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Chapter 54 Grandpa kills, go and see

Although Zhu Yunyu's residence was nominally in the Eastern Palace, he has now moved to the side hall of Fengtian Palace. It is separated from Zhu Yuanzhang's bedroom by a wall. This shows the emperor's cultivation and favor of the King of Wu.

The imperial memorials piled up like mountains. Zhu Yuanzhang read carefully with the candlelight, sometimes frowning, sometimes sighing, sometimes gritting his teeth, and sometimes smiling. Being an emperor has never been an easy job.

At five steps away from the emperor, Zhu Yunyu sat on the desk and carefully reviewed his studies. After the meeting passed away, Fang Xiaoru sent the scriptures he had left these days as soon as possible, and repeatedly reminded Zhu Yunyu to study hard.

At this moment, what Zhu Yunyu read was all the lessons written by Fang Xiaoru in neat small calligraphy, and the obscure and difficult parts were marked in detail.

Most of the lessons are Confucius' Confucian theories, which are not too difficult for Zhu Yunyu, who participated in the Chinese studies class in his previous life. However, in these lessons, there are only Confucius' thoughts and no Mencius's opinions.

For Mencius, the kings of all dynasties were very subtle, and they had to both hearts and hatred. Because in the eyes of the rulers, there were many things in Mencius' thoughts that were without a king or a father.

Zhu Yuanzhang never concealed his disgust for Mencius and directly cut Mencius out of his ancestors of all generations. He also said in private that if this old man lived to this day, he would definitely be a knife in the head.

In addition to Confucian lecture notes, there are also even more difficult to understand. Zizhi Tongjian, which combines conspiracies, tricks and power in the courts and dynasties, also has various historical books and studies.

Learn from history and read history to know the rise and fall, and you can see the future.

It’s easy to say anything else, but Zhu Yunyu’s reading of these historical books was a little difficult. The ancients emphasized cherishing words like gold, and a word in their works often had many different meanings.

Just as he was biting the pen and exerting his strength in his studies, he suddenly found that the light in front of him had dimmed. At some point, Zhu Yuanzhang had already walked in front of him and looked at him with a smile.

Grandpa Emperor!

The fire is stronger and you can see clearly. Don’t be so close to the book, so you can see your eyes carefully. Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the copper strips on the table and removed the remaining impurities burned from the thick candlelight, and the candlelight suddenly lit up.

Then, he said thoughtfully that a country is like this candle. If it wants it to be bright, it must remove the excess waste.

As he said that, he waved his hand again and brought a stool to his grandfather to help him see the memorial!

Zhu Yuanzhang liked the truth and didn't like to quarrel, so when Zhu Yunzhang was there, there was no palace servant around him. Zhu Yunzhang moved a round stool and sat next to Zhu Yuanzhang's dragon chaise.

For some reason, for the first time, Zhu Yunxiu's heart was so close to the chair representing the power of the Ming Dynasty.

A stack of memorials that were different from ordinary memorials were placed in front of Zhu Yunxiu. Zhu Yuanzhang said, look at this. As he said, he said to the corner, "Are you blind?" Hurry up and bring honey water to the King of Wu!

The eunuch in the corner went down silently, and when he came back, he came back, a bowl of warm water mixed with honey on the tray in his hand.

After studying for a long time, it’s hard to worry! Zhu Yuanzhang took it with him and put down his smile and said, “Young people should not drink more tea, drink some honey water!

Zhu Yunxiu was moved. At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang looked very much like his grandfather in his later generations, the kind old man who was afraid of his grandson's bad eyes reading books and learning.

Little did he know that his grandson pretended to be reading books, and the textbooks were all comics and novels hidden.

Grandpa, grandson is an adult! Zhu Yunsheng said softly.

How old you are, in our hearts, you are also a child! Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and saw!

This is the most common saying of the old people in the world.

Zhu Yunyu nodded and opened the memorial, but it made him frightened at first sight.

The minister, Zhao Guang, commander of the Wuchang of Jinyiwei, reported that the Chu palace was illegal and the king was beautiful. The palace officials bought Yangzhou thin horses in Yangzhou and other places in Jiangnan. The palace was full of music and singing every night...

This is not a memorial from the minister, but a memorial from Zhu Yuanzhang to monitor the Jinyiwei in the world. The first memorial was that the Jinyiwei was reporting to the emperor to the local vassal kings.

Then look, don’t be distracted! Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of tea, picked up a memorial, and said while watching.

The palace became extravagant, and the King of Chu spent tens of thousands of taels of silver every month for beauties. In addition, the King of Chu raised actors and musicians in captivity...

After reading this, Zhu Yunyu swallowed, saying that the King of Chu was in trouble.

The King of Chu was the sixth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, and his fief was in Wuchang, a key place between the north and the south.

Wuchang is not only a military center for transportation hubs, but also a place with developed and prosperous commerce. The sealing of it shows Zhu Yuanzhang's importance to this son. But this son was confused. He violated Zhu Yuanzhang's most taboo thing, that is luxury.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's voice sounded faintly. When your sixth uncle was young, he followed the army to fight south and north and made a lot of contributions. However, as he got older, he was getting back and forth and began to lose his job. As he said that, he turned his head to look at Zhu Yunsheng, Dasun, what should you do?

This is a test for yourself, and it involves the Zhu family's close relatives.

Zhu Yunxiu thought quickly and spoke slowly. If he asked his grandson to deal with it, the grandson would think that he would raise it high and gently put it down, so that Uncle Six knew that he was wrong and that he was afraid!

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunxi for a while and smiled, it was so good!

Zhu Yunxiu breathed a sigh of relief. Zhu Yuanzhang just said, what should the eldest grandson be dealt with? The implicit line should be, what should the eldest grandson be dealt with if the eldest grandson is an emperor?

For the emperor, a vassal king who eats and drinks and enjoys food and drinks is definitely better than a vassal king who secretly accumulates strength and recruits soldiers and horses to make friends with ministers and has the intention of being unjust. But at the same time, for family style, the luxury of the King of Chu is not advisable.

In response to this, he raised himself high and let him know he was afraid and wrong. Then he let him down gently and punished him with little punishment and pursued him too much, which would inevitably make the prince grateful.

After passing this exam, Zhu Yuanzhang got a satisfactory answer. But what he didn't know was that Zhu Yunqiu said so to cater to him.

If Zhu Yunyu really became the emperor, he would probably have implemented the reduction of the vassals like Zhu Yunwen in history.

It is right to reduce the vassal states, but the wrong thing is that Zhu Yunwen is too useless. Not to mention that the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty now have their own troops and are no different from the emperor in their fiefdoms.

A hundred years later, the huge descendants of the Zhu family born from the reproduction and reproduction of the vassal kings will also become the most serious financial burden for the country.

For nearly three hundred years, the vassal kings have always been the most troublesome problem for the central government's finances. The most fertile land in the world and the most wealth are concentrated in the hands of these vassal kings, which in the end the country cannot even take out the money for national defense expenditures.

However, Zhu Yunyu's reduction of powers was different from that of Zhu Yunwen. Zhu Yunwen wanted to enclose all his uncles. Zhu Yunyu had a vision beyond the times, and there were no borders everywhere in the world, and the Ming Dynasty was in full swing. Let them go out to grab and fight, as long as they did not harm the land of China.

After reading this memorial, I picked up another one, and the content on it was even more shocking.

The minister, the commander of the Luoyang Jinyiwei, reported that the Luoyang prefect Qian Shouyi secretly colluded with the grain merchants to resell 30,000 stones of grain in the granary, and all the silver they obtained was hidden in his wife and brother's home. Qian's wife and brother were the most greedy, with many servants in the family, and he tricked to seize countless fertile land in the countryside...

Say, what to do! Zhu Yuanzhang's voice sounded again.

Zhu Yunqiu was indignant, and the 30,000 stone of grain was nearly 400,000 kilograms. The food reserved by the court in Luoyang was to prevent the floods in Henan for years and to provide relief to the victims. These officials were really unscrupulous and dared to sell food for the people for money.

Kill! Zhu Yunxiu spit out a word from his teeth, Dali Temple, Inspectorate, and the Ministry of Justice will be tried. Such a big case, it is difficult for Luoyang Prefect to handle it alone, and his grandson thought that the officials from Luoyang Prefecture would be ruined!

The three departments shall conduct a trial, involving whoever arrests and whoever kills. Whether it is officials or those unscrupulous businessmen, the Ming and righteousness are typical to inform the world, recovering the trafficked imperial food reserves to correct the national law.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, is it gone?

Zhu Yunxiu thought about it, Grandpa Huang, is it inappropriate to deal with it like this?

It's right, but it's too light! Zhu Yuanzhang put down his memorials and sneered that these corrupt officials were too cheap to kill them. All the officials involved in this case were confiscated, and their wives and daughters were slaves. The local government has recorded the case, and their descendants are not allowed to participate in the imperial examinations, farm, or work.

As he said that, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was slightly ferocious. Aren't they greedy? Let's destroy the descendants of these corrupt officials into the eighteen levels of hell, and will never be reborn. He will be in charge of a lowly karma for generations, and it is not even considered a human being!

There were emperors, officials, people, and the lowest level was untouchables.

These people are the most despised, looked down upon, and are also the group that has the least hope that they will never turn over.

No one cares about their life or death. For example, when a lawsuit is taken, ordinary people sue businessmen, local officials must protect the people.

However, no matter what grievances these untouchables suffered, they could not even enter the yamen. Moreover, their wives and daughters were in charge of the Jiaofangsi, and the Jiaofangsi was an official prostitute.

Do you think we are dealing with it ruthlessly? Zhu Yuanzhang was a little stunned when he saw Zhu Yunxiu, and asked with a smile.

Grandson dare not!

Your child is still too kind-hearted and has never experienced the sins of the world! Zhu Yuanzhang said, if you have seen the people hungry and starved to death with no way to ask for help, you will understand that what we are dealing with is still too light. As he said that, he sighed, your great-grandma, and grandpa were all starved to death.

Then, he hit the table with one finger and said seriously, Dasun, remember, being an emperor is to make the decision for the people of the world. To be an emperor, one must be cruel!

Grandson remembers it! Although he may not agree with it in his heart, Zhu Yunqiu can understand it.

The administration of officials cannot be relaxed. Zhu Yuanzhang, who hates corrupt officials so much, has people who dare to embezzle corruption regardless of the people's livelihood. If it were a more kind monarch, those officials would not know what they would be.

The late Ming Dynasty is an example. The cabinet chief of the Ming Dynasty was rich and rich for generations. Middle and lower-level officials used privileges to collude between officials and businessmen.

Without them, they dared to embezzle. Even when Nurhaci rose in Liaodong, the imperial court dared to embezzle the military pay, money and food given to the border army, which was called "destroyment and loss".

The military pay of 10,000 taels of silver was only 3,000 taels of grain, and 10,000 kilograms of grain when they arrived at the border, and they were all inferior food mixed with mud and sand.

It would be strange if you can win a battle!
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