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Chapter 71 Confession Bureau! King Xing: Say something behind closed doors
"One hundred and eighteen thousand three hundred and twenty-two taels."

As night falls, Tai Hospital, which was noisy during the day, finally regains its tranquility.

"According to the Ming Dynasty Law established by Taizu, anyone who embezzles more than sixty guan will be put to death."

"In the "Da Ming Code", the criminal law article [Officials receive wealth]: Any official who receives wealth will be punished based on the stolen goods - the official will be chased and expelled, and those with salary will be punished with forty guans, one hundred battles, and three years of migration. 8 Ten punches and twists.”

In the room, the harvest was counted.

Wang Shouren didn't know where he got a copy of the Ming Dynasty Code from, and read it out against the relevant provisions, but he stopped when he read it here.

He carefully scanned the room filled with gifts and the neatly stacked banknotes beside Wang Hua's bed, and said seriously: "Dad, not counting gifts, our Wang family now owes the court one thousand nine hundred and seventy-two lives."

"After the gifts are discounted, it is at least possible that our Wang family may owe the court three thousand heads. If the nine tribes are wiped out, we will still owe more than two thousand heads..."

"Can these things really be collected?"

Wang Hua opened his eyes tiredly, looked at Wang Shouren who was still full of energy, and said feebly: "Nizi, you can take off my father's head now. My father is really tired. He finally pretended to be faint and rested for a while. You Let me take a nap, okay? I'll call you dad."

Yes, Wang Hua was in a state of collapse today. Not only was he physically tortured, but he was also mentally tortured.

Now he wanted to have a good rest, but this son, at this time, told him something so horrifying as the three thousand heads of the Wang family.

“But—Dad, I really don’t know what to do?”

Wang Shouren was really at a loss.

In all my years as an official, this is the first time I have been deeply involved in this kind of thing. It is the first time I have seen so much money and so many gifts.

It's not usually written in the book, and Wang Hua never taught how to deal with this.

He instinctively knew that this was a crime, but it was obviously a crime, but everyone took it for granted.

This strange yet reasonable situation made him panic. He felt that the truth behind it was much more difficult than studying things to gain knowledge.

Wang Hua was unable to open his eyes again and glanced at Wang Shouren, knowing that this was a normal reaction brought about by traditional Confucianism and the sin of violating the law.

He understood Wang Shouren. When he collected money for the first time, he was also panicked, but it wasn't much better, and he subconsciously read the Ming Law.

But later, he knew that the Great Ming Law was the Great Ming Law, reality was reality, and someone had to enforce the Great Ming Law.

"Bo'an, this is not the year of Hongwu..."

"When the late emperor was in power... the Ming Law had been changed, and corruption and beheading had been abolished... Where did the Ming Law come from? Look for the "Regulations on Punishment" approved by the late emperor during the Hongzhi period. "

"You put them away first. These things are not ours. They were given by those people for the sake of Mr. Ge and the cabinet. When Mr. Ge arrives, they will be handed over to Mr. Ge to handle them."

"If you are really worried, go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate tomorrow morning to find a censor to do the counting and witness... Let's save it for the Metropolitan Procuratorate first. Your Excellency, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, you must have seen it today..."

Despite being exhausted, Wang Hua still gave some pointers to Wang Shouren's key points and mistakes.

During the reign of Emperor Hongzhi, the Ming Law had already been changed once.

The most important part...the regulations on the death penalty for corruption were directly deleted, which can be regarded as a complete denial of Zhu Yuanzhang.

As for who changed it, could it be Hongzhi himself who changed it according to the Ming law?
Naturally, it was the civil servants who proposed modifications, and it was Emperor Hongzhi who finally approved them.

So how can the civil servants not remember Emperor Hongzhi? Such a benevolent emperor is not their ZTE. No, what is the ZTE of the entire Ming Dynasty?
"Is that so?"

Seeing that Wang Hua was so calm, Wang Shouren's worries were inexplicably lessened, but doubts arose in his mind: Can the law be changed?
So, what remains unchanged in the world? What has changed?
He seemed to have caught something, but after thinking about it carefully, he failed to catch it.

"Well, don't worry, it'll be okay...just take a rest."

Wang Hua felt that Wang Shouren had finally calmed down and the world was finally clean.

As everyone knows, it is indeed quiet, but there are pairs of eyes watching here in the dark, and every word they say is recorded.

……

"Your Majesty, are you really ready to fight with the cabinet?" Zhu Houzhao, who had been worried for almost a day and night, did not rest. At this time, he met Zhu Youqi in the Ancestral Temple.

After Zhu Youqi made some routine remarks about the preparations for the sacrifice, he still couldn't help but say a few more words out of the concern of the elders for the younger ones.

Because of their interactions with him these days, Zhu Houzhao was really polite to him, and the due etiquette and respect were already in place.

The power of blood among his relatives made him really regard Zhu Houzhao as a junior, not an emperor.

"Uncle Wang, why do you say this?"

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhu Youqi with a little expectancy.

"Your Majesty, I would like to say something from my family behind closed doors... Especially in the Ancestral Temple, in front of Taizu, you also call me Uncle Wang. I really have some things to say, and I feel uncomfortable not to spit them out!"

Zhu Youzhao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's portrait and felt that Zhu Houzhao chose this place very well.

This is the Zhu family's own territory, and it is naturally friendly and relaxing.

"Uncle Wang, I have been waiting for your words! If you have anything to say, just say it... Taizu has witnessed that we are a family, and everyone else is an outsider! This Ming Dynasty was also conquered by Taizu! To be honest, if possible, I would give this throne to Uncle Wang. Anyway, there has been a precedent."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up. His sincerity finally showed its effect. He was really afraid that Zhu Youzhao wouldn't be able to get into the water.

"Your Majesty, don't say that."

Zhu Houzhao really has no taboos. The relationship between the uncles and nephews of the Zhu family is particularly good, and it is well known that they humbly give up the throne to each other.

Zhu Youqi's face trembled and he said quickly: "If these words spread, your Uncle Wang will be dead."

"Okay, Uncle Wang, tell me, if you don't talk about this anymore, what do you want to say to your nephew?"

Zhu Houzhao lowered his posture slightly. After these days of testing, he also saw who Uncle Wang was. Although he was soft-tempered, he was serious and meticulous in his work, moderate but tenacious.

Originally, he wanted to test and investigate...but time did not wait for me, and he was ready to cut through the mess quickly.

"That's right, Your Majesty, your current actions in Jinling... are actually very childish. Everyone can see what you want to do... Even I know what your Majesty, you want our vassal king to do... which is to fight for power with the cabinet."

Zhu Youqiu considered and tested, and finally finished what he wanted to say.

After saying that, he stared at Zhu Houzhao closely, wanting to see Zhu Houzhao's expression.

However, Zhu Houzhao nodded seriously: "Yes, Uncle Wang, I know it's naive, but aren't they forcing me to do nothing? Besides, I don't have the patience either."

Of course Zhu Houzhao knew that his political methods were very naive.

But there is no choice.

He is really a young man who cannot hide his thoughts.

"Yes, I am impatient. But Your Majesty, in charge of the world and all officials, you can only lack patience. In the past, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not wait for the death of Empress Dowager Dou, and then slowly took control of the court after he took charge. . And the First Emperor is also forbearing... Your Majesty, you are still young and have plenty of time. You just need to push back Liu Jian and Xie Qian to death... and then promote a group of people from humble backgrounds..."

Zhu Houzhao was so frank, and Zhu Youzhao resolutely joined the confession bureau.

The example given is already very bold, almost saying that there is Lu Buwei in the DPRK.

"Uncle Wang, don't say these words. I understand...the key points!"

Zhu Houzhao interrupted, but said seriously: "Skip the test. I actually want to know how far Uncle Wang can support me. What is your bottom line... If I really want to rely on Uncle Wang, how far can Uncle Wang go?"

"Although the relationship between the uncle and nephew of our Zhu family has always been bad, I want to change from here, under the witness of Taizu, to be less external and more sincere."

Why politics can't be rushed is that it needs time to test people's hearts.

It was rare for Zhu Youzhao to throw out a bold test, and Zhu Houzhao also wanted to take a gamble. The Zhu family's uncle and nephew were conflicted, and he wanted to break the ice with him.

(End of this chapter)