It was like responding to the thunder that just hit the ground!
After the order was delivered outside the Xiaoling Mausoleum, groups of Ming soldiers wearing armor escorted the prisoners captured in the battle through the Shinto and arrived in front of the tombstone.
Zhu Hongyu squinted his eyes and ordered.
"Here you go!"
Following Zhu Hongyu's order, each prisoner of war was verified and then led to kneel on the ground.
The executioner responsible for the execution stood behind the prisoners of war holding a ghost-headed sword.
These executioners who were responsible for the executions all chose to join the Manchu Eight Banners Soldiers of the Qing Army after surrendering.
Even Wutuo and Li Guoying were among the people responsible for the execution.
As the commander-in-chief of the Qing army's southern expedition, Tuhai was escorted to kneel at the front.
Tuhai's eyes were full of unwillingness and anger, and even though his mouth was stuffed with rags, he was still struggling.
There was a constant roar in his throat, like a beast's roar before it died.
Zhu Hongyu stood in front of Zhu Yuanzhang's tombstone, looking at the prisoners of the Qing army who were brought up, his eyes were cold.
He said silently in his heart to Zhu Yuanzhang who was lying in Xiaoling.
These are just the first batch!
Sooner or later, the unworthy descendants will send the slave chief as a sacrifice to their ancestors!
Zhu Hongyu turned around, waved his hand and ordered.
"cut!"
Following Zhu Hongyu's order, a neat sword flashed by.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
Heads were chopped off one after another, and blood was sprayed as if for free.
A large amount of blood was spilled on the ground, mixed with the loess used to pave the way, and turned into blood mud.
The smell of blood is pungent!
Tuhai was the last one to be beheaded, and the rags in his mouth were pulled out.
But he did not curse Zhu Hongyu who was standing at the front, under the tombstone.
Instead, he turned around and cursed viciously at Wu Tuo and Li Guoying who were standing behind him.
"I curse you to be..."
However, just as he was halfway through his curse words, a blade of light flashed past.
A human head was thrown away.
In a pair of eyes, there was only deep unwillingness and resentment.
The expression on Zhu Hongyu's face did not change at all, he just said coldly.
"Take out Hong Chengchou's body and cast it into a kneeling statue. I will let the traitor live in history like Qin Hui!"
"I want everyone in the world to know the price of being a traitor and traitor!"
Following Zhu Hongyu's order, a hollow iron kneeling statue was carried into Xiaoling.
The coffin containing Hong Chengchou's body was opened, and the body that had already decomposed to a certain extent was taken out.
The smell of corpses assaulted his nostrils, but Zhu Hongyu watched all this expressionlessly!
Immediately afterwards, the body was stuffed into the iron kneeling statue!
Then, the iron kneeling statue was locked from the outside, leaving only a large hole on the top of its head.
Then, a large pot of red-hot molten iron was transported to the iron kneeling statue.
The next moment, red molten iron was poured into the iron kneeling statue.
Bah! Bah!
After a harsh sound, a burst of white smoke came out of the big hole above the head of the iron kneeling statue!
The smell of corpses and burnt flesh filled the air.
Many people who were staring at the movement here felt a chill in their backs!
What a ruthless method!
Even though Hong Chengchou was dead, his body was not spared.
He even made a kneeling statue of Hong Chengchou's body. This would make him infamy for thousands of years!
Gradually, the iron kneeling statue cooled down little by little!
Zhu Hongyu squinted his eyes and opened his mouth to give instructions.
"Send the order and have this statue surrendered and transported to the gate of Nanjing City for all the people entering and leaving the city to visit at will!"
"Next to Gui Jiang, set up another stone tablet to remember the death of Hong Chengchou, the old thief Hong!"
"I will make Old Thief Hong a notorious person forever!"
"Do you understand everything?"
Everyone around Zhu Hongyu responded in unison.
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Qian's study room!
After Zhu Hongyu finished paying homage to Xiaoling, he returned to the Qian Mansion and continued to handle official duties.
Continuously issue orders one after another!
As the Ming Dynasty took over the Jiangnan region, many local officials were imprisoned for various evil deeds.
Although Zhu Hongyu urgently promoted a group of low-level officials to fill the vacancies, the lack of officials still became the biggest problem facing the Ming Dynasty at this time.
Just when Zhu Hongyu was thinking about the solution, Qian Qianyi came to see him.
Zhu Hongyu said.
"Invite people in!"
Qian Qianyi strode to Zhu Hongyu, bowed slightly, and then spoke.
"Your Highness, the wealthy gentry in Nanjing City have collected another four million taels!"
"I want to donate it to the Ming Dynasty for military supplies!"
Zhu Hongyu was not happy when he heard this.
What he wanted was 10 million taels, but these people in Nanjing only managed to come up with 6 million taels.
What about sending beggars away?
Why, Zhu Hongyu still has to urge him over and over again?
Zhu Hongyu just said with a cold face.
"At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Jiangnan was decided, and there were serious vacancies among local officials. So I decided to hold an additional enke ceremony around the Qingming Festival in the spring of this year."
"In the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examinations were divided into northern and southern rankings. Although the northern region has not been restored, it is not exempt from the custom."
"In the past, Nanzhili's number of candidates accounted for the largest share of the entire southern list."
"Honestly speaking, it's a lot more!"
"Gu plans to cut some of the candidates' quota in Southern Zhili and allocate it to Luzon. How does Qian Qing's family feel?"
As soon as Zhu Hongyu said these words, Qian Qianyi was completely stunned, but he quickly came to his senses.
Good guy!
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, is so clever!
Reducing the number of places in the imperial examination was a direct blow to the lifeblood of those people in Nanjing!
A smile appeared on Qian Qianyi's face, and then he spoke.
"Your Highness, I think the remaining four million taels will be available soon!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said.
"Well, it remains to be discussed whether to reduce the number of candidates for the Southern Zhili imperial examination. Let's discuss it later. I am tired and need to rest!"
The attitude is very clear. Whether the quota is cut or not depends on whether the money is available!
Although Zhu Hongyu's method is a bit rogue, it is definitely effective.
Qian Qianyi clasped his fists and retreated.
After Qian Qianyi left, Zhu Hongyu summoned Wang Ruxian and gave instructions.
"When the dynasty first settled down in the south of the Yangtze River, there was a large shortage of officials in various places under the rule!"
"As a result, many government affairs cannot be carried out smoothly, so I decided to open an additional encore this spring."
"Convene a recruitment examination, the secretariat and the cabinet will connect, and make corresponding preparations as soon as possible!"
Wang Ruxian paused and then spoke.
"Your Majesty, is this an imperial examination in the traditional sense? Or is it an official recruitment examination?"
Zhu Hongyu said with a smile.
"For the official recruitment exam, it will be easier to accept it if you have the title of imperial examination!"
"What the Ming Dynasty needs now is not dozens or hundreds of local officials who are proficient in poetry, books and articles, but thousands of officials who can really take root in the local areas and handle specific affairs."