Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 68 I Let This Zhu Huan Die Clearly (Please Recommendation Ticket)

Zhu Huan's face was pale, he knelt down on the ground, and shouted:

"I don't know that this is the emperor's government. I have said something wrong, so I ask the emperor to forgive me!"

Zhu Liujiu beside him was also taken aback. Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's unkind expression, Zhu Liujiu hurriedly knelt down and said:
"Your Majesty, Huan'er didn't mean it. There must be a misunderstanding. Huan'er respects Your Majesty the most."

Zhu Yuanzhang helped Zhu Liujiu up without saying a word, but waved his hands behind him and said:
"Zheng Shiyuan, tell me."

I saw one of the two young people coming forward, obviously this person was Zheng Shiyuan, and he said:

"After visiting, it has been found out that the tax in Dingyuan County is [-]% of tax, while the tax stipulated by our Ming Dynasty is [-]% of tax. Not only that, but there are many more exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes, such as driving tax, monthly rent tax, storage tax There are eleven kinds of taxes, big and small, Zhu Huan, as the magistrate of Dingyuan County, it is impossible for you not to know the taxes of Dingyuan County. , according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, the crime should be executed!"

After Zheng Shiyuan finished speaking eloquently, Zhu Yuanzhang took out the announcement in his sleeve, threw it directly on Zhu Huan's face, and said with a livid face:
"You are my nephew. I let you be the county magistrate of Dingyuan because I want you to be a parent, but you are a disaster in the village. The people in Dingyuan dare not say it because they know you are the emperor's nephew. Do you know that you What you are greedy for is not only money, but what you are greedy for is the foundation of my great Ming! Come on! Drag it down, call the people at the gate of the government, and behead it!"

The accompanying guards responded and were about to go forward to grab Zhu Huan, but Zhu Liujiu rushed over and hugged Zhu Yuanzhang's thigh, and the crying father and mother began to cry, nothing more than Can't kill his son, his son is a good official, he definitely wouldn't do these things, it must be done by the people below, and he said how he helped Zhu Yuanzhang back then, he would rather not be a prince or an official, let them go back to the countryside That's fine, just forgive Zhu Huan's life.

Zhu Yuanzhang also pulled Zhu Liujiu, shouting "Brother, this is not a negotiable matter!", but he didn't order the guards to suppress Zhu Huan for a long time.

The guards wanted to press him down, but Zhu Liujiu held Zhu Yuanzhang's thigh and was still protecting Zhu Huan. If Zhu Huan was dragged down, the emperor might be dragged down. How dare they, not to mention Zhu Liujiu's identity , they are also clear.

That's the emperor's brother!This is not a relative, otherwise they will all be crowned kings!
The guards hesitated for a moment, Zhu Huan seemed to have grasped the straw, and hurriedly shouted:
"Your Majesty, the criminals don't know about these things. The people below must have taken the official documents and deliberately did this without telling the criminals. I am the emperor's own nephew, how could I do such a thing!"

What Zhu Huan said has nose and eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said:

"Since you say that, I'll make you understand. I'll do a thorough investigation in Dingyuan County in the past few days. If you are the culprit, I will definitely kill you! First take me down and lock you up, and then you will be imprisoned in the county. All the officials are called together, and I want to interrogate them one by one!"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned and left with his hands behind his back. Zhu Liujiu, who was lifted up, hurried after him, needless to say, to intercede.

Zhu Huan was also taken down, only Zhu Qi looked at the scene in front of him with a strange expression.

Zheng Shiyuan also had a weird face.

Zheng Shiyuan hesitated for a moment, and was about to follow up to find Zhu Yuanzhang, but Zhu Qi had already guessed what Zheng Shiyuan was going to do.

Who is Zhu Yuanzhang?His adopted son, Marquis Pingyang, committed a crime, and he had an iron certificate to avoid death. Zhu Yuanzhang could go all the way to get a dragon robe, in order to legally kill Marquis Pingyang.

Zhu Yuanzhang can even do such things as dragon robes planting spoils and adopting sons to rebel. It can be said that as long as he can kill corrupt officials, Zhu Yuanzhang will never be merciless.

The tax in Dingyuan County is three times the normal amount, and there are so many exorbitant taxes, can Zhu Huan, the magistrate of Dingyuan County, not be responsible?Is it a scam from below?

Putting it on someone else, Zhu Yuanzhang would have killed him a long time ago, and would he go to someone else's father's house for dinner?
Zhu Qi was a little worried before, fearing that Zhu Yuanzhang would change the death sentence with a reprieve for the sake of family affection, and change the death sentence with a reprieve for life imprisonment, and then change the life sentence for a commutation sentence. If you soak it down, it's not good.

After all, this incident happened in history. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was moved with compassion and wanted to save Zhu Huan from death. At the critical moment, Zheng Shiyuan stood up and sprayed at Zhu Yuanzhang, saying that Zhu Huan was like this Corrupt officials who are daring to act as fish and meat to the common people, if this does not kill him, then simply make a law that allows the royal relatives to break the law and can be dealt with leniently!
Zhu Yuanzhang is not Li Shimin, who was born in Guanlong aristocrats, and because of the injustice of the country, he has a reputation for admonishing his ministers.

When Zhu Yuanzhang became angry, how many heads could Zheng Shiyuan lose?
Zhu Qi remembered that in history, it was Zhu Yuanzhang who was very angry. To punish Zheng Shiyuan for his death crime, it was Prince Zhu Biao who interceded for mercy. After Zhu Yuanzhang calmed down, he finally decided to execute Zhu Huan.

But the key issue is that the historical trajectory is different now, Zhu Biao is not here!As far as I am the king of Liao, Zheng Shiyuan will piss off Zhu Yuanzhang by then, so it may not be useful to intercede by myself!

Seeing that Zheng Shiyuan was about to go in to find Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Qi stopped Zheng Shiyuan without saying a word, Zheng Shiyuan was taken aback, and hurriedly asked:

"His Royal Highness, what are you holding me for?"

I won't let you send it!

"Master Zheng, come with me, I have something to discuss with you."

Zhu Qi said in a pleasant manner, Zheng Shiyuan frowned and said:

"Let's talk about it later, otherwise the emperor is said to have changed his mind. If Zhu Huan can't be punished, the emperor's relatives will only be more unscrupulous in the future!"

Sure enough, Zheng Shiyuan was going to speak out!
Zhu Qi stopped talking nonsense with Zheng Shiyuan, and gave Gao Jin a look, and Gao Jin hurriedly helped Zheng Shiyuan go out.

Zhu Qi could see that this person was indeed a good official who pleaded for life for the people in history, but he didn't cherish his own life a little bit.

But if an admonisher is afraid of death, what kind of admonisher should he be?

Zheng Shiyuan yelled loudly, but the guards brought by Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to move. Although it is not appropriate for His Royal Highness to drag ministers, it is His Highness Liao after all.

Forget it, just pretend you didn't see it.

Zhu Qi pulled Zheng Shiyuan to the front yard, then he cupped his hands at the frowning Zheng Shiyuan, and said:
"Master Zheng, this king was rude just now, but seeing that Mr. Zheng was going to do something unfaithful and unrighteous, this king made an extraordinary move in a hurry. I also ask Mr. Zheng not to suggest it."

Zheng Shiyuan frowned and said:

"Your Highness? Why am I being disloyal and unrighteous? Can't Your Highness see that His Majesty's heart has been shaken? If corrupt officials like Zhu Huan are not punished, I will take it to heart tomorrow, and the lives of the people will be in the future." , can you live better?"

"you are right."

Zhu Qi smiled and said:

"It's just that you follow to find the emperor at this time. In case the emperor refuses to execute Zhu Huan immediately and wants to keep him for now, what should you do?"

Cheng Shi Yuen Long said:

"There's nothing else to investigate. If something like this happens, Zhu Huan is the county magistrate, so he's a capital offender. If he doesn't repent, slander is what his subordinates say. When the time comes to interrogate the Dingyuan officialdom, the truth will definitely come to light."

"Then what if, I mean what if, the case drags on, and finally Zhu Huan is exonerated because of insufficient evidence?" After Zhu Qi asked, Zheng Shiyuan's face changed, and he said:

"If there is such an event, then let the emperor decree to add a clause to the Great Ming Law. In the future, if the emperor's relatives violate the law, they will be punished lightly!"

With a solemn expression, Zhu Qi cupped his hands and said:

"Master Zheng is a high-spirited and upright person, and he is not afraid of life and death. It's just that after you said this, the emperor killed you in a rage, and the historian wrote it down in the history books of later generations. Listen to the advice, kill loyal people indiscriminately, you know it will be like this, if you still do it, you will make the king unkind, isn't this an act of disloyalty and injustice?"

Zheng Shiyuan froze for a moment, then said with a flick of his sleeves:

"Your Highness, this is sophistry. There is no basis for reason. If you care about it, will I, an admonisher, stop talking? I won't talk to Your Highness."

Zheng Shiyuan pretended to leave, but Zhu Qi simply stopped, folded his arms and said:

"Go ahead, go ahead, if you die, then Zhu Huan will probably still be able to live. What do you think I am here for? Is it because I heard that you reported Zhu Huan? I know that Zhu Huan will not die so easily, so let me first Come here to look for evidence, the evidence is solid, he is dead, but you are lucky, you are completely impatient, and brought the emperor here, now there is no conclusive evidence, just relying on an announcement, Zhu Huan is now killing the announcement that he did not sign, what can you do?

Just because he is the county magistrate?Other magistrates can die, but he is not sure, his father saved the emperor's life!One life is worth one life, so Zhu Huan can live too!Go directly to give advice, go now, and it will become your good name. At that time, Zhu Huan will not be able to die. You, the admonisher, will die, and the officialdom of Ming Dynasty will be full of smog. You are all to blame. The people are suffering, so go ahead. "

After Zhu Qi said this, Zheng Shiyuan stopped, hesitated and said:
"His Royal Highness, you...you are here to find evidence to convict Zhu Huan? Didn't you come to find the craftsman?"

Zhu Qi suddenly laughed and said:
"You just believe it. I guess the emperor doesn't believe it. It's just that the emperor doesn't say anything."

Zhu Qi silently breathed a sigh of relief, this Zheng Shiyuan has somewhat calmed down, as long as he doesn't rush to contradict Zhu Yuanzhang, especially when the prince Zhu Biao is not around, I, the king of Liao, am really afraid that I won't be able to restrain Zhu Yuanzhang.

But Zheng Shiyuan sighed again and said:

"After hearing what His Majesty said, the current situation is really due to three points of my Zheng Shiyuan. If His Majesty really can't make up his mind, I have to give advice..."

"Admonitions must be admonitions, but you don't have to say them yourself." Zhu Qi put on a relaxed expression and said:
"I'm good at dealing with corrupt officials. If you cooperate with me, I guarantee that within five days, I will make Zhu Huan die clearly."

Zheng Shiyuan looked at His Royal Highness Liao Wang in front of him, but his heart was full of respect...

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(His Royal Highness Liao Wang, the nemesis of corrupt officials, is about to start working hard, everyone recommends a monthly ticket and hurry up! Hurry up!)

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