Chapter Twenty-Four: The Minor People Shall Not Be Deceived
Retracting his mind, Zhu Youzhen motioned to Zhu Chunchen to look at the indignant people below, and walked to the woman who had just asked for his daughter.
"This lady, you said that Cheng Guogong wants to use money to repay his crimes, can you agree?"
The woman had blood on the corner of her mouth, gritted her teeth and said angrily: "Pay for sin with money? Did my daughter's life be paid back with money? ”
She staggered and pointed at Zhu Yinglong, her eyes red and hateful: "My daughter is smart and sensible, and the people's women have worked hard to raise her since she was a child, and she is the life of the people's women." But this beast, when he saw that the women and daughters were peugeot, he let people take them away, and when the women saw the girls again, they became a corpse......"
The woman's voice was bitter and desperate, and it was so miserable that it made people's hearts hurt like the tip of a knife.
She looked like a mad demon, like a wounded she-wolf staring at Zhu Yinglong on the stage viciously, eager to eat his flesh and drink his blood.
The people shouted loudly that it was unfair, unfair, and the sound shook the sky, like a thunderbolt and heavenly punishment.
The pain of the skin is empathetic, and everyone can bear it.
A few people who rushed over broke through the barriers of the officials and knelt down under the stage, all accusing Zhu Yinglong of the crime of mutilating the people and insulting the people's daughters.
Zhu Youzhen sighed slightly, and suddenly turned his head to look at Zhu Chunchen, "Chengguo Gong, do you still think that money can atone for Zhu Yinglong's sins?" ”
Zhu Chunchen's face turned pale, and his mind was in turmoil.
Although he thought that his son was stubborn, he didn't expect that in a few years, there would be seven or eight lives in his hands, and it was difficult to write, no matter how rich he was, he would not be able to get rid of the crime.
"Lord Wang, Lord Dong, it's just a few small people who are complaining indiscriminately, the children are stubborn, I will definitely punish them heavily when I go back, and please show mercy to my subordinates."
Zhu Chunchen was soft-mouthed, hoping that Zhu Youzhen and Dong Guanghong could defend their son, but in his heart, he hated Zhu Youzhen to death.
It's just the tragic death of a few insignificant folk girls, and they are not high-ranking officials and nobles, so why bother to make such a big move and move the people.
This is obviously revenge for sending Wu Xiang to house arrest him, so he took the opportunity to retaliate.
"I have a few estates in the eastern suburbs of the capital, covering an area of 100 acres, and I will invite the prince and Lord Dong to watch them another day."
"Please also ask Grandpa Guo to forgive your sins." Dong Guanghong arched his hand and said: "If this official goes, I'm afraid he will be stabbed in the backbone by the people of the capital." ”
After speaking, he ignored Zhu Chunchen, who had a stiff expression, and pointed to Zhu Yinglong, who was kneeling on the ground, and said: "Come on, Zhu Yinglong insulted the people's daughters, mutilated the people, and the crime was heinous, so he will be arrested by this official." ”
Several officials hurriedly stepped forward and arrested Zhu Yinglong, who was dead-faced.
Dong Guanghong looked at Liu Tuiguan next to him again, "This government reuses you because you know the name of the criminal system, but I didn't expect you to cheat for personal gain, exploit in every way, and condone evil deeds." This government will definitely impeach you, and the imperial history of Shuntian Mansion will not sit idly by, you can do it yourself. ”
Although he is the governor of Shuntianfu, Dong Guanghong does not have the right to directly recall the arrest and magistrate.
But he can't, but Zhu Youzhen can.
"Wu Xiang, you take this person to Zhao Prison and hand him over to the Zhenfu Division for interrogation. This king wants to know what evil deeds he has done all these years of corruption and perversion of the law, and who will support him. ”
Wu Xiang hurriedly received the order and asked the two Jinyi guards to escort Liu Tuiguan down.
When the people saw that Zhu Yinglong and the magistrates had been taken down, they immediately cheered loudly, and everyone was happy and happy, this is to remove two scourges for the capital.
Some people shouted loudly: "His Royal Highness King Shin Chitose, Chitose." ”
The rest of the people also reacted, if it weren't for His Royal Highness King Xin's appearance this time, the two villains Zhu Yinglong and Liu Tuiguan would definitely not be dealt with.
"His Royal Highness King Shin Chitose, Chitose."
"His Royal Highness King Shin Chitose, Chitose."
"His Royal Highness King Shin Chitose, Chitose."
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The random shouts of the people suddenly converged, like a calm and weak stream, converging into an endless river, stirring people's hearts and deafening, making people tremble from the bottom of their hearts.
Suddenly, the name of Zhu Youzhen, the king of Daming letters, resounded in the sky over the entire capital, and also knocked on the first step of Daming's change.
Zhu Youzhen looked at the excited crowd in the audience, and his nose was inexplicably sour.
What a simple and resilient nation this is, they are industrious, kind, and grateful for all the good things in the world, who would have thought that in twenty years, the whole nation will suffer a great catastrophe.
Enduring the moistness of his eyes, Zhu Youzhen stood up and looked at the people in the audience, and said loudly:
"Fellow villagers, they all say that the people are the most important, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light. Everyone understands this truth, if the Ming Dynasty wants to be rich and strong, the people must first be rich and strong; If the community wants to be stable, the people's will must first be stable; But it has been more than 250 years since the dynasty, and now the people of the Ming Dynasty are living in hardship, displaced people everywhere, natural and man-made disasters are continuous, and it has reached an extremely dangerous moment, why is this? ”
"It's very simple, that is, there are too many corrupt officials, powerful and powerful people such as Zhu Yinglong and Liu Tuiguan, they practice lawlessness, steal and plunder, and oppress the people and do all kinds of evil. Not only that, but they also deceived the court, deceived the emperor, and excluded the Qing officials. This group of talents is our common enemy, we need to unite as one to report and expose, and the court will severely punish them, whether it is a hereditary lord or a high-ranking official, we must always strictly investigate and punish them, and we must also be clear. ”
"As long as we insist that there is justice in this world, and the small people cannot be bullied, no one in the world can bully us. So that everyone can have a job, food, and children, and there will be no strong people who take and plunder, and there will be no oppression and exploitation by corrupt officials, and everyone will be rich. ”
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"His Royal Highness King Xin, is there really such a day?" A young man asked with a wistful look on his face.
Zhu Youzhen nodded firmly, "There will definitely be." ”
In any case, the Ming Dynasty must not fall apart suddenly, the people's hearts cannot be held, and the people's hearts cannot be bullied, all of which have a long way to go.
Zhu Youzhen's impassioned remarks completely ignited the people, who were fed up with the weakness of the imperial court, the bullying of the powerful, and most importantly, they felt the heavy shackles and imprisonment.
Now in the Ming Dynasty, everyone has all kinds of dissatisfaction with the court situation, because they feel that the speed of the court operation can no longer keep up with everyone's needs, just like a lifeless old man, managing a group of young people full of vitality and creativity, unable to keep up with the pace of the new era.
And Zhu Youzhen's cheerful remarks made them feel refreshed, and change made sense, what Daming needed was this goal of opening up the people's wisdom and establishing a new path.
But while some people are happy in their hearts, they also understand that governing a big country is like cooking small food, and it is not so easy to change.
"His Royal Highness King Xin is so majestic today, the minister is really eye-opening."
Zhu Chunchen said goodbye and left with a resentful face, seemingly trying to find a way to save his son.