Chapter 524: The emperor breaks the law and the common people are equally guilty
"What a corrupt official, trying to hide the truth!"
"It seems that this guy doesn't know my methods and thinks that I don't dare to kill people."
"Since he dares to do it, then we don't need to be polite to him."
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's murderous look, Liu Jihuangmang stood up and bowed deeply to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, please temporarily withdraw your thunderous wrath."
"I know that what your Majesty hates most in his life is corrupt officials, but we in Yanjing naturally have a system for dealing with official corruption."
"Your Majesty, please have mercy and let us in Yanjing deal with the personnel ourselves."
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed with cold light: "Why, you Liu Ji still want to protect corrupt officials?"
In fact, they had just discussed how to punish corrupt officials.
It's just that Lao Zhu's temper is like this.
Once you have a bad temper, you won't be able to care about anything else.
Especially when you see corrupt officials with your own eyes, you won't give up until they are killed and bloodshed.
Liu Ji quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I don't dare. It's just that Your Majesty, all our procedures in Yanjing were formulated by His Royal Highness."
"When His Royal Highness left Yanjing for Datong, he gave many instructions. All matters, big and small, in Yanjing must be carried out in accordance with the established rules. They must not be changed at will based on personal preferences."
"If not, wouldn't it be a joke if the imperial government's decrees were changed from day to day?"
"When the time comes, who else will abide by the laws of the imperial court?"
As he spoke, Liu Ji secretly glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, obviously hesitant to speak.
Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. What do you want us to do?"
"Liu Ji, don't pretend to be innocent. We know that kid Qi Wu will definitely not have anything good to say behind him."
"You will tell us clearly today, otherwise we will treat you as fabricating these words yourself and punish you for slandering the king."
Liu Ji's face turned pale.
Jun Wu is joking, Zhu Yuanzhang said he would be punished, so he would definitely not be spared easily.
The following words are indeed a bit disrespectful.
However, you can also tell whose mouth these words came from.
If it were any other official, he would dare to speak such nonsense without any hesitation.
Lao Zhu will never be polite and let him know what it means to kill the Nine Clan.
But if it comes from Zhu Han, then it must be nothing.
The relationship between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han, these veterans who followed Zhu Yuanzhang, could not understand it at all.
It stands to reason that as long as imperial power is involved, everything must be done with caution.
From ancient times to the present, no one knows how much blood has been shed and how many lives have been sacrificed for this position.
Even Li Shimin, the emperor for eternity, didn't he end up with the reputation of killing his father and brother because of his position?
A biological father and son can turn against each other because of this position, let alone brothers?
Especially Lao Zhu, he is very sensitive to this kind of thing.
But towards Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang, he was not at all defensive.
They didn't know that Zhu Yuanzhang had considered abdicating the throne to Zhu Han more than once.
If you knew it, your eyes would probably pop out of your head.
However, Zhu Han really has no interest in this position at all.
He has rejected Zhu Yuanzhang more than once.
In this case, if Lao Zhu is still worried about Zhu Han.
Then their brothers in this life are really in vain.
Although he did not know these things, it did not prevent Liu Ji from detecting Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards Zhu Han with his political sense.
Because of this, he did not conceal Zhu Han's words.
"Back to Your Majesty." Liu Ji bowed his head deeply: "His Royal Highness once said that princes who break the law are as guilty as the common people."
“This slogan has been shouted for I don’t know how many years.”
"Although the previous feudal dynasties also said these things."
"But anyone with a discerning eye can see that this sentence is just for ordinary people."
"It can't be said that there are only a handful of people who can actually implement it. It can only be said that there is no one at all."
"Because of this, often at the beginning of a dynasty, the administration of officials is relatively clear."
"But with the change of imperial power, many laws have gradually turned into empty letters."
"Since the royal family can ignore the laws, it is naturally impossible for others to take these laws to heart."
"They will only use these laws as a tool to benefit themselves."
"When the superior can deal with the inferior without any scruples."
"When everyone has turned a blind eye to these laws."
"How can there be any order in this world?"
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly: "In fact, Qi Wu also told us these words before, but he didn't say them in such detail at the time."
"Liu Ji, please get up."
"You are right, Qi Wu is also right."
"These laws cannot just be made and then left there without regard."
"Even we should abide by these laws. Only in this way can other people not dare to exceed even half of them."
Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Ji, who were lamenting, probably couldn't have imagined this.
The most important reason why Zhu Han mentioned this was because of the late Ming Dynasty.
No one obeys any legal system at all.
There are even many high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen from all over the world.
All over the country, people even went beyond the rules and were proud of it.
Exceeding the limit is no small crime.
If in this era, Lao Zhu found out that someone dared to do this.
Not to mention the nine tribes, they all belong to the sun that comes out in the west, which makes Lao Zhu sleepless and confused.
But hundreds of years later, no one was controlling even this kind of behavior that challenged the imperial power.
So apart from the effect of the law on those honest ordinary people, do people from other classes really take the Ming Law into their hearts?
You don't need to think about it to know that it is absolutely impossible.
Liu Ji, or rather Zhu Han, finally convinced Zhu Yuanzhang.
Lao Zhu decided not to interfere in this matter without authorization, but to leave it to the Yamen in Yanjing to resolve it on their own.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! After this episode, Zhu Yuanzhang put forward much fewer opinions on the government affairs in Yanjing.
Because this time Lao Zhu completely discovered that his previous experience in governing was of no use in Yanjing.
Maybe it will make a joke.
Therefore, it is better to leave it to Liu Ji to handle it himself.
After all, Yanjing's current development situation has proven that Liu Ji's ability is among the best in the entire Ming Dynasty.
Of course, this is when Zhu Han is excluded.
Looking at the ability of my younger brother, there is absolutely no one in the past and present who can surpass him.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not see Liu Song until he returned to Liu Ji's residence in the evening.
According to Liu Ji, Liu Song actually has many more things to take care of than him.
Basically, I have to work an extra hour every day.
When Liu Ji said this, his face was full of admiration for his righteous words.
But in my heart, I still feel a little guilty.
After all, Liu Song didn't actually need to do so many things.
Many of them were given to Liu Song on his own initiative in order to share Liu Song's power.
Although on the surface it seems that Liu Song has more to do and seems to have greater rights.
But in fact, for a yamen, the most important financial power is firmly in his hands.
Although Liu Song was busy, he actually dealt with trivial matters.
"Since Liu Song worked so hard for our Ming Dynasty, we won't bother him." Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and there seemed to be something in his words.
Lao Zhu was able to subdue these people, so he naturally had his own methods.
Be it Liu Ji, Li Shanchang or Hu Weiyong.
Even in the history without Zhu Han, these people were actually the unlucky ones who were manipulated by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Otherwise, if Hu Weiyong was really that powerful, how could it be possible for Lao Zhu to just say a word and kill all the members of the Manchu Dynasty?
If it were an emperor from another dynasty, if Qian was like Lao Zhu, he would kill officials.
It won't be long before the entire court will be in complete chaos.
After that, the world was in turmoil and wars broke out, and the world was overturned in a matter of seconds.
The second generation of the Sui Dynasty died, but it was the families behind these scholar-bureaucrats who contributed to the cause.
Because of this, it was naturally impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to miss Liu Ji's little thoughts.
However, Lao Zhu did not point out such a thing.
Because in Zhu Han's absence, the current situation in Yanjing is exactly what Zhu Yuanzhang wants to see most.
A prestigious and upright minister is displayed as a mascot.
A capable official like Liu Ji is naturally free to do things.
No matter what kind of trouble is created, Liu Song can basically suppress it with his prestige.
From another perspective, it is precisely because Liu Song’s divine needle is there.
It also makes people like Liu Ji not dare to act unscrupulously.
A very delicate balance has been reached between the two parties.
Being able to do things without letting certain things get out of hand.
After returning to the Liu Mansion, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait to share what he saw and heard today with Queen Ma: "Sister, you don't know what we saw today."
Empress Ma also smiled and said: "I have seen a lot of new and interesting things today."
For some reason, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt a very bad feeling.
I always felt that Queen Ma's smile today seemed particularly weird.
"So, my sister didn't stay at Liu Ji's house today, but went out for a walk?"
Empress Ma nodded slightly: "The servants in the palace told me that there is a market outside today. I just felt bored, so I went to go shopping."
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused: "Is it just a visit to the market?"
Empress Ma recalled what happened in the market today: "The important thing is not that I visited the market, but that I saw a porcelain workshop in the market."
Empress Ma knew that Zhu Yuanzhang did not understand what she was talking about, and did not let Zhu Yuanzhang guess. She said very simply: "I found a ceramics workshop called Lanyunzhai in the market."
Zhu Yuanzhang did not speak, but listened patiently to Queen Ma's words.
He knew that since Empress Ma specifically mentioned it, there must be something special about this Lanyunzhai.
Otherwise, with Queen Ma's knowledge, she would not be so surprised to see a porcelain workshop.
Sure enough, when Queen Ma told the truth, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little shocked.
"Chongpachi, this workshop is different from other workshops. From the shopkeeper to the workers, 90% of the people in this workshop are women."
"Except for a few laborers who are responsible for carrying goods, all the important work is done by women?"
"What?" Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned at first, and then said dissatisfied: "Women come out to show their faces, even doing business and firing porcelain?"
"Isn't this nonsense?"
"When did our Ming Dynasty sink to the point where we need women to do such things?"
Empress Ma never expected that Zhu Yuanzhang would react so violently.
He couldn't help but wonder: "Aren't there many women working in the textile factory in Qiwu?"
"He even handed over the management of the workshop to his wife. At that time, His Majesty was not so angry."
Zhu Yuanzhang was still unhappy and snorted: "Can this be the same?"
"The textile factory in Qiwu is where weaving and embroidery are done. These jobs are what women should do."
"However, it is too ridiculous to establish a ceramics workshop and even let women dig coal to make porcelain."
The entire Ming Dynasty, and even dialects all over the world.
Able to remain calm and composed in front of the angry Zhu Yuanzhang.
These two people are naturally Zhu Han and Queen Ma.
"But my concubine thinks this is very good. Who stipulates that women can only weave and embroider?"
"We women can also make porcelain."
"If the conditions didn't allow it, I would even want to invest in this workshop."
Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that Empress Ma would do this, so he quickly stopped him and said, "My eldest sister, can you please stop causing trouble?"
"It's enough to let women weave cloth and embroider flowers. These physical tasks should be done by us men."
Ma Xiuying still had a smile on her face: "It seems that Your Majesty looks down on women like me? Do you think that women like me are inferior to men?"
If it were another woman, she would dare to say this in front of Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu will definitely let her know what Tsuna Chang is.
If a big mouth slaps you, it will be light.
But when faced with Empress Ma, a married couple who shared hardships together, Zhu Yuanzhang could not get out of his bad temper.
Especially, on Queen Ma's face now, she has that noble and elegant smile that is like a mother's grace to the world.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about talking nonsense.
Because at this time, it often means that Queen Ma has become angry.
"Why do I look down on women? It's just that men farm and women weave. It's been like this for thousands of years. Isn't that good?"
Empress Ma smiled and said: "Just because he has been like this doesn't mean he is right."
"I have always felt that what Qiwu said is very reasonable."
"Women can control half the sky. Women can also do what men can do."
Zhu Yuanzhang curled his lips: "Nonsense."
"Men dare to go shirtless in the summer, but do women?"