Chapter 1 I want to kill all the corrupt officials in the world
The 12th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty.
Prince Yan's Mansion in Peking.
"My determination to kill all corrupt officials in the world will never waver!"
"Any official, including relatives of the emperor, princes, generals and ministers, who violates the laws of the Ming Dynasty will be brought to justice!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was inspecting the northern border and was currently giving lectures to officials at all levels in Peiping.
The majesty of the founding emperor made officials at all levels in Peiping almost breathless. After all, this emperor was not a good person. When he was inspecting Guangdong some time ago, an official was found guilty of wearing a brocade official uniform worth [-] guan. Zhu Yuanzhang first dismissed him from office on the grounds that he was not considerate of the people's sentiments. Then he sent a supervisory censor to investigate and found out that he was a corrupt official. His skin and bones were removed and he was made into human straw.
It frightened many local officials.
Seeing that all the officials below were trembling with fear, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately spoke to comfort him: "As long as you sincerely serve the people of the Ming Dynasty and be upright and capable officials, I will reuse you and promote you!"
"Go down."
"Yes!"
Officials at all levels in Peking quickly retreated.
after awhile.
Queen Ma came in with her eldest son Zhu Biao and fourth son Zhu Di.
"Chongba, you have been punished by what you said. Do we have to go see our daughter and son-in-law?" Queen Ma said.
"Let's go! We didn't say we couldn't go." Zhu Yuanzhang stood up.
"Father, mother, Luan Jia is ready, we are ready to go at any time." Zhu Biao said calmly.
"No, you can't take a carriage to see Anqing. You can just change to an ordinary carriage." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head.
"Father, why is this?" Zhu Di asked with some confusion.
"Your fourth sister An Qing married Ouyang Lun, the top scholar in the new science field, three years ago. Unexpectedly, Ouyang Lun went to a brothel on the night of his wedding. Your father was so angry that he wanted to kill him. As a result, Ouyang Lun actually asked to be exiled to Yandi to work as a frontier man. A small county magistrate, guarding the borders of the Ming Dynasty, your sister Anqing Aifu is willing to come to Yandi with her. These three years have passed, and there has been no news during this period. We were worried and thought of coming over to have a look." Empress Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang. After taking one look at him, he sighed and said, "Well, Ouyang Lun is a guilty person after all. It's not appropriate for us to go see him in such a big way."
"Hmph, we are just angry when you say it. Ouyang Lun is so bold. Although he was the number one scholar back then, I don't like him. He is not worthy of being the son-in-law of my old Zhu family. What if I find out that he is the son-in-law of my old Zhu family? There is something wrong with the official, so I have to kill him, just in time to take my daughter back to Nanjing! So that I don’t have to endure hardships with him here!!"
Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang, Queen Ma, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Di got into a slightly larger ordinary carriage and headed for Kaiping County under the escort of more than a dozen guards.
This journey lasted half a month!
Kaiping County is the most remote and barren small county in Yanland. It is inconspicuous and has no sense of existence in the territory of Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, we are entering Kaiping County ahead."
The guard's voice came from outside the carriage.
Zhu Yuanzhang slowly opened the curtains of the carriage and looked out at the sandy sky and overgrown weeds. It looked desolate at first glance.
"Ouyang Lun must be damned for bringing our daughter to a place like this. If my daughter loses a hair, we will have to chop her off!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.
Zhu Di opened the curtain on the other side and looked outside.
"Then what is that!!"
Zhu Di exclaimed.
"parking!"
Soon the four Zhu family members got off the carriage and stood in front of a gray, smooth and flat road.
"Is this the road?"
"Seems to be!"
Brothers Zhu Biao and Zhu Di squatted on the ground and studied. "It's very hard, like stone, but there won't be such long and flat stones in this world, right?"
"This road is integrated. Even the avenue in the palace is made of flat stones. It is really a waste to use it here!"
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma also came over.
This was the first time in their lives that they saw such a smooth road, and they were quite shocked.
"Let's go along this road and take a look!"
Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and got on the carriage, while brothers Zhu Biao and Zhu Di helped Queen Ma get on the carriage.
"drive!"
The guard raised the reins in his hands, and the carriage moved from the muddy road to the smooth road.
moment.
The four members of the Zhu family immediately felt the difference between the front and back of the road.
The muddy road before was bumpy and bumpy, and people were about to fall apart while sitting on the carriage, but after getting on this smooth road, the bumpy feeling disappeared immediately! "This road is good!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction.
"Chongba, do you think this road was built by Ouyang Lun?"
Queen Ma's eyes shone with wisdom, mixed with hope.
If this road is really built by Ouyang Lun, it will be a huge political achievement, and he can be pardoned for his crimes, or even promoted back to Nanjing. Then his daughter can go back with him, and the family can be reunited.
No mother in the world wants her daughter to suffer in this small border town.
"He? Ouyang Lun?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, "It's impossible! If he had that ability, he wouldn't have been unknown in the border for three whole years."
Zhu Biao said from the side: "Father, Ouyang Lun was also the number one scholar at the time, so he may not be able to do these things. This place is remote and almost isolated from the outside world. Maybe the news hasn't spread yet."
Zhu Di followed up and said: "Father, although I have just arrived in Yandi and have been here for a long time, I have already heard that the customs in Kaiping County in Yandi are different from other places. Maybe my fourth brother-in-law is really capable!"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and felt that what his two sons said made sense, "Seeing is believing. A smooth road doesn't mean much. What if this road already exists?"
The carriage continued on the road.
Looking outside, you can see some slogans from time to time.
"If you want to be rich, build roads first! - Ouyang Lun."
"Work hard for a hundred days! - Ouyang Lun."
"Warm congratulations on the completion and opening of the first county road cement road in Kaiping County! - Ouyang Lun."
"Welcome to Kaiping County! - Ouyang Lun."
"Kaiping makes money and flowers bloom, and once we leave, we want to take them home. - Ouyang Lun."
"It turns out this road is called a cement road!"
Zhu Di's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "It's really me, the fourth brother-in-law, who did it, but it's just a bit narcissistic."
Zhu Biao nodded, "Also, what does it mean to make money and spend money in Kaiping, and you want to take it home after we leave?"
"Chongba, it seems that Ouyang Lun has really improved after coming to Kaiping County. You must give him a chance!" Empress Ma quickly comforted him.
Zhu Yuanzhang murmured in his heart.
Have I really misunderstood Ouyang Lun, my son-in-law? "Ahem, if this guy is really a good official, we must make good use of him! But we have to continue to observe and observe."
In recent years, Zhu Yuanzhang has been patrolling all over the country. There are so many methods used by corrupt officials. Even he himself has been deceived many times, so he will never believe it easily! (PS: A new book has opened. During the new book period, it will be updated twice a day. It is immovable. Please be sure to read the latest chapters. This is very important to this book. Please!) (End of this chapter)