Jiajing Chengming

Chapter 111: The one who dares to kill those who deserve to be killed is the most benevolent king
The civil servants who came to see Liang Chu were speechless.

"This is not coercion, this is just the hope of the people of the world!"

"Doesn't the Prime Minister understand?"

Sudden.

Zhang Zan asked anxiously.

Liang Chu sneered and said, "Who has the final say, the people of the world or your Majesty? Or do the people of the world really want the court to not distinguish between right and wrong?"

Everyone fell silent again.

"Since the Prime Minister has said so, we are truly ashamed and can only take back what we just said."

"There is indeed no one in the world who does not want the king to be upright."

Zhu Xizhou gave in at first, then gritted his teeth and said two sentences, and then said:
“But what about the bigger picture?”

"Should we still care about our ancestors' country and society?!"

"Now, for the sake of justice, the ministers and ministers, kill me if you say so."

"It also allowed the Ministry of Personnel to be controlled by a pedantic and harsh person, which made many talented people afraid to take up official positions and unwilling to do so."

"And they let those cruel people take power, causing public outrage in the local area!"

"Now they are trying to torture the descendants of the saints again."

"I admit that these people deserved their punishment, but how will foreign countries, future generations, and the people view exposing the ugliness of our nobles like this?"

"Yuan Fu is an experienced and capable minister. Hasn't he ever thought about this?"

After Zhu Xizhou asked this, the Minister of Rites Mao Cheng also echoed, saying: "Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. Your Majesty is working hard to govern the country and is determined to revive the country. This is indeed a good thing, but it also needs to be balanced!"

"Some things, if you don't take them out and weigh them, are just that, and will not affect your majesty's virtue. But if you have to take them out and measure them with a ruler or a scale, they will be enough to affect the stability of the country."

Liang Chu knew what Zhu Xizhou and Mao Cheng meant, but he knew better what the emperor was thinking.

Therefore, Liang Chu only asked in return: "Since you are so worried about the country, what have you been doing before?"

The ministers were greatly surprised.

Mao Cheng couldn't help but ask: "What does Yuanfu mean by this?"

"When the Kong family was doing evil, why didn't you try to stop them?"

"If all the civil and military officials in the court advised against it, would the Kong family dare to do this?!"

"During the Xian Temple period, civil officials throughout the country dared to expose the crimes of the Kong family. How come now everyone only dares to force the emperor to condone criminals?!"

"I think half of the reason why the Kong family is disrespecting the emperor is because of you!"

"What's the saying that a benevolent ruler should be cautious with punishment? Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty reinstated the punishment of lingchi for the first time!"

After Liang Chu said this, he continued, "However, since I am in power, I have to clean up the mess after the Emperor's majesty descends. Therefore, I have ordered to send the taxation battalion, which has been trained and is familiar with taxation and rules, to Shandong. There is no need to worry about the impact on taxation. As for protecting the country and the people, there is no need to worry. There is already an order for the military preparation department to recruit more soldiers. In addition, we have prepared to increase the budget, add more local officials, and build more schools. There is no need to worry that the emperor's rule will ruin the overall situation!"

"On the contrary, if the great evils of the world are not reformed, when one traitor falls, there will be another one!"

"Then we will really kill treacherous officials every year, but we will never be able to kill them all!"

"Tax camp?"

“Add bureaucracy?”

Zhu Xizhou, Mao Cheng and others could not help but look at each other.

After a while.

Zhu Xizhou sighed and said, "Now that we have a new system and have added tax camps, we no longer have to worry about not being able to collect taxes. We also have to increase the budget and add officials. Local governments don't have to lose control, so there's no need to worry about chaos in the localities!"

"The Prime Minister is indeed a mature and experienced man who is good at planning for the country."

"As for the criticism from the Prime Minister, we accept it, but many times, we didn't know that Kong would do such an excessive thing. He has always been very polite to us scholars."

Zhu Xizhou then bowed to Liang Chu.

Liang Chu also returned the greeting.

Mao Cheng also said with a complicated expression: "In order to make the government clean and the people harmonious, it is necessary to reform and eliminate malpractices. I only hope that it can be realized as soon as possible, like the Zhenguan and Jiayou eras, and the Renxuan and Hongzhi eras of this dynasty, when the monarch and his ministers are in harmony, officials and people are happy together, no one picks up things on the road, doors are not locked at night, and the prisons are always empty."

When Minister He Mengchun heard what Mao Cheng said, his eyes couldn't help but turn red.

Because he thought of Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, the great ceremony, and the fact that the emperor did not recognize Emperor Xiaozong as his father.

And because of this.

He Mengchun had other ideas in his mind, so he looked at Zhang Zan and left the cabinet with him.

Followed by.

Other ministers also left the cabinet.

Liang Chu went to Qingning Palace and reported the matter to Zhu Houcong.

Zhu Houcong nodded calmly after hearing this: "I understand their thoughts, but I am too lazy to pay attention to them."

"But Yuanfu, I have to tell you something from the bottom of my heart." Zhu Houcong said this and looked at Liang Chu.

Liang Chu couldn't help but be moved.

Zhu Houcong then said:

"I know that as the Son of Heaven, I must consider the long-term stability of the country and cannot abandon the public because of personal grudges."

"But I am dealing with the Kong family not because of personal grudges, but to enforce social order!"

"If the moral principles of the country are no longer restored, if things continue like this, I wonder how many people will still have eyes for the court."

"Even if it leads to external troubles or internal strife, it is worth it."

"Without bloodshed, the moral code cannot be rectified!

"Of course, I'm not saying that we should do nothing but wait to kill people. Killing people is a means, not an end."

"What I want to do is to build and set rules."

"So, I have been trying my best to avoid the escalation of conflicts, and I have also made sure that I have the ability to end it even if it escalates."

Liang Chu said:
"Your Majesty is wise and wise, and I respect you all!"

"I humbly believe that although grace and power come from the will of the emperor and no one can interfere, educating the people is a necessary step in implementing benevolent governance. Otherwise, wouldn't your majesty's benevolence be tarnished by those villains?"

"What Yuanfu said is absolutely right."

"Let the Yumin Newspaper expose the crimes of the Kong family and let the people of the world know that I did not provoke them, but they provoked me!"

"Also, I have to make my personal guards and royal guards in Gyeonggi Province understand that I am not killing people for myself, but for them. I want my people to live a good life and the Ming Dynasty to be stable and peaceful for a long time!"

"What is the most benevolent king? He who dares to kill those who should be killed, eliminate the evils that should be eliminated, and protect the people who should be protected is the most benevolent king!"

Zhu Houcong replied with a smile.

And then.

Liang Chu said, "Although Your Majesty has eliminated corruption and reformed the government to revitalize the government, most of the ministers in the court dare to talk about reform when it does not harm their own interests. Once their own interests are involved, they tend to forget the greater good and stick to the old ways, only talking about how good the laws of our ancestors are. Therefore, Your Majesty has set up a tax camp to deal with the Kong family smoothly this time, and they will definitely not sit idly by and watch Your Majesty implement such a policy."

"Therefore, I am afraid that they will use the idea of ​​asking Your Majesty to show mercy to the Kong family to prevent Your Majesty from reforming the tax policy."

"Then I will use grace to divide in front and sticks to suppress in the back!"

"The Shandong Kong family's store property is under bidding. Let them fight it out among themselves. I will not take sides if they want to fight over it."

"In addition, your cabinet should discuss with the Ministry of Personnel and set aside a considerable amount of money when compiling next year's budget to reward honest officials and outstanding students. I will increase their salaries and food!"

"If they still refuse to shut up and insist that I withdraw the tax camp and endure the grievances brought to me by the Kong family, then I will make them learn to endure the wrath of their sovereign and father first!"

When Zhu Houcong said this, he thought of Kong Wenshao and ordered: "Let the three judicial officials quickly close the case against Kong Wenshao and his gang, and then take them to the execution ground for execution!"

Liang Chu bowed and said yes.

At this time.

Gu Dayong walked in, holding a newspaper and said, "Your Majesty, this is the Datong newspaper. The little prince led more than 10,000 cavalrymen to attack Shahebao. He also said that he would send someone to tell Your Majesty to treat the descendants of the saints well. If Your Majesty does not respect Confucius and Mencius, he will punish you for it!"

Zhu Houcong looked very solemn after hearing this.

"The Tartars have indeed come to join in the fun!"

Zhu Houcong clenched his teeth.

"Are you kidding me that I don't have the courage of the last emperor?!"

"Or did you bully the Emperor Ming into dismissing a large number of his personal troops?!"

Sudden.

Zhu Houcong shouted sternly.

"hateful!"

"Extremely abominable!"

After Zhu Houcong said two sentences in a row, he ordered: "Call Wang Xian to the Imperial Study to discuss this matter quickly!"

Gu Dayong bowed and agreed.

The court officials soon learned that the little prince had violated the border and threatened the emperor.

Naturally, there were people who were very angry and said that the little prince had no right to interfere in the affairs of the Ming Dynasty.

But many people are also very excited about it.

"This is a good opportunity to eliminate the treacherous and save the Duke of Yansheng!"

Zhang Zan became very excited.

He Mengchun even said: "We should use this force to correct the mistakes in the past! We should make your Majesty admit that there are no more treacherous people in the court, and the court is full of righteous people, so there is no need to change the system. Your Majesty can revive the country by ruling with ease!"

(End of this chapter)