eldest son of Ming dynasty

"His Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao never left. After hearing the sound, he came out of the carriage and asked, "How is it? What is it?"

Yang Shen and Song Heng looked at each other. Although they didn't say anything nice, they could only say at this time: "The people who blocked the sedan are all stove workers from the nearby salt field. There are about seventy of them. They want to sue a salt man. Shang, named Zhou Huai."

"Well," Zhu Houzhao nodded thoughtfully, "What's the reason?"

Yang Shen answered this question, "According to these people, Zhou Huai is a ruthless person. Most of them were tricked into going to the salt field contracted by Zhou Huai. Only then did they learn that Zhou Huai treated the stove workers cruelly. He treated the stove workers like slaves every day. They insulted and beat them at every turn, and few dared to resist. So far, more than ten people have died at Zhou Huai's hands."

The two of them kept looking at the emperor's face.

Of course Zhu Houzhao would not be in a good mood.

"According to the rules of the court, Zhou Huai, as the owner of the salt farm, has only an employment relationship with the stove workers, right? Why can he bully the stove workers to this extent?"

"Your Majesty does not know that the stove workers are the people who have the most difficult life. The reason why they have to endure it is that they have no other means of making a living. In addition, the salt farm owners often have a lot of servants. According to what these people said, on the surface they are The employment contract was signed in accordance with government rules, but in private Zhou Huai is extremely domineering, and he has some influence in the local area. As long as he dares to express dissatisfaction with him and leave the stove workers in his salt field, he will secretly seek trouble for him."

Zhu Houzhao frowned. If he put it this way, he could actually understand it.

If the bottom group in society offends someone above them, no matter what the court rules, they will find various ways to deal with you.

It is difficult for the government to cover everything.

Even these people themselves bribe officials to gain protection.

During the break, he looked up at Song Heng again, "Can you verify it? Is it true? Who is this Zhou Huai?"

Song Heng's forehead was sweating a little, "Your Majesty, Zhou Huai is the son of Zhou Yong, and his father is the owner of the salt farm. When I came to take office, I heard of his name, but I didn't get his face. Later I heard that he was attacked and killed on the way. . Back then, Zhou Huai was only seventeen years old. In recent years, there are indeed reports that he has severe governance and harsh methods. However, business competition has all kinds of dirty tricks. As for him being so domineering and even committing murder, this is indeed the minister's fault. It’s something I don’t know. This is my dereliction of duty. I just ordered someone to check.”

Zhu Houzhao kept holding back, "How to verify? There are so many people kneeling in front, they all have to wait for your people to verify?"

The emperor's tone was unkind, and the ministers immediately began to worry.

Song Heng even knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

"Sigh. The common people risked being punished with sticks to block the sedan chair. How likely is it to be false?"

Yes, it is not fun to intercept the ranks of officials and emperors. Starting from the Sui Dynasty, the government will prevent this.Basically, all you have to do is stop the sedan, and no matter what the problem is, you'll have to sort it out first.

If you tell the truth, then fine, just go back and raise your butt.

If it is not true, or if the lawsuit is unsuccessful, the consequences will be tragic, and you may even lose your life.

Zhu Houzhao has not read the relevant historical materials for analysis, but he always unconsciously thinks that this is a decree issued by the entire official system to deceive the emperor.

Of course, stopping a sedan chair to complain also has various negative effects, such as encouraging people to commit crimes below, which is the same as going up to the next level.

For another example, allowing ordinary people to approach officials and the emperor's team at will can easily lead to dangerous things such as assassinations.

But because of these shortcomings, suppressing the people's grievances, isn't this a waste of food because of choking?
When these grievances accumulate to a certain extent, the people will not stop the sedan chair, but will open up the sky for you.

It had to be Zhu Yuanzhang. He stipulated that ordinary people should petition to complain, and officials along the way were determined not to stop them. For this reason, some officials were brutally killed.

Now Zhu Houzhao can be regarded as inheriting the teachings of his ancestors.

He has to make a decision after saying a few words. Without his nod, who would dare?
At this time, Wang Bing and Yang Tinghe also came over.

Yang Tinghe suggested: "It is definitely not advisable to just wait for the verification results here. If more and more people gather and the emperor is in danger, the ministers and others will not be able to redeem themselves even if they die. But the people The gathering, the presentation of grievances made people cry, and they must not be ignored. I thought it would be better to detain Zhou Huai first, and temporarily stop the production of his salt farm, so that these stove workers dare to go back. After the detention, the government can conduct a detailed investigation to confirm It will not be too late to make a judgment on the true circumstances of this case.”

Zhu Houzhao thought about it and felt that this should be more appropriate.Yang Tinghe's thinking is generally relatively clear.

"Just do it."

Song Heng added: "Your Majesty, of course you will temporarily detain Zhou Huaichen, but I'm afraid the people will be hesitant. What if they don't see Zhou Huai and refuse to leave?"

Wang Bingdao: "The Holy One has shown mercy. If they are still unreasonable, then the imperial law is not false."

Zhu Houzhao glanced at him and didn't say much. He just said to Yang Shen: "There are too many of them. Although I want to see them, I think all of you are unwilling to do so. Go negotiate and pick one or two people to check." Check whether they carry any sharp weapons, and then bring them to see me. I will talk to them."

"Your Majesty!" Wang Bing was shocked, "People from the countryside do not understand etiquette. If they offend Your Majesty..."

"Do as I say!!" Zhu Houzhao yelled. He was already a little depressed today, "If you are really afraid of things, then work hard to nip these things in the bud and save the common people from filing lawsuits. Come to the imperial court!" "Your Majesty, calm down!"

For a moment, everyone held their breath.

"Hmph! I really don't know what you are thinking about every day, so just think of it as showing kindness. Can you pity these people? As the emperor, I am asking you to please me! And Yang Shen, you are still kneeling and waiting. what?"

Yang Shen was implicated and was in bad luck.

After a while, he came with two strong men with rolled-up cuffs. The two men had their collars open and even their trouser legs rolled up. The clothes were dangling around their bodies and leaking air.

There must be no hidden weapons.

There are personal guards around Zhu Houzhao, so the possibility of being in danger is extremely low.

These two big men had well-developed chest muscles and looked quite rough. When they arrived, they saw several people kneeling beside the emperor's carriage. They were still hesitant, but they heard the reminder from the people next to them, "When you see the Holy Emperor, why don't you kneel down and kowtow?" ?”

Then he made two plops,
"The villains Ning He and Ning Shan come to see His Majesty the Emperor!"

"It's either the emperor or your majesty, there's no connection between them." At this time, Zhu Houzhao put on a smile again. He sat on the carriage and said to the brothers two meters away: "As I see it, Was it you two brothers who organized this sedan stop?"

"I don't dare to deceive the emperor, that's true."

"Yes. It's quite sincere. As an emperor, I am an emperor who loves the people. As long as you are a good citizen, I will deal with anyone who bullies you. These words contain a premise. Lying and slander are not the behavior of a good citizen. So you two tell me honestly, did Zhou Huai really enslave, abuse or even threaten you outside the contract stipulated by the government?"

The one in charge should be the eldest brother, with anger shooting out of his eyes, "No matter how brave the villain is, he would not dare to deceive the emperor. Zhou Huai's father has a bad reputation, and he is even worse than his father. The villain's niece is Those who were forcibly taken over by him were tortured to death in the end! When the family members come to argue with him, Zhou Huai will order his servants to beat him up!"

"What a beast!" Zhu Houzhao couldn't help clenching his fists, "Ninghe, Ningshan, I have sent people to temporarily detain him. His crimes will be investigated one by one by the government. This person is Fengyang Governor,”

He pointed at Song Heng, "He is the biggest official here. I am issuing an order in front of you today. If Zhou Huai's case is not brought to light, I will deal with him severely!"

After hearing this, the two brothers became angry and kowtowed quickly, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is the great benefactor sent by God to save our people!"

"It's Mr. Jun." You Zhi reminded softly, complaining in his mind about the two people's vernacular.

Zhu Houzhao didn't care, "It doesn't matter. You two let these common people disperse now, and tell them not to be afraid. If anyone dares to seek personal revenge at this time, they are coming for me, the emperor."

"Okay, I will listen to your majesty!"

"Also, after Zhou Huai is detained, the salt farm may also be closed down and stopped. You people may not be able to receive wages. Are there any problems with your livelihood?"

Ning He and Ning Shan didn't know what to say, maybe they were moved, maybe they didn't dare to say it.

But Zhu Houzhao understood it as soon as he saw their expressions.

A long time ago, he also hoped that someone would be such a master for him.

"You Zhi, do you have any money?"

"Go back to Your Majesty, take it."

"Send money."

Hearing this word, Ning He and Ning Shan's eyes started to turn red, and then they suddenly became angry, rejected You Zhi, and said: "Your Majesty, although we are poor, our parents have been Teach us that we can only get paid if we work, and we cannot get paid if we don’t work. Today His Majesty has made the decision for us, but we can’t do anything for His Majesty. We brothers dare not take this money."

Zhu Houzhao's nose was slightly sour when they said it, "Take it, I know from your age that there must be others at home. If you don't take money from home, what will they eat?"

After saying that, he turned back to the carriage so that no one could see his emotional side.

He has also scolded many foolish emperors on the Internet, so he must do well even in these small things. This is actually one of the meanings of being an emperor.

When the convoy restarted, the people who were stopped by the roadside spontaneously knelt down and kowtowed. He said to Song Heng: "You have to remember this scene. The people may not know it, but Zhou Huai is still unpunished for such evil. It’s under the protection of the government.”

In other words, we have to capture some of our own people.

"Weak minister, I will obey your Majesty's will!"

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Happy holidays, brothers.

The happiest thing is the first night of vacation. On this night, you will definitely not cruelly ask me to go home and code, right? !You will definitely want me to have this night of happiness, right?