Zhu Yuanzhang was not in a very good mood.

Just now at the morning court, he let Zhu Yunwen handle government affairs.

This was Zhu Yunwen's first time participating in politics.

The so-called civil and military officials is a fictitious term, and there are not really just a hundred or so people.

There are more than 600 officials in the Golden Throne Hall.

The fact that so many officials attended regular court meetings was certainly due to Zhu Yuanzhang's policies.

Under his regulations, all officials of high rank in the capital had to attend the morning court.

Therefore, in the city of Nanjing, the chief officials of various government offices went to court in the morning.

Even if officials from other places returned to the capital to report on their work, they had to attend the morning court.

Those who are late will be beaten with fifteen sticks, and those who are not present will be beaten with thirty sticks.

Thirty lashes of the cane are enough to make the buttocks bruise.

Even so, you still have to come the next day.

According to Zhu Yuanzhang, as an emperor, I am so diligent, so what qualifications do you, an official, have to be lazy?

Since he is lazy, he must be just sitting there doing nothing, so he must be severely punished.

For this reason, during Zhu Yuanzhang's reign, the number of people attending the morning court sessions ranged from five to six hundred to seven to eight hundred.

As to why there is such a big change.

The reason is simple.

Corrupt officials were basically executed by Zhu Yuanzhang.

This is the case even for officials in Beijing, not to mention local officials.

The same thing means that a lot of people will be killed.

For a long time, the chief official of a yamen was sentenced to death.

After all, when it comes to corruption, it is rare that only one person is guilty of it. Everyone sees it, so if they are corrupt, they will be corrupt together, and if they die together, they will die together.

Zhu Yuanzhang killed almost all the officials in his anti-corruption campaign. What should be done if there is no one in the government to do the work?

In order to maintain the operation of local government, Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to invent death penalty and exile.

In some major corruption cases, hundreds of local officials were involved, and Zhu Yuanzhang sentenced them all to death in one go, without letting any of them off.

Among them were some reserve officers, including adjutants.

If we kill them all at once, there will be no officials left in the entire place.

Then both the death penalty and exile will be delayed.

The shackles will remain on and the case will be handled as usual. When the next officials come to take over, they will be beheaded or exiled.

After get off work, he didn't go home, but returned to the prison.

Don't think that I'll go crazy before I die and handle the case in a mess.

If it's found out that he's having an affair, well, that's just overthinking.

In the lightest case, the whole family will be executed, and in the worst case, all nine generations of the family will be exterminated.

It depends on whether you dare to go against it.

The incense has been cut off.

In ancient times, the inheritance of incense was more important than one’s life and property.

Many officials who were sentenced to death or exile were more attentive in handling cases at this time than before.

I'm just afraid of involving my family.

Generally speaking, being an official during the Hongwu period of Zhu Yuanzhang was not a good job.

Especially since Zhu Yuanzhang's son had died recently, his mood became even worse.

Zhu Yunwen was, after all, just a fifteen-year-old boy, who was suddenly made the crown prince and followed to court.

Facing hundreds of officials, it is inevitable to feel a little nervous.

This nervousness naturally caused my mind to go blank, and it seemed as if all the speeches on state governance that I had learned in the past were forgotten in an instant.

After a long while of struggling in his throat, he couldn't utter a coherent word.

Zhu Yuanzhang was inevitably disappointed, but he still comforted Zhu Yunwen and said:

"If you come across this kind of scene a few more times in the future, you will get used to it."

Zhu Yunwen felt a little regretful at this moment, feeling guilty for his poor performance in the morning court. Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's consolation, he said:

"My grandson is useless and has disappointed Grandpa. I will study hard in the future and strive to shoulder the responsibility of the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little relieved and said, "Okay, my body can still hold on for a few more years. With these few years, I believe my grandson will get used to it."

"Grandpa Emperor, please don't say that. In my grandson's opinion, you will definitely live to be a hundred years old." Zhu Yunwen said seriously.

"There's no need to live a hundred years. We know our own bodies. We can live as long as we can."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled calmly and did not shy away from things like death.

But he kept thinking in his heart: Our eldest sister, our eldest grandson, and our son are still waiting for us to go down and reunite with them.

But we can’t let them wait too long, especially our eldest grandson and eldest sister.

I've been waiting for ten years.

I guess everyone is getting a little impatient.

There was an indescribable look of carefreeness in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

When Zhu Yunwen saw this, he thought it was the highest affirmation of himself, and secretly resolved to study hard and not let his grandfather the emperor down.

It was at this time that Jiang Li had been waiting for a long time at the end of the corridor.

"Your Majesty, I have something important to report to you." Jiang Li said while kneeling on one knee.

In the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, bowing and saluting were generally all that was required.

Prostration only occurs during sacrificial ceremonies.

Jiang Li stopped the man and reported according to military etiquette, which clearly showed that something unusual was going on.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly and said, "Get up and go to the Huagai Palace with me to talk."

However, after hearing this, Jiang Lin did not raise his head and stand up. Instead, he turned his eyes slightly to Zhu Yunwen, and then lowered his head even deeper.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he did not get angry, but just frowned.

Since Jiang Lin could serve as Zhu Yuanzhang's personal bodyguard, he was also Zhu Yuanzhang's confidant. Some extremely confidential matters were handled and investigated by Jiang Lin.

Zhu Yuanzhang certainly knew what Jiang Li meant. After thinking for a while, he said to Zhu Yunwen:

"Grandson, go play around the area first. Let's take care of some things first."

"Yes, Grandpa Huang."

Zhu Yunwen responded in a crisp voice with a natural tone, but there was a lot of dissatisfaction in his eyes when he looked at Jiang Li before leaving.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say much and strode into the Huagai Hall.

Jiang Li also stood up and followed.

After entering the palace, many palace maids and eunuchs withdrew. At Jiang Lin's signal, the Jinyiwei were also guarding the door, and no one was allowed to approach.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was standing in the hall, said coldly, "Tell me what you are talking about that even our grandson cannot listen to. I want to see what you are doing."

It was obvious that Zhu Yuanzhang, who already had a bad temper, was already unhappy.

To some extent, Jiang Li broke the rules in this matter.

It’s not that private reporting is inaccurate, but behaving like this in front of Zhu Yunwen, to some extent, has already affected Zhu Yunwen’s reputation as the crown prince.

If Jiang Li didn't say something worthy of such a big deal, I think Zhu Yuanzhang would not let Jiang Li off easily.

Jiang Li was of course aware of all this, but in his opinion, the matter of Prince of Yan Zhu Di and Zhu Ying was obviously extremely important.

This involves His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and Jiang Li had no choice but to do this.

When His Majesty asked, Jiang Li carefully took out the scroll from his arms and presented it with both hands.

"Your Majesty, please look at this man."

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Jiang Li indifferently, took the scroll and opened it to take a look.

Just one glance and Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed in shock.

After taking a closer look, he was even more shocked and horrified.

The next moment, Zhu Yuanzhang flew into a rage, grabbed Jiang Li's collar, and asked harshly:

"Tell me, where did this portrait come from!!!"