After returning to the palace, Huai En came to report, and Yuan Bin, the commander of the Jinyiwei, asked for a visit, and had been waiting in the imperial study for a long time.

Zhu Qizhen seemed to think of something and asked, "How is Miss Song?"

Huaien said: "Go back to the emperor, the imperial doctor has seen it, and he has recovered well."

Zhu Qizhen nodded and turned to the imperial study room.

Yuan Bin hurriedly saluted: "My memory, Yuan Bin, ask the saints for your good fortune!"

"Well, please don't give me a gift!"

Zhu Qizhen sat down and asked, "What's the matter?"

Yuan Bin said: "Your Majesty Zhu reported to me some things. I felt that this matter was too important and did not dare to neglect it, so I rushed over immediately."

Zhu Qizhen nodded. Before going to the war, he did explain some special things to Zhu Ji, and it seems that he was a little surprised.

"Where is Zhu Ji, why didn't he come with you?"

"Back to the emperor, he is not in the capital now."

"Oh?" Zhu Qizhen asked, "Where is it?"

"Fuzhou!"

"Fuzhou?"

Zhu Qizhen was puzzled and asked you to check how many people you have gone to Fuzhou?

Yuan Bin took out a list and handed it over, and said, "During the time when the emperor went to war, Zhu Qianshi discovered some clues by investigating some dealers, and then went to Fuzhou in person."

Zhu Qizhen opened the list and looked at it dissatisfied: "Do these people think the court's salary is too low? They are still doing business secretly?"

There are not only merchants on the list, but also many imperial officials.

In the Ming Dynasty, officials of the fourth rank or above were prohibited from doing business, and those who embezzled 60 taels of silver would be exposed to public display.

However, no one in this world can't get along with money. Most officials in the court have more or less contact with merchants, so they start to turn a blind eye. If you do it, I will do it. Everyone knows it.

alright.

As a result, the situation in which officials and businessmen were afraid to raise their heads due to torture in the early Ming Dynasty gradually became useless.

As time goes by, high-ranking officials and important officials saw opportunities and profitable things. They ignored the rules set by Ming Taizu and asked their families to do business, thus forming a unique phenomenon of banning business by side, which led to the unique phenomenon of officials and businessmen.

Rivals and wealthy people emerge.

Yuan Bin explained: "The emperor didn't know that the list of officials counted by Zhu Qianshi was extraordinary in business activities, but... sea trade!"

Zhu Qizhen's face began to look ugly. Although he also had plans to open the sea, it was my business for me to open the sea. If you go out to the sea privately, you will not take me as the emperor seriously!

"Zhu Qianshi followed the line of merchants and found that some people were closely connected with court officials. He followed the investigation. One of the merchants in Fuzhou bought silk, porcelain, cotton and other goods in the south, but they could not check it.

When he arrived at his shipping route, it seemed that he could only enter and not leave. He went to Fuzhou in person, followed day and night, and finally found out that the shipping routes for those people were shipped. It turned out that they were all shipped to Japan, North Korea, Luzon, Annan and other countries."

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he was actually a little hesitant. It seemed that there was no need to arrest these officials and smuggling vendors according to the ancestral system.

At present, the Ming Dynasty is in chaos, and the development of industry and commerce and maritime trade is a major trend.

If you have done everything now, and then announced the opening of the sea, encouraging industry and commerce, wouldn’t it be a slap in the face?

"Actually, I have heard of it for a long time. Some people have been secretly going out to sea. Since it is the will of the people, I am also considering whether the sea ban should be lifted. As for those officials who secretly colluded with merchants, just do some punishment."

"Your Majesty, things are not that simple."

Yuan Bin shook his head and said with a wry smile: "In order to investigate the case, Zhu Qianshi disguised himself and sneaked into one of the fleets, but found that there was a connection between those people and the Japanese pirates!"

"Japanese pirates?"

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but change his face. If he just went to sea to smuggle, he could still deal with it lightly, but colluding with Japanese pirates would be a different matter!

"good!"

Yuan Bin nodded and said, "Zhu Qianshi was worried that it would arouse suspicion by the other party, so he did not write a letter. He just brought a sentence to say that the Japanese pirates might have made some big moves recently, and he is currently inquiring further."

These words are consistent with what Song Guxi said, and further confirm that the White Lotus Sect colluded with Japanese pirates to plot against them is true.

Zhu Qizhen thought for a long time and asked, "Can you contact Shi Heng? What is the situation of this person now?"

Yuan Bin shook his head and said, "After Shi Heng left, there has been no news. I am worried that he has already rebelled and dare not let Mr. Zhu go to find him."

Zhu Qizhen looked a little disappointed. Although Shi Heng was reckless, he had a bit of heroism. Could it be that he really misread him?

If this piece can play a role, it will be crucial.

However, I can only feel deeply regretful of the situation at the moment.

Zhu Qizhen thought about it and said, "Don't act rashly and send people to secretly monitor these people. Also, all those who come and go with them, whether officials, merchants or people, must investigate them to the end!"

"I obey the order!"

After Yuan Bin left, Zhu Qizhen also left the imperial study room and went to visit Song Guxi.

Her injuries are still recovering. In this era, there are no surgical conditions and no antibiotics, so she can only rely on her physical fitness to support her.

"Your Majesty...you are here..."

Song Guxi struggled to sit up, but Zhu Qizhen pressed her on her shoulder and pushed her back to the bed.

"Lying down and not moving!"

Song Guxi nodded gently, his face full of comfort.

"I'll ask you something!"

"What do you want to ask?"

"Has your White Lotus Sect taken rebellion as its responsibility in all dynasties?"

"The emperor was joking..."

Song Guxi smiled awkwardly and said, "The White Lotus Sect originated from the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism. It requires believers to recite the Buddha's name and keep the precepts in order to be reborn in the Pure Land of the West."

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Then why, since the Southern Song Dynasty, no matter which dynasty or dynasty, you will rebel?"

Emperors of the Ming Dynasty were familiar with the White Lotus Sect because the establishment of the Ming Dynasty had a close connection with the White Lotus Sect.

The White Lotus Sect originated in the Southern Song Dynasty and its peak period was in the Yuan Dynasty.

The Mongol Yuan was brutal and the people were living in poverty, which eventually led to wars rising from the Central Plains and the whole world was full of uprisings.

The most famous one at that time was the Han Shantong Uprising. The reason why Han Shantong's grandfather was punished was because of promoting the concept of the White Lotus Sect. Therefore, when governing the river, Han Shantong advocated: "It advocates that the world is in chaos and Maitreya Buddha will be born."

Especially after they met Liu Futong, the two of them even further promoted the birth of Maitreya and the birth of the Ming King. Not only that, they also secretly formed a Red Turban Army to prepare for an uprising.

The folk song that stone man used one eye to provoke the Yellow River to rebel the world was compiled by these two people.

Later, Han Shantong was defeated and captured and killed. His son Han Lin'er was made King of Little Ming by Liu Futong.

This little Ming King is Zhu Yuanzhang's nominal master.

According to Zhu Yuanzhang's recollection, he wanted to support Xiao Ming King to proclaim himself emperor at that time, so he sent general Liao Yongzhong to pick him up. Unexpectedly, when the boat was walking in the Guazhou River, it accidentally leaked and sank...
Chapter completed!