King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

In an instant.

A chilling atmosphere spread throughout the pavilion.

Xia Yuanji, who was standing aside, could not help but shudder subconsciously when facing the angry Han King Zhu Gaoxu, and did not dare to say a word.

"Really, all of them are 'humeral ministers and good officials' of our Ming Dynasty!"

"With a salary from the imperial court, you can enjoy various benefits from the imperial court."

"How dare you ignore the orders of the imperial court, how dare you reach out, how dare you take bribes and bend the law, and how dare you do such a bad thing."

"It's just courting death."

"Is it true that I don't dare to do anything to them, or that I think I am a soft persimmon?"

talking.

He didn't bother to pay attention to Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs who was standing nearby, and shouted angrily outside the courtyard:
"Someone is coming."

"The Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard sent Ji Gang, the Six Ministers, the Cabinet Ministers, and the Crown Prince to quickly go to the Imperial Study Room to discuss matters."

Then, without any hesitation, he turned around and strode towards the palace.

It's not surprising that Zhu Gaoxu was so angry and solemn.

Mainly because he really didn't expect that some people would be so brave.

When the refined salt sales quota was being auctioned, the imperial court pulled the Jin Yiwei and other ministers to stand in front of the stage and assured all the merchants who were bidding that the interests of many of them would be safeguarded in the future.

Strictly prohibit it, and no one in the court will be allowed to reach inside randomly.

Provide these businessmen with safety and protection of their interests.

For this reason, the imperial court issued a series of orders to various state capitals to warn officials to prevent some people from plundering for this purpose, thus damaging the trust established between the imperial court and merchants.

At the same time, he also wanted to take the opportunity to enhance the court's trust among the people, and also to eliminate corruption among some people in the court.

Who knows, how much time has passed?

Today is the first day of sales of refined salt, and before all the profits have been earned, someone actually took action right after the quota auction.

During this period, not only did they take things by force, but people also lost their lives because of it, and people almost lost their families because of it.

One can imagine how bad this situation is.

Isn't this undoubtedly a slap in the face of the imperial court?
In such a situation, there was actually no disturbance there, no news came, everything was completely calm.

If it were not for the past few days, the imperial court's salt transport convoys arrived one after another at those places, and the people responsible for signing and checking the seals risked their lives to secretly slip letters to the officials delivering refined salt.

I don’t know how long the imperial court will keep this secret.

This is still the news that broke out, who knows how many more, the news that has not been broken out, or how many merchants who participated in the auction and sold in the area were persecuted, is completely unknown.

No one can guarantee whether there will be a worse situation than this.

As for the regional sales agency of refined salt, this matter is led by Zhu Gaoxu.

With such a bad situation happening now, one can imagine how angry he is?
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

The prince, Ji Gang, Jin Zhong, and other court giants rushed in one after another after receiving the emergency summons.

The people who had not come forward saw Han King Zhu Gaoxu standing on the high platform with his hands behind his back, and noticed some clues from the expression on his eyebrows. Everyone suddenly frowned, and their hearts couldn't help but feel a little bit.

What is going on?
What kind of blind bastard is this? What stupid thing did he do?
Have you offended the man in front of you?

For a moment, everyone couldn't help but subconsciously glanced back at each other, asking each other with their eyes if they knew what happened.

He Nai looked around, but no one got the answer they wanted.

In the end, everyone couldn't help but frown, their eyes unanimously focused on Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu, and they subconsciously asked the doubts in their hearts, saying:

"Prince Han, I have hurriedly summoned my ministers to come, but is there anything important?"

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu's eyes glowed with an extremely cold light, he looked around at the people in front of him, and roared angrily:
"What kind of officials did the Ming Dynasty maintain?"

"Bastards. They're all a bunch of bastards."

"Incompetent, trash, disgusting, beast."

"Then what are you people here for?"

"What is the use?"

"Moth."

A series of angry shouts, curses, and vulgar words jumped out of Zhu Gaoxu's mouth, and he shouted and asked angrily at the officials in the audience, already abandoning the so-called etiquette, justice, and integrity.

This shows how angry Zhu Gaoxu is at this moment.

The officials who were questioned and cursed with foul language couldn't help but frowned subconsciously, their expressions suddenly changed wildly, and they looked in disbelief at the Han King Zhu Gaoxu who pointed at their noses and cursed, and were stunned on the spot.

Seeing this situation, many people opened their mouths several times to say something, but they met Zhu Gaoxu's cold and stern eyes.

At this moment, everyone saw the angry Zhu Gaoxu, and their minds couldn't help but overlap with the figure of Emperor Yongle who had been decisive in killing before.

As a result, everyone had to hold back the words that were on their lips, not daring to say more.

He also has no doubt that if he dares to interrupt at this moment, or even dare to say another word, what will happen to him will definitely not be a good thing.

Then, everyone had to look at Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi, who was standing at the front, staring blankly at Zhu Gaoxu on the stage just like them, hoping that he could stand up and rescue them.

Even if they can't save the siege, no matter what, let them know what happened.

Admit it, even if it means death, you should be an understanding person instead of just being so confused and not knowing anything.

Zhu Gaochi, who was standing aside in a daze, came back to his senses after a while and felt the eyes falling on him. How could he not understand what everyone meant?
Then, he looked at Zhu Gaoxu, who was standing on the high platform, furious and furious, and he couldn't help but feel curious in his heart. What happened, could he get the second son into such a situation, could he let him Such a loss of temper to do such a thing.

You know, after such a long time of contact.

In the past, he could deeply understand the changes in Zhu Gaoxu. He was no longer the person who always had his own temperament before, and he was also the person who could not show his emotions or anger.

But today, this is the situation.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaochi paused, squinted his eyes, his face showed seriousness, and asked quietly:
"Second child"

"you."

"Shut up." Before he could finish his words, Zhu Gaoxu's angry roars and shouts of restraints rang out, without giving the Crown Prince any face.

'boom'

Then, at the moment when he scolded Zhu Gaochi and told him to shut up, Zhu Gaoxu took out the prison token that Zhu Di left for him when he went on an expedition to Mobei, and threw it heavily in front of everyone.

Immediately, everyone listened to the dull sound coming from their ears, and the golden token falling in front of them, highlighting the four characters of 'I am here in person'.

Even though Zhu Gaochi was very unhappy with his second son scolding him like this, he had to hold back the words that had reached his lips and did not dare to say more. Then, as all the ministers said, The trend was to kneel down in front of the token of 'I am here in person'.

"Your Majesty, Holy Ann."

At the same time, everyone felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and an icy chill could not help but rush down their tailbones to their heads.

You know, during this period of time, every time Zhu Gaoxu took out the token "I am here in person", without exception, it would definitely indicate that something big was about to happen, but it was definitely not a good thing.

For a moment, everyone was thinking about whether they had made any mistakes or done something inappropriate in their work during this period of time.

I was trying to see if I could find out what went wrong. If I could admit my mistake as early as possible, I would avoid waiting for Zhu Gaoxu to reveal it. The punishment would be much better.

He Nairao, everyone racked their brains and thought for a long time but couldn't find it. They even found that he had done anything wrong in his entry.

This could not help but make everyone sit up and down, and the fear in their hearts became more and more intense.

After all, the unknown is what scares people the most.

But as Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi spoke.

Everyone could clearly feel the changes in King Han's demeanor and words.

In this way, the slightest sense of comfort arose in everyone's hearts, and the panic and uneasiness eased slightly.

Standing on the high platform, Zhu Gaoxu, who stood with his hands behind his back, suppressed his burning anger, restrained the obscene words he had just spouted angrily, turned his eyes with cold light, and stared coldly at the kneeling man. The people below who were scolded and were trembling coldly snorted:

"If there is something in his words, he is chanting the slogan of not competing with the people for profit."

"Behind the scenes, he is doing dirty things that turn the whole thing upside down, and he is constantly trying to put profits into his own pocket."

"To the extent that they are obsessed with interests, they turn a deaf ear to the court's policies and repeated orders, and they still go their own way."

"If you believe that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, you will be the local emperor of your own continent."

"Receiving a salary from the court and enjoying the power granted by the court, but doing nothing for the court."

"This is the official of the Ming Dynasty, this is the scholar who is full of poetry and economics."

"It is said that foolish officials are more harmful than corrupt officials. In my opinion, even foolish officials are better than corrupt officials. Officials who are quick-thinking and know how to do research are better."

"A foolish official will at least not skimp on anything and implement the court's policies meticulously."

"They are not like the so-called corrupt officials who have brains but don't take the right path. They only think about how to put money into their own pockets."

"Tiger doesn't eat meat, so he thinks we are cats!"

"Row!!"

"Since some people are shameless and want to see if my sword is sharp, then I will let some people have a good look, have a look, and feel it, so that they can remember it for a long time."

This is not an unimportant statement.

Zhu Gaoxu's roaring questioning voice echoed in the hall, making the ears of the ministers buzz.

However, these words also made the ministers in front of them catch some intriguing meanings, taste the slightest clues, and react.

Is this someone competing with the people for profit?

Where is the biggest benefit point for the entire Ming Dynasty now?

There is no doubt that it is the new salt method that was just launched today, and the cheap refined salt is sold in a designated area.

For this reason, everyone finally understood why Zhu Gaoxu was so angry. The refined salt and the new salt method were both promoted by the King of Han Dynasty.

Because of the profits from the refined salt matter and the benefits that the promotion of refined salt would bring to the court, I was worried that some people would interfere and secretly interfere to sabotage the court's plan.

Zhu Gaoxu pulled them and all the ministers in the court to stand on the platform, and many people knew the risks involved. For this reason, many people wrote letters to warn people familiar with it.

Then the imperial court also issued an imperial edict to the world, and all of the words warned certain officials not to try to reach out here.

The result is that under such circumstances, there are still people who dare to reach inside.

Isn't this just a slap in the face of the imperial court and the king of Han?
Isn't it just what Zhu Gaoxu said just now is fulfilled, that some officials in one continent and one government regard themselves as the emperor of the country?
Knowing the reason, others said that Zhu Gaoxu was angry about this matter, and the ministers who were scolded were also extremely angry. Because of this, some people messed up, and not only slapped the faces of these important ministers, but also He also asked them to take the blame for those people and was scolded.

Thinking of this, all the ministers, including the prince, all greeted the eighteen generations of officials who had secretly reached out to them in a "kind" way.

After a while, the kneeling ministers looked back at each other, their words full of sincerity, and said:

"The minister is guilty."

"I beg the King of Han to punish me."

At the same time, Zhu Gaochi on the side spoke appropriately and said:
"Second child"

"We all understand how you feel."

"I wonder if you can elaborate on it, which link specifically caused the problem?"

"This way we can check for leaks and fill them up."

"After all, things have happened, and making amends is the most advantageous choice now."

During this period of time, with the continuous roars and denunciations, Zhu Gaoxu's anger was naturally vented, and he shouted at the open door of the palace:

"Someone is coming."

Not long after.

A young eunuch held a tray in both hands and hurriedly walked in from the door with small steps.

Seeing the person coming, Zhu Gaoxu waved to him.

Then the young eunuch wisely distributed the memorials on the tray to the hands of the ministers one by one. Then he did not dare to stay for a moment and withdrew with great sense.

Seeing the memorials copied by the ministers, Zhu Gaoxu looked around the crowd coldly and said in a deep voice:
"See for yourselves!"

"Especially Ji Gang, the commander-in-chief of Jin Yiwei, should give me a good look at the contents recorded above."

"Think carefully about what you have done during this period of time as the commander-in-chief of the Royal Guards, taking charge of the world's intelligence, serving as the eyes and ears of the imperial court, the favor you have enjoyed from His Majesty, the convenience and great power provided to you by the imperial court. Are you worthy of the court's trust?" (End of Chapter)