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

After Zhu Youxiao finished drinking, he looked at Guo Yunhou.

"Lord Guo, the princes have donated a lot recently, and I still have some money in my treasury. You must not neglect the allocation of funds and grain for disaster relief in the Ministry of Revenue. Make sure the victims are well fed and that they get food for their work."

When Guo Yunhou heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched.

This time, you have seized the assets of more than 20 vassal kings. Your treasury is not just a small amount of money, it is so rich that it is overflowing...

Although he thought so in his heart, he still replied respectfully.

"Your Majesty's teachings, I will remember them carefully and carry them out strictly."

Zhu Youxiao continued, "If there is insufficient relief money and grain, you can withdraw from the Western Factory."

Then he added: "But remember to write an IOU."

This time, Guo Yunhou bowed with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. The Ministry of Revenue has enough money and food for the time being and does not need to borrow from outside."

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but wonder: "Does the temple here have so much money?"

"I was just about to report this to your majesty."

As Guo Yunhou spoke, he took out a letter from his sleeve and walked forward to present it.

When Zhu Youxiao saw this, he couldn't help but exclaim in his heart, "Wow!"

Guo Yunhou is a workaholic. Your boss invites you to dinner, but you still want to talk about work. Can't you let others eat properly?

But now that the job has been handed to me, I have to take it.

After Wei Zhongxian handed the memorial over, Zhu Youxiao opened it and read it carefully.

The memorial first stated that in the past few days, he had raided eight temples and seized a total of 6.35 million taels of silver in property.

This number shocked Zhu Youxiao a little.

In just a few days, Guo Laokou earned more than five million taels. It seems that the original rent was too little!

But as he looked down, his expression became more gloomy.

The following content describes the illegal activities done by each temple.

By the end, Zhu Youxiao was furious.

With a bang, he threw the letter out fiercely.

"How abominable! These bald asses all deserve to die!"

"All castrated!"

"Sprinkle salt on my death!!!"

Chapter 442: Departure

Zhu Youxiao suddenly became furious, and everyone present was shocked.

Prince Xin reflexively tightened his legs, his little hands trembled, and the chopsticks fell to the ground with a clatter.

Damn it, what’s going on?

What unforgivable crimes did these people commit that caused the emperor to castrate them and then sprinkle salt on them to vent his hatred?

So cruel!

Wen Tiren immediately bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down! Calm down! It is not worth it to get angry over a few sinners."

Zhu Youxiao was furious and shouted, "All of you, show me whether these bald donkeys should be cut or not! Should they sprinkle salt on them?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Tiren quickly crawled over and picked up the letter.

After seeing the following content, he slammed the table and cursed.

"These bald asses actually did such a heinous thing. I am so angry!"

Sun Chengzong was so angry that his face turned red and his hands were shaking.

"This...this, this evil act is totally unheard of! Unheard of!"

"I made an oversight! I'm guilty!"

Liu Zeshen and Sun Kangzhou simply prostrated themselves on the ground, terrified.

This was a serious case that happened under their jurisdiction, but they did not discover it, and it was uncovered by Guo Yunhou, a high-ranking official in Beijing. This was certainly a serious dereliction of duty on their part.

Especially Sun Kangzhou, the prefect of Taiyuan.

He now felt not only shocked and ashamed, but also a little unexpected.

He remembered that one of his subordinates had asked his wife to go to that temple to pray for a child, and the next year she really gave birth to a big fat boy.

After that, the Tongpan asked his concubines to go to the temple to pray for children, and he also strongly recommended the temple to his boss every day.

Sun Kangzhou now thinks that it is a good thing that he was just moved at the time and did not take any action, otherwise his bloodline would not be pure.

When Prince Xin saw everyone's strong reactions, he snatched the letter out of curiosity and took a look. He was also very angry.

Damn it, it was these bald donkeys that made my legs tighten and my chopsticks fall to the ground.

"These beasts who tarnish Buddhism deserve to go to the eighteenth level of hell!"

"I think that a single castration is not enough to atone for his sins!"

"It can't be removed cleanly in one go, it's so cheap!"

"You must cut once and sprinkle salt once! After it heals, cut again! Sprinkle salt again! Repeat this process to ease the public anger!"

"If the executioner is skilled enough, cutting it eight or ten times won't be a problem."

As soon as Prince Xin said this, everyone felt their legs tighten.

Especially Wei Zhongxian and You Tong, the corners of their mouths twitched at the same time.

The painful experiences that they once did not want to recall suddenly came to their minds again, and they all exclaimed inwardly: Prince Xin is so cruel!

Zhu Youxiao felt that this was very satisfying and gave the order immediately.

"Okay! Let's do as Prince Xin said!"

"Liu Zeshen and Sun Kangzhou."

"Chen is here!"

"When you two return, immediately go to the court with the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner Lou to hand over the case to Minister Guo, and arrange a public trial as soon as possible and make a verdict in court."

"I grant you the final say in this case. There is no need to report it to the Ministry of Justice. Once the verdict is made, the execution will be carried out immediately!"

The two men bowed respectfully: "I obey your order!"

"I'm full, please enjoy your meal."

After saying this, Zhu Youxiao stood up and returned to Changchun Palace.

After what happened, he really had no mood to eat or drink anymore.

Seeing the emperor like this, who would dare to continue eating? They all stood up and left.

Prince Xin saw that he had only taken a few bites and it was already over. Wouldn’t he be hungry tonight?

So, while no one was paying attention, he picked up the two roujiamo, put them in his arms, and left.

As long as I don’t take it out before returning to the thatched cottage, no one of you will know.

Such a harmonious banquet between the emperor and his ministers ended in unpleasantness.

The next day, before the temple case was even opened for trial, Zhu Youxiao ordered his troops to return to Beijing.

Prince Xin and other important ministers accompanied the emperor, and Liu Zeshen and other Shanxi officials saw him off.

When the victims knew that the emperor was leaving, they all came forward spontaneously to see him off.

On both sides of the official road, a large group of people, old and young, knelt down in three layers inside and outside.

Looking at the imperial carriage slowly moving forward, people were filled with endless gratitude and reluctance to leave.

Suddenly someone started shouting.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving my life!"

People began to kneel down and cheer.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving my life!"

......

These cries are from the heart.

If it weren't for the emperor in front of them, many of them would probably have starved to death in a foreign land and been buried in the wilderness like the fellow villagers who fled with them.

Now they not only have food and shelter, but also work to do and food to receive, all thanks to the grace of the Emperor.

Who could not love such an emperor?

Inside the dragon chariot, Zhu Youxiao heard these sincere cheers and was deeply moved. He could not help but lift the curtain and come out, standing on the edge of the chariot.

When people saw him coming out as if he was about to speak, they all stretched their necks to look, then listened attentively in silence.

But he said loudly: "My fellow countrymen in Shanxi, you have worked hard over the past two years!"

"I, the Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Youxiao, hereby promise you that as long as you abide by the law and work hard in the future, I will ensure that everyone will have enough food and clothing and live in peace!"

“The good days have just begun!”

As soon as these words came out, there was thunderous cheers, and people kept kneeling and shouting:

"Long live the Emperor!"

We all heard that the emperor never jokes and he has personally promised to support them and give them a good life. Who wouldn't be excited and happy?

Amidst the surging cheers of farewell, the imperial carriage left Taiyuan.

More than two months have passed since Zhu Youxiao left the capital to personally supervise disaster relief.

Regardless of whether the Ministry of Revenue borrowed or copied the money, there was enough money and grain, and the relief grain had basically been distributed to various states and counties.

This time when he returned to Beijing, he took a direct route from Taiyuan to Datong, went up to Daizhou, passed Yanmen, went north to Yingzhou, and went directly to Datong.

In every county or state they passed through, they often saw many victims fleeing famine. Upon hearing that relief had arrived, they all returned to their hometowns.

When we arrived in Datong, there were less than 20,000 disaster victims out of the tens of thousands who were originally in the resettlement area outside Datong City, and there were far fewer tents.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao felt very relieved that the trip was not in vain.

When we first entered Datong City, it was the afternoon and the sun was shining brightly.

Inside the Prince Dai’s Palace.

Upon hearing the news, the Minister of Works Wu Chunfu led a group of officials from Datong to pay homage.

Zhu Youxiao comforted him and sent him away.

All the other officials took their leave one by one, except Wu Chunfu.

He came forward mysteriously and said.

"Your Majesty, I have a surprise for you."

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but show joy on his face, and asked curiously: "Oh! Lord Wu is also going to donate his property to the court?"

Wu Chunfu looked embarrassed when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, you are joking. My little property is barely enough to support my family. If I donate it, my family will be left with nothing."

Zhu Youxiao pretended to be angry: "Then you still said you would give me a surprise? Are you trying to deceive the emperor?"

Wu Chunfu said quickly: "Your Majesty, please follow me out of the city and you will know the surprise."

"Humph! You're just being mysterious. If this isn't a surprise, I'll show you how I'll punish you!"

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he led Prince Xin and several others and followed Wu Chunfu out of the north gate.

This guy was so mysterious that when we were almost there, he asked everyone to close their eyes.

After being led around a corner, he stopped.

All I heard was Wu Chunfu saying, "We are here, Your Majesty, please open your eyes!"