I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Chapter 294 All civil servants are imprisoned, and there are no more scholars in the world.

"Come on mother, it's over!"

The legs of the two well-dressed households guarding the gate went limp on the spot.

They only paid attention to the situation in the hall just now, but they didn't expect that at this time, someone would dare to force their way in, and such a thing would happen.

They don't know what will happen to others, they are finished anyway.

I thought the errand of guarding the door was a beautiful job. If I stood here for a day and was plated with gold, I would be promoted next year.

But now let alone a promotion, being able to use one's own life to replace the lives of the whole family is already a great kindness.

The main hall of the Taimiao was very quiet, everyone was staring at the memorials burning in the brazier, and the officials lying under the confession case, bleeding profusely from their foreheads, in a daze.

"Hehehehe..."

The expected anger and roar did not happen, the old man looked at the memorial that was about to be burned.And the official who was lying under the table, whose life and death were unknown, suddenly laughed.

He laughed softly at first, then pointed at the officials lying on the ground, as if he had discovered something funny, he put one hand on his hips, patted the case around him with the other, and laughed loudly.

"Emperor calm down!"

Zhu Pangpang quickly knelt down, and at the same time stretched out his hand to pull Zhu Zhangui, who was by his side, looking indifferently at the officials outside the door, and asked him to kneel down too.

Zhu Zhangui had no choice but to kneel beside his father, saying: the emperor appeases his anger, and the ancestors forgive their sins.

The others didn't dare to say a word, they all knelt down on the ground.

"Haha, ok, ok, death advice, right? Is there any left outside the door? If so, hurry up and come here before the fire is extinguished, or you will have to light it later."

The laughing old man walked to the door and enthusiastically went outside, waving to the officials who were already kneeling on the ground.

Officials who are familiar with the old man know that the old man is already extremely angry.

But things have come to this point, there is no turning back.At this time, they were going to retreat. All the previous preparations were in vain, and Old Wu died in vain.

"Your Majesty, I have a book to play!"

Another official who was ready stood up and raised the memorial to report loudly.

"You don't need to read it to me. Hurry up and burn it to my father while the fire is still alive. Aren't you looking for my father? Come, come, come, hurry!"

Before the official could hold up the memorial and say what was inside, the old man walked up to the brazier with a smile and took the other's hand.

The official pulled by the old man had cold sweat on his forehead, but he still gritted his teeth and followed the old man to the fire, and threw the memorial into it.

"Well, let's finish throwing it away, come on...continue!"

As the memorial was lit, the old man enthusiastically dragged the official to the corner of the altar, and warmly invited the official to proceed to the next step.

"emperor!"

Seeing this, Zhu Pangpang walked forward and tried to dissuade the old man, but was kicked aside by the old man, and then the old man pointed at Zhu Pangpang's nose and roared angrily.

"You are not the emperor yet, kneel down to me!"

Zhu Pangpang was really frightened now.

In the past, although the old man scolded him harshly, his eyes were very peaceful, without any sign of anger, he just scolded him for scolding him.

But the old man just now was like a wounded old lion, his eyes were full of murderous intent and anger, all intent on cannibalism.

"Emperor..."

Although there was a pounding in his heart, Zhu Pangpang felt that he had to stand up when the matter developed to this point, otherwise the Taimiao might be bleeding into rivers today.

But as soon as he uttered a word, Zhu Zhangui, who was kneeling beside him, covered his mouth.

"Father, think about our family. It's really not easy for you to get to this point. This is a duel between the monarchy and the courtiers. We can't give in half a step."

"Grandpa didn't choose to back down back then, but chose to go on a rampage. Now it's time for my grandpa to make a choice, and you will have to make a choice in the future. This is something that a king must experience."

Zhu Zhangui's quick persuasion in his ear completely dispelled Zhu Pangpangzhun's desire to intercede for the civil servants.

The son is right, this is a duel between monarchy and courtiers.

He just saw that his father was going to kill someone just now, so he subconsciously used to intercede for these civil servants.

But now after his son persuaded him to calm down, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

I think he has been cautious for most of his life, and he almost made a big mistake just now.

Of course, if it was really my father who made a mistake, the officials died and remonstrated, for the sake of the common people, and for the emperor to know the mistake, and he would try his best to protect the dead officials.

This is his duty as a prince and what a son should do.

That's what his uncle did back then, and he wouldn't be any weaker than his uncle.

But today the situation is different.

Officials objected to the system of paying officials and gentry together and the system of forced military service.

Regarding these two systems, Zhu Zhangui has already analyzed them thoroughly and explained their benefits.

Although this harmed the interests of the civil servants, it also slowed down the time for the Ming Dynasty to be corrupted and prolonged the future life of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Zhangui also told him that the collected money would not be used by the court itself, but would be invested in railways and roads for the benefit of the people of Ming Dynasty.

This is a policy that benefits the country and the people, how could Zhu Pangpang not agree to it.

What's more, how fat those civil servants and gentry eat on weekdays, Zhu Pangpang knows very well that those famous scholars use their privileges to murder the country.

So he agrees with this policy very much in his heart, and also supports it secretly.

Otherwise, if he objected, he wouldn't have just gone to the Taimiao to hide after the Great Court Meeting that day.

As for the fact that literati also have to join the army, Zhu Pangpang also thinks it is a very good way.

Let the civil officials understand the difficulties of the generals, and let the generals understand the literati, so that the contradictions between the two parties will not be so prominent.

Zhu Pangpang didn't say anything, the coldness in the old man's eyes faded a lot.

If Zhu Pangpang didn't listen to his grandson's advice just now and continued to stop him, the old man would choose to skip his son and directly pass the throne to his grandson.

Between monarchy and courtiers, as an emperor, he must stick to his decision unconditionally, and cannot give up lightly just because of how capable and honest a courtier is.

There are many capable ministers in the world, but once the authority of the monarch is lost, it will take several generations to regain it, and even a single dynasty cannot regain it.

As a prince, if you can't even see this clearly, then the prince's training fee will be spent, and if you don't replace it in advance, it will be a disaster sooner or later in the future.

"What are you waiting for, let's get started!"

Seeing that no one stood up to object again, the old man turned his head indifferently, stared at the official with cold sweat on his forehead, and stretched out his hand to signal him to start the next step.

When people are in the blood, they will not be afraid of anything.

But once there is time to calm down, after the enthusiasm subsides, people's hearts will be filled with fear.

Looking at the pioneer who didn't know whether he was dead or alive on the ground, and then at the blood that was flowing all over the ground, the official who stood up swallowed, closed his eyes several times, and made up his mind to hit him directly, but his leg was He didn't listen to his orders, and stood there trembling non-stop.

He was afraid.

The blood and perseverance in the morning, I don't know where it was thrown at this moment. If it weren't for the fact that there were a lot of people watching behind him, the last wave of reason in his heart reminded him not to compromise, otherwise he would have knelt on the ground and begged the old man to forgive him One life.

"What's wrong? I can't make up my mind. It's okay. I'll ask someone to help you."

Seeing that the official hesitated, with cold sweat streaming down his face, he just didn't act.

The old man sneered, turned around and knelt on the ground facing the door, and roared angrily at the two Jinyiwei Baihu who did not dare to move.

"You two get over here and send this lover on the road. If he is satisfied, I will ignore your crimes. If not, you two will go with them."

Good guy, how can this satisfy the officials.

The meaning of the old man's words is to tell the two of them.

As long as the old man is satisfied with his work, the crime of dereliction of duty just now can be written off. If he is not satisfied, the procedure of going home to explain his will can be saved, and he can be honored to settle himself directly in the Taimiao.

When the two Jinyiwei Baihu heard this, a gleam of ecstasy flashed in their eyes, they kowtowed their heads on the ground to thank them, then got up and rushed towards the official.

"What are you doing, let me go, let me go..."

Two hundred households were strong enough, and rushed forward in a few steps. Before the official could react, they hugged their legs and hugged their bodies. While the official was struggling and screaming, they shouted one, two, three, and the two rushed forward. Together, they slammed the official's head against the confession in front of Zhu Yuanzhang's portrait.

The two men attacked extremely hard, and the official's head was deformed with just one blow, and his body convulsed and fell to the ground. After struggling a few times, his body became limp and lifeless.

"And that one, see if he's dead, if you don't help him again!"

The old man pointed at Wu Hai who was lying on the ground, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

The emperor had spoken, and the two hundred households naturally dared not refuse to do so. Besides, these people were not dead, how could the two of them survive.

The two of them didn't care whether Wu Hai was dead or not, they stood up in the same posture, pointed at the corner of the table stained with blood and white flowers, and slammed into it fiercely.

Everyone only heard a "bang", and Wu Hai, who was erected by two hundred households, stiffened suddenly and then went limp.

Throwing away the corpse in their hands, the two hundred households followed the old man out the door with their heads down.

Zhu Zhangui waved to Zhu Zhanyong and asked him to take it first, and the frightened little ones went back first.

This scene was too bloody, not to mention children, several adults who had never been on a battlefield, their bodies trembled when they saw it.

That is to say, the old man was angry just now, and he was afraid that the old man would be unhappy if the children left, otherwise Zhu Zhangui would have let the little ones leave first.

Although this kind of scene must be experienced by the royal family, it is a bit too fast to engage in such cruelty from the very beginning. The children probably won't be able to accept it for a while, and I'm afraid they will have nightmares for a few days.

After the children left through the back door, Zhu Zhangui helped his father Zhu Pangpang get up, and walked behind the old man standing at the door, who was looking coldly at the civil and military officials.

Looking up at the kneeling officials, the old man sneered and asked:
"Who should be the next one? This is an opportunity to make a name for the ages. In the future, your descendants' disciples will count on this bragging. Hurry up, you won't be able to catch up if it's too late."

The officials were silent, and the dozen or so officials who were ready to sacrifice their lives for justice seemed to have forgotten their mission at this moment. They lowered their heads and kept silent, and even lowered their heads subconsciously, for fear of being seen by the old man. Come, roll call and stand up.

"Hehe, why are you all dumb? What about your blood and courage?"

"Didn't you usually yell that you are willing to sacrifice your life to die for the righteousness of the world? Now that the opportunity has come, why are you afraid again? This is not in line with your teachings of Confucius!"

Seeing that no one stood up, the old man sneered, and crazily output all kinds of ugly and disgusting words to the officials.

Who may be an official is not thick-skinned.

As long as they are not willing to die for justice, even if the emperor personally calls their names, they still have various excuses to evade.

After all, they have traditions. For example, the water in the later generations is too cold, and the scalp itches, isn't it the disciples of the younger generations of them.

"Aren't you doing this because you want me to abolish the government and gentry payment of food and literati's military service?"

The officials raised their eyelids, thinking that the death of the two had brought dawn, but what the old man said next chilled their hearts to the bottom.

"Okay, I'm not the kind of person who doesn't care about feelings or reason."

Raising his finger and pointing behind him, the old man looked at all the officials and sneered, "It's actually very simple for me to cancel these two policies."

"Aren't you head irons? Use your heads to break the altar, or fill the entire Taimiao with your corpses. Of course, if you can really invite my father to come over and let me cancel these two policies, I will also Follow my father's orders."

"As long as you can do one of these three things, I will withdraw those two policies, and personally issue an edict to apologize to the literati and gentlemen of the world."

The officials felt bitter when they heard the words, this is forcing them to die.

The altar was smashed, it was made of red sandalwood, and it was inlaid with gold edges, not to mention harder than stone, but it was not much worse.

The corpses filled the entire Taimiao, and the officials secretly called the large Taimiao, thinking that it might be more reliable to smash the table.

As for asking Zhu Yuanzhang to talk to Zhu Di in person, well, let’s discuss how to break the table, after all, it’s more reliable.

"Why is no one here?"

After talking for a long time, seeing that no one moved below, the old man sneered and waved to Ji Gang who was on duty outside.

"See the emperor!"

Ji Gang stepped forward to pay respects.

The old man waved his hand to get him up, then put his hand on Ji Gang's shoulder, and said, "Didn't you report to me in the morning that there are more than a dozen people who are ready to die, go find those people."

"The delicious food, the wine and the beauties have all enjoyed it. Now it's their turn to contribute, and they will naturally stand up. As the saying goes, a gentleman's words are hard to follow. Once you promise to others, you must do it."

"It's so cowardly that I can't even do it now. I'm so sorry for those delicacies, and those beauties who recommended themselves to be pillows for the righteousness of a gentleman."

When the old man and Ji Gang said this, they didn't lower their voices.

The dozen or so officials whose heads were almost lying on the ground turned pale when they heard the old man tell what they had experienced in the morning.

They thought they were doing it covertly enough, but they didn't expect the emperor to know exactly what they did, what time period, and where they were.

It's over!
Before they could make any move, Ji Gang rushed forward with dozens of Jin Yiwei and pulled them out.

"Your majesty, please forgive me, I am willing to confess, I am willing to confess!"

"Mr. Hun, you will die a terrible death if you are so cruel to Zhongliang!"

"Zhu Di's anti-thief, you unfilial descendant, you did such unconscionable things in the Taimiao. After you go underground, how can you face the Emperor Taizu?"

"God, open your eyes and see, such a foolish king, why don't you punish him."

More than a dozen people were dragged out, some frightened and begged for mercy, some cursed, and some asked the sky angrily.

The old man didn't seem to hear the yelling of these people, and said to the two Jinyiwei Baihu who followed behind him: "Continue with the two of you."

After the first time and the second time to get started, the two hundred households also completely let go.

By killing those two officials, the civil society has already been offended, and the two can only rely on the emperor.

If the emperor is satisfied, their lives will be saved. If the emperor is not satisfied, even if the emperor does not kill them, the civil servants will not spare them.

Although these scholars look gentle on the surface, in fact, they both know very well in their hearts that this group of scholars is more ruthless than those butchers when it comes to killing and torturing people.

So for the lives of the whole family, they can only send these adults who died for righteousness to the road.

There were screams and impacts, and soon a dozen more corpses were lost in the Taimiao.

"There is still a deadly remonstrance, just because everyone is here today, and in front of our ancestors of the Zhu family, we can open up today if we have anything to say."

"I'm not the kind of person who doesn't listen to advice. I'm also a gentleman who listens widely. I'll give you a chance today."

"Today, let's explain things clearly. You can't keep anything in your heart and don't say it. If you don't say it, how can I know what you are thinking? I thought everyone supported my idea. Everyone said it is not."

"However, let's make it clear in advance that it's only today. If you continue to be stubborn and use this as an excuse to make trouble everywhere, then don't blame me for disregarding the relationship between the monarch and his ministers for many years."

The old man sat on the chair brought by Zhu Zhangui, his eyes glanced at the civil servants group indifferently, and at the same time, he turned his eyes to the military generals kneeling on the other side.

Although the old man's words were pleasant to hear, everyone felt chills in their hearts.

The tone of this speech is a bit like negotiating, it's completely like holding a knife on your neck, and then asking you if you have any objections to him.

The military generals who have always been brave, like quails today, shrank their heads and dared not make a sound.

They can see that the emperor is determined to implement the system of paying food for officials and gentry.

Whoever dares to oppose will die.

If I agree, it's easy to talk about. With the character of the old man, I know that everyone will be compensated for the loss.

But if you don't agree, then I'm sorry, not only will I not give you any benefits, but I will force you to carry it out. If you don't complete the task, you will have to move your head. This is the logic of the old man's work.

"Your Majesty, I feel that the government and the gentry should pay the grain together. It is a good policy, it is an achievement that benefits the country and the people, and it is the cornerstone of our great Ming inheritance for thousands of years. Therefore, I agree with this policy and strongly support it."

"Also in order to set an example, I, the royal family and vassals of the Ming Dynasty, should also join in and pay taxes according to the population and land!"

Just as the civil servants were kneeling on the ground, ready to fight the old man to the death, a voice of support sounded.

When everyone heard the sound and looked, they saw Ning Wang Zhu Quan standing up with a serious expression, expounding his thoughts impassionedly.

The old man glanced at King Ning and Zhu Quan, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Sure enough, it's the brother of Dahu, or my family is reliable. Since the seventeenth brother has said so, then do as you said, and the vassal king will also join in."

The other princes gave Ning Wang Zhu Quan a vicious look. Although they wished to beat this old man to death, they could only support him with a dry smile under the old man's slightly narrowed eyes.

"The ministers and other military generals will fully support His Majesty, and in order to set an example for the gentry in the world, we will not only pay every year in the future, but also make up for this year."

A veteran of the generals group stepped forward and made a decision on behalf of the generals group.

Not supported to die.

The expression on the old man's face clearly indicated that if there is no result today, it will not be settled easily. The generals did not dare to resist anymore, they exchanged eye contact for a while, and made a decision directly.

Just pay the money, anyway, that little money can't get home, and people can't starve to death without that little money.

It's not worth risking the lives of the whole family for that little profit.

Anyway, their military generals group did not suffer much. Although the Ming Dynasty had military imperial examinations, because the current military generals group is hereditary or family heirloom, few of the military officers who passed the exam set foot on high positions. The benefits and benefits of civil servants are far from those of civil servants, so it doesn't matter if you fight or not.

Coupled with the reason of the military household system, officials and gentry pay food as a whole, in fact, the influence on military officials is not as great as that of civil officials.

"I wait for the nobles, and I also support His Majesty!"

The military generals group had just expressed their position. Li Jinglong, the representative of the Xungui Group, stood up bravely under the gaze of the old man, and announced that the Xungui Group unconditionally supported the emperor.

Good guy, three of the four major powers in the imperial court have already raised their hands and surrendered, and only the civil servants are still holding on.

Everyone turned their heads to look at San Yang. These three people can actually be regarded as representatives of the civil official group. As long as the three people compromise, the rest will be easy to handle.

But Sanyang kept silent, just closed his eyes and knelt on the ground motionless, without any intention of compromising.

The interest network behind the civil officials is really too big. The officials and the gentry pay the food as a whole. Not only the interests of the civil official group are violated, but also the status of the civil official group for thousands of years. If they compromise, they will face the accusation of thousands of people. Spite and scold, I will lose even the slightest bit of reputation in the future.

What do literati want, isn't it just a bit of fame? Without a reputation, what's the point of living.

So knowing that doing so would offend the old man, and might even threaten the lives of the family, even if they were backstabbed three times in a row, they could only grit their teeth and resist.

They have compromised on the new learning, resulting in the current school of new learning, which has faintly threatened the status of Confucianism.

In order not to repeat the same mistakes again, they will not choose to compromise this time. Either the emperor agrees to their conditions and withdraws the two policies, or the emperor kills them all.

They didn't believe it anymore, the old man really dared to kill all civil servants in the world.

If Zhu Di really dared to do this, the Ming Dynasty could be said to be over. Without civil servants, would it be necessary to rely on military commanders and other bigwigs to manage the government, or let those newcomers who have not yet grown hair on their mouths become officials.

So they had confidence in their hearts, and they didn't believe that Zhu Di had such a big risk of catching a cold and sent them all to prison.

"Yang Shiqi, I'm going to give you a chance now. As long as you choose to accept the government and gentry as a whole, and don't mention it in the future, I can forget about what you did today. I can also let go of the families of the dozen or so guys. Pass."

Looking at the civil servants kneeling motionless, the old man narrowed his eyes, got up and walked in front of Yang Shiqi, and said something to him in a low voice.

He intends to give this guy one last chance, and it is also the last chance for the civil servants.

It's a pity that his kindness was ignored, and the last chance he gave was regarded by Yang Shiqi as submissive.

Yang Shiqi, who was closing the curtain, opened his eyes when he heard the words, looked at the old man who was staring at him, and said calmly: "There is a mistake in the government order, and the ministers should speak up and speak out, fearing life and death and flattering the emperor. They are not worthy of being ministers. More unworthy of being human.”

Kowtowing deeply on the ground, Yang Shiqi said loudly: "Please take the emperor's order into consideration for the overall situation, for the sake of the country and the country, and take back the holy order!"

"Please take the emperor's order into consideration for the overall situation, for the sake of the country and the country, and take back the sacred order!"

As Yang Shiqi bowed down, the civil servants behind him kowtowed and loudly responded.

"Okay, very good!"

Seeing that he fed the dog with his kindness, the old man was completely angry.

He pointed at Ji Gang and shouted angrily:

"All of them will be sent to Jinyiwei Imperial Prison for me. I want to see how hard their bones are!"

The generals and vassals who heard the old man's decision were all dumbfounded.

Nima, this is too much, all civil servants have been arrested, this is probably the first time in history.

Ming Wang Zhu Quan was so happy in his heart,

The more Zhu Di tried to die, the more opportunities he had.

For that little money, offending the entire literati group, Zhu Laosi really doesn't want to feel better.

Tsk tsk tsk, I have been looking forward to it for a long time and finally it is today. After waiting for a long time, my dream has finally come true. The throne, I, King Ning Zhu Quan, is here.

(End of this chapter)