The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1141

[1141.Chapter 1090: Respect the Heavenly Patriarch]

Emperor Hongzhi took the three principles of the covenant between the emperor and the people and only glanced at them.

It’s quite easy to understand inside.

It is nothing more than establishing that people’s wealth cannot be taken away at will, and that no one can be punished unless it is a crime.

Emperor Hongzhi was originally a generous emperor.

I quite agree with this.

But… the next step was to ask the emperor and all the officials to go to the Ancestral Temple to make an oath together…

This…

Emperor Hongzhi’s face turned cold.

The whole world is not the land of the king, and the shores of the land are not the king’s ministers.

Fang Jifan, this kid, went a little too far.

Of course, Emperor Hongzhi did not immediately get angry, but said calmly: “This thing is quite rare. Dear gentlemen, I am a little tired. Please step back.”

“Yes, and Fang Qing’s family, let’s stay here for the time being. !”

Liu Jian and others looked at each other.

They didn’t know what was in Fang Jifan’s charter, but they saw Emperor Hongzhi’s face gloomy, but they started to murmur in their hearts.

What idea did this bitch named Fang have on selling his house?

This guy… is capable of doing anything unconscionable.

That can’t be true, right? In this case, wouldn’t it mean that the price of this mansion will rise to the sky?

The so-called spring duck prophet, Fang Jifan, has too many evil ideas and no bottom line at all.

This makes people even more excited.

After going back today…

everyone had their own concerns, saluted each other, and then left.

Emperor Hongzhi glanced sideways at Xiao Jing again.

Xiao Jing raised the corners of his mouth towards Emperor Hongzhi, showing a harmless smile.

Emperor Hongzhi said sternly: “Didn’t I say that you should also retreat when I am tired!”

Xiao Jing felt aggrieved and did not let himself retreat at first. Even if he was tired, he would be a slave waiting for His Majesty to go to bed, but He didn’t dare to explain, so he hurriedly bowed and left.

Emperor Hongzhi immediately put his hands behind his back.

Fang Jifan was also frightened by this atmosphere and hurriedly bowed down: “My son, I am guilty of eternal death. My son… did you do something wrong? My son… oh, my head hurts… please call the imperial doctor quickly.” “

Emperor Hongzhi still had his hands behind his back. His face was particularly scary. He walked a few steps and then stood still. He seemed to have been thinking for a long time, and suddenly said rudely: “Fang Jifan, do you know what the charter you have signed is? You know?”

Fang Jifan was a little scared.

The waves are usually too strong, but unexpectedly, today I was kicked on the iron plate.

He hurriedly said: “No… I don’t know. I’m just talking nonsense.”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

He was completely convinced. The petition was written by Fang Jifan, and the regulations were also written by Fang Jifan. Now I’m asking When he came, he gave in without saying a word.

I originally thought that Fang Jifan would argue with his reasoning, but who would have thought that this boy…

Emperor Hongzhi’s face became slightly better, and then he pointed to the plaque on the golden ruan: “Look up and take a closer look at what is written on it?”

Fang Jifan raised his head and then lowered his head: “Jingtian Fazu!”

“That’s right!” Emperor Hongzhi’s expression became even more stern: “It is Jingtian Fazu. This plaque has been hanging in Fengtian Hall since Emperor Taizu Gao. You can You know, what does this mean? This is the third chapter of the covenant. What is the emperor? The emperor worships the heaven and ancestors, prays for the blessings of heaven and ancestors, and imitates the virtues and virtues of the ancestors. If you are not the successor, this is the way! “I almost think you have evil intentions.”

Fang Jifan broke into a cold sweat and said hurriedly: “My son will die.”

Emperor Hongzhi’s anger calmed down and his tone became gentle: “I respect the law of heaven.” Ancestor, if you treat the people well and the world is stable, why do you need to swear an oath with the ministers not to fight with the people or kill innocent people indiscriminately? Why, in your heart, do you think that I…”

“No.” Fang Jifan felt uneasy, gritted his teeth and said: ” Your Majesty is a holy king who loves his people like a child, but…it’s just…”

Emperor Hongzhi said, “You say it!”

“I don’t dare to continue talking,” Fang Jifan said.

Emperor Hongzhi looked up at the plaque honoring Heavenly Patriarch: “Continue talking.”

Fang Jifan said: “It’s just… Your Majesty thinks, where is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?”

Emperor Hongzhi was silent.

Fang Jifan said: “His Royal Highness, you have a rather reckless temperament. Ahem…this is not what I said. This is what I heard from that bitch Xiao Jing. I heard it with my own ears…”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

Silence After a moment, Emperor Hongzhi continued: “Keep talking.”

Fang Jifan said: “Your Majesty is certainly generous and loves the people like a son, and His Highness the Crown Prince is also smart and kind-hearted. But he has a reckless personality. If His Highness the Crown Prince… is a little bit… What an omission, then… wouldn’t it chill the hearts of the people in the world? This action of my son is not to restrict the palace, but I hope that your majesty can set an example and make the descendants follow suit. It will be the law of the ancestors. , we swore in the Imperial Ancestral Temple that our descendants would not dare to cross the Thunder Pond. In this way, people like Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo would enthusiastically go to sea to open up territory for our Ming Dynasty, discover treasures, enrich the country and strengthen the people, your majesty has opened up the way of speech, so my sons and ministers dare to In front of His Majesty, according to the last charter, if it had been another day… I had the courage to say something, but if His Majesty had passed away, I… wouldn’t have dared to say such a thing. “

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly thought of his son.

That’s all good.

Just temperament… In Emperor Hongzhi’s heart, he was a son with flaws.

He couldn’t help but sigh, and then Emperor Hongzhi said: “What if this breeds local tyrants and makes it impossible to implement the decree?”

Fang Jifan said: “The details still need to be drawn up. For example, if the treasure is unearthed, the palace will get 30%. The treasury takes 30%, and the discoverer also gets 30%, and another 10% can be issued to merchants to raise funds for joint excavation. “

“As long as the rules are established, the subjects can rest assured and have no worries. As long as there are rules, The income of the inner treasury and the national treasury has been more protected. As for other agreements, the same is true. Your Majesty, I have no selfish intentions in writing this charter. This charter is rough and I just thought of it. As for the details, , you can call someone to draft it again. “

In fact, Fang Jifan has detailed rules.

Why it’s so rough.

This is because Fang Jifan is a very smart person.

The rougher this thing is, the more it looks like it was thought up on its own without any other foresight. His Majesty promised that if he goes further, he can draw up the details. If your Majesty is suspicious, he can take a step back and say that he is just a hothead, so crude. The agreement was obviously impossible to be considered as having ulterior motives.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “I have no doubts about your death, but… this matter, once we make an oath, it will be announced to the people, and we will make a common agreement with the people of the world, but… I am the emperor, and I inherit the destiny of heaven and inherit it. It is the legal system of the ancestors. “

If you swear an alliance with the people, is that still the emperor?

Emperor Hongzhi sighed.

In fact, he was already extremely enlightened. If it were any emperor, if Fang Jifan dared to do this, he would have been taken out and chopped into meat sauce and fed to the dogs.

Emperor Hongzhi stared at the four words “Jingtian Fazu” infatuatedly, and he was silent. He said lightly: “Let me think about this matter again. Successor, I know that you are extremely smart and loyal. This charter is definitely not The malicious intention must be for the country, but… this matter needs to be considered in the long term… But… you are right, Shouning Marquis and Jianchang Bo discovered the silver veins, and their hard work has made great achievements. Give them 30% of the income, lest they feel… If you have any complaints, you…are you not making a special trip to lobby for Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo?”

Fang Jifan felt confident and said righteously: “Your Majesty, Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo are quite dissatisfied with me. I have always despised their moral character, my son… This is a matter of fact and speaking out!”

Emperor Hongzhi took a deep look at Fang Jifan and smiled gently; “This is the truth, but I treat gentlemen with my heart. Abdomen. You are too honest. You dare to do things you shouldn’t, and you ask for things you shouldn’t. No wonder your disciple Ouyang Zhi is also so honest

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After mentioning Ouyang Zhi, Emperor Hongzhi frowned, as if he had something on his mind.

Fang Jifan was a little confused, but he said: “What Ouyang Zhi learned is the loyalty of his son. He can learn half of what he did. I am very happy.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and agreed.

But he also felt that Ouyang Zhi’s loyalty had a different flavor to him than Fang Jifan’s loyalty.

Emperor Hongzhi went up to Jinluan and sat down: “You get up, sit down. Today I heard how you cut down the vassal states, which is refreshing to me. Yes, if these vassal states only reward them blindly, it will inevitably nourish their strength. , making them increasingly arrogant, but if you use swords and axes on them, it will also be a big fight, which will waste the country’s strength. This is a wonderful strategy. It absorbs nutrients from all countries to nourish the Ming Dynasty, and the drizzle moistens things silently. It is really a wonderful strategy. “

Fang Jifan chuckled: “Actually… I am thinking that there are so many vassal kings in the world, occupying countless fields…”

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned.

This vote…is a bit big.

Today, there are tens of thousands of clans in the Ming Dynasty who are registered and have titles.

There are so many clans, some of them are vassal kings, some are county princes, and some are generals with imperial titles. Every year, the court not only has to support them, but they also have countless farmland. They are the real big families. They need land and food. There are countless gold and silver, hordes of slaves, not to mention the privileges of his own clan.

Emperor Taizu Gao had always been kind to his children and grandchildren. He was afraid that future generations would starve, so he formulated many systems to ensure that his children and grandchildren could live a good life.

Therefore, his descendants grew like a snowball.

After Emperor Wen’s arrest, although a series of vassal reductions were carried out, the essence of the vassal reduction at that time was just to remove a large amount of military power from the vassal kings, and the clans in various places still received favorable conditions.

Take King Ning, who rebelled last time, as a vassal king. He can support tens of thousands of guards, finance tens of thousands of bandits, and secretly build weapons to equip these people. You can imagine how rich King Ning is. Degree.

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Crying and asking for monthly votes.

(End of chapter)