Zhu Yuanzhang's words were deafening.

The emperor, from ancient times to the present, has always been a lonely and widowed person.

Do whatever you want, no taboos.

It seemed as if some shackles in Zhu Ying's heart were broken. Only now did he truly let go of some things from his previous life.

This is the Ming Dynasty, and he is the crown prince. In the near future, he will be the supreme ruler of the Ming Dynasty.

Not everyone is born to be an emperor.

At this moment, Zhu Ying finally understood.

After coming out of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Ying's temperament has changed a little, and he has become more domineering.

During the afternoon dinner, Ye Yueqing, who had been out, returned to the palace.

"Your Highness, there seems to be some problems with the Duke of Liang." Ye Yueqing said softly beside him.

When the grandfather and grandson were talking in the morning, Ye Yueqing was watching the whole process.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not let her avoid it. After all, she was his future granddaughter-in-law. Moreover, in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, this granddaughter-in-law was not bad. In many ways, she was like an older sister.

"Don't you understand the matter of cracking down on gangsters and eliminating evil?" Zhu Ying asked.

Ye Yueqing replied, "That's not the case. Today, Duke Liang summoned all the patrol officers from the Five Cities Military Department to conduct a strict arrest. Many innocent people were arrested, including many people from our Chamber of Commerce."

"Nonsense!" Zhu Ying frowned and shouted coldly.

"Have you found out the specific reason?"

Ye Yueqing said: "The patrol officers are low-ranking and there are good and bad people. They are connected with most gangs in the capital. Many patrol officers are even members of gangs themselves. When the arrest operation begins, they will naturally fish in troubled waters and arrest people to make up the numbers."

Yesterday, Zhu Ying asked Lan Yu to take action to clear up the capital.

In fact, he had already expected that such a thing would happen, and had already reminded Lan Yu in advance.

But even people from his own Chamber of Commerce were arrested, which showed how bold he was.

It goes without saying that these despicable tactics were jointly used by many chambers of commerce and gangs.

The salary of a patrol officer is not high, and he usually relies mainly on donations from various gangs, chambers of commerce, and many shops.

This is the only way to maintain a decent life.

As a result of this action, the internal problems of the Wucheng Bingmasi suddenly broke out.

But this is also what Zhu Ying wants.

Cleansing up the capital does not only refer to the gangs and chambers of commerce that violate the law, but also includes the Five Cities Army and Massacre itself.

"Does the Duke of Liang know?" Zhu Ying asked after thinking for a moment.

Ye Yueqing nodded and said, "I already know about it. Right now, Liang Guogong is having a headache because of this. The entire operation has been temporarily stopped."

"Currently, Duke Liang is conducting an internal investigation."

Zhu Ying replied: "First release the people from the Chamber of Commerce, notify the Royal Guards, and assist the Duke of Liang in conducting an internal investigation. We must follow the clues and arrest the people behind the scenes. Anyone involved must not be let off."

"As for the Chamber of Commerce, we should also gather enough intelligence. Let Song Zhong lead the team to arrest and interrogate all those who oppose the Chamber of Commerce."

"In the capital, no one dares to oppose it openly, but in the local areas, many gentry are too arrogant and collude with local officials."

"Ask the local Chamber of Commerce members to collect as much evidence as possible. Also notify Zhang San to dispatch 3,000 soldiers from the army to patrol the country and severely punish criminals."

"I will inform the local public security bureaus to cooperate and make sure to severely crack down on their arrogance."

The situation in the capital is relatively good at present, and no one dares to be a real troublemaker.

The trouble lies in the local area.

Zhu Ying currently has a limited number of available personnel, so for things like patrols, he naturally needs his trusted ones to do it.

Zhang San’s number is actually not enough, but he can only use it first, as he has to create a scare.

The key lies in the popularization of the law.

Thinking of this, Zhu Ying felt a little worried.

In the past few days, there has been almost no progress in the revision of Ming Dynasty laws, as not everyone can understand the laws clearly.

It is even more difficult to draft some regulations.

The current Ming Dynasty had no documents to refer to, and instead had to formulate a completely new legal system.

In his previous life, Zhu Ying had a vague understanding of the law and could not be considered proficient in it. He was one of those people who could read but not do.

I can't do it myself, but I can still see clearly whether others have done it well or not.

At this time, Zhu Ying was worried about this, and those chambers of commerce that were secretly controlling the business became even more nervous and afraid.

In an alley in the capital.

A group of people gathered together.

These people are the behind-the-scenes bosses of various gangs and chambers of commerce.

There are new generations, and there are also old forces left over from the past.

Among them, a group of people were immigrated from the Jiangnan region by Zhu Yuanzhang.

This group of immigrants from Jiangnan had a strong hatred for the Ming Dynasty and were forced to immigrate by Zhu Yuanzhang. Many wealthy families fell into poverty and became poor in the capital.

They are the biggest leaders of this incident.

Whenever something goes against the Ming Dynasty, they are always involved.

"The latest news is that the Imperial Guards have been dispatched. All officials who submitted memorials will be arrested and brought to the capital for interrogation. You decide what to do. With the cruel methods of this dog emperor, I'm afraid most of them will be executed or exiled."

An old man with white hair said with a gloomy face.

He used to be the patriarch of a large family in the south of the Yangtze River. Due to migration, the family was ruined and he hated the Ming Dynasty to the core.

He was always thinking about causing trouble for the Ming Dynasty.

"I've said it before, although your majesty has been in a much better mood recently, a tiger that doesn't show its might is not a sick cat. Other things are fine, but this involves the current crown prince, so he will definitely be furious."

"In my opinion, most of these arrested officials will not survive. It would be good enough if their families are not implicated."

A sturdy man said with a sneer.

However, his call of "Your Majesty" made about half of the twenty-odd people frown and give him unfriendly looks.

Obviously, the man was self-righteous and ignored all these looks.

It took more than 800 officials, and almost all of them spent a lot of money to make this happen.

I originally thought that the law would not punish the majority because of their numbers.

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang had not killed many people recently, and they were all local officials, so there was no need to kill them indiscriminately.

The result was unexpected, and they started arresting people right away.

Being able to get the news so quickly, it's obvious that some of these people have some connections.

"We can't do this. We need to notify them quickly. If he is caught, the consequences will be too wide. If it's like the Guo Heng case, and we don't let him go, it will become a heinous case." One of them said anxiously.

Everyone immediately started talking.

"What's the point of notifying? Where can we escape to? With so many checkpoints, who can stay out of this?"

"What can I do if I don't run away? Am I just going to wait for death? If I'm betrayed, who will be able to escape?"

"The Heroes Chamber of Commerce has gone too far. If no measures are taken, we will have no place to stand in this Ming Dynasty. We will all be destroyed one by one."

"A rabbit will jump over the wall when it is cornered. It would be better to fight to the death. Isn't this grandson valued by the dog emperor? I heard that this grandson often goes in and out of the palace. Why not arrange some assassins to assassinate him? This dog emperor will have no descendants!!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall suddenly fell silent.

Even the sound of breathing became so obvious that everyone looked at each other in confusion.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, although many people hated Zhu Yuanzhang, no one ever mentioned the assassination.

First is the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei had an elaborate intelligence network. For such matters, let alone taking action, as soon as they were raised, the Jinyiwei would likely get the news in advance and no arrests would be made.

The second is that although Zhu Yuanzhang killed many people, they were officials, not ordinary people.

Although the wealthy families in Jiangnan who were relocated did not live as smoothly as before, most of them were still able to survive.

Zhu Yuanzhang enjoyed considerable prestige among the lower-class people.

Assassinations are usually carried out by so-called heroes in the martial arts world. Without some personal martial arts skills, it is impossible to complete the mission.

The so-called heroes in the world all want fame.

With Zhu Yuanzhang's reputation like this, no hero in the world would be willing to take action against him.

The most important thing is Zhu Yuanzhang's merits.

Pacificating the Central Plains, expelling the former Yuan Dynasty, and rebuilding China were all hot topics for storytellers in teahouses. Even the illiterate people were talking about the good things about Zhu Yuanzhang in their hearts.

Even those who hated Zhu Yuanzhang had to admit his achievements.

It was the old man who first proposed to assassinate that person.

Seeing everyone's reaction, the old man continued without hesitation: "The crown prince is just a child, how can he have any ability? Although he is often protected by the Jinyiwei, there are always a few times when he goes alone."

"To be honest, I know him a little bit. When Ping An Tea House first opened, I went there to show my support. Judging from his appearance, he looked like a scholar."

"We just need to hide in the teahouse. With three or five brave men, we can easily accomplish this task."

Listening to the old man's passionate story, few people bought it.

Let alone whether it will succeed or not, if they really start to do it, I'm afraid the streets of the capital will be dyed red.

The current emperor is a butcher-like figure. If anyone is even slightly involved, all nine clans will be exterminated. Not to mention people, even the chickens and ducks raised at home will be beheaded.

This conversation ended abruptly because the old man proposed assassinating the crown prince.

When everyone left, they were all extremely nervous, and many were even worried.

The Jinyiwei in the capital are not someone to be trifled with. There might be someone secretly communicating with the Jinyiwei and spreading today's events.

Once you are involved in an assassination, there is no way to survive.

The old man left with a face full of resentment. He didn't expect that at this time, everyone was still holding on to hope.

He took a few men from the clan and returned to the house cursing all the way.

However, just as others worried, as soon as the old man entered the house, hundreds of Jinyiwei cavalry appeared and surrounded the house.