"Okay, it seems you already know? Then, that's all my quarrel. Hao Cunzhong violated military discipline first and framed Zhongliang later. In order to cover up his crimes, he killed innocent people indiscriminately. The visitor took Hao Cunzhong and escorted him to Beijing today and handed him over to the Ministry of Justice for trial. Yuan Baoheng immediately seized his property and did not make any mistakes." Zhu Youlang did not talk too much and issued an order directly.

"I obey the order!"

Yuan Baoheng was shocked by this sudden scene. Hao Cunzhong was still boasting about himself just now, as if he was so close to the emperor. Why did the emperor take him down first as soon as he arrived?

Just as he was saying that he couldn't understand, he suddenly heard the emperor's oral order and quickly bowed to answer.

Hao Cunzhong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the emperor's oral order.

First, there is no immediate execution, and there is still hope of living;

Second, it only searched the property and did not harm the family;

Third, he just talked about his own crimes in a general way and did not point out the key figures. The key lies. It seems that the emperor still left some room.

"I thank you for your kindness!" Hao Cunzhong kowtowed respectfully.

This sentence is not all false words, I feel a little grateful.

Bai Xing waved his hand and several mountain troops stepped forward, took off Hao Cunzhong's official clothes, put on a rope, and escorted them down.

...

Zhu Youlang stayed in Yueyang for three days.

In the past three days, he met with Hunan civil and military officials such as He Tengjiao, Li Guo, Gao Yigong, Yuan Zongdi, and Liu Tichun. He praised Hunan's achievements in the implementation of the new policy and reported Hao Cunzhong's evil deeds of convicting the crime first and killing the good later.

He Tengjiao's face changed as soon as he heard this.

The village slaughtering is terrifying. If it weren't for the bandits, who would have done such a crazy thing?

What's more, the emperor is in extreme danger. If it weren't for the emperor's clever arrangement and the dispatch of Chen Kuangxia to protect him, it would be impossible to be sure of his completeness.

If the emperor had problems under his own rule, let alone his death, even if he had few hairs, he would be a sinner forever.

Thinking of this, He Tengjiao quickly knelt down and apologized: "Your Majesty, Hao Yongzhong was the one who surrendered to me and has been serving as a servant under me. I really didn't expect that he would not change his nature and would commit the evil act of slaughtering the village. Fortunately, Your Majesty secretly visited this place and stopped it. Otherwise, even if I died ten thousand times, I would be punished. Therefore, I would like to surrender my crime."

Li Guo was also a smart person. After hearing the emperor's words, he immediately realized that the emperor was afraid that his former subordinates of the former King of Chuang would be restless. If he didn't show up a high attitude, he would not have a good life in the future.

Before he could think about it, Li Guo also knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to apologize: "Your Majesty, I really don't know about Hao Cunzhong's affairs. If I know it as soon as possible, I will stop him if I try my best. Please observe it clearly."

As soon as he knelt down, Gao Yigong, Yuan Zongdi and others also knelt down and apologized.

Gao Yigong heard Li Guo’s statement a little inappropriate, so how could he just push it out if something happened? He also felt even more uncomfortable when he heard He Tengjiao’s comments about “the unchanged nature”.

He thought to himself: "Is it because the emperor wants to 'relieve the power of military power'?"

Thinking of this, I quickly kowtowed and continued to Li Guo's words: "Your Majesty, I am the same origin as Hao Cunzhong. Both of them are martial artists who do not study and do not cultivate themselves. They only know how to kill and not know the righteousness. After surrendering to Your Majesty, I have gradually understood the profound meaning of loyalty to the emperor and loving the people. I deeply regretted the evil deeds of harming the people and endangering the country. I will follow Your Majesty's leader and revive the Ming Dynasty and benefit the people. I beg Your Majesty to let me go to the battlefield, not to make achievements, but to wash away the sins of the past with the blood of the Qing army."

Yuan Zongdi and Liu Tichun were also busy apologizing.

Zhu Youlang carefully savored the answers of several people and felt that it was very correct to use Li Guo as the leader of the remaining troops of Li Chuang.

"Everyone is his fault, and whoever is responsible for his fault. No one is sick and the whole family takes medicine. So, you don't have to be afraid, I will not cure your sins." Zhu Youlang said lightly.

"Hao Cunzhong's crime lies in the word "hidden". Quanzhou was deceived by the Qing army, and he hid in order to avoid the blame. After that, he had many opportunities to tell the past, but he still didn't say it. After Luo Ning's case, his idea was not to take the initiative to apologize for the crime, or to blindly think about "hidden". In the final analysis, it is still not upright. People, don't fall in love with your heart disease, as it will be uneasy for life."

"I will not kill a person with one stick because of a mistake. No one is perfect, no gold is pure, and it is impossible to correct mistakes. If he confesses his sins, I will not imprison him. At most, he will be demoted. Unfortunately, not only did he not confess his guilt, but he made the decision to slaughter the village. 'It is still possible to commit sins in heaven, but he will not survive if he commits sins.' I can do nothing about it."

"As for the past mistakes mentioned by Yigong, I have long said that there is no need to blame myself. I will not pick my braids. In the future, you will fulfill your duties, study more, cultivate your character, and make more contributions to the court and the people. Even if you have been punished for the past."

"Okay, let's just flat."

"Thank you for your teachings!"

He Tengjiao, Li Guo, Gao Yigong, Yuan Zongdi, Liu Tichun and others felt relieved. After kowtowing and thanking each other, they stood up.

...

Three days later, Zhu Youlang boarded the boat in Yueyang and headed east along the river.

This time he never got off the boat again, but rushed directly to Nanjing.

He has been out for too long and must not go back.

I miss homesickness, miss my mother, miss my concubines, and even more miss my children. Especially the fourth brother Zhu Cijing, who hasn't met yet, I don't know what this kid looks like.

In addition to thinking about his relatives, many state affairs are waiting for him to go back.

First of all, it is the imperial examination.

I have been delaying again and again, so I can’t delay it anymore. It’s already mid-April, and I’ll delay it until the second half of the year. I must go back and preside over this matter as soon as possible.

Then when he came out this time, he found an important problem, and the supervision of officials was not enough. The censor of the Censorate did not fulfill his supervisory responsibilities, and the Daming Weekly did not fulfill his duty of news supervision.

Zhu Youlang knew that Huang Zongxi and Gui Zhuang were not irresponsible people, and also understood their difficulties. The censors and reporters lacked too many editors, so they were willing but not capable.

Ultimately, it is still a matter of talent.

This question has been raised for many years, but it has not been solved.

This time I go back, I must solve this problem.

There is also the matter between Hatis and Zhang Nianbao. There is no news yet. I wonder what the Qing court has done to them. Have they made grenades and mines and other firearms?

He believed that Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Shunzhi were unwilling to fail and would definitely try every means to stop the Ming army from crossing the river. The firearms were their heart problems. If they did not create the firearms, they would have no power to stop the Ming army.

Also, since he moved the capital to Nanjing, he clearly felt that there were two forces in the court fighting, one was the conservatives and the other was the reformists. The two forces were fighting openly and secretly, and they gradually became increasingly fierce.

It's really annoying. When the throne is unstable, I didn't expect that the throne will be stable. I was about to realize the revival of the Ming Dynasty, but I was still worried.
Chapter completed!