"Da da da."
Heavy steps sounded.
The eyes of the ministers seemed to be covered with a layer of gloom.
Even Fengtian Palace was shrouded in gloom.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Tong Zhangshun who was holding the bloody clothes of all people in front of him, his eyes were reddish, recalling Yangzhou back then.
The walls are broken and the ground is full of hungry people.
White bones, no one to collect the corpses.
There are only eighteen households and twenty-one trees, and this is the famous land of plenty, Yangzhou.
Yangzhou, which had experienced the turbulent times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, had long since lost the atmosphere of gatherings of literati and poets, let alone the unprecedented prosperity of singing and dancing.
But today.
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyes slightly, and the bloody clothes in front of him didn't mean that the people of Yangzhou were still struggling to survive in the hot water.
So what is the difference between this and Yangzhou back then?
So what did the Ming Dynasty mean to the people?
Is it just that there are less exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes?
hehe.
The taxes of the Yuan Dynasty were collected a thousand years ago. The people have already suffered all the hardships they should endure. How can they still lack such exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes?
"Everyone!"
"Why did we join the rebel army and raise the flag to rebel?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at every minister in the court with his gloomy eyes.
But none of the ministers below could speak. Then they all knelt down and buried their heads deeply in the ground, listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's teachings.
"Not enough to eat!"
"If I could have enough to eat, I wouldn't be the Zhu Yuanzhang I am today!"
Suddenly, a deafening voice sounded!
Zhu Yuanzhang was filled with unspeakable anger and said, "Is it possible that you still want to create another Zhu Yuanzhang?"
"Your Majesty, forgive me, I don't dare!"
The eyes of the ministers were full of fear, and they kowtowed quickly.
"Don't you dare?"
"hehe."
"I always warn you that the Ming Dynasty is based on the people. All ministers must not forget their roots and understand that water can carry a boat but also capsize it."
"But take a look, in the early years of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the nobles were illegal and occupied the people's fields. I took a step back, cleared the fields, compensated the people, and let this matter go."
"But now it seems that I am still too tolerant. If I had severely punished the nobles that day, how could the incident in Yangzhou have happened, how could there have been the evil of Yang Xian."
"Think about it, how many years has it been since the founding of the country?"
"In just three years, two evil things have happened. I am ashamed of all the people in the world."
A coldness flashed across Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, and then he sat back on the dragon chair and sighed softly again.
"Haha!"
"Lao Zhu can still blame himself?"
Xiao Han's eyes widened. Wasn't the scene in front of him too metaphysical?
Zhu Yuanzhang actually admitted his mistake?
This is simply the biggest joke in history.
After all, who doesn't know that Zhu Yuanzhang has always been stubborn and never admitted that it was his fault, but today, Xiao Han's understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang was subverted.
But in addition to Xiao Han, the Huaixi nobles below also felt a sense of uneasiness in their hearts. Zhu Yuanzhang, what does this mean?
Is it possible that you want to be fined again?
Stop making trouble. It's been a few years since this happened. If you dig it out now, what's the use?
It is better to kill Yang Xian as soon as possible and calm the resentment of the people of Yangzhou.
"I understand."
In an instant, Xiao Han understood Zhu Yuanzhang's intention. He could only say that Zhu Yuanzhang's mistake would be worth it if he recognized it.
Yang Xian governed Yangzhou for two years, arousing public anger and oppressing the people, so that all the people in Yangzhou voluntarily painted themselves in blood, just to seek justice.
Is it enough to kill Yang Xian?
It is far from enough to calm the resentment of the people of Yangzhou.
What to do?
The emperor admitted his mistake.
Sin yourself.
Only in this way can the resentment of the people of Yangzhou be truly quelled.
After all, in just three years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, such a big scandal occurred. Zhu Yuanzhang would not be able to get through this matter unless he punished himself.
Because the people of Yangzhou will remember this incident in their hearts. Remember that at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there was a treacherous official named Yang Xian who governed Yangzhou for two years and caused harm to one party, but the court was never aware of it.
At that time, whenever a corrupt official appears in Yangzhou, the people of Yangzhou will completely explode.
As the saying goes, princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have their own kind.
Zhu Yuanzhang is nothing but a hooligan. It’s time for the people of Yangzhou to take charge!
The Ming Dynasty is truly in crisis. By then, a new Zhu Yuanzhang will emerge!
After all, times make heroes!
"His Majesty..."
The ministers were shocked and wanted to speak again, but were interrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang with a wave of his hand: "No need to say more, I have made up my mind."
"Prince, you personally drew up an edict of sin and told it to the world. I am ashamed of the people of Yangzhou. The mistakes here are all my fault."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao and said softly.
But the hands hidden under the imperial desk were clenched tightly, and the veins on the arms under the sleeves were bulging, which was enough to show that Lao Zhu was not as calm as he appeared at this moment.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang claimed that he was not weaker than any emperor, but today, because of the fault of his ministers, he had to issue an edict to punish himself. How ridiculous is this!
But if we don’t issue an edict to offend ourselves, how can the public’s anger be quelled?
"According to the order."
Zhu Biao bowed seriously.
"The honorable nobles who invaded the common people's property back then should take back their death-free gold medals and apologize to the world."
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyes again, looked at Xiao Han below, and said softly: "Go and do it."
"As commanded."
Xiao Han felt a chill in his heart and quickly bowed to receive the order.
boom!
The noble Huaixi man who committed the crime was shocked all over, but his throat seemed to have a fish bone stuck in it. He could not speak at all. He could only look at Zhu Yuanzhang in disbelief.
Is this really a settlement of accounts?
They even took back their death-free gold medals. Isn't this equivalent to killing them?
wrong.
Taking back the death-free gold medal means that these nobles have already died once, and it will really cost them their lives!
"You are not convinced?"
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Wei Chen doesn't dare!"
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
The Honorable Huaixi came to his senses, shook his head quickly, knelt down and kowtowed.
Zhu Yuanzhang had already issued an edict to blame himself, so how could they dare to have any objections?
Unless you really want to die?
"Why take back your death-free gold medal?"
"Because you are wrong, and we are also wrong. Since you are wrong, you must correct it. Therefore, I will take back your death-free gold medal and completely expose this matter."
"As for the incident in Yangzhou, killing Yang Xian is not enough to make the people angry, so we will issue an edict to offend ourselves and apologize to the world."
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Yang Xian's face turned pale again, but he was dead anyway, so there was no need to plead.
After all, it fell into the hands of the emperor, who was still an emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang. The result could be imagined.
"Shang Shu of the Ministry of Punishment."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked directly at Tao An, the Minister of Punishment, and said with murderous intent: "From today on, any official of the Ming Dynasty who dares to embezzle more than sixty taels of silver will be killed without mercy!"
It’s over!
The ministers were shocked.
He who embezzled sixty taels of silver will be killed without mercy!
Tsk tsk.
A bit cruel.
Moreover, there are Huaixi Xungui and Yang Xian. These two lessons learned from the past, so officials in the Ming Dynasty will have to think carefully if they want to commit corruption again.
But immediately, the expressions of the ministers turned bitter again, and the days ahead were not going to be easy.
After all, as we all know, the salary in the Ming Dynasty was low!
How can we survive if we don't collect some?
"According to the order!"
Tao An, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, kowtowed.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at the many ministers with a cold look in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
The ministers knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was waiting for them to express their stance, so what else could they say, except that His Majesty was wise.
