Li Jinglong is really a good actor, and his emotions come as he pleases.

Kneeling there, he choked with sobs as soon as he opened his mouth, with a heartbreaking trembling sound.

"I have received the favor of the emperor and am in the position of minister, but I cannot show sympathy to the Holy Heart from above and pity the people from below."

"I am unworthy of the Sacred Heart. I hold a high position but do not reflect on myself. I failed to restrain the powerful slaves in the family, allowing the villain to gain power and bully others."

"The stewards of my family used my name to invade local fields and commit lawlessness. Although I didn't know it, I am also responsible for the oversight."

"Long Live cherishes the people the most. As a minister and a relative of the emperor, I allowed my family to do things that harmed the people. I am terrified in my heart. I am guilty!"

"My family has occupied more than 200 hectares of local land. I am willing to return to the court more than 600 hectares, with 1,300 tenants, and a grain rent of 7,000 dan."

"The fault of the minister lies in the steward's lack of strictness. Your Majesty, please punish the fault of the minister!"

After speaking, Li Jinglong raised his head, tears flashing in his eyes, "Not only have I failed your Majesty, I have also tarnished my father's reputation. I am truly unfaithful and unfilial!"

The words were sincere and full of regret.

This Li Jinglong is really not a straw bag, but a straw bag who is full of crooked ways besides fighting.

What beautiful words he said. He kowtowed to plead guilty and described himself as a sinner who had failed the divine grace. Then he put the blame on the head of the family manager. Finally, he said a few words about disloyalty and unfilial piety, and made it clear that he was a royal relative.

The most difficult thing is that Zhu Yunxi knew in his heart that everything Li Jinglong said was false, but he just couldn't find fault with it.

"Perhaps such a person should be placed in another position!" Zhu Yunxi thought in his mind.

Li Jinglong took the lead first, and then more than a dozen meritorious generals among the military generals also knelt down, and their words were roughly the same as Li Jinglong's.

It was all due to lax housekeeping that allowed the servants at home to do bad things outside. Then the occupied land, illegally obtained money, and tenant mines were returned to the state.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened expressionlessly and remained silent until these people finished speaking.

There was silence outside the main hall, and the ministers were waiting for the emperor to express his position.

In fact, this is a play, and everyone is an actor. The civil servants sneered at what these generals said. The greed of the family that has made great contributions to the founding of the country is no longer a day or two.

Zhu Yuanzhang also had a clear mind, but he didn't want to touch them yet. He had killed many people in the past few years, and he himself was a little tired.

After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly, "You are all old men and ministers who have fought with us all your life. You are also children from poor families. As long as you had enough to eat, no one would follow us to kill heads. .”

"I know you are afraid of poverty. I have given you everything I should have given you over the years. We have not treated you badly in terms of land, population, gold, silver, and power."

"We think we have given you enough, so you don't have to be greedy or rob. We know in our hearts whether what you just said is the truth, we are not old fools yet!"

"This time, I believe you. But there will never be a next time!"

All the distinguished nobles kowtowed again, "I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness!"

"If you really want to thank us, don't let the censor join you again." Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, "Give us some face and stop doing those nasty things!"

Everyone was trembling and did not dare to say anything.

"Retreat from the court!" Zhu Yuanzhang stood up from the dragon throne, was supported by Zhu Yunxi's arm, and slowly walked towards Fengtian Hall.

"I will respectfully send you off to Your Majesty!"

The emperor did not sit in the royal chariot, but walked slowly with Zhu Yunxi, with the palace guards behind them. Only Tie Xuan and Xie Jin were a few steps behind.

After walking for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said, "Da Sun!"

"grandfather!"

"Do you think they are really afraid?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"I'm sure they will be afraid!" Zhu Yunxi said thoughtfully, "After beating them this time, if they have the intention, they will naturally not do it again. But if it calms down for a while, and there is no more imperial censor to impeach them, they may still be in trouble. , domineering and blessing."

"Hmph, if you do it again, I'll weigh their heads!" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, "Next time you come to kill, it will just give you authority!" He said, looking at Zhu Yunxi, "Do you think we are going to kill people at every turn? , The hand is too heavy!"

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Then, he frowned again, "Why can't you kill him cleanly?"

Zhu Yunxi smiled and did not answer directly, "My grandson has been studying recently and found that throughout the past and present, the founding merits of the founding of the country have been illegal, and relying on the achievements of the past to prey on the people. In a few generations, there will be corruption in the civil service group, party strife, and collusion between the top and bottom. . My grandson feels that there are some things that cannot be killed cleanly."

"And my grandson believes that there are many types of corruption. Some people are greedy but are capable, and some are not greedy but do nothing. Foolish officials are no less harmful than greed."

"You haven't read this book in vain!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, "There is some truth in what he said, but remember, what the country needs are officials who can do things, not corrupt officials who can do things and know how to do things!"

"Grandson, remember!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "Grandpa, this time we collected millions of stamps from various places in the south of the Yangtze River. Will the money for disaster relief in Jiangxi be secured?"

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was about to speak, he heard rapid footsteps coming from behind him.

Pu Wuyong knelt down holding the memorial in both hands, "Your Majesty, the memorial is urgent from eight hundred miles from Jiangxi!"

As soon as I mentioned Jiangxi, the memorial from Jiangxi was coming, and it was still eight hundred miles away in a hurry.

Zhu Yunxi thought to himself, could it be that something happened to Jiangxi disaster relief?

Before the thoughts in his mind faded away, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had read the memorial, roared angrily, "What kind of officials did the Ming Dynasty have? There were no warnings for natural disasters, and flood relief could actually cause civil unrest!" With that, he threw the memorial to Zhu Yunxi, " Look!"

Zhu Yunxi took it over and looked at it carefully. It was a memorial from the local inspection censor.

The victims of the disaster were everywhere in the Second Prefecture of Jianchang in Fuzhou. There were more than ten thieves named Mu Sheng, who spread rumors to confuse people and took the lead in robbing the government's relief food.

And because the local relief was not timely, the people were panicked. Wang Musheng and others climbed up among the rioters and shouted, gathering thousands of victims and entrenched themselves in Xiufeng Mountain and other places in Fuzhou.

The local government handled the situation improperly and locked the city gates tightly, not daring to let the victims into the city. Within a few days, more than 20,000 victims had gathered in Xiufeng Mountain.

"Call the people from the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Inspectorate!" Zhu Yuanzhang said and strode into Fengtian Hall.

There is civil unrest, and 20,000 hungry people who are waiting for food are like a powder keg that will explode.

If they are not handled properly, these people will become soldiers. At this time, Jiangxi is in trouble. If a trouble breaks out, the consequences are unimaginable.

Natural disasters are easy to deal with, but man-made disasters are unstoppable. Natural disasters will eventually pass, but once someone rebels, life will be ruined.

The rebels wanted to rob food, kill people, attack the city, and hijack the people. And the officers and soldiers who suppressed bandits may not be reassuring in terms of military discipline. War is far more destructive than floods.

"Your Highness, what happened?" Xie Jin asked from behind Zhu Yunxi.

"Take a look!" Zhu Yunxi frowned and gave him the memorial.

Then Tie Xuan also came forward and looked at Xie Jin together.

"Civil chaos in Fuzhou?" Xie Jin lost his voice, "Next to Fuzhou is Ji'an, my hometown!"

Tie Xuan frowned slightly, "Fuzhou is too confused. Why are you hesitating at this time? We must mobilize the officers and soldiers of the guard station to eliminate them first! If we give the thieves a chance to grow stronger, it will be a disaster for rogue bandits!"

"The main reason is that the local affairs are not done well, and good things are turned into bad things. They are the foolish officials I just mentioned!" Zhu Yunxi said bitterly, "The biggest fear in helping the victims is that someone will deceive people, and the biggest fear is that ambitious people will take the opportunity to cause chaos. They are the official side, but they can't think of it? Is it because they can't think of it, or they don't take it seriously?"

With that said, Zhu Yunxi also walked towards the main hall and continued, "If something goes wrong and we can't respond in time, everything must be handled by the central government. Lock the city gate tightly? Doesn't that mean that the victims will continue to starve? When the Zhezi is sent There are already 20,000 people, and the hungry victims are already preparing to attack the city!"

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, Zhu Yunxi saw that on the road next to him, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Jiang Yu, was following a palace man, walking towards this side.

"My lord, see His Highness the King of Wu!" Jiang Wei bowed.

"Is the matter done?" Zhu Yunxi asked.

A few days ago, there was a major case of reselling warehoused grain in Henan, and Jiang Wei went to arrest the person. Moreover, in this case, the old man said that Zhu Yunxi would conduct a trial after the criminals were captured in the capital.

Jiang Wei looked at Zhu Yunxi and Jie Jin behind him, and saw that Zhu Yunxi did not let them move away. He hesitated and whispered, "Back to Your Highness, this case has involved eighty-two officials from the Chief Secretary of Henan Province down to the Chief Secretary. I have arrested them all and brought them to justice." More than 600 family members of the criminal officials were brought back to the capital!"

There are going to be deaths again. These worms who resell stored grains should be killed! Corrupt officials are always caught one at a time, and Henan's officialdom will be another earthquake.

"Are you going to see Grandpa Huang? Go ahead!"

"My lord, resign!"

The commander of the Jin Yiwei went to see Zhu Yuanzhang, but because he was not asked to go in to observe, Zhu Yunxi could only stand outside the palace.

Tie Xuan said beside Zhu Yunxi, "Your Highness, is this a case of reselling stored grain?"

This case has become public knowledge, so there is nothing to avoid.

Zhu Yunxi said, "Yes, grandpa said that the arrested criminals will be interrogated by the three divisions, so let me act as my agent!"

"Your Highness, you can't do this!" Tie Xuan said seriously.

"Say!" Zhu Yunxi listened attentively.

"Your Highness, there has just been trouble in Jiangxi, and Your Majesty is very angry. The grain selling case in Henan has reached the capital again. According to Your Majesty's temperament, I am afraid that many people..."

Zhu Yunxi understood what he meant, and he also thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would not leave any way for these officials to survive.

"His Royal Highness has a reputation as a wise king in the court." Tie Xuan whispered, "If you really take charge of this case and kill many more people, others may not dare to resent Your Majesty, but it will be detrimental to His Highness's reputation!"

"I've thought about it." Zhu Yunxi sighed slightly, "If you don't kill them, grandpa will be very angry, but if you kill too many, there will always be innocent people implicated."

In fact, the hidden line in Zhu Yunxi's heart is that he is not the prince yet. If he kills too many people, what will the officials think?

"I have something to say!" Tie Xuan said sternly, "The joint trial of the three divisions in the capital is very involved. Why doesn't Your Highness ask for orders to leave the capital?"

Zhu Yunxi's eyes lit up, "Going to Jiangxi?"

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The Chinese New Year is almost here and there are too many things going on. There may really only be two updates today. I'll see if I come back early in the afternoon and I'll make them up for everyone. If you don’t have time in the afternoon, make up for it later.

Thank you all and have a happy New Year.