Chapter 226 Confused Zhu Yuanzhang, please teach us Holy Father!
Chapter 226 The confused Zhu Yuanzhang, please ask the Holy Father to teach us! [Please subscribe]
Author: Three Color Cup Milk Tea
Chapter 226 The confused Zhu Yuanzhang, please ask the Holy Father to teach us! [Please subscribe]
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A flash of light flashed, and Li Changsheng and Zhu Yuanzhang disappeared into Yingtian Mansion.
"Hey, where did the real person take Zhu Chongba?"
Looking at the light in the live broadcast room, Ye Fan couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Did you take him back to the wild world?"
Lin Meng guessed.
"That shouldn't be the case. The real person just said that he would tell us the purpose of his visit soon."
Kou Zhong shook his head.
"You'll know after you read it."
Lin Pingzhi stared at the screen expectantly.
"Previously, the real person said that he would bring Zhu Yuanzhang to the ancient times and make him one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Could it be that now the real person is planning to let Zhu Yuanzhang practice so that he can replace Ying Zheng as the human emperor?"
Zhang Sanfeng stroked his beard and said thoughtfully.
"No, the real person said that he wanted to spread the Taoism of Jie Jiao. What does making Zhu Yuanzhang have to do with the spread of Taoism? The old man guessed that this is not the case."
Yao Chen shook his head and said.
"Hey, we'll find out after we read on."
Wang Chao thought about it for a while and couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
"Indeed, we'll find out next time."
Others also agreed.
"Buzz"
A ray of light flashed, and Li Changsheng led Zhu Yuanzhang to a deserted wilderness.
As far as the eye can see, there are vast mountains all around, a plain at the foot, and a small river at the end.
Downstream of the river, you can vaguely see a small mountain village, surrounded by reclaimed fields and faint smoke rising from the kitchen.
"May I ask Holy Father, where is this?"
Zhu Yuanzhang only felt a blur in front of his eyes. When he could see things, he realized that he had arrived in this strange place.
He could swear that he had never been to this place and did not know where it was.
"This is Sizhou Xuanwei Division, southwest of your Ming Dynasty border."
Li Changsheng explained calmly: "Go further west and you will reach the territory of Meng Yuan."
Sizhou Xuanweisi, also known as the Guizhou area in later generations, has always been a barbaric area and a place beyond the control of the Central Plains dynasty.
"Oh? This is Sizhou? Isn't it a thousand miles away from Yingtian?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he did not doubt Li Changsheng's words, but was in awe of his magical powers.
In just an instant, he came from Yingtian Mansion, thousands of miles away, to this remote place in the mountains.
Such magical power is truly incredible.
"To be precise, this place is about three thousand miles away from Yingtian Mansion."
Li Changsheng said lightly: "Pindao brought you here because he wanted you to see the real situation among the people."
"That's it, thank you Holy Father!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, then solemnly bowed to Li Changsheng.
He couldn't understand the meaning of the other party's words. After all, the emperor lived high in the temple.
Even though he, Zhu Yuanzhang, was from a lower class background, that happened many years ago.
Only by personally experiencing the hardships of the people at the bottom can we formulate better national policies and treat the people well.
The Holy Father meant that he should not forget the fundamentals and always keep the people in mind.
"No, you don't understand what Pindao means."
Of course, what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking could not be hidden from Li Changsheng. He glanced at it and shook his head.
Then, Li Changsheng stretched out his hand, and a stone table and two stone benches grew out of the ground.
"Sit down, let's have a good chat first."
Li Changsheng sat down and motioned for Zhu Yuanzhang to sit down as well.
"Yes, thank you Holy Father."
After Zhu Yuanzhang thanked him, he sat down as he was told.
"Do you think that after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the people of the world will be very happy, or will they remain the same?"
Li Changsheng transformed into a tea set, brewed a pot of tea, took a sip of tea, and asked calmly.
"The Holy Father is testing our ability to govern the country?"
Zhu Yuanzhang carefully took a sip of a cup of tea, and then said:
"To be honest with you, Holy Father, I came from a humble background and don't know a few Chinese characters. It can be said that I am the least emperor-like emperor in history."
He did not shy away from his past and said loudly: "However, we are still young. We are only forty years old this year. If you don't understand, you can learn from it."
"I don't know much about running a country, but with the help of a group of old brothers under us, we can brainstorm and formulate a national policy that is in line with our Ming Dynasty."
"These days, we are discussing with Tao An, Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang, and Zhu Sheng on how to formulate the Ming Law."
"We thought that those officials were the most cunning and corrupt. We planned to formulate a series of strict laws to strictly control these officials to prevent them from harming the people."
"As for the people in the world, Holy Father, you don't have to worry. We are from a poor family, so we naturally know how to treat the people well."
"So, to ask the Holy Father, we believe that after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the people of the world will live happier than before."
After Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, he said eloquently.
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but recall his childhood.
At that time, his family was so poor that everyone in the family only had one pair of trousers. Only people who went out wore trousers, and those who didn't go out stayed at home with their buttocks bare.
Moreover, he often did not have enough to eat and would go hungry three times after one meal. Later, his father Zhu Wusi, mother Chen, and eldest brother Zhu Chongsi died of starvation one after another.
The Yuan Dynasty was unruly, cruel and unkind. It set all kinds of exorbitant taxes and exploited the people.
Local officials are corrupt, like wolves, and the existence of the fourth class makes the Han people in the world miserable.
Therefore, after becoming emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang hated those corrupt officials the most, and he had a vague plan in his heart.
He wanted to formulate a very strict Ming law to control officials all over the world and prevent them from corruption.
"You are talking about the "Da Ming Law", Pindao has already seen it in the future. Let me show it to you."
After hearing this, Li Changsheng was not surprised at all. He reached out and grabbed into the void, as if he had traveled through time and space and grabbed into the future.
"Wow!"
As if there was a fish floating in the water, Li Changsheng grabbed a thick book and placed it on the stone table.
In the future time and space line, after the first year of Hongwu, the sixth year of Hongwu, the twenty-second year of Hongwu, and four revisions in the thirty years of Hongwu, the "Da Ming Code" was finally completed and was caught by Li Changsheng and brought to the current time.
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"Here, this is the "Da Ming Code" that you issued to the world in the 30th year of Hongwu. You can take a good look at it."
After handing the book to Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Changsheng explained to him.
"Thirty years of Xi Hongwu?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked again. What kind of magical method was this?
Thirty years after Hongwu, that is, thirty-three years later? Can you actually reach out and grab items from the future?
He had never heard of such incredible magical powers and was greatly shocked.
"It's just a small magical power, nothing strange about it."
Li Changsheng waved his hand and said, "You should take a good look first."
"yes."
Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed the shock in his heart, and after responding, he lowered his head and looked at the "Da Ming Lu Gao" in front of him.
Opening the table of contents, there are a total of 236 articles in four volumes, including 74 items in the "Da Gao", 87 items in the "Continuation of the Da Gao", and 43 items in the "Three Parts of the Da Gao".
There are thirty-two articles in the imperial edict to the military officials.
Zhu Yuanzhang understood that this was what the Holy Father said, and it was the result of a total of four revisions.
The first volume of the law contains specific provisions on the five punishments, the ten evils, the eight punishments and other sentencing principles, which is the general principle of the Ming law.
There are two volumes of "Secret Official Code", which are mainly laws governing the violations of laws by officials in departments and departments;
The Second Household Code, consisting of seven volumes, regulates household services, property, marriage, courses, money and debts, and warehouse and store management;
The Secondary Code of Rites, consisting of two volumes, contains laws on sacrifices and rituals;
The Second Military Code, consisting of five volumes, covers the protection of the palace, the Guanjin fortress, military administration, stable husbandry, and postal services;
The sub-criminal code, consisting of eleven volumes, is the core part of the Ming Code, including laws on theft, injury and death, fighting, swearing, receiving stolen goods, fraud, adultery, litigation, arrest and death, and imprisonment;
The final industrial law consists of two volumes, concerning laws regarding construction and river protection.
In addition to the five punishments, there are also additional punishments such as being exiled to the army, the death penalty, and Ling Chi. There are also people who have been implicated in the annihilation of nine or ten tribes.
Generally speaking, the Da Gao's attack targets all officials and the people, but the focus is on punishing corrupt officials. More than 80% of its articles are related to the management of officials.
Zhu Yuanzhang became more and more satisfied with this later version of "Da Ming Lu Gao".
Of course, this is the law enacted by him in the future, and it naturally suits his will.
"Okay, this is the clear rule in our mind. Those scholars are all benevolent and moral on the surface, but secretly they are men stealing women and prostitutes. They should be punished."
When he saw that "for those who have committed corruption, they will all be peeled off and their loans will not be lenient." Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but pat his thigh and said excitedly.
"So, do you think such a harsh law is useful?"
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished reading the "Da Ming Lv Gao" in his hand, Li Changsheng asked slowly.
"It's useful, it must be useful!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was red and he said excitedly.
"Not always."
Li Changsheng shook his head and denied.
"Impossible, we have formulated such perfect laws, we don't believe those officials will not be dishonest!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head suddenly and said with confidence.
"Hearing with your ears is false, seeing with your eyes is believing!"
Li Changsheng was too lazy to argue and just said softly.
Then, he stretched out his hand and pointed it out, and in an instant the whole world froze.
"Pindao will take you to see the changes in the entire Ming Dynasty after the formulation of the "Da Ming Law"."
Li Changsheng's voice came out slowly, but Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer care about so much at this time.
Because he found that everything around him was changing.
The withered grass on the ground quickly turned green, grew again, withered and turned yellow, and emerged from the ground again, just like reincarnation.
It's like the magic power of time acceleration has been exerted, making the wheel of time move forward quickly.
Not only that, the mountain village in the distance is also undergoing drastic changes.
In the beginning, people in mountain villages grew up quickly from babies, got married and had children, and grew old quickly until they entered their tombs.
The mountain village has gradually grown in size, from a few households at the beginning to more than a dozen, to hundreds.
But a great chaos came, and these hundreds of families soon died, and the place became a wasteland.
"In the first year of Hongwu, the laws and regulations were completed and the emperor's orders were issued to the world. In this year, all the officials were silent, frightened at every step, and did not dare to take a step beyond the thunder pond."
Li Changsheng's voice came out, and Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have seen the future. All officials in the world were walking on thin ice and did not dare to commit corruption.
Even those who were corrupt were quickly sentenced to death, ranging from having their hands cut off, having their feet cut off, to being castrated, to severe cases such as peeling off the skin and killing the nine tribes.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the entire Ming Dynasty officialdom changed. Everyone was in danger and did not dare to commit corruption again.
"In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, the emperor established the Imperial Guard to supervise all officials and granted them the power of reconnaissance, arrest, trial, and punishment."
However, as time goes by, there are always people who are not afraid of death, and because the laws enacted by Zhu Yuanzhang are too harsh, the officials' salary is too small to support their families.
Some officials take desperate risks, and corrupt people are repeatedly banned. Even if they are sentenced to death, they cannot be stopped.
As a result, the emperor was furious and reorganized the Imperial Guard's Duwei Mansion into the Imperial Guard, ordering them to supervise all officials and further strengthen the management of officials.
In addition, the emperor specially set up a "grievance drum" outside the Meridian Gate. If people had grievances and could not seek justice locally, they could go to Beijing to beat the drum and complain directly to the emperor.
This series of measures severely shocked officials all over the world and caused them to greatly restrain their behavior.
But unfortunately, blocking is worse than sparing. In the late Hongwu 30th year, more and more officials became corrupt.
“History of the Ming Dynasty records that Emperor Hongwu was in power for thirty-one years and launched six large-scale corruption eradication campaigns, killing 150,000 corrupt officials.”
"Killing all corrupt officials has not weakened since the beginning, but the phenomenon of corrupt officials has not been eradicated. In the later years of Emperor Hongwu, he could only say: "Government in the morning will lead to crimes in the evening, and rule in the evening will be the same in the morning; the corpses have not been removed, but people have succeeded.
The lament is that the more serious the offense, the more it will be committed.”
"After the death of Emperor Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty Law was too harsh and was abandoned by his successors, so the law was gradually abolished."
Li Changsheng continued to speak, and when it reached Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, scenes of corresponding images appeared in front of his eyes.
That scene represents the changes in the lives of people all over the world.
In the beginning, the people lived a prosperous life and had smiles on their faces.
In the later period, corruption was rampant and repeated bans were banned, and it was no longer possible for them to maintain a prosperous life.
The so-called "the county magistrate who destroys the family and the governor who destroys the family".
For the people at the bottom, a small seventh-grade county magistrate can easily make them bankrupt, or even destroy their families.
Not to mention, there are those cruel officials who are like jackals.
Although they are not of high rank and cannot be regarded as officials, they are all good at dealing with the people at the bottom, and they use all their methods.
For the people of the world, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Although they have the "Da Ming Law" in hand, they are not very literate and do not know how to resist, let alone go to the capital to complain.
The magistrate who is the head of a county is their heaven and can control their life and death.
"Buzz"
A flash of light flashed, everything before returned to its original point, and the green grass on the ground became withered again.
The disappeared mountain village in the distance has returned again, and has returned to its original appearance, with only a few households.
Time once again returned to the fourth day of the first lunar month of the first year of Hongwu.
Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth wide, his eyes were full of shock, and he could not calm down for a long time.
He didn't understand whether all this was illusion or reality.
Is this a trick of the Immortal Father, or is it the real future?
"Do you think that after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the people of the world will be happy, or will they still be as miserable as they were during the Meng Yuan Dynasty?"
At this time, Li Changsheng spoke up and asked the previous question again.
"I don't know, we don't know, ah."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know, so he looked up to the sky and roared.
The Immortal Holy Father's questions were like a giant hammer hitting his chest hard, making him breathless.
Behind that giant hammer were innocent people all over the world, and they roared at him angrily.
"Don't you claim to be an emperor from a lower-class background, and you also say you want to be good to us people? Is this what you call good? Bah!"
"You liar, what's the difference between you and the emperors of Meng Yuan?"
Question after question struck Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, leaving him at a loss as to what to do.
His eyes were full of confusion, anger, and helplessness.
His mind went blank, with all kinds of thoughts impacting his mind.
"Hey, you still haven't woken up!"
When Li Changsheng saw this, he gave a light scolding, which was like a bell, hitting the depths of Zhu Yuanzhang's soul.
"Please Holy Father teach us!"
The confusion in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes disappeared, he stood up, knelt down like pushing a golden mountain toppling a jade pillar, and said solemnly.
This kneeling is not just out of selfishness.
This kneeling is also for hundreds of millions of people.