Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 322 Kill the chicken to warn the monkey

Chapter 322 Kill the chicken to warn the monkey

Blackwater City.

In camp.

The conversation between Zhu Gaoxu, Emperor Qianxi of the Ming Dynasty, and Wu Kezhong, the respectful uncle, continues.

"Before Wei Chen came to Heishui City, that monk Shaofeng was already in Anning Temple for five or six years."

Wu Kezhong was afraid of saying the wrong thing, so he looked down at his toes and thought while speaking.

"It's still five or six years! The Nawala spies have been under your nose for all these years, and you can't find any clues!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu's face instantly darkened. He stared at Wu Kezhong's forehead and scolded: "Now that you have received more than 120 million taels of silver, are you so happy? Don't you feel ashamed? I was scared after hearing this! Do you think this is a windfall? ?”

He suddenly stood up, looked down at Wu Kezhong, who was bending lower, and shouted sternly: "I tell you, there is a heart hidden in that money, a wolfish ambition to win over, bribe, and corrupt my officials in Northern Xinjiang of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Gaoxu will never forget the Tumu Fortress Incident in history and the "Eight Imperial Merchants" of Shanxi Province who sucked the blood of the Ming Dynasty.

The laxity of border defense in the past dynasties all started with the corruption of the generals and officials.

If he had not inspected the fortresses in northern Xinjiang this time, the respectful uncle Wu Kezhong might not have carried out a "big cleanup" of Heishui City, let alone the group of Wala spies hiding in Anning Temple.

Therefore, he was very angry at Wu Kezhong's "inaction".

"The humble minister is short-sighted and his crime is unpardonable. Please punish him."

The respectful uncle Wu Kezhong was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he immediately knelt down and kowtowed in apology.

Zhu Gaoxu said slowly: "Uncle Gongsun, my voice was a bit too loud just now. Please get up."

After Wu Kezhong stood up, Zhu Gaoxu continued: "But the reason why I am so angry is not entirely because of the secret agent of Wala hidden in Anning Temple."

"Please give me the emperor's instructions."

Wu Kezhong cupped his hands and saluted.

Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said: "I heard that you ordered all the people within a radius of five miles outside the city to be forcibly moved to other places, and let those who were removed from the original guard posts and turned into militiamen live in those houses pretending to be ordinary people. , is this happening?”

Wu Kezhong was about to explain when Zhu Gaoxu said again: "I know you want to protect me, but I don't like military generals disturbing the people. Do you know that?"

Of course Wu Kezhong knew where Zhu Gaoxu's strength was.

Last year, Xue Wenlong, the commander of the Changchun Guard, the son of Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu, whipped local Zheng to death for disobeying military orders and paying grain. Emperor Qianxi ordered him to commit suicide to apologize.

After Xue Wenlong's death, Zhu Gaoxu ordered Xue Wenlong's brother Xue Wenxing to succeed him as the commander of the guard and continue to guard the Changchun Guard.

The reason why this incident did not cause a big disturbance at the time was mainly due to two key factors.

First of all, Xue Lu, the Marquis of Yangwu, was one of Zhu Gaoxu's earliest followers. Zhu Gaoxu didn't want Xue Lu, the Marquis of Yangwu, to be beheaded after seeing Xue Wenlong being convicted, and wanted to give Xue Wenlong a decent death.

Therefore, the relevant personnel who handled this matter did not dare to make any noise, lest everyone know about it and make both the emperor and Marquis Yangwu unhappy.

Secondly, there is a precedent that Zhu Liangzu, the Marquis of Yongjia who guarded Guangdong during the Hongwu period, was whipped to death by Emperor Taizu for his crimes. The death of the son of Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu, was considered a great favor from the emperor.

Therefore, the civil officials who learned about this did not dare to say that Zhu Gaoxu's death of Xue Wenlong was inconsistent with the ancestral system.

Of course, there are other reasons. The most widely spread is the "Qianxi Emperor Nilin" known by Gongshun Bo, which means that military generals are not allowed to interfere in local judicial, civil affairs, taxation and other government affairs.

Any military general, no matter who he is, will never get any good consequences if he violates this rule.

For those who have a bad influence or cause death, direct death is considered the lightest punishment. Those who are more serious will be sentenced to beheading or beheading. Only Ling Chi, quartering the body with five horses, etc. are considered capital punishment.

"The humble minister made a mistake and is willing to accept the punishment."

Wu Kezhong quickly bowed his head and said.

Zhu Gaoxu asked: "Where did you move those people?"

"I moved them to the barracks." Wu Kezhong said with an embarrassed look on his face.

Zhu Gaoxu sneered and said, "Haha, you did pull off a good show of 'exchange of soldiers and civilians'!"

Immediately, he changed the subject and said sternly: "I don't even have to look at the people to know that they must be angry but dare not speak!"

"Weichen is guilty, and Weichen will try to remedy the situation."

Wu Kezhong bowed his head again and said respectfully.

"Remedy? How do you remedy it?"

Zhu Gaoxu pinched his waist with both hands, glared at Wu Kezhong, and asked loudly: "You want to wait for me to leave and give each of them a few silver coins?"

"Yes."

Wu Kezhong was also magnanimous. After Zhu Gaoxu saw through his heart, he did not hide it, but chose to admit it generously.

"The military and political admiral of the first Shaanxi-Pu army is obedient to Bo Wu Kezhong and listens to the order."

Zhu Gaoxu took a deep breath, then sat down again and said loudly.

"The minister is here."

Wu Kezhong knelt on one knee, cupped his fists and saluted.

Zhu Gaoxu said slowly: "Because you are related to me, and for the prince's sake, I will give you two punishments. You are allowed to choose one."

Wu Ping, the younger sister of the respectful uncle Wu Kezhong, was the concubine of Zhu Gaoxu, Emperor Qianxi of the Ming Dynasty, and Wu Zhilan, the daughter of Wu Kezhong, was the chosen attendant of the crown prince Zhu Zhanyu.

It can be said that the relationship between Wu Kezhong and Zhu Gaoxu is not an ordinary son-daughter relationship.

To be honest, Wu Kezhong is the brother-in-law of the current emperor and the father-in-law of the current prince.

It was precisely because of this extremely special relationship with the Ming Emperor that Wu Kezhong dared to "fake things" in Heishui City and used militiamen to pretend to be ordinary people.

"Please give me the emperor's instructions."

Wu Kezhong was afraid that he would be killed by Zhu Gaoxu's words, so he suppressed the fear in his heart and said with great respect.

"One is suspension of employment and salary. You are allowed to go home to take care of your grandchildren and enjoy family happiness."

Zhu Gaoxu said coldly.

Wu Kezhong immediately knelt down, touched his head to the ground, and begged: "Your Majesty, I am not even 50 years old!"

"Although you are not 50 years old, I think you are already 80 years old!"

Zhu Gaoxu was furious and said: "I want to show the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty that even if the emperor's relatives do something wrong, I will show no mercy!"

If he doesn't take action against Wu Kezhong, the obedient uncle, then in the future, the guards and officers of many border fortresses can imitate the same example, practice fraud, and allow Oara and Tatar spies to sneak into the Ming Dynasty and use gold and silver treasures to bribe and corrupt the Ming Dynasty. Civil and military officials, finally pushed to the Ming Dynasty, a building that sheltered countless people from wind and rain?

"Wei Chen understands."

Wu Kezhong raised his head slightly, and said calmly with a heart filled with despair: "Your Majesty is killing the chicken to show the monkey."

"Yes, so what?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked with a livid face: "Do you have any complaints?"

"No."

Wu Kezhong burst into tears and said: "No, I know. I know that I am guilty of death. I only escaped death because of Your Majesty's mercy. I don't dare to think otherwise."

(End of this chapter)

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