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When the people reacted.

Countless officers and soldiers had already walked over from the surrounding darkness, silently surrounding all the houses.

Dressed in armor, armed with knives and guns, the officers and soldiers with sharp and cold eyes, silently but gave a great sense of oppression to the people who almost slaughtered the entire Donghu Village just now.

The bang bang bang sounded continuously.

This is the sound made by the people subconsciously letting the knives and forks in their hands drop to the ground because of the tension in their hearts when facing the officers and soldiers.

A few young men, who would have been no different from the officers and soldiers walking outside if they put on armor, knelt down behind the collapsed courtyard walls.

These people lowered their heads and shouted: "Please the imperial court decide for us!"

"Donghu Village has done a lot of evil these years, cheating our superiors, oppressing us, forcing us to work, forcing us to sell our wives, sons, fields and houses. We can't survive."

"Please be the boss for us!"

Generally, when there are many people, those who have no idea or are nervous will have a behavior of following the crowd.

When the voices asking the court to uphold justice became louder and louder, those common people who were silent because they were afraid of the officers and soldiers finally echoed one after another.

The officers and soldiers just smashed and set fire to these people, and surrounded the people who destroyed the houses around the East Lake, and there was nothing to say.

"Be careful in the future, or let the people feel that the court wants to pursue them, which may arouse them again."

"I've already sent people to Zhongmou County. None of the officials in Zhongmou County can stay, and they must be held accountable."

While Zhu Gaochi was driving, he followed Zhu Yunxi who was walking in front, while talking out of breath.

When Zhu Gaochi was about to continue speaking, just as he uttered a word, his voice was covered by the voices of the people who kept shouting in front, hoping that the court would uphold justice.

Zhu Gaochi turned his head and looked over.

I saw that Zhu Yunxi had already crossed the defense line of the officers and soldiers, and arrived in front of the people who were aroused tonight.

"It's His Royal Highness the Empress Dowager!"

"This must be His Royal Highness the Empress Dowager!"

Seeing Zhu Yunxi appearing in front of his eyes, someone among the people shouted loudly and joyfully.

Then, someone began to kneel down, shouting loudly.

When all the people knelt down.

Someone in the crowd spoke loudly.

"Caomin pays homage to His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun."

"Your Highness, please make the decision for us. Donghu Village has done a lot of evil over the years, causing disasters for the village."

"Kaifeng Mansion was hit by a disaster this year. The imperial court clearly told us to use work as relief, and the government distributed food. But people like Donghuzhuang colluded with the government. We were asked to work, but the imperial court sent us food. All the food went into these people’s homes.”

The charges were directly placed on the Donghuzhuang family, and more and more people began to cry, accusing the Donghuzhuang family of their crimes over the years.

"Your Highness, please be clear, we really can't survive."

"Tonight, these people in Donghuzhuang actually beat and killed our fellow villagers."

"We couldn't be more angry, so we rushed over."

"..."

"Please forgive me, Your Highness, please be the master for us!"

Pei Benzhi, Gao Gaoguang and others who followed Zhu Yunxi also rushed over at this time.

Gao Guang glanced at the blazing houses in front of him, over the collapsed walls, the courtyard full of dead bodies, and the blood-stained ground.

Starting from a heart higher than light, he felt that these common people should be seized according to the laws of Ming Dynasty.And because these people came in groups, and these people did the thing together, the crime can be mitigated by the large number of people, but it cannot be exonerated.

Only in this way can we be regarded as facing the truth and obeying the laws of Ming Dynasty.

Gao Guang, who had never spoken before, thought about it and finally wanted to say these words.

Just as he took a foot, an arm was pulled behind him.

Gao Gaoguang turned his head and saw Pei Benzhi holding his hand and shaking his head at him.

He frowned involuntarily, stepped back, and leaned against Pei Benzhi's side.

Pei Benzhi said in a low voice, "Your Highness values ​​the Ming law more than we do."

After finishing speaking, Pei Benzhi stopped talking, put his hands together, and silently watched His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun who walked a few steps closer to the common people.

Zhu Yunxi let himself be illuminated by the fire.

His eyes swept over the people kneeling on the ground in front of him, still begging himself and the court to uphold justice.

"Gu, His Majesty Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty conferred the imperial grandson of Jian Guo."

The people who were not convinced at first, after hearing such an introduction, finally became convinced that the young man in front of him was His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun.

As a result, the voice became louder and louder.

Zhu Yunxi looked calm, raised his hands and pressed down.

"Gu came late, and the court also came late, causing the villagers to suffer."

"Don't worry, Gu has already sent people to Zhongmou County to arrest the officials of the county government and interrogate them."

"Folks these days follow the imperial court's order and use work as relief. If you don't get any food, the imperial court will reissue it to you."

"The houses you collapsed will be repaired by the imperial court according to the will."

The emperor's grandson didn't seem to want to ask the crime and investigate what they committed tonight.

On the contrary, it was said at the beginning that the crimes and problems of the government would be investigated, and the food that the government had not distributed these days would be reissued, and the house would be repaired.

The hanging hearts of the people finally fell slowly.

But at this time, Zhu Yunxi's expression suddenly darkened.

"However, no matter what they do, the Donghuzhuang and the Zhongmou County government are determined by the court's laws."

"What you did tonight was either caused by anger or by following the crowd."

"Lonely thinking about your hardships and hardships in these years. The government of Zhongmou County made mistakes first, and the Donghuzhuang Shiju family plotted wrongdoings later. You can be exempted from capital crimes and felonies."

There was some movement in the crowd.

Many people didn't understand what Zhu Yunxi said at this moment, and they only thought that the emperor's grandson and the court still wanted to punish them.

Zhu Yunxi kept watching these people, and when these people hadn't opened their mouths, he said again: "They are all good men. If they did something wrong, they should take responsibility! This time the Yellow River embankment in Lanyang County burst, The imperial court has already made a conclusion that the embankment of the Yellow River will be repaired for thousands of miles. For the families here tonight, one person from each family will go to work on the embankment. If the embankment is not completed, you will not be able to leave the embankment for a day!"

As soon as Zhu Yunxi's words fell, Pei Benzhi's low laughter came from Gao Gaoguang's ear: "You see, who said that His Highness did not abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty?"

Gao Guang felt a little helpless, but he was speechless.

The Yellow River embankment has basically been determined now, and it will cost tens of millions, and Pan Deshan will preside over its construction.At that time, dozens or even millions of subjects in Henan Province and other places will need to work on the levee.

For the people around Donghuzhuang, An Neng is alone.

However, the emperor's grandson also said that if the levee is not completed, these people present tonight will not be able to go down the levee.

After all the calculations, it can be regarded as a punishment.

Zhu Gaochi was already speaking loudly in front of him at this time. He explained concisely and in the language that is most easily heard by the common people.

"Your Highness said, you guys will be punished. One person from each family will go to work on the embankment. Only when the embankment is repaired can we go home."

"This is His Highness's punishment for you."

The people who were still uneasy at first, and even thought about continuing to make trouble, finally completely let go of their hearts.

As long as it wasn't beheading, exile, or beating boards to ruin the bones, and the left and right were just working hard on the embankment, how could it be considered punishment?
People's hearts settled down.

Not long after, a cautious voice suddenly came out from the crowd.

"Excuse me, Your Highness, when we go to work, do you have any wages?"

As soon as the man finished asking, someone around him laughed.

Then, more and more people laughed.

Zhu Yunxi did not stop them, and these people became more and more courageous.

"Your Highness! As long as the imperial court pays us wages, our whole family will go to work on the embankment. If the embankment is not repaired, we will never go down the embankment!"

"Yes! As long as His Highness pays us wages, we will repair the levee for the rest of our lives!"

"..."

Zhu Yunxi also couldn't help laughing out loud.

This is part of the outstanding points of the many natures of the Zhongatom people, they are cunning but diligent.

Zhu Yunxi pressed his hand again, pretending to be slightly angry and said: "Where did the court get so much money! You are fined for working, and you still want to earn money from the court?"

The people who were closer to him shrank their heads.

"It's okay to pay less..."

"Meals are always included..."

Zhu Yunxie said loudly: "The imperial court's banknotes are used to purchase bricks, stones, sand, earth and wood materials for repairing embankments. Therefore, the imperial court will not pay you much, and the imperial court will issue a notice at that time. But the food must be full. , if you can't eat enough at that time, just find the officials on the river.

If they don't care, you go find the Jinyiwei who are scattered on the river, and they will make decisions for you. "

Fill up!

The people are very good at focusing.

Even if there was a burst of applause.

At this time, Zhu Gaochi saw that the time was almost up, so he took two steps forward and looked at the people.

"The court and His Highness are clear about what happened tonight, and they can see who made the mistake."

"But you also made mistakes tonight. Your Highness has forgiven you. This is grace."

"Now you have all searched for Jin Yiwei, reported your name, where you live, and who is in the family. After that, you can go home."

Zhu Gaochi didn't say why, and the people didn't refute it.

The emperor's grandson didn't punish them, but let them go to work on the river, get some money, and the most important thing is to be able to feed their stomachs, which is no longer a punishment.

This is just like what the fat boy who spoke at the moment said, it is grace.

In order to prevent the emperor grandson and the court from forgetting about them and not letting them go to work on the river, when Zhu Gaochi finished speaking, the people flocked to those with blank books in their hands, ready to register , the original intention was to guard against the Jinyiwei who made mistakes in the future.

Everyone is scrambling to report the names of their entire family to Jin Yiwei as early as possible.

Zhu Yunxi turned around and looked at Xiaopang who had become silent.

He walked up to Xiaopang and said softly, "Do you understand?"

Zhu Gaochi nodded, then immediately began to shake his head again.

Zhu Yunxi smiled: "The people of my Ming Dynasty are easy to satisfy. They don't ask for much, but there are always people who can't even do this."

After sneering twice, Zhu Yunxi put his hands together and walked out.

Zhu Gaochi scratched his head, thought for a while, looked at the people who wished they could go to work on the Yellow River embankment now, shook his head in self-mocking, and turned to leave.

It wasn't until the common people rushed to register that they realized that the emperor's grandson had already left.

Most of the officers and soldiers also left.

"Grassmen thank His Royal Highness the Empress Dowager!"

Outside Donghu Village, which was completely covered by the sea of ​​flames, the common people knelt and worshiped in front of the night, shouting continuously.

……

The matter of Donghuzhuang, after dawn, blew across the entire Kaifeng mansion like a hurricane.

Originally, because all the officials of the two yamen in Henan and the yamen in Kaifeng were arrested and interrogated, Kaifeng, which was in a state of panic, became even more panicked.

People in the government were arrested.

The big gentry families outside the city were also ruined by the crazy mud legs.

But the emperor's grandson turned out to be only a punishment of failing to make a dike and never going down the dike for those muddy legs.

How ridiculous.

When the gentry of Kaifeng Mansion, who had not been involved in the matter of Donghuzhuang last night, were preparing to write documents and send them to various places.The accompanying officials who had taken over the two yamen of Henan Province and the yamen of various prefectures and counties began to deal with government affairs as quickly as possible.

"In Kaifeng Prefecture, apart from Chenliu County, all other counties violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty, such as corrupting ink, deceiving superiors and concealing inferiors, excessive expropriation, etc. Send people from Jinyiwei to arrest him and question him."

"Over Donghuzhuang, all the nine clans will also arrest them. They should be punished with a heavy code, and I ask Yingtian for approval."

The huge Henan Province chief envoy's yamen was crowded with the accompanying officials this time.

Zhu Yunxi sat above the main case, and gave orders in a calm voice.

Immediately, several people were ordered to go out.

Zhu Yunxi said again: "Henan Dao has accumulated evils for a long time, and the current Mongolian medicine can get rid of the root of the disease. I want to implement the reform of tax officials and food chiefs in Henan Dao, review the matter of stalls entering mu, and check the actual number of mu in local prefectures and counties. The accompanying officials of all ministries and divisions should be Let's work together."

Zhu Yunxi revealed the plan that had been conceived for a long time.

Afterwards, he calmly stared at the accompanying officials in front of him.

Pei Benzhi was the first to go out: "Your Highness, Henan Road has accumulated evils, so it is necessary to take heavy medicine and punch hard, but these many matters, really have to be pushed down together? Will there be a shortage of manpower, and will it cause conflicts? Your Highness, think twice, first check the government, and then push back to check the stalls into the mu, and then change the tax system."

Zhu Yunxi waved his hand and pointed at Xiaopang next to him: "The son of Yan has been in charge of the tax office for a long time, and he is quite familiar with the matter of entering the mu at the stall. At present, there are many vacancies for accompanying officials in Henan Province, but there are accompanying officials, and court officials who are waiting to enter Jinshi You can choose the official place, and the manpower is safe."

Standing aside, Zhu Gaochi lowered his head and rolled his eyes.

My life is a hard life.

I really want to go back to Peking.

Gao Gaoguang looked at the atmosphere of the scene, walked out, and stood beside Pei Benzhi: "Your Highness, the so-called injustice is not right. Now in Kaifeng Prefecture, although there are officials and other agents in each department's yamen, but Your Highness wants to carry out reforms. But it’s not an agent. The minister thinks that the imperial court should be invited to fill the vacancies of officials in the various departments of Henan Province as soon as possible, so that the name can be justified and the government orders can be smooth.”

Zhu Gaochi raised his head and glanced sideways at Zhu Yunxi who was sitting on the main seat.

What is said above the light is not wrong.

Nowadays, the two yamen of Henan Province have vacated official vacancies one after another. Without an official from the imperial court, many things cannot be done after all.

Zhu Yunxi could behead the county magistrate, arrest the officials of various departments, or let the people vent their anger.

But the appointment of officials has strict laws and regulations.

According to the current laws of the Ming Dynasty, all official appointments for entry-level officials must be petitioned by the Ministry of Officials and approved by the emperor before they can be implemented.

This is the sole authority of the emperor.

It is also the fundamental existence of the emperor as the emperor.

Zhu Yunxi frowned slightly. The emperor ordered him to be unscrupulous in Kaifeng Mansion, but he did not have the power to appoint officials.Even people like Pei Benzhi and Gao Gaoguang can only represent the government affairs of various departments.

The official documents issued by each department's office are also stamped with the seal of the emperor's grandson, not the official seal of each department's office.

Gao Gaoguang saw that the grandson was a little moved by the words, and immediately said again: "I think that now it is important to rectify the officialdom in Henan Province, and the officials can be governed smoothly. The system will be unimpeded."

In the courtroom, there was silence.

Zhu Yunxi did not expect that the first obstacle to what he was going to do in Henan Road came from this.

Pei Benzhi, Gao Gaoguang and others were also a little worried that Taisun would forcefully push all kinds of innovations in Henan Province, especially in the current situation where the whole Henan Province is in a panic.

It's hard to say what kind of conflicts will arise when the time comes.

There is only one Donghuzhuang, but there is no Nanhuzhuang on Henan Road?West Lake Village?Beihuzhuang?

Gao Guang even wanted to revise the book and return to Beijing, reminding the minister that the officials should look back to see whether the place is like Henan Road during the two years when His Royal Highness the King of Qin was implementing Liu Dao Tian Fu.

If that's the case...

Gao Gaoguang shivered for no reason.

Just then.

Suddenly there was a burst of gongs and drums outside the yamen.

When everyone heard the sound and turned their heads sideways, they looked outside.

Then he heard a loud voice coming in from outside the yamen.

"Holy decree!"

"The grandson of the emperor accepts the order!"

At this time, there was a decree from the imperial court.

Everyone paused in their hearts, and couldn't help but guess what the imperial court's decree was this time.

Zhu Yunxi was still worried about the Henan Province, but when he heard that there was a decree coming, he got up out of curiosity.

When he walked outside the court, the envoys from Yingtian had already entered the yamen.

The few officials who were still in office in the chief envoy's yamen immediately brought out their confessions, lit incense candles, and set up a case to accept the order.

Zhu Yunxi looked at the person holding the imperial decree suspiciously.

It is Wu Liangsheng, the chief eunuch of the 24th yamen in the inner court of Yingtianhuang City.

Wu Liangsheng held the imperial decree in his hand, looked at Zhu Yunxi with a smile on his face, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, you should kneel down to accept this decree."

Zhu Yunxie's eyes flashed. Most of the orders he has accepted these years are because of the old man's favor.

Today, I have to kneel down to pick it up.

After thinking about it, he waved his robe and knelt down respectfully.

"Sir, I respectfully welcome the imperial edict."

Wu Liangsheng twitched his eyebrows, turned his body slightly, and avoided the emperor's grandson's kneeling order.

Then he opened the imperial decree and began to recite it full of spirit.

"Bong..."

"The inscription says: I was taught by the Great Ming Dynasty, and I was engraved in Hongxu, trembling all day long, and inherited Yanqing, and Duanzai in Yuanliang.

His grandson, Yunxi, has a wonderful daily appearance and a beautiful talent.All military and state affairs are important, employing people and administering them well, and they dare not relax until they are tired and diligent.

As the first heir of the clan, God's will belongs, I hereby abide by the first edict, carry out the ceremony, obey the public opinion, and report to heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and the community.

The power given to me is to respect the rule of ten thousand years and to spread the heart of the world.I hereby order the emperor's grandson, Yunxi, to hold the treasure seal and ascend to Wenyuan Pavilion inside, and to control the world outside, to manage common affairs, and to supervise the army and supervise the country.Wherever he went, all the affairs played by the hundred divisions were decided by the emperor's grandson; the appointment and dismissal of hundreds of officials were all decided by the emperor's grandson.

Announce it to the world, and the salty envoys will hear it. "

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