Although Zhu Youjian looked down on the Qing Dynasty in history, which wielded a butcher's knife against the Han people and bowed to the great powers.
The words of Ji Xiaolan and He Shen in a certain Qing Dynasty drama are indeed true.
"Ji: These corrupt officials in Yancheng have replaced the food for humans with bran and fodder for livestock. Do you know about this?
And: I know.
Ji: Don’t you feel ashamed, sir?
And: I feel so happy!
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And: (impatiently) Oh, are the victims still human?
Ji: (Shocked) What did you say?
And: Ouch, don’t stare so wide! Do you know that people who are about to starve to death are no longer human beings? (Ji Xiaolan is speechless) They are just beasts. As long as they can live, they are useless! That's good stuff! Grass roots, tree bark, and soil can all be eaten. (lightly and happily)
Ji: (These words come from the mouth of Tangtang and an adult. It’s really shocking!
And: Of course you are shocked, you are a scholar. You will only be in your study, holding books from sages and scolding those in power.
Ji: Those in power are unfair and should be criticized.
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He: Mr. Ji, have you ever seen anyone bloating to death after eating Guanyin soil?
Ji: What is Guanyin soil?
And: Look, you don’t know. Let me ask you again, have you ever seen the bark of all the trees in this thousand-mile plain being eaten away?
Ji: Oh?
He: (laughing) Of course you have heard of changing children to eat. Those are just four words in history books. I have seen it with my own eyes. If it were a child eating it, haha, that would be a pile of meat in the pot!
Ji: (surprised) You?
And: You think I have no humanity, don’t you? You think I only know how to be greedy for money, don’t you? I personally went to the disaster area, and my heart dropped when I saw it there. Only then did I realize that no matter how much food the imperial court distributed for disaster relief, it would never be enough! If I don't try to work around it, what you see in the disaster area will not be victims, but bones!
Ji: (Yan Ciyan) Well, the food funds for disaster relief are not enough. You can ask the court for more money!
And: (Contemptuously) Court? Do you know how much money is left in the treasury? You don't know, you don't know at all. . ..Ji: But the imperial court still distributed disaster relief food funds. I looked at their account books and found that all the disaster relief food funds went into Boss Xue’s bank. (hits table with pipe)
He: (hurriedly waved his hands) You can’t say that. Boss Xue is a man of great powers. If one penny goes in and two penny comes out, I will have enough money to help the victims!
Ji: I've looked at their account books. All officials, big and small, are embezzling the food funds for disaster relief.
He: (quietly) Save the people first, save the officials! If the officials can’t survive, how can we save the people?
Ji: (loudly, knocking on the table) Ridiculous!
And: This is true! There are thousands of disaster victims, who will provide them with disaster relief food funds? Did you send it or did I send it? Don’t we have to rely on those officials, big and small? ah? Only after I feed them will they be willing to work for me!
Ji: (stunned, helpless, shaking his head and smiling) Humph, this is really an ancient fallacy! Corruption and bribery actually have a rationale?
He: This is the great truth gained from decades of official career, and this is the golden truth gained from thousands of bloody facts.
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He: Yes, yes, honest officials are indeed respectable! But honest officials are also scary!
Ji: Mr. He, you are so disrespectful and fearless, that’s why you are lawless!
He: Then let me ask you, how many honest and corrupt officials have there been throughout the ages?
Ji: Honest officials are as rare as phoenix feathers, and corrupt officials are like the sand of the Yellow River.
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Save the people first, save the officials! If the officials can’t survive, how can we save the people?
Those dog officials have no humanity, they even take embezzlement money, and yet they have to feed them.
It's really the most ridiculous thing in the world.
The fundamental reason why the world is so absurd is not that there are too many corrupt officials.
When corrupt officials make up the majority, there is no other way for the country except slowly to perish.
Zhu Youjian doesn't know how many corrupt officials there are in Ming Dynasty now.
But Zhu Youjian knew in his heart that there would be no less corrupt officials in Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Taizu killed hundreds of thousands of corrupt officials, but those corrupt officials didn't dare to let go. He had a strong army in hand and newspapers at his side. Even if he killed corrupt officials, there would be no trouble.
As for the consequences of disturbing the Kong family, although it may cause hundreds of officials to become disloyal.
But I have a mountain of coal in my hands.
Zhu Youjian is the biggest killer in his hand.
When I really couldn't control myself anymore, I asked Confucius to come out and explain.
Until then, I don’t believe that the Kong family is still dissatisfied. I don’t believe that the world’s scholars will not accept weakness.
Since one claims to be a disciple of Confucius, one must bear the consequences of Confucius.
As a scholar, if Confucius reprimands him and disobeys him in public, how can he still claim that he is a disciple of Confucius? What qualifications do you have to convince the public?
Once he obeys, who else dares to openly disobey Zhu Youjian?
Unfortunately, this is a lose-lose choice.
The officials have lost their biggest supporter and can only be an official in fear from now on.
Zhu Youjian will lose one month of idle rewards.
You must know that the number of people who recognize Zhu Youjian from the bottom of their hearts now exceeds 30 million, and the level of Meishan has also reached level 8.
One month's AFK reward is equivalent to 10 million taels of silver.
For God's sake now, he has breathed a sigh of relief in the past few years.
As a result, Ming's current grain output is slightly higher than its grain expenditure.
Otherwise, the absence of the system, a major grain producer, would still have a considerable impact on the stability of the north.
Time flies and ten days pass.
After many obstacles, Sun Chengzong finally arrived in the capital.
But before him, 300 criminals from the Kong family (some more were arrested following reports from the people) had been placed in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
The imperial court is organizing personnel to prepare for the joint trial of the three departments.
All officials are trying their best to avoid being selected.
After all, the subject of the trial is the Kong family, and the witnesses and evidence they have sent are complete, so it is almost certain that it is an ironclad case.
If he were to judge according to the law, the person he offended would be the No. 1 family in the dynasty. Countless colleagues.
If he openly shows favoritism, what he will lose is his own reputation, and given the temperament of the little emperor, he will definitely not agree to it.
Who knows how many crimes your Majesty has committed against you and your people, and to protect the Kong family. It may not be able to protect you, and you may even drag yourself into the water.
"I'm going to the palace to meet the emperor now." After getting the latest news from the post station, Sun Chengzong couldn't sit still.
The Kong family has been brought down in the capital. How can the conflict between the Kong family and the emperor be resolved?
How should the conflict between the scholar and His Majesty be resolved?
Fairness and justice are nothing in the eyes of the world's literati.
Literati want face and profit.
The Kong family is a symbol of literati. If Your Majesty does not give face to the Kong family, it is equivalent to not giving face to literati all over the world.
Your Majesty's crackdown on corruption is taking advantage of the intellectuals.
With neither face nor benefit, the world's civil servants will soon leave.
