Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 161 From Today You Are the Commander of Jin Yiwei
Zhu Qi had never seen Zhu Yuanzhang with such an angry expression, and when Zhu Qi heard that Zhu Yuanzhang had something to investigate, he immediately realized that it must have something to do with the empty seal case.

Sure enough, after Zhu Yuanzhang explained the reason, he really asked Zhu Qi to investigate the empty seal case.

Zhu Yuanzhang distrusted those officials very much, and Zhu Yuanzhang preferred to leave many things to his sons.

For example, in wars, Zhu Yuanzhang especially liked to put his son in command and lead other generals to the expedition.

He also single-handedly created the Saiwang system that is very characteristic of the Ming Dynasty.

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Zhu Qi hurriedly knelt down, and then said:
"Father, it's not that the minister is unwilling to investigate, it's just that this matter is of great importance.

And according to the rules, the prince Erchen shouldn't be the one to intervene.

Instead, it should be handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial. "

After Zhu Qi finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know what he thought of, his beard was raised up angrily, he raised his finger and pointed at the position of the official office, and scolded:

"Ministry of Punishment? It's just those people in the Ministry of Punishment.

How many of them were promoted from the local area, and they had the habit of emptying their seals before. If they said they hadn't done similar things, I wouldn't believe it at all!
One by one, they said in a high-sounding way, saying that it is too troublesome to reconcile accounts back and forth from the local government to the central government, and why should they be officials if they think it is too troublesome!
The state gives them so much salary every year. Could it be that they are invited to be Buddhas? "

Zhu Yuanzhang's chest heaved up and down in anger, the old eunuch beside him hurried up and comforted him in a low voice:
"Your Majesty, don't be angry, the dragon body is not worth it if you are angry."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said:
"These officials know how to fool the country day by day, they print these blank papers.

Don't you know that when you come here with the paperwork, the officials who reconcile the accounts fill in some numbers at will, and the rest of the money can be stuffed into your pockets?
It's not that they don't know.They are all very clear!
He also said that they have been doing this since the Yuan Dynasty, so why didn't the officials before the Yuan Dynasty do it? ! "

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was getting angry, Prince Zhu Biao hurried forward and said softly:

"Father, don't be too angry, in fact, those ministers didn't deliberately hide it from you.

It is true that in the officialdom, there is such an unwritten rule, and everyone is not aware of the harm of this matter.

It may be true that some officials will use this to falsify to earn benefits, but I believe that most officials still think about the country wholeheartedly.

The matter still cannot be generalized, and they are all classified as guilty.

It is better to take this as an opportunity to punish them, let them know their mistakes and correct them, and set a rule in the future that they are not allowed to use blank documents. "

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Zhu Biao was helping those officials, he immediately became even more angry. His whole body was shaking, and he pointed at Zhu Biao with his finger and scolded:
"You, you are getting too close to those ministers, how many times have I told you, if you don't suppress these corrupt officials with thunder.

Each of them will intensify, like moths, gnawing at our land!
They don't care about the life and death of our Ming Dynasty, they only see their own interests.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of corrupt officials have been killed, but there are still countless corrupt officials every year.

If you ask me to say that all the civil and military officials in the dynasty, even if they are all dragged into prison, no one will be wronged.

As the crown prince, you will be the heir to the throne in the future!
If you don't be cruel to these ministers, such a woman's benevolence will make them feel that you are easy to bully and talkative.

All of them will be corrupted one by one, and this country will be destroyed in less than two years.

How do I teach you on weekdays?Have you forgotten it all? "

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke very fiercely, and Zhu Qi and Zhu Di who were beside them were stunned when they heard Zhu Yuanzhang reprimanding their elder brother Zhu Biao.

It was Zhu Di who reacted the fastest, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, looking like he was throwing himself to the ground.

And Zhu Qi also reacted all of a sudden, and quickly put his hands and head on the ground.

The two brothers didn't dare to look up at Zhu Yuanzhang, lest they be affected at this time.

The two brothers are still very talented in pretending to be cowardly.

At this time, Zhu Biao did not back down, but knelt on the ground at once, and then said to Zhu Yuanzhang:
"Father, my son is not pleading for those officials who have committed crimes, but for those ministers who have fulfilled their duties and served the country.

Just like what you taught me, father, the so-called kingly way is to rule the world with benevolence, righteousness and propriety.

As the saying goes, those who do not know are not guilty, even your father said so in the Daming law, these officials are also my people in Daming.

This empty printed document is a tradition handed down from the former Yuan Dynasty. Many of our Ming officials are former Yuan Dynasty officials.

We have not explicitly banned the habit of printing documents in empty space, and it is understandable that they carry out office work according to their previous habits.

As long as this loophole is not used to deliberately seek personal gain and harm the people, I suggest that these officials should still be gracious. "

Zhu Qi did not expect that Prince Zhu Biao would be so bold.

How dare you talk to Zhu Yuanzhang like this, you must know that among these brothers, no matter who they are, those who see Zhu Yuanzhang are all swaying their legs.

Even Zhu Di, who is lawless and fearless, will pretend to be cowardly when he sees Zhu Yuanzhang, and he doesn't dare to take a breath at all.

If you don't say that your elder brother is still your elder brother, it's just different, Zhu Qixin secretly sighed like this.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang was not used to Zhu Biao, and shouted angrily:

"Others don't understand my good intentions, don't you, the crown prince, also understand!
This throne will be given to you after all, I will clean up these moths for you now, so that you can sit still!

You don't even understand this truth, what kind of prince are you!You bastard! "

Zhu Yuanzhang had already raised his foot, kicked on Zhu Biao's body, and cursed:

"If you explain it to those ministers, I'll go back to Fengyang to guard the ancestral grave!"

The prince Zhu Biao still wanted to speak, but the eunuch beside him reacted quickly enough, so he hurried up to hold Zhu Biao and said:

"His Royal Highness, don't talk about it, go back first, His Majesty has a sense of proportion in this matter."

In fact, Zhu Biao was quite afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang in his heart, but because of his status, he had to say these words as a last resort.

After all, the matter involved a lot, and many officials who were locked up even came out of the East Palace.

Prince Zhu Biao was born with benevolence and righteousness, so he naturally hoped to rescue these officials.

But seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was really angry, the prince Zhu Biao didn't dare to say anything. Just at this time, he was dragged by the eunuch and went out.

Zhu Qi and Zhu Di, who was kneeling beside him, looked at each other. At this moment, both of them had a consensus in their hearts, that is, to run away as soon as possible.

The prince Zhu Biao is not in the room anymore, if you don’t leave quickly, Zhu Yuanzhang’s anger is all coming towards our brothers, so who can stand it, this output of anger is not a trivial matter.

It's just that Zhu Di has performed the pretense to the fullest.

At this time, he didn't even say a single piece of nonsense, so he knocked his head on the ground, didn't speak, and his whole body was shaking like something.

There was no other way, Zhu Qi thought that he was the third elder brother, so he could only say the words of resignation by himself.

Zhu Qi then said:
"Father, please calm down. Eldest brother just didn't realize it for a while. My fourth brother and I will go to persuade elder brother."

After finishing speaking, he quickly raised his hand and slapped Zhu Di on the shoulder. Zhu Di also knew that he couldn't just pretend to be cowardly, so he nodded quickly and said:
"Yes, yes, royal father, don't be angry, let's go and persuade elder brother."

After speaking, Zhu Qi stood up and wanted to drag Zhu Di out, but just as he was about to stand up, he heard Zhu Yuanzhang say:
"Where are you two going? I haven't finished talking yet."

Needless to say, Zhu Yuanzhang is really arrogant without anger, not to mention that Zhu Yuanzhang's anger has not subsided yet, once he said these words, it was like thunder from the sky.

Before Zhu Qi could react, Zhu Di had already knelt down again with a plop.

Good guy, this kid's speed is too fast, Zhu Qi's speed is half a beat slower than him, there is no other way, he can only kneel down to listen to his father's lecture.

I saw Zhu Yuanzhang walking to the edge of the table with one hand on his waist, and then said:

"I can't trust all the civil and military officials in the dynasty, but the only one I can trust is my son.

I knew that the boss must want to protect these ministers, so I specially called you back, the third. "

Zhu Qi's scalp tingled when he heard it, and sure enough, this matter still cannot be avoided!
I heard Zhu Yuanzhang continue to say:

"Third brother, from today onwards, I want you to investigate carefully, the three provinces and six ministries in the central court, as well as the political officials of the local ministries.

How many people have been involved in this matter, have done the matter of blank printing documents, or have known about it and have not reported it.

In addition, how many people have done corruption with blank documents.

You can investigate all these for me one by one. I originally arranged for some investigation results, and I will send them to you later.

You are very accomplished in numerology, and you are my son, and you are also very caring for the people.

Unlike your elder brother, benevolence and righteousness are too heavy, so I can rest assured that I leave this matter to you. "

What Zhu Yuanzhang said was indeed quite reasonable, at least Zhu Qi couldn't find any reason to refute it.

Regarding the promotion of mathematics, Zhu Qi has always been doing it, so if he said that he was not good at mathematics at this time, no one would believe it.

But Zhu Qi thought about it, and thought of a more suitable reason, he quickly cupped his hands and said to Zhu Yuanzhang:
"Father, I really want to help you solve your problems, but..."

Zhu Qi hesitated for a moment, made a troubled expression, and continued:
"It's just that my staff may not be enough. In such a big place across the country, I'm afraid it's not that simple for me to investigate every chief secretary.

Not to mention the chief secretaries in various places, even the three provinces and six ministries in the central government, I am afraid I will not be able to complete the investigation. "

What Zhu Qi said is indeed true. After all, there are so many officials in the country, and if tens of thousands of officials asked him to investigate, how could he find out?
Moreover, I don't know anyone at all in the officialdom. This kind of thing is simply thankless, and there will definitely be no one to cooperate with me.

On the contrary, if the prince Zhu Biao is asked to investigate, it will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

But seeing Prince Zhu Biao's attitude, Zhu Yuanzhang would not let Prince Zhu Biao investigate.

Zhu Qi secretly sighed in his heart, you said that your big brother did a good job, what are you doing with your father?

As a result, I still let me, the third child, come to work now. I really feel so bitter that I can't tell!

And Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have guessed that Zhu Qi would use such a reason a long time ago, he smiled and said:
"Don't worry, how could I let you handle this matter alone? If you are the only one, I'm afraid you won't find any results after ten years of investigation."

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he waved his hands to the surroundings, and soon the internal officials retreated, leaving only Zhu Qi and Zhu Di in the room.

After there was no one else, Zhu Yuanzhang said:

"I have already divided the Imperial Guard's Duwei's Mansion into another department, and this department is responsible for supervising officials and investigating intelligence.

It just so happens that there is a lack of a commander-in-chief. Although there are some candidates who can be used, after thinking about it, I think you, the third child, are quite suitable. "

Zhu Qi frowned, knowing that this matter was not simple, he already guessed what kind of organization it was in his heart, and as expected, he heard Zhu Yuanzhang say:
"From now on, there will be no military commander's mansion, only Jinyiwei.

From now on, third child, you are the commander of Jin Yiwei.

Fully responsible for the investigation of the empty printing case, Jin Yiwei will fully cooperate with you, I want you to give me a detailed answer before the end of the year. "

There was no room for maneuver in Zhu Yuanzhang's words, so Zhu Qi could only bite the bullet and take over this task.

Fortunately, Zhu Di was not idle either. Zhu Yuanzhang let Zhu Di also enter Jinyiwei's system and became Zhu Qi's deputy to help Zhu Qi conduct investigations together.

Anyway, there is still a younger brother who can be manipulated, which is good news for Zhu Qi.

After Zhu Qi and Zhu Di came out of Zhu Yuanzhang's room, Zhu Di said to Zhu Qi with a bitter face:

"Third brother, my scalp tingles when I hear this matter, how can I investigate?"

Zhu Qi rolled his eyes at Zhu Di and said:
"Can we still let our two brothers investigate in person? It must be to direct Jin Yiwei to work. We just need to be responsible for the overall situation."

What Zhu Qi said is indeed the same truth, if it is really engaged in spy work, these brocade guards are the best at it.

I just need to arrange some people who are good at mathematics to investigate with Jin Yiwei.

Anyway, these Jinyiwei in history have completed the investigation results of the empty seal case very well.

Of course, many officials were killed innocently, and this time, if I were to be the commander-in-chief, the number of innocent officials who were killed would definitely be kept to a minimum.

As for whether these officials should be pardoned?This is not something Zhu Qi can consider.

As for the four words that the law does not blame the public, it does not exist in Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

The four major Hongwu cases, any one case, will lead to the death of thousands of officials, it is not a joke.

Zhu Qi didn't dare to deal with Zhu Yuanzhang on this matter, look at the prince Zhu Biao, then the eldest son who was favored by Zhu Yuanzhang, was sprayed badly, and was almost sent back to Fengyang to guard the ancestor's grave .

Just as Zhu Qi and Zhu Di came out of the room, they were suffering from headaches, when they saw a court lady approaching quietly, and then said to Zhu Qi and Zhu Di:
"Your Highness, Your Highness the Crown Prince welcomes you."

(End of this chapter)