Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Chapter 710 The Problem of Dingyuan

"You guys are here?"

As soon as Wang Zheng and the others arrived, Yan Guan walked out of the county government office and said calmly: "Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time, come in quickly!"

The four of them felt a little uneasy, but the emperor's grandson had already come, and there were so many guards waiting. It was impossible not to go in, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk through the door.

When they came to the lobby, they saw Zhu Xuan sitting here. There were still many Jinyi guards inside, as if they were going to take them down at any time.

"The common people pay homage to His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince."

The four of them said in unison.

Since he has no official position, he can only call himself a commoner and dare not call himself a minister.

Zhu Xuan sat up straight, pointed at the man next to him, and asked, "Do you know him?"

The four people finally noticed the man, and their eyes widened at the same time. They felt a little unbelievable, but they also thought quickly and knew what happened, and their backs felt cold.

This matter should be investigated to the end, it is a capital crime punishable by beheading.

It is still a crime of death to deceive the emperor.

"Let me ask you, do you know him?"

Zhu Xuan's eyes glanced at those noble disciples.

He didn't know any of these Huaixi military generals, and it was his first time meeting them. There was no need to show any kindness to them, and he simply used his own momentum to suppress them.

The four of them did not expect that Zhu Xuan would be so powerful despite his young age, which made them feel very uneasy.

"No... I don't know each other!"

It was Wu Shouan who spoke first.

After he finished speaking, he found that he had no confidence, his voice was trembling, and he was panicking.

Zhu Xuan was not angry and said calmly: "I'll give you a chance and tell you again, do you know this person?"

As he said that, his cold gaze fell on Wu Shouan.

"know!"

Wu Shouan felt regretful and had to change his story. If he had known this, he should not have lied.

Wang Zheng echoed: "I know you, I know you too."

Hu Yu nodded quickly and said, "I know him too."

Ding Chang kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, please spare my life! The common people have realized their mistake!"

How could they not know what was about to happen.

No matter how stupid you are, when you see the man, you will know that something is wrong. Their plan in Dingyuan must have been exposed, and they have no idea what to do.

"So you also realized your mistake?"

Zhu Xuan sneered and said: "Our Ming Dynasty has always been very good at treating meritorious deeds. We have given you enough land, and you have power and wealth. We collect taxes based on acres of land, but we only collect a part that is not too much. You still don't have it?" You are willing to cooperate and find ways to evade taxes, what are you thinking?"

The Ming Dynasty’s taxation on people sharing their land was indeed not very high.

There are fewer ordinary people, and there are more landlords and nobles than ordinary people, but it will definitely not affect their normal lives.

What's more, in the past, the imperial court turned a blind eye to these nobles' land annexation and used their privileges to make business profits. They didn't care too much and treated them generously.

At most, the Hu Weiyong case and other cases killed more nobles.

After the tax reform years, killings of distinguished officials are rare.

The four of them did not dare to say anything more, they just knelt in front of Zhu Xuan in fear.

"In the final analysis, you are still doing it for greed."

"Human greed is endless. Even if you get immediate benefits, you still don't feel satisfied. You want more. The more you think about it, the bigger your appetite becomes, right?"

Zhu Xuan said what they were thinking.

Greed is one of the factors.

They acquiesced and still did not dare to speak.

For these nobles, Zhu Xuan was not sure what to do to them for a while. He was afraid that improper handling would cause a series of other chain reactions. He thought for a long time and said: "How much have you been greedy for yourself and how many fields have you attached to the Buddhist temple? How many people have done this like you? Make a list and send it to me within noon tomorrow. Go back first!" He did not deal with them on the spot. Although he let them go back, he had to let the Jin Yiwei follow them and keep an eye on them.

In fact, they can't run away. Their brother or other relatives are still in Yingtian. It will be easy to pursue them. If they dare to run away, then Zhu Xuan's operating range will be even greater.

What Zhu Xuan wants to do is to check how many people are colluding with Buddhist temples in Dingyuan, and then send these back to Lao Zhu for processing, without delaying his ancestor worship.

It's a bit unpleasant to deal with those descendants of martial arts. He can't do it casually, so he should let Grandpa Huang do it!
  "Thank you, Your Highness!"

They burst into tears of gratitude, kowtowed a few times, and left.

Zhu Xuan didn't do anything to them, but they also knew that even if they couldn't die this time, they would still have to shed a layer of skin.

"Your Highness!"

At this time, Yan Guan came back and said: "Yu Chengchun has confessed everything he has done, and all the officials in Dingyuan County have also confessed everything about themselves."

He asked someone to bring up all the contents of the previous question.

These are bound together and can be as thick as a book.

Zhu Xuan opened it and looked at it, and suddenly frowned. There was no major corruption recorded on it, but when all kinds of trivial corruption incidents were added up, the number was huge.

There is also something about Buddhist temples.

According to Yu Chengchun's description, he knew that there were quite a few people who colluded with Buddhist temples.

"Send today's matter back to Grandpa Huang as quickly as possible, including Yu Chengchun's confession."

"We are here to wait for Grandpa Huang's order before setting off to worship our ancestors."

"According to Grandpa Huang's character, not only Dingyuan, but also the entire Fengyang must be investigated."

"Assign people to control those involved based on the list."

"Surround the Buddhist temple again and bring some rocket launchers over."

"If those bald donkeys dare to resist, just shoot them down."

The number of people Zhu Xuan brought was quite large.

There are more than 3,000 Jinyi Guards and Yulin Guards in total, and they are all used for security.

Now there are just enough people to control the people who should be controlled, waiting for Lao Zhu's arrangements.

"Yes!"

Yan Guan took the order and went down to work.

Zhu Xuan said again: "We will stay in the county government for the time being. Hou Xian, please spread the news that the emperor's grandson is in charge of the county government to arrest corrupt officials. If the people of Dingyuan have any grievances, they can come to the county government to complain at any time."

"Your Majesty is benevolent!"

Hou Xian just right, flattered him again, and then went out to break the news.

Zhu Xuan felt a little tired.

When he casually went out for a walk or went back to worship his ancestors, he would encounter such things. If he encountered them, he couldn't ignore them. He couldn't let them harm the interests of Ming Dynasty.

"It seems that the Ming Dynasty's official administration is really not good enough."

"Sometimes, no matter how many people you kill, you can't deter those who are greedy."

"If you have greed in your heart, you will try your best to be greedy no matter what."

Zhu Xuan was thinking.

In the future, we should reorganize the administration of officials.

For officials who passed the imperial examination, they can only be hired after review, etc., so as to reduce the number of corrupt officials as much as possible.

All he can do is to reduce it as much as possible, or to say eliminate it?

That is impossible.

In any era, we dare not say it will be eradicated.

(End of this chapter)