"Since the five sins are all lies, then you must all agree to our will." Lao Zhu stood up and said directly.
The ministers looked at each other strangely, but no one dared to say anything.
Yang Xunwen stepped forward, but ended up offending all the civil servants, nobles, and even the emperor and princes. Who dares to step forward in such a situation?
"In that case, let's retreat from the court. Biao'er, take your brothers and retreat first." Lao Zhu asked Yang Xunwen to stay where he was, and then directly announced his retreat, and he asked several humerus to go to the side hall with him. discussion.
After the officials shouted, they came out one after another, leaving Yang Xunwen alone in a state of confusion and confusion. He only felt that the two groups were fighting and would bring disaster to the nine tribes.
"Hmph, it's your own fault." Zhu Xi spat with great pleasure, and Zhu Di also laughed as if he was gloating at his misfortune. Even Zhu Biao, who had always been honest and honest, didn't have a good look on this guy who falsely accused his younger brother.
The brothers filed out and headed towards the harem. On the way, Zhu Di couldn't help but ask Zhu Biao: "Brother, what's going on?"
"Why did dad have to let the fifth brother serve in the Imperial College?"
"Fifth brother has military honors. I think it would be best to receive a military post with me..."
"Fourth brother, dad is far-sighted and naturally has his own plans." Zhu Biao interrupted Zhu Di directly. Then he changed the subject and said, "You haven't met my son Xiongying yet, have you?"
"Xiong Ying was taken into the palace by his parents to take care of him. Now he is in Kunning Palace where mother lives. Why don't you go visit mother first and take a look at Xiong Ying?"
"As for fifth brother, I have something else that I want to talk to you about in private."
"Is the hero actually in the palace?" Zhu Xi and Zhu Di were immediately interested. Zhu Xiongying is the first third-generation descendant of the old Zhu family, and the two of them, as uncles, also attach great importance to him.
The two immediately went to Kunning Palace. After the two left, Zhu Biao took Zhu Su to Qianqing Palace. Zhu Biaoping stepped back, while Zhu Su found a chair to sit down by himself, and poured himself a bowl of tea.
"Let's talk, brother. Do you and dad want me to take charge of the Imperial Academy? What kind of trouble do you want to give me?"
"...You have indeed realized it." Zhu Biao looked a little apologetic, but then his face turned serious, and he asked an unexpected question: "Fifth brother, what do you think of the civil servants in the court in the past three hundred years of our Ming Dynasty?"
"Civil officials of the Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Su was stunned. After thinking for a while, he said: "Even if it can't be said to be a disaster for the country and the people, it can still be said to be a case of overwhelming power."
"Yes." Zhu Biao nodded. "Brother, I thought that the country should be run by scholars. But when you and your fourth brother were fighting for their lives in Jizhen, there were many literati who asked me and my brother to negotiate peace with Yuanting. Otherwise, the people and wealth will be wasted, and the foundation of the Ming Dynasty will be ruined. There is a danger of overthrow..."
"...Is this happening?" Zhu Su couldn't help but sit up straight after hearing this.
"These days, we, Ming Dynasty, are at war on both sides. The national treasury is indeed not rich." Zhu Biao said. Then anger appeared on his face: "But even so, you shouldn't be so timid!"
"How do I not know what they are thinking? I'm just worried that the Huaixi lineage, which has been suppressed with great difficulty, is in danger of resurrecting!"
"While holding a national official position, they cannot put the interests of the country first... What is the use of such people?"
Zhu Su was also silent. The Huaixi line originated from the war. If there was a war, Lao Zhu would definitely use the officials of the Huaixi line. Hu Weiyong finally brought his own destruction. It is understandable that these so-called "clean currents" are worried about other Huaixi officials taking over.
It's just that I don't care about the important affairs of my family and the country, and I only think about the power in the hands of my own party. Such behavior is indeed unethical.
"It's okay. Brother, don't be angry. Sooner or later, dad will deal with them." Zhu Su poured a cup of tea for Zhu Biao.
Historically, Lao Zhu launched the "Kongyin Case" and the "Hu Weiyong Case" successively to eradicate the "clear stream" of Yuanting's legacy and the increasingly powerful "Huaixi Lineage".
Subsequently, many scholars were appointed, such as Song Lian, who was willing to live in seclusion in the mountains during the Yuan Dynasty and did not want to be an official; or people like Xia Yuanji, who was favored by the Ming emperor and promoted through the Ming imperial examination, but did not serve in the Yuan court. A great example.
Even when it was finally discovered that the two major cases had not completely wiped out the ruling and opposition parties, Lao Zhu resolutely launched the "Guo Huan Case". With his own great courage, he vowed to completely wipe out the ruling and opposition parties of the Ming Dynasty. of clean.
It is the weak among emperors who stay in the palace and make checks and balances. People like Lao Zhu don't care about you. They clean up both sides, and then just start over and recruit new people.
Now that the "Hu Weiyong case" has occurred in advance, all civil servants in Huaixi are trembling with fear. The remaining old Yuanting officials mistakenly believed that their family was the dominant one in the court, and it was reasonable to want to suppress the Huaixi lineage and gain greater power.
But... Lao Zhu still holds the handle on the "empty seal case". It is impossible for Lao Zhu to leave such a big loophole in the "empty printed book" and not deal with it. Then there is only one reason, Lao Zhu is waiting for the opportunity.
As long as he thinks it is ready, it will use this as a reason to launch a more thorough "empty seal case" in this timeline.
Sweep away the dust of all the corrupt officials with old roots.
"Brother Wei knows that these officials will not end well." Zhu Biao said. "It's just that I have discussed this with my father. Let these officials go down, but what happens next?"
"After?" Zhu Su was stunned for a moment. From then on, just like in history, it would be good to promote trusted civil servants who were selected from the Ming Dynasty's own imperial examinations. What else could be done?
"After Xiongying was born, my father and I talked a lot." Zhu Biao looked directly into Zhu Su's eyes, and his words were meaningful. "Fifth brother, you are of mysterious origin and know everything that will happen a hundred years from now."
"Don't you think that too many people in the royal family of the Ming Dynasty died for reasons that are too inexplicable?"
"For example, you can easily fall into the water and die..."
"Uh!" Zhu Su was stunned by Zhu Biao's words. What's going on? Lao Zhu and his eldest brother were reviewing the history of the Ming Dynasty every day in the palace. Could it be possible that they deduced the "truth" that the Zhu family is easily soluble in water?
"Brother, where did this come from?" Zhu Su did not tell them this inference. Moreover, Lao Zhu's family is easily soluble in water, which is actually just a joke on the Internet in later generations. He has never used opinions on the Internet to confuse Lao Zhu.
"To put it into perspective, in the more than 270 years of the Ming Dynasty, only Wuzong Zhu Houzhao and Xizong Zhu Youxiao died after falling into the water."
"It can't be called 'too much'..."
"Fifth brother, you have forgotten one person." Zhu Biao said quietly. He pointed at himself.
"Didn't you say that I, the prince, died because of 'accidentally falling into the water'?"
"Wuzong and Xizong, one admired martial arts and the other suppressed civil servants, but both died in mysterious circumstances."
"As for me, the 'Prince Yiwen', the eldest son born to a 'noble daughter' died at an early age for unknown reasons, but in the end it was a child born to a 'civilian's daughter' who inherited the throne."
"Forced him to punish the nobles and kill all the ministers. If the fourth son had not raised an army to quell the troubles, the civil servants would have even completely wiped out the vassal kings. They have completely controlled the affairs of the Ming Dynasty, haven't they?"
Zhu Shou's tone was calm, but when he heard it, Zhu Su's ears were like thunder.
(End of chapter)
