Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 210 Beating and Winning

Under the bright sun, the Forbidden City is splendid and resplendent, with majesty and solemnity everywhere. External disturbances or public opinions have not affected this majestic building complex at all.

The Qianqing Palace at that time.

The atmosphere is slightly depressing.

"Why don't any of them say anything?"

In the main hall of Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao was sitting on the dragon chair, scanning the nobles in the palace with sharp eyes, and said indifferently: "Don't you all think that I am unkind and ruthless? He went to the West City to impose the death penalty and execute him without caring about your feelings at all?"

"Your Majesty! I have never thought of this before."

In the courtroom, Zhang Qingzhen was so nervous that he didn't even bother to look around and hurriedly stepped forward to bow.

"I have never thought of it this way."

Wei Shitai and others stepped forward one after another.

It is clear at a glance who is loyal, who is traitorous, and who is sitting on the fence.

Although there was no change in Zhu Youxiao's face, he was secretly sighing in his heart.

Those who have taken a stand at this moment are all serving nobles of the Royal Guards Governor's Mansion. Those who have not taken a stand, or are still hesitating, are either serving in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion or in the Beijing Camp.

"Some things have been done, so let's do it. I know the situation of the ministers in court and the difficulties in Beijing."

Zhu Youxiao calmed down and said in a low tone: "Maintaining face depends on real money. It's normal to move and take some."

One sentence shocked everyone present.

Although the emperor's words were cryptic, they all understood.

The great Ming Dynasty nobles are all excellent people!
If he wasn’t a human spirit, he would have declined long ago!

The underlying meaning Zhu Youxiao wants to express is very clear. You are stared at by the civil servants in the court, and your power is just that, but you still have status.

After all, you are nobles of the Ming Dynasty. If you just want to maintain your status, you will inevitably rely on mundane things to maintain it, so you are usually greedy and take some. Even though I know this, I don't pursue it too much.

Face is always reserved for you.

Otherwise, when the British government ordered the camp in Beijing, he would have dealt with you severely, and he would not have just arrested a bunch of civil servants and military generals to make trouble.

"But don't go too far!"

Just when everyone was thinking in different ways, Zhu Youxiao shouted sharply: "Just for some personal gain, I ignored the stability of the country and the laws of the country, and colluded with a group of profiteers, thinking of taking advantage of the chaos to make a fortune, almost... Let chaos arise in the capital and lead to irreparable catastrophe.

What makes me most angry is that they dared to secretly collude with Jianlu. Otherwise, I would not seize their titles and would impose capital punishment on them. What a shame! ! ! "

"!!!"

Faced with what the emperor said in anger, Zhang Qingzhen, Wei Shitai, Zhu Chunchen, Xu Xigao and other nobles all showed expressions of surprise and suspicion. As for who was really surprised and who was fake, only they themselves knew best. .

Even though Zhu Youxiao was angry and angry on the outside, in fact he was very calm inside. It could be said that there was no disturbance at all, and he was not angry at all.

Because he is very aware of the virtues of some people among the nobles.

The reason for this.

The reason why I say this.

It's just knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger.

Some nobles are still standing here, but in Zhu Youxiao's heart, they are already dead, such as Zhu Chunchen, Xu Xigao...

If we don't kill them now, it means that the time is not ripe and we can't concentrate on killing them.

Zhu Youxiao must admit that the Ming Dynasty Xungui is one of the basic foundations of the imperial power. Although many of them are rotten, some of them can still be used.

If we want to rectify the Ming Dynasty nobles and give this special group a new life, we must first consider dividing the noble groups in the north and south, and kill all the scum among the nobles in Beijing without hesitation. Then the nobles in Nanjing will inevitably There will be panic and unrest, and the scum among them will never sit still and wait for death. When the time comes, they will start a rebellion and create a separation, and the one who will do the most damage will definitely be the Ming Dynasty.

Secondly, if all the scum among the nobles in the capital were killed without hesitation, what would the nobles in the capital who were loyal to the Ming Dynasty think?What role will the civil servants play then?
Don't overestimate human nature. Once a rift occurs, no matter how loyal you are to the Ming Dynasty, your heart will be chilled and your heart will be frightened. Zhang Weixian and the others will inevitably stand on the opposite side.

Zhu Youxiao must consider all aspects.

The best way to rectify the nobles of the Ming Dynasty is to actively set up traps to eliminate them in batches, while actively reusing the trusted old nobles, while at the same time conferring military honors on new nobles, and skillfully use a combination of punches until all the scum in the nobles are eliminated. , it is time to comprehensively adjust the honor system.

More haste less speed.

While Zhu Youxiao was thinking about this, Liu Ruoyu, the eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, had already led a group of eunuchs and moved all the criminal evidence files against Tang Guozuo and the others into the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, and placed them in front of these nobles.

Although Liu Ruoyu said that the emperor asked you to read these criminal evidence files, no one stood up and actually looked at them.

Time passed minute by minute.

"You don't even look at it, do you?"

Zhu Youxiao leaned forward and looked around at the nobles standing in the hall, "Okay, let's not talk about this, but talk about something that all the ministers are interested in."

Ok?
Faced with the emperor's unclear words, many nobles with different moods looked at each other at this moment, and they all didn't know what the emperor meant.

The inability to figure out the emperor's thoughts made them dare not express their determination randomly.

"According to what I know, since the imperial court stopped operating Guaguan, there has been no trade in Liaodong and Hetao." Zhu Youxiao said leisurely. "But in reality this is not the case. The smuggling trade is carried out secretly. Some people with a sense of luck secretly buy and bribe officials and military generals. They make money and leave all the problems to the court."

"Some situations have been identified in Liaodong, and some situations have also been identified in Hetao."

"Since we are all playing this way, then fine, don't say that I am not thinking of you. Next year, I will choose the opportunity to reopen the discussion. By then, there will definitely be opposition from the DPRK and China."

"In the meantime... how to ensure that the above-mentioned smuggling trade is not controlled by those scum depends on how sincere you are. I will give you time to consider this matter."

"Assuming that the situation in Liao is stable and the Jianlu invasion was defeated by our government, anyone who wants to participate can pay money. I will pretend that I don't know about it. If one day the government and the public find out about this, then you can just do what you want."

This……

What Zhu Youxiao said shocked all the nobles in the hall. What could this be? It was just the expressions of some people. Although they were well maintained, those fleeting micro-expressions were still called Zhu Youxiao. Aware.

However, Zhu Youxiao didn't say anything.

After explaining the matter, Zhu Youxiao ignored the nobles and left the place, heading towards Dongnuang Pavilion. As for what they thought, Zhu Youxiao did not care.

Not long after Zhu Youxiao returned to Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Youjian came to Dongnuan Pavilion with a complicated expression.

Looking at the imperial brother who was busy at the desk, Zhu Youjian wanted to say something several times, but he hesitated.

"They've all gone?"

Zhu Youxiao asked Zhu Youjian without raising his head.

"gone."

Zhu Youjian hurriedly bowed.

"Do you think I'm fooling around?"

Zhu Youxiao put down his imperial pen, raised his head with a smile, looked at Zhu Youjian and said.

"No...no."

Zhu Youjian was a little hesitant. Although he said so, he was full of confusion in his heart.

Why do you want to do this!

Doesn’t this destroy the foundation of Ming Dynasty? !

"I asked the emperor to read the secret memorials that Wei Zhongxian and Xiong Tingbi submitted to Beijing."

Zhu Youxiao leaned on the cushion and said to Zhu Youjian: "If I remember correctly, what the emperor said at that time was that they should all be killed, right?"

"That's right!"

Zhu Youjian was a little excited. He clenched his fists and said, "If you dare to do such things that harm the country, you will not only kill them, but also punish the three tribes of them as a warning to others!"

"And then what?"

Zhu Youxiao asked with a smile.

"..."

Zhu Youjian was speechless, he didn't know what the emperor brother meant.

"The emperor doesn't really think that if we kill them all, smuggling incidents that harm the country will not happen, right?" Zhu Youxiao leaned forward and said.

"Then if I say that among the nobles summoned by me today, there may be people secretly involved in smuggling, does the emperor think that I am just being suspicious? Or is it true?"

"I……"

Zhu Youjian was obviously stunned. He was obviously confused and didn't know what to say.

Still too young after all.

Zhu Youxiao smiled and looked away. He remembered a saying, when you see a cockroach, there are already swarms of cockroaches in invisible places!
This is the Ming Dynasty!
"Royal brother, you must always remember one thing, no one will do something without purpose."

Zhu Youxiao lifted up the sleeves of his robe and looked at Zhu Youjian with a half-smile, "Just like when the imperial examination did not have Yu Ji, he was not liked by the emperor's grandfather. Although there are problems with the imperial examination, it is more about Zheng Ni Due to the reversal of fortune and fortune, what they want is this throne.

Affected by this incident, people in the court fought and fought one after another. On the one hand, it was indeed for the imperial examination, but on the other hand, it was for themselves.

Also, since the emperor's grandfather Yu Ji, why has the party struggle never stopped?Are they fighting for power?Maybe, but it is mostly for profit. The most obvious one is that the commercial tax has been reduced. This harms the interests of the country, but there are many groups who benefit. And this kind of thing happens everywhere, otherwise the country This is not the behavior when it comes to fiscal revenue and expenditure. "

Zhu Youjian opened his mouth wide, these words obviously subverted his cognition.

"Everything in the world comes from profit."

Zhu Youxiao continued: "Since the smuggling trade exists, it cannot be killed by personal will, even if it is me. After all, I cannot always keep an eye on this matter.

So fight.

So we have to gamble.

So in this process, how to ensure that the loss of interests of the country and the DPRK can be minimized?The most effective thing is to let new groups take their place and ask them to fight and fight. Rather than losing control, I want to be in control. At least they do it and I can know who did what. "

However, there is a saying that Zhu Youxiao did not say. If you want to make a person fall from the altar, you have to make him crazy. Only in this way can you kill without any scruples. This generally refers to some scum in Beijing. As for Speaking of these truths, Zhu Youxiao hopes that Zhu Youjian can realize it himself, otherwise Zhu Youjian will not be worthy of being reused in the future and will not be worthy of becoming the banner of the Ming Dynasty...

(End of this chapter)