Seeing that this handwriting did not belong to his father, and Comrade Lao Zhu probably did not have the time to copy the memorials of the ministers, he looked through two more copies before laughing and said: "Did the father transfer Han Yike back to the capital?"
"We have first appointed him as the bachelor of Wuying Palace. In a few days, he will be transferred to the Ministry of Justice as Zuo Shilang. He will also be considered as yours. You have to appease him, otherwise it will be easy for him to do bad things."
Han Yike accompanied Zhu Biao on several errands. He was recommended to the post in the first year of Hongwu. He first served as Shanyin's eunuch and was promoted to supervisory censor. He was an upright and outspoken man who did not avoid the powerful in impeachment. He was quite wealthy. His character.
Since Wang Guangyang was squeezed out by Hu Weiyong and resigned from office, Han Yike has been eyeing Hu Weiyong's group for continuous impeachment. He believed that Wang Guangyang was the prime minister appointed by the emperor, and it would not be Hu Weiyong's turn to unite with his party members to suppress and humiliate him.
Zhu Yuanzhang scratched his temples and said: "I guess the two old guys Qian Tang and Han Qi are of no use to you. Fortunately, you still have Han Yike, who dares to speak up and remonstrate with ministers, which is indispensable for running the court."
Zhu Biao sighed first and then smiled: "You can only do things with passion and righteousness. If you don't control it well, it will easily hurt others and yourself. He will still have to face Hu Weiyong and the others when he comes back."
"That's why we didn't let him take up the post of censor. In a few days, he was arranged to go to the Ministry of Punishment to rectify the situation. Those who were thrown into prison by us lived better than outside. Someone gave them food and clothing every day. snort!"
Seeing the dissatisfaction on his father's face, Zhu Biao knew that several officials from the Ministry of Punishment must be sent to other places. As for why, it was not difficult to guess. After all, they were still scholars and officials, and those who were imprisoned were not criminals. The criminals who were convicted of corruption crimes could not be punished, and they could even be said to be scholar-heroes who risked their lives to remonstrate against them.
Therefore, they will naturally take care of them everywhere, not allowing the jailers to humiliate them, and will also allow their relatives and friends to send food, clothing, and supplies. It is impossible for the emperor to repeatedly emphasize even this trivial matter. The easiest way is to transfer his confidants to manage them.
But these are just trivial matters. Zhu Biao found a list that was obviously written by Lao Zhu himself. In addition to the expected names of Wei Guan, Gao Qi, Yu Ben, and Zhang Yu, there were also many names that should be They are all famous scholars who live in seclusion in the south of the Yangtze River. There are a few familiar names among them, Shi Er, Luo Ben, Fang Keqin...
That is to say, Shi Naian, Luo Guanzhong and Fang Xiaoru's father. Of course Shi Naian has passed away, but if the court really wants to hold them accountable, they will not be able to escape whether they are guilty or dead. The living will have their own punishments, and the dead will also be dealt with by the dead.
It’s just that we don’t know whether this list was submitted by the pro-military governor or the supervisory censor Zhang Du. It is undoubtedly very cruel. If the punishment is really based on this list, the backbones of Jiangnan scholars will undoubtedly be Completely interrupted.
Because the list includes not only those scholars who refused to be appointed to serve as officials in the court, but also many officials serving in prefectures and counties in Jiangnan, as well as veterans who had followed Zhu Yuanzhang in retiring and returning home after the founding of the country.
After reading it, Zhu Biao shook his head and said: "There are too many. This is far from the original intention of the father. Those who deserve to be killed cannot be retained, and those who should not be killed must be retained. Kill a group to intimidate disobedient people, and appease a group to promote enlightenment and promotion." A group of people who show God's grace is the correct answer, Father, now the northern culture is weak and there are few scholars. If the culture in the south of the Yangtze River is cut off, how will the court function in the future? You can't let the noble generals take charge of the six yamen, local prefectures and counties, right?"
After hearing his son's words, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed with regret. He had really endured it for a long time, and wanted to take this opportunity to start a killing spree to let those bookworms who are neither high nor low know who is in this world. Call the shots.
"Before we leave Beijing for our northern tour, we will kill and arrest a group of people, and leave the rest to you. It is up to you to decide whether to kill, release, appease and promote. I think they will only be grateful by then. "
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and sneered: "Of course he should also curse me to die early."
Naturally, if you want to kill someone's whole family, you have to tolerate their resentment. Naturally, Zhu Yuanzhang will not care about this. The founding emperor Taizu, who broke out from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, naturally will not be afraid of any curses and retribution, and he will not be able to become the emperor if he is afraid of these.
Zhu Biao crossed out some names with his pen. As the central figures in the case, Gao Qi, Ben and Zhang Yu naturally cannot escape, otherwise it will only appear to be an anticlimactic move. Scholars will become even more arrogant, and those former officials who are not willing to become officials will The old and the young will become even more rampant.
Wei Guan couldn't escape, but Zhu Biao still cared about him. He had always been upright and upright, and he was always able to get some relief at this age. His official position was definitely gone, and he couldn't escape the reputation of being old and fatuous. The old master had been upright all his life. , although one can save one's life, it will probably be a matter of time because of depression.
He was probably the most innocent person in this case, and Shi Ye was also unlucky. He couldn't let a few people miss this great opportunity. It can only be said that Zhu Biao would compensate his children and grandchildren in the future.
Shi Naian and Luo Guanzhong were Zhang Shicheng's staff. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, they did not serve as officials, but devoted themselves to compiling his books. Shi Naian did not make any meritorious service under Zhang Shicheng. However, Luo Guanzhong made suggestions and helped Zhang Shicheng defeat an old man. Kang Maocai, the general under Zhu's command.
But it was nothing. After all, Zhang Shicheng had many soldiers and generals during the confrontation, so these two people were not famous. Lao Zhu had not bothered to trouble these unknown people in the past few years.
The two men became famous only after their works were listed as four major masterpieces in modern times. In ancient times, their interpretations were difficult to achieve. They may have read a lot in private, but few literati were willing to praise them. What's more, Water Margin and Three Kingdoms are all about it. It is a matter of rebellion, and it is taboo after all.
Being implicated this time was unexpected but also reasonable. Shi Naian's name was checked off by Zhu Biao, and he didn't know it was him. Most of the people who had passed away were checked off by him, so there was no need to implicate future generations.
Luo Guanzhong is also an example. Zhu Biao did not check it but just drew a circle. Although the popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms should have been completed, Zhu Biao still needs talents in this area, and he can still use them after polishing.
As for Fang Keqin, last year the imperial court sent an envoy from the Ministry of Personnel to invite Fang Keqin to be an official. However, Fang Keqin was unwilling to go to Beijing on the grounds that his mother was old and needed to serve, and avoided seeing the envoy in other places.
Ordinarily this is a typical example, but no matter what, Zhu Biao has to think of his son's good. Fang Xiaoru himself was in Lingchi, and the ten clans were executed to maintain the orthodoxy of Zhu Biao's lineage. Although this is unlikely to happen, But Zhu Biao still accepted the sentiment. It is commendable that he can do this in the face of such a situation.
It's not appropriate to just forgive him directly. Otherwise, in order to convince the public, he still has to find a good reason. I don't know where Fang Xiaoru is or whether he has become a disciple of Master Song.
Zhu Yuanzhang also came over while Zhu Biao was sketching. The father and son argued and discussed, each stroke representing the rise and fall of dozens or hundreds of members of a family.
In the end, there are still many names listed there. If there are no accidents, they will be ordered to be interrogated by the local government in the next few days and then executed as a warning. This also marks the beginning of the Ming Dynasty's compulsory control of Shilin. Those who are idle and lazy talk about state affairs. The atmosphere must be changed.
In addition to these capital crimes, there are many more who are going to be exiled. It happens that Yunnan and Guizhou need a large number of Han people. They are the pioneers, but I am afraid not too many can survive to take root and establish themselves. After all, most of them are relatives of the gentry families.
After seeing it, Zhu Yuanzhang walked in the hall with his hands behind his hands: "We have asked Fu Youde to go to Suzhou personally to take charge. With him and Cai Ben here, even if some rabble rebels, it will not matter."
At this point, dogs will jump over walls and rabbits will bite people, but they are in a hurry, and the court has been prepared, and the rebellion will have no impact except killing more people.
"Biao'er, Song Lian is arriving tomorrow. Go and greet him personally."
Zhu Benben's somewhat heavy expression softened a little. Large-scale killings will never be a pleasant thing, but it is necessary. It is better to solve it now than to be forced to kill more people in the future. At the feet of Emperor Jiangnan is There is no room for disloyalty.
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