Return to Ming Dynasty as Prince: Two hundred and ninety-six, see the king of Shu

There are three stages in the back garden of Qingyang Palace, and the left stage is the birth stage, on which a white-haired baby is molded. Legend has it that this is the old man who was just born. There is a tall ginkgo tree under the stage with a futon under the tree. A man in a green robe sits facing the tree and meditates with his legs crossed and his hands on his knees. His face is clear and he is about forty years old.

Zhu Rangjin, the chief ambassador An Wentao, and the police officer Lu Zheng walked up. Seeing that he was meditating with his eyes closed, the three hurriedly lightened their steps, walked slowly behind him, and stood and waited.

The face of the man in Qingpao who had been hit was blue and white, without a trace of blood. After sitting still for a long time, he took a long breath and said, "Jin'er?"

Zhu Rangmo hurriedly bowed and said: "Father, it's a child. And Mrs An and Mrs Lu, come together to visit Father."

This Qing monk who closed his eyes and meditated under the ginkgo tree is the famous Great Ming first virtuous king Zhu Binhan. He gave a noncommittal "Uh", put down his legs, turned around and said: "Is the imperial envoy already arranged?"

An Wentao hurriedly said: "Yes! The next official led the Chinese military officer of Shu to welcome the imperial envoy into the city. The imperial envoy said that the emperor was very concerned about the prince’s condition in Beijing. He specially asked him to visit Sichuan during the inspection period. , The imperial envoy should come tomorrow."

"Hehe, did the emperor ask him to visit on his behalf?" King Shu smiled faintly, and said: "The lonely king's illness is erratic. This life is not seen at night, what can I visit?"

An Wentao and Lu Zheng said with trepidation: "The prince is the soul of Bashu, the pillar of the southwest. The court and the people of Bashu all look forward to the prince's speedy recovery. The prince is in his prime of life, so he can recover soon. Please be careful. Unknown words."

The king of Shu shook his head and waved his hand: "The lonely king’s illness, the lonely king knows about it, don’t talk about it. What makes me worry about the son, let Xu mediate the dispute between the tribes and the Han people in Xuzhou, This matter is related to the peace of Bashu and even the Yunnan-Guizhou provinces. This king cannot handle this matter personally this time. This is the first time the son has taken on such a heavy responsibility. He is lonely and worried. Now he can only ask the two adults to help and help the son to eliminate the disaster. It is the blessing of Bashu."

"This matter is also the responsibility of the government, and the responsibility of the government is unshirkable. Please don't worry about it." An Wentao and the two hurriedly bowed to salute.

The king of Shu nodded and said, "Well, when I was sent to Sichuan by imperial mission, Junchuan Criminal Studies must be understood. The two adults are busy with official duties and have to receive court angels. They are overwhelmed. I don't have to come to visit these few days. The lonely disease does not live or die, ha ha, that's just dragging it."

An Wentao and the two are still waiting to persuade each other, but seeing that the king of Shu’s face is a little tired, the two of them have to sigh and bow and say: "The official is obedient, then return to the yamen, prepare a copy of the text for the imperial enquiries, please Lord Be at ease and rest."

The two knew that the king of Shu had issued the order to chase away guests so early, they must have confessed to the second prince, so they stopped staying, gave a brief confession, and left. As soon as the two of them left, Zhu Rangjin's demeanor was immediately restrained, his sleeves were lowered, and he stood upright and dared not move.

Shu Wang Family is very strict. Zhu Rangjin has always been clean and self-conscious. He is not good at drinking, is not indulging in female sex, and does not make floating waves. Except for Yang Shen and Qingcheng madmen, most of his close friends are celebrities and talents. They are also royal relatives and friends. Rao is so, and he is often reprimanded by the king of Shu for being incapable of making progress, and Zhu Rangjin has respected and feared his father since childhood.

Zhu Rangjin only said that his father knew about the trip to Luxian again, and it was a rebuke, so he lowered his head and did not dare to look at him. He only waited for his father to criticize him. Unexpectedly, there was no movement for a long time. Zhu Rangjin raised his head strangely, and saw that the king of Shu frowned slightly, and he muttered for a while and said: "Yang Ling is the most favored minister of the saint today. The emperor has just ascended the throne and sent his most trusted minister to tour the world. It was normal to understand the subjects under the rule and the military and politics of various places. However, Yang Ling went out of Beijing and stayed in Shandong for a while, and stopped in Jinshan, Jiangsu for two days, in order to clean up the white lotus remnants of the Red Ying Society. He In Zhejiang and Fujian as the governor of the six provinces, he presided over the anti-Japanese and pacified pirates, and helped Manchujia to regain the country. Everywhere he went, he had a plan. After that, he passed Jiangxi, Vietnam, and Guizhou, and never stayed more than Four days. Um... did he say how long he will stay in Bashu?"

"My child doesn't know." Zhu Rangjin, the son of Xuanyi, who has a romantic character and good knowledge, is afraid to show up in front of his father. He has questions and answers, and he will never say a word.

The king of Shu glared at him, shook his head and sighed: "Let Jin, I usually have to learn more from your brother when dealing with people, and I can give you a little bit of trouble for my father. I spend a whole day with those madmen and women. Mixing together, reciting poems and paintings, and prides itself on being romantic. I really don’t want to make progress. You are the second son of the dignified king of Shu. Would you like to have the name of the son of Xuanyi? It’s funny?"

"Yes, yes, I have known it." Zhu made Jin's head lower.

"Yang Ling did not stop at Jiangxi, Hunan, and Guizhou, and did not conduct serious inspections of local politics, military and criminal sciences. It seems that his hunting on behalf of the sky is just a cover, and the real purpose is for Japanese pirates and Franciscans. If this is the case, he shouldn’t stay in Sichuan for long."

The king of Shu stood up gently, Zhu let Jin hurriedly stepped forward to hold him, and the father and son climbed up the steps and walked towards the stone path behind the birth stage of Laozi. As soon as the two of them left, two little eunuchs flashed out from nowhere, picked up the king of Shu's futon, and followed far behind.

"There are many ethnic groups such as Qiang, Tibetan, Miao, Yi, etc. in Shu. Most of the tribes are brave and the most difficult to appease. Now they are all arrogant and provoking and making trouble. Yang Ling this person is so happy, if he knew it, maybe it was Asking for credit, I will use swords and guns, and make troubles, which made me continue to fight with swordsmen in Bashu, and ruined the great situation that I had worked hard for my father for many years. You, this time you might as well try your best. If your brother Wang is not at home, you will visit Yang Ling several times on behalf of your father, so that the emperor’s close minister can do something to prevent him from having trouble in Sichuan. He said yes. Visited as a father by the emperor’s order, we would like to thank you, so it is not considered to be a courtier over the ritual system."

"Yes, don't worry about my father, I will take care of it."

"Oh, it's really eventful. After my father fell ill, the chieftains were ready to move. This is the first time for your brother Wang to mediate disputes between tribes. These barbarians have strong folk customs. Two people can also be able to use a bamboo tube of salt. It caused the battle between the two tribes and tens of thousands of people. Worried for my father. These barbarians are especially difficult, and they have always refused to obey the king’s orders. Self-Great Ming has been sitting in the country. Over the past 100 years, the frictions and disputes between them and the Han people have never happened one after another. Intermittent. The first emperor also issued an edict for his father’s merits in governing and enlightening one party, making the Shu realm a scene of prosperity and prosperity, and he told the kings to learn from his father. These words are still in my ears, if the savage things at this time cannot be suppressed and cause trouble Isn’t it a joke when something happened? All commanders have just changed people. If something happens, I’m afraid I can’t hide it. Even though my father is in this Qingyang Palace, how can I do it? How can one cultivate one's body and one's sex?"

The king of Shu, Zhu Binhan, was only about forty years old, but he seemed to be bent under a heavy load and turned into a frail elderly man. He was supported by his son, talking worriedly, and hiding himself in the trees. Go to the next home.

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"The king of Shu has been in poor health over the past two years, and he has lived in the simplest form. The affairs of the royal family are mostly the son of the father. The son of the son is quite the father's style. He is steady and calm, and has outstanding achievements in governance. Recognition, it is also said to be loved by the people of Shu."

"So, in fact, in the past two years, the true king of Shu is not Zhu Binhan, but Zhu Rangxu?"

"It’s not wrong to say that...in fact. Zhu Rangxu is the eldest son of the Shu prince, the future prince of Shu, under the popular hope, and supported by the Shu king, his prestige status in the Sichuan army and the people is indeed not lower. He is the father. However, the power and power of the fifteen chieftains in the Shu area is actually greater than that of the Shu prince’s palace, the chief ambassador, and the command ambassador."

Liu Biao has only been in Sichuan for a few months. It seems that many situations are well understood, and the answers are straightforward: "The court gives native officials great power. As long as the tribes do not involve Han people, regardless of civil affairs and laws, they are completely The native officials decide on their own. The people of all tribes only know that there are chieftains, but they don’t know that there is a court. The world is spreading the virtues of the kings of Shu, and naturalizing the Siyi with ethics and teachings, benefiting the people, recuperating and restoring, so that Bashu is rich and the people are comfortable. According to the investigation of the humble position These are indeed true, but they are a bit exaggerated. There are many royal families in Shu, and they have been buying land for more than a hundred years. Now only take Chengdu as an example. The land owned by the Shu Wang Family family accounts for 70%, and the Weisuo farms occupy two. The farmers with their own land are only 10%, and the rest are all tenants of the king of Shu. It’s just that the land reaped by the king of Shu is lower, and the income of the tenants’ farming is not less than that of those who own the land. Therefore, the tenants only have to be grateful, never People are complaining."

Yang Ling smiled faintly: "It is indeed more benevolent among many vassal kings who regard the people as dogs. But as such a large interest group, the land is constantly concentrated, sooner or later. There will be disaster. As long as the future king of Shu no longer treats the people favorably according to the ancestral instructions, with his possession of so much land, he can immediately plunge the people into dire straits."

He interrupted Liu Biao's words: "Is there no harm in doing this? No matter how wise the King of Shu is, after all, there is no guarantee that everyone in the whole family will be compassionate. If the land is occupied, there will be no need for so many tenants. Why has the court never heard of a large number of Sichuan refugees fleeing into Central Plain? Could it be that the King of Shu has another settlement method?"

A hint of admiration flashed through Liu Biao’s eyes, and he replied: "My lord sees it clearly. There are indeed many refugees in the land of Bashu who have no land and cannot be hired, but the people have no way to lead the policy of not leaving their land without authorization. It has long existed in name everywhere. Only the land of Shu is still the same as it was in the past. The refugees were controlled by the government and could not get out of the river, so they scattered into the mountains and went to all the tribes to survive. These barbarians are brave, but we Han are wise and have their participation. The chieftains everywhere are even more difficult to deal with. Xiao Jinchuan’s current chieftain of Zhuoji Tuoba Yu is not just because he has no land and no job and was displaced. He voted for the previous chieftain of the Kaaba Lama and became his most trusted assistant. Kaba is Huangjiao Lama, because he did not marry a wife, passed him the position of chieftain when he passed away, but because of his painful experience of displacement in the past, the chieftain hated the Han people more than the Tibetans. Now, his daughter although Associating with Shu Wang's concubine, Tuoba Yu is still not easy to enter Chengdu."

Yang Ling frowned slightly: "The land of Shu seems to be the most peacefully governed area. In fact, undercurrents are surging. I don't know how many forces are competing in secret. It's really hard for the king of Shu, and I don't know what he spent. How much effort is needed to mediate the balance to maintain this kind of superficial temporary calm. But once it is not handled properly, the exposure of a problem will cause a series of problem reactions, causing an uproar, and the King of Shu is simply sitting on the crater."

"However, this kind of multi-ethnic mixed living area is also the easiest place for a careerist to intensify conflicts and cultivate rebels. Just imagine if there is such a person, he controls the entire abundance, and his family has passed more than a hundred Years of accumulation have accumulated enough wealth to support a war, and land that can provide sufficient food and grass. Under his rule, there are many tribes who can immediately recruit hundreds of thousands of natural brave fighters without training. They are not friendly to the court. As long as they make good use of it, they can easily transfer their opposition to themselves to the hatred of the big Ming Dynasty court by making good use of them, but they can use the geographical knowledge of living together for more than 100 years. , And Xu Yi's certain benefits have made them their firm supporters. At the same time, they have a reputation, and the supreme leader of the central government is an absurd emperor in the eyes of the people of the world. Then How confident is it of success?"

Yang Ling calculated carefully for a while, and came to a shocking conclusion: "If I want to be an emperor, if I have so many conditions, then the success is so big that I will risk the danger of looting my family. Rebellion. So...Does Shu Wang want to be emperor? Does the future Shu Wang have ambitions to be emperor?"

He thought of the Dongchang secret card that Zhengde Emperor had shown him. It was a very scribbled and simple sentence. It was written by Wang Qing from Qianhu in Suzhou, a friend who was working on a job at Jiangnan, and the head of the seventh stall of Dongchang. Han Youhui’s: "Brother Han, the task of assigning the younger brother has to be put on hold. My brother discovered a strange thing in Lumu Town, Suzhou. Someone bought gold bricks secretly and shipped them to Bashu. The matter is serious and urgent. I suspect that the King of Shu will have objections. , Rush to investigate immediately, and give the details later. Because the matter involves the royal family, if the news is untrue, it will be a catastrophe, so please destroy it immediately after seeing the letter."

The so-called gold bricks are of course not made of real gold, but huge paving bricks that can only be used by the emperor. The country is only produced in Yuyao Village, Lumu Town, Suzhou. However, the bricks are unique in craftsmanship and expensive to make, from preparation to firing. It takes more than a year to make one batch.

More importantly, its political significance. There was a general of the Hongwu dynasty. He was ransacked just because his wife violated the system and wore a phoenix hairpin that only the imperial concubine had the right to wear. Yuyao Village is like a military barracks, with extremely strict supervision. There is no official language from the Ministry of Industry.

According to this calculation, it is a huge sum of money just to buy to look after the officials, officers and soldiers, and the brick craftsmen. If you don’t want to call the emperor rebellious, change the palace to the Golden Temple, so that you can enjoy the treatment of being an emperor and what to buy it for ? The terrain of the Shu area can be attacked and defended. If you can't defeat the world, you can retreat to Bashu. With the support of natural danger and the whole Sichuan, you can be emperor in one corner, and you can at least live the emperor's addiction for more than ten years.

So although someone bought the gold bricks privately, Wang Qing is not exaggerating. This case is indeed a matter of great importance and should be investigated immediately. But when Wang Qing left, she sank like a stone to the sea, and disappeared without a trace with his four guards, and was nowhere to be found. Han Youhui felt that the situation was urgent and did not dare to hide it in private. So he copied another copy of Wang Qing's letter, and Pegasus rushed back to the capital.

Fan Ting reported to the inner court palm seal **** Wang Yue, Wang Yue is a cautious figure, holding such an unfounded letter, how dare he go to present it to the emperor Hongzhi who has repeatedly praised and called on the king of the world to learn from the king of Shu ? Therefore, only the secret order of the East Factory was secretly investigated. The East Factory sent a brigade to investigate for more than a year, but no clues were found. This headless case became a suspicious case and an unsolved case, and it was put on Wang Yue’s first-class confidential letter. Inside the secret box until it is copied out by Liu Jin and used.

Yang Ling was silent, while Liu Biao waited quietly. After a while, Yang Ling said: "If the King of Shu has any ill intentions, he will not hide it from anyone. Zhu Rangxu will know the situation. Regardless of whether the King of Shu is sick or not, the elder son who is acting as the King of Shu must also share the burden for him. More matters. Let’s suppose that the King of Shu does have an objection, such as contacting allies and negotiating military opportunities. He cannot show his face, and ordinary people are not qualified to negotiate. Then there is only one qualified to replace him, that is, his future successor. The prince of Shu. Then we should be able to get something from watching the prince. Where is he now?"

"In Xuzhou, it is said that all Zhangman had a little friction with the local Han people." Liu Biao disapproved and said: "The imperial court has grace to show the distance, and governs the local Yi people with gentle means. The Shu kings often boast of benevolence and morality. The barbarians are getting worse. Whenever there are conflicts, they take a calm attitude towards the barbarians. Therefore, when the clan chieftains have conflicts, they will not cause a big trouble. Often it is the king of Shu who comes forward to mediate, and the big things are reduced. The trivial matter has turned."

Yang Ling I don’t know what happened to Du Zhangman. Although the people Li Sen brought were monitoring toasts everywhere, they only went to areas where the two ethnic groups live together, dressed up as merchants, and inquired about some news, so they were very friendly. The entanglements between the Han people and the current developments are not understood.

Those places are deep mountains, old forests, cliffs, and tribes like wild people live. If an outsider who doesn't know the basics breaks in, even if he doesn't die in their hands, he will have to die in the valley of the poisonous mist or starve to death in the primitive jungle where a ghost strikes a wall.

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If you want to send scouts to inquire about news, it is tantamount to a dream. If one hundred thousand troops are sent in such a place, the non-combat attrition would have to be more than half within a month, and the remaining people would not be able to maintain even 30% of their usual combat effectiveness. In addition, they would like to find a piece that would allow thousands or eight hundred people to gather and fight. There is no place to charge, and the Ming army’s group combat advantages cannot be used at all.

Yang Ling really regarded it as an ordinary ethnic dispute, which did not attract enough attention. Yang Ling said: "Your subordinates have collected some Sichuanese to enter the factory. Send them all to Xuzhou. Just like monitoring the king of Shu, you must keep an eye on the actions of the prince Zhu Rangxu. Be careful that he mediates disputes. In the name of appeasing the natives, they are in collusion with Duzhang, and they are secretly acting indiscriminately."

Liu Biao is worried and said: "My lord, these people are now sent by me to the imperial chapel, and in the tea shop. They are locals and they are well-informed. If these people are transferred away, they will become deaf and blind. , If there is anything wrong with an adult, it will be hard to atone for his sins even if the humble duty is nine deaths."

Yang Ling smiled and said: "Be cautious does not mean doing nothing. Your people just send them to do things. Tomorrow, I will visit the Queen of Shu, and I will stay simple, and I will never leave the line easily. If the King of Shu wants to mobilize troops to arrest me, I The three thousand soldiers and horses in my hand cannot guarantee my safety at all. If I am sending an assassin, I only have to have three hundred soldiers in my hand to protect me. Your role is to use the advantages of the Shu people. I found out the information I needed. If I didn’t do anything just for personal safety, wouldn’t I just bypass Sichuan and go to Shaanxi, so why not come to Chengdu?"

Liu Biao had no choice but to say: "Yes, then... After tomorrow, the lord has paid a visit to King Shu, the humble post will immediately send people to Xuzhou."

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Qingyang Palace is located in the western suburbs of Chengdu. The statues of Yuanshi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun and Moral Tianzun in Sanqing Hall are nine meters high, which is the first-class Taoist temple in the country. Qingyang Palace was originally called Qingyangsi, and it is said that Laojun Taishang did visit here to preach for the real man Guan Ling Yinxi.

Yang Ling walked into the Qingyang Palace accompanied by the chief ambassador An Wentao, the inspector Lu Zheng, the commander Li Sen and others, followed by officials of various sizes in the Chengdu government.

In front of the mountain gate of Qingyang Palace, there are statues of land gods, blue dragons, and white tigers. There is also a seven-star pile, which is engraved with the Taoist secret book Tianzhu. According to the layout of the Zhongtian Big Dipper, it is called the Big Dipper pile. There are also dragon and phoenix piles, a pair of big stone lions, and a dragon king well.

The king of Shu was resting in the back view. The pilgrims and tourists could only walk to Douma Palace as far as they could go. Now the imperial envoys came to visit again, and today they simply sealed the gate to prevent pilgrims from entering until Yang Ling arrived. This opened the door for all officials to enter.

So Yang Ling stepped into the Qingyang Palace, and the huge Taoist temple was quiet and quiet. Only the Taoist Master Qianyuan led a group of disciples and disciples to greet them. After meeting a few words, Qianyuan Taoist accompanied the imperial mission all the way to the back, while briefly introducing the origin of Taoism and the historical sites everywhere. His expression was quite proud of the long history of this Taoism.

Everyone entered the apse through the Sanqing Hall and Hunyuan Hall. The enshrined here is Zhenren Cihang, also known as Guanyin in Buddhism. It is said that she was originally one of the twelve golden immortals of Taoism. As for whether she moved to Lingshan Buddhism because of poor welfare treatment, Qianyuan Taoist The words were unclear, and Yang Ling only listened vaguely, without asking further.

After passing the Hall of Douma and entering the third stage of Houyuan, Taoist Qianyuan said, "His Royal Highness Shu is here to clean up. In order to avoid interruption, this place has been designated as a forbidden land, poor roads and inconvenience under the gate. Enter, please."

Yang Ling stopped and smiled: "Thank you for leading the explanation along the way." At this time, Zhu Rangjin, dressed in a black robe, led two small yellow gates to greet him, and met Yang Ling without revealing the look of acquaintance. Calmly said: "Let Jin respectfully welcome the imperial envoy to the mighty Lord Hou, the father is in the quiet room, please please."

They tacitly knew each other, and Yang Ling did not reveal his identity, and said with a smile: "I was late, and Prince Lao is waiting."

Zhu Rangjin called him a marquise, Yang Ling figured out his intentions, and he secretly praised him, and immediately changed his words, not calling him an official position, but calling himself a knight. .

Although Yang Ling is an imperial commissioner, he is still a minister of Great Ming. The king of Shu is respected and has no reason to worship him in turn. But yesterday Yang Ling said at the table that the emperor had asked him to visit the king of Shu, which was tantamount to an oral message from the emperor.

If he came as an imperial envoy, it would be equivalent to visiting on behalf of the emperor. The king of Shu had to bow to him and thank the emperor for his grace. Now the two of them have quietly changed their identities between one answer and the other. The matter, Lord Hou worships Lord Lord, so you can be less disciplined.

The king of Shu was a very disciplined person. Although he was sick and weak, he still had to support himself and worship each other. Yang Ling hurriedly stopped, and did not mention the imperial commission at all. He only said that he heard that the prince was sick and came to visit. King Shu was no longer reluctant, and lay back on the couch again, seeing his face slightly sullen, he was obviously satisfied with Yang Ling being so reasonable.

Today Zhu Binhan's condition is indeed more serious than yesterday, with weak limbs and shortness of breath. It is not that Yang Ling has come to deliberately contrived. Seeing that the emperor’s courtier was humble, his mood and interest were much better~IndoMTL.com~, he leaned on the couch and laughed: "The mighty Marquis has gone out of Beijing this time to patrol the southeast, and he has made great achievements. This king heard, you Along the way to the west, some Nanyang species are being vigorously promoted. It is said that this species is drought-tolerant and high-yielding, right?"

"Yes, after trial planting in Shaanxi, Hunan, Jingshi and other places, we have obtained good harvests of these types of crops. It seems that they are better than traditional species, although these foods taste better than wheat millet. Slightly worse, but fortunately, instead of grabbing the fertile soil, you can grow it in barren sandy land for food reserves."

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Yang Ling said while observing his expressions, Zhu Binhan’s eyes were tired with the grace and calmness of those who had been in the top for a long time, and his expression was light, not happy or frightened. When he looked at him, he seemed to have a kind of superiority and calmness unique to the royal family. , His eyes were extremely peaceful, and there was absolutely no abnormality in his expression and behavior.

Yang Ling's heart suddenly twitched: "I came to Sichuan for the sake of King Shu. This is such an important matter. Since Zhu Rangjin knew the news, King Shu had no reason not to know. What about him Will he be so calm and calm? No matter how good a person's xinxing cultivation is, if he is innocent, he hears this news, and sees my imperial servant again, he will always inadvertently show a little bit of resentment, and he will make clear his mind. In the middle of his heart disease, how can he try to conceal it, and how can he be so graceful, drip-proof, and unquestionable? Is his mind deep, as he is?"