Zhu Yuanzhang vigorously eradicated corrupt officials in Yingtian, killing them until rivers of blood flowed.
No one expected that it would turn into a strange sight.
Some people actually chartered a boat and went to Yingtian from a nearby city to see it... Yangzhou, Suzhou, Songjiang, and even Hangzhou were all there.
Coupled with newspaper propaganda, this style of painting is a bit distorted.
It's not that Emperor Hongwu was born to kill, was cruel and unkind, made all his officials miserable, and had no life for him...but that His Majesty was wise, quick-witted, and bodhisattva-hearted.
Newspapers even openly stated that salt road officials were skinning and removing the bones from the common people. Everyone suffered from the high price of salt, and everyone had a layer of skin peeled off.
Now His Majesty is using the method of skinning and beheading to deal with corrupt officials. This is exactly to avenge the people of the world. One retaliation for another, retribution will not be satisfactory!
There is newspaper advocacy, there is public enthusiasm, and the price of salt has indeed dropped.
Zhang Ximeng found that his previous worries were a bit unnecessary.
He was very afraid that Lao Zhu would kill too much, which would damage the reputation of the people and cause silence. He was also afraid that the officials would be disloyal, which would cause trouble in the future.
After all, there are still too many things that need to be continuously promoted. Zhang Ximeng wants to protect Lao Zhu's prestige.
But as the situation developed, Zhang Ximeng found that it was time for him to go to Beijing to appease Li Shanchang and his gang.
That's right, if this trend continues, it may develop into a situation where even senior ministers can be killed.
The salt channel is like this, but what about the grain channel?
There are also the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Punishment, Yuanma Temple, Taipu Temple... The most terrible thing is that once Old Zhu Xing gets involved, he will really use the knife.
After all, in the Guo Huan case in history, Zhu Yuanzhang did such a ruthless thing that he killed all the six right ministers.
That's not to say that punishing corrupt officials is impossible. The question is, can you, old man, be more gentle? Don't kill six of them. Let's kill three first and leave three for next time.
If you act so harshly, it will definitely affect the court situation. Xu Da and Chang Yuchun have already entered Shanxi, Lan Yu is still marching into the desert, and Zhu Ying is also marching into Yunnan.
With so many wars going on, if all the ministries are in chaos, something will really happen.
Zhang Ximeng felt that he could not wait any longer. He should send a message to Lao Zhu and let me come to Beijing as soon as possible!
Let me help you clean up the mess!
Zhang Ximeng sent the letter, but to his surprise, Zhu Yuanzhang did not reply for three days.
Just kidding, I usually reply instantly on the same day.
Zhu, what are you thinking about?
Zhang Ximeng was really angry. He now had the title of being left behind in Peiping and was an important border guard. If he returned to Beijing privately, he would be breaking the rules.
Zhu, at least you gave me a decree, but we still have to show it, otherwise I won’t be able to explain it!
Unfortunately, Zhang Ximeng just couldn't wait for Lao Zhu's reply, so he could only stay in Yangzhou, extremely anxious and restless, "Zhu Chongba, what on earth are you doing?"
…
In the Yingtian Palace, in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, there were three little boys lined up.
Zhu Biao went to Peiping, and in front of Lao Zhu, only the second, third, and fourth princes were left. The other princes were still young and wore crotchless pants, and Lao Zhu had no time to play with them.
Even Zhu Di had just put on pants that did not leak out his buttocks for a few days, let alone others.
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at his three sons, suddenly took out a newspaper and asked them to read it.
The article in the newspaper was about Zhu Yuanzhang's recent punishment of corrupt officials.
The second brother took it and didn't read a few sentences. When it came time to crush Fan Guang to death and execute dozens of salt road officials, his tone was obviously frightened, with a trembling voice...
"Why, are you scared?" Lao Zhu said calmly.
The second child trembled and said: "God, God is kind-hearted, God has the virtue of good life, the father is the king and father of the world, even if the child is unfilial, it should be stopped in moderation."
After saying that, he knelt down and buried his head on the ground.
The third child rolled his eyes and knelt down as well, muttering: "I beg Father to be kind and forgive me."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at these two idiots, and Shang Jia's mood suddenly fell to the bottom. He was about to scold him when he suddenly noticed that Zhu Laosi was acting ghostly and pointed at Zhu Laoer's belt.
Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled. Zhu Di suddenly took two steps forward, stretched out his hand, pulled out a roll of paper from the second brother's waist, and rushed to Lao Zhu.
"Give!"
Zhu Di's face was full of pride and he paid no attention to the second brother behind him.
Zhu Yuanzhang took it in his hand and after taking a few glances, he understood what was going on.
It turns out that the second and third elders also had masters and were both eminent scholars from the Hanlin Academy. They did not have the courage of Zhu Biao and dared to argue with Lao Zhu when something happened.
On the contrary, in order to please Zhu Yuanzhang, these two guys had to think about how to answer to make their father happy.
Then there was the classic scene where the gentlemen drafted words and asked them to memorize them to deal with Zhu Yuanzhang's questions.
Lao Zhu held this cheat sheet and became angry instantly.
He seemed to remember that there were quite a lot of such troubles in the royal family. It seemed that several of Cao Cao's sons were in a similar situation. Li Shimin didn't know if it happened, but the troubles caused by several children competing for the heir were quite fierce.
Can Zhu Yuanzhang not be angry?
He suddenly stood up, pointed at the second child and the third child, and cursed loudly.
"We are your father, and you are our sons! There is no closer relative in the world than father and son! I ask you questions and ask you to do things. It depends on how knowledgeable you are, how good your conduct is, and if there is anything wrong that needs to be corrected.
I will also hire another famous teacher for you to give you guidance and guidance."
"Between father and son, there must be a true word!"
"You two bastards, you actually use the words of outsiders to deal with us? So are we your father? Or are those sarcastic scholars your father? Do you listen to us or those sarcastic scholars? Can you tell the difference?
Can you tell the difference between closeness and distance? You two bastards!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang got angry, he seriously raised his hand and threatened to hit someone.
Zhu Lao Er and Zhu Lao San were so frightened that they were trembling all over and sweating profusely.
At this time, Zhu Laosi got a bamboo board from nowhere and thoughtfully gave it to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Fight, hit hard!
It’s good to beat him until his skin is raw!
Zhu Yuanzhang took the bamboo board and wanted to take action, but then he thought about it and Lao Zhu glared at Zhu Laosi again.
"They are your brothers, how can you encourage my father to beat them up?"
Zhu Di rolled his eyelids and gritted his teeth and said, "They, they also beat me!"
"Hit you?"
Lao Zhu became even more angry. He turned around and glared at Zhu Lao Er and Zhu Lao San, "Why, you are still bullying my younger brother? You have let us down so much!"
As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang swung his bamboo board and hit Zhu Laoer hard.
Snap!
There was a crisp sound and Zhu Laoer almost cried.
"Father, my fourth brother is a liar. He robs us of our clothing materials!"
Zhu Di immediately refuted: "I don't have it, don't talk nonsense! All princes obviously have it, why don't I?"
"You did not and should not have taken both of us away!"
"If I don't rob you two, how can I rob my brother's?" Zhu Di said plausibly, "Also, if I grab two shares, they will be given to Zhang Shuning, and he will also have a share!"
Zhu Laosan was angry, "His surname is Zhang but not Zhu, what does he have?"
Snap!
This time the board finally fell on him, and it was three points heavier than his dick!
"asshole!"
Zhu Yuanzhang is getting angrier and angrier. These two bastards are hopeless. Let’s see if I don’t beat you to death!
At this moment, Queen Ma finally came from outside. When she saw this scene, her face suddenly dropped.
"Why are you showing off your authority with your children when you have nothing to do?" After saying that, he said to the second and third children: "What are you still doing here? Waiting to be beaten?"
In a word, the two boys seemed to have met Guanyin Bodhisattva. They got up from the ground and ran away.
Lao Zhu wanted to pursue him, but with Ma standing in his way, there was nothing he could do.
Zhu Yuanzhang groaned angrily and stamped his foot, "You know how to protect them, but you don't know how annoying these two bastards are!"
As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang threw the note in front of Ma.
Empress Ma took it in her hand, unfolded it, looked at it and said, "What they did is really too much!"
"It's more than that? It's simply ulterior motives!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "You must have heard Mr. Zhang say that this child is the easiest to imitate adults. They teach children how to speak and how to do things. Over time, they will be at their mercy.
Although they are just vassal kings and will not inherit the country, they are our sons after all, and they cannot be just puppets at the mercy of others, right? Also, if they dare to write to these two, are there any signs?"
Queen Ma looked very unhappy, "I will take care of Biao'er morning and night, and now they are in front of Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang will not condone them. It's just that I put all my efforts on Biao'er, but it delayed the second and third children. Really
It shouldn’t be.”
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "No matter what, they manipulate the prince with ulterior motives. We should really kill them all!"
Empress Ma took a deep breath, shook her head and said: "There are already a lot of killings. These people are all well-educated people. Let's send them to Peking!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and didn't say much. But he remembered another thing, "Sister, when Zhu Di said just now that he was distributing clothing materials, there was no one for him. What's going on? Is there someone in the palace who is too smart to alienate the prince?
"
Empress Ma said solemnly: "I have checked, and it turns out that it is the eunuch next to Biao'er who is so smart... I have given the order to beat him to death!"
Empress Ma had always been unwilling to kill people, and she had only executed a few profiteers who were engaged in military supplies. This time she took the initiative to kill the eunuchs, which showed her anger.
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a dark face: "It seems that it was right to send Biao'er out. If you are surrounded by these eunuchs and rotten scholars, they will be taught bad things sooner or later."
Queen Ma said: "We really should discuss a solution and set rules for them."
The couple wanted to discuss important matters, so they looked around, only to find that Zhu Di was listening very seriously with his eyes wide open. Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but laugh.
"What are you listening to? Go and play!"
Zhu Di shook his head, "We can't go, the second brother and the third brother are leading an ambush!"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, "What do you mean? They still dare to bully you?"
"They often bully me."
Zhu Di looked around, and then said: "When I go out through the back door, they must be ambushing me in the corridor, and there are more than ten eunuchs around me! If there are less, they can't beat me!"
Zhu Yuanzhang tilted his son and whispered: "Since you said so, just stay in front, and my father will follow you."
Zhu Di nodded and jumped out, followed by Zhu Yuanzhang. When he reached the door, he saw Zhu Di grabbing a short door bolt, a piece of hardwood more than a foot long, and holding it in his hand.
The corner of Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth twitched slightly, this fourth child is really cruel!
Even Queen Ma frowned, and the couple followed. As expected, when they arrived at the corridor, Zhu Lao Er and Zhu Lao San led a dozen or almost twenty young eunuchs, blocking the way.
Zhu Di saw this and was not afraid at all, but instead became interested.
"Father and Queen, please watch out, they are the ones who provoked me first!"
After finishing speaking, Zhu Di excitedly raised the wood and rushed forward like a vanguard!
He was still yelling, "Kill!"
On the other side of the second and third children, people suddenly fell on their backs and became a mess...