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

Chapter 485 The Most Lacking Resource in Ming Dynasty
"As the saying goes, the overall situation is the most important thing. If this causes turmoil in the imperial court, wouldn't this be putting the cart before the horse and making the Ming Dynasty even more unstable?"

Zheng Shili straightened his back and cupped his hands to speak, but his tone was unavoidably harsh.

Zhu Di looked at Zheng Shili with a rare flash of appreciation in his eyes.

Originally, I only thought this guy was a scheming scholar who deliberately stirred up public opinion to win over those corrupt officials, just like Qi De, Huang Zicheng, Yi Zimei and others before him.

Unexpectedly, after seeing such a killing scene, the scholar could stand upright and speak out.

It's really a hard bone.

Didn't see those other scholars who followed suit, their faces turned pale with fright, and they couldn't even stand still?

Thinking of this, Zhu Di's tone rarely slowed down, but his voice was unavoidably hoarse after a busy day: "Is it innocent if you follow the old ways?"

"Just now you also heard that because of the leakage of the empty seal, so many corrupt officials took the opportunity to plunder the people's property and seize the property."

"There are so many things here, the father is high above, so he doesn't know. Those officials who come into contact with these blank documents every day, don't they know the harm?"

Zhu Di asked the question with the power of the blood demon, and the people applauded:
"That's right! Knowing that someone is greedy, but not daring to do it yourself, is it not a crime?"

"Maybe they haven't had time to do it yet... If it's later, it might be us who will be hurt!"

"That Lao Shizi empty seal is not a good thing! They are guilty of hiding it from His Majesty, and you still talk to them, what is your intention?"

At this moment, even Zheng Shili felt that he was worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth, but he was speechless.

"Let's talk about Chao Gang's turmoil... Is it possible that because of fear of Chao Gang's turmoil, these people are allowed to do whatever they want, stirring up my Daming's chaos?" Zhu Di snapped.

"It's because it involves too much! One movement will cause chaos in the court! So all the officials turned a blind eye and let these moths run amok!"

"Like you, you think about the overall situation, so you just let it go!"

"Unfortunately, they underestimated the courage of the father, and saw clearly the founding hero of our Ming Dynasty!"

"What matters is the overall situation! It's clearly an excuse! The most important thing in this world is always only the people of the people!"

"Father said that he is not afraid of any turmoil in the court, let alone those officials who protect each other, and you literati who turn right and wrong!"

"Anyone who harms the people, whether he does it himself or stands by, must be punished!"

"Even if he can't sit firmly on the throne, these cancers must be completely eradicated in one go!"

"In this way, only then can the world be ruled, only then can the future generations be warned, and only then can we truly preserve our Huaxia for generations to come!"

As soon as Zhu Di's words fell, the people were already clamoring wildly. Many people even had tears in their eyes, and they could only shout loudly to express their inner excitement.

Your Majesty would rather offend the officials of the world than stand by our people!
I would rather the throne be unstable than to eliminate these corrupt officials for the people!

"Long live! Long live! Long live!" One after another, some people began to shout in the direction of the imperial city.Gradually, the sounds began to become more and more uniform, converging into a force that could shake the earth, and spread in all directions.

"..." Zheng Shili was speechless for a long time amidst the sound of long live.He knew that he had already suffered a crushing defeat.No matter who, there is no way to control the emperor who has shown such courage.

It's just that the hot blood in his chest is also restless... what's going on?
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Yingtian, the imperial city.

"Fifth, did you hear that?" Old Zhu took Zhu Biao and Zhu Su's two sons on the tower of Fengtian Palace, and they were here to cool off and relax, and listened to Jin Yiwei's report of the news from Zhu Di.I heard that the common people saluted the imperial city spontaneously, and shouted long live, "There seems to be someone shouting long live to the south of the city?"

"...No, you must have heard it wrong." Seeing old Zhu's complacent look, Zhu Su secretly rolled his eyes.Look how proud the little old man is, South Street is half a day away from here.

Besides, even if the news was delivered by fast horse without stopping, it would still take several quarters of an hour.Now the cheers on South Street have stopped long ago, and if you can hear them, there are ghosts.

Because of Zhu Su's prior notification, Lao Zhu has properly arranged the only uneasy factor in the empty printing case, and Zheng Shili's public opinion offensive has failed. A reasonable and cruel king.

Therefore, Lao Zhuduan was extremely happy, and only felt that his "public trial" was a strategic strategy, which was very enjoyable, and it was a wonderful strategy.

It also earned him such a great reputation.Let the historian be sure to record it in the history books later.

I completely forgot that this method was clearly suggested by Zhu Su at the beginning...

I think of those lines drawn up by Lao Zhu himself, the phrase "Even if the throne is not stable, the cancer must be eradicated at once."Zhu Su had goosebumps all over his body.This cheap father of his own family clearly attaches great importance to the chair under the Zhu family's buttocks. If someone dares to make the Zhu family unstable on the throne, he will be able to peel off all the nine families of the family.Now, with a red face and a heartbeat, he can come up with such nasty words for the fourth child.

Sure enough, lying is the talent of politicians, and the emperor as the top politician is no exception.

"Father, although officials who know the truth and fail to report it should be punished together, my child believes that they should be treated differently." Prince Zhu Biao had been smiling at Lao Zhu and Zhu Su joking. At this time, he just interjected and admonished. . "Among the officials involved in the air seal case, there are also many upright officials with official reputations. For example, Fang Keqin, the prefect of Jining, Shandong, and Zheng Shiyuan, the inspector general of Huguang, etc."

"It would be a pity if they were killed at the same time. As a child, it would be better to punish them..."

Zhu Biao said on the one hand, but on the other hand, Lao Zhu's face had already become unhappy.He never rubbed sand in his eyes all his life, so how could it be possible for him to easily let go of these ignorant officials?

In his opinion, if these stupid officials were sincere towards the imperial court and towards the Ming Dynasty, they would have already reported to him the matter of the empty seal and the many corruption matters.

Now that he stood by and watched the moths nibble away at Daming's foundation, it was obvious that his heart was not with Daming, and he was a vegetarian.What's the point of sparing such a person?

Seeing this, Zhu Biao quickly gave Zhu Su a wink, Zhu Su understood, took over the conversation and said, "Father, my son thinks what Eldest Brother said is quite right."

"Let me ask you a question. Do you know what is the most important and precious resource for a country to expand its borders, and it is also the most scarce resource in Ming Dynasty?"

"What is it?" Lao Zhu was aroused by the topic of opening up territories, and after thinking about it, he asked Zhu Su.

"It's a person." Zhu Su said solemnly. "Innumerable people!"

(End of this chapter)