Chapter 272 The dispute over capital migration (Part 2)

"Today, the Minister of War and other military generals have an affair with the messenger at the Second Highness's mansion."

Frowning his brows, he shook the note to pieces, and Lu Feng didn't put this matter in his heart. Zhu Yu had sex with the people of the Ministry of War, which was certain. Zhu Yu himself was the most powerful general under Zhu Di's command. It would be really strange if he had no connection with those generals. He would just do whatever he wanted. Anyway, he was the one in power now. Could it be that he dared to raise an army to "Jingnan" and kill him?

"However, I still have to discuss it with my master. The second son of the Zhu family is not making trouble behind the scenes, but our boss has no movement at all. Well, it's good to ask Your Highness to visit the military generals. Those civil servants, hey, as long as they hold their scandals in their hands, are they afraid that they will fly to the sky?" Thinking of this, Lu Feng sighed sincerely: "It's really a great thing to have power in his hands."

The sound of floor tiles being smashed came from there. The kitten like a black iron tower laughed strangely, threw the iron stick and ran towards Lu Feng. "Haha, Fengzi, are you back? This time, you have money to eat. Xu Qing's bastard, no money is allowed to move, and I have no money to invite Boss Zhao and the others to drink and eat meat. Haha, it's good that you're back." Behind him, several palace guards with bruised noses wanted to chase but didn't dare to chase, but they couldn't chase them. They could only cover their swollen faces and follow them with a depressed face.

Seeing that the kitten was so anxious, Lu Feng knew that Xu Qing must have not given him good food. The kitten knew the importance of Xu Qing to Lu Feng. Although this guy didn't show any mountains or water on weekdays, he actually secretly helped Lu Feng do many troubles. He was a person that Lu Feng couldn't afford. So although he was a little angry that Xu Qing didn't give him money for alcohol, the kitten did not provoke him.

The two of them did not ride horses and got into a carriage together. The Jinyiwei and the Kitten's personal soldiers surrounded the carriage tightly and walked towards the Jinyiwei headquarters. On the carriage, the kitten immediately looked serious and frowned: "Zhu Li sent a lot of people to Yingtian Mansion to contact those generals, Feng Zi, this news should have reached your hands, right?"

Lu Feng nodded, indicating that he had just received the news. The kitten pulled the beards with his hand and asked in confusion: "It's strange that he just became his prince, and he was still hooking up in the court. Could it be that he really wanted to rebel?" After hesitating, he continued: "But, if the emperor was his elder brother, he might have really rebelled successfully, but the current emperor is him, and those war generals are his loyal subordinates. What can he do?"

Lu Feng sat on the stool, crossing his legs, and said indifferently: "Let him go, hey, what else can he do with Zhu Yu? It's just a momentum. He probably won't have a few good days for the emperor, and he is going to cheat in the court." He smiled deceitfully: "Where is such a good thing? I gave Zhu Di a way to practice Taoism. If Zhu Di practices well, it will be no problem to live for another two hundred years, so Zhu Yu will wait slowly."

The kitten was stunned for a moment and suddenly laughed in a low voice: "So, isn't it a matter of what this person is doing now, including our master, if you want to be an emperor, it depends on the current mood?"

Lu Feng was about to nod and said yes, when a loud shout came from outside: "Catch the thief, catch the thief, catch the thief, grab the wine in broad daylight. catch the thief..." A white light flashed, and Shui Yuanzi, who was sweating, rushed into the carriage with two huge jars. He was panting and scolded a little annoyed: "Grandpa, I'll go steal his wine, this is giving him face, why are so many people chasing him? Didn't it mean that the people of the Ming Dynasty respect the gods very much? I'm also a living god."

Lu Feng turned his head and said nothing. The kitten slapped Shui Yuanzi's head carelessly, shook his head and sighed: "Hey, old boy, the people of the Ming Dynasty respected Zhang Sanfeng, but you are not you. Although that boy Xu Qing refused to give us money, you can't steal it. Is it okay to have to worry about a little face? Why are you a senior?"

He couldn't help but laughed. While laughing, he shook his head. He really had no choice but to take these two guys. Xu Qing didn't give them money. Could it be that they were really poor to this point? Kitten is a general, and he can lend a large amount of silver to the Ministry of War to borrow, so how many people rushed to give him money. But I think it was Kitten that was afraid of causing trouble for him, so he simply didn't accept the bribes, right? Thinking of this, Lu Feng couldn't help but feel a little moved again.

He murmured in a low voice: "It's better to be good at our kitten. It's not like some old and disrespectful guy who actually went to the restaurant to grab the wine. The court's face has been lost to you."

Shui Yuanzi hummed and grabbed the jar and poured it into his stomach, pretending not to hear Lu Feng's words. Lu Feng shook his head helplessly, too lazy to pay attention to this old and disrespectful god, turned around and told Xiaomao about Zhu Di's announcement of his preparation for moving the capital. The two began to think about what position they should stand in this storm so that they could regain Zhu Di's joy and not offend those conservative ministers.

Unintentionally, Lu Feng told the kitten about meeting Xiao Longzi. The kitten trembled all over and knelt on the floor of the carriage, looked up at the sky and muttered to himself: "The sky has eyes!"

Lu Feng glanced his nose disdainfully and said coldly: "Cangtian?Cangtian has long been blind. This is the master's own luck, not the benefit of the thief."

There was nothing to say all night. Early in the morning the next morning, Zhu Di first announced the promotion and reuse of Lu Feng, demanding that he be loyal to the country. Lu Feng also looked diligent and kept saying frightened. In short, the two of them played a trick of a wise ruler and good minister. Then, because they were named Duke - exchanged with Taoist practice, Lu Feng immediately took a big step forward in the position of military generals, which was under Zhang Yuwei's ability, and instead overwhelmed Li Jinglong.

Zhu Di looked at the general's train with satisfaction and thought to himself: "No wonder I always felt something was wrong in the morning court recently. The relationship is that you, Li Jinglong, are the position of your station too far. Well, yes, I just want to promote a few people like Lu Feng who can do things for me and give me actual benefits to you, and push you, Li Jinglong,... Humph, my father was afraid that you could fight and poison him to death. Could it be that I, Zhu Di, would you rest assured that you Li Jinglong? You are also a relative of my Zhu family! You may not be sure what you are thinking in your heart!"

After thinking about this, the officials of the six ministries stepped forward and told the matter that needed Zhu Di's instructions. There was nothing big. When Zhu Di's northern expedition, Zhu Xi took care of the government affairs of the court in an orderly manner in Yingtian Prefecture. How could he leave too many tails for Zhu Di to have the opportunity to teach him a lesson? Seeing the officials of the six ministries coming up, that is, to say some trivial matters, Zhu Xi, who was standing next to Zhu Di, couldn't help but smile with joy on his face, and was very happy for his ability.

Zhu Di looked at the officials of the six ministries with satisfaction. From the things they reported, he knew that Zhu Xi did a good job during this period. Zhu Di said gently: "During my Northern Expedition, you have worked hard for you. Well, Xi'er, you have done a good job, so you must do more attentively in the future." Zhu Xi quickly smiled and thanked Zhu Di for his praise.

Seeing the happy expressions of civil and military officials in the court, Zhu Di nodded and said in a deep voice: "You guys, I have something to announce this time. You have also seen this Northern Expedition that if the Yuan and Mongolian Tatars do not fight head-on with our Ming army, we will be unable to do anything to them on the grassland... When our army enters the grassland, they will immediately run around and cannot cause a substantial blow to them. As long as our army retreats, they will immediately make a comeback and even directly threaten Juyongguan."

After a pause, Zhu Di said a little annoyed: "Especially, the Yuan and Mongolian Tatars colluded with the Jurchen tribes in the Northeast and occupied countless territory of our Ming Dynasty. I cannot tolerate such a situation to continue. Therefore, I feel that we must find a way to build a heroic city in the north to facilitate the war against the remnants of the Yuan and Mongolian parties and the Jurchen barbarians. The north is unstable and the Central Plains is unstable. Only by stabilizing the rule of the north can our country be as solid as a solid foundation."

The ministers did not hear what Zhu Di meant and said one after another: "Your Majesty is wise, that's true."

Zhu Di saw that all the civil and military officials in the court were all praised, and couldn't help but smile happily, and nodded repeatedly: "It's so great. Since all the Qing families think this should be done, then I will decide to move the capital... from Yingtian Prefecture to the former Yanjing City and now Beiping."

The court immediately became quiet. Lu Feng, who was full of ulterior motives, turned his eyes drippingly, thinking about the thoughts of the civil and military ministers. Monk Daoyan stood up first and praised with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is wise... If you move the capital to Peiping, you can concentrate the national military, financial, material and manpower, and storm the Yuanmeng in one go, and shock the Jurchens. After the north is stable, you can establish an iron barrel country that will never be easy for the Ming Dynasty."

The monk Daoyan glanced at Lu Feng and signaled that Lu Feng would say something. Lu Feng thought for a while, smiled mysteriously, and stood up and said in a deep voice: "Master Daoyan's words are extremely true. If you use Beiping as your capital, you can concentrate millions of troops in the north and steadily overwhelm the coalition forces of the barbarians in terms of military strength. Whether those barbarians attacked from Juyongguan or Shanhaiguan, the army of this dynasty can attack head-on, and they cannot be arrogant."

From the perspective of combat, Lu Feng continued to criticize: "From the perspective of combat, with Beiping as the capital, we can accumulate a large amount of troops, food, and weapons in Beiping. As long as we want to fight, we can go north to Juyongguan and attack the Yuan and Mongolian Tatars at any time, and completely change the situation where the Yuan and Mongolian Tatars actively harassed the Central Plains. When this dynasty's invincible iron cavalry suddenly rushed, even if Chi Menger and others were cunning like foxes, there was no reason that they could escape all over this time."

"Once, he can escape; twice, he is lucky; three times, even if their ancestors of Yuanmeng are blessed. But every time, they always have to leave some corpses? What is the total population of the Yuanmeng Tatars? They can't stand the harassment of us repeatedly." Lu Feng had already calculated that he would naturally follow the emperor on the issue of moving the capital. He would say whatever the emperor said. As long as he did not offend Zhu Di, what would happen if those civil officials hated him? Can they send someone to smash himself with ink?

Zhu Di applauded and praised him for his goodness: "Yes, what Daoyan said is very true, what Lu Qing's family said is deeply in my opinion... Moving the capital to Peiping can indeed change the passive situation of our dynasty fighting against the Yuan Meng and Jurchens. As long as the north is stable, the country of the Central Plains will be stable." He smiled all over his face, hoping that no one would object, and the matter of moving the capital would be settled.

But there are still people who are not afraid of death. So he watched the Grand Secretary Xie Jin walk out slowly and knock on the ground: "Your Majesty, the capital is the important land of the country, the place where the people are attracted by the country, and the magical artifacts of the ancestral temples are located. It is easy to move it, and the country is fundamentally shaken, which is not conducive to the country... Emperor Taizu set the capital to heaven, follow the heart of heaven, and conforms to the people's wishes. Never talk about moving the capital lightly... If the Yuan Meng Jurchen and Yu Sai'er make a big move for it, it will only waste national strength and shake the fundamentally."

After knowing Jin, all the conservative civil officials immediately jumped out. They ignored the monarch and ministers' ways and let go of their voices to criticize the disadvantages of moving the capital. In short, their central argument is nothing more than the determination of the capital Yingtian is the family law of the ancestors, and this cannot be shaken. Otherwise, where will the dead Emperor Taizu be placed? In addition, moving the capital is a major event. It is absolutely impossible to move the capital once, how much money and food are spent and how much people's power is wasted. Some people even say that once the capital is moved, it is likely to destroy the country and the clan.

Zhu Di drooped his eyelids and didn't say anything for a long time. When the twenty or so old ministers had finished speaking, he coughed softly and asked, "In this way, all the families think that how can they shock the north?" His fingers gently flicked the case in front of him, and he wanted to take action himself and cut all the civil servants kneeling below to death.

Xie Jin said with his neck straight: "It's just a garrison. Please give your majesty an order to station a million troops in Beiping Prefecture, and lead the generals to defeat the Yuan Meng in the north and reject the Jurchens in the east. It's a big deal."

Lu Feng shrugged his shoulders gently and exchanged glances with the kitten and the monk Daoyan. The kitten looked at Xie Jin as if he was an idiot. The monk's eyes showed a strong murderous aura, and the gloomy eyes could freeze the person into an ice sculpture. The Buddhist beads in his hand were even spinning like windmills, showing how angry he was.

Zhu Di smiled gently: "What Jie Qing family said... Who leads the army in Peking? If a million troops are placed in Peiping, who will guard Yingtian Prefecture? A million troops are in the north. If there is no support from Xiongcheng, all the food, grass and other items will be transported from the south. How much does it cost? Are you not planning these?"

The generals didn't say anything, who dared to say something? Could it be that they dare to say that they would lead the millions of troops? Zhu Di had to chop his head on the spot. Do you lead a millions of troops to be stationed in Peiping Prefecture? Should you be separatist or rebellious? They also knew that Zhu Di was right. If Peiping was not built into a powerful city, it would be impossible to support hundreds of thousands of troops with that city. Will it be drawn from Jiangnan? The food and coins consumed were at least ten times the amount collected on site, which would really make the Ming Dynasty go bankrupt overnight.

However, you have nothing to say with these civil officials. They just made a decision, that is, the capital cannot be moved. Emperor Taizu decided that Yingtian Prefecture should be the capital, and Yingtian Prefecture should always be the capital. If you Zhu Di insisted on moving the capital, then... Xie Jin had already taken off his hat and stretched his neck and shouted: "I am dedicated to the country's plan. If Your Majesty does not listen to my unpleasant and loyal advice, please chop it up."

‘Tengtengteng’, Xie Jin simply crawled with his knees, climbed in front of Zhu Di, and stretched his head to Zhu Di’s feet.

When the civil servants saw someone taking the lead, they took the crown off with a "slam" sound, stretched their necks, climbed forward desperately like a group of old turtles, crying and shouting that Zhu Di would chop their heads. Suddenly, a strange scene appeared in the court, and the generals stood there honestly, looking at their mouths and noses, and their hearts were like mud-womb Bodhisattvas. Civil servants, especially those old ministers in their seventies and early 80s, stretched their necks out of the elders and flew desperately on the ground.

Lu Feng rolled his eyes and returned to the class obediently. Monk Daoyan snorted coldly, closed his eyes, and sat on the chair specially arranged for him without saying a word. Zhu Xi looked at the old ministers under his feet in a daze, not knowing what to do. Zhu Di's face was full of murderous aura, his fists were clenched tightly, and made a "crackling" sound.

If possible, Zhu Di really wanted to kill all the old ministers. It would be better to kill them so that they would not get in the way. But he could not kill them. If these old guys were all over the world, if they killed him, the daily administration of the Ming Dynasty would be completely destroyed. Especially after just massacred so many civil and military ministers, the rest were the only characters left in the Ming Dynasty court that could still support the store, and they could not be killed... If Zhu Di didn't want to get a few butchers to come to court, none of these old guys could move. Those who could take over their position had been killed.

He smiled reluctantly, Zhu Di nodded and whispered: "So, let's discuss this matter again... retreat." He waved his sleeves, stood up and turned around and left, too lazy to wait for the ministers to bow and see him off.

Lu Feng's ears were pointed and his divine thoughts were shot out slightly. He could vaguely hear Zhu Di roaring in the deep palace far and far away: "If they don't let me move the capital, I will cook the raw rice first, and then they will not be able to... Manager Lu asked Lu Feng to show me these civil servants to death. If they don't let me be happy, I will not let them be happy. I can't kill them, but I can torment them! I am the emperor, I am the emperor!"
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