Unfortunately, there was no one who could see through his plan to revitalize the Ming Dynasty.
There were countless capable officials and famous generals in the Great Ming Dynasty, no less than the talents of any period of great historical change.
Zhu Youjian personally came to the prison, followed by Wei Zhongxian and Wang Chengen.
Li Sancai, Han Fei, and Wang Tiqian, the three main culprits who murdered the previous emperor, were already fighting for food in a cell.
Zhu Youjian couldn't help but sneer and despise in his heart!
At this moment, the three of them had fluffy hair and looked like beggars. Their faces were haggard and their eyes were empty and lifeless. They had already given up on their future lives.
Zhu Youjian came to the prison and sat on the rattan chair, confronting the three culprits.
At this time, Li Sancai and the others had no chance to escape, especially after being tortured by Wei Zhongxian and the others. After telling them all the details of the murder, he knew that Old Li and Old Han's family was finished.
Only Wang Tiqian crawled to the side of the cell and cried at Zhu Youjian,""Your Majesty, this old servant deserves to die. Give this old servant a quick death!”
Zhu Youjian looked at Wang Tiqian indifferently and said,""When you poisoned the previous emperor, did you not think about today?
The emperor's servants actually ate inside and betrayed outside, colluding with inside and outside!
The internal court, the Brocade Guard, and the ministers of the court are even more colluding. They treat my Imperial Palace as their backyard and come and go as they please.”
What angered Zhu Youjian the most was that there was a traitor in the Zhu family's servant team, which was something he could not forgive.
Especially Wang Tiqian. Although he did not have as much power as Old Wei, his power was not small either. He was also a number two or three person.
Why did Dong Lin forget whose servant he was after all that boasting?
"This old servant knows his mistake. This old servant will not dare to do it again. It was all because of Li Sancai, that old killer.
This old servant also thought that with the new emperor, we would be able to complete the history of the modest gentleman, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty's revival…"
"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter.
Damn old dog, do you know what the real group that is restraining the Ming Empire is? You don't even understand these and you want to rush up foolishly?
If the previous emperor didn't give you power, would you have any value in the eyes of these people?”
"This old servant only understood now, but it's too late. I only hope that Your Majesty will give this old servant a quick death!”
Wang Tiqian truly understood, especially when Li Sancai had revealed the truth in front of him and Han Fei. Wang Tiqian, who had always wanted to be famous, was completely stunned.
"The previous emperor was a little cautious and lacked boldness. It was right to let the slaves out to fight against the officials, but the methods were a little rough.
Now that Old Wei is in my hands, he's having a great time. His methods are brilliant. These Donglin officials who hold high the banner of the Ming Dynasty immediately wilted.”
Wang Tiqian was truly regretful now. In his future, he would definitely sing a song of regret like Tears Behind Prison Doors.
"Lord Wang, since things have come to this, why don't you face it calmly?”
Li Sancai looked at Wang Tiqian's ugly state and felt a hint of disdain in his heart. He looked down on such a castrated dog.
Han Huan remained silent, quietly listening to the conversation between Wang Tiqian and Zhu Youjian.
"Li Sancai, you traitor! Isn't it all because of you Donglin that our family is where we are today?
He regretted listening to what he said, which was why he committed such a huge disaster.”
"For the world, what's there to be afraid of?" Li Sancai said proudly.”
Zhu Youjian looked at Li Sancai and shook his head.""You're still pretending now. When Zhen closes the net, your matter will be made public.
Hehe, I will also write down how you plotted against the former emperor, how you stopped the former emperor from implementing the tax reform to benefit the people!
It's good to let the subjects of Great Ming know that you are the scourge of Great Ming, far greater than a tiger!”
Li Sancai looked at Zhu Youjian in horror and said,""You're so vicious! Without the support of the scholars, the Ming Dynasty would definitely perish!”
Zhu Youjian sneered." Even poison can't poison you. You officials and businessmen collude with each other to fill your own pockets."
How ridiculous was it to shout that the emperor could not compete with the people for benefits!
The people you speak of are probably local tyrants and evil gentry like you.
Those rich merchants give you hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars each year. The reason why you are obstructing the tax reform is because the former emperor has touched your interests.
The people in your hearts are not my people. My people are the people who are facing the yellow soil and facing the sky.
It was even more so for the people who did not have enough clothes to cover their bodies and did not have enough to eat.
Your so-called people, isn't it because you want to take all the wealth of the Ming Empire into your pockets and make the empire an empty shelf?”
Li Sancai looked at Zhu Youjian suspiciously and said,""You dare to kill the gentry of the world? They were the foundation of Great Ming. If there were no gentry, would Great Ming still exist?”
The reason why Li Sancai wanted to maintain his righteous and awe-inspiring attitude was nothing more than to let the gentry of the world redeem him.
Zhu Youjian shook his head and said,"You still don't understand what I want to do."
Actually, in my eyes, your so-called Great Ming cornerstone won't work on me.
I don't lack talents. I won't feel pity for a bunch of useless Confucian scholars no matter how many I kill.
It's a pity that you can't see the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty that I'm going to build. You're just thinking that the gentry will be able to redeem you in the future. How ridiculous.”
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Without us gentry, who else can serve Great Ming! If the world leaves us, the country will definitely perish!”
Zhu Youjian smiled but did not say anything. If it was not for the system, he would not have dared to do so.
However, with the system, the Confucian scholars were no longer as valuable in his eyes.
"To be honest, the various laws and regulations formulated by the founding fathers and founding fathers are quite impressive. It's a pity that the descendants of the later generations have played with them badly.
Handing military power to civil officials was the foreshadowing of national subjugation.
The business tax set in the early days of the dynasty was even less desirable. It was too little. Even such a business tax could not be collected now. It was close to nothing.
It was all pocketed by the so-called modest gentlemen. It was even more ridiculous that the officials and gentry did not pay food!
He wanted to swallow the empire's tax revenue, eat the empire's tax revenue, use the empire's tax revenue, and even overthrow this big empire.
The empire has become something that you can take and seize, and the emperor has become your puppet and mascot. Your ambition is truly admirable.”
Then, without waiting for Li Sancai, Han Fei, and the others to refute, Zhu Youjian continued,"Actually, your trick is to directly use the big and empty words of the saints to trick the emperor.
In the development of the Ming Dynasty, the nobility had become a factor in the empire's crazy demand for benefits, and the gentry was also an important reason.
The two major interest groups in the north and south directly swallowed all the interests of the empire. The empire became an empty shell, and the annexation of land was especially serious.
"You can't change the rules of your ancestors. You directly stopped the empire from opening the sea ban and collected overseas trade import and export taxes.
Not only did you seize these benefits, but you also colluded with the enemy and directly traded all kinds of strategic materials that were strictly prohibited by the empire.
"You will gain huge profits from this. You will be rich and the empire will be poor. This is what you want to achieve!”
Li Sancai, Han Xiong, and Wang Tiqian were stunned. They had not expected the Emperor to be so clear about the problem of the empire.
"Don't be surprised. The former emperor didn't understand this, but he did.
The empire was financially empty and had to solve this problem. That was why they started with mines and salt.
You are not willing to do such a thing, so you killed the previous emperor and set up a new ruler.”
"I didn't think that we would be so blinded by you. I guess we've already been killed by His Majesty!”
Li Sancai was truly in despair, and his emotions fluctuated greatly.
He had never expected that the current emperor would be so wise and have long seen through the empire's shortcomings!
From the moment they were captured, they had already lost.
With the current emperor's wisdom and talent, the group of officials in the imperial court would probably not be able to resist the methods and counterattack of this emperor who had the style of Taizu.
It was obvious that the new emperor had already prepared a butcher's knife. He was waiting for these idiots to appear, and then he would directly swing his knife down.
Tian Zi wanted to overturn the table completely and was prepared to break it and then stand up.
Once the new emperor succeeded, it would be an unprecedented change for the gentry. It would be a disaster for the gentry!
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