When Lao Zhu saw Queen Ma still waiting for him with a candle, he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, and his tiredness felt relieved.
As soon as he stepped in the door, Lao Zhu couldn't help but laugh and said: "Didn't my sister like to sit there in the past? Why are you sitting next to the table waiting for us today?"
Empress Ma smiled and said casually: "To me, it doesn't matter where you sit. You can sit wherever you want. Come, Your Majesty, come and sit down. Let me rub it for you and relax it."
Lao Zhu walked over to Queen Ma and sat down, casually handed the crown to the maid beside her and put it into a yellow satin brocade box.
Lao Zhu pointed at Queen Ma and joked: "We are really exhausted. In the next life, let's be the queen and you be the emperor. It's so comfortable to be the queen. You don't have to worry about anything. You don't have to think about anything. That's all you need to do all day long."
You should eat and drink as you should, and have fun as you should."
Queen Ma rubbed Lao Zhu's shoulders.
As soon as the lid on the table was opened, Lao Zhu took a long breath, savored the taste of the dishes with satisfaction, and said happily: "Girl, I understand, I have wanted to eat these dishes for a long time. But I have been too busy recently,
We forgot to ask someone to do it for us." ??
Lao Zhu picked up the bowl and ate hungrily.
Queen Ma kept kneading Lao Zhu, and when Lao Zhu had almost eaten, she said: "You are busy. I am so busy that I don't have to stop here."
"What's wrong?" When Lao Zhu heard this, his eating speed suddenly slowed down. He looked at Queen Ma in confusion, wondering who had offended her again.
"Guo Huan's case shocked the government and the public, and it reached my ears. I don't want to hear it, but I have to." Empress Ma complained to Lao Zhu, pointing to her ears.
"Humph!" As soon as Lao Zhu heard the word "Guo Huan", his face suddenly became very ugly. He said, "Sister, please don't worry about this matter. We have our own opinions."
"I don't want to care about it, but if you catch corrupt officials, you will catch them, and the whole government and the public are so panicked. Why is this? Besides, more than a hundred officials have been arrested, including many second- and third-rank court officials.
You can give an explanation to the people of the world, how about we stop here?" Empress Ma advised softly.
"No!" Lao Zhu suddenly became angry and said: "I have said that I will kill corrupt officials every time I see them. In Guo Huan's case, no matter how many people are involved, I will never let anyone go."
"Your Majesty, can you kill all the officials in the world?" Queen Ma was also a little annoyed.
"If the whole world is full of corrupt officials, what if I kill them all?" Lao Zhu's eyes revealed a fierce look, and he really thought this in his heart.
Empress Ma was also startled, her body couldn't help trembling, and she asked in a harsh voice: "But even if we kill all the officials in the world, what benefit will it have to the people, what benefit will it have to the court, and what benefit will it have to the Ming Dynasty?"
Lao Zhu also knew that this would not benefit anyone, but he had hated corrupt officials so much since he was a child that when he encountered corrupt officials, he could not suppress the murderous intention in his heart. He really wanted to kill all the corrupt officials in the world.
Create a bright future.
"Sister, you don't know something. Do you know how much government food Guo Huan and others stole and sold?" Lao Zhu softened his tone and sighed.
Queen Ma was stunned when she heard this. She really didn't know this.
Lao Zhu sneered and said with hatred: "Guo Huan confessed that just this year, they used clever names to
By privately increasing taxes and other means, they collected more than 7 million stones from stealing and selling official grain. This is just this year. This is not the first time that they have stolen and sold official grain. In addition to the previous ones, there are even more!"
More than seven million stones!
Queen Ma was so shocked that she couldn't speak. She never thought that Guo Huan and others would be so bold.
"More than seven million stones of grain were stolen from the hands of the common people under clever pretexts." Lao Zhu's eyes were red with a bloody aura.
More than 7 million shi of grain. Lao Zhu almost starved to death just now because of 1.5 million shi of grain. If Han Du hadn't obtained 1.5 million shi of grain from Luzon, the people of Henan would have died in countless casualties.
.
However, Guo Huan and others harvested more than 7 million shi of grain in one go. How many people would starve to death without so much grain, and how many would sell their sons and daughters and their fields because of this?
When Lao Zhu thought of this, he wished that Guo Huan and others would peel off the day lilies. It was difficult to understand the hatred in his heart.
Queen Ma suddenly shut up and could no longer utter a single word to persuade Lao Zhu to let go.
The next day, Queen Ma came to see Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao thought he had good news and ran to Kunning Palace happily. But when he entered the palace and saw the look on Queen Ma's face, his heart suddenly sank.
"Mother, what's going on with Guo Huan and others? Has Father agreed?" Zhu Biao felt a little uneasy.
Empress Ma looked grave, shook her head and said, "I asked, but your father didn't agree."
"Here, what should we do?" Zhu Biao couldn't help but become anxious. Originally, he thought it was a sure thing that the queen mother would take action, but the fact hit him hard in the face. Even the queen mother couldn't persuade his father.
Queen Ma's face was as dark as water. She looked at Zhu Biao and suddenly asked: "Biao'er, do you know how big the crime Guo Huan and others committed?"
Zhu Biao was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't understand what his mother meant. Guo Huan naturally committed a heinous crime and was sentenced to skinning and daylilies by his father. Zhu Biao would not even want to defend him, after all, the national law was like this. But Zhu Biao felt that he could still save the others.
All at once.
Empress Ma did not wait for Zhu Biao to speak, and said directly: "Guo Huan and others used various means to collect more than 7 million shi of grain from the people this year. You should know how much more than 7 million shi of grain is.
Mountain."
"This, how is this possible?" Zhu Biao was frightened.
He only knew that Guo Huan and others stole official grain, but he did not expect that they would steal so much. Guo Huan's case was tried by Lao Zhu himself, and even Zhu Biao did not know the specific situation. Now that he heard such a large number,
He was immediately shocked and even felt angry in his heart. He was annoyed that the civil officials did not tell him the true situation and allowed him to rashly come to his father to plead for mercy.
"More than seven million stones of grain," Empress Ma sighed and shook her head. "Without this much grain, how many people would live frugally or even starve to death? In such a situation, how do you ask your mother to speak to your father?
plead?"
Zhu Biao was silent for a moment. Even he himself didn't know what to say. He originally thought that Guo Huan was excusable because his salary was too small. But now he understood deeply that there was no reason why his salary was too small to be able to purchase land.
That's bullshit, they are just selfishly greedy.
Moreover, there is still endless greed, otherwise why would they steal and sell so much food? When Lao Zhu saw Queen Ma still waiting for him with a candle, he could not help but feel warm in his heart, and his tiredness became a little relieved.
As soon as he stepped in the door, Lao Zhu couldn't help but laugh and said: "Didn't my sister like to sit there in the past? Why are you sitting next to the table waiting for us today?"
Empress Ma smiled and said casually: "To me, it doesn't matter where you sit. You can sit wherever you want. Come, Your Majesty, come and sit down. Let me rub it for you and relax it."
Lao Zhu walked over to Queen Ma and sat down, casually handed the crown to the maid beside her and put it into a yellow satin brocade box.
Lao Zhu pointed at Queen Ma and joked: "We are really exhausted. In the next life, let's be the queen and you be the emperor. It's so comfortable to be the queen. You don't have to worry about anything. You don't have to think about anything. That's all you need to do all day long."
You should eat and drink as you should, and have fun as you should."
Queen Ma rubbed Lao Zhu's shoulders. ??
As soon as the lid on the table was opened, Lao Zhu took a long breath, savored the taste of the dishes with satisfaction, and said happily: "Girl, I understand, I have wanted to eat these dishes for a long time. But I have been too busy recently,
We forgot to ask someone to do it for us."
Lao Zhu picked up the bowl and ate hungrily.
Queen Ma kept kneading Lao Zhu, and when Lao Zhu had almost eaten, she said: "You are busy. I am so busy that I don't have to stop here."
"What's wrong?" When Lao Zhu heard this, his eating speed suddenly slowed down. He looked at Queen Ma in confusion, wondering who had offended her again.
"Guo Huan's case shocked the government and the public, and it reached my ears. I don't want to hear it, but I have to." Empress Ma complained to Lao Zhu, pointing to her ears.
"Humph!" As soon as Lao Zhu heard the word "Guo Huan", his face suddenly became very ugly. He said, "Sister, please don't worry about this matter. We have our own opinions."
"I don't want to care about it, but if you catch corrupt officials, you will catch them, and the whole government and the public are so panicked. Why is this? Besides, more than a hundred officials have been arrested, including many second- and third-rank court officials.
You can give an explanation to the people of the world, how about we stop here?" Empress Ma advised softly.
"No!" Lao Zhu suddenly became angry and said: "I have said that I will kill corrupt officials every time I see them. In Guo Huan's case, no matter how many people are involved, I will never let anyone go."
"Your Majesty, can you kill all the officials in the world?" Queen Ma was also a little annoyed.
"If the whole world is full of corrupt officials, what if I kill them all?" Lao Zhu's eyes revealed a fierce look, and he really thought this in his heart.
Empress Ma was also startled, her body couldn't help trembling, and she asked in a harsh voice: "But even if we kill all the officials in the world, what benefit will it have to the people, what benefit will it have to the court, and what benefit will it have to the Ming Dynasty?"
Lao Zhu also knew that this would not benefit anyone, but he had hated corrupt officials so much since he was a child that when he encountered corrupt officials, he could not suppress the murderous intention in his heart. He really wanted to kill all the corrupt officials in the world.
Create a bright future.
"Sister, you don't know something. Do you know how much government food Guo Huan and others stole and sold?" Lao Zhu softened his tone and sighed.
Queen Ma was stunned when she heard this. She really didn't know this.
Lao Zhu sneered and said with hatred: "Guo Huan confessed that just this year, they used clever names to
By privately increasing taxes and other means, they collected more than 7 million stones from stealing and selling official grain. This is just this year. This is not the first time that they have stolen and sold official grain. In addition to the previous ones, there are even more!"
More than seven million stones!
Queen Ma was so shocked that she couldn't speak. She never thought that Guo Huan and others would be so bold.
"More than seven million stones of grain were stolen from the hands of the common people under clever pretexts." Lao Zhu's eyes were red with a bloody aura.
More than 7 million shi of grain. Lao Zhu almost starved to death just now because of 1.5 million shi of grain. If Han Du hadn't obtained 1.5 million shi of grain from Luzon, the people of Henan would have died in countless casualties.
.
However, Guo Huan and others harvested more than 7 million shi of grain in one go. How many people would starve to death without so much grain, and how many would sell their sons and daughters and their fields because of this?
When Lao Zhu thought of this, he wished that Guo Huan and others would peel off the day lilies. It was difficult to understand the hatred in his heart.
Queen Ma suddenly shut up and could no longer utter a single word to persuade Lao Zhu to let go.
The next day, Queen Ma came to see Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao thought he had good news and ran to Kunning Palace happily. But when he entered the palace and saw the look on Queen Ma's face, his heart suddenly sank.
"Mother, what's going on with Guo Huan and others? Has Father agreed?" Zhu Biao felt a little uneasy.
Empress Ma looked grave, shook her head and said, "I asked, but your father didn't agree."
"Here, what should we do?" Zhu Biao couldn't help but become anxious. Originally, he thought it was a sure thing that the queen mother would take action, but the fact hit him hard in the face. Even the queen mother couldn't persuade his father.
Queen Ma's face was as dark as water. She looked at Zhu Biao and suddenly asked: "Biao'er, do you know how big the crime Guo Huan and others committed?"
Zhu Biao was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't understand what his mother meant. Guo Huan naturally committed a heinous crime and was sentenced to skinning and daylilies by his father. Zhu Biao would not even want to defend him, after all, the national law was like this. But Zhu Biao felt that he could still save the others.
All at once.
Empress Ma did not wait for Zhu Biao to speak, and said directly: "Guo Huan and others used various means to collect more than 7 million shi of grain from the people this year. You should know how much more than 7 million shi of grain is.
Mountain."
"This, how is this possible?" Zhu Biao was frightened.
He only knew that Guo Huan and others stole official grain, but he did not expect that they would steal so much. Guo Huan's case was tried by Lao Zhu himself, and even Zhu Biao did not know the specific situation. Now that he heard such a large number,
He was immediately shocked and even felt angry in his heart. He was annoyed that the civil officials did not tell him the true situation and allowed him to rashly come to his father to plead for mercy.
"More than seven million stones of grain," Empress Ma sighed and shook her head. "Without this much grain, how many people would live frugally or even starve to death? In such a situation, how do you ask your mother to speak to your father?
plead?"
Zhu Biao was silent for a moment. Even he himself didn't know what to say. He originally thought that Guo Huan was excusable because his salary was too small. But now he understood deeply that there was no reason why his salary was too small to be able to purchase land.
That's bullshit, they are just selfishly greedy.
Moreover, there is still endless greed, otherwise why would they steal and sell so much food?