I am the king of the dead

The spoils are not evenly distributed.

Qin Hong reported that Liu Jing embezzled military pay and slaughtered good people, and Liu Jing said that Qin Hong was a brutal king, and finally Emperor Xiaozong reconciled with Xi Ni. Although Liu Jing was deposed and lived idle, Liu Jing's son Liu Wen continued to leave the town of Guangdong and Guangxi. Qin Hong He was dismissed as an official, but soon went to Nanjing to be the secretary of the household department, and was activated again not long after.

The nobles, eunuchs, civil officials, military generals, gentry, subordinates, and merchants of Ming Dynasty were all participants in smuggling in the southeast. The imperial court used them to ban them, which was completely scratching the surface.

The Ming Dynasty made seven voyages to the West to open sea routes, reopening the sea routes that were closed at the end of the Yuan Dynasty because of Hu Yuan's loss of justice. Of course, they would take risks because of the huge profits. During the Yongle period, even the prince's son-in-law had to build ships privately to make money from this business.

The commercial roads are smooth, and the previous huge profits are becoming normal. The Ming court's costly voyages to the West, hundreds of treasure ships and official ships, official trade, but they can only make a profit, and it seems tasteless to eat , It's a pity to abandon it.

The cost of official ships and official trade of the imperial court must be higher than that of private trade.

Civilian commerce and trade are only commercial activities, while the official ships of the Ming Dynasty also have diplomatic and military functions, and the official ships of the imperial court have redundant expenses and extremely high administrative expenditures, which make the internal funds of the Ming Dynasty seem to be unable to make ends meet. Combined with the political situation in the early years of Zhengtong, and countless reasons, it led to the stop of Ming's voyages to the West.

Official ships and official trade have existed since the mid-Tang Dynasty. No matter in Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, these official ships and official trades are all chicken feathers in the end, and ended in embarrassment.

The reason why Li Binyan asked Tang Xing about these old things was to know if Tang Xing knew one of the purposes of the official ship and official trade going south again, which was to anchor the price, so that the official ship and official trade no longer had to pursue interests, nor could they pursue it.

Tang Xing put his hips on his hips, and said quite proudly: "As long as you, Governor Li, are Jane's figure in the emperor's heart, don't I, Tang Xing, not be? Let me tell you, Your Majesty has even settled the matter of my son. !"

"Your Majesty has taught me about maritime trade for a long time, and His Majesty has explained the truth very clearly."

"Your Majesty said that our official ships and official trade do not seek huge profits, but are only judges. Regarding the disputes among the Fanyi countries, the replacement of the throne of the Fanyi countries, the exchanges of Fanyi merchant ships, and the Ming merchant ships, Ming Dynasty It is the role of the referee, which also saves the mouths of Beijing officials and Qingliu, who openly and silently compete with the people."

"Referee." Li Binyan nodded heavily and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Referees are actually order. Ming’s voyages to the West will bring a new order to Nanyang and the West. Only with order can we talk about the luxury of development.

"By the way, that imperial order of yours is going to go to the West with you, and go further west?" Li Binyan talked about the current participation in the bureau, and this time the participation in the competition is going to the West together.

Tang Xing nodded and said: "Well, that woman wants to go with her life and death, saying that she is afraid that I will get a bunch of women and children back in the West, and she will fall out of favor, so she will make a noise to go, she is not afraid of me Bringing people home is obviously because I am afraid that I will die outside."

"She can't stay in Daming, and the child stays in the capital. If she stays in Daming, the officials of Daming can't deal with me, and can't deal with a woman?"

Tang Xing really wants to get a bunch of concubines back, there is nothing he can do about participating in the game, he looks like a jealous woman, but it's just that life and death are rich, and death is the same.

Today, if she stays in the capital to take care of her children, she will definitely die, even if the emperor is extra merciful, but she is a Japanese, if she makes a fuss, she will end up dying to thank God, this has nothing to do with her wrist, she has done it before As the Imperial Order of the Wa Kingdom, this identity is destined not to be caught in any political vortex.

Li Binyan hesitated for a moment, but still said in a joking tone: "This time, Your Majesty has given permission to let Japanese merchants like Hosokawa Katsumoto go south with the fleet in the name of Yamano Yuan Gongfang. The Japanese are good at steering ships and are even more brave at sea. It is indeed the help of the voyage, you mother-in-law, you can be bullied, this imperial order waved his hand, and the Japanese warriors responded, how do you treat it?"

Is Li Binyan joking?He was worried about Tang Xing's safety.

Li Binyan is a very traditional scholar-bureaucrat, with a deep-rooted obsession that people who are not of our race must be different, making him believe in barbarians is as easy as killing him.

"She dares! I can't even control a woman, and I still run to the sea to be the general of Jin Pingbo?" Tang Xing said confidently with his back straightened.

"That's true." Li Binyan thought for a while, and it was indeed the case. Today's Candidates have abandoned their identity as imperial orders, and ran away with Old Tang, and then went to sea to make troubles. ?

Tang Xing and Li Binyan chatted for a long time. After this trip, if it goes well, we can see each other again. If it doesn't go well, it will be the last in-depth conversation between heaven and man.

When Tang Xing returned home, it was already the time when the willows were on the moon. He was not drunk, but just drinking lightly, so naturally he would not be confused.

"Are you back?" Jin Shenju bit his lips when he saw Tang Xing, and waited for Tang Xing to change his clothes and wash his hands.

Shenju's cheeks were a little blushing, and he held a pill and said: "Officer, I've taken the medicine. This is the prescription I got from asking around in the capital, and it was prescribed by Concubine Ran Ning."

"What is this?" Tang Xing was taken aback and asked strangely.

Jin Shenju said in a low voice: "Your ruler is Rehmannia glutinosa, subject cornus and yam, and ruler and minister three tonics; it is compatible with Alisma, Moutan cortex, and Poria cocos as assistants, to relieve dampness and relieve turbidity and three diarrheas; three tonics and three tonics, the tonic is more important. diarrhea, liver, spleen and kidney three yin and nourishing."

"It's true that my husband is good at fighting, but the future will last forever, so it's better to take care of one or two, for a long time, to be harmonious and beautiful."

These six medicines are combined together, how can Tang Xing not know what the medicine is for?Just like what the bureau said, Tang Xing is still young when it comes to bed matters, but he has reached the age after all, everything should be done in a steady manner, after all, his opponent is a temptress.

The next morning was bright and sunny, but Xingang in Songjiang Mansion was full of people, and there was a hustle and bustle everywhere. Apart from the boat masters and sailors, there were spectators on the pier.

With the warm wind blowing from the southeast a few days ago, everyone knew that Daming's official ship and official business was finally about to set sail after a year of preparation.

Li Binyan led the officials of the Songjiang Mansion to worship the Hall of Martyrs first in Wan Guo City, and then began to worship the mountains and rivers, praying for God to bless the trip smoothly.

When Li Binyan arrived at Xingang, Tang Xing had already led a group of generals of the Daming Navy, waiting to worship the God of Concubine Tian, ​​that is, Mazu, the sea god.

Standing on the three-foot platform, Li Binyan shouted loudly, "Get up the stele."

The name of this stele is "The Story of the Concubine's Spiritual Response", which is the inscription erected in the Tianfei Palace in Nanshan, Changle, before Zheng He's last voyage to the West.

A eunuch in a big red robe flicked his fly whisk, his face was flushed, and he shouted loudly: "Emperor Ming mixed with Haiyu, surpassed three generations and surpassed the Han and Tang Dynasties. The north is far away, but the journey can be counted."

"Looking at the ocean, the torrents meet the sky, the huge waves are like mountains, and the barbarians are separated from each other by the haze and haze. But my cloud sails are high, and the stars are galloping day and night, and I am involved in the raging waves. If I walk on a thoroughfare, I am sincere to the court. The blessings are due to the protection and protection of the God of Concubine Tian."

"When you come to a foreign country, those who are disrespectful to the kings will be captured alive; those who invade and loot the barbarians will be wiped out."

"Because the sea road is clear and peaceful, and the Fan people rely on it, it is a gift from the gods."

Although it is really far to the west of the Western Regions and the north of Yibei, it is still a long way for Ming Dynasty. Annihilation, this is how the Haidao Qingning and Fanren relied on during the Yongle period.

The reason why Daming erected such a stele for the official ships and official trade is to show the purpose of this trip, the sea roads are clean and peaceful, and the people rely on them.

"Fengtian Chengyun, the emperor prays: everything will be peaceful." The eunuch Liu Yongcheng finished reading the inscription, said the emperor's prayer, and then shook the dust and shouted loudly: "Sail, set sail!"

Who is this eunuch Liu Yongcheng?

Liu Yongcheng was born in the 24th year of Hongwu, and entered the palace at the age of 12. During the Yongle period, he followed the Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty to conquer Mobei five times. His status in the army was not a minister, but a general.

During the Xuande period, Liu Yongcheng followed Xuanzong to quell the rebellion of the King of Han, and then led the army to the Northern Expedition, breaking the Wuliangha tribe three times. In the end, he would repeat it again and again. In fact, bow your head and proclaim yourself a minister.

Later, Liu Yongcheng took up the post of Gansu Town, the capital of Shaanxi Province, repeatedly broke the Western Regions, and asked to reopen the Western Regions, and was ordered by the emperor to send envoys to the countries in the Western Regions.

The orthodox civil engineering has changed, Liu Yongcheng is in Gansu, and he just returned to Beijing in the first year of Jingtai. At that time, Liu Yongcheng and Li Yongchang were strong contenders for the admiral of the martial arts hall, but in the end it was Li Yongchang who was better, because the admiral was talking about The intimacy with the emperor, rather than credit, is obviously closer to the emperor as Li Yongchang, as a former residence.

The reason why Liu Yongcheng has such a prominent resume, he has not been appointed and dispatched, and has been idle all these years is probably the same reason as Xu Youzhen. Liu Yongcheng is a solid supporter of orthodoxy, and his obsession with the word orthodoxy is no less than Xu Youzhen. Xu Youzhen is a foreign minister , can be released, this Liu Yongcheng is an internal minister, with such outstanding achievements, he can't be killed again and again, so he can only sit idle.

When the emperor abolished the crown prince Zhu Jianshen in the first year of Jingtai, Liu Yongcheng, who was still in Gansu Town, heard the news and made a statement about the crown prince and opposed the abolition of the crown prince Zhu Jianshen. Zhu Jianshen is the prince, not the king of Ji.

When the Emperor Taimiao murdered, Liu Yongcheng, as a die-hard orthodox supporter, was guarded by Jin Yiwei and Fanzi in Dongchang, and he was not allowed to enter or leave.

Since the first year of Jingtai, this Liu Yongcheng has been living idle. It is because the emperor is not pleasing to the eye everywhere, and he does not write a congratulatory form during the New Year. It looks like this has been waiting for more than ten years.

Did the tyrannical emperor of Ming Dynasty behead Liu Yongcheng, nor did he sink Liu Yongcheng into a well? When the imperial court asked for official ships and official trade, Xing'an recommended Liu Yongcheng who had been doing his best for Daming since Yongle.

Although Liu Yongcheng still insisted that he had just become an official because of the power of a dog and a horse, he accepted the dispatch and went to the Western Ocean with the head of state Tang Xing to repeat the grand event of Yongle.

It is probably the same reason as Tie Xuan’s kneeling facing north. Emperor Taizong Wen made Tie Xuan the condition that Tie Xuan kneel north and not kneel to him as the emperor. Zhu Qiyu used Liu Yongcheng. Liu Yongcheng worked for Daming, not for Zhu Qiyu. Efficacy, although the end result is the same, but everyone has a step to go down.

How glorious was the Yongle and prosperous age, and what was the Ming Dynasty in the orthodox years like?

As a person who has been there, Liu Yongcheng can see clearly that he has already given up his efforts these years. King Jili was killed by the emperor himself. That's all.

Liu Yongcheng and Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures, were regarded as the right-hand man among the courtiers of Emperor Taizong Wen of the Ming Dynasty, but Liu Yongcheng made contributions on the way of the Northern Expedition, while Zheng He made seven voyages to the West.

Chapter 8

Songjiang Prefecture, Xingang, under the blue sky and white clouds, seabirds soar in the sky, occasionally singing a song, and then spread their wings and fly high into the distance. Under the seabirds, there are endless sails covering the sky and sun , when Liu Yongcheng, in his capacity as an eunuch and minister, announced that he was setting sail, the whole Xingang started to move. The boatmen boarded the ship in an orderly manner and took care of the ship's affairs. The carts were sent under the giant machinery, while steam engines one after another were roaring, hoisting the goods, then traveling on the dragon bridge, and hoisting them to ships one after another.

Inside and outside Xingang, a piece of thriving.

Liu Yongcheng's mood can be described as extremely complicated. On the one hand, he still insists that the current emperor has done something wrong. The current emperor should sit on the throne and support the good life of King Jili. After a hundred years, the throne will be returned to Zheng The same line, that is, the line of the eldest son, even if King Ji Li was killed for the sake of justice, the throne should be left to the lineage.

On the other hand, Liu Yongcheng also had to admit that today, the sails that cover the sky and the sun soar into the sky, and go south to the west again, indeed only His Majesty can do it today.

Just like Zhu Qiyu couldn't figure out what Liu Yongcheng was insisting on no matter what, Liu Yongcheng also couldn't figure out why Zhu Qiyu, who could openly kill his elder brother for the sake of the throne, didn't kill him yet.

What is Liu Yongcheng insisting on?

What is Xun Yu insisting on?The Great Han Dynasty is like that, and its vitality is exhausted. Why don't good birds choose trees to live in?

As Cao Cao's most important adviser, Xun Yu was named Longevity Pavilion Marquis by Cao Cao. He handled military and state affairs and held the position in the center for more than ten years. Cao Cao respected Xun Yu's advice and said to others, Xun Yu is my son-in-law. .However, when Cao Cao called Wei Gong, Xun Yu blatantly opposed it. In a rage, Cao Cao transferred Xun Yu from the center, and then gave him an empty food box, and Xun Yu committed suicide by taking poison. (Taizu gave food to Yu, but the hair was empty, so he drank medicine and died. - "Wei Shi Chunqiu".)

What is Tie Hyun insisting on?The whereabouts of Mr. Jianwen are already unknown, why don't you be a hero if you don't want to know the current affairs?

Tie Xuan designed Zhu Di like that in Jinan Mansion, and was caught by Zhu Di. At this time, Zhu Di offered to solicit him by kneeling facing north.

There is another reason for Liu Yongcheng's insistence. He led the army to quell the rebellion of the Han Palace, and the biological mother of His Majesty Zhu Qiyu is an old family member of the Han Palace. How can Liu Yongcheng support it?

Under the moral concepts of monarchs and ministers for thousands of years, it is not surprising that Liu Yongcheng is obsessed with orthodoxy.

The strange thing is His Majesty.

From Liu Yongcheng's point of view, after the concubine Emperor Taimiao murdered, the first thing he should do was to clean up the orthodox remnants of the old party, and he still had the righteous name of righteousness. , Hitting Wang Zhenyu's side, isn't it something that can be done easily?

But Liu Yongcheng waited for death for more than ten years, but he waited for the emperor's inquiry, asking Liu Yongcheng if he would lead the Daming Navy to repeat the Yongle feat and go south to the West.

Liu Yongcheng couldn't figure it out.

Distinguishing rewards and punishments is an important means of maintaining organization. Why did Tang Taizong keep Wei Zheng and let himself suffer so much?

Liu Yongcheng made great contributions to Daming and Yan Mansion's rule of the world. If it wasn't for the eunuch, he would have already been crowned duke with his contributions. When Liu Yongcheng didn't do anything, Zhu Qiyu would have to pay the price for killing him.

Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen killed Yu Qian, it seems that he did not pay any price, he killed it easily, Song Gaozong Zhao Gou killed Yue Fei, he did not seem to pay any price, he killed him easily.

Did Zhu Qizhen and Zhao Gou really easily kill Yu Qian and Yue Fei without paying any price?Daming and Song paid a price for this, and the word expensive seemed cheap.

Liu Yongcheng didn't intend to eat the salary of Emperor Jingtai. Since the two hate each other, if you don't want to kill him, then everyone will never interact with each other. Still chose to be an official.

When an era is romanticized, it means that this era is gone.

As a person who came from the Yongle period, and as Liu Yongcheng who personally participated in the creation of the prosperous age of Yongle, to repeat the feat of Yongle, for Liu Yongcheng, it is much, much more important than the word orthodox.

"Hundreds of boats compete for the flow and thousands of sails compete, and those who use the sea to sail will be the first. Hundreds of boats compete for the flow, and the one who strives to sail first, should be the same." Tang Xing stood beside Liu Yongcheng, looked at Liu Yongcheng's gray temples, and said in a low voice: "Liu Dadang, how does this situation compare to Liujiagang back then?"

Liu Yongcheng looked around the Xingang again, shook his head and said: "If you go back to the country, compared with Liujiagang back then, each has its own age. There were many ships back then, but today's ships are strong and powerful."

Haining and Lujiang can be said to be strong ships and sharp guns. Adhering to the guiding ideology of Your Majesty, big is good, more is beautiful, caliber is justice, and turret is truth. Haining and Lujiang can be called invincible in the world.In the shipyard of Daming Songjiang Prefecture, there are still newly designed sea-going ships under overtime construction. The warships that are more slender and easier to ride the wind and waves are more and more different from merchant ships.

When the world is invincible, you are your own enemy.

Tang Xing was still not satisfied, and continued to ask: "Liu Dadang, since you and I are going south to the West as a partner, it's better to say some ugly things in advance, you can look at the scene where there are sails under the sky, and still say that your majesty is virtuous." Unfit?"

Liu Yongcheng is fighting with His Majesty, His Majesty can accept the result of Liu Yongcheng's service for Daming, His Majesty can accept this grievance, His Majesty can accept this anger, Tang Xing, as a relative of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, the third prince and his grandfather, can't accept it no matter what!

Tang Xing sometimes felt that His Majesty's temper was too good, anyone could bully his son-in-law, civil servants and civil servants wronged His Majesty, generals and generals wronged His Majesty, now even eunuchs and other domestic slaves dare to wrong His Majesty!

Liu Yongcheng refused to lower his head, Tang Xing dared not let Liu Yongcheng go to sea today!

Standing aside, Li Binyan originally planned to persuade Tang Xing not to argue with this stubborn donkey at this juncture. As a traditional scholar, Li Binyan is very good at compromise, but after thinking about it for a while, he decided not to persuade him.

Tang Xing is a fan of His Majesty, isn't Li Binyan a die-hard fan of His Majesty?

Relying on his own merits, Liu Yongcheng said again and again that His Majesty is not worthy of the throne, His Majesty is not worthy of the throne, and King Jili, who is so stupid that he forced the incorruptible Beijing officials to borrow the New Year, is worthy. ?So stupid that the elite civil engineers of the Ming Dynasty were wiped out in the First World War, and even the British Duke Zhang Fu had no bones left, so King Jili deserved it?

The corner of Liu Yongcheng's mouth twitched, looked around Xingang again, closed his eyes for a long time before shaking his head and said: "Your Majesty is wise."

After all, Liu Yongcheng gave up. Since he dared to openly oppose the abolition of Zhu Jianshen's crown prince in front of the emperor, he was naturally not afraid of Tang Xing, the father-in-law of the country, or Li Binyan, the governor of Songjiang.

When Liu Yongcheng came out to fight for Emperor Taizong Wen, these two didn't know where to stay.

Liu Yongcheng's softness is to be soft to His Majesty, but also to himself. He has eyes and ears. He can see and listen. There are many important matters that courtiers care about. During the orthodox years, it was too common. Everyone I am used to it, and it is impossible to get it to the court for a court meeting, and it will not even cause any waves.

"That's right." Tang Xing was happy, patted Liu Yongcheng and said: "My old Tang speaks straight. Wherever I go, I serve His Majesty. I eat the king's salary and do my best."

"The father-in-law is the master, and our family is the servant. This admonition is as it should be. The father-in-law is talking to the governor. Our family boards the ship first." Liu Yongcheng said with a smile.

Liu Yongcheng said this humbly, but there is only one master of the eunuch, and that is His Majesty.

After Liu Yongcheng said this, he lifted his hem, looked down at the trestle bridge, raised his leg and took a solemn step, just like this, lifted his hem, step by step, solemnly boarded the Haining, which is the flagship of the Daming Navy , is also the flagship of this voyage south.

Standing on the boat, Liu Yongcheng glanced back at Xingang, and then smiled all over his face. He, a remnant of the old era, finally boarded the huge ship of the new era.

"Treasure." Li Binyan had thousands of words to say, but in the end only one thing remained.

"I, Tang Xing, will come back again!" Tang Xing said with a smile: "At that time, let's have a good time."

"A gentleman's word!"

"It's hard to chase a horse!"

After Tang Xing finished speaking, he turned around and walked along the trestle bridge towards the sea boat.

"set sail!"

The sailors chanted and pulled the sails. The hooks and locks of the towing ships were hung on the huge ship, and they began to tow the ships out of the port. Afterwards, Da Ming's ships came out in a file, startling countless birds.

Li Binyan has been watching Daming's ship disappear into the sky, still standing on the sea view tower, without saying a word, as if there are still Daming's ships there.

"Governor Li, it's time to do something." Chen Zongqing reminded Li Binyan that he had important things to do today.

Last year, the Songjiang Baoyuan Bureau cleared the accounts and found more than 30 bad debts. Of these 30 bad debts, Baoyuan Bureau disposed of more than 20 of them. The remaining ten or so were really impossible to clear, so they directly sued the officials. .

There are about 130 million silver coins in these more than ten accounts, which is not a small amount. Take the Jingying during the Zhengtong period as an example. At that time, the Beijing camp used only 14 taels of silver a year. For more than ten years of orthodox Beijing camp needs.

What Li Binyan had to do was ransack the house.

How about saying that all the powerful and powerful people on the ground in the south of the Yangtze River miss His Majesty the Emperor?Even when His Majesty the Emperor made his southern tour, there were so many powerful families in the Southern Yamen, what they did most was to ask if they could send their daughters to the Emperor's bedside instead of fighting against the Emperor.

Because His Majesty the Emperor will give earnest advice, issue edicts over and over again, and tirelessly warn those who are powerful and powerful, that this wealth cannot be made, this money cannot be earned, and he will explain why this national calamity cannot be distributed, which will make it difficult for the court. Do it, embarrassing the emperor, when the time comes, the court will have to kill for the sake of Daming's face.

But Li Binyan and Li Xian, the Songjiang governors and Yingtian governors, only ransacked their homes, and they rushed to copy the means of production, directly uprooting them.