My father Yong Le Emperor, you let me keep a low profile

Chapter 95 Official Skill: Face Changing!
One-third of the people in the Ministry of Industry were taken away by the Jinyiwei. The news quickly spread throughout Jinling, and it quickly caused turmoil in the officialdom.

Some time ago when dealing with Jin Yiwei Ji Gang, although people were panicked, as long as people who had nothing to do with Ji Gang were not too worried.

But this time it was different. Except for the real honest officials, all the people in the court were calm on the surface, but panicked in their hearts.

How many people have not stretched out their hands when the officials have reached their level.

They were very worried that the old man would use this to conduct a big census in the court.

According to what they heard, in the artisan camp, skinning and filling grass appeared, and it was the kind that was skinned alive.

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, 60 taels of corruption would be punished by death, and for more serious cases, it was possible to punish the nine clans.

After receiving the news, many people were silently calculating their own accounts, and then counting the heads of the family, sitting alone, sighing.

"Not enough to kill, not enough to kill!"

The people below knew how worried the news would be, and the old man knew it all.

When he returned to the palace, he was notified directly that all officials in Beijing with rank seven or above must attend the celebration banquet in the evening.

Just after receiving the news from the palace, those guys who were counting the money and the heads of their families collapsed to the ground trembling.

At the beginning of the celebration banquet, only the heads of various ministries were required to attend, and they were not qualified for these petty officials.

Now that the old man told them to go too, he wondered what that meant.

Your Majesty intends to use the work of the Ministry of Industry to warn or clean them up.

Many officials thought of this, hugged their wives and children and wailed for a while, and then asked the housekeeper to go out and prepare the coffin.

With the help of his wife and concubines, he cleaned up, put on a new official robe, bid farewell to his family, and went to the banquet scene as if he was going to die.

In the evening, suppressed cries were heard everywhere in the capital.

In the evening, the business of every coffin shop in the capital was very good. Some bosses even sold out the coffins that were prepared for their parents due to insufficient supply.

It can be seen how hot the business is.

"When you enter the palace later, you can take Jin'er directly to the queen mother's place, and then follow the mother to the female family's banquet hall."

Putting down the curtain of the carriage, Zhu Gaoyu explained to Zhang Yue who was teasing the little guy next to him.

Zhang Yue naturally understood what her husband meant.

She managed the chamber of commerce on behalf of her husband. In terms of news, she was not as closed as those big ladies.

What happened today? In the afternoon, she was dealing with the affairs of the chamber of commerce and listened to Zhang Bo's report.

As for why the main entrance is not allowed to enter the banquet hall, it is because there are some things at the entrance of the banquet hall to welcome the guests, but not good for children.

After the couple entered the palace, Zhu Gaoyu first sent his wife and children to the gate of Qianqing Palace, and then went to the banquet venue alone.

As soon as he arrived at the banquet venue, Zhu Gaoyu saw a group of officials standing at the door in a daze, no one dared to take a step forward.

"Your Highness!"

Wu Shan and the others, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Zhu Gaoyu coming, and rushed to greet him.

Zhu Gaoyu nodded, and led the crowd to the front of the officials.

Many officials were in a daze when they saw Zhu Gaoyu coming. Some saluted and greeted him, while others just stood there silently.

Some even looked at Zhu Gaoyu with a hint of hatred in their eyes.

After all, without this Highness making troubles, how could today's events happen, and how could they be in a trance?
They don't care at all about the corruption of the Ministry of Industry and others, which causes the quality of weapons to be substandard and threatens the lives of border guards.

Those low-class people would be recruited after they died. Da Ming lacked everything, but nothing, and dragged the low-class people to the battlefield as cannon fodder.

Some shook their heads secretly, feeling that Zhu Gaoyu's road was narrow.

They have heard that Zhu Gaoyu discovered this matter, and even peeled the skin to fill it with grass, and it was this His Highness who asked someone from Jin Yiwei to do it.

For the sake of some untouchables, offending the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, Zhu Gaoyu wanted to go further in the future, but he didn't even think about it.

They finally came from the Hongwu era, and they didn't want to find another emperor who would beheaded at every turn for a few taels of silver.

Compared to this, His Royal Highness is much better.

Although His Royal Highness also hates corrupt people, he would not use such extreme methods.

Zhu Gaoyu chose to ignore all the gazes around him.

He nodded slightly to those who greeted him, but pretended not to see him, and secretly wrote down the name and position of the other party.

"Man, what a spectacle!"

Wu Hai, who was following Wu Shan before the officials, saw clearly the situation at the entrance to the banquet, and couldn't help but exclaimed.

Wu Shan turned his head abruptly, glared at his younger brother, and told him to shut up quickly.

At the entrance of the banquet, there is an arched round door. On both sides of the round door, there are more than a dozen "people" kneeling on the ground, their heads hung by ropes, looking straight ahead.

It is said that they are human, but there are no eyes in the eyes, and there is no tongue and teeth in the open mouth, and what is exposed is a straw.

This is the employee from the Ministry of Industry who was stripped off by Zhang San in the craftsman camp at noon today.

Perhaps some of these people were not guilty enough, but absolutely none of them were wronged.

"Fourth, this..."

Zhu Gaoyu had just stepped forward, and Prince Zhu Pangpang, who had just arrived, was taken aback by the scene in front of him.

He had heard about what happened at noon, but he didn't expect it to go this far.

What surprised him even more was that his father actually put these things in the banquet hall.

Good guy, fortunately he has seen the cruelty of the battlefield. If he is a prince who has been in the deep palace all year round, this scene can scare him to the urine.

"Brother, I really don't know if the old man put these things here."

Zhu Gaoyu spread his hands and covered his nose in disgust.

"It's true, old man. It's so disgusting to put this thing here. Who will eat the big fish and meat later?"

"Ugh..."

Zhu Gaoyu didn't lower his voice, everyone around heard his words.

When they heard the big fish and big meat, some officials who had never seen this scene thought about the oily meat and looked at the scene in front of them.

The faces of those officials who had seen some big scenes were not much better.

After all, compared to seeing bloody generals on the battlefield, the big scenes these officials thought they had seen were just pediatrics.

They didn't see Wu Shan and the others beside Zhu Gaoyu, so they didn't care about it at all, and even a few heartless guys pointed at the idiots and commented.

"Don't talk about it, fourth, I can't bear it for my brother."

Although Zhu Pangpang has also experienced the battlefield, but it has been 10 or so years, and he has long forgotten those scenes.

Now Zhu Gaoyu's words suddenly brought back some bad memories in him, and his face suddenly turned pale a lot.

Zhu Gaoyu shrugged, staggered the topic, and searched left and right: "Why didn't I see the second and third brothers? They used to participate in banquets, weren't they very active?"

"Who said we didn't come, we came a long time ago!"

As soon as Zhu Gaoyu finished speaking, Zhu Gaoxu's voice sounded from behind the arch.

Just as Zhu Gaoyu turned his head, the corner of his mouth twitched violently.

I saw Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, two iron fools, each came out with a roast leg of lamb and a jug of wine, eating and drinking.

Even when passing by the door, he looked at the straw bags on both sides and nodded in satisfaction.

"It's a good technique. The one that was peeled is clean, without even a bit of meat. Judging by this technique, it should be Jin Yiwei Zhang San who made the move."

Zhu Gaosui leaned closer to a straw bag and looked it up, and couldn't help sighing.

Then he raised the roasted lamb leg in his hand, tore off a piece vigorously, and said loudly while chewing: "This roasted lamb royal chef's craftsmanship is not good, the skin is not crispy, it's not very tasty."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded in agreement.

"vomit."

"Second uncle, third uncle, you are too disgusting."

For some reason, Zhu Zhanji, who had just changed his clothes and hurried over, happened to see this scene, and his face turned green.

Seeing this scene for the first time, he couldn't hold it back, rushed to the nearby bushes and vomited.

It took a long time before he recovered, covering his mouth and looking at Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, who was gnawing on the mutton and laughing in distaste.

"Your Majesty has a decree, Xuan all ministers enter the arena and take their seats one by one!"

Following the trembling voice of the little eunuch, Zhu Gaoyu looked back, and the officials with complicated expressions led Wu Shan and others into the banquet hall.

These idiots have no influence on Zhu Gaoyu and others.

They haven't seen any scenes on the battlefield. There are many more disgusting and unsightly scenes than this.

Having eaten and slept among the dead, this small scene is commonplace for generals like them fighting on the battlefield, and it will not be affected in any way.

But those civil servants couldn't stand it anymore, after the little eunuch passed on.

Each body was trembling secretly, the generals had all gone in, and none of them dared to take a step forward.

In the end, Zhu Pangpang couldn't stand it any longer. He coughed to remind everyone that the old man was still waiting, and the ministers bit the bullet and walked forward.

Those civil servants in the back, seeing someone taking the lead, were not willing to lag behind, and followed the big guy in front to go inside, for fear of falling behind alone.

Entering the banquet venue, the old man had already arrived and was sitting at the top waiting.

"Kowtow to Your Majesty, Your Majesty bows!"

After everyone entered the venue, under the leadership of Fatty Zhu and Gaoyu, everyone saluted the old man and said hello.

"Well, get up."

The old man couldn't see any emotion on his face, he calmly raised his hand, and asked everyone to get up and take their seats.

After everyone was seated one by one, the old man patted the table and said coldly, "Bring it in!"

blah blah... blah blah...

The sound of chains rubbing against each other sounded from outside. Hearing this cold sound, many officials tensed up. Looking at the prisoners being brought in, their hearts were pounding nervously.

"Look at them all, take a good look at these people."

When the prisoner was pushed to the ground, the old man spoke coldly.

"One servant, among the four doctors, Yuanwai Lang is in charge of more than a dozen people."

"what."

As he spoke, the old man suddenly sneered.

"A majestic yamen of the Ministry of Industry was taken away like this."

"This is still under my nose. It's hard for me to imagine how many disgusting moths there are in the other five departments and other state government offices."

"Just less than half a year."

"It's these people who deceived their superiors and deceived their subordinates, and used various means to steal tens of 10 taels of silver from the imperial court."

The more the old man spoke, the angrier he became, he picked up the teacup in front of him and threw it down hard.

"Your Majesty, please calm down!"

Everyone quickly fell to the ground.

"Calm down, I also want to calm down, but some people just want to add fuel to the fire."

The old man walked down the steps angrily, and kicked Jiang Shilang who was kneeling on the ground.

"You guys really think that I don't know about the nasty things you did."

"For the sake of your hard work in the past, I have reminded you many times that I want to give you a chance to change your mind."

"However, you took my warning as fart, not only did not warn you, but intensified it."

"Haha, good words are hard to persuade, damned ghosts, since you are looking for death, I will fulfill you."

"I will not only let you die, but also let your family members go to hell with you."

"I'd like to see if there is anyone in the future who dares to take the risk of bringing the whole family to hell by extending this hand!"

"Arrests!"

The old man is really angry this time. These people dare to use military supplies today, and dare to gather people to rebel tomorrow.

He felt that his father was punishing corrupt people, and his family members had just ransacked their homes and exiled them, so the punishment was still too light.

He wants to make another rule from now on.

Those who corrupted people's wealth, stripped their skins and used them as grass, and ransacked their families. The men were exiled into the army, and the women were sent as slaves.

Those who dare to move their military posture will be skinned and used as grass, and their family property will be copied, and the nine clans will be punished.

The old man wants to see, under such a severe punishment, whether those people dare to reach out and take money that should not belong to them.

Zhu Gaoyu didn't have any hope for the old man's thoughts.

The problem of corruption has never been solved by a court since ancient times.

People's greed is unlimited, and when the temptation is strong enough, those people simply can't help it.

Anyway, being greedy a little is death, and being too greedy is death.

Since both left and right are dead, why not enjoy it hard.

Anyway, enjoy what you should enjoy in life, it doesn't matter whether you die or not.

Compared with those who have been diligent and law-abiding all their lives, but have suffered so much, these corrupt officials, although their lives are short, are worth it.

Following the roar of the old man's arrest, a large number of Jin Yiwei rushed into the banquet hall, knocked off the official hats of some officials who were kneeling on the ground, and dragged them away.

Jin Yiwei doesn't just eat dry food.

After so many years of supervision, they are very clear about what many people have done.

I didn't do anything before, because the old man felt that the opportunity hadn't come.

Now that the opportunity came, the collected evidence came in handy.

One by one was dragged away, and each one's body was as soft as noodles.

No one complained, let alone cursed.

Whether they have been wronged or not, they know for themselves.

Because of his resistance and rebellion, he annoyed the old man and received a heavier punishment, it would be better to be taken away honestly.

Soon the lively banquet hall became deserted.

More than one-third of the officials present were taken away. Even those who were not taken away, their hands and feet were weak, and their foreheads were covered with cold sweat.

"Jian Yi!"

After Jin Yiwei left, the old man knocked on the table and shouted.

Jian Yi, who didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, hurried out.

"The minister is here."

"Officials of all ministries make up as soon as possible, so as not to delay the operation of the court."

"The minister leads the order!"

Jian Yi responded and withdrew.

"Lu Zhen!"

"The minister is here."

"The imperial court defeated the enemy army. This is the great joy of the world. It is announced that an Enke will be held next year to replenish some fresh blood for the imperial court."

"The minister leads the order!"

The old man's voice was like a bell, and he gave orders one after another.

When things were arranged, the old man with a cold face suddenly smiled.

"Look at what happened. Today was supposed to be a celebration for the meritorious soldiers, but it was almost disturbed by these dirty rotting insects."

Speaking of which, the old man raised his wine glass, and said to Wu Shan and the others: "My dear friends, you have worked hard for the country, come... have a drink with me!"

Wu Shan and the others, who were watching the excitement all the time, quickly stood up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

After drinking the celebration wine, the old man nodded to the little eunuch next to him.

"Your Majesty has a decree, the feast begins!"

Following the little eunuch's shout, melodious drum music sounded behind the seats on both sides.

At the entrance on both sides of the banquet, hundreds of dancers from the Jiaofang Division entered the hall with smiles and sweet smiles, dancing to the drums.

To be an official in the imperial court, changing one's face is a must-learn skill.

The hall, which was still oppressive just now, is now lively and joyful.

The pale and trembling officials who had been crushed by the old man just now were all laughing at this moment, enjoying the singing and dancing, while exchanging glasses with their colleagues around them. It was a joy to drink.

As for what just happened.

Um, what happened just now?

Hey, why are there so many vacancies?
Woo, my student has arranged places with a few fellow students.

When the banquet reached its peak, the old man was even more overjoyed and had someone read out an imperial decree.

Seal: Zhu Zhanjin, the eldest son of the King of Yue, is the son of the King of Yue, and bestowed with jade Ruyi flying fish clothing.

The son of a prince does not mean that you can become the eldest son if you are the eldest son. This requires the conferment of the court. Only after the conferment of the court can the child become the heir.

Otherwise, without the conferment of the imperial court, you are useless as the eldest son.

Of course, under normal circumstances, the imperial court would not go crazy and ignore the eldest son and seal other children.

When the palace was lively and joyous, there was no silence outside the palace.

A large number of Jin Yiwei kicked open the gates of the mansions, taking away all the people who had been waiting silently inside.

Xia Yuanji is not here, temporarily leading the household department Zuo Shilang, happy to see his eyebrows but not his eyes.

Tonight, none of their household members went to the banquet. The old man had already informed them that the carriage was ready to pull things.

He waited for them all the time, and when he saw Jin Yiwei move his hands, he happily followed behind to steal the property.

The turmoil this time was not only within the imperial court. On the second day, a large number of Jinyiwei and officials of the Ministry of Punishment received orders to leave the imperial city and went to the government offices of the state capitals to arrest those officials who had been confessed, or It's the guy that Jin Yiwei has locked up for a long time.

According to later historical records: The scale of this anti-corruption operation in the Yongle Dynasty was very large. The number of corrupt officials arrested was as high as more than 2000 in the six yamen and down to the local county magistrates.

There are as many as tens of thousands of family members who have been convicted of being implicated.

According to statistics, the value of the super confiscated stolen money is not less than 1500 million taels.

Among them, the chief envoy who is the most greedy has more than 100 million taels of corruption.

This action lasted for half a year, not only eliminated some corruption problems, but also had a great impact on future generations.

Some people said that this was Zhu Di's long-planned action, but some people refuted the matter of the artisan camp, saying that it might really be just a temporary idea.

But no matter how future generations discuss it, the old man is the happiest in this anti-corruption campaign.

He not only made a fortune, enriched the national treasury, raised enough funds for his next Northern Expedition, but also ruthlessly restrained the hearts of the people all over the world.

ps: Let me tell you all the bosses, my little brother has some personal matters, and I can only keep updating a chapter of more than 5000 words in these two days.

But I won’t owe you everyone, about a week, I will take a day to update 4 chapters with 2 words to make up for the lack of these two days.

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