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Chapter 363 After all, Zhu Laosi was the scapegoat 【Subscription】

In October of the 16th year of Chongzhen.

Zhu Youjian took the old eunuch Wang Chengen out of Qianqing Palace and came to the square outside.

After all, the three ancestors came with soldiers and horses, and the Qianqing Palace couldn't accommodate so many people!
While waiting, Zhu Youjian was in a good mood, and had the illusion of being invincible.

What about civil corruption, what about military generals who are timid and afraid of death, what about rebels occupying several provinces, what about Wu Sanguiyang's obedience to Yin and Yin, what about the invasion of the later Jin Tartars, and what about the imminent collapse of the Ming Dynasty?
I have joined the chat group of the Great Ming Emperor Alliance, and I have the Taizu Emperor of the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm as the group leader and Taizong Emperor as the group friend, so I am not panicked at all.

As long as the army arrives and kills these treacherous ministers like dogs, everything will be no problem right now.

"This"

Seeing the emperor's abnormal behavior, all the officials were numb.

If you want to say that the emperor is crazy, his eyes are clear, it doesn't look like he has lost his mind.

To say that he is not crazy, he is full of words about Emperor Taizu and Chengzu, it is simply unreasonable.

The ministers discussed for a while, and followed Zhu Youjian to the square outside the Qianqing Palace.

They want to see what tricks Chongzhen is playing!
"Humph!"

Zhu Youjian snorted coldly when he glanced at the officials following behind him from the corner of his eye.

"buzz"

At this time, the calm sky stirred and the clouds were blown away.

A ray of colorful light fell straight down and turned into a bright door of light.

"Tap tap tap."

There was a sound of shaking the mountains from behind the Guangmen, followed by a white horse leaping out.

"xi"

The horse neighed, its front hooves jumped high, and it stopped in front of Zhu Youjian.

The person who came was none other than Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Emperor Yongle was wearing armor all over his body and holding the Tianzi Sword, which was very heroic.

"Boom"

Behind the light gate, groups of heavily armed soldiers walked out, exuding a powerful and murderous aura.

Soon, [-] soldiers and horses stood neatly on the square, with no edge in sight.

"Boom"

Immediately afterwards, another emperor wearing a dragon robe walked out of the light gate, and it was the orthodox emperor Zhu Qizhen.

Behind him, followed by [-] soldiers who were also fully armed.

However, in terms of momentum, it was more than a bit worse than the soldiers of the Yongle Dynasty.

"buzz"

In the end, it was Taizu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang who walked out of the Guangmen alone.

When his footsteps stepped on the square, the light gate turned into a little bit of brilliance and disappeared.

"The unfilial son Zhu Youjian, pay homage to Emperor Taizu, Emperor Chengzu, and Emperor Yingzong!"

Seeing the arrival of the three ancestors, Zhu Youjian knelt down with a plop and paid homage.

Did you see that, someone who helped me hold the stage came.

The ministers: "."

We must have not woken up, still in a dream!

But why do we dream of Taizu and Emperor Chengzu?
Shouldn't it be the beautiful girl who dreamed of the mansion?
It's just poisonous!

This.
The chief assistant of the cabinet, Wei Zaode, even widened his eyes, showing an expression of disbelief.

As the chief assistant of the cabinet, he naturally paid homage to the portrait of Emperor Taizu Chengzu.

The two people in dragon robes in front of me have the same appearance as the portrait of Taizu Chengzu.

Is it
Is it really Taizu and Chengzu?

But Emperor Taizu died for more than 240 years, and Chengzu also died for 220 years. How could he be resurrected?
It's numb, Wei Zaode's whole body is numb.

Well, not only is he numb.

Zhu Gaoxu, king of Han, Zhu Gaosui, king of Zhao, Zhu Yong, Duke of Cheng, Zhang Fu, Duke of England, and others who followed Zhu Di also showed shock on their faces.

Before the expedition, they thought they were going to fight the Tatars, to praise my Ming Dynasty.

Then, His Majesty summoned a door of light and led them in.

Looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar area, the stranger in the dragon robe, and the civil and military officials behind him.

Judging by his attire, this place should be, probably also Daming?

then.

After Emperor Hongwu walked out of the Guangmen, they were even more shocked.

His Majesty Hong Wu, who had been dead for more than ten years, was actually resurrected?
In the end what happened?
Thanks to Zhu Qizhen's self-appointed general leading [-] soldiers and horses, he did not bring the British Duke Zhang Fu over.

Otherwise, if the old Zhang Fu meets the young Zhang Fu, they will doubt life even more.

"My son sees my father!"

"Grandson pays homage to great-grandfather and great-grandfather!"

Zhu Di and Zhu Qizhen also quickly saluted Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Grandson Gao Xu (Gao Sui) pays respects to Grandpa Huang!"

The kings of Han and Zhao also came forward to pay their respects.

"We have already said that, there is no need to be more polite in the future."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said calmly.

"Thank you Taizu (Father Emperor)!"

Everyone got up.

"Don't gossip, let's do it!"

After the greetings were over, Zhu Yuanzhang gave an order, and the generals Qi Dun led the order.

The soldiers were divided into two groups, and Zhu Di took over the defense of the capital with his own headquarters of [-] soldiers and horses.

Zhu Qizhen took his 1 horses and ransacked the homes of hundreds of officials and wealthy businessmen throughout the capital.

The entire capital was in chaos, but it was quickly brought under control.

The weather in October is already very cold.

In addition, the world at the end of the Ming Dynasty encountered the Little Ice Age, which was rare in a thousand years, and the weather became even colder.

Five or six months of the year is winter, and there are natural disasters year after year.

At this time, on the square outside the Qianqing Palace, a famous soldier came in and out, moving boxes one by one from outside.

There are four dragon chairs lined up above.

Four emperors, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, Chengzu Zhu Di, Yingzong Zhu Qizhen, and Chongzhen Zhu Youjian sat on the dragon chair.

Below, the officials of the Chongzhen Dynasty trembled like quails.

"Qizuo Taizu, Chengzu, Yingzong, Your Majesty, seized Wei Zaode, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and obtained 20 taels of cash, five houses in the capital, twelve shops, three manors outside the city, and 180 high-quality fertile land in the suburbs of Beijing. Mu, eighteen boxes of antique calligraphy, painting and jewelry, with a total of [-] million taels of silver."

"Searching Zhang Jinyan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, obtained 16 taels of silver and 5000 taels of gold. There are three mansions under the name of the capital, ten shops, two manors outside the city, 6000 mu of high-quality fertile land, and a total of 80 taels of silver."

"Confiscate Wu Guan, the left servant of the household department, with a total of 52 taels of silver."

"Search."

"This time, 270 households were raided, and a total of 1203 million taels of silver were confiscated."

As the homes of the rich and wealthy merchants were raided, more and more gold and silver piled up on the square.

The white gold, silver, and golden gold have piled up into hills.

What is the concept of sixty-one million taels?
The year with the largest fiscal revenue for the treasury of the Ming Dynasty was the 30th year of Wanli, with a total revenue of 300 million taels.

It's a bit scary to raid a house once but it is worth the three years' income of the Ming treasury.

So much silver piled up together, it is spectacular!

For a moment, the entire palace seemed to suddenly drop in temperature by twenty degrees.

The officials of the Chongzhen Dynasty standing below were all trembling with fright, and almost passed out.

"The minister is guilty of death!"

The chief assistant of the cabinet, Wei Zaode, was ashen-faced and knelt down.

"The minister is guilty of death!"

Zhang Jinyan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Wu Guan, the left servant of the Ministry of household affairs, and other well-known officials on the list all prostrated themselves on the ground when they saw this.

"Ha ha!"

Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di, and Zhu Qizhen all sneered, full of murderous intentions!
"Okay, okay!"

Zhu Youjian only felt his eyes go dark, and he burst out a few words from between his teeth, so angry that he couldn't speak.

"Youjian, what are you going to do with it?"

Holding the list sent by the soldiers, Zhu Yuanzhang asked blankly.

"My great grandfather, I am going to dismiss everyone on the list, the Yi tribe."

Zhu Youjian took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and said through gritted teeth.

"not enough!"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said coldly.

"Ok?"

Zhu Di, Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Youjian were all taken aback.

"Law of the Ming Dynasty, those who embezzle 60 taels of silver, peel off the last grass, as a warning to others!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled lightly, and said calmly: "They are greedy for more than 60 taels? Didn't the Yi tribes take advantage of them?"

"If we want to deal with it, the nine clans will be punished, the chief culprit will be stripped of last grass, all the men in the nine clans will be beheaded, and the women will be used as soldiers!"

"Establish the 'Monument of Traitorous Officials' and write the 'Biography of Traitorous Officials', and spread them widely throughout the world, to serve as a warning to others and to warn future generations!"

Zhu Yuanzhang has always been extremely cruel to corrupt officials and treacherous officials!
These dogs are afraid of power but not of morality!
To deal with them, you can't be soft-hearted, you have to be ruthless.

The literati advocate self-cultivation, regulating the family, governing the country and the world, and all they want is fame.

Since this is the case, then let's do the opposite, write a book and set up a biography, and let these guys be infamous forever.

"hiss"

As soon as the voice fell, the whole square was full of gasps.

Too bad!
As expected of Emperor Hongwu, the Taizu, he is really murderous!
According to historical records, during the 31 years of the Hongwu Dynasty, six large-scale anti-corruption campaigns were launched successively, such as the Guo Huan case, the Kongyin case, and the Dagao case.

According to incomplete statistics, during these 31 years, as many as 15 corrupt officials and their relatives were killed.

"Tyrant, tyrant, you must die!"

When Wei Zaode heard this, his eyes were red, he stood up and cursed.

It doesn't matter if you are punished by the nine clans, Fang Xiaoru has set a good example for their younger generations of literati.

But erecting the "Monument of Traitorous Officials" and writing "Biography of Traitorous Officials" just hit him in the seven inches, and he was indeed manipulated.

"presumptuous!"

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, Zhu Di rushed forward with a knife.

A flash of knife light cut off the tongue in his mouth.

"Grandfather Taizu is right, they should destroy their nine clans, and let them be infamous forever!"

With red eyes and a ferocious face, Zhu Youjian roared loudly.

"Come on, take it down."

At Zhu Di's order, ninety percent of the officials present were taken away, leaving only a few dozen people.

The remaining dozen or so officials are all famous loyal ministers.

According to Ming history records, after Chongzhen died in the 17th year of Ming Dynasty, they all committed suicide one after another.

Fan Jingwen, a scholar of Dongge University, died of a hunger strike. Four days later, the whole family threw themselves into a well and died;

There was Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and a scholar in attendance, all thirteen members of his family hanged themselves;

There is Li Banghua, the censor of Zuodu, who committed suicide by throwing water;

Shi Bangyao, deputy censor of Zuodu, committed suicide;

Wang Jiayan, the right servant of the Ministry of War, committed suicide;

Ling Yiqu hanged himself in Dali Temple;

A concubine named Wei Xuelian committed suicide;

The whole family of Meng Zhaoxiang, the right servant of the Ministry of Punishments, committed suicide by throwing himself into a well;

Chen Liangmo, the censor, and his family committed suicide by throwing themselves into a well;

A member of the bureaucracy committed suicide by throwing himself into the water;

Chengdeok, the Ministry of War, and his family hanged themselves;

The whole family of Wu Ganzhong from the household department committed suicide;

Kim Hyun, head of the Ministry of War, and his family committed suicide;

and many more.

In addition to these officials with names and surnames, there are more than [-] martyrs in the world.

They were awe-inspiring, heroic, and calm, and died for the fall of Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty has a decree. The criminals Wei Zaode, Zhang Jinyan, and Wu Guan. The crime is unforgivable, and the nine clans will be punished."

Following Zhu Youjian's order, tens of thousands of heads fell to the ground at the entrance of the vegetable market, killing heads and blood flowing into rivers.

All the men of these nobles, corrupt officials, and profiteers were all beheaded, and the women were used as soldiers.

Not only that, their deeds will also be engraved into stone tablets and written as biography of treacherous officials to warn future generations.

"Okay, now let's talk about three things."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Youjian, and said: "First, gather the soldiers and horses of the major battalions in the capital as soon as possible, choose the best and keep them, and abandon the inferior ones and drive them away."

"It just so happens that you confiscated so much silver, the military expenses should be reissued, and the old, weak, sick and disabled should be dismissed."

"Secondly, post a list to comfort the people and comfort the hearts of the people. Don't we need to teach you this?"

"Third, select officials to fill vacancies."

"The Ming Dynasty has been supporting scholars for 300 years. There are not many other things, but there are many scholars. There are not [-] but [-] people who want to be officials."

"Compared to the Ming History book we gave you, you should think about how to select officials."

"Letting the right people do the right thing is what a qualified monarch should do."

After ransacking the house, the next step is to resist Li Zicheng and help Chongzhen reorganize the country.

As for the extermination of the Jintan slaves, that has to be put at the end.

Zhu Youjian's biggest problem is that he is too suspicious.

He has been the emperor for 16 years, and even changed more than [-] cabinet ministers.

Well done, what you should do;

If you don't do a good job, you will be blamed!

Nima!

Who would want to work for such an emperor!

The so-called suspect does not need to be used, and the employing person is not suspected!

If you want to be a good emperor, the most important thing is to know people and make good use of them!

Put the right people in the right place, enough!

"What the great grandfather said is true, my grandson understands."

Zhu Youjian listened and nodded heavily.

After speaking, he left the square and began to give orders.

Emperor Taizu had divided the next thing to do into three points and told him step by step.

If you still can't do it well, then the emperor Zhu Youjian can step down.

"Speaking of which, I can't blame him. It's because the emperors before him were too careless."

Watching Zhu Youjian leave, Zhu Yuanzhang said leisurely, "Fourth, you are the culprit!"

The sixteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty, starting from the fourth Zhu Di, have become more and more strange.

Zhu Di is a war madman, a general is better than an emperor;
Renzong Zhu Gaochi loved food and was known as a food expert;

Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji is also very famous, known as the emperor of crickets;

Zhu Qizhen of Emperor Yingzong, the God of War of the Ming Dynasty, and the overseas students of Wala needless to say;

Xianzong Zhu Jianshen fell in love with his nanny, which made the old Zhu's family lose face;
Emperor Xiaozong, Zhu Youtang, had only one woman, the empress, and was known as the affectionate emperor;

Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Wuzong, even made the leopard room more colorful, gathering all kinds of wild animals;

Sejong Zhu Houcong, the famous cultivating immortal emperor, did not go to court for 22 years;
Mu Zong and Zhu Zaihou were obsessed with female sex, and finally died in the belly of a woman;

Shenzong Zhu Yijun, who is comparable to Jiajing, also did not go to court for 20 years;

Guangzong Zhu Changluo, who was similar to his grandfather, died in a woman's belly within a month of his reign;

Xizong Zhu Youxiao, the famous carpenter emperor, together with the calligraphy and painting emperor Song Huizong Zhao Ji, can be called the crouching dragon and phoenix in the world of emperors;

Then there is the last Zhu Youjian, who was diligent and died.

"Father is right, it's my son's fault!"

Hearing this, Zhu Di thought of Ming history's evaluation of successive emperors, and silently took the scapegoat.

(End of this chapter)