Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 625 The Top of the Forbidden City
A single word of profit has changed the taste of too many things. The Ming Dynasty was destroyed on this. Too many vested interest groups are attached to the foundation of Ming Dynasty's rule. They are like moths, constantly eating away at the Ming Dynasty. The foundation of their rule, if we don't be ruthless and eliminate them one by one, then it will be impossible for the Ming Dynasty to be saved.

It is absolutely impossible to completely ban privileges. From the moment the family world appears, no, more accurately speaking, from the moment power appears, privileges appear along with it.

Privileges require a certain degree of specialness, but they also require corresponding responsibilities and obligations. If you only want to enjoy the privileges but don’t think about paying anything, then it’s better to have fewer such privileges!
Zhu Youxiao never thought of abolishing privileges. As the supreme emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he himself enjoyed the only privileges. If the privileges were banned, where would the majesty be? Where is the legal system? Where is the righteousness? Where is the rule?
However, not banning privileges does not mean that Zhu Youxiao will not restrict and restrict privileges. After all, human desires are unlimited. If privileges are not controlled within a certain range, the order of the world will collapse!
Qianqing Palace.

Dong Nuan Pavilion.

"All the ministers must have read the memorial that Qi Jin rushed to Beijing from Lianghuai River, right?" Zhu Youxiao leaned on the cushions and glanced at the cabinet ministers in front of the emperor with a calm expression.

Zhu Guozuo, Qian Qianyi, Sun Ruyou, Bi Ziyan and other ministers who heard this all had complicated expressions on their faces. They had mixed reactions after reading the memorial that Qi Jin had urgently delivered to Beijing.

"Let me describe it in one sentence. The greed growing in the two rivers is so shocking! The majesty of the Ming Dynasty's laws has been trampled to the ground!!"

Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly, re-photographed the court case in front of him, and shouted in a deep voice: "I have thought about countless possibilities, but I have never thought that among the officials under the Lianghuai rule, there are people who dare to secretly collude with a group of lawless people to use the so-called The gangsters came to deceive the central government, and even took the lives of innocent people of my country to act as so-called gangsters! "

"Okay, that's great. Under my rule, the Ming Dynasty, such a shocking thing happened. If this matter spreads throughout the world, how should the world view me, and how should they view the imperial court!!"

The atmosphere in Dongnuan Pavilion suddenly changed.

"Your Majesty, please advise us to investigate this case strictly!!"

Under such circumstances, Bi Ziyan, the assistant to the cabinet and the minister of the household department, walked out of the court class, bowed to the emperor and said: "Based on the situation that Qi Jin's department has found out in Lianghuai, I think it is involved." It’s definitely not just Lianghuai, I’m afraid it’s also involved in other places!”

"Lianghuai has always been an important tax area for the imperial court, especially the salt tax, which is one of the most important financial resources for the national treasury. However, according to the inspection situation of the Qi Jin Department, this stolen silver and stolen property is obviously not worthy of the money."

"Your Majesty, you can't!"

Qian Qianyi's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "In terms of the current complex situation, what the court needs to do now is to maintain stability. After all, the counter-insurgency wars in Liaodong, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places are in full swing, and even The war to aid Korea and resist the Japanese invaders has already begun in vassal Korea."

"Under this situation, the important areas headed by Lianghuai must not be able to cause chaos. If there is further chaos in Lianghuai and other places, it will be too passive for the imperial court."

"I second the proposal!"

Sun Ruyou followed closely and said: "I can understand His Majesty's mood, but for the court right now, stability is the most important thing. If there is any trouble in Lianghuai and other places, the court will face internal and external troubles. "

"Especially during the period when Qi Jin's troops were frightening Lianghuai, what Cui Chengxiu's Institute of Integrity did in Zhejiang has aroused great public dissatisfaction in Zhejiang."

"Mr. Sun Ge, what you said is wrong, isn't it?"

Zhu Guozuo, the chief assistant of the cabinet, frowned and said: "What the Integrity Council was investigating in Zhejiang was the follow-up to the water transportation case. There was a tax resistance storm in Zhejiang. Cui Chengxiu and the others had not arrived in Zhejiang at that time. To arbitrarily put the matter on the Integrity Council, this is not the cabinet. What you should do!" Sun Ruyou said not to be outdone: "Yuanfu, Cui Chengxiu and the others arrested a large number of scholars without asking any questions. This is obviously against our national policy of respecting Confucianism and promoting science!"

"Even if there are any problems in Zhejiang, they should be dealt with according to the laws of our court. Cui Chengxiu and others are so aggressive and arbitrary, and they arrest so many people directly. How does this make the world's scholars think of the court?"

"enough!!"

Zhu Youxiao shouted in a deep voice, staring at Sun Ruyou and the others with cold eyes, "What we are talking about now is Lianghuai and Zhejiang. Did I just mention it?!"

Sun Ruyou and Qian Qianyi lowered their heads.

"Bi Qing is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He feels that the Lianghuai matter is not over yet." Zhu Youxiao continued: "The court should continue to investigate this matter. One of you, Qian Qianyi, and the other of you, Sun Ruyou, are so excited. Come up and tell me, are you also involved?"

"Your Majesty has wronged me!"

"How could I do such a thing!"

When Qian Qianyi and Sun Ruyou heard this, their expressions changed greatly. Under the gaze of Zhu Guozuo, Bi Ziyan and others, they immediately lifted their robes and knelt on the ground.

"I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty. No matter how greedy I am, I would not dare to get involved in illegal matters such as this. If Your Majesty does not trust me, then I am willing to accept the review!"

Qian Qianyi was extremely emotional. He knelt on the ground and began to speak sternly. For those who didn't know, he thought that the emperor who questioned him was a fool who listened to the slander.

There is a Donglin Party and a Zhejiang Party. Don’t I know whether you are involved in them or not?
Seeing Qian Qianyi and Sun Ruyou like this, Zhu Youxiao sneered in his heart, few of those who formed factions in the government were clean.

Compared with these guys who are officials in the government, the supporters hidden behind them are the ones who should be dealt with most.

This is also the reason why Zhu Youxiao has not killed all parties and factions until now.

Get rid of them, and a new group will come to power and cuddle together in the court to keep warm. Even if the killings make the court and official circles bloody, such bad habits will still appear as they should.

It's just a matter of time.

If that's the case, it's better to keep the familiar people in front of you, so that you can kill them in batches through specific important cases, and uproot the people behind them by the way.

If all strangers were to come up, Zhu Youxiao would have to check again. This would be a waste of time. After all, the spokesperson can be changed, but there are only those behind the scenes.

In view of this situation, Zhu Youxiao will not be impatient. After all, the initiative is in his hands, and he can just implement it step by step according to the schedule. These bugs will be killed anyway, so what does it matter if it is earlier or later?
(End of this chapter)