Night of November 10, the first year of Chongzhen.
Beijing-Tianjin Railway Construction Site No. 18. A nearby woodland.
"Hurry up and dig, don't let others know." The foreman on the side shouted anxiously.
Not far away, Zhang Xiaoyun was hiding in a bush, watching motionlessly.
This time we must catch the mastermind behind the scenes. To avenge the tragic deaths of the villagers, Zhang Xiaoyun thought in his heart.
As Zhu Youjian's key demonstration project of "relief through work", its success or failure will be directly related to the future direction of the Ming Dynasty.
The court needs to use this to establish its image and prepare for the next "immigration".
Zhu Youjian naturally attaches great importance to such an important demonstration project.
Especially after knowing the virtue of the current officials, Zhu Youjian asked the Jin Yiwei and the secret guards to observe all the venues closely.
Particularly, the places where "wages" are settled for workers are closely monitored.
But Zhu Youjian underestimated the darkness of human nature.
He also underestimated the courage of the dog officer.
"If something is missing, replace it with something good." A large amount of imperial supplies were resold. The court's good intentions turned into silver in the hands of the dog official.
Now there are even cases of people freezing to death.
Naturally, the matter of the dead person could not be hidden from the eyes of Jin Yiwei and Secret Guard. In order to catch the mastermind behind the scenes, both parties tacitly chose the strategy of catching the mastermind first and then reporting it.
After all, in their view, these "people" are just a group of untouchables. Reporting connivance has merit, but how can it be as great as catching corrupt officials?
'Block, come on. The opponent was allowed to run away. At this moment, a team of Jinyi guards ran over quickly.
As a project that Zhu Youjian attached great importance to, Jinyiwei commander Li Zhongke dispatched a large number of Jinyiwei elites for supervision.
It makes sense to be able to detect abnormalities quickly.
"Not good. Run." The leader noticed the Jin Yiwei coming and shouted hurriedly.
However, before he could run far, he was thrown to the ground by the Jin Yiwei who suddenly appeared from the side.
"There is someone here, sir." Zhang Xiaoyun, who was hiding aside, was caught by the Jin Yiwei who were searching back and forth.
"I am His Majesty's personal guard, and this is the token." Zhang Xiaoyun said and handed over a token directly.
After the leading Jin Yiwei looked at it, he ordered the other party to be released.
"Sir, just let him go like this? They should have information on whether we are worthy or not."
"Go away, give the order, no matter who is behind this, I will catch them all. We, the Jin Yiwei, will take the credit this time."
Li Bingbing, the leading Jin Yiwei, smiled.
His Majesty's personal guards, haha, aren't they the secret guards? As the top intelligence agency of the Ming Dynasty, although it has not been as good as before in recent years, an organization as big as the Secret Guard cannot hide it from the eyes of the Jin Yiwei.
As the commander's confidant. Li Bing naturally has a good reputation.
The reason why I personally led the team this time was to prove to His Majesty the strength of the Jin Yiwei.
"But this time, there are too many people involved. I'm afraid we won't be able to withstand it."
"Go away, no matter how powerful they are, they can't be as powerful as Your Majesty. The entire Ming Dynasty belongs to His Majesty. Who are we afraid of with Your Majesty here?
By the way, tell me to keep my hands and feet clean this time. If you let me know who has dirty hands and feet, go to jail yourself," Li Bing said angrily.
Although the Jinyiwei have been dissatisfied with their former glory over the years, they have always been His Majesty's personal bodyguards. When will it be someone else's turn to say that they are His Majesty's personal bodyguards in front of him?
What does this mean?
His Majesty is dissatisfied with Jin Yiwei.
The power of Jinyiwei depends entirely on His Majesty.
The Jin Yiwei may not want his reputation, he may offend officials, he may violate his conscience and do unscrupulous things, but he cannot anger His Majesty.
Especially now that His Majesty has gathered the military power across the country, his power is so great that it is not bad at all in two groups.
Who dares to offend His Majesty?
As for concealment, that is absolutely impossible. Although the secret guards are not as good as the Jin Yiwei, their ability to detect information is not limited.
How dare Li Bing hide the news when they are here.
...
November 15, the first year of Chongzhen.
The reports of Jin Yiwei and Secret Guard were submitted to Zhu Youjian.
"Go and call the cabinet officials over to me." Zhu Youjian roared.
Zhu Youjian is very angry now. In addition to being angry with these corrupt officials, the most important thing is that he is angry with the Jinyiwei and the secret guards.
Corrupt officials should be punished for corruption and connivance, but Jin Yiwei and secret guards should also be dealt with.
A total of fifteen people, fifteen fresh lives, became the capital for the Jin Yiwei and the secret guards to claim credit.
The Jinyi Guards have been established for many years, and they don't know the sufferings of the people. Zhu Youjian can still understand that the secret guards he established can actually treat people like grass. This is what Zhu Youjian can't bear.
The prosperity of the people will be miserable, and the destruction of the people will be miserable.
Except for those who founded the country, who really knew the suffering of the people, how many people really knew the suffering of the people at other times?
Who really understands that there are policies from above and countermeasures from below?
The dynasty has only lasted 300 years since ancient times? Was it really caused by a natural disaster and the last emperor?
Obviously, these are only part of the reasons. The real reason is that the top management has long forgotten the suffering of the bottom.
They forget that it is because of the support of the people at the bottom that they can live so freely.
Forgot, water can carry a boat but also capsize it.
Winning the world does not necessarily require the support of the people, but maintaining the support of the people is the most important.
Lies will gain temporary support, but they will definitely make you suffer a bitter pill.
All officials are easy to get, but good officials are hard to come by.
Everyone has selfish motives, otherwise Bao Zheng would not be called Bao Qingtian, and Hai Rui would not be widely supported by the people.
. . .
"Your Majesty, Shi Feng is here to join us."
"Your Majesty, Zhang Ruitu, (Li Guo) joins."
"Get up, this is the memorial just handed over by Jin Yiwei. Let's take a look at it." Zhu Youjian threw the memorial in his hand in front of Shi Fenglai.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is definitely not true. The Jin Yiwei must have made a mistake." Shi Fenglai said tremblingly after glancing at the memorial thrown over by His Majesty.
The little emperor in front of him was different from the previous emperors. This emperor was addicted to ransacking his property.
Former Minister of the Ministry of War, General Soldier of Datong, Donglin Party... In the past year, countless officials have ransacked their homes. Even the officials who had not had their homes raided were worried every day, fearing that His Majesty would target them the next day.
With heavy troops in hand, and guards in royal robes on the side, if you don't follow His Majesty's wishes, it is normal for you to lose your official position and confiscate your home and have your back stabbed by the common people.
However, if we follow His Majesty's wishes, the power and prestige of the officials will definitely suffer a huge blow. By then, the entire court will really be His Majesty's decision.
"Wrong correction? I wonder how much of the 37,800 taels of silver Shi Aiqing received from the salt merchant last year is left?" Zhu Youjian sneered.
"Your Majesty, I was wrong. These people have no respect for the king's laws and dare to be corrupt. They should be killed." Are the chief ministers of the cabinet who can get away with it fools?
What His Majesty said is obvious. You have to choose between your own death and the death of others.
"Hmph, it's too late. The chief minister of the cabinet has committed corruption and violated the law. From now on, he will be removed from all positions and imprisoned. The royal guards can go and ransack the house."
"Your Majesty is wise, I will wait..."
