My Brother-in-law is the Prince - Chapter 381

Chen Jinye looked down for a while, and he probably knew it in his heart.

At this time, he understood better than anyone else that the railway matter was already very serious.

As for the final result, he dare not imagine.

Although he is not a minister in the court, he does not have the deep thoughts of the people in the temple, but he is also a Jinshi, and he has been a parent officer for several years.

Now, the only thing he can do is to save himself when this big storm comes.

He took the notebook, and immediately went to see Zhu Di.

Zhu Di was standing with his hands behind his back at this time, standing in front of the window sill, looking out of the study, where Zhang Anshizheng, Qiu Song and the others were kicking Cuju outside.

The cuju was stuffed with grass and sewn layer by layer with cowhide. Zhu Yong was so powerful that he ran with the cuju screaming.

Zhang Anshi shouted: “Second brother, the two of us are really amazing.”

Zhu Di couldn’t help smiling, turning around, Chen Jinye had already called his ministers to see His Majesty, and then prostrated himself on the ground, waiting patiently.

The smile on Zhu Di’s face suddenly subsided, and he said leisurely: “What’s the matter?”

Different from the violent rage of the previous few days, Zhu Di appeared unusually calm at this time.

This kind of attitude, which seemed to be as light as weight, made Chen Jinye feel more oppressed than when he was furious, as if invisible, oppressing him, suffocating him.

He tried hard to stabilize his mind, and said with difficulty: “There are some families in the county who are actively buying bonds…”

Zhu Di only said indifferently: “Bring it.”

The book was delivered to Zhu Di, and Zhu Di first said: “What account is this?”

Chen Jinye was speechless for a moment.

Accustomed to Taiping Mansion’s bookkeeping method, Zhu Di felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles when he looked at other accounts.

However, he still watched patiently, turning a deaf ear to the call of the young man outside the study in the house.

Long time.

Zhu Di rolled up the account book, then knocked lightly on the window sill, and said, “The forty-three families mainly bought it?”

“Yes.” Chen Jinye said truthfully: “It’s all big purchases, and the rest… are all bits and pieces.”

“Do you know the reason?” Zhu Di said unusually calmly.

“In this county… can be roughly divided into poor households, middle households and rich households.”

Zhu Di didn’t say anything, just listened carefully.

“The poor households have no money, and it is difficult to maintain their livelihood for a year. Naturally, they can’t count on it. As for the middle households, the middle households do have some surplus money and a little land at home, but such people… are often shrewd. Their money , all of them were accumulated after careful calculation. They have no contacts in the government, some only run a few small shops, and some only have tens or hundreds of acres of land. Although the government’s public debt is tempting, they have always been cautious. , be cautious, feel that this matter is strange, they will never dare to buy it, they can’t afford this risk.”

Zhu Di nodded.

Chen Jinye said again: “As for the wealthy households…it’s different. They have a lot of land and rice paddies, and their families have enough surplus money, and they have a lot of money in their possession. They were the biggest beneficiaries when they built the railway and expropriated land. Most of them are the land purchased from them. Although they are as smart as Nakato, they are better than Nakato in that they have connections. Whether it is the government or even the court, they have relatives and old friends, so… Although they know This bond is risky, and they just don’t worry about it.”

Zhu Di smiled and said, “Why don’t you worry?”

Chen Jinye said: “This public debt, other people’s debts, the government can not repay, but is there any reason not to repay their debts?”

Zhu Di said: “They have such self-confidence.”

Chen Jinye was silent for a moment, and then said: “In fact, there are precedents for these things in previous years.”

“Precedent, what precedent?”

Chen Jinye said conveniently: “No matter what the government organizes, these gentry and wealthy households usually respond first. When everyone raises money together, the money of these gentry and wealthy households… can often be doubled. As for ordinary people …”

Without waiting for Chen Jinye to continue, Zhu Di went on to say: “Ordinary people have blood in their stools, don’t they?”

Chen Jinye said: “Yes, yes…”

Zhu Di said: “It seems that you see very clearly.”

Chen Jinye didn’t dare to think that Zhu Di was praising him, so he hurriedly said, “I’m… a sin of ten thousand deaths.”

Zhu Di was not angry, but calmly said: “Since you know everything, then… what you did on the railway is a crime with knowing intention, and the crime is aggravated!”

Chen Jinye trembled tremblingly, his teeth were chattering, he just continued to prostrate on the ground, trembling and said: “But it has always been like this in all dynasties…”

“Huh!” Zhu Di snorted coldly.

However, Chen Jinye continued: “The books I read, the people around me since I was a child, the sophistication of the world, even if I am an official in the court, my duties are all like this. Just talk about railways, the court wants to build railways, and as a minister, If you are not a bandit, how can you take it by force?”

“Your Majesty selects scholars and conducts imperial examinations. Aren’t the articles in the examinations all about benevolence, justice and morality? In the sage’s books, aren’t professors and ministers also be modest gentlemen? Gentlemen don’t take what others like, isn’t it? Isn’t that so?”

“The imperial court opened the imperial examination, and the ministers read the sage’s book, and what they accepted was also an article on behalf of the sage. In this sage’s book, when faced with such a situation, how could any professor or minister use cruel behavior to deal with the elders and gentry in the county? s method?”

After a pause, Chen Jinye continued: “The sage said: guide them with government, and punish them with punishment, and the people will be free from shame. The way is based on virtue, and the order is based on propriety. It is shameful. Does your majesty want ministers to violate the teachings of the saints?” ?”

As soon as this remark came out, Zhu Di was directly silenced.

Now, Chen Jinye dares to say these words in front of Shengyan, he must be fearless.

Just these words undoubtedly made Zhu Di unable to refute.

The so-called government orders are used to guide the people, and the criminal law is used to punish the people. Although the people can avoid crimes, they have no sense of shame. Use morality to teach the people, and use etiquette to unify their words and deeds, and the people will not only know how to be ashamed, but also be able to win people’s hearts.

These are the words of the sages of the Eight Classics, the criteria for recruiting scholars in the Ming Dynasty, and the ethics of ministers advocated by all dynasties, even the Ming Dynasty.

On the other hand, in the ideology of Confucianism, people like Zhang Anshi are very pure cruel officials. Even in an era when Confucianism was relatively open, they should be included in the biographies of cruel officials. Equal fame is a person who ruins the atmosphere of the world and will not end well.

After hearing this, Zhu Di frowned slightly. He was displeased, but he looked up at Zhang Anshi outside the window who shouted loudly to pass Cuju to him, deep in the depths of Zhu Di’s eyes, there was a trace of heaviness.

Zhu Di said uncertainly: “In this way, you are a role model for ministers?”

Chen Jinye originally thought that his bold performance would bring Zhu Di into a rage. Seeing that Zhu Di didn’t seem to be angry at this time, he was slightly relieved.

“I don’t know.” Chen Jinye said: “In the past, I thought it was true, but… after this time, I really don’t know what a minister is.”

Zhu Di said: “It seems that you still have self-knowledge.”

“Kechen…” Chen Jinye’s face was miserable: “Chen…”

He didn’t know how to proceed with what he said. Subconsciously, Chen Jinye became distraught from trembling. This was a mental state caused by the collapse of his own consciousness and integrity for a long time.

After so many years of reading, learning so many years of knowledge, half of my life, to practice the concept of a gentleman or a benevolent minister.

But this thing collapsed, and seeing these things fall in front of him, they were as fragile as porcelain and fell apart. This kind of feeling made him feel bad at all, like heart-piercing.

Zhu Di sat down and said slowly: “You usually talk about loyalty, so I will let you follow Zhang Qing and be a loyal minister.”

Zhu Di put the book in his hand, raised his voice and said, “Who took my money and who got profit from this railway, it’s all clear now. So, do you know how to do it?”

“Chen…Chen…” Chen Jinye seemed hesitant.

Zhu Di’s face turned cold again, and he said, “Don’t you dare?”

Chen Jinye said: “Is there no other room for change?”

“You still want to be a modest gentleman?” Zhu Di sneered.

Chen Jinye opened his mouth, but as if he had made some kind of determination, he closed his mouth, took a deep breath, and said again: “I would like to encourage you for Your Majesty.”

Zhu Di stood up, and immediately said: “Come here, call Zhang Anshi, make a plan of action, and ask Chen Jinye to assist. I want you to catch all these damned thieves, and leave no one behind!”

Zhu Di’s voice was still calm, but these words were obviously full of endless frost.

Chen Jinye only crawled on the ground. At this moment, he only felt that the former self seemed to be slowly dying.

But the new self is at a loss, like a body that has lost its soul, and he said in a strange way: “Observe… Zunzhi…”

Not long after, Zhang Anshi walked in sweating profusely, got the order, and immediately shouted: “Three evils, come!”

Zhu Yong and the three of them were all in high spirits.

Zhu Di sat aside, not saying a word.

He was too lazy to arrange specific plans.

Zhang Anshi is energetic and young, so it is safest for him to arrange.

Zhang Anshi first said to Chen Jinye: “Of course you know the situation in Jiujiang Mansion, but what about Nanchang Mansion?”

“Know a little…” Chen Jinye said.

Zhang An Shidao: “At this time in various places, the issuance of public bonds, the sale, and finally the silver storage, how many days can it be completed?”

“The small counties will probably be completed in two or three days.” Chen Jin thought for a while, and continued: “However… other counties are not sure, but the officials think that all the prefectures and counties are eager to get money this time… ”

Zhang Anshi asked: “Why?”

“The imperial court has ordered Cheng Guogong Zhu Neng to thoroughly investigate the matter of the railway. Everyone is anxious to put the money into the treasury and find a way…some progress has been made.”

Zhang An Shidao: “So, within five days, the silver can be stored?”

“It depends on the situation, but generally it should be fine.”

Zhang Anshi nodded: “Let’s wait another seven or eight days.”

“This is the safest way.”

“What is the situation of the guards stationed in Nanchang and Jiujiang?”

“This…Nanchang Mansion originally stationed Ning Wangwei, but after Ning Wangwei moved with His Royal Highness Ning Wang, a Nanchang Guard was left behind. Most of the guards were old, weak, sick and disabled. The commander of the Weizhong… seemed to be Zhang Wu, This person was born in Jing Nan, and I have never dealt with officials before, I only know that he has some quarrels with Jiangxi Commander.”

“Suspicion? What is the relationship between the commander of the Jiangxi capital and the chief envoy?”

“It is said to be good.”

Zhang Anshi continued to ask: “What about Jiujiang Mansion?”

Chen Jinye replied: “Jiujiang Mansion is a thoroughfare. There is a water camp, and a guard stationed there, as well as land and water inspections.”

Zhang Anshi said: “What do you think of them?”

Zhang Anshi asked carefully, while Chen Jinye answered them one by one.

The more Zhang Anshi asked, the more startled Chen Jinye became.

In particular, Zhang Anshi didn’t seem to care much about the Jiangxi chief envoy, but he cared especially about the capital commander who supervised the military. This made Chen Jinye realize that the matter might be more serious than he imagined.

Zhang Anshi acted lightly, just taking notes.

Zhang Anshi immediately said: “Chen Daowen…”

Chen Daowen, dressed in a fish suit, stood up and said, “What orders does the governor have?”

Zhang An Shidao: “All the thousands of households of Jinyiwei in the capital are still on standby in the capital, in case there are changes in the capital, but… the guards stationed in other places, send me the letter immediately, and immediately mobilize the elite!”

“Remember, you must gather in Jiujiang, Nanchang and other places in secret! You arrange this matter, hide your whereabouts, and keep it strictly confidential. Don’t give any orders, just wait for orders when you arrive.”

Chen Daowen said: “Here.”

Zhang Anshi immediately said to Zhu Yong: “You go back now and send another 1,000 model battalions to set off at night. I will notify Zhu Jin in advance and ask him to secretly dispatch a ship to support him. After boarding the ship, he can go directly to Jiujiang Mansion.”

Zhu Yong was very excited: “Good.”

Zhang Anshi then looked at Zhang Fu and said, “Zhang Fu, the people who are coming with you, you are in charge, and you can just obey orders at any time.”

Qiu Song said: “What about me?”

Zhang Anshi was silent for a while: “Fourth brother protect me well, no, protect His Majesty.”

Qiu Song snorted, looking disappointed.

Zhang Anshi immediately said to Zhu Di: “Your Majesty…”

Zhu Di seemed to be dozing off by the side, it was just Zhang Anshi’s arrangement, he probably already knew it in his heart, he nodded and said: “Let’s do it this way.”

“I have one more thing, I want to ask.” Zhang Anshi paused, and then said: “If someone…”

“Then kill it!” Zhu Di’s eyes flashed sharply, and he said bluntly: “After killing him, we must take precautions before it happens. We must kill the grass and roots, and immediately follow the vine to take down all his family members, so as not to relapse.”

Zhang Anshi hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: “Observe the order.”

Zhu Di said: “Chen Jinye said just now… Zhang Qing is a cruel official like Zhang Tang and Lai Junchen. What does Zhang Qing think?”

Zhang Anshi thought for a while and said, “I don’t know.”

“Ok?”

Zhang Anshi thought about it again, and then said: “In some people’s minds, I may be a cruel official. But in the eyes of my close relatives, I may be a reliable father; in the eyes of my brothers, I may be a talkative father.” Brother of loyalty. How can a man please everyone in the world when he is alive? I only know that one person cannot please everyone, and I only need to do what I think is right.”

Zhu Di said, “I will teach you a truth today.”

Zhang Anshi looked at Zhu Di solemnly and said, “Please show me, Your Majesty.”

“If you offend a person, then it is best to put this person…to death, and teach him that he will never be reborn! If not, they will curse you endlessly in their lifetime, and will be your stumbling block for generations to come, his descendants Sun, they will all slander you.” Zhu Di said: “So, don’t give them a chance.”

Zhang Anshi looked up at Zhu Di, and seemed to understand why Zhu Di said this to him.

When His Majesty just said to cut the weeds and eradicate the roots, he hesitated a little, and these words were obviously teaching him, and in a sense, they were also what Zhu Di said to himself.

Zhang Anshi said: “I would like to follow your Majesty’s instructions.”

“Let’s go.” Zhu Di said: “Officials below the second rank, don’t ask me to kill them.”

Zhang Anshi nodded and left.

Chen Jinye was still standing there in a daze. He only felt cold all over his body, and there was a chill like a glow on his back.

Zhu Di glared at him, and he woke up, and left in a hurry.

As soon as he left the study, Zhang Anshi tugged at his sleeve outside: “You are the deputy, from now on, stand by my side, and I still need to ask for advice on some matters.”

Chen Jinye only felt that his mind was in chaos, and he said tremblingly: “Has the matter reached this point?”

Zhang Anshi couldn’t help but curled his lips into a sneer, and then said: “From the moment you guys set your sights on His Majesty’s insiders and issued public debts to fill your private pockets, the result is already doomed! Don’t misunderstand Your Majesty, Your Majesty is not a gentleman, I It’s a cruel official, it’s Zhang Tang, but don’t forget that His Majesty is a man like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.”

Chen Jinye: “…”

…

In the dark and turbulent river, ships one after another are marching in the dark night.

The bottom of the boat split the river, going forward indomitable.

At this time, it was drizzling.

In this cold night, a pier in Jiujiang Prefecture was lit.

Then, ships began to berth at the pier one by one.

One by one, black shadows jumped down in the rain.

Everyone wears bamboo hats and coir raincoats.

Someone braved the rain and let the rain hit his head. He didn’t wear a bamboo hat, but his burly body was swollen because of the coir raincoat.

He stepped on puddles, his feet were covered with mud, and when the shadows landed one by one, he said in a deep voice, “There is a purpose.”

“Listen!”

The voice of this person hissed in the rainy night: “All teams act according to the order, under the threat of Captain Jinyi, arrest the thieves, do not inquire about the cause of the case, all obey the order, and those who disobey the order will be executed. Good luck!”

“Follow the order.”

“The officers of each team will come with me, come and get the lantern.”

Horse lanterns were hung up one after another. Under the rain, someone spread out the parchment, followed the map embroidered in the parchment, and pointed their rough fingers in different directions on the map.

And dozens of team officers have gathered by the knife.

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