Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 207 207 Heavy rain keeps falling
When Zhu Biao returned to the palace, the supervisor in charge of surveillance had also sorted out all the conversations between the two and placed them on Zhu Yuanzhang's desk.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the ink that had not dried up and read it carefully.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Wang Buli said that he had done bad things with good intentions when he brought people to Beijing to complain, he thought to himself that it was true or false.

"I am so enlightened, and I am so open-minded in the eyes of my ministers. When the time comes when the people are killed by the officials under my command, they will have no way to ask for help, isn't it right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted and continued to look down.

"I can't compare to Liu Xuande?"

"He is really our good son-in-law, and he actually said that we are wishful thinking in demanding such a minister like Zhuge Liang?"

"I'm so angry!"

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Wang Buli didn't understand him at all. Who didn't know that he was working hard for the people?

Otherwise, if he gets up early every morning and goes to bed before midnight, which emperor would be more diligent than him?
Most people are obsessed with enjoyment. Only I, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, would work so hard every day for ten years.

That's why I'm very disgusted with ministers like Ru Taisu who wrote more than 10,000 words in ink but missed the key points.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly at his son's statement. He currently had no intention of abdicating the throne and becoming the Supreme Emperor.

"What did dad say?" Zhu Biao also laughed and said:

He obviously wanted to refute, but the facts did lead to such consequences.

That's why he had to keep everything in his own hands, which resulted in many ministers reporting everything no matter how big or small.

He wished he could have the Prime Minister dismissed, and all the memorials from the imperial court would be placed in front of his case, so there would be no need for others to review them on his behalf.

In the end, all decisions were made by the emperor, and local officials only acted as mouthpieces, without any subjective initiative at all.

The group of courtiers below may not be able to survive him!

"Well, it's over."

Zhu Yuanzhang was overwhelmed by his son's words, and fell silent.

Zhu Biao talked a lot, and then said:
"I think they just want to make the eagle suffer. They deliberately find a lot of work for you, dad, and then make you enjoy it until you are exhausted. In the end, I, the generous prince, will be promoted to the throne early. These people are really murderous. Blood!”

He clearly knows that he still has at least twenty years of good life ahead of him.

"Dad, have you finished reading it?"

Because Zhu Biao had already learned to handle government affairs under Zhu Yuanzhang's supervision. He used to think that many things needed to be handled by the emperor himself.

In the end, the younger generations still think that we are just busy working in vain!
Zhu Yuanzhang became increasingly angry, but the key was that he still had nowhere to vent his anger.

He has almost no trust in his ministers.

"Yes, if my father is not willing to do this, do you think how many ministers would still write memorials every day and report everything no matter how big or small?" Zhu Biao looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang who was standing on the imperial steps:
"Dad, isn't this the courtier's flattery to you?"

In fact, he is not afraid of hardship or tiredness, but he is afraid that future generations will not be able to maintain the family fortune that he has worked so hard to acquire!

Dad has taken care of everything in the world. It's not in vain to spend so much salary to support so many officials.

He suppressed his anger and continued to look down. His son and son-in-law discussed some preventive measures against going to Beijing to file a petition.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang felt very unhappy when he thought of Emperor Tianqi doing carpentry work and Emperor Li's eunuch reviewing memorials.

Zhu Biao said quite excitedly: "Wang Buli's words are really enlightening to the child. Dad, you deal with the government affairs day and night, but if you think about it carefully, the emperor should come personally to do all the things in the memorials." Something to deal with?”

After he had finished reading, Prince Zhu Biao hurried back.

"What you said makes sense."

However, after Wang Buli's reminder, many matters did not need to be submitted to the emperor at all. The local officials below could handle it themselves.

Zhu Yuanzhang fell into deep thought again as he listened to his son's understanding.

Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the dragon chair, thinking about whether he had been tricked by that piece of shit, Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, because he had worked so hard.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not believe that Hu Weiyong was a fool. That old boy was a dog with a pig face and a loud heart.

"The child is still too young for now. Even Wang Buli, a small official who worked in the county government, can often make me speechless, not to mention the other ministers who are full of scheming. I still need to The father is standing in front, protecting his son from the wind and rain."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, pointed to his son and said: "If I had not died, wouldn't you have always been the prince and not become the emperor?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw what Wang Buli said that the emperor loved to be the master of Qingtian, and his ministers would try every means to make him be the master of Qingtian more often, he was stunned.

Zhu Yuanzhang believed that the officials below wanted to use this situation to achieve the plan of exhausting him to death, and they were working too hard.

Seeing that his father finally listened to his advice, Zhu Biao hurriedly said: "In this case, why not think of a way not to work so hard, so that you can better extend your life and rule the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and walked around twice: "This is what I am willing to do."

"What goes up is good, and what goes down is invested."

"rhetoric."

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly interrupted his thoughts.

At this point, Hu Weiyong and others reviewed it first, and used the position of prime minister to intercept two-thirds of it, and then sent the rest to Lao Zhu.

"This simple truth has deceived you for so long."

"wrong!"

"No, no."

However, everyone knew that the emperor was diligent in his administration, so all the big and small things were written in the memorials to show that he was a diligent official.

What's more, if he doesn't have many things in his hands, he won't be able to sleep at night!

Just as the father and son invited Qian Tang, the Minister of Punishment, to discuss the matter of people's complaints against the emperor, they listened to the emperor's questions.

Qian Tang stroked his white beard and thought for a while: "Your Majesty, my consort and I also discussed this matter during the trial."

"Oh?" Zhu Yuanzhang pretended not to know and said, "You can tell me."

"In response to this situation, an imperial envoy should be sent to inspect the four directions on behalf of the emperor.

If someone intercepts a complaint, it can also be accepted by the imperial minister, which saves them a lot of energy and money to travel thousands of miles to the capital, which is really too difficult for ordinary people. "

"Well, that's a good idea."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. It seems that when the foreign envoys come tomorrow, I will have to sell them an updated version again.

"But how should the imperial envoy choose?"

"This matter still needs to be called in by the Prime Minister, the Minister of Household Affairs and others to discuss it together."

Qian Tang only discussed the case, and he had no involvement in the selection of candidates.

There are always a handful of people like Wang Buli who can solve cases, so the matter of selecting people as imperial envoys must be popularized, so that it can be better promoted instead of setting up a carrot pit.

Otherwise, once people like Wang Buli grow old or pass away, and the next emperor takes office, how can the imperial mission continue to be carried out if people are found according to Wang Buli's standards?

After Hu Weiyong and others came to discuss matters related to Beijing Control, they all understood.

When a fierce woman like Chi Sun took advantage of the loophole set by the emperor, the emperor was furious. If her husband could not be caught within a month and asked to watch the execution, he would kill her directly.

Now it is time to fix the bug for this matter.

To prevent such false accusations from becoming commonplace.

Without this incident, Zhu Yuanzhang would have issued a new policy in the future, which was to call on the people to report corrupt officials and escort them all to the capital.

Therefore, on the post road leading to Nanjing, you can often see people carrying dry food, in small groups or hundreds of people, tied up with a few local wealthy people or officials, rushing over to ask Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor, to make decisions for them.

In addition, in order to avoid making things difficult for the complainants, all those who collectively come to Beijing to complain will not be intercepted at various passes even if there is no road guide. Otherwise, they will be dealt with according to the secret report sent to the imperial court, and they will be executed.

As for the officials, they were not looked down upon by Lao Zhu. They were treated differently from officials.

Because of Lao Zhu's experiences when he was young, he ordered the people to be more radical against the officials' actions.

The people can arrest them directly without going through any reporting process and escort them directly to Beijing.

Zhu Yuanzhang directly delegated power to the people and could directly enter county offices to arrest officials, which already indicated that the Ming bureaucracy had lost its authority in local governance, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was paralyzed.

Zhu Yuanzhang also considered that officials who harmed the people must be colluding, so if they dared to resist, they would definitely kill the nine tribes afterwards.

As an old saying goes: The heavy rain is still falling, Chongba, tell your nine tribes not to be afraid!
Zhu Yuanzhang also believed that he had indeed found an excellent way to rectify officialdom. He was also very confident in this. As long as he dealt with it in this way for one year, the entire county government of Ming Dynasty would definitely be cleared up, and all the corrupt officials in the world would be deterred by the people. They will all change their ways.

But often this is just Zhu Yuanzhang's wishful thinking.

He wants to use everyone in the world as chess pieces, but not all chess pieces will follow his arrangements honestly.

Ever since abdication became a family legacy, people have become very fond of power.

Even if temporary workers only have a little bit of power in their hands, they will use this power to great extent to gain more benefits for themselves.

Countless historical experiences have shown that no one does not love power!
Now that the emperor has given them the power, who can't take it in their hands?
So Zhu Yuanzhang mobilized the people to arrest officials who harmed the people, which was further expanded by his subordinates to arrest officials, officials, enrich the people, and ordinary people.

The pot even touches the bowl when eating, let alone the interaction between people.

As a result, false accusations became common and everyone was in danger.

Everyone is afraid that others will falsely accuse him for the purpose of extortion and revenge, and they will label him randomly and escort him to the capital.

This trend has caused Zhu Yuanzhang's good policies for a year to get out of control!
With Zhu Yuanzhang's encouragement, all officials, subordinate staff, rich people, and poor people can be targeted for arrest.

Officials who go to the countryside can be arrested by the people.

Subordinate officials must harm the people.

Rich people can be labeled as "rich people".

Small people can also be "helpers".

As long as there are contradictions, conflicts, grudges, and desires between them.

Such labels as "rich people" and "helping tigers" can fly everywhere.

After all, there was only one Zhu Yuanzhang who "knew everything clearly", and the others were all treacherous ministers who deceived him.

Only Zhu Yuanzhang can wear the title of Master Qingtian.

In fact, Lao Zhu does not care about the truth of a specific case. What he cares about is which direction the movement is heading.

The General Affairs Department responsible for interrogating the abducted people is also very limited. Such a large number of people are imprisoned in the Jingshi Prison and cannot even be interrogated. Not to mention that according to normal procedures, people have to be sent to the local area to search for evidence and certification. of.

In fact, the General Affairs Department's scale in handling cases was mainly based on Zhu Yuanzhang's political needs, rather than the truth of the case itself.

The truth is not important to Zhu Yuanzhang at all.

He just wants the people below to be obedient and do things according to his instructions. These people were not only acting to "flatter" Zhu Yuanzhang, but they also allowed themselves to gain profits from it.

In this policy, no one is absolutely safe except Lao Zhu.

After the discussion among the important ministers of the Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu finally sent someone to serve herbal tea to quench everyone's thirst and take a pee.

You're not young anymore, so don't hold it back.

Regarding Wang Buli's impeachment, Hu Weiyong never kept it, but sent it all to Zhu Yuanzhang for him to read.

During the discussion, Zhu Yuanzhang discovered the impeachment of Wang Buli.

Many people used Cao Cao to say that Wang Buli was ambitious and secretly arrested innocent Yaren. As a result, many merchants who came all the way to the capital were unable to complete their transactions and were about to suffer heavy losses.

He even ridiculed Wang Buli for spending a lot of manpower and material resources to dredge the ditches in Jiangning County, and the soldiers of the Army and Horses Division had to maintain it on a daily basis. Although this man has no history, his hands are getting longer and longer. Your Majesty must be on guard!
Zhu Yuanzhang was the first to not believe the image that compared Wang Buli to Cao Cao.

First of all, Cao Cao was relatively short and could not reach Wang Buli's height. In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang also understood that Wang Buli looked diligent and motivated, but in fact he was a very lazy person who could sneak around and rest without working. .

If you want him to work hard and do things like Cao Cao, it's really flattering to him.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about Wang Buli's impeachment in the memorial, he still cared about the affairs of those merchants.

He was just thinking about whether those county officials could replace these Ya people and do those things well.

There was a click.

There was a flash of lightning outside and it was going to rain again.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked slowly outside the palace and stood in the corridor, watching the rain dripping down at first, then becoming denser, and the ground immediately became wet.

"It looks like it's going to rain heavily."

Zhu Yuanzhang was not in a hurry, so he turned back and continued reviewing the memorials.

Hu Weiyong and others were soaked when they came back from going to the toilet, so they returned to their respective offices to change clothes.

The rain is getting heavier.

Even the faucets outside the palace began to spit water.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood in front of the window worriedly, listening to the thunder roaring from time to time, and the heavy rain hitting the ground making a fierce sound.

"It's raining so hard, I'm afraid it's going to be flooded!"

Zhu Biao had a worried look on his face. People always have to rely on the sky for food.

It won't work if it rains less, but it won't work if it rains too much.

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang sent someone to call the people from Qintian Prison and asked them to calculate how long the heavy rain would last.
Once it rains too hard and the river level rises, it is feared that the homes of people along the coast will be flooded.

Disaster relief will be a huge expense later, not to mention what diseases are rampant.

If the weather is bad, it is easy for the people to think that there is a problem with the emperor's rule, so God will punish them.

Although the theory of Destiny's Son can bring great benefits to those in power, it is always a double-edged sword.

Once there are successive disasters in the world and people are displaced, it means that you, the emperor, have not done a good job.

Since we haven't done a good job, it's time for us to find another emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very sensitive to this kind of thing.

The courtiers who worked in the palace did not go home, and the rain kept falling.

In the middle of the night, Zhu Yuanzhang already looked very bad after listening to the report from his men.

"Your Majesty, the water level in Jiangning County has dropped very quickly. However, the water level in Shangyuan County has been rising. It is submerged up to the thighs. Waterlogging has already occurred. If the heavy rain does not stop tomorrow, people may drown."

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang responded and waved to the people who had finally found out the information to go and warm themselves by the fire, change clothes, and drink hot soup.

"Dad, Wang Buli organized the army and the people to clear the ditches, and he also built many new ones for drainage. Now they are really used."

Although Nanjing City governs two counties, it is also a whole.

It's just that because Wang Buli wanted to conduct a pilot project, he first used Jiangning County as an example, and then passed the experience to Shangyuan County for improvement next year. He never thought that it would be used this year.

Without Zhu Biao's words, the Prime Minister Hu Weiyong immediately thought of the difference between the two counties. He was not a stupid person, so he immediately raised his hand and said:

"Your Majesty, after this incident, Shangyuan County should be asked to sort out the ditches to reduce the frequency of waterlogging."

Whether a city is well built or not depends on its sewers, not how many floors are built above it.

Otherwise, if the heavy rain were a little bit intense, the water on the road would be up to your ankles.

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked someone to bring the memorial to impeach Wang Buli and circulate it to the many courtiers who had not returned home.

"Look carefully, if our son-in-law hadn't done something in advance, the losses in Jiangning County would have been as great as those in Shangyuan County. However, there are blind people in the court who impeached him for arresting people. If this matter is spread, Going out will definitely chill the hearts of many ministers.

If there is no heavy rain in Nanjing for a long time, will our son-in-law's reputation as a careless person have to hang on for so many years? "

In response to Zhu Yuanzhang's soft inquiry, many courtiers felt numb.

If the emperor loudly questioned them, they would be sure of it, and at most one or two unlucky ones would be dealt with.

But once the emperor asks so easily, he will probably deal with a group of people.

Therefore, many people were hesitant and did not answer.

Hu Weiyong looked at the name on the memorial and saluted quickly:
"Your Majesty, Zuo Xiangtao's random impeachment shows that he has no plan to govern. Even if he becomes an official in the future, he will endanger the country. It is better to dismiss him."

"Dismissal?"

Zhu Yuanzhang rolled down his sleeves: "I think I'm giving him an advantage. Since he doesn't understand the importance of building canals, let him go to Guangdong to build canals himself, so that he can remember it for a long time."

Ever since Wang Buli dealt with the worms in the Ministry of Industry, Zhu Yuanzhang's first choice was not to kill them directly, but to torture these officials.

Only by letting them see how miserable these corrupt officials were when they were alive can they be left with lingering fears.

"Yes."

The Minister of Household Affairs quickly wrote down this person's name.

At night, Wang Buli half-opened the window because of the heavy rain and was in a daze.

To be honest, the conditions at his home are pretty good.

But even so, we still need to find a wooden basin to catch the rain to prevent it from flowing all over the ground.

The heavy rain tonight is not common at all.

Is this going to cause a disaster?

The temperature dropped suddenly, causing him to wrap himself in a thin quilt and look at the rain curtain outside.

"It will rain too much tomorrow, so I will be too lazy to go to work. I hope the roads are not good."

But Wang Buli was disappointed early the next morning.

The rain on the street only covered the surface of my shoes, but it didn't make me unable to walk.

So he could only ride on Xiao Heizi and rush slowly towards the Jiangning County Government Office.

Looking at the rushing water in the ditch, he finally understood.

I am able to go to work entirely because of the canal repairs a while ago, which prevented street flooding.

"Prince-in-law, do you still want to eat noodles today?"

Yu Da's stall was set aside, just him.

"no one?"

"Well, that's why I shamelessly asked the Prince Consort." Yu Da smiled apologetically and asked Wang Buli to dismount.

"Come and meet us."

Wang Buli got off his horse and sat on the stool that Yu Da had wiped clean.

"Where is your wife?"

"It rained heavily yesterday and the house leaked. She was taking care of the children at home. I rushed to make some money in the morning and buy some tiles after the rain subsided."

Yu Da was rambling, thinking that the heavy rain would be up to the waist like previous years, making it difficult to go out, but he never thought that all the accumulated water would disappear.

"Prince-in-law, you know what's going on. Could it be that God is blessing us? I heard that Shangyuan County was flooded."

Wang Buli wiped his chopsticks and pointed to the water channel on the side: "Our county started construction more than a month ago, and it happened to be used this time. Didn't you also contribute?"

"oops."

Yu Da clapped his hands violently, this time with a sincere smile on his face:

"It turned out to be like this. The prince-in-law had the foresight. When we were working, everyone was scolding the prince-son-in-law secretly."

"Hahaha."

Wang Buli smiled and said nothing. For this kind of canal repairing matter, many people were indeed dissatisfied with Wang Buli's operation, so they worked hard on a hot day.

He is a man who solves cases like a god. He just needs to solve the case well, so why is he still involved in the ditch?

When Wang Buli entered the gate of the county government office, Tian Liugen also had a smile on his face:

"Prince-in-law, thank you for bringing us the money to repair the prison. Otherwise, according to the heavy rain last night, the prison would have been destroyed and a few prisoners would have died or escaped."

The prison is the most low-lying place. In which year does it rain heavily and not many people die in the prison?

Of course, it is not ruled out that someone was killed "taking advantage of the opportunity".

This situation is avoided now.

"Okay, you don't need to talk too much. You have to sprinkle some quicklime later to avoid any disease."

Just as Wang Buli was about to walk inside, he heard Tian Liugen whisper:
"Prince-in-law, there is a eunuch sitting in the county government hall, who seems to be waiting for you."

(End of this chapter)