Mu Ying continued: "The difference between them and bandits is that they do not raise flags to rebel, nor do they block roads and rob openly. They usually mainly use deception and blackmail, and bring passers-by and merchants into the village for disposal."
"However, they are very murderous. Ordinary bandits still want to keep the water flowing, but they are accustomed to eradicating the roots, because they know that they can't escape if the old and young in their village offend the officers and soldiers. They might as well avoid future troubles forever and control the people without doing anything.
If the officials don't correct it, even if someone does come to investigate, the whole village will have a unified voice and no one can do anything."
Zhu Biao frowned when he heard this. Poverty is not a reason to break the law. Moving trees will kill people and move people alive. The imperial court has long called on the people in remote villages to move to places with fertile land for farming. The local government will provide policy support, but it just happened.
It's just that some people stick to their laurels and refuse to move, even if they don't move, they dare to kill people and steal goods.
Zhu Biao narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Once discovered, there is no need to persuade them to surrender. Kill all those who dare to resist. If it is determined that the evil in the village is really heinous, then kill all the men or use them as slave bait. In short, there is no need to keep them.
Live, as for the old, weak, women and children, they were escorted to Fengyang to open up wasteland for three years."
Mu Ying looked at Zhu Biao with some surprise. He originally thought that the prince would only order to kill the chief villain in the village and then forcibly relocate the rest, but he did not expect that he would be so decisive.
Mu Ying stood up and said: "Your Highness, I am not interceding for them, but they are still citizens of the Ming Dynasty. Such large-scale killings cannot be concealed. I am afraid it will damage the reputation of the court and will also bring trouble to the remnants of the evil cult."
The handle of the tongue.”
Zhu Biao said in a deep voice: "I know why they are so secretive, why they all do banditry and want to be the people of the Ming Dynasty. Isn't it just that they don't want to punish the people according to the law? Even if the matter is exposed, the court will be hindered by the rumors.
Rumors don’t dare to kill too hard, but this method won’t work with the Holy Master and here in this palace!”
"It is natural for them to kill people and pay for their lives. Since they like to rob and kill travelers, they should bear the punishment of the law. It is impossible to give them extrajudicial mercy just because they come from a low-income family and a large population. Can their status be special like Liu Chun's? Theirs
Can their number be greater than the number of corrupt officials in the world? Even the Holy One has not spared the two of them, so what virtue and ability can they have?"
Mu Ying took a deep breath and said, "Your Highness is wise and I surrender. This trip will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations!"
The turbulent killing intent in Zhu Biao's eyes slowly calmed down. He has always been tolerant to the people, not targeting any particular family, but sincerely hoping that all people can live and work in peace and contentment. For example, the matter of relocating people is very cumbersome, and
The reputation he got was not very good either, and many people who moved to Fengyang now complained about him.
But he thought that the resettlement would last for more than ten or twenty years, and he wanted to set a good start and set an example so that the officials responsible for the resettlement could follow the rules and regulations, so that the relocated people could recuperate and recuperate as soon as possible, so he took it seriously.
Did it.
Although no one dared to say anything on the surface, he knew that behind the scenes, neither the officials nor the relocated people would be grateful to him. The officials felt that the original few whips had made the prince's leaders cowardly, and the relocated people
They would only resent the prince for forcing them to leave their hometown and come to Fengyang, a poor place.
Things in this world are like this. As long as the number of people involved exceeds three digits, there must be all kinds of people among them. If there are more, it will be even more bizarre. There will be all kinds of people, so it is not surprising.
Those villages that habitually kill people and steal goods cannot only exist in the past few years. I am afraid they have a history of many years. If the harvest is good, they are good people. If the harvest is bad, they are bandits. The only thing that remains unchanged is the bad nature in their bones. Their ancestors
After eating meat, you naturally know that it is much more delicious than grass.
Although Mu Ying and Lan Yu were members of the East Palace Party, once this incident was completed, their reputation among the civil servants would be ruined, and they would definitely be impeached. Of course, he, the crown prince, could not escape either.
Even if Mu Ying Lanyu takes all the blame on herself, the imperial censors will say that the prince is lax in his duties and allows his subordinates to do such things that harm the peace of the world. Even if those people are guilty, they will be sent to Kyoto.
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This is also the reason why Zhu Biao ordered that there is no need to deliberately keep alive. When we arrived in the capital, all parties expressed their opinions, and things became complicated again. It is indeed a custom since ancient times that the law does not punish the public, and the civil servants deliberately hope to gain fame through this.
I'm afraid only a few of the culprits will be killed in the end.
As for the dead passers-by and merchants, who cares? Officials will only brag to each other that they rescued a village of innocent women, children, and children from the attacking soldiers. Maybe Hu Weiyong and other pragmatic officials will not do it, but the censor and the
Those low-level officials are very happy.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to resolve it happily. The worst he could do would be to be criticized for a few days. After Zhu Biao made the decision, he calmed down and was prepared to bear some consequences.
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Although this incident sounds big and many people died, its impact is far less than that of the Liu Chun case, because the people in those villages did commit crimes, and Zhu Yuanzhang said at the beginning of the founding of the country that in troubled times, heavy codes should be used to eradicate
It is also common for villages to be massacred when they rebel.
Liu Chun's case involves the royal family. In a sense, Liu Chun is more difficult to deal with than the royal relatives. After all, the emperor's relatives are wrong and everyone will be applauded if they are dealt with according to the law. But if Liu Chun is executed directly,
Then everyone will only say that the emperor is ungrateful.
After all, filial piety is greater than heaven, and the emperor cannot escape the highest restraint of China for thousands of years. In ancient times, it was the right way to hide relatives from each other. If you kill your relatives for justice, it is an oath. In the Han Dynasty, if you killed someone for filial piety, you might not only be innocent, but you might also be punished.
There are only one or two examples of granting official positions.
Although such filial piety was no longer advocated in the Ming Dynasty, Liu Jizu's great kindness to Zhu Yuanzhang by donating land to bury his parents was supposed to be enough to protect Liu Chun from death. The emperor was able to do so after all.
But here comes the interesting thing. No matter what Zhu Yuanzhang chooses, there will be a wave of support and a wave of opposition. It is really a difficult situation.
As Zhu Biao and Mu Ying talked, the night got darker, and it was Liu Jin outside the door who coughed loudly several times before Zhu Biao realized what was happening. He looked at Mu Ying and said, "We won't see each other for several months after tomorrow. I actually forgot that you were traveling all the way."
Haven’t rested yet.”
Mu Ying smiled and said: "Your Highness, you are very polite. I am strong and healthy and do not feel tired. Besides, I would be very happy to be able to talk to His Highness."
Zhu Biao ordered outside the door: "Use my palace's car to drive Ping Xihou back to his home."
Liu Jin immediately agreed. Just as Mu Ying was about to refuse, Zhu Biao waved his hand and said: "Although we are monarchs and ministers, I regard you as my brother in my heart. There is no need to be polite about this little thing."
When Mu Ying heard this, she was overjoyed and her eyes were fixed. He and Lan Yu would just take the responsibility for the killing. At worst, they could make more arrangements. Civil servants can't intercede on behalf of the heinous person, right?
