Chapter 89 I am actually a kind emperor
The executioners raised and lowered their knives, from the winter rain to the clear rain, and finally, they cut off the heads one by one like robots.
The officials who were watching the execution had also gone from being frightened and frightened to numbness, and they all stood there as dumb as a chicken.
Ma Wensheng also had a stern face and a serious smile. Frankly speaking, he couldn't bear to see so many high-ranking civil servants beheaded, but when he thought of the death of the late emperor, and when he thought of these civil servants helping Liu Jian and others to control the government and embarrass the late emperor, He had to admit that doing so might really be the fastest and most effective way, and it was also the only way that could shock people's hearts and ensure His Majesty's safety and long-term peace and stability in the Ming Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty treated Confucian scholars so favorably that these officials and gentry were so arrogant that they even went so far as to commit regicide!
Ma Wensheng couldn't imagine that if these people were not severely punished this time, if the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not agree with them in the future, would they dare to kill the king again? !
Zhu Houzhao was also watching all this with cold eyes. He had experienced such cruel things in his previous life and was able to remain calm. However, when he saw these batches of clean civil servants falling to the ground and bleeding in front of him, he I am also questioning myself whether these people are innocent?
But Zhu Houzhao thought about it and felt that these people could not be considered innocent. Not only these people, but also the family members who rebelled against the party could not be considered innocent. As a saying goes, when an avalanche occurs, not a single snowflake is innocent. Liu Jian et al. The rebels represented their interests, and they provided the confidence for Liu Jian and other rebels to dare to kill the emperor. Therefore, the gentry group represented by these upright civil servants were the culprits who killed Emperor Hongzhi!
Killing them is not considered killing innocent people at all!
Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and other disciples who rebelled against the party, that is, this group of clean civil servants, have now been killed!
There are a total of 116 civil servants, most of them are Hanlin Ci ministers, Ke Dao Yan Guan, no matter how bad they are, they are also civil servants in various ministries in Beijing. These people are the root of the intertwined power of the three cabinet ministers, and now they have been wiped out!
All that was left on the ground were one hundred and sixteen human heads, the blood that stained the execution ground red, and the cries and gloomy atmosphere that still lingered around.
"Go ahead and have a look!"
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao took Liu Jin and other people to the execution ground. He did not take a sedan chair, but only came on foot, and stepped on the blood-stained ground. However, Zhu Houzhao did not feel fear. He never thought that one day One stroke of his ink pen can kill so many people.
Zhu Houzhao had to admit that becoming an emperor who could take life and death really allowed him to do whatever he wanted!
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao looked at the hundreds of officials present and the common people who were blocked by the officers and soldiers a hundred steps away. He felt that all living things were like ants. No matter they were traffickers or soldiers or princes and generals, anyone who went against their will would still only become a sword. The souls of the dead!
Zhu Houzhao ordered martial law in the capital. It was only to enforce city defense and not allow civilians and civilians to leave the city to escape in the past. However, it did not prohibit commercial and entertainment activities for the people in the city. Therefore, many people came to the execution ground to watch the execution.
However, killing officials was something they were happy to see, so no one showed dissatisfaction. The people showed more indifference. In fact, the people's indifference was the greatest support for Zhu Houzhao. Once they were not indifferent to political power, When the struggle becomes interesting, it is time for them to rebel when they can no longer survive.
When the officials watching the execution saw Zhu Houzhao appear, they all bowed obediently and did not dare to express their anger. They did not even dare to look into Zhu Houzhao's eyes!
There is no way, the young emperor in front of me is really terrifying!
In less than three months, they killed officials and rebels, and now they have killed more than a hundred people! This is no longer a murderer, but a butcher!
"I am a very kind and kind emperor!"
Zhu Houzhao didn't even believe it when he said this, but no official dared to refute it at this moment.
"What we are doing now is just for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, and I am willing to work with you." Zhu Houzhao's words still left the officials helpless and unable to refute. The emperor killed people, but they had to bear the blame.
"And I don't want to stain the capital with blood. In fact, I just want to make a fortune with all my ministers and build a prosperous Ming Dynasty together. I am the emperor, and you are the disciples of the emperor. We are one family, and you are also mine. The same goes for these civil servants who were killed. They were also my disciples and my people. I loved them, but they had no choice but to abandon their father and become traitors. I had to kill them. I felt very sorry for them. ! ”
After Zhu Houzhao said this, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh!
"Your Majesty! These ministers do not understand the wishes of the king and father. They flatter the traitors and bully the Holy Lord. They should be punished to rectify people's hearts. I hope that your majesty will not hurt yourself!"
Ma Wensheng was now deeply afraid that Emperor Zhu Houzhao would lose his efforts to govern because of the murder of his late emperor. Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was so sad and intolerable, he hurriedly tried to persuade him. Seeing this, Jiao Fang and Xu Jin also hurriedly tried to persuade them, saying that these killed officials deserved their crimes and hoped that Zhu Houzhao would not be sad.
Other officials also tried to persuade him. After all, they also knew that siding with the emperor now was politically correct!
Zhu Houzhao nodded: "If they were as loyal to me as you are, how could they end up like this? If Liu Jian and the others were loyal to the late emperor, they would not be in today's situation. What a shame!"
After Zhu Houzhao finished performing the painful scene, he became serious again and said, "My ministers and ministers, you have now seen that this is the fate of regicide! You are all my disciples, and you should not form a clique. Even if someone seeks power, usurps the throne, kills the king, and disrupts government, you will not be implicated, but there are some among you. You love to be under the sect of a prince, and you love to be a retainer of a cabinet minister, rather than a minister of the emperor. But even if you are looking for a master, you have to keep your eyes open. Don't find a regicide prince as your master. You will be harmed when the time comes. and the family, the gains outweigh the losses! Just like these officials who were killed!”
The officials present could not help but lower their heads after hearing this, and began to worry in their hearts whether the cabinet minister they were attached to was really reliable. At the same time, they also secretly hoped that the cabinet minister they were attached to would not think about regicide!
"Let me make it clear today. We in the Ming Dynasty prohibit forming cliques and must serve the public good. Since you, as officials of the Ming Dynasty, deprive the emperor of his salary, serve the emperor's favor, and are loved by the people, you should work for the welfare of the people for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. Aiming for prosperity!
"Of course, I also know the principle of knowing etiquette when you have enough food and clothing, and knowing honor and disgrace when you have enough food and clothing. I don't just love the people but don't care about you officials. Ma Gefu proposed the establishment of a new dynasty, and the first thing to do in the new deal is Reality The purpose is to reform the administration of officials and implement a new examination method. Considering that your salary is gradually insufficient for daily use, the first purpose of implementing the examination method is to improve your salary and treatment!
"Starting from next year, which is the first year of Zhengde, your salary will be linked to your respective official positions and political achievements. The method of passing the examination will not only include punishment, but also rewards. The rewards will naturally depend on your contribution, which can be worth up to four of you. five times salary Young Master Lu will also receive one or two more months of salary. In addition, I will also draw up regulations for annual rewards. How much salary and rewards will be increased for you depends on how much wealth can be stolen from the traitor this time!"
At first, Zhu Houzhao warned the officials with the power of killing the Qingliu civil servants, and the officials felt even more frightened. Now that they heard that Zhu Houzhao wanted to improve their treatment, most officials were more grateful to Zhu Houzhao.
Because they had long heard that the emperor was going to implement the New Deal to reform the bad government, but they did not expect that the first item of the Emperor's New Deal was to improve their own treatment. Suddenly, they were afraid of Zhu Houzhao but also had a good impression of him. They thought that His Majesty was not serious. He only knows how to kill people.
Of course, Zhu Houzhao implemented the examination method and increased his salary, which was only a good thing for the officials who did practical things. It was still not a good thing for some corrupt officials who only knew how to make money. After all, they could guess that no matter how much they increased their salary, they would not be around. There is a lot of gray income, and no matter how the imperial court reforms its officials, it will reduce their gray income and force them to focus more on doing business instead of making money.
However, Zhu Houzhao never thought about winning over these corrupt officials who just wanted to make money and live their lives. He just wanted to give some officials who wanted to do practical things a good material guarantee and spiritual support, at least so that some officials with ideals would not I will sell my ideals because of firewood, rice, oil and salt!
And for those officials who only know how to make money without restraint, the most effective way is to kill them until they are afraid!
Only in this way can good money drive out bad money, and officials can know that there is no need to take the risk of peeling off the skin to make money when they can get rich income through legitimate channels.
In addition, Zhu Houzhao now said that increasing the salary of officials is related to the income from house confiscation, so now the officials are not very resistant to the imperial court's wanton house confiscation against the rebels, and everyone is thinking in their hearts and does not know whether the house confiscation will be possible. How much income you get.
Zhu Houzhao himself is also thinking about it. What he lacks most now is money. After all, he will still train troops, build ships, and develop industry in the future.
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but ask Xiang Liu Jin: "How is the confiscation of the house going?"
"Return to the emperor, Taipinghou and the others have already started!" Liu Jin replied.
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