Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was born as a beggar, and he was well aware that because of the inaction of local officials, the people were suffering and the people were not happy. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's anti-corruption and anti-corruption are the most severe and resolute in history. He not only set up the Inspectorate, but also set up a Jinyi Guard among the six ministries directly under the central government, such as officials, households, ceremonies, soldiers, criminals, and workers. A surveillance intelligence agency that belongs only to him personally. However, in order to prevent Jinyiwei from colluding with officials, he also set up the East Factory and the West Factory. In this operation, he applied the concept of mutual supervision to the extreme. It can be said that the Ming Dynasty was the dynasty in history that punished corrupt officials the most, punished them the most, and killed the most people. Ironically, the Ming Dynasty was also the most corrupt and corrupt dynasty.
It is said that on this particular day, Zhu Yuanzhang sat down in a chair and pondered the report of the civil and military officials just now, and all the local officials were honest and upright, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, a peaceful scene. He was born as a beggar, and he naturally understood in his heart that these white-faced officials could not hear the words. After half a day of hard thinking, Zhu Yuanzhang decided where he came from and where he was going to go back. If he thinks like this for half a day, he might as well go to the middle of the masses of the people. Listen to their voices. When all was said and done, he summoned his henchmen, and the two disguised themselves and turned into beggars. In order to prevent some people from seeing the ventilated message, the two went out of the city overnight. Although he is an emperor, he is also a beggar, and he is natural to dress up, and no one is suspicious along the way.
Unconsciously, the two came to the Huai'an territory, and only when they came here did they find that the local people were not happy about life, and there were not a few who were starved to death. After Zhu Yuanzhang and the beggar were almost set up, they knew that the local inspector Yushi did not act, and even the defendant plaintiff ate everything and embezzled a lot of silver. And in order not to let the matter leak out, he also killed the father of the person concerned and humiliated his sister to threaten him. Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and almost broke out. Immediately calm, ordered others to investigate the case thoroughly.
This investigation revealed the fact that Liu Ziren and Zhou Shiliang were corrupt. During their time as officials, these two withheld grain for disaster relief, embezzled military salaries and taxes, and even spared the princess's dowry.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it for a moment, these two people were so arrogant, and he couldn't hear a little wind, and he categorically had a backer in the middle of the country, so he simply checked it out and dealt with it together. In this investigation, the two had given gifts to five ministers with more than three products, and the rest of the officials involved in the case had received gifts to a greater or lesser extent, reaching 61. Zhu Yuanzhang made a decision, executed them all, and beheaded them to show the public. This matter was also written in Zhu Yuanzhang's "Imperial System" as a warning to those officials who had corrupt intentions.