But no one dared not to come. Everyone was waiting, waiting to go to court early the next morning.
It’s just that small matters are handled by big meetings, and big matters are handled by small meetings. Before the morning court session, Zhu Youxiao had already called everyone over.
This time, no Nanjing officials were present at the meeting; all were brought by Zhu Youxiao. Besides the cabinet members, there were also members from the Imperial Guards and the Ministry of Public Security. Everyone was present.
After scanning everyone's faces, Zhu Youxiao said, "What's happening in Yangzhou is truly shocking! Officials are corrupt, merchants are lawless, and the people of Yangzhou are living in dire straits. I, the Son of Heaven, have truly failed the trust placed in me by allowing the people to go through this great suffering!"
"If Yangzhou is like this, what about other places in Jiangnan? I have decided to conduct a thorough investigation in Jiangnan, investigating all merchants and officials. Anyone who commits crimes, violates the law, or oppresses the good will be severely punished.
"The Cabinet will dispatch officials and personnel to stabilize government offices at all levels and will not allow any unrest to occur. The Imperial Guard will cooperate with the Ministry of Public Security to investigate and arrest individuals. The local Internal Affairs Offices will be responsible for handling the aftermath and will not allow anyone to hoard goods or disrupt the market."
"Whoever commits such an act will be brought to justice and severely punished!"
After saying this, Zhu Youxiao swept his gaze over everyone's faces and said, "As for the military, Lu Xiangsheng, you must keep an eye on them and make sure they don't act rashly. Anyone who dispatches troops without permission will be charged with treason."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Lu Xiangsheng quickly took a step forward and agreed.
"Alright, then everyone go back and prepare. I will announce this news at the morning court tomorrow. Everyone, get moving then. Don't let me down."
Everyone quickly agreed, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The scale of this purge and the wide range of its involvement are rare in all dynasties.
But Zhu Youxiao knew that the Ming Dynasty had reached a point where it needed to scrape the bone to cure the poison; if he didn't do so, nothing could be done.
I don't have time to clean up every prefecture or province.
All he could do now was to start working thoroughly and vigorously. With the cooperation of the Imperial Household Departments spread all over the country and the intelligence collected by the Embroidered Uniform Guards and the Lichun Courtyard, there wouldn't be any major mistakes this time, and all those who needed to be dealt with would be dealt with.
In fact, Zhu Youxiao already had a list in his hand, which was handed over by his subordinates and involved all the prefectures in the seven provinces of Jiangnan.
Although these are what they shouted out to the outside world, they have actually been preparing for eight years. All they have to do now is to arrest people and try them in a high-profile manner. There is nothing else to do.
This time, I will clear out Jiangnan and defeat all those who are banding together.
Everyone's face was very serious. The emperor's edict was beyond imagination. No one expected the emperor to do this.
Some people hesitated, but were soon glared back at by Zhu Youxiao.
It has been eight years since he ascended the throne. Zhu Youxiao knew very well in his heart that this was the time to give it a try.
As long as there are troops, there will be no chaos. Anyone who dares to rebel will be suppressed.
Anyway, there will be no peace in the Ming Dynasty in the future, and there will be many peasant uprisings in various places. We should wipe them out before that.
Zhu Youxiao had to solve other problems when he returned, such as the increasingly severe ice age, more and more floods and droughts in various places, and endless earthquakes.
Zhu Youxiao needed to solve this problem by rearranging the land, changing the taxation system, and even going out to sea.
When it is absolutely necessary, food will have to be transported from the south; things in the north must also be resolved as soon as possible, so there is no time to take detours.
It's nothing more than fighting a war to quell a rebellion. If someone rebels, just fight. Anyway, the manpower is ready. With the equipment of the emperor's personal army, it will be no problem to kill these rebels.
Everyone who came out of the palace had a very solemn look on their faces.
Zhu Youxiao stood beside the dragon throne, turned his head to glance at Chen Hong who was not far away and said, "Have you prepared the crown and robes?"
"Your Majesty, everything is ready." Chen Hong agreed quickly, not daring to be negligent at all.
You have to know that the crown and robes cannot be worn at any time and can only be worn on important occasions.
The imperial robes could only be worn during grand court meetings or when offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors. The emperor did not wear them on ordinary days.
People in later generations should all know that the crown and robes are the kind of clothes with a bead curtain in front of the hat.
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