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[By a very fortuitous chance, these empty seal documents that no one took seriously were discovered by Zhu Yuanzhang!]

[Zhu Yuanzhang was furious on the spot, so he called the head of the household and ordered a strict investigation of the matter. 】

[In the eyes of the officials, although the "empty seal" has violated the rules, it is nothing more than a convenient way to do things, which does not harm the interests of the people, and does not embezzle the assets of the imperial court, simplifying the process and saving manpower expenses. 】

[However, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think so. 】

[In his view, the reason why the local government should report in advance is to prevent officials from favoritism and misappropriation of taxes and grain. 】

[Nowadays, with empty seal documents, isn't it possible to fill in as much as you want, and embezzle as much as you want?]

[Isn't this corruption?]

[Is this worth it?]

[And in the autocratic Ming Dynasty, the official seal is equivalent to the power given by the emperor, which is more important than the life of the official. 】

[Such an important thing, you dare to stamp it on a blank piece of paper casually, and take it to the Beijing "480" city in a grand manner, and fill it out on the spot at the gate of the treasury and the yamen of the household department!]

[Isn't this a blatant contempt for imperial power?]

[In Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, this "empty seal case" fully exposed the officials' contempt for him and took the power he gave him inappropriately. 】

[The angry Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Jinyiwei to investigate the matter thoroughly!]

[After receiving the emperor's order, Jin Yiwei quickly attacked from all sides, and soon found out. 】

[From the state and county officials and grass-roots civil servants who stamped the blank documents with official seals, to the competent departments at all levels, including the household department Shangshu who was ineffective in supervision and passive cooperation, all fell into the list of suspects. 】

[The list of suspects handed over by Jin Yiwei was too long and too many, and when he was sent to the trial, he directly frightened the officials of the judicial organ. 】

[If so many people were punished, it would be repaid, and the entire court would not be able to function. 】

[They asked Zhu Yuanzhang: There are too many people, or give a serious criticism, don't you take it as an example?]

[Zhu Yuanzhang is not soft, don't let go of any of them, kill those who should be killed, and punish those who should be punished!]

[So I ordered that the officials from the central government to the localities, no matter who they were, as long as they had anything to do with taxes, as long as they had blank seals, they were all unlucky. 】

[In the end, hundreds or thousands of officials were involved in the empty seal case, and all the officials in charge of the seal were executed. 】

[Deputies, grass-roots civil servants, etc., will be hit with a hundred boards, and then issued to fill the army. 】

[In such a purge of purges, the main local officials of the country were almost swept away. 】

[How many people died in the "Empty Seal Case" have been divided for hundreds of years. 】

[According to the estimation of Wu Han, a master of Ming history, the "Empty Seal Case" killed thirty or forty thousand people. 】

【......】

The ancient people looked stupid.

"The Ming Dynasty collects taxes in kind!"

"I'm a pig killer, do you bring a piece of pork to the government when you pay taxes?"

"Brother, you're okay, we're picking up dung, and when we pay taxes, we will directly give two spoonfuls to the county master. "

"Gross..."

The people were speechless.

The person who picks up the dung directly pays the silver, and still expects the government to accept this thing?

Laugh at the smile.

They were shocked again.

Zhu Yuanzhang killed officials, which is really unambiguous.

It's the same as chopping melons and vegetables!

Every time you kill, it's a blockbuster, and it's a lot of killing!

Qin Dynasty.

The officials were terrified.

Fortunately, he didn't become an official under Zhu Yuanzhang!

Otherwise, two more heads won't be enough to cut off!

They began to sympathize with the officials of the Hongwu period.

It's miserable, it's miserable, it's miserable.

Ying Zheng's eyebrows jumped.

Soft-hearted... The widow no longer believes.

Han dynasty.

Liu Bang's head is big.

He thought that he had changed to himself, and decided not to make such a big move.

If all the ministers are killed, who will run the country for themselves?

But Zhu Yuanzhang is really not an ordinary person.

Very ambitious!

And kind... Phew!

Bullying, suspicion of corruption, contempt for imperial power?

Easy to do.

Anyone involved in the case shall be punished in full!!

Liu Bang was completely convinced.

He was glad that he was not born in the same dynasty as Zhu Yuanzhang, otherwise with Zhu Yuanzhang's ruthlessness, he might not be able to win.

Another dynasty.

Liu Che's whole person was petrified.

Boy!

The two cases combined killed more than 50,000 people!

That's not all.

What about the four major cases of Hongwu.

There are two more.

Then look down.

Tang dynasty.....

Li Shimin was speechless.

He thought he was ruthless enough!

I never expected that.

The front wave pushes the back wave, and Zhu Yuanzhang after that is much more ruthless than him!

Even the ministers around him looked at him with a change of eyes. (If you read a violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

It was as if to say, "Your Majesty, you are a generous and merciful emperor!"

Ming dynasty.

The atmosphere is inexplicably weird.

Many officials who knelt before will simply kneel more upright!

didn't dare to move at all, for fear of attracting Zhu Yuanzhang's attention.

The officials of the household department were even weaker.

They are the masterminds of the empty seal case!

Tobe Shangshu felt like he had been pushed.

"Lord Shangshu, let's confess our sins quickly, otherwise we won't have a chance later!"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

Tobe Shangshu reacted.

immediately trotted in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and fell to the ground with a plop.

"Your Majesty, the minister, the minister deserves to die! I deceived Your Majesty!"

"We all know about the empty seal..."

There is Shangshu-sama taking the lead.

The other officials of the household department knelt down in horror.

Even the confession was copied from his own Shangshu.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked down on the household officials condescendingly, and he only felt that this matter was very funny.

All united and hid from him.

However, this time, because it was a light curtain exposure.

It wasn't for him to find out.

There was less anger.

But the punishment is not less.

Tens of thousands of officials were beaten on the board, and then 1.7 raided their homes and dismissed officials!

The entire household has been almost replaced.

The situation is similar in the local government.

Another dynasty.

The officials of the Yongle period were full of smiles.

Got through it.

I finally got through it.

They were born in a good era and did not enter the court as officials during the Hongwu period.

And Zhu Di shuddered.

He recalled the scene where Lao Zhu killed officials...

What's even more terrifying is that three of the four major cases of Hongwu were handled by the eldest brother Zhu Biao!

Zhu Biao is benevolent?

That's compared to Lao Zhu.

He is very respectful in front of his eldest brother Zhu Biao.

If Zhu Biao lived, he would not dare to rebel if he was given ten dares.

[Started the third of the four major cases of popular science Hongwu.] 】。