The criminal officials who were demoted and relegated had all their wealth dispersed before their homes were confiscated. Whether you donate to charity or squander it, you are both sinful.
Chang Feng escorted Shang Ming back to his outer house, and then reported the situation to Sun Luan, the envoy of Beizhen.
Sun Luan then reported it to Zhu Ji, who reported it to Huai'en, who was in charge of the factory and guard, and Huai'en reported it to Emperor Hongzhi.
In the main hall of Qianqing Palace.
After listening to Huaien's report, Emperor Hongzhi said: "Erect a monument for Shang Ming in front of the Yi School at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain. Carve two words on the monument."
"The word 'sin' and the word 'good'."
These are two seemingly contradictory statements, but sometimes sin and goodness are not contradictory. Sinners may also have performed good deeds.
Emperor Hongzhi added: "Say hello to the eunuch guarding Nanjing, and be kind to Shang Ming when he arrives at Xiaoling."
Huaien held up his hand and said, "Old slave takes the blame for eunuch Shang Ming and thanks the emperor for his grace."
Emperor Hongzhi said again: "After dealing with the three Wan family brothers and monk Ming, we must deal with Li Zisheng, Jixiao and Jingyuan as soon as possible."
"Even if Li Zisheng and Ji Xiaolingchi are executed, it will not relieve the hatred in my heart."
"As for Jingyuan, he spoke on my behalf when he said, 'Mountain Tai moves, but the East Palace does not move'. Just drive him out of the capital."
"In addition to them, all the monks, Taoist priests, alchemists, and ministers in the palace must also be driven away. The people will be driven away, but the money will be kept!"
Shang Ming said: "Yes. I will go and deliver the order right away."
Jing Yuan thought he could save the original crown prince. Now that the dynasty has changed, his wealth can continue.
He underestimated Emperor Hongzhi's determination to work hard to govern. The first step in making every effort to govern is to eliminate all evil spirits and ghosts in the palace.
Wynn came to Jinyiwei. It happened that Zhu Ji and Sun Luan went to Dali Temple for business.
So Wynn found Chang Feng.
Huaien said: "The emperor has a decree to execute the two demons Li Zisheng and Jixiao. Go and do it immediately."
Chang Feng asked: "Would you like to say hello to Commander Zhu? Commander Zhu is most afraid of his subordinates doing things beyond him."
Wynn said: "No need. Zhu Ji attaches too much importance to those dead rules."
"There is nothing against the rules for the dignified internal minister and the governor of the East Factory to order his eldest grandson to carry out errands."
Chang Feng said: "Yes. Li Zisheng and Jixiao are being held in the imperial prison. Fatty Xu just gave them a severe punishment, and they confessed where the stolen property in the family was hidden."
"My grandson will go and execute them immediately."
Shang Ming said, "Wait a minute. Dasun, let me ask you, is there any death sentence in Jinyi Guard that is more painful than Ling Chi's?"
Chang Feng replied: "Yes. The 'Jie Jie Gao' death method is more painful than Ling Chi."
Shang Ming was a little surprised: "What's wrong with you? Tell me."
Chang Feng explained to Shang Ming.
The so-called "higher and higher" is, to put it bluntly, bamboo punishment.
Bury a bamboo shoot in the soil. Then drive stakes around the shoots.
The victim's limbs were tied to wooden stakes and fixed. Feed him rice soup every day to make sure he doesn't starve to death.
It won't be long before the bamboo shoots will sprout out of the ground. It grew slowly one by one, piercing the chest of the victim.
The process of growing bamboo shoots is the process of death of the tortured person.
The entire process will last ten days. The victim will suffer in extreme despair and panic. I endure the pain of bamboo shoots piercing my skin and internal organs every day.
Sometimes, death is not scary. The scary thing is going through the process of death.
The death process of decapitation lasts an instant; Lingchi lasts three days; Jiejiegao lasts ten full days.
This torture, it’s really a panda ordering takeout, and the bamboo shoots are at home.
After hearing this, Shang Ming took a breath: "This method is quite poisonous. However, it is perfect for dealing with Li Zisheng and Ji Xiao."
"Jixiao's demonic monk has a human face and a beast's heart. He doesn't even spare a teenage girl; Li Zisheng even sacrificed an infant to the elixir."
"They deserve it. You put them to death immediately."
Chang Feng takes the order. Wanting to say that this elaborate bamboo punishment is something that Wantong learned from the Annan envoy. In the western suburbs of the capital, there is a bamboo forest in Jinyiwei dedicated to carrying out bamboo torture.
Chang Feng brought Ji Xiao and Li Zisheng to the bamboo forest. The fortune teller buried the bamboo shoots and fixed the two of them.
Chang Feng told the two of them what it means to keep high.
Li Zisheng was so frightened that he peed his pants immediately and kept shouting: "I want to pay for my crime and make meritorious service!"
"Henan Chief Minister Gao Zheng embezzled 8,000 taels of silver from the Yellow River renovation! He took 3,000 taels and gave it to the responsible persons, Yuanwailang and Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
"Li Chengye, the governor of Zhejiang Province, is on the free payroll. He has eaten up 30% of the positions of the Hangzhou Guards!"
"There is also Wu Jing'an, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, who collected stolen goods and sold them. In order to seize land, Liang Wansheng, a wealthy businessman from the south of the Yangtze River, killed seven people at once and was caught. His family gave Wu Jing'an three thousand snowflakes of silver and he was able to get away with it!"
Chang Feng told Shi Wenyi: "Take a blank book and write down everything he said. He still has ten days before he dies. He speaks slowly, and you remember it slowly!"
Shi Wenyi said: "Yes."
Compared to Li Zisheng, Ji Xiao was relatively calm.
He walked to the cemetery and sang songs, comforting himself in his heart: death is just entering reincarnation. Eighteen years later, he is a good monk again!
Suddenly he started laughing.
Chang Feng asked: "Jixiao, what's so funny about dying?"
Ji Xiao shouted hysterically: "I have a shocking secret. I must tell it before I die!"
Chang Feng asked: "Oh? What secret?"
Ji Xiao said: "I am the only one in the world who knows this secret! If it is revealed, the capital will surely be in turmoil!"
Chang Feng asked: "What is the secret?"
Ji Xiao smiled and said, "I can only tell you this secret, Chang Qianhu. Come here!"
Chang Feng couldn't restrain his curiosity, so he leaned over and put his ear to Ji Xiao's mouth.
Ji Xiao lowered his voice: "This shocking secret is - eating bananas and winter dates together will taste like shit. Hahaha!"
Ganjiao, that is, banana. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built Fuli Palace to collect rare and exotic trees in the world, including banana trees.
By the Ming Dynasty, vassal states in Guangdong, Guangxi, and Nanyang often sent bananas to Beijing as tribute.
Chang Feng said angrily: "Are you kidding me?"
Ji Xiao smiled and said, "So what if I'm kidding you? Can you still kill me with one knife?"
Fatty Xu interjected: "Master Chang, don't fall for his provocation. He is eager for you to give him a good time!"
Chang Feng ordered Shi Wenyi beside him: "In these ten days, you are responsible for guarding these two people in the bamboo forest. Add more ginseng soup to the rice soup to survive."
"We must let them endure the pain of bamboo shoots piercing their chests for ten days."
In the next month, Chang Feng started a frenzied search of homes.
In addition to confiscating the homes of Jixiao and Li Zisheng, they also confiscated a bunch of houses belonging to ghosts and monsters in the capital.
Those monks, Taoist priests, alchemists, and ministers were expelled from the capital. Emperor Hongzhi had already said, "Drive the people away, but keep the money."
Another group of officials who overstayed their time in Chenghua and committed unforgivable crimes were also among those whose homes were confiscated.
By the end of the winter of the 23rd year of Chenghua, including the residences of the three brothers of the Wan family, Chang Feng led the inspection of thousands of households and raided a total of forty-eight houses.
A total of nine hundred and eighty thousand taels of goods were obtained.
Emperor Hongzhi never expected that those officials, ghosts and snake gods were simply as wealthy as the country.
With this huge fortune, the imperial court's financial situation greatly improved.
Emperor Hongzhi was in a good mood and issued an order to praise Chang Feng, the person in charge of confiscating the house. He was promoted to the rank of General Changfeng Wujie.
The rank of military attachés in the Ming Dynasty was linked to their grade.
Changfeng is a member of the fifth rank with thousands of households. He was first awarded the title of General of Military Virtue. Generally, it takes two years to be promoted to General Wu Jie.
After just a few months as a member of the Qianhu family, he was promoted to a higher rank. Chang Feng became the most outstanding person in Jinyiwei for a while.
