But Zhu Yijun has always been paying attention to the external situation.

He knew that the external environment of Daming was not peaceful now.

And if you keep clinging to internal strife, it will aggravate the external crisis in the future, and then the aggravated external crisis will affect the internal.

Through the news sent by Zhu Yijun to the Jinyi guards in the southwest border such as Burma, Zhu Yijun has determined that the Donghu Dynasty in Burma is indeed rising strongly, and under the rule of the new monarch, it has expanded wildly and has become a very restless force outside the southwest border of the Ming Dynasty.

According to Jinyi Wei, at present, the Donghu Dynasty is indeed preparing to annex Yunnan of the Ming Empire.

Moreover, the current Donghu Dynasty has an estimated population of five or six million, which is several times more than the total population of the Ming Empire in Yunnan, relying on the vast and rich farmland of the Lishui (Yinluowadi) valley.

It can be said that the strength of the Ming Dynasty in the southwestern border is not as good as that of the Taungoo Dynasty compared with that of the Taungoo Dynasty.

The Donghu Dynasty itself already posed a great threat to the borders of the Ming Dynasty.

You must know that historically, the Houjin regime, which posed a huge threat to the northeastern border of the Ming Dynasty, did not have such a large population.

Of course, in history, the national strength in the early Wanli period was not comparable to that in the late Wanli period, so although the Donghu Dynasty invaded the Ming Dynasty in history, it did not really annex Yunnan.

But the Ming Dynasty did lose a lot of benefits in history because of its invasion.

The conversation turned back.

Because he attaches great importance to external crises, Zhu Yijun first mentioned the war against Liaodong and the war against Myanmar after coming to the political affairs hall.

Liang Menglong also got up and said yes after Zhu Yijun gave such an instruction.

"The traitors in the northeast are not dead, and the foreign Yi in the southwest are even more coveting my territory and the property of my people, and what are the gentry of this dynasty doing?"

After Zhu Yijun finished instructing the military arrangements, he changed the conversation and talked about Wu Zhongxing and others.

"In the past, Wang Jixian, Wei Yunzhen, Yang Keli, Jiang Dongzhi, Yang Sizhi and other officials chattered endlessly, and they had to liquidate my husband, and they wanted to make me lose the virtue of respecting the teacher and the name of a ruthless gentleman!"

"Later, he Wu Zhongxing, Zhao Yongxian and others used money to buy off the bureaucrats, intending to overthrow the New Deal, and even fanned the fire among the people, so that his believers still cried in the temple to boycott the exam, and even boycotted the exam themselves, and also colluded with the military ruffians to rob and kill the examiners, in order to achieve the goal of preventing the smooth progress of the national talent selection ceremony, he did not hesitate to do thieves!"

Zhu Yijun touched his chest when he said this: "How can this court doctor have such a person who has no national righteousness!" My heart really hurts! ”

Shen Shixing, Pan Cheng and the others all lowered their heads, and Zhang Siwei choked up even more: "The ministers have the emperor's grace and the society!" ”

"The scholars who have been supported by the imperial court for so many years have so many wolf-hearted people who cannot be loyal to the country and the people with benevolence."

"In the long run, how will the Pilgrimage be a Pilgrimage?"

Zhu Yijun continued to speak very seriously here, and at the same time, he was also continuing to characterize a series of recent events.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun said: "Wu Zhongxing, Zhao Yongxian and others have already taken the matter of disobeying the imperial constitution first, but they do not repent, and they do not know how to be grateful to the local government to forgive their capital crimes, and they have intensified their efforts, slandering the court and criticizing the new policy. ”

"Shen Tao, Qin Hongzhi and other scholars cried in the temple to bewitch the scholars to boycott the exam and didn't care, but as a result, they not only boycotted the exam, wanted to abandon the country and the king, but also did not allow others to refer to it, and even did not hesitate to rob and kill the scholars, and also accused the orphans of the martyrs of being lucky and wanted to slaughter them!"

"Is it tolerable or unbearable?!"

Suddenly, Zhu Yijun got up and shouted.

Zhang Siwei and other ruling ministers also stood up and said in unison: "The ministers listen to the hadith!" ”

"These things that prevent others from boycotting the exam, want to ruin the court's talent ceremony, and even commit thieves are regarded as disrupting the national policy and trying to misbehave, and should also be punished with great punishment!"

"In addition, those who have made meritorious names in their clan write reviews and make their attitudes clear to me, and once their attitude is not sincere, the clan is forbidden to take the imperial examination for three generations!"

"As for those who were arrested for criticizing the New Deal and criticizing the Taishi."

When Zhu Yijun said this, he looked at the ruling ministers present:

"What do you think, what should be done?"

Zhang Siwei hurriedly said at this time: "Back to Your Majesty, you should be severely punished!" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's inappropriate!"

At this time, Shen Shixing suddenly said.

Then, Shen Shixing said to Zhu Yijun:

"Your Majesty, in the humble opinion of the ministers, for those who just disrespect the new policy and the Taishi in their speeches, it is advisable to be strict on the outside and lenient on the inside!"

"The reason for the external strictness is that overcorrection must be overdone before the unrighteous dissenting theories can be unified;"

"The purpose of the internal leniency is to avoid the formation of a dispute between the party and the government after the over-rectification, and then make the personal enemies of the communiqué take the opportunity to form a wind of false accusations and force others to admit that they have criticized the new policy."

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks what Shen Ge Lao said is very true!"

"As for what to do."

"In the opinion of the ministers, what Your Majesty just said, it is a very holy and moderate method to make the meritorious officials of the criminal clan review!"

Therefore, the minister believes that the critics can be detained in the edict prison for ten or half months to reflect, and at the same time write a review of the "Di Bao" to reflect on their own mistakes, and if the reflection is good, they will not be investigated, but only let them mend their ways; If you don't reflect well, you will get rid of your fame! ”

Pan Cheng also put forward his own views at this time, and it was obviously consistent with Shen Shixing.

"Your Majesty, the minister believes that it is indeed difficult to distinguish whether the scholars who criticize the new policy and the Taishi are bewitched or because they are not fully conscious, and the court is now strictly arresting them, which is overkill, not to allow him to speak;"

"If the disposal is also strict, there is a risk of destruction if you seek perfection, and it is indeed wide on the outside and strict on the inside."

At this time, Yu Youding also got up and agreed.

Zhang Siwei glanced at the two new cabinet ministers, and then said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, the ministers may not be thoughtful enough. ”

Zhu Yijun glanced at Zhang Siwei, and then said: "What the two Aiqing said is reasonable, for those who have not committed criminal cases, they can be strict on the outside and lenient on the inside, and they will be dealt with according to this discussion!" ”

"But I want to add that those who review and reflect on their own mistakes must be detained for a month, and arranged by the school department and Jinyiwei to work for a month, so that they can understand the difficulties of the crops, so that perhaps the imperial court can more thoroughly save a few ignorant scholars who have been bewitched or only know empty talk!"

Zhang Siwei, Shen Shixing and others said yes.

At this time, Xu Xuemo, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, family ugliness cannot be publicized, and the same is true of the country. I am afraid that it will damage the etiquette of my Heavenly Dynasty Shilin, and it may affect the heart of the four Yi guests, so the minister thinks that it is possible to deal with it without asking about the capital crime, and deal with it as something else? ”

Then, Yan Qing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, also said: "Wu, Zhao and others are arrogant, and their crimes are really difficult to hide. ”

"But the ministers look up to your majesty and see the sun and the moon, and measure the same heaven and earth, and it is not enough to exile the ministers and ignorant scholars to blaspheme the power of thunder. It is better for the envoys and others to be slandered, and please not be angry. So that the world knows that His Majesty has the mercy of forgiveness, so can he not be killed, but only punished by the court staff? ”

"When did Siyi serve because of the courtesy of this courtier?"

"Does the Quartet really know the rites, if they know the rites, how can they repay the virtues and always plunder other countries?"

Zhu Yijun asked in a deep voice.

"The minister lost his words!"

Xu Xuemo immediately bowed to the ground.

Zhu Yijun looked at Yan Qing and the other ministers again: "I regard Qing as a minister, but how can I only look good on the outside, and would rather damage the prestige of the country?" ”

Then, Zhu Yijun looked at everyone again: "I know that Zhu Qing still has the idea that Wu, Zhao and other scholars are different from the common people, but Qing and the others think that if I give Zhu Qing face and give grace, will they really be grateful to you?" ”

"Your Majesty! The minister thinks that Wu, Zhao and other punishments should be punished! ”

"If there is a law that cannot be lenient, what Wu, Zhao and others have committed is a law that cannot be lenient."

Liang Menglong immediately got up and said at this time.

Yan Qing also changed his words: "The minister is not thoughtful, please ask Your Majesty to condemn you!" ”