The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 402 Zhu Zhen is worse than a pig
"I will kill all nine clans of these bastards."

Looking at the extremely angry Chen Jingke, Du Tongli couldn't help but shudder, and at the same time became curious.

What on earth had happened that made him so angry?
You know, after knowing each other for so many years, this is the first time he has seen Chen Jingke so angry.

He even wanted to kill nine generations of the other family.

Just when he was about to muster up the courage to ask what happened, Chen Jingke pointed his gun at him first:

"Such evil has been going on for so many years, and the Jinyiwei didn't even notice it. What do you think you are doing?"

"A bunch of good-for-nothings, what's the point of the court supporting you?"

Du Tongli quickly swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth. He didn't expect that the fire would burn himself.

He felt so aggrieved. I had only taken over the Jinyiwei for a few days, so it was not my turn to take the blame.

But he didn't argue.

It is useless to explain at this time, the best way is to honestly accept the scolding.

After Chen Jingke scolded him for a few words, he began to curse the Temasek Governor's Office, the Nanyang Navy, and even the King of Chu Zhu Zhen was not spared.

"Why did the court enfeoff the State of Chu in Nanyang? Is this how he does things? It would be better to enfeoff a pig."

Du Tongli, who was standing aside, was feeling somewhat aggrieved at first, but when he saw so many people being scolded, his mentality immediately became balanced.

If everyone gets scolded together, it’s the same as no one getting scolded, so that’s fine.

However, when he heard Chen Jingke start to scold Zhu Zhen, saying that he was worse than a pig, his legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees.

My dear ancestor, can you really scold this person?
Yes, I have scolded the bigwigs in the court and criticized the emperor in my heart, but I only dared to scold myself behind closed doors.

This is in the palace.

If this word gets to the emperor's ears, you will at most be beaten with a stick, and I may die.

I just became the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and I don’t want to die yet.

Whatever you fear will come true. At this moment...

"Cough." A dry cough came from outside the door.

Hearing this familiar voice, Du Tongli could no longer control himself. His legs went limp and he fell to his knees on the ground.

"Greetings...Greetings to His Majesty, and to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Chen Jingke also hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, why are you here?"

Zhu Biao's face darkened as he said, "Swear, why don't you curse anymore?"

"What did you just curse? I didn't hear it clearly. Please tell me again."

Chen Jingke was so embarrassed: "My mouth is foul, Your Majesty, please don't take it personally."

Zhu Xiongying said seriously: "I heard him scolding the King of Chu and saying that the King of Chu was worse than a pig."

Chen Jingke glared at him fiercely and said, "Good boy, let's break up from now on."

Zhu Xiongying was calm and said, "Dad, the King of Chu is a prince, right? What is the crime for insulting a prince?"

Zhu Biao turned around and glared at him, saying, "You should shut up too."

Zhu Xiongying was choked and speechless for a while.

No, it was obviously him who was cursing, why are you being so mean to me?
Now it's Chen Jingke's turn to gloat over other's misfortune. You deserve it for adding fuel to the fire.

Zhu Xiongying secretly gestured with his fist, and Chen Jingke rolled his eyes in response.

Zhu Biao ignored them and walked to the main seat and sat down, saying:

"I don't want what I said today to be spread."

Du Tongli really wanted to learn the lines from the novel and say "I just arrived. What happened?"

But looking at Zhu Biao's cold eyes, he still said honestly:

"Yes, I will keep my mouth shut."

Zhu Biao nodded, then turned around and prepared to ask what happened.

Then we saw Chen Jingke and Zhu Xiongying interacting with each other across the air.

He was immediately furious and shouted, "You two stand still."

"A prince and a study companion, what do you think they are like all day? How can I trust you to leave the world to you?"

The two of them immediately straightened their heads and chests and acted like well-behaved people.

Zhu Biao knew the two of them very well. He knew from their attitude that they had made up their minds to let it go in one ear and out the other.

Very helpless.

I didn't bother to talk to them anymore, but asked, "What happened to make you so angry?"

He did not ask why he scolded Zhu Zhen, nor did he say anything like "don't scold him again" or anything like that, nor did he pretend to punish or warn him.

It is normal for family members to curse each other when they are angry.

As long as you don't curse your mother or ancestors, or say something like "worse than pigs and dogs", it doesn't matter.

Of course, the premise is that you can’t curse in public.

After all, the royal family still has to maintain its reputation.

When this matter was mentioned, Chen Jingke's anger immediately rose again, and he handed him the secret report from the Jinyiwei:
"This is an urgent secret letter sent by Jia Siyi from Temasek. You will know after you read it."

As soon as Zhu Biao raised his hand, Zhu Xiongying snatched it away, ready to have a sneak peek first.

He was also very curious about what had happened to make Chen Jingke so angry.

Although given his relationship with the royal family, it wouldn't be a big deal if he cursed the princes and grandchildren in private.

But Chen Jingke always knew his limits and seldom said anything particularly harsh.

It is very abnormal to call Zhu Zhen worse than a pig today.

But just as he grabbed the secret letter, he saw his old father's hand reaching out and snatching it away.

By the way, he glared at him fiercely.

What else could Zhu Xiongying say? He could only say angrily, "You look first, you look first, I won't compete with you for it."

Zhu Biao was too lazy to pay attention to him and opened the secret letter to read it.

Then his brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

However, he was not as angry as Chen Jingke. After reading it, he said:

"Now you understand why conservatives believe that they have abandoned their ancestors and are no longer Chinese people."

Chen Jingke retorted: "Although I am also very angry, I will not deny that they are Chinese."

"This not only fails to solve the problem, but also looks like an attempt to pass the buck."

"A truly responsible country should solve this problem instead of cutting it with its eyes closed."

While the two were talking, Zhu Xiongying finally found an opportunity to take the secret letter and start reading it.

After reading half of it, he shouted angrily: "Damn it, I will kill all nine generations of their clan."

Zhu Biao and Chen Jingke: "..."

Du Tongli, who was standing by, felt that these words sounded familiar. Then he thought, wasn't this what Chen Bandu said just now?

The relationship between the prince and his tutor Chen is really deep.

Even their reactions when encountering problems are so similar.

Just as he was sighing, Zhu Xiongying turned around and scolded him:
"You are a bunch of good-for-nothings. The court would rather keep a group of pigs than you."

Zhu Biao, Chen Jingke, Du Tongli: "..."

Du Tongli finally couldn't help but whispered, "Your Highness, I have just been appointed to the Jinyiwei for a short time, so I really..."

Zhu Xiongying shouted, "Shut up. What's wrong with me saying a few words to you? Do you want to rebel?"

Du Tongli shuddered and said quickly: "I am innocent... I know my crime..."

Zhu Xiongying also knew that he was not to blame for this matter, but he couldn't vent his anger without scolding others, and he felt really suffocated.

So he scolded the Temasek Governor's Office, the Nanyang Navy and the King of Chu Zhu Zhen.

Zhu Biao's forehead was dark, and he said unhappily: "Shut up too, what problem can scolding solve?" "The important thing now is how to deal with this matter, and we must come up with a charter as soon as possible."

Zhu Xiongying said angrily: "What else is there to discuss? Killing them is not enough to appease the public anger, and not killing them is not enough to deter lawbreakers."

Zhu Biao shook his head and said, "Killing people is easy, but once this matter is made public, will it affect the imperial plan?"

"And if this kind of Han people harming Han people gets out, will it affect the Chinese shaping plan?"

What was written in Jia Siyi's secret letter was how the big families in Southeast Asia harmed the people of the mainland in the name of their fellow villagers.

Wang Wanrong was discovered by the soldiers of the Nanyang Navy. Upon learning of her plight, no one dared to take any action and immediately reported the matter.

Geng Zimao was also very angry when he learned about this.

However, he was still clear-headed and immediately blocked the news and sent Wang Wanrong to Temasek.

This is an administrative matter and is under the jurisdiction of the Temasek Governor's Office.

When Fu An learned about this, he was also very angry.

However, he also did not make it public, but instead sought advice from Jia Siyi.

Finally, it was decided to investigate the matter thoroughly first and then report it to Luoyang.

This investigation is not a big deal, the seriousness of the matter is far beyond their imagination.

This kind of behavior of harming fellow villagers has been widespread since the Song Dynasty.

It reached its peak during the Yuan Dynasty.

Countless people who could not survive chose to go to sea, especially those living in the southeast coast.

The big families in Southeast Asia deceived these people in the name of mutual assistance among fellow villagers.

However, their deception varies according to the situation. Some people are deceived and come here to fill the local population.

Some of it was eaten up completely.

In ancient times, information was not transmitted smoothly, and in the vast South Seas, some people died silently.

But do you think that the people who reach Nanyang alive can really live in peace?

Think more.

First, you have to accept the exploitation and enslavement of the big families.

After finally accumulating some assets, those big families would unite with the local natives, or simply dress up as pirates and rob the people.

After the robbery, the big families jumped out and pretended to be good people, helping the surviving people.

The remaining people did not know the truth and thought that the natives were vicious, so they became more dependent on the big families.

Eventually, they completely became tools in the hands of the big families.

With insufficient manpower, these big clans continue to return to the mainland to deceive people.

Batch after batch, no one knows how many people were killed.

However, not everyone does this. After all, the South China Sea is very large and the situation on each island is different.

This situation is more common on remote islands.

Such incidents rarely occur in important transportation routes and major Han Chinese settlements like Luzon.

This is also the reason why Zhu Zhen and Xu Chailao did not notice anything unusual.

Seeing this information, Chen Jingke was naturally very angry.

This kind of thing has always existed in previous lives.

The science and technology park, which is well known to everyone, was only exposed because of the escalation of the incident and the development of Internet information.

There are many more that have not been exposed.

For example, during the Indonesian massacre in 1998, many Chinese fled abroad to seek refuge, and when the incident was over, they returned to be their own masters.

What should we do when so many ordinary Chinese people are killed?
It’s very simple, just go to the mainland and cheat.

Anyway, there are many people who don’t know the truth and yet dream of getting rich.

In a few years, the leek pond was full.

Of course, such large-scale "cutting leeks" incidents are still rare.

There are more people who use the excuse of doing business to deceive mainland businessmen and defraud them of all their wealth.

Some even trick people into becoming slaves and working in their factories without even paying them wages.

Some people kidnap and then demand ransom.

This kind of kidnapping case, which is similar to the one committed by an acquaintance, will definitely result in the victim being killed.

Because they want to hide their identities. If they really let the person go, how can they deceive others in the future?

The fact is that when you go abroad, you have to be wary of foreigners, and even more so of Chinese people.

Be more careful, otherwise you will end up in a miserable situation.

Fortunately, the country became stronger later and was able to strike hard against similar incidents.

Such incidents are becoming less and less frequent.

But he didn't expect that even after traveling to the Ming Dynasty, he would still encounter such a thing.

When Chen Jingke saw similar things in his previous life, he was very angry, but at that time he had little influence and could only curse a few words online.

Now that we have that ability, we must punish severely.

He thought Zhu Biao's doubts had some truth to them, but still believed that a tough crackdown should be adopted.

"Your Majesty's concerns are not without reason, but the trend of opening up the sea is set, and the conservative opposition will not change the overall situation."

"And with this incident, conservatives will be more vigilant and will be able to find more policy loopholes."

"In the short term, it will indeed have a certain impact on the opening of the sea, but in the long run, it will be beneficial."

The main reason is that the Ming Dynasty has no shortage of time, so it does not need to develop first and then plug the loopholes. It can take its time.

While developing, we will improve the system and minimize unnecessary losses as much as possible.

"As for the impact on the Chinese concept, I think as long as we find the right angle, not only will there be no impact, but the court can also use this opportunity to make a big fuss."

Zhu Biao was surprised and asked, "You are still able to think of a solution when you are so angry?"

Chen Jingke couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Yes, how could I still think normally when I was so angry?
Shouldn't anger make me lose my mind?
When did I become so powerful?

Zhu Xiongying looked as if he was not surprised: "How strange! Jing Ke is angry but still rational. Isn't that normal?"

"Don't mention him, I can do it too."

Zhu Biao: "..."

You are really shameless.

But he was still very pleased. The better Chen Jingke was, the more at ease he felt.

As long as one of Chen Jingke and Zhu Xiongying can remain rational, things will be fine.

This is also the reason why he was so confident and let Zhu Xiongying help him deal with military and national affairs.

The power of the crown prince Zhu Xiongying is the greatest in history, even greater than that of his predecessor.

After all, when he was the crown prince, although he often helped deal with state affairs, he was always handling them in the name of Zhu Yuanzhang.

All imperial edicts were issued in the voice of Zhu Yuanzhang.

It was during the last two years of the Hongwu reign that Zhu Yuanzhang clearly expressed his intention to abdicate, and he began to rule in the name of the crown prince.

Zhu Xiongying took power in the name of the crown prince from the beginning.

Except for the imperial edict, which must be issued in the name of the emperor, all other imperial decrees were issued directly in the name of the prince.

For example, in memorials, the person who annotated them was the Crown Prince Zhu Xiongying.

This kind of power is only a title away from being an emperor.

"Come on, tell me how you plan to make a fuss about this matter."

(End of this chapter)