Chapter 141: A Cushy Job

"Those who must be killed cannot be allowed to live, but aside from Hu Weiyong's close confidants, I feel there is no need to pursue the others too harshly; those who can be demoted should not be dismissed, and those who can be dismissed should not be killed."

This was the suggestion Zhu Gaoxu gave to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Historically, it was precisely because Zhu Yuanzhang killed too many people that the imperial court was thrown into turmoil, and for a time, everyone felt their own lives were at risk.

It severely dragged down the pace of the Great Ming and buried many hidden dangers for the future.

It even reached a point where Lao Zhu had no one left to use, as those who could truly get things done were basically all dead.

After hearing Zhu Gaoxu's suggestion, Zhu Yuanzhang did not rush to express his agreement.

Instead, he looked at him and asked: "If we don't strike hard this time, if we don't kill them until they are torn apart and know the pain, what if they dare to do it again next time?"

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was clearly prepared and immediately said: "Not killing them does not mean the case must be closed; we can just keep dragging it out."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not quite understand what Zhu Gaoxu meant by these words.

He frowned and pondered secretly in his heart.

Not killing them does not mean the case must be closed...

Not closing the case...

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have grasped some key information.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu explained it just right: "As long as the case is not closed, everything has variables; whoever you find displeasing, that person could potentially be a co-conspirator of Hu Weiyong..."

Having said this, Zhu Gaoxu stopped talking.

But who was Zhu Yuanzhang? He instantly understood Zhu Gaoxu's meaning.

Zhu Gaoxu was clearly telling him to seize this opportunity before him and not let go.

As long as the case is not closed, in the future, whoever he finds displeasing, whoever dares to sing a different tune or drag their feet, then that person is a co-conspirator of Hu Weiyong.

Use this reason to directly remove them from office.

After all, since Hu Weiyong was the Left Chancellor and the leader of the Huai-Xi faction, with all sorts of statuses on top of that, it was truly normal for the investigation to take a bit longer.

Normally, if any official sang a different tune, it was truly difficult to manage them.

After all, officials protected one another, the relationships within were intricate and complicated, and officials with rank all had protective umbrellas.

And Zhu Yuanzhang was not someone who liked the great aristocratic families to begin with.

Many policies were not very friendly toward the great aristocratic families or the civil officials.

This led to the implementation of policies being very unsmooth, encountering obstacles everywhere.

With this reason in hand, to put it bluntly, it was like having an extra buff that removed the need for a trial.

You are intricate and complicated?

You have a protective umbrella?

You dare not do your job?

I will directly say you are a co-conspirator of Hu Weiyong, and whoever protects you will be killed along with you!

Thinking this, a flash of sharp light crossed Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

This method of Zhu Gaoxu's was truly too ruthless!

After Zhu Yuanzhang figured it out, he couldn't help but clap his hands and shout "Good" three times.

"This method is indeed not bad; I will record a merit for you."

Seeing that Lao Zhu was handing out empty checks again, Zhu Gaoxu, who was already used to it, waved his hand to indicate it was nothing.

Seeing that Lao Zhu's mood had turned from cloudy to sunny, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't be bothered to keep playing the role of the great filial grandson.

He found a random place to sit and then said: "Grandfather Emperor, I just took a look, and among this list of people awaiting judgment, many of them just wanted to find Hu Weiyong to climb the social ladder or something; it doesn't count as much of anything. In my humble opinion, why not just let it go."

Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood at this moment, and after hearing Zhu Gaoxu's words, he nodded and said: "I was thinking the same thing about this matter, but these people are all insignificant individuals, yet I am also afraid there might truly be some big fish among them. But right now there are too many things to do and no time to deal with these people. When I have time later, I will screen them again, and if there's nothing wrong, I'll release them."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu felt a weight lift from his heart.

Thinking about it, Song Shen was just trying to give some gifts to climb a step higher; this matter definitely had nothing to do with him.

This could be considered an answer to Song Lian.

Right now, Zhu Gaoxu had thoroughly achieved his goal this time.

He had both prevented Lao Zhu from going on a killing spree and successfully entered the capital, while also saving Song Lian's grandson along the way.

With his goal achieved, Zhu Gaoxu looked at Lao Zhu sitting on the Dragon Throne and was about to slip away.

But who would have thought that Lao Zhu seemed to have been staring at him the whole time; the moment Zhu Gaoxu moved his butt, Lao Zhu opened his mouth and called him to stop.

"You little monkey, envoys from various countries have arrived in the capital, and I don't have the time to deal with them recently, so I'm arranging this good job for you. Later, you follow the Left Vice Minister of Rites, Lord Chen, to entertain the envoys from various countries and take them to properly see the splendor of my Great Ming."

This matter was equivalent to entertaining foreign friends, so it was definitely a cushy job.

Zhu Gaoxu naturally would not refuse, so he nodded and agreed.

Finally, seeing that Lao Zhu had nothing else, Zhu Gaoxu, who had long been unable to sit still, immediately asked to leave.

Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu looked like he didn't want to stay any longer, Lao Zhu didn't keep him, nodded, and had someone send Zhu Gaoxu out of the palace.

After leaving the palace, Zhu Gaoxu returned to the Wangfu of Yan at the first opportunity.

On the way, Zhu Gaoxu also instructed Ada to go and call Li Quan back to the Wangfu of Yan to find him.

Eighty thousand taels of silver was not a small amount; he had to get it back quickly.

Zhu Gaoxu was also terrified of being poor; without money in his hands, he truly felt uneasy.

Returning to the Wangfu of Yan, he went to the Study as usual to find his old man.

Zhu Di had clearly received the news and knew that Zhu Gaoxu had returned to the capital today, so he hadn't left the house all day.

He had been waiting in the Study for Zhu Gaoxu to return from the palace.

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