Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

"Your Majesty, including my family, there are eighty-four of us!"

"His Majesty.........."

Chapter 13: Things have changed in the Ming Dynasty!

Faced with these people's reactions, Zhu Youxiao got angry.

He originally wanted to kill all of them with one knife, but there were just too many of them!

There were about 300 people attending the court meeting, but half of them were officials who came out to impeach Wei Zhongxian!

He is not Zhu Yuanzhang, and he does not have the capital to chop off so many heads.

That’s why we had to take a step back and let these officials pay for their lives.

But unexpectedly, these guys' habit of seeking fame and status came back again!

Killing is absolutely not allowed.

That is exactly the result they want!

This bunch of civil servants may not have any other abilities, but they are the best in the world at exchanging their lives for reputation!

If we really kill them, we will leave them with a good reputation of not fearing the imperial power and risking their lives to give advice. At that time, all kinds of corruption, bribery and incompetence as officials will be ignored by the literati!

And you will become a tyrant in the eyes of the world.

He doesn't mind becoming a tyrant, but the prerequisite is that he has to get substantial benefits before taking the blame.

These people were already dead on his list, and he already had plans on how to kill them, so there was no need to bother with them now.

Zhu Youxiao walked down the stairs with a gloomy face and came in front of Mao Songguang, the right vice minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

"Are you really willing to sacrifice the lives of all 54 members of your family in exchange for the execution of Wei Zhongxian?"

Mao Songguang replied firmly: "I will never break my promise!"

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "It's not impossible to kill that old dog. I don't want the lives of your whole family. I just want you to solve the military expenses and food wages for the soldiers in the nine frontiers."

"Can you do this?"

Mao Songguang was speechless.

Let him brag as much as he wants.

But where could he get the military funds for hundreds of thousands of troops?

Like Wei Zhongxian, go to the south to collect business taxes?

hehe.........

If he dared to accept this task, he would never be able to leave the Forbidden City and would be torn to pieces by the officials who were kneeling down with him!

You want fame and destroy my family's financial resources, what are you thinking?

Zhu Youxiao looked at the others again and reiterated the question he had just asked.

"Who among you can raise eight million taels of silver for me every year for military expenses?"

"Stand up! If there is anyone who dares to do so, I will chop off Wei Zhongxian's head right now!"

Everyone subconsciously shrank their necks.

This can't be achieved by just bragging!

If they really agree but fail to do it, their reputation will be ruined.

Zhu Youxiao laughed disdainfully.

"Why, no one dares to stand up?"

"What a bunch of incompetents!"

"You can't raise the military funds, but you want me to kill Wei Zhongxian who can raise the military funds!"

"Do you want to wait until the soldiers of the Ninth Army have no food to eat and no clothes to wear, and then let the Mongolian cavalry and the Jurchen Tartars slaughter the Central Plains?"

"Then what's the difference between you and the traitors?"

"I'll say it again, I want someone who can get things done, not a loser who can only talk big!"

"Come here, take these people to the Ministry of Personnel and immediately select a place to take up their posts. I don't want to see them again!"

"Yes!"

Tian Ergeng shouted loudly and immediately rushed up with the Jinyiwei who were as ferocious as wolves and tigers.

No matter how hard those officials struggled, they were still carried out like chicks.

At this time, the remaining officials, except those who were affiliated with Wei Zhongxian, only a few neutral officials were left.

Normally, they should feel happy about this. After all, with so many official positions vacant, they all have the opportunity to make further progress.

But the fact is, all the remaining people are terrified!

What a grand gesture!

Nearly half of the Beijing officials were replaced directly!

You know, most of these officials hold important positions in the six ministries, but now they are driven to the remote areas of Shanxi and Shaanxi by the emperor's words!

Who doesn't know that there have been disasters there for several years in a row?

Who knows if I can come back alive after this trip?

They might be robbed by refugees along the way, and the men might be killed and eaten directly, while the women might be done with first and then killed and eaten?

After dealing with these officials, will it be my turn next?

Zhu Youxiao walked back to his chair and sat down, looking at these people quietly.

He wanted to replace all the officials, even Wei Zhongxian, but reason told him not to do so.

If he really did that, these guys would really dare to unite and get rid of him, the emperor, first!

This kind of thing has happened in all dynasties.

After a while, Wei Zhongxian broke the silence and asked.

"Your Majesty, how should we fill these vacant positions?"

Zhu Youxiao glanced at him and asked, "Do you have any ideas?"

"I don't dare!"

Wei Zhongxian knelt down quickly.

In the past, he would be very excited because these positions would bring him a large number of officials to join him.

But now, he is scared.

Of the remaining officials attending the court meeting, 70% were his people.

If he could take control of these vacancies, then the Ming Dynasty would become a one-man show under his control!

He is cunning, not stupid!

No emperor would tolerate such a thing.

Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction, thinking that all his warnings over the past few days were worth it.

This old dog is still useful.

"For the time being, we will select agents from among the officials of this department."

"We will hold an additional special examination next spring to determine the final candidate!"

Wei Zhongxian nodded in agreement.

After pausing for a while, and seeing that no one came out to report, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand.

"Today's meeting ends here, let's all go!"

After saying that, he turned around and left Huangji Gate.

Upon seeing this, all the officials hurriedly bowed and sent him off. Only after Zhu Youxiao disappeared from their sight did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

Damn, today's emperor is simply possessed by the Hongwu ancestor!

That look, that tone, and that approach are completely different from before!

At this moment, no one doubted that the emperor in front of them had definitely been trained by the Hongwu ancestor!

"Chitose, let's..."

Shi Fenglai walked up to Wei Zhongxian and wanted to say something, but before he could finish his words, Wei Zhongxian slapped him hard.

"pia......."

Shi Fenglai was very confused!

But Wei Zhongxian glared at him and said, "From now on, if anyone dares to call me 'Thousand Years Old' again, I will tear his mouth apart!"

"Also, the matter of new words has been stopped for our family!"

"Think about Cui Chengxiu. Those who don't want to die should give our family a safer life and work harder on their jobs!"

"If anyone makes trouble, don't come to our house to beg for mercy. Find a quiet place, dig a hole and bury yourself alive!"

"Humph!"

After a scolding, Wei Zhongxian also left in anger, leaving the officials present looking at each other with a look of confusion on their faces.

Things have changed in the Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 14: The Ming Dynasty's Troublemaker

Not long after Zhu Youxiao returned to the Qianqing Palace, Wei Zhongxian followed.

As soon as he entered the hall, the old man knelt down in front of the imperial desk.

"I am guilty, please punish me, Your Majesty!"

"You? What crime have you committed?"

Zhu Youxiao looked at the memorial without raising his head and asked back in a teasing tone.

"I, an old servant, failed to judge people and allowed a loser like Cui Chengxiu to sneak into the court."

"I deserve to die. I have failed the Emperor's grace!"

Wei Zhongxian kowtowed three times, then lay down on the ground with his butt sticking up, and there was no movement anymore.

He was indeed panicking.

Although Zhu Youxiao used extremely tough means to protect him at the court meeting, who knows what his master really thinks?

He could guess it before, but now, he can’t guess it at all!

Zhu Youxiao closed the memorial, stood up, walked to Wei Zhongxian and squatted down.

"Do you know what a shit stirrer is?"

Wei Zhongxian shuddered violently when he heard this. Trouble stirrer is not a nice word!

He didn't dare to get up and continued to lie there, as devout as a believer.

"I am an old and stupid servant. Please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

"If the feces and urine in the pit are left for a long time, they will settle. From above, they look ordinary and no one knows what kind of filth is hidden underneath! But if you stir it with a stick, no matter what kind of monster it is, it will float up and show its face! Now, do you understand what I mean?"

Although Wei Zhongxian did not have much knowledge, he was old after all, and he was not stupid, so he quickly understood the meaning of Zhu Youxiao's words.

He said uncertainly, "Your Majesty, are you saying that I am the troublemaker?"

Zhu Youxiao smiled and kicked him on the butt: "You old fellow are sensible."

"But you are not yet a troublemaker in the Ming Dynasty, so you have to work harder!"

"I want you to turn the wealthy merchants in the south upside down for me!"

"Don't just focus on the miners, silk factories and other businesses. They are not the richest ones!"

"Keep a close eye on all the passages to the sea. I won't stop them from going to sea, but I can't put all the money they earn into their pockets!"