The Guo Huan case has been recorded in countless historical books, and it is definitely not groundless. Even if He Xi doubts his own memory, he should not doubt the integrity of so many historians. This is not written by one person, but by countless historical records that can correspond to each other.
Even if there are discrepancies in the details of the Guo Huan case and may not be consistent with history, Guo Huan, as the principal culprit, will definitely not be clean.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang killed many scholar-bureaucrats. His reputation in history was not very good. Scholars and bureaucrats did not say that Zhu Yuanzhang was good, and many people even secretly slandered Zhu Yuanzhang. If Guo Huan is really a blue sky, Zhu Yuanzhang would really kill him.
Unjust case. Maybe no one said it at the time, but during the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty for six hundred years, why did no one cry out for Guo Huan's injustice?
Even since the Republic of China, historians have had a tendency to overturn the verdict. Even Qin Hui was overturned, why not Guo Huan?
That's because the evidence is overwhelming.
Because of this, He Xi could never accept the result that Guo Huan was innocent.
Because if this is reality, it means that the Ming Dynasty in He Xi's history may not be the same Ming Dynasty as the Ming Dynasty today.
If this were a fact, He Xi would be at a loss.
For a while, He Xi didn’t know how to deal with himself?
Zhu Yuanzhang never thought that such a thing would have such a big impact on He Xi's cognition, but said calmly: "How is it impossible? This is something from the Jinyi Guardian. You can read it yourself."
A document was thrown on the table.
He Xi took a look at it and frowned involuntarily.
Among the imperial guards, Guo Huan was not only not a corrupt official, but also ranked first among the chief envoys in governance. He had performed well in food taxation, education, and prisons in all dynasties. Someone in the Ministry of Civil Affairs even suggested that Guo Huan be transferred.
He entered Beijing and became the Minister of Household Affairs.
Of course, this motion was also due to Hu Weiyong and Zhu Yuanzhang clearing out the Central Committee in the 13th year of Hongwu. Although the vacancies were barely filled, the manpower of the Central Committee was still not enough. It was normal to transfer a large number of local capable officials to Beijing.
When the Guo Huan case broke out, it was several years later. At that time, Guo Huan was the Minister of Household Affairs.
He Xi read it carefully, his forehead was buzzing, and he even thought that he had remembered it wrong. Or maybe Guo Huan quickly fell into depravity after entering Beijing?
Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly, "He Xi, what else do you have to say?"
He Xi said: "I don't know how this could happen? But everything I reported to Your Majesty is definitely true and there is not a single falsehood. Please make it clear to Your Majesty."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You mean, everyone in Jinyiwei is lying to me?"
He Xi said: "I don't dare."
For a moment, He Xi was in a state of confusion and couldn't stop thinking, where is the problem? He couldn't figure out what the problem was even if he racked his brains.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I will give you a chance. In a few days, I will arrange for the secretary supervisor to send personnel to the chief secretaries of each province to review the accounts. You make a special trip to Zhejiang. You can give me an explanation yourself."
"Yes." He Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He still believed that there would be no problems in the historical records. Judging from human nature, Guo Huan would be able to embezzle millions of grains in a few years. It is impossible for him to be innocent now.
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There must be something wrong here.
After He Xi calmed down, he said: "Your Majesty, where is the Ordnance Bureau?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Didn't the prince already make arrangements?"
He Xi said: "Your Majesty, I think the arrangements for the prince are not enough. In later generations, the country has two academies. The so-called two academies are the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. They are used to arrange the most profound scientists and master craftsmen from all walks of life. Top academicians.
They are all guests of the central government."
"These academicians not only have their own jobs, but also provide consultation on key issues."
"Today's achievement, I only improved some concepts. Without these top craftsmen, it would not have been completed so quickly. Your Majesty, you should see the abilities of these craftsmen. I think the status of craftsmen should be improved."
This was He Xi's original thought. Originally, he wanted to be prepared before putting forward his opinions. But suddenly faced with the current situation, the changes in Guo Huan's case were beyond He Xi's expectation.
Although He Xi was worried that Zhu Yuanzhang would be harmful to him, but in such a crisis, he let go and said everything in his heart.
Zhu Yuanzhang knocked on the table a few times and said, "What do you think?"
He Xi said: "Imitate the Hanlin Academy, set up an Academy of Sciences, and place these craftsmen there."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled softly and said: "Nonsense." Then he said: "Go down. Prepare to leave Beijing for Zhejiang in a few days." Then he ignored He Xi. He Xi could only leave.
After He Xi left, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled softly and showed a satisfied look.
He originally wanted He Xi to investigate Guo Huan, but he suppressed all of Guo Huan's emotional abuses. He showed He Xi the good appearance skills of Guo Huan, and easily fooled He Xi. This was in Zhu Yuanzhang's book.
As expected, there is nothing wrong.
What satisfied Zhu Yuanzhang was He Xi's proposal to establish an academy of sciences similar to the Hanlin Academy.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, this proposal was simply nonsense.
As the emperor, you must pay attention to the influence of all aspects in everything you do. What is the Hanlin Academy? It is an organization of ministers. It is an organization that controls books and drafts edicts, not to mention the current selection of cabinet members from the Hanlin Academy.
The Hanlin Academy is almost the highest institution of civil servants.
Officials in the Hanlin Academy may not be the most powerful, but they are generally knowledgeable.
Let the Craftsmen's Academy of Sciences and the Hanlin Academy stand side by side. Zhu Yuanzhang was sure that as soon as this edict came out, Song Lian would be killed in front of the door.
And these craftsmen cannot bear such great grace.
What is it if it's not nonsense?
However, He Xi's words like this showed that he had never been on the side of civil servants and officials. This made Zhu Yuanzhang more and more satisfied. Zhu Yuanzhang loved and hated the scholars and officials of the Ming Dynasty, no, there should also be the officials of the Yuan Dynasty, but now he hates them.
Love more and love less.
Many scholar-officials are really capable. If you don't win them over, it won't be enough to stabilize the world. When Zhu Yuanzhang was conquering the world, he told the virtuous corporal to collect books and classics first wherever he went. He highly praised many scholar-officials. That's why countless scholar-officials came to serve him.
Zhu Yuanzhang worked hard and united to conquer the world.
But after the world was settled, Zhu Yuanzhang had great conflicts with these scholar-officials in terms of ideas, interests, and other aspects.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang is a farmer at heart, whether you say he is ignorant or cruel, he embodies more of the farmers' idea of land to the tiller, the idea of world equality, and the desire to punish corrupt officials. And the scholar-bureaucrats in the world have
Counting them one by one, most of them were landlords. The peaceful and prosperous age they imagined was completely different from Zhu Yuanzhang's peaceful and prosperous age.
But Zhu Yuanzhang also understood that governing the world was inseparable from scholar-bureaucrats. Not to mention, the Yuan Dynasty did not respect civilized governance, and the world's cultural context was almost broken. The literacy rate of the people in the world was so low that except for these scholar-bureaucrats, Zhu Yuanzhang rarely could
replacement candidates.
This was the political situation in Hongwu where both sides fell in love and killed each other.
Zhu Yuanzhang always wanted to find a civil servant to support him. That's why he established the Imperial College. But in the end, Zhu Yuanzhang's life was actually a reincarnation. It can be seen from the encounter between Song Lian and his disciples. Song Lian was important in the early Hongwu period. But after the Hu Weiyong case
, was repeatedly humiliated, dismissed from office and exiled many times. However, the minister selected to assist Zhu Yunwen on his deathbed was Song Lian's most proud disciple, Fang Xiaoru.
This represents how helpless Zhu Yuanzhang felt in history.
No matter how powerful a person is, it is difficult to defeat thoughts.
And He Xi himself may not know that his various behaviors have already separated him from the scholar-bureaucrats of this era.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang knew that He Xi did not have such a deep palace. He could only say that He Xi was doing what he thought was right. This made Zhu Yuanzhang even more happy.
Because the ways are different, they do not seek each other.
This is the person who is determined not to be won over. Zhu Yuanzhang can also see that He Xi is young and vigorous. He is determined not to bow down easily. In addition, He Xi has brought all kinds of knowledge to future generations, and he stands at the height of six hundred years later.
, He Xi is a highly replaceable talent in many aspects.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself: "He Xi can be of great use."
However, it remains to be seen how he performs after coming from Hangzhou to see if it will be of any use.
As for He Xi's suggestion, it is not impossible to establish Ming's own Academy of Sciences. But there must be time and steps.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and said, "Pass on Mao Xiang."
After a while, Mao Xiang, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, came in, knelt on the ground with a plop, and said loudly: "Mao Xiang, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, pays homage to my emperor. Long live my emperor."
Mao Xiang has a face with Chinese characters, he is about forty years old, he looks majestic and solemn, and he looks like a loyal minister.
However, later generations of civil servants slandered the Jinyiwei, so that the commanders of the Jinyiwei in the past dynasties were full of stench, as if they were born as sinister villains. However, just looking at Mao Xiang today, what he has in his hands is not a treacherous minister's script.
When Zhu Yuanzhang went to Dingyuan County, Mao Xiang's father, Mao Qi, helped the county magistrate out of danger and became one of Zhu Yuanzhang's early important civil servants. After entering Jinling, he held many official posts. Finally, he was able to save trouble and become the same prime minister.
, died in office. At that time, Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng were still around, so their reputations were not well known.
And Mao Xiang has been working as a guard beside Zhu Yuanzhang. He has been a guard for many years and is loyal.
It can be said that Mao Xiang was the most successful minister of the Zhu family in the Ming Dynasty. He was a minister who could entrust his confidants with important responsibilities.
This is also the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang asked Mao Xiang to take charge of the most important Jin Yiwei.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Mao Xiang, put all the matters in the capital aside. I have one thing for you to handle."
Mao Xiang said: "Your Majesty, please give me instructions."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Hide your identity and secretly go to Hangzhou with someone to check on Guo Huan, the chief envoy of Zhejiang." This chapter has been completed!
