"Your Majesty, I have put Bi Kexing, Chen Zhengtai, Jiang Chunlin, Wen Duojin and Ganshu, inn staff and other criminals in prison, and sealed the case files. I want to hand over the criminals to the Ministry of Justice for the crimes, please tell the emperor." After reporting the case, Gu Yanwu said finally.

Zhu Youlang raised his eyebrows and thought to himself: "Has Gu Yanwu learned to be clever? Are you planning to throw the hot yam to Lu Daqi and Huang Zongxi?"

Bi Kexing was so bold and arbitrary, and Chen, Jiang and Wen families were so obedient that if no one supported him, he would not believe that Zhu Youlang would be killed.

Could it be that there are important figures in the court that Gu Yanwu dare not continue to be tried?

"Uncle Zhongyong, isn't this Chen Zhengtai and you?" Zhu Youlang's heart moved and asked Chen Jitai.

"Go back to Your Majesty, Guangning is more than 300 miles away from Guangzhou, so I have no connection with the old minister." Chen Jitai replied.

"Okay, just as you say." Zhu Youlang glanced at Gu Yanwu and said lightly.

"Abide by the order!"

...

Sun Guonan came quickly. It arrived just after the second day. Qu Shizi and Huang Zongxi had a longer journey and did not arrive until Si.

"I am guilty!"

Qu Shisi, Huang Zongxi and Sun Guonan waited to listen to Gu Yanwu's case introduction and plead guilty.

Zhu Youlang was silent for a moment, and when he saw that the three of them did not argue, he was quite satisfied. This shows that all three of them already understood the dereliction of duty.

In fact, Zhu Youlang asked them to come, and the main purpose was not the main purpose, but wanted them to take a look at how bad Guangning had been, and how should they do it in the future in terms of selecting officials, supervising and supervising officials.

"I know that I have been busy with wars a few days ago. Sun Aiqing has been preparing for the expedition of the West. He was selecting the lack of officials in various places. Taichong has been following me and has no time to take care of it. If Guangning's affairs are all blamed on you, you will definitely say that I am unreasonable. However, Guangning's affairs have indeed shocked me. Let's just talk about their own ideas." Zhu Youlang ordered lightly.

"Thank you Your Majesty." The three of them heard that the emperor's tone was plain and did not look very angry. They all breathed a sigh of relief in secret and hurriedly thanked him and stood up.

"Your Majesty, Bi Kexing was the third-rank Jinshi in the 11th year of Chongzhen. He has been serving as the county magistrate in Guangning. After Your Majesty ascended the throne, I have never replaced him or investigated him in person. There are three reasons: First, I think he is a Jinshi and his virtue should not be much worse; Second, his evaluation has always been acceptable; Third, our dynasty has been newly established, and there are very few officials, especially the few who have achieved fame and honor in Jinshi, so I kept him. There was no major war at that time, and Your Majesty did not commit crimes, but I could not help but wake up. The rule of the country was to govern officials. Your Majesty would give him important responsibilities. However, I was the first to govern the country. My Majesty would give him the important responsibilities of the officials. However, I used my knowledge and qualifications to evaluate the officials and elected bribes as the county magistrate. My crimes were not to be forgiven. I beg you to surrender the order to punish him." Qu Shili reported with shame.

Zhu Youlang nodded without saying anything. Qu Shisi spoke very sincerely, without excuse, and did not shirk responsibility. He carefully analyzed this matter and realized his mistake.

"Your Majesty, I dare not be exempted from the responsibilities for following the saint. I remember that when I first met the saint, Your Majesty talked to me about the way of governing. At that time, I said that "protecting people's livelihood, enlightening people's wisdom, listening to people's opinion, and strengthening people's rights." Your Majesty said that the time is not right, so take it slowly. He also said that the Ministry of Revenue is doing it, and the Ministry of Resources is doing it, so you should do it and listen to people's opinions. So I vassal the left censor. However, I always deceive myself on the grounds of small staff and tight time. I have never formulated effective measures to listen to people's opinions. If I formulate a feasible system early, even if I have few staff, I can listen to people's opinions and form an effective constraint on officials, no matter how stupid Bi Kexing is, he will not dare to indulge Chen Zhengtai and others in ignoring the laws. Therefore, I am betrayed the saint, please punish Your Majesty to serve as a warning to others." Huang Zongxi continued to report.

Seeing that he was satisfied and shy, Zhu Youlang obviously realized his mistakes deeply.

"Your Majesty, I also have the responsibility of failing to monitor the situation. Although I am busy raising food and money, this is not a reason to blame. If I have the intention to investigate the people's feelings and official instructions of the subordinate states and counties, even if I have no time, I can still assign others to investigate secretly. However, I think that all the states and counties are all helping to raise funds, and they have never slacked off. Even Bi, not only has the good official reputation in normal times, but also raises food and money, but also the first county to deliver. Therefore, I neglect the people's feelings and investigate. This is a preconceived crime. Please punish Your Majesty." Sun Guonan bowed and replied.

Sun Guonan kept lowering his head. Zhu Youlang couldn't see his face clearly, but after his explanation, he was quite willing to excuse Bi Kexing. He thought, could he be with Bi Kexing? Another thought, every official had the intention of protecting his subordinates, and at this time he said a few words for Bi Kexing without any trace, which meant to relieve his guilt and also fully possessed his own face. This is the smoothness of being an official, and he should not be punished for this out of thin air.

Zhu Youlang nodded and said slowly: "Three beloved ministers are flat."

Qu Shixi, Huang Zongxi, and Sun Guonan quickly stood up and retreated to the side.

"I feel very relieved after hearing what my three beloved ministers said. I was very angry when I suddenly had a story about Guangning. I calmed down and thought about it carefully. Not only are you wrong, but I also have some wrongs."

When the emperor heard the first words, the five ministers were panicked.

From ancient times to the present, the emperor has always been right, and very few people have confessed their own life. In the Ming Dynasty, only Emperor Chongzhen issued six self-criticisms. How could other emperors say that they had "no" in front of their ministers?

"Please be careful with your words!" Qu Shixiu bowed quickly and said.

"Please be careful with your words!" Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, Chen Jitai, and Sun Guonan all bowed and agreed.

They are afraid that the emperor will admit that there is a mistake, which will affect his prestige.

"Who can do nothing wrong with a sage? I am also a worldly fireworks! I have been reflecting myself day and night, feeling that I am too eager to seek governance. The new land policy was promptly introduced without investigation and research, so that there were mistakes and omissions. For example, I abolished the land exemption and favorable policy of scholars. The original intention was to force the gentry to return the land to the tenants, but it was to neglect the unscrupulous gentry's black heart. Not only did it reduce the burden on tenants, but it increased their burden. This was the case with Chen Laoshuan's death. Moreover, it was impossible to foresee the difficulties of governance.

For more than a year, I have been planning to fight with the Qing court, and the focus of civil and military officials in the court is also busy with this matter. When I introduced the new policy, I always thought it was not difficult to implement it. As long as officials at all levels were in the same position as me, how difficult would it be? The Guangning incident reminded me that officials were in the same position as me on the surface, but in private they colluded with unscrupulous gentry. The reason was that they did not have enough understanding of human nature, underestimated the attractiveness of money to officials, and underestimated the influence of vested interest groups on officials."
Chapter completed!