Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 403 Nine Clans Warning
Jiangnan gentry, this is a very embarrassing topic for civil servants.

When the imperial court was weak in the past, wars were everywhere in China, and the red scarves of various ministries rose from the grass and raised the banner of anti-Yuan.The land in the south of the Yangtze River has always been rich and prosperous, so it is naturally coveted by various forces.The flames of this uprising finally burned all over the south of the river.

The bureaucratic gentry has always been the real local snake in the south of the Yangtze River.In order to maintain their wealth forever, most of the Jiangnan gentry chose to succumb to the rebel forces.After all, whether it is the Rebel Army or the Yuan Court, they all need to rely on them to control the land in the south of the Yangtze River.

When Zhang Shicheng came, they assisted Zhang Shicheng; after the Zhu family came, they surrendered to the Zhu family.After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, these people will naturally rise and become officials of the Ming Dynasty.Apart from changing to a stricter boss, life doesn't seem to be much different for them.High-ranking officials have to do it, and the goods are just received.

But now that Yang Xunwen said this, His Majesty actually wanted to question the noble gentry?This made many officials panic.

It should be known that they themselves are gentry.Most of them are officials at court and gentry at home.If there is no property or tenant in the family, how can the vast majority of them claim to be a "scholarly family", "a farming and studying heirloom", and how can they have the capital to enter the Tianzitang?
As for the "hoarding and hoarding" that Ru Taisu said just now, this is commonplace.If you don't hoard, how can you make a profit?And how can we take the opportunity to accumulate land in a disaster year?

In the past, the Emperor Dayuan didn't take care of it for decades, but your surname Ru was so lenient!
"Your Majesty." An official came out immediately, bowed and said: "This court meeting is to discuss the matter of His Highness the Fifth Highness."

"I think that if the merchants are willing to offer food to His Highness the Fifth Highness, it must be because he admires my great virtue and offers it on his own initiative, and there is no such thing as exploitation. If not, why don't the merchants complain?"

"This is the merit of my Great Ming's enlightenment, and the virtue of His Majesty's sage. His Highness the Fifth Highness and all the merchants rescued and treated the victims, not only innocent, but also meritorious. Yang Xunwen was out of desperation and said nothing. Please also learn from Your Majesty."

After flattering Lao Zhu and Zhu Su, he gently and skillfully put the pot back on Yang Xunwen's head.If you, Yang Xunwen, don't open any pot and lift which pot, don't blame me for waiting unrighteously.

"Really?" Old Zhu looked at Yang Xunwen.

Yang Xunwen's face turned blue and red, and after struggling for a while, he finally bowed down and said: "Yes. I have no form."

"I am willing to accept the crime for speaking falsely."

If His Majesty is thinking about dealing with the Jiangnan gentry, that will be a major event that can break the sky.

In contrast, letting the Fifth Prince enter the Imperial College would have a lesser impact...

"In this case, this crime does not exist." Old Zhu said. "As for the hoarding of food that harms the people...the author has a thorough investigation of all the merchants in Suzhou."

"If something really happened, his family wealth will be lost and it will be charged to the national treasury."

"We will never tolerate those who dare to harm the people."

Although he knew that it was not appropriate to deal with these people aggressively at this time, but Lao Zhu would not miss it if he could take the opportunity to beat him up.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Ru Taisu was quite satisfied upon hearing this.Although the civil servants in the first place looked ugly, they didn't say anything after all.

His Majesty clearly stated that only one place in Suzhou will be investigated, which is already an excellent result.Besides, with the thorough investigation of "Yousi", now Hu Weiyong and his party have been eliminated from the civil servants. Isn't the so-called Yousi themselves?
Since I check myself, there is a lot of room for manipulation in what kind of "degree" I want to check.

"The two crimes have been completed, and there are three more crimes, you continue to talk." Lao Zhu said to Yang Xunwen.Yang Xunwen's face is like gold paper now.I was impulsive, and I spoke out more bluntly, but by accident, I offended all my colleagues.

Because of this matter, the colleagues standing behind him will definitely not help him continue to stand out, so as not to arouse His Majesty's hatred.Now, I can be said to be fighting alone...

Yang Xunwen gritted his teeth, and at this point, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "The minister continued. The third crime is 'pretending to be the king and giving orders to all officials'."

"His Royal Highness Fifth boasted that he was the 'King of Wu', and used this to issue orders to Suzhou officials as his subordinates; it must be known that His Royal Highness had not yet entered the feudal domain at that time..."

In the middle of his speech, he caught a glimpse of Lao Zhu's disdainful look, and the crime in his heart was not painful to Zhu Su.After all, it is the old Zhu's own business to be a king, so if he uses this to attack the prince, as long as the emperor himself doesn't mind, who can do it?

So, he passed this crime directly at an extremely fast speed, and continued: "The fourth crime is 'robbing women's family members, immoral licentiousness'."

"I heard that there is a 'Nurse Battalion' next to His Highness, all of whom are ordinary civilian girls, but were incorporated into the army by His Highness."

"How can there be female relatives in the army? Your Highness needs these female relatives to accompany you when you march and fight. I'm afraid you will insult His Majesty's statement..."

"What nonsense are you talking about, you thief?" This time, it was Chang Mao, who stood in the ranks of martial arts, who yelled loudly.

"The nurse battalion, those are all kind women rescued by His Highness. They practiced medical skills and accompanied the army to rescue wounded soldiers. I don't know how many brothers have been brought back from the gate of hell."

"You dirty bird official! How dare you use them to frame His Highness?"

Chang Mao also received ambulance in the nurse camp because of some minor injuries, so he looked at Yang Xunwen, who humiliated the female soldiers in the nurse camp, like a wolf and a tiger.Yang Xunwen felt even more afraid, but he could only keep his head straight and said: "The military camp is full of men, and the women's reputation is higher than the sky. How can there be any kind woman who is willing to enter the military camp?"

"It wasn't that they were forced into the barracks, so why? The Duke said that those women were there to rescue wounded soldiers in the camp... Besides, how can women from good families help the wounded soldiers in the camp?"

"You..." Chang Mao was even more angry, and wanted to come out and beat him up, but the censors in the palace had taken precautions because of Ru Taisu's previous beating.At this time, he couldn't help persuading Chang Mao not to lose his dignity in front of the palace.

Although Chang Mao is the Duke of the state, he is a noble title obtained by kindness, and he is also a junior, so he dare not be too presumptuous in front of the palace. Although his face was flushed with anger, he could only glare at Yang Xunwen.

Zhu Su was also very angry.If this Yang Xunwen was only criticizing himself, then that would be fine.But at this time, there is no limit to implicating others, not to mention implicating those poor people in the nurse camp.

Those people were ashamed of themselves because they had been humiliated by Japanese pirates.Finally, the hope of life has been rekindled now. If he receives such bad words again, will he have to return to his previous appearance of walking dead?
Zhu Laowu was about to go into battle in person to refute Yang Xunwen, when a voice came from the front of the noble team:
"Master Yang's words are really funny."

"Women's family can't help you in the army? When we were in Haozhou in the past, the empress helped us cook and sew clothes. The empress sewed His Majesty's first fiery red war jacket and sent it to the barracks." of it!"

"Even when the Yuan Tartars were attacking the city, the queen empress also led a group of female relatives under the tower to help carry the wounded soldiers and deliver soup and rice. Why do you think the female relatives are not allowed to enter the barracks or do anything? "

Zhu Su was taken aback for a moment, then turned his head to look, and the one who spoke was none other than Tang He, Lord Xinguo who stood at the forefront of Wu Xun.Tang He also felt Zhu Su's gaze, and winked at Zhu Su quietly.

Suddenly, Zhu Su nodded gratefully to him.

"This this……"

Yang Xunwen was blocked again.Now that Xu Da is not here, Tang He is No. 1 in the ranks of nobles in the court.He followed Lao Zhu when he was still a pawn, and in terms of seniority, he was even more profound than Xu Da, who is No. 1 in the army today.

The Battle of Haozhou he mentioned was the first battle that Lao Zhu participated in when he was under Guo Zixing's command.At that time, Yang Xunwen was still a "obedient citizen" of Yuanting!How dare Yang Xunwen dare to refute using the past events of Empress Ma at that time?
Could it be that Empress Ma is not a woman from a kind family?
Aren't you afraid of Lao Zhu's warning from the Nine Clans?

Raising his eyes, sure enough, the emperor above looked extremely unhappy.Yang Xunwen's knees softened, knowing that there was nothing he could do.

The last crime of "criticizing the sages, unworthy of coaching" can't be said anyway.

(End of this chapter)