Chapter 729 What about the servants of the palace
Except for the crown prince who inherited the throne, the rest of the emperor's sons were all named princes. The prince was the most noble royal family in the Ming Dynasty. Except for the crown prince who inherited the throne, the rest of the sons were all named princes.
The Dai King was the prince of the Ming Dynasty who was granted the title of Datong. The first generation of Dai King was the son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He inherited Jiang Jin. This Dai Prince was naturally the eldest son of the Dai King and would inherit the throne in the future.
The prince's status is extraordinary. All officials, no matter how big or small, have to ceremonially. The etiquette is only a lower level than the emperor. Although the royal family is enclosed and cannot go out, the prince is no better than those poor royal families. He enjoys the land rewarded by the court and a large amount of land rent.
As long as the prince works according to the rules, the local officials will not have any means of restraining him. He opens a shop, buys and sells forcibly, and no one cares about this. Naturally, there is no tax. As a result, many wealthy merchants and even local officials are hid under the royal palace.
All over the Ming Dynasty, the royal family lived in poverty, but they had never heard of miscellaneous kings and princes, and only people said that they were too extravagant and did not know how to cherish their fortunes.
The knelt on the ground, Wanchang, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately struggled violently when he heard the prince Dai Wang coming. Wang Tong only ordered an order, and the personal guards could only listen to this order. Zhi Wanchang lifted up his body, and was stepped on by his personal soldiers and lay on the ground again.
"Bastard, my master is here. You dare to treat me like this, cut it into pieces..."
Before he finished speaking, he was trampled heavily. The pedestrians watching the fun on this road rushed in another direction, making way for the prince of Dai and his group on the other side.
It turned out that the three guards who were subordinate to the vassal kings had been disposal, but the royal palace always had its own guards and family generals. It was nothing to take this group of people outside, but in the city, hundreds of fully armed warriors were still quite powerful. Judging from the scene at this time, they were used to being domineering.
The people dodged a little slower, and the whip and stick had already been beaten. There was a case where the royal guards riding horses had no intention of avoiding them, so they rode their horses over.
Fortunately, the horse was not too fast, and people could dodge it, but it made the guards laugh out loudly. A middle-aged man in the butler's uniform ran here at Xiaobu. Seeing Wang Tong's personal guard stomped down, he was furious and pointed at his personal soldiers and shouted: "Damn it, who gave you such a bold move to do this? You know..."
"A bastard, who gave you the courage to shout at my subordinates!?"
Before the shouting was over there, I heard the sound of wind in my ears. The man who looked like a housekeeper could not avoid it. He was whipped hard on his face, and immediately a bright red mark appeared. It seemed that this man was used to being pampered. He didn't even draw blood out when he whipped it. However, the man covered his face and screamed loudly.
"Catch it, this person may be an accomplice of the Huang Family Trading Company!!"
Wang Tong immediately shouted, and his subordinates immediately put the person on the ground as usual. The man covered his face and was screaming in pain. Unexpectedly, several people came up to press him down. He had no idea why this happened, and he just said loudly on the ground: "Do you know whose family I am?"
"Mr. Wang, Lord. This is the third steward of the Dai Wang Mansion. He has always been in charge of the royal mansion's property."
The situation suddenly became like this. A man who looked like a military general on the side of Prince Dai came over and said quickly. Seeing such a scene, the military general subconsciously frowned and looked unhappy on his face. He was about to say something, but when he saw Wang Tong and the guards behind him, his words became much more polite again.
After all, the warriors knew that they were powerful. Even the generals of the royal palace had seen scenes in important border towns like Datong. When they saw Wang Tong and his men's stern appearance, they knew that they could not be too ostentatious.
"If the imperial envoy handles the case, what qualifications do he have to make trouble for others? Can he be in charge of the royal family and do his own arbitrary acts?"
It is indeed possible to act recklessly, but in front of the people, in front of people like Wang Tong, that is, he doesn’t know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, and he is foggy when he encounters a naught.
Hearing Wang Tong's retort, the general was stunned for a moment and could only swallow his anger. After a pause, he said again: "My Lord Wang, my prince is invited, please come over and talk!"
The prince and grandson are the same rank. Wang Tong, the commander of Tongzhi, is naturally far inferior to that of the rank. Moreover, the Dai Wang represents the Zhu family royal family, and his status is different. Wang Tong must first visit King Dai when he arrives in Datong and complete this etiquette routine.
The prince of the Daiwang sent someone to invite him, and Wang Tong had to respond to the call. Wang Tong nodded, turned over and dismounted, followed him and walked over. After two steps, Wang Tong turned around and ordered, "Take these two people together!"
Prince Dai was waiting at the intersection. He was proud of his identity here and refused to go up to see Wang Tong. Instead, he asked the prince to come through. Prince Dai was not surprising. He was just a slightly fat young man with a pale complexion, with a round face, and a characteristic of the Zhu family royal family, and a standard noble son.
When Wang Tong went to the Dai Palace to pay a visit, he only saw the Dai King, but never the prince. When he arrived, someone would inevitably introduce him. Wang Tong came forward and followed the rules and performed etiquette.
Seeing Wang bowing, Wang Tong was younger than him, the prince of this generation had a little angry expression and nodded slightly, "Mr. Wang was ordered by the emperor to come to Datong to do the job. These days have been hard, so there is no need to be so polite."
"The courtesy cannot be abolished. Thank you for your concern, for serving the country and serving the emperor, and for your loyalty to the emperor, the subordinates dare not say it is hard."
When he saw Wang Tong being so polite, Prince Dai Wang's face became more reserved, and he immediately spoke, "Mr. Wang, the Huang family businessman walks..."
As soon as he said something, Wang Tong, who had always been respectful and polite, interrupted him and said with a smile: "Criminal, etiquette must not be abolished. This time, the emperor came to do his job as an imperial envoy and act on behalf of the heaven. Please pray for the prince to bow and bow!"
Prince Dai was stunned for a moment, and a flush appeared on his pale face, thinking that Wang Tong was too arrogant, and everyone in the Dai Palace knew about his temper. He quickly came forward and grabbed it with cleverness and said, "Criminal Master, don't be caught. Wang Tong came to Datong, who knows if he is staring at our palace..."
Since the founder Zhu Di, although he has been economically favorable to the vassal kings, he is extremely strict in other aspects. As long as he can catch a mistake, he will immediately deprive the title and confiscate the property. The vassal kings are ranks, and the princes and grandchildren are all the same ranks. The prefect is just a local official from the fourth rank. If there is a change in the royal palace, he will immediately lead troops to surround the royal palace and arrest people, which shows how strict the precautions are.
Wang Tong is the commander of the Jinyiwei. Everyone understands what the Jinyiwei does, not to mention that Wang Tong said nothing wrong. Seeing the imperial envoy's ceremonial guards, the emperor was personally present. If the prince of the Dean made a mistake in etiquette, the crime of disrespect can be really hit.
The ceremonial war was arranged, Wang Tong stood on the side of the ceremonial warrior in his official uniform, and was bowed by the people of the dynasty palace, saying it was a ceremonial warrior. He stood beside him, as if he was worshiping him. When the prince of the dynasty got up, he naturally felt this feeling, and he was full of anger on his face, but after accidentally taking this assassination, he didn't dare to vent, but just said coldly: "Mr. Wang, Zhi Wanchang..."
Wang Tong did not give him a chance to speak at all, and bowed and said, "Criminal, the situation on the border is tense now, and the Tartar cavalry has been approaching the border walls frequently. The subordinates are ordered to govern Datong, and everything is being prepared in full swing. However, at this critical moment, some people ignore the country, the morale of the army, hoard goods, and speculate on military capital. Such people are not big, and they ignore the lives and deaths of millions of soldiers and civilians at the border. It is really hateful. The subordinates think that this person may not have a reason to do such a thing. The Tartars have always been cunning, and may instruct this person to destroy the situation of our army. How can they tolerate such evil people at this time? They should be marching the law!!"
After saying aloud, Wang Tong ignored the face of Prince Dai Wang, waved his hand back and said, "Zhi Wanchang resells military resources, suspected of colluding with the Tartars. Marine law, Sha Dongning, you have some attainments in swordsmanship, come and chop him up!"
No one expected that a few words would kill people in the street, and the crowd was still standing there. Several people there had already put Zhi Wanchang on the ground as usual. Zhi Wanchang didn't expect that his master would come, but he was going to beheaded here and cried and struggled desperately. But how could he open it if he was a businessman who was held down by his personal guard?
Sha Dongning was a little excited on his face. This was a good opportunity to show off. He took a few steps forward and pulled out the long sword around his waist. He used to use the Japanese sword, but now he has changed it to a thicker Miao sword. He pulled out the sword and held it with both hands, gestured, and slashed it with his raised high and slashed it down.
The sword flashed, and the crying and begging came to an abrupt end. The street was extremely quiet, and what could be seen and what could not be seen were staring at the head rolling on the street.
It seemed that the blood in the chest gushed out from the broken mouth. Sha Dongning's sword was neat and neat, but who had noticed this? Prince Dai stood there, but he didn't notice that the hem of the robe had been splattered with blood. Wang Tong ordered there: "I'm not sure if I've hit the imperial envoy, I'm sorry, I'll beat the sixty military sticks and handed them back to the prince!"
Then he woke up. Seeing the blood on his face, there was no trace of blood on his face, and it was pale. He staggered back two steps and made it to the ground. The screams on the other side had sounded. The housekeeper of the royal palace who had just passed by was already being beaten by military sticks. Wang Tong smiled and said, "At this time of emergency, if you don't know the general and do whatever you want, the subordinates must practice military law, and even report to Your Majesty, you must maintain it completely. Prince, what do you think?"
Chapter completed!