[Comprehensive History] Clothes are all over the world

In the records of historians, the 17th year of Hongwu was a very ordinary year.

This year, Emperor Hongwu shrank most of his battle lines, switching from offense to defense.A little natural disaster occurred this year, but the response to natural disasters in the early years of the dynasty was extremely high, and no man-made disasters were caused.

This year, the tribute teams of the Ming Dynasty are still mighty and endless, and there are more and more trends. The relationship between the Ming Dynasty and its neighbors is still harmonious and happy, and there is no diplomatic incident that "doesn't mean it is unpredictable".

It must be said that there is something to remember. It may be that Li Wenzhong, the adopted son of Emperor Hongwu, passed away due to illness in March.

In fact, Li Wenzhong is not only Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son, but also his nephew.

Li Wenzhong's mother, Princess Cao Guochang, was Zhu Yuanzhang's biological sister. In Emperor Hongwu's sad childhood memories, this sister and brother-in-law were his only warmth.

His brother-in-law, Li Zhen, moved to Fengyang from other places, and he was considered to have a small family in Fengyang. In addition, this brother-in-law was friendly and had some surplus in the family, so he often helped Zhu Yuanzhang who was hungry at the time.

Although Li Zhen and Lao Zhu's family were not in the same village, and they had to walk a long mountain road every time they went to eat, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't find it hard because the bait of eating was ahead.

Compared with another sister who was indifferent and ruthless, Zhu Yuanzhang missed this sister very much. It is a pity that Princess Cao Guochang did not live until her younger brother was prosperous. She died in the plague after a severe drought 18 years before the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

And in this disaster, there were ten to seven in that small village. After burying the eldest princess, brother-in-law Li Zhen donated his family wealth, killed pigs and cattle and distributed them to the villagers, and helped everyone. He was so embarrassed that he took his son and ran to join the revolutionary Zhu Yuanzhang.

It may be because he has not received much kindness in his life. Emperor Hongwu has an advantage that is rarely seen in later emperors, that is, he must repay his kindness.

Although Li Zhen is Zhu Yuanzhang's brother-in-law, after the death of his sister, the relationship between the two parties should naturally fade away, but Zhu Yuanzhang remembers the kindness of the past, not only took in the father and son when he was also in a difficult situation, but also invited a famous teacher to teach him Li Wenzhong.

Li Wenzhong also lived up to the expectations of this uncle, and made a lot of military exploits for Emperor Hongwu in the following decades. Of course, Li Wenzhong's ability to win Emperor Hongwu's favor is also related to his father. As Emperor Hongwu's brother-in-law and the only relative, Li Zhen lived extremely soberly.

Although he was constantly honored and favored during his lifetime, he never took credit for it. He was modest, kind and simple.This person lived until the 11th year of Hongwu and became the last peer of Emperor Hongwu. His death made the emperor mourn infinitely, and he stopped the court for three days to express his condolences.

But now, his son, Emperor Hongwu's nephew, was in his 40s because of his injuries when he was young, and died of a cold. His nephews who were many years old died before him, how long can the 55-year-old Hong Wu live.

Although he now has a filial and humble son who can grasp the government and military power, and a clever and occasionally mischievous grandson, the next generation of Daming is also a family. Emperor Hongwu felt that it would be fine even if he suddenly closed his eyes, but he reached the last step Always afraid of death, especially the feeling that death is approaching.

Therefore, in this kind of anxiety that the emperor is invisible but does exist, someone suffers.

Guo Huan, who was convicted last year but still under quarantine, and his accomplices were taken out again for a full trial.

Emperor Hongwu said that it is impossible for a corrupt official to have no problems in other aspects. If a person has money, he will become bad, and if he becomes bad, he will become richer. There must be something that has been ignored. It needs to be judged, from the family style, the degree of conscientiousness as an official, to the degree of favorability of the people, all of which are pulled out. I want to use Guo Huan to set a model!

In any era, people cannot pass censorship, and even ordinary people have done such unspeakable things, let alone officials.

It has to be said that Emperor Hongwu's summary of the officials was very incisive. During the review period, the officials found out that Guo Huan and his family were involved in the lawsuit.

Even if most of the crossings are managed, it is impossible to embezzle so much rice grain without alarming people at all. The people below thought it was a personal act, but they didn't know there was such a big protection net behind them, so they were reckless. It was brought up, and as the biggest protective umbrella, Guo Huan naturally wanted to deal with these small officials who "didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth".

This is how his relationship with the Criminal Ministry was hooked up.

It is the most stupid way to discuss the money and food issue with the next one. Guo Huan directly draws the salary from the bottom of the pot and directly engages small officials. As long as he goes down, all his lawsuits will naturally become invalid.

Sitting in his position, isn't it easy to mess with people?As long as the money is in place, there will be people who are not afraid of death to help him solve the problem.Under countless stalking, if he is guilty, he will expand it, if he is innocent, he will go fishing and enforce the law.

Emperor Hongwu had very strict requirements on officials, and he could not make a mistake in one step. This kind of strict regulations also provided a huge performance stage for critics. As long as they are not afraid of death or injury, they will naturally find opportunities.

After collecting and sorting out various methods, Emperor Hongwu's hands trembled.

He laughed back in anger, and slammed the memorial on the table. Xu felt that this was not enough to relieve his anger, so he kicked over the imperial case. The eunuchs, maids and several officials who were serving in the palace lowered their heads and remained silent. Needle dropping could be heard in the huge Hall of Martial Arts, only the sound of Hong Wudi's heavy panting, and the prisoners kneeling on the ground in the hall all bowed their heads.

"I have learned a lot, I really have learned a lot." Emperor Hongwu paced back and forth in the hall, his eyebrows raised high, drawing a sharp arc: "Why is my subject so creative, ah?"

"Deliberately hold the child under the horse's hoof to scare the horse, and then join the crowd to ride the horse? Send bandits to kidnap the whole family and ask for ransom, and then lure them to embezzle and accept bribes? Find local ruffians to teach the other party's children badly, forcing them to People bend the law for personal gain? Then these people will either follow you and be your pawns, or ask the censor to impeach them and get them out."

"Threats and lures are both soft and hard, and then you are hard. Are you an official? When I was roaming the rivers and lakes, the hooligans were not as scumbags as you are! What people read are the books of sages and sages, and they are co-authored by you. Is it cheating? Wouldn't your heart ache if you did this to someone else's family?"

"No wonder, no wonder I've heard people say before, [Every time Zhengyi slaughters more dogs, ruthless are mostly scholars], you scholars are really ruthless, if you are so ruthless to others, why don't you be ruthless to yourself?"

As soon as Emperor Hongwu turned around, he pulled out the decorative knives on his back and threw them in front of them: "Come on, be ruthless to yourself, I tell you, each of you has no way out in the future, no matter how ugly or dead, but now I will give you a chance to use this knife to give yourself a good time, although it is death, at least you will not be punished before death, otherwise I will cut you into pieces!"

Emperor Hongwu's treasured sword fell on the ground in front of a group of people with a icy cold light. The sound of the fall made several people tremble. Except for the chief villain, Guo Huan, everyone backed back involuntarily, not daring to touch the knife that was shining fiercely. Saber.

They are very clear about their crimes, and they also know that they will not have any good results, but as the saying goes, it is better to live than to die. They have been living for 16 years from the 17th year of Hongwu, so they don't know that there will be no accidents.

The "accident" that these officials hoped for was the emperor's amnesty.

When members of the royal family or the emperor's cronies are seriously ill, or there are major happy events or disasters in the country, the emperor will often give amnesty to the world for blessings and blessings. Prisoners of common crimes will be released from the palace, and death row prisoners will be changed to life imprisonment. There are not many opportunities, but who knows if I will be lucky to meet them, after all, whether it is Emperor Hongwu or Empress Ma, they are both getting older, as long as they live long, maybe they will encounter miracles.

The small calculations in their hearts Hong Wudi was clear in his heart, he sneered in his heart, motioned for the servant to come forward, picked up the knife, and then said lightly: "This is the last chance I gave you, it's a pity that you didn't take it .”

"I know that you are waiting for an amnesty, but you should also know one word - if you are amnesty, you will not be pardoned." Emperor Hongwu carefully observed the expressions of the people, and he was a little satisfied when he saw that they had the same aspirations to show fear and shock.

"Actually, I'm really worried that if someone wiped your neck with a knife just now, then you would die too easily, and it would be too unfair to the person you killed. I also thought that if there was a chance, we would How to explain to them?" He smiled lightly, "Fortunately, you don't have the guts."

The emperor waved his hand, his eyes were cold and tired: "Take it down, tidy up here, and put it in the Wenhua Palace."

Of course, Emperor Hongwu didn't go to his son to heal his wounded heart, he wasn't that fragile.

The purpose of going to the Wenhua Palace is to discuss with my son how to formulate better laws and regulations to avoid this situation.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born in the common people, knows very well that if corruption persists every day, a group of people must suffer. One corrupt official can harm a county, ten corrupt officials can ruin a state, and if there are a hundred corrupt officials, one can be destroyed. harm a country.

Corrupt officials themselves are not terrible, but "corruption without governance" is terrible. This unhealthy trend will cause the younger generation of officials to bend their spines when they first enter the court, and it will cause officials who are unwilling to be corrupt to leave in anger. There is a thick layer of mist in between. The emperor looked white, but the people looked up but it was black.

"It's okay to be greedy, as long as you are willing to do something." Sorry, this kind of thinking does not exist on Emperor Hongwu's side.

To put it bluntly, you can't even restrain your greed for money, how can the emperor believe that you can restrain your desire for sex and power?Just as "filial piety" is the lowest standard of review for a person, "integrity" is also the lowest standard for an official.

Only honesty can serve the public, only honesty can be impartial, and only honesty can make the emperor believe that you are not an official for making money, you are an official because you have a certain belief and some persistence in your heart.

In the eyes of Emperor Hongwu, "When the water is clear, there will be no fish" does not make sense at all. The fish that cannot be raised in clear water are wild fish, but in the fish ponds of the Ming Dynasty, these fish eat the fish food that has been sprinkled down. When it’s hot and it’s freezing, it’s cold and you wear a cotton coat. Why can’t fish be kept alive?

If it was the Yuan Dynasty, it can be said that if you are not greedy, you can’t climb up, but in today’s Daming, Emperor Hongwu can pat his chest and say that the Daming Dynasty Hall he created absolutely does not need to be filled with money. You can be promoted if you have political achievements, and you don't need to engage in those crooked ways.

He feels that he has provided the best stage for officials, and because of this, he will be even more angry at these self-willed and depraved people.

Comparing his heart with his heart, Emperor Hongwu believed that if he had had this opportunity back then, and if the Yuan court had been like that of Daming, he would never have participated in the uprising army. Maybe he is also a member of the civil servants now.

Hey, it's all the fault of the times!

Emperor Hongwu was reminiscing about the past when he suddenly noticed a white light flashing in front of him. He was instantly attracted by this unusual movement. He looked intently and saw a little fat dog half the size of an arm wearing a vest with a side stuck on his back. Little Banner, with little fat legs kicking the ground in turns like wheels, although they were trotting, they were extremely fast, as if a gust of wind was blowing past them.

Looking at that direction, it should have run out from the Wenhua Palace.

Isn't this the dog of the grandson?Emperor Hongwu was immediately attracted, seeing the dog running towards the Spring Harmony Palace, he immediately whistled and called the dog from a distance.

The pup who ran halfway suddenly heard a strange movement, stopped immediately, turned his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang curiously, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt that it was amused, squatted down and let out a vivid bird cry.

The puppy's ears twitched twice, and his eyes lit up. The puppy who was attracted by the attention immediately gave up his task, and ran towards Emperor Hongwu, pulling the small car behind him.

Emperor Hongwu pressed the dog's head with one hand, and perfunctorily rubbed his hand enthusiastically, and pulled the puppy who was trying to find a bird by his clothes, and pulled away the small flag on the puppy's vest with the other hand.I saw [Eight Hundred Miles Expedited] written on it in immature handwriting. Looking again, there was a box in the small trailer at the back, with three goose feathers that my grandson plucked out from nowhere on it, very decent.

Emperor Hongwu looked around, but he didn't see his grandsons, so he quietly reached out and opened the small box of "military emergency", and took out a small piece of paper from inside.

At this moment, he doesn't look like Emperor Hongwu at all, just like an old and disrespectful bad grandpa, and then he will be embarrassing as soon as he opens the letter.

The little grandson wrote seriously: "Eight hundred miles of military situation is urgently tested, and those who open it without authorization will be bald!"

"..."

Emperor Hongwu involuntarily reached out and touched his hair hidden under the crown, and fell silent.

This... getting older, some hair problems are always inevitable.