The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 311 The Anxiety of the Feudal Kings

In Dali Temple, a group of officials listened to His Highness Taisun's adjustment of the structure of Dali Temple in the future.

What Zhu Ying is best at is drawing big cakes for people.

That seductive tone made all the Dali Temple officials excited, as if from now on, the power of Dali Temple would be close to that of the Ministry of Punishment, and even to a large extent, far exceed that of the Ministry of Punishment.

All prefectures and counties must set up courts under the Dali Temple, and form a complete independent system that is only responsible to the emperor.

"Among them, the most important thing is the legal provisions. They must be precise and specific. Only in this way can we act according to the law when a case arises or the relevant personnel violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty."

"The current Ming law mainly deals with severe punishment. Now, we need to change the direction. There is a saying that the prodigal son will not change his money when he returns. In the future, the punishment method, especially the criminal law, will mainly be It is mainly labor.”

"For exile, the death penalty should be reduced. Depending on the degree of the crime, the sentence will be three to 30 years of hard labor. How much of this needs to be studied by everyone."

Zhu Ying said slowly.

The reason why he chose Dali Temple instead of the Ministry of Punishment was also due to some considerations.

The current Dali Temple is undoubtedly in decline, and has lost the glory of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

The earliest cases of various criminal crimes were handed over to Dali Temple for trial, and then reviewed by the Ministry of Punishment, so the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment was superior.

When it came to Zhu Yuanzhang, because of the six-part system, the trial was changed to the Ministry of Punishment first, and then the Dali Temple review.

From the process point of view, there is no difference, but it is about the rule of man.

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice is the second rank, and the minister of Dali Temple is the third rank. The difference between these ranks is like a world of difference. In a sense, under the same authority, Dali Temple has become a subordinate institution similar to the Ministry of Punishment.

When the results of the case of the Ministry of Criminal Justice come out, how dare you Dali Temple object?Isn't this disrespectful to Shangguan, do you want to teach you how to be a man?

The so-called official high-ranking crushes people to death. So far, Dali Temple has become a leisurely yamen to a large extent.

The left and right censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are also of the second rank.

Calculated in this way, the three judicial divisions have been unable to form the three powers side by side, leaving only the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to compete with each other.

After knowing these things, Zhu Ying set her sights on Dali Temple.

Because people like this kind of leisurely yamen usually come here to work for people who are depressed and unhappy. Relatively speaking, their backgrounds are much more innocent, and the clan background behind them is not too complicated.

When it is easier to control, you can also quickly develop your own cronies to enter.

The law that Zhu Ying is explaining now is, to a large extent, already close to the foundation of the law of the previous life. The biggest advantage of making Dali Temple or future court officials independent of the existing bureaucratic system is to curb The source of mutual protection between officials and officials.

Among them is the selection of scholars, which also needs to be joined through the new imperial examination, not through recommendation.

This also means that under Zhu Ying's arrangement, all officials who enter Dali Temple in the future can only pass the imperial examination and legal examination.

This, to a large extent, can prevent Dali Temple from being invaded.

The essence of mutual protection between officials and officials still comes from the bloodline, the patronage relationship between clans.

The recommendation is the biggest disadvantage of this.

For example, the son of Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice can definitely enter the court through recommendation, even if his knowledge is poor.

There will be an invisible generational inheritance among officials.

This is a very bad thing, because the officials who come up through the recommendation will consciously form a group, naturally rejecting and suppressing the officials who took office through the imperial examination.

Youdao is that you have studied hard for ten years, how can you compare with me with the efforts of my generations.

And the officials of the imperial examination, if they want to do well, they can only integrate into the same situation, and then become a part of it.

Thinking about it this way, how terrible the future court will be.

In fact, in the late Ming Dynasty, the so-called Donglin Party and various so-called cronies meant just that.

The imperial examination has become a joke, a tool for these cronies to recruit members.

What Zhu Ying has to do is to eliminate this possibility from the source.

Normal relationships are inevitable, but if a large number of them form groups, it will endanger the foundation of the entire Ming Dynasty.

At present, these officials in Dali Temple are basically depressed, or they have simple and direct personalities, who are excluded but have no ability to resist.

But their own knowledge is relatively high, and most of them enter the officialdom through imperial examinations.

Under such circumstances, the appearance of Zhu Ying is undoubtedly a great blessing to all the officials of Dali Temple.

"The ministers must follow His Highness's instructions carefully, dare not slack off in the slightest, and do their best to complete the tasks His Highness has instructed."

Li Tingwei, the Minister of Dali Temple, knelt down and bowed his head in tears of gratitude.

The officials behind them were also extremely excited, and even many tears were left in the corners of their eyes.

A simple movement, but in less than half an hour, without any rhetoric, the entire Dali Temple has been taken into Zhu Ying's pocket.

Zhu Yunqi watched the whole process from the side, already dumbfounded.

"So big brother, did you build up your power slowly like this? This is simply too terrifying."

Of course, Zhu Yunqi couldn't understand the rules and regulations in the Sanfa Division. If he could understand, he wouldn't have committed suicide and lost the throne in history, and ended up with an unknown fate.

From Zhu Yunqi's point of view, I just feel that the elder brother is simple, and he seems to have a domineering air. After saying a few words, these officials of Dali Temple burst into tears, feeling that they met the Ming Lord.

A little fake, but also a little real.

In Zhu Yunqi's opinion, Dali Temple is still very powerful. After all, for Daming, Dali Temple is also a very important department.

Judging from the current situation, all the current Dali Temple officials are already dead set on Big Brother.

"I used to want to fight with elder brother, but it seems that my original idea was really reckless. What mother said is right. Compared with elder brother in terms of my ability, I am really Yinghuo and Haoyue."

"Grandpa Huang once taught that only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in all battles. If I had known that elder brother was like this, I should have supported elder brother immediately. Presumably elder brother must have a good impression of me."

"My mother's words are reliable. If you can't beat them, join them. This is the real kingly way."

Zhu Yunwen's mind spread, recalling all the unwillingness at the beginning, and now it has turned into a breeze.

It was replaced by a growing admiration for the elder brother.

After all, Zhu Yunqi is still a 15-year-old boy now. The idea that a big brother is like a father is deeply rooted in the Confucian education. Now the performance of the big brother is amazing enough.

The change in Zhu Yunqi's heart was quite normal.

"My palace is busy with affairs. It is impossible to stay here often to deal with the new affairs of the law. From now on, I will let Yun Yun take charge of the law. Please treat it well and don't relax."

"The revision of the law is the first step, and it is also the most important step in embodying the rule of law in the Ming Dynasty. I hope everyone present here should be clear in their hearts that only by completing this step well can the true rule of law be forged."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Ying instructed Zhu Yunxuan again: "Yunwen, you have worked hard during this time, you should be familiar with the law, especially the civil law I told you earlier, this is the most important thing, it is related to It is not a trivial matter for the livelihood of 6000 million people in my Ming Dynasty."

"Remember not to take it lightly. I will place the burden of these 6000 million people on your shoulders."

Zhu Yunwen was shocked when he heard this.

It turned out that my elder brother cared and valued me so much.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yunwen's voice was a little choked up, but at the same time he bowed firmly and replied: "Don't worry, brother, of course I will live up to my trust."

Zhu Ying grabbed Zhu Yunqi's hands and said in a deep voice, "I believe in you, brother."

In Yan Wang's mansion, it wasn't long before Zhu Di came back.

For the vassal king, after the morning court, there is basically nothing to do on this day.

But the current Zhu Di is naturally very upset, especially what Jin Wang Zhu Yan said to him after he came down to court.

Obviously, although this was secretly suggested by the eldest nephew, Zhu Yan didn't really want to let him go there.

"It seems that the eldest nephew didn't let me go that easily. He probably will stay in the capital for a long time."

Thinking of this, Zhu Di couldn't help but feel a little anxious. Now that Daoyan is gone, he seems to have lost his eyes and ears in the capital, and it is difficult to find out a lot of news.

The former Daoyan had his own connections in the capital, and it was very convenient to inquire about the news. Although Zhu Di knew about some arrangements, Daoyan has now taken refuge with his eldest nephew, so he naturally dare not use those people.

"Things in the capital are irrelevant, the key lies in the palace. It seems that I need a letter to ask Yihua to come and help me."

After thinking about it, Zhu Di thought of his wife Xu Yihua.

Xu Yihua was talented and intelligent. She was chaste and demure when she was young. She liked to read books.

And when she was very young, Xu Yihua entered the palace to accompany Empress Ma, whether she had a very good relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang or many concubines in the harem.

Deeply loved by Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma.

Now all Zhu Di can think of is her coming, which will help him more.

Thinking of this, Zhu Di didn't hesitate, and called Ma He, saying: "You are the person I trust the most, now you go to Beiping quickly, pass on the message from the king, and ask my wife to come to the capital."

Ma He, that is, Zheng He of the later generations, has always been loyal to Zhu Di. Hearing this, he didn't hesitate at all: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the slaves will go right away."

After Ma He left, Zhu Di was still worried about the dinner.

At present, there is no news about the eldest nephew, which makes Zhu Di very passive, and can only vaguely guess that it has something to do with the disposal of the vassal.

After a while, after even changing a few cups of tea, he suddenly thought of his eldest son.

So he summoned the housekeeper of King Yan's mansion and asked, "Where did the eldest prince go, why is he missing?"

The steward quickly replied; "Your Highness, the eldest prince has gone to the Gunpowder Department early in the morning these two days."

Hearing this, Zhu Di yelled angrily: "This idiot doesn't care about his own virtues, firearms are things he can control."

Regarding the eldest son Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Di felt more and more uneasy. He originally said that apart from being obese, he was quite shrewd and honest in other aspects. He had already made it very clear last time, and asked him to get in touch with Zhu Ying so that he could get to know him better. information.

As a result, this guy went to the gunpowder department instead.

Thinking of this, Zhu Di held back his anger and ordered: "Immediately send a letter to let this rebellious son return to the mansion immediately."

Facing the angry His Royal Highness King Yan, the butler didn't dare to delay, and hurried down to deliver the order.

"This scoundrel is really stupid."

Zhu Di said with some annoyance.

And at this moment, in Prince Qin's mansion, Zhu Yan has also arrived.

In fact, not only Zhu Di, but also the king of Qin, Zhu Yu, and the king of Jin, Zhu Wei, including the king of Zhou, Zhu Zhen, the king of Chu, Zhu Yu of Qi, the king of Shu, Zhu Chun, and the king of Xiang, Zhu Bo, also felt a little anxious in their hearts.

The current batch is the first batch of vassal princes of Ming Dynasty.

Among them is Zhou Wang Zhu Wei, who may not have too many ideas, and Xiang Wang Zhu Bo, who probably doesn't care.

Others have more thoughts in their minds.

The same is true for Qin Wang Zhu Xun and Jin Wang Zhu Xun.

Although they feel that their relationship with their nephew is okay, some relationships can be completely ignored when it comes to things like monarchs, ministers and vassals.

It was after the court meeting that Zhu Yan followed his second brother directly to Prince Qin's mansion.

"Second brother, you said that the eldest nephew suddenly asked us to have a chat with the vassal kings who are already in the vassal. What exactly does this mean?"

After taking a sip of tea, Zhu Yan couldn't wait to ask.

King Qin, who was opposite him, also had a trace of thought in his face.

But judging from the appearance alone, the current King of Qin, Zhu Xi, can be said to have been completely reborn.

Since his second concubine Deng was executed, King Qin gradually came out of his grief, and there was no wicked woman by his side. Naturally, Zhu Xi had more ideas of his own in many aspects.

In the bottom of his heart, Zhu Xi was actually a little bit reluctant to part with the second concubine, even obsessed with it, but since everyone died, there was no move.

But now Zhu Xi's interest is slowly shifting away from the woman.

Especially before, with the help of Zhu Ying, he arranged to go to Sichuan to lead the army to suppress the rebellion Yuelu Timur.

Zhu Xi's military talent is still very strong. As the second son of Zhu Yuanzhang, he also has a unique advantage in education. Coupled with the entanglement in his second concubine's execution, all the grievances were directly sent to Yuelu Timur.

In less than half a month, Yuelu Timur was directly captured alive.

As the vassal king and the leader of the kings, Zhu Xi ignored Yuelu Timur's pleadings and executed him directly.

Then, in the name of rebellion, they vented their anger on these natives.

In the end, Zhu Chun, the King of Shu, came to stop, and then returned to the capital with his eleventh younger brother, Zhu Chun, the King of Shu, to attend the canonization ceremony of the eldest nephew.

After going through these things, Zhu Xi, whose eyes are shining now, finally has the temperament of the kings.

Hearing the words of the third younger brother Jin Wang Zhu Wei, Zhu Wei thought for a while and said: "The problem of the prince is the problem that the father and the eldest nephew have always cared about. In history, the prince who controls the power has never had any good things. end."

"I think what the eldest nephew means this time is very likely that he wants to have a good talk with us in this regard, and deal with the prince's issue in a peaceful manner."

After Zhu Yan heard the words, he said anxiously: "Could it be that the eldest nephew wants to take back our military power?"

(End of this chapter)