During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, there were many 'cool officials' like Yang Xian who were ruthless to corrupt officials.

In the final analysis, it was the emperor who took the lead.

When Zhu Yuanzhang discovered that an officer had embezzled military salaries, he had the officer and his soldiers locked up in a room and fight, but in less than half an hour, the officer was cut into pulp.

Later, a series of harsh policies were formulated to punish corruption of ink, like peeling the skin and grass, Ling Chi, all of which were used.

After the opening of the strict punishment law, officials at all levels went up and down.

As a result, Yang Xian, Chen Liang, Zhan Tong and many other 'cool officials' appeared. Yang Xian broke people's stomachs and dug out rice seeds, and Chen Liang found that his son was greedy for ink and beat him to death with a stick......

Therefore, in the feudal dynasty, the emperor's leading role was very large.

Not only will his style of behavior be imitated by the ministers, but even his interests and hobbies can affect the whole country.

Like Ming Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji likes to play crickets, as a result, it is popular to play crickets all over the country. He also liked the incense burner, so he had the Xuande furnace. Emperor Cloisonne liked porcelain, so there was cloisonné.

There was an emperor who had a habit of breaking his sleeves, so the whole country was prevalent in male style......

There is an emperor with great ability in the imperial court, the imperial court is strong, and the people are happy.

On the contrary, if the emperor is incompetent, the dynasty will be in turmoil and the people will be miserable.

One general is incompetent and exhausts the three armies, not to mention the incompetence of the emperor?

……

Two days later.

Zhongshu Province.

"Yang Xiang, the centurion Zhuang Qiang, who was responsible for escorting Yan Shenggong, did not parade Yan Shenggong on the street along the way, but quickly took Yan Shenggong to Shandong, preparing to take his family to sea quickly."

In the political hall, a director whispered in Yang Xian's ear.

"What? How dare he act against his will? Yang Xian's expression froze, and Huo Ran stood up. Zhuang Qiang disobeyed his orders, making him feel that his authority was being challenged.

But then he sat down again.

It was his own initiative to parade Yan Shenggong to the public, Zhuang Qiang disobeyed his orders, and he couldn't do anything with Zhuang Qiang. Moreover, Zhuang Qiang is under the jurisdiction of the Praetorian Guard, even if he is the prime minister of Zhongshu Province, there is no way to take the generals of the Praetorian Guard.

He asked, "What are they running so fast for?" ”

"Zhuang Qiang has been brainwashed by Yan Shenggong." The principal said, "Xia Guan estimates that he will take the Yan Shenggong clan to the sea, and after arriving in the United States, it is estimated that he will never come back." ”

"In other words, Zhuang Qiang will take the sergeants under his command and move to the United States with the Yan Shenggong family."

"They're ready to flee!?" Yang Xian was shocked, and Huo Ran stood up.

Then he calmed down: "How do you know?" ”

"There is a fellow in Xiaguan who is the general flag under Zhuang Qiang's hand, and he is quite appreciated by Zhuang Qiang. He saw with his own eyes that after Zhuang Qiang escorted Yan Sheng Gong out of the prison, Yan Sheng Gong was talking to him and the surrounding sergeants all the way, and the crowd seemed to be moved by him. "The Lord said,

"After leaving the city, the prisoner cart arrived in a secluded place, Zhuang Qiang immediately released him from the prisoner cart and untied him, and then bowed his head."

Then they began to conspire that when they arrived in America, they would not return. Anyway, the United States is much stronger than the Ming Dynasty, and even if Emperor Zhu knew about it, it would be impossible for him to capture the United States and arrest them for questioning. ”

"And Zhuang Qiang immediately agreed, saying that after the Yan Shenggong family is a sage, they should be worshiped by everyone, and the emperor did not do it right this time."

"The scholars of the Yan Shenggong clan are powerless, and they need the protection of him and the sergeants. He and a hundred sergeants protected the Yan Shenggong family, both literate and martial, and they would definitely be able to gain a firm foothold in the United States and create Confucian glory again. ”

"This Yan Shenggong's mouth is too terrifying!" Yang Xian's expression froze when he heard this, "You can actually fool a hundred household chiefs and a hundred sergeants to escort them to gain a foothold overseas, and then grow stronger?" ”

"Zhuang Qiang is my fellow countryman, and I asked him to be transferred out of the forbidden army. I want to give him a chance to make a difference. ”

"I didn't expect that he was not only not grateful to Benxiang, but also disobeyed Benxiang's order to parade the streets of Yan Shenggong, and wanted to take Yan Shenggong's family to the United States and not come back, this white-eyed wolf!"

"Isn't this a harm to the official?"

"Yang Xiang, what should I do now?" The principal asked.

"Zhuang Qiang is the head of a hundred households in the forbidden army, and he has experienced a hundred battles, whether it is the speed of marching or the ability to conceal, it is not comparable to ordinary officials. And he has already taken Yan Shenggong lightly and walked for a day and a night, and now he has to chase it, I'm afraid it's too late. Yang Xian said intently, "And now that all provinces are in chaos, it is even more difficult to catch up with them." ”

couldn't help but bow his head and ponder, Zhuang Qiang was the person he recommended, if he reported this matter to the emperor, it is estimated that his position as prime minister would not be kept.

And Zhuang Qiang also said in person that the emperor did not do it right.

This is the crime of killing the head, and he will be implicated.

It takes a long time for Daming to arrive in the United States, and it will take at least a few years to come and go. Among them, the sea route is dangerous, even if Zhuang Qiang really doesn't come back later, he can tell the emperor afterwards that they encountered wind and waves at sea and the whole army was wiped out.

So even if he didn't tell the emperor about it, the emperor wouldn't be able to find out.

It is estimated that only after the emperor completely defeats the United States and captures Zhuang Qiang, can the truth be revealed.

If the emperor wants to defeat the United States, whether he can do it in this life is another matter.

However, in this way, the emperor will certainly not be able to detect the reality of America.

He asked in a deep voice, "What about that fellow countryman of yours?" ”

"It's dead." The principal said, "After he escaped from the escort team, he was immediately secretly pursued and killed by Zhuang Qiang. When Ying Tianfu Yin's servants found his body, it had been cut off beyond recognition. ”

"Xia Guan grew up with him since he was a child and recognized the unique birthmark on his body."

Although he was dead when Xia Guan saw him, he left a unique code for Xia Guan. That was the code we agreed on when we were children, and no one knew about it except for the lower officials. ”

"The lower officer searched the location according to the code and found an oilcloth bag with a piece of paper in it, recording the detailed process of their plot."

"I see." Yang Xian asked, "Who else knows about this matter except you?" ”

"After reading the contents of that piece of paper, Xia Guan realized that the matter was very important, and he immediately came to report to the adult." The principal said, "Therefore, no one knows about this matter except for the lower officials." ”

"Ying Tianfu Yin, he has already treated this eucalyptus as a headless eucalyptus."

"That's good!" Yang Xian breathed a sigh of relief, "What about the paper?" ”

"Here." The principal handed the paper to Yang Xian.

After Yang Xian took the paper, he immediately put it on the candlestick and burned it to ashes.

He said coldly: "This matter should not be known to anyone as if it had never happened!" ”