Zhu Biao was quite surprised after hearing this, but this person did not do anything wrong. The nobles still have a way to survive, but the Huai'an prefect has only one way to die. Fleeing overseas is indeed the last chance of survival.
Zhu Biao casually ordered: "Then go to the sea to catch documents, and focus on the coastal areas. Their relatives must also beat them."
Chang Mao took the order and left. Zhu Biao drank tea and thought that this man had probably fled to Japan. Huai'an Prefecture and Japan faced each other across the Yellow Sea. It was not surprising that the prefect knew several Japanese pirates.
If he really fled to Japan, then the Ming Dynasty would actually be powerless. The sea arrest document is an official document from the government ordering local yamen to capture fugitives. It is like the current arrest warrant, which is referred to as "hai arrest". The sea refers to the vastness of the area, and the sea arrest means that
Nationwide manhunt.
Therefore, the document of sea arrest does not mean chasing the people at sea. If the Ming Dynasty had been established for many years and the country was strong, it would not be difficult to directly order the Japanese king to send the prisoners over. But now that the Ming Dynasty has just been established, I am afraid that Japan does not know it yet, let alone
Ask the other party to obey orders.
Zhu Biao put down his official duties and went to the rooms of his two younger brothers to take a look. It was just a small matter for the magistrate of Huai'an, but if something happened to these two little ancestors, it would be earth-shattering.
After another night, the wind and snow that had lasted for several days finally stopped. Zhu Biao led people out of the city and walked around the village. Because the snow fell very thick, they did not return until evening. News from the capital
It finally came.
Zhu Biao stood up from the ground and accepted the imperial decree. It seemed that his father was not ready to take action against the nobles. The meaning of the decree was that the prince had full authority to handle the matter, and he only had to report to the court afterwards.
At this time, Fengyang Magistrate on the side stepped forward and said: "There are a total of seventy-four officials involved in this matter, and a total of three hundred and twenty official servants. At present, forty-three people have committed suicide out of fear of crime, and the rest are imprisoned in prison.
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Zhu Biao nodded and ordered: "Search the stolen money and behead officials above the sixth rank in three days. The rest will be escorted to the corruption camp according to their guilt. If they survive the sentence, they will be dismissed from office and will not be allowed to serve again for life."
Fengyang Magistrate agreed and came out. He knew in his heart that due to the intensity of work in the corrupt official camp, there would probably be no more than twenty of these people who could survive their sentence.
Zhu Biao looked at Quan Xu and asked, "How is the third child doing?"
Quan Xu replied: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu and Xu Yungong have already taken control of those 50,000 elites."
Zhu Biao nodded and said: "Tomorrow, I will send an order to Xu Yungong to lead 20,000 elites to come over for defense, and let the soldiers who are currently guarding Bozhou return to their respective stations.
Quan Xu accepted the promise and left. Zhu Biao sat back on his chair and began to think deeply. It was easy for the civil servants to deal with it, but it was difficult to deal with the Marquis of Pingliang and Yongjia. If they were killed too much and let go too lightly, the minimum would be to remove them from office and remove them from their titles.
Property acquired through corruption must also be returned.
Early the next morning, Zhu Xi and Zhu Di also recovered and had breakfast with their eldest brother. Zhu Biao looked at his two younger brothers and asked, "What do you think we should do with Fei Ju and Zhu Liangzu?"
The two brothers were stunned, and first thought about whether this was what they should answer, but they thought that their elder brother would not test them like this.
Zhu Fang scratched his head and said first: "Since my father did not directly order the punishment, it should be to let the eldest brother get a lighter sentence. The scene should be passable."
Zhu Di also nodded and said: "The Marquis of Yongjia and Pingliang are both people who have made great achievements. Killing them like this really makes the nobles dissatisfied. Besides, they don't have much corruption, which is much better than the granary we inspected.
Zhu Biao raised his eyebrows slightly, but he understood in his heart that although these two younger brothers had seen the current situation of the people with their own eyes, they did not have much sympathy. They valued the generals who had made military exploits for the Zhu family more than the common people who acted like ants.
However, it is understandable. After all, they were born into noble families, and their eyes must at least be able to accommodate officials of fifth rank or above. How could the rest of them be qualified, let alone mere commoners.
After casually dismissing the two of them, Zhu Biao began to receive letters from the capital one after another, including Marquis Nanxiong, Marquis Yingchuan, Marquis Ji'an, Marquis Gongchang, and even Song Guogong Feng Sheng and Wei Guo.
Duke Deng Yu's letters are filled with pleas for mercy.
There were also civil servants, headed by Hu Weiyong, and many civil servants affiliated with the East Palace, including his teacher Song Lian, who also sent letters to plead for mercy. Zhu Biao frowned and read them all.
At noon, Zhu Biao began to receive letters again, hoping to severely punish these two people. They were delivered by officials headed by Yang Xian. The contents were righteous and solemn, as if Fei Ju and Zhu Liangzu were immortal and the court would never have peace.
In the afternoon, letters from Changsha King Li Shanchang, Zhongshan King Xu Da, and Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong also began to arrive. Naturally, they would not express their positions clearly. The content was mainly to greet Zhu Biao's body, but at the end they secretly expressed the hope that he would be given a lighter sentence.
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Zhu Biao rubbed his brows and leaned on the back of his chair. These people were waiting and watching earlier. They saw that the emperor did not intend to severely punish him before they came to plead with him. I am afraid that the situation in the capital was already turbulent, but from these letters, we can see how powerful your honor is.
fear.
Except for Yang Xian's 20% of the civil servants in eastern Zhejiang, nearly 70% of the officials hope that this matter will be dealt with lightly. Although they have different positions and even have political differences, they are all from noble backgrounds.
This is their foundation.
At this time, the wealth and lives of Pingliang Hou and Yongjia Hou were no longer important. The nobles were forced to show off their muscles. This is what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to see. He just wanted to boost their power.
But this level is not enough. Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely let them capture Yang Xian. The civil servant group in the court will be crushed by the nobles with brute force. Zhu Yuanzhang will make Hu Weiyong the prime minister. In this way, the nobles will inevitably
When you reach the top, all you need to do is watch quietly.
Seeing him build Zhulou, seeing him banquet guests, seeing his building collapse, such huge power will inevitably expand the ambitions of some nobles, such as Hu Weiyong, who has been suppressed by Li Shanchang and Yang Xian for many years.
Zhu Biao leaned on the chair and covered his face. It is far from simple to kill nobles. The imperial power is supreme because of the loyalty of the army. Civil servants can be killed for mere corruption. If you want to kill nobles on a large scale, there is only one crime.
, Conspiracy!
This is why the Hu Weiyong case and the Lan Yu case have involved the death of tens of thousands of people in history, because killing one or two people is far from being able to solve the noble power. His father is now playing a big game.
All Zhu Biao had to do was cooperate. To be honest, he wanted to kill Yongjiahou, but now he had to let him go against his will. This was very unpleasant. Zhu Biao had never felt so aggrieved since he was born.
Zhu Biao took his hands off his face and looked at the roof with empty eyes. He suddenly thought willfully in his heart, how about killing him? How can I blame my father? I, the majestic Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, want to kill two marquises.
