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"A group of wolf-hearted things, I can't stand them anymore, and they all come to rebel against me."

Zhu Yuanzhang himself sighed, and Zhu Biao and You Jingyan, who were present, were naturally not easy to answer.

"I immediately drafted a decree, Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang nine clans, all the men were killed, and all the women were enslaved. Lu Zhongheng and Tu Jie were beheaded, and women and men under the age of ten were all enslaved. ”

This kind of processing result is enough "benevolence" for Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Di is not the ten clans who have destroyed Fang Xiaoru?

However, for You Jingyan, a modern person who has received people-oriented education, such a result is too cruel.

"Your Majesty..."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, the meaning is obvious, that is, needless to say, I have already decided.

This matter can be said to have arisen because of You Jingyan, if so many lives are lost because of this, then You Jingyan's conscience will be uneasy even if he leaves this time and space.

Therefore, You Jingyan should still take this opportunity to risk his life to admonish.

"Your Majesty, there are some things that the ministers have to say."

"Although Li Shanchang and others committed the great crime of rebellion, as the saying goes, everyone has to be punished for rebellious ministers and thieves, but the goods are not as good as their families, and there are as many as thousands of people in the nine clans, and the founding time of the Ming Dynasty is not long ago, killing so many people at once will make people's hearts unstable, and scholars with a career will not dare to re-enter the court as officials, which is also extremely unfavorable to the development of the Ming Dynasty."

You Jingyan said slowly, and Zhu Yuanzhang listened to it all.

"What are your intentions in shielding these rebellious ministers and thieves?"

Although Zhu Yuanzhang asked these words made people sweat, being able to ask them so straightforwardly can also show that Zhu Yuanzhang still trusts You Jingyan.

"The ministers are all in Chicheng, all for the sake of the emperor, I can't bear to be dusty, I can't bear to have blood on your hands."

"Da Ming is not covered with dust can not be solved by pardoning a few rebellious ministers and thieves, my hands are already full of blood, and it is not bad at this point, a little blood is stuck on my hands, if I can ensure that my descendants can enjoy peace forever, it is worth it."

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was able to calmly explain to You Jingyan, such an explanation was so seamless that You Jingyan could no longer find any reason to refute.

You Jingyan, who has always prided himself on being eloquent, could no longer find a rebuttal.

Again, Zhu Yuanzhang's treatment of rebellious ministers and thieves in this way, looking at thousands of years of history, is already merciful enough.

Moreover, it was when this Zhu Yuanzhang urgently needed to deal with this high-ranking lord and military general, and the future of the Zhu dynasty would be relatively stable.

Can Zhu Yuanzhang let go of this opportunity with conclusive evidence?

You Jingyan gave Zhu Biao a look, hoping that he could persuade his father.

For Zhu Biao, if there are fewer deaths, it is of course the best.

"Father, the sons also hope that you can let go of the family of Li Xiangguo and others, if you treat them kindly, they will definitely be grateful to you, and they will definitely be more loyal to you in the future."

"Besides, the eldest sister has married the son of Li Xiangguo, and you killed Li Xiangguo's nine clans, including the eldest sister, did you let the eldest sister who knew nothing also become a ghost under the knife?"

Zhu Biao's words completely touched Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

In addition to being an emperor and a father, he didn't find a good home for his daughter, how could he personally order his own flesh and blood to be killed?

"Hmm..."Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while before saying, "Then the death penalty of Li Shanchang's three sons will be spared." ”

"But the father, the emperor, exempted Li Xiangguo's son from the death penalty but killed his other eight clans, isn't it easy for the world to criticize?"

Zhu Biao, this kid still has some ability, and he led Zhu Yuanzhang into a dead end step by step.

"What do you say I should do, the law is not strict, this phenomenon is bound to happen again in the future, do you think that the lives of you and my father and son are very big, and they can escape every time?"

Zhu Biao was speechless when questioned by Zhu Yuanzhang, and it happened that You Jingyan had a word to deal with in his heart, so he immediately answered.

"The emperor's blessing is not something that those chaotic ministers and thieves can hurt, besides, you are the monarch of the world who is mandated by heaven, but not everyone can compare."

Although You Jingyan said this with some suspicion of sycophancy, it made the person who heard it very comfortable to say it in a joking tone.

"Hehe..."Zhu Yuanzhang really smiled and said: "You kid really has a good mouth." ”

"You can talk about it, if it's right, it's not impossible for me to give you face."

No one is born with a penchant for blood, and if it can be resolved in a peaceful way, it is of course the best.

"Your Majesty." You Jingyan smiled and said.

A row of neat teeth was exposed, but the originally resolute face gave people a bit of kindness.

"Li Shanchang and the other four people should be killed, if even the four culprits are spared, it will not be enough to have a deterrent effect, and later people feel that they will not be killed if the rebellion fails, then there will inevitably be people who think so, if you succeed in earning, it doesn't matter if you lose."

"In this way, not only will the government be unstable, but even talents will suffer from it."

"Second, all the people who are officials in the nine clans of Li and Hu, Tu and Lu, will never be allowed to become officials in their descendants."

"Although this kind of punishment is not as good as killing the head, it is not light."

Yes, at that time, being an official was the lifelong ideal of every aspiring man, if he was deprived of this power, wouldn't it be more uncomfortable for him than to take his life?

"But, big sister..."

Zhu Biao is still thinking about his eldest sister?

Indeed, as a result, Princess Lin'an's noble status is no different from that of a commoner.

"This..."Youjingyan is not a god, so you have to think about it.

"The minister has an idea, but the princess's marriage can become a concubine, so that the concubine can be regarded as breaking away from the Li family tree."

As soon as You Jingyan's idea was finished, he only heard Zhu Yuanzhang say: "There is still a saying among the people that marrying a chicken and marrying a dog and marrying a dog is a dog, how can my daughter get out of it?" What's more, if Li Qi breaks away from the Li family tree at this time, he will inevitably be shamed by the world, and my daughter, who is his wife, will also be ridiculed. ”

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's idea is not unreasonable.

"Honorifics, you go on."

"Third, demote all the people who have close contacts with Hu Weiyong according to their merits and demerits, and let them explain the source of the generous gifts given to Hu Weiyong."

"This is just the right basis for examining them with their political achievements during their official years."

These opinions of You Jingyan are already soft enough.

"In this way, this rebellion can be softened, and it can also make the rule of officials more clear."