Dialogue between ancient and modern: I create programs, national treasures have spirits

Chapter 91 Just ask if you are afraid

Literati, read the books of sages and sages, and know right from wrong.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he began to restore the imperial examination system.

For this reason, people who study all over the world celebrate with each other.

Why?

Those who study have no power to restrain a chicken, do not do production, and do not know the grains, so they rely on their fame and fame to make a living.

During the Mongolian and Yuan dynasties, the Han people were oppressed, and it was even impossible to get an official through the imperial examination.

So the big guys have lost their way up.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has been established, the imperial examination system has returned, which makes the literati very happy.

What they don't know is that sometimes, being an official may not be a good thing.

Hongwu 15 years.

At this time, the first batch of scholars had already obtained the power and position they wanted.

However, the only thing is that they are poor.

In this officialdom, there is a huge dye vat.

Once the meaning of the upper part comes down, the lower part has to change accordingly.

As the saying goes, the best works and the best works, nothing more than the case.

But officials, poor!

Very poor!

Although the salary issued by the imperial court is quite a lot, being an official is a matter of considerable consumption.

Gifts are given here, gifts are given there, and back and forth, even if the officials do not need to pay taxes or work to produce, they still have no money in their hands.

From this point of view, in order to search for some people's fat and people's anointing, they can survive.

It's just that as soon as this idea came out, the officials cut it off without hesitation.

Conscience discovery?

No, no!
The head of the servant of the household department is still hanging on the gate of the city gate, and it has not been dried!

Who dares?
His Majesty the Emperor set up a grievance drum in front of the palace, and the people can directly beat the drum to express their grievances!

If the emperor found out about the corruption and bribery, wouldn't it be possible for the Yi tribe to be affected?
Are there still few people who peel the real grass?
Yi Ze walked into a mansion.

This is the residence of Wu Zishen, Minister of the Ministry of War.

But in terms of scale, I am afraid that ten of them are not as good as He Shen's mansion.

Walking into the Wu Mansion, there are very few servants and maids inside.

The huge yard was actually a little deserted.

Compared with the crowded city of Hefu, this place is really desolate.

Wu Zishen, a Jinshi in the third year of Hongwu, has been trembling for 12 years, and finally reached his current position.

It is a winner in life.

But even so, he still didn't dare to be careless.

Even this mansion is shabby.

Compared with other officials, his mind has always been clear.

Over the past ten years, he has seen with his own eyes many of his comrades, one day they were bragging about their wealth in front of them, but the next day they were stripped of their skins and their families were chopped off.

Your Majesty the Emperor doesn't care what your family's situation is, as long as you embezzle money, the person with a small amount can still survive.

After 60 taels, the head of the project will not be guaranteed.

Wu Zishen trembled every day, and his gray hair gradually grew.

Thinking of the records in the book, the officials in the Song Dynasty were majestic and wealthy, and they unconsciously yearned for it.

"If I were in Song Dynasty, why would I be so careful!"

"It's a pity that the current emperor has cut our way!"

Wu Zishen was full of resentment.

But he didn't dare to show it in the slightest.

Is it really Jinyiwei who eats dry food?
Song Lian entertained guests at home, and the emperor knew exactly how many people came and how much he said.

Therefore, even if Wu Zishen had great dissatisfaction and resentment, he could only leave it in his heart.

He is a literati, an official, and an ordinary person under surveillance.

But he never imagined that his heartfelt voice had been completely presented in front of the audience.

"We can only survive when the emperor dies and the regime changes. At this moment, we can only endure."

Wu Zishen let out a long sigh, and the corners of his eyes were moist for a moment.

After serving as an official for many years, I still feel like I can't enjoy anything.

Can Wu Zishen be in a hurry?

The audience looked at Wu Zishen's inner thoughts and his sad face, and they felt the same way.

"When you meet this guy like Lao Zhu, these officials are really unlucky!"

"There are only a handful of honest officials in history, and there are more corrupt officials. Except for a few corrupt officials who have made their names, the vast majority of those who searched for the people's anointing have disappeared in the long river of history."

"Power and status, wealth and fame, they all want, but often in the process of pursuing these things, they lose themselves and become slaves of fame and wealth!"

"To put it nicely, if someone gives you 100 million and begs you to do something, will you do it?"

"This is really an embarrassing choice!"

"Look, Lao Zhu's guillotine has been chopped off!"

"This is going back to Daming, and I have to worry about it every day."

"Just ask if you are afraid!"

The audience was happy for a while, but more people also discovered the problem.

Integrity is really too difficult.

How many people have been defeated by fame and fortune since ancient times.

As the saying goes, a hero is saddened by a beauty.

For these powerful officials, fame and fortune mean beauty!
What has passed will leave its name in history!
Those who can't make it will suffer the infamy!
Yi Ze walked into the homes of many officials.

Not surprisingly, all officials are like this.

Even those nobles who founded the country are still trembling.

Zhu Yuanzhang has never been soft-hearted in killing people.

It doesn't matter whether you are a hero or not, or a prime minister who holds great power.

Once it touched his reverse scale, the ghost head knife fell down without hesitation.

Among the ancient emperors, only Emperor Hongwu had no scruples about killing people.

Other emperors will also think about whether others will rebel if they kill this person.

Emperor Hongwu didn't think so at all.

What Hu Weiyong, what Sapphire, if you kill it, you will kill it.

Those who want to make trouble, then kill them together.

Corrupt officials, forming cliques for private interests, Zhu Yuanzhang's approach has always been to uproot them.

"In the Hongwu dynasty, countless officials were killed!"

"It's no wonder that many people blamed him for this, thinking that he was too bloodthirsty and overcorrected."

"It's just that, for the common people at that time, corrupt officials had to be killed!"

Yi Ze's tone seemed a bit excited.

There is no doubt that he agreed with Zhu Yuanzhang's approach.

"Many people will stand from the perspective of modern people and think that Zhu Yuanzhang killed too much and the lower limit is too low!"

"It's only 60 taels, why decapitate?"

"However, countless cases of great corruption and evil started from 60 taels and gradually grew to [-] or even millions!"

"The He Shen we despise now was also an upright official at the beginning."

"Don't underestimate the temptation of money, it is a power that can distort right and wrong."

"It can lead people to good, but it can also make people corrupt!"

Yi Ze's words are commonplace.

But in the simple and familiar words, there are deep meanings enough to make people think.

This is a mistake that has been recognized and repeated over thousands of years.

But at this moment, the footsteps of the journey have gradually moved towards the emperor.

Yi Ze waved his hand, and the scene behind him changed.

The imperial city is majestic and magnificent.

"Look at the peasants, look at the officials, how can you not see this legendary emperor!"

Yi Ze's words are full of anticipation and excitement!
He can't wait!

"Everyone, let's meet together, this emperor of thousands of ages—Zhu Yuanzhang!"

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(End of this chapter)