Chapter 41: Passing on the Kingdom (First Update, Asking for Support)

The sky has changed!

From Qinghe to Jingshi, and then from Jingshi to Shanhaiguan, if you say what is the biggest emotion on this road, I am afraid that the people along the way have already changed into the clothes of the Han family, and the braids have also been cut off.

Although occasionally along the way will hear the news that a certain razor was beaten to death by the people as a traitor, but for such news Shi Lei often just laughed, although he is a military official, but such local affairs are not something he can interfere in, let alone him, even the loyal army that has invaded the whole province of Shandong, can not interfere in local affairs without authorization, local affairs are naturally responsible for civilian officials, at most they cooperate with the arrest of some officials and traitors according to the judge, as for the next, there will naturally be a criminal prosecution to the criminal court, Jiangbei has its own set of rules and procedures, and one less step can be judged to be illegal.

Even if thousands of people are exiled at a time, they must go through the process, and if they are not satisfied, they can also appeal through the lawyer, for these things, Shi Lei initially thought that it was to divide the power of the magistrates - after all, most of them are demoted.

But in the process of implementation in Jiangbei, Shi Lei slowly realized that this separation of power has minimized the existence of unjust prisons, and avoided the sole power of the county to be determined by a word and a word to die.

Of course, Shi Lei didn't bother to ask about these trivial matters, because compared to these things, he had more important things, all the way to the capital, but only stayed for one night, then rushed to Shanhaiguan overnight, and when others arrived at Shanhaiguan, just in time to catch up with the king who had just returned from outside.

"Sishi, why are you here?"

Looking at Shi Lei in surprise, Zhu Mingzhong's eyes were slightly suspicious.

Could it be that something happened in Jiangbei?

Obviously, this is impossible, because now the simple telegraph line has been paved to Jinan with the march of the Loyal Army, as long as something happens in Jiangbei, Jinan will immediately send someone to Shanhaiguan by fast boat after receiving the telegram, although even so, Shanhaiguan also needs a day, but certainly does not need Shi Lei to send it personally, at least from Qinghe to Jinan this section, even if he takes a rocket, he can't catch up with the speed of the telegram.

"See the king."

After the two ministers saluted at the door, they walked towards the house.

“…… The reason why the minister rushed to the Beijing division this time was because the intelligence stations of the Beijing division were all arranged by the ministers, and now the Beijing division has changed and is seized by Li Chu, so the minister cannot but go over in person in order to redeploy the Beijing division. ”

Shi Lei's explanation made Zhu Mingzhong say without the slightest doubt.

"Well, it should be so, if there was no help from those people in Jingshi, how could the Qing Dynasty be of use to me? Although those people have made a move to reduce the Qing, it can be regarded as a merit to our dynasty, and it can be regarded as a merit and demerit. ”

Although he looked down on those demoted officials in his heart, Zhu Mingzhong would not deny their merits because of this, as for the matter of unloading the mill and killing the donkey, it was not his character, not to mention, he was still useful to those people now.

"Just tell them that the court will not forget their merits and will not treat them badly. As for the future......"

After a moment of silence, Zhu Mingzhong said in a deep voice.

"Although it may not be possible to let them take up their original positions, at least Lone can guarantee that it will be applicable to them, so it is Lone's greatest sincerity!"

If these words are heard in the ears of ordinary officials, they may feel that King Huai is unapproachable, but in the ears of people like Jin Zhijun who have been in the sea for a long time, they will immediately be grateful to Dai De Shane, in their opinion, such "quantity is applicable", which just shows the sincerity of King Huai, indicating that it is not because they are temporarily useful to King Huai that they will be enveloped, but have accepted them.

"The king is benevolent and righteous, and the ministers will definitely tell them."

Of course, Zhu Mingzhong didn't think that Shi Lei came here thousands of miles away just to tell him about it. He must have come here for something important, otherwise, he would never have come here himself, he would have just sent someone else over.

Since he didn't say it now, it must be inconvenient here, so he didn't ask, only after the two of them entered the study, Zhu Mingzhong looked at Shi Lei who was standing there and said,

"Sishi, what is it that will make you come here thousands of miles away?"

Just to appease the people in Beijing? There is no need for him, the military Zhengcheng, to come forward in person, since he went in person, things are definitely not as simple as imagined.

"King!"

After bowing deeply, Shi Lei said cautiously.

"The ministers came to the capital to appease the people, so that they could continue to serve our Huai Domain in the future, and it was also for another thing......"

As he spoke, Shi Lei had already taken out a wooden box, and the small sandalwood wooden box was placed in front of Zhu Mingzhong, looking at the wooden box.

Zhu Mingzhong asked.

"Oh, for it?"

"It's for him!"

Shi Lei nodded and said.

"What's in this box?"

Zhu Mingzhong was a little curious, what was in this box could make Shi Lei travel thousands of miles to the capital and then send it here.

"Back to the king, it's ......"

Shi Lei didn't open the box, and Zhu Mingzhong didn't open it either, under Zhu Mingzhong's gaze, I saw Shi Lei take out a piece of paper and hold it in front of Zhu Mingzhong with both hands.

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

Looking at the red imprint left by the piece of paper, Zhu Mingzhong looked up at Shi Lei fiercely, and then asked.

"It's ......"

"It's my Ming Emperor's Imperial Treasure!"

Although Shi Lei's words were not loud, they still fell into Zhu Mingzhong's ears like a thunderbolt, and he looked at the words on the seal.

"Fengtian carries the treasure of the great tomorrow"

This is the imperial treasure of the Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty! Or rather, the jade seal of the Ming Dynasty!

When Zhu Mingzhong was shocked at how this jade seal got into Shi Lei's hands, he only heard Shi Lei say.

"King, I have a total of 20 jade seals, that is, "24 treasures", there were 16 treasures at the beginning, and later Emperor Chengzu was destroyed because of the treasure seal, and ordered someone to make up the number of treasures......"

When Shi Lei mentioned the old matter of the jade seal, why did Zhu Mingzhong become an ancestor to make up the carving, because when the army of Zhu Dijing, the king of Yan, came to Nanjing, Emperor Jianwen faced the disaster of abdication, whether he committed suicide or fled, he could not leave all the treasures that represented the symbol of imperial power intact to the rebel emperor, and some of them might be destroyed or taken away, so Emperor Yongle had to make up the carving in order to inherit the seventeen treasures of the old Hongwu system. Yongle did not dare to say anything about this matter, and the emperor of Yongle's descendants would not inform the world of this matter, so he could only find other excuses to make up for it.

Emperor Sejong is the younger brother of the Wu clan, by the Xingxian Wang Shizi into the unification, Sejong succeeded to the throne in Jiajing 18 years, and he ordered to add the imperial treasure, and the new system of seven treasures said: Fengtian carries the treasure of the great tomorrow, the treasure of the Ming Dynasty, the treasure of patrolling the world, the treasure of training, the treasure of virtue, the treasure of the people, the treasure of the people, and the treasure of the beginning of the country for the imperial treasure twenty-four, Shangbao is in the hands of the official. In this way, it is the twenty-four treasures of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Although Shi Lei's words seem simple, when he mentioned Sejong, Zhu Mingzhong naturally thought of this person who had a very fierce contest with the ministers on the "Great Rites Discussion", and finally won the victory at the cost of sacrificing the lives of many ministers. Since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang's seventeen treasures, only Emperor Jiajing added a new treasure seal, which also fully reflects the psychology of the bold personality of the person who ascended the throne from the prince of the vassal king, and it has also become a symbol that the Ming Emperor system has once again lost its descendants.

"Fengtian carries the treasure of the great tomorrow...... This is the treasure seal added by Emperor Sejong? ”

Zhu Mingzhong looked at the sandalwood box, and his heart became more and more excited. Because what is in this box is a jade seal that symbolizes the power of the emperor! And now this jade seal is in front of him.

"Exactly, since Emperor Sejong, I have used the "Fengtian Carrying the Great Tomorrow Treasure" ......

Standing in front of the king, Shi Lei's words seemed quite calm, this sentence I used "Fengtian carries the treasure of the great tomorrow", which is undoubtedly telling Zhu Mingzhong, this is from Shizong to Emperor Sizong Xiaolie, this jade seal made by Emperor Shizong is the jade seal of the Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty, and it is a symbol of the power of the Ming Emperor.

Whether it is Hongguang, Longwu, Zhaowu or the current Yongli, they are not orthodox emperors, at least to some extent, they do not have the jade seal of the Ming Emperor, since Zhu Youzhen did not flee south, he also failed to send the prince or the jade seal to Nanjing. This directly led to the Hongguang, Longwu, Zhaowu and Yongli dynasties, which could only make new jade seals.

And how high is the recognition of this jade seal?

If others don't say it, no one recognizes the toast in the southwest!

"That is, the jade seal in the box!"

Shi Lei's tone seemed very calm, since his last mistake, he had been trying to atone for his mistakes, and the jade seal in this box was the thing he used to atone for his sins.

"This ...... It is the ...... made by Emperor Sejong himself."

When he asked this sentence, Zhu Mingzhong didn't notice it, his tone seemed a little hurried, a little nervous, and even the sight in those eyes became complicated, and his hand even stretched out to the wooden box a little involuntarily, the wooden box symbolized the supreme power of the Ming Dynasty!

For at least a minute, his heart was pounding and his mind was tumbling with countless thoughts, but in the end, he controlled his inner desire, controlled his ambition, and only glanced at the wooden box for a moment, and then asked.

"That's why you have to go to Jingshi?"

This reason is enough, for Da Ming, there is really a need for such an orthodoxy now, it's just ...... Is this jade seal real or fake?

Meeting the king's gaze, Shi Lei said.

"The king, this seal was secretly hidden in the capital when the minister left the palace!"