Zhu Yuanzhang (1328-1398), the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. If you want to choose the most vicious emperor in the history of China, it must be him. Zhu Yuanzhang was born in poverty and was blackmailed by corrupt officials in the Yuan Dynasty when he was a child. His parents and eldest brother died of cruel exploitation and plague, and he was forced to become a monk when he was young. So after he joined the uprising, he vowed that once he became emperor, he would kill all the corrupt officials in the world first. Later, as soon as he ascended the throne, he broke his word, severely punished officials, formulated and promulgated the most severe Daming Law in history, and launched a vigorous "anti-corruption" campaign nationwide, targeting corrupt officials at all levels from the central government to the local government.

First of all, Zhu Yuanzhang killed officials who embezzled more than 62 taels of silver. When he found that Yu Wengui had hidden more than ten letters to curry favor with others and ask for help, he immediately sent people to investigate the central ministries and local governments. The results show that corruption is extremely serious from top to bottom. He was furious and immediately ordered the world: "Fengtian cherishes the lives of the people, and all officials who take bribes of more than 62% will be executed and will never lend."

Secondly, Zhu Yuanzhang dared to "Gao Qian" from his side. In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhongshu Province was subordinate to six departments, which retained a large number of old officials of the Yuan Dynasty and some heroes of the rebel army. They have nothing to hide, taking bribes and bending the law. Zhu Yuanzhang boldly punished these officials. Guo Huan, Zhao Mian, Han Duo, Li Zhen, Wang Zhi, Zhang Xiang and other senior officials, together with a large number of government and local officials, became Zhu Yuanzhang's ghosts because of corruption cases. Even Liu Zhiren, who supervised the behavior of officials at all levels, was executed by Zhu Yuanzhang and ate the plaintiff and the defendant. Now, because of the "Guo Huan case" at that time, capital figures such as "one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, nine, four, eight and eight" are used for bookkeeping.

Third, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that beheading corrupt officials was too cheap, and even had to be tortured by picking tendons, cutting fingers, chopping hands and cutting knees, so he also invented the cruel criminal law of "peeling and patting grass" to deal with corrupt officials. This shocking move also shocked a group of officials, which greatly restricted their behavior.

Fourth, Zhu Yuanzhang will never tolerate the cadres he trained. Imperial academy Jinshi and Guo Jian diploma *** 14 1 Those who were sent to the grassroots to investigate floods and received banquets and money were brutally beheaded.

Fifth, Zhu Yuanzhang formulated the anti-corruption program-Da Gao. The book "Da Gao" took nearly two years to compile and recorded some corruption cases that he personally tried and judged. The book also expounds his attitude, handling methods and disposal methods towards corrupt officials. Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the book to be widely publicized throughout the country; He also asked people to copy excerpts and stick them in conspicuous places on the roadside and in pavilions, so that officials could be self-disciplined and the people could deal with corrupt officials after learning.

As the founding emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang's determination to severely punish corrupt officials is great, and the world sighs. The movement of "killing all corrupt officials" ran through his emperor's career in 3 1 year, but sadly, the phenomenon of corrupt officials was not eradicated, and the scene of a clear and prosperous Song Dynasty did not reappear in the Ming Dynasty. Laozi said, "People are not afraid of death. Why are you afraid of death?" Zhu Yuanzhang's harsh laws could not stop the corruption of Ming officials, which is also worth pondering today. Try to compare the practices of Song Zhenzong, and we can learn from them today!