Chapter 101: Skinned and removed, executed in a hurry, executed immediately! (Part 1)
The next day.
Zhu Youtang changed into court clothes and went to Fengtianmen to attend court.
Since the last murder of the late emperor, Zhu Youtang changed the original three-day visit to a ten-day visit.
This move made all officials celebrate. Seeing Zhu Youtang's face was rare, and all the civil and military officials in the capital felt that they could live a few more days.
When Zhu Youtang came to Fengtian Gate, there were immediately some young eunuchs in charge of rituals singing.
"The emperor has arrived!"
"Long live my emperor!"
Zhu Youtang sat on the dragon chair, looked down at the officials in the court, and spoke in a cold tone No emotion at all.
"Flat body."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty stood up, Zhu Youtang did not announce that the civil servants had something to report, but directly named Xu Pu, the chief minister of the cabinet.
“Mr.
But many years of experience as an official made him calm down quickly. He walked out of the queue with a wat board in hand and saluted Zhu Youtang respectfully.
"Replying to your majesty, the cabinet believes that the current "Da Ming Code" has been in law for a long time, and there are more and more regulations. Many of the regulations and judgments are out of touch with reality."
"Therefore, we petition to rewrite the "Da Ming Code" law to replace the "Da Ming Code" "Da Ming Law"
For the time being, only Zhu Youtang, several ministers in the cabinet, and several ministers in the six ministries know that the cabinet wants to amend the constitution.
No one in the civil and military dynasties knew about this breaking news.
Xu Pu originally planned to wait until the cabinet and the Hanlin Academy to complete the "Da Ming Huidian" before making it known to the world.
But Zhu Youtang suddenly appeared in the court, and Xu Pu knew that Zhu Youtang was going to formally announce the constitutional amendment to all civil and military officials.
So, Xu Pu took advantage of the situation and told the matter.
As expected, this move immediately shocked the court, and many officials whispered to each other, discussing the matter.
Having said this, Xu Pu stopped hiding it and simply continued.
“Your Majesty, the compilation of laws takes a lot of time, so before the new law is officially compiled, I would like to introduce a "Regulations on Penalties" to be used as a temporary transitional bill."
"The cabinet now has a provisional draft, and your Majesty will be able to take a look at it soon."
"Good!"
Zhu Youtang smiled and nodded.
Suddenly, the eyes of the civil and military officials in the court looking at Xu Pu became intense.
"Xu Shoufu is... he is risking his life to plead for our lives!"
"Xu Shoufu wants to imitate the Four Gentlemen of Jianwen and benefit officials all over the world!"
"We are so lucky to have Mr. Xu Ge as our first assistant! Xu Shoufu is really a great talent in the world!"
< br>"Xuge is a man of great virtue and high prestige, and his ambitions are loyal and pure. , is a capable, important, and loyal minister who will be praised throughout the ages!”
“…”
The so-called Four Gentlemen of Jianwen were the four civil servants who fully supported Zhu Yunwen when he became emperor. , respectively Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, and Lian Zining.
Zhu Yunwen's enthronement edict was written by Fang Xiaoru.
Abolition of the "Imperial Imperial Edict" was also the intention of these civil servants.
All the officials in the court quickly understood after listening to these few words.
They were grateful to Xu Pu from the bottom of their hearts. At this moment, Xu Pu’s image in their minds was catching up with Yu Qian!
Zhu Youtang glanced at Wang Zhi beside him. Wang Zhi immediately understood, took a step forward, and saluted respectfully.
"Your Majesty, I have something important to report."
"Accurate report."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Ruian Bo Wang Yuan, Chongshan Bo Wangqing, the capital of Youjun Wang Jun, the right-hand governor of the governor's office, occupied 300,000 acres of private land."
"Zhang Hai, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, bribed and accepted bribes, and the amount of money involved in the case amounted to thousands of taels."
"Several people have been imprisoned and are waiting for His Majesty's trial."
"Bring them up!"
"Yes!"
Wang Zhi waved his hand, and there were several people from the West Factory. Son, escorted two officials up.
No one dared to wonder why four people were arrested, but only two were taken to court.
Moreover, although these two people looked miserable, there were no obvious wounds on their bodies. They were considered to be prisoners who had a relatively good life after being taken to Xichang Prison.
The two men trembled and knelt in front of Zhu Youtang, trembling all over. They knew that they were destined to die and could not even cry out for mercy.
Wang Zhi unfolded the secret letter and read the complete charges against Wang Yuan and Zhang Hai.
"Ruian Bo Wang Yuan invaded more than 300,000 acres of civilian land, killed and injured Jinghai farmers, a total of 76 people, robbed 16 civilian girls, and secretly accepted bribes..."
< br>"Zhang Hai, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, took bribes of thirteen thousand taels of silver, five concubines, and thirteen houses. At the same time, he bribed court officials and said that the money would make things happen..."
Xichang listed many charges against the two people, but compared with the officials Zhu Youtang dealt with before, these are still relatively minor.
But Zhu Youtang still patiently listened to the charges listed by Xichang.
Finally, Zhu Youtang looked at the officials in the court with an indifferent tone.
"Listen, ladies and gentlemen, there is a governor of Shuntian Prefecture and a Ruian Bo."
"They are all under my nose, and they dare to commit these countless crimes."
"How many such officials are there that I can't see? How many such honorable men are there?"
"Since I came to the throne, I have dealt with a number of corrupt officials and the royal family. Relatives of the country.”
“I think this is The death of these noble officials can shock future officials."
"Completely put an end to corruption and bribery, and oppress the people!"
"But I still underestimated you officials. Courage! ”
"Since I ascended the throne, I have been killed again and again, but I can't stop the corruption and perversion of the law."
"The corruption and perversion of the law have been repeatedly prohibited!"
"I deeply feel that It turns out that the habit of corruption has been deeply rooted in the bones of Ming officials. ”
“If we don’t make up our minds to scrape the bones and cure the poison, we can’t save the already terminally ill Ming Dynasty!”
“After thinking about it, I feel that it is because the laws in the "Ming Law" are too merciful. It cannot act as an effective deterrent.”
"So I have the intention to amend the constitution. At the same time, I am gratified that Mr. Xu Ge's ideas coincide with mine and he deserves to be commended."
"But how to amend the regulations has made me I thought hard. "Fortunately, now I have found a solution."
Zhu Youtang took out the Imperial Edict and looked at Peng Shao, the Minister of Punishment.
"Peng Shao, come up and read out this law."
Peng Shao's heart tightened and he quickly went out to salute.
"Wei Chen obeys the order."
Peng Shao climbed up the steps and came to Zhu Youtang.
When he saw that Zhu Youtang was holding the "Imperial Imperial Patent" in his hand, his expression suddenly changed.
When he discovered that the yellowed "Imperial Imperial Patent" was actually signed by Emperor Tian Chengyun, he was so horrified that he took two steps back and quickly knelt down to salute.
"Peng Shao, a humble minister, kowtows to Taizu Emperor Gao's imperial pen!"
What? !
When all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty heard Peng Shao shouting the name of Emperor Taizu Gao, their hearts shrank with fear, and they felt as if they were falling off a cliff.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was in power, he killed officials too ruthlessly!
So cruel that even after more than a hundred years, the officials of the Ming Dynasty were so frightened that their faces turned pale and their feet became weak after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's name.
What Peng Shao meant was that the book in Zhu Youtang's hand was written by Zhu Yuanzhang himself?
The next moment, all civil and military officials in the court knelt down and saluted, shouting: "Weak ministers, kowtow to Taizu Gao Emperor's imperial pen!"
After kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times, Only the officials in the court dared to stand up.
Peng Shao stepped forward and respectfully took the "Imperial Imperial Edict" from Zhu Youtang's hand.
"Imperial imperial edict..."
Peng Shao's voice was trembling. When he said these four words, the faces of Manchao Wenwu instantly turned pale as paper, and their whole bodies became cold, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar!
“Those who seize official property and sell the rich to the poor will be punished by the clan!”
“Those who take bribes and sell their official positions will be stripped of their skins and grass!”
“Occupy civilian fields, Those who talk about things over money will be put to death in Lingchi!"
Peng Shao felt that his mouth weighed a thousand pounds at the moment, and he was sweating every time he said a word.
The officials in the court felt even more uncomfortable.
Their heart rates began to accelerate, and all the blood in their bodies seemed to be flowing toward their brains.
It made them feel dizzy and blurry.
“Those who send grains to others, steal and sell grains from warehouses, have black tattoos on their faces, pick their muscles and remove their knees!”
“Those who collect grains and goods, hide them for themselves, make false purchases and actually receive real profits, are the heads of owl, No home! ”
"Boom!"
In the court, there was already an official who could not withstand the tremendous pressure and fainted.
Other officials were not much better. Some were shaking constantly, some were trying hard to hold back their urine, and some were secretly wiping sweat.
By the time Peng Shao finished reading the "Imperial Imperial Patent", the sweat on his body had already wet his official uniform.
At this time, Zhu Youtang made the final decision: "From now on, the "Imperial Imperial Edict" will be restarted."
"The punishment chapter of the "Da Ming Huidian", which was later revised, also directly used the punishment regulations in the "Imperial Imperial Order"."
"Liu Jian!"
"I am here."
Zhu Youtang ordered: "You are the Minister of Rites The book, this "Imperial Imperial Edict", ordered the government offices at all levels in the Ming Dynasty to reprint it in books and send it to all the people of the Ming Dynasty." Content.”
"At the same time, tell them that with the "Imperial Imperial Order", when committing crimes below the crime of exile, the crime will be reduced by one level!"
"On the contrary, the crime will be increased by one level!"
"At the same time, I urge all officials in the world to fulfill their duties and do not challenge my patience. "
"When Emperor Taizu Gao founded the country, there was an extreme shortage of officials, and he could kill more than 100,000 officials."
"After I came to the throne, the Ming Dynasty had already supported 120 people. In the past few years, I have no reason to kill less than Emperor Taizu!”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Liu Jian wiped the sweat from his forehead and accepted the order.
"Peng Shao!"
Zhu Youtang looked at Peng Shao, the Minister of Punishment, and Peng Shao quickly saluted and listened to the order.
“I am here.”
"In the case of Rui'an Bo occupying civilian land, Rui'an Bo Wang Yuan was executed late, and the three Yi tribes were killed!"
"Zhang Hai, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, ransacked his home and lost his registration, and skinned and removed the grass!"
"The corpse was hung on the Show the public at the gate of Shuntian Mansion for a month!"
"Execution immediately!"
"Yes, Your Majesty"
Peng Xiao took a deep breath. This punishment of skinning and pulling grass had not been used for a long time.
Do those executioners in the Ministry of Punishment still know this craft?
Ling Chi, who was originally only used for the top crime of treason, was also used for Wang Yuan's crime of occupying people's land and oppressing the people after restarting "Yuzhi Dagao".
After hearing such a severe punishment, Zhang Hai and Wang Yuan, who had been prepared to die calmly, collapsed emotionally at this moment.
“No, Your Majesty! Please give me a pleasure!”
"Your Majesty, please spare me. Please just kill me!"
"Your Majesty! Please give me a happy life for the sake of the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother!"
"..."
Zhu Youtang glanced at the ministers, patted the dragon case, and stood up.
“Retreat!”
Zhu Youtang's purpose of going to court today had been achieved. He got up without hesitation and left Fengtianmen.
On the way back to the harem, Wang Zhi followed him: "Your Majesty, what should we do with Liu Zong?"
"Kill him."
"It's your Majesty. .”
(End of this chapter)