"These eight people should be familiar to you, fellow villagers!"
"That's right, they are the famous wealthy businessmen Fan Yongdou and others in Shanxi. Rather than calling them wealthy businessmen, they are better called locust merchants. Huang of the locusts.
They are like locusts crossing the border, eating the flesh, blood and marrow of Ming Dynasty! "
"I told them yesterday that how they die depends on their luck.
This box contains eighteen ways of death according to the imperial edict of Jin Yiwei. Whichever method the eight of them draw will be used for execution. "
After Chongzhen finished speaking, not only the people watching were stunned, but then they were filled with unbearable expressions.
This choice is too cruel. Before death, he has to suffer this kind of psychological torture.
However, Hou Xiu and others had cold expressions and were not frightened by the execution of the Nine Clan, so they could only use this method to warn the world.
Let them know the consequences of liaison with foreign enemies and treason.
Standing behind Fan Yongdou and others, the faces of the sons who had never understood why changed drastically.
I never imagined that they would do such a thing, so I burst into tears and hesitated to take action.
"If you don't take action, I will choose for you. If I catch a few, then I will punish them together!"
Hearing what the responsible Jin Yiwei said, Fan Yongdou's son Fan Shijie could only tremble and put his hand into the box.
After he pulled out his hand, Jin Yiwei snatched the small piece of wood from Fan Shijie's hand and shouted coldly: "Fan Yongdou, the car is broken!"
With the first, there is the second, the third...
"Jin Liangyu, Lingchi!"
"Tian Shenglan..."
…
After eating for half an hour, the eight people finally had their own way of death.
"let's start!"
As soon as he finished speaking, five pairs of horses and carriages entered the square. Jin Yiwei immediately stepped forward and tied Fan Yongdou's head and limbs to the rope tied to the end of the carriage.
…
Five horses cut their bodies into pieces, the scene was extremely bloody, and the smell of blood could be heard dozens of feet away.
The execution of each execution was like the Asura Hell.
After the eight people died, a group of more than a hundred people were chopped down, and the people who were watching were dispersed.
The purpose of letting people watch executions is to shock them, not to make them insensitive.
Without the presence of the common people, the execution speed was much faster. In line with the idea of not wasting, the executioners were all sergeants of Tengxiang's four guards, and there was blood.
Then the corpses of nearly a thousand people were divided into several piles and burned cleanly.
At this point, all the people in Taiyuan City who should be killed have been executed.
But the matter of the Eight Locust Merchants did not end here. The entire chain of interests could not be completed by King Jin and Wang Chengyin alone.
There must be many accomplices, otherwise the huge material delivery would have been exposed long ago.
In the middle hall of the palace, Hou Xi, Qin Liangyu, Li Ruolian, etc. gathered together, and finally turned their eyes to Chongzhen on the first seat.
"Li Ruolian, tell me about the information compiled from eight confessions during this period."
"Your Majesty, according to the confessions of the eight families and the account books left by the King of Jin, the governor of Datong, the general of the Datong army, the governor of Xuanda, as well as the guards and generals guarding the various roads were all more or less involved.
Among them, the governor of Datong and the commander-in-chief were the most serious.
More than half of the officials in Shanxi are involved with the Eight Families and the King of Jin, which is manifested in bribery, bribery, profit sharing, etc. "
"Is there any problem here in Taiyuan?"
"The general troops of Taiyuan Town are stationed in Pianguan, which is nearly 700 miles away from Taiyuan. Outside the pass is Ordos. This road is not easy to travel, and a detour to Zhangjiakou would be too far and uneconomical.
Second, Xie Zhiliang, the commander-in-chief of Taiyuan Town, was a general for two generations. He joined the army before he lost his title. He became a disciple of the famous general Cai Yanzi and made many military exploits.
The imperial court conferred the title of Jing Yue Bo. He was extremely loyal to the Ming Dynasty and hated evil as much as hatred.
They should not dare to look for him, otherwise with Xie Zhiliang's nature, these people would have been arrested long ago. "
"I don't dare to be careless. I also asked Jin Yiwei to investigate. It is indeed found that there is no relationship with the Eighth Family."
After listening to Li Ruolian's explanation, Chongzhen suddenly realized that there was still such a problem in the middle, which was a comfort.
If something goes wrong in Taiyuan, it would be a headache for him.
"Where is the King of Datong and King Shen of Luzhou?"
“Currently there is no evidence that King Dai and King Shen were involved in the sale of prohibited materials by the Eight Families.
But there are many other problems, such as privately opening mines, selling salt and tea, colluding with officials and businessmen, etc. "
Chongzhen was a little disappointed when he heard this. There are currently three vassal kings in Shanxi, King Jin, King Dai, and King Shen.
Now that King Jin has committed suicide, the rest of the clan below will probably have a hard time. If King Dai and King Shen are also involved, they can be killed together, and Shanxi will be settled.
But it doesn't matter. Once the news about the land sale in Xi'an Mansion spreads and gathers public opinion, it will be up to the vassal king whether he can take it.
"Everyone, I want to thoroughly investigate the commander-in-chief and governor of Datong. Do you have any suitable candidates?"
Everyone did not speak, but looked directly at Hou Xiu, the Minister of the Ministry of War. This was considered a matter of the Ministry of War.
Hou Yu did not respond immediately, but pondered for a moment before raising his head: "Your Majesty, I have three candidates to recommend for the general army of Datong.
The first one is Hei Yunlong, a former Xuanfu soldier. He inherited his father's inheritance from his father and was promoted to the rank of guerrilla officer, Dushi Shenjun, and Geyubao General.
In July of the seventh year of Tianqi's reign, he was promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu. However, because he had a good relationship with Zhang Chun and Ji Yong of the eunuch party for some time, he
When His Majesty ascended the throne to eradicate the eunuchs, he was dismissed from his post at home. In terms of ability and qualifications, he is more suitable. "
Chongzhen nodded. He knew Hei Yunlong because this surname was too special.
Secondly, in the second year of Chongzhen, he accompanied Mangui to the capital to serve as king. Mangui died in battle and Heiyunlong was captured. He then escaped and returned to his original post.
Later, he was very brave in the battle against the Jiannu and rebel forces, but later the Xuanfu was captured by Li Zicheng, and he and his two sons died in the battle.
"Where's the second candidate?"
"Sun Zushou, the general of the Western Association of Qianji Town!"
"Sun Zushou?"
Zhou Yuji said in surprise: "Master Hou, is this Sun Zushou who disobeyed military orders and went to reinforce the army, but was still dismissed despite his great achievements?"
"Yes, that's him!"
Hou Xiu said in a deep voice: "Sun Zushou managed the army well and benefited the people. However, because he was not upright and did not know how to flatter, he was not promoted for eight years.
Later, Mr. Sun Ge came to the border to inspect and found out about this person, and he was appointed as the general of the Western Association and stationed in Zunhua.
In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, he was ordered to reinforce the Ningjin Economic Envoy. Governor Gao Di sent an arrow in the middle to order him to return to defense, but he broke the arrow and continued to reinforce.
He was praised after saving the siege, but was dismissed because he offended Gaudi.
This person is an all-rounder in literature, military and military affairs. He is honest, honest and extremely self-disciplined. He is extremely talented in running the army, training troops and handling government affairs. He is also very capable of fighting.
If he had not served as deputy commander-in-chief, he would definitely be the most suitable candidate among all commander-in-chiefs. "
Listening to Hou Mi's description, Chongzhen frowned slightly. If he hadn't known Hou Mi's personality, he would have thought that Hou Mi was using the back door for someone.
The name Sun Zushou sounded familiar to him, but he really couldn't remember it.
But since Hou Yu recommended it and Zhou Yuji had heard of it, then this person was definitely a talent.
"The third one is Zhao Lejiao, the deputy commander-in-chief and commander-in-chief of Jinzhou, Liaodong. His Majesty should know something about this man!"
Chongzhen tapped his fingers on the table regularly, thinking about who was more suitable.
To be honest, except for Man Gui, whom he personally appointed as the commander-in-chief of the eleven towns in the Nine Borders of the Ming Dynasty, he didn't really trust anyone else.
It was really the corruption of Jiubian's military affairs that made him unable to believe it.
