Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 822: The Enlightenment of Duke Yansheng
If you want to be a good emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you cannot do without money, guns, and pens. If you dare to lack any one of them, some ministers under you will take advantage of the situation to plot against you and hinder you.

Especially when it comes to the implementation of new laws, changes are bound to occur between the central and local governments. There is no way around it. Any changes involving new laws mean that power and interests have to be redistributed.

As for the groups that enjoy vested interests, they will never allow such things to happen. If new laws are introduced at every turn, won't they be completely sidelined?

Therefore, as the game and struggle intensify, contradictions and conflicts will inevitably arise. This is a fact that cannot be changed no matter which emperor is on the throne.

"The Luan Guards must keep a close eye on me!!"

Xiyuan.

Ok Hee Palace.

Zhu Youxiao put down the memorial in his hand and stared at Li Ruolian coldly, "The officials from the southeast, scholars, merchants and other groups in Beijing who were initially screened by the Luanwei, all of whom are on the suspicious list, must be kept under close watch by me."

"In the eyes of the Luanwei, don't be confused by this party or that faction. There have been too many cases of people being in Cao's camp but their hearts being with Han throughout history."

"The central government has been lenient to the Southeast for too long, which has led some people to think that the court should not interfere too much in the affairs of the Southeast, and that everything should just follow the old system, old rules, and old regulations!!"

"If I don't try to eliminate the incidents that happened in Zhejiang, Guizhou and Fujian this time, and let the people in the southeast know my power and the power of the central government, then I will have sat on the throne in vain!!"

"I obey the decree!!"

Li Ruolian immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that the Luan Guards will not fail your orders."

Through Qian Qianyi, Zhu Youxiao's intention was clear. Now that chaos has broken out in the southeast, it is inevitable that the central government will step in to purge a group of people.

If anyone dares to do anything secretly and causes further chaos in the southeast, then I will think that someone wants to make trouble. In this case, Zhu Youxiao does not mind increasing the intensity. At worst, if all the southeastern provinces rebel, I will mobilize elite troops to encircle and suppress them from multiple directions and defeat the southeast again!
"How's the investigation going on?"

Zhu Youxiao collected his thoughts and looked at Li Ruolian.

"Your Majesty, we have found some."

Li Ruo Lian did not dare to hesitate and reported truthfully: "What can be confirmed at the moment is that the several major cases investigated by the Integrity Bureau in Zhejiang involved the occupation of government farmland and the misappropriation of textile production, and the minor branch of the Kong family in Quzhou was involved. As for the major branch of the Kong family in Quzhou, there is no conclusive evidence to prove whether they were involved."

"What makes me feel strange is that the several small branches of the Kong family in Quzhou are involved. They don't seem to know much and just take a dividend every year..."

"There's nothing strange about this."

Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly, "I'm afraid someone is trying to use the reputation of the Southern Sect of the Kong Family to gain more popularity in the southeastern provinces than the Northern Sect of the Kong Family."

"Now that so many illegal cases have been uncovered in the southeast, those who previously conspired and participated in them have long thought that they would be exposed one day, so they have to tie them up. After all, if these major cases are really exposed, they will involve the Southern Branch of the Kong Family. It doesn't matter whether it is a large branch or a small branch, as long as the surname is Kong, that's enough!!"

Li Ruolian broke out in a cold sweat.

He thought about these things, but he didn't dare to say them.

After all, the grain transport that was investigated in Shandong earlier had implicated the lineage of the former Duke Yansheng, and many people from various branches of the northern clan of the Kong family in Shandong were eventually arrested and killed.

Just this series of arrests and killings alone resulted in more than two million mu of fertile land being incorporated into the official fields of various prefectures, counties and districts in Shandong. This matter was rarely mentioned in the court, in order to protect Confucius! And even more so to protect the face of the court! !

Who dares to think.

The lineage of the Duke of Yansheng in Shandong was the most aggressive in annexation, and the lineages of the vassal states in Shandong were equally powerful. This incident made Zhu Youxiao very angry at first, and all those who were caught were executed. The person responsible for this matter was the Governor of Shandong, Yuan Keli.

Since Yuan Keli took office as the governor of Shandong, he has done a lot of things. He joined hands with Wang Qia, the governor of Shandong, to rectify the officialdom, improve water conservancy, expand the highway, develop the navy, streamline the garrisons, repair the canal, assist in the customs, and immigrate to Liaodong...

With Yuan Keli as the stabilizing force in Shandong, Zhu Youxiao did not have to worry about Shandong at all.

It has only been a short while since the Kong and Zhu families were dealt with in Shandong. Now, the Zhejiang affairs have dragged the Kong family from Quzhou into the matter. If this gets out, it will be another shocking scandal! !

“Some people’s hearts have turned black!!”

While Li Ruolian was thinking, Zhu Youxiao clenched his fists, "They have planned very well. By involving the Kong family and dragging the Zhu family into this, they are sure to win!!"

"Have you investigated all the branches of the Huai and Yi clans involved in the smuggling of salt and iron in the Yangtze River? Also, are they involved in the smuggling of Southeast Sea Trade?"

"I found some."

Li Ruo Lian collected his thoughts and bowed hurriedly, saying, "The leaders are a few princes' mansions, and their respective sub-houses are also involved, but it will take time to find out whether it is related to the smuggling of Southeast Sea Trade."

"I'll give you time."

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Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes and said, "Investigate this matter thoroughly for me. While Zhejiang, Guizhou, Fujian and other places are in chaos, I want to remove all these sores. Damn it, I am not surprised that the Kong family is involved, but the vassal of Jiangxi is also involved in the affairs of Zhejiang. It seems that their hands are really long enough!! "

"The minister obeys the order!"

Li Ruolian bowed and kowtowed again.

Why did Zhu Youxiao attach so much importance to the overseas migration of vassal states? To this end, he wanted to train a group of vassal descendants. The purpose was to either restrict the privileges of the vassal states scattered throughout the Ming Dynasty to their homeland or drive them all to overseas. If he did not do this, too many people would have evil intentions in this regard.

Giving too many privileges will shake the foundation of rule.

Now Zhu Youxiao is cleaning up this mess.

"Your Majesty, Duke Yansheng has submitted a memorial."

At this time, Liu Ruoyu walked in from outside the hall, bowed respectfully and said: "There is a Japanese invasion in Zhejiang, and Duke Yansheng is worried about this matter. I learned that the court is worried about this matter, so I donated 3 taels of silver and 10 shi of grain to do my best."

This is what we call setting an example.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youxiao revealed a faint smile. Ever since the public election of Duke Yansheng was decided and the new Duke Yansheng was identified, some things have actually been changing quietly.

"Send this memorial to the cabinet." After reading it, Zhu Youxiao looked at Liu Ruoyu and said, "Take a copy of it for the cabinet and send it to all parts of the country, so that everyone in the world will know the meaning of Duke Yansheng!!"

"The slaves obey the order."

Liu Ruoyu immediately bowed his head.

It doesn't matter how much money and grain the Yansheng Duke donated. What's important is his attitude. With this attitude, Zhu Youxiao's righteousness in this matter became unbreakable. Whoever dared to do anything in secret, Zhu Youxiao would have no problem killing him.

(End of this chapter)