Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 418 Grace and Power

"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

In the Chengguang Hall, the shouts of Daodaoshan resounded. Sun Guozhen, Lu Guanxiang, Yu Yinggui, Shao Jiechun and other officials from the Shaofu gathered in the hall and bowed to the emperor.

"Everyone is free of charge."

Zhu Youxiao stepped on Danbi and looked around the ministers gathered in the hall. He saw a lot of delicacies on the short tables, but the vessels containing wine were not moved, showing a faint smile.

"But the fine wine collected in the palace is not delicious. Why don't all the ministers drink?"

Zhu Youxiao lifted up his robe sleeves and looked at Sun Guozhen and the others, "Today's celebration banquet was specially prepared by me. In the past few days, everyone in the Young Mansion has worked hard, so I deliberately arranged it later. I came here just to let you relax."

"Your Majesty, it's not that the fine wine in the palace is unpalatable, it's that the ministers are not allowed to drink alcohol."

Sun Guozhen stepped forward and bowed: "The Young Mansion still has many things to do. After finishing this celebration banquet, I have to rush back to the various places in the Young Mansion as soon as possible, so..."

"Not bad at this time."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and waved his hand, "Since none of you have drank, I will pour you three glasses of wine to celebrate your success, okay?"

This……

When the ministers gathered in the palace heard the words, they were all shocked and looked at each other. However, when Liu Ruoyu outside the palace heard what his prince said, he led a group of young eunuchs into the palace quickly.

In this situation, Zhu Youjian was holding an empty wine glass, and Zhu Yujian was holding a pot of fine wine, and walked quickly towards Zhu Youxiao.

"This first glass of wine, I would like to dedicate it to everyone in the Young Mansion."

Looking at the hall full of people, Zhu Youxiao took the empty wine glass. Zhu Yujian bowed his head and stepped forward to pour wine for the emperor. Zhu Youxiao's words shocked all the officials present.

What a status the emperor has!

How can we pay tribute to them on such an occasion?

This made some people's expressions change.

Especially when Sun Guozhen and Lu Guanxiang all wanted to come forward and say something, Zhu Youxiao raised his wine glass and said with a slight smile: "I know that it is not easy for the young master, and I also know that it is not easy for you. Not only do you have to do all kinds of There are complicated errands and a lot of rumors, but even so, you have never let me down!"

"I will send you a message today: to establish a heart for heaven and earth, to establish a destiny for the people, to carry forward the unique knowledge of the past saints, and to create peace for all generations. You all need to take practical actions to tell me and tell the world that you have done it."

"I am very gratified and happy about this. I hope that you will not forget your original intention and continue to move forward. I will encourage you all!!"

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

The expressions on the faces of all the ministers of the Shaofu who heard this were moved, and some even had red eyes. They did not expect that the emperor would say such a thing.

Only they themselves know best what kind of pressure they have endured in the past. Let’s not talk about the high pressure of the errands they receive. In the final analysis, it is their job and they must do it well no matter what.

But in this situation, they still have to endure a lot of rumors, even abuse and accusations. Some say they are lucky ministers, some say they are ministers, and some say they are traitors. This kind of comes from the spirit The pressure on people is hard to imagine.

But after hearing what the emperor said today, they felt that all this was nothing!

Learn martial arts and sell them to the emperor's family!

The emperor values ​​them so much and understands them so much that nothing else really matters.

Zhu Youxiao drank the wine from the glass, and the spicy taste filled his mouth. Upon seeing this, all the ministers gathered in the palace picked up the cups containing the wine and drank it down with various emotions!

"With this second glass of wine, I want to pay tribute to my son who died fighting for the Ming Dynasty!"

While Zhu Yujian was holding a pot and pouring wine, Zhu Youxiao continued: "Without them, there would be no current stability, and without them, there would be no Shaofu today. I hope you will remember one thing, and my will and decision can be implemented by you." I came down because I have good sons and daughters in the Ming Dynasty, and they risked their own lives to maintain stability for the Ming Dynasty, otherwise there would be nothing like this."

"I will keep this in mind!!"

There were shouts and shouts in the hall.

If you want to reverse the trend of the nobles and the weak, you can't just start from the political level. You must let more people know that the different division of labor does not mean different identities and different statuses. The group of civil servants in the outer dynasty, Zhu Youxiao has never He thought he could change everyone, but the civil servant in the Shaofu wanted to tell everyone to change their minds!

In a sense, what the civil servants under the Shaofu experienced were what the generals of the Ming Dynasty had experienced for a long time. The more they cared about something, the more they actually lacked something.

The so-called pattern maintained by the desperate efforts of scholar-bureaucrats and literati was precisely the result of having experienced the darkest moments before and being wantonly suppressed or beheaded.

Before the Ming Dynasty, there were several extremely chaotic periods in China, and during those special periods, it was those in charge of the army who were above everything else.

The reason why the scholar-bureaucrats and scholars were so stubborn was because the Zhao and Song regime proposed the slogan of co-ruling the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, which had a huge impact.

But now it is the Ming Dynasty that aspires to dominate China!

Since it is the Ming Dynasty, some rules must be reshaped!

"Your Majesty, I dare to ask for advice!"

While Zhu Yujian was pouring wine, Lu Guanxiang walked out of the imperial court at this moment, bowed to the emperor and said: "I sincerely ask your majesty to take back the order and take back the money that was used as a reward for raising integrity. I will attend the imperial court meeting in the next few days." , everyone knows that next year, the young master will shoulder heavy responsibilities, and the expenditure for this amount of money to support integrity alone will be as high as nearly one million taels!"

"Issuing this integrity-supporting silver to me and others will make me and others much richer. But if this integrity-supporting silver is used in a practical way, it can effectively solve many problems." "I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

In the Chengguang Hall, Sun Guozhen, Yu Yinggui, Shao Jiechun, Song Yingxing, Yan Yingyuan and other young officials bowed and saluted to show their attitude.

The reason why they chose to join the Shaofu in the first place was not for fame or profit. They just wanted to do more practical things and prove themselves. If it was really just for these reasons, they would not be officials in the Shaofu. .

In this situation, Chen Qiyu, who was standing at the same place, had complex emotions deep in his heart when he saw the scene in front of him. If it is said that officials at all levels in the Ming Dynasty, whether in the center or in the central area, If you can be like these young government officials in front of you, then there is no need to worry about the Ming Dynasty not being able to revive.

But reality is often cruel. After all, beauty only exists in imagination.

"This is the third glass of wine I want to bring."

Seeing this scene, Zhu Youxiao played with the wine cup in his hand, and then handed it to Zhu Youjian who was standing beside him, the smile on his face gradually faded.

"Since I have distributed this integrity-supporting silver to the entire Young Mansion, I will not take it back, because this integrity-supporting silver is not only for you, but also for officials at all levels in the Young Mansion. You cannot represent them."

Ok?

Everyone who heard this statement could clearly feel the change in the emperor.

"Everyone look up!"

Zhu Youxiao flicked his robe sleeves and said in a cold tone: "When I set up the Young Master's office, I emphasized that I hate corruption the most. I put my hands where they shouldn't and used power for personal gain."

"In fact, the young master is not exempt from vulgarity."

"In the past few days, the Young Mansion has been expanding at a faster pace and has done more things. There is no guarantee that some people with evil intentions will use the Young Mansion as a springboard to do things that are disgusting to me."

impossible! !

Shao Jiechun, who was in charge of supervising the Qing officials department, was inevitably horrified when he heard what the emperor said.

In the past few days, the Department of Supervising the Cleaning Officials that he led has been keeping an eye on the officials of the Shaofu, especially the large amount of food and salary disbursements. They are watching every move!

"The Department of Supervising and Supervising Officials has done a good job. It knows that corruption must originate from the top. This corruption is a big deal, and the corruption of morals must start from the top down."

Seeing the change in Shao Jiechun's demeanor, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and said: "At least what I know is that the ministers, lieutenants, ministers, and principals of the Shaofu Yousi did not violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Even the large amount of money and food allocated is sufficient." The rest will be transferred downwards."

"But a thousand-mile dike breaks in an ant nest. Among the many low-level officials in Shaofu Yousi, and even among the clerks, there are a group of scum who have deducted food and wages and enriched their own pockets. The scale actually exceeds hundreds. , when the internal factory presented this matter to me, I couldn’t believe it!!”

The problem actually appears below! ?

This group of middle- and high-level officials in the Young Mansion, every one of them, showed a look of astonishment. This was something they had never thought of.

Corruption cannot be eliminated no matter where it is.

Human nature is like this, and it cannot be completely eliminated by the system.

So Zhu Youxiao must sound the alarm!

The current batch of middle- and high-level officials in the Shaofu are all very well-educated. The reason why they are willing to join the Shaofu is because they really want to do something practical, so they have no other thoughts at all.

Is it possible for someone like Yan Yingyuan to be greedy?

Is it possible for someone like Song Yingxing to be greedy?

Zhu Youxiao believes that they will not be greedy.

But when a person stays in a high position for a long time, sees a lot, and experiences a lot, no one can be sure whether his thoughts and concepts will change due to certain things.

It is obviously unrealistic to rely on moral constraints to expect that people will not change.

The Shaofu's characteristics of being upright, honest, well-organized, and efficient must not be changed at least five years before the apocalypse, otherwise it will be difficult to accomplish many things.

So the alarm bell must sound! !

"My lord is guilty!"

Shao Jiechun looked ashamed and knelt down before the emperor and said, "I have betrayed your Majesty's trust and failed to supervise the entire Young Mansion. I actually allowed this kind of thing to happen in the Young Mansion. I am willing to accept the punishment!"

Shao Jiechun was not the only one who was ashamed.

None of the middle- and high-level officials present in the Young Mansion had thought that such scandals might exist under their own command.

It’s because my official career was too short and I didn’t get infected with those bad habits.

Seeing the reactions of the ministers gathered in the palace, Zhu Youxiao felt deep in his heart, but he also had hidden worries in his heart. How many of these young government officials in front of him can really stay true to their original aspirations in the future?

This is something that even Zhu Youxiao cannot be sure of.

"I will save this third glass of wine until today next year, and then drink it with you."

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao calmed down and said: "As for the identified batch of rat scum, they will all be arrested by the inner factory and returned to Beijing, where they will be skinned and stuffed with grass in the West City, and then they will be informed to me all over Beizhili. Everyone sent to the government office by the Shaofu must show it to me!!"

Since corruption cannot be completely eradicated, we should use the most direct method to warn and deter those who have ideas but do not act! !

(End of this chapter)