Chapter 238 Rebellious period
Zhu Biao was quite surprised when he heard this, but this man did nothing wrong. There is still a way out for nobles, but this Huai’an magistrate has only a dead end. Fleeing overseas is indeed the last chance.
Zhu Biao ordered casually: "Then let's go to the sea to catch documents, and focus on the coastal areas. His relatives should also beat and beat."
Chang Mao took the order to go, Zhu Biao sipped tea and thought that this person probably escaped to Dongying. Huai'an Mansion and Japan faced each other across the Yellow Sea. It is not a surprise that the prefect knew a few Japanese pirates.
If he really fled to Japan, then Daming is powerless. The sea arrest document is the official document of the government ordering the local government to capture fugitives, just like the current arrest warrant, referred to as "sea arrest". Hai means the vastness of the territory, and sea hunting means hunting across the country.
Therefore, arresting documents at sea does not mean chasing after the sea. If the Ming Dynasty has been established for many years and its national strength is strong, it would not be difficult to directly order the King of Japan to send the prisoners. Require the other party to obey the order.
Zhu Biao put down his official business and went to look at the rooms of his two younger brothers. A mere Huai'an magistrate is a trivial matter, but what happened to these two little ancestors would be earth-shattering.
After another night, the wind and snow that lasted for several days finally stopped. Zhu Biao led people out of the city and went around the village again. Because of the heavy snow, he did not return until evening. It finally came.
Zhu Biao stood up from the ground and took the imperial decree. It seemed that his father was not ready to take action against Xungui. The decree meant that the crown prince had the full power to deal with it, as long as he reported it to the court afterwards.
At this time, the Fengyang magistrate on the side stepped forward and said: "A total of 74 officials participated in this matter, and a total of 320 officials were dispatched. At present, 43 of them committed suicide in fear of crime, and the rest are detained in large prisons. "
Zhu Biao nodded and said: "Confiscate the stolen money. Officials above the sixth rank will be beheaded three days later, and the rest will be sent to the corrupt official camp according to their crimes. If they can survive the sentence, they will be dismissed and dismissed for life."
The magistrate of Fengyang came out as promised, and he knew in his heart that with the intensity of labor in the corrupt official camp, there might not be more than 20 of these people who could survive their sentences in the end.
Zhu Biao looked at Quan Xu and asked, "How is the third child?"
Quan Xu replied: "His Royal Highness Chu and Xu Yungong have already controlled the 50,000 elites."
Zhu punctuated and said: "Tomorrow Xu Yungong will be ordered to lead 20,000 elite troops to defend, so that all the government soldiers currently guarding Bozhou will return to their stations.
Quan Xu left as promised, Zhu Biao sat back on the chair and meditated. The civil servants are easy to deal with, but the Marquis of Pingliang and Marquis of Yongjia are not easy to deal with. Killing is too much and letting go is too light. Dismissal is the minimum. The property obtained through corruption must also be returned.
Early the next morning, Zhu Xi and Zhu Di also recovered, and had breakfast with their elder brother. Zhu Biao looked at his two younger brothers and asked, "What do you think should be done with Fei Ju and Zhu Liangzu?"
The two brothers were stunned for a moment, and first thought about whether this was what they should answer, but they thought that their elder brother wouldn't try that.
Zhu Di also nodded and said: "The Marquis of Yongjia and Pingliang are all people who have made great achievements. Just killing them like this really dissatisfied the nobles, not to mention that they don't have many corruptions, which are far better than the granaries we checked.
Zhu Biao raised his eyebrows slightly, but he understood in his heart that although the two younger brothers had seen the current situation of the people with their own eyes, they didn't have much sympathy.
However, it is also understandable, after all, they were born as nobles, and the eyes can accommodate at least officials of the fifth rank or above, and the rest are not qualified, let alone mere Li Shu.
After dismissing the two casually, Zhu Biao began to receive letters from Beijing again, including Nanxionghou, Yingchuanhou, Ji'anhou, Gongchanghou and many other marquises, and even Feng Sheng, the Duke of Song, Weiguo Mr. Deng Yu, the letter is full of pleas.
There were also civil servants, headed by Hu Weiyong and many civil servants affiliated to the Eastern Palace, including his teacher Song Lian also sent letters pleading, Zhu Biao frowned and read them all.
By noon, Zhu Biao began to receive letters wishing to severely punish these two people. They were delivered by officials headed by Yang Xian.
In the afternoon, letters from Changsha King Li Shanchang, Zhongshan King Xu Da, and Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong also began to arrive. Naturally, they would not make a clear statement. The content was mainly to greet Zhu Biao's body, but at the end they still secretly expressed the attitude of hoping that he would be punished lightly. .
Zhu Biao rubbed his brows and leaned on the back of the chair. These people were waiting and watching earlier, seeing that the emperor did not intend to severely punish them, so they came to intercede with him. There may be a storm in the capital, but from these letters, we can see how powerful the nobles are. fear.
Except for Yang Xian's 20% of civil servants in eastern Zhejiang, nearly 70% of the officials hoped that this matter would be dealt with lightly. Although they had different positions and even disagreed with each other, they were all of honorable background. It is their foundation.
At this time, the wealth and life of Pinglianghou and Yongjiahou are no longer important. The nobles are forced to show their muscles. This is what Zhu Yuanzhang wants to see. He just wants to encourage their power.
But this level is not enough, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely let them take down Yang Xian, the civil servant group in the court will be crushed by the nobles with brute force, and Zhu Yuanzhang will make Hu Weiyong his prime minister, so the nobles will inevitably be defeated At the apex, the rest just need to watch quietly.
Seeing him get up from Zhulou, seeing him entertain guests, seeing his building collapse, such a huge power will inevitably inflate the ambitions of some nobles, such as Hu Weiyong, who has been suppressed by Li Shanchang and Yang Xian for many years.
Zhu Biao leaned on the chair and covered his face. It is far from simple to kill Xungui. The supreme imperial power is also because of the loyalty of the army. The mere crime of corruption can kill civil servants. If you want to kill Xungui on a large scale, there is only one crime. , Rebellion!
This is why the Hu Weiyong case and the Lanyu case implicated tens of thousands of deaths in history, because killing one or two people is far from solving the noble forces, and my father is now playing a big game.
What Zhu Biao has to do is to cooperate. To be honest, he wanted to kill Yongjiahou, but now he wants to let him go against his will. This is uncomfortable. Zhu Biao has never been so aggrieved since his birth.
Zhu Biao took his hands off his face, looked at the roof with empty eyes, and suddenly thought very capriciously in his heart, if he didn't kill him, I would blame the emperor. Not enough?
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(end of this chapter)