Snapped!
On the streets of Hangzhou City, soldiers from the governor's yamen pasted a large piece of yellow paper full of black characters on the wall, which was as tall as a person. The people watching pointed at it.
The soldiers gathered around a middle-aged man with a goatee who looked like a scholar. After a look, the poor scholar began to point to the words and read aloud:
People, brothers and sisters, a shocking corruption has occurred in Zhejiang this time! His Royal Highness has sent ministers to arrest them! So many people have been arrested in the past few days. They are the bastard chief minister Li Yancai, the inhuman inspector Dang Shanji, and a bunch of corrupt officials who have forgotten that they were once poor people... Don't worry, these people have all been arrested. After being arrested, the prince said that any official who bullied the common people would be arrested even if he hid in his grandma's house! "
Mei Kejia went out today and encountered such scenes in several places. Anyway, there was such a notice on the next street. Then he found a poor scholar, gave him a tael of silver, and asked him to read for a day.
"You don't have to read it." Mei Kejia said with a smile, "This must have been taught by the prince. He used vulgar language just to make the people understand."
It’s really about doing whatever you can to improve it.
The man who drove his carriage, Fu Zheng, was considered uneducated, but it was unpleasant to hear people say this on the street.
However, many things in this world are also mysterious. It's like if you are used to seeing the government being serious every day, and suddenly it will give you a humorous and funny thing, then the people who eat melons will also like to hear about things that are not interesting in themselves.
There is nothing wrong with these words, and people who do not study can understand them. Therefore, the people of Hangzhou City watched an open-air comedy drama for free.
When Mei Kejia passed by, he would see people laughing and boasting, so he would pat his chest on the street and say, "I have said before that these officials are white-faced and black-hearted. Look, we can't deal with them. There are high officials above who can deal with him!"
"That bastard Zenkichi came and asked for some wine from our house. He just took the wine without giving us any money! Good job this time. From now on, these dog officers should be arrested by them!"
…
After seeing more and more scenes like this, Mei Kejia was able to understand its meaning. All the prince did was just four words: Youyouzhikou.
Eunuch Zhang has learned well, so no one can cause trouble in Hangzhou.
This is a hand.
On the other hand, soldiers from the governor's yamen and the inspector's yamen were mobilized. Some were arresting people in the city of Hangzhou, while others were going out of the city to take people to the neighboring prefecture.
Mei Kejia himself had seen prison cars on the street, and it was a series of prison cars containing more than a dozen prisoners.
"I recognize them. They are those from the Li family. They often allow domestic slaves to hurt people in the street!"
"Good catch! Good catch!"
…
For some reason, Mei Kejia usually felt that there were not so many people with grievances in the city. They were silent, silent, silent... It was only then that he discovered the huge number of this group.
At the same time, the governor's Yamen.
Zhang Yong, Mao Yuwen and Wang Hua interrogated Xu Ruoqin.
This Huzhou prefect made waves in the capital, and His Highness the Prince remembered him. Since the superiors know about it, you will naturally have to go up when there is a situation when you are doing things below. If your leader can't care about you and doesn't make any move, do you still have a leader in your eyes? ….
Xu Ruoqin is in his thirties, and he is quite handsome. He has a white face, red lips, lively eyes, and a stylish figure. If Wang Hua were to see it for himself, he would never think that this person was a bad person.
"Xu Ruoqin. Ten months ago, you wrote a memorial, saying that Your Highness was favored and held a high position. His family was warm and he had a good salary. Because he took advantage of the wealth and power to compete with the people for the benefit of the people, the people were safe and able. Your Highness, you have The decree asks me to ask you, you said that the East Palace is competing for the interests of the people, is what you officials, big and small, are greedy for, is it for the interests of the people?"
Zhang Yong was lying. This was indeed the prince's confession.
Because sometimes Zhu Houzhao actually feels that his spirit is about to be split by these people. Logically speaking, they are all people who have read the books of sages. They all know what etiquette, justice and integrity are, right? what comes out of your mouth
Even if you don’t believe it, you still want to be so righteous and awe-inspiring. What kind of mentality is this?
Xu Ruoqin raised his eyelids unsteadily, and then laughed coldly, "The harm caused by factory guards has reappeared in the world. You are all executioners with hands covered with donated blood! How dare you sit on it and question me sanctimoniously! "
Zhang Yong was so angry at what he said to him, "I don't even mention it, so how dare I say such arrogant words?!"
"Being greedy for ink?" Xu Ruoqin was filled with despair and resentment because the entire family was implicated. "We are greedy for ink, so what about Wei Bin and Mei Kejia? They benefited more than millions from the people?!"
"Don't stop me!" Mao Yuwen couldn't bear it any longer. He walked straight towards the armored soldier beside him, drew out his knife and was about to kill him. However, Zhang Yong gave a signal with his eyes, and someone came out and stopped Mao Yuwen. .
But this guy is really angry. Even if he can't kick him, he still has to raise his foot. "Father! You asked me to kill him with one knife! Didn't he call me an executioner? I don't even have his blood on my hands!"
Zhang Yong waved his hand and asked people to take him aside, and then said to Xu Ruoqin: "You are quite thick-skinned. When I hear you speak, I hear that you are loyal to the emperor and the people. You are either worrying about the country or the country, or you are pitying the people of the world. . But looking at what you do, all you see is seeking office, fame, and profit. His Highness said that for a person like you, the most important thing is not to kill you, but to kill you with one knife will actually set you free."
"The most important thing to do is to put you in Yuanma Temple, a difficult place in the northwest, and become a horse herder. That means putting you in a position least likely to be promoted, feeding mosquitoes while doing the lowest-paying job. Find a mean boss who drives you to work all the time like a cow. Don’t you care about the common people in the world? Then let you see how the poor people live. Don’t you worry about the country? Then Let you keep a few war horses for the imperial court."
When Zhang Yong said these words, Wang Hua and Mao Yuwen couldn't help but look at him.
Zhang Yong looked a little uncomfortable, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
They both shook their heads and said no problem. But Mao Yu's literary spirit faded away, "I suddenly didn't want to kill him anymore. I felt that killing him would really give him an advantage."
Zhang Yong could understand that these two people were probably trying to say that Your Highness was too damaged...
How bold!
It’s as if they didn’t tell it.
However, Xu Ruoqin's expression did not change, "This is the first time I have heard that my father-in-law and the Jinyiwei talked about serving the king and the people! The incident in Zhejiang originally started because of Wei Bin's corruption. What's wrong with the courtiers impeaching him? But in the end, it turned out that Zhejiang has recruited eunuchs and royal guards from the palace. It is better to defend the people than to defend the river. You can deceive the emperor and the prince, but can you deceive the people of the world?! "...
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"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Zhang Yong, I beg you, please go and tell His Highness, this slave knows that you are wrong."
There is some friendship between Zhang Yong and Wei Bin, even though they have committed a crime, but they have known each other for a long time and grew up together with the prince in the East Palace.
On weekdays, everyone, headed by Liu Jin, calls each other brothers and helps each other. So when he saw Wei Bin's fate today, it would be a lie to say he wasn't sad.
Zhang Yong sniffed, holding back tears, and then stretched out his hand to wipe Wei Bin's dirty face, and said, "I brought wine, and I will have a drink with you today."
He sat down, next to him was a wine jar and two bowls.
One person was outside the cell, the other was inside the cell, and the two people bumped into each other.
In fact, Wei Bin didn't want to drink. He finished the process and then looked at Zhang Yong eagerly, "Your Highness... don't you have anything to say?"
"Yes." Zhang Yong nodded heavily.
Crash, Wei Bin arched his head forward and pulled the iron chain on his body with a crisp sound, "What did your Highness say?"
"His Highness asked me to find you as soon as I entered the city. Ask who is sending money and establishing connections in Zhejiang's official circles... I didn't dare to reply at that time, thinking what if Wei Bin didn't tell me."
Wei Bin nodded eagerly and hurriedly, "I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything! As long as His Highness is still willing to believe me!"
Snapped!
Zhang Yong smashed the bowl in his hand on the ground, "What's the use of being so obedient at this time?! What have you been doing! When you were greedy, didn't you think about what to do if His Highness knew about it? I didn't Have I reminded you not to take His Highness’s money from anyone else?!”
Wei Bin was not afraid of Zhang Yong's anger at all. He stretched out his hand towards Zhang Yong. His speech varied in severity. Some words could be heard, while others were silent. But he was basically crying, "I know I was wrong... I really know I was wrong." ...Can you, can you give me another chance...”….
"Opportunity...Old Wei, His Highness employs people. You have been in the East Palace for so many years. You know that as long as the edge of the knife is facing outward and the heart is facing the East Palace, you will do your best to preserve it. But if you want to dig up the roots of your own people, let alone you, even if it is Neither Liu Jin nor I can escape this fate."
Zhang Yong raised his head and said finally, "Your Highness, you are the prince, and you will also be the emperor in the future. Do you understand?"
Wei Bin stood up slowly and with difficulty, and knelt down facing the north, "Your Highness's grace will allow me to repay you in the next life."
"Bring me the poisonous wine!"
"yes!"
In the end, Wei Bin also named several names, some of which were on Zhang Yong's arrest list, and some of which were not.
After finishing speaking, Wei Bin raised the bowl and Zhang Yong raised the jar of wine he had brought earlier.
"Brother, Old Wei takes the first step. May we not be human in the next life."
After drinking all this, a thin body finally collapsed to the ground. The loss of a life was only a splash of three ounces of straw.
"Come here!"
With a bang, the iron door of the dungeon was opened.
"exist!
"Perhaps because they just killed someone, these guys were very energetic and responded loudly.
"Send the order and order Wu Junchuan, the deputy of the Qianhu family, to rush to Jiaxing and capture the Qian family, a powerful local family!
This Qian family is the Qian Shi of Guanglu Temple Shaoqing Qian Shi.
Why do you say Xu Ruoqin is his? Originally, the relationship between the two families was relatively close, and they were related by marriage. This kind of situation where officials and businessmen cannot distinguish between officials and businessmen is one of the main targets that the prince wants to attack!
If all political methods fail, then the only option is to find out the leading families and kill them.
Of course, although this was done in Zhejiang, after arresting several big families in Zhejiang, the entire Jiangnan, especially the Susong area, began to be shaken.
This time the imperial court is rectifying Zhejiang, will it shift its target to Jiangnan next time?
After all, does the crime of collusion between Zhejiang businessmen and the government not exist in Jiangnan? We can even say, where does it not exist?
And with all kinds of things in the court,
The number of memorials gradually increased, and the cabinet included six departments, and it suddenly became clear.
"This is the reason why Your Highness wants to send Tengxiang Zuowei to Zhejiang!"
What happened in Zhejiang will definitely cause some turmoil in Jiangnan and even the whole country. If there is a Class A guard who can be used as a nail to attack, this will be a knock on the mountain.
To put it bluntly, Donggong was prepared for someone to cause trouble.
However, no matter how prepared the East Palace was, when more and more news about Zhejiang's situation reached the capital, the courtiers became more and more unable to bear it.
Emperor Hongzhi flipped through the memorials one by one, and his little hands began to tremble, "This letter is yes, this letter is also... this letter is also, what do they want to do?!"
The emperor's health has been getting better and better in the past few days. He basically walks every day, and he has also recovered from morning and afternoon pilgrimages.
When Zhu Houzhao came in, he happened to see a memorial being thrown to the ground. When he lifted the curtain and poked his head in, he saw the emperor walking back and forth angrily. So he lowered his head and picked up the memorial.
"What happened to make father angry?"
"If you mess with me, I can probably tolerate it. But they are all messing with you!" Emperor Hongzhi pointed at his son, "You always have a way, think about it quickly, how to deal with them."….
Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to say, "Father, don't be angry yet, you are just getting better."
"You know what you are saying. But none of these high-ranking ministers have really considered my health. They are only worried about you continuing to investigate!"
Perhaps because too many people were arrested, the originally peaceful court began to boil again.
Zhu Houzhao frowned and pondered for a while, and he had some calculations in his mind.
Early morning on the second day.
He threw out a memorial, "Where is Jiang Tongzu, the imperial censor of the Imperial Palace?"
"I'm here!" A high-pitched voice sounded, and then a young official with a short beard came out.
"Recently, I have been supervising the corruption case in Zhejiang and arrested many officials and businessmen. As a result, some people are not being aggressive in their politics in the court, implying that the East Palace has lost its generosity. Jiang Tongzu, is this what you mean?"
"Your Highness, no. This is what the saint meant." This Jiang Tongzu was having a good time.
"What does the sage mean?" Zhu Houzhao stood in front of all the courtiers and asked, "Did the sage say that corrupt officials should not be killed?"
"Back to Your Highness, the sage did not say that corrupt officials should not be killed. The sage said to govern the people with virtue, win the trust of the people, and not to impose harsh policies and arbitrary punishments. When Wei Xuancheng admonished Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, he said: Since ancient times, emperors have If a country is governed by benevolence and righteousness, the country will be prosperous and prosperous for a long time. If the people are governed by criminal laws, even if they can achieve temporary results, the country will quickly fall because of it. Therefore, we should choose benevolence and righteousness instead of punishment. This is the truth. "
Zhu Houzhao said: "The sage said that harsh punishments should not be used to govern the people. When did he say that severe punishments should not be used to govern officials? Jiang Tongzu, I really don't know where you have read. There are so many books. Dear ministers, do you really pretend to be the common people in your hearts?!"
The prince pointed to the sky with the memorandum in his hand, "Emperor Taizu has long said that you have a salary and a salary, and the people anoint the people. The people are easy to abuse, but the heaven is hard to bully! What I am investigating is a nest of corruption, and what I am doing is for The good deeds of the people! Ministers, do you know that the people of Zhejiang are applauded when officials at all levels are arrested, but what about you? You said that you should worry about the world's worries first, and then rejoice after the world's happiness. But now the people are happy, but you are worried. ! It’s truly an ancient anecdote!”
Snapped!
Zhu Houzhao threw Jiang Tongzu's memorial in front of him and said firmly: "Jiang Tongzu, your article is the best, but the better you write, the more you can read. I will not punish you. You will only be punished for being a common citizen for three months. If you still have a conscience, go and see how corrupt officials harm the people. Don't always sit in the court and curse those in power."
"There are other memorials of this kind that say that I am a harsh government official, but I do not recognize them at all, because you do not know what it means that the people are easy to abuse, but the gods are hard to bully! Therefore, I neither give instructions nor give instructions on these memorials. Stay in the middle and return the same way! You all say that history is as iron as iron. Write down this matter carefully today. From Jiang Tongzu down, don’t miss anyone’s name. Write it down for future generations to see. These corrupt officials in this palace have arrested Is it wrong or right!"
When the prince said these words, the courtiers were speechless for a moment. Perhaps it was due to the overwhelming power, but it was extremely quiet in front of Taihe Gate. Even in front of the row of eunuchs carrying memorials, no one came to receive the memorials.
Zhu Houzhao pulled out one at random, "Wei Lisen, Chief of the Criminal Department!"
"I'm here."
"Come and get the memorial."
Once you have the first one, everything will follow.
Everyone was in a daze, mainly because this approach had never been done before...there was neither instruction nor detention...
The meaning is that what you said is wrong, and I will not change it. If you still don't accept it, well, let it be recorded in the history books and passed down to future generations! History will give the answer!
The key prince punishes corrupt officials one by one. This can't be wrong anywhere.
Emperor Hongzhi sighed while sitting on the dragon throne: Why is it so powerful...
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