"Jiji....hey!"

There was a silence in Lezhizhai, while the sound of cicadas in the forest outside made people feel a little upset.

There were obviously several huge ice basins in the hall, filled with a hint of coolness. But among the officials in the hall, some people were still sweating heavily on their foreheads.

Some people couldn't help but lifted their sleeves to wipe them, and while wiping their sweat, they secretly looked into the inner hall.

But their vision was blocked by a gauze curtain, and they could only vaguely see the outline of the emperor.

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Zhu Yunyu did not wear a gauze crown, and his hair was tied casually with a wooden hairpin. He was wearing a royal blue round-necked dress. He sat upright in the throne and quietly looked at the report in front of him.

Opposite him, all the ministers of the Southern Study Room and the six ministers stood with their heads down and their hands hanging down, with their voices calmly.

Everyone knows that the emperor has anger in his heart, and he just needs to be caught.

"Jiji...hey......"

The cicadas outside were still chirping, and they were getting louder and louder, and they were ups and downs.

"I used to think that the Supreme Emperor was a bit too cruel to corrupt officials and was often exposed to Lingchi!" Zhu Yunxiu put down the memorial in his hand and spoke slowly, "But now it seems that it's still lighter, hum!"

The emperor snorted coldly, and the heads of the ministers lowered.

The remarks jointly issued by the Independent Council and the Jinyiwei, the number of corruption cases involving corruption in various parts of the Ming Dynasty this year has been as high as 138, with the least involving 800 silver dollars and the most involving 100 million silver dollars.

Not only were corruption and bribery, but some officials of the prefecture even misappropriated all the money allocated by the court to local governments to build schools. What's more, some prefectures almost openly sell all kinds of responsibilities of minor officials at clear prices, and even places in official schools.

What is even more shocking is that in the process of promoting Hongshu, the imperial court specially distributed special funds and special silver to various places to compensate farmers in order to make the people feel at ease in farming. The money was put on the backhand and was not replenished to the farmers at all levels.

This is still on the surface, and there are still many borers hidden in secret.

"Emperor Taizu Gao killed corrupt officials for thirty years, and did he want me to kill them for thirty years?"

With a snap, the memorial in his hand was slapped heavily on the table by Zhu Yun's eyes. The ministers' hearts trembled and their heads drooped even lower.

"Haha, look at this!" Zhu Yunxiu picked up another memorial and sneered. This was reported by the Jinyiwei commander Guo Guanseng alone. "The Songjiang Mansion is actually ruined. The prefect of the Ming Dynasty actually publicly searched for flowers and willows. Xuezheng, who is a role model, actually... for his own hat, his future..."

As he said that, Zhu Yunxiu laughed furiously, "Did he actually let his concubine and sister play mahjong with the prefect for two days and two nights?"

"Ha!" Zhu Yunxiu laughed repeatedly, "I'm so shameless... I don't know how shameless!"

As he said, he looked at the ministers below, "Have you heard of such things from ancient times to the present? Emperor Taizu Gao killed thirty years ago, and I began to rectify the official system since I ascended the throne. It seems that over the past thirty years have been a joke and a self-deception!"

"I am guilty!" All the ministers could no longer stand and kowtowed.

"Get up!" Zhu Yunxiong shouted coldly, "If you come to you, you will kowtow and apologize. Are you looking for kowtow insects? Can the national affairs be solved by the word "sincere"?"

As he said that, he could no longer help but pull the buttons around his neck freely, and was furious, "This is just the bad behavior of local officials, and there are even more people among the Beijing officials!"

Speaking of this, his eyes looked at the outer hall, the ministers blocked by the gauze curtains.

"Zhejiang governor Tie Xuan and inspector Jingqing Han Kezhong jointly reported the news!" Zhu Yunxiong continued, "There were Qing officials in the court who came from a wealthy family. They colluded with their families with their official status and officials and businessmen. First, they signed a contract with farmers to purchase mulberry silkworms in the name of the weaving workshop under their name. After the farmers worked hard for a year, they said that the mulberry silkworms of the farmers were unqualified."

"The farmers' land has been planted with mulberry trees and silkworms. If they can't sell it, they have no money to pay taxes and buy food. At this time, these officials and businessmen who rely on people in the court have begun to put out money and usury loans!"

"Then, if you can't afford to pay back the profit, you can take the opportunity to occupy the farmer's fields. The farmers who are not good at every day will either be tenants and slaves from their families, or they can only sign contracts and sell them to the workshop and serve as livestock! The animals have good food to eat! The living people are not even as good as livestock. They work for seven or eight hours a day, and they will be beaten at any time if they are not satisfied, and they are inhumane!"

A bang!

The ministers were cheered up, and Zhu Yunxiu's face turned to the outer hall, "Zheng Chaoxian, Ma Guoliang, Zhang Hongche!"

Plop!

Among the officials in the outer hall, three officials in the costumes of third-rank officials staggered and fell to their knees.

"Is what I said true?" Zhu Yunxi asked.

"My...My...My...." The three officials looked disdainful and spoke incoherently.

"I really don't know about the family affairs..."

"Stop!" Zhu Yunxiu scolded and said, "You three are children from wealthy families and famous teachers who teach you Jinshi. You said you don't know. Do you think I believe it? On weekdays, you have always had a wise man in the capital to call your friends and friends to spend all their money. Don't you know that the money in your hands is covered with blood?"

Speaking of this, Zhu Yunxiu waved his hand violently, "Taipingnu, hand them over to Yousi and investigate them for me!"

"Abide by the order!"

"Your Majesty, I'm wronged!"

"What does family affairs have to do with ministers, the emperor!"

"Your Majesty, I really don't know!"

As soon as the few people screamed a few times, Deng Ping and his guards were dragged down with their mouths.

"Jiji...Jiji!"

The sound of cicadas outside became more and more harsh.

It seems to be mocking someone!

This call made Zhu Yunyu even more upset. It was a good thing that the Ming Dynasty trade became increasingly prosperous, and it was even more good that various products in the middle and Xia places were in short supply at customs. It was a great thing that the tax and silver increased year by year.

But behind these good things are many bad things.

The wealthy families and merchants in the coastal areas built workshops desperately, summoned workers desperately, and kept producing day and night.

There are many people who are in trouble, those who are exhausted, those who buy and sell people, and those who do not regard people as human beings...

And those businessmen who have officials and backers at home are even more unscrupulous. Anyway, some people are suppressing them and some are covering them!

Suddenly, Zhu Yunqi felt a tingling pain in his heart, and a sentence suddenly came to his mind.

"The capital is all bloody!"

Seeing Zhu Yunxiu rubbing his heart, Duke Cao Li Jinglong immediately looked up and said with concern, "Long live the emperor, I feel uncomfortable. Come on, please pass on the imperial physician!"

As he said that, he walked straight to the side and quickly poured Zhu Yunxiu a cup of hot tea and held it in his hands, "Long live your throat and relieve your anger!"

Zhu Yunxiu waved his hand slightly and sighed, "I'm asking you to come today to talk about the administration." As he said that, he looked up and said, "We monarch and ministers together to think of ways, how can we stop this unhealthy trend!"

"Stop it can't be stopped!" In the second row of civil officials, Xin Yande said coldly, "Just kill!" As he said, he snorted coldly, "Since you read the books of sages, you should understand the four words of family, country, and the world. If you are not a good official and a bad person, you should be a borer in the Ming Dynasty. If you lose your head, you will be blamed!"

"Just killing alone will cure the symptoms but not the root cause!" Xie Jin said with thought, "Besides, if you continue to kill like this, the people on that side will be disheartened!"

He said this to the joints!

In the final analysis, Zhu Yunqiu is not a founding monarch like the old man, and he can kill people without any scruples.

Besides, it is not that era now. At that time, the Ming Dynasty had just established its country, and the world had just emerged from the war, and people were determined. Now the country is booming and rules have been formed.

Moreover, there is another reason why everyone understands Xie Jin's words, but they cannot put it into words.
Chapter completed!