Prince of Chaos

Chapter 734
Liu Shiyan has the genes of cruel officials. Under his relentless pursuit, almost all the people in Nanjing who once disliked him were caught by him as evidence.

Moreover, the person who is ultimately related to these criminal evidences is Ye Xianggao!Based on this alone, Zhu Changluo will be amazed at Liu Shiyan's ability!

It's a pity for such a person to be an uncle.

If he can be accepted by the Jinyi Weidong Factory to become a fan, he will definitely not lose to Wei Zhongxian, Sun Xian and others!
Unfortunately, Liu Shiyan is too greedy.

This is his Achilles' heel!

Zhu Changluo gave him the authority to investigate the case of uglifying the imperial statue of the Taizu. Not only did he pretend to be a tiger, but he also used chicken feathers as arrows to blackmail big families in the south of the Yangtze River. Zu, evidence of treason!
Of course, the water of rebellion may be a little too big.

However, in the matter of vilifying Taizu, almost every family in the south of the Yangtze River has a share.

When Zhu Yuanzhang raised the three major cases of Hongwu, apart from those arrogant soldiers, those who slaughtered the most were those Jiangnan scholars who were close to the water and got the moon first.

When Zhu Yuanzhang decided to serve in Nanjing, the first batch of civil servants under his command were almost all celebrities from the great clans in the south of the Yangtze River.

I thought that Zhu Yuanzhang was just a mud leg who was lucky enough to become emperor, and sooner or later the tree would fall and the monkey would be scattered.

Therefore, when they were doing things for Zhu Yuanzhang, they still used the same method they used to deal with Qian Yuan, and continued to do things that were just passing by, with an attitude that was almost enough.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang murderous towards them!
After a blank printing case, Zhu Yuanzhang directly disinfected a wave of civil servants who had obvious handles.

Although this wave of killings was brutal, it was nothing more than a drop in the bucket for the huge scholar class, and soon new scholars would fill the vacancies of these killed scholars.

The newly arrived scholars have learned the lessons of their predecessors in handling affairs, and they no longer dare to obey others, but Zhu Yuanzhang's killing karma has already made these people dissatisfied, and they are gradually turning away from morality.

In the end, when the conspiracy of Hu Weiyong and others rose again, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately killed his red eyes, and even with Shangyuan, countless people in Jiangning were implicated and killed.

It can be said that after these two bloody massacres, apart from Lan Yu and his gang of arrogant soldiers who had not suffered much damage, the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River also gradually realized that Emperor Hongwu was a man during these two bloody baptisms. What kind of character.

Therefore, they naturally chose to act like turtles, calmed down, and waited quietly for the moment when Zhu Yuanzhang controlled the dragon and the sky.

And pin all hopes on the successor king.

And the successor did not disappoint them. After all, the education of the successor was arranged by them alone. Even though their personality and temperament were different from those of Jiangnan scholars, they were consistent with them in terms of basic moral theory and cognition of things. of.

And that is the power of education!
It is a subtle power to change people's hearts!
Once a person's way of thinking is fixed by some kind of education, no matter how much his later thinking escapes, the source of his final return is still the original educational thought.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's successor, Jianwen Xiaocute, naturally changed from a royal child to a spokesperson for Jiangnan scholars.

When Jianwen came to power, in addition to cutting down the vassal, the biggest move was to change the system established by Zhu Yuanzhang.

First of all, he exempted the taxes and taxes in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, and curry favor with the scholar-bureaucrat class, which is mainly composed of scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. Then he destroyed the system of Wu Zun and Wen Bei designed by Zhu Yuanzhang.

The grade of the six ministers was directly raised from the second grade to the first grade, which is at the same level as the governor of the five armies.

This coquettish operation is tantamount to poking a hornet's nest!

Originally, the world was at peace, and the sense of presence of the military officers was not as good as that of the civilian officials. After this wave of operations, even the only status advantage was lost.

It is conceivable that under such a state of mind, let these military officers charge forward to fight Yan King's rebellion for him, how could they go all out?
They will definitely release water!
Otherwise, even if Zhu Di is a natural god of war, it is impossible to fight against the entire Ming Dynasty with a corner.

Moreover, when Zhu Di arrived in Jinling, except for some civil servants who missed the good days of Jianwen, they were indignant that Zhu Di was conspiracy, and no one else stood up to oppose it.

This scene is very similar to the chaos in the late Ming Dynasty in the original historical time and space.

Except for some traditional literati who adhered to the principle of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, who wanted to die for the Ming Dynasty, the rest of them were all awkward, either their heads were too itchy, or the water was too cold.

Although some people still cherish the former dynasty, what they miss is not Daming at all, but the superior social status and superior material comfort that Ming gave them!

Once the new dynasty can also give them enough social status and psychological comfort, the things of the previous dynasty will become a thing of the past, and they will shave off the hair that was originally regarded as life with peace of mind, and then take off the Han Dynasty that has been passed down for two or three thousand years. The robes were made, and they were replaced with mandarin gowns with a very ethnic color, and became the defenders of the new dynasty!
It can be said that the strength of character of scholars is almost non-existent, but those who have strength of character will be slaughtered in the great changes again and again. Under the rule of the new dynasty, the land was annexed and the people were enslaved.

This is their final form!
Therefore, whether it is Zhu Di or the later Man Qing, after getting the artifact, except for picking out some disobedient thorns, the rest will remain the same.

It is precisely because of this that they can complete the establishment of their status and the unification of the world so quickly.

However, today is different!
If the Ming Dynasty at this moment is also like the early Ming Dynasty, the early Qing Dynasty encountered a protracted great change, and a large number of people died in this great change.

For the stability of the political situation in the world, Zhu Changluo is also very likely to choose the same policy as those founding kings, and choose the policy of resting with the people for social recovery and stability.

However, the situation is different now.

The current situation is that after two or three hundred years of reproduction, the population has grown explosively!However, not only did the imperial court lose less than one cent of the wealth that could be developed, but even the taxation at the time of the founding of the country could not keep a few cents.

However, the imperial court has more and more people to support. Under the ebb and flow, no matter how glorious the dynasty is, it will collapse in this twilight years.

So in order to change this ending, Zhu Changluo had to use some cruel officials and villains to help him disintegrate these long-standing problems, and then, the remaining Zhu Changluo could take advantage of the disintegrated one or two to destroy them in one go. Destroy it, and then change the rules of the game, canceling all the privileges that shouldn't be there.

At the same time, it also took advantage of the appeals of the masses, and then changed the Ming system, modified the original situation where the scholar-bureaucrat class dominated, and cultivated a group of multiple social forces that could counteract the dominance of one party.

Only in this way can Zhu Changluo guarantee that after a hundred years, Daming can continue to ride the wind and waves in the deep ocean of history, otherwise, even if this ship does not turn over in Zhu Changluo's present, it will still turn over in a few generations!

Moreover, when the boat capsized, the Zhu family was the first to be thrown overboard!

"Your Highness, I have a secret report!"

After being in Jinling City for a period of time, Liu Shiyan seemed to have rejuvenated, as if he regarded himself as the prince's favored minister, and he was arrogant everywhere.

But when he was in front of Zhu Changluo, he didn't forget to show his strengths all the time.

Zhu Changluo put down the unread memorial in his hand, looked at Liu Shiyan seriously, and asked, "What secret memorial do you have?"

Liu Shiyan deliberately lowered his voice, creating a nervous mood, and said: "When I was investigating the case of Taizu's imperial statue, I discovered another shocking case of slandering Chengzu!"

Zhu Changluo asked seriously, "What do you mean?"

Liu Shiyan said: "When I was interrogating the key criminals today, one of the key criminals vomited an astonishing secret! This person said that someone slandered Cheng Zu not as the son of Empress Xiaoci Gao, but as the son of a concubine."

After hearing this, Zhu Changluo said angrily, "Bold!"

Liu Shiyan shrank in fright at Zhu Changluo's angry reprimand, and quickly knelt on the ground.

Zhu Changluo said bitterly: "When did this rumor appear?"

Liu Shiyan was frightened and dared not answer.

Zhu Changluo oppressed again: "Could it be that Mr. Chengyi wants to cover up such criminals who are accomplices in treason?"

Liu Shiyan hurriedly replied: "I dare not! I don't!"

Zhu Changluo said: "Then why don't you answer Gu's inquiry?"

Liu Shiyan pretended to be terrified and said: "I have only heard the news now, and there is no evidence yet, and the person involved is still a member of the Jiangnan family, so I dare not speak lightly. If I make a mistake, I will not only be ashamed of your Highness His trust will also affect His Highness's reputation among the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River."

Zhu Changluo laughed secretly in his heart, this Liu Shiyan is really cunning, he actually knows that the matter is serious, and he wants to take responsibility for himself.

He was afraid that after he left Jinling, he would end up offending someone to death in Jinling, and there would be no good end, so he thought of letting himself take the lead in everything, and he would execute it.

That way he can blame all the problems on himself after the fact.

Zhu Changluo is very clear about Liu Shiyan's careful thinking.

However, at this time Zhu Changluo was willing to be his gunman.

After all, in order to solve the problem of disrespect of the royal family by the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, if he cherishes his life too much and does not want to end, it will inevitably turn into a farce with a lot of thunder and little rain in the end.

Therefore, when necessary, Zhu Changluo will still issue a decree to let Liu Shiyan act according to the decree.

This can also be regarded as finding someone to rely on for Liu Shiyan to continue his work, and it can also be regarded as a means of motivating Liu Shiyan.

Zhu Changluo said: "Sincerely, there is no need to worry too much. Emperor Taizu and Emperor Chengzu are the ancestors of my great Ming Dynasty. If they are defiled by others, what is the dignity of my Ming Dynasty? What is the face of the lonely emperor?"

"Since there have been rumors about this matter, it is necessary to investigate to the end! If it is clear, if it is not, then it means that the people of my Ming Dynasty are gentlemen and good people who are loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Find out from among the good people, and make them receive the punishment they deserve!"

"I'm not afraid of rumors, and I'm not afraid of the expansion of the situation. I don't want to let the waves in the water surge just to keep the water calm!"

Zhu Changluo's attitude is obvious. He is not afraid to expand some rumors in order to investigate this matter. Although this kind of rumor is the lace news that people on the street like to talk about most.

However, if it is not cleared with an upright thunderbolt, it will become difficult to distinguish between true and false after a long time, so that some so-called famous people will conduct "textual research" and dialectical later to make the rumors true!

Zhu Changluo couldn't tolerate this situation!
After Liu Shiyan heard Zhu Changluo's meaning, he immediately knelt down and said, "I obey the order!"

Zhu Changluo hummed, "Go and investigate carefully, don't wrong anyone, and don't let anyone go!"

Zhu Changluo finally explained to Liu Shiyan lightly.

But this sentence was different in Liu Shiyan's ears, it seemed to be "It's better to catch the wrong one than let it go!"

Regarding Liu Shiyan's understanding, Zhu Changluo is actually well aware of it.

What he wants is Liu Shiyan's ability to get involved!

The problems in Jiangnan are too serious. If you only look at the bright side, don't consider the following, and only think about solving the temporary problems, then after Zhu Changluo, these problems will still be like weeds, and the spring breeze will regenerate.

Therefore, Zhu Changluo doesn't care if weaving some people or implicating some people.

Because Zhu Changluo didn't believe that those people implicated by Luo Zhi were innocent!

With Zhu Changluo's permission, Liu Shiyan rushed into the Qian family who had been entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River for thousands of years!
The Qian family is one of the four famous families in the south of the Yangtze River: Gu, Lu, Shen and Qian.

The earliest of these four families in the Jiangnan area can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period.

It can be said that these four families almost set the tone of the entire Jiangnan family!

Of course, each of the four major surnames is not monolithic. After all, after thousands of years of bordering, although there are many people with the same surname, in the end they have all separated and become local tycoons.

But this does not prevent their families from relying on their own inheritance to their original ancestors. After all, this kind of big family with a deep historical origin likes to pay attention to the background and history the most.

Just like the Qian family that Liu Shiyan rushed into this time, it was just one of the many Qian families in the south of the Yangtze River.

But even so, the impact this time is not small.

Although there are countless Qian families in the south of the Yangtze River, the Qian family's signature is not small. It is an unprecedented event for a family that claims to have a thousand years of history to be rushed into the gate by an upstart like Liu Shiyan!
Even when the father and son Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were in power, they rarely made such moves.

Now Jiangnan has been in peace for 300 years, and the memory of this kind of censorship has long since faded away without a trace.

Just once, it will instantly attract the attention of everyone in Jiangnan.

Therefore, just after Liu Shiyan rushed into the gate of Qian's house, before the sky turned upside down, a large number of scholars in Jinling City, who had long been dissatisfied with Liu Shiyan's perverse behavior during this period, flocked to the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City in Nanjing, and the crowd excitedly demanded that the crown prince severely punish Liu Shiyan The audacity of!

Faced with such turbulent public opinion, Emperor Wanli couldn't help but panic, worried that these Jiangnan scholars would rebel and threaten the palace ban.

But Zhu Changluo watched quietly with a calm face, comforting Emperor Wanli, "Father, please be safe and don't be impatient. There is a saying that a scholar can't rebel for three years. What's more, they are targeting Liu Shiyan. We only need to listen to their opinions. Take another look at what Liu Shiyan has done, and just deal with it fairly."

(End of this chapter)