"Your Excellency has found it. A tunnel was found in the innermost part of Cell No. 30."
The entire prison building is not big. With the efforts of hundreds of soldiers, they found the tunnel entrance in a short time.
"My lord, I'm sorry, a group of thieves rode on horseback and blew open the Yongding Gate at night and escaped."
"You guys go down through the tunnel and see where the tunnel leads?"
"You guys go and get the explosive pack just now." As if something suddenly occurred to him, Lu Xiangsheng ordered directly.
"Your Majesty, why is this so?" Lu Xiangsheng muttered in his heart.
From the previous situation, Lu Xiangsheng had a vague feeling that the mastermind behind this incident was His Majesty.
Now when he opened the "gunpowder bag" and saw the moldy black gunpowder inside, Lu Xiangsheng was already 90% sure that the man behind the scenes was the current His Majesty.
"It's getting late today. You guys keep an eye on the scene. I'll go back and sort out the new newspapers and report to His Majesty."
Lu Xiangsheng said.
Sometimes, the truth is so cruel. Although there is no direct evidence that the man behind the scenes is the emperor, Lu Xiangsheng, after combining all the current intelligence, came to such a true and cruel reality.
He now needs to ask His Majesty if he is the mastermind behind this.
...
"Your Majesty, please step aside. I have something important to discuss with you." Lu Xiangsheng said in the imperial study.
"You all, please step back." After hearing Lu Xiangsheng's words, Zhu Youjian didn't say anything, but simply backed away.
"Sit down." Zhu Youjian said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, but I would like to know if your Majesty is behind this incident?"
Lu Xiangsheng did not sit down, but knelt down and asked.
"Yes, it's me." Zhu Youjian admitted directly without denying it.
"Why?"
"Do you think that if I stand on the tower of the capital and ask the people of the world, if the Ming Dynasty is in trouble, are you willing to rescue the Ming Dynasty? How will the people of the world respond?" Zhu Youjian did not answer directly, but asked directly.
"The people of the world will definitely go through fire and water for the sake of the Ming Dynasty."
"Hahaha!
So what do you think would be the response if I asked this question again on the capital city tower with refugees everywhere in the Ming Dynasty and all the rebels coming to the capital? "
"This, this." Lu Xiangsheng did not reply.
Because he knew in his heart that when the matter reached that level, if His Majesty was not tied up by the officials and sent to the traitors, it would be considered that the officials had a conscience.
"What's wrong? Why don't you say anything? In fact, you and I both know this very well. As long as the Ming Dynasty remains orthodox and the emperor can mobilize the army, the emperor will not touch the interests of certain people.
99% of officials, powerful landlords, and businessmen will say how much they love the Ming Dynasty and will sacrifice everything for the Ming Dynasty.
But when they are really needed, as long as one-tenth of them think of the Ming Dynasty's kindness to them before surrendering to the enemy, it will be regarded as a blessing for me, the emperor.
But those common people are just the opposite. If there is really a national crisis, it is these people who will be responsible. "
“Have you ever seen refugees? Have you ever seen those skinny, hungry people?
Do you know how the officials handle this kind of thing? "
“If you haven’t seen it, you naturally won’t understand the desire in the eyes of refugees when they see a piece of pie.
In that case, all it takes is someone to take the lead and cheer up, and nine out of ten people will choose to rebel.
And what about those officials?
Nine out of ten times the disaster relief food distributed by the imperial court went into the pockets of those dog officials.
You must know that the capital is still under the emperor's feet. Those corrupt officials dare to be so arrogant. If they were in other places, I don't know how many people would have starved to death.
At the imperial court, there are countless officials who do not want to serve the country, and there are countless people who collude with the slaves.
In the Liaodong Rebellion, the culprit of the tragic death of millions of Han people was not at the border, but at court.
How many years do you think the Ming Dynasty could have existed if the court had not been cleaned up?
Believe it or not, as long as you believe that even if I am still the emperor, as long as the corruption is not investigated for 3 years, the Ming army will return to its former glory in 3 years.
Without a strong army, who will deal with the invasion of aliens and the people being forced to rebel?
Rely on the words of those shameless civil servants, or the powerful landlords who surrender to the wind?
In this case, do you think the Ming Dynasty can still exist?
At that time, those dog officials will deserve their death, but in the end it will be the people of the world who will suffer. "
There is nothing wrong with planning and then acting. For many things before, Zhu Youjian only took action after planning for a long time, after many debates, and after making sure that no big loopholes were found.
In this way, loopholes can be effectively avoided.
But this time, time is too tight and the task is too heavy.
Zhu Youjian had no hope of being able to hide this completely.
As long as there is no evidence, as long as those traitors can be killed and everyone wakes up to a sense of urgency, so what if some people guess that he is the mastermind behind the scenes?
This is a feudal society, an era where imperial power is supreme.
Ming Dynasty's millions of troops only listen to my orders.
Even if many people only shout long live His Majesty on the surface, in fact they wish God would accept Zhu Youjian as soon as possible.
But superficial articles still need to be done.
Not to mention that there is no evidence in advance. Even if the evidence is conclusive, a few people dare to identify it and the public support is in line. An emperor who dares to kill officials because of his military will?
. . . .
It was precisely because of Lu Xiangsheng's performance in history, combined with the intelligence of the secret guards and Jin Yiwei, that Zhu Youjian firmly believed that Lu Xiangsheng was different from other officials of the Ming Dynasty.
Lu Xiangsheng has the people in his heart. There is Ming Dynasty.
Otherwise, even if Zhu Youjian is beaten to death, Zhu Youjian will not admit it.
"Your Majesty..." Lu Xiangsheng stopped talking.
"Do you want the Ming Dynasty to regain its former glory? Do you hope that in the future, people will have someone to rely on when they are old, and they will support their children when they are young, and children of school age will have the opportunity to study everywhere, so that everyone will no longer have to worry about eating?"
"This..." Lu Xiangsheng stopped talking.
At its peak, the Ming Dynasty was about 10 million square kilometers and had an army of more than 1.2 million. If anyone around him refused to accept it, there was only one word - do it.
Although the Ming Dynasty was weakened before.
But now, although the Ming Dynasty has become more powerful, there are more than 800,000 elite soldiers. A proper peripheral boss.
Especially after conquering Liaodong, North Korea and Annan, no barbarians around him dared to make any mistakes.
The Ming Dynasty became stronger and ordinary people's lives became easier, but that was only compared to before.
Having enough food, warm clothes, and books to read has been just a dream for the common people since ancient times!
For thousands of years, there has never been a dynasty that fed the people!
If it can really be realized, it is not impossible for it to be famous for centuries, and it is not impossible for the Ming Dynasty to last for thousands of years.
It is the dream of all officials to pursue profits, contribute to the country and the people, and thus be famous for generations. However, 99% of officials are defeated by money.
Although Lu Xiangsheng is not greedy for money, nor does he particularly care about reputation, being famous throughout the ages is also a huge temptation for him.
"Do you think traitors should be severely punished?"
"Do you think those officials would be happy for the court to deal with those traitors if I didn't do things like this?"
Zhu Youjian continued to ask.
"If the law does not protect the good, then the people will be indifferent! If the law does not punish the evil, then the bad guys will live!"
If the law does not punish animals, then animals will run rampant! If the law does not punish adultery, traitors will flourish!
If the people are indifferent, villains will thrive, animals will run rampant, and traitors will run rampant, the country will surely perish. "
Before Lu Xiangsheng could speak, Zhu Youjian continued.
