Zhu Biao nodded casually after hearing this. It was naturally shocking that this kind of thing came out. It was not just a matter of Song Yaozu. Since the first year of Wu Dynasty, Lao Zhu had been organizing the administration of officials. Since the founding of the country, he has used heavy codes to govern the world. After the Ministry of Punishment, he
There are at least three to four thousand prisoners sentenced to death in the prison, many of whom are high-ranking officials.
Have these people been replaced? This is not a trivial matter. People like Song Yaozu can escape under the cover of the sea, and at most they can do evil in remote corners of the Ming Dynasty. But those high-ranking officials and nobles are different.
Those are all heroes who were killed in troubled times. They are probably lurking in the dark, waiting to cause trouble one day.
Lao Zhu's obsessive-compulsive disorder naturally cannot be tolerated. It can be expected that many people will have their families destroyed and their families destroyed in the next few days. Zhu Biao is just worried about killing too many people and what should he do if the six yamen cannot operate.
After a while, all the jailers in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment also confessed. Except for the two who wanted to commit suicide, the rest were guilty of blackmailing prisoners. It may be a big or small crime, and the punishment may be lenient or severe.
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The job of a prison guard is not something that a good citizen would do, and the salary is pitifully low. If you don't get some oil and water yourself, it will be difficult for the whole family to have enough to eat. However, their greedy and insatiable pressure has caused the death of the prisoners' families, which is really difficult to understand.
Qing Dynasty, not to mention that the prisoners who could enter the prison of the Ministry of Punishment were not good people. Finally, Zhu Biao ordered people to be whipped fifty times, and life or death was determined by fate.
Yan Donglai said from the side: "There are still problems in the Prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and I will investigate them thoroughly as soon as possible. As for..."
Zhu Biao interrupted him and said: "Advisers use power, and those who fail can use tactics. Now that the general trend of purging officials has been achieved, it is no longer enough to rely on trickery. Do your duty well and don't let me down."
Yan Donglai bowed down and accepted the promise. This is the difference between a minister and a king. No matter how strong the officials are, they can only rely on power, but the emperor uses the general trend of the world to suppress him. Those who act as chariots with mantis arms will only be broken into pieces.
After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he set off back to the palace. Zhao Yong led the troops to protect him, while Guo Xing stayed in the Ministry of Punishment. Zhu Biao got into the car and closed his eyes to rest. There would be more trouble later.
Because Zhu Biao had just ordered the capital to be under martial law, the roads were quite smooth. The people at the emperor's feet were able to predict the wind and rain in advance. They all knew that something was going to happen, so they closed their doors and locked their doors to wait for the wind and rain to dissipate.
After entering the palace gate, he got off the car and walked towards Fengtian Hall. From a distance, he saw a large number of people kneeling neatly in front of the main hall. When they saw Zhu Biao coming, they kowtowed quickly and said, "I am waiting to see His Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness Qianqiu!"
Zhu Biao's face was no longer as gentle as usual, and he walked in front of them with a sullen face. Zhao Yong followed behind proudly, raising his eyebrows in the direction of the nobles, making Liu Anhou, Wang Zhi and others gnash their teeth, and the nobles were all angry.
, knowing that this matter has little to do with them, so they are not too worried.
Zhu Biao saw that several important figures were missing and asked, "Where are Wang Xiang, Xu Shuai and the others?"
The Minister of Household Affairs opened his mouth and replied: "To report back to Your Highness, after I knelt for half an hour, Wang Xiang, Hu Xiang, Han Zhongcheng, Xu Shuai, Cao Guogong and others were announced in."
The Minister of Rites spoke again: "Since Your Highness is here, please go in and persuade the Holy One. No matter what, you should put the dragon's body first. It's not good for your body to be broken by anger."
The rest of the civil servants also looked loyal, patriotic and considerate of the dragon body, and they all expressed their hope that the prince would go in and test the waters, hoping that the emperor would be able to calm down his anger after seeing his favorite prince.
Before Zhu Biao could say anything, Deng Yu, the Duke of Wei on your side, scolded you: "You are so evil-minded that you didn't even think about the Holy Dragon's body until the incident happened. What have you been thinking about!"
Song Guogong Feng Sheng, who had just returned to Beijing from the west to report, also answered: "As the saying goes, if we had known today, why bother in the beginning? You guys have really opened the eyes of us big guys. The emperor actually dares to play the trick of stealing beams and replacing pillars. A certain family
I’m really ashamed of myself.”
Tang Shengzong, the Marquis of Yan'an, laughed and said: "One day before you go to the guillotine, I will personally deliver the guillotine wine, so that we can see if your tricks work well this time."
Zheng Yuchun, the Marquis of Xingyang, screamed strangely and said: "If it's all right, then I, as the Marquis of Xingyang, will no longer be the Marquis of Xingyang. I will lead your horses and kick them, so that I can learn, hahahahaha!"
Zhu Biao looked at the laughing nobles speechlessly. These guys were obviously kneeling on the ground. How could they still have such a strong sense of superiority? Is it really good to be so gloating about misfortune?
The civil servants all had dark faces. Although many people did not know about this, it was obvious that there was a problem with the Sixth Department, so they would inevitably be implicated. After all, no one was very clean after further investigation.
It was not easy for the officials of the Six Ministries and the Zhongshu Province to talk to each other, but the censors at the Yushitai were not used to the nobles. Their daily routine was to eat and sleep while the emperor scolded the nobles. One of the censors at the back of the civil service scolded: "In front of the Fengtian Palace
How can you be so stateless! I will definitely impeach you later!"
The honorable nobles are not afraid of him. It is fun for so many people to get slapped together. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, they have been annoyed by these officials.
Naturally, the opportunity to make fun of someone should not be missed.
When Zhu Biao saw that they were done, he was about to scold them when Li Wenzhong suddenly came out and helplessly looked at the nobles as they preached the decree: "The Holy Spirit has spoken, and those who laughed and laughed loudly just now will go and get twenty sticks and give us a hard beating."
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As soon as these words came out, the nobles knelt obediently and said nothing, as if they were not the ones who had just been ridiculing them. The civil servants gritted their teeth as they looked at it, but now they were in trouble and had no intention of being sluggish with a bunch of fools.
Li Wenzhong said helplessly: "You laughed too loudly, and it can be heard clearly inside. It's better not to ask me to name you, not to mention that His Royal Highness is watching."
"Damn it, Lao Li, you have a donkey voice? Why are you laughing so loudly? Now that you're done, hurry up and get the stick. Be careful with your big fat ass."
"Bah, your back molars are exposed when you smile, you still have the nerve to tell us, let's go, let's go, we agreed back then, we share the blessings and the hardships together, and there can't be any shortage of people to receive the board, and there is Old Tang
Why are you pretending to be a little bitch now? Get up!"
Song Guogong Feng Sheng and Wei Guogong Deng Yu were respectable people. They stood up neatly and bowed to the prince before receiving the imperial staff. Behind them, you pulled me, and I pulled you away. They didn't care about others.
Did you laugh just now?
Zhu Biao looked at their backs thoughtfully, and Li Wenzhong walked up to him and bowed and said softly: "Your Highness, forgive me, they are rough people and are used to being lax, but they are loyal to the Holy Emperor and Your Highness.
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Zhu Biao shook his head: "Rough people and elegant people are not for me to worry about."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Biao glanced at the languid and frightened civil servants, and then walked into the Fengtian Palace. When he crossed the threshold, he felt the cold and serious atmosphere. The emperor at the top had a livid face, and the prime ministers and generals below had their heads on the ground.