Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 461 Changes in Liaodi

"Brother Emperor, you have ordered us to arrest all the scholars who gathered at Fengtianmen to demonstrate. Some of them came to Beijing to take part in the examination. If this matter is not handled well, I'm afraid the public opinion will become bad. .”

In Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Youjian showed a worried look and looked at Zhu Youxiao who was busy at his desk. "After all, after the first lunar month, the examination will start soon. If the candidates gathered in the capital are dissatisfied with this matter, they will be criticized by some If people with ulterior motives instigate and stir up trouble to stop taking exams, then the imperial court will become passive."

"Then they must pay the due price for their actions!"

Zhu Youxiao put down his imperial pen and said resolutely: "Students should do what they should do. If you don't pass the scientific examination held by the imperial court or get a name on the gold list to enter the official career, then you should study honestly instead of being used as a gun by others." The essence of the imperial court's promotion of science and technology is to select talents, not to select idiots!"

"Before the formal examination is held, the characterization of this matter will be clear, and the relevant groups involved in the canal transport case will also be clarified. Kong Yinzhi wants to inherit the title of Duke Yansheng, so don't even think about it. , I will never let such sanctimonious people win this honor!"

"Your Majesty, what do you plan to do with those scholars?"

Zhu Yujian stepped forward and asked: "After all, many people have been arrested and many people are paying attention to this matter. I'm afraid the capital will not stop tonight."

"Take away the honor!"

Zhu Youxiao lifted up his robe sleeves and leaned on the cushions and said: "I don't care why they gathered at Fengtianmen to demonstrate, but since they dare to resist the laws of the Ming Dynasty, they must be dealt with strictly. If this trend is not suppressed, then from now on Where is the majesty of the imperial court? Where is my majesty?"

So cruel!

After Zhu Youjian and Zhu Yujian heard this, they subconsciously looked at each other with a look of surprise on their faces. Obviously, they did not expect such a result.

"What? Do you think I'm too harsh?"

Zhu Youxiao raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at the two of them and said.

"I think it's a little too strict."

Zhu Yujian paused and showed some hesitation, but he still said what he was thinking, "I'm afraid that many of the scholars gathered at Fengtianmen were deceived and went to Fengtianmen out of the idea of ​​​​helping. Maybe They don't understand the truth at all. They have studied hard for more than ten years in a poor life, just to be named on the gold medal list one day. Now to deprive them of their honors is worse than killing them..."

When he got to this point, Zhu Yujian couldn't go on.

"I just said that people must pay the due price for their actions!"

Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "They are not children. They should have the most basic judgment. Since they have made the choice to follow the crowd and come to Fengtianmen, they must have a lucky mentality in their hearts, thinking that even if they do this, Even if the court has any dissatisfaction, it will not be punished too severely."

"But that's what's bad about it!"

"If they are not severely punished just because of this and show the majesty of our Ming Dynasty's laws, then it will be a very bad start. Will there be some problems in the future and if the government does not explain them out, demonstrations will occur? Therefore, their honors must be deprived, and I have no intention of letting them return to their place of origin!"

"Is the emperor going to kill them all?"

Zhu Youjian looked at Zhu Youxiao in disbelief.

"Killing them won't hurt."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said: "In the final analysis, they are a group of people who are being used, and that is exactly the case. There is no guarantee that the guys behind the scenes will continue to make a fuss about this matter." "I have thought about it and will wait for this matter. After the final decision was made, I sent people to escort them to Liaodong, put them under the jurisdiction of the Liaodong Governor's Mansion, and placed them in the restructured guard office. I am willing to give them another chance. If they arrive in Liaodong and are willing to work hard and solve problems for the court, then They can be awarded corresponding positions and stay in Liaodong for twenty years, and the best among them can return to the customs to serve. If they choose to abandon themselves, then even if they die in this life, they will die in Liaodong!"

This……

When Zhu Youjian and Zhu Yujian heard this, they showed different emotions.

The price is too high.

One wrong choice will cost them half their life to atone.

But the reality is so cruel.

What's more, there are some words that Zhu Youxiao hasn't said yet. Even if there are indeed some malleable talents among these people, if they want to use their talents to return to the right path, they have to take up positions overseas and help the court open up a new pattern. , such as going to Korea, which belongs to the vassal state, and Ryukyu, which belongs to the vassal state. Even if these places are ruled by the Ming Dynasty, they need to be governed if they want to truly bring their groups back to their hearts.

"Liaodong seems to be calm on the surface, but in fact there are turbulent undercurrents."

While the two of them were sighing, Zhu Youxiao stood up and walked out of the palace. When he walked out of the Dongnuan Pavilion, looking at the starry sky, Zhu Youxiao was filled with emotion.

"Is Brother Huang worried about Liaodong?"

Zhu Youjian, who followed him out, looked puzzled when he saw his royal brother like this: "Liaodong is changing a lot nowadays, isn't it?"

"The changes are quite big, but there are too many things that cannot be generalized by looking at the surface."

Zhu Youxiao stood up with his hands behind his back and said: "We restructured the guard station, opened up wasteland and cultivated fields, resettled the refugees, opened ports, and opened checkpoints. Each and every time, the pressure was put on the Liaodong Governor's Office, and the Liaodong border was guarded and intimidated. Why did the various tribes in Liaohetao rebel and build captives? The pressure has been put on the Liaodong Governor's Office. However, if Liaodong wants to truly stabilize and manage it into a land of plenty outside the Pass, there are still too few people."

At this moment, Zhu Youxiao's profound gaze seemed to have passed through the obstacles of time and space, and the mountains, rivers, big cities, and key passes from the capital to Liaodong seemed to have passed by in a single leap.

Under the same night sky.

At that time, Liaodong was still very cold and windy.

Guangning City.

Liaodong Governor's Mansion.

In the brightly lit main hall, Liaodong Governor Hong Chengchou was busy at his desk. Compared with when he first went to Liaoning, Hong Chengchou seemed much more haggard, and his whole person became very thin.

"Your Majesty, there are so many affairs that we want to facilitate, but the Liaodong Governor's Mansion is short of too many manpower, too many."

Seeing an official letter coming from all over the country, Hong Chengchou sighed softly, leaning on his official hat chair and muttered to himself: "It's easy to solve the problem of money and food, but this person is the only one who is difficult to solve. The reorganization of the guard office requires the abolition of the guard." It is the garrison duty of the post, and it is necessary to build a large-scale farming post. If you want to appease the people under your rule, it is simply impossible to operate it without literate officials."

Regardless of the current situation in Liaodong, everything seems very peaceful. Not only the Jianlu did not dare to invade the border areas of Liao easily, but even the neighboring grassland ministries did not dare to start wars due to the reopening of the border. However, the internal governance , but there are many problems that need to be sorted out and solved!

(End of this chapter)