The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 296 Master Ye asked Zhu Yuanzhang to touch his conscience, and everyone asked themselves, the two marshals actually kidnapped Master Ye!

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he turned around again and looked straight at Ye Qing who was sitting on the high platform.

Not to mention how vindictive his eyes were, but they were definitely serious.

Queen Ma and Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's resolute profile and unswerving eyes from the side.

Immediately after, they just looked at each other and then looked at Ye Qing who was sitting on the high platform.

It's just that their eyes are completely different from Zhu Yuanzhang's. Their eyes looking at Ye Qing are full of worry and expectation.

The reason why they were worried was because they felt that what Ye Qing said was completely unreasonable.

He sentenced those corrupt officials lightly and rewarded a group of corrupt officials. How can he say that His Majesty was at fault first?
Not to mention whether His Majesty did anything wrong, Ye Qing definitely did something wrong when it came to rewarding corrupt officials.

Of course, if those corrupt officials, like Ye Qing, had done a lot of practical things for the people, there would be nothing wrong with appropriate rewards.

But this is not the case, and there is no reason to reward them no matter how you think about it.

If he, Ye Qing, could not explain the truth that could convince Zhu Yuanzhang, then he, Ye Qing, would definitely die!

And the reason why they were looking forward to it was because they knew Ye Qing well enough.

In their opinion, although Ye Qing's behavior was erratic and confusing, he was definitely not an unreasonable person.

And his unique insights were indeed something that no one had thought of before, and they made people feel very reasonable after he said them.

They only hope that this time, Ye Qing will also have his own unique truth that will be recognized by Zhu Yuanzhang!
Only in this way can Ye Qing completely pass this level!
Just when Queen Ma and others were looking forward to it, Xu Da and Wang Baobao also thought of this.

In their eyes, more than 1 Ningbo people inside and outside the stadium were all cheering and jumping, as if they were on the list and winning a battle.

But they also knew that Zhu Yuanzhang and his family must be watching this scene somewhere.

No matter what the expressions of Empress Ma and Zhu Biao were, Zhu Yuanzhang must be looking at Ye Qing who was sitting on the high platform with an extremely sincere look.

Judging from Ye Qing's penalty, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely not think that he was wrong.

Just relying on his improvised imperial edict showed that Zhu Yuanzhang approved Ye Qing's sentence.

But His Majesty the Emperor is not someone who admits his mistakes easily. He, Ye Qing, dared to say that he was at fault in front of so many people. If he didn't make this clear, he would definitely not be able to get through this matter.

And whether it can be said clearly or not, it is Zhu Yuanzhang who has the final say.

There is no other reason,

Right now, Ye Qing only has a mere three hundred loyal soldiers around him.

Thinking of this, they looked at Ye Qing with a hint of worry in their peripheral vision.

But they believed that since Ye Qing dared to say this, he must have a reason to dare to say it.

The reason why they believe Ye Qing is also very simple, just because everyone is a tactician and everyone's heart is not clean!

After Xu Da and Wang Baobao looked at each other, they took the lead and said, "Brother Ye, you lightly sentence those corrupt officials and reward a group of corrupt officials. How can you have anything to do with 'His Majesty was at fault first'?"

Wang Baobao also nodded and said: "I am also very curious about this matter, but I know that you must have a reason for saying this!"

"I'm not the only one who's curious, I believe everyone here is also curious. Can you tell me?"

Ye Qing knew that his work was in vain, so he didn't want to waste any more time.

But since his two friends want to know, there's no harm in telling them!
Of course, the main reason was that they reminded themselves that the reason he was going to say next would also reach Zhu Yuanzhang's ears through Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes and ears!
He believed that Zhu Yuanzhang, who treated corrupt officials as his father's enemies, would never approve of his tricky reasons!

"Okay, since you want to know, let's talk about it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qing stood up again, walked to the front of the stage, and signaled the one hundred elite soldiers to be ready to spread his voice.

After everything was ready, Ye Qing said seriously and responsibly: "Everyone, be quiet and listen to what I have to say."

"I know that you must have doubts. You must want to know why I lightly sentence those corrupt officials who have embezzled money and violated the law. Why don't I just kill everyone in the family? Why do I let some family members who are not involved in the matter go free."

"You must also want to know why I want to reward a group of corrupt officials!"

"Of course, what you want to know most is why I made these seemingly unreasonable judgments, and why do I say that His Majesty was at fault in the first place!"

As soon as Ye Qing finished speaking, the people immediately reacted strongly, with doubts and expectations in their eyes.

Ye Qing continued: "Okay, I will answer everyone one by one."

"The reason why I gave a light sentence to a group of corrupt officials, rather than just killing them all, is because although they embezzled money, they did not cause anyone to die."

"Another one is that those relatives who cannot be beaten with eight poles and who do not enjoy their power at all are indeed innocent!"

"Of course, the main reason is that His Majesty was at fault first!"

"As for the reason why I reward a group of corrupt officials, it is because they are greedy for money. Not only did they not cause death, they also did not use the identities of Zhu Huan and his son to make a lot of money."

"Their greed for money, in my opinion, is like 'taking kickbacks'!"

"If an official in charge of procurement goes to buy a batch of pork and partners with the butcher shop owner to deliberately raise the price and take public money, that is called corruption and perversion of the law."

"But if he didn't join forces with the store owner to raise the price, but purchased at the market price or even the purchase price, the boss would just give him a token amount of courtesy money, and I think it's okay to accept it."

"Because he didn't take any money from the public, it's not considered corruption and perversion of the law. He just took a little kickback."

"And this group of so-called corrupt officials rewarded by this official just took these kickbacks!"

As he spoke, Ye Qing looked at everyone again and said: "Just imagine, everyone, the superiors of these people are relatives of the emperor who can cover the sky, and their colleagues are also following him to eat with their mouths full of oil, but they resist The temptation is just to get some kickbacks to supplement the family income.”

"Shouldn't this be a reward?"

When everyone heard this, they immediately fell into deep thought. They always felt that it made some sense, but also a little unreasonable.

In the private room on the third floor of the restaurant opposite, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at this scene and listened to Ye Qing's reasoning, completely disapproving of it.

He just snorted coldly and said: "He is a civil servant after all. He talked for a long time and it was all nonsense, but he didn't say anything to the point."

"If we can't explain why we were at fault in the first place, we will have trouble with him!"

Having said this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately narrowed his eyes, and his eyes narrowed into the shape of the Emperor's Sword.

When Queen Ma and the other three saw this, they were secretly anxious. They knew that Zhu Yuanzhang's patience had been completely exhausted by Ye Qing this time.

If he fails to get to the point again, Zhu Biao will not be able to hold Zhu Yuanzhang back!
At this moment, Ye Qing said again: "Logically speaking, even so, they can only be regarded as corrupt officials with unyielding conscience."

"Even if we don't kill them, we can still reward them!"

"But it's still because His Majesty made a mistake first. His Majesty made such a big mistake, and they can still keep their conscience intact, which is already very good."

"So, in my opinion, they must be rewarded."

As soon as Ye Qing finished speaking, the people started asking loudly one after another, and the question they asked was just one sentence: why is it said that His Majesty made a mistake first, and what mistakes did His Majesty make.

After the people became quiet, Ye Qing continued: "Your Majesty's fault is obvious!"

"But before explaining this issue, I would like to ask you to follow my example and touch your conscience!"

But at this moment, a teenage boy standing in front suddenly asked loudly: "Master Ye, why does your conscience grow on the right side?"

After Ye Qing looked down, he realized that he was touching in the wrong direction.

He quickly put his right hand on his left chest and said, "Please, everyone, please feel your conscience and answer a few questions from me."

"If you're a woman, I'm sorry, just put it on the left collarbone. That's what you mean."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present followed Ye Qing's method and touched their consciences, but their eyes were full of doubts and confusion.

That is to say, Ye Qing really killed Zhu Huan and his son, so they were willing to accompany Ye Qing to do this inexplicable thing.

Seeing the reaction at the scene, Ye Qing just nodded with satisfaction.

Seeing that the sense of ceremony was in place, Ye Qing looked deeply at a young man dressed as a scholar, and then he said a soul torture.

"I want all the scholars here to ask themselves: Are you studying hard just to be an absolutely upright official?"

"He's the kind of upright official who has a name in history, but lives in poverty, can't afford a concubine, can't afford to see a doctor, and can't afford a good coffin when his parents die!"

"I ask you to ask yourselves, is this your life goal after ten years of hard work?"

"Your answer may be able to deceive me, and it may also be able to deceive the people around you, but it cannot deceive the world, the sun and the moon, let alone the conscience you are feeling at the moment!"

"Please answer loudly!"

As soon as Ye Qing finished speaking, the only response he received was dead silence, some guilty looks, and the lowered heads of the scholars.

Of course, there are also those who follow their conscience and firmly answer that they want to be honest officials.

But there are so few such people that they can almost be ignored!

Immediately afterwards, Ye Qing looked at the old and young men present and continued to torture his soul.

"Now I want all the men here to ask themselves: Those who are digging the earth face the loess with their backs to the sky, and those who are doing business get up early and work late. Why are you working so hard?"

The men's answers can be summed up in four words, to live!

Regarding this question, they answered confidently, and it can be seen that they are all worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth.

Ye Qing continued to ask: "What if you all have enough food and clothing, have free time every day, and have spare money in your hands?"

"You guys, do you want to sit in a teahouse, do you want to visit a gambling house, do you want to go to a brothel?"

As soon as Ye Qing finished speaking, they just bowed their heads and smiled in embarrassment, or they could only say this word. As for the following words, it was better not to say them.

After seeing their relatively conscientious reactions, Ye Qing suddenly turned around and looked at Xu Da and Wang Baobao, indicating that they should also take care of their consciences.

"what?"

"Are we coming too?"

After the two of them just glared at Ye Qing, they also touched their consciences one after another.

Ye Qing motioned to the one hundred elite soldiers not to spread what he said next.

Ye Qing asked Xu Da and Wang Baobao: "Two marshals, if you didn't have so much reputation and baggage, would you like it?"

Before Ye Qing could say anything, the two of them frowned in embarrassment and said, "I don't think so. That's a lie."

Ye Qing saw the two men's reaction to the drum without hammering and their aboveboard answers. He really wanted to praise them. They were worthy of being famous generals in the world. They were responsible and dared to face human nature.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Qing turned around again, looked at the many women and said: "I want all the women standing here to ask themselves, if you are the princess of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, with endless glory and wealth, , has the privilege of not treating the consort as a human being." "Do you want to travel around Yangzhou with Prince Wang Wei, who is more handsome than Pan An?"

"Sitting on that awning boat, watching Mr. Jade playing the guzheng for you under the moon, reciting a poem for you, and loving you."

At this point, Ye Qing hesitated to speak and gave him a knowing look.

Women's reactions are different from men's. They will retort and say they don't want to, but they just lower their heads and snicker and say in a low voice that they don't want to.

That habit of speaking ironically came out all of a sudden!

For such a reaction, Ye Qing didn't find it strange at all, it was even completely expected.

Because of this kind of 'soul torture method', he had used it many times during the Han and Tang Dynasties, and he had the same reaction every time.

Because this is the truest human nature!
At this very moment,
Queen Ma, who was in the private room on the third floor, touched her conscience and said with great rigor: "I, Ma Xiuying, don't want to. No matter whether I am poor or rich, I only have Zhu Chongba in my heart and eyes!"

As she said that, she looked at Zhu Zhongba in front of her and said, "Chongba, why didn't you ask yourself just now?"

"This"

"What's going on with Ye Qing?"

"This has nothing to do with our fault first, does it have anything to do with it?"

Before Queen Ma could speak, Zhu Biao looked at Ye Qing with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

At the same time, he said thoughtfully: "Dad, I think it has something to do with it!"

"you"

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could get angry at Zhu Biao, he heard the sound spreading to him again.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's glaring eyes, Ye Qing continued to speak in a speech tone: "Don't feel embarrassed!"

"I can admit loudly that I have never been a good person. What I pursue in this world is a 'food and sex'."

"I admire sages, but I can't do it, and I don't want to do it, because I, like most people, are not sages, but just a vulgar vulgar person."

"So, the goal of most people's advancement is not for the so-called reputation, but for their own 'desires'."

“To eat well, to wear warm clothes, to have parents, wives and children at home well fed and clothed, and to occasionally go out to a restaurant or even visit a brothel, these are desires and are the goals that most people strive for. They are not vulgar. A durable goal.”

"Desire is human nature!"

"After your desires are satisfied to a certain extent, you can still restrain yourself and prevent your desires from expanding infinitely. You are a very good person!"

"These corrupt officials who were executed by this official are the ones who allowed their desires to expand infinitely after their desires were satisfied to a certain extent!"

"And this group of so-called corrupt officials rewarded by this official are those who, after their desires have been satisfied to a certain extent, can restrain themselves and prevent their desires from continuing to expand!"

When Ye Qing said this, many people among the people began to nod thoughtfully.

Seeing this scene, Ye Qing continued: "But our Emperor, he has never thought about this issue at all."

"Everyone should know that my official salary is the lowest in all dynasties!"

"Needless to say, founding fathers like Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were rewarded with acres of land, which meant that in addition to their salaries, they also had their own industries."

"Of course, they have made great achievements, and it is understandable to receive these rewards."

"But what about most officials?"

"It's really just enough to make ends meet!"

"If you can't find a way to replenish your body, I'm sick. I want to eat something good to replenish my body, but I can't do it!"

When everyone heard this, it could be said that they all began to nod thoughtfully.

Not only these common people, but also Wang Baobao, who was sitting next to Xu Da, nodded repeatedly and said: "The salary is indeed low. If it weren't for Mr. Ye, I would be too lazy to do the job of being a fourth-rank commander in the Beijing Guards Commander's Department!"

"It's better to go back to Mobei and eat roasted lamb."

Although Xu Da did not agree verbally, he still felt that this was the case, and Liu Bowen also told him about it.

It's just that Liu Bowen just wanted to protect himself, let alone saying it in public, he didn't even dare to give this opinion to Zhu Yuanzhang.

As for Xu Da, it's not that he doesn't dare, it's just that he has a principle of "not seeking political affairs if he is not in his position".

Thinking of this, he looked at the bold Ye Qing.

"Brother, you can't talk any more."

"Your Majesty is watching from a place I don't know. If you keep going, you will die!"

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While Xu Da was thinking like this, Ye Qing was also thinking of ways to brew his emotions.

He thought of Zheng Shiyuan, the white bread and blue sky of the Ming Dynasty. Zheng Shiyuan's life was pure and impeccable, and he was conscientious in his work. It was only when his wife was seriously ill that he was able to go home to visit her.

But because the family was so poor, not only did they have no money to treat his wife, but they even had no money to take care of the funeral arrangements after his wife passed away.

His son actually thought of selling himself to bury his mother, which was simply not an option.

If it weren't for the money raised by his colleagues, relatives and friends, his son would really be sold to bury his mother.

This is what happens if you work honestly for Boss Zhu!
Boss Zhu’s behavior is completely bullying an honest person!
It can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang has an unshirkable responsibility for the current corruption!
If he had slightly improved the treatment of officials, corruption would not be so serious!

In a Ningbo Prefecture, half of the officials were killed for corruption?

If Zhu Yuanzhang gave him the same salary as Ye Qing gave to Yanmen County officials, he would at least be able to kill half as many people!
Therefore, Your Majesty is definitely at fault!

Thinking of this, Ye Qing immediately decided to calm down his emotions and asked Zhu Yuanzhang to ask himself.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang is not here, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes and ears are here.

He didn't believe it. After Zhu Yuanzhang found out, how could he not be angry at all?

Thinking of this, Ye Qing pointed to the sky in the direction of Yingtian Mansion, and said with the momentum of scolding God for being unfair: "Your Majesty is not here!"

"If His Majesty is here, I would ask him to touch his conscience and ask himself carefully."

"After he became emperor, did he satisfy his emotions?"

"If he has the ability, he will continue to be like Beggar Zhu, eating emerald white jade soup. If he has the ability, he will continue to be like Monk Zhu, eating vegetables and steamed buns?"

"But what about him?"

"Although he is not as debauched and immoral as those foolish kings who lost their country, he also wears rich clothes, eats good food, and has many concubines in his harem, right?"

"So, what's the difference between him and the group of so-called corrupt officials rewarded by this official?"

Having said this, Ye Qing just subconsciously took two steps, and his hand happened to point to the small window in the private room on the third floor of the restaurant opposite.

It’s still the window where Zhu Yuanzhang is!

Ye Qing continued to scold the world for being unfair: "He is just a person who has satisfied his desires to a certain extent, and then restrains himself to prevent his desires from expanding further!"

"But why should he ask the officials who help him to do things for him as long as they don't starve to death?"

"You guys, tell me, is this true?"

"Can it all be their fault?"

"I believe that many people have taken this path because their parents, wives, and children are sick but they have no money for medical treatment!"

"It's just that some people stop when they have money to see a doctor, and some people get out of hand!"

"Tell me, did your Majesty make a mistake first?"

When everyone heard this, they no longer nodded thoughtfully, but nodded firmly.

"Master Ye is right. His Majesty was indeed at fault first."

"Originally, I have worked hard for so many years to get the honors, but ended up with my parents having no money for medical treatment. If it were me, I would use my position to buy land and property!"

"Your Majesty, it's really disgusting to do this."

"Keep your voice down, don't let it reach His Majesty's ears!"

"You're so scared, Mr. Ye dares to do it, why don't I dare? It's disgusting, it's so disgusting!"

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The word 'disgusting' kept coming to Zhu Yuanzhang's ears from below.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face at this moment was so ugly that words like livid face were not enough to describe it.

Then, he heard the sound spreading again.

Under Zhu Yuanzhang's sharp eyes, Ye Qing smiled with relief and said: "Of course, your Majesty cannot be entirely blamed for this."

"It's not easy for your Majesty!"

"When I was in Yanmen County, I told the people of the county that His Majesty was born in poverty, but he was able to 'drive out the barbarians and restore China'. He has made great contributions to China, and we should keep it in mind."

"The reason why he is so incompetent in governing the world is not that he is so incompetent, nor that he is so limited."

"Yes, limitation is the right word!"

"That's because he has too little knowledge and low vision. It doesn't mean that he doesn't work hard."

"Although most of his efforts are in vain, at least His Majesty's attitude is good!"

"And I am."

At this very moment,
Everyone only saw Wu Yong, who was wearing a blue official robe and leading two strong men, suddenly rushing over.

Wu Yong rushed to the stage and shouted: "The public trial is over, everyone should do whatever they want!"

At the same time, two strong men violently snatched away Mr. Ye, who was wearing a red official robe, as if they were snatching a bride.

And at this moment,
When Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ye Qing who was being carried away by Xu Da and Wang Baobao, his eyes were like a wolf, and he was also baring his teeth and grinning!
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