As the ministers and palace people screamed in surprise, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up with a sword in his hand, like a glaring King Kong.
Anger filled his chest, and he could only vent his anger by killing people. But when he looked around, his eyes were a little depressed.
kill?
It has been a long time since he killed someone himself. Before he became emperor, he even hated killing people, but in order to survive, for the sake of territory and for wealth, he had to kill.
But after becoming the emperor, for the sake of imperial power, the stability of the court, and the morals of the world, he killed more people than he had killed during the twenty years of war.
He is the emperor, no matter how angry he is, he cannot directly kill people! No matter how angry he is, he cannot lose his sense of proportion.
It had been so many years since he had lost his temper like this. Even when Chen Youliang's hundreds of thousands of troops were marching south and Yingtian Mansion was in danger, he was still talking and laughing. Even then, when he first joined the army, Haozhou was besieged for eight months and there was no food.
, he had never been like this. Even back then, when he was rolling in a pile of dead people and covered in blood, he had never been like this.
Your Majesty! Pu Bucheng called softly.
Your Majesty! The ministers called softly.
Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon chair with a pestle knife in one hand, his eyes lowered, "Go away!"
Then, when he raised his head again, his eyes flashed with light, get out!
In an instant, he was the only one left in the huge palace. On his old face, anger was pressed deep into his heart. In a moment, he seemed much older and much lower-pitched. Even the Ninth Five Supreme Being, who was sitting on the dragon chair, had a strong look in his eyes.
of grievance.
Why are you fooling us like this? The old man secretly hates in his heart, why are you fooling us like this? We worked hard to conquer the Ming Dynasty and became the emperor with fear, but you used it to deceive and fool us? This is the Ming Dynasty of our Zhu family.
, this is the Ming Dynasty that we thought would last forever!
You are greedy, you are traitorous, you are evil!
The justice of the people of the world, as well as our imperial power, can be your way to make money!
There is no Ming Dynasty in your hearts, no us, no people, only your official positions! The power in your hands!
Fortunately, we are still complacent, thinking that with my support, the people of the world will suffer less injustice! Now it seems that by letting them complain, I have harmed them!
What will the history books say about Zhu Chongba? What will the history books say about me? What a big joke! What a big fool! A person who is just trying to gain fame and reputation, a bastard who has high ambitions but low power!
The history books will definitely write that I am a cruel lord who loves to kill his subjects, and the history books will also write that I am a thief and bastard who treats the people of the world as slaves!
We just want to make the world a better place. Why do you all have to go against us?
Now, even these humble officials are starting to take our words seriously and start harming the people?
What kind of emperor are we being? This is so aggrieved!
Thinking about it, the old man looked at the blade in his hand, and said again what he had asked countless times, why can't we kill them all? How come we can't stop killing these stupid idiots who harm the people!
Even as the Ninth Five Supreme Being, there are some things that he will feel unable to deal with.
Born into a poor family, he is well aware of the harm caused by evil officials. If the officials of the Yuan Dynasty had had a little bit of people's hearts, his family would not have died of illness and starvation. If the officials of the Yuan Dynasty had had a little conscience, the world would have
Not that many people will die.
After becoming the emperor, he set strict demands on himself and all the officials in the world. It was nothing more than to make them have a conscience, a sense of responsibility, and to understand the hardships and sufferings of the people.
But in the past twenty-five years, this is what we have gained?
He is a perfectionist and an emperor with a sense of moral superiority. He spurns those emperors in the past who used the people's wealth to support them, and were arrogant and extravagant. Even Emperor Qin and Han Wu, and even Emperor Taizong and Yuan Shizu of the Tang Dynasty, were all thieves of the people in his heart.
He was cruel to the palace people and harsh to the officials, but he never harmed the people, never abused the people's power, never built palaces, and never enjoyed debauchery.
He did everything he asked of himself, but he was powerless to deal with these evil things in the world.
He understands that there is no fish in clear water, and he also knows that being an official for thousands of miles is just for money.
He just wants those who are officials to have some conscience!
At the same time, he knows the meaning of the word "official" better than those who are officials.
At first, when the great scholar Song Lian was giving lectures to his son, he listened outside the window and remembered it deeply in his heart.
Officials have existed since ancient times. As the old saying goes, Yao and Shun were officials in the world. Yao and Shun were the officials of all people in the world, not the masters of all people in the world. Officials are not lords!
The meaning of this official is not only management, but also care and care. The word official is covered by the word treasure, plus another word. (dui, the Kangxi Dictionary has annotations)
, the Jewish people! The Jewish people, the people!
Officials are people who protect the Jewish people!
The word "guan" is added next to the word "人人", which means "GUARD". The implication is that as long as officials are still individuals, they cannot forget that they are from the common people.
A handful of grass is added to the head of the official character, which is the root of human life.
These scholars who are full of knowledge, these people who enjoy the salary of the Ming Dynasty and enjoy the support of the people not only forget that they are from the common people, but also add cursive to their official names.
They have become officials who care less about human life than human beings.
kill!
There was only one word in the old man's mind.
During these years of fighting in the north and south, he had a way to deal with even the fiercest enemies. But he had no way to deal with these inhuman officials.
If there is no other way, don’t use any other method, just use the simplest method.
kill!
Kill them all!
Just like farming, if there are weeds, they must be uprooted.
It depends on whether you grow faster or I grow faster.
We Zhu Chongba! The old man raised his head and looked at the five-clawed golden dragon above the caisson of the main hall that seemed to break through the sky. We Zhu Chongba is a single man, but not a thief!
Let Jiang Yu come in! The old man shouted.
A moment later, the commander of the Jin Yiwei ordered Jiang Yu to crawl in and kneel on the ground.
He was terrified to death. There had been such a big mistake in the capital, and as the leader of the Jinyiwei who oversaw all the officials, he could not absolve himself of the blame.
The Jinyiwei were the emperor's personal soldiers, serving as the emperor's eyes and ears. However, right under the emperor's nose, in the most virtuous place in the world, their eyes and ears had turned into decorations.
Your Majesty! Jiang Wei’s voice is trembling, please listen to the holy teachings!
Come here! The old man whispered.
Jiang Wei crawled on the ground like a dog and reached the old man's feet.
Boom! The old man kicked me!
Ah! Jiang Qi felt pain and shouted in his heart.
The old man's big foot stepped directly on one of Jiang Wei's hands and crushed it repeatedly. The force was so strong that Jiang Wei's finger bones almost broke.
Does it hurt? The old man asked with a sneer.
No...it doesn't hurt! Well...
Doesn’t it hurt? The old man still sneered, put force on his foot again, and put the knife in his hand on Jiang Wei’s neck. Does it hurt?
Your Majesty, it hurts! It hurts! Jiang Wei replied in horror.
No matter how painful it is, how can you be as distressed as I am? As he said that, the old man dropped the saber in his hand, and with a pop, the saber penetrated Jiang Yu's palm directly.
Blood instantly spread on the gold bricks and slowly flowed along the cracks in the ground.
Jiang Wei twitched twice, but did not dare to shout, struggle, or speak.
I will hand over Jin Yiwei to you and let you be my eyes and ears. Are you blind or deaf? The old man asked sternly, if it weren’t for your dog being useful, I would have chopped you up today!
Master, I am guilty! The saber was still in his hand, and Jiang Wei begged for mercy.
Although he is an official and a minister, he is no different from the emperor's servant. Everything he has is given by the emperor, and his life and death depend on the emperor's thoughts.
Save your life first! The old man nodded Jiang Wei’s head with his foot. You know what to do, and you also know what to do in the future!
Jiang Wei escaped from death. I understand that I must satisfy my master!
Only when the world has nothing to hide can I be satisfied. Only when everything in the world is within my ears can I be satisfied! The old man said again.
I understand!
Also, take care of the royal guards everywhere. You are blind in the capital, and they are also blind in the local area? The old man continued angrily, kill those who deserve to be killed, and why keep a dog that cannot bark?
I obey the decree! I will do it now!
The old man bowed his head slightly, who was most involved in the case of arresting people who came to Beijing to accuse people?
Jiang Wei was sweating. According to the prisoners' confessions, this was a common practice. All the officials in charge of public security and prisons in Yingtian Mansion knew that every year, the majority of the local money they distributed as filial piety was given to Chen Ji, the prime minister of Yingtian Mansion! Later, the local government
The emperor directly handed over the money to the Chen Mansion, and Chen Ji ordered each department to handle it, and reward him according to his merits afterwards.
The highest level only involves Chen Ji? The old man frowned.
I am afraid that the criminal did not tell the truth, so I will go and interrogate him personally! Jiang Wei quickly changed his story.
The cabinet ministers in the DPRK have not been involved yet! The old man murmured, yes, after killing so many people, the ones who survived now are all with some conscience! As he said, he added, does the name Chen Ji sound so familiar?
He is... the nephew of Ye Sheng, the Marquis of Jingning. He was appointed as a scholar and had no talent or learning. He relied on the Marquis of Jingning to achieve the official position of Zhongcheng in Yingtian Prefecture.!
Ye Sheng! The old man sighed, he doesn’t know people well! He’s stupid! As he said that, he sneered again, I remember that he used to have a good personal relationship with Hu Weiyong! At first, thinking of his past achievements, I spared him once, but I didn’t expect that he would do more than just make friends.
Unexpectedly, there is also such a nephew who is not a human being.
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Ming Taizu was actually a very contradictory person.
On the one hand, he has a strong sense of moral superiority and hates evil. On the other hand, he is cruel.
On the one hand, he cherished the people, but he also indulged his sons in their behavior.
He is an independent man, not a thief. I think this sentence is the most appropriate!
This quote comes from the book "Long Chuang", "Six Emperors of the Ming Dynasty".