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Chapter 373 Spit Clean, Forgive You

Hearing Zhu Biao's words, Tian Liuyao shook his hands while reading the evidence of the box, and calmly narrated the deeds of the county magistrates in the 31 counties of the six prefectures in a calm tone.

The black hats of all the officials were already lowered to the ground, and they dared not raise their heads.

"Okay, stop reading, you guys go downstairs first and offer incense to Li Sanyuan. Tian Liuyao, you go too." Zhu Biao ordered in a deep voice, and all the officials left immediately step by step as if they were about to receive an amnesty.

Du Dongting was puzzled, looked at Zhu Biao and asked, "What does His Highness the Crown Prince mean?"

"I'm just thinking, to kill or not to kill, what do you two think?"

Wei Shouzheng understood Zhu Biao's meaning better than Du Dongting, so he replied with a smile: "Your Highness didn't mean to kill him, if he did, he had already ordered it just now, so I think His Highness has his own concerns."

Du Dongting was puzzled and asked: "There are three people who have embezzled more than 5000 taels, and seven or eight people who have embezzled less than 1000 taels. , must kill them all, why does His Highness act like this, I am puzzled."

Seeing that the two he brought each had their own meanings, Zhu Biao shook his head. He himself wanted to kill them all, but he couldn't kill so many people.

Lao Zhu's methods were too strict, and the civil and military generals of the Song Dynasty were too relaxed. A combination of loose methods is the most appropriate.

Wei Shouzheng analyzed: "Our major event this time is the Bailian Temple Fair tomorrow, so it's better to catch them. If all the officials are killed, it will be difficult to make up for the vacancy for a while, and it will affect the arrest of the Bailian thief."

Du Dongting walked up and down, completely disagreeing.If you don’t kill these corrupt officials, don’t you just wait for them to get away with it? Corruption of 5000 taels is not a small amount. It can feed thousands of people, enough for them to have enough food and clothing for a year, and can buy several wineries and hundreds of golden girls. "

"Then kill a few, and give them a chance to repent the rest." Zhu Biao said thoughtfully, knocking on the table.

"We must kill them all, otherwise the rest will be left to chance and slip through the net." Du Dongting continued to speak.

"Those who embezzle more than 5000 taels will be beheaded, and those who have embezzled less than 1000 taels will be beheaded. Others will be fined for half a year, and their descendants will not be allowed to be officials." After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he glanced at them: "Do you have any objections?"

Du Dongting took two steps back: "I dare not object to what His Royal Highness said."

"Du Dongting, you are not satisfied with this judgment? Are you!" Zhu Biao frowned and said, "Speak out."

"As far as I know, in the Fengyang killing and corruption case in the fourth year of Hongwu, the crown prince proposed to behead all those who embezzled 500 taels. Now that 500 taels says that they will be fined for half a year, isn't it too bad for the corrupt officials who died in Fengyang?" .”

Seeing that Zhu Biao was angry, Wei Shouzheng immediately stepped forward and said, "Du Dongting is unable to control his emotions for a while, Your Highness, don't be angry."

"Shut up!" Zhu Biao stood up and scolded Du Dongting in a cold voice.

He walked around without saying a word, looked out of the window and suddenly turned around and smiled wryly: "You guys hate corrupt officials, this is a good thing, I wish I could kill all corrupt officials and prevent them from becoming moths of Ming Dynasty, why don't you think so?
But you don't understand Gu's point of view, why corruption and bribery are always encountered in the investigation of cases, and the court killed batches after batches, not a few. "

Zhu Biao looked at the two of them and patiently explained to them.Killing the corrupt will not deter those who are greedy.

As long as Zhu Biao makes a decree and the old Zhu Zhu brushes his pen, it is very easy for corrupt officials in the world to be pushed to the guillotine, and it is also very easy for them all to die.

"Deterrence is not so easy. This time, all 31 counties in the six prefectures of Xi'an Prefecture are involved. If I wipe them all out, who will fill in these vacancies, and who will take care of the affairs of the people?
It is easy to promote a new group, but who can guarantee that they are all honest and clean, with a breeze in their sleeves.There's always someone who can't resist temptation.

Who can guarantee that there will be no greedy desperadoes in his new office, no one can guarantee. "

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he looked at Du Dongting, but Du Dongting didn't speak for a long time.

Wei Shouzheng nodded: "His Royal Highness is very reasonable. Those who kill are full of fat and pocketed tigers. The new ones are all hungry tigers with empty pockets. If they want to fatten themselves, they will naturally start sucking blood from the common people. To eat, to get oil and water from the gentry, officials and businessmen."

Don't just do things for the moment, but take into account the invisible influence.

"You can't kill them all. If a group of hungry wolves are promoted, the common people will have to be sucked by them again, eat the people and get fat, understand?
You are for justice, for killing corrupt officials for pleasure.But Gu is different, every step and every step must take into account the whole of Daming, and one can't just try to have fun for a while.I don't want to kill them.

I have seen these people alone. They all started from the founding of the country and the revitalization of immigrants.The goal this time is the White Lotus Sect, and our goal must be correct. "

Du Dongting knelt down and said: "I only hope that I can learn from the history of Tang and Song Dynasties as a warning. I only hope that after the White Lotus Sect, the corrupt officials who should be executed must be executed quickly. Extravagance cannot become a trend."

Zhu Biao looked at the stubborn and troublesome Du Dongting, nodded and said: "Isolately report this matter to His Majesty and let him make a ruling. If Your Majesty wants to kill them all, Isolately kill them."

Then Zhu Biao re-written his remarks to them in the memorial, and wrote the crimes on the list into the memorial without any shyness, and sent the posthouse to Nanjing quickly.

He believed that Lao Zhu would agree when he saw his reasons.

"Tian Liuyao, bring them in." Zhu Biao shouted towards the door: "Immediately."

A group of officials bowed their heads and stood in three or four rows in front, silent.

Zhu Biao asked Tian Liuyao to detain those who embezzled more than 5000 taels and more than 1000 taels.

For the rest, Zhu Biao looked at them and said loudly: "Listen well, I originally meant to send you to the bottom, but now I will give you a chance to change your ways. Do you want to?"

The rest of the people saw that those who corrupted the majority had already been detained, and the three souls that had been laid down long ago had gone to the seven souls, and now they heard that there was a chance to reform and establish a new one.

Hastily knelt down: "We are willing."

Zhu Biao nodded: "I want you to do your best to wipe out the White Lotus Sect in one fell swoop. If you miss a bandit, you will come to see me first.

Also, send up the list of the gentry who have not paid the grain, and ask them to make up for the grain that should be paid in the past few years, remember?Gu only gives you ten days to redeem your sins.

Spit out all the silver taels you have eaten, and I will forgive you and collect all the food.Only half a year's salary will be fined. "

"Reporting to His Royal Highness, we have written it all down." The magistrates knelt on the ground.

"Tomorrow there will be a Bailian Temple Fair. Every county must make deployments, so let's go down. I will remember you all today."

"Thank you, His Royal Highness, for not killing me."

"Thank you, His Royal Highness, for not killing me."

"If you don't kill, if you vomit uncleanly, you can still kill." Zhu Biao said.

"Yes, Weichen made a note of it."

Everyone left one after another, as long as they spit it out this time, they can be forgiven appropriately.

After everyone had left, Zhu Biao summoned the Huangmingwei Pavilion in 31 counties of six prefectures in Xi'an Prefecture.

Zhu Biao asked them to do things well, supervise these county officials to spit out all the money and food, and watch them as key figures.

Out the door, the sun is shining brightly.

Du Dongting asked: "Your Highness, where are we going now? Should we go back to the government office?"

"You go and tell Sanbao that I don't go back to the government office these days. Today we will go to the primary school and the counties to check and inform the fourth child to investigate the White Lotus Sect together."

Du Dongting quickly returned to the government office to inform.

When Zhu Di heard that Zhu Biao didn't come back, he felt very bored: "Brother hasn't been back to the government office for two days, I pack up and go with you."

"Your Highness isn't coming back?" Sanbao asked Du Dongting, thinking that he still had something to tell Zhu Biao.

Du Dongting nodded, smiled at Sanbao and said, "I just made a few county magistrates, and His Highness said that he won't be back for a few days."

　Ask for a monthly pass.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)