu Wei is getting older and older, and he always feels confused. He can't remember clearly what he saw more than ten years ago. I have to turn over the books again, being a teacher is more than enough, but if I take care of a lot of things in the Ministry of Rites, I'm afraid it will really make things wrong.

Yao Kui is a person with absolutely enough talent and rich experience. He is not greedy or corrupt, but he is a bit dull and doesn't have so many bad ideas. It may not be possible to sprinkle water to wash the ground for His Majesty like Hu Wei, but the Ministry of Rites Errands, totally enough to cope with.

"I'm also observing him. It's really good. This time, outside the ancient city of Beibei, he's busy with other things. He's really capable." Zhu Qiyu also spoke highly of Yao Kui.

Yao Kui is indeed very talented, the reason why he is like the angry little daughter-in-law now is entirely because Zhu Yu is in front, this Hu Wei is really easy to use.