Tang Shizhong listened to Zhu Biao's footsteps fading away before he raised his head and stood up. He stood there thinking for a moment and then turned and left. It was easy to kill Wang Shijian, but it was not easy to frame it for others. He had to go back and plan carefully.
Zhu Biao drank a bowl of decoction after meeting in the room, and then lay down. Wang Shijian, Zhu Biao, had no intention of letting him live. There is no such thing as putting down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha immediately. If you make a mistake, you must admit the punishment. No one can Don't leave it to chance.
However, Wang Shijian played an active role before his death. Zhu Biao would not let him go but would spare his family. He would even take action to erase his corruption and bribery deeds, making him an upright and upright official.
Perhaps future generations will know that there was a great upright official named Wang Shijian during the Hongwu period. He was an upright and honest person who was not afraid of power and was an example for the whole generation. It is unknown that Wang Shijian made a lot of money and achieved the lifelong ideal of all civil servants. He will be famous in history and will remain famous forever. .
It's quite interesting to think about it this way. Although there are some things in this world that the imperial power cannot cover up, they are only a very small part. The rest can be written at will. It doesn't make sense to call a deer a horse.
In today's situation, if what Li Tongpan said is true, there will be countless high-ranking officials in the state government to be liquidated. Such egregious corruption and perversion of the law will undoubtedly be a major blow to the court's face. How will the people view the court?
Therefore, it is necessary to save face and give an explanation to the people. On the one hand, Zhu Biao personally punished the prince of the Ming Dynasty. On the one hand, he also had to set a good example to let the people know that there are upright officials in the court. The Liu Chun case had just been exposed and he was punished by the Holy Emperor. Wang Shijian, the imperial envoy entrusted with the important task, could not be more suitable.
It is nothing for an upright official to live, and sometimes it is more meaningful to die. If a truly upright official like Han Qi Qiantang comes, Zhu Biao may still be a little hesitant to leave, but Wang Shijian, a fake upright official will sooner or later die. Somewhat valuable.
Li Tongpan sent someone to invite him early the next morning, but at this time Zhu Biao's condition relapsed again, and he met Li Tongpan in a daze. It was impossible to do anything like this. Li Tongpan had no choice but to do so. You can't force the patient to do things. If Chen Yunze has a problem, he can't afford it.
He had no choice but to invite a famous doctor from Pingliang Prefecture to diagnose, but the same old decoction was used. However, Zhu Biao cheered up and asked Chen Rongyan to take his name card to see Wang Shijian. Li Tongpan felt relieved and accompanied Chen Rongyan there.
Late at night, Tang Shizhong led the imperial physician who accompanied the imperial guards to come for diagnosis. After all, an imperial physician was an imperial physician. When he saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was supposed to return to the capital with the Holy Emperor, unexpectedly appeared here, he did not panic at all. He still looked around calmly and asked questions. In the end, I just replaced a single medicinal ingredient in the decoction.
Sure enough, the effect was excellent, and Zhu Biao fell asleep peacefully soon after taking it. Tang Shizhong left the imperial doctor here, asked Haosheng to take care of him, and then hurried back before dawn.
In the next few days, Zhu Biao's health gradually recovered, but he still had no intention of coming forward. However, although Li Tongpan and others sent precious medicinal materials from time to time, they did not come to disturb him. Anyway, their goal was achieved.
Since Chen Rongyan visited Wang Shijian with Chen Yunze's name card, Wang Shijian's attitude has indeed changed a lot, and the batch of grain has also been released. This is enough for them. If there is a breakthrough, Wang Shijian can slowly be Also dragged into the water.
As for Chen Yunze, just don't die in Pingliang Mansion. In the end, he can get more benefits and let him honestly say good things in front of His Highness the Crown Prince after returning to the capital. This is all his use.
One afternoon, Zhu Biao frowned and drank the bitter soup. Even the candied fruit could not cover up the pain. After the old lady cured Zhu Biao's illness, she still said that she wanted to strengthen his foundation and strengthen his health, and gave him medicine day and night. Boil tonic.
Chen Rongyan, who smelled of alcohol, stood in the hall and reported: "Since the change of Wang Qinchen's attitude, officials from all over Shaanxi and Gansu are very happy, especially after knowing the existence of the young master, they have sent their confidants to Pingliang Mansion to discuss, and want to make further progress." Divide interests.”
If Zhu Biao didn't go out, Chen Rongyan would naturally not be able to escape. He followed Zhao Guangsheng for two banquets a day, and represented Chen Yunze and the Chen family to make friends with people from other interest groups. He didn't know how many brothers he had met in the past few days.
Zhu Biao put down the medicine bowl, took a piece of candied fruit in his mouth and asked, "Everyone has probably written it down. Are there any omissions?"
Chen Rongyan lowered his head and said, "Please rest assured, Master, it is a very important matter. Every time I come back from drinking, I will write it down in the book immediately. There will never be any mistakes."
Zhu Biao stood up and stretched his body and said: "Tomorrow is the big show. Don't miss anyone in the end."
Last night we received the news of Han Zheng's release. They were already approaching Pingliang Fucheng. As long as His Highness has an edict, they can rush to rescue them.
It took so long to finally find out the details of this group of corrupt officials in Shaanxi and Gansu. It has to be said that the wide range of people involved in the case can be regarded as the largest case since the founding of the country.
With such a large number, Zhu Biao could not clear it out completely at once, because there were no suitable officials who could immediately replace it, so Zhu Biao prepared to clear it out in batches. After all, the people he called, such as Guo Chong, Zhang Fan, Li Jin, etc. were covered in iron. Not many nails can be driven in.
Naturally, the first group were officials from the disaster-stricken areas of Shaanxi and Gansu. These people were bound to be sentenced to severe punishments. Beheading was out of the question, and cutting in half was only the starting point. Fortunately, there were enough criminal laws passed down by the ancestors, so Zhu Biao had room for choice. Quite big.
And this time, except for the newborn infants who are still unaware of anything, there will be no leniency for the rest of the prisoners' families. All men, women, and children will be severely punished, so that those who come after will know the truth that it is easy for the people to be abused but not for the gods to bully them!
At this time, in the mansion where Wang Shijian lived, Wang Shijian asked doubtfully: "Didn't His Highness ask me to cooperate with them temporarily? Why do you suddenly ask me to forcefully break into the guardhouse tomorrow?"
Tang Shizhong frowned: "Prince Wang, since when did you question His Highness's order?"
Wang Shijian quickly replied: "The general has misunderstood. How dare I question His Highness's order? I'm just a little confused. I will definitely obey your orders tomorrow."
Tang Shizhong's expression calmed down. Seeing that Wang Shijian was a little nervous, he said, "Marquis Dongping will be returning from Xi'an soon. His Highness will close the net. Naturally, he wants to see how many big fish there are in the water."
Wang Shijian breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. It seemed that he was finally over this hurdle. Recently, he was walking on thin ice with fear, fearing that if he did something wrong and made a mistake, His Highness would be dissatisfied, and in the end he would be liquidated too.
But according to the current situation, he may not be liquidated, but may be promoted to a higher position. This is not the so-called good luck. He, Wang Shiguo, is definitely not the short-lived grievance. "
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