I, the grandson of the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, earned 100 million taels at the beginning

The so-called sheep-leading ceremony is a way for captives to accept their surrender. Regardless of men or women, they are required to take off their clothes, go topless, wear sheepskin, tie a rope around their necks, and be led like a sheep, indicating that the captives can be captured. The winner will be slaughtered at will.

During this process, some young and beautiful women would be directly taken away by the golden men at that time, and after the sheep-raising ceremony was carried out, they would have to bathe and change their clothes, and then they would be wantonly humiliated.

During the Song Dynasty, Emperors Hui and Qin were taken care of, and they were only allowed to take off their coats and be naked from the upper body.

But this kind of behavior can be said to be a serious insult to the conservative degree of society at that time, let alone a "goat-leading ceremony".

Generally speaking, on the night after the goat-leading ceremony, the captured women will be given a "bath". The so-called "bath" means serving others after taking a bath. Many women commit suicide because they cannot bear the humiliation. up.

Because women at that time regarded their own reputation as extremely important, and they chose to commit suicide when they could not bear the humiliation, because this was the last resistance they could do.

What's ridiculous is that these weak women chose to commit suicide for the sake of dignity and fame, while those guys who claimed to have read sage books survived watching all this happen for the so-called concept of restoring the country.

Why did the Northern Song Dynasty come to such an end?

Is it because their soldiers are not brave, is it because their generals dare not fight, is it because they cannot win battles?

neither.

According to statistics, the probability of winning foreign battles during the Northern Song Dynasty was still at the top in Chinese history.

The reason why they ended up like this is because these literati and bureaucrats did their best.

In the recent period, Confucianists have felt threatened, which made them start to complain about the establishment of new schools by the imperial court, thinking that the imperial court is killing donkeys.

The world is so stable, it's not because of their civil servants' management. As a result, the world has not been stable for a long time, and the imperial court began to guard against the literati.

Some people even privately said that compared with the respect for officials in the Song Dynasty, the court of the Ming Dynasty was far behind by more than one hundred and eight thousand miles.

Of course, they were just complaining about these things in private. Whoever dares to say this publicly will definitely get the whole family's cool meal without waiting until the next day.

But there is no impenetrable wall in the world, these words still reached Zhu Zhangui's ears.

Since you think the Song Dynasty is good, I will let you recall the scenery of the Song Dynasty.

A white dog and a nigger were knocked to the ground, and the soldiers rushed up and tore their clothes, put a noose around their necks, and covered them with sheepskins.

Whoever dares to resist will be beaten violently.

Even those who stubbornly wanted to stand up were directly broken by Jin Yiwei, who was assisting the soldiers, with a stick.

Screams and wailing resounded in the open space on the bank, and the onlookers, the common people, the Confucian officials, and the officials felt their scalps go numb.

However, due to a language barrier between the two parties, the white dog and the niggers didn't know what to do, so they could only kneel on the ground and tremble.

Noticing this phenomenon, Ji Gang waved at a Jin Yiwei, and soon a death row prisoner was pushed over.

Ji Gang walked forward with a cold face, and said to the death row prisoner.

"You do one thing for Ben Bo, and if your performance satisfies Ben Bo, I can apply to the emperor to exempt you from the punishment of beheading, and sentence you to work in a craftsman's camp."

"In this way, not only can you survive, but your family can also go to the artisan camp to visit you once a month and talk to you!"

The death row prisoner who was originally numb, when he heard that there was such a good thing, he agreed without saying a word.

Ji Gang nodded, walked up to the worried officer, and pointed to the death row prisoner in his ear and said a few words.

After hearing this, the officer gave Ji Gang a grateful look, then walked to the death row prisoner and said loudly.

"Now you are wearing sheep's clothing, crawling forward in front of these smashing, and you are finished when you reach the gate of the palace."

The death row prisoner was stunned after hearing what he was about to do, and then he said in embarrassment: "My lord, can the villain ask to wear a mask!"

Although he was a death row prisoner, he could not accept such an extremely insulting behavior, and his family members were still living in the capital. It is not certain that his family members and his friends were among the onlookers.

Although following the other party's words can save one's life, the family members may not be able to hold their heads up for the rest of their lives.

If the officer refused his request, he might choose to die rather than do such a humiliating thing.

The officer stared at the death row prisoner for a while, then nodded at the other person's face full of pleading.

"can!"

Soon a little ghost mask was delivered, the prisoner put on the mask, took the sheepskin handed over by Jin Yiwei, and ran directly in front of the white dog black ghost, and crawled forward bit by bit on the ground under the guidance of a Jin Yiwei .

There is no rope around his neck. Although he is a death row prisoner, he is also of Yanhuang blood. In addition, the other party is voluntary, so it is normal to have some preferential treatment.

With the previous introduction, those red white dog niggers whose necks were pulled, also understood what to do.

Although he was extremely repulsed by this kind of behavior, but seeing the cold faces of the soldiers around him, the sticks still dripping with blood, and the wailing of the companions with broken legs around him, he could only grit his teeth and walk away under the lead of the soldiers. Climb forward.

"This behavior is called the sheep-raising ceremony, and it was the shame of Jingkang in the Song Dynasty..."

When the white dog and the black ghost were crawling forward, dozens of Jinyi guards held up their loudspeakers and loudly preached the meaning of the sheep-raising ceremony to the people around them who didn't know what it meant. The shame experienced speaks out.

Since the face is going to be slapped, since the scar is going to be exposed, the slap should be loud and painful.

Some people don't give him any color, and really think that this big tomorrow belongs to their family.

Listening to Jin Yiwei's lecture, seeing the white dogs and niggers in sheep's clothing slowly crawling forward, Zhu Pangpang stomped his feet anxiously, cursing non-stop in his heart.

"You bastard, what kind of bastard is he again? This kind of thing is going to force all the civil servants to the opposite side. I'm so pissed off!"

Chapter 263: What are you looking at, I haven't seen Shangshu beating people!

"They must be very happy now!"

When the Qinhuai River was bustling, Zhu Zhangui, Zheng He and others entered the city through another gate.

Looking at the deserted streets, Zhu Zhangui looked at the position of the Qinhuai River, and couldn't help but make a joke.

"Your Highness, in this way you will push all those civil servants to the opposite side!" Zheng He, who was next to him, gave a wry smile.

To be honest, if possible, he would like to advise Zhu Zhangui not to do this.

Still the same sentence, Zhu Zhangui is not yet the emperor, and some things have been done too much, which can easily affect his status.

Performing the goat-leading ceremony is really refreshing, but the consequences are also serious.

This kind of naked slap on the face of civil servants, civil servants who have always loved face, will never let it go.

"So what about confrontation!" Zhu Zhangui glanced at Zheng He, and said calmly: "Old Zheng, you have not been in the officialdom for long, and you don't know how dark these people's hearts and lungs are. If it's me, even their own parents will be killed without hesitation."

"Power attracts the eye, money touches the heart, for all these, people will have no bottom line."

"Do you know? According to Jin Yiwei's report to me, how dirty these people are in private?"

Zheng He shook his head. He was just a eunuch, and his goal in this life was to sail the world. He didn't even want to participate in royal affairs, let alone officialdom.

If it weren't for the need to contact these officials for the fleet and navigation, he would not want to meet these officials.

Zhu Zhangui gently pulled the reins, and the horse under his crotch moved forward slowly.

"The filth, darkness and filth of the officialdom are more exaggerated than all the scripted dramas you have seen. Some of them are so disgusting that you will wonder if they are evil ghosts in human skin!"

"Human relationships, exchange of interests, framing, corruption, and bribery are happening every day in the officialdom of Ming Dynasty."

"According to Jin Yiwei's review of criminal cases by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, 5% of the cases were tortured into tricks, and the other two were really unable to withstand the pressure from above. Catching a homeless man on the street, beggars, and taking the place of a dead ghost is really normal. Only [-]% of them are broken!"

"I can tell you responsibly, Old Zheng, that if an official is sent down to the local area, and the case is reviewed according to the normal process, and he does not find someone to take the blame, does not surrender to a trick, and resolutely catches the murderer, then this person will be called Qing Tian by the local people. My lord, the kind of reincarnated Bao Zheng!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Zhangui couldn't help but sneered, "Sometimes I think, what's wrong with this world, it's just the most basic rule for officials to follow the rules, but for the common people , is a luxury.”

"Even this kind of phenomenon, the common people can't desire it, you can imagine how dark this officialdom is!"

"This is just a department of the Ministry of Punishment. There are also the Ministry of Officials in charge of promotion, the Ministry of Rites that used to manage the imperial examinations, the Ministry of Industry in charge of engineering and water conservancy in the world, the Ministry of Households in charge of money for the imperial court, and the Ministry of War that mobilizes troops from all over the world!"

"Natsuhara Kina is capable enough, but he just went out with us for more than a year, and the household department was almost taken over."

"Not only were his subordinates evacuated, but he was also beaten. If he didn't value his ability and loyalty, even he would fall into it."

"In the past few years, the Ministry of Industry has been dominated by my artisan battalion and almost lost their status. If it wasn't for competing with the artisan battalion, they would definitely be rotten!"

"As for other departments, even the Ministry of War, which the old man is watching personally, hides a lot of big rats."

"There are officials who are honest and honest for the country and the people, but these people are too few. I can tell you this, now [-]% of the officials in the entire Ming Dynasty officialdom are taken to the vegetable market and beheaded one by one. There is absolutely no one who has been wronged of!"

"Old Zheng, sometimes my grandfather and I find it really difficult. We work hard to develop Daming and want Daming to prosper. But these people are dragging us down desperately, and even gnawing at our meat , drink our blood!"

"People's hearts are greedy, breaking the law, only once and countless times, once they taste the sweetness for the first time, it will be out of control later on."

"Anyway, for them, Daming's harsh laws, they violated once is death, violated countless times is also death. So they started to play badly, before they died, enjoy some things that they usually dare not enjoy, and they have no regrets when they die Already!"

"Even they still have a little fantasy in their hearts, thinking that the law does not blame the public. They want to rely on their large number of people to make the court feel that if they are killed, the court will not be able to operate, so they must compromise with them!"

Having said all this, the coldness in Zhu Zhangui's eyes became more and more intense.

"It's a pity that they were wrong. Daming lacks everything, except for those who want to be officials!"

Zheng He opened his mouth wide in surprise.

He wanted to ask if this was too exaggerated, but looking at Zhu Zhangui's indifferent face, he knew that all of this might be true.

Zheng He gave a wry smile.

These people have only lived a good life for a few days, and then they start to do anything wrong.

"Help, help, Your Highness, help me!"

Just when Zhu Zhangui and his party were about to arrive at the palace, a girl in coarse clothes suddenly rushed out from a team of palace people and rushed to the front of Zhu Zhangui's team, shouting for help.

When the girl rushed over, there were several men holding wooden sticks behind, who rushed up in panic and wanted to take her away.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, save me, save me!"

Those men reacted very quickly, they rushed up and dragged the woman into the line, dragging her back while cursing.

"stop!"

Seeing all this happening, Zhu Zhangui frowned, and the guard next to him roared and stopped the men.

"Your Highness, this servant is ignorant and offended you, so I will take you back and punish you!"

The leader among the men, with a hippie smile, quickly apologized.

Zhu Zhangui didn't speak, just looked at each other coldly.

The guard rushed forward, kicked him to the ground, raised his hand and slapped him down several times.

"Bastard, who told you to stand and talk to His Highness!"

The man who had been slapped had a flash of resentment in his eyes, and quickly knelt down on the ground.

"Which yamen are you from?"

Looking at the woman who was still being pinned down by several men, and the other girls in the side line who were being guarded by other men, Zhu Zhangui asked calmly.

"Return to Your Highness, the villain belongs to the Jiaofang Division!"

Zhu Zhangui looked at the beard on the opponent's chin, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Turning to look at Zheng He, he asked: "I remember that the Jiaofang Division is in charge of management, aren't they all eunuchs?"

Zheng He thought for a while and replied: "The Jiaofang Division belongs to the Ministry of Rites and is in charge of court ceremonies and music. It is a department dedicated to various state banquet performances and various sacrificial performances. The personnel are female records of prisoners of war or prisoners. The female scroll belongs to the court department, and there are special officials in charge, it seems that there are no eunuchs."

Zhu Zhangui nodded.

He also knew the department of the Jiaofang Division, which was nicknamed the government-run brothel in later generations.

It's just that when he came to Daming, he had no contact with this department, nor had he been there, so he didn't know much about it.

Looking at the girl who was still being suppressed by several men, Zhu Zhangui waved.

"Tell me, why did you ask me to save you!"

Although these people were prisoners of war or family members of prisoners, the other party naturally asked for it, and Zhu Zhangui wanted to ask more or less.

Otherwise, what he said to Zheng He just now was slapping himself in the face.

Your majestic grandson doesn't care about the life and death of the people, but is so harsh and strict to other officials, isn't it a bit too much.

"let me go!"

The girl struggled vigorously, it's a pity that a weak woman has no strength, she was still crushed to death by several men.

Seeing that Zhu Zhangui was about to ask the woman, the head of the Jiaofang Division, who was slapped a few times, was afraid that the woman would say something that should not be said, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, she is a person who has committed evil crimes, and she is full of hatred for the court." Without hatred, she must speak nonsense, please allow the villain to take her back for punishment!"

Zhu Zhangui turned to look at the guard next to him.

"Go to the Qinhuai River and call Lu Xin over here. I want to ask him how he became the Minister of Rites and who gave him the right to the Ministry of Rites. No one even listens to my great-grandson! "

The guard saluted with fists in his hands, gave the man a cold look, led a horse, and hurried towards the Qinhuai River.

Kneeling on the ground, the man from Jiaofang Division heard what Zhu Zhangui said just now, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

It's over, I'm afraid someone will lose his head.