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Chapter 91 Zhu Chunchen (please subscribe)
Zhu Youxiao also guessed that Zhang Weixian would not object and could set an example, allowing him to take the lead in investigating, which also made him feel a little relieved.

But the question is how to act and how to rectify it?
"We'll talk about punishment later. The question now is what to do? Duke Cheng Guo and Duke Ding also talk about it."

Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo, and Xu Xigao, Duke of Dingguo, had their own thoughts at this time.They were more or less involved in the two things the emperor showed them.

In particular, Chengguo Gong Zhu Chunchen not only secretly accepted 30 taels of bribes from the two brothers Chen Bangyan and Chen Yongshou, but also took advantage of his opportunity to serve in the Beijing Camp and the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to collect bribes and empty pay.

Therefore, he also caused the most obstacles for Chen Liangbi's envoys. Seeing this, other nobles also imitated Chen Liangbi's example.

But he is smart and does these things quietly, so everyone knows that he must be involved, but there is no evidence.When he saw the roster and reported to Chen Liangbi, he found that there was no record of himself. He felt relieved and felt lucky.

"Your Majesty, I agree with the British minister. The purpose of building the three halls and three gates of the imperial court is to restore the dignity of the imperial court. However, many people regard it as a way to make money. Corruption and bribery are common. This kind of culture must not be allowed to continue.

Now even His Majesty is worrying about state affairs, devolving himself to the palace to spend money, and also using internal funds to support the court. The national nobles should be in line with His Majesty and share His worries, instead of doing this. "

Zhu Chunchen said such righteous words, which made Zhang Weixian and Xu Xigao beside him laugh inwardly. He was really bullying the emperor who had just ascended the throne. What kind of drama was he doing here to coax ghosts?After this passionate speech, the emperor was moved and felt that he must be a righteous minister who was dedicated to the country.

But the three of them never imagined that they could hide who Zhu Chunchen was from others, but they could not hide it from Zhu Youxiao, who was a time traveler.

He looked at this person and silently recalled his information in his memory.

Zhu Chunchen, whose ancestor was Zhu Neng, was a famous general in Jingnan. He made numerous meritorious deeds in the southern and northern campaigns and was granted the title of Duke.

When Li Zicheng attacked Beijing, Chongzhen, who knew that the situation was over, wrote an edict, ordering Duke Zhu Chunchen to command the armies and assist the crown prince Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Chunchen, who was deeply trusted by Chongzhen and entrusted with an important task at the last moment, immediately turned against him and offered the Qihua Gate (Chaoyang Gate) to Li Zicheng. What was even more disgusting was that he went to court with Chen Yan to persuade him to join.

Even Li Zicheng couldn't stand such a two-pronged person and immediately ordered his execution.

In fact, in the bribery list of brothers Chen Bangyan and Chen Yongshou, Zhu Chunchen's bribery record was only collected in the name of his brother-in-law.

It's just that Zhu Youxiao also thought that people can't be judged simply based on the cognitive results of later generations. In addition, as the Duke of the country, Zhu Chunchen may have to rely on him to rectify the nobles, and he can't do it personally, so he wanted to give him a chance to use his bribery The record was deleted to see if he had any intention of repenting.

Unexpectedly, it was this performance. He was overjoyed to see him missing from the roster and spoke righteously. This made Zhu Youxiao, who already had a bad impression of him, feel even more disgusted.

"It's great, you are indeed a pillar of the country!"

Zhu Youxiao sneered in his heart, but did not break out and continued:
"Since you all want to investigate strictly, I will listen to you, but don't let the family scandal be publicized. I don't want the cabinet to know about this matter. You, the British public, will be responsible for corruption. Let the matter of this list be publicized first." , but none of you need to tell you the content.

I believe that there are still people who have slipped through the net, so I will ask them to hand over the embezzled money to me. Then I will forget the blame. If they accept the money and still think that they have not been discovered, and are lucky, then don't blame me. Didn't give them a chance! "

Zhu Youxiao knew in his heart that the contents of the roster would definitely be leaked, and it was too lenient to only ask them to hand over the stolen money.But he had no choice. He had just ascended the throne and his foundation was not deep. During this period, he had been thinking that if he wanted to fight against the Manchu civil servants in the later period, just using eunuchs would not work.

Xungui is undoubtedly a very good force. This is also the court structure established by Zhu Yuanzhang from the very beginning, with Xungui and civil servants standing side by side.

However, after the Tumubao Incident, the nobles declined, and the civil servants completely suppressed the nobles. The emperor could only use eunuchs to fight against the civil servants, forming a pattern in which eunuchs and civil servants restricted and struggled with each other.

So now these nobles are still valuable and cannot be killed with one shot.

And by doing this, he can show a generous and benevolent image to the outside world. In ancient times when people ruled in the name of benevolence, justice and morality, the image of an emperor who seemed to be generous on the surface was still very important.

But it doesn't matter whether he is lenient or not in terms of specific governance, and he will not let the people know.

Zhang Weixian readily accepted Zhu Youxiao's meaningful words and nodded in agreement. Collecting bribes was nothing. It was much easier than rectifying the Beijing camp.

Although it seemed that this was something that offended people, in fact, he didn't care about urging and just accepted it. He would just hand it over to Zhu Youxiao when the time came. How to deal with those who were lucky enough not to hand over the letter was the emperor's concern.

Zhu Chunchen didn't know that the emperor deliberately hid his bribery records, and thought that he had done a perfect job. He still didn't take it seriously when he heard that the emperor's words had a hidden meaning.

The opportunity was given to them, and Zhu Youxiao didn't want to waste any more time on this matter, so he continued to talk about the Beijing camp.

"Alas, the matter of bribery is small, but the matter of the capital camp is big. Since Taizu first built the three camps and Chengzu restructured them, the three camps have been rectified many times, but with little effect. Chen Liangbi is also devoted to the country and facing difficulties. On the other hand, I wanted to reorganize the capital camp, but I was met with difficulties in every possible way, making it difficult to carry out the reorganization."

Spending millions of taels a year and eating 97 shi of food would not make Zhu Youxiao feel distressed.

Chen Liangbi was asked to do this in advance, and Wei Zhongxian was arranged later, but still had little effect and great resistance. This made Zhu Youxiao want to deal with it personally. No matter how big the resistance was, he would continue to do it.

Zhang Weixian knew what Emperor Jing'er meant, and he just wanted their support. But now that he had accepted the job of paying the bribe, he no longer wanted to have anything to do with the rectification of the Beijing camp. When the emperor complained, he didn't close his eyes much. Make words.

He was not in a hurry, but Zhu Chunchen and the others were. The capital camp had millions of taels of silver, millions of stones of grain, and such a big cake. They ate a lot of it every year, and they could still eat it for so many years.

Now the emperor has a seizure somewhere and insists on rectifying it. No matter how "loyal to the emperor and patriotic" he is, he is unwilling to do so.

Seeing the situation, Zhu Chunchen, who had the greatest interests involved, quickly stepped out to persuade:
"Your Majesty, there are many things involved in the Beijing Camp matter. As the saying goes, urgent things should be done slowly, and urgent things should be done urgently. The Beijing Camp matter should be dealt with slowly!"

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