Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

Qianqing Palace.

"Brother Imperial, I don't understand something."

Zhu Youjian followed closely beside Zhu Youxiao, with doubts in his brows, and said as he walked: "Since you have thought about how to deal with the chaos in the capital and the capital from the beginning, why don't you just impose martial law on the capital? All sects inside and outside strictly investigate the smuggling situation under the rule of the capital."

"In this way, both the people in the capital and the capital can reduce a lot of losses. After all, raiding the homes of those criminals and collecting the food stored under their names can keep food prices down."

"This is indeed the easiest way."

Zhu Youxiao smiled, walked slowly on the imperial road, and glanced at Zhu Youjian, "But this is undoubtedly the stupidest way."

"madness?"

Zhu Youjian frowned, obviously he didn't expect that his royal brother would say this.

"good."

Zhu Youxiao sighed softly: "In the eyes of the emperor, do you think that the chaos in the capital and Gyeonggi is caused by some people with evil intentions?"

Is not it?

Zhu Youjian was confused now.

Because what he saw was such a trend.

"The emperor simplified the problem."

Zhu Youxiao walked forward with his hands behind his back and said: "The turmoil and influence in the capital and Gyeonggi are indeed being exaggerated by some people. The premise for them to do this is because what I did before touched their core interests. In order to avoid This kind of loss is getting worse, so they want to use this to divert attention, making me unable to investigate further."

"Brother Huang is talking about a thorough investigation of the Imperial Manor?"

Zhu Youjian frowned.

"It's more than just that."

Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "I am afraid that the gunpowder smuggling case is also involved with this group of people. There must be a close connection between the two, and it may even affect many levels."

Things in this world, no matter how big or small, are inextricably linked. It cannot be discovered from the surface. If you can calm down, trace some of the tracks and analyze the reasons, you You will discover many amazing secrets that you cannot see!

"Then what else has the emperor considered?"

Zhu Youjian thought for a while, he really couldn't think of anything else, so he expressed his doubts.

"In addition to this group of lawless people, I have to consider several aspects. It is precisely because of these aspects that it finally evolved into the current chaos in the capital and Gyeonggi."

Zhu Youxiao said leisurely: "First, due to the uncontrollable party strife in the past, the atmosphere in the officialdom, whether it is the central court or the local bureaucracy, has been completely corrupted. If you do more, you will make more mistakes, if you do less, you will make more mistakes, and if you don't do less, it will be good. It has become the thinking of most people and has even evolved into a mainstream idea.”

"Secondly, the large number of refugees who appeared in the capital and Gyeonggi area all prove that in the past, the imperial court spent countless money and food to reclaim wasteland in Jingdong and other places to accommodate and resettle the fleeing Liao people. This was undoubtedly a failure. The root cause is It’s because most of the money and food have been mishandled.”

"Thirdly, after the price of grain in the capital and the capital was driven up, there must be some among the civil servants and nobles in the capital who wanted to make a fortune from it. Those who joined them secretly added fuel to the flames. This group is a broad group. It’s difficult to find out.”

"Fourth, and this is also the most important point, that is, the people's hearts and minds under our Ming Dynasty fundamentally no longer trust the court because they have experienced too many disappointments. This is why I killed a man before. The majesty that was finally erected by batches of demons and monsters can be shaken by some rumors in an instant."

"Fifth, the central financial foundation of the Ming Dynasty has been continuously gnawed by batches of moths in the past. This has evolved into a dangerous signal, that is, in the event of an emergency, the external affairs, mainly the treasury, will Chao Yousi is already unable to solve this problem."

Zhu Youjian's mouth opened wide. He had never considered the above situations before. He never thought that it would become so complicated behind it.

"Of course I can follow what the emperor said and send factory guards to solve the problem simply and crudely." Zhu Youxiao stopped, looked up at the blue sky, and said with emotion in his words.

"The family property and grain etc. confiscated from the house were used as the basis for stabilizing the malicious price hikes. However, in this way, I offended everyone."

"The emperor is not omnipotent."

"Especially when it comes to everyone's interests, even the emperor. Maybe no one opposes you on the surface, but it's bound to happen if there are obstacles behind your back."

"My dear brother, have you ever thought about it, if I really do this, will the rumors that arise in the capital and Gyeonggi Province increase? Or will they decrease?"

"I'm just afraid it will increase."

Zhu Youjian said with a serious expression.

"Yes."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "This will lead to a more complicated situation. That is, I am stubborn and arbitrary, and I am content to enjoy myself in the Forbidden City. I don't listen to the advice of the pillars, and blindly listen to the slander of the villain. Let's forget it. By stabilizing the situation in the capital and the capital, what will I gain?"

"But the emperor brother is obviously doing it for the people!"

Zhu Youjian became excited.

"So what?"

Zhu Youxiao smiled, looked at Zhu Youjian and said, "Even if I do it for the people, the people below don't believe it. Does the emperor think all this is meaningful?"

This……

Zhu Youjian was speechless for a moment.

"If one person says this about me, it may be a lie. If a group of people say this about me, it may also be a lie."

Zhu Youxiao lifted up the sleeves of his robe and said with a sad expression: "But when the whole world says this about me, it becomes true. Remember, people's hearts are the easiest to be incited."

What is good?

What is bad?

This world is not black and white, but more gray!

Zhu Youxiao has been working hard for so many years, and he is very clear about the truth behind this. Just like some problems reported by the people, no matter how much impact they have on the bottom, they are just the product of games or struggles between high-level officials. It will not affect the decision-making of senior officials.

Of course Zhu Youxiao knew that under the farce in the past, many people under the rule of the capital and Gyeonggi would inevitably suffer losses, and even their families would be destroyed. However, Zhu Youxiao could not be soft-hearted, because once he was soft-hearted and chose to make a compromise, he would die in the future. More people will fall.

The reason is that Zhu Youxiao was blocked from taking more power.

The only one who can save the Ming Dynasty from blindness is Zhu Youxiao!

This is because he holds the title of emperor and holds the greatest justice in the world.

If Zhu Youxiao was not the emperor, then everything he did was meaningless. Apart from overthrowing the rule of Ming Dynasty, his influence was actually very small.

"Brother Imperial, now that the matter has reached this point, is it over?"

Zhu Youjian paused for a moment, looked up at his imperial brother and said: "After all, those who participated in the smuggling were caught by bypassing the Chongwen Gate Customs, and coupled with the arrangements made by the emperor earlier, these are enough to suppress the price hikes." As long as the food price stabilizes and the Disaster Relief Office led by Sun Chuanting starts major construction projects in Shuntian Mansion, then..."

"Your Majesty!! Something big happened!!"

The sound of a voice interrupted Zhu Youjian's words, and he saw a eunuch running over in a hurry, with panic between his brows. When he reached the imperial court, he fell to his knees on the ground, "Your Majesty, at Huangji. Hundreds of officials gathered outside the door, they..."

What is supposed to come will eventually come.

Looking down at the kneeling eunuch, Zhu Youxiao, who was standing with his hands behind his hands, showed a faint smile. How could things end so easily? If that were the case, how could the Ming Dynasty be overturned?

At this moment, Zhu Youjian was completely dumbfounded.

Officials kneeling down to remonstrate? !

This hasn't happened for a long time.

How dare they do this! !

"Let's show off to Huangjimen."

While Zhu Youjian was stunned, Zhu Youxiao acted very calmly. This farce has come to an end, and there will be a good show next...