North Town Fu Department Hall.
The Four Great Protectors had returned to the capital for many days.
In the past few days, someone had been bragging in the North Town Governor's Office.
What single-knife cut the enemy, the censor together to discuss.
Even though the Emperor did not show any merit to the four Guardians, Azure Dragon and the other three did not complain at all.
For the glory of Da Ming, this was worth it.
"Grandpa."
Mou Bin rushed to the main hall.
Azure Dragon hurriedly served Mou Bin some tea.
"Second, go to the South Town's Prefect Office." Mou Bin didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.
Azure Dragon's expression changed and he kneeled on the ground,"Master, what mistake did I make?”
Mou Bin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The Emperor wants you to take charge of the South Town Office! General Zhang will take over, and you will take over!"
Boom!
For a moment, all the members of the North Town Administrative Office were stunned.
The Azure Dragon took a long time to react. The hand holding the tea was slightly trembling.
This news came too quickly, as if it was struck by lightning.
His body was twitching as he knelt down in the direction of the Forbidden City.
"Your humble servant! Thank you for your great kindness, Emperor!"
The Brocade Guard felt that it was a matter of course for them to carry out a mission for the Emperor. It was a supreme honor for them to be rewarded by the Emperor.
If the emperor didn't reward him, it was also the emperor's grace.
Rain, dew, thunder, they were all divine grace.
"Alright, get up."
"The Emperor still has a job for the Embroidered Uniform Guards.”
Swoosh!
In an instant, all the Embroidered Uniform Guards became extremely solemn and excited.
The four guardians went to the north of the desert, and when they returned, they were promoted to the commander of the South Town Administrative Office.
The Emperor's heart was like a clear mirror, and he was very clear about rewards and punishments.
At this time, who did not compete to be loyal to the emperor?
"Sir, what's the matter?"
Mou Bin looked at everyone and said,""Biting out the royal family of the vassal king, the emperor is going to use his knife!”
Azure Dragon is startled.
Vanquishing!
Ever since Emperor Jianwen, many dynasties had passed. Every emperor wanted to eliminate the vassals, but none of them could do it.
"This humble servant is willing to go through fire and water for the emperor, no matter what!”
Wasn't it just biting? I'll be the villain!
……
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
All the officials in Bei Zhi Li were like birds startled by the twang of a bow.
Every day, they saw the gold, silver, and jewelry taken out from the official residences and the civil officials arrested by the East Chamber. They were all trembling with fear.
Who could guarantee that this fire would not burn their heads?
Zhu Youtang's thunderous methods had already been witnessed by the officials of the Ming Dynasty.
Now, who would dare to be disrespectful to the young emperor?
Today's court session was of utmost importance.
At this moment, at least half of the officials in the court were gone.
Even those who could stand here now had dirty buttocks.
Everyone was afraid that Zhu Youtang's knife had not been wiped clean.
"Xuan Chao."
After Zhu Youtang finished speaking to Zhang Min, a dark cloud appeared in his eyes.
Today, I want to see what kind of surprise my capable officials have brought me.
After a while, all the officials arrived at the Hall of Heaven's Tribute. After paying their respects to the emperor, the civil and military officials stood on both sides.
Zhu Youtang looked down at the people standing in the hall.
After a moment of silence, Liu Jian stepped forward.
"Your Majesty! I have a memorial."
"Speak." Zhu Youtang nodded.
Liu Jian said loudly," Since the second year of Hongwu, the punishment for corruption has been endless. Even today, there are still people who refuse to change despite repeated admonitions. Not punishing them is not a good example!”
"I have evidence of corruption from the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of War…"
Liu Jian's voice wasn't loud, but it was like a thunderclap in the quiet Hall of Heaven's Tribute, causing one's heart to tremble.
Zhu Youtang was expressionless.”
Zhang Min took the memorial and handed it to Zhu Youtang.
Zhu Youtang read the memorial.
The data was shocking.
Even though Zhu Youtang already knew that this group of officials was corrupt.
However, after seeing the data, a dark cloud could not help but appear on his face.
"Zhen's good subject, loyal subject who is loyal to Ming, good, good!”
"The assistant minister of the Ministry of Works embezzled 300,000 yuan from the river construction alone, and even caused the Yellow River to burst its banks. Tens of thousands of people were displaced.”
"The people from the Ministry of War are also very impressive. We have allocated 500,000 taels of silver to the nine borders. After this batch of military expenses reaches the nine borders, there will be another 50,000 taels.”
"The people from the Ministry of War are also good."
Zhu Youtang's voice wasn't loud, but every time he opened his mouth, it made people keep quiet out of fear.
"He Xinqiao, you are the Minister of Justice. Emperor Taizu set the Great Ming Law in the second year of Hongwu.”
He Xinqiao braced himself and stepped forward. To be honest, he could not hold it in any longer. There was only one word in his mind. Kill all these bastards!
Greed for disaster relief and military expenditure!
Which of these funds did not concern the fate of the Ming Dynasty? Wasn't it related to thousands of lives?
Which one of them would not die if they lost a penny?
Had their hearts been eaten by dogs?!
"Those who accept money and pervert the law will be punished with seventy strokes of the stick, with an increase of one level for every five strings, up to eighty strings of the stick. Those who accept bribes and do not violate the law shall be punished with sixty strokes of the stick below Shen Yi Guan, and the punishment shall be increased by one degree for every five strings. If the punishment is increased to 120 strings, the punishment shall be 100 strokes of the stick and the exile shall be 3,000 miles.”The Minister of Justice roared.
Zhu Youtang's face was dark." If you want to kill me at eighty strings, then I'll let you see how much my beloved ministers have been greedy!"”
"Men!"
"Go and bring the money you embezzled to the Hall of Heaven's Tribute!”
After a while.
Ten one-meter-long and one-meter-tall hills were piled up in the Hall of Heaven's Tribute.
Sometimes, when they only talked about some paper data, everyone's perception was not strong. However, when they looked at the ten small mountains that were shining with silver light, the ministers were shocked.
"This is only a million taels!" Zhu Youtang said sternly.”
"In this memorial, the amount of corruption is as high as 15.6 million taels!”
Boom!
Everyone's scalps were starting to go numb.
"During the Hongwu period, Emperor Taizu gave you a low salary, so it was reasonable for you to be greedy.”
"Have I ever treated you badly?"
"Men!"
Zhu Youtang said sternly,"Send the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Works, and the Military Department to the matter…More than thirty officials, wipe out three clans, and fill the palace with women!"”
"Grand Secretary Liu, Grand Secretary Li, Grand Secretary Xie, follow me to Yangxin Palace Hall!”
"Dismissed!"
PS: Is it because I didn't write well? To be honest, I read the manuscript every day and deleted it, changing it, and deleting it. I'm afraid that there will be problems. If there's anything wrong with it, you can point it out. I'll make adjustments later. If you have any suggestions, post them in the comments section.
Today's fresh flowers, monthly votes, and rewards were so cold that it couldn't get any colder. It made me suspect that there was something wrong with me.
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