"Returning to the emperor, Dongchang reported that it had indeed passed the investigation and learned that some scholars Jiang Hede, Gao Eryan and others were encouraging tenants to fight for the scholars, and said that the Son of Heaven was kind and loved the people, and would not use iron-blooded means against the people, and the tenants also thought so, and they were indeed unwilling to become free commoners who paid taxes and served the imperial court, so they listened to the instigation of these scholars and the slaves of the officials and gentry and gathered in the official office or the capital to complain about the scholars."
Wei Zhongxian of Dongchang also wanted Zhu Youxiao to report the latest investigation of Dongchang's gathering of people to make trouble.Zhu Youxiao rubbed his face after hearing this.He had to admit that these selfish tenants were still relatively ignorant, and they really believed that the mouths of these scholars were as simple as some emperors before the Ming Dynasty, such as Ming Xiaozong, Ming Muzong, and Ming Guangzong.Because Zhu Youxiao thinks that he is not a benevolent king, even if a scholar takes the initiative to put a high hat on him, he will not admit it.It is true that he also wants to make the people of the Great Ming Dynasty richer, more thoughtful, and more literate, but he has always believed that in order to achieve all this, it is impossible to be as benevolent as a bodhisattva.Therefore, Zhu Youxiao would brutally suppress a large number of troublesome weavers and weavers who were instigated by the gentry because of the government-run industry in Jiangnan.However, in this era, due to the blockage of news, the people's indifference to politics and the lack of independent thinking, the characteristics of the group's rapid forgetfulness of popular events, coupled with the interests and gentry are very authoritative in the clan and in front of the tenant farmers, etc., these tenant farmers do not know that their emperor is an emperor who dares to do anything to the emperor, nor do they know how unreliable the reader's mouth is, and these villagers do not have a long memory because Zhu Youxiao used to deal with the affairs of weavers and weavers."
Have you arrested these agitators?"
Zhu Youxiao asked next."
It's been arrested, and now I'm waiting for the emperor's instructions."
Wei Zhongxian replied."
Strict interrogation, dig out more people!"
Zhu Youxiao commanded."
Slave obeys!"
Wei Zhongxian replied.At this time, Fang Congzhe, who was beside Zhu Youxiao, asked: "Your Majesty, the Xichang side is still waiting for the will, you see, how should the troublemakers outside be handled?"
”"What kind of people are they, they are just lackeys of scholars, ignorant and selfish, they did not have the life of a scholar, but they got the disease of a scholar, and they really think that if they are sacrificed to the name of the gentry as tenants, they are also gentry themselves?"
Zhu Youxiao asked as he spoke.Fang Congzhe was not surprised by the emperor's words, he knew that his emperor was very deep in the problem, and he was full of doubts about anyone's words, even if it was the words of a saint, no one could fool him.Therefore, he knew that the tenant farmers who were all in charge of grain and errands and making trouble outside could not scare the emperor, and would not let the emperor feel that what he was doing was not conducive to the people."
Your Majesty Shengming!"
Fang Congzhe only replied accordingly."
The cabinet intends to make a decree that all the patrol battalions go to the periphery to surround all the troublemakers, and those who fled due to the suppression of the West Factory will all be arrested and temporarily detained in the prison of the Criminal Department, waiting for distribution, and at the same time, the West Factory will be instructed to suppress it directly, and kill them!"
Zhu Youxiao said: "Since they deceived me as the emperor of the Han family, they think that I will not destroy my foundation, but I would rather break my foundation than let there be no rules in this world!"
”"Yes!"
Fang Congzhe replied.Because of Xiong Tingbi's Zhishi, Yuan Keli, who entered the cabinet and the political hall in his place, sighed secretly.He had expected this to happen, but he had only suggested strengthening the Xichang in the first place to prevent a large-scale mutiny, and did not choose to stop the emperor, because he knew that the imperial court was right to do so.It's just that Yuan Keli has to admit that Fang Congzhe still has selfish intentions for his own power, and would rather attack the civilian gentry first than engage in commercial taxes.Zhu Youxiao had to admit that the essence of the imperial court was still a violent organ, which was set up by the strongest to rule the weak.Therefore, at this moment, when the interests of the imperial court and the interests of the tenant farmers are irreconcilable, as the highest decision-maker of the imperial court, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he still has to use his own violence to forcibly suppress these tenant farmers who are fighting for the interests of the scholars."
Fire!"
He Shixian shouted.The sound of the cannon was loud, and the cannonballs smashed directly into the crowd of villagers who were blocking in front of Xichang, and immediately smashed many people into pulp.At the same time, He Shixian personally led the family elite to ride the three-eyed gun towards these villagers.Lead bullets whizzed into the crowd.These villagers fell in droves.Naturally, they were surprised at this time.They didn't expect that the officials and soldiers of these West Factories in front of them would still do something to them, unlike what the officials and gentry said, the emperor would give them face.As a result, many villagers fled directly.The patrol battalion surrounded outside immediately arrested these Xiangyong who ran out and tied them into a pile, and soon, many Xiangyong were tied up in the open space on the outskirts of Beijing.At the same time, Xichang still used iron-blooded means to suppress these townsmen who had not had time to escape, and directly opened a bloody road, and then successfully entered Jingshi City."
Your Majesty still gave the order to do it!"
Huang Liji couldn't help but say to Song Quan when he heard the sound of artillery outside."
Your Majesty!
I don't know how future generations will comment on this matter in the future. ”Song Quan replied with a sigh."
Actually, think about it, what can be wrong with the tenants, but just get together and say a few words for us readers, and do nothing else!
Such a simple and kind people, even if they don't understand the intentions of the imperial court, should educate them, how can they be so indiscriminate and kill them directly!
”Huang Liji then couldn't help but say indignantly."
Your Majesty is doing this for us scholars!
Before, he said that the work of scholars is glorious, but now these people gather and say that we scholars are Wenqu stars and cannot be used for hard labor, and His Majesty will naturally not allow this kind of voice different from him to exist. ”Song Quan continued.......
"Your Majesty, the fugitives among the troublemakers have been arrested, and I would like to ask you for instructions on how to deal with them." ”Fang Congzhe reported to Zhu Youxiao here."
They don't want to be lackeys of the officials and gentry, but they don't want to be yeoman farmers who pay taxes to the imperial court.There's not a single scholar there yet, so I'll see how they can give it!
That's it!
In addition, the decree was passed on, and the public disturbances that occurred in other state capitals were all done in this way, first suppressed, then arrested, and all reorganized and exiled to the newly opened territory of the Ming Dynasty!
”Zhu Youxiao commanded."
Your Majesty!
If this is the case, I am afraid that it will lead to a large number of vacant fields of the gentry, after all, there are no tenant farmers, and no one will plant the fields of the gentry, how should these vacant fields be disposed of?
”Yuan Keli said at this time
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