Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

"Let Liu Zhongsi take the secret guards there and tell him that Li Benzhen and Hu Maozhen must die!

As for Li Chengdong...

If he is willing to surrender, let him live..."

Different people should be treated differently.

In history, none of those who followed the Tatars all the way to the dark side will be left behind!

Even if he has great abilities!

And Li Chengdong...

This man was originally a leader under Gao Jie. After surrendering with Gao Jie, he was promoted to the rank of general because of his military merits.

In 1645, Gao Jie was assassinated, the Yellow River defense line fell, and Li Chengdong surrendered to the Qing court.

After that, he followed the Qing army and conquered Jiangnan, Fujian and Guangdong.

In the first month of 1648, Li Chengdong led his troops to surrender to the Yongli court.

In 1649, Li Chengdong was defeated and committed suicide by drowning. (Ming history says he fell from his horse and drowned)

Although Li Chengdong did evil and saw his family and country broken, he finally woke up and died for his country.

Emperor Yongli personally gave the posthumous title "Zhongwu" to the Taifu and the King of Ningxia.

Zhu Youjian was willing to give him a chance.

"My maid will go and deliver the order right away."

Zhu Youjian frowned, sighed, and said slowly:

"If Li Chengdong is unwilling to surrender, he will be captured and thrown into Luohanshan Prison...

Let him die of old age..."

Wang Lian responded, and when he saw that the emperor had no explanation, he ran away in a hurry.

Not long after, Qin Zhien came to report that Li Yan was here.

"Let him go to Qinzheng Hall."

Zhu Youjian waved his hand.

……

In the Qinzheng Hall, Li Yan sat on a chair:

"Your Majesty, I have found out everything."

Zhu Youjian sat on a chair, holding a tea cup, chuckled, and said:

"Oh?

Tell me. "

"Your Majesty, I have reviewed the list of all contributors to the newspaper since its inception, as well as past contributions.

I discovered that since word of Yao'er Dusi's great victory spread, many more manuscripts were sent daily to promote filial piety. "

Zhu Youjian narrowed his eyes, and a cold light flashed away:

"In other words, since New Year's Day this year to now?"

"Yes!"

Li Yan clenched his fists:

"Furthermore, I asked someone to check the mailing addresses of these manuscripts.

I found that almost [-]% of the mailing addresses were inns. These people did not submit articles last year.

Moreover, no one has received the royalties paid to them so far. "

Zhu Youjian raised his eyebrows.

Interesting!

From this point of view, the instigators behind the scenes are the wealthy Jiangnan families...

Li Yan handed over a memorial:

"This is the registration made by the minister.

So far, only three people have gone to the bank to receive their royalties.

Moreover, these three people all made withdrawals at Wuchang Prefecture Bank.

I asked the Wuchang local government to check, and found that these three people lived there temporarily and have now left.

Moreover, they booked a Tianzihao room. "

"Hehe~!"

Zhu Youjian sneered.

Tianzihao room?

Those who can afford to live in a high-end house - will they be short of a small amount of royalties?

This is the intention of the drunkard, not the wine!

Zhu Youjian finished reading the memorial...

Sure enough – it’s getting more and more interesting!

"You came to me, you must have already figured out a solution, right?"

Zhu Youjian put down the memorial and tapped the table gently:

"Tell me your solution."

Li Yan smiled faintly:

"Your Majesty, I thought I was trying to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron."

Salary from the bottom of the pot?

Zhu Youjian stared at Li Yan: "Continue."

Li Yan said:

"Your Majesty, what they are doing seems to be dazzling and confusing - in fact, they are just trying to manipulate the general trend of public opinion.

As long as their purpose is made clear, it's not worth mentioning!

Their plot is to manipulate public opinion and place themselves on the moral high ground to restrict His Majesty.

Therefore, when dealing with these people, you cannot follow their slogans.

Focusing on themselves is the way to get twice the result with half the effort.

I think that as long as the officials’ corruption and bending of the law are published in the newspaper——

Whoever dares to make noises will be investigated and all the details will be revealed to the world.

Then tell the world clearly what they are going to do!

It was enough to defeat their conspiracy. "

Zhu Youjian sighed;

As expected of Li Yan!

Look at other people's political vision, and then look at Chongzhen's...

Seeing the emperor deep in thought, Li Yan continued:

"Your Majesty, I came from among the people.

What ordinary people talk about most is never the fancy articles of some people.

It's that a certain official was exempted, imprisoned, and had his home searched because of some crime he committed.

As parents and officials, how can they not take bribes, pervert the law, and persecute the people?

As long as these criminal processes are polished and turned into vivid stories, they can attract the attention of the people.

Gossip about corrupt officials is always the most attractive. "

Zhu Youjian frowned slightly:

“This is a temporary solution, but what about the root cause?”

Li Yan grinned, showing his white teeth:

“The slogans your Majesty painted in the village are a temporary solution.

I just need to publish a column in the newspaper and explain it point by point, so that the people know what the law is, why the law came into being, who it protects and who it harms...

Then make their means and purposes public.

Your Majesty, the people are not stupid, they just don't understand the terms of the law.

As long as it is explained to them step by step in an easy-to-understand manner, they will be able to tell the difference between good and bad.

If this is the case, it will only take a few months to break their momentum. "

Zhu Youjian praised: "This is what the ancients said - the people can make it happen, and they can do it by it, but they can't make it, and they know it."

Li Yan nodded.

Zhu Youjian stood up and patted Li Yan on the shoulder:

"In this case, you, the host of the Information Department, will become a thorn in their side!"

Li Yan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, a gentleman has something to do."

However, there was a bit of sadness in his eyebrows.

He is not afraid of dying for his country.

I am afraid that after my death, my family will suffer!

Today, he presented the emperor with a solution.

Once those people find out, they will definitely hate themselves.

Naturally, he is not afraid because he has a holy family.

I am afraid that if I lose power in the future, my descendants will be targeted!

How could Zhu Youjian not know Li Yan's concerns.

He couldn't help but feel solemnly moved.

This is another "idiot"!

……

In fact, to put it bluntly, the purpose of those people promoting filial piety in newspapers is exactly what Li Yan said - to restrict imperial power!

Rule the world with filial piety...

Haha, what is filial piety?

Filial piety is from the heart, not from the mouth!

A righteous heart is filial piety.

If your heart is not right, then it is just a conspiracy!

Filial piety comes from the heart - the children of patients with lung cancer do not allow the elderly to smoke.

It seems like you are disobeying your elders, but isn't this not filial piety?

Knowing clearly that his parents were corrupt and bending the law, they covered it up and not only failed to dissuade them, but even broke the law.

This is just obeying your elders, isn't it - is this filial piety?

Why did literati place filial piety on the head of imperial power?

Isn't it just to find a tight spell for the emperor to control the emperor's power?

To extend it a bit, isn’t it – the ancestors established the law!

Zhu Youjian looked at Li Yan who looked upright and said:

"The Red Lady is already pregnant with Liujia?"