Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 749: The Three Heroes of Qingyun Palace Battle with Lu Bu, Zhu Qiyu Fights to the Death Penalty Prison

Upon hearing this, Zhu Qiyu became energetic. Unexpectedly, there were actually some generals who were trying to lure him into surrender.

Zhu Qiyu slapped the imperial court fiercely, and angrily said: "Since the judicial department has already tried it, let's behead him. In addition, this matter will be reported to the world. It will be a rule from now on. Anyone who dares to make fun of the credibility of the court will be beheaded. No tolerance will be tolerated."

If the vassal barbarians are guilty, they can be reported to the Ming court and publicly captured and punished. However, you must never engage in deception or deception. "

This is no joke. Those barbarians in the north have somewhat better tempers. Especially in the southwest, most of the chieftain rebellions in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan by the end of the Ming Dynasty were caused by officials of the Ming Dynasty.

They forced people to rebel when nothing happened, which was a pointless waste of Ming Dynasty's national power.

Those who were framed by others and died tragically in prison for no apparent reason like Ma Qiancheng, the chieftain of Shidong, but whose wife Qin Liangyu was still loyal to the Ming Dynasty, were among the very few among the very few.

If it had been anyone else, it would have been the exact opposite.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the She'an Rebellion and the Shapu Rebellion, which caused the imperial court to fight on two fronts or even on three fronts, were the normal reactions of the southwestern chieftains.

What Zhu Qiyu can do for future generations is to try to stop the civil and military officials on the border from messing around.

Zhu Qiyu thought it was over, but Yao Kui got into the mood: "Your Majesty, Cao Yi, the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Army and the governor, bought a prostitute as a concubine and beat people to death. Please bring him to justice."

"It is only natural that a man should be killed to pay for his life. Let the Three Law Divisions conduct a joint trial. If it is indeed Cao Yi who beat the man to death, then he will be beheaded by Queen Qiu."

As an emperor, I have never beaten anyone to death for no reason, let alone you generals.

Yao Kui asked again: "May I ask, Your Majesty, if an official just buys a prostitute as a concubine, how should he deal with it?"

This question really stuns Zhu Qiyu. He was stunned for a long time before replying: "Buy it, buy it. If you buy one and donate a thousand taels to the court, you will be exempted from punishment."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help laughing.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a custom of selling officials. When it came to disaster relief or raising military pay, if the gentry donated money and food, the court would reward them with a false title.

Now it's better. The emperor learned and applied it, and made some changes. The officials donated one thousand taels and got a place to buy prostitutes as concubines.

This is deliberately playing tricks on officials. If an official dares to openly buy prostitutes and report to the court and pay donations, he will definitely be listed on the official list and be focused on. Basically, his official career will be greatly affected.

Buying a prostitute is more than just paying a thousand taels of silver.

Once this law was implemented, the Ministry of Household Affairs increased its income. At the same time, the Ministry of Personnel also had a specific measurement standard for inspecting officials.

Yao Kui continued to ask: "The commander of the capital of Guizhou, Chang Zhi, raped the wife of the former commander of the capital, Hou Li, as his concubine, and also took advantage of her inheritance. I dare to ask the emperor, how should I deal with it?"

Zhu Qiyu was confused by the question. It was too difficult to answer. One answer by himself could affect thousands of people. Because it is obvious that the courtiers have presented so many cases and impeached so many officials this year in order to use the emperor's answer as a precedent and write it into the "Ming Code".

Similar cases in the future must be handled in accordance with the rulings. Even the emperor cannot easily go back on his words and overturn the previous rulings.

After hesitating for a long time, Zhu Qiyu replied: "Send Chang Zhiqi to the capital for review by the Three Law Departments. If it is found out, behead him."

Such a heinous act would not be enough to deter others who would come after him. "

Yao Kui asked again: "Zheng Yuan, the right councilor of Shanxi, has returned to Fujian as an official. Someone reported that he had raped an army wife during his inspection at Piantou Pass. May I ask the Holy Spirit how to deal with it?"

Zhu Qiyu replied: "Zheng was originally a Jinshi, right? He has read books about sages and sages for decades, and yet he raped the wives of soldiers. He really read the books into the dog's belly.

The three divisions will review it together. Once it is verified, they will be beheaded at Meridian Gate, their property will be confiscated, and their descendants will not be allowed to take the imperial examination for three generations.

From now on, anyone who commits adultery with a soldier's wife or daughter will be dealt with accordingly.

Soldiers protect their homes and country and fight with blood, but these dog officers are raping wives and daughters. Why don't you show some shame?

No wonder the Shanxi Guards were indifferent when Ye first invaded. The imperial court treated the soldiers like this. Do you still expect them to work for the imperial court? "

Yao Kui was satisfied. He had obtained these few cases, which was enough for him to go back and work for a while.

Another Minister of Punishment, Wang Wen, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Shanxi Governor Li Bingzhuo and Liu Fang took advantage of the opportunity of being entrusted with border storage to design additional collections of surplus goods, thereby resorting to invasion and bullying, affecting the people. The people cannot bear to be exploited. , almost half of them are on the run. I ask the law to bring him under control."

Is this the battle between the Three Heroes and Lu Bu today? It's your side singing and I'm on the stage.

Zhu Qiyu replied angrily: "Shanxi was brought to ruin by this group of 'great ministers'. They not only cheated the people, but also cheated the elder brothers and the country.

Not only do I want to advocate for the people, but I also want to avenge my brother. Once the Three Laws Division finds out, kill! "

Unconsciously, Zhu Qiyu was moving closer to Taizu's "Da Gao". It's easier said than done, but when it comes to yourself, you can't control yourself and want to impose severe punishments.

Wang Wen impeached several more people, and Zhu Qiyu concentrated on answering them one by one.

After Wang Wen finished speaking, Weng Shizi, the minister of the Ministry of Works, said again: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Works has asked for an order to save monks. You have told the Ministry of Works to make a thorough review and select those who are familiar with Buddhist scriptures to serve as monks. Make a book and send it to the ministry, and give an ultimatum.

However, more than half a year has passed since the decree was issued, and no monks in the world have gone to the Senglu Bureau. This is because they are afraid to avoid investigation.

There are many children from all walks of life who have unknown origins and do not understand the scriptures, and they hope to be saved. Because they gathered in the capital and heard about it, they scattered and fled.

Please ask the Holy Spirit for instructions on whether we should continue to use the method of review in the future. "

The Department of Senglu was transferred from the Ministry of Rites to the Ministry of Work. Zhu Qiyu wanted to turn the monks from exploiters into exploited. Unexpectedly, these people still just wanted to take advantage and were unwilling to pay for anything. They even read a few books. Even the scriptures refused.

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "I originally wanted these devout followers of Sakyamuni to go to Tianzhu to serve the Buddha, but I didn't expect that they couldn't even accept an inspection.

Forget it, the review system must continue in the future. If there are real monks, you will be given an ultimatum; if there are no real monks, you will not be given an ultimatum.

What are the fake monks doing who can't even understand the scriptures? "

These fake monks can only say that their fate is bad. In history, Queen Wang of Jingtai was an extremely devout believer. After becoming the queen, she offered to save 30,000 monks.

You can get the ultimatum at will. As long as you claim to be a monk, you can get one with almost no threshold.

It's a pity that under Zhu Qiyu's considerate and considerate attitude, Wang was sent to the Western Paradise to serve the Buddha early, and had no chance to become a queen or issue an ultimatum.

Next, as if they had been prepared for a long time, everyone took turns and asked dozens of questions.

Finally, Zhu Qiyu couldn't bear it any longer, so he forcibly interrupted everyone and announced his withdrawal from the court.

In the dormitory, several beloved concubines were gathering together to admire the paintings. Zhu Qiyu stumbled in, covering his head.

The five girls hurriedly gathered around to wait on you. Lin Xiangyu asked, "What's wrong with my husband? Weren't you happy when you went out?"

Zhu Qiyu wailed: "Not a son of man, not a son of man, these ministers really lack the virtue.

My dear mother, the imperial court wanted to formulate the "Da Ming Code", but the ministers caught me and asked about dozens of punishment cases.

I had to concentrate all my energy on every answer and my brain was working rapidly, for fear of jumping into the hole dug by the minister.

My head is buzzing inside now, and when I move my head, it shakes and makes a loud noise. "

Lin Xiangyu quickly directed her sisters to help Zhu Qiyu sit down: "It's really new. This is the first time I've seen ministers control their husbands."

Zhu Qiyu sighed: "I'm just trying to stir up a hornet's nest by calling myself a cocoon and inviting you to enter the urn. The "Da Ming Code" needs hundreds of precedents that can't be settled at all.

In other words, I still have to convene a court meeting and suffer another dozen or so tortures.

God, I'm trembling now when I think about the faces of the ministers. They all had serious and respectful faces, and they asked me for advice humbly and sincerely.

With my qualifications and talents, I really can’t deal with the siege of those civil servants. "

(End of this chapter)