I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 879 Persecution
In case he annoyed others and asked his daughter to blow a little wind in front of his father, he would drink a pot himself.

He said lightly,

"Come here, give Zhang Shangshu a seat!"

Zhang Yiliang was a little uncomfortable with receiving such a grand treatment.

He smiled wryly,
"No need, Your Highness the Crown Prince, I'd better stand still just like the other adults!"

Zhu Zhanji did not insist, nodded,

"So, Zhang Shangshu has worked hard."

After saying this, his tone changed, he tapped on the table lightly, and said solemnly,
"I also know what the purpose of being here today, my lords. Then I won't go into details, and go straight to the point."

Everyone's ears were straight up, for fear of missing any word.

Zhu Zhanji turned around abruptly, pointed to the largest circle on the map and said,
"Do any of you know what this place is, and why this palace has marked this place!"

After the others glanced at it twice, they were still eager to make a good impression on Zhu Zhanji, but after seeing the place clearly, they all chose to keep their mouths shut.

After waiting for a long time, no one came forward.

Zhu Zhanji sneered and said,

"You guys still claim to be officials of the imperial court, yet you don't even know about the biggest gang of pirates entrenched along the Yangtze River?
I really have to make Bengong suspect that you are simply a group of fat rice bugs! "

Zhu Zhanji's words were quite sharp, almost scolding everyone present at once.

Normally, if Zhu Zhanji dared to speak like that, someone would definitely jump out and accuse him.

But now, everyone lowered their heads silently, not daring to say anything.

In fact, it's not that they don't know, but now that Zhu Zhanji is angry, talking at this time, isn't it a bad luck, so they all choose to keep their mouths shut.

The problems that should be faced are always to be faced. No matter what Zhang Yiliang said, he can be regarded as a person with justice in his heart and who dares to fight against anyone.

He sighed and stood up, cupped his hands and said,
"That area is called Zuojiawan, and it used to be a large shipyard, but ever since that shipyard closed down, it has become a place where pirates have taken over.

Now this place is under the control of a person nicknamed Hunjianglong.

Judging from the information obtained by the minister in private, he said that there are at least 9000 to [-] people under him, and two to three hundred clippers, large and small.

The power is so great that even the imperial court dare not take it lightly! "

Zhu Zhanji sneered and said,

"What a dare not take it lightly!

I would like to ask you all, this city of Nanjing is still the territory of my Ming Dynasty, and whether this area along the Yangtze River is still my territory! "

As soon as this remark came out, there was a burst of exclamation from the crowd.

"His Royal Highness be careful!
This Nanjing is naturally still the territory of Ming Dynasty! "

"If that's the case, why can you tolerate such a rampant villager who dominates the water and doesn't care about it!

That being the case, why did no one report to the court and send troops to destroy it.

They don't know how many people they kill and plunder the hard-earned money of innocent people every year.

You all choose to ignore it, but I want to know what you guys think.

Could it be that they gave you all the benefits and let you turn a blind eye? "

Such blunt accusations, once confirmed, would be a serious crime of ransacking the family and exterminating the entire family.

How dare they act, they all knelt down immediately,
"His Royal Highness, you really wronged me. It's not that I don't want to take care of this matter, but that I really can't take care of it!"

Zhu Zhanji sneered again,

"It's a joke, the entire city of Nanjing, not counting the surrounding areas, has tens of thousands of soldiers stationed in the city alone, and no less than five hundred ships of all sizes, yet you actually told me that you can't control it.

Can't manage it or don't want to manage it? "

"His Royal Highness is clearly aware that we have something to hide!"

They repeated this sentence over and over again, and Zhu Zhanji saw that he couldn't squeeze any useful information from their mouths.

His purpose today is actually not to reason with these officials.

Besides, even if he is justified in holding them accountable, he has no right to punish them. Even if they are asked about the charges, it will still be left to Li Tianlai to order and decide.

He is not too lazy to do things that are not necessarily pleasing to the eye.

It's almost time to see intimidation.

Under Zhou Chen's suggestion, Zhu Zhanji pretended to be a little slumped and sat on the chair, and said lightly,
"Forget it, you all get up, I'm not here today to inquire about crimes.

Now that the topic has been opened, I am not afraid to let you know that this time I want to help the people along the river to eradicate these scourges.

No matter what you say, you are all powerful figures in Nanjing. You can't fight wars, but you should have the ability to come up with ideas and fight Bengong! "

Hearing that Zhu Zhanji did not intend to be held accountable, the group of people were greatly relieved.

But when it was their turn to come up with ideas, they all shut up again.

It's still the same reason, the so-called more words make more mistakes, less words make fewer mistakes.

At this time, it is better to be treated as a waste than to be greedy for merit. If it is messed up in the end, it cannot be the prince who is unlucky, but they can only be people who did not pay attention.

So almost all of them turned their attention to Zhou Chen.

This is also the main purpose of Zhou Chen being dragged out by them.

Just pay attention to whether he made it, whether they support it or not, as long as it is not you who is responsible in the end.

So Zhou Chen coughed lightly and stood up, saying to Zhu Zhanji.

"His Royal Highness, caring for the common people is indeed the blessing of the people of Ming Dynasty and the people of Nanjing!"

"But His Royal Highness, you led troops to suppress the bandits without the approval of His Majesty and the Imperial Military Department after all. Let's discuss this matter in a long-term way!"

Zhu Zhanji sneered,

"A long-term plan? How long-term? Since I already know this, there is absolutely no reason to let it go.

If you have any scruples, just say it, if anything happens, I will take care of everything! "

With Zhu Zhanji's guarantee, Zhou Chen looked back at the crowd and saw that they were all nodding desperately.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he said directly,

"Since the crown prince is so resolute in suppressing the bandits, even if the lower officials try their best to keep the black yarn on their heads, they can't let you, the crown prince, bear the danger alone."

As he spoke, he spoke out the plan he had prepared psychologically.

"Your Highness, the most important thing in suppressing bandits on the water is not the number of people, but the battleship. Although you have a Ming Dynasty's strongest warship under your command, the number is too small after all.

Therefore, after discussing with everyone, the officials decided to send fifty warships and one thousand soldiers to support you, Your Highness the Crown Prince! "

(End of this chapter)