Thinking about it, Guo An's expression was straight.

"Brother Li, you also know that wealth is not exposed, and there are enough businesses in my Dingguo Mansion...... Those bathhouses are only Brother Li's alone! ”

"Huh?"

Li Jinglong looked at Guo An in some surprise, a little suspicious.

"Brother Guo wants to hide his wealth?"

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded hurriedly, "Brother Li, there are many people now, all of them are a little blushing when they see the shop in my house, if Brother Li manages the bathhouse too prosperously, those people will be even more jealous of me...... Just make money quietly, there's no need to publicize it too much! ”

"What Brother Guo said is extremely true!"

As if thinking of something, Li Jinglong nodded slowly, "Those civil officials are the most insidious, no matter how much money they make, they have to keep a low profile!" ”

"Thank you Brother Li for your understanding!"

"If you don't hide it from Brother Guo, we will have suffered the evil losses of those Wenchen......"

Li Jinglong felt that he talked about these things with Guo An, and the more he chatted, the more he had an appetite.

After chatting for a long time, I left with some unfinished words.

When Li Jinglong left, Guo An gulped three cups of warm tea, and then sat on the ground with a tired face, as if he had been ravaged by Li Jinglong.

……

Following.

The two holy decrees were directly sent down to the Wei State Mansion and the Ministry of Rites.

Subsequently, Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, and Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, with the holy decree and a team of eunuchs and guards, went to Datong.

The entire court hall suddenly boiled.

"There is no way for the king, and Your Majesty wants to cut off his lordship?"

"It is really unfilial that the son of the acting king dares to sue his father like this!"

"I heard that the acting king favors the side concubine alone, even if there is no guard, in his palace, he is tyrannical and unreasonable, bullying the princess and the princess to give birth to the ......"

"Isn't this like Qin ......?"

"Shut up!"

The Beijing division was in a commotion, and some officials were even more surprised.

Your Majesty wants to cut the feudal domain?

……

However, they didn't wait for these officials to guess Zhu Di's thoughts.

Another news that shook the Jingshi reached the Jingshi.

"Jinyiwei suppressed Wang Zhen, the squire of the Criminal Department, and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, in Wenzhou Mansion, Zhejiang, and found out that his prefect and general sentence, as well as dozens of gentry under him, colluded to oppress and exploit the people......

In the past two years, at least hundreds of families have been killed, forced to sell their children and daughters, and even occupied tens of thousands of acres of land......"

"Shhh...... Such a corrupt official, what a damn one! ”

"How dare they be so arrogant?"

In some official offices, when they heard the news, all of those officials were full of anger.

"Yes, Zhejiang is so close to Songjiang Mansion, how dare they do this?"

"This matter, could it be that the brocade guard tortured and tortured into a trick......

"Impossible!"

A middle-aged man shook his head with affirmation, "This time, Your Majesty also sent the Criminal Department and Dali Temple to accompany you, unless the Criminal Department and Dali Temple are ...... Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Jinyi guard to abuse torture and torture him! ”

"It's just that I just experienced the big case of Songjiang Mansion, and Your Majesty will thoroughly investigate Wenzhou Mansion in Zhejiang again, so much will be imprisoned, I am afraid that something will happen!"

"If there is a thief and a dog jumping off the wall......"

……

"What's going on?"

Zhu Di looked at the courtiers lightly, "Wenzhou Mansion is so close to Songjiang Mansion, the prince has just found so many corrupt officials in Songjiang Mansion, I think it is enough to warn a group of officials."

As a result, those officials in Wenzhou Mansion actually dared to act like this?

Heartbreaking......"

Saying that, Zhu Di seemed to be thinking something, and his face was full of anger, "Jian Aiqing knows that some gentry in Wenzhou Mansion still claim to be loyal and good!" ”

"What?"

Jian Yi's eyes widened, and his face was full of disbelief.

In the hall, all the officials also changed their expressions.

The so-called Zhizheng is the name of the last emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Shun.

Those gentry dared to speak like this, didn't they want the necks of their three clans to stretch out under the guillotine?

Thinking about it, Hou Tai, the secretary of the Criminal Department, couldn't help but say loudly: "Your Majesty, how dare those gentry officials be so rebellious, this is a big crime to exterminate the Nine Clans, how dare they......"

Zhu Di smiled coldly, "I also want to know why those officials and gentry in Zhejiang still think about the former Yuan and are willing to be lackeys for the Mongols when I treat them so well!" ”

"After Hou Qing's family asked Zhang Qingjia, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, about the results, they also told me why those thief officials were willing to be slaves to the Tartars, and they were willing to be driven by the Tartars!"

Hou Tai said, "Weichen obeys the order!" ”

The official Shangshu Jianyi stepped forward again and bowed to Zhu Di, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, Weichen heard that there are dozens of businessmen who secretly accuse corrupt officials!" ”

"yes!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Di frowned directly, his face full of indignation, "Jinyiwei, the Criminal Department, and Dali Temple just went down to investigate, and they found out the corrupt officials."

The remaining dozens of officials will definitely not be clean!

I already have some understanding why the emperor tortured corrupt officials like that when he was alive, what they did was not tortured, it was not enough to anger the people, and it was not enough to relieve the hatred in my heart! ”

Hearing this, the faces of the officials changed again.

Jian Yi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, those corrupt officials are hateful, but they can't all be killed at once!" ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Di's eyes narrowed, and he stared at Jian Yi tightly, "Officials, do you want to shield those corrupt officials?" ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian!"

Jian Yi's expression was straight, and he said loudly: "Your Majesty, Weichen is also very disgusted with those corrupt officials, but I have too many corrupt officials and corrupt officials......

If these corrupt officials are found out at the same time, and all of them are exterminated, then I will have no officials available! ”

"No official available?"

Zhu Di's face was suddenly full of strangeness.

"Jian Qing, how can you have such a ridiculous idea, I ask you, how many scholars do I have in Daming?"

"This ......"

Jian Yi frowned slightly.

"Your Majesty forgives me, I don't know how many people I read!"

Zhu Di smiled stupidly, "Then why, I have no official available?" ”

Jian Yi's eyelids twitched slightly, "Your Majesty, those scholars don't have any fame!" ”

"Fame?"

Zhu Di's face was full of sarcasm, "Only those who are famous can be officials?" ”

"Before, I also felt that those people and scholars would give me the Ming Dynasty as officials, and my Ming people would be able to live and work in peace and contentment, and the officials would be clear.

But now, I have found that instead of letting those people with evil intentions raise people and enter the ranks as officials, they will be corrupt and corrupt, and they will unite with the gentry and businessmen to bully and exploit the people, so that the people of the Ming Dynasty will be ruined!

It is better to let those scholars who are dedicated to the public serve as officials and govern the people.

Even if they are incompetent, they will not harm the people, and they will not be corrupt......

At least, the people can still live! ”

“……”

In the entire hall, the faces of all the important ministers changed greatly.

"Your Majesty, the imperial examination is a practice since ancient times, and it is also the law of my ancestors of the Ming Dynasty......"

"Alright, alright!"

Zhu Di waved his hand coldly, "When the emperor took the imperial examination to govern the Ming Dynasty, how many talented people without a palace gate were promoted?"

Jian Qing, as well as all the secretaries, there is no shortage of scholars in our Ming Dynasty, and there is no shortage of talented readers.

As for those who have made meritorious contributions to the imperial examination, in the past few years, why scholars in the north have been able to pass so many Jinshi examinations every time like the southern scholars, the reason for this is clear to me.

Isn't it just rote memorization, and then delving into the preferences of the examiners, or delving into the previous imperial examination questions? ”

"Those officials think that if the law does not blame the people, kill them all, my Ming Dynasty will lack officials, and my Ming officials will be paralyzed, they are wrong.

I will never tolerate it, these thieves are eating the money of my Ming Dynasty, but on the other hand, they are corrupting and exploiting the people of my Ming Dynasty......

I have a population of tens of millions, and there are hundreds of thousands of scholars, and I have never been worried about the lack of officials. ”

"Instead of letting those sanctimonious thieves and officials occupy official positions, but they are corrupt, exploiting and oppressing the people, and letting the people's families be ruined and their wives separated, it is better to let some scholars who have no fame but noble moral character go to ...... officials."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

A group of important ministers flattered in unison.

As for what they really thought in their hearts, Zhu Di was not interested in knowing.

Zhu Di said again: "Jian Aiqing, you go and give an edict to the provinces, so that they can send the outstanding students of Fuzhou and County Schools to Beijing according to the selection of the judges of the provinces, so as to fill the students of the Guozijian and let the Guozijian teach carefully."

But where there is a shortage of officials in my Ming Dynasty, if there are no officials to be sent by the imperial court, they can be selected and appointed from among the students of the Guozijian! ”

"Obey the order!"

Jian Yi replied with a solemn face.

As the ministers returned to their respective mansions, the officials of the Beijing division also knew Zhu Di's determination.

One by one.

Immediately there was a lot of discussion, and there was some self-danger.

"This majesty is also so ruthless to corrupt officials, as well as officials who exploit and oppress the people!"

"Exactly!"

"Your Majesty wants to send the outstanding students of Fuzhou and County Schools to Beijing according to the selection of the judges of the provinces, and fill the students of the Guozijian, which can be regarded as alternate officials......

When you inform your family or fellow villagers, you must make it clear that those who are of bad conduct must not be chosen.

Otherwise, not only is it not a good thing, but it will also affect the whole family! ”

"Shhh...... Thanks for the heads-up! ”

"Thanks for the reminder!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to Your Majesty's intentions, many officials will definitely be copied this year, so you must prepare early!"

"So many officials...... There is still a great drought in the north this year, if it provokes thieves to turmoil, Your Majesty is not afraid that the foundation will be unstable? ”

"Unrest?"

An official smiled coldly, "Now that the Ming soldiers are strong and strong, Tianjin Wei, Weihaiwei, Jinshanwei and Zhenhaiwei, the four Davids have formed a naval division, and they are fighting on the sea every day, where do they dare to stir up?" ”

"Moreover, there is a great drought in the north, but His Majesty arranged for Jinyi Wei to go out to investigate corrupt officials and corrupt officials......

A lot of money and food will inevitably be copied out, and it will be just right to be transported to the north......"

"This ......"

The officials were dumbfounded!

……

Dingguo Mansion.

"In Wenzhou Mansion alone, six corrupt officials and sixteen evil gentry were found?"

Guo An looked surprised.

Zhu Di said sharply: "We didn't expect that my Ming Dynasty's rule has been rotten to such a state!" ”

It's sucking enough!

Guo An exhaled lightly, and asked, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, how much money and food have been copied from the homes of these corrupt officials and gentry?" ”

Zhu Di said: "1.6 million treasure money, 500,000 stone of grain!" ”

"500,000 stone of grain?"

Guo An couldn't help but be shocked again.

Zhu Di said hatefully: "Among them, there are two evil gentlemen, who are engaged in the business of grain merchants at home, and these two evil gentry are the most hateful!" ”

Guo An nodded slowly, "Your Majesty, there are still those corrupt officials, but you still have to continue to investigate?" ”

"Check!"

Zhu Di said without hesitation, "It's just right, find out all the corrupt officials and evil gentry in this matter, and give the people justice, and you can also fill up your Guozhou's food estate, and then copy out enough food for the people in the north who have suffered from the disaster!" ”

Guo An asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you want to send some more people to Wang Zhen and them?" ”

"No need!"

Zhu Di looked confident, "Unless those guards rebel, otherwise Wang Zhen can take down all the corrupt officials and corrupt officials!" ”

Guo An nodded slowly, "In this way, Weichen will be relieved!" ”

Seeing this, Zhu Di asked: "Guo Qing, do you think that we let the outstanding students from Fuzhou and County Schools in various provinces be selected by the Prosecutor to be sent to Beijing, which has filled the students of Guozijian and replaced the vacancies vacated by those corrupt officials in the future, what about this matter?" ”

"Your Majesty's move is wonderful!"

Guo An said: "Your Majesty's move is to follow the policy of the emperor and select alternate officials with good conduct for my Ming Dynasty, which should be wonderful!" ”

"Since those corrupt officials just use their official position as a tool to collect money, Your Majesty's move can also give them some sense of oppression, so that those officials know that Your Majesty is meritocracy, and virtue is a ...... I'm a Ming, and some of them are scholars who can be officials! ”

"Very good!"

Since Guo An also supported him, Zhu Di was relieved.

As for the fear that such a large-scale investigation of those corrupt officials will lead to a rebellion......

Zhu Di did not have the slightest worry.

Now, without the invasion of the Mongols and the Japanese in the north, he has loyal soldiers and good generals to arrest those corrupt officials one by one!

After Zhu Di had nothing to do, Zhu Gaochi on the side slowly spoke.

"Teacher, the day after tomorrow, 30,000 craftsmen and young Zhuang will arrive in Beijing for the young Zhuang recruited from the north, and I want to buy some grain from the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce to supply these 30,000 craftsmen and young Zhuang with food!"

Hearing this, Guo An glanced at Zhu Di on the side, and nodded slowly.

"Your Highness, rest assured, 30,000 people can still be satisfied with two or three days of food!"

"Two or three days?"

Zhu Gaochi's brows furrowed slightly, "Teacher, is two or three days a little short?" ”

Guo An was a little surprised, "Is it difficult for Your Highness to let the Chamber of Commerce be responsible for these young and strong food for a few days?" ”

Zhu Gaochi nodded slowly.

Guo An was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Your Highness, if this is the case, it is okay to hand over all this matter to the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce, and the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce can send people to mention the purchase of good grain in these states and counties where the young and strong pass by."

When these young people arrive, they will deliver these grains to these young people on time! ”

"That's fine!"

Zhu Gaochi nodded again.

……

Two days later.

A huge fleet of nearly 100 ships entered the Beijing Division.

From above, down 30,000 craftsmen and young people.

Soon, there were soldiers who took these craftsmen and young men away.

And send food!

The second cement straight road and the third cement straight road in Daming officially began to be paved.

However, everyone in the entire Ming Dynasty did not pay too much attention to this matter.

Instead, he set his sights on Fujian and Jiangxi.

Jinyiwei pacified Wang Zhen, with officials from the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and thousands of Shenji battalion generals, and headed towards Fujian and Jiangxi.

In these two places, there are also corrupt officials!

Although it is not explicitly stated, everyone knows that there must be corrupt officials.

Now, the most important thing is that Jinyi Wei calmed down Wang Zhen, and the officials of the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, how many corrupt officials can be found.

It's just that.

The hundred officials of the Jingshi did not wait for the report of Wang Zhen, the envoy of Jinyiwei, but waited for six hundred miles to expedite.

"Your Majesty, there are evil gentry in Jianning Mansion and Yanping Mansion in Fujian who colluded and rebelled!"

"What a thief!"

Zhu Di was furious, and then hurriedly asked, "What happened to Wang Zhen and the others?" ”

"Your Majesty, Wang Zhenfu has already worked with the captain of the Shenji Battalion to exterminate all the rebels formed by those evil gentry!"

"Already exterminated?"

Zhu Di and the other important ministers were stunned.

"Exactly! Although there were tens of thousands of rebels, they were all a rabble, and the thousands of soldiers of the Shenji Battalion first threw hundreds of bombs, and then fired two volleys with muskets...... The rebel army composed of rebellious ministers and thieves was killed by thousands of people, and the remaining rebels either scattered and fled, or knelt down and asked to surrender! ”

"The Divine Machine Battalion is so ferocious?"

In the entire Fengtian Palace, there was a lot of discussion.

A group of officials, full of shock!

"Your Majesty, the rebels who are a combination of rebellious ministers and thieves are actually tenants of the families of those rebellious ministers and thieves, or local people, who are coerced into rebellion.

Wang Zhen, the pacification envoy, asked, what should be done with these rebels? ”

Zhu Di pondered for a moment and said: "Since it is the coerced people, then carefully screen it, kill the people who are the leaders, and the remaining innocent people are also victims, so let them go!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"Your Majesty is merciful!"

……

As the news came out, the entire Jingshi was shaken again.

Then.

In less than two days, Di Bao compiled the matter in its entirety and sent it to the whole country.

The rebels and thieves who are the leaders are clearly written about all the sins they have committed.

All the scholars in the entire Ming Dynasty are abusive, and they have been stinking for thousands of years!

As for the release of the tenants, it also made those people, their faces full of excitement, shouting Your Majesty's mercy.

Most of the officials and gentry of the entire Ming Dynasty were panicked after reading the newspaper.

It's just that.

What the officials of Beijing did not expect was that the rebellion in Fujian had not yet been dealt with, and the news of the rebellion came from Jiangxi again.

This time, not only a few gentry participated, but more than a dozen officials were already involved.

Even, directly captured two state capitals.

However, to the surprise of these rebellious gentry and officials, what they thought was well prepared did not last a few days.

It was directly attacked by a group of brocade guards, as well as the Shenji battalion, and some guards composed of generals.

The gentry and officials who took the lead in the rebellion did not escape, and were directly discovered by some local people, arrested and sent to Wang Zhen!

In the whole of Jiangxi, people's heads are rolling and blood is flowing like a river!

This matter reached the Jingshi, and the court shook up and down.

There are still gentry and officials who dare to rebel?

And Zhu Di was full of joy.

"Spread the edict Wang Zhen, those people who caught the rebellious ministers and thieves, reward them heavily!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

ps: I wish you all the Ming lords, the Year of the Dragon, a bright future, health, wealth, and life! (End of chapter)