Wu Zhongzhong secretly complained, but the prince asked, he couldn't help but answer, he sighed slightly, and said: "You officials only know that the Ministry of Industry is in charge of the country's tuntian, water conservancy, civil engineering, engineering, transportation, government-run industry, etc., it seems that the scenery is infinite, but they don't know that the Ministry of Industry is not only asking the court for silver, but also in charge of construction, workers are born, old, sick and die, eating, drinking, Lasa and sleeping, Dabao'en Temple has been built in the sixth year of Yongle, and it has been a full sixteen years now, in these sixteen years, the courtiers only listen to the Ministry of Industry to ask for silver, and Zheng Gonggong wants silver, But I didn't see this temple that took the longest time, its scale has far exceeded the imperial city of my Ming Dynasty, today's Dabao'en Temple, east from this morning's light machine qì factory, west to Yuhua Road, south to Yuhuatai, north to the Qinhuai River, around nine miles and thirteen steps, there are Daxiong Treasure Palace, also known as the Concubine Palace), Tianwang Palace, pagoda three main palaces, as well as King Kong Palace, Guanyin Palace, Garan Palace, Sutra Palace, Zang Temple, Three Tibetan Palace, Dharma Hall, Patriarch Hall, Meditation Hall, Sutra Room, East and West Abbot and Imperial Pavilion, Left and Right Tablet Pavilion, Gallery and other halls; Among them, there are one hundred and eighteen galleries and thirty-eight rooms, which one is not to ask for silver, not to pile up with silver, but the ministers of the world only stare at the silver taels drawn from the household every year, but ignore the most important things of the Ministry of Industry, it seems easy to take charge of the construction of the project, but it is the most suspicious, it is extremely easy to have an accident, and if you are not careful, you will be charged with embezzling the money of the imperial court——? Saying this, Wu Zhong glanced at Huang Fu and said, "This Weichen believes that Lord Huang must have a deep understanding?" ”

Huang Fu and Yongle served as the secretary of the Ministry of Works, but later by Chen Ying, he went to the post of the Ministry of Works. At that time, the situation was settled, the war was over, and the affairs were more onerous. Huang Fu acted according to the situation, so that everything was organized. It requested that the tax be uniformly paid and that it be mitigated as appropriate. He also requested that health stations and post stations be set up along the river to facilitate communication and exchanges. In addition, the opening of regular trade with the salt industry ensured the army's reserves. In addition, public land is used to supplement the problem of insufficient officials. He also asked Canton to give 200,000 stone supplies by sea, which was approved. During this period, he also carried out household registration in the Cochin area, set up taxes, set up schools and arranged teachers, preached morality and intentions to the local people several times, and strictly subordinates did not disturb the people. As a result, the territory of Annam was stabilized. It can be said that he has made a lot of meritorious contributions to the imperial court, but this meritorious service is too prominent, and everyone forgot for a while that he was still the former secretary of the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty.

Huang Fu was a little embarrassed, he was impeached by Chen Ying for being inconsiderate of craftsmen, so he was changed to the Beijing Ministry of Commerce. The following year, he was arrested and imprisoned in Jinyi, and was demoted to an official, although Chen Ying was cruel by nature, but it was not unprovoked, he was not sympathetic to the craftsman's things back then, so he was dismissed from the Ministry of Works, and there was no sense of loss, and later with the title of Shangshu concurrently served as the political envoy of Jiaozhi Chengxuan Political Envoy and Punishment according to the Inspector of the Division, in Jiaozhi for decades, built a lot of palaces, but gradually understood the difficulty of the Ministry of Works.

Seeing that the prince's eyes were coming, it was not good to remain silent, and after a moment of silence, he said: "What Lord Wu said is extremely true, the Ministry of Industry is in charge of the world's tuntian, water conservancy, civil engineering, engineering, transportation, and government-run industries. Da Bao En Temple has been built for many years, its scale has exceeded Beijing City, the silver two are a lot, Zheng Gonggong has been in charge of the construction of Da Bao En Temple these years, and has made great contributions to the imperial court——? “

"This ——?" Chen Shan listened to Huang Fu's words wrong, his heart was impatient, today he only relied on these literati, and among the literati, only Huang Fu had the best relationship with him, if he turned against the water at this time, those literati who saw the wind and steered the rudder, I am afraid that one of them will not be reliable, so he will lose his eyes again and again.

Huang Fu is not stupid, where can he not see Chen Shan's anxiety, but let him speak with a clear conscience, after all, it was not his intention, nodded slightly, and continued: "Gong is merit, over is over, the household is in charge of the world's silver, and the silver is the most cautious, the Great Bao'en Temple has been built for many years, and the accounts have been clear, but after Zheng Gonggong took over the construction, the accounts of the household department 500,000 silver are missing, if His Royal Highness does not inspect, it is inevitable that the world's ministers will have more complaints about His Royal Highness, so Weichen implores His Royal Highness to inspect the deficit of the Great Bao'en Temple? Huang Fu said at the end, his face was full of righteousness, so that the words had already been finished, and the voice was still rippling in the imperial study.

Yang Zheng hummed noncommittally, his gaze moved slowly, and finally fell on Yang Shiqi's face and said, "What does Lord Yang think of Lord Huang's words?" “

Yang Shiqi complained bitterly in his heart, and secretly scolded Yang Zheng over and over again, but these words, he only felt scolded in his stomach, the current Yang Zheng is staring at the mask of the prince today, as long as the prince does not rush back to the capital for a day, Yang Zheng will be the prince for a day, and the courtesy of the monarch and the minister must be obeyed, after thinking about it carefully, he bowed to Yang Zheng and said: "Lord Huang's words are not unreasonable, Gonggong Zheng built the Great Bao'en Temple in the country, and I hope His Royal Highness will be more compassionate!" After a pause, he continued: "But the matter of 500,000 taels of silver is related to the reputation of Gonggong Zheng, and only when the audit is clear, can the reputation of Gonggong's innocence be restored!" ”

Yang Shiqi is in a high position, as soon as this remark came out, everyone's eyes immediately lit up, especially Chen Shan and others, these words obviously made their position clear, Zheng He made a lot of achievements in building the Great Bao'en Temple, but the 500,000 taels of silver could not be let go, and it was good to check it clearly! “

Zheng He glanced at Yang Shiqi, snorted with some disdain in his heart, and said in his heart: "This Lord Yang is really good, and he can not offend me or the literati with a few words——? “

When other literati saw Yang Shiqi say this, they nodded and shouted at the inspection of the 500,000 taels of silver deficit in Dabao'en Temple.

At this time, a few rays of sunlight outside the hall slanted in, falling on the tables and chairs, and also on the faces of everyone.

Yang Zheng saw that the ministers kept shouting, but Zheng He was not seen, Wang Jinghong had half a sentence of justification, and his face was extremely calm, as if this matter had nothing to do with the two of them.

"Are you holding your breath?" Yang Zheng muttered to himself, and said slowly: "500,000 taels of silver are missing, what does Zheng Aiqing have to say?" “

As soon as Yang Zheng's voice fell, everyone's eyes fell on Zheng He's face.

Zheng He met everyone's eyes without fear, sneered before standing up, arched his hand at Yang Zheng, hugged his fist and said: "Our family has a clear conscience, nothing to say?" “

"What a ——? with a clear conscience" Before Zheng He's words fell, Chen Shan on the side immediately sneered: "I think it is Gonggong Zheng who doesn't know what to say, 500,000 taels of snowflake silver, if Gonggong Zheng really has a clear conscience, how can he have nothing to say, didn't he privately incorporate this batch of white flowers into the family, right?" “

"Yes, yes, it must be included in the ——? at home" The ministers began to shout again.

Zheng He still didn't say a word.

At this moment, Chen Shan became more and more bold, and laughed coldly: "Gonggong Zheng is also a veteran of the two dynasties, should he know the rules set by my ancestors?" If an official embezzles more than 60 taels of silver, he shall be punished with the head of the man in public——? ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers shivered, and most of the officials who sat down again had survived the Hongwu Dynasty, and they had heard a lot about Zhu Yuanzhang's determination and strength back then.

In the fourth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang decreed: "From now on, those who commit stolen goods will not slack off." In the eighth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered that all officials who committed corruption crimes should be demoted to Fengyangtun. In "Da Ming Law", Zhu Yuanzhang punished corrupt officials with a particularly heavy crime. Among them, officials who are guilty of embezzlement, once verified, will be sent to the northern desert land to fill the army; If an official embezzles more than 60 taels of silver, he shall be punished with the punishment of showing his head to the public and the punishment of stripping the skin and grass. Corrupt officials were escorted here, cut off their heads, hung on poles to show the public, and then skinned people, stuffed with straw, and placed next to the yamen public hall to warn the successor officials. Regardless of whether the other party is a high-ranking official in the capital or a relative of the emperor, they will all be killed.

His son-in-law, Ouyang Lun, who was attached to the horse, relied on the fact that he was the husband of Princess Anqing, the biological daughter of Queen Ma, and disregarded the ban of the imperial court to traffic illicit tea to Shaanxi. Later, a small official of the River Bridge Inspection Department reported the matter to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered Ouyang Lun to be killed, and at the same time, he also issued an edict praising the fighting spirit of the little official who was not afraid of the powerful.

The only nephew, Zhu Wenzheng, the founder of the country, also violated the law and discipline, and he ruthlessly abolished his official position. The brother-in-law of Tang He, the founder of the country, thought that he had a backer relative of a hard state, so he concealed the land in Changzhou and did not pay taxes and grain, and Zhu Yuanzhang also executed him according to law.

In the eighteenth year of Hongwu, Yu Min and others accused Li He, Zhao Quande and others, officials of Beijing's Chengxuan Political Envoy Department and the Procuratorial Envoy Department, and conspired with Guo Huan and others to embezzle and steal official grain. Zhu Yuanzhang was furious when he heard this, immediately seized the clues, and ordered the judicial department to strictly investigate in accordance with the law. This case later implicated Zhao Mao, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Huidi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Wang Jie, the head of the Ministry of War, and Mai Zhide, the head of the Ministry of Works, and many officials of the political envoys. The money embezzled and stolen amounted to more than 24 million stone converted into grain. After the case was clarified, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Zhao Mao, Wang Huidi and others to be abandoned on the street; Guo Huan and other six ministers and officials below the level of local political envoys were executed; Tens of thousands of officials implicated in the crime were arrested and imprisoned, and severely punished. Countless lower-level officials and tycoons involved in this case were executed by raiding their homes. It is this massacre that makes the officials of the Hongwu Dynasty remember it vividly, but after Jianwen, Yongle Dynasty, Ming Dynasty after Zhu Yuanzhang's 30 years of hard work, the country has been governed, no one will be sentenced to death for officials embezzling sixty taels of silver, this rule set by Zhu Yuanzhang was forgotten by people, at this time Chen Shan re-proposed, its intentions can be imagined? “