Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Thinking about it, Guo An's expression became serious.

"Brother Li, you also know that the wealth should not be exposed. I already have enough business houses in Duke Dingguo's house... Those bathhouses should be said to the outside world that they only belong to Brother Li!"

"Ok?"

Li Jinglong looked at Guo An in surprise and suspicion.

"Brother Guo wants to hide his wealth?"

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded quickly, "Brother Li, there are already many people who are jealous of the shop in my house. If Brother Li manages the bathhouse too prosperously, those people will be even more jealous of me... Quietly Just make money, there’s no need to publicize it too much!”

"Brother Guo is absolutely right!"

As if remembering something, Li Jinglong nodded slowly, "Those civil servants are the most insidious. No matter how much money they make, they must keep a low profile!"

"Thank you, Brother Li, for understanding!"

"To be honest, brother Guo, we have suffered a lot from those civil servants..."

Li Jinglong felt that the more he talked with Guo An, the more he liked it.

After chatting for a long time, we left with some unfinished thoughts.

After Li Jinglong left, Guo An drank three cups of warm tea and then sat on the ground with a tired face, as if he had been severely ravaged by Li Jinglong.

……

The next day.

The two imperial edicts were sent directly to the Duke of Wei and the Ministry of Rites.

Later, Wei Guogong Xu Huizu and the Minister of Rites went to Datong with the imperial edict and a group of eunuch guards.

The entire court suddenly became excited.

"Your Majesty wants to deprive him of his royal title because he is acting unjustly."

"The prince dares to accuse his father like this. It is really unfilial!"

"I heard that the king only dotes on his concubine. Even if he has no guards, he is still cruel and cruel in his palace, bullying the princess and his legitimate son..."

"Isn't this like Qin..."

"shut up!"

The capital was in a commotion, and some officials were even more surprised.

Your Majesty wants to cut down the feudal vassal?

……

However, these officials did not wait to guess Zhu Di's thoughts.

Another piece of news that shocked the capital reached the capital.

"Wang Zhen, the governor of Jinyiwei Town, together with the Minister of Punishment and the Young Minister of Dali Temple, found out in Wenzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang, that the magistrate and general judge, as well as dozens of gentry under him, were colluding to oppress and exploit the people...

In the past two years, at least hundreds of families have been killed, forced to sell their children and daughters, and even occupied tens of thousands of acres of land..."

"Hiss... Such a corrupt official deserves to be damned!"

"How dare they be so arrogant?"

In some government offices, when they heard the news, all the officials were filled with shock and anger.

"Yes, Zhejiang is so close to Songjiang Prefecture, how dare they do this?"

"Could it be that the Jin Yiwei used torture to get into this matter..."

"impossible!"

A middle-aged doctor shook his head with an affirmative look on his face, "This time, His Majesty also sent the Criminal Department and Dali Temple to accompany him. Unless the Criminal Department and those from Dali Temple...if not, the Jinyiwei want to abuse torture and beat him into submission. There is no way." possible!"

"It's just that after the major case in Songjiang Prefecture just now, your Majesty will conduct a thorough investigation of Wenzhou Prefecture in Zhejiang Province. If you build such a large number of prisons, something might happen!"

"If there is a thief who jumps over the wall in a hurry..."

……

"What happened?"

Zhu Di looked at the courtiers indifferently and said, "Wenzhou Prefecture is so close to Songjiang Prefecture. The prince just found so many corrupt officials in Songjiang Prefecture. I thought it was enough to warn all officials.

As a result, those officials in Wenzhou Prefecture actually dared to act like this?

frenzied……"

As he spoke, Zhu Di seemed to be thinking about something and his face was filled with anger, "Do you know, Jian Aiqing, that some of the gentry in Wenzhou Prefecture actually consider themselves to be upright and loyal!"

"what?"

Jian Yi's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

In the palace, the expressions of all the officials also changed drastically.

The so-called Zhizheng is the reign name of Emperor Shun, the last emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.

Those gentry dared to speak like this, didn't they want the necks of the three clans to be stretched out under the guillotine?

Thinking about this, Hou Tai, the Minister of Punishment, couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, how dare those gentry officials be so rebellious. This is a serious crime that will destroy the nine tribes. How dare they..."

Zhu Di smiled coldly, "I also want to know why those officials and gentry in Zhejiang still care about the former Yuan Dynasty and are willing to be lackeys for the Mongols when I treat them so well!"

"After the Hou Qing family asked Zhang Qing's family, the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and found out the result, they also told me why those thieves were willing to be slaves to the Tatars and be driven by the Tatars!"

Hou Tai said, "I obey the order!"

Jian Yi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, stepped forward again and bowed his hands to Zhu Di, "May I ask Your Majesty, I have heard that there are dozens of merchants who have reported on corrupt officials!"

"Yes!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Di frowned directly, with anger on his face, "Jinyiwei, the Ministry of Punishment, and Dali Temple just went down to investigate and found corrupt officials.

The remaining dozens of officials will definitely not be clean!

I already understand to some extent why Huang Kao tortured corrupt officials like that when he was still alive. What they did, without torture, was not enough to anger the people and not enough to relieve the hatred in my heart! "

Upon hearing this, the expressions of all the officials changed again.

Jian Yi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, those corrupt officials are certainly hateful, but we cannot kill them all at once!"

"Ok?"

Zhu Di narrowed his eyes and stared at Jian Yi, "Libu, do you want to protect those corrupt officials?"

"Your Majesty clearly shows you!"

Jian Yi looked straight and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I also hate those corrupt officials very much, but there are too many corrupt officials in my Ming Dynasty...

If all these corrupt officials are found out at the same time, and their families are confiscated and their families are exterminated, then our Ming Dynasty will have no officials available! "

"No official available?"

Zhu Di suddenly looked weird.

"Jian Qing, how could you have such a ridiculous idea? I ask you, how many scholars are there in my country?"

"This……"

Jian Yi frowned slightly.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have an unknown number of scholars in the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Di smiled foolishly, "Then why, my Ming Dynasty has no official available?"

Jian Yi's eyelids twitched slightly, "Your Majesty, none of those scholars have any fame!"

"Fame?"

Zhu Di's face was full of sarcasm, "Only those with merit can be officials?"

"Before, I thought that if those who were promoted and promoted to be officials in the Ming Dynasty, the people of the Ming Dynasty would be able to live and work in peace and contentment, and the officials would govern the Qingming Dynasty.

But now, I have discovered that instead of letting those people with evil intentions to become officials, engage in corruption, and unite with the gentry and merchants to oppress and exploit the people, I will destroy the families of the people of the Ming Dynasty!

It is better to let those scholars who are devoted to the public serve as officials and govern the people.

Even if they are incompetent, they will not harm the people or engage in corruption...

At least the people can still live! "

"..."

In the entire hall, the expressions of all the important ministers changed drastically.

"Your Majesty, it has been an ancient practice to select officials through the imperial examination, and it is also the law of my ancestors in the Ming Dynasty..."

"Okay, okay!"

Zhu Di waved his hand with a cold expression, "When Huang Kao governed the Ming Dynasty, how many talented people without palace gates were promoted?

Jian Qing, and other members of your family, our Ming Dynasty has no shortage of scholars, let alone talented scholars.

As for those who have achieved success in the imperial examinations, in recent years, why have Northern scholars been as good as Southern scholars, with so many Jinshi exams every time? I, Bill, and others know the reason.

Isn't it just memorizing by rote and then studying the preferences of the examiners, or studying the previous imperial examination questions? "

"Those officials thought that if the law does not punish the people, if they kill them all, our Ming Dynasty will be short of officials and our Ming Dynasty will be paralyzed in officialdom. They are wrong.

I will never tolerate it. While these thieves are eating the salaries of our Ming Dynasty, they are corrupting and exploiting the people of our Ming Dynasty...

I have a population of tens of millions, and hundreds of thousands of scholars. I have never worried about the lack of officials. "

“Rather than letting those sanctimonious and thieves officials occupy official positions, engage in corruption, exploit and oppress the people, and destroy the families and families of the people under their rule, it is better to let some scholars who have no fame but high moral character serve as officials... "

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

All the important ministers flattered in unison.

As for what their true thoughts were, Zhu Di had no interest in knowing.

Zhu Di said again: "Jian Aiqing, please go and give orders to the subordinates in each province, and ask them to select and send outstanding students from prefectures and counties to the capital to fill up the students of the Imperial College and let the Imperial College teach them carefully.

Whenever there is a shortage of officials in our Ming Dynasty, if the court has no officials to send, it can select and appoint them from among the students of the Imperial College! "

"The minister obeys the order!"

Jian Yi responded with a solemn face.

As all the ministers returned to their respective offices, all the officials in the capital also knew Zhu Di's determination.

Each and every one of them expressed their feelings in their hearts.

There was a lot of discussion immediately, and some felt a little self-conscious.

"His Majesty is also so ruthless towards corrupt officials and officials who exploit and oppress the people!"

"Exactly!" "Your Majesty will ask the Provincial Procurators and Supervisors of each province to select and send outstanding students from prefectures and counties to the capital, so as to enrich the students of the Imperial College, who can be regarded as candidate officials...

When you notify your family or fellow villagers, you must make it clear that those with bad conduct will not be selected.

Otherwise, not only would it not be a good thing, it would also bring harm to the whole clan! "

"Hiss...thank you for reminding me!"

"Thank you for reminding!"

"Everyone, according to His Majesty's wishes, many officials will be raided this year. You should prepare early!"

"There are so many officials... There will be a severe drought in the north this year. If it arouses the thieves to unrest, your Majesty, aren't you afraid that the foundation will be unstable?"

"turmoil?"

An official smiled coldly, "Now that the Ming Dynasty has strong military strength, the four major defense forces of Tianjin Guard, Weihai Guard, Jinshan Guard and Zhenhai Guard have been formed into a navy. They are fighting on the sea every day. Where can we dare to cause turmoil?"

"Moreover, there was a severe drought in the north, but His Majesty arranged for the Jin Yiwei to go out to check for corrupt officials...

A lot of money and food will inevitably be copied, wouldn't it be just right to transport them to the north..."

"This……"

All the officials were stunned!

……

Dingguo Gongfu.

"In Wenzhou Prefecture alone, six corrupt officials and sixteen evil gentry were uncovered?"

Guo An looked surprised.

Zhu Di said sternly: "We didn't expect that the officialdom of our Ming Dynasty would be in such a bad state!"

It's bad enough!

Guo An took a deep breath and asked, "May I ask Your Majesty, how much money and food were taken from the homes of these corrupt officials and evil gentry?"

Zhu Di said: "1.6 million treasure notes, 500,000 shi of food!"

"Five hundred thousand shi of food?"

Guo An couldn't help being surprised again.

Zhu Di said bitterly: "Among them, there are two evil gentry. Their families are engaged in the business of grain merchants. These two evil gentry are the most abominable!"

Guo An nodded slowly, "Your Majesty, do you still want to continue investigating the remaining corrupt officials?"

"check!"

Zhu Di said without hesitation, "It's just right to find out all the corrupt officials and evil gentry in this matter, and give justice to the people. You can also fill up your Guozhou's food, and then give it to the people in the north who are suffering from the disaster." Enough food!”

Guo An asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you want to send some more manpower to Wang Zhen and the others?"

"No need!"

Zhu Di looked confident, "Unless those guards rebel, the king can really take down all the corrupt officials!"

Guo An nodded slowly, "In this way, Wei Chen will feel relieved!"

Seeing this, Zhu Di asked: "Guo Qing, do you think we should let the provinces select and send outstanding students from prefectures and counties to the capital to fill the ranks of the Imperial College students and fill the vacancies vacated by corrupt officials in the future?" , how about this matter?"

"Your Majesty, this is a wonderful move!"

Guo Andao: "Your Majesty's move is to follow the late emperor's policy and select candidates with good conduct for our Ming Dynasty. It is wonderful!"

"Since those corrupt officials only use their official position as a tool to make money, your Majesty's move can also give them a sense of oppression and let those officials know that your Majesty only promotes talents and virtues... In my Ming Dynasty, there are many scholars who can be officials! "

"Very good!"

Now that Guo An also supports him, Zhu Di is relieved.

As for the worry that such a large-scale investigation of corrupt officials will lead to any rebellion...

Zhu Di was not worried at all.

Now, without the intrusion of the Mongols and Japanese pirates in the north, he has many loyal soldiers and generals to catch those corrupt officials one by one!

After Zhu Di had nothing to do, Zhu Gaochi on the side slowly spoke.

"Teacher, the day after tomorrow, 30,000 craftsmen and young men recruited from the north will arrive in the capital. I want to buy some food from the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce to feed these 30,000 craftsmen and young men!"

Hearing this, Guo An glanced at Zhu Di beside him and nodded slowly.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the Sea Trade Chamber of Commerce can still satisfy 30,000 people for two or three days!"

"Two or three days?"

Zhu Gaochi frowned slightly, "Teacher, are two or three days too short?"

Guo An was a little surprised, "Is it possible for Your Highness to ask the Chamber of Commerce to be responsible for the food for these young people for several days?"

Zhu Gaochi nodded slowly.

Guo An was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Your Highness, if that's the case, you can leave this matter all to the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce. The Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce can send people to purchase good grain in the prefectures and counties where these young people pass through.

When these young people arrive, the food will be delivered to these young people on time! "

"That's fine!"

Zhu Gaochi nodded again.

……

Two days later.

A huge fleet of nearly a hundred ships entered the capital.

From above, thirty thousand craftsmen and young men came down.

Soon, there were soldiers who took these craftsmen and young men away.

And send food!

The construction of the second cement straight road and the third cement straight road in Daming has officially begun.

However, everyone in the entire Ming Dynasty did not pay too much attention to this matter.

Instead, he set his sights on Fujian and Jiangxi.

Wang Zhen, the governor of Jinyiwei, led officials from the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and thousands of soldiers from the Shenji Battalion, heading towards Fujian and Jiangxi.

There are also corrupt officials in these two places!

Although it is not stated explicitly, everyone knows that there must be corrupt officials.

Now, the most important thing is how many corrupt officials can be found by Jin Yiwei's envoy Wang Zhen and officials from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple.

just.

All the officials in the capital did not wait for the Jinyi Guard envoy Wang Zhen to report, but they waited until Liubaili to rush.

"Your Majesty, the evil gentry in Jianning Prefecture and Yanping Prefecture in Fujian have colluded and started a rebellion!"

"What a treacherous traitor!"

Zhu Di was furious, and then hurriedly asked: "What happened to Wang Zhen and others?"

"Your Majesty, the envoy Wang Zhen and the captain of the Shenji camp have annihilated all those evil gentry who formed a rebel army!"

"Already wiped out?"

Zhu Di and all the important ministers were stunned.

"Exactly! Although there are tens of thousands of rebels, they are all a mob. The thousands of soldiers of the Shenji Battalion first threw hundreds of bombs and then fired two rounds of muskets. Those evil... rebellious officials and traitors formed Thousands of rebels were killed, and the remaining rebels either fled in all directions or knelt down and asked to surrender!"

"Is the Shenji Camp so ferocious?"

The entire Fengtian Hall was suddenly buzzing with discussions.

All the officials were shocked!

"Your Majesty, the rebels formed by the treacherous ministers and traitors are actually tenants of the treacherous ministers and traitors' families, or local people who were coerced into rebellion.

The governor Wang Zhen asked how to deal with these rebels. "

Zhu Di pondered for a moment and said: "Since the people are being coerced, then carefully screen them and kill the leaders. The remaining innocent people are also victims, so let them go!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

"Your Majesty has mercy!"

……

As the news spread, the entire capital was shocked again.

then.

In less than two days, Di Bao compiled the entire story and sent it to the whole country.

The various crimes committed by the leader of the rebel bandits are clearly written down.

All the scholars in the entire Ming Dynasty cursed him endlessly, and they will be infamy for thousands of years!

As for the release of the tenants, the people were filled with excitement and shouted for His Majesty's mercy.

Most of the officials and gentry in the entire Ming Dynasty were panicked after reading the Di newspaper.

just.

What the officials in the capital did not expect was that before the rebellion in Fujian was completely dealt with, news of another rebellion came from Jiangxi.

This time, not only several gentry, but also more than a dozen officials were involved.

They even directly captured two state capitals.

However, what these rebellious gentry and officials did not expect was that they thought they were fully prepared, but they did not last a few days.

Then a group of Jinyi guards, as well as Shenji battalion, and some soldiers composed of guards directly attacked the city.

The gentry and officials who took the lead in the rebellion did not escape. They were directly discovered by some local people, and they were arrested and brought to Wang Zhen!

Throughout Jiangxi, heads were rolling in and blood was flowing like rivers!

When news of this incident reached the capital, the whole court was shaken.

There are actually gentry and officials who dare to rebel?

Zhu Di, on the other hand, was overjoyed.

"Preaching to Wang Zhen, those people who caught the rebellious ministers and traitors will be rewarded heavily!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

ps: I wish all Ming Dynasty masters a prosperous future, health, wealth and life in the Year of the Dragon! (End of chapter)