There are no surprises in the capital. If the imperial power cannot flow unimpeded in the capital, then this emperor should not be the emperor. However, the mid-Ming Dynasty was far from that point.
In Jiangxi, Mao Yuwen beat several members of the Zhan family almost to death. He had no patience anymore. Although the imperial edict does not allow severe punishment in imperial prison, this is not an imperial prison.
Finally, after peeling off the cocoons, we realized that they were intricately intertwined and interconnected.
They themselves have tenants and poor peasants in their hands, and of course they don’t want these people to go to sea to find a way to make a living. Furthermore, the imperial court is intervening in maritime trade. After they really come in, who can compete with the imperial court?
Even Mei Kejia Zhan felt it was an eyesore, so how could she spread her hands and just listen to the court's instructions.
Killing someone's money is like killing their parents. No one will take out the money from their pockets with a smile.
Five hundred Dongchang fanzi came to Jiangxi. This action was a clear imperial edict to Mao Yuwen.
The leader was a man named Ye Qing.
Mao Yuwen understood it after just a little thought.
He is the deputy envoy of Jinyiwei, why not send Jinyiwei?
Because the commander of the Jin Yiwei was still Mou Bin, the emperor must have been aware of the murderer in the Zhan Xiushan case. Under the control of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Dongchang has always been loyal only to the palace.
Therefore, the emperor also believed that the critical moment had come.
On the other hand, it is also a kind of dissatisfaction with him.
This is common sense in official circles. If you do a good job, the superiors will not send anyone here. Only if I'm worried that you can't handle it, will I send more manpower.
Otherwise why not send these people to Zhejiang and Fujian?
Mao Yuwen touched the knife at his waist. To be honest, he was a little worn out.
"Boss, it's ready!"
What Tian Er handed over was a case file with Zhan's fingerprint on it.
"Everyone mount up!"
There is no way back.
People from Dongchang have come, if he still can't handle it.
The emperor will definitely deal with him.
The sky was still only slightly bright, and in the courtyard, dozens of torches shone on everyone's face, and Mao Yuwen's slender eyes flickered on and off.
"The fact that the Zhan family colluded with court officials to conduct smuggling maritime trade has been confirmed! Your Majesty wants to change private trade into official trade in the southeast, so as to prevent these arrogant people from secretly grabbing illegal silver! Such a good thing, but Both the government and the public are scolding, why? Because they want to make this money themselves! Even if they open a shipping department and ask them to do business according to the rules of the court, they are still not happy! Brothers, what do you think we, as Jinyiwei and Dongchang, should do? Do?"
"kill!"
"The emperor's own army, authorized by the imperial power!" Mao Yuwen repeated this sentence again. These eight words are the capital of Jin Yiwei's arrogance, "Come with me!"
On the other side, more than ten days had passed, and Wang Sheng and others saw that there was no movement in Mao's language, and they were still dreaming. Could it be that this guy went on to investigate and found that it was related to the palace, so he felt that he could not continue the investigation and stopped.
Unexpectedly, I was woken up by chaos and screaming early in the morning while I was still sleeping.
"What's wrong?"
A young boy ran in from outside and said, "Master Fu, the royal guards are here!"
Wang Sheng’s head really hurts!
This madman, forget it if you are crazy, don’t take me with you!
"Master." His wife, who was sleeping next to him, was a little worried. She put her hot palm on his chest, but it seemed that she couldn't warm his increasingly cold heart.
"It's okay. Bring me my official uniform!"
The torch illuminated the Zhifu Yamen as bright as day.
Mao Yuwen didn't talk nonsense. He dismounted directly and took the lead to go in. "After entering, those who obey will be tied up and those who resist will be killed. You just follow orders and act. Anyone who kills the wrong person will be blamed on me."
Because there are people from Dongchang who may not understand his style. That’s why Mao Chinese added the second half of the sentence.
"yes!"
In front of the big red door, the Jin Yiwei knocked loudly and shouted: "The Jin Yiwei is handling the case! Open the door quickly!"
There is no longer any cover for such movements.
Mao Yuwen looked up and saw that a dozen birds were frightened and were hovering in the sky not far away.
"Boss, no one is opening the door!"
"Of course no one opens it. Who will open the door to welcome Death? Death always comes in by himself."
"Got the order!"
And in the backyard of the Yamen,
The servant in front of Wang Sheng was frightened out of his wits, "Master Fu, they broke in!"
"Oops, you're so slow, don't hold on anymore, I'll do it myself." Wang Sheng was upset and cursed the maid who was serving him, and then he lifted his legs and stepped out.
Many people in the mansion followed him and quickly headed to the front yard.
On the road, I saw people walking forward from the pavilions on both sides with shining steel knives, as if they wanted to surround them.
Wang Sheng yelled at the man in the middle holding the knife sideways, "Mao Yuwen, what are you going to do?!"
The swaying flames on the torch danced with the wind, making a sizzling burning sound.
Mao Yuwen turned around and said calmly: "Acquire someone according to the order."
"Nonsense! Where is the imperial edict?"
"What imperial edict do you want to arrest you, a little fourth-grade magistrate? I have already reported the Jiangxi case to the court. I have told you long ago that you will not survive."
Wang Sheng was shocked. Could it be that they had been waiting for news from Beijing for so many days?
"Are you saying that His Majesty really launched a major case because of Zhan's smuggling?!"
"It's not Zhan's smuggling, it's Zhan's smuggling with the government. None of you can escape." Mao Yuwen gestured to the left and right, "Take it down!"
At this point, Wang Sheng didn't know how to refute, because if this was the emperor's imperial edict, he actually had no basis or reason to resist.
But Dongchang Fanzi was very skillful in his movements. He tied his hands behind his back in three strokes.
At this time, Wang Sheng still didn't believe it. "Sea trade smuggling is done by the palace. If we really investigate, it will expose His Majesty's fault. Mao Yuwen, if you act like this, you will definitely not end well."
Mao Yuwen got on his horse and said, "When I arrest all of you, you can complain together. After all, there will be nothing left but complaining. I have always been surprised that you can do whatever His Majesty can do." , Where did this crooked truth come from?”
Wang Sheng and others have financial interests with the Zhan family.
So arresting him was not random.
After that, he led the team to Nanchang Fucheng. Jiangxi Governor Yuan Zhuang, Chief Envoy Meng Yu, and Inspector Zongfu were all there. In addition, there were also subordinate officials from various yamen, such as Tongzhi, Tongpan, etc., basically There are problems with everything.
Opening the sea, if we don't solve a big smuggling case at this level, we won't be able to shake people's hearts.
Among them, there is also a special feature, that is, the commander He Fengwei was not involved. It is not that he is a good and honest official, but that his relationship with the Zhan family is not good.
In particular, he had conflicts with Zhan Xiushan in the early years, so he escaped a disaster.
When the news reached Prince Huai's Mansion, the long history officer fled. In the end, He Fengwei ordered his men to capture him.
Dozens of prisoners were all tied up and thrown together. The scene was quite spectacular.
This was not the first time I saw Mao Yuwen, but He Fengwei was a little frightened.
"I have been wronged! I want to see your Majesty! I want to see your Majesty!"
Mao Yuwen was sitting in the room, and there were people outside shouting injustice.
He went out and looked at the group of people, "According to the decree from the capital, King Huai was taken to the capital. What else do you have wronged?"
Then he walked up to Jiangxi Governor Yuan Zhuang and said, "You used a fake Xu Shufeng to fool me, thinking I don't know? They all say that I, Mao Yuwen, was born as a prison boss, and that's why I have seen so many dirty guys like you." means!"
Hearing that King Huai had suffered this fate, all the officials, big and small, seemed to have lost hope. It turned out that there was still some cover-up, but at this time it was already crazy.
"Hunjun! Hunjun!"
Mao Yuwen asked: "Who is this person?"
"The long history of Prince Huai Palace, Tan Zheng." He Fengwei answered from the side.
"Oh, I haven't heard of it. Just kill him."
Lao He was heartbroken, he had never seen anything like this.
Mao Yuwen smiled and said, "You don't need to do it, I will do it."
This was not a joke, he really drew the knife, and his subordinates really pulled Tan Zheng out of the crowd and pinned him down in front of him.
"Deputy Ambassador...is this really necessary?" He Fengwei asked with a white face.
"You won't shed tears until you see the coffin. This is what I, the prison boss, learned from you literati." Mao Yuwen did not look like he was cheating. "Look at these people. They are obviously collaborating with the Zhan family to embezzle money, but they insist on They said they were wronged. It turns out that the imperial court banned the sea, but they ignored the imperial order and insisted on smuggling. This was obviously illegal, but they still felt that your majesty was treating them badly. Let me tell you, if I don't kill anyone today, they all think that The word imperial court is made of clay!"
"Then again, even if there is nothing, a little Chang Shi, the size of a sesame seed and a mung bean, dares to insult the Holy One. Isn't it right to kill him?"
Yuan Zhuang, Zong Fu and others also began to feel trembling in their hearts. They all said that he was a madman. He was really terrifyingly crazy!
Tan Zheng was extremely desperate and shouted: "The emperor is too harsh on his brothers! What can be done in the sea business palace, but the palace can't do it?! He is so mean and ungrateful, given time, who will be willing to listen to the court's orders? This is a sign of chaos and chaos in the country. Lift! If this is not the faint king, then what is it?!"
"What's funny is that over the years, some people still say that this is the birth of a wise king! What is a wise king? Xiaozong respects the emperor, restrains himself and restores etiquette, is lenient to others, loves the people like a son, and accepts advice when he hears it. He can't do these things, and yet he dares to say Are you a wise king?"
"Lots of nonsense!"
Mao Yuwen slashed with one click, and a column of blood spurted out, sprinkling many people's faces with hot and dirty blood.
And the mouthpiece rolled gurglingly, and rolled in front of Wang Sheng.
He Fengwei turned his head away. He really couldn't stand this scene.
Mao Yuwen calmly took a piece of white cloth from his subordinates and patiently wiped his beloved knife. "If you confess your sins honestly, you can still get a whole body. As for living, it is impossible. Next, I will have to Go to Zhejiang. This time the Zhan family colluded with the government for smuggling. If you meet a clan member, deal with the clan members, and if you meet a gentry, deal with the gentry. From the noble clan level down, you can clear the emperor's side, but you can't open the sea. "
These words are really scary.
The emperor is about to lose his head!
Moreover, as soon as Jiangxi's heads fell to the ground, some gentry in Zhejiang were frightened and reacted violently. All the slightly famous Confucian scholars and scholars in Zhejiang began to participate in this vigorous battle to open the sea!
(End of chapter)
