"Come on, open your dog eyes and take a good look!"
"You are a thief who deceives the king and ignores his superiors, are you worthy of me?!"
Seeing this familiar piece of paper, Guo Cai was suddenly startled.
He trembled and picked up the paper.
When I saw the content above, I instantly shuddered all over.
What was written on the five pieces of paper was all what he had just dictated.
Served as the magistrate of Qinghe County. "
When he first became an official, he collected three thousand local silver notes and awarded hundreds of acres of land from more than a dozen households to him.
When he was promoted to Yangzhou magistrate, he used his power to impeach three magistrates who had had personal feuds with each other, and secretly ordered people to poison them on their way to exile at the border.
When he was promoted to governor of Jiangbei...
Looking at all the bad deeds he has done since he became an official, they are all clearly written down on paper.
Guo Cai was frightened and frightened, his face full of disbelief: "What...what is going on?!"
"I clearly gave these confessions to the two adults, Black and White!"
"It should stay in the underworld, how could it appear in the upper world?!"
Just when Guo Cai was shocked and puzzled, he suddenly took a closer look.
Several figures walked out of the screen behind Emperor Yongle.
Except for the prince who is familiar to him.
There were three women standing next to him, one in black and one in white...
Isn't it the black and white impermanence that just interrogated me? !
In addition, there was the unlucky female ghost who was torn into pieces and thrown into a frying pan.
At this moment, he was standing in front of him in perfect order.
"Lord Black and White Impermanence?"
"You...why are you here?!"
Seeing Guo Cai's confused look, Siren was so amused that he laughed out loud.
Shai Ling, who was usually aloof, couldn't help laughing at this time.
"Master Guo, in this broad daylight and clear sky, where does the black and white come from?"
"It's probably because you did something bad, so you're probably feeling guilty and afraid of ghosts."
Guo Cai's pupils suddenly shrank, and a thin stream of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
He finally reacted
I was so fooled!
He was deceived by a few little girls.
Confess all the crimes he has committed in his life.
He was stripped down to his underwear by a simple plan.
"Fuck..."
Guo Cai was panic-stricken, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
The originally frightened face gradually became ferocious and twisted, and his eyes showed deep cruelty.
"Lu Yuan, how dare you set up a trap to harm me..."
"I will fight with you!"
Guo Cai's eyes were red, like a furious beast, and he pounced on Lu Yuan desperately.
"Be bold!"
Zhan Hong and Yuan Zhen's eyes widened with anger, and they subconsciously drew their swords out of their sheaths, wanting to step forward to protect them.
The prince was attacked, but it was nothing.
However, if His Majesty is affected by this lunatic.
As personal guards, they cannot escape the blame for any death.
"It doesn't matter."
Emperor Yongle smiled and waved his hand.
Because at this time, Lu Yuanzheng stood with a smile on his face and his arms crossed, looking at Guo Cai with a look that sympathized with the mentally retarded.
Whenever his grandson shows this look, it means everything is under control.
as expected.
Watching Guo Cai rush towards Lu Yuan like a mad dog.
Lingju, Shai Ling, and Liu Ninglu were all indifferent, as if they didn't even bother to take action.
It was the Siren who gave Lu Yuan some face and swung his palm lightly, knocking Guo Cai to the ground.
Guo Cai's entire face turned the color of pig liver, and a trace of scarlet blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
He clawed the ground with his hands and feet, desperately trying to stand up.
Yuan Zhen waved his hand, and four Qingcang guards rushed forward. The sharp Xiuchun knife was unsheathed, placed on Guo Cai's neck, and forced him to kneel on the ground, unable to move.
"The criminal Guo Cai still doesn't know his crime?!"
Emperor Yongle stood condescendingly, glared angrily, and shouted sternly, "You were granted the title of Chief Secretary of Jiangbei by the grace of the imperial court. You should have fulfilled your duties to protect the country and the people."
"But you have betrayed the grace of God, bent the law for personal gain, abused your power, been greedy for money, and slaughtered loyal people!"
"I will never forgive a corrupt official like you!"
"Listen!"
"Take off his veil and his official robe!"
Seeing Emperor Yongle's domineering look with wide-eyed anger, Siren couldn't help but show admiration on his face.
Unexpectedly, this old man is usually kind and amiable, just like the grandpa next door.
But when something happens, he suddenly seems to be a changed person, full of domineering and majestic.
Is this the unique charm of old men?
Lu Yuan smiled and was not too surprised.
Emperor Yongle's reaction at this time was basically exactly as he imagined.
Although my own prince is not as headstrong and bloodthirsty as Hong Wu.
But there is absolutely zero tolerance for corrupt officials and cruel officials.
Plus this place is too sensitive.
Where is this place?
Yangzhou!
Just a few short decades ago.
Yang Xian, who was the prefect of Yangzhou at the time, was skinned by Lord Hong Wu because he deceived the emperor and enforced the law harshly.
In just a few decades, another corrupt official appeared in Yangzhou.
Moreover, this Guo Cai is definitely worse than Yang Xian in the past.
When Liegan had just established his country, Yangzhou was completely destroyed due to years of war.
In the once prosperous city of Yangzhou, only a dozen or so households remain.
In troubled times, it has been the case since ancient times to use heavy codes.
Although Yang Xian was a cruel official, he did allow Yangzhou to fully resume farming, prosper the population, and regain its former glory in just three years.
There is no doubt about his ability and talent.
As for his subsequent loss of power and death, the greater reason was due to party strife.
However, Guo Cai is different.
What Guo Cai took over was a prosperous and rich Yangzhou city.
But he still enforces strict laws, takes money and bribes, uses his power for personal use, and kills innocent people indiscriminately.
What these evildoers do is unacceptable.
It is clearly devouring the hearts and minds of the Lieqian Dynasty!
If you don’t kill, how about waiting for him?
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Guo Cai's expression suddenly changed and he said in a trembling voice, "This villain is forced to do this by Master Li!"
"It's all Master Li who instigated the villain!"
"Um?"
Emperor Yongle frowned slightly, "Which Master Li?"
"That's the Governor of Liangjiang, Mr. Li Guan!"
In order to survive, Guo Cai was so panicked that he spoke out everything as if he were pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.
"When the villain first arrived at Liangjiang, Master Li Guan sent someone to find me and asked me to act in accordance with his orders from now on, otherwise I will not be able to serve as the county magistrate."
"Over the years, half of every tael of silver that the villain has been greedy for has gone into Mr. Li's pocket!"
"When it comes to corruption in Liangjiang, Mr. Li is the mastermind!"
"Hey, Guo Cai, you are quite courageous."
Emperor Yongle sneered, "You are on the verge of death, yet you dare to slander others and slander the imperial officials."
"A shameless person like you is worthy of being a third-rank chief envoy?"
When Lu Yuan saw this scene, he couldn't help but smile and looked at Liu Ninglu beside him.
"What, am I right?"
"Li Guan initially entered the official position with a good score in the Enke Examination and ranked second in the Imperial Examination."
"Because he was tall and talented, the emperor admired him very much and called him a pillar of the country who was gifted by God."
"Over the years, it was the emperor's golden words that promoted him to the governor of Liangjiang."
"How could the emperor easily take down the ministers he promoted and slap himself in the face?"
Liu Ninglu nodded thoughtfully, "The prince is really far-sighted."
"Then what should we do?"
"wait."
Lu Yuan smiled lightly and said, "Your Majesty is so smart, he can be called the Holy Lord and the Mingjun."
"Maybe he can't believe what Guo Cai said."
"But if all the officials we captured along the way will point their fingers at Li Guan."
"No matter how much the emperor appreciates him, how could he not think more about it?"
"At that time, we will take the opportunity to bring out those evidences."
"I must teach him Li Guan, and he will be forever doomed!"
…
While Lu Yuan was speaking, Gu Shiqing had already summarized thirteen serious crimes from the confession and read them out one by one.
"Oh, he is a corrupt official who takes bribes, perverts the law, deceives the emperor and harms the people. He is really an all-round corrupt official."
Emperor Yongle smiled coldly and said sternly: "Listen to the order!"
"Guo Cai, the governor of Jiangbei, committed a heinous crime that cannot be pardoned!"
"At noon tomorrow, we will parade through the streets and be executed!
"Push it down and put it in jail!"
"promise!"
Guo Cai's expression suddenly changed and he shouted in shock, "Your Majesty, spare your life, spare your life!"
But the two Qingcang guards dragged him down without any explanation, without giving him any chance to quibble.
In the early morning of the next day, Emperor Yongle led Lu Yuan and others to leave Yangzhou and headed straight to Songjiang Mansion at the next stop.
On Lu Yuan's recommendation, the important mission of prison execution was handed over to Yang Zilong.
At noon, a prison van slowly drove out of the official residence.
The person being escorted in the car was none other than Guo Cai!
When the people along the street saw this, they suddenly looked shocked.
"This...isn't this Mr. Guo?!"
"How did you end up like this?"
Yang Zilong stood at the front of the queue and said loudly, "Fellow folks, there is no need to be surprised."
"Guo Cai, the former chief envoy to Jiangbei, has harmed and abused the people for many years, deceived the emperor and neglected his superiors, took money for personal gain, and killed innocent people indiscriminately."
"Now the Holy Spirit has reduced his official position and beheaded him in public to comfort the elders of Yangzhou."
"good!"
The crowd instantly burst into loud cheers.
"This Guo Cai should have died long ago!"
"Back then, my father was working as a government official, but he was accused of an unfounded crime and died in an unknown manner."
"My father was clearly used as a scapegoat by this dog official!"
"Our family has been in business for generations and has been honest and honest. We have never paid less than a tael in taxes!"
"This Guo Cai accused us of selling illegal salt, confiscated all my property, and sent all three of my sons to the border as slaves!"
"Guan Gu, you have finally received your retribution in this world!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Rotten vegetables, leaves and rotten eggs pattered on Guo Cai like a heavy rain.
Many people were so happy that they cried with joy and shouted loudly for the emperor's wisdom.
Some talented and learned people said with a smile, "My fellow citizens, the Emperor is certainly wise and arbitrary."
"But Guo was able to plead guilty and obey the law, thanks to the wisdom of the prince."
"The Crown Prince is the pillar of the Lieqian Dynasty!"
…
Guo Cai, the chief envoy to Jiangbei, was dismissed from his post and was paraded through the streets to be executed.
As soon as this incident came out, it immediately caused an uproar throughout the land of Liangjiang.
Jinling, in the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion.
Li Guan looked anxious, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, feeling restless.
In front of him, stood a dozen officials.
They are all important civil and military officials of rank 4 or above in the land of Liangjiang.
At the same time, these people are also all the confidants of Li Guan's faction.
"It's a disaster, it's a disaster..."
"The emperor's visit is indeed a bad one!"
Li Guan's face turned livid, and he gritted his teeth and said, "What do you think we should do now?"
"My Lord Governor, there is no need to panic."
Zhang Xiu, the prefect of Kuaiji, said, "Although your Majesty executed Guo Cai, he did not have any imperial edict against us."
"Perhaps, Guo Cai was just too stupid and accidentally let the news out."
"And those evidences were not exposed?"
Li Guan smiled coldly, "Zhang Xiu, you don't understand His Majesty very well."
"Your Majesty is always kind to others and never kills innocent people easily."
"But once the evidence is found, the killing spree is no less than that of Lord Hong Wu."
"And His Majesty is extremely calm and able to tolerate things that ordinary people cannot tolerate and tolerate things that ordinary people cannot tolerate."
"He has not issued an imperial edict now, probably because he is afraid of alerting others."
"Perhaps, all the letters and lists in the South Study Room have fallen into His Majesty's hands!"
After hearing this, the expressions of everyone present instantly changed.
The lists in the south study room had the names of everyone present.
If that evidence is really in the hands of the emperor...
Everyone here counts as one, and no one can escape.
"Sir, how about we escape while the emperor is still far away?"
Lu Ziyi, the prefect of Luzhou, suggested, "Insights revealed that the emperor is on his way to Songjiang, and there will definitely be a delay in Songjiang Prefecture for some time."
"We take this opportunity to take our family and gold and silver and go south by boat. Wouldn't it be like fish like the sea and birds flying into the sky?"
"Innocent."
Li Guan said coldly, "You don't understand your Majesty at all!"
"Who is your Majesty?"
"The person he wants to kill, even if it's the end of the world, he will definitely catch him."
"What about Tatar? What about Wala? What about Ulyangha?"
"If we stay here, maybe we can pay for it with just one life."
"If he runs away and is caught by His Majesty, he will implicate the nine clans!"
Everyone present fell into silence, and the atmosphere was extremely heavy.
After a long time, Li Guan sighed and said, "That's it."
"Soldiers will block it, water will cover it, and earth will cover it. Just wait and see what happens."
"Lu Ziyi, you immediately ride a fast horse and rush to Songjiang Mansion at starry night."
"Tell Wukang that Emperor Wu Kang is coming, and that there is a high probability that he is coming from an evil person."
"Let him be fully prepared and destroy all evidence that may be a threat."
"If there is any negligence, then Guo Cai will be his fate!"
…
Inside Songjiang Mansion.
After listening to the urgent report sent by Lu Ziyi overnight.
Wu Kang was instantly like an ant on a hot pot, worried and worried.
"It's over, it's over, it's over..."
"I originally heard that Guo Cai was beheaded, and I was just about to ask Mr. Li for instructions on what to do."
"I didn't expect that the emperor would come directly to me!"
"From Yangzhou to Songjiang, it passes through three states, a distance of 800 miles."
"The emperor turned a blind eye to these three states and came straight to me, Songjiang..."
"You must have taken advantage of me!"
"I will definitely die!" (End of Chapter)
