Chapter 40 Zhu Yuanzhang: We were wrong, very wrong! Hearing this, Zhu Xi took a long breath and nodded solemnly.
Lin Che sorted out the entire empty seal case all over again.
The details were so real that Zhu Ping had to admit that there was injustice in the Kongyin case.
next moment.
Lin Che looked at Zhu Xi and said with a smile: "Alas! I tell you, kid, don't just sit around and combine my explanation with a summary of the Emperor's punishment of corruption."
"what!"
After hearing this, Zhu Xi almost knelt down in front of Lin Che.
When you talk about the three major bad policies, we just listen. If you ask me to make a summary, aren't you messing with me? Who knows which corner of the imperial prison is hiding the records arranged by the Emperor Father, every word of which is recorded! After struggling for a long time, Zhu Xiang said with a bitter look on his face: "Then let me say a few words!"
"Father...the emperor's original intention to punish corruption is correct, but the methods are biased."
"Corrupt officials must be severely punished, but irrelevant officials cannot be beaten to death indiscriminately."
"As Mr. Wang said, in the end it will lead to a situation where the law is not followed, the law is enforced too strictly, and people who know the law break the law."
"If things go on like this, the general officer will have a hard time..."
Hearing this, Lin Che smiled happily:
"It's so boring to be an official, you finally got the idea!"
"Actually, most Ming officials are ordinary people. They are neither good nor evil. They just want to do their jobs well and live a good life. They don't have many ambitions and ideals."
"Today's emperor is intimidating officials with harsh punishments, beheading and torture at every turn. Who can stand this?"
"So some officials, out of conscience, told lies and exaggerated in front of the emperor, trying to make the emperor happy."
"This will inevitably lead to cases like the Yangzhou official fraud case."
When Zhu Ping heard this, he was convinced and felt that he suddenly became enlightened.
The reason for the Yangzhou fraud case is that at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the once prosperous city of Yangzhou was devastated by war, leaving nine out of ten houses empty.
Zhu Yuanzhang inspected Yangzhou once and saw the miserable scenes in Yangzhou. He asked the Yangzhou officials accompanying him if Yangzhou could restore prosperity in five years.
The prefect of Yangzhou who was present at the time wanted to show his merits in front of the emperor and took the initiative to report to Zhu Yuanzhang, which could completely restore Yangzhou's vitality within three years.
Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed immediately and praised all the Yangzhou officials on the spot.
In fact, Yangzhou was severely damaged by the war, and it was not as easy to recover as the Yangzhou prefect said.
Now that the three-year period is coming, although Yangzhou's city appearance has been restored due to the efforts of the prefect and other officials, it is still far from the prosperity and prosperity that Zhu Yuanzhang requested.
In order to be able to present himself in front of Emperor Hongwu, the prefect of Yangzhou asked his subordinates to pretend that homeless people from other places were residents of Yangzhou. The granaries also pretended to be filled with grain, and the houses facing the streets were repainted...
When the officials sent by Emperor Hongwu to inspect Yangzhou saw a prosperous scene on the surface.
After returning, he reported the situation to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and praised Yangzhou officials, big and small, and promoted them one by one.
The prefect of Yangzhou even raised the rank of Zhongshu Province to reuse him.
however.
Not long after this incident, a murder occurred in Yangzhou.
Censor Han Yike went to Yangzhou to investigate and found that Yangzhou was not as prosperous as reported. Everything was a peaceful scene whitewashed by Yangzhou officials.
So he reported the situation to Zhu Yuanzhang.
After Zhu Yuanzhang received this information, he immediately sent people from the Arch Guard Department to secretly rush to Yangzhou to investigate.
Sure enough, as Han Yike said, he was deceived by officials of all sizes in Yangzhou.
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and executed Ling Chi, the former magistrate of Yangzhou, on the spot.
Officials directly involved in the case were also executed, and other officials were sent to jail pending processing.
Officials in Yangzhou Prefecture were almost thrown into the dumps.
There are still many officials from Yangzhou imprisoned in the imperial edict.
"Actually, except for the prefect and a few other officials in Yangzhou Prefecture, most of the officials are innocent. They don't even know about the agreement between their prefect and the emperor." "They were imprisoned for no reason. Some were even beheaded."
"Do you think they were unjust?"
"You said that the emperor dealt with so many innocent Yangzhou officials without asking any questions. Who can these officials find reason for?"
"Can those officials who were beheaded survive?"
Being lectured by Lin Che, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was separated by a wall, had mixed emotions and his heart became heavy.
at this time.
He didn't even know how to express his feelings.
Lin Che was right. The ones who committed fraud were the Yangzhou prefect and a few other officials. Others might not know what happened.
Many of them were implicated or beheaded, and their grievances had nowhere to be redressed.
"It seems that in both cases, we were wrong."
"It's so wrong!"
Zhu Yuanzhang faced the wall and said to himself with a wry smile:
"Listen to what you have to say, sir, and I've learned a lesson!"
After speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang shouted toward the door, "Here comes someone!"
Captain Mao Xiang, who had been waiting outside the door, walked in quickly.
"His Majesty!"
"I would like to say hello to those in prison. From now on, we will treat the officials in the Kongyin case and the Yangzhou case and their families with kindness. They cannot be tortured at will without my will!"
"promise!"
Mao Xiang agreed and was about to leave, but was stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang:
"The food for these officials needs to be improved. What do the prison officials eat? They are treated equally. If any deviation is found, you are the only one to ask!"
This is Zhu Yuanzhang. He can correct mistakes in time when he finds them, and he does not feel that he has lost the royal family's face.
After giving instructions to Mao Xiang, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zhu Biao:
"Prince, you go back to the palace and start drafting a decree. I order you to personally supervise the empty seal case and the Yangzhou fraud case. You must clear the wronged officials."
"promise!"
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished the arrangement, he glanced at Liu Bowen beside him and saw a happy smile on his skinny face.
At this moment, another conversation came from the next door: "Mr. Lin, so that's why you don't want to be an official?"
"My situation is special, you can't compare me with those officials!"
"Sir, you are rich in knowledge and talented. Isn't it because you have learned so much knowledge to realize your ambition in life and honor your ancestors?"
Lin Che's words aroused Zhu Ping's great curiosity.
"It's vulgar, isn't it! Does learning knowledge mean you have to realize your life ambitions? Does it mean you have to honor your ancestors?"
Of course Lin Che couldn't tell him that she was from the 21st century, because even if she told him, he wouldn't believe it! Facing Zhu Ming's persistent eyes, Lin Che made nonsense: "We are just ordinary people. We have never thought about joining the court and serving as an official to honor our ancestors, so we can't eat the Zhu family's dog food."
"Besides, we have offended the emperor now and are guilty of deceiving the emperor and destroying the nine tribes. You'd better stay away from me to avoid being implicated by us. It's not worth it!"
"Zhu Er, there are only two days left before Qiu Houwenzhan. I beg you not to bother me any more and let me enjoy the last days of this life in peace, okay!"
Lin Che was really annoyed by Zhu Xi's strength.
But he couldn't lose his temper.
It must be considered fate to meet this noble second generation in this life!
What's more, this kid has a good heart and really wants you to save him and respect him as a teacher!
I just did something wrong with good intentions!
(End of this chapter)