"Fuck me!"
Everyone screamed in their hearts at the same time.
I saw Li Banghua walking into the Huangji Hall holding a stack of memorials, and then handed it to Li Guopu: "Mr. Ge, please give me a hug. I will give you a hug later."
Although the voice was small, Chongzhen still heard it. The corner of his mouth twitched unconsciously, and a bad picture flashed in his mind...
"Your Majesty, I was ordered to investigate the remaining criminals of Wei Zhongxian's rebel military attache. After reports from the commanders of Tengxiang's Four Guards, Twenty-one Guards, Commander Tongzhi and other generals, as well as the investigation of Jinyiwei and Dongchang, there were a total of 320 remaining criminals of Wei Zhongxian. Eighteen people..."
Li Banghua spoke very quickly and recounted the summarized information.
The ministers were shocked again. When they saw Li Banghua taking a memorial from Li Guopu, their hearts trembled and their eyes were full of fear.
"Wu Changqing, the commander of the flag guard, attached himself to Wei Zhongxian in the third year of Tianqi... He embezzled 90,000 taels of cash, about 50,000 taels of various antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and 26 hectares of fertile land...
The total converted value was 330,000 taels, and the proceeds from the confiscation of the house were 250,000 taels. The difference of 80,000 taels had already been spent by him. The sentence was: execution, confiscation of the house, execution of the clan, exile of the family members, and permanent garrison in the smog. "
"Liu Yingkun, the eunuch in charge of the imperial horse supervisor, was promoted to the eunuch in charge of the imperial examination by Wei Zhongxian in the third year of Tianqi. He pretended to be a military leader in Liaodong and occupied 311 hectares of pasture under the jurisdiction of the imperial horse supervisor, including 16 horses and 60,000 taels of silver..., Judgment: beheaded."
"Tian Ergeng, the former commander of Jinyiwei, embezzled 180,000 yuan..."
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Every time Li Banghua said something, the officials all trembled.
The memorial in Li Guopu's hand has simply become the book of life and death for the king of hell.
He spoke for a full quarter of an hour: "Your Majesty, these are the details of the ten main criminals. The rest are outside the Huangji Palace and can be checked at any time."
"The military attache embezzled a total of 5 million taels of cash. Now we have found 2.4 million taels, 84 antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc., worth 490,000 taels of silver, and 12,000 hectares of fertile land...a total of 200 taels of silver have been found. Six hundred thousand taels.”
"Currently, all seizures are being sealed in Nanxincang, Beijing. Your Majesty, please make it clear!"
Chongzhen looked calm and did not respond to Li Banghua. Instead, he looked at Li Guopu: "Li Aiqing, please report it too!"
Li Guopu also went out and came back with a stack of memorials.
"Your Majesty, Wei Zhongxian has a total of 226 remaining civilian prisoners, including four of the second rank and six of the second rank..."
After Li Guopu concluded, he began to report on the main culprit.
"In the first year of Tianqi, Cui Chengxiu, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, was reported by Gao Panlong, the imperial censor, for embezzlement, so he defected to Wei Zhongxian, kowtowed and wept, and begged to be his adopted son... He embezzled 70,000 taels of cash and fertile land... A total of 160,000 taels of silver was lost, and he was sentenced : Make a decision, confiscate the house and kill the three clans."
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In the next quarter of an hour, Li Yongzhen, Li Chaoqin, Liu Ruoyu, Taipusi Shaoqing, Ning Guogong Wei Liangqing... and so on were all listed.
"Among your Majesty's civil servants, a total of 2.8 million taels of cash were embezzled, 1.4 million taels were actually copied, a total of 210 antiques, calligraphy and paintings, 20,000 hectares of fertile land...a total of 6.17 million taels of silver."
"Currently, all seizures are being sealed in Nanxincang, Beijing. Your Majesty, please make it clear!"
PS: [Ning Guogong Wei Liangqing is not the Duke of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty. He is the nephew of Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian was named the Duke of the State because of Wei Zhongxian, and his treatment is better than that of Xu Da, who founded the country. How sad.
There were even rumors that Wei Zhongxian wanted to use Wei Liangqing's son as a civet cat in exchange for the crown prince, and imitate Wang Mang's method of assisting Ru Ziyin to usurp the throne. It is not clear whether it is true or not, but it can be seen that Wei Zhongxian did have different aspirations. 】
A flash of light flashed in Chongzhen's eyes. He had just made a rough calculation and found that there were 3.8 million taels in cash. If he sold the antiques, calligraphy, paintings, shops and manor, he could get 8.77 million taels.
The total of cash silver and real estate is 12.57 million taels, which is equivalent to the tax revenue (cash silver) for the next three years of the Ming Dynasty.
Judging from the property seized, civil servants preferred antiques, calligraphy and paintings and fertile farmland, while military attachés preferred cash and shops.
It also indirectly shows that the power of civilian officials is much greater than that of military attachés.
If I had to use one sentence to describe Chongzhen's mood at this moment, it would be that the eunuch fell down and Chongzhen was full.
It is a pity that such a large amount of money cannot be all transferred into internal funds. The Taikang Treasury of the Ministry of Finance, the Changying Treasury of Taipu Temple, the Jieshen Treasury of the Ministry of Industry, the Bank of Guanglu Temple, and the Bank of Nanjing may all have to be spent in one lump sum. .
PS: There are four sources of internal funds: first, royal property, such as imperial estates and fields; second, tribute from envoys; third, excessive levies and miscellaneous taxes; fourth, confiscation of homes. This is why emperors like to confiscate homes.
"Li Guopu, Li Banghua, are the charges you two convicted Wei Zhongxian of treason against Yu really true?"
Without waiting for the two to reply, Chongzhen continued: "What I want is fairness. No one will be left out, and no one will be wronged."
The new emperor killed so many ministers after he ascended the throne. Will the officials think that this emperor is ruthless? Who would dare to follow you?
There will be resistance to the implementation of the New Deal in the future, but as long as it is fair, the voice of the people can drown out the small thoughts of civil and military officials.
No matter how powerful they are, they don't dare to go completely against the people.
"Your Majesty, the oral confessions, witness testimonies, documentary evidence, physical evidence, investigation records, etc. required to finalize the case are all available for investigation. Some rebels and those who are suspicious will be sentenced to be executed in prison. They can be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple in the future. , review by the Third Division of the Inspectorate.”
"Your Majesty, in such a major case, I don't dare to have any selfish motives. All crimes are custom-made."
Chongzhen stood up from the dragon chair, walked to the edge of the platform, and stared at the ministers: "Do you have anything to say?"
The ministers were all speechless. All the personal evidence, physical evidence, and oral statements of the crimes committed by these people were complete. What could they say?
Say black is white? Advise the emperor to be kind and avoid killing? I dare to persuade the emperor to kill them all together.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say!"
Sun Chengzong stood up, and all the ministers were shocked. Is this old man so tough?
"explain!"
"Your Majesty, I have no objection to the crime committed by Wei Zhongxian Yu, but I have some suggestions for the place where the head should be beheaded. Although Xishikou is close to the suburbs, it is still inside the city after all. Hundreds of people are beheaded. They are too resentful and may hurt the people.
The minister suggested that the execution should be carried out outside Deshengmen, and the troops should be driven through Deshengmen to use the blood of the soldiers to wash away and suppress the grievances. "
After Sun Chengzong finished speaking, the officials and Chongzhen were all stunned.
They thought that Sun Chengzong would advise Chongzhen to kill less, so as not to harm his saintliness, but it turned out that Sun Chengzong just suggested to change the place where the head should be beheaded.
This turn of events simply dazzled them.
"What Sun Aiqing mentioned is in my opinion."
After Chongzhen finished speaking, he looked at Li Banghua and Li Guopu: "Two beloved ministers, it is better to choose a day than to hit the sun. All the remaining criminals who were sentenced to be executed will be taken outside Deshengmen and beheaded at three quarters of noon."
"My dear friends, please come with me to see it."
