"Okay, it's really shocking!"
Zhu Di's face was full of resentment, "Let's just say that Beiping Mansion is also the capital of the former Yuan Dynasty, so why are the people under the rule so poor?
It turned out that it was these thieves who hid the farmland.
The father ordered all prefectures and counties in the Ming Dynasty to measure the land and register each one.
As a result, these thieves owned a large amount of land, but they hid most of it, refused to pay any taxes, and allowed other taxes to be imposed on the common people.
When those taxes crush the common people, in the end those thieves will stand up and take away the fields of those common people...
Such sinister intentions, deceiving the emperor and neglecting his superiors!
It seems that it is not unfair to use "Da Gao" for these thieves! "
Yu Rentian, Zhao Jie and other officials' expressions changed slightly. In fact, they were all gentry.
In the hidden land, among the prosperous gentry, it is actually not uncommon, but everyone understands it tacitly.
Even in last year's Guo Huan case, not many cases of hidden farmland were discovered.
But now, it has been revealed that Prince Yan's Mansion only purchased a mere 500 acres of dock land.
The Ming Dynasty is bound to usher in another bloody storm!
At this moment, even Deng Qiang, the deputy envoy of the Inspectorate Department, felt a little heavy in his heart.
Pu Sanji reported again: "Your Highness, there are also reports from several stewards of the He family. The He family also sent money to the Tongzhou magistrate, Tongzhi, magistrate, and several officials yesterday..."
"Thieves deserve to die!"
Zhu Di's eyes were full of cold light.
"Zhu Liang, Li Wang!"
"Your Highness!"
"Send the order, after all the soldiers have finished their meals, set off quickly. We must raid the remaining three families of thieves before dawn and rescue the people they imprison."
"Here!"
…
Then, after resting for a while, everyone set off again.
This time, even if it’s already the second watch.
But under the stimulation of the fields, money and food copied by the He family, no one felt sleepy.
Even officials such as Yu Rentian and Deng Qiang were full of complicated thoughts and hoped that too many hidden acres would not be found in the remaining three gentry families.
However, the actions of these gentry made them all feel cold, they were so heartbroken!
With the experience of the He family, in order to capture the remaining three gentry families as quickly as possible, Zhu Di directly divided his troops this time.
He led 300 soldiers. Guo An and Zhu Fu each led 350 soldiers. As for the Beiping government office, the chief envoys department, the inspection envoys department and other officials, they followed Zhu Di.
Fortunately, the four gentry families that can participate in the Zhangjiawan Pier are all gentry from nearby villages.
Therefore, before dawn, the other three families also followed the footsteps of the He family.
However, it may be that Zhu Fu, Guo An and others were relatively small in number, and some gentry nurses wanted to resist with their knives, so many of them were killed directly.
The properties seized from these three families were not much different from those of the He family.
This shocked Guo An, Zhu Di and others even more.
We only checked four gentry families, and each family hid so many acres of land? How many acres of land have been hidden in the entire Tongzhou, the entire Beiping Prefecture, and even the entire Ming Dynasty?
…
Outside Tongzhou City.
As the rooster crows and dawn breaks, the city gatekeeper yawns and leads a few government officials to feebly begin to open the city gate.
Inside the city gate, a group of people were waiting quietly. As soon as the city gate opened, they would go out to do farm work or do hard work for others. There were also a few carriages mixed in, and they should be first-rate merchants.
"Um?"
Suddenly, these common people saw the government officials who were slowly opening the city gate. They had just opened the city gate a small gap. Each of them seemed to have seen something frightening, and their whole bodies froze in place with fear.
Immediately, the city gate opened automatically.
wrong!
Soon, all the people couldn't help but widen their eyes and took a step back.
A group of black-armored troops, all wrapped up tightly, walked in murderously from outside the city gate.
Some people even found that in the army, some of the black armor and spears were stained with purple and black spots, which made people even more frightened and depressed.
Fortunately, this army had no interest in them. After entering Tongzhou City, they walked directly in the direction of Tongzhou Yamen.
"Is that Mr. He near Zhangjiawan Pier?"
"That's Mr. Zhang... Mr. Hu... Mr. Zhong..."
"Why do they seem to be escorted here..."
"How could the officers and soldiers catch them? Let's go, let's follow them and take a look..."
As if they had discovered some great joy, the people followed the mysterious army into the city with beaming faces.
The back house of Tongzhou Yamen.
Cui Shijian was sleeping soundly when he suddenly heard a rush of shouting coming from outside the door.
"Master, master, something bad is going on..."
Before he finished speaking, Cui Shijian sat up in fright with a bang, and the door of his dormitory was kicked open.
At the same time, several soldiers covered in armor rushed in like wolves and tigers.
"Ah~"
Cui Shijian's beautiful concubine screamed in fright.
Cui Shijian scolded in a deep voice: "Who are you?"
Unfortunately, no one paid him any attention and dragged him off the bed directly to the courtroom in the front yard.
The further they walked, the more Cui Shijian's heart sank.
The entire Tongzhou Yamen has been taken down by this mysterious army.
Moreover, soldiers, led by some scribe-like personnel, were raiding his home...probably the entire Tongzhou Yamen.
Wait until the court.
Cui Shijian's eyes immediately turned black, he was so frightened that his whole body went limp.
The four country sages and gentry whom he had eaten and drank with yesterday were all kneeling in the courtroom with disheveled hair and dull eyes.
Sitting on the official chair in the courtroom was a young man in a dragon robe with four claws and a cold face, closing his eyes and concentrating.
On the left and right below, sitting were Shi Guoan, the governor of Prince Yan whom he had met, as well as Beiping magistrate Yu Rentian, Tongzhi Zhao Jie, Tongpan Dangfu and other officials.
"Cui Shijian, the magistrate of Tongzhou, meets His Highness King Yan!"
Cui Shijian knelt down and respectfully greeted Zhu Di.
Zhu Di didn't even open his eyelids.
Cui Shijian didn't dare to move at all.
After a while, he saw two more familiar people being caught and thrown next to him.
He is his colleague and judge in Tongzhou.
"Cui Zhizhou?"
Fellow acquaintance Pan Feng and judge Lu Shitong looked at Cui Shijian in panic.
Cui Shijian reminded: "The one above is His Highness King Yan..."
"His Royal Highness King Yan?"
Pan Feng and Lu Shitong turned pale and hurriedly saluted Zhu Di above.
"I'm here to see His Highness King Yan!"
Zhu Di still ignored it.
Pan Feng and Lu Shitong were even more frightened, trembling all over.
Another moment later.
Five scribes and government officials were also brought in.
Cui Shijian, Pan Feng, Lu Shitong and others looked even more frighteningly pale.
"Your Highness, all the guilty officials and officials have been arrested and brought to court." Pu Sanji said respectfully.
Zhu Di opened his eyes slightly.
Below, Cui Shijian shuddered violently and shouted repeatedly, "Your Highness, I am not guilty, I am wronged!"
On the side, Pan Feng and Lu Shitong also reacted and quickly raised their heads, ready to complain.
Zhu Di said: "Last night, we took the officials from the government and ransacked the homes of the four gentry families around you one by one."
"Your Highness, I'm not guilty of this crime!"
Cui Shijian shouted again.
Zhu Di's eyes were full of indifference, "Standing next to you is Pu Sanji, the Jinyi Guard of Beiping Prefecture, Qianhu, and a group of officials sitting on the left, including Deng Qiang, deputy envoy of the Prosecution Department, Yu Rentian, the prefect of Beiping, Tongzhi and Tongpan, There are also a number of officials from the Chief Envoy Department."
Cui Shijian opened his mouth, his face full of despair, not knowing how to defend himself.
At this time, another group of soldiers came in carrying boxes of silver from outside.
"Your Highness, these are all the silver coins found from the Yamenhou's house in Tongzhou Prefecture, as well as from the residences of fellow magistrate Pan Feng and judge Lu Shitong. Together with the silver coins found from the houses of those gentry last night, the total is exactly five thousand. two."
Cui Shijian, Pan Feng, and Lu Shitong collapsed directly to the ground, with despair on their faces.
It’s over!
Just relying on this box of money, they had no way to survive.
Thinking about it, Cui Shijian directly wailed: "Why does His Highness the King of Yan force Xiaguan so hard and not give him a chance to survive?...Xiaguan just took a little money from these gentry to support his family..."
Zhu Di asked coldly: "The salary given by the imperial court is not enough for you to eat and drink?"
Cui Shijian was indignant: "Your Highness, I still have wives, children, and children to support at home, as well as some servants..."
Zhu Di took a look at an account book handed over by Pu Sanji and said, "As far as I know, you, a little Tongzhi, have five concubines and dozens of servants.
Moreover, your thief official’s hometown still has a hundred acres of fertile land. "
After saying that, Zhu Di paused slightly and said, "Are you a thief official who only has a hundred acres of fertile land, instead of hiding thousands of acres of fertile land like those gentry and old thieves?"
Cui Shijian's expression changed drastically and he wailed quickly.
"Your Highness, this official has been wronged..."
Zhu Di waved his hands in disgust, "You don't have to complain to us about this thief official. Do you know how many people have been killed behind this box of money, and how many people have been beaten to death by those old thieves?"
Cui Shijian, Pan Feng, Lu Shitong and others suddenly looked at He Ji and the other four with disbelief.
"You are officials of the imperial court, and I have no authority to deal with them."
Zhu Di said again: "However, you dare to use my king's name to oppress and exploit the people, and you deserve death.
Now, there are Beiping government offices, administrative envoys, inspection envoys, and Jin Yiwei all here, and they will judge you and others.
We must keep an eye on it personally, find out all these corrupt officials like you, and bring them to justice. "
Cui Shijian, Pan Feng, Lu Shitong and others lay prone on the ground, their eyes dull.
Zhu Di shouted: "Come here, put them all in shackles, and let me examine them carefully. Don't allow any omissions.
Anyone who dares to be corrupt, bend the law, exploit and oppress the people will be taken down by this king. "
"Here!"
Pu Sanji was the first to respond with his hands raised.
Yu Rentian, Deng Qiang and other officials also stood up quickly to respond.
Immediately, he looked at Cui Shijian and others who were about to faint, with a complicated expression on their faces.
Although they were very sympathetic, they did not dare to have any selfish thoughts.
With Jin Yiwei involved and King Yan keeping a close eye on it, all the criminals involved in this case will not be able to escape, and they only hope it will not expand further.
at the same time.
The people standing outside the court looked at the scene in the court. Their eyes widened, their whole bodies were trembling with excitement, or they were too frightened to express their anger.
On weekdays, all the four houses in Tongzhou City had their homes ransacked last night?
Now, even the magistrates such as Zhizhou and Tongzhi will have their homes confiscated?
…
(End of chapter)
