After listening to the two of them, Zhu Zhen nodded and said, "That is to say, you think that if you don't check the matter, it's not a big deal, but if you check it, you will die?" ”

"Can't say that." Wu Yin hurriedly said: "The two of us also feel that we should be severely punished, but we can punish them on a case-by-case basis, there is no need to force the platform, and it is not suitable to add a big deal." ”

"Yes, Lord Wang, with the situation of the Ming Dynasty over the years, how can there be any friends in the imperial court? How many people dare to collude? It is true that there are fools who are not afraid of death, but it is too late for the vast majority of people to cross the river with their eggs. Hu Rang said softly: "So now that Wu Yong's fellow party is digging Guo Huan like a mad dog, and if he has to collude inside and outside, cooperate to deceive the emperor, and hollow out the Ming Dynasty, he is afraid that the world will not be chaotic." ”

"Since you're so careful, how can everyone have a under their stomachs?" Zhu Zhen asked coldly.

"It's really hard to explain......" The two sighed and explained, similar to Zhang Jicai's previous statement, in short, everything was based on bad rules, half of them took it for granted, and half of them had to do it. The court did not investigate, and many people did not realize that they had become corrupt officials.

"Is that right?" Zhu Zhen asked.

"Of course not, but it does...... Since then. Wu Yin said with a bitter face: "The rules on the surface are often wishful thinking, or they become out of place with time, and they can't be implemented according to them." But the tasks assigned by the imperial court still have to be done, and the imperial grain that should be collected has to be collected, so a set of secret rules will be bred to maintain the operation of the entire system. This kind of rule that breeds in the dark often exudes a foul smell, but it can't stand it, and it can't be turned without it. ”

"Your father heard what I said, and I can't do it until I cut off your head." Zhu Zhen scolded with a smile: "Although it is true that it is not a friend, but a systemic problem, who dares to tell my father?" ”

"What the prince said is that no one dares to say it." Wu Yin and the others shook their heads with a wry smile, who dares to tell Boss Zhu that the system you set up is too subjective and completely unrealistic. So the people below came by their own rules...... Make sure that whoever says who dies will have to eat a whip even if the six princes have to eat a whip.

"Hmm." Zhu Zhen nodded, he knew the consequences of Guo Huan's case, it was because of this kind of unlimited upline, completely ignoring the actual situation that the baht must be investigated, and finally the Guo Huan case was determined to be a case of party formation and collective corruption, and it was determined that a total of more than 7 million stone of grain was embezzled.

For this reason, Zhu Yuanzhang was determined to take the opportunity to sweep away the corrupt officials and corrupt officials across the country and execute all the six Shangshu servants. It also implicated the yamen at the provincial, government, and county-level levels across the country, and executed tens of thousands of people.

"Lord Wang, Wu Zhentai's words are not alarmist, if Wu Yong continues, it will definitely become like this in the end." Hu Rang's face turned pale and said.

Later, in order to recover the stolen goods, it turned into a national commotion, and the so-called 'stolen goods were borrowed all over the world, and most of the people's homes were destroyed', and the rich people of the people were bankrupt because of this......

"If 20 million stones are convicted of corruption, how many lives will be taken?" The more Wu Yin thought about it, the more scared he became: "And once it is determined to be corrupt, the follow-up will be recovered, and I am afraid that thousands of families will go bankrupt and die." ”

"But in any case, I still have to ask the prince to find a way to stop Wu Yong's gang and not let them do what Zhou Xinglai Junchen did." Hu Rang clenched his fists again and said earnestly: "According to their investigation method, if the deficit over the years is counted as corruption, how much is that?" How can there be a deficit of several million stones in the whole country in a year, and more than 20 million stones will be obtained in five years! ”

In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang saw that he had gone too far, and in order to appease the people's grievances, he executed the chief judge Wu Yong. He also said that there were more than 24 million stone of stolen grain in actual conversion, and that "I am afraid that the people will not believe it, but I will write 7 million ears" to prove that he is not wrong.

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Zhu Zhen also deeply hates corruption and perversion of the law, and he doesn't even let go of his own brothers, but even his iron-faced and ruthless character feels that Boss Zhu is a little too extreme......

There is nothing wrong with punishing corruption, and it is also right to recover stolen goods. But it would be too much to make the court empty in this way, and the rich people in the world would go bankrupt.

In fact, the Guo Huan case that occurred in the nineteenth year of Hongwu is a clear dividing line, before that, whether it was the empty seal case or the Hu Weiyong case, Boss Zhu could stop it in moderation and stop it with only a few hundred people.

Starting from the Guo Huan case, the second stage of the Hu Weiyong case and the Lan Yu case all wiped out at every turn, killing tens of thousands. Most of Boss Zhu's notoriety comes from this.

The reason for this is that there are different opinions, some say that it is because Queen Ma died, no one can control him, and he is killed; Some people say that he feels that his days are numbered and he doesn't want to make a fuss anymore...... Whatever the reason, Guo Huan's case was the beginning of the bloody killing of the Hongwu Dynasty.

No matter what position he takes, Zhu Zhen must try his best to prevent the old thief from starting this way. Otherwise, there are still twelve years left in the Hongwu Dynasty, and he can't live this day......

Calming down, Zhu Zhen said to Hu Rang Wu Yin: "The king has already understood what you are worried about, and I will try my best to let Shandong officialdom avoid this catastrophe." ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" The two were overjoyed, and they were busy getting up and were about to kneel and kowtow.

"Don't be in a hurry to thank you, Guo Huan's case is not in the hands of my eldest brother, but my father is directly involved, so it's really a bit tricky." Zhu Zhen gave the two of them a little precautionary shot and said, "But I'll do my best." ”

"Yes, yes." The two of them were busy agreeing, anyway, they were not worried. Because a big man like the Sixth Prince, without a charter in his heart, it is impossible to say such a thing.

"But you also have to behave well and don't make mistakes again." Zhu Zhen instructed Wu Yin in a deep voice: "Why do you wait until you come down from above to move? Originally, all the corruption cases in Shandong were under the control of you, and you must take the initiative to investigate them, punish them severely, and let your father see your attitude! ”

"Yes. Xia Guan understood. Wu Yin hurriedly nodded in response, and said hatefully: "I will start tomorrow, and I must pay close attention to a batch of typical, no, a large number of typical!" ”

"Yes, don't protect the calf, you have the courage of a strong man to break his wrist." Zhu Zhen bowed his head and said: "Otherwise, the whole body will be poisoned." ”

"On your side, you must concentrate your energy, finish the Qingzhang field well, do a solid job of the case, and don't rush to complete it hastily." He also instructed Hu Rang:

"This king thought about it, in order to catch up with the New Year last year, the field measurement was hastily stopped, which is really undeserved. So those things that are not clear, so you might as well retest the lot in the last two months, and check that there is not a single mistake. A model for the whole country. ”

In the end, he said in an accentuated tone: "You know, this is the most important thing for my father!" ”

"Okay." Hu Rang nodded heavily: "When I go back, I will personally execute it." ”

He is already a political envoy, how can he not understand, what the prince means is to let them maintain the state of implementing the new policy first. In this way, even if the emperor wants to unload the mill and kill the donkey, he has to wait for the donkey to finish the mill first......

(End of chapter)