Upon hearing Niu Xiaopeng and Wei Dabao's dissatisfaction with Emperor Hongzhi, Zhu Houzhao immediately retorted: "If the emperor knew about this, he would definitely wipe out the Sun family with thunderous means."
"He is a good emperor who truly loves his people like his own son!"
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao seemed to understand why Emperor Hongzhi had been teaching Zhu Houzhao, asking him to learn how to govern a country and be a king.
It turns out that the responsibility on the shoulders of the emperor is too heavy, too heavy, and it affects the people of the world.
Emperor Hongzhi had already worked so hard to govern, and most of the people in the court were wise ministers, but things like this still happened in Huairou County at the feet of the emperor.
The Ming Dynasty was so big, what would it be like in places far away from the capital?
Is it really just as the ministers boasted, singing and dancing, banquets on the sea and rivers?
There must be many, many local bullies like the Sun family in the entire Ming Dynasty, and there are also many, many suffering people like Niu Xiaopeng and Wei Dabao.
No matter how wise the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is, it is impossible for him to truly take into account all aspects and control everything of the entire Ming Dynasty.
Just because a bully like the Sun family appears in Huairou County, how many people in Huairou County will suffer as a result?
Zhu Houzhao's mood became heavy.
It can be regarded as understanding some of Emperor Hongzhi’s good intentions.
Son of Heaven, Son of Heaven, it not only means the supreme honor, but also means the extremely heavy responsibility on the shoulders!
"Why don't you know everything that's happening here in Huairou County?"
Niu Xiaopeng asked again.
"The Ming Dynasty was very big, with a vast territory and a huge population of 150 million people. It was impossible for the emperor to take care of all aspects."
"But the emperor is a good emperor who truly loves his people like his own son. He will make decisions for everyone, and the Sun family will definitely be punished in the most severe way!"
Zhu Houzhao clenched his fists slightly.
He has always admired his father the most and cared most about everything about Emperor Hongzhi. His father was the most perfect in his heart. Although sometimes, he often contradicted Emperor Hongzhi and did not listen to Emperor Hongzhi's words, but
Emperor Hongzhi held the most important position in his heart.
Hearing that Niu Xiaopeng and Wei Dabao blamed Emperor Hongzhi for this incident, Zhu Houzhao also felt very angry. The sins committed by the Sun family were actually blamed on the emperor by the common people.
Of course, Zhu Houzhao is also understandable. After all, for the common people, the emperor is their heaven and their god. If heaven does not protect them and the gods do not respond to their suffering, they will inevitably complain.
Doesn’t Emperor Hongzhi have any responsibility?
Yes, it has a lot of responsibility.
But was this incident caused by Emperor Hongzhi?
Obviously not. Emperor Hongzhi loved his people as his own children, so how could he leave such a bully alone?
So what exactly is the reason?
Zhu Houzhao fell into deep thought. For the first time, he really thought about the governance of this country.
In the past, he was not interested in these at all, did not want to go, and did not think about this aspect.
But now, he is thinking.
….
In the study room of Qianqing Palace in the capital, Emperor Hongzhi was discussing state affairs with his ministers.
"Your Majesty, all preparations for the use of troops by the Hax Khanate are in place. We, the Ming Dynasty, have deployed 100,000 elite troops in the river and the Western Regions, and 50,000 elite troops in Nanyun Province."
"With just an order from Your Majesty, the three armies can attack the Kazakh Khanate from three directions at the same time, destroy the Kazakh Khanate in one fell swoop, and eliminate our troubles in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhang Mao is older, but has a strong body and a loud voice. In recent years, he has been responsible for the affairs of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and has real power. Compared with the past when he could only worship the ancestors of the temple, it is not so comfortable, so this work and
The style of speaking has changed drastically.
"Hmm~"
"This battle is related to the long-term peace and stability of the northwest of our Ming Dynasty. It is also related to our Ming Dynasty's major event of seizing the vast land east of the Ural Mountains. It is also related to our Ming Dynasty's strategy of continuing to advance westward to occupy the Great Plains of Eastern Europe. We can only win!"
Emperor Hongzhi stood up happily, with a feeling of pointing the world, and a sense of great talent and greatness rising from him.
Over the years, Emperor Hongzhi has truly become worthy of this supreme honor.
In the past, Emperor Hongzhi was often silenced by his ministers and could not do anything he wanted to do. Although this emperor was the emperor, he was greatly restricted and restrained by his ministers.
It's different now.
The Ming Dynasty was prosperous, and it continued to expand its territory to the outside world. Emperor Hongzhi had great power in his hands, and the treasury was sufficient, and even his own small treasury had inexhaustible money.
He successively formulated a series of effective national policies for the Ming Dynasty, which had a profound impact on the Ming Dynasty. This made Emperor Hongzhi gradually acquire the aura of a hero.
To put it simply, although he was an emperor before, he was just an ordinary emperor, far from being compared with famous emperors such as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, etc. in history.
Now, he can completely compare with these famous emperors from past dynasties, or even surpass them. His demeanor is naturally different.
"The Ming Dynasty will surely win!"
Upon hearing this, all the ministers also shouted in unison.
When everyone was discussing important matters, Xiao Huangmen hurriedly came over and reported to Xiao Jing. When Xiao Jing heard this, he immediately felt that the matter was very serious and hurriedly reported it to Emperor Hongzhi.
"Your Majesty, news has just arrived from Huairou County that His Highness the Crown Prince wants to punish the Sun family, the bully in Huairou County, and hopes that Your Majesty can dispatch an army of 10,000 for his use."
"Haha, why are you so ready to attack the bullies in Huairou County?"
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he couldn't help laughing.
Emperor Hongzhi knew about the Sun family bully in Huairou County. The reason why he did not take action to eliminate it was because he wanted Zhu Houzhao to do this and let him go to Huairou County to feel the suffering of the people and know that even in prosperous times, the people
Life may not be really easy.
Then I want to see how Zhu Houzhao handled this matter and see Zhu Houzhao's level and strength in governing the party.
"Your Majesty, the Sun family in Huairou County is a bully. They have many gangsters and thugs under their command. Is it unsafe for Your Highness to be in Huairou County?"
Xiao Jing thought for a while and said worriedly.
"Well, what you said makes sense."
"Immediately dispatch 20,000 troops from the northern camp of the capital to Huairou County to obey the prince's command, and another 500 people from the palace will be dispatched to Huairou County immediately. Nothing can happen to the prince!"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, thought for a moment and gave the order quickly.
"Yes~"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jing quickly contacted Zhang Mao and began to dispatch the soldiers from the Beiying who were guarding the capital to Huairou County.
"Your Majesty, why do you want to mobilize the Beiying army?"
The ministers around him didn't understand why Emperor Hongzhi wanted to mobilize the Beiying army.
Only Liu Jin thought about it for a moment and immediately knew the whole story.
Zhu Houzhao did not guess wrong. It was Liu Jin's idea to let Zhu Houzhao go to Huairou County to be the county magistrate. Zhu Houzhao was in Huairou County and wanted to dispatch an army to Huairou County. It must be that Zhu Houzhao was preparing to attack the bullies in Huairou County.
Already.
"It's really resolute. I've only been to Huairou County for a few days."
Liu Jin thought so in his heart.
"Some time ago, I asked the prince to go to Huairou County to work as a county magistrate, so that he could experience the sufferings of the people and know the hardships of the people."
"As soon as he went to Huairou County, he immediately discovered that there was a lawless bully in Huairou County who oppressed the people. This is the memorial written by the prince. You all should read it."
Emperor Hongzhi took out a memorial and asked everyone to read it.
Liu Jian was the first to read it. He took the memorial and read it very quickly. Soon, a look of disbelief appeared on his face.
"Under the emperor's feet, there is such a bully?"
"It's simply lawless!"
When the others heard this, they immediately became more curious, and they quickly looked at it one after another.
"Your Majesty, these bullies must be punished in the most severe manner before the people of Huairou County can return to a peaceful world!"
Li Dongyang stood up and said seriously.
"Your Majesty, if these bullies are not severely punished, the legal system of our Ming Dynasty will be completely destroyed, countless people in Huairou County will be oppressed, and the innocent souls of those killed will never rest in peace!"
Xie Qian also said angrily.
"Severe punishment is of course necessary~"
"But when something like this happens, and it's in Huairou County near the capital, is this enough to warrant our deep reflection?"
"Why do bully families like the Sun family appear?"
"Why haven't these things that the Sun family has done been reported to the court?"
"Why are the people who report to the government not only not protected by the government, but also the officials protecting each other, causing the people who report to the government to be brutalized?"
"These are the things that really need to be thought about and cared about."
"I believe that there are definitely many, many bullies like the Sun family running rampant. Our Ming Dynasty is not just the Sun family. There may be many, many bullies who are constantly torturing countless kind people.
"
Emperor Hongzhi looked extremely ugly and was in a bad mood. His words echoed in the study, but they were like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of the ministers present.
There is no doubt that Emperor Hongzhi was questioning the ministers present. Although it was very tactful, everyone could hear it.
At the same time, everyone also faintly heard the warning in Emperor Hongzhi's words.
Officials protect each other, this is no joke.
Except for Emperor Hongzhi, all the people present were ministers. If the officials said this, wouldn't it be a severe slap in everyone's face?
And if you think about it carefully, everyone probably knows that there is something in Emperor Hongzhi's words. Behind these ministers there are huge families. Is there someone like Sun Zixiang in the family, who can rely on someone in the court to run amok?
