In history, Fang Xiaoru was the only one who had been exterminated!
Regarding Fang Xiaoru, Zhu Biao had dabbled in some information from later generations. Some people said that Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng, the two pedantic scholars, had misled Zhu Yunwen, but this was also wrong.
The reason why he was right was because Zhu Yunwen was indeed ousted from the throne by Zhu Lao Si after listening to the suggestion of these two people to cut the vassal state.
No, it was because the idea of cutting off the vassals was not wrong. However, the two of them were scholars and did not understand military affairs, so they were a little arrogant and rash. In their minds, it was easy for them to take down a vassal king of Yanjing with the power of the legitimate imperial power. Later, it was indeed easy, but it was a pity that the relationship between the host and the guest was reversed.
But regardless of everything else, Fang Xiaoru's loyalty and righteousness were still admired by Zhu Biao. In the face of the threat of exterminating nine clans, he could still resist and not compromise. Moreover, he shouted that he had the ability to exterminate ten clans of his father. He was undoubtedly a tough and ruthless person!
In fact, with Fang Xiaoru's upright and loyal character, he was undoubtedly a good candidate to serve in the Inspectorate.
Facing Fang Keqin's puzzled gaze, Zhu Biao laughed and said,"When I was in the palace, I heard from the serving maid that her hometown was Taizhou. She said that they had a child called Fang Xiaoru who was smart and studious. She was a famous child prodigy!”
"Crown Prince, you praise me too much. My son is not worthy of the title of a child prodigy. He is just a little smarter than ordinary children!”Although Fang Keqin was being humble, he was obviously a little proud. However, he still remembered his duty, so he straightened his expression and said,"I still have the emperor's orders. Your Highness the Crown Prince and Minister Xu, please allow me to read out the imperial edict first!”
After Zhu Biao and Xu Da knelt down, Fang Keqin unfolded the imperial edict and read it out." The Emperor of Fengtian said," Xu Da, Zhu Biao, you two have made great contributions to the Northern Expedition. I have already learned of all of it. I am truly pleased for the two of you. I am happy for the soldiers of the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty. When you return from the Great Capital, you will be rewarded!" After discussing with the ministers, I feel that this method is feasible and will be approved.”
In addition, regarding Crown Prince Zhu Biao's request for the court to send capable officials to the north to take over the government affairs of the prefectures and counties in Henan, I have considered it thoroughly and will not accept it in the future. It is really because the court has just been established and there are few civil servants. Therefore, Crown Prince Zhu Biao will be able to select talented people from Henan as the crown prince to fill the posts of the prefectures and counties. When the court has suitable candidates, he will be appointed again. Respect this!"
Zhu Biao knew that this imperial edict was not written by the Ministry of Central Affairs. It was definitely dictated by the Emperor's father, and it was very likely that it was written by him.
Zhu Biao stood up and looked at Xu Da helplessly. He smiled bitterly and said,"Alright, you've given me another errand. As a father, aren't you afraid of exhausting your son to death?”
How could Xu Da and Fang Keqin respond to this? They could only smile awkwardly.
"Crown Prince, His Majesty has a letter for you!”
Zhu Biao took the letter from Fang Keqin and opened it."Biao Er, well done. You're Zhu Yuanzhang's child!”
This…was indeed the style of the Emperor's father!
After sending Fang Keqin to the inn to rest, Xu Da scratched his head and felt a little embarrassed for Zhu Biao."Crown Prince, there are eight prefectures and dozens of counties in Henan. It won't be easy to select so many talented people! In any case, our Old Xu has no way at all!”
Zhu Biao quickly racked his brains. Just as Xu Da had said, the Henan Branch was not small. There were a total of eight prefectures and ninety-six counties. Even if the yamen was not filled with officials, as long as there were a few key officials, there would be hundreds or thousands of people.
He was not a native of Henan and was unfamiliar with the place. Where could he find so many talented people to use?
After pondering for a while, Zhu Biao had an idea.
First, he used the name of the Crown Prince and the Vice Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Expedition Army to join forces with the Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Expedition Army and the Left Prime Minister of the Hall of Governmental Affairs, Xu Da, to rank the former puppet government officials of the various prefectures and counties in Henan Province according to the public's evaluation. The county heads and county governors of the few counties with the worst wind evaluation in each prefecture were all announced and beheaded in order to achieve the effect of killing the chicken to warn the monkeys.
Then, they would select outstanding civil officials from the Northern Expedition Army and send them to these county offices where heads were rolling in the air to tidy up the place.
After that, he would give the officials of the puppet Yuan government a chance to redeem themselves.
These people were like temporary workers now. Zhu Biao promised that if they performed well, they could be promoted to official positions after the imperial court's assessment.
After such a series of operations, not only were these people well-behaved, but they were also very motivated and worked very hard.
Zhu Biao was also completely freed from the long list of official documents.
At the same time, a large number of Mongolian captives were being escorted out of Bianliang by the Ming army. They would be sent to the Yangtze River to build a dam.
These Mongolians had oppressed and persecuted the Han for nearly a hundred years. It was time for them to atone for their sins.
What awaited them would be heavy physical labor. They would build the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, and the Great Wall.
On the last day of the third month, the 200,000 Ming soldiers stationed in Bianliang for almost a month and a half held a swearing-in ceremony outside the city. Then, like a surging river, they surged towards the Yuan capital in the north, as if they wanted to drown the entire northern country.
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