Zhu Biao bowed down to be taught, he thought that his father would happily drag them all down and torture them and then cut them down or something, but he didn't expect that he had changed from physical torture to mental torture.

Zhu Biao can now imagine how suspicious those officials are now, they know in their hearts that Zhu Yuanzhang will not let them go easily, but they have to forcibly comfort themselves, after all, they sincerely hope that everything will pass, and they will still be high-ranking court officials tomorrow.

The sun was falling outside the house, Zhu Biao was with his father and the emperor to review the chapter, the officials knelt for a day, but the affairs of the court still had to be done, only their father and son worked harder, and this is still the beginning, with the rectification of the officials, the gap between the capital and local officials will inevitably become bigger and bigger.

After more than an hour, Zhu Biao put down his pen and said: "Let's take more scholars from this department, and we must also recruit more people to recommend them, otherwise it will be difficult for the normal operation of the imperial court." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said disapprovingly: "If there are not enough Jinshi, you need to lift people, and if you don't lift enough people, you can use Xiucai, and the left and right are just local officials, as long as you hold yourself upright, you can be trained." ”

The father and son were talking to Yan Dong, the secretary of the Dali Temple, who came to ask to see him, Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to come in, and Yan Dong came to pay his respects and reported: "In general, it has been clear, and then how to ask the saint to show me." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang directly ordered: "Don't move above the fourth grade, and the rest will start to arrest directly, let the pro-army governor's mansion go, and go to the quasi-Beijing to handle the case." ”

Yan Donglai immediately took the order, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his back and said: "Biao'er, you can't look at him when he is down, you have to wait until he is successful and complacent, maybe you will find that this person's heart has suddenly changed." ”

Zhu Biao also glanced at it and said, "Erchen understands. ”

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Zhang Anmin, the right attendant of the Beijing Central Officials' Department, was sitting at home, and two delicate maids kneeling on the ground were warming his bruised knees, his wife was wiping her tears, and his sons were also circling around the house like headless flies.

Zhang Anmin suddenly opened his eyes, which were covered with bloodshots, stood up and kicked the maid away and said in a deep voice: "The old man is not dead yet, what are you crying about, if you really want to cry, get outside!" ”

His eldest son said with a pale face: "The Holy Lord did not deal with it directly, could it be because he thought that the law did not blame the people, after all, it involved many officials of the six ministries." ”

The second son also nodded again and again, and the family looked at the head of the family expectantly, hoping that he could nod and reassure everyone, Zhang Anmin's breath trembled, and he didn't speak but sat back tiredly.

He was physically and mentally exhausted but didn't dare to sleep, as soon as he closed his eyes, he saw the whole family being crushed away and executed, and at this moment, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded outside, and every blow from far and near seemed to hit everyone's hearts.

His wife fainted directly, Zhang Anmin's heart beat like a drum, but his mind relaxed, it was better to be so tortured, he wanted to sleep in prison, he was too tired.

Weakly closed his eyes and waited for those jackals, tigers and leopards to break into the door and take away all his family members, but the sound of horses' hooves gradually went away, and the second son who was lying on the ground jumped up: "It's far away, it's not our family, Dad, it's not coming to our family!" ”

Zhang Anmin stood up in surprise again, this is the second time that the King of Chu has survived today, and a large area of black suddenly appeared in front of him, but his tense heart just made him not faint, and commanded in a trembling voice: "Go and send someone to see who you have arrested." “

The eldest son hurriedly promised to go out, Zhang Anmin covered his head and said: "No, you can't go out, it's a mess outside, and our family can't have anything to do with them, and no one is allowed to go out and show their heads!" ”

He and his eldest son were the only ones sitting in the study at the head of the military department, and the movement of the large cavalry outside was clearly audible, just now they listened to the Zhao Mansion next door being broken into, smashing and looting and wailing continuously, the military department Shangshu wrote big characters on the rice paper with a calm face, and the handwriting was neat and atmospheric, but his son could see that his father's heart was not calm.

"Dad, the Holy One will never let anyone go, you have to plan early, you can't sit here and wait for death."

The military department Shangshu smiled: "Why is the saint a saint, it is because he is more noble than the saint, and the whole world is exclusive to me, what should it be like?" ”

His son looked at his father with a smile: "Dad, what are you talking about, this word is going to be a big deal." ”

The military department Shangshu laughed: "They are all people who are going to die, what if you say a few words, can the saint kill me more because of this?" ”

His son's tears came out, and he grabbed his sleeve and said: "You are a dignified military secretary, your son has a relationship with some maritime merchants, as long as you can escape from the capital, we will have a way to live, Dad, those guards at the city gate are all appointed by you!" ”

With a stroke of the pen of the military department's book, a static word was destroyed, and he looked at the static words on the table and said: "The prince has long ordered martial law in the capital, and the four city gates are all closed, and no one can leave Beijing without an edict. ”

The military department Shangshu also had no intention of deceiving himself, lying down on the chair weakly, and muddy tears slid down his sideburns: "Today's city guard is Lan Yu, he has been suppressed for more than a year, just waiting to return to the prince for meritorious service, is it possible to send him merit with the head of the family?" ”

Such a situation spread all over the city, and the night of the pro-army Governor's Mansion did not stop, and the sound of galloping horses' hooves ran over the hearts of those people over and over again, and every time they were terrified to the point of desperate survival, such great sorrows, joys and sorrows, and ups and downs, making it even more difficult for the already exhausted high-ranking officials.

When it was time to go to the early dynasty, many officials with dark and haggard expressions pushed open the gate, got into a carriage and rushed to the early dynasty in the night star, and when they gathered in front of the palace gate, they looked at each other, wanted to say anything but could not say anything.

When I entered the Fengtian Palace, I felt that the court was half empty, and Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the officials with a full expression and said: "We received news just now, Zhou Xueyong, the right attendant of the household department, Li Shangyu, the left attendant of the military department, and Bai Jing, the servant of the Ministry of Industry, led their children and grandchildren to commit suicide by taking poison last night, and more than ten officials such as Liu Deliang, the right attendant of the Ministry of War, wanted to abscond out of the city, and some people knelt at the gate of the palace all night like the Ministry of Works. But didn't Aiqing say earnestly yesterday that she was incorruptible? ”

Zhang Anmin, the servant of the ministry, immediately knelt down, took off the black gauze hat and put it aside, leaking out his half-white hair and said: "The minister is guilty, please condemn the saint, only pity the innocent children and grandchildren, and please forgive the saint, and leave a blood for the minister for the sake of the minister's service for many years." ”

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