After Hu Zongxian suppressed all the forces that dared to resist in the city, he ordered his subordinates to post corresponding notices, allowing people who had any grievances to come to the government office to complain.
And soon, a large number of people who came to complain gathered at the entrance of the government office, rushing to express their grievances.
And because previously, all the officials who stayed in the government office were all killed!
Therefore, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou had to act as temporary judges.
"Sir, please make the decision for me!"
I saw an old man with a sad look and ragged clothes queuing up and said tremblingly.
"If you have any grievances, just say it and we will definitely make the decision for you!"
Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou looked at each other, and then said in a deep voice.
"Sir, this is what happened..."
After the old man's narration, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou finally understood the whole story.
The old man was considered quite wealthy before and had several shops in the city. Unfortunately, this property that he had accumulated through hard work was later taken advantage of by an official and was forcibly occupied.
The old man appealed everywhere but could not find any way. Finally, when he was desperate, he came to the government office to seek justice with the mentality of giving it a try.
"Hmph, you are a common man who robs you by force. You guys, go with him and take back his property for him, and by the way, put that official to death on the spot!"
Yu Dayou on the side gave the order after listening to the old man's story.
"Yes, General!"
The subordinates on the side responded in a deep voice after receiving Yu Dayou's order.
"Thank you sir, thank you sir, I kowtow to you!"
Seeing that what he had longed for had been accomplished so easily, the old man's face was full of excitement, and he knelt down on the ground suddenly and cried.
"Old man, get up quickly, follow them now, and get back what belongs to you!"
Qi Jiguang on the side saw this and also comforted him.
After hearing this, the old man slowly stood up from the ground, and then followed a few soldiers to his former shop.
"The people are suffering!"
After seeing the old man off, Qi Jiguang turned around and said this with emotion.
"yes!"
Yu Dayou on the side also followed suit.
Since the two men acted as temporary judges, they have heard various stories of extreme injustice from the people's mouths.
At first, the two were quite angry about this, but gradually they became numb. After hearing the facts of the case, they proposed corresponding measures based on the scale of the crime committed by the criminal.
Punishments range from fifty canes to direct execution on the spot.
However, the vast majority of them rectify the Fa directly on the spot! Because at this time, the people who had the courage to come to the government office to complain all had huge grievances.
Another important reason is that the prisons in the city are almost out of capacity.
Since the army entered the city, a great liquidation has begun! Before this, all officials who had misdeeds and were reported by the people were dealt with.
And those officials who were imprisoned began to prey on them in order to get a chance to be given a lighter sentence.
Today you expose my shortcomings, tomorrow I will sue you! Instances like this abound.
Hu Zongxian's trip was originally to deal with officials in this area, so he has always had an encouraging attitude towards this.
As for the Jin Yiwei, they were also brutally executed. Under severe torture, there was no official who refused to confess! Starting from a name that came out of their mouths, they followed the clues and eventually involved a lot of officials.
…
In the government office, Cao Shunhe expressed his concerns to Hu Zongxian.
"Your Majesty the Governor, the current trend of killing Lian in the city is getting stronger and stronger. I'm afraid if this continues, there will be no one available."
Hu Zongxian was quite indifferent to this and responded: "It doesn't matter, His Majesty has already made corresponding plans before this!"
"The vacant officials in the middle will be temporarily filled by the alternate officials. Once the situation is stable and the imperial court starts recruiting scholars this year, they will be officially selected!"
"According to the information I know, these alternate officials have already set off before the army sets off. Counting the days, they should be here soon."
After listening to Hu Zongxian's explanation, Cao Shunhe felt relieved and responded.
"That's great. This way, you don't have to worry!"
…
Capital City, Yan Mansion.
At this moment, Yan Song was wearing reading glasses and handling related official duties in the study.
Perhaps because he felt tired, Yan Song put the official document aside, picked up the teacup beside him, and took a sip.
"Oh, these guys, they keep talking all day long to make money."
"The treasury is finally full, but we can't let you do such nonsense!"
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps coming from outside the door. Yan Song saw this and moved his eyes over.
I saw Yan Shifan hurriedly walked into the study and said in a low voice.
"Father, everything is done!"
"Have you dealt with everything from beginning to end?"
After Yan Song heard this, he turned his gaze to Yan Shifan and then asked.
"Everything was handled cleanly, and no evidence was left in the whole process."
Yan Shifan saw his father Yan Song asking about this and responded quickly.
"Ah That's good."
After receiving Yan Shifan's assurance, Yan Song nodded, felt relieved and continued to handle official duties.
"Father, the child is still a little confused about this. Are we a little uneasy?"
"Perhaps His Majesty sent the Jinyi Guards really to go to Zhejiang to assist Zhao Zhenji in investigating the case?"
Yan Shifan immediately raised his questions to Yan Song.
"Even if His Majesty really sends Jin Yiwei to Zhejiang to assist Zhao Zhenji in investigating the case, we must not take it lightly!"
"Losing a little money is nothing. If this matter is revealed, every high-ranking official in the capital will be dragged to Caishikou and beheaded by His Majesty!"
"Tell me, can we take this kind of risk?"
Yan Song glanced at Yan Shifan, and then explained patiently.
At the same time, such discussions were also going on at Prince Yu's Mansion.
"This Yan Song actually sent someone to inform us, would he be so kind?
"Do you think there is another intention behind this?"
Xu Jie kept pacing in the study, thinking about possible answers.
"In this matter, everyone is a grasshopper on a rope, no one can escape!"
"Therefore, this Yan Song should be sincere."
After thinking for a moment, Gao Gong gave the answer.
"Yes, now we should deal with everything from beginning to end!"
Zhu Zaijing on the side also chimed in.
"It doesn't matter. Before that, I have personally sent people to deal with all the people who knew about it."
Xu Jie waved his hand, indicating that he already had a countermeasure.
Zhang Juzheng on the side had no intention of speaking from beginning to end. He just drank tea by himself and watched all this with indifference.
…
Forbidden City, Hall of Nourishing Heart.
At this moment, Jiajing was playing Go with Lu Fang.
Hearing a 'click' sound, Jiajing asked Lu Fang after dropping the black chess piece in his hand onto the chessboard.
"Lu Fang, how much money do you think this local salt merchant in Jiangxi can contribute to the imperial court?"
Lu Fang immediately dropped the white chess piece in his hand onto the chessboard. After thinking for a moment, he answered.
"Your Majesty, I think the imperial court can earn at least 40 to 50 million taels of silver this time!"
"Oh, how come you see it?"
Jiajing couldn't help but become interested when he saw Lu Fang's vow, and then asked.
"Although I am in the palace, I have had the honor to hear how rich these salt merchants are and how luxurious their lives are!"
"Therefore, Your Majesty will not be disappointed this time."
(End of chapter)
