The Record of Righteousness

During the absence of Wan Qing, the governor of the East Factory, an imperial censor impeached Lu Xinghuai, the commander of the Jinyiwei, saying that he had planned to murder the previous emperor, deceived the emperor, had ulterior motives, was extremely treasonous, and was hated by both humans and gods, and his nine clans should be killed!

Zhu Zongxun was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the matter. He soon dismissed Lu Xinghuai from his post as the commander of the Jinyiwei and threw him into prison!

The entire Lu family's power in the court was bloodbathed. For a time, the Lu family became rats crossing the street and everyone shouted and beat them. In the end, the emperor confiscated their family property and killed all nine clans!

This time, the position of the commander of the Jinyiwei became vacant, and Zhu Zongxun appointed his confidant to take the position. In just a few days, he found that there were still many people who colluded with Lu Xinghuai!

These people were naturally Wan Qing, the governor of the East Factory, and his cronies!

All those opportunistic cronies under his command were in trouble. Before they could enjoy a few days of wealth and honor, Zhu Zongxun began to purge his cronies!

Wan Qing's cronies in the Jinyiwei were dismissed one after another. Long Shuo, Leng Tiancun and others were thrown into prison and executed soon!

The Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, Chen Wenyuan, was dismissed from his post and sent to the capital for questioning. Li Guodong, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple and the Co-governor of the East Factory, was dismissed from his post and imprisoned for questioning. Wen Feihuai, the Co-governor of the Five Military Commandery, was dismissed from his post and imprisoned for questioning!

The officials in the six ministries were convicted and imprisoned.

For a time, the officialdom was in a state of panic. The cronies and minions of Wan Qing, the eunuch of the East Factory, were uprooted. This drastic purge of dissidents actually rectified the administration of officials. The cancer left over from the Taifeng period was tossed around like this, which actually eased the contradictions in the court and made it more prosperous.

In addition, the cabinet chief Xia Yan carried out administrative reforms, and the second assistant Zhuge Yuanxu made suggestions. Various reforms that benefited the people emerged one after another. The reforms of land and tax laws dealt a heavy blow to corrupt officials in the court and local powerful landlords, and let the lower-class people see hope for life.

Light taxes and levies, rectification of official administration, political harmony and people's harmony, the people praised!

Since the Taifeng years, various natural disasters and man-made disasters have emerged one after another, and the Daming Dynasty has declined day by day.

But after Zhu Zongxun ascended the throne, he was good at using talents, and the devastated Daming Dynasty seemed to be rejuvenated!

In order to win over the Liaodong family Zhai family, Zhu Zongxun canonized Zhai Qiuyue as the queen, and the ceremony of canonizing the queen will be held soon.

This Zhai Qiuyue is Zhai Zongyao's biological sister. Naturally, becoming the queen also earned enough face for the Zhai family.

Zhu Zongxun also did not forget his two old beauties. He conferred titles on Lianyu and Xishuang as imperial concubines, and selected many concubines from the harem. He issued a general amnesty and the whole world celebrated!

It was called "Tianxing Zhongxing" in history!

After so easily cleaning up Wan Qing's dissidents, Zhu Zongxun wanted to deal with the provincial governors!

The governors of each province controlled the military and political power. This was the highest position of the ministers. Once there was any unrest, they would probably have to secede from one side. How could the military and political power be held in the hands of the ministers? !

This was something Zhu Zongxun would never allow!

He had thought it through, and the first person to stand out was the Governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Fang Daqing!

This person was able to be promoted from the general of Shandong to the governor, a local official. In any case, he had some ability. This person was very versatile and a very smart person. Even if he had a little bit of disloyalty, it would be a great threat to him! Even if he had made contributions to him in the past, he could not be kept!

Therefore, whether Fang Daqing is alive or dead, he must not monopolize power!

Zhu Zongxun ordered the Imperial Household Department to draft an imperial edict, and issued a decree soon, announcing the reform of the Zhejiang Governor's system, and set up three envoys under the Governor, first to try it out in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. If the effect is immediate, it will be convenient for the reform of other provinces in the country.

These three envoys are the Zhejiang Pacifier, who is in charge of civil affairs.

The Zhejiang Supervisor, who is in charge of finance.

The Zhejiang Wubei Zhifang Commander, who is in charge of military and political training and recruiting soldiers but has no power to dispatch troops.

And he is appointed by the emperor himself, and no soldier can be dispatched by the commander!

These three official positions are all second-grade!

The power of the governor himself has disappeared, and he has become a commander-in-chief who monitors these three envoys and reports their illegal measures to the emperor. The governor is no longer a governor!

In this way, the governor is just an empty shell, with only a false name, and the three envoys under him can check and balance each other, so why not?

After eliminating the trouble in his heart, Zhu Zongxun thought he could rest easy, believing that his extraordinary talent had great achievements. He was drinking and having fun in Xianju Palace, watching the dancers dancing, and having a great time.

"Your Majesty, you drink this cup, your concubine"

"Hahahaha, good, good, I will favor you now"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your concubine also wants it"

In the magnificent palace, there were all the sounds of Yingying and Yanyan laughing, and there were ninety-nine and eighty-one young and beautiful dancers dancing.

Each of them had a slender figure, with very few clothes on their bodies, and the scarves barely covered their jade bodies. On both sides were a group of singing girls, and there were also many female musicians playing music.

Zhu Zongxun sat high on the dragon throne. On the huge table in front of him were a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, golden wine, and various tributes from the Western Regions and the South Yue countries. Ordinary people would never see such rare things in their lifetime.

More than a dozen palace maids gently massaged his legs, and more than a dozen eunuchs massaged his back behind him. He embraced several newly-acquired concubines on his left and right, and was laughing while waiting for these charming women to pour wine.

At this moment, Zhu Zongxun's personal eunuch Xu Chunxian hurried over and whispered:

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhuge outside the palace wants to see you."

Zhu Zongxun had been on the throne for just over a year when he changed from a tall and thin young man into a fat man with broad shoulders and a full beard. He glared at Xu Chunxian and said: