Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

Chapter 105 The mediocre and diligent emperor!
Now Zhu Youjian has completely lost his self-confidence, and even in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, he no longer dares to call himself "I".

The reason is very simple. This emperor has not acted well and really does not have that face.

Xiao Ran can understand Zhu Youjian's current mentality and thoughts very well.

Although the last emperor was not a very powerful king who could create a prosperous age, if he had not caused so many natural and man-made disasters at the end of the Ming Dynasty, he would not have been able to simply be a conservative king. questionable.

"What you said about Emperor Chongzhen actually has nothing to do with you. It's just your bad luck." Xiao Ran added silently, looking at him full of self-blame and apology.

Now that he is able to persevere without breaking things or breaking things, his mentality is actually very good.

However, the Ming Dynasty eventually perished at the hands of Emperor Chongzhen, and he had to bear some infamy in later generations.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran also had a headache: "However, Li Zicheng is also a serious problem that has to be dealt with now. He will continue to harass Kaifeng until there is no peace."

"There is one more important thing now. It is already October, but in December, Li Zicheng and Luo Ru will attack Kaifeng again. In the historical trajectory, Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian promoted Shaanxi Governor Wang Qiaonian to Shaanxi Trilateral Governor and rushed to help. Kaifeng.”

"But this time, there was no way to completely eliminate Li Zicheng's power. In February of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng captured and killed Wang Qiaonian again in Xiangcheng. Zhu Youjian was forced to release Sun Chuanting from prison and worship him as the Third Shaanxi Emperor. Governor of the Border.”

Hearing that Li Zicheng had sent troops to harass Kaifeng twice in just three months, Zhu Yuanzhang's face became extremely ugly.

As the emperor of Ma Ma, Zhu Di felt that his uncle could bear it, but his aunt couldn't bear it!
"Damn it, you have challenged the authority of the imperial court again and again, but it still can't be solved. Zhu Youjian, where are the troops and horses he maintains? What do those people do for food?" Zhu Di couldn't help scolding Zhu Youjian. With.

It was understandable before that Zhu Youjian was really unlucky and encountered one after another natural disasters.

But even if there are natural disasters, the training of the army cannot be neglected.

However, if Xiao Ran knew what Zhu Di was thinking, he could only say that when Zhu Yuanzhang was fighting, Zhu Biao was guarding the rear, and when Zhu Di was fighting, he also had a good son at home to manage food and logistics.

As a result, these two emperors did not personally experience the pain of insufficient food, grass and armaments.

It's really because they both have such big children!
Xiao Ran added silently, as if a knife cut off the last rope: "Actually, it's not just those two times, there will be more later."

"In the summer of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng besieged Kaifeng for the third time. In the Battle of Zhuxian Town, he annihilated the reinforcements led by Governor Ding Qirui, Governor of Baoding Yang Wenyue and others. At that time, Emperor Chongzhen urged Sun Chuanting to send troops to rescue, but it didn't work. , until September, when the Yellow River embankment collapsed and the city of Kaifeng was destroyed, Li Zicheng stopped attacking Kaifeng."

"In October, Sun Chuanting left Tongguan, defeated Jiaxian, and returned to the pass. In the eleventh month of the leap year, Li Zicheng captured Runing, killed Yang Wenyue, controlled most of Henan, and then moved to Huguang."

"Zhang Xianzhong, who was once suppressed by Ding Qirui and others, was also active in southern Zhili again. He captured Luzhou in May, defeated the Yellow Emperor in July, and Liu Liangzuo's troops were in Lu'an. He transferred to Huguang in the early 16th year of Chongzhen."

Zhu Yuanzhang was full of anger and reached out to slap the table: "Okay, okay, the preparations we made before have come in handy now."

"Fourth! Bring us all the troops, horses, food and fodder we prepared before, and arrange the weapons as well. When the time comes, if you don't show some color to rebellious officials and traitors like Li Zicheng, I will not be Zhu Yuanzhang!"

"Dad! My son must beat these people until they know it hurts and they know they are wrong!"

Xiao Ran silently wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead. The father and son were really full of martial virtue.

"It's just that there are still two months left to deal with Li Zicheng. I think the most important thing now is to clean up the corrupt officials in the court."

"Today's Donglin Party is a dominant one, and the Ming Dynasty has entered a negative cycle. These people really have contributed a lot."

Xiao Ran really couldn't stand those people.

It's not that he favors Wei Zhongxian in his historical views and doesn't like these aristocratic families, but what the Donglin Party does is really not human affairs. In their hearts, they are a flowing court and an iron-clad aristocratic family.

They don't care who is in charge of the court. Anyway, as long as they have the power and power in their hands, no matter whether the person on the throne is named Zhu, Li or Wang, their status will always be stable.

There are also some public officials who have heard rumors and are as annoying as some of the unscrupulous media in modern times.

Anyway, in Xiao Ran's view, Ming's death was due to many reasons. The first party was constantly fighting and internal personnel were trying to undermine each other, and the second emperor's abilities were limited.

Chongzhen's character is suspicious, suspicious and irresponsible, which only accounts for a small part.

The third is the continuous natural disasters. The end of the Ming Dynasty coincided with the Little Ice Age, which is a rare event in a thousand years. You must know that the Bohai Sea froze at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

The main thing is that there are many corrupt officials in the court. It can even be said that by the end of the Ming Dynasty, corruption had become a matter of course, which was completely different from the period when Zhu Yuanzhang controlled the government.

At this point, Xiao Ran really had to complain to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Uncle, in the Chongzhen period, corruption has reached the point where even the emperor has no way to deal with it." Xiao Ran looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and complained silently, "The regulations you formulated to prevent officials from taking bribes gradually gradually As time goes by, the effect becomes less significant.”

"It stands to reason that under normal circumstances, when the word "corrupt officials" was mentioned in ancient times, not only the common people would gnash their teeth with hatred, but the emperor would also be extremely angry and punish the corrupt officials."

"However, there are exceptions to everything. When corruption reaches a certain level, even if the emperor personally calls for honesty and self-discipline, he will still be pushed back."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the beginning of Xiao Ran's words, his expression became extremely ugly.

However, he did not interrupt Xiao Ran's words.

Zhu Di was also slightly silent, understanding that once the power of ministers became strong and all these ministers in the court formed a community of interests, the emperor would be equivalent to a decoration. Xiao Ran continued: "This problem has arisen a long time ago. In 1628 AD, Emperor Chongzhen, who had just ascended the throne, was determined to make a difference. So he issued an edict, calling on the ministers to carry forward the idea that 'civilians do not love money. With the military attache’s spirit of not risking his own life, we will create a peaceful and prosperous age with him.”

"However, what Chongzhen didn't expect was that not long after his call was made, a household officer named Han Yiliang wrote a memorial to him about the incident."

With that said, Xiao Ran glanced in the direction of Zhu Yuanzhang and said to him: "What I'm going to say next is a bit exciting. Uncle, old man, you two should be mentally prepared."

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di looked at each other and nodded.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "It doesn't matter, just say it, our mental endurance is not that bad."

Xiao Ran nodded: "Okay, then I will continue. This Han Yiliang told Chongzhen in this memorial: In this day and age, what can you do without money? Who is an official who does not do it for money?"

"And he also made a very clear statement about corruption. He said that since he became an official, there is no place where money is not used for promotions, assessments, and social interactions. Everyone's salary is so low that even a month's salary is not enough for a casual worker. money!"

"What else can we do if we are not greedy? Besides, this official was promoted by buying money. How can we get back the capital without corruption? If the emperor really wants the court to reach a state where civil servants do not care about money and military officers are willing to die, I suggest you arrest him first. A few examples will be dealt with severely to show your determination!”

"Fuck you!" Zhu Yuanzhang, who had said he would not be angry just now, was so angry that his face turned red and he cursed directly.

"What does it mean that officials are promoted by buying money? Can we still buy and sell officials in Ming Dynasty? Also, when did a follower ask for so much money? Didn't I stipulate that any favor should not exceed five guan of money? "

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry now: "Where is this Han Yiliang? Let's skin him now!"

Xiao Ran curled his lips and said, "You can't blame him completely. There are people who are encouraging his trend. Although Chongzhen was thinking of using this to make excuses, he didn't succeed and let the ministers mistakenly think that he was weak. It should be Is this considered stealing the chicken but losing the rice?"

Zhu Di's face also became serious: "What do you mean?"

What Xiao Ran said next seemed a bit strange, but it did not distort the facts: "To say that Emperor Chongzhen is still a bit open-minded. After seeing Han Yiliang's memorial, not only was he not angry, but he was overjoyed. Not only did Han Yiliang let Han Yiliang do it in front of the crowd, I read my memorial in front of the minister, and expressed on the spot that I wanted to promote Han Yiliang to the imperial censor of Qiandu."

Zhu Yuanzhang listened and originally wanted to check the soles of Zhu You's shoes, but thinking of what Xiao Ran said just now, he thought that there should be some secret behind his actions.

Holding the shoes in his hands, he had no impulse yet.

Xiao Ran also slowly told what happened next.

"But at this time Wang Yongguang, the Minister of Civil Affairs, spoke. He asked Emperor Chongzhen to ask Han Yiliang to name them and tell them which of the ministers in the dynasty were more typical."

"As soon as Emperor Chongzhen heard that it made sense, he asked Han Yiliang to name a few."

"However, what Emperor Chongzhen didn't expect was that even with the emperor's personal support, Han Yiliang was still obedient and refused to name him in public."

"Emperor Chongzhen is not stupid. He also thought that it would be too embarrassing for Han Yiliang to name him in public, so he did not continue to embarrass Han Yiliang on the spot, but asked him to secretly report to him at another time."

"But what Emperor Chongzhen didn't expect was that after he waited for a few days, Han Yiliang not only did not report the roll call to him secretly, but instead changed his tone and said that he had only heard many things, and he actually didn't know much about the details... …”

"This made Emperor Chongzhen furious to death! Han Yiliang was dismissed on the spot."

What needs to be particularly pointed out here is that Emperor Chongzhen’s dismissal of Han Yiliang was not considered “serious”, because according to the laws of feudal society, Han Yiliang’s move was suspected of “deceiving the emperor” and was among the ten “unpardonable” crimes of that era. One of the most serious crimes that can take the whole family on a "trip to the underworld"!

Lying really depends on the age of the person. In a feudal society, lying to the emperor would really kill the whole family.

Why did Han Yiliang rather risk "death his whole family" than tell the truth to Emperor Chongzhen?
That's because even in the feudal dynasty where the emperor held absolute authority and was the demigod "Emperor", there was something more terrifying than him - hidden rules!

Offending Emperor Chongzhen might just cause Han Yiliang's family to die badly, but if Han Yiliang violated the unspoken rules, his whole family would definitely die badly!
However, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, two people who had been emperors, understood these twists and turns, so Xiao Ran did not say it directly.

Just from Han Yiliang's performance before and after, we can see the thoughts and concerns in his heart.

In fact, looking at history, Xiao Ran thought about it. In the officialdom from the late Ming Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, the law was often circumvented by officials by deceiving the superiors and concealing it from the subordinates. When the officials were lax, they could even be trampled on openly. soles of feet.

But there are only unspoken rules that every official must abide by, otherwise he will end up with ruined reputation, or even death without a burial place.

But the source of this powerful hidden rule began to form in the early Ming Dynasty...

Xiao Ran didn't know if Zhu Yuanzhang was aware of it.

Maybe even if he realizes it, he won't admit it?
However, the words had already been said here, and Xiao Ran still felt that he had to mention it.

"Uncle, the main reason for this matter is that there is a saying that things will turn against each other when they are extreme. When you were the emperor, it was recognized that the salary of officials was low. Therefore, if officials obey the law and abide by the law, their lives will be very poor. Let the people in your hands control When powerful people suffer from poverty, it is like letting a hungry wolf work as a sheepdog. It will eat meat even when it is full. It will be a devil if you don't steal sheep when you are hungry."

"So since the Hongwu Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, corrupt officials have emerged in endlessly. The traditional alliances of these officials have gradually formed a set of unspoken rules that everyone understands. Therefore, there will be rule in the morning and crimes in the evening, and rule in the evening. And the same is true in the morning: the corpse has not been moved but people have taken over, and the cure is severe but the crimes are more frequent."

"To put it bluntly, uncle, you have killed corrupt officials for half your life, but the fundamental system cannot stop the development of corrupt officials. It's just that your shiny sword is pressed against your neck. Although you can't completely cure corruption, you can't stop it. Corrupt officials don't dare to be arrogant, they only dare to steal and take things secretly."

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly turned blue and white when he heard the conversation changed and it was his fault again.

(End of this chapter)