Chapter 1 I want to kill all the corrupt officials in the world
The twelfth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty.
Beiping Yanwang Mansion.
“My determination to kill all corrupt officials in the world will never waver!”
“Any official, including relatives of the emperor, princes, generals and ministers, who violates the laws of the Ming Dynasty will be punished. All will be brought to justice!”
Zhu Yuanzhang was inspecting the northern frontier and was currently giving lectures to officials at all levels in Peiping.
The majesty of the founding emperor made officials at all levels in Peiping almost breathless. After all, this emperor was not a good person. When he was touring Guangdong some time ago, an official was found guilty of wearing a piece of clothing worth 500 yuan. Zhu Yuanzhang first dismissed him from office because he was not considerate of the people's sentiments. Then he sent the supervisory censor to investigate and found out that he was a corrupt official. He directly stripped the skin and bones to make human straw.
It frightened many local officials.
Seeing that all the officials below were trembling with fear, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately spoke to comfort him: "As long as you sincerely serve the people of the Ming Dynasty and be upright and capable officials, I will reuse you and promote you!"
“Let’s all get down.”
"Yes!"
Officials at all levels in Peiping quickly retreated.
After a while.
Empress Ma walked in with her eldest son Zhu Biao and fourth son Zhu Di.
"Chongba, you have been punished by your words. Do we have to go see our daughter and son-in-law?" Queen Ma said.
"Let's go! We didn't say we couldn't go." Zhu Yuanzhang stood up.
"Father, mother, Luan Jia is ready, we are ready to go at any time." Zhu Biao said calmly.
"No, you can't take a luan chariot to see Anqing. Just switch to an ordinary carriage." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head.
"Father, why is this?" Zhu Di asked with some confusion.
“Your fourth sister, An Qing, married Ouyang Lun, the new top scholar, three years ago. Unexpectedly, Ouyang Lun went to a brothel on the night of his wedding. Your father was so angry that he wanted to kill him, but Ouyang Lun actually asked for it. He was exiled to Yandi, serving as a small county magistrate on the frontier, and guarding the Ming Dynasty's frontier. Your sister Anqing's husband was eager to come to Yandi together. The past three years have passed, and there has been no news during this period. We were worried, so we thought of coming over to have a look. "Empress Ma glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and sighed: "After all, Ouyang Lun is guilty, so it is not appropriate for us to meet him in a big way."
"Hmph, we are just angry when you say it. Ouyang Lun is so bold. Although he was the number one scholar back then, I don't like him. He is not worthy of being the son-in-law of my old Zhu family. If I find out that he is the son-in-law of my old Zhu family, this time There is a problem with the official, so I have to kill him, so I can take my daughter back to Nanjing to avoid suffering in the frontier!"
Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Di sat down. Get on a slightly larger ordinary carriage, escorted by more than a dozen guards, and head to Kaiping County.
This journey lasted half a month!
Kaiping County is the most remote and barren small county in Yanland. It is inconspicuous in the territory of Ming Dynasty and has no sense of existence.
“Your Majesty, we are entering Kaiping County ahead.”
The guard's voice came from outside the carriage.
Zhu Yuanzhang slowly opened the curtains of the carriage and looked out at the sandy sky and overgrown weeds. It looked desolate at first glance.
"Ouyang Lun is really damned. He brought our daughter to a place like this. If my daughter loses a hair, we have to chop him off!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly.
Zhu Di opened the curtain on the other side and looked out.
"Then what is that!!"
Zhu Di exclaimed.
"Stop!"
Soon the four Zhu family members got off the carriage and stood in front of a gray, smooth and flat road.
“Is this the road?”
"It seems so!"
Brothers Zhu Biao and Zhu Di squatted on the ground to study. "It's very hard, like stone, but there won't be such long and smooth stones in this world, right?"
"This road is seamless, even the avenue in the palace is It is made of flat stones, it is really a waste to use it here!"
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma also came over.
It was the first time in their lives that they saw such a smooth road, which was quite shocking.
“Let’s go along this road and have a look!”
Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and boarded the carriage, while brothers Zhu Biao and Zhu Di helped Queen Ma get into the carriage.
“Drive!”
The guard raised the reins in his hands, and the carriage moved from the muddy road to the smooth road.
moment.
The four members of the Zhu family immediately felt the difference between the front and back of the road.
The muddy road before was bumpy and bumpy, and the person sitting on the carriage was about to fall apart, but after getting on this smooth road, the bumpy feeling disappeared immediately!
“This road is good!”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction.
"Chongba, do you think this road was built by Ouyang Lun?"
The light of wisdom in Queen Ma's eyes was mixed with hope.
If this road is really built by Ouyang Lun, it will be a huge political achievement, and he can be pardoned for his crimes, or even promoted back to Nanjing. Then his daughter can go back together, and the family can return to Nanjing. It’s time to reunite.
No mother in the world wants her daughter to suffer in this small border town.
"He? Ouyang Lun?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, "It's impossible! If he had that ability, he wouldn't have been unknown in this frontier for three whole years."
Zhu Biao said from the side: "Father, Ouyang Lun was also the one at the beginning after all. The top scholar may not be able to do these things. This place is remote and almost isolated from the outside world. Maybe the news has not spread yet."
Zhu Di followed up and said: "Father, although my son is just now. I have been here in Yandi not long ago, but I have already heard that the customs in Kaiping County in Yandi are different from other places. Maybe my fourth brother-in-law is really capable!"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and felt that his two sons were different! There is some truth in saying, "Seeing is believing. A smooth road doesn't mean anything. What if this road already exists?"
The carriage continued to drive on the road.
Looking outside, you can see some slogans from time to time.
“If you want to be rich, build roads first!——Ouyang Lun.”
“Work hard for a hundred days!——Ouyang Lun.”
“Warm congratulations to Kaiping The first cement road in the county is completed and opened to traffic! ——Ouyang Lun. ”
“Welcome to Kaiping County” ——Ouyang Lun.
"Kaiping makes money and flowers bloom, and when we leave, we want to take it home. - Ouyang Lun."
"It turns out that this road is called a cement road!"
Zhu Di's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "It's really my fourth brother-in-law who did it, but he's a bit narcissistic."
Zhu Biao nodded, "And what does it mean to make money and spend money, and you want to take it home after we break up?"< br>
"Chongba, it seems that Ouyang Lun has really improved after coming to Kaiping County. You must give him a chance!" Empress Ma quickly comforted him.
Zhu Yuanzhang murmured in his heart.
Have I really misunderstood Ouyang Lun, my son-in-law?
"Ahem, if this guy is really a good official, we must make good use of him! But we have to continue to observe and observe."
In these years, Zhu Yuanzhang often inspected all over the country to find corrupt officials. There are so many tricks, even he himself has been deceived many times, so he will never believe it easily!
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