Ming Dynasty: The poisonous imperial teacher, Zhu Yuanzhang advised me to be kind

Chapter 5: The flaws in the evil plan. How did Zhu Yuanzhang know who was corrupt and how much money had been embezzled?

"This..." After hearing what Liu Bowen said, Chu Nan broke out in a cold sweat.

He thought he was careful enough, but he was still careless. Liu Bowen's reminder was so reasonable.

If this matter gets out, how many people will be offended? Will I still have a way to survive in the Ming Dynasty?

Not to mention others, we will definitely offend Hu Weiyong and Yang Xian, who are both cruel and ruthless people.

At the same time, he started to worry. The ministers outside had heard half of his plan. If it was publicized...

"Young man." Seeing Chu Nan's expression, Liu Bowen smiled kindly.

"You don't have to worry too much. I won't tell anyone. I will also help you cover up for those people outside. I still have the final say in the Censorate."

"Master Liu." Chu Nan was a little shocked. Why would Liu Bowen help him like this? You know, Yang Xian was his best disciple.

Don’t help Yang Xian, but help him?
"Haha." Liu Bowen was so smart that he saw what Chu Nan was thinking at a glance and laughed.

"I am old, and the Censorate must find a successor, but I don't like the people in the Censorate, and my apprentice Yang Xian..."

But when it came to Yang Xian, Liu Bowen didn't continue speaking, but sighed, and then seemed a little regretful.

"Go down. You are very good. You don't have to worry too much. Even if something really happens, I will help you. I, Liu Bowen, have offended many people in my life. I am not afraid of a few more enemies."

"Yes." Chu Nan was a little shocked, then went downstairs.

Liu Bowen was indeed as resourceful and kind-hearted as described in history.

But unfortunately, the final outcome was that he died at the hands of Hu Weiyong.

So Chu Nan was thinking, since Liu Bowen helped him, should he also help Liu Bowen?

But after thinking about it, I decided to put this idea aside for now. After all, I am now living in the Ming Dynasty, and I am walking on thin ice. How can I dare to worry about others?

But when I become strong enough in the future, I will definitely help Liu Bowen. For now, I'd better keep a low profile.

The Ming Dynasty was too dangerous. If one encountered Hu Weiyong, Yang Xian, Lan Yu, Li Shanchang, or angered Zhu Yuanzhang, one would die.

You'd better just stay calm for now.

Three days later.

early morning.

Huagai Palace.

This was the place where Zhu Yuanzhang worked on a daily basis and received foreign officials. At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was reviewing memorials here.

Founding emperors are generally diligent, and Zhu Yuanzhang, who came from a peasant family, was even more diligent. He reviewed countless memorials in a single day.

But in the past, Zhu Yuanzhang always looked displeased when he reviewed memorials.

But today, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was full of joy when he was reviewing the memorials.

Because Liu Bowen, who was standing below, was reporting to him news that made him happy.

"Your Majesty, after your Majesty reassigned officials in the past few days, the work efficiency of various departments in our Ming Dynasty has been significantly improved."

"For example, you appointed Wang Quan, a Hanlin scholar, as the vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue. It would have taken the former vice minister a day to sort out a matter, but once Wang Quan arrived, it took him only two hours to sort it out."

"Another example is the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. After you replaced him, the efficiency of the Ministry of Rites has increased by more than three times compared to before."

"Now our great Ming Dynasty will be prosperous and strong in the near future. This is really cause for celebration."

"Good, good." After hearing Liu Bowen's report, Zhu Yuanzhang was so excited that he was marking the memorials.

Chu Nan's plan is really good. It immediately improved the work efficiency of the court.

Fortunately, I went to the Censorate that day, otherwise I would not have discovered him. The Ming Dynasty has such a good talent, and I must make use of him in the future.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang also became curious about whether Chu Nan had any good plans in other aspects.

The Ming Dynasty had just been established, and now there was more than one problem: corruption.

In the northern Yuan Dynasty, the people lived in poverty and there were arrogant and powerful generals, which were big problems.

Zhu Yuanzhang planned to ask in a few days.

But now, he was more concerned about another thing, and then he looked at Liu Bowen, his sharp eyes were filled with coldness.

"I transferred those officials, and some of them were directly placed in lucrative positions. Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver flowed past us every day." "So, have any of these officials started to embezzle?"

Zhu Yuanzhang hated corrupt officials, so they were also his main focus.

Anyone who dares to embezzle will be recorded. When they are old and useless, they will be beheaded and their property will be confiscated.

This was also Chu Nan’s strategy. Zhu Yuanzhang also thought this method was very reliable, so he paid more attention to it.

"Your Majesty." But when Liu Bowen heard this question, his expression turned slightly ugly.

"According to the feedback from the inspection by the Censorate, some people seem to have this idea, but more people..." Liu Bowen seemed to have some concerns when he said this, and did not continue.

"Don't pause, just speak." But Zhu Yuanzhang was a little impatient and urged him to speak.

"Yes." Liu Bowen could only continue speaking.

"According to the reports from the Metropolitan Censorate, they were unable to find out whether there were signs of corruption among many more people, or whether they had already started to engage in corruption."

"What?" Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned grim when he heard it.

Yeah, how could he have overlooked that.

Chu Nan's evil plan is good in every way, but there is one thing that is not good about it.

That is, although Zhu Yuanzhang could wait until the corrupt officials were no longer useful and then kill them, how would he know whether these corrupt officials were corrupt or how much they had corrupted?

He now has an intelligence agency, and Yang Xian is an intelligence officer, but the surveillance capabilities of his intelligence agency are not yet so powerful.

What if we encounter some cunning corrupt officials who hide deeply? If we cannot find them, won’t these corrupt officials enjoy corruption all their lives and finally enjoy their old age?

Even worse, if the investigation is wrong, an honest official might be killed as a corrupt official.

So the biggest problem with this strategy is how Zhu Yuanzhang would know whether these officials were corrupt or not. If he didn’t know,

This plan is not a vicious one, but a stupid one.

This is a big problem and must be solved.

"Your Majesty." At this time, a eunuch came in from outside.

"It's time to go to court. The officials are waiting for you. I heard that there is something important to report."

"Then let's go to court." Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything more and put down the things at hand.

He went directly to the court with Liu Bowen and took the opportunity to ask Chu Nan how to solve this problem.

At the same time, he was also curious about what important events these ministers wanted to report.

Fengtian Temple.

At this moment, all the civil and military officials who could come from Jinling had already arrived and were standing on both sides.

As Chu Nan was a fourth-rank official, he naturally came as well, and his position was not far behind.

Seeing such a young fourth-rank official, the ministers present were shocked and started talking about it.

"Who is the backer behind this man? He is a fourth-rank official at such a young age? His father is the Jade Emperor?"

"I know him. He is a seventh-rank supervisory censor in the Metropolitan Censorate. It is said that he lives a life of idleness and waiting for death. However, his father has a wide network of contacts, so many ministers in the court take care of him. He must have risen to power because of his father."

"Originally, it was based on the relationship of my father, but no matter what, I must not offend this person and must make friends with him."

Everyone was talking about all kinds of things, but Chu Nan ignored them. He just felt shocked as he stood in the Fengtian Hall.

He never thought that he, a person from later generations, could actually travel back six hundred years and stand with these ancient people.

However, this Fengtian Hall is really magnificent, and it seems to be even more magnificent than the Forbidden City in Beijing.

Look at the pillars supporting the roof, they are so big and round. Look at the dragon throne that Zhu Yuanzhang sits on, it is so big and wide.

"Yang Xian, you've done a great job!" But before Chu Nan could finish being shocked, a roar suddenly sounded in the Fengtian Hall.

"Are your people going to seize all the official positions in my Ming Dynasty?"

"I want to see who can cover the sky of the Ming Dynasty with one hand!"

　In the third year of Hongwu, the Jinyiwei had not yet been established.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)