Gao Ligong, director of the Tianjin Industry Department, saw Li Zhi's angry expression, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this is not the time to get angry."
Li Zhi frowned and looked at Gao Ligong without saying anything.
Gao Ligong waved his sleeves and said: "Your Majesty, although the Jiangbei Army was defeated this time and the armed resistance of the gentry in the world was defeated, your lord must know that all the talents in the world are in the gentry's door."
"The prince has ambitions all over the world and wants to do things that Emperor Qin and Han Wu could not do. This is the time to employ people. Now that the prince has completely overwhelmed the gentry, he only needs to show some kindness to make the civil servants and gentry grateful.
It is better to use these letters to let the civil servants feel the prince's kindness."
The generals in the tent all looked at Gao Ligong, wondering what he wanted to say.
Gao Ligong raised his hands and said: "At this time, the civil servants in the court knew that Jiangbei Army was defeated, and they were all in panic all day long. These letters are undoubtedly the basis for the prince to question the civil servants. Of course, the prince can use the letters to question the civil servants one by one.
, get to the bottom of it.”
"Although the prince can punish a group of people by doing this, on the other hand, who among the gentry in the world has never cursed or even made money and efforts to oppose the prince? When these people see the civil servants in the capital being punished, they will all be in danger and regard the prince as a human being.
A scourge."
Gao Ligong glanced at Li Zhi, waved his sleeves and said: "On the contrary, if the prince ignores the past actions of the civil servants and gets along with them peacefully, then all the gentry in the world will know the prince's magnanimity and benevolence.
, the gentry will no longer risk their lives to oppose the prince."
"The so-called benevolent person is invincible, nothing more than this."
After hearing Gao Ligong's words, all the generals fell silent.
At this time, the gentry had been completely defeated. For the victor Li Zhi, if the gentry were given room to survive at this time, the gentry would not be so desperate when they oppose Li Zhi again.
Hitting a stick and then giving a candy to eat is just common sense to win people's hearts.
Everyone looked at Li Zhi.
Li Zhi asked: "You want me to follow Cao Cao's example and burn all these letters of collaboration with the enemy?"
Gao Ligong said loudly: "That's it. If the prince can take a step back at this time, the sea and the sky will be brighter, and all the talents in the world will be in his pocket."
Li Zhi sneered, picked out another letter, and read it.
The more he read the letter, the colder the expression on Li Zhi's face became, and finally it became murderous.
Li Zhi said coldly: "If it is for personal glory and wealth, I should probably live in peace with these shameless civil servants. The so-called sedan chair is carried by everyone. If I can be recognized by the gentry in the world, I am afraid that I will become extremely powerful. In the court
The last word is ninefold."
After listening to Li Zhi's words, Gao Ligong seemed not to agree with his own opinions. He raised his hands and said, "My subordinate's words are from the bottom of my heart. Your Majesty knows it clearly."
Throwing the letter into the box, Li Zhi said loudly: "But I don't do things for myself. The big things I do are for this country and this nation. I don't care whether the gentry still hates Gu, I don't care, how many
Only those with gentry background are willing to join the army."
"I act all my life just for this country. I want to understand the criminal law, which is right. I want to punish the traitors who harm this nation and cut off the parasites that are parasitic on this nation."
"If these traitors who betray the court, the emperor, and the country are not killed, it will be the few who will benefit, but the people of the world will be harmed. If we do not use strict laws to correct the concept of right and wrong in this society, how can we lead this country to cheer up?
up?"
When Gao Ligong heard Li Zhi's murderous words, his face turned pale, and he stepped back and said: "My subordinate's words are not worth mentioning. Your Majesty's vision and magnanimity are beyond the reach of my subordinates."
Li Zhi turned to look at Zheng Kaicheng: "Zheng Kaicheng, how many civilian collaborators are there here?"
Zheng Kaicheng cupped his hands and said: "The old minister, the three nobles and nine ministers, the ministers and ministers, all kinds of people. Nine out of ten civil servants in the court are collaborators with the enemy!"
Li Zhi narrowed his eyes and said, "Okay!"
"Han Jinxin, please sort out these letters carefully, determine the severity of the crime according to the Ming Dynasty Law and the crime of treason and collaborating with the enemy, and see how many people you want to kill!"
Han Jinxin was also frightened by Li Zhi's words. With five big boxes full of letters, how many officials would be killed?
But since the prince wants to kill, Han Jinxin will definitely rush to the front.
Licking his lips, he said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, my subordinates will definitely do a good job in this matter."
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Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Great Ming Dynasty walked back and forth anxiously in the Qianqing Palace.
It was yesterday that the Huben Army defeated the Jiangbei Army. However, the Beijing Camp was surrounded and beaten by the Jiangbei Army a few days ago. A decisive victory was achieved forty miles east of the capital, but Zhu Youjian never received exact news.
It was not until this morning that the defeated Jiangbei Army passed by the foot of the city wall of the capital, causing the rebels surrounding the capital to flee. Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of the capital camp, sent out scouts to collect intelligence.
Whether the Huben Army won or lost, this is information related to Zhu Youjian's life. Judging from Zhu Youjian's tough attitude towards civil servants and gentry over the years, if the Jiangbei Army wins, it is very likely that it will be abolished. Got it from Zhu Youjian.
A new emperor has ascended the throne. How can a deposed emperor like himself survive?
Zhu Youjian paced back and forth in the Qianqing Palace, walking faster and faster, constantly looking in the direction outside the palace gate.
Finally, Zhu Youjian waited until Wang Chengen ran over from the corridor.
Wang Chengen went to Chaoyang Gate to wait for news. After receiving the news, the eunuch rode his horse and rushed into the palace. At this time, he had traveled more than ten miles, his clothes were a little messy, and the turban on his head was tilted to one side. .
Zhu Youjian looked at Wang Chengen's figure and stood in front of the Qianqing Palace gate to wait. After standing for a while, he couldn't even stand anymore. He stepped out of the Qianqing Palace and walked towards Wang Chengen who was running towards him.
As he got closer, Zhu Youjian noticed that Wang Chengen's eyes were wide open and he had an extremely excited smile on his face.
Won?
Zhu Youjian looked at Wang Chengen's face, and there was a burst of excitement in his heart. Accompanying this excitement was a burst of inexplicable nervousness. Zhu Youjian was really worried that his guess was just a joy.
Wang Chengen ran over panting and stopped in front of the emperor.
He ran so fast that he was too tired to speak. He first bent down to take a few breaths, then raised his body and said loudly: "Your Majesty! The battle is won! Your Majesty!"
"The Huben Army defeated 200,000 rebels and defeated the Jiangbei Army to a complete defeat!"
Zhu Youjian's eyes widened when he heard Wang Chengen's words. His face was a little surprised at first, and then quickly turned into excitement. The excitement became more and more obvious, and finally turned into ecstasy.
"good!"
"good!"
"good!"
After saying hello three times in a row, Zhu Youjian said: "What a good Li Zhi, what a good Li Zhi."
