My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 191 Death is not a pity

  Ji Gang already knew something was wrong.

   At this time, His Majesty asked.

  He kept pushing himself to calm down.

  He knows very well that if he answers a wrong sentence right now, he will die without a burial.

  It's just... Can he say that this is His Majesty's hint that the minister must take down King Ning?

  This sentence can't be said even if you die, after all, if you don't say it, you may only lose one head.

   Having said that, I just lost my head.

   But how to explain it?

  He was sad.

  If in the past, without Zhang Anshi, even if King Ning was wronged, so what?

  His Majesty has already suspected that he is treasonous, and King Ning will surely die.

   Unexpectedly, Zhang Anshi directly came out to reverse the matter.

   Thinking of this, Ji Gang couldn't help gnashing his teeth.

   Now I can only do everything possible to protect myself.

  Ji Gang said: "My minister... the crime of ten thousand deaths."

  Zhu Di turned around: "Millions? How many times have you said these words?"

   Zhu Di was expressionless.

  In fact, Zhu Di did not blame Ji Gang for forcing King Ning.

   After all, although he didn't make an order, he also hinted at it.

  Ji Gang dared to do this, and even got credit for it.

   But the problem is that this guy is so stupid, the commanding officer of Jinyiwei, who is being played around by others, is really embarrassing.

  If this person has a bit of Zhang Anshi's rigor and intelligence, how did he come to this point?

  Ji Gang wanted to cry but had no tears: "Chen...Chen...knows what I should do."

  He said this sentence suddenly.

   It made Zhu Di's face sink slightly, and then he gave him a meaningful look: "Really?"

  Ji Gang calmed down a little: "I... must give His Royal Highness King Ning an explanation!"

  Zhu Di put his hands behind his back, with a smile that was not a smile, then he looked at King Ning Zhu Quan and said, "Seventeenth brother, what do you think?"

  Zhu Quan only said: "My brother will wait and see."

  Zhu Di said: "Very good."

  He said lightly: "Get out."

   These three words are indescribably disgusting.

  Ji Gang kowtowed, but he didn't feel relaxed at all. He knew very well that he had to pay a heavy price, very heavy.

  He is the emperor's eagle dog, and he has made great achievements. There must be a result for committing such a thing this time.

   But obviously, as a meritorious dog, he can't let His Majesty fall into injustice, and can't let people say that His Majesty slaughtered heroes.

  So...some things, he has to come to an end by himself.

  So he said with a gray face: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... I will take my leave."

   As he spoke, he stood up in a daze, and then walked away slowly.

  From the corner of Zhu Di's eyes, he only glanced at Ji Gang's back.

   Soon, he withdrew his gaze, as if he didn't take Ji Gang to heart.

His eyes fell on Zhu Quan again, and he forced a smile and said, "Brother Seventeen finally came to the capital, and he should stay for a while longer. Our brothers haven't talked about the past for a long time. When the emperor ordered you and me to guard the border town , we attacked Mobei together, at that time...we were so close, but now...it seems strange."

As he said that, he said again: "I am very disturbed by the traitors making trouble and separating you and my brother. I also hope that the Seventeenth Brother will not take it to heart. If the Seventeenth Brother has any dissatisfaction, you just say it's okay, and I will change it." .”

  His attitude is humble.

   Zhu Di generally treats his relatives in the same way. As long as you don’t rebel, you can say anything. After all, I, Zhu Di, was in distress back then, but under the banner of avenging the suffering clansmen.

   Besides, he is really sorry for others.

Zhu Quan sighed and said: "Hey, the family members have been frightened, and now they are very disturbed. I'm afraid they are also anxious when my younger brother enters the palace. It's better to let the younger brother go to Honglu Temple to settle down the family first, and then discuss other matters in a long-term way." .”

  Zhu Di smiled and said, "That's very good."

   Then he looked at Yi Shiha: "Decree to Honglu Temple, if the hospitality is not good, I will never forgive you lightly."

  Yi Shiha hurriedly said: "The servant obeys the order."

  Zhu Quan left immediately. When he was parting, he glanced at Zhang Anshi, his face softened, and he smiled and said, "This time, if it hadn't been for Marquis Annan who rescued me, I am afraid that my king would have been decapitated. Thank you for your kindness."

  Zhang Anshi nodded to him: "Your Highness is polite, I am just loyal to my duty."

  Zhu Quan nodded, and then left.

As soon as Zhu Quan left, Zhu Di put his hands behind his back, as if he had been suppressed for a long time, and suddenly burst out, his face was full of anger, and he cursed in his mouth: "Between his mother, I almost became a fool. These people... It's really hateful, I'm going to tear their corpses into tens of thousands of pieces... Then Chen Ying, it seems that there is nothing more to ask, so let's kill everyone, and the merchants who colluded with this Chen Ying will also be killed."

  Zhang Anshi said: "Yes."

  Zhu Di said again: "As for the seventeenth brother...damn it, I really lost face this time, Jin Yiwei...is so incompetent, what use are they for?"

  Zhang Anshi only smiled and said nothing.

   Zhu Di looked at him and said, "What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I don't have any opinion." Zhang Anshi said: "It's not that Jinyiwei is useless, it's just that the method of handling things is a bit rough. In the final analysis...almost all Jinyiwei are trying to figure out the holy will rather than arresting the chaotic party. ..."

  Zhu Di nodded subconsciously, and he somewhat agreed with this.

  Whether there is a crime or not, in fact, Jin Yiwei doesn't care, what they care about is...whether your Majesty hopes...

  Or...it's better to plant more sacks and make the case bigger. The bigger the trouble, the more you can show your ability and credit.

Zhu Di said: "In the inner thousand households, the money and food need to be increased, and the number of personnel can also be increased. How many people do you need? Report to me, deputy thousand households, hundred households, general banner, and small banner military officers. You don't need to report to me, you can come directly to plan. Admit it, and report it to me afterwards."

After all, Zhu Di thought for a while, and then said: "What is the background of the people behind the scenes? These people are really unpredictable! At first I thought they were thieves, but later I found out that they were big thieves. It's getting harder and harder. If these people don't get rid of them every day, they really can't sleep and eat all day."

  Zhang Anshidao: "I am still investigating, and there are still some key points that need to be sorted out. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, and give me some time. The minister and Neiqianhusuo will definitely try their best to find out."

  Zhu Di said: "If it can be thoroughly investigated, it will be a great achievement."

  Speaking, Zhu Di took his seat, and said again: "I did feel sorry for King Ning. This time, I'm afraid he will have more complaints against me in his heart."

   "What does His Majesty mean?"

   "What do you mean by that?" Zhu Di glared at Zhang Anshi and said angrily.

  Zhang Anshidao: "Your Majesty's meaning is the minister's meaning."

  Zhu Di sneered: "You don't know what I mean, how do you know what I mean is what you mean?"

  Zhang Anshi: "..."

  Zhu Di said: "You don't think that I will make mistakes and take this opportunity to eradicate King Ning, right?"

  Zhang Anshi: "..."

Zhu Di shook his head and said: "You can't do this, I am the Son of Heaven, although sometimes I have to do things that go against my conscience. But such things are absolutely unacceptable. If not, what does it have to do with Jianwen's cutting down the vassals?" respectively?"

As he said that, Zhu Di smiled coldly: "I am very pleased that King Ning did not turn his back on him. After all, he is still the brother who swept across the desert together. Of course, I do fear him. In other words, he can It is also his blessing to be feared by me."

  Seeing Zhu Di rambling on about this and that, Zhang Anshi knew that Zhu Di was very conflicted.

  So Zhang Anshi smiled and said, "May I ask what your majesty's plan is next?"

  Zhu Di sighed and said, "Naturally let him go back to Nanchang Mansion."

  Zhang Anshidao: "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of letting the tiger go back to the mountain? Even if King Ning does not rebel, sooner or later...his descendants may not be willing to swallow this breath..."

  Zhu Di's eyes flickered, he raised his eyes and said, "Do you have an idea?"

Zhang Anshi then said: "There are so many vassal kings in the world, Your Majesty, Emperor Gao, the great ancestor, is kind and kind to his relatives. He is reluctant to let his children and grandchildren suffer, so the conditions given to the clan are too generous. I... counted a sum account."

  Zhu Di remained silent.

Zhang Anshi continued: "Look at Emperor Gao, the great ancestor, who gave birth to twenty-six sons, and nearly twenty of them survived, and they spread out again. The eldest son inherited the title of prince, and the second son inherited the title of county king. , to the second generation, the third generation, and then various generals serving the state and generals assisting the state. I think that if this continues, within ten generations, there will be nearly 100,000 descendants of the Ming clan. The crowd!"

"During the Han Dynasty, there was a man named King Jing of Zhongshan who only lived to be more than fifty years old, but he gave birth to more than one hundred and twenty sons. If this continues, the number of households in the world will only be tens of millions. The clansmen who support them include various princes, county kings, county lords, and generals. According to the salary set by Emperor Taizu Gao and the gift of the farm, even if the entire treasury is given to them, it is far from enough .”

After a pause, Zhang Anshi continued: "With so many people, if there are people with different aspirations, the imperial court will need to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to monitor them. But if there are people without great ambitions, they spend their days dreaming of life and death. Jade food, marrying a wife and taking concubines, is like walking dead. Could it be... is this what His Majesty expects?"

"Many princes are still there now. When Emperor Taizu Gao raised them, they still have some skills. For example, King Ning, even Zhu Gui, the king of that generation, is also proficient in bows and horses. The reason why they have different intentions is nothing more than their ability. , There is nowhere to display it, but once they are allowed to display their abilities, the court will inevitably feel worried. However, I still believe that the national policy of the clan will not last long, and sooner or later it will bring a heavy burden to the court."

  After patiently listening to Zhang Anshi's long speech, Zhu Di nodded quietly and said, "How could I not understand? It's just that I must not betray my clan."

  His attitude is very clear, others can do this, but he, Zhu Di, cannot.

  Zhang Anshi knew Zhu Di well, so he was not surprised by his answer, and said, "Then why doesn't your majesty let them display their talents?"

  Zhu Di raised his eyebrows puzzledly and said, "What do you mean?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the King of Han? He is in Annan now, and every day he only thinks about expanding the territory for our firm, and he feels that every day is fulfilling! You see, now he not only has the opportunity to display his talents. He also It can earn a steady stream of money and food for His Majesty. Not only that... but it can also open up territory for my Ming Dynasty."

"He is outside the territory, and he misses His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince very much. In the past, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a stumbling block in the hearts of the King of Han. He always felt that without the Crown Prince, he would be able to succeed. But now, he relies on His Royal Highness, because in that distant place, he must rely on His Majesty, the Crown Prince, and merchants to support him in order to fulfill his long-cherished wish. This...in fact, it is similar to the enfeoffment in the Zhou Dynasty..."

"At the beginning, the Zhou Dynasty divided a large number of clansmen into various parts of the world. Isn't it the same for me in Ming Dynasty? This pass is the original Guanzhong, and today's outside world is the original Kyushu. They have military power, let them become the real lord of the country, the governor's side, in this way... it is only good for my Ming Dynasty, and there is no harm."

  Zhu Di frowned and said: "But this Zhou Dynasty is also dead after all."

  Zhang An Shidao: "Zhou has ruled the world for eight hundred years, and who can match it in all dynasties?"

After a pause, Zhang Anshi said again: "What's more, if the princes of the world are all descendants of Emperor Taizu Gao, especially in the future, His Majesty's sons, grandsons, and great-grandchildren will also be entrusted one by one. If there is a great chaos, then... eight hundred years later, the winner of the world, nine out of ten, will be the descendants of Emperor Gao or His Majesty."

  Zhu Di was moved.

  Actually, if Zhang Anshi said these words to any emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he was afraid that the other party would think him an idiot.

  Only Zhu Di, the emperor who pioneered the voyages to the Western Seas, conquered Annan, and swept Mobei, creating countless predecessors and descendants who have failed to do so, seems to have some interest in this.

  Zhu Di hesitated and said: "I can't force them to go to that wild place."

"It's easy, let's set an example first. For example, His Royal Highness Ning, return all the guards of His Royal Highness Ning, let him regain his military power, take people out of the town, and let other vassals see. Instead of living here, it's better to go out yourself Take a piece of the world."

  Zhu Di opened his eyes wide and couldn't help standing up: "You mean..."

Zhang Anshi said: "We have to let everyone see the sweetness. At that time, His Majesty doesn't need to open his mouth. I'm afraid those vassal kings will also be tempted. There are not many cowards among Emperor Taizu Gao's sons. But if the delay continues ..."

   This sentence stops here, but the meaning is already very clear.

   If the delay continues, the descendants of these people may really be raised as pigs.

  Zhu Di was thoughtful, and said in his mouth: "Since he is a role model, how can he benefit from it?"

Zhang Anshi talked eloquently: "Just like the King of Han, the military and civil affairs are all entrusted to them, and they are still in the business model. On the side of the vassal king and governor, let them expand their territories and give them business dividends! Not only that, I would like to do it for them The confidantes and confidantes who served were also allowed to take them with them. In the territory of Ming Dynasty, they were vassal kings, but outside of Ming Dynasty, they were no different from the King of Joseon and King Annan."

  Zhu Di said: "How can I restrain them?"

"Two preparations, one hand is the patriarchal clan. Of course, the patriarchal clan is only the blood of the family. Although it is useful, it is useless. The second is the business, just like the King of Han. They are outside the territory, and they are mostly natives on all sides. They can rely on them. Most of them are the guards around them and the family members who migrated away. On the one hand, the matter of marrying the maids of the Eastern Palace can be extended to all military officers outside the territory. On the other hand, their biggest advantage over the natives is firearms and ordnance, which must be obtained Supply through commercial firms, otherwise...the natives outnumber them ten times, how can we win? In the end, it is the fleet..."

   "Fleet?" Zhu Di stared at Zhang Anshi.

"The fleet of treasure ships will bring back special products from all over the world wherever they pass in the future, and what they bring back will be necessities from all over the world, making them dependent on the fleet. In this way... as long as they have ambitions , but their enemies... have changed from their own clan brothers to countless local natives. This is called transferring conflicts. When conflicts are transferred, the relationship between brothers will become closer."

"In the final analysis, if they stayed in Daming, His Majesty became a stumbling block to their ambitions. But once they went to sea, His Majesty became the biggest reliance for them to expand their territory. Without His Majesty's support, tens of thousands of guards and ten Tens of thousands of dependents, that is a lone army, and there is no way to support it."

After hearing this, Zhu Di's eyes lighted up a little invisible, and he nodded and said, "King Ning... Then start with King Ning. If you take King Han, King Han is my son. Others may not be convinced. It's just... I'm afraid of King Ning." No, I can't tear down his palace in Nanchang."

  Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I'll lie... I'll persuade him."

  Zhu Di looked at him cautiously and said, "This matter... has a lot to do with it, so don't make mistakes."

  Zhu Di is very courageous once he thinks about it, that is, he is only allowed to succeed and not to fail.

  Zhang Anshi said: "The minister will visit him tomorrow, just to learn more from him."

   "Be more respectful." Zhu Di did not forget to remind him: "He still has resentment in his stomach."

"Yes."

  Zhang Anshi was in a very happy mood. If so, then the clan problem might be solved.

  Of course, the most important thing is that, for Zhang Anshi, once this is done, no one will dare to oppose the national policy of sailing to the west. After all, who would dare to kill or bury future emperors? He left all his clan members thousands of miles away, and then... nothing could go to sea.

  My own nephew, the future foundation can grow a little bit.

  In addition to this, there is also a business... I am afraid that this business will also usher in vigorous development.

  Of course, those vassal kings are very thieves, and they are not so easy to be deceived. After all, who doesn’t want to enjoy happiness?

  So...some tricks are required.

  ...

"Owner."

  A man in armor hurried into a large tent.

  What he was wearing was Shanwen armor, which is usually worn by generals in border towns.

  Besides the armor, there is a red dress. The Ming Dynasty still uses vermilion, whether it is the court or civil servants and generals, they are mostly decorated with vermilion.

  And this person is wearing a flying saucer hat on his head, which is also a common decoration for officers and soldiers in Border Town.

  The flying saucer hat blocked this person's face, he gave a military salute to a person in the big tent, and then said: "Just now there is news from the express delivery shop..."

   "Huh?" The person sitting behind the case was a weak scholar, he looked up lazily, stared at the military officer and said, "Is King Ning dead?"

"not dead."

   "..."

   "It's strange to say, originally... I thought King Ning would definitely die, but who knew..."

   "It seems...it's that Zhang Anshi again."

   "How did the master see it? Maybe it was Ji Gang..."

The frail scholar seemed restless because of this, he couldn't help coughing, and finally smiled wryly: "You don't understand Ji Gang...Ji Gang only wants to get credit, he doesn't care who rebels, he just hopes that things will be bigger and better, Ji Gang is a very smart person, But his desire is too strong, one can be strong without desire, and once a person is dissatisfied with his desire, then... he will lose his judgment on things. The only one who can see through this situation is Zhang Anshi."

   "This person is hateful!"

The weak scholar said: "It will be troublesome if it goes on like this, and they will continue to investigate. In this world, there is one thing that is most afraid of, and that is to investigate to the end. As long as anything is done, there will be traces. Hey...why? There will be such variables, how can Zhang An Shi guess..."

   "What's next?"

"endure."

"But…"

   "Be patient." The frail scholar became more and more impetuous. He was obviously annoyed that the things he had arranged with great pains were found out.

  He coughed desperately again, took a silk scarf to cover his mouth, and said after a long time: "Keep an eye on Qixia, every move I make will be reported..."

   "Otherwise, the master can go to the desert to take shelter."

  The man shook his head: "Things haven't gone so bad yet...Zhang Anshi...doesn't have such abilities yet, if it really gets to the point where he has to go to Monan to hide...it's too bad, let's prepare the car...prepare the car..."

   "Where is the master going?"

   "Go to the capital."

"what…"

"The most dangerous place is the safest." The man said indifferently: "What's more, there are so many of us in the capital... At this time, some of them must have started to get restless. If I was there, they would calm down , the most important thing now is to stabilize people's hearts. Once people's hearts are shaken, everything will be lost. Go prepare the car..."

  The military officer hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Yes."

   "Cough cough cough cough..."

  In the large tent, another series of coughing came out...

  ………

  Ji Gang sat silently in the public room for a full forty-eight hours.

   During these forty-eight hours, he remained motionless.

   Just staring straight at the void, without saying a word.

  Occasionally, he smiled wryly.

  At this time, the scribe crept in and brought him some food.

Ji Gang reluctantly ate a few mouthfuls, then pushed the food aside, and suddenly said to the clerk: "Have you ever encountered a situation, that is... no matter how hard you try, you find in the end that you are just a A lackey who can be abandoned..."

  The scribe said fearfully, "Student... student..."

  Ji Gang stared at him, the clerk bowed even lower: "The student is also the governor's dog..."

Ji Gang closed his eyes, sighed, and then said: "Hey... I am not reconciled, I will not be reconciled in the end, after so many years... How could I waste my hard work. It is clear... I have reached today... I should have known this, I should be content, if I am content, I will not be today..."

  The scribe comforted: "The governor doesn't have to..."

  Ji Gang shook his head: "Hey...it's useless to say more."

   After finishing speaking, he took out a dagger from his waist, slowly placed the dagger on the candlestick, and let the candle burn.

  The scribe was shocked and trembling: "If the student makes any mistakes, please supervise you..."

   At this moment, suddenly... the dagger was tightly held by Ji Gang's left hand. Then, the dagger stabbed hard towards his right wrist.

"what…"

  The dagger pierced his right wrist.

  Blood arrows splashed on his face.

  He was grim, his eyes were bloodshot and red, but he still refused to give up. Continuing to hold the dagger, he began to slowly cut at his wrist.

  The wound on the wrist was getting bigger and bigger, maybe it touched the bones of his hand, so no matter how hard his left hand was, he couldn't cut it off, so his face began to twist, and his face was covered with blood and cold sweat.

  The scribe screamed.

   "Captain, Commander...you are..."

   "Which hand breaks the rules, it must be cut off."

   "Captain... please... invite others to come, Captain..."

   Ji Gang almost passed out.

He continued to exert force with his left hand, and slowly cut his right wrist. Seeing...the flesh, fascia, and bone blood were exposed, he gritted his teeth...sensibly: "In this world, who dares to hurt a hair of my hair? Only me, Ji Gang Ok, Ok…"

   cluck...

  The blade of the dagger has already rolled...

  But the hand bone with cut marks was broken abruptly.

  Ji Gang laughed...Looking at the palm that was only connected to the flesh and the **** wrist cut...

   "Go ask the doctor...to bandage, please...doctor!"

  He is weak.

  Blood everywhere.

   Under his feet, a puddle of blood even formed.

   But he tried his best not to faint, but he was like a wounded beast. At this moment, besides the pain, there was also the monstrous hatred brought about by the pain.

   "No one... can teach me Ji Gang... to die..."

  ...

  Outside the public housing.

  Everyone in Beizhen Fusi heard the screams.

   As a result, many people were alarmed and hid outside one by one, listening to the howls coming from inside.

  This shrill roar is creepy. These Jinyi Guards and others have been in the guard for a long time, and I don’t know how many people have tortured them.

  But I have never heard such a scream.

   What's more, this was sent by Governor Ji.

  So...many people looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling an inexplicable fear behind them.

  ...

   "Brother, brother...something is out, hurry...go and see..."

   At the same time, in Qixia, I heard Qiu Song's cheerful voice.

   Maybe a month later, Qiu Song didn't talk as much as today.

  He slapped his belly excitedly, making loud bangs, and outside Zhang Anshi's door, he yelled: "Brother... come out quickly, if you don't come out, I need some leads."

"Don't, don't... come... come..." Zhang Anshi's clothes were disheveled, his shoes flew out, and he didn't even have time to fasten his belt, so that the breeches were loose, revealing half of his skin, and said in his mouth: "My dear and dear brother Qiu Song Ah... here I come."

  ...

Another 15,000 was delivered, and the tiger was almost 15,000 words a day. Don’t always scold Kawen, because it’s really past twelve o’clock every day. Tiger is getting older, and the number of words per day has reached the limit. I can only write about 15,000, thank you for your understanding.

  (end of this chapter)