Most of them were disheveled, and some were even wrapped in sheets. Some of these people begged, some yelled, and some even threatened the Jin Yiwei. However, these Jin Yiwei were not moved at all and drove them to the center of the hall very resolutely.
At this moment, a man in the crowd, who was only wrapped in a sheet but could still see a huge general belly, was cursing and passing by a row of flower stands. He actually grabbed a flower pot and threw it at the Jin Yiwei beside him!
This royal guard was looking at the young lady in front of him who was also wrapped in a sheet. He was accidentally hit on the head by a flower pot! Just a "pop" sound was heard, the flower pot broke and blood flowed out!
As soon as Jin Yiwei saw blood on his forehead, he yelled angrily, picked up the scabbard and was about to hit him! At this moment, Liu Haojia said loudly: "Wait a minute, don't hit him, drag him over!"
After receiving the order, Jin Yiwei put away the knife bitterly and pushed the man and the girl beside him in front of Liu Haojia. This man was quite arrogant. He was still shouting loudly while holding the sheets in his hands, saying: "You Jin Yiwei are really screwed! If you dare to do anything good to me, I will stop your work tomorrow!"
At this time, Han Liuniang was already convinced, but he recognized that this person was a doctor of the fifth rank who had passed the examination of the Ministry of Civil Affairs! His official position in the capital was indeed not large, but he was in a key position. Many people fawned over him, so he had a wide circle of friends!
And the most important thing is that this person’s family is also quite extraordinary! This person's family is a native of the capital, which is not surprising! What’s strange is that four generations of his family have had high school Jinshi! In particular, his father is an editor of the Hanlin Academy and is very noble! So Han Liuniang wanted to see how Liu Haojia would deal with this person? If he gives in, things will be easier to handle tonight!
At this time, I heard Liu Haojia say: "Your Excellency, you have such great official power! Why don't you tell me your name and position, and see if you can scare me!"
This fat man has been in the official department for a long time and has become accustomed to being fawned over. He thought that everyone would be afraid of these people who hold official titles. He actually yelled at Liu Haojia and shouted: "I am a fourth-generation eleven Jinshi." The nephew of the Zhang family, I am called Zhang Yangu, and he is a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel! If you are sensible, get out of here, otherwise you will be unable to eat the next book tomorrow!"
Hearing this, Liu Haojia did not move where he was sitting, and said: "It turns out to be Mr. Zhang from the Ministry of Personnel, but I didn't notice it! The key is that this dress does not match your identity!"
The Jin Yiwei beside Liu Haojia immediately burst into laughter, and even some girls and guests standing below couldn't help laughing! Zhang Yangu, who was being teased, was about to speak when he suddenly heard Liu Haojia say loudly: "Tie him up, take him back when we leave, and deliver him to the court tomorrow!"
Zhang Yangu's face changed drastically when he heard this, and before he could cry out, he was pushed to the ground by Jin Yiwei and tied up. But he still refused to stop, struggling and saying: "How dare you tie me up? Let me go!"
Liu Haojia chuckled and said: "I have already tied him up! And I would like to remind you that according to Ming Dynasty law, officials are not allowed to stay with prostitutes! You are an official, you should know this! And this is the ancestral system!"
In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang changed Jiaofang into Jiaofangsi. Director - prison, picket management also! Adding the word "division" changes the nature of the organization completely.
Zhu Yuanzhang sent the wives and daughters of political criminals, war prisoners and other criminals to the Jiaofang Division, and the young ones among them would be taught skills by their aunts. Whether it's the piano or flute, or singing, different people learn different things, but their fate afterward is the same. That is, after completing their studies, they will be distributed by the Jiaofang Division to various government-run brothels to perform their services to those merchants and nobles.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was in power, the capital was in Nanjing. At that time, there were 14 government-run brothels on the banks of the Qinhuai River less than 20 miles away. This also made the two sides of the Qinhuai River the busiest place at night in the entire Nanjing city, where the richest people gathered. The income from the brothel goes to the national treasury, and the women in it are all guilty. Unless they are redeemed at a high price, they will never get ahead.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang clearly stipulated that government-run brothels were only open to the public, and no court officials were allowed to enter! It is recorded in the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" and "The Imperial Edict" that all officials of the Ming Dynasty, ranging from the six ministries to the arresting officials, are not allowed to visit prostitutes. If an official is caught engaging in prostitution or is reported to be true, he will be punished with a penalty of sixty years. Court staff.
Zhu Yuanzhang came from a poor background, so he always exerted high pressure on officials' style and discipline. But just as his efforts to fight corruption only led to more corrupt officials, his suppression has not achieved very good results. Once Zhu Yuanzhang falls, no one can stop these officials!
Since the development of the Jianwen, Yongle, and Hongxi dynasties, the problem of prostitution among officials in the Ming Dynasty has almost reached the point where it gave the emperor a headache. The official brothels run by Jiaofangsi are booming, and many private brothels have sprung up, taking advantage of the loose policies and the lack of accountability in the law.
During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong and Zhu Zhanji, the prostitution industry in the Ming Dynasty spread all over the country, especially in Nanjing, Suzhou and Hangzhou. Even in remote and poor states, brothels can be found everywhere. During the Xuande period, the Ming Dynasty was in its prime, with no internal political instability and no powerful enemies outside. Therefore, most of the officials' energy has nowhere to use, so they all spend it on romance.
A very outrageous thing happened during the Xuande period. The three censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Yan Ai, Fang Ding, and He Gui, did not attend the morning court the next day because they were having too much fun in the brothel and got carried away. Zhu Zhanji was very angry, so he asked the Jin Yiwei to put wooden shackles on the three of them and escort them to court. The censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are responsible for supervising all officials. Even their style is so bad. You can imagine how unbridled the other officials are about prostitution.
This incident undoubtedly sounded the alarm for Zhu Zhanji. In fact, he had been worried about this since he took office. However, due to the rapid development of the prostitution industry and many officials being involved, he could only turn a blind eye. Close one eye. However, after this incident, after careful consideration, Zhu Zhanji still made up his mind and issued the order to "anti-pornography".
This was the first "anti-pornography operation" in Chinese history that was directly ordered by the emperor. Zhu Zhanji's purpose was very clear, which was to clean up the court and clean up the promiscuity in the officialdom.
Zhu Zhanji was very determined and his methods were vigorous and resolute. As soon as the order was issued, large-scale riots broke out in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty. Government-run brothels that had been operating for decades and private brothels that lined the streets were either demolished or burned down, and a large number of prostitutes were dismissed.
