The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 88 Chongba, I wrote a letter of self-reproach.
"kill!"

He uttered a single word.

The courtyard was filled with a chill!
"Father, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, neglecting official duties is punishable by dismissal! If it leads to disaster, the least serious consequence is execution!"

"Even though Kong Yin is involved this time, his entire family should not be exterminated!"

"Your subject believes that it is sufficient to exterminate their entire clan as a warning to all subjects!"

Zhu Biao quickly spoke up.

Even when it was obvious that Zhu Yuanzhang was angry, he would still try to dissuade him.

This,
It's the Crown Prince!

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly shook his head in response to Zhu Biao's advice:

"Biao'er, this matter is not as simple as you think."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao was slightly taken aback, not understanding why.

On the contrary, Mao Xiang was on high alert and wanted to take his leave.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not try to avoid mentioning this to Mao Xiang, and directly said:
“He neglected his duties, and Songjiang Prefecture has been relatively stable in recent years. At most, he would just be exiled if he was too diligent in spending money.”

"But the empty seal is not entirely the case!"

"This memorial mentions the matter of the empty seal, which began when Qian Yongqin left Songjiang Prefecture and went to an unknown place."

"Blank seals have become a bad practice in officialdom."

Zhu Biao frowned, seemingly understanding his father's intentions: "Father, do you mean to use money and diligence to rectify the bad habits in officialdom? This will make officials more dedicated to serving the Ming Dynasty and the people?"

Zhu Yuanzhang neither nodded nor shook his head, but simply said, "Bad habits are one part, but more importantly, it's the hearts of these officials!"

"They're just fooling us! Fooling us! Fooling the Ming Dynasty! Fooling the people of the world!"

"Our Great Ming Dynasty has only been established for a short time, and the country is in dire need of reconstruction. Officials should be working hard to improve the people's well-being. Now that such a thing as an empty seal has occurred, if our dynasty does not take severe measures, these officials will surely become even more corrupt in the future!"

"An official will never stop moving forward!"

"We must kill them! Kill them until they are terrified, kill them until they are filled with fear!"

"Officials of the Great Ming Dynasty serve the people of the land, not the Emperor's Palace!"

Upon hearing this, Mao Xiang, who was standing to the side, broke out in a cold sweat!

He was the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, which was also an official position!

His Majesty's words seemed to indicate that he had no intention of downplaying the matter.

Upon hearing this, a hint of reluctance flashed in Zhu Biao's eyes, and then he slowly nodded: "Father is right, it was my oversight!"

One person's crime can implicate nine generations of their family—how cruel!
But Qian Yongqin just happened to run into trouble! If the matter of leaving an official post empty is not brought to the forefront, it is just a matter of negligence, and dismissal from office is already considered severe.

But once it's brought to the forefront, it exposes the true nature of the entire Ming Dynasty bureaucracy. If it's not rectified, there will be no peace in the future!
"Xiongying did a great job! These officials were keeping it from us, but now Xiongying has exposed them all!"

"The entire Qian family must be killed! But the matter of Kong Yin cannot end here!"

"Mao Xiang".

Zhu Yuanzhang first praised his beloved grandson a few times, and then gave a stern shout.

"Chen is here!"

Mao Xiang quickly bowed, not daring to be the slightest bit negligent.

"Order the Embroidered Uniform Guard to convey my imperial decree to Heaven: thoroughly investigate the matter of the blank seals. From the Six Ministries down to the provinces and counties, all those involved in the blank seals must be arrested and brought to justice!"

"We must also order Li Shanchang, the Left Chancellor of the Secretariat, to answer this question: how exactly did this Chancellor of the Ming Dynasty become a leader?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's words made Mao Xiang's eyes tremble involuntarily!
It's obvious that His Majesty is about to unleash a massacre!

"Yes!"

Mao Xiang readily agreed.

Zhu Biao, standing to the side, opened his mouth as if to speak, but remained silent. He genuinely wanted to volunteer to take full responsibility for this matter.

"Hmph! This tour has certainly brought us quite a few good things!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

He had originally planned to use the parade to lure out these people with ulterior motives, but he never expected that so many big things would happen in such a short time!

OK!

It’s really good!
"My father is in Yingtian, where his power and influence are immense, and none dare disobey him."

"Now that we are on patrol, we can indeed investigate places that we don't usually check!"

Zhu Biao pondered for a moment before speaking.

Zhu Yuanzhang neither agreed nor disagreed with this statement, but simply put the memorial away.

This should be left for future generations to see, so they can see what kind of officials are when the emperor becomes lax.

"Your Majesty, the Empress has sent a letter from Yingtian."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was still angry, Mao Xiang quickly took a letter out of his pocket.

"Ok?"

"My sister wrote to me."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly taken aback, then the anger in his eyes subsided somewhat, and he directly 'snatched' the letter away.

His anxious look made Zhu Biao's lips twitch!
Even if the sky were to fall, his own father, the emperor, would not be flustered in the slightest when facing political affairs.

Only when facing his own mother, he cherished those few words.

"The Empress sent a letter, and you didn't even present it to me! Mao Xiang, if you continue like this, go and get your own beating!"

As Zhu Yuanzhang opened the letter, he gave Mao Xiang a slight reprimand.

Mao Xiang naturally knew that this was just a casual remark from His Majesty, and quickly said, "Your Majesty, the Empress often says in the palace that state affairs come first, and I dare not disrupt the order."

Zhu Yuanzhang took out the letter and unfolded it.

While doing his work, he said impatiently, "Is Her Majesty the Empress's words more important than ours?"

"Go down!"

Mao Xiang felt like a thousand warhorses were galloping through his mind, thinking to himself, "Isn't this just Your Majesty's own opinion that the Empress is important?"
However, he maintained a calm demeanor and said, "Yes!"

Having said that, he took a few small steps back and left.

Watching Mao Xiang's departing figure, even Zhu Biao felt a little sorry for this commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Honestly, let alone Mao Xiang, even he, as the son, was having a headache dealing with these issues concerning his father and mother!
It's very simple. Empress Ma's words were clearly more effective, but Zhu Yuanzhang was unwilling to lose face.

Just like when he was a child, when he called his father to come home for dinner, his father would yell, "Women always meddle in men's business," and then he would obediently go home.

Whenever he thinks about it, Zhu Biao feels that it is truly rare that his father, the emperor, did not impose a gag order on these former brothers.

"Come on, Biao'er, let's see what your mother said."

Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled and pulled Zhu Biao over.

He,

It's about enjoying precious moments together as a family of three.

"Yes!"

Zhu Biao reluctantly agreed, could only smile, and then stepped forward.

When the letter was fully unfolded, the first sentence left the father and son speechless.

"Chongba, I have submitted a letter of self-reproach."

(End of this chapter)