My Brother-in-law is the Prince - Chapter 462

Yi Shiha followed the order and went to Zhang Anshi.

It’s just that this time is very special, Yi Shiha left the palace in the middle of the night.

Looking at the sneaky look of this guy, Zhang Anshi had to dress up anew, please also go to the main hall of the palace.

Immediately said: “No wonder people say that the factory guards are all-pervasive. This factory is in the front of the Wei, and the East Factory has such a reputation. It can be seen that this must be your father-in-law who taught you well. Father-in-law is very skilled!”

Yi Shiha said: “Don’t gossip, your majesty will tell you.”

Zhang Anshi then suppressed the smile on his face, and said seriously: “Please make an announcement, Eunuch.”

Yi Shiha said: “Shang Yu: Henan, Guanzhong, Huguang and other places are in a hurry. There are suspected traitors who are in trouble. Zhang Qing got the order to conduct a secret investigation and mobilize the guards in Jinyi, etc. to arrest and copy the rebellious party. I will give you the right to kill first and then report. There is a mistake, Qinzai!”

This oral instruction is very brief.

But the bigger the matter, the shorter the oral instructions.

After hearing this, Zhang Anshi immediately understood the Holy Will.

His Majesty should have received the report from Dongchang.

Obviously already furious.

That’s why I decided to let Zhang Anshi play.

Zhang Anshi frowned.

Yi Shiha said: “Your Majesty also knows it is difficult.”

Zhang Anshi took his seat and said, “I also lost Eunuch Ha, what else did your Majesty say?”

Yishiha said: “The most difficult thing now is that there are so many people participating, and the so-called law does not blame everyone. What’s more, there are catastrophes everywhere, and the disaster is like fire. If this continues, countless people will starve to death every day. With this in mind, I think that the imperial court should be cautious, after all, at this juncture, another big case is raised, which is even more detrimental to the relief.”

“What your Majesty wants is not to teach the victims to starve to death, but also to teach these thieves to die without a place to bury them, and to ensure that no one will be wronged. So this matter must be fast and accurate…”

Zhang Anshi nodded and said: “Your Majesty is indeed wise. He has revealed the truth in one word. You have to be accurate, you have to be fast, and you have to catch them all. These three are difficult, really too difficult.”

Yi Shiha took a deep look at Zhang Anshi, and said: “Nowadays…the most terrifying thing is…the treasury is almost out of money and food, so if we can’t recover the stolen goods…I’m afraid…”

Zhang Anshi raised his eyebrows and said, “In this way, wouldn’t it be as difficult as reaching the sky?”

“It is indeed as difficult as climbing to the sky.” Yi Shiha said solemnly: “It is precisely because this matter is difficult, as difficult as climbing to the sky, that’s why His Majesty hopes that His Royal Highness Wuhu County King will do his best. This matter is no small matter. If it is done well, then It is the good fortune of the common people. But if it is not done well, the foundation of the country will be shaken, starvation will be everywhere, and treacherous officials and thieves will be able to commit murder at will.”

After a pause, he continued: “Your Majesty also said that this matter…Although he entrusted His Royal Highness Wuhu County King, he also knows that this matter is as difficult as climbing the sky. His Highness only needs to do his best. If it is really not possible, he will never do it.” crime.”

Zhang Anshidao: “Your Majesty has the grace to know me. The so-called king wants to be humiliated by his ministers. I will risk my life and will do my best. Please report back to Your Majesty. Zhang Anshi is willing to go through fire and water.”

Yi Shiha nodded in satisfaction, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Zhang Anshi’s words finally allowed him to go back to work.

Yi Shiha said: “What does Your Highness plan to do?”

Zhang Anshi said: “Eunuch is teaching me how to do things?”

Yishiha laughed dryly: “No, no, don’t get me wrong, what I mean by this servant is, Your Highness…these rebellious officials and thieves are all over Guanzhong, Henan, and Huguang, thousands of miles away, and I don’t know where the food they hide is. Your Highness can go unimpeded in Zhili, but once you go deep into the prefectures and counties in the world, I’m afraid it will be difficult to do anything. Although the Jinyiwei has a lot of manpower, it can be said that this urgent disaster involves four provinces and two provinces. Seventeen prefectures, more than three hundred and fifty counties, and tens of thousands of markets, even if we disperse all the Jinyiwei, it’s just a needle in a haystack…”

“Your Highness, His Majesty and your slaves are all worried about this. The world’s affairs… The worst thing is that this law does not blame the people. Thousands of thieves are connected with each other. No, it can even be said that they have not connected at all. It’s a tacit understanding with each other, but it seems that they have agreed to do the worst thing.”

Yi Shiha is a smart man.

Here… the biggest problem is that these people really haven’t hooked up.

They just did the same thing according to their own interests.

If it’s a chaotic party, it’s easy to handle. As long as one of the backbone is caught and tortured severely, the fellow party members can be tortured, and then follow the vine to catch them all.

But the current situation is just the opposite. It is useless if you capture one, ten, or a hundred people. You can kill their entire family and find no one else.

What’s more, if you really start killing people directly, the usefulness is actually limited, and the more you kill, the more people will panic. After all, they are local snakes, controlling the local public opinion. Things could have gotten worse.

There are so many refugees, they are just firewood, and they are only a spark away. The refugees have no information and no outside channels. They only know that they are hungry, that their wives and children are separated, and that they are hungry. The province is still under the Ming Dynasty, precisely because these ‘rebellious officials and thieves’ need the signboard of the Ming Dynasty to deter the refugees in the name of representing the imperial court.

But what if these people don’t want Daming’s brand anymore?

At that time, countless refugees will be coerced, even if the government and army can easily suppress them, but at that time… the refugees who were supposed to be relieved have now become rioters who want to be punished.

Then… what else is there to give? Simply send out officers and troops to slaughter all the people in these provinces.

The relief can never go so far as to save everyone from decades of detours. Instead of giving the people food and drink and teaching them to live, the result is one step in place, teaching these provinces to have no one, and the disaster situation will be resolved.

This is why Zhu Di thinks the situation is very critical, because no matter what choice he makes, it may cause unbearable consequences.

The world is surnamed Zhu, and it belongs to Zhu Di. Others have no obligation to maintain it, but Zhu Di does.

Even though Zhu Di is a big boss, and usually kills without batting an eyelid, he can’t bear the result of things getting worse.

Otherwise… Even if the country of the Ming Dynasty can be maintained through a suppression by the sub-official army, if the hearts of scholars and gentry in the world are lost, even the hearts of ordinary people will be lost.

Zhang Anshi thought for a while and said: “In any case, please rest assured, Your Majesty and Eunuch, I have my own way.”

Yi Shiha nodded: “Then we wish His Highness the best of success soon. Once successful, he will really be the life of the common people, and he will have to be an extremely human minister at that time.”

Zhang Anshi was upset, and said, “You cursed me?”

Yi Shiha felt that what he just said was obviously a good thing, why did Zhang Anshi feel unhappy?

He shook his head and said, “No, no, this is from the bottom of my heart.”

Zhang Anshidao: “You say you are an extremely human minister, and I will be afraid in my heart.”

After hearing this, Yi Shiha didn’t feel that Zhang Anshi would be embarrassed and would make him happy, but instead gave Zhang Anshi a sour look.

Then he said: “Your Highness was raised by the crown prince, and you and your majesty and the crown prince are members of the same family. Others are extremely human ministers, and may cause trouble, but what is your highness worried about? He has made so many meritorious officials, but none of his adopted sons Li Wenzhong, Mu Ying, He Wenhui, etc. have passed away, and the heirs are still receiving favors…”

Yi Shiha pursed his lips and continued: “Besides, there is also Ping An, the adopted son of Emperor Taizu Gao. When Emperor Gao was around, Ping An was always trusted and used, and he was regarded as a minister of Tuo Gu. Afterwards, His Majesty calmed down, followed the will of Emperor Jianwen in safety, and repeatedly defeated His Majesty. His Majesty was almost in danger several times, but in the end His Majesty ascended the throne, and he did not do anything to him. Will he be promoted to be the governor of the posthumous government soon?”

Zhang Shi’an knew that Ping’an was a famous general of the Jianwen Dynasty and the adopted son of Emperor Taizu Gao. Zhu Di Jingnan, almost all the adopted sons and grandsons of Emperor Taizu Gao carried out the suppression of the rebellion. For example, Li Jinglong, his father Li Wenzhong was the adopted son of Emperor Taizu Gao, and Ping An was also the adopted son.

To a certain extent, in Emperor Taizu Gao’s plan, heroes are not trustworthy, but adopted sons are trustworthy.

So after his death, the military power of the entire Ming army was controlled by the adopted sons of Emperor Taizu Gao. Muying was guarding the southwest, and Li Jinglong, the son of Li Wenzhong, and Pingan were in the court.

Yi Shiha mentioned these allusions, in fact, to comfort Zhang Anshi and teach him to feel at ease.

Look, people like Emperor Taizu Gao talk about family affection, let alone His Majesty, so don’t worry, Your Highness, hurry up and work hard.

But Zhang Anshi said: “But I heard that although Ping An was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, one day, although His Majesty temporarily forgave Ping An, he saw Ping An’s name while reading the memorial, and said to the left and right: “Ping Baoer is still alive. ? “After Ping An found out, he committed suicide wisely.”

“Nonsense!” Yi Shiha was so angry that he was about to jump up: “Who made this rumor? Why do people make rumors every time? Your Highness, others are just talking nonsense, but you are Your Majesty.” Don’t you know? After His Majesty ascended the throne, he appointed Ping’an as the commander of Beiping. What kind of place is this Beiping? Let him guard it safely, how can you take revenge on him after so many years?”

“This Ping’an is the adoptive son of Emperor Taizu Gao, and also the brother-in-law of His Majesty. Your Majesty started his career as Jing Nan, and he killed his own brother-in-law in the name of Emperor Gaozu’s restoration of the ancestral system. This is not only to teach the world What good is it for His Majesty other than people laughing at His Majesty?”

“Ah…this…” Zhang Anshi said awkwardly: “I just heard what people said.”

Yi also lost his breath and gritted his teeth: “Who is spreading rumors again?”

Zhang Anshi had no choice but to say: “That’s what everyone in the market says!”

Yi Shiha shook his head, but didn’t say anything else, and immediately returned to the palace.

In the Wenlou, although it was late at night, the lights were brightly lit. Zhu Di didn’t sleep all night, just waiting for his return.

“Your Majesty.”

Under the candlelight, Zhu Di’s tired face was illuminated.

Zhu Di said calmly: “How do you say?”

“His Royal Highness the King of Wuhu County said that the king will worry about the humiliation of his ministers, and he will do his best to go through fire and water.”

Zhu Di sighed: “It’s really hard for him. Now that he is in danger, I’m afraid he will have to work hard for some days. If so, why did you come back so late?”

Yi Shiha looked at Zhu Di’s face, and said: “Zhang Anshi discussed some things with the servant.”

“What is it?”

Yi Shiha said: “For some reason, as we were talking, His Highness suddenly mentioned General Ping An.”

When mentioning Ping An, Zhu Di seemed very unhappy. The scene of being hanged and beaten by Ping An is vivid in his memory.

Yi Shiha didn’t dare to hide it, so he said: “His Majesty the King of Wuhu said that he is safe, but it is your Majesty who… forced him to death…”

Zhu Di’s brows twitched suddenly, and he almost jumped up, and said angrily: “He is spreading rumors, only a shameless person would say such a thing!”

Yi Shiha truthfully said: “It’s not that His Royal Highness Prince of Wuhu is spreading rumors, he said he heard about it in the market.”

Zhu Di snorted coldly and said: “I don’t know him yet? How can the people in the market think of this? Only this guy spends his days thinking about these nonsense, and he always talks about his nose and eyes!”

Yi Shiha was too scared to speak now.

Peace…to death…

After being angry, Zhu Di suddenly calmed down: “I understand what he means, is he afraid of himself?”

Yi Shiha hesitated and said: “It seems to be.”

Zhu Di rolled his eyes and said: “This coward is really a rat!”

Ben wanted to say something, but his lips muttered, and finally said: “How is his eldest son Zhang Changsheng?”

Yi Shiha was taken aback for a moment, feeling that His Majesty’s change of thinking was too sudden, and subconsciously said: “I don’t know.”

Zhu Di said with emotion: “The empress is getting old, and I am busy with world affairs. She is in the palace and has no one to talk to. King Zhao and King Han are thousands of miles away. Now she is my grandson. I am also on business in the Taiping Mansion, hey… let Changsheng enter the palace, Zhang Anshi has been working hard for the king’s orders all day long, and cannot be educated, this Changsheng has been brought up by me and the empress, and by this, the Pope Empress can relieve some loneliness.”

Although Yi Shiha felt stunned, he responded immediately: “This servant will go tomorrow… to deliver the decree.”

Zhu Di said: “Discuss this with Donggong in advance to see what the Crown Princess thinks, and then ask the Crown Princess to ask Xu Shi. If Changsheng’s mother has no objection, the matter will be settled like this.”

Yi Shiha said: “Yes.”

Yi Shiha also belatedly reacted to something at this time, thinking to himself… so it turns out that spreading rumors is really useful? That kid Zhang Anshi lacks great virtue, can he still gain benefits?

Having such an idea, Yi Shiha couldn’t help feeling sorry for himself.

He is also a human being. He has cut his eggs, and he has been loyal for decades, never making a single mistake.

Zhu Di seemed to be angry in his heart, and at this moment he couldn’t help scolding: “Next time, teach Zhang Anshi to shut up and stop talking about the right and wrong in the palace every day! He likes to spread rumors so much, if he has the ability, he will go and fight with him.” Scholars are bickering, why did they die when they got there! Hmph, I search my stomach every day, and I know how to talk about the palace, I think he is not as good as King Yi!”

Yi Shiha hurriedly said: “Yes, this servant has written it down, Your Majesty, it’s late at night…”

After Zhu Di scolded for a while, his anger seemed to subside a little, and he waved his hands and said, “How can I sleep? If Dongchang’s play is true, I’m afraid that every cup of tea will starve to death. I don’t know how many people are starved to death. At this moment, even if I’m mentioned, I’ll be gnashing my teeth in hatred. I’ve given out money and food, but I haven’t brought peace in the world. All my money and food were fed to those rebellious officials and thieves…”

Yi Shiha had no choice but to keep her mouth shut and listened to Zhu Di’s complaints in silence.

…

Early the next morning.

Zhang Anshi called the Changshi Mansion, Jinyiwei, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Qixia Commercial Bank and others to meet.

Everyone arrived early and whispered in the hall.

Until Zhang Anshi hurried in, everyone immediately fell silent.

Zhang Anshi only took one look at the crowd, and said vigorously: “Have you read the briefing? Now that the situation is known, then… I won’t repeat it. The disaster is like a fire. From now on, everyone should move.”

Yang Pu was the first to stand up and said, “Please show me, Your Highness.”

Zhang Anshi didn’t talk too much, and said directly: “On the one hand, an order was issued in Zhili to require all the prefectures in Zhili to advocate conservation in order to save food. Let’s start with my county prince’s mansion. All expenses will be reduced. Half. Except for the model camp and the water village, all food consumption will be reduced by 20%.”

After everyone listened, some people inevitably frowned.

A 20% reduction is actually not much. Now everyone can eat enough, and occasionally there is waste. A 20% reduction will definitely not make people hungry, but…

Zhu Jin stood up and said: “Your Highness, our food…is enough to cope with it. Even if we save money, we can’t save much food. On the contrary, after issuing this order, I’m afraid it will cause people’s hearts to fluctuate.”

Zhang Anshi laughed: “I just want people’s hearts to float, and I just want everyone to know that even I, Zhili, are actually short of food. Okay, next, adjust the food for me and get out of Zhili. No matter what method you use, it is Whether it is transported by water or by land, whether it is by horses or steam locomotives, or by carrying loads, in short, from various rivers or official roads, I will transport grain to the four provinces, states and counties. Manpower …Let us Zhili take the responsibility, set up a Jinyiwei flag in each prefecture and county to be responsible for guarding, and pay money for strong strength, and ensure that there is food.”

Zhu Jin looked distressed, and said: “Now the grain in all provinces remains high…we have transported the grain…”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: “Okay, that’s it, anyway, there is only one thing, that is, I want everyone to see the food, and see that there is a lot of food, and we will do whatever it takes. Gentlemen, this is an extraordinary time, now , Every time we talk about tea, someone starves to death!”

Having said that, he paused, but put away the smile on his face, and turned serious and said: So… now is the time for everyone to help each other. At this moment, everything is based on the guarantee of relief. Alright, the meeting is over, work hard for me! “