The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 322 Loopholes in the Card System

A young man with an angry face, holding a copy of "Da Gao" said:
"Father, don't stop me. I want to go to Beijing to file a complaint."

An old man grabbed his arm and refused to let go: "It's useless if you go, the emperor will definitely amnesty the world after he ascends the throne."

"That's why he beat your brother to death."

The young man was a little depressed, how could he not know this.

But when he thought of his brother and sister-in-law's daily care for him, he thought of their miserable state.

Then I thought about the arrogance of the murderer after killing the people, and the ambiguous attitude of the officials.

A surge of anger arose again, and his eyes turned red:

"The hatred for killing my brother and humiliating my sister-in-law is irredeemable. It would be a waste of my life not to avenge this revenge."

His father still begged him to give up the idea.

Just as the father and son were tugging at each other, they saw a fellow racer running over panting:
"Why are you still here? Run away."

"Li Daguan heard that you were going to file a complaint, and he is bringing people over to say that he wants to eradicate the root cause."

The father and son were shocked, and stopped arguing now. They thanked each other and ran away in the opposite direction.

In fact, the old man was still a little doubtful, so he hid in a hidden place and waited for a while.

Until a plume of smoke rose in the direction of his home.

Apparently the official Li didn't find anyone, so he set fire to their house.

At this time, the old man completely gave up any luck in his heart.

But a new problem followed, how to get to the capital.

Although the imperial court relaxed its restrictions on the people within a certain range.

But the prerequisite for going out is that you have to go to the Yamen to get a road guide certificate.

Without a road guide, we can't even get out of this county.

"The county government is full of people from Li Daguan's family. As long as we dare to show up, we will fall into a trap."

The old man was about to cry but had no tears: "Is it really God who wants to destroy our family? Why does God..."

The young man couldn't bear it anymore and scolded: "Okay, you have that time to complain, why not think about what to do."

The old man murmured: "What else can we do now..."

He was completely disappointed with his young father, so he simply ignored him and squatted alone to think of countermeasures.

The Li family has a great business, and some of them are officials in the court.

Although his rank is not high, he is a Beijing official, and everyone must give him some face.

Their people are everywhere in the countryside and counties. If you go to the Yamen to complain to an official, you are throwing yourself into a trap.

I went to complain to the emperor, but there was no way to lead me, so I couldn't travel far.

Unless there is a caravan or the like willing to cover themselves.

But their family is just an ordinary small family with no such connections.

Just when the young man was anxious, his father patted his shoulder from behind.

He said impatiently: "Don't bother me, I'm just thinking of a solution."

His father sighed and said, "The Li family is definitely searching for us. We won't be able to hide for long."

The young man said: "Nonsense, how could I not know it?"

His father paused, knowing that his son was extremely dissatisfied with his previous behavior.

But who can understand him?
His biological son was killed and his daughter-in-law was humiliated. He hated it more than anyone else.

But he knew better that he couldn't do anything.

Poor people are like ants, that's how the world is.

Resistance will only lead to greater brutality.

Besides, even if they want to take revenge, they have to wait until the Li family relaxes their vigilance.

Back then, his brother was killed by a landlord with a black stick. He pretended not to know anything and survived under the cover of his relatives.

Although he failed to take revenge with his own hands, he saw with his own eyes that the wealthy family was confiscated by the Jin Yiwei.

He immediately wrote the complaint in blood.

Although I don't know if the blood letter is useful, the big family was soon attacked by the Yi clan.

It can be regarded as revenge.

Originally, he was thinking of holding back for now and looking for an opportunity to file a complaint.

Today, the emperor and the prince are very wise. As long as the matter can be heard in heaven, there will be a result.

However, my son had participated in several reserve trainings and his mind was filled with the law and justice.

My blood boils when I see the slightest injustice...

Forget it, it's too late to think about this now, let's find a way to break the situation.

Thinking of this, the old man regained his composure and said:

"The last option is to go to the tax inspection office."

The young man retorted: "Stop talking nonsense. The tax inspector only collects taxes and does not handle cases. What can you do there?"

The old man explained: "The Li family is the richest family here. Half of the salary of tax inspectors comes from their family."

"That's why the Li family hates tax inspections the most, and both sides are in the same boat."

"Now they are the only ones in the city who can help us...at least they won't give us to the Li family."

The young man was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect that his timid father could come up with this idea.

Think about it, it's true.

Anyone can collude with the Li family, except the tax inspector.

The two sides have the most direct interests, and the hatred cannot be resolved at all.

The old man continued: "The Li family united with officials and large households in the county to collectively fight against the tax inspection, making it difficult for them to move forward locally."

"The tax inspectors definitely want to move the Li family down..."

The young man finally believed this statement, but blamed him again:

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

The old man smiled bitterly and said, "You didn't even give me a chance to say it."

Only then did the young man remember that when he heard that his brother and sister-in-law had been murdered, he shouted that he was going to file a complaint. He really did not give his old father a chance to speak.

I felt a little embarrassed at the moment.

But he couldn't bring himself to apologize, and for a while Ai Ai was speechless.

The old man pretended not to notice, changed the topic, and began to discuss how to go to the Tax Audit Department.

The Tax Inspection Department is in the county town, and the city gate must be guarded by people from the Li family now. It will be difficult to get in.

After much discussion, neither father nor son could do anything.

Finally, the old man said: "I can't think of a solution here. Let's disguise ourselves first and go to the city gate to find out the situation."

The young man couldn't think of a better way, so he could only agree.

The father and son didn't have any props. The so-called disguise meant messing up their hair and making their faces a little dirty.

After hiding all the way, I finally reached the city gate.

Looking from a distance, I saw several strong men carrying wooden sticks wandering around the city gate.

When the young man was worried, the old man suddenly said:

"Run to the city later, keep running, don't look back, and don't stop."

The young man looked confused, what do you mean?
The old man didn't say any more and looked at him deeply, as if he wanted to remember him in his heart.

Then before the young man could react, he rushed towards the city gate.

At that moment, his old body burst out with amazing strength.

The young man didn't know what had happened. He wanted to chase him back, but it was already too late.

The people guarding the city gate had already spotted the old man and chased him with shouts.

The young man looked at his father's back, his eyes blurred with tears.

But he also knew that now was not the time to cry, so he wiped away his tears, took a deep look at his father, and kept that figure in his heart.

Then he rushed through the city gate and arrived at the tax inspection office.
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For Zhu Yuanzhang, the Zen position means the end of a life experience.

For Zhu Biao, taking the throne was just the beginning.

Everyone in the world is waiting for him to make his voice heard.

To put it bluntly, I want to see what kind of regulations this emperor has so that I can adjust my future behavior.

Although Zhu Biao proposed a policy of recuperation when he was supervising the country.

But after all, it was just to supervise the country. Will it change if he becomes the emperor?

Many people are even looking forward to whether some radical reforms will be repealed?

Of course, it is impossible to abolish it, which would be a slap in the face of the Supreme Emperor.

But it is okay to ignore it and let it become a piece of paper.

For example, stepped taxation.

Then, Zhu Biao's first imperial edict after he ascended the throne was to tell the people of the world that everything would continue as usual. What do you mean, the rest and recuperation policy remains unchanged.

All previous changes will be retained and changes will continue to be deepened.

Moreover, the reform situation was included in the merit examination projects for officials.

Officials who do not do enough to reform can be dismissed from office at the most.

If there are other crimes, they will be handed over to a judicial court for trial and sentencing.

This edict was issued, which made many people disappointed and relieved.

Disappointingly, the new emperor still unswervingly implemented the reforms of the Supreme Emperor.

The reason for reassurance is that father and son share the same team, and the prince really has no intention of replacing senior officials on a large scale.

Everyone's rights are protected.

Zhu Biao's second and third orders were to deal with household matters.

The Crown Princess Chang was posthumously named Queen Xiaode, and her eldest son Zhu Xiongying was named the Crown Prince.

This is what the question should mean, and there are no disturbances.

Even Zhu Xiongying himself acted very calmly.

However, Lan Yu and others are very happy, after all, this can be regarded as a big happy event.

The fourth imperial edict is to reduce or reduce taxes for people all over the world to demonstrate the benevolence of our emperor.

The fifth imperial edict is a general amnesty for the whole world.

It has been a rule since ancient times for the new emperor to grant amnesty to the whole world.

Naturally, Zhu Biao didn't do anything special. He just followed the ancient regulations.

Moreover, a general amnesty can indeed reduce the burden on the people to a certain extent.

The reason is simple. More than 90% of those arrested for committing crimes are ordinary people.

Those who truly have status and status can find ways to escape guilt.

Although a full pardon will allow some truly evildoers to escape legal punishment, it will allow more people to avoid punishment.

However, there was a disturbance in this fifth imperial edict.

Just the day after the edict was promulgated, a secret report was sent to Zhu Biao's imperial case through the intelligence system of the Tax Inspection Department.

After reading the secret music, Zhu Biao was so angry that he almost fainted.

But this frightened the servant who was serving him half to death. While comforting him, he sent someone to report to the Emperor and the Queen Mother.

Soon Lao Zhu and Emperor Ma... Queen Mother Ma rushed over.

As soon as they met, Queen Mother Ma asked with concern: "Biao'er, what happened?"

Zhu Biao had returned to normal and said apologetically: "I'm fine, please give my parents a trip..."

Lao Zhu directly picked up the secret music on the table and read it. After reading it, his eyes lit up:
"How brave, we are going to kill all nine of them."

Queen Mother Ma frowned slightly and said, "What happened?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Some people know that the new emperor will give a general amnesty to the world when he ascends the throne, and deliberately take this opportunity to bring evil to the evil country..."

"There is also a colluding local government office that condones his evil deeds..."

After listening, an angry look appeared on Queen Mother Ma's face: "This is really unreasonable. Such evil thieves will not be spared lightly."

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "If we don't kill such evil thieves, the people will not be angry...and the local officials will also be held accountable."

However, Queen Mother Ma was relatively rational after all. She quickly came to her senses and said:
"But when the new emperor ascends the throne, it is not appropriate to see blood."

"Moreover, the edict of amnesty for the whole world has been issued. How can the emperor change his words overnight?"

Zhu Yuanzhang also hesitated a little. If it were him, he wouldn't care whether something was changed or not.

There are so many iron certificates of elixirs, and I took them back as soon as I said they would, let alone an imperial edict.

If you dare to disturb me, whatever you say today will destroy your nine tribes.

However, Zhu Biao is now the emperor.

Moreover, the edict of amnesty issued by him just after he ascended the throne has a completely different meaning.

If you are a father, you should also respect your children.

What's more, if I force Zhu Biao to change his will today, I'm afraid there will be rumors tomorrow.

Why does the Supreme Emperor refuse to retreat even if he withdraws his power?

Where is the majesty of the new emperor?

Zhu Biao could naturally see his father's hesitation and was very moved.

This is a true father, always thinking about his son.

Dad can do this, so how can I, a son, let him down?
Thinking of this, he said with a serious expression: "There is no need to recall the decree that has been issued, it only needs to be reissued."

"Only the criminals before September 1st will be pardoned, and the criminals after September 1st will not be pardoned."

An expression of relief appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's face. His son was still the same son and had not changed.

"Okay, okay, Biao'er's method is good, so let's do it."

Queen Mother Ma had no better way, so she could only nod and said: "That's fine."

"The last decree was just sent out, and it probably hasn't spread very far yet."

"Let the envoy hurry up and catch up with the new decree, and issue the two decrees together."

Afterwards, Zhu Biao called Jiang Wei and handed him the secret report from the Inspection Department.

He said one word from beginning to end: "Check."

However, Jiang Wei heard Senhan's murderous intention from this word, and personally led the elite Jin Yiwei to the scene of the incident.

When a new emperor ascends the throne, normally he, the spy chief, must be replaced.

Even the entire Jinyiwei needs to undergo a major overhaul.

This will bring about turmoil and render the Jinyiwei without combat effectiveness for a short period of time.

The advantages of father and son sharing the same team are once again reflected.

Zhu Yuanzhang was satisfied with Jiang Yu, and Zhu Biao was equally satisfied, so he had no plans to replace him.

Jin Yiwei is still the same Jin Yiwei.

But even so, for Jiang Yu, he must show loyalty to the new emperor when he ascends the throne.

Therefore, this matter must be handled well and to the satisfaction of the new emperor.

Before setting off, he also sent an official named Li from the Ministry of Rites to prison.
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Chen Jingke was also very angry when he learned about this.

He had only seen similar things in history books before, but he never expected that it actually happened.

This kind of scum cannot be punished enough.

He also felt that there was nothing wrong with Zhu Biao's handling method, at least he couldn't think of a better way to handle it.

However, he still found a loophole: "All files should be sealed immediately to prevent anyone from changing the date and evading responsibility."

Zhu Biao was convinced when he heard this, and immediately ordered Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment to seal all files.

At the same time, Jinyiwei, the Tax Inspection Department and other agencies were ordered to mobilize collectively to investigate crimes committed after September 1.

Look at how many people dare to take advantage of the amnesty opportunity to deliberately commit illegal acts.

The ministers were naturally full of opinions about the emperor's supplementary edict.

How can there be such a thing in the world?
How can the emperor's golden words be changed lightly? Where will the credibility be in the future?

Besides, the amnesty was not only to show the kindness of the new emperor, but also to seek good luck.

If there is no pardon after September 1st, won’t the good fortune be lost?
As for whether someone deliberately took this opportunity to do evil, the impact is not big.

Why destroy the auspicious atmosphere for those little people.

However, Zhu Biao was determined to do this and ordered that anyone who dared to speak out about it again would be severely punished.

The ministers then closed their mouths worriedly.

Do they really care about a will?

No, this is actually a test.

If the new emperor listens to them and withdraws his intention to reissue, even if he only shows regret, it means that this emperor is still easy to deal with.

They are very capable of dealing with such an emperor.

What's more, if this matter is really investigated, a large number of officials will be unlucky.

Maybe it will also implicate myself.

They naturally hope that big things will be reduced to small things, and small things will be reduced to small things.

But Zhu Biao acted very tough, which showed that he was not that weak-tempered.

For the bureaucracy, this is the last thing they want to see.

The more powerful the emperor was, the harder life would be for his ministers.

This is an unbreakable law.

After sending away the Hongwu Emperor, I thought my life would be easier.

As a result... neither father nor son got along well with each other.

(End of this chapter)