Several elderly people shed tears immediately, sliding down their dark and wrinkled faces. The others also looked desperate. How could they, the humble people who strive for promotion, seek justice from the nobles?
Zhu Yuanzhang strode forward, looked at the people kneeling in front of him and hurriedly greeted him, and said: "We know that you have suffered. Someone in your family has been harmed by corrupt officials. Don't worry, as the emperor, I will definitely make the decision for you. !”
A middle-aged man suddenly raised his head and said: "Then I ask the emperor to make the decision for me and kill the county magistrate Liu Chun. I have a family of four and I am the only one he has forced to live. Shouldn't he die?"
"We have all heard that the county magistrate is a relative of yours. You must be trying to trick the people below you. If we don't accept it, Liu Chun will take away my two daughters and force them to hang themselves the next day. He died. My man went to the government to complain, but he was caught on the way and beaten to death in the street..."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu2012 and we are all dead?
The cries made Zhu Yuanzhang's complexion turn livid, and his fists under his embroidered robe were clenching. Zhu Biao's face was not good-looking and his brows were furrowed. Liu Chun's guilt had actually been clear for a long time, but on paper, after all, it looked like a Just pen and ink.
The officials on the side immediately scolded: "The Holy One has already said that he will make decisions for you, why are you still talking nonsense here!"
Zhu Yuanzhang exhaled and said in a deep voice: "Let's keep our word. Liu Chun has a close relationship with the royal family, but he cannot escape the majesty of the court's laws. He will be beheaded in front of the county government tomorrow in public. You can all come and watch!"
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he directly ordered to Han Zheng: "Those government officials who accompanied Liu Chun in committing evil acts and the Liu family servants who took office with Liu Chun will be executed at the same time tomorrow!"
Han Zheng promised, and the people looked at each other and shouted thanks, but their tone was not very sincere, let alone grateful. But Zhu Yuanzhang could also understand that Liu Chun was relying on his power to do evil. If it really comes down to it, He also shared Liu Chun's sins, so why should the people be grateful?
After that, Zhu Yuanzhang had nothing to say and walked back to the county office with a dark face. It was normal to impose the death penalty in the case of Liu Chun's crime, but after all, he still had to care about Xianyi Huihou, so beheading was the limit.
Zhu Biao looked at the bewildered people and ordered Zhao Huaian behind him: "After the execution tomorrow, in the name of the Holy Lord, the family will be given fifty taels of silver. If there are acres of land that have been invaded at home, you can record it and send it to me."
Zhao Huaian promised in a low voice. Zhu Biao had done his best and had nothing to say. There was so much suffering in the world that even the supreme being in the world was powerless. What could be done about the weak and the strong?
After the group returned to the county government office, Zhu Yuanzhang went into the room to deal with the memorial sent by the court. Zhu Biao went into the room to accompany him, and the others dispersed, not wanting to hang around in front of the Holy Emperor at this time.
Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously unhappy. He held the pen but hesitated to review. Zhu Biao didn't give much advice and started reviewing happily. It was originally a report that the local government needed to deal with as soon as possible. It took several days to send it to the capital. When he met Zhongshu If you don't dare to be good at it, it will take several days to send it to the emperor. If you delay it any longer, the day lily will be cold waiting for the reviewed memorial to be sent back.
Zhu Biao drank herbal tea while reviewing. In fact, it was not difficult to handle, but the officials involved were more important. If Hu Weiyong handled it, it would be suspected of forming a clique for personal gain.
After three pots of tea, Zhu Biao couldn't hold it anymore. The memorials that had been accumulated for two days were finally processed. Liu An came in quickly, collected the memorials, and sent someone to send them out as soon as possible. Then he stood up in a hurry to release some.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly came to his senses and said: "After all, Liu Ying is still our pro-soldier and has not suffered too many crimes. But after Liu Chun escaped from Fengyang, he was just a hawker on the street. He knew that people's livelihood was difficult, but when After becoming an official, he did not know how to relieve the people's worries, but instead intensified the persecution..."
Zhu Biao covered his stomach and said, "Maybe when he was bullied, he thought about gaining power one day, and he would definitely let others have a taste of this."
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time and said: "A mere county magistrate can commit such a big evil just by relying on our name. What about other places? I want to go to Shaanxi and Gansu. There is a serious drought there..."
Before Lao Zhu finished speaking, Zhu Biao said with a grimace: "Father, if you say that, there will be no place you can't go to in that day. There will be drought in Shaanxi and Gansu, foreign invasion from the north, Jingzhou's rivers will overflow, and the coastal areas will be flooded." The Japanese pirates have started again recently, and the Jurchen envoys have also arrived in the capital a few days ago. You can't see this."
"It's better to return to Beijing as soon as possible. Taking charge of the overall situation in Beijing is the fundamental way to solve the problem. If you are really worried, everyone has gone to Huaiqing Mansion. I just need to go to Shaanxi and Gansu."
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, it was just a moment of anger. How could the emperor act rashly, let alone hand over all the power of the central government to others. Lao Zhu himself was not at ease. It would be okay in a month or two, but if it takes longer, I am afraid Hu Weiyong would become the emperor. .
Zhu Biao hurriedly said a few more words, and hurriedly went out to solve the problem. He made up his mind that he could no longer think about going to the toilet after approving this item, and then approving the last item...
When he came back, Lao Zhu had already called for a table of meals, and Zhu Biao happened to be hungry. Zhao An brought the Kuilong pattern folded rim handbasin, and Zhu Biao washed and dried his hands before serving the meal.
Zhu Biao tasted it twice and found it was a little cold. It seemed that the eunuchs had tried the poison first. They had to be more careful if they couldn't go out. However, it was actually quite difficult to poison the emperor's food.
The cooks are not allowed to have any interaction in private. They supervise each other when cooking, and they are also supervised by eunuchs and people from the pro-military captain's mansion, and there will be sudden inspections by others at any time.
When the dishes are ready, the eunuchs will take a few bites out and put them on other plates to eat. They will wait until there is no discomfort before serving them. Before they are served to the table, there will be eunuchs who will test the dishes in case of any discomfort. The food was poisoned on the way over.
Various small methods basically eliminate the possibility of being poisoned, not to mention that there are so many ancient poisons that are colorless and odorless and have delayed onset.
While eating, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "That's all, you can follow us back to Beijing. We can just send more imperial envoys to places where disasters are serious."
Zhu Biao thought for a while and said: "I really don't have time to go to other places, but it is still possible to go to Pingliang and Yan'an. I had this plan before I left the capital. The disaster relief food shipped by the court was consumed too fast."
"Although the inspection censors who went down have repeatedly reported corrupt officials, their grades are quite low. They look like abandoned children who were deliberately thrown out."
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