Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 207 State affairs, family affairs

"Everything has stopped?"

In the Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao sat on the throne, put down the memorials he was holding, and looked at Luo Sigong with a half-smile, "I thought that some of the ministers from the outer court would continue to remonstrate without opening their eyes, but I didn't expect it to be like this. It’s over, Luo Qing, what do you think of this?”

Luo Sigong's heart tightened, remembering that in the past few days, when the emperor issued edicts to kill people, he still used capital punishments such as lingchi and skinning, which caused an uproar in the outer court.

There is everything, the interrogation is unclear, the Three Law Departments did not intervene, the autumn judgment has not yet come, etc., there are piles of remonstrances and memorials gathered together.

But what about the emperor?

There is no reason.

Just did one thing.

As the eunuchs of the inner court sent the "Great Edict" to the cabinet, without any oral instructions, the prisoners in custody were killed in batches. The outer court was quiet, the capital was quiet, and the Western City was stained with blood...

Previously, when the old Taicang and shipping warehouses were flooded and burned, there was more or less panic in both the capital and the capital. However, as batches of people were killed, many people's attention was diverted, and the convenience stores sold Affordable goods have also basically maintained private prices.

Everything seems to have returned to calm.

"Your Majesty."

Luo Sigong calmed down his complicated emotions, bowed respectfully and said, "The Jinyiwei are the emperor's personal soldiers. Without His Majesty's permission, the Jinyiwei dare not talk about state affairs or discuss state affairs indiscriminately."

It is good to know.

The corners of Zhu Youxiao's mouth turned up slightly as he looked at Luo Sigong, who was bowing his head. Without rules, there would be no rule. If you want to control the vast Ming Dynasty, you must establish rules and understand what should be done and what should not be done.

Without rules, there is no respect.

Without reverence, there is no order.

Without order, there is no stability.

The reason why there were so many messy things in the Ming Dynasty in the past was that the king was not like the king, and the ministers were not like the ministers. The difference between the king and his ministers must be clear!

Zhu Youxiao never cared about his posthumous reputation.

People die like lights go out.

Death is death. After death, the world will praise you, miss you, scold you, and humiliate you. Can you hear this?
If you can't hear it, why should you care?

What Ming Dynasty needs is a powerful emperor, not an emperor who cherishes his wings.

If you break the rules, I'll kill you.

If you dare to be corrupt, I will kill you.

If you want to form a clique, I'll kill you.

If you want to rebel, I will kill you.

If you cause damage, I will kill you.

If you destroy the rule, I will kill you.

Zhu Youxiao knows that there is not so much truth in everything in the world. Personal will can never change all injustices. This is the nature of human nature.

Fame, wealth, and color will always have one end.

Otherwise, what's the point of living?

But don’t take it too far!

If you go too far, you'd better pray in your heart that you will never be exposed, so that you can live in peace. Otherwise, as long as I see or encounter you, it will be a different matter.

"The Integrity Institute is newly established and the cases it handles are not small."

Zhu Youxiao was silent for a long time. He picked up the teacup in his hand and took a sip. This speech made the nervous Luo Sigong feel calmer.

"In Jinyiwei in Beijing, if you have nothing to do, go and help handle this case. Luo Qing will go to the Integrity Institute and talk to Cui Chengxiu to see what to do."

"The minister obeys the order."

Luo Sigong immediately bowed his head.

"That's right." Zhu Youxiao put down the tea cup, as if thinking of something, he stretched out his hand and said to Luo Sigong: "In the imperial prison under the jurisdiction of Fusi in Beizhen, Li Ruolian, a hundred households, did his job properly. I am very pleased, so I specially promoted him to the prison." Envoy Fu, he will be in charge of the special flag school town and fu division. From now on, if Jinyiwei expands the flag school, he will be responsible from that place."

What should come will come.

Luo Sigong's hanging hands trembled slightly.

In the past few days, Zhu Youxiao not only killed a group of people, but also made other adjustments. One of them was the establishment of a new banner school town Fusi in Jinyiwei.

The first is to restrict the expansion of Jinyiwei, the second is to restrict the personnel power of Jinyiwei, the third is to formalize it, and the fourth is to find an official cover for Luanwei.

It is even said that in the future, the factories under the jurisdiction of the East Jishi Factory, the West Jishi Factory, and the Dainaixing Factory will be supplemented by the Flag School Town Fusi.

After all, barbaric expansion is not the right path, and it can be done in special times.

Factory guards are a weapon to protect the imperial power. In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, they are not just cats and dogs who can enter casually.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Li is here."

Not long after Luo Sigong left worrying about gains and losses, Liu Ruoyu, the eunuch of Qianqing Palace, walked in with his head lowered and said respectfully.

"What's the matter?"

Zhu Youxiao said calmly.

"For the draft."

Liu Ruoyu reported it truthfully.

"Announce it."

Zhu Youxiao said concisely.

Zhu Youxiao still respected Concubine Li. She had never been to the harem since she ascended the throne. However, Emperors Wanli and Taichang had many concubines, so the harem could not be ignored. Concubine Li had Zhu Youxiao's tacit approval. Next, he is responsible for temporarily managing the harem.

Without him.

Just because this Concubine Li has general knowledge and sense of propriety, otherwise Zhu Youxiao would not let her take charge of the harem temporarily.

If there is chaos in the harem, that is called a bad thing.

The only thing Emperor Jingmen did was to abolish the burial system.

Interfering in politics in the harem and causing disturbances in political affairs by relatives have been quite taboo in all dynasties. Even in the Ming Dynasty, it was not exempt from the custom in some periods.

However, from Zhu Youxiao's point of view, there are some things that need to be done. The harem is the harem, just do your job well, and there is no need to interfere in politics.

"Call the imperial brother here too."

"The slaves obey the order."

Ever since Zhu Youxiao became an imperial concubine, he had been busy with too many things, and there were so many things waiting for him to plan that his business was almost unsteady, and he had no time to think about women.

When it comes to the draft, Zhu Youxiao doesn't worry too much. The Ming Dynasty is relatively complete with this system. It's not something that can only be mastered by officials in the outer court. Someone in the inner court must also be responsible. Even under the new emperor Yu Ji, there is no one in the harem. The queen mother is in charge, and the concubine who temporarily takes charge of the harem must take responsibility.

Around the time the draft began, Zhu Youxiao did one thing. He asked the eunuch Wang Tiqian, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, to secretly send a group of smart young eunuchs to check the candidates who passed the preliminary election.

So even though Zhu Youxiao is busy with government affairs and has never seen those beautiful girls, he still understands the basic situation.

"My brother has met my royal brother~"

"Excuse me."

While Zhu Youxiao was thinking, Zhu Youjian and Mrs. Li came in together. When they saw the two saluting, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand to interrupt.

However, the relatively reticent Princess Li was still a little surprised by Zhu Youjian's title.

Although Concubine Li heard some rumors while staying in the harem, and even mentioned some rumors when Zhu Youjian came to see her, the emperor's attitude towards Zhu Youjian was still a little too good.

After all, there is a difference between king and minister.

Even if it's between brothers, there are no small things in the royal family.

However, Mrs. Li did not know that Zhu Youxiao wanted to train Zhu Youjian. In the future reform of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian would be a banner, and even the harem would have to be reformed...

(End of this chapter)