In Emperor Haojing's plan, the first batch dealt with traffic violations, the second batch dealt with civil disputes, and the third batch dealt with collusion between officials and businessmen and tax evasion.
The first batch was a small fight, and the focus was on the last two batches. The civil disputes included a large number of cases where officials and wealthy gentry preyed on the common people.
The cases that have been filed are important, but the more important ones are those that have not been filed. Either the matter is dispensable or the matter is earth-shattering.
According to Zhu Cixiang's standards, as long as it involves death, serious injury, mental breakdown, loss of virginity, or suspicion of abduction, it is considered a serious case.
If a case involves a local official or his heir, it is an important case. If one or both the suspect and the victim are involved in a large number, generally more than five people, it is considered a major case.
Many local people had previously felt that a certain emperor would focus on the unprecedented scale of the "Imperial War" and would naturally ignore other trivial matters.
The problem is that now that the "Imperial War" is over, a certain emperor needs to find a "new thing" to entertain himself...
What's the new thing?
Guess~!
From the beginning of the First Imperial War to the present day, all serious, important, and major cases, as well as those that have evidence but have not been filed, must be screened one by one.
Didn't Sanfasi appear to be burping and farting before?
It's okay now, I have to work overtime and review these things as soon as possible.
During the retrial, everyone who sent money and received money will be caught.
Moreover, Zuodu Yushi Zhongyi and others have understood the emperor's intentions and standards. This closing operation is to crack down on those who are disobedient...
At present, the Ming Empire has entered a period of full prosperity, and its biggest foreign enemy has been eliminated.
So does the empire still have enemies?
Of course!
where?
Guess~!
First of all, we must understand who the enemy of Ming Dynasty is!
Who is it?
With the unprecedented concentration of imperial power, the enemies of Ming Dynasty were naturally the enemies of the emperor!
So who in the country can become the emperor's enemy?
The method is very simple, watch what he says and watch what he does!
For example, if some people run rampant in the countryside, preying on the people and causing resentment among the people, can these people not become the emperor's enemies due to their actions?
The Ming Dynasty was based on Min, and the actions that harmed Min were done to shake the foundation of the country!
When the weather is good, a rebellion occurs somewhere, either instigated by officials, wealthy gentry, or a combination of the two. Ordinary people are looking for death to rebel, and there is no sufficient reason.
The most typical example is the Anshi Rebellion that occurred during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, which put the empire directly on the decline. If you take precautions as early as possible, this will not happen.
In view of this, the Three Law Divisions must give priority to punishing officials and wealthy gentry for the same type of cases.
Zhong Yan estimates that the total number of persons involved, their families and servants who may ultimately be punished may exceed five million.
This is great news for major mining farms, which like to use free labor...
"Fellows, young and old! The dog emperor Zhu Cixiang won't let me live a good life. He will also confiscate our property and send our family members outside the customs to mine. We will resist to the end and will never let him succeed!"
In Emei, western Sichuan, a leader wearing a long gown and a sparse beard stood on a mound and shouted to the people around him.
"Yes! The world has been suffering for a long time! Violent Ming is killing the people! Tyrants are tyrannizing and tyrannizing! They told us to die, but we refused to die and let the tyrant die violently! Only when Violent Ming is destroyed can we have a good life!"
Next to him, a middle-aged deputy in his thirties sang along with him. Only in this way can the audience cheer.
"But the Dog Emperor is powerful and has many soldiers and generals!"
A person below said worriedly that this is also what everyone is worried about.
"How afraid is this brother? Back then, Wang Mang had nearly a million mercenaries, but in the end he was defeated and died! We are sitting on great righteousness, and our righteous deeds are the general trend. Min's heart is what he wants. Since ancient times, the world has been dominated by those who win Min's heart. That dog The emperor has amassed countless wealth, even worse than Wanli. He is the greatest tyrant in history. He has lost his mind and will soon lose the world!"
The leading brother Xuanji gave an example, and Wang Mang was the easiest example for everyone to accept.
"...Hmm~! That makes sense!"
Many audience members nodded after hearing this, but that's what happened.
"If the tyrant survives for one more day, the people will be oppressed for one more day. If the tyrant lives for one more day, more than one family will be destroyed and their families will be destroyed! If you are the one who is going to be destroyed, will you be willing to do so?"
"..."
"If the Dog Emperor checks your family property, will you go mining?"
"..."
"If the Dog Emperor wants to show off to you, are you willing to die generously?"
"..."
"If you don't want to take action, I won't force you to do anything. You can just go home and wait for the factory guards to come and check. Don't blame me for not warning you in advance!"
"But if something goes wrong and the Dog Emperor sends officers and soldiers to suppress it, wouldn't our previous efforts be in vain?"
"Yes! The army is like a tiger and wolf army, it is indeed terrifying!"
"You don't need to worry too much. Sichuan is very mountainous, and we can conduct guerrilla operations in the mountains. The Dog Emperor is busy moving, how can he spoil his great cause by encircling us?"
"..."
"What's more, there are already many troops in the western region of Huguang who are causing trouble. The dog officers and soldiers will be exhausted to deal with it. How can they go all out against us?"
"Ah? There's already a rebellion over there?"
"Hiss...this..."
"To be honest, there are rebels taking action not only in western Huguang, but also in southern Jiangxi, northern Guangdong, the Dabie Mountains and other places. If we can respond to the many rebels from a distance, given time, the bright will perish and the tyrant will perish!"
"Then after the Great... after the Ming Dynasty is destroyed, who should be elected as the emperor?"
"Well! This is the top priority!"
"Hahahaha! I admire you for your thoughtfulness! There are many ways to do this!"
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details!"
"Yes! Please tell me quickly and wait for me!"
"It's a long story, but I'll keep it short!"
"This dear fellow has been waiting for me for a long time!"
"Okay, okay! Listen to me! First, if the rebel armies are equally matched in strength, the state of the Warring States of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty can be restored, with each region managing itself and not invading each other. Second, if there is a leader of the rebel army who has extraordinary abilities, his troops will be invincible. , then everyone will naturally be willing to be defeated. Thirdly, the leaders of the rebel armies will vote. Whoever gets the most votes can be crowned emperor, and all other leaders can be crowned kings!"
"……I see!"
"These three strategies are very well thought out!"
"In this case, if our Sichuan Army gains power, wouldn't you, my dear brother, be able to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor?"
"Hey~! How dare you! How dare you! Thanks to you for not giving up, I will be happy if I can save your family business!"
"Don't refuse! If my dear friend can ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, wouldn't we become ministers of Conglong? Don't be stingy with rewards when the time comes!"
"What you said is absolutely true! If you can't be granted the title of Duke, you should at least be granted the title of Marquis!"
"That makes sense! The worst he can do is be an earl!"
"Hahaha! It's easy to say! It's easy to say!"
Since these people all want to become nobles, then this matter is easy to handle, just follow their own preferences.
On the same day, everyone signed and fingerprinted the petition, and then Shi Bicheng gathered a team of more than a thousand people to officially launch an incident in Emei...
There are four men in the Shi family. They are the eldest, Shi Bicheng, the second, Shi Bingong, the third, Shi must pass, and the fourth, Shi Bingda.
In addition, there are four girls, namely, the fifth stone must rain, the sixth stone must water, the seventh stone must frost, and the youngest stone must expose.
The Shi family was originally a wealthy local family, earning a lot of money from tea, silk, and Sichuan brocade.
Later, he used the marriage strategy to win over eight other large families in the local area, and bribed successive local officials, thus forming an unbreakable network of relationships.
As their strength continued to expand, the Shi family naturally did a lot of things in the local area that were enough to file a case, and even caused the family property to be confiscated.
When word of the emperor's actions reached western Sichuan, especially the Emei area, Shi Bicheng, who had become the head of the family, could no longer sit still.
Instead of sitting back and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative.
The best outcome for the former is to be assigned to a mining farm, while for the latter if he persists, he might even be recruited.
Zhang Xianzhong, the eighth king who was full of evil at that time, was recruited by the imperial court.
Although he died in a foreign country in the end, it was considered a good death and he was given the title of "Emperor of the East".
To outsiders, Shi Bicheng could talk as big as possible to boost morale.
But in his heart, he just hoped that his whole family could be forgiven and continue to live a stable life.
As for guerrilla warfare, which has never been attempted before, I have seen relevant reports and read some books.
How to act specifically depends on the ability of Shi Bigong, the second brother who has joined the army.
Of course, there must be a prerequisite to achieve the ultimate goal, that is, they cannot lose quickly, otherwise they will be killed by the dog army as a warning.
We must insist on it for at least three to five years. When the court's patience is almost worn out, we will propose a condition that is not too high.
If other rebels can indeed defeat the dog army and force the dog emperor Zhu Cixiang to abandon the southern region.
By then, the Shi family will indeed be able to dominate western Sichuan, and even become the lords of Sichuan!
Lord of Sichuan, this is what Shi Bicheng can only dream about when he dreams.
If someone overhears talking in his sleep and reports him to the government, he will have to go through a lot of troubleshooting to solve it.
Through tax evasion and secret purchases, the Shi family's wealth has already reached millions, and there is no shortage of food and weapons.
The number of rifles alone can equip thousands of people, there are more than ten machine guns, and three light artillery are hidden.
Install iron plates on the truck and mount a machine gun, and it can be used as an armored vehicle.
As long as there is need, the own blacksmith can also forge a large number of iron barrel cannons.
Of course, these weapons are not enough to dominate one side.
Therefore, Shi Bicheng had already set his sights on Jiang Lin, the magistrate of Emei County.
The county government has four military armored vehicles. Although they are wheeled, they are retired by the military. They are definitely much better than using trucks to improvise the goods in the truck.
There is a lot of ammunition in it, so it would be great to take it out to arm your own team.
"Master Jiang, you are fine!"
"You... really dare to rebel?"
Jiang Lin already knew what was happening outside, and he planned to call the superiors, but unfortunately the electrochemistry had been cut off.
"You have also collected a lot of money from me in the past few years. All in all, not to mention fifty thousand, but thirty thousand, right? According to the "New Ming Law", you will be punished!"
The other party had the leverage in his hands, so Shi Bicheng was not worried at all about the other party being disobedient.
"You... you must know that His Majesty is so angry that I would be like hitting a stone with an egg!"
Seeing that the other party was deliberately exposing his shortcomings, Jiang Lin had no choice but to move out of a mountain, hoping to make the other party take advantage of him.
"Have you forgotten about hitting an egg against a stone since the day you collected money? Why didn't you mention hitting an egg against a stone when you were sleeping with a beautiful woman? When you collected antiques, you didn't even mention hitting an egg against a stone? Why did you suddenly mention it today? What happened to this matter? What does your Majesty hate the most? Mr. Jiang, do you know better than me?"
"..."
Jiang Lin was choked by these words and couldn't find an excuse for a while, because the emperor hated moths the most, and he had been reduced to a moth for several years.
If it weren't for the holidays and he had to take care of himself, let alone confronting Shi Bicheng today, the other party would be able to visit his grave today!
"Back then, His Majesty couldn't bear the eight kings causing trouble to Sichuan and specifically issued an order to pardon them. If we want to do this, we must put ourselves to death first and then survive. We must first use some means to let the court see our strength before we can ask for His Majesty's pardon. Wait, Mr. Jiang, what do you think?"
"...Brother Shi's strategy is comparable to that of Zhuge Kongming, why are you asking me?"
Jiang Lin knew that the other party had made up his mind to rebel, and he also had leverage in the other party's hands.
There is not much difference between rebelling and not rebelling, so we can only rely on others for the time being.
Although Jiang Lin is the local parent official, the Shi family is the leader here.
Although the emperor resented clan influence, it was impossible to wipe out all the clan influence in the local area.
As long as they are obedient, the clan forces in various places can naturally live a good life.
On the contrary, not even a grave is left!
Once you dare to resist the court or even the emperor, the end result is that the principal culprit will be burned as a heretic after a warning, and then the bones will be crushed into powder with a steamroller, and then thrown into the sea to feed the fish!
Everyone in the family will be sent to dig for mines to collect the bones...
Sorry, not even the bones of the principal criminal and the main accomplice will be left!
Is it scary?
It’s okay, just get used to it!
The annual post-autumn competition has long been changed to a monthly event.
It's just that there was a backlog of cases after the emperor's expedition to the west.
Now the frequency is almost the same as before, and with the speed of case processing, the people of Beidu can watch good shows every day!
The audience will not show any sympathy or pity to the tortured people, because they either had sex with girls, hit people with their cars, kidnapped for ransom, or walked away with arms and weapons. They are shown to have deserved their crimes.
And those who have committed crimes and do not want to be punished will eventually choose to take risks just like Shi Bicheng.
They don't know whether this road is feasible, but they know that living is definitely better than being tortured to death!
Shi Bicheng believed that under the heavy pressure of the Dog Emperor, more and more knowledgeable people in the local area would decide to start an uprising like him.
A single rebel army may not be able to shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, but as long as there are enough, they add up to a powerful force.
There is a saying - a single spark can start a prairie fire!
At that time, the violent Qin Dynasty was driven to destruction by the uprisings of endless rebel armies.
If Baoming didn't have God's protection, he would naturally follow the same path of Baoqin!
