After leaving Qufu, the emperor's chariot headed south all the way to Fengyang, the central capital.
Because of the trouble in Jinan, he had dealt a heavy blow to the stubborn forces before he arrived in Jiangnan, so Zhu Jianshen was in a relaxed mood at this time.
The destination of this imperial drive is directly to Fengyang, the central capital.
The journey was still quite far, and the officials were somewhat unbearable, so Li Xian drafted a few resting places, because it was difficult for the small towns along the way to accommodate so many people at one time, so they could only camp outside to rest.
Zhu Jianshen did not object to this. It was also good for him to relax, relax, and enjoy a slow-paced life. '
When the emperor's chariot was still wandering around Shandong.
Suzhou, Hangzhou and Nanjing are quite lively.
Han Yong used family trees to arrest people. In addition, Suzhou City had the largest number of gentry criminals. Within three days, more than 3,000 people were arrested. Many of the city's former luxury tycoons were sealed up in the blink of an eye, and they were slowly liquidated. property fields. The captured clan members were originally superiors, but they became prisoners in the blink of an eye. Many people could not bear such a huge gap, and more than 60 people committed suicide overnight.
Many high-end families have gone into decline in a matter of seconds. It is very difficult to build a high-rise building brick by brick, but the collapse of a high-rise building often happens in that moment.
The Red Mansion has been repeated throughout history.
The lady one moment became a sinner the next, walked out of the boudoir, lost her shelter, and drifted in the world...
The young man who had a great future a moment ago also lost his future and his dignity in the same moment...
In fact, Han Yong was not a ruthless person, and he felt very heavy when he saw other people's families destroyed.
But Han Yong is a person who distinguishes between public and private matters. He knows that if such a major case is not severely punished to the end, there will be an endless stream of imitators in the future, and more blood will be shed by then, so even if Han Yong shows some compassion, I still do things very thoroughly.
In local areas, especially in prosperous places like Jiangnan, the prefect of a place can only manage 50% of the affairs, and the other 50% depends on the faces of these family squires.
A prefect can only be appointed for ten years at most, but these family squires have to take root here for hundreds of years.
Officials often stay in the local area for several years, and their voice is strengthened. After they have some suppression of these large households, they are transferred away and replaced by a new official with no foundation.
This is one of the reasons why Jiangnan’s tax revenue has been declining for several consecutive years under the new tax system.
The previous one did well and was promoted, but the new one came in. He didn't have much foundation and didn't understand the local situation. He couldn't make money no matter what.
And this incident has caused many powerful and powerful families to fall, so that the officials of the imperial court can straighten their backs and speak and do things.
Han Yong in Suzhou City did things in a high profile, destroying ancestral temples, arresting people and parading people in the streets, and depriving many family students of their honors with great fanfare. On the official list, the charges and the persons who were taken down were updated all the time. It can be said that he lived a low profile and did things in a high profile. The officials and squires in Jiangnan were also deeply impressed by the Minister of War who had fought in Annan.
In Hangzhou City, Xu Youzhen and Han Yong were the opposite of each other. They were low-key in doing things and high-profile in life. After arriving in Hangzhou City, he assigned the officials below to get people and kept himself out of the matter.
Xu Youzhen could clearly feel the emperor's purpose in sending him, the Southern Inspection Inspector, to Hangzhou.
On the one hand, it is because he has implemented the new tax system in Suzhou and Hangzhou and other places. Many officials were promoted by him at that time, and they have a certain prestige that shakes the scene. On the other hand, it is also to make room for the chief assistant Li Xian. This time Li Xian's fall was too big. In order to balance himself and prevent Li Xian from lying on the ground unable to get up, the emperor chose to lie down completely and was unable to recover. Therefore, he asked Xu Youzhen to go to Hangzhou first and left the matter of the southern tour to Li Xianlai. Do it, tell Li Xian through practical actions, I still believe in you.
And Xu Youzhen also knew that the overall situation was important, so she ran away willingly.
This wind blows farther and farther.
Even ordinary people knew which family had colluded with Jinan officials to murder His Majesty the Emperor. They all angrily cursed these wealthy families for being such cowardly people who dared to rebel. Of course, there were also some good-hearted people who immediately promoted conspiracy theories. .
And these good people are those poor scholars who think they are destined to be extraordinary. With a little knowledge, they think they know everything about the world.
And now because of the Jinan incident, the gentry in Jiangnan are involved. In their view, it is a drama directed and performed by the imperial court.
If you want to incriminate someone, why bother? The rebellion may even have been caused by the imperial court itself.
For ordinary people, this is equivalent to watching a lively event, just like a cloud in the sky that blows past and blows away.
But for those gentry and squires, this is a long sword hanging on the bedside, which is in danger of falling down at any time.
This is killing a chicken to scare a monkey, no, this is killing a tiger to scare a dog...
When Xu Youzhen arrived in Hangzhou this time, she did not visit the retired ministers as before. This could already make people aware that something was wrong.
Yang Shan, the former censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, is an old comrade in his eighties. Although his eyes are so cloudy that he cannot see, his brain is not confused at all. He knows that he knows about the rebellion, and the court should be aware of it. arrive.
The arrival of Xu Youzhen and the people secretly watching from outside Yang Mansion told Yang Shan that although he was old, the court was not willing to let him go.
In fact, Yang Shan was innocently involved in this matter. His former students were all over the government and the public. After he retired, he still had a certain influence in the government, and what those wealthy scholars wanted was his influence. I want to ask myself to come out and stabilize the situation of the court after the matter is completed.
People's desires will not change as they age, especially men. When they were 18, they liked 18-year-old women. When they are over 80, they still like 18-year-old women. The power is the same as that of women. Yang Shan was not directly involved, but by not reporting the incident, he seemed to have made a choice deep in his heart.
Wait and see, if he wins, he will stabilize the situation in the court, help the Emperor to smoothly transition power after his restoration, and let himself have a sunset, and his historical status will soon rise...
After losing, did he directly participate? In order to take the emperor's face into consideration, the imperial court should not kill himself, a once high-ranking official, and could only endure it...
A former first-class official of the imperial court, an old minister in his eighties and with only a few days to live, joined a group of people to rise up against the emperor. What a failure the emperor must have done. Yang Shan's plan was hatched in Hangzhou, and Zhu Jianshen When I was in Jinan, I heard a noise.
But the current situation seems that he was wrong...
The emperor didn't seem to care about his posthumous reputation...
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