Chapter 126 – Nail Households Must Be Pulled Out

Forbidden City, Fengtian Hall.

The voice of the chanting eunuch was clear and high-pitched, and the aftermath echoed in the Golden Palace:

“…… Second, clearing and restoring grazing pastures.”

It was requested that the land be re-surveyed, boundary markers be placed and the original 160,000 hectares of pastureland be restored.

The government officials who occupy land for private cultivation should be severely punished, and anyone who steals pastureland should be prosecuted in accordance with the law, and the profits made during the period of stealing should be recovered.

It was proposed that an order for the return of stolen land be issued and enforced, and that if the order was disobeyed and the land not returned, the officials would be dismissed from their posts, the soldiers would be sent to the border guards, and the people would be sentenced to death by exile. Those responsible officials who did not diligently investigate would be penalized as well.

There was no objection to this item from the ministers, and it was quickly passed.

Emperor Jinglong beckoned towards Lan Xi.

Lan Xi immediately went over to him and listened intently to the command with his side ear.

Just heard the emperor whispered: “Turn around and remember to remind the pen, in the approval of the official document to add a sentence – Supervisory Royal Historian Su Yan when the overall situation, no need to do everything personally, measure the land, verify the specific affairs of the retreat, handed over to the Shaanxi governor Wei Quan implementation can be. Tell Wei Quan, he dares to go against the grain, I took off his official hat, let him also go home to plant sweet potatoes.”

Blue Xi lowered his head, repeatedly said promise, the heart can not help but spit: the emperor side let a person thousands of miles, labor, one side and worry about people tired, think of ways to teach him to hide lazy. But last night when looking at the other side of the folding, our long-lived master is not still sighing, said Su, the Royal Secretary of the young, the body and weak, I hope that he can bear hardships and stand hard work in Shaanxi, the horse government to do a beautiful, and finally Kesheng full of success? So left and right contradictions, it is better to leave people in the capital, do not let go out.

Prince sat close, ears and too sharp, heard this whisper, hastily added: “Add another sentence! Tell him not to forget the identity of the Prince’s companion, do not slack off in his duties, spare time to write more letters to the East Palace. Write a letter can not be fooled, do not always say that the leaves are yellow, see a few geese and other nonsense, have to tell the little master, he wants to want to …….”

Emperor Jinglong cleared his throat.

The courtiers thought that the saint had something to say and closed their mouths in unison, along with the chamberlain who read out became mute, and the hall was silent.

The Crown Prince awkwardly glanced at his father and stopped the conversation, holding his tongue a bit.

And they get just another letter of greeting, from the beginning of the name to the end of the signature only 613 words. It’s not fair to favor one over the other!

Emperor Jinglong saw the Prince’s aggression and dissatisfaction, but had no intention of appeasing him.

After the court, the Emperor said to the Crown Prince, “613 words are more than enough, at least more than the number of words you turned in for the window lesson. Today on the ‘Art of Checks and Balances’ submit another curricula to me, not less than 613 words.”

After a hundred ineffective protests, the Prince wilted like a defeated cockerel.

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Su Yan did not know that the crown prince who was buried in the palace in the capital city writing a strategy, on the one hand, annoyed that his letter was only written 613 words, on the other hand, he was glad that it was only written 613 words, and the same contradiction as his own father.

Su Yan only wanted to know that if he used the Shangfang sword to cut off the head of his royal relative, would Emperor Jinglong feel insulted by the clan, find it difficult to tolerate his repeated usurpation and turn his back on him, escorting him back to avenge his relative’s death?

Because he was about to lose control of his unicorn arm and wanted to slash this shifty dead fat guy in front of him.

The fat guy’s name is Zhu Yougou.

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King Zhu Yougou of Pingliang County was the grandson of the late Emperor (i.e. Emperor Xianzu). His father, an unfavored prince born to a Goryeo consort, was named King Cun and was sent off early to Shaanxi to become a vassal.

After the princely death of King Cun, his eldest son inherited the throne, but he died early, and the title of “King Cun” was cut off. As the second son, Zhu Yougou only got the title of Pingliang County King.

In terms of seniority, he was Emperor Jinglong’s nephew. However, he also knew that if he really treated the emperor as his own uncle, he would be the number one fool in the world.

What is the nature of the present on, preventing the clan like thieves, such as Liao Wang, Wei Wang, Valley Wang, Ning Wang …… these once in charge of the military town side of the Prince were given to cut the military power, even the first degree of kinship of the younger brother are imprisoned in the capital, where he will also look at his nephew, which is obliterated in the crowd.

It is estimated that Imamu doesn’t even know what this nephew of his looks like.

It is important to realize that there are more than a hundred county kings today, scattered in feudal lands all over the country, and like the princes, they are not allowed to enter the capital for life without an imperial decree. These royals are also bred to do nothing in the fiefdoms, and are not allowed to interfere in local political and military affairs, or to deliberately befriend local officials.

Zhu Yougou was idle in the fiefdom, so half of his life was devoted to finding fun for himself, that is, to build a manor.

He is rich, not only take the unearned salary of the county king, but also has a small private gold mine, manor built one after another. These estates are his compound, hunting grounds, but also his money tree, used to plant food, fruit trees, spices, etc., and then recruited fugitive herdsmen, stragglers for farming, every year is a large amount of income.

Zhu Yougou was addicted to building manor houses, and when he didn’t have enough land, he hit on the idea of a pasture.

He thought, anyway, the field more horse less, pasture for nothing is to give the rabbit nibble, not as good as to bring to me to reclaim. First or to Yuan Ma Temple low price acquisition of land, and then more and more bold, simply insert the landmark, directly occupied, engaged in the enclosure movement.

Local officials are afraid of his identity of the royal family, but also took the benefits, simply with his partnership in the deep development of agriculture and sideline industry – of course, the occupation of the country’s land, earning their own money, and even do not have to pay the tax, there is no problem.

They were making good money, but as soon as the gosh-darned Inspector General Su Yan came, he had to force them to clear the land and return the pasture.

The way to cut off people’s wealth is like killing people’s parents, so Zhu Yougou felt that his dead father was killed again, and he was so angry that he slapped the table and cursed his mother, and blew the official who came to handle the procedure of clearing out of the county king’s residence.

Not only that, he also personally brought three hundred guards and armor, patrolling near the manor, found the two temple officials who came to measure the land, caught is a violent beating.

More than a month after the order was issued, Zhu Yougou’s manor still stands tall in the meadow, not even a wheat is missing. In this way, the other retired officials and gentry also quit, and have followed the example of the other, and refused to carry out the decree.

“…… It is difficult to carry out the order!” The newly-arrived Yuanma Temple Secretary complained to Imperial Secretary Su, “The mandarins under my official’s rule have been hit with ten serious injuries and dozens of minor injuries, two of which have died from their injuries, and my official still has to move around to pay out the pension.”

Su Yan said in a deep voice, “If we don’t pull out this nail in the coffin of the Pingliang County King, the purge order will not be implemented. This matter will be handed over to this official to resolve, you go and pacify the mandarins first.”

So he carries the imperial decree handheld Shangfang sword, with Jing Hong chased with a large team of jinyiwei, went to Pingliang county king’s house to kick the pavilion.

At the same time, for Yu Wang to send a letter to the royal guards rolling over a number of places, from hearing that the Su Imperial Palace fell into the valley missing five thunderbolts Yu Wang to retain the old name is a grudge against the Holy Spirit, there must be an insubordinate heart. The emperor without saying a word, the informant beheaded, and put down a sentence: “I summoned Yu Wang yesterday, but also called him ‘Geun City’, how, I also have a grudge against myself not? In the future, who dares to use these trumped-up charges to try to sow discord among the clans, I will kill his clan!”

This thing princes and county kings know, but also see the status of King Yu in the heart of the saint – only he is the real brother, the other is a false brother, false nephews, squatting honestly in the feudal land, the festivals to the capital to write a tribute to the text, to take some of the bounty to spend the day drinking, as for the other did not, do not want to think about it.

Except for the royal family and their close friends, who would know King Yu’s real name?

If this letter was really written by King Yu, the fact that he would use this taboo name on the fire-painted seal also indicated that the recipient of the letter was very close to him.

Zhu Yougou then realized that, by mistake, he might have actually beaten his uncle’s messenger-

He rushed forward, tore off the ball of cloth from the messenger’s mouth, and asked urgently, “The letter was written by King Yu? To whom was it written?”

The messenger, with a few teeth knocked out, huffed and puffed as he gulped down the blood and didn’t speak.

Zhu Yougou said, “If you don’t say it, I will open it myself.

Three or two tear open the envelope, unfold the letter paper, Fang just read two lines, as if the face of the dye store, red, white, yellow and green variable, really wonderful. From shocked to unimaginable to suddenly realize, from contempt to a flash of light to not yet finished, Zhu Yougou finally threw back his head and laughed, happy to the extreme.

He winked at the head guard and walked out of the room with the letter.

The messenger scolded angrily behind him, “As the county king and his son and nephew, how dare you open the secret letters of your prince uncle privately? To violate your superiors in such a way, aren’t you afraid of offending King Yu and being condemned by the Son of Heaven!”

Zhu Yougou ignored him, thinking: this letter should fall in the king’s hand, really heaven help me!

As for King Yu’s messenger, anyway, we have offended, really can’t, destroy the corpse! The Emperor is far away, and the King of Yu is in the capital, how can he know where the messenger has gone? Maybe the letter was lost in the middle of the road, and the person died in the hands of the horse thieves or Tartars, so there is no proof of death.

Seeing that his master was in a good mood, the chief historian of the royal family who followed behind him asked attentively, “Did the king get any good news?”

Zhu Yougou showed a strange smile on his face, “A sleepy pillow, very good!”

He boarded the shoulder moped and instructed the servant carrying the moped to turn to the flower hall. The Chief Historian asked as he walked, “Your Highness intends to meet that Imperial Inspector Su? Not hanging him out to dry?”

Zhu Yougou stroked his stomach, “How long can I hang out to dry? It is only expedient for the king to pretend to be sick. His Su XII’s move is called “first courtesy, then troops”, if the king doesn’t show up today, he will be able to go back without any mercy, and directly bring troops to flatten my manor, do you believe it?”

Nagash nodded and said, “Faith.”

Zhu Yougou was furious: “What do you believe! That fox-false tiger-awesome thing thinks that he can scare me with the imperial decree and the Shangfang sword? After all, I am the county king! The grandson of the late emperor! A true nobleman! He wouldn’t dare to slash me even if I stick my neck out!”

“Yes, yes, yes, Your Highness is truly knowledgeable, it was my subordinate’s ignorance that caused him to be intimidated.” The Chief Historian hurriedly arched his hand and apologized. In his heart, he thought: once our prince is weak, he doubles his voice and color, this problem is afraid that he can’t change for the rest of his life. If you are really not afraid of the imperial decree and the Shangfang sword, why pretend to be sick and hide for a while? I don’t know what this letter actually wrote, let the king instantly have the courage to go and that iron teeth Su twelve and five thousand jinyiwei hard.

Zhu Yougou read the letter from the beginning to the end again, felt that both sexy and spicy eyes, after carefully imagining the heart is also a little playful – King Yu is notorious for his flamboyance, and the affair with the young and beautiful courtiers, he is far away from Pingliang also heard about it. Just did not expect, the Su Royal Historian look righteous, full of family and national righteousness, behind the scenes with his prodigal uncle between the king, there is actually this sinful love!

But thinking about it is not surprising, after all, Su Yan was born with a good look, it makes sense for King Yu to treat him as a hunting object.

If this letter is thrown into the open, even if it does not call Su Yan’s reputation, but also enough to give him a splash on the dirty water of welcoming adultery, Mei Cheng Prince, and then he still have what face, in Shaanxi officialdom to speak out?

There is this kind of handle pinch in the hand, Su Yan speak and do things still have to weigh more. First threaten, then lure, pull him into their own boat.

Money moves people, everyone has a price that can be bought, more or less. He couldn’t believe that there was really someone under the sky who didn’t love money!