Fang Zhenghua, the admiral of the East Factory, sent people to report. According to the relevant accomplices identified by the arrested suspects, the number of people involved in the case has reached 225, covering the Sixth Department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple and other yamen, but still This is just the tip of the iceberg. As the investigation deepens, the specific situation is still being further fermented.
The moths have always been used to stealing. Under the temptation of boxes of silver, they dare to hold their heads up against the wind even if there is an abyss in front of them. The attraction of silver to them is far greater than the deterrence of the emperor and Wang Fa. There is no money in Beijing that they dare not take.
The Ministry of Rites is a typical example. Without a high-ranking official like Zhang Sizhi to take the lead, the subordinates still go their own way. With the help of the "ugliest people", the entire Ministry of Rites becomes even more serious. They regard the imperial edict as nothing, and even dare to embezzle the food and pay for the army.
Although there are more than 200 of them, most of them are not luxury mansions. As long as you get the most important ledger of the stolen goods, a few people in your family can copy it. The person responsible for checking will fill in.
Yao Ji gave a few simple instructions, then dismissed the feudal lords who came to report, and said with a chuckle: "These bitches thought that I would be afraid of 'the law does not punish the masses'. As long as they form a group, they can turn the corner. Then Let’s wait and see! I originally didn’t want to go on a killing spree, but things always backfire, alas~!”
Without Marquis Yangwu and Chen, Li, and Yang, the captured worms might have held on to the end, hoping that their colleagues would come forward to rescue them. However, at noon today, Marquis Yangwu was just executed by Lingchi, and later The three of them were abandoned from the market, and the worms became excited.
The signal sent by the prince is very obvious. Except for a few people such as Guozhan who can be pardoned, there is no one he dares to kill.
By the time the military parade incident occurred, the morons who had already taken their money began to regret it and wanted to refund the money, but they were unable to do so.
If someone blames someone for killing someone, he or she will either take the blame for himself or someone else, and there will be no actual benefit at all.
The rooster is different. Every operation has a clear purpose. The first is to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and the second is to get rich quickly.
At this moment, only half of the capital is under the search of Dongchang and Jinyiwei.
When Xue Guoguan heard the words, he seemed to smell a hint of blood, and then he felt a little scared.
If he didn't have a very special daughter who happened to be favored by the prince, he would have...
There were only a few people in the first batch, but many nobles were pardoned, mainly because their property was confiscated.
When it came to the second batch, if the shock effect was to be considered, it would definitely not be so small, and it would only be possible if everyone's head fell to the ground.
Xue Guoguan gloated and thought to himself: It's a pity that your daughters are very different from the prince's preferences!
Looking at the entire capital, reaching the marriageable age still has unique "connotations", and it may only be the daughter of your own family.
Let you usually laugh and ridicule my daughter, but today you will cry enough!
Cry, anyway, there are only a few days left to cry uncontrollably.
Have a good trip, I won’t give you away!
Wu Di was also wary. There were rumors in the market and among his colleagues that the prince severely punished corrupt officials. Even Zhou Kui, a national warrior, had his house confiscated. Today he saw that it was indeed the case. He was not a noble person. He had to be careful in the future and not fall into the trap of others. Reality.
Because judging from today's events, the prince will definitely not watch the ministers below him form gangs and fight each other, and finally lose the ability to judge, and let it go. It is very likely to start a large-scale killing of corrupt officials.
Don't you see, the prince didn't even ask about the specific grades and positions of these people, and just said "kill them". In other words, the prince didn't pay attention to these people at all, and felt that there was no need to ask for details.
The Yaoji has a steelyard in his heart. The moths that rebelled against the country and surrendered to the enemy will be killed. The moths that retreated to the countryside can be killed. The moths that would rather die unyielding may be spared. Of course, the number of the last group of people is very small. How many moths are greedy for money and lust and have integrity and pride? Can it be said?
As long as the borers are divided into three parts, it will be much easier to decide after seeing the full list of personnel. Many of the largest borers have been recruited again. They will be fattened before killing them. Let them pull around a few times first. Let’s talk about grinding.
Wu Di was cautious about what he said about this matter, but still felt that he should remind the young prince. After thinking for a long time, he found a suitable excuse: "Your Highness, if there are too many vacancies in the imperial court, which will affect the implementation of the decree, I don't know what to do!"
If they were all killed indiscriminately, it would be able to rectify the officialdom and promote righteousness, but in this case, the operation of the court would probably come to a standstill. Don't forget that there is still an annual income target of fifteen million taels this year.
Although these people are usually greedy, the court still relies on these people for tax calculations. If they are all killed, it will inevitably delay the annual income. Wu Di supports the prince's decision, but it is best to reduce the side effects to lowest.
What you said is not a problem at all. Yaoji snorted and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, Wu Aiqing, even if there is a large-scale vacancy, it will be made up for soon. My Ming Dynasty is short of everything, but there is no shortage." For those who want to be an official and can be an official, the imperial examination is delayed, so they can be selected and hired!"
If you expect these moths to collect money from the court, you are collecting money for yourself. They take the big head and the court takes the small head. So what is the use of raising them?
Rather than giving them another annual salary, it is better to find some new people. Only with the injection of fresh blood can the aging court regain its vitality and vitality.
If there aren't enough people to pass the imperial examination, then take more exams, open a few more subjects, and recruit talented people. I don't believe it's harder than recruiting people who can play football.
Xue Guoguan glanced at Wu Zong and thought to himself: Don't you know that the prince dares to confiscate the officials of the cabinet and the six ministries, and what about the idiots below? Since the vacant high-ranking officials can be filled, why can't the following seats be filled?
As long as there are vacancies in batches, there will be a lot of money. Although the share is lower, now I am selling my official position according to the order, which is much safer than before. I no longer have to look forward and backward. When it becomes a national war, it will be more appropriate.
Seeing that the first and second assistants had their own thoughts, Yaoji added: "The corrupt officials in our dynasty are no different from the corrupt officials in the past dynasties. They all love to make money and are afraid of death. Therefore, their fate is the same as that of the corrupt officials in the past dynasties. The end is the same, they will all be beheaded, and their homes will be confiscated. Since they don’t care about the life and death of the people, and the people are the foundation of our Ming Dynasty, then in my opinion, these corrupt officials cannot continue to live! I have said that a person must rely on Conscience, officials must abide by laws. If you have no conscience and break the law, you are not worthy of living in this world. I warned them with Marquis Yangwu, but they did not listen. I also reminded them with three princes, they Still the same. They took the court's money and put it in their own pockets, but were unwilling to hand over a tael, a penny, a penny, or a penny during the national crisis. There was only one way to go, and that was the road to hell! I have never I don’t think that killing them will harm Tianhe, because they are just moths sucking up the fat and oil of the people. They are like rotten bone maggots attached to the body of Ming Dynasty. If you keep them, raise them, and provide for them, it will be treason and injustice. This is an unacceptable move! I may be a little younger, but they have forgotten that I am the bloodline of Grandpa Taizu. Grandpa Taizu and I are both surnamed Zhu. They can both make decisions for Min and punish corruption! I just said to Xue Shoufu that I hate it most when others treat my words as farts. Now someone has done something that turns the harsh words I said into a joke. Let me see what is inside these worms. How many heroes are not afraid of death, and how many cowards kneel down and beg for mercy!"
This statement made Xue Guoguan, who was used to doing things with Mei Mei's conscience, feel ashamed. If he didn't have a daughter to protect his life as a talisman, he would have been forced to commit suicide on the spot by the prince, because he had no way to refute.
According to the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", anyone who corrupts sixty taels of ink will be skinned and used as grass. Judging by the money he has accumulated over the years, his whole family will be skinned hundreds of times...
Being able to be pardoned today can only be said to be very dangerous!
Just a little bit different~!
To describe it in a scene, one foot has already stepped in the air, and the body is beginning to tilt into the abyss. It is about to be carried down, but the prince forcefully pulls him back. Thinking about it at this time, it feels extremely dangerous. .
Since the previous deception was successful, the time has come for her to show off her acting skills. Yao Ji warned her in a serious manner: "The two beauties should only know what happens next and must not mention it to anyone, including their family members."
Xue Guoguan and Wu Di looked at each other in confusion upon hearing this, and immediately guessed that it might be the most important secret, so that's why, since it was difficult to inquire directly, they could only bow and agree.
Regardless of whether the two people believed it or not, Yao Ji said solemnly: "As for the property of imperial officials, I have a ledger here, which records everyone's property in detail. Otherwise, why would someone be appointed to an official position and someone's home confiscated? Unlike before, the palace has already increased the annual salary for the courtiers. Counting the existing subsidies, it is enough for the normal expenses of a family. If there are still people who commit crimes against the trend, then don't blame me for being ruthless. Not only In the past, and in the future, I will organize the factory and strive to ensure that there is a pair of monitoring eyes behind every window, and a pair of listening ears under every wall. The courtiers can only act honestly. Official, be a down-to-earth person. I only tell you two because you are all my close ministers, and I don’t want your families to be confiscated and exterminated soon after you join the cabinet. As for other courtiers, I have no control over them. , they can pray for themselves, don’t they believe in God, then let God bless them, I hope they won’t be struck by lightning on rainy days! And they have done too many immoral things, and they can only go out at noon, because sooner or later they will There will be retribution!”
Xue Guoguan, who heard the top secret, was stunned for a long time. It turned out that the prince really had a book of accounts in his hand, and his previous bold guess was really wrong.
This is really terrible. As long as the prince has this thing, he almost controls the lifeblood of the courtiers and can exclude dissidents at will.
No wonder Cheng Guoxiang was appointed to the official position at the beginning. It turned out that the prince had long known that he had little money, and he would not get anything if he insisted on confiscating his house, and he would also follow the truth.
A rich man like himself might have been targeted by the prince a long time ago. The reason why he has not taken action is that he is waiting for the opportunity. If the time comes, that will be the situation today.
The prince also needs to reorganize the factory guards, and the intensity of monitoring the courtiers will reach an unprecedented scale, let alone a first-class official like himself.
Except for petty officials who are as big as sesame seeds and have little value, no one in the middle or upper-level officials in the Kifu area can escape the surveillance of the factory guards.
Housekeepers, maids, and servants may all be bribed by factory guards to serve as their informants, helping them to find out information, and becoming pawns lying in wait for their prey.
Thinking of this, Xue Guoguan felt a little hesitant and dazed, and began to wonder whether the people around him had betrayed him.
Although it has already won over people's hearts, it is still far inferior to the huge amount of money spent by factory guards.
He could reward the housekeeper five hundred taels of silver, but Fang Zhenghua could bribe him with three or four times that amount.
Under the heavy reward, few people would not be tempted when faced with boxes of silver.
Since the housekeeper loves money, he can sell his family completely and return to his hometown to enjoy a happy life.
As long as he cannot ensure that these servants are completely loyal to him, there is a risk of being betrayed.
Maybe they betrayed themselves this time, but as the chief assistant, they were still kept in the dark.
I'm not a spy like a factory guard, so I won't be able to find any clues.
Even if one or two can be found, it won't be long before someone will replace them.
The real solution can only be to be cautious, or as the prince said, to be an official honestly.
It is no longer possible to resist the prince. Under the prince's vigorous control, the court officials have changed a lot. The remaining ones are all in danger. They don't dare to form a gang and openly resist the prince's decree.
Shang Zhou Zuo, the former censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, is a lesson learned from the past. The men of the whole family were sent to the Shandong mines, and the women were sent to the Jiaofangsi. If anyone feels that this ending is very enjoyable, then give it a try. Anyway, Xue Guoguan is I'm determined not to try it.
As for launching the Qing emperor's side by force, that would be even more impossible. The Yongwei camp was stationed around the imperial city, and there were 30,000 Qin soldiers guarded by Sun Chuanting outside the city.
Sun Chuanting's soldiers had just received their military pay, and their morale was bound to be high. And Huang Degong's Yongwei camp is the emperor's own army, and it is even less likely to rebel. With only two troops, one inside and one outside, the prince can be sure to sit back and relax.
Furthermore, the imperial city is protected by an inner factory and patrolled by an east factory nearby. You really hate the prince so much that you don’t even have the manpower to drive him away, right?
How can we defeat the imperial city without having 10,000 or 20,000 people?
If there are only two or three thousand people, let alone attack the imperial city, your men must first defeat the Qin soldiers and the Yongwei camp!
Even if it was a sneak attack, he might not even have touched the moat in front of the imperial city, but he would be killed on the spot!
As for entering the palace to assassinate people and poisoning the royal family's food, the prince can think of anything you can think of, and the prince can think of anything you can't think of.
It's definitely not a mockery to say that the prince is "a little kid but a big kid". After so many days, I haven't seen anyone succeed.
Xue Guoguan couldn't control what others thought, and he was planning to stop there, because the attraction of Zhun Guozhan was not ordinary, and being able to become in-laws with the emperor was a beautiful thing that could only be dreamed of.
Now that my dream is about to come true, and I am not stupid, how can I ruin my good life at such a critical moment?
