First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Zhu Biao walked up steadily and paid homage to his father: "I will see my father, the prison of the Ministry of Punishment has been thoroughly investigated, Dali Temple Minister Yan Donglai is finishing the work, and the memorial will be passed on tomorrow."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and asked him to get up, and Zhu Biao got up and said: "This matter came from the Ministry of Punishment and the former Minister Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials. Now the people involved in the case should be arrested as soon as possible, especially Song Nanhai, the current prefect of Baoding. If he gets It will be difficult to deal with the news of fleeing overseas.”

This is not without precedent. The magistrate of Huai’an colluded with Japanese pirates and fled overseas. Baoding is not far from the sea. His wealth and life depended on not being discovered.

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "When we received the news, we asked Mao Xiang to capture it himself, and sent someone to inform Jinghaihou Wu Zhen to pay attention to the encirclement. If he can't escape, we will execute him immediately!"

Hu Weiyong, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately said: "Song Nanhai has the audacity to commit a heinous crime. It can be said that the crime cannot be punished. He must be sentenced to the death penalty as an example to others!"

Wang Guangyang didn't even lift his head: "I think so too, not only Song Nanhai, but also the Ministry of Criminal Affairs Minister who has been involved in the case should be executed, otherwise the law is not correct, how can the people's hearts be corrected, and the discipline be corrected!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while before asking: "Let's ask for the last time in front of the prince, have you participated in this matter? But if it is found out, then you will not escape the death penalty!"

Xu Da answered first: "I know nothing about this matter, and I have nothing to hide from my superiors. I also ask the Holy Master to enlighten me."

Wang Guangyang also hurriedly replied: "The same is true for my minister. How can I know this soon after I return to Beijing, but as the left minister of the current dynasty, I cannot escape the crime of lax governance. I also ask the Holy General to dismiss me from office to deter the ministers."

Hu Weiyong's routine is also the same, now he shows his loyalty and then asks for punishment. Zhu Biao is beside him clearly, if he says that Xu Da and Wang Guangyang don't know, he believes it, but if he says that Hu Weiyong doesn't know, it's a joke.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang promoted Wang Guangyang to suppress Hu Weiyong's limelight, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials has the heart to stand on his own, but Hu Weiyong is still the first person in the dynasty, not only supported by the Huaixi nobles, but also the Zhongshu Province. To put it bluntly, the six departments belonged to the Ministry of the Ministry of Education, so how could the activities of the Ministry of Punishment escape Hu Weiyong's eyes.

There are too many people in the six ministries, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials wants to gather the six ministries to take advantage of Wang Guangyang and Hu Weiyong's opposition, but other ministers don't necessarily think so. At least Zhu Biao knows the relationship between the Minister of Military Affairs and the Minister of Hu Weiyong. It's deeply involved.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the left and right prime ministers who resigned at the same time. At this time, Wang Guangyang's role is no longer significant. The substantive Prime Minister Zuo, besides, someone must take the blame this time.

The father and son looked at each other and had a tacit understanding. Although it was a few months earlier than expected, it didn't matter to the overall situation. Hu Weiyong was going to be on stage sooner or later. If he didn't, who would sing the big show?

There was another noise outside, and those nobles who had been hit by the board came back again. Hearing the joy, he knew that the people below didn't beat them hard. After all, the law does not blame the public, so many princes and princes dared to offend .

Zhu Yuanzhang announced that all officials entered the palace. Zhu Biao stepped up the imperial steps and stood below the emperor, looking down at the officials who came in.

Everyone knelt down to plead guilty, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at them coldly and said in a cold voice: "Let's still say that, if you make a mistake, you should stand up, everyone is decent, don't cry with us in the end, I don't want to look!"

While talking, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, who was still in a coma, was carried in and thrown directly on the ground. If someone would stand up and say something insulting, but now no one wants to intercede for a person who must die, In case of being implicated, the whole family will die.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials breathed out a deep breath, stood up and walked to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and knelt down. Zhu Yuanzhang glanced indifferently at his official of the Ministry of Officials, then turned his gaze to other officials, and immediately shouted for grievances and left others behind. The voices of Qing Guan kept coming and going.

But still no one is standing up. The heart of luck is really amazing. Zhu Yuanzhang really can't understand how it can make so many people who know that there is no escape from death in their hearts so miserable.

Time passed so quickly, every official tried his best to express their loyalty and flattery, but the emperor always looked at him indifferently, with mockery in his eyes, but they couldn't give up, once they gave up, there would be nothing left.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn’t open his mouth until the people below were all sluggish and hoarse, and he announced his withdrawal from the court without punishing anyone. The civil servants seemed to be saved from a desperate situation, but no one dared to be overjoyed, just knelt for too long Too much talk, too many people can't stand up.

Zhu Biao looked at their trembling bodies and didn't say much. He turned around and left. The nobles who were covering their buttocks and watching the jokes were stunned. What the hell? Why is there no more.

Tang Shengzong, Marquis of Yan'an, stood up and stomped his feet and said: "The superior will not hold it up high and put it down gently, then we are not convinced, such a big thing just passed by like this?"

Xu Da stood up and looked pitifully at the joyful civil servants, turned around and left, Song Guogong and others looked at each other and left, and the rest of the nobles were outraged, good guy, we want to hack to death if we do something wrong, Is there no one to take care of these dog days?

The higher the status, the more clear who Zhu Yuanzhang is. How could he let such a thing go, and the civil servants gradually came to their senses. If the emperors of other dynasties might estimate that the situation of the dynasty is stable, big things will be turned into small things and nothing will happen. But what kind of character is it now...

It took a while for the civil servants to support them to stand up. They almost fainted from their knees. It is not a joke to kneel on the hard floor for several hours. How can their delicate and expensive officials bear it? The oppression they endured is even more tiring. Now it can be said that they are physically and mentally exhausted, and they just want to go back home to rest.

Zhu Biao followed behind his father and said, "It will be easier for them if they commit suicide directly after returning home."

Old Zhu smiled and said: "If there is still face, it doesn't matter if you commit suicide. It's not that we look down on them. These people are not willing to give up until they reach the Yellow River. They always think about luck. We must treat their stink well. bug."

"Biaoer, you have to remember that people can sometimes withstand severe torture, but they may not be able to withstand repeated fear and anxiety. The most severe punishment for corrupt officials and hypocrites is this!"

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Brothers, feed the children meat (╯﹏╰)