"snort......"

Seeing that most of the officials did not take his warning seriously, Zhu Houzhao snorted in his heart and was extremely unhappy. He gave them a chance, but they didn't want it and insisted on seeking death. So it's not his fault for being cruel and cold-hearted!

When the reform continues, none of these people will be able to escape.

"Retreat from the court."

...

In the past, officials from the third department had to deal with delays and procrastination, and it would take more than half a month or more to go through the process for every small matter. This time, the efficiency of the work was unprecedentedly fast and swift.

In just three days, everything from the preliminary trial, evidence collection, to the verdict was completed in one go. The speed was so fast that officials from other departments of the imperial court except Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Punishment could not help but be stunned. If it were normal,

With such efficiency, all the officials of the Third Division have long been the pillars of the imperial court!

Thirty-eight officials, headed by Zhang Wenjie, a member of the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, were found guilty of various crimes such as accepting bribes, raping and killing women, and tampering with fish scale books. They were sentenced to have all their property confiscated, and were personally assigned to Liaodong, and their families were repatriated to their hometowns, within three generations of their relatives.

You are not allowed to take the scientific examination.

This time, in order to save more colleagues, the officials of the Third Division were ruthless and sent Zhang Wenjie and other officials to Liaodong. In the past, this would have been unrealistic. They would only give light sentences and perfunctory matters.

The reason why Zhang Wenjie and others confessed honestly and did not confess more people was because officials assured them that as long as they kept their mouths shut, their families would be protected by the civil service group. After a few years,

They changed their son's name, changed his birthplace information, still took the scientific examination, and could still be an official, and then the matter was calmed down.

It also gave enough benefits to Zhang Wenjie and others, otherwise we don’t know how many people would be confessed. Six ministries and three courts, with officials protecting each other, colluding with each other, and the number of people who were corrupt and perverted the law would be an extremely terrifying number.

"Little trick!"

Zhu Houzhao, the interrogator of the Third Division, did not go over to watch, but openly or secretly, Dongchang had already reported it to him. He just smiled disdainfully and tried to escape with some small moves, which was too much for the officials.

You underestimated him!

After the three major camps in the capital, it was their turn. They thought they had escaped, but little did they know that the real storm had just begun.

The three reforms, except for the military reform, the land reform and tax reform were all aimed at them. Zhu Houzhao did not believe that they would watch their land being confiscated and their wealth plundered. The fun was yet to come.

As his mind was racing, Zhu Houzhao suddenly remembered that he had recently asked Liu Jin to send a message to Zhang Yong in Liaodong, asking him to escort Prince Ning back to Beijing. He didn't know if he had arrived yet.

He immediately turned to Liu Jin and asked, "Where is Prince Ning?"

"Your Majesty, Prince Ning arrived yesterday, and my servant arranged for him to stay in an abandoned mansion in the south of the city."

"Let's go and have a look. I haven't seen this imperial uncle for a long time. I don't know what his condition is now."

After changing into regular clothes, Zhu Houzhao took Liu Jin to see Prince Ning, the imperial uncle who had been very kind to him.

...

An abandoned mansion in the south of the city is overgrown with weeds and in a mess. There are only a few houses left that are relatively intact and can barely keep out the wind and rain. There is also a team of Dongchang fans patrolling outside the house, which shows how different the people living there are.

Extraordinary.

Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin strode in. When the group of Dongchang fans saw him, they quickly knelt down and saluted.

"See Your Majesty."

As Zhu Houzhao's imperial sword for killing people, fans of Dongchang could not know Liu Jin, but they had to know Zhu Houzhao, the emperor.

"No gift."

Zhu Houzhao stepped forward and opened the door, and one person walked in. Liu Jin and a team of Dongchang fans could only wait outside.

In the room, there was only a bed, a table, and nothing else, and the furnishings were extremely simple.

Lying on the bed was a man with a haggard face and gray beard. He looked at the roof quietly, as if there was something on the roof that attracted him.

He is Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao. In the past, he had great ambitions. He wanted to imitate Zhu Di and carry out Fengtian Jingnan. He actively competed for the top position. However, he was easily defeated by Wang Yangming and was thrown away by Zhu Houzhao to cultivate land in Liaodong and open up wasteland.

creak

The sound of the door opening brought Prince Ning back to his senses instantly. He looked up and saw a nightmare that he never wanted to face again in his life. That handsome and handsome face was no different from the devil in his eyes.

"Uncle Emperor, you seem to be surprised to see me."

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile, without any hostility, just like an ordinary nephew greeting his elders.

But King Ning did not dare to ask for this kind of greeting, and he could not afford it. He climbed up from the bed tremblingly, and respectfully paid Zhu Houzhao the courtesy of a king and a minister: "I didn't know that your majesty was coming, and I lost my temper for a moment. Please forgive me."

.”

After many years, he finally learned to bow his head in front of Zhu Houzhao. The harsh living environment in Liaodong had completely crushed all his pride.

He once thought that when Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne at a young age, he would be at best the second Jianwen Emperor, and he could easily replace him. However, the facts proved that he was not the Yongle Emperor, and Zhu Houzhao was not the Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen. All his ambitions were vulnerable to Zhu Houzhao.

, now his spine has been even more bent, and he can no longer think of going against Zhu Houzhao.

"Uncle, why are you so polite? Please get up quickly!"

When he asked for help from others, Zhu Houzhao didn't mind lowering his attitude and personally stepped forward to help Prince Ning.

The two uncles and nephews sat face to face. Seeing that Prince Ning no longer had the arrogance and arrogance of the past, and seemed to have a withered and old body, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sigh: "Times have changed, and the emperor's uncle is getting old too!"

How did Prince Ning become like this? Of course it was thanks to him, and he didn't care. It was just a talk anyway.

Prince Ning would not take it seriously, but asked cautiously: "I wonder if your Majesty has any important orders for summoning the guilty minister back to the capital!"

Prince Ning didn't know much about this ruthless nephew, but he understood the principle of not getting too early without benefit. Back then, he raised a flag to rebel, and afterwards he was sent to Liaodong to farm and open up wasteland. Now that he is recalled, if nothing happens,

No, that would be weird!

"The emperor's uncle and I are both surnamed Zhu. They come from the same origin and share the same roots. We are all one family. If nothing happens, why can't I talk to the emperor's uncle?"

Zhu Houzhao's smile remained unchanged, and he spoke meaningless words while carefully observing the changes in Prince Ning's expression.

Coming from the same origin, sharing the same roots, one family?

Prince Ning was completely confused. If he really treated him as a family member, how could he be sent to that hellish place in Liaodong to suffer, and even sent that dead eunuch Zhang Yong to keep an eye on him? Is this what a family does?

Furthermore, since Emperor Taizu enfeoffed many vassal kings, although the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty was nominally a family, they had actually established their own business. The so-called family was just a nice way of saying it. If they were really a family, how could they exist?

When Zhu Yun cut down the feudal vassal, how could there be Zhu Di who was in power to appease the emperor? How could there be a vassal king lying on Ming Dynasty's body to suck blood?


Chapter completed!