"Let's start!" Zhu Youjian ordered to Lu Xiangsheng.
It is said to be a trial, but it is actually a public sentencing meeting. Jin Yiwei has already registered what mistakes most people have made and how many years they should be sentenced.
Now is the time to see what the other side says.
If you voluntarily admit it, then execute it in accordance with the judgment.
But if you refuse to admit it, you will be sent back to the Third Division for trial.
Of course, by that time, this was not the verdict.
"Zhang San, do you know your guilt?"
"The common people know the crime, and the common people should not send messages to Jiannu for money."
Zhang Sanma quickly confessed.
"Since you know your crime, I will sentence you to eight years of hard labor. During this period, you must work hard and strive to be released and reunited with your family as soon as possible."
"Okay, sir, I will work hard and try to get out as soon as possible."
Zhang San said slightly happily.
Treason is a serious crime. Since ancient times, all rulers have severely cracked down on treason.
If he hadn't been threatened and if the other party had given him a lot, he would naturally not have chosen to be a traitor.
After being arrested, Zhang San has been worried about implicating his family. Now he is only sentenced to 8 years in prison. This has greatly exceeded Zhang San's expectations. How could Zhang San be unhappy.
"Li Si, you secretly helped the traitor..."
.....
As the trial began, many traitors were punished.
90% of them were sentenced to about 2 years, half of them were sentenced to between three and eight years, and the rest were sentenced to more than 10 years.
During this period, although many people chose not to plead guilty and were handed over to the Third Division for punishment according to law, most people honestly chose to plead guilty.
After all, it was fair for the court to punish them.
When a traitor is caught, it is already humiliating enough. Wouldn't it be even more humiliating if the court singles him out?
"Your Majesty, since you went to such great lengths to arrest these traitors, why did you punish them so little?"
Wang Chengen asked puzzledly.
A considerable number of these traitors were local powerful men, and some had close relationships with officials. Otherwise, Zhu Youjian would not have sent Wang Chengen to Liaodong.
In his opinion, Zhu Youjian's move was to knock down the world's powerful people, but if he was knocked out, why not be ruthless?
A lighter punishment will not only offend those powerful people but also have no impact on them. No matter how you look at it, it is a loss-making deal.
“Throughout the ages, wise kings may lead dynasties to prosperity, but that is only temporary.
Everyone makes mistakes, even the emperor is no exception!
For ordinary people, making a mistake can affect up to a hundred people.
But for the emperor, one mistake may lead to disaster for thousands of people!
Throughout the ages, the fundamental reason for prosperity and decline should be here.
If the dynasty wants to remain strong, law is essential.
The law is not retroactive to the past!
Although the Ming Dynasty Law gives me the right to make temporary legislation, my temporary legislation can only add a maximum of 20 years of imprisonment or 10 years of coolie.
As the lord of the world, I should uphold the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
At the end of the sentence, Lu Xiangsheng will publicly explain the reasons for this light sentence and announce that the Ming Law has been changed. When the time comes, becoming a traitor will only mean 10 years of hard labor. "
Zhu Youjian explained.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Ming Dynasty has your Majesty, that is the blessing of Ming Dynasty..."
"Okay, stop flattering, work hard, and strive to be like the Sanbao eunuch, and be famous throughout history."
Zhu Youjian said.
It's very comfortable to be flattered, but it's easy to get carried away.
As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, every move he makes is related to the direction of the Ming Dynasty. If he drifts, then the Ming Dynasty will inevitably drift too.
Although Zhu Youjian is not a historical researcher, the information age still gave Zhu Youjian a truth.
--Whether it is a person, a company, or a country, something will happen if it drifts.
A certain toothpick is awesome! There are countless capital and trolls behind the scenes to help clear the name, but they haven’t gone in yet.
The beautiful country is powerful, ranking first in military and economic strength in the world, but it is still inevitably on the road to decline.
I don't have the character of a saint who can emerge from the mud and remain unstained. I don’t have the determination to stay calm, so it’s better to put an end to this kind of thing directly.
"Let's go back to the palace." After a while, Zhu Youjian, who was really bored, chose to go back.
"I thought these people would be brave enough to take the opportunity to assassinate me or cause trouble or something to have fun for themselves, but I didn't expect them to be so cowardly."
Zhu Youjian felt deep contempt for those literati.
"The weak is afraid of the strong. No wonder when the Ming Dynasty came to an end, these officials surrendered more and more."
.....
"Your Majesty, there is a purple secret message to report." Just when Zhu Youjian was about to leave, a guard rushed directly to Zhu Youjian with a purple box.
"Submit it." Zhu Youjian ordered hurriedly.
The purple secret letter contained information that might affect the direction of the Ming Dynasty, so Zhu Youjian couldn't help but ignore it.
"Haha, haha, I finally waited." After reading the secret message, Zhu Youjian couldn't help laughing.
"Pass the order, each craftsman who participated will be rewarded with ten silver coins, and all important craftsmen will be rewarded with 100 silver coins. The merit is 800. At the same time, he told those craftsmen that as long as their merit is 1,000, they can exchange it for a second-class uncle, and if the merit reaches 5,000, they can exchange it for 1 Wait for your uncle!"
Zhu Youjian said.
"It's ordered," replied the imperial guard who summoned him.
"By the way, tell those craftsmen that this thing still needs improvement. If you want to gain merit, just improve it."
After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he asked the guard to deliver the news first.
"Your Majesty, those craftsmen are untouchables. Your Majesty gives them meritorious service and allows them to exchange for titles. It will easily arouse the opposition of the officials."
When the guard who sent the message left, Wang Chengen leaned into Zhu Youjian's ear and whispered to Zhu Youjian.
"It doesn't matter, let those officials say whatever they want to say."
Zhu Youjian said disdainfully.
Originally, according to Zhu Youjian's intention, he directly knighted the main craftsmen, but considering that the officials have been stimulated a little too much recently, and in order to prevent those craftsmen from drifting away, Zhu Youjian changed it to rewarding meritorious services. .
Otherwise, with the merit of making a steam engine, it would not be too much to be a prince.
"Your Majesty, what is it that makes you so happy?"
"This is a national secret. Now is not the time to tell you, but I can tell you a piece of news. With the help of this thing, it will be of great help to the improvement of Ming Dynasty's national power."
Zhu Youjian said with a smile.
In view of history, a large part of the reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty was intelligence. In addition, there are many landlords and powerful people in the Ming Dynasty who want to skin themselves. Zhu Youjian attaches great importance to keeping information confidential.
Although Wang Chengen is his confidant, and history has proven his loyalty, in order for Ming Dynasty to remain erect, he cannot let the other party know about this for the time being.
