The Minister of Rites was responsible for liaison, the Minister of Punishment and the Minister of War worked together to forge tax evidence, the Minister of Industry helped coordinate the merchant ships transporting grain, and he, Guo Huan, helped cover up the tax revenue from the grain depot... The division of labor was clear, and everyone made a fortune together.
But now... they have all been caught.
Guo Huan was covered in cold sweat. At this time, he didn't care about pretending to rest or anything like that. He stood up and walked out.
Hube was not a place where he could stay for a long time. He had to leave the court quickly, even leave Yingtian, and run as far away as possible.
A long time ago, Guo Huan had figured out a way out for himself. He could go overseas. He invested a lot overseas through relatives and friends. Although the Ming Dynasty had many merchant ships and soldiers overseas, he knew that overseas was still very big. , and the management is very loose. As long as you use enough money, you can live a life without worrying about food and clothing.
Of course, Guo Huan could also stay in the Ming Dynasty. He found an overseas paradise in Huguang, which was deserted all year round. Almost all the beauties he found were placed in that overseas paradise, and he could hide in it.
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Anyway, with beautiful women accompanying him all day long, Guo Huan thought that he would not be bored in this life.
Incorruptible and poor, these are the characters Guo Huan has created for himself.
But in fact, he is a lustful and greedy person, but he is just too well hidden to be discovered by others.
Guo Huan was very anxious. He didn't know if he would have a chance to escape.
Not caring about any more pretense, Guo Huan came outside and said to his colleagues with a pale face: "Comrades, I am feeling deeply unwell. Please help me ask for leave from the Master. I want to go home to see the doctor."
On weekdays, Guo Huan pretends to be very good and has good popularity. Seeing Guo Huan's face turned pale, everyone was very concerned and hurriedly came up to help him: "Master Guo, you only eat steamed buns and pickles every day, how can you not cause problems? What about? We will have lunch with you later...Xiao Wang, you can send Mr. Guo to see the doctor."
"no, I'm fine."
When Guo Huan left, he did not forget his personality. Perhaps he was used to wearing a mask for so long: "You should be busy, I can still hold on, you work first, now my household department is about to be split, and related matters are absolutely careless. No, you do things first.”
With that said, Guo Huan covered his head and walked out slowly... Now that he is a patient, he has to pretend to be more decent.
However, as soon as he walked to the door, many people walked in, and the leader... was none other than Tang He.
Guo Huan had met Tang He. During the heaven-sacrifice ceremony prepared by Zhu Yuanzhang, Tang He was with Zhu Yuanzhang. Guo Huan stood in the crowd like a follower... At that time, he thought: This is what a man should be.
Who hasn’t dreamed a little bit?
But when he saw Tang He again, Guo Huanran suddenly discovered that his dream seemed to be dashed.
"Master Guo, you are going out!"
Tang He stared at Guo Huan and said with a smile: "Just in time, I also have something to ask Mr. Guo. Can we go out for a walk together?"
"..."
How could Guo Huan not know that Tang He was here to arrest him?
He had just heard that all his partners were arrested by Tang He. Now that Tang He appeared in front of him, could he still not understand what Tang He was doing?
"No, no."
Guo Huan was so frightened that he stepped back. The officials from the Ministry of Revenue beside him were a little curious when they saw Guo Huan's appearance.
what happened to him?
We just saw Tang He, is there any need to be so scared?
But some officials who were colluding with Guo Huanhang suddenly turned pale after seeing Guo Huan's reaction, and their legs trembled... It was over, and they were all found out.
Damn Guo Huan, didn’t he say nothing would happen?
Why was Tang He found out?
Thinking of the benefits they had received from Guo Huan, they were filled with despair... There were also some officials who had just joined, and they felt like they were mourning. Why didn't they persist and refuse Guo Huan's coercion and inducement?
Tang He looked at the guilty Guo Huan and kicked him in the stomach without talking to him. Then he coldly shouted to the emperor's soldiers: "Catch him!"
The emperor's soldiers behind him rushed towards him like wolves and tigers, held Guo Huan down and walked out. Tang He glanced at the officials in the room coldly, and then said: "Since the fourth year of the Ming Dynasty, Guo Huan has been using the power of staying at home. He used the opportunity of serving as an official in the ministry to make money wantonly. How many of you here are his accomplices? Now that you stand up, you can be punished lightly. "
It's very simple to say, but almost no one takes action.
Take the initiative to stand up?
Are you kidding? Whoever stands up at this moment is a fool. What if Tang He doesn't know about them at all and only Tang He deliberately deceives them?
Don't take the initiative, resolutely don't take the initiative.
Moreover, those people who were implicated by Guo Huan cursed all the eighteen generations of Guo Huan's ancestors in their hearts: This idiot has been doing this since the fourth year of Hongwu. How much money did he make? But only gave them a little bit...
Tang He waited for a while, and when he saw that no one came forward, he immediately sneered: "Haha, you are stubbornly resisting! Zhang Ting! Come forward!"
Zhang Ting was a Jinshi in the eighth year of the Ming Dynasty. Because he was particularly sensitive to numbers and was the best performer in Jiuzhang arithmetic among the Jinshi during the same period, he was assigned to the Ministry of Accounts to calculate the accounts sent by each province.
It has only been two years, has he also fallen?
Hearing his name being read by Tang He, Zhang Ting hurriedly knelt down, kowtowed and said, "Mr. I didn’t even get a single copper plate! Please, Duke Xin, take a closer look!”
Zhang Ting begged for mercy, saying that he was very clean, but Tang He would not listen to him and directly exposed Zhang Ting's lies: "You didn't take a copper plate, but what about your cousin? He chartered a flower boat on the bank of the Qinhuai River. The boat lasts a month, where does the money come from?”
"..."
Zhang Ting's face turned pale immediately. He never expected that Tang He already knew about this kind of thing.
Then why resist?
What's the point of resisting anymore?
Lowering his head, Zhang Ting gave up resistance and let Tang He take him away.
Others still didn't stand up. Tang He coldly called out the names of several more people, and everyone started to panic. Anyone who had anything to do with Guo Huan knelt down and begged for mercy. Tang He didn't talk nonsense to them. Just let the soldiers you brought take them away.
A third of the huge household was taken out, and the remaining people looked at each other...
…
Jinyiwei!
Zhu Han knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had always had an intelligence team of his own, and he also guessed that it was Jin Yiwei, but this was the first time he had real contact. However, in Zhu Han's view, Jin Yiwei's structure was too simple, and it relied solely on catching wind and shadow. Arresting people can easily cause adverse effects.
Now that he has encountered it, he should transform this personal soldier who belongs to Zhu Yuanzhang alone.
This intelligence team should have given full play to its greater value, but they did not develop their business well, which made Zhu Han feel it was a pity. In order to allow Jin Yiwei to be responsible for more business, Zhu Han structured him After the initial improvements, he called Tang He over.
Tang He is mainly responsible for arresting people. As for the interrogation after arresting people, he does not need to do it. Someone will investigate the matter clearly. Tang He only needs to ensure the authenticity of the investigation results.
When he heard that Zhu Han wanted to improve Jinyiwei, he was so frightened that he turned around and wanted to run away: "Qiwu, this is too big a matter for me to do. It's better for you two brothers to discuss it after His Majesty comes."
Are you kidding me? He had no choice but to take over Jin Yiwei. Zhu Yuanzhang used years of brotherhood to kidnap him, so that he had to help Zhu Yuanzhang take over such a hot potato. Now Zhu Han actually wants to take action on this hot potato. What happened to Tang He? Dare to accept it?
Tang He wanted to run away, but Zhu Han didn't give him a chance to run away. He grabbed Tang He and wouldn't let go: "Brother Tang He, what are you worried about? We have known each other for so many years. Don't you still understand who I am? How could I trick you?" ?Promise to make your Jin Yiwei flourish."
"..."
Although Tang He didn't want to get involved, thinking about what Zhu Han said... it was true. Zhu Han was more reliable than Zhu Yuanzhang, and those who followed Zhu Han did well.
Thinking of this, Tang He gradually let go of his worries and sat down to listen to Zhu Han's thoughts. However, he was also prepared to run away. Once he found a problem, he would immediately apply oil on the soles of his feet.
"Jinyiwei is responsible for monitoring the world. There is no problem with that. My brother's original intention of establishing Jinyiwei was also for the good of the Ming Dynasty, but he has always been hiding in the dark, which makes people have a prejudice against him. What we have to do is to break this prejudice."
While explaining, Zhu Han took out the organizational structure he had set up for Jin Yiwei and said to Tang He: "What I mean is to split the responsibilities of Jin Yiwei, on the one hand openly, and on the other hand secretly. , even if he is kept in the dark, we must give him a reasonable name."
In fact, what Zhu Han did was very simple, which was to decompose and refine the responsibilities of the Jinyiwei. The first step he had to take was to integrate the police officers from all over the country into the Jinyiwei. This was a force on the surface. Divide the apparent power of the Jinyiwei into four parts: patrolling, collecting evidence, conducting preliminary trials, sorting out the legality of clues, and then pronouncing sentences, just like the public prosecutors in later generations.
Of course, the most important thing for Jinyiwei is to monitor the world. This can also be put on the surface. It is similar to the Chinese government system in later generations. Everything is put on the surface. The four parties check and balance each other and promote each other. They are independent of local administration and directly under the imperial court. Hall leader.
Tang He heard Zhu Han's thoughts and immediately understood what Zhu Han meant. He left in no hurry. Didn't this give Jin Yiwei a coat of being accepted by the court?
But there was one thing that Tang He didn't agree with. He said to Zhu Han: "Your Majesty's original intention of setting up the Jinyi Guards was to monitor the officials in the dark to see if they were doing evil or colluding with each other. If they were kept in the open, everyone would be afraid of the Jinyi Guards." Various departments have become hostile, and His Majesty's original intention of supervising all officials no longer exists."
"I just said it openly, haven't I not said it yet in the dark?"
Zhu Han then pointed to the other end of the paper. Tang He saw the words on it and read out: "Ming Security Bureau? Qiwu, what is this?"
"For the department that maintains the security of the Ming Dynasty, do you think corruption and bending the law will endanger the security of the Ming Dynasty? Will bullying the people endanger the security of the Ming Dynasty? We have so many enclaves overseas that cannot be effectively managed. Do we need such a department? To maintain the safety of Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Han asked several questions in a row, and Tang He blurted out almost subconsciously: "Yes! I really need it!"
Tang He's face showed joy, and the wrinkles on his face almost caught up with the skin of the buns.
In this way, not only will he not be complained by the officials when he is in charge of the Imperial Guard, but he will also be surrounded by them.
Who would not be afraid if the power directly belonging to the emperor was seized by him?
At first Tang He resisted in every possible way to take charge of the Jin Yiwei, but after hearing Zhu Han's words, Tang He was completely relieved and said to Zhu Han: "Qiwu, how come your kid's head is so long? How do you think about the problem?" Are you different from me? Your Majesty didn't consider this either, haha... We can do it! And we must do it as soon as possible! We strive to hand over a brand new department to His Majesty before His Majesty comes back."
Zhu Han looked at the happy Tang He and said to him: "Brother Tang, I leave this department to you. You probably can't master it all, because in my opinion, the four departments listed on the surface should be established separately. , cannot be confused.”
"Then what's the problem? I'll just hand it over. I'll do whatever you tell me to do Qiwu."
Tang He didn't care very much and said to Zhu Han: "I only want this Ming Dynasty Security Bureau, and I will help your majesty protect the safety of our Ming Dynasty."
Seeing Tang He's happy expression, Zhu Han immediately poured cold water on him: "How about we discuss it with Biao'er and then do it?"
"Uh... let's forget it?"
Although Tang He was happy, he still remained calm: "Although the prince is in prison, the royal guards we control still belong to your majesty. How about I ask your majesty first? Let's conduct an investigation on the patrols of various chief secretaries first. , we will do it when His Majesty’s response arrives?”
"Can."
Although he promised readily, Tang He immediately wrote to Zhu Yuanzhang after leaving Prince Ying's Mansion, telling Zhu Yuanzhang exactly what Zhu Han had told him about the Jinyiwei restructuring plan tonight, and then used the fastest method through Jinyiwei's channels. Send it to Zhu Yuanzhang quickly.
After doing this, Tang He relaxed. He couldn't help but think of Zhu Han, and couldn't help but shake his head and said: "This Qiwu is really a restless master. The empty seal and grain tax haven't been checked yet, so quickly to do another thing.”
Although he couldn't stop complaining about Zhu Han, Tang He admired Zhu Han very much in his heart. No matter what happened, as long as he got to Zhu Han's place, he would become something else.
Moreover, Tang He was extremely sure that Zhu Yuanzhang would 100% agree with Zhu Han's idea of transforming Jinyiwei. This was why he dared to prepare in advance.
Without understanding Zhu Yuanzhang, Tang He would not dare to take the risk to do this.
…
Zhu Han and Tang He were considering the renovation of Jinyiwei, while Zhu Biao went outside the palace to visit as a guest.
Arriving outside the Nanxiong Hou Mansion, Zhu Biao knocked on the door and entered.
Nanxiong Hou Zhao Yong was very surprised when he heard that Zhu Biao came to visit. He never expected that Zhu Biao would come to him at this time.
Are you here now to question your guilt, or are you here to give me a chance to live?
Zhao Yong didn't know, but he could only run out to greet him.
