With Yan Song's words, Zhao Shen's investigation of Zhan Xiushan was to uncover Lao's meticulous investigation.
Here, the Ministry of Punishment helped him more. He was also provided with a special place, not to mention the manpower.
By mid-June, the training in Beijing was over. In addition to Zhao Shen, there was another person, Tian Zhengquan, the chief envoy of Guangdong. This man was young and capable. Looking through his past records in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, it was found that he was all excellent.
However, Zhu Houzhao did not completely believe what was written on the paper. For now, he left Tian Zhengquan to Gu Zuo and temporarily let him serve as the second-in-command of the Shaofu Order. He would wait and see.
There are still twenty-four officials in the remaining places who have all returned the same way. No one can tell how they will behave in the future and what their fate will be. Nine officials from Beijing who participated in the training also returned to their original posts.
Afterwards, the Ministry of Rites began to prepare for the second round of training. As soon as the news came out, the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty began to boil. Starting from the Beijing circle that received the news first, it spread to the two capitals and thirteen provinces.
Zhao Shen, Tian Zhengquan.
These two names are the envy of many people.
So when Zhao Shen left the capital, he felt that there were a lot more carriages on the official road. Maybe the people left in the capital from various places started to go back to spread the news.
"Where are you going, Mr. Zhao today?"
Zhao Shen opened the curtain and looked outside.
The sun was blazing in June, and the poplar trees were full of leaves, but that little shade didn't cure the root cause. Fortunately, the number of people begging for food along the way has decreased significantly, because they have basically heard that people are needed to work in Beijing, so they all go there even with crutches.
The person driving the carriage for Zhao Shen was someone from the Ministry of Justice who came to help. In fact, Dongchang also sent people to follow him privately, so at least the emperor had to understand the situation.
"In Zhan Xiushan, four people died violently in prison. One of them was from Shuntian Prefecture."
Yan Song also knew, "The teacher is talking about Zhao Xiu from Dali Temple."
"Speaking of which, it's still my family. According to Xu Youming, they often gather together to gamble, and sometimes they can win or lose hundreds of taels. Zhao Xiu is from a poor family, how can he have so many silver taels? Is he squandering?"
"Go check his property?"
"Family property is not the most important thing. The important thing is the relationship in the officialdom. Four people died in Zhan Xiushan, and they were obviously murdered. Dead people cannot speak, but they must be hiding something."
"Then we should go to his residence in Kyoto, right?"
"The murderer must have extraordinary means to kill people in Jinyiwei. Someone must have touched these people's homes. Let's go to Zhao Xiu's hometown in Shuntian Prefecture."
Yan Song disagreed, "If we go to his hometown, what can we find?"
Zhao Shen sat upright with his hands crossed, "I looked through the archives and files in the Ministry of Justice for seven or eight days, but they never came out. As soon as I came out, I went to Zhao Xiu's hometown. What do you think those who are watching me will think?"
Yan Song was shocked.
It turns out that this trick is called luring a snake out of its hole.
"His Majesty announced at Fengtianmen that this case must be investigated clearly. The murderer must be concerned and confused at this time. If this matter falls on Zhao Shen, he will send people to keep an eye on Zhao Shen. If it falls on Zhang Shen, he will send people to keep an eye on Zhang Shen. Be careful. And I deliberately stayed still for several days, and now I suddenly move, there must be doubts in my heart."….
"They say teachers are good at arresting people, and it turns out that's true when I see him today."
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Forbidden City.
The emperor suddenly changed his temper that day for some unknown reason, and rode a dragon to chase someone to the Ancestral Temple.
On the way, Liu Jin informed Mao Yuwen and Zhao Shen of their progress.
In fact, when it comes to Zhan Xiushan, it is Zhao Shen who is obviously investigating. In fact, who Zhan Xiushan is colluding with in the local area and what kind of interests Zhan has with whom are the key points that Mao Yuwen is investigating.
It's just that Zhao Shen caused a lot of noise, and a lot of eyes seemed to be focused here.
In short, no matter what, both soft and hard methods, namely investigation and training, have been used, and the next step is nothing more than an issue of execution.
To be honest, there is nothing the emperor can do about this level of execution.
Just like in a war, you send Yue Fei, Han Xin, Li Jing, Xu Daga, Chang Yuchun... You think you have arranged everything, but if these people are defeated, what can you say about the emperor sitting on the dragon throne?
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao tried his best to choose two people with stronger practical ability, and the rest was to wait.
Today, when he went to the Ancestral Temple, he actually wanted to sit for a while.
Offer incense to the ancestors of the Zhu family, especially since he misses Emperor Hongzhi a little bit.
In fact, it's not pretentious, it's probably because he has completed most of the layout and plots, so he has some free time, so he came here.
There are emperors from all dynasties in the Ancestral Temple, and there are also portraits.
Zhu Houzhao stood there and stared at the picture of Emperor Hongzhi carefully, but it actually looked a bit different.
Looking further ahead, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di...
These names are actually related to him.
In the seventeenth year of Hongzhi's reign, King Zhu Youqi of Huai was demoted to a commoner because he got into trouble with corruption in Zhejiang. But Emperor Hongzhi was still there at that time, and he loved his family and relatives very much.
Being demoted to a commoner was the result of Zhu Houzhao's fighting for it with a little bit of coquettishness. Moreover, Zhu Youji was only punished and the vassal was not eliminated.
In other words, in the vassal system, there was still the position of King Huai, but the person sitting in this position was replaced by Zhu Youqi's younger brother, Zhu Youfu.
Now that King Huai's family is involved in Dagu, Zhu Houzhao is actually a little surprised.
He didn't understand, maybe the feudal king had colluded with some local people, and some kind of ecology had been formed.
If this is the case, it really cannot be solved by changing someone else. Because the palace must spend so much money, what can the newly appointed King Huai do?
Unless he cuts himself with a knife, he will be clean and abide by the laws of the court from now on. In theory, it's possible, but the princes of the Zhu family are just a bunch of trash.
If everyone could have this awareness, the emperor wouldn't need to be upset.
So Zhu Houzhao also sighed.
"...Dad, there are some things that my son doesn't know how to tell you. At first you had to deal with Prince Huai lightly, but now, even if you deal with them harshly, they will do whatever they want. You are a good person and treat everyone well." Good, especially for me."
Zhu Houzhao sat on the round soft couch, dazed, and said to himself, "Among those who are emperors, you are a very special one. Sometimes I don't know what you think. Probably. …”….
"...You don't know what I think. I will take care of the children and grandchildren of the Zhu family who can take care of them. But don't blame me for those who can't. I am here for the Ming Dynasty. The same goes for the grandfather and grandpa Zeng in front of me. , don’t blame me. In fact, I’m not sure you will thank me. When I hang there, I firmly believe that Ming Dynasty will be better than ever before.”
"The palace is very empty now. Of the children you gave birth to, I am the only one left. I don't even have a younger brother or sister around to make trouble. I see either eunuchs or maids every day. In a few years... In a few years, my son, I will go out of the palace to see it. The great rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty have invested so much of my energy, so it’s not too much for me to go and see it, right?"
"My son in the north, I won a battle once. Dad, you have a good temper. I can't bear it even if you are bullied by those northerners. Look at these big men. Anyone who offends a strong man will be punished no matter how far away he is. Look again. In the Tang Dynasty, all barbarians inside and outside who dared to call themselves soldiers will be killed! Our Ming Dynasty was okay, but why should we, father and son, be bullied? I am not convinced, and I want to fight for this tone. He Dayan People like Khan and Huoshai are not Temujin or Kublai Khan, so why can't they defeat him?"
"Even if Temujin really comes and I can't defeat him, I'm still not convinced. I'll save my strength for a few years and I'll still fight them. If the Han people can't feel proud under my rule, I'm not worthy of this position. Emperor. So no matter what the outcome is, at least I want future generations to know that when they talk about righteousness, they will know that the Ming Dynasty had such a strong-blooded emperor. This is a kind of spirit, as long as it is planted in the blood of the nation, three to five hundred years later It will still work."
"Anyway, I'm just going to stop talking today and tell you this casually. In the past
I believe in atheism, but it’s hard to say now. If you can hear me, don't be angry or laugh. In short, I will definitely shoulder the burden of Ming Dynasty for you. There is no need to say anything else. By the way, you'd better bless me with a son. If I don't have a son, no matter how good I do, it won't be enough to defeat the guy behind me. "
Liu Jin outside didn't know how much time had passed. In short, he suddenly heard an order and went in.
After arriving inside, he knelt down obediently, and the emperor was already sitting in the middle of the room with his legs crossed.
"The edict is conveyed. Wang Kuo, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is diligent in his duties, loyal to the country, and treats the emperor with sincerity. He forgets his own interests. In fact, he is a minister of our Ming Dynasty. I have specially ordered him to control the key areas of Zhejiang and Fujian and to control the people who are in need. The governor-general of Zhejiang and Fujian is in charge of military affairs, waterway control, and food and salary management!"
[In view of the general environment, Liu Jin did not dare to delay after receiving the imperial edict and went to the cabinet immediately.
In the cabinet, both Li Dongyang and Xie Qian knew why the emperor appointed the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. At first they recommended Guo Liang Chu.
Now that Wang Hao is personally taking action, even they did not expect it.
In this dynasty, Wang Hao is a serious emperor and master. In terms of moral standards, there are few who can surpass him, and in terms of being an official, there are even fewer who can surpass him.
Such a person was suddenly released to serve as governor of two provinces.
One can imagine how the local officials would react. For those who didn’t know, they thought they were going to quell the rebellion!
Li Dongyang immediately polished off the ink and started writing, and the emperor just said that when they, the great bachelors, finished writing, it would be an article, and the fonts would be handsome, impartial, and extremely neat:
"... After entering Zhejiang and Fujian, you took charge of the central government and strictly ordered the civil and military officials. The governors of the two provinces and the three divisions and other officials were under your control. All military and horse money and food, water transportation, salt law, farming, water conservancy and other items could be used for profit. Whatever harms or benefits the local area, it can be implemented properly. The reasons are not fully stated in the imperial edict, and it is allowed to act for convenience and not to be restrained. You have used your old hard work to hope that you will send it again now. You must be honest, impartial, loyal and do your best, and use your skin. You can reward your merits with your skin, I admire you for this!"
After writing it, the imperial edict was immediately sent to the emperor.
Zhu Houzhao's determination was strong at this time. After a brief glance, he said calmly: "Use the seal."
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