Boss Zhu always acted vigorously and resolutely, and the next day he issued a decree, appointing Han Yike, the magistrate of Linhuai County, as the imperial envoy to patrol the central capital and rectify all lawlessness!
In this sternly worded imperial edict, it was clarified that the patrol censor could interrogate prisoners and revoke case files. Officials could not shirk their responsibilities, otherwise they would be punished for deceiving the emperor. The patrol censor could be beheaded with the emperor's sword;
All the servants of the officials and servants must cooperate with the summons of the patrol censor. No one can refuse to evade, otherwise he will be punished for deceiving the emperor, and the patrol guard can be killed with the emperor's sword!
Anyone who is on trial or interrogated must not conceal anything, deceive, make false accusations, or take the blame. Otherwise, he will be punished for deceiving the emperor, and the patrol officer can kill him with the emperor's sword!
With this decree filled with killings and killings, Zhongdu City, which was originally celebrating the emperor's return home with great joy and looking forward to moving the capital, suddenly turned from the hot summer to autumn overnight.
Han Yike took office amidst this massacre. His patrol office was set up outside Hongwu Gate, inside the office built for the Ministry of Punishment.
As soon as he took office, Han Yike issued a notice, announcing that from now on, complaints would be released and collected for one month. Anyone with grievances could go to the Yamen to file a complaint. It didn't matter if you didn't have a complaint paper, as long as the people came, the Yamen had specialized
The scribes wrote petitions for the people.
But what’s embarrassing is that no one dared to file a complaint after the listing was put up for two days.
Although Han Yushi and his subordinate officials were already very busy just interrogating prisoners, filing case files, dealing with these old cases, and handling Shen Liu Niang's case. However, the victim has not yet come to complain.
It still puts subordinates under great pressure.
But Han Yike didn't panic at all, at least he didn't look panic at all. He told his men not to worry, the fun would come later.
As expected, the show quickly unfolded. That morning, the officials patrolling the Yamen discovered that in front of the Hongwu Gate not far away, some officials had set up a tall swing frame. There was also a circle surrounding the swing frame.
There are as many as two to three thousand charcoal basins.
There were also officers and soldiers beating gongs and walking through the streets, announcing loudly that the emperor was inviting the people to eat chicken and watch a show. The banquet would be held on time at noon tomorrow, and all the villagers were invited to come and enjoy the feast.
As soon as the common people heard that the emperor was inviting them to a banquet, they were naturally extremely enthusiastic.
Not all people are kept in the dark. Many people already know where the swing frame comes from and what it is used for. But instead of pretending not to know, they are even more scrambling to occupy a place.
After hearing the news, I queued up outside Hongwu Gate.
They don't dare to file a lawsuit, but why don't they dare to eat chicken and watch a show?
The nobles knew very well that this was the emperor's plan to "roast chicken to scare the monkeys". However, they dared to stop the people from complaining, but they did not dare to stop the people from going to the banquet, otherwise they would be in trouble if they invited them to dinner.
If no one shows up, Boss Zhu will definitely go crazy...
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The male monkeys didn't dare to say anything, but Li Cunyi was going crazy...
"Brother, the emperor is going to roast Li You!" He shouted at Li Shanchang with disheveled hair and red and swollen eyes in the flower hall of the Korean government.
"I heard." Li Shanchang's condition was not much better. After returning from the imperial mausoleum, he had been suffering from insomnia, dark circles under his eyes, and bags under his eyes as big as the chin of His Royal Highness the King of Chu.
"Brother, you have to do something!" Li Cunyi grabbed Li Shanchang's lapel and shook him hard.
"What can I do?" Li Shanchang gave up on his usual toughness and let Li Cunyi shake him like a noodle. "It has been three days since I submitted the apology form, and the emperor has not given me any condolences. The emperor dislikes me..."
"Then you can't just watch Li You being roasted by the emperor!" Li Cunyi was heartbroken and burst into tears. "Even if he died, he couldn't die in such a cruel way. It's too terrible. !”
"Who told him not to do anything about human affairs?" Li Shanchang looked up to the sky and sighed: "Second brother, you don't know the temper of the superior? No one can protect the person he decides to kill... Well, the queen can, but the queen It's impossible to plead for Li You, you just have to give up."
"How can you know if you don't try, brother?" Li Cunyi knelt down and cried, hugging Li Shan's long legs and begging hard. "Li You is my lifeblood. Without him, I can't live anymore, wuwuwu... …”
Seeing that Li Shanchang was still indifferent, he became cruel and hit the pillar on the side.
Li Shanchang didn't hold him back, and with a bang, Li Cunyi was hit hard. His head was broken and blood flowed, and he fainted from the pain.
Lao Li felt distressed and angry, so he quickly called the doctor to treat him. After the doctor bandaged him, he administered an injection. Li Cunyi slowly woke up. The first thing he said after waking up was that he still begged his elder brother: "Save the child..." …”
"Oh, okay. Anyway, my old face has already embarrassed you all..." Li Shanchang sighed helplessly, stood up slowly while holding on to the coffee table, and said, "I will follow your orders to embarrass you again..." "
"Thank you, brother." Li Cunyi sobbed miserably as the gauze on his head oozed blood, "I'm sure you can do it..."
"Fart." Li Shanchang spat, hunched over and walked out without looking back.
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Li Shanchang rode a carriage to the outside of Xingfu Palace and handed over the book to request an audience.
After a while, Eunuch Wu came out and said with an apologetic smile: "I'm sorry, Mr. Han, the emperor is slightly ill and needs to rest for a few days. Please come back."
"Oh, is it okay, Your Majesty?" Li Shanchang looked concerned, cursing secretly in his heart, you, Lao Zhu, are as strong as a buffalo, and you are using illness as an excuse to avoid seeing me? You might as well say you are going to confinement!
"It doesn't matter, I'm just tired from running around for days." Eunuch Wu shook his head and smiled and said, "If Mr. Han has anything to say, we can convey it to you."
"Old minister, I have something to say to my superior, but now I only hope that my superior will be blessed and well as soon as possible. Nothing else matters." Duke Han shook his head and smiled. He still maintained his demeanor as the first Duke of the Ming Dynasty.
"Okay, we will definitely bring it to you." Eunuch Wu smiled, nodded, stretched out his hand and said, "Please come back."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Old Wu. Let's have tea another day." Li Shanchang also smiled and nodded, turned around and got on the carriage.
After getting in the car, he seemed to have been drained of all his strength. He leaned against the wall of the car and looked out the window at the Zhongdu City he had built little by little.
In the past, whenever I saw these, a strong sense of pride and solidity would arise spontaneously.
But today, these magnificent buildings and exquisite pavilions only made him feel illusion and fear...
Since he became Zhu Yuanzhang's right-hand man, he has not had this feeling of powerlessness that he can't do anything for many, many years.
Does everything about you really come from your superiors? Without the trust of your superiors, you can't accomplish anything?
"All appearances are false. If you see all appearances that are not appearances, then you will see the Tathagata..." After all, Li Shanchang went through the most dangerous storms in the world. He silently recited a passage from the Diamond Sutra, prepared to look at his eyes and nose, and his nose to watch his heart, so that he could Calm down.
Li Shanchang was about to look away, but suddenly he was stunned.
He saw a familiar figure under the tall swing in front of Hongwu Gate, his nephew Li You, who was stacking firewood under the supervision of officers and soldiers...
