Seeing this bloody scene on the execution ground, many people couldn't help but vomit. In particular, the death of the prisoners made their scalps tingle.

The condemned prisoner who insulted the court and Ran Min was recognized by the sharp-eyed person.

"Ahh Isn't he Zhu Xi, the son of our Wu County Zhu family? His father is Zhu Tao, the head of the Zhu family, who has a very high reputation in the Jiangdong area, and once served as the free cavalry of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Yuzhang County Cheng, although he was left after the Great Wei destroyed the Jin Dynasty, but I remember this Zhu Xi son, but he held the position of county commander in Qu'a, why was he beheaded? ”

"Hey, that's true! Zhu Xi: What did you do? ”

It is said that during his tenure of office, he formed a party for personal gain, embezzled public funds, and instigated merchants not to pay taxes to the government. This Zhu Xi is guilty of collusion between officials and businessmen, don't say that it is Zhu Tao, even if the king of heaven Lao Tzu comes, I am afraid that Zhu Xi's ten heads will not be enough to cut off. It is said that this Zhu Xi is also related to the death of Lord Li Song, and it is very likely that Zhu Xi instructed someone to poison Li Junshou to death! ”

"What? Then this dog thief really deserves death! ”

For the imperial court to dare to execute the children of the scholar clan like Zhu Xi, the people applauded heartily, and they were so happy in their hearts!

In the past, when they were under the rule of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the people lived a miserable life.

The key is to pay "protection fees" to the scholars in these places, and the land is rented to their families to cultivate, and they work for them, and they have nothing all year round, barely able to eat, and it is very good to feed a family.

However, the Eastern Jin Dynasty court ruled the world with scholars, and did not understand the people's feelings at all, or in other words, the Eastern Jin Dynasty court simply turned a blind eye to this. They don't want to change the status quo, and they can't do anything about it.

However, the people were very satisfied and worried that the imperial court could execute a dog official like Zhu Xi and a child of a scholar clan.

You must know that the Zhu family, different from the ordinary small family, is the famous "four surnames of Wuzhong", dominated in the period of the Sun Wu Dynasty, and even after the destruction of Wu in the Western Jin Dynasty, it is still infinitely beautiful, and the Zhu family has a very important right to speak on one acre and three points of land in Jiangdong.

The Zhu family in the "Four Surnames of Wuzhong" is purely a large family that has established its status with military merits. They have two characters at the helm, one is Zhu Zhi and the other is Zhu Huan.

Zhu Zhi is a figure of Sun Wu's older generation, he is only one year younger than Sun Jian, in his early years, he followed Sun Jian to wander around, suppressed bandits near Changsha, crusaded against the northwest warlord Dong Zhuo, helped Xuzhou Tao Qian fight the Yellow Turban, basically the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty was caught up by Zhu Zhi, and he also experienced a skill on the battlefield.

After Sun Jian's death, Zhu Zhi returned to Yuan Shu with Sun Ce and was arranged to be a lieutenant in Wu County.

When Sun Ce pacified Jiangdong, Zhu Zhi first secured Sun Ce's family (Sun Ce settled his family in Jiangdong in order to get rid of Yuan Shu's control), so as to prevent Sun Ce from being controlled by others. When Sun Ce attacked Wu County, it was with the cooperation of Zhu Zhi that Sun Ce successfully defeated Wu County Taishou Xu Gong and occupied Wu County. However, Sun Ce was accidentally assassinated by Xu Gong's disciples and died of serious injuries.

At the critical moment, Zhu Zhi, Zhou Yu, Zhang Hong, and others strongly supported Sun Quan, so that Sun Wu could successfully complete the transition of power. It can be said that Zhu Zhi was an important pillar in the early period of Sun and Wu, and Zhu Zhi was an outstanding representative of the Jiangdong local school.

Zhu Zhi had a nephew who was later adopted by him as an adopted son, named Zhu Ran. Zhu Ran was an important general of Sun Wu, and after the death of Sun Wu's third governor of Jingzhou, Lü Meng, was the defense of Lü Meng Jingzhou that Zhu Ran replaced.

Zhu Ran and Sun Quan were the same age, and because of Zhu Zhi's relationship, the two of them were very close, so they were later reused by Sun Quan. In the later period of Sun Quan, when Lu Xun and other old ministers died, Zhu Ran was the only veteran that Sun Quan could rely on.

In addition to Zhu Zhi, there is also Zhu Huan.

Zhu Huan is the authentic Zhu family of Wu County, and his hometown is Wu County, Wu County. Where did Wuzhong's Zhu family come from?

The ancestor of the Zhu clan in Wuzhong came from the branch of Lu Zhong, the grandson of Emperor Zhuan, and the fifth son of Lu Zhong helped Zhou to destroy Shang. The Later State was destroyed by the State of Chu, and its descendants went to its side, and from then on it was called "Zhu's".

During the Han and Emperor periods, Zhu Liang, a descendant of the Zhu family, was sealed in Wu County as a Taishou, and the Zhu family of Wu County was founded (but the Zhu family in Wuzhong is not only this branch, such as Zhu Zhi's Peiguo Zhu family), and Zhu Huan is the descendant of this branch.

As a representative of the local faction in Jiangdong, Zhu Huan was more concerned about the stability and tranquility of Jiangdong, and it didn't matter who would rule. Later, after the Jiangdong people gradually accepted the leadership of the Sun family, the major families began to work for Sun Wu one after another. Zhu Heng's life is basically defending Jiangdong, and he has not seen his shadow on the battlefield in Jingzhou at all.

Zhu Heng also has a very powerful younger brother Zhu Yi and son Zhu Yi, they have done their best to make contributions to Sun Wu, and the Zhu family has also made great progress in Sun Wu, until the two Jin and Northern Dynasties, they are still active in the land of Jiangnan.

It is said that Zhu Xi, a famous physicist in the Southern Song Dynasty, is a descendant of Zhu Zhi.

After Xu Wei killed all the death row prisoners, he returned to the county government to report to Ran Min.

Seeing His Majesty the Emperor leisurely feeding the fish next to the water pavilion, Xu Wei sighed faintly and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not. ”

"Say."

"This time, His Majesty's actions in Wu County are really too big. Among the one hundred and three prisoners killed, there were three sons of the Zhu clan of Wuzhong, six sons of the Lu clan of Wuzhong, two sons of the Gu clan, and four sons of the Zhang clan. Almost all the death row inmates are inextricably linked to the four surnames of Wu Zhong, and those who were exiled and dismissed are also similar. ”

Hearing this, Ran Min glanced at Xu Wei, and said lightly: "Xu Wei, in your mind, am I the kind of person who is timid and afraid?" ”

"Naturally not. It's just that Your Majesty, executing and exiling so many children of the scholar clan in one go, lest Jiangdong be in turmoil and out of control. ”

"Hmph, I'm not afraid of that."

Ran Min is worried that he can't find an excuse to raze these Jiangdong clans, once they start an army to make a mess, or make some small moves behind their backs, Ran Min can take the opportunity to take it in one fell swoop, and return the world of Jiangdong to a bright place!

"Xu Wei, you are originally from a poor family, and you are also a person who has read poetry and books and is full of wealth, why are you so timid and afraid? Do these gentry gates make you so afraid? ”

Seeing the look of dissatisfaction on Ran Min's face, Xu Wei lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, are you worried that the Jiangdong Shi clan may be unfavorable to the imperial court and your majesty?" ”

"Hmph, what the scholars rely on is nothing more than their protégés and former officials, nothing more than acres of fame, which are given to them by the imperial court. If I can give it to them, and I can take it back, why should I be afraid? ”

Ran Min didn't seem to care, but this made Xu Wei's heart even more uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty, since the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, all dynasties have ruled the world with scholars and doctors. Especially since the Wei and Jin dynasties, this situation has been even worse! Since Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Pi, adopted Chen Qun's opinions in order to win over the scholars and established the system of electing officials in the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, the power of the scholars has become more and more huge, not only in the court, but also in the local area. ”

Xu Wei gritted his teeth and said: "Later, the Sima clan usurped Wei and won the country unjustly, so he was gracious to the Shi clan, and the Western Jin Dynasty actually died in the Shi clan. The scholars are a famous family that has been officials for generations! The important official positions of the state are often monopolized by a small number of scholars, and the influence of one's background on one's career is far greater than one's own talent and expertise. As a result, there is no cold family in the upper grade, and there is no scholar clan in the lower grade, thanks to His Majesty's vigorous attack on the scholar clan and the support of the poor scholars, these situations have been changed, but it still can't change the status quo, Your Majesty! ”