These uniformed guards were running rampant on the streets like wolves and tigers, punching or kicking those who blocked their way! Moreover, a few scholars actually cursed Jin Yiwei as a court eagle dog, and were immediately locked up and dragged away! This made everyone dare not speak!
In this way, a large number of Jin Yiwei and their people almost wiped out all the officials in the city! Except for a few low-ranking officials who were hiding in government offices and shivering at home, most of the officials were stripped of their clothes and taken into the governor's office!
And after these Jin Yiwei caught the human hair during the day, they intensified the interrogation. They didn't even rest at night, and they interrogated each one continuously with excited expressions! Some officials confessed honestly, some denied it vigorously, and some closed their eyes and said nothing! But when the account books and other people's confessions were thrown in front of them, it was useless for them to deny it. They had to explain how much money they embezzled during the construction of the river embankment, and where did they put it?
What amused the Jin Yiwei the most was that most of them actually deposited their dirty money in Lend Lease Bank! The Jin Yiwei couldn't help but ask them a question: "Don't you know that Liansheng Bank is the private property of our commander?"
Their answers varied, but the most common one was "It's safest to store it in Lend Lease Bank!"
But things will naturally not go so smoothly, and naturally there will be people secretly obstructing it! Henan Province was originally a major scientific research province in the Ming Dynasty, so there are many officials and gentry here! Especially in Fucheng, there are many great scholars living here! And these people are the biggest source of resistance!
Today, Jin Yiwei arrested people everywhere and shocked them. Naturally, they would get together to discuss it in the evening. In the living room of a local compound, more than thirty people are gathering here! Read the book
These people all seem to be quite old, and some of them even have some official aura that has not faded away! These people are either high-ranking officials or local gentry. There are also a few bookish people who look like famous figures in the local scholarly community! The gathering of these people together is quite a force!
At this time, someone happened to come in. He bowed his hands to everyone and sat on the only empty seat. An old man sitting at the main seat coughed and said, "Now that everyone is here, please tell everyone the news you have learned!"
With his introduction, the people below successively told the news they had learned today. Not many people spoke because they didn't get much information. After a few people finished speaking, almost all the news was covered.
Then the old man asked everyone present with his eyes, and when he saw everyone shaking their heads, he said: "Since everyone has nothing to add, I will summarize it! First of all, the Jin Yiwei went out in large numbers and arrested many people. Tanmo His family members were also imprisoned at home by Zhuang Ban! Judging from the current situation, the arrested people are all officials at all levels. There are not many decent officials in Fucheng now! The few people who have not been arrested are also hiding in the first floor of the house. I don’t know what to ask. It seems that I am scared out of my wits! As for the servants and helpers in the Yamen, they have not been mobilized by the Jinyiwei at all, so they have no idea what is going on in the Yamen? But according to the news from Zhuang Ban and Archer, The officials who were arrested this time were all because they embezzled Xiuhe’s money! Well, there is not much news about the rest! Now let’s talk about it, how did you deal with this matter?”
There was silence after the old man finished speaking! After a long silence, someone said: "How much money have Master Lu and the others embezzled? How did they attract the Jin Yiwei?"
As soon as he said this, he opened up the conversation! On the one hand, the old man shook his head and sighed: "This Mr. Lu is too greedy! They may have squandered more than half of the money spent on building the river embankment!"
The person who asked the question said in surprise: "How could this be? Isn't that hundreds of thousands of taels of silver? Isn't he afraid of burning his hands after taking so much silver? I know that the amount of silver allocated by the court this time is not a small amount!"
An old man on crutches snorted and said: "Our levee here in Henan Prefecture was just repaired four years ago, and it is still strong! So the man surnamed Lu just repaired it briefly and then reported the merit to the higher ups! That's it, he still wants to We people who donate money and materials are really greedy people!"
The person who asked the question first said doubtfully: "If you say that, this person has his own way to die.
, why should we interfere? And since Jin Yiwei has taken action, presumably he has enough evidence, what can we do? "
At this time, an old man with some official air twirled his beard and said: "Brother He, that's not what you said! Although this Lu has his own way to die, he can't let Jin Yiwei do it! Jin Yiwei has been there recently. The salt merchants have already displayed their prestige. If they are allowed to find fault with the officials again, wouldn't it give them a chance to make a comeback? How long did it take us civil servants to tame the Jin Yiwei? How can we let them regain their prestige? Come!"
His words were echoed by several people who were also dressed as officials. When these people were officials, it was when the power of the civil service group was at its peak, and they overwhelmed the Jin Yiwei. Now, naturally, they cannot see Jin Yiwei regaining their prestige! So how to reduce the prestige of Jinyiwei? This is a directional issue! As for Lu Jinhan and the others, that is another problem. As an official, there is no one who is not greedy. They are just greedy a little too much!
A man stood up and said, "Dear gentlemen, please think about what life we and other officials had to live when factory guards were rampant. It was so precarious! Do you still want to go back to that kind of life?"
At this time, another person said: "But Mr. Lu is also too corrupt! You know, if the Yellow River embankment breaks, we will be the unlucky ones!"
A person next to him smiled and said: "What are we unlucky about? If the Yellow River embankment really breaks, we can still take the opportunity to collect some fields and bring them back! The silver stored in the left and right cellars is also placed there. Those fields are the ones that can be passed down. Home stuff!"
The man who looked like an official said again: "Two, two, the topic has gone too far! Now we are discussing how to deal with those factory guards!"
A relatively young gentleman stood up and said: "Everyone, I support Brother Li's idea. We must destroy the prestige of these factory guards! Think about it, when our dynasty was first established and the factory guards were rampant. How arrogant, how many people with lofty ideals have fallen under the butcher knives of these hawks and dogs! Of course, it is also thanks to the efforts of these ancestors for many years that these factory guards are no longer what they used to be! If they are allowed to regain their prestige now, what will the efforts of those predecessors be like? Isn’t it wasted in vain?”
