When Zhuge Shang heard Zhao Shan's handling, he was greatly impressed. This was the emperor's method.
Just now he heard Zhao Shan say that a kind-hearted person would never die, and he was worried that Zhao Shan would be pardoned. Now the chief culprits are killed, their homes are confiscated and they are exiled.
This is the best result.
Fang Weihu, Xiao Yan, Shen Yuanqing, Cao Tong and other officials in the court all recognized Zhao Shan's handling.
Chang Biao was unwilling to give in and gritted his teeth and said: "Zhao Shan, you are ungrateful for insulting the descendants of the founder of the country. Everyone in the world will curse you as a coward. You will definitely regret it."
Ximen Bao said loudly: "Zhao Shan, you kill innocent people indiscriminately, and you will be punished sooner or later. There is a steelyard between heaven and earth, which will distinguish the evil things you have done."
Each one of them was like a shrew cursing in the street.
Zhao Shan stopped talking and called the soldiers directly to drag Chang Biao, Ximen Bao, Li Yan and others down. Du Gangfeng impeached only nineteen people, but others came to help. A total of more than twenty people knelt in the hall, and now they are all in jail.
The hall suddenly became much emptier.
Zhao Shan directly brought together the descendants of the founding heroes.
With the power Zhao Shan had at his disposal, it would not be difficult to wipe out the descendants of the founding heroes. Once you master the army, you have the most fundamental power and can kill people without restraint.
It's just that the imperial court has its own way of running the imperial court. Using the Yushitai to impeach those who violate laws and disciplines has a reputation for being a teacher, and it also has a reputation for righteousness.
This is the most correct approach.
Zhao Shan said in a deep voice: "Du Gangfeng!"
"I'm here!"
Du Gangfeng answered immediately.
Zhao Shan ordered: "We must complete the interrogation and clarification of all cases in the shortest possible time. At the same time, all the crimes committed by the princes and princes must be announced and informed to the people of the world."
"I accept the decree!"
Du Gangfeng answered again.
After Zhao Shan finished his instructions, Du Gangfeng hurriedly went to deal with the matter. All the officials retreated, but Zhuge Shang stayed.
Zhuge Shang took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty, the descendants of the founding ministers have violated laws and disciplines, and I have no objections to how these people should be dealt with. But this time the killing is very widespread. Will it spread to the imperial court and be used by people like Zhao Rui and Zhao Gou? Let's do it. They win over the forces of other honorable ministers distributed in various places."
Zhao Shan said calmly: "They are just a group of worms. Without their support, it will have no impact on us. But killing these people has freed up countless resources and the support of countless people."
"What the people want and the general trend is, this is the key to governing."
"If Zhao Rui and Zhao Gou want to win over these people, just let them go. It will just be possible to accuse these people from justice and morality. Once Zhao Rui, Zhao Gou and other vassal kings from various places have been wiped out, these people will be dealt with directly. "
Zhao Shan said in a deep voice: "If Daqian wants to develop, it must reform internally. It won't work if we don't deal with these moths, and we won't work if we don't deal with the stubborn diseases."
Zhuge Shang said no more, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Zhuge Shang also got up and went to work.
Zhao Shan returned to the palace to handle government affairs. As the afternoon approached evening, Du Gangfeng entered the palace again and reported excitedly: "Your Majesty, all the distinguished ministers and nobles have been imprisoned and interrogated, and they have all confessed."
"The sealing of all princes' mansions has also been completed, and all the people in each mansion are under control. All the family money in the princes' mansions has also been counted. At present, we have a rough data."
Zhao Shandao: "Tell me, how was the harvest?"
Du Gangfeng said quickly: "Reporting to your Majesty, the Xungui family has a lot of money, land and houses. Chang Biao's family alone found 60,000 taels of gold, 880,000 taels of silver, and 38 houses. , sixty shops, and tens of thousands of acres of fertile farmland.”
"Although the fields, shops and houses are not all in Luoyang, many of them are located in Zhuangzi and houses in various counties. There are also quite a few."
"A Duke of Wei, who has no real official position, controls countless amounts of gold, silver and land, which is simply immeasurable."
"Other than that, it's the same in the mansions of Ximen Bao, Li Yan and other princes."
"They all have tons of money and land."
Du Gangfeng's eyes shone brightly and he said: "Your Majesty, the imperial court has always been short of money. In the past, when the treasury was empty and courtiers were asked to donate money, these people from the Duke's and Marquis's mansions would be furious if they donated dozens of taels of silver. Now, after a search, They are all so rich that they are all dripping with oil. If you cut them with a knife, the oil will burst out."
Zhao Shan also laughed.
Making money is a good thing.
It not only frees up resources, makes money, but also cleans up the worms in the officialdom.
Confiscating homes is simply a way to get rich suddenly.
It was like this in Jizhou before, and it is still like this now when I return to Luoyang. In the final analysis, the class structure of Daqian has become too serious.
A very small number of powerful people have usurped too many interests, making it difficult for the people to survive.
If society wants to operate stably, it must always suppress the powerful at the top and then support the people at the bottom, so that the powerful cannot absorb too many interests and resources, so that the people can survive.
Once the powerful exceed their limits, they will annex land arbitrarily and hide their household registration. Once the bottom line of the people is breached and they go bankrupt and go into exile, the world will be in chaos.
This is what Zhao Shan wants to do.
Even if we face difficulties and obstacles, it doesn't matter. It's just fighting one battle at a time, killing batch after batch.
Killing all the ministers from Tianjie will naturally solve everything.
Zhao Shan became more and more eager to attack the powerful, and said in a deep voice: "How much money are there in the total of the confiscated gold, silver and land?"
Du Gangfeng replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, the current statistics are 1.08 million taels of gold, 9.65 million taels of silver, and countless money. The total land is as much as 1.36 million acres. These princes have granted The city occupies countless lands in other places, so it has so much material."
Zhao Shan's eyes were even colder.
Too much money!
With this money, Zhao Shan can further reduce taxes and the court can run steadily.
Zhao Shan said in a deep voice: "Du Qing, the investigation and punishment of corrupt officials must be carried out consistently, but it must be rigorous and the files must be kept. If there is slander, I will punish him severely. The starting point of punishing corrupt officials is for the greater good. Do it. If it becomes Yushitai's means of abusing his power, then I will wield my sword against Yushitai."
Du Gangfeng's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the Yushitai will never deteriorate even if I am here for one day."
Zhao Shan waved his hand and said: "All the materials are put into the warehouse. The nobles involved in the case should be killed or exiled. The investigation by the DPRK must be further dealt with. In the next step, the controlled areas will be inspected, and the Yushitai must be allowed to Become a sword hanging above the official’s head.”
"I accept your order!"
Du Gangfeng saluted and turned to leave.
After Zhao Shan dealt with a group of honorable ministers and princes, the atmosphere in Luoyang changed drastically, and officials became even more low-key and honest. When the local people learned that Zhao Shan had killed countless princes, they applauded and even supported Zhao Shan.
In order to investigate various places, Yushitai continuously expanded its staff and strengthened local investigations.
Everything is developing in an orderly manner.
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, it was mid-November. The weather was getting colder and colder, and it started to snow in Luoyang.
On this day, when Zhao Shan was looking at government affairs, Zhang Xu entered the palace and reported: "Your Majesty, there is news from Empress Jiang's palace that she is pregnant."
Zhao Shan looked delighted.
After his hard work, Jiang Yuhuang finally became pregnant, which was a good thing. Zhao Shan put down the memorial, got up and walked towards Jiang Yuhuang's bedroom.
When Zhao Shan entered Jiang Yuhuang's palace, he was stunned for a moment.
Jiang Yuhuang was pregnant, but she was dancing with a sword in a fiery red dress. She didn't become cautious at all because of her pregnancy.
