"It's just a trick to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.?      ?      w?w?w?w?.b?i?q?u?g?e      .cn" King Jingjiang said with a sneer.

"Then the prince will go or not!"

"Go, of course you have to go!"

"Are you really going?" The eunuch general manager said with some concern: "The butcher is kind-hearted and cruel. The thirty-six gentry and powerful families are killed when they say they want to kill, and even give up the memorial. It's so courageous. If the prince goes, he might do something else to do to cause trouble!"

"He dares!" King Jingjiang snorted lightly, "This vassal is a dignified prince, a relative of the emperor, and is a member of the ranks. I am afraid that he is a little governor? If he doesn't go, he will seem weak and guilty, and that guy underestimated him. This vassal really wants to see what tricks he can do when he sees it!"

...

In the morning, as the morning glow broke through the clouds, the four walls of Guilin slowly opened. The refugees rushed in from the four open gates and rushed to the Caishikou in the city.

Dozens of gentry and men involved in the case have all been escorted to temporary tents at the Caishikou. Fearful, nervous and curious people rushed to watch the fun. Some shrewd small vendors took the opportunity to set up various stalls, specializing in selling water, rice and bits and pieces to the onlookers.

A thousand guards in the middle of Caishikou were single-lined to form a huge court, isolating all the people coming from the periphery.

Within the encirclement, more than 30 selected knives and axemen were covered with red cloth, holding thick backs, and arranged them in a scrupulous arrangement.

On a temporary high platform in the center of the court, there were cold and majestic Chen Bangyan. Zhang Jiayu and Ma Yingfang stood solemnly behind him. Behind them were Chen Yiben, the Guangxi governor, Gu Yi, the Guangxi Censor, and Yu Chao, the Guilin governor. They lowered their heads and communicated with each other with their eyes, with their expressions quite panic and confused, and they were obviously very frightened.

As noon approached three o'clock, the car driver of the King of Jingjiang finally arrived. According to the Ming Dynasty etiquette, the prince had only more than 100 ceremonial guards, while the King of Jingjiang had five or six hundred people. There were more than 100 people who were squeezing flags and carrying banners, and there were more than 100 guards carrying arrows and guards carrying halberds and guards carrying treasuries. There were dozens of people who were holding golden spittoons and carrying gold chairs. The entire guard of honor lasted for a long time, and the guards and inner supervisors dressed in luxury and glamorous. They were all looking at themselves and were very majestic.

After the prince's ceremonial guard entered the execution ground, Chen Bangyan immediately took the provincial officials down the high platform and bowed to greet him.

"I have seen the prince Qiansui, Qiansui."

After a long time, a lazy and bold voice came from the car: "Let's just flat."

"Thank you, Prince."

While speaking, the curtains of the car opened, and the huge King of Jingjiang, with the support of the eunuch, stepped on the wooden couch and walked out of the car.

I saw him wearing a red dragon robe, a black winged crown, a jade belt on his waist, and a forty-year-old. He was short and fat, with no spirit in his eyes, his eyes were protruding, his eyes were deep and sunken, and he looked like he was overly indulging in desire. Although he had luxurious clothes, he was like a monkey-like crown, showing his vulgar temperament.

After seeing the ceremony, Chen Bangyan took the lead in leading the King of Jingjiang to the high platform. King of Jingjiang walked in front with a big belly, and asked knowingly as he walked: "What crime did the gentry at Caishikou commit? He will be sentenced collectively by Lord Chen!"

Chen Bangyan said with a cold expression: "Those local tyrants and evil gentry embezzled a large amount of military land, fertile land, and concealed huge taxes. They had the land and mu account as evidence. They had instructed their family slaves to obstruct the official army from measuring the land, violently resisting the law, and despise the king's law, and beheading them for crimes!" When they talked about the last word "dead", they were already decisive and unquestionable.

When King Jingjiang saw that he was taken away from his momentum, he said dissatisfied: "The so-called etiquette is not inferior to common people, and punishment is not superior to doctors. After all, they are all gentry with fame and fortune, and are the pillars of the dynasty. How could Lord Chen kill all of them? According to our vassal, it is better to submit the court to the emperor to make a judgment."

"They have committed all death crimes. I ordered the king to be a chess and cards, and have the right to be executed first and then report." After a brief explanation, Chen Bangyan changed the subject: "The prince is a vassal, and he should abide by the imperial court's laws. This time, he can just come here to observe the punishment. It is better not to ask about the matters of criminal affairs, so as not to make things difficult for the officials."

After saying this, King Jingjiang was speechless and could not refute it.

It should be noted that the vassal kings in the dynasty had a great power in the early stage. They not only held heavy troops, but also had the power to face the people on the fiefdom, so they could control civil and military officials in their places. However, since Yongle, the political and military power of the vassal kings had gradually been deprived of their political and military power, and the vassal kings gradually became a parasitic group that did nothing, had only a vacant position, and wanted to have high titles and refute to county officials.

Emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty became a vassal king. After he ascended the throne and became emperor, the most worried thing was that other vassal kings followed in the footsteps. On the surface, they changed a series of policies of Emperor Jianwen, but in fact, the policy of reducing the vassal kings did not change.

After Yongle, in order to prevent the rebellion of the vassal kings, while giving them generous gifts and safeguarding the righteousness of the Tian family's relatives, various restrictions on the vassal were also issued. For example, after the prince reached a certain age, he had to go to the vassal state, and he would not be allowed to go to the capital unless he was ordered to follow the imperial edict.

The vassal kings also had many restrictions on their fiefs. For example, the two kings were not allowed to meet each other and were not allowed to leave their fiefs without reason. Even if they left the city and provincial tombs, they had to apply in advance and could only make a move after they were allowed. If they went out of the city for fun without reason, local officials could not stop them or report in time. All relevant officials were from serious crimes, civil officials to dismissal, and military officials were demoted to the border. Except for their birthdays, the vassal kings were not allowed to drink with Yousi and did not make friends with Yousi;

The vassal states were not allowed to participate in politics, and they were appointed as officials, and engaged in the four people's careers, including scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants. It can be said that the officials were forever gone, and the farmers and merchants were not allowed to enter the capital without orders. If someone left the city and crossed the pass to the capital, he immediately asked to be resigned as a commoner first, and then go to Fengyang high walls to ban them. Those who were traveling with him would be expelled to the border guards to serve as troops;

The vassal ban was stricter and lasted until the Jiajing period reached its peak. It was not until after Wanli that the vassal ban was loosened, allowing the royal family without titles to engage in the careers of the four people. However, the royal family participated in politics and was still strictly prohibited. Once it appeared, it was severely criticized, and the high walls of Fengyang Mansion were banned.

Chen Bangyan brought out the Zonglu Fan Ban of the court. King Jingjiang was indeed a little afraid and dared not say anything more. He honestly followed Chen Bangyan to the main seat on the high platform and pretended to be calm and began to observe the punishment.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Jiayu walked to the platform and ordered loudly: "Take the criminal into the court--!"

The chess and card officials waved the flag in their hands, and the model soldiers who formed a circle immediately gave up one door, and the criminals involved were taken into the court one by one.
Chapter completed!