Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

As Bao Zhao watched in a daze, Guo An resolutely got on the carriage and followed the eunuch to the palace.

Afraid of revenge from the gentry?
Guo An is a little scared!
However, he had no control over this matter.

Moreover, if he only targets the southern gentry and not the northern gentry, then he will be hated by these gentry.

Of course, during the decades he was alive, the gentry had no power or the courage to retaliate against him!
As for a few decades later, the social studies of Ming Dynasty will begin to exert their power.

Then there’s the military and craftsmanship school in Jiangjun Mountain!
What is Guo An afraid of?
Especially if the gentry of the Ming Dynasty can still trust each other at that time, then Guo An will lose!

royal palace.

In the Wu Building, Zhu Di was the only one sitting behind the desk, reviewing the memorial.

Prince Zhu Gaochi has already left.

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"

"Get up!"

Zhu Di waved his hand and motioned Guo An to look at the large baskets of confessions on the side.

"These are all confessions written by those northern gentry, Guo Qing, take a look!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Guo An looked through it directly.

Maybe it's because he has read it too much, but now Guo An is very comfortable reading these.

soon.

Guo An read it again.

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect that these gentry and officials in the north would be so unscrupulous!"

"Humph, we Ming gentry are all local emperors everywhere!"

Zhu Dipi smiled but his eyes were cold.

Guo An also laughed and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't expect that Wang Zhongkuan, Cui Wei, and Wen En all had no faults.

And the crimes committed in their family are not that serious! "

Zhu Di snorted coldly, "Hmph, if they committed a serious crime, how dare they come to the capital to seek death?"

Guo An smiled slightly and did not continue to argue, but asked directly: "Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with these gentry?"

"How to deal with it?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di frowned and looked at Guo An slowly.

He called Guo An here just to ask Guo An's opinion.

Unexpectedly, Guo An actually got ahead of him and asked him first?
However, after being the emperor for several years, Zhu Di became thicker-skinned and asked directly: "I wonder if Guo Qing has any good ideas?"

The corner of Guo An's mouth twitched slightly, and he replied slowly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I still stick to the old method!"

A smile appeared in the corner of Zhu Di's eyes, "We thought you would intercede for some gentry officials!"

Guo An gave a wry smile and said: "Your Majesty, it is clear that some people have some relationship with the Guo family and the Liu family.

However, if you break the law, you must be punished.

And they are still so crazy. If they are not punished, they will be even more unscrupulous in the future.

In addition, Wei Chen is also worried that after seeing their condition, some members of the Guo and Liu families will commit crimes unscrupulously!
In this way, more tribesmen will be harmed! "

Zhu Di nodded slightly, feeling somewhat pleased: "It's rare that you have such long-term considerations!"

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded slightly and said again: "Wei Chen is sure that Your Majesty will ask the Jinyi Guards to monitor the Guo and Liu families more.

If anyone is found committing adultery or violating the law, he will be punished quickly. "

"Ok?"

Zhu Di was stunned.

Guo Anshan explained with a smile: "Weichen often worry that with Xingtai County becoming the fiefdom of Prince Shunde of Weichen, some people from the Guo and Liu families will start to get carried away with themselves, and if they are flattered by some villains, they will do some stupid things, thus It hurts the family!”

"Well, you need to pay attention to this!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Guo An quickly thanked him with a beaming face.

Zhu Di asked again: "I heard that you took the son of your family to the experimental field to see how to transplant rice seedlings? What's so good about transplanting rice seedlings?"

"Watch transplanting rice seedlings?"

Guo An was stunned for a moment, and then said with a happy face: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Wei Chen took my kid to become a disciple!"

"Apprenticeship?"

Zhu Di's expression froze, "Does the eldest son of your family also want to learn farming skills?"

Guo An's eyes twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, you are worshiping Mr. Bao as your teacher!"

"Bad man?"

Zhu Di was shocked, "Bao Gong is still in Zhuangzi in the experimental field? Also, why did Bao Gong accept a son of your family as a disciple?"

Guo An said with a happy face: "Your Majesty, it must be that Mr. Bao accepted my eldest son as his disciple because he saw that my incompetent son was talented and a good young man who could pass on his legacy!"

Zhu Di said in a muffled voice: "So, congratulations to Guo Qing!"

"Your Majesty, we rejoice together!"

"..."

Wait until Guo An leaves.

Zhu Di directly ordered: "Yi Shiha, go and ask people to find out why Bao Zhao suddenly accepted the prince of Shunde County as his disciple?"

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Yi Shiha responded quickly.

A few days later.

The news about Guo Shen, the eldest son of the Shunde County prince, and his disciple Bao Zhao spread in the capital.

In the capital, there was another commotion.

None of those officials expected that Bao Zhao would actually accept disciples.

then.

Each one of them quickly took their boys to the Jiangjun Mountain Experimental Field, wanting to ask to see Bao Zhao, and also wanted Bao Zhao to see their boys.

pity.

Bao Zhao didn't like any of them.

In the end, Guo An also got angry and directly sent a team of guards to guard the road outside the experimental farm and not allow anyone to go in and disturb Bao Zhao.

At this time, the storm gradually subsided.

But then, another storm spread in the capital.

A few gentry from the north secretly came to the capital, took the lead in pleading guilty to His Majesty, donated their family property, and also reported and confessed?
This……

"Shameless!"

"Is it true that they have been familiar with the books of sages since childhood, but now that they see something is wrong, they directly plead guilty to His Majesty, and even go to report and confess others?"

“Previously, those gentry officials who reported and confessed others were caught with evidence and faced the torture of the Jin Yiwei. They had no choice but to do so.

result.

Up to now, none of them have done anything and just jumped out on their own? "

"I heard that His Majesty has sent Jin Yiwei to protect them, and sent Jin Yiwei to Shanxi, Henan, Hebei and other places to start investigating one by one!"

"There are some northern gentry and thieves!"

"Shameless, treacherous, dishonest, unfaithful, and unworthy of being a scholar of the Ming Dynasty..."

However, scolding will be scolded.

However, all the gentry and officials in the capital quickly sent their men to investigate.

"You must find out carefully for us the fate of those families!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Even the mistakes they have made and the conditions of the clan members in the family must be investigated clearly!"

"Yes, sir!"

……

"Now, the whole Ming Dynasty is really lively!"

After reading the secret letter in his hand, Zhu Di couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, with a somewhat sarcastic expression.

On the side, Zhu Gaochi also nodded slightly.

"Now, after this incident, all the gentry and officials in the world will start to be cautious and suspicious from now on!" "If we can scare them so hard that they can't sleep every night, we will be even happier!"

Zhu Di smiled coldly, "Your grandpa has spent his whole life killing corrupt officials and evil gentry, but he has never been afraid of killing those people.

If this is all we can do to make them be honest, then we can save a lot of worry! "

Zhu Gaochi thought for a moment, then bowed his hands and said, "Father, I remember that Wang Zhongkuan, Cui Wei, Wen En and other gentry have not made any mistakes.

Moreover, although there are some animals in the family, those animals only need to be chopped down together with their parents and children.

His clan members are exempted from the death penalty.

In addition, because of the contributions made by Wang Zhongkuan, Cui Wei, Wen En and others this time, the father can make these people the heads of each family.

In addition, half of the property donated by their family can be left to these people!
If there are excess official positions in various places, these families can fill some of them! "

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di's eyes lit up.

"If this is the case, then those gentry of the Ming Dynasty who usually made mistakes, but not much, would plead guilty to the court themselves in order not to be punished by the imperial guards and not to be reported by other gentry and merchants!"

Zhu Gaochi said again: "Even, he was afraid of being a step too late for others!"

"it is good!"

Zhu Di was even more delighted and looked directly at Zhu Gaochi.

"Chi'er, I'll leave this matter to..."

As he spoke, Zhu Di shook his head slightly.

"There are millions of gentry in the Ming Dynasty. If you were put in charge, you would never have a moment to rest in the past two years!"

Zhu Gaochi nodded slightly.

Zhu Di thought for a moment and then said: "As for Guo Qing, he is ill and has been tired... In this case, let Wang Zhen lead a doctor from each of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment, and a doctor from the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Shi and the young minister of Dali Temple should supervise it together!"

"Father Emperor Shengming!"

Zhu Gaochi quickly flattered.

In this kind of thing, the higher the status of the person, the more offended it is.

"Zhao Jin Yiwei Wang Zhen, the six departments and the imperial censor, the minister of Dali Temple..."

soon.

the next day.

Wang Zhen took a doctor from the Ministry of Personnel, a doctor from the Ministry of Punishment, a censor from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and a young minister from Dali Temple, and headed north in a mighty manner.

Wherever you go.

The entire Ming Dynasty looked at this team.

But soon.

Their eyes widened, and they were a little frightened and angry.

because.

The first Henan gentry family that Wang Zhen and others went to was the Xu family who had secretly entered the capital to plead guilty to His Majesty, and reported and confessed more than a dozen officials and gentry.

As for the Xu family, Wang Zhen was not too embarrassed and even interceded with the Xu family.

“His Majesty gave the order when I came.

This time it was just a large-scale elimination of the evil gentry of the Ming Dynasty, and it was not a case of involvement.

Only five people from the Xu family were guilty of beheading!
Although the rest of the people committed crimes, none of them committed any major crimes.

Moreover, Xu Xiao also took the initiative to plead guilty to His Majesty, donated the Xu family's property, and reported and confessed to more than a dozen corrupt officials and evil gentry. He should be credited.

thus.

Five unforgivable members of the Xu family, including Xu Changgeng, Xu Changsi, and Xu Changfu, were beheaded together with their parents, wives, and children.

The rest of the Xu family will be exiled for serious crimes and go to the head stakes for minor crimes. They will not be punished for being innocent!

Thinking that hundreds of people in the Xu family needed to be fed, Xu Xiao donated 50% of the Xu family's property to support the Xu family! "

"This……"

The accompanying officials from the Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Punishment, and Dali Temple were stunned.

"Your Majesty actually treats these evil gentry so favorably?"

"If you know your mistakes and can correct them, there is no greater good! Your Majesty has always been generous to some gentlemen who still have good intentions!"

……

"Thank you for your great kindness, little man!"

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I, the Xu family, will definitely discipline our children strictly in the future!"

After hearing the decision announced by Wang Zhen and officials from the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Personnel and other officials, everyone in the Xu family was stunned, and then all of them were filled with surprise.

Most of the Xu family will be fine!
Even half of the donated family property can be left behind!
Sure enough, their original decision was right!
As for those members of the Xu family who had walked away from the headstall, they were in fear all day long and no longer dared to commit any illegal acts.

As the results of the Xu family's handling came out, the entire Ming Dynasty was once again shocked.

All the gentry no longer hesitated as before. This time they rushed to apologize to Wang Zhen and others.

Throughout the Ming Dynasty, officials and gentry looked at the actions of these gentry in the north, and they were all anxious and angry.

"It's a mess, it's a mess!"

"The trust between the Ming Dynasty gentry and I has completely ceased to exist!"

"We are unworthy of being scholars and are ashamed of the saints!"

"..."

However, no matter how much the gentry officials in the south scolded them, the gentry officials in the north turned a deaf ear.

nonsense.

Those wolf-like and tiger-like guards in uniforms are not targeting your southern gentry officials?

If they are not active, they will be like those gentry, beheading the criminals, exile the rest of the clan, and confiscate all the property saved by their ancestors!
……

"What, the prince, Cao Guogong, Wei Guogong and others are discussing the establishment of a road to raise the office?"

"What yamen is the road construction department?"

"Take off 20,000 soldiers and go build roads?"

"Isn't this nonsense?"

"Why does Your Majesty allow His Highness the Crown Prince to act like this? Also, Duke Cao Guo, Duke Wei and other military honors actually support this matter?"

"Huh, pity those soldiers. As elite soldiers of our Ming Dynasty, we actually have to spend all day talking about this shovel to pave the road?"

"Do you know who came up with this idea?"

"I don't know!"

"I don't know..."

"No need to pay attention!"

"What does this kind of military affairs have to do with me?"

"That's right, that's right!"

"I heard that the fleet led by Na Ma and the eunuch is back again?"

"Yes! I brought back hundreds of ships full of goods!"

"In this way, the Sea Trade Chamber of Commerce can make a lot of money again!"

"The same goes for those merchants who go to sea!"

"King Zhou, Prince Ning... these vassal kings seem to be preparing to go to sea too?"

"They also want to imitate His Highness King Zhao?"

"If these vassal kings are like His Highness King Zhao and go overseas to establish their country, then the burden on the people of Ming Dynasty will be much easier!"

"Your Majesty will not agree!"

"They can't bear to leave their vassal territory in the Ming Dynasty!"

"Ugh……"

……

At the Shunde County Prince's Mansion.

Shen Zhuang looked forward to the ceremony with a happy face.

"Your Highness, I am so happy!"

"Did the fleet make a lot of money this time?"

Guo An asked curiously.

Shen Zhuang nodded quickly, "Your Highness is wise!"

...(End of chapter)