Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

Having experienced many things, Zhu Youxiao became more determined. He wanted to control the military power. Only by controlling enough troops could he face the rotten Ming Dynasty!

At present, he is only dealing with the central level, but he is encountering scandals one after another. Zhu Youxiao really can't imagine how many more are hidden in various places in the Ming Dynasty.

The general forces in Liaodong, the general forces in the Nine Borders, the officials and gentry, government and business interests in various places, the bureaucracy in the officialdom, the clans and clans in various places...

They are like moths attached to the Ming Dynasty, constantly sucking the essence, blood and vitality of the Ming Dynasty. They do not care about the survival of the Ming Dynasty, let alone the life and death of the underlying groups. Even if one day, the national disaster really comes, then they You must change the flag as soon as possible to ensure that your own interests are not damaged!

Zhu Youxiao wants to reverse the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty. In addition to facing the current natural disasters and foreign invasions, he also has to fight against these visible and invisible interest groups.

If you just want to control enough troops, it is not enough to appoint and promote a group of pillars. You must also find ways to solve various expenses during this period. Therefore, you need to get more money and food. In this country, the justice of the country has not yet been truly realized. In the era of cohesion, the reality of being a soldier is more to fill your stomach. Even if you are a high-ranking emperor, if you dare to lack the food and salary of your soldiers, then don't expect to get their allegiance!

This is the cruelest reality!

Take power, gather troops, gather wealth...

These are all things Zhu Youxiao has to do.

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The morning sun dispelled the darkness, and the Forbidden City seemed to be bathed in golden light. The atmosphere of Qianqing Palace was slightly depressing. The imperial guards on duty everywhere stood in place like sculptures.

Although he knew all kinds of cruel realities, Zhu Youxiao had to keep his mood in order to face the complex and ever-changing central court, especially the group of civil servants in the outer court!

Since he has chosen to do something practical for the Ming Dynasty and embark on this journey with an uncertain future, Zhu Youxiao must face the threats or traps involved. After all, he has no way out!

"The gunpowder smuggling case has been investigated so far, but nothing useful has been obtained from the Li family. Then I want to ask the Qing family, how did the hundreds of thousands of kilograms of gunpowder disappear?"

In the Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao's eyes were sharp and he held up the memorial in his hand, "It should be said that the Xiji Bureau led by Fang Zhenghua, all the previous investigations were all done to gain my trust, so he deliberately organized an unjust, false and wrong case. , to attract my attention?"

Affected by various recent events, I originally thought that Cui Chengxiu, who was specially promoted to supervise the gunpowder smuggling case, could find out the dirty tricks behind it.

However, Cui Chengxiu's memorial to the emperor did not make any substantial breakthrough at all, which inevitably made Zhu Youxiao disappointed.

There is a fundamental difference between dealing with the civil and military officials in the outer court and the scum hiding in them, and dealing with the scum breeded by Yousi in the inner court.

The latter can still be eliminated even if there is no conclusive evidence. In the end, the group of eunuchs and eunuchs in the inner court are his domestic slaves. As long as there is some evidence, they can be arrested directly and dealt with how they should be dealt with.

But the former is different.

In the final analysis, the vast Ming Dynasty needs a group of people to manage it step by step. This is the foundation of the centralized autocracy that maintains the unity. If you want to eliminate the scum among it, you must have conclusive evidence, even if Yes, we must kill, and we must kill so that the whole world will be convinced.

If it is aimless and indiscriminate killing, even if the people killed are all rat scum, it will still alienate the world from him. This is definitely not what Zhu Youxiao wants to see.

Zhu Youxiao wanted to save the Ming Dynasty, not destroy it single-handedly.

The gunpowder smuggling case cannot be attributed to the Xiyuan drowning case at the moment. Zhu Youxiao wants to create a big case to completely nail those die-hards who oppose him to the pillar of shame, so that no one can There are loopholes to reverse the verdict, but it is precisely this situation that Zhu Youxiao must choose to pay attention to.

Or don't do it at all, and do it to the extreme when you do it, so that no one can find any faults, and let everyone feel awe in their hearts!

"Your Majesty, the gunpowder smuggling case that I was ordered to supervise may have a lot of hidden trouble behind it."

Facing the emperor's questioning, Cui Chengxiu bowed and said: "I almost pried out useful confessions from the people of the Li family who were originally arrested, but for some reason, they were suddenly killed without any involvement in the gunpowder attack." The tacit understanding of smuggling and caliber made me feel as if they had met and discussed it beforehand."

"What do you mean?"

Zhu Youxiao frowned slightly, stared at Cui Chengxiu and said, "Is it possible that there are still accomplices you don't know about in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment?"

"I am currently conducting investigations behind my back, but I feel that I may have some accomplices."

Cui Chengxiu said what he was thinking, "Because among the batch of traitors arrested in other government offices, some confessed that the Li family was indeed involved. However, not long after their confessions, they mysteriously died in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."

"Nothing to prove?"

Zhu Youxiao suppressed a sense of unknown anger.

"From the surface, it seems that there is no evidence to prove it."

Cui Chengxiu lowered his head and said.

"Okay, that's great."

Zhu Youxiao clapped his hands and laughed, "This really opened my eyes. In order to prevent the court from finding out the truth about the gunpowder smuggling case, all these despicable methods were used."

Cui Chengxiu's heartbeat inevitably accelerated.

To be honest, he didn't expect that a gunpowder smuggling case would be so complicated, even allowing some people hiding behind the scenes to do such a thing in a desperate manner.

But it is precisely this that makes Cui Chengxiu understand better than anyone else that if he can investigate the gunpowder smuggling case, he may offend a group of people, but he can gain the emperor's absolute trust!

It's not terrible to offend some people these days, but if you can gain the emperor's trust and reliance, your career can continue to prosper, and you have power in your hands, you can be invincible!

"I don't care what means you use, the truth of this gunpowder smuggling case must be found out for me!"

While Cui Chengxiu was thinking about it, Zhu Youxiao threw the memorial in his hand angrily and said in a sonorous tone: "It seems that my choice is correct. During your supervision of this case, many people wrote memorials to impeach you, explaining your various misdeeds. I have kept them all, but now it looks like they want to take you down."

"Your Majesty, I will do my best to carry out my duties!"

Be obedient and listen to the sound. Cui Chengxiu could not understand what the emperor meant. Although your position as Minister of the Ministry of Justice was specially promoted by me, there are many people who want to overthrow you and want to sit firmly in this position. Then you have to show your political achievements! !

"I only want the truth."

Zhu Youxiao looked at Cui Chengxiu and said: "I won't set a time limit for you, but the Qing family should be more careful when they serve in the Ministry of Punishment. Some people now are so crazy that even I don't take them seriously. If I don’t find them all, Ming Dynasty will be over sooner or later!”

"The minister obeys the order."

Cui Chengxiu immediately bowed and bowed.

Zhu Youxiao likes to deal with smart people very much, because smart people will know what he means after hearing what he says. Maybe Cui Chengxiu is indeed treacherous, but in the current complicated political situation, such people are indeed needed to step up. , The civil and military personnel who can be relied upon do not necessarily have to be pillars of talent. After all, someone has to do the dirty work! !