The spring breeze blows the south of the green river, and the mountains and flowers are full of green grass.

This is the 18th year of the Yuan Dynasty and the first year of King Wu. It is also an important year that needs to be recorded in the annals of history.

Since last year, Zhu Yuanzhang officially became the throne of Wu, and changed the chronology of Wu Kingdom in China to the chronology of King Wu. At the same time, he issued a series of important decrees, which completely laid the foundation of Wu Kingdom.

These measures can be roughly divided into those aimed at the people and those aimed at the administration of officials.

First of all, the arrogant power headed by the Wang family was uprooted and swept away. Under the rule of Wu Guo, the strategy of equalizing the fields and suppressing the tyrannical forces continued.

Zhu Yuanzhang relocated a large number of Jiangnan tycoons to Huaixi and made them work as hard labor for flood control and wasteland development.

If everything goes well, after five years, the land can be granted, like ordinary people. However, there is a premise that the land should not be granted in the original country, so as to avoid the resurgence of the heroic power.

In terms of official governance, Lao Zhu was equally drastic, first dismissing Tao An, and then finding out Li Menggeng. Even an old man who followed Lao Zhu before crossing the river could not be exempted from severe punishment by national law.

And today is the day when Li Menggeng was sentenced.

After experiencing the initial fear and fear, to desperately trying to survive, and then to despair... Today, Li Menggeng seemed much calmer. He was wearing handcuffs, wearing a criminal robe, and knelt upright on the lobby of the Dali Temple.

He tried his best to straighten his rickety back. In front of his former colleagues, he didn't want to be too embarrassed.

And sitting on both sides at this time, not only the officials of Dali Temple, but also the important officials under Zhu Yuanzhang, almost all of them were present.

On the left are Li Shanchang, Yang Yuangao, Ruan Hongdao, Wang Guangyang, Yang Xian, etc.

On the right are Zhang Ximeng, Song Lian, Zhang Yi, Jiang Nan and so on.

Everyone sat opposite each other with solemn expressions.

Once upon a time, Li Menggeng was also a member of the big guys, working together, chatting and laughing together, and discussing government affairs.

Who would have thought that in a short period of time, he would become a prisoner without speaking, and he would have to pay the price of his life. The lesson is profound.

"Li Menggeng!"

Yang Xian, who was promoted to the Department of Punishment from the Metropolitan Police, said with a sullen face, "You took 150,000 taels of ink and 2,000 acres of mulberry fields from the Wang family. Is it true?"

Li Menggeng took a deep breath and nodded helplessly, "It's true... Not only that, but the sinner is also insane, trying to pull Li Xiang into the water. He bought the people around Li Xiang and gave him a bribe from the Wang family. The sinner is willing to obey the law!"

Although the big guy knew the details of the case for a long time, and also knew that today was just a passing scene, but in the face of such a huge amount, hearing Li Menggeng personally admit it, he was still terrified and shuddered.

Yang Xian continued: "Besides, you were in the Ministry of households, embezzled food for relief, and paid for river labor. You also used shoddy goods to steal and sell stored food... All kinds of crimes, totaling more than 50,000 taels of ink, can this be true? "

Li Menggeng was stunned. He seemed to be thinking about something. Yang Xian said again, "What other case do you have, haven't you made it clear?"

Li Menggeng finally raised his head and glanced at all the important officials... Zhang Ximeng's communication with him was limited to the drafting of the punishment system, so he was naturally fearless.

In fact, even if Li Menggeng wanted to talk about Zhang Ximeng, no one would believe it.

Zhang Xiang's moral integrity is the best in the world, and there is no need to doubt it.

If he was greedy for money, the mansion would not be so simple.

Tang Tang, the right prime minister, also used bamboo utensils, suspecting that he was insane and devoid of humanity.

Compared with Zhang Ximeng, the rest of the officials, especially the people from Zhongshu Province, did not have the calmness of Zhang Ximeng. They and Li Menggeng were colleagues for many years, and even knew each other very early, and knew each other well.

In case Li Menggeng said something at the last moment and pulled a few backs, things would be very troublesome.

Fortunately, Li Menggeng only looked around, and finally lowered his head, "The sinner pleads guilty and is willing to obey the law... It's just that the sinner wants to say a few words to his colleagues."

Yang Xian was too lazy to listen. Since he pleaded guilty and obeyed the law, he should kill him as soon as possible to save time.

But Li Shanchang didn't immediately nod his head, instead he looked at Zhang Ximeng, who was facing him.

Zhang Ximeng pondered for a while, and then said: "People who are about to die are also good at their words, just listen to what he has to say!"

Li Shanchang also nodded and said, "Zhang Xiang is right, Li Menggeng... If you have anything to say, just say it, and I will present it to the superior."

Li Menggeng nodded, "Thank you Li Xianggong!"

After a pause, Li Menggeng sorted out his emotions, and then said: "All the princes are high-ranking confidants and have a great future. In the future, they will be famous in history and admired by the world, and their future will be limitless. Sinners also have opportunities, but they were confused and made a big mistake. , this is all found by the sinner himself."

"Ask yourself, how did the sinner get to where he is today, and nothing more than the destruction of a thousand-mile embankment in an ant's nest. After becoming an official, in power, he became greedy for money and lust. At first, it was only a few hundred stones, thousands of stones, and a little money. ...But seeing no one found out, I became more and more courageous, so much so that I greedy for tens of thousands of ink."

"After the occupation of Hangzhou, the Ministry of Household was responsible for accepting Chang Pingcang, sinners, and sinners receiving bribes from Yuan court's subordinate ministers, keeping their positions and letting them continue to control the warehouse, as long as they gave gifts to sinners. Sinners thought it was nothing more than an annual It’s just to get some benefits. Who knows that these treasury officials are all the minions of the royal family. They know that sinners are greedy for money and lust, so they take out money and beauty, so much money, and such young beauty... Sinner, sinner is not controlled I'm stuck in it myself."

Li Menggeng looked very excited when he said this. He looked up at everyone, "Don't think that if we have the power in our hands and the tycoons are attached to us, we will obey orders. They gave money to Tian, Just put a hedgehog in our hands! The sinner accepted the generous gift, but if the superior Juntian succeeds and takes away all the property of the Wang family, the grand gift he gave me will also be in vain, and even the superior knows that it will be a success. the handle of sinners."

"He was helpless, the sinner thought of a lot of ways, and I also came up with the job field. Later, I simply took the risk to give gifts to Li Xianggong, let the Wang family come forward and pull Li Xianggong down... I, I became their puppet. , I am a dignified minister, a future hero of Conglong, I, I am ruined by this little money!"

"Masters! It's not worth it, it's really worthless! I can only advise you, don't be confused. Sinners have nothing to lose, and you are still in high positions and have high trust. Especially if you can make drastic actions and make After some achievements, let the descendants of the descendants fall into the ground... If, if they can go back to the past, that would be great!"

When Li Menggeng said this, he couldn't stop, an old man crying like a three-year-old child.

Seeing this situation, everyone can't help but sigh.

It's very unpleasant, Li Menggeng greed 200,000 taels before and after.

This amount of money is enough to skin him 10,000 skins. In legal terms, it is naturally his own fault, and he deserves more than he deserves.

But it is a pity that such a character fell into this matter, more or less. What will be written in the annals?

Zhu Jiajun's first high-ranking official who fell from power because of greed?

A lesson from all corrupt officials and officials?

No matter which one, this life is over, and it will even spread to the descendants. It is inappropriate to leave a good Kaiyuan hero, so why bother!

It can only be said that in the officialdom, you must guard against the slightest, and you must not indemnify yourself.

Li Menggeng's last words, together with the confession, were sent to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Lao Zhu was merciless and made a direct decision. No matter how nice he said, he was greedy for so much, and there was absolutely no reason to live.

It's just that when facing Li Menggeng's family, Lao Zhu hesitated again and again, "Send them back to where they came from, let them be ordinary farmers and support their mother."

Li Menggeng's old wife is old, and she is not treated by Li Menggeng. The two sides quarreled many times, and finally asked Li Menggeng to send her back to her hometown. Don't look at this luxury, but the old wife only has a few acres of land, and she has to guard it. The tombs of the predecessors, living hard, very pitiful.

Zhu Yuanzhang sent Li Menggeng's three sons back, and asked them to cultivate the land and be filial to their mother. If anyone dares to disobey his mother, he will be punished immediately and both crimes will be punished.

When the final result was announced, the big guy's dangling heart actually fell a lot... The superiors were still jealous of evil, but under the cold butcher's knife, there was a trace of warmth.

In the end, even if it is someone who should be killed, someone who is mortal must be killed beautifully so that no one can fault it.

After Tao An, another minister fell, and in a tragic way, he declared Zhu Jiajun's attitude towards corrupt officials.

The deterrent effect has indeed come out.

Hundreds of officials are awe-inspiring, and all the ministers are terrified.

No one dares to question the issue of salary anymore. Even apart from Lumi and Baochao, Lao Zhu has sent some houses~lightnovelpub.net~ so that the big guys have a place to live and give the old people a place to live. The officials were equipped with horse-drawn carriages and a special coachman, and the imperial court was responsible for paying the wages.

Since their expectations have been greatly reduced, after seeing this, many people were so grateful and so excited that they cried.

Zhu Yuanzhang not only used both grace and power, but also ordered all officials to participate in the training, explain the laws and regulations, and clarify the mission of each government office...

This time, after three consecutive times, the state of the entire Zhu family's army has been completely refreshed, with a feeling of being reborn.

However, it is not possible to achieve harmony between the ruler and the ministers everywhere, and the good and the bad can get what they want.

Just upstream of the Zhujia Army, Tianwan, which dominates Jiangxi and Huguang, became turbulent again... After Chen Youliang killed Ni Wenjun, he completely accepted Ni Wenjun's power and stood firm. In terms of action, he was even better than Ni Wenjun. Also domineering three points.

Even if it is an old official of the ordinary generation, he is not polite, because he has witnessed the actions of these old ministers in the process of Ni Wenjun's downfall.

Chen Youliang knew the importance of guarding against this group of people. In order to prevent them from joining forces, Chen Youliang directly ordered the titan Ding Pulang to guard Xiaogushan to guard against Zhu Yuanzhang.

Besides Ding Pulang, there is another person, his name is Fu Youde.

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"Ding Plang and Fu Youde."

Zhang Ximeng dug out his own notebook. Among the list provided by Lanyu, Fu Youde was impressively listed. He was a warrior of the Northern Expedition and was transferred to Chen Youliang. If he could win it, it would be a great help!

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