Ming Dynasty: Every day, Zhu Yuanzhang is in trouble

"The iron certificate system of immunity from death has brought endless disasters!

It seems to be a good medicine that can appease the nobles.

It reflects your majesty's kindness.

It can also save Your Majesty a lot of money.

But in reality, such actions are just drinking poison to quench thirst!

Extremely stupid! "

Over in Shuangshui Village, Mei Yin, who had eaten and drunk his fill, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and started scolding him.

No matter so much.

No matter whether Old Zhu is a little strange this time or not.

None of this has much to do with him.

At this time, he just wanted to complete the task of dying for advice as soon as possible.

So that you can quickly get the rewards you get.

How bad can this matter get?

Anyway, based on past experience, Lao Zhu was just a little furious.

Nor will I beat myself.

That's enough.

"Your Majesty, have you always been complacent about this iron certificate of immunity from death that you obtained?
Do you feel like you've gotten a huge bargain?

Don’t you think this is an extremely smart policy?

wrong!

All wrong!
Everything has a price secretly marked on it!
In my opinion, this policy is extremely stupid and will cause endless harm!
It seems to have played a great role temporarily, but in fact it will cause endless harm in the long run!
Once people have power, it is easy for their mentality to change drastically.

This is especially true for those who feel that they have worked hard and made great contributions.

The nobles were even worse.

He is a proud and fierce soldier and is difficult to tame.

But Your Majesty gave them an iron certificate of immunity from death.

It makes them more unscrupulous and fuels their arrogance.

They are already in high positions and have great power, and now they have the iron certificate of immunity from death issued by Your Majesty as a guarantee.

Become a great support in my heart.

Naturally, they will become more arrogant and domineering!

I feel that there are many things that they can't do anything about.

Even if some things are really excessive, there is an iron certificate of immunity from death issued by His Majesty himself to protect us.

No one can do anything to them.

So they act even more arrogantly.

Your Majesty, have you always felt that you have been harsh in suppressing the nobles?
And you also feel that many of these nobles are particularly inhumane and change too quickly?

It's only been a few years since the founding of the country, and everyone has forgotten the hard days before?

But in fact, my father-in-law overlooked one point.

It is these people who have been able to get to where they are now.

The iron certificate of immunity from death that you, father-in-law, issued was also a huge reason.

If it really comes down to it, you, father-in-law, are also to blame!"

Mei Yin looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's fierce words and his expression seemed particularly serious.

He directly criticized Zhu Yuanzhang without showing any mercy.

Since you have accepted the Death Remonstrance mission, take into account the super good rewards given by the Death Remonstrance system.

Then he absolutely cannot be perfunctory in anything.

You must try your best and put your utmost effort into this matter!
Otherwise, if the Death Remonstrance System determines that I am just faking it and doesn't reward myself, I will suffer a great loss.

Zhu Yuanzhang himself had already realized the disadvantages of some iron-free plates.

After hearing Mei Yin's words at this time, my understanding of this matter became even more profound.

I think what Mei Yin said is absolutely right.

This is exactly what happened.

In this matter, I was completely deceived by that bastard Li Shanchang.

With the iron plate of immunity from death, many people will indeed become more unscrupulous.

I always feel that the iron shield of immunity from death in their hands is useful!

However, even Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Mei Yin's words made sense in this matter.

But at this moment, listening to what Mei Yin said and the attitude he showed, he still felt waves of anger rising up.

It was really that bastard Mei Yin was giving me a death warning.

The attitude and words displayed were really not polite at all.

Even though he already knew that Mei Yin was dying to advise him, he would still get some benefits.

I still feel a little bit unbearable.

This bastard's mouth is so annoying!
How could such a good person have such a mouth?
"Bullshit, how can this iron plate of immunity from death be as bad as you say?

How can it have such a big effect? ​​! "

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but scold.

On the one hand, I was really angry about what Mei Yin said.

On the other hand, he also wanted to take this opportunity to act with Mei Yin.

Moreover, don't let your emotions get too intense at this time.

Then how could he naturally take the opportunity to give his son-in-law a good beating and vent his frustration?
"This iron medal of immunity from death was awarded by us.

But it doesn't mean that it is useful all the time and that all crimes can be exempted from death penalty.

Didn’t Mei Yi not escape death this time?

Whether or not we can avoid death, it is ultimately up to us to decide.

Anyone who really thinks he has an iron plate of immunity from death can do whatever he wants.

Then let’s chop them all down one by one!

You will only die faster!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Mei Yin angrily and spoke.

What he said was also true.

Originally, he was still thinking that he couldn't go back on his word.

Those who hold the iron plate of immunity from death should be exempted from death.

But later, after discovering how excessive their actions were, Zhu Yuanzhang lost interest in this matter.

At this point, I feel that as long as those people do something excessive, they will be chopped off regardless of whether they have an iron plate of immunity from death or not.

After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Mei Yin shook his head and said, "Father-in-law, you said it simply, but it sounds better than singing!

But I'm afraid this is not up to you.

What you say doesn’t count!
Even when your father-in-law is around, you don't have to take this iron plate of immunity from death seriously.

But what happens after you, father-in-law, pass away?
Those who held the iron plate of immunity from death in their hands but did not use it left it to their descendants.

By that time, my father-in-law, you would have already been in hell.

How should we deal with this matter?
This certificate of immunity from death was issued by you, you can refuse to recognize it.

But this is not the case for my father-in-law's descendants.

Father-in-law, what you, the founding emperor, issued directly became the ancestral system.

In this situation, how should your descendants cope with it?

I can only hold my nose and admit it.

They don't have your courage, and are restricted by their status.

There is nothing that can be done about this matter.

So what I said was that it would cause endless harm, so don't be unconvinced!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard what Mei Yin said, he was stunned for a moment.

Then my heart was shaken.

It seems...what that bastard Mei Yin said is really like this!

I really hadn't thought of this before!

Yes!

I can suppress those arrogant and powerful generals.

You can use the immunity from death card that you have issued yourself however you want.

If you want to avoid death, you can avoid death. It's very flexible, but what about your descendants?

After this thought came to his mind, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became silent. This... was indeed something he had overlooked before.

Before, he thought that with him as the founding emperor around, these people would not be able to cause much trouble.

As for the iron plate of immunity from death, it remains to be seen whether it will be useful in the future and whether it can really save one from punishment.

That depends on your mood and your considerations.

Exoneration can be granted when necessary.

Nothing is unnecessary when it is not needed.

Just like when we treated Li Shanchang before, we still needed Li Shanchang at that time to continue to win over those nobles.

Help yourself stabilize the government.

Then the iron plate of immunity from death can be made effective.

Later, when it came to Liao Yongzhong, Wu Zhen, Wu Liang and others, they could make it ineffective.

That was why he had secretly cursed Li Shanchang more than once before, saying that he was a bastard and was full of selfishness in the matter of the iron plate of immunity from death, and that he had brought disaster upon himself.

When I first told myself about this, I said that this was a custom since ancient times.

It was also said that this was a particularly good way to appease people's hearts, reward meritorious officials, and demonstrate status.

And it saves money

But in fact, they were all his own considerations.

After all, after the iron plate of immunity from death is accomplished, he, the Duke of Korea, will get even more.

But no matter what, the iron plate of immunity from death has been issued by yourself, and you can use it however you want in the future.

It is impossible that they can be spared from death when they have committed particularly serious mistakes.

Tie your own hands and feet.

As the founding emperor, I can indeed do these things.

However, for his children and grandchildren, the things left behind by him, the founding emperor, have truly become ancestral rules.

In the future, if someone really commits a serious mistake, this iron plate of immunity from death must be taken out and used.

It’s really not that easy to deal with your own children and grandchildren.

I can only hold my nose and accept these.

Will be restricted to death.

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a moment.

I never thought that in the matter of the iron plate for saving death, there would be such a big pit!

No...how could this be so?

How did I accomplish so many things by myself that I originally thought were really good?

In the end, will it leave a big hole for future generations?

This is the case with the feudal system and the tax transfer system.

This also applies to the treasure banknotes and many other things in the garrisons.

Even now, this iron plate of immunity from death is still the same.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang not know what to say for a moment.

What the hell... Why do I feel like everything I do is wrong?
While thinking this, he was also thinking quickly in his heart how to solve the problem that Mei Yin mentioned.

How can we fill this hole that will harm future generations?

After some thought, Zhu Yuanzhang actually came up with a solution.

And there's more than one.

For now, I want to fill this hole.

There are only two ways.

The first is to deal with those who have the iron plate of immunity from death one by one.

Get rid of them in advance and don't give them any hope of leaving the iron plate of immunity from death.

Then under this circumstance, their descendants will have no way to use the iron plate of immunity from death to restrict their own children and grandchildren in the future.

Another way is to find a reason and issue a corresponding decree next time.

Take back all these iron plates of immunity from death, or declare them all invalid.

It will be of no use from now on.

Apart from these two, he couldn't think of any good ideas for the time being.

But both of these methods also have great hidden dangers.

For example, a way to deal with all those who have the iron certificate of immunity from death.

This doesn't seem credible when you think about it.

It's just something I can think about in my mind.

It is impossible to actually implement.

After all, those who can obtain the iron plate of immunity from death are those who have made contributions to the Ming Dynasty.

These people are in high positions and it is easy to touch them without a legitimate reason.

The Ming Dynasty would inevitably fall into turmoil because of this, and it would also chill the hearts of many people.

Besides, it doesn’t mean that everyone who gets the iron certificate of immunity from death will be so arrogant and domineering.

For example, Xu Da is different from Tang and others.

The only option left now is to find a way to take back all these iron plates of immunity from death.

Or they are all invalidated.

No longer admit it.

However, after this idea arose in his mind, Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and still felt that it was not appropriate.

Even with his thick skin, he still felt embarrassed to do this.

No matter what, after all, it was awarded by me personally.

At this time, he went back on his word...

This is really not easy to do.

Even though they know in their hearts that the iron plate of immunity from death cannot really save them from death, many people do not think so.

Once one announces its abolition or withdrawal, it will inevitably cause an uproar.

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed a little distressed for a moment.

"Xiao Yin, do you have any good ideas to solve this problem?"

Queen Ma looked at Mei Yin and spoke.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard what Empress Ma said, he immediately pricked up his ears.

I couldn't help but nod in my heart.

My own sister is worthy of being my own sister.

It’s really worry-free to have a girl around!
It was somewhat difficult for him to ask Mei Yin about this matter at this time.

But my sister asked directly.

This girl is really my good wife!

"Mother, there is a solution to this problem.

But it is impossible to solve it perfectly.

After all, this was something my father boasted about himself back then, so it’s impossible for him to just abandon it.

We also cannot kill everyone who has the iron plate of immunity from death. This is unrealistic.

I think that a better compromise now is that after my father-in-law returns, he can make a supplementary explanation based on what Mei Yi and others did this time.

Reduce the effectiveness of the iron plate of immunity from death a little bit.

The scope of its use is also greatly reduced.

There are clear regulations made by Your Majesty, the ancestor.

From now on, it won’t be that easy for those people to use the death-free iron plate to embarrass your Majesty’s descendants…”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Mei Yin's words, his eyes lit up.

Mei Yin is a really smart guy, this idea is really good.

I wrote it down immediately.

"Are you finished?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Mei Yin and asked.

Mei Yin nodded and said, "That's it."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled when he saw this.

"That's all! Then it's time for me to tell you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang rolled up his sleeves and rushed towards Mei Yin...

(End of this chapter)