Ming Dynasty: A hundred-year-old immortal cultivator, Zhu Yuanzhang’s biological father

"Who can cause trouble here?"

"And killed so many people overnight?"

"Doesn't the Chief Secretary care?"

"Who knows?"

"With such a shocking case, the Chief Secretary can't just ignore it. Just wait!"

“Maybe in a few days, there will be a notice.”

"..."

The people gathered in groups of three or five and talked non-stop.

at this time!

I don’t know who shouted!
"Go and have a look!"

"Let's go to Caishikou and have a look!"

People flocked to Caishikou.

When they arrived, they saw all the officials of the Governorate and the heads of the major families kneeling there in prison uniforms.

The onlookers looked confused.

"What...what's going on?"

"Isn't that the Chief Secretary?"

"And the Councillor!"

"People from all the major families are here. What is going on?"

“Not only that, almost the entire Chief Secretary’s officers were present.”

"In the end what happened?"

"Who are these people wearing masks?"

"Who is sitting in the seat?"

"Is this related to what happened last night?"

"..."

The people were talking about it!
Have no idea what happened!
There was an old man in the crowd. When he saw Zhu Xiongying, he was a little surprised.

He is indeed the son of an official.

Zhu Xiongying, sitting in the position of the executioner, looked at the crowd surging below.

Stand up and clear your throat!
"My fellow villagers, I'm sure you are wondering what happened?"

"You don't know who I am?"

"Today I will answer your questions one by one."

"I am the eldest grandson of the current emperor, and the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty—Zhu Xiongying!"

Hearing this, everyone was shocked and could not believe their eyes that they had the honor of meeting the Crown Prince today.

The old man below was shocked beyond words.

The Crown Prince was actually sitting on the ground and chatting with him. This... this... was really too magical.

"The imperial court wants to implement new policies, so it uses Huguang as an experimental site."

"So Grandpa Emperor sent me to see how the new policy in Huguang is being implemented."

"But after I came here, I found out that these people are confusing right and wrong."

"Not only did they fail to implement the new policies according to the court's wishes, but they also hindered the new policies."

"They deliberately distorted the facts. Not only that, but after being discovered, they also attempted to plot a rebellion."

"He intends to control this grandson and use this to threaten the court."

"Not only did they commit crimes in Huguang and oppress the people, they also plotted a rebellion and assassinated the crown prince."

“It’s a heinous crime.”

"Therefore, this grandson will arrest them all, kill all nine clans, and restore order to Huguang."

Zhu Xiongying's words won applause from the people.

They had long been fed up with the oppression from Shao Jinpeng and his group, and from what Zhu Xiongying said, the new policy was nothing like what Shao Jinpeng and his group said.

So how could they not be happy?

The current emperor of the Ming Dynasty is extremely kind to the people.

"Kill them!"

"Kill them!"

"Deserves to be killed!"

"..."

The people cursed angrily.

"Your Highness, the time has come!"

Zhu Xiongying nodded!

"cut!"

Zhu Xiongying gave the order!
The executioners raised their butcher knives and swung them down with all their might!
puff...

puff...

puff...

All of a sudden, there were crowds of people!

The people cheered. It would be a lie to say they were unhappy after the guy who had been riding on their heads and acting arrogantly was killed.

"Everyone, they are all corrupt officials, or wealthy and unkind families."

"This prince has decided to take out half of all their property and distribute it to the poor people."

"You can collect it from the Governor's Office in seven days."

Hearing this, the people below became even happier.

I didn't expect that I could get money and land. How could such a good thing happen in the world?
"Your Highness is wise!"

"Your Highness is wise!"

"Your Highness is wise!"

"..."

The people shouted.

A man in the crowd saw what Zhu Xiongying did and his eyes were full of admiration.

"All right!"

"Everyone go back!"

"After seven days, just remember to go to the Governor's Office to collect it."

The people dispersed one after another, and the man looked at Zhu Xiongying.

Zhu Xiongying happened to see him at this time. When the man saw Zhu Xiongying saw him, he turned and left.

Zhu Xiongying ignored it!
Instead, he got up and went back to the Governor's Office!
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The Governor's Office!
"Yuan Tiangang!"

"exist!"

"Get the pen, ink, paper and inkstone. I'm going to write a new notice to let the people know what the real tax distribution is."

"Yes!"

Yuan Tiangang quickly found the four treasures of the study.

"I said, you write!"

"Yes!"

"From now on, all harsh policies and taxes imposed by Shao Jinpeng will be abolished, and all officials will work together and pay taxes together."

"No matter how many people there are in your family, if you don't pay the annual poll tax, where does it go?"

"They all went to the fields. Those with more land paid more, those with less land paid less, and those with no land disappeared."

"This is the land tax!"

"But I know that those who have more land will be unhappy. They will definitely try every possible way to avoid paying taxes or hide their land."

“But I tell you, whoever dares not to hand it over will be punished by the major families.”

"Or I can choose not to kill you. You have the land and I have the soldiers. If you don't hand it over to me for one day, I will send ten soldiers to your house for dinner."

"If you don't hand it over in ten days, I will send a hundred soldiers to your house for dinner. You don't have to hand it over. I have plenty of time to play with you."

"If I get upset someday, I will kill your whole family and give all my land to the poor. You will be left with neither land nor life."

"Also, if you don't have land and have lost your job, you can ask the government for a travel permit."

"Go out and make a living. There's no need to stay at home all the time."

"that is all!"

After Zhu Xiongying finished speaking, Yuan Tiangang also finished writing.

"Your Highness, is it not good to write like this?"

"This is unroyal!"

Yuan Tiangang said worriedly.

"No! Just write it like this!"

"Most of the people have never been to school. How can they understand what is written in fancy language?"

"Only when it is simple and clear like this can the people know what the New Deal is."

Yuan Tiangang nodded!

That’s true!

Everything starts from reality!

"Listen to your highness!"

"Have someone post it immediately so that the people will know."

"Yes!"

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on the street!
Post notices!
An old man read the words on the notice, causing laughter from time to time.

After reading it, everyone was amazed.

"Did you read it correctly, sir?"

"You kid, I've been teaching for decades, how could I possibly recognize the wrong words?"

"So, it was Shao Jinpeng who lied to me before?"

"This is the real way to distribute the tax according to the land, instead of asking people to pay more taxes as before."

"Damn it!"

"That bastard deceived us so badly that my wife starved to death."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince killed him. He really made the right decision, you bastard."

"you do not say!"

"My poor old mother starved to death trying to save a bite of food for my son."

"This Shao Jinpeng really deserves to die!"

"Your Highness, you killed well!"

"Yes! That's right!"

"Good kill!"

"Luckily your highness came, otherwise we would still be kept in the dark and who knows how many more people would have starved to death!"

"Yes! Thanks to your highness!"

"..."

The people were all grateful that Zhu Xiongying came, otherwise who knows how many people would have starved to death in their homes.

In a short time, Zhu Xiongying's status in the hearts of the people quickly rose a lot.

In a corner, a group of beggars were humming songs.

"There is a dog named Li in the north, who has no land."

"I saved a few cents from working, ..."

"..."

In general, people were singing praises of the new policy. There were crowds of people surrounding the notice. Combined with the content on the notice, the new policy suddenly became more popular among the people.

Now no one can deceive the people!

It has to be said that the "Yongzheng Dynasty" that Zhu Xiongying watched in his previous life came in handy.

In this case, who doesn’t know about the new policy?

Everyone knows about it, who would dare to mess around?

Come if you are not afraid of death!

At this time, the man who was looking at Zhu Xiongying in the crowd heard these rhymes.

I couldn't help but laugh!
"Your Highness is truly talented!"

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In the blink of an eye, it was seven days later!

This day is the day to distribute welfare to the people.

As in other places before, the Governor's Office was crowded with people early in the morning.

Just like before, the bad guys came out to maintain order and soon started distributing welfare.

It took three days to finally finish!

During this period, some people wanted to take advantage of the situation, but they were beaten up and thrown out by the bad guys.

………………

this day!

"Yuan Tiangang!"

"exist!"

"Submit this memorial and tell Old Zhu about the situation here."

"Tell him that his post as Huguang Provincial Administrator has been removed, and ask him to send someone."

"Recommend Yang Shiqi to him!"

"Also, send people to the prefectures of Huguang to keep an eye on Shao Jinpeng's men and don't let them get away."

"Yes!"

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Yingtian!

The palace!

In the imperial study room!

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the memorial in his hand and felt a headache.

"Father, what's wrong?"

Zhu Biao, who was standing by, noticed something was wrong.

"Alas! That little bastard has slaughtered all the officials of the Huguang Provincial Government."

"Now there is no one to handle the affairs of the Huguang Provincial Government!"

"what?"

Zhu Biao was shocked!

"See for yourself!"

Zhu Biao took the memorial and read it, and suddenly felt a headache.

"You shouldn't have let him go!"

"This brat is so daring!"

"Last time he was an official of a prefecture, and now he is the Chief Secretary."

"Next time, are we going to massacre the six tribes?"

Zhu Biao frowned.

"He killed those who deserved to be killed. He actually dared to rebel and wanted to capture Xiongying alive to threaten us?"

"It's just wishful thinking."

"They really deserve to die, but there's no need to kill them all!"

"Too much killing will affect your state of mind."

Zhu Biao said worriedly.

"Besides, there is no Huguang Provincial Government in charge now. Where can we find the right person to manage it?"

"This kid actually recommended Yang Shiqi."

"Who is this Yang Shiqi?"

Zhu Biao asked in confusion.

"A compiler from the Imperial Academy!"

"It was that brat who recommended it to us."

"He recommended it?"

"Can it be done?"

Zhu Biao couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"You can give it a try and see how good this brat is at judging people. After all, he's going to be the emperor in the future."

"I have a bad vision, but that's not okay..."

Zhu Biao nodded: "Then let's give it a try!"

"Wang Jinghong!"

"His Majesty!"

"Call Yang Shiqi!"

"Yes!"

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Not long!
Yang Shiqi walked into the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, I, Yang Shiqi, pay my respects to you."

"See the prince!"

"Please get up without any formalities!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Yang Shiqi.

"I called you here this time to appoint you as the governor of Huguang. What do you think?"

When Yang Shiqi heard this, he was delighted.

After all, this is a position of real power!

"Everything is up to your Majesty's orders!"

"it is good!"

"Go back and pack up, and set off tomorrow!"

Yang Shiqi was a little confused. Why was it so urgent?
Could something have happened in Huguang?

But this is just my guess and I didn't express it.

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

Then he slowly retreated!
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In a mansion!

"Sir, something may have happened in Huguang."

"Ok?"

"what happened?"

"Just now, the Hanlin Academy sent a message that His Majesty has sent the new editor Yang Shiqi to Huguang as the governor."

"And they're leaving tomorrow. They're in such a hurry. There must be something fishy going on."

Hearing this, the man frowned.

"Sir, could it be that the Crown Prince discovered something in Huguang?"

"Will that idiot Shao Jinpeng sell us out?"

"Probably not. What good would it do him if we were sold out?"

"And now that Your Majesty has transferred Yang Shiqi to Huguang, it proves that the Crown Prince has informed Your Majesty of the situation there."

"If His Majesty knew, he would definitely take action."

"Are there any moves from the Jinyiwei?"

"no!"

"Everything is normal, there are no major moves."

"That proves that Shao Jinpeng didn't reveal us."

"And the Grand Prince didn't find any trace of us in Huguang."

"Now, immediately destroy all traces of your contact with Shao Jinpeng and don't let anyone else find out."

"Especially the Royal Guards!"

"It must be done cleanly, otherwise it will be troublesome."

"rest assured!"

"I will leave no trace!"

"Go!"

"Yes!"

The man immediately turned and left.

"Shao Jinpeng, Shao Jinpeng, I hope you didn't sell us out."

"Otherwise, even if you and your entire clan are executed, I will dig up your corpse and feed it to the dogs."

"Humph!"

Huguang!

Zhu Xiongying took Yuan Tiangang to inspect the suburbs and saw many people measuring the land.

After looking around for a few places and finding that no one dared to take advantage of the situation, he left with satisfaction.

On the way back, he ran into the old man he had chatted with before.

The old man hurriedly saluted Zhu Xiongying, and just as he was about to kneel down, he was helped up by Zhu Xiongying.

"Old man, there's no need to do this!"

"Thank you, Your Highness. You are a very kind person!"

"This is what I should do!"

“Does your family have land now?”

The old man nodded happily.

"Yes, yes!"

"Thanks to your highness, we not only have land, but also some money."

“You won’t be hungry anymore.”

(End of this chapter)