When Zhu Yunxuan walked into the imperial study room, he found that something seemed wrong in the atmosphere.
Zhao Mian, the Minister of Household Affairs who had met before, was also there.
He lowered his head and looked trembling.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked serious and cold.
"Grandpa Huang, what's wrong?"
Zhu Yunzhen stepped forward and asked in a low voice.
Seeing Zhu Yunzhen, Lao Zhu's eyes suddenly softened a lot.
"Zhen'er, thank you for this."
"Otherwise, we wouldn't know that there are still so many borers in Ming Dynasty."
"Why can't I kill all these corrupt officials?"
Lao Zhu slapped the table hard.
"A corrupt official has been found again?" Zhu Yunzhen understood instantly.
"Your Highness, thanks to the double-entry accounting method you invented."
Zhao Mian on the side explained: "The Ministry of Accounts used this method to reorganize the account books and conduct audits, and found many problems and inconsistent accounts, especially Wai Lang, a member of the Du branch. This person was corrupt and perverted the law, colluded with subordinate officials, and manipulated others. , embezzling a lot of money from the national treasury.”
Lao Zhu picked up the memorial on the table, handed it to him and said, "Zhen'er, you should read it first."
Zhu Yunxuan received the memorial, and what was recorded in it was every amount of money embezzled by Sima Sheng.
"In the tenth year of Hongwu, Jiangxi was hit by floods. The imperial court took away 900,000 taels of money and grain, while Sima Sheng kept 300,000 taels secretly."
"In the eleventh year of Hongwu, the imperial court allocated one million taels of money and grain to reward border sergeants for manuscripts. Sima Sheng kept 200,000 taels privately."
"In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, there was famine and plague in spring and summer, and people died one after another. The imperial court allocated 3 million taels for relief, and Sima Sheng kept 800,000 taels privately."
"The locust plague occurred in the 16th year of Hongwu... Sima Sheng secretly kept 300,000 taels..."
This is the information that has been compiled, piece by piece, piece by piece, and the records are very detailed.
Zhu Yunxuan was shocked to see it.
Wai Lang, a member of the Du branch, is just a sixth-grade official.
From the tenth year of Hongwu to now, millions of taels have been embezzled in the fifteen years.
Tobe didn't notice it all this time?
His thoughts were racing.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly asked: "How did you go about the Bu family's case?"
Zhu Yunzhen said: "Back to the emperor, my grandson has ordered Ying Tianfu Yin to find out the case as soon as possible and strive to open a trial as soon as possible."
Lao Zhu knew everything about the house, and the guards in royal robes were everywhere.
He had already learned the lesson.
Today's scolding of Gu Duan might have reached Lao Zhu's ears.
There was no need for him to hide it.
"This matter is not urgent." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We will give you a new task."
"Grandpa Huang, what do you want Fu'er to do?"
Zhu Yunzhen's heart tightened, and he vaguely felt that it was not a good thing.
"We are going to lead the troops and raid Sima's house. If anyone resists, we will kill them without mercy."
Zhu Yuanzhen was stunned for a moment.
Ransomware and murder?
Lao Zhu actually appointed him to do such a thing?
For a moment, Zhu Yunzhen couldn't come back to his senses.
Ever since he came to this world through time travel, he has always lived as a child.
Zhu Yunxuan admires some of the protagonists in previous online novels.
Once you travel to another world, you can kill people without any psychological burden.
No matter how bloody the scenes are, they can't shake their minds.
He asked himself that he couldn't do it yet.
Although I know that in this society, human life is as worthless as grass.
I also witnessed Lao Zhu casually ordering people to be beaten to death with sticks.
But he still couldn't accept it if he really had to do these things by himself.
In his previous life, he grew up in a peaceful era. From childhood to adulthood, he had never slaughtered a chicken with his own hands.
Let alone murder.
These things are really far away from him.
Taking this step is not easy.
In an instant, Zhu Yunzhen thought a lot.
Why did Sima Sheng send a seven-year-old boy to lead the team?
What is Lao Zhu’s intention in doing this?
"Xi'er."
Zhu Yuanzhang saw him stunned, and there seemed to be some distress and guilt deep in his eyes.
"Grandpa Huang knows that this matter is a bit embarrassing for you. But as a descendant of the old Zhu family, this is something you must experience."
"While Grandpa Huang is still in good health and can still hold an umbrella for you and shelter you from the wind and rain, you must grow up as soon as possible."
Zhu Yunzhen was stunned there, looking at Lao Zhu blankly, without answering.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said: "You have done a good job in Bu Geng's matter. It is indeed in line with the laws of the Ming Dynasty to hand it over to Yousi."
"But as children and grandchildren of our old Zhu family, it is not enough to just act in accordance with the law."
"You have to learn to be cruel."
"If Grandpa Huang were present, he would definitely beat Bu Geng to death on the spot to uphold the law of the country and the hearts of the people."
"Although you ordered Bu Geng's teeth to be knocked out, it was only because he scolded you too harshly."
"Even so, you still didn't kill him."
"Because you can't bear it and you don't want to kill anyone."
"No matter which of your uncles, if anyone dares to scold them like this, they will never tolerate it and will kill them on the spot."
"How can I, a descendant of the Zhu family and a descendant of the Emperor, tolerate such an insult?"
"But your heart is so kind."
“Compassion does not lead an army, and benevolence does not govern.”
"As the grandson of the emperor, you should not and cannot be so soft-hearted."
Zhu Yunxuan looked at Lao Zhu with mixed emotions.
Coming from a modern civilized society, even if he catches a murderer, his first reaction is to arrest him and hand him over to the Yamen for punishment.
Even if someone provokes him or scolds him, he may get angry and hit the person, but he will not kill anyone!
Unexpectedly, in Lao Zhu's eyes, this would actually become a serious shortcoming.
"Zhen'er, are you scared?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
There seemed to be an amiability and a bit of sternness in his voice.
"Grandpa Huang...I..."
"You saw it just now, how much money has Sima Sheng embezzled over the years?"
"This is the people's blood and anointing, and it is the flesh and blood of the frontline soldiers."
"To be kind to such people is to be cruel to the common people."
"He deserves to die!"
Lao Zhu's eyes were filled with cold murderous intent.
The temperature in the study seemed to have dropped a bit.
Zhu Yunzhen shuddered subconsciously.
Although Lao Zhu was right, Zhu Yunxuan was still somewhat unable to accept it for a while.
He always thinks about his family.
Sima Sheng deserves to be killed, but his servants and family members do not.
Of course there are people who have benefited, but they should also be punished jointly and severally.
But there are also innocent people who are implicated for nothing.
But……
Zhu Yunxi took a long breath and said firmly: "Grandpa Huang, Xuer understands."
"Zhen'er will lead his troops and raid Sima's house."
"good!"
Lao Zhu's face showed a happy smile.
"Jiang Yu!"
"I'm here!"
A sonorous and powerful voice came from outside.
A middle-aged man wearing a Feiyu suit with a face as cold as an eagle walked in and knelt down to greet him.
The commander of Jin Yiwei was Jiang Wei.
"Zhen'er, you immediately lead the royal guards to search Sima's house."
"My grandson obeys!"
Zhu Yunzhen responded, said goodbye to Lao Zhu, and walked out of the study.
I saw hundreds of Jin Yiwei gathered in the square outside at some unknown time.
Wearing a flying fish suit, he wears a spring knife embroidered across his waist.
The bright metal decoration glowed coldly under the setting sun.
Wind blows.
The setting sun is like blood.
