When this person shouted, everyone immediately knew it, and everyone was dumbfounded!
Aren't you here to see a doctor for the Minister of Civil Affairs? How come in the blink of an eye, this Minister of Civil Affairs was dragged out like a dog?
Some people who didn't know Tian Weijia quickly asked those around them: "Did you see it wrong? How could the Minister of Personnel be dragged out?"
Someone who knew Tian Weijia blinked hard and looked again. He saw it right. It was indeed the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel!
While they were confused, they heard a Dongchang stall owner shouting loudly: "Tian Weijia was corrupt and perverted the law. He was afraid of being held accountable. He pretended to be ill when he was not sick. He deceived the emperor. According to the order, he was executed and his head was hung on the Zhengyang Gate!"
After saying that, he immediately waved his hand, and Dongchang Fanzi, who was already holding a ghost-headed knife beside him, raised the knife and dropped it without hesitation.
Blood spurted out and the head fell to the ground.
A guard picked up the head and loudly reported that the head was correct. Then they rode fast together and headed to Zhengyang Gate with the head in hand.
In this way, Tian Weijia, who would have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in history, would never have this opportunity again. In the history books, he will no longer be called Erchen, but a corrupt official.
It was very quiet at the entrance of Tian's mansion. Except for the news that there was a house raid in the mansion, it was really quiet at the entrance of Tian's mansion, even if there were many people.
Almost everyone was stunned by this scene. There was no sloppiness at all, and with just a "click", the head of the Minister of Civil Affairs fell off!
It wasn't until Tian Weijia's head was no longer visible that the crowd of onlookers came back to their senses. Suddenly, many people ran away, faster than rabbits.
As a result, the following scenes often appeared in various palaces in the capital.
"Master, something's wrong. Go to the office as soon as possible! If you're too late, your head will be in danger!"
"Master, please leave quickly. It's too late for Dongchang Fanzi to come to your door. The head of the Minister of Civil Affairs will be beheaded as soon as he says so!"
"..."
After hearing this kind of news, those officials who were pretending to be sick at home naturally wanted to ask what was going on.
When they found out what was going on, everyone was so frightened that they ran very fast. They couldn't even see that they were sick at all, and they hurried to the Yamen. If it's too late and Dongchang fanzi blocks him in the mansion, and the imperial doctor diagnoses him again and accuses him of deceiving the emperor, then his head will have to go to Zhengyangmen to keep him company.
"Master, your official uniform, you haven't put on your official uniform yet!"
"Master, your shoe fell off, your shoe fell off..."
"..."
Amidst the noise of chickens and dogs, these officials who pretended to be sick at home were running faster than rabbits. Some people don't even dare to change into their official uniforms at home before going out. They just take their official uniforms with them and wear them in the sedan chair going to the Yamen.
So, when Cao Huachun went to the next house after copying the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, a servant was already waiting at the door of the house. He quickly explained: "My master has recovered from illness and gone to the Yamen to handle official business!"
Go to the next one, and the result is still the same as the last one.
After being busy all day, Cao Huachun finally ransacked only one official official's book. It was getting late, so he had to go back first.
Those officials who were so frightened that they turned into rabbits, after slowly calming down, came to their senses and couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved again. I felt that it was very disrespectful for the emperor to cut off a dignified official minister like this.
It has been nearly three hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. How many emperors were so arrogant? It really chills the hearts of the ministers. How can you, the emperor, rule the Ming Dynasty alone?
However, the people in the capital had different views from them.
The grain merchant who was hoarding food was caught, and the people in the capital applauded and wanted to set off firecrackers to celebrate! They don’t care if you are treasonous or not, these grain merchants almost caused them to starve to death anyway!
If the censor colludes with the grain merchants, that’s great. If the censor is caught, that’ll be very satisfying! What, there are cabinet ministers? It’s better to catch them all, no matter who they are, whether they are assistant ministers or not!
As for the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, those candidates who are waiting for new official positions in the capital, and those who have been chosen by the Ministry of Personnel, are all applauding and applauding, asking you to make money, even if they can't kill you!
Emperor Chongzhen naturally had sources for all of this and knew what was going on.
He himself can also think that killing a chicken to scare a monkey, if it is just a chicken, the effect may not be very good!
Although those officials did not dare to pretend to be sick anymore, after arriving at the yamen, they only complained instead of working hard, which he could not tolerate.
So, the next day, he got angry again.
"I still want to send out a few pillars of the country, but look, there is not a single plaque! How far has the officialdom of our Ming Dynasty reached? Don't think that I don't know!"
After saying this, the factory guard took action again.
This time, none of the left and right ministers and other officials of the Ministry of Personnel escaped. They were all arrested. Although they were not executed, their homes were ransacked. At the same time, Wu Linzheng was promoted to the position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel, temporarily acting as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and responsible for the operation of the Yamen of the Ministry of Personnel.
Many officials from the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Punishment were also arrested, but most of the officials in these yamen wore prison uniforms and continued to handle political affairs.
For a while, this situation reminded many people of the Hongwu period. At that time, there were also situations where officials in prison uniforms were handling government affairs.
In this situation, it is not that Emperor Chongzhen wanted to imitate Zhu Yuanzhang, but that he had no choice. He did not have enough talent reserves on hand. If he really wanted to catch all corrupt officials, the Yamen would really be paralyzed. Therefore, if there are talents, we promote them. If there are no talents, we can only let these corrupt officials wear prison uniforms and handle government affairs first. After all, it is still a troubled time and there is a lot of work to do.
In this regard, many officials also had a hint of Emperor Chongzhen's meaning. The emperor must know that most people are corrupt, but he does not mean to punish them all. Only those with serious circumstances were arrested directly without being given another chance.
As for other corrupt officials, it is equivalent to making meritorious deeds. If you perform well, you may be able to take off your prison uniform and put on your official robe again; if you perform poorly, you may keep wearing your prison uniform!
After reaching this conclusion, various yamen began to operate with rare efficiency.
Emperor Chongzhen was quite satisfied with this. However, he also understood that his heavy blows could only temporarily subdue the civil servant group. If they can stay strong, they won't be able to resist. But if they can't always be strong and don't have strong capital, then they will definitely have a counterattack in the future.
For example, the case of treason has not yet been concluded. If the evidence presented cannot convince the public, they may use this as a trigger to counterattack.
However, Emperor Chongzhen was not worried at all about this, because he already knew through the eavesdropping system that Lu Xiangsheng led the Yongwei Camp and the Hussar Camp without any accidents on the way and had already arrived in Shanxi.
At this time, on the grassland outside the pass, there was a group of six riders, galloping wildly. Judging from their attire, they look like Mongolians from a distance.
But suddenly they all stopped and looked at their way forward. On the road ahead of them, there were many people, probably fifty or sixty, resting there.
After a brief look, one of them said excitedly to the leader: "Brother, he seems to be a detective from the Qing Dynasty."
That eldest brother, named Fan Liujian, was the messenger sent by Fan Yongdou to Liaodong, and he also saw clearly. Although he is far away, judging from his attire, he is indeed a detective from the Qing Dynasty.
So, he said in surprise: "Could it be that the Qing Dynasty was anxious and rushed to contact us?"
In the past, there was indeed such a situation. The Qing Dynasty sent people to take the initiative to contact Zhangjiakou. Of course, more Shanxi merchants went to Liaodong.
"It must be so. The master and other merchants have hoarded so many supplies, which are urgently needed by the nobles of the Qing Dynasty. They must be anxious!"
"There are so many grains and supplies in Zhangjiakou, I will definitely get a lot of silver rewards this time!"
"..."
They were obviously very excited, and each one of them was already dreaming about how much money they would receive as a reward if this business was completed.
Fan Liujian touched the neck of the horse under his crotch, and then said to his men: "Let's go, it's not the imperial army anyway, let's go over and ask about the situation, maybe we don't have to go to Shengjing!"
"Haha, brother, where did the imperial officers and soldiers come from on this grassland? We have traveled so many times. Have we ever encountered the imperial officers and soldiers before?"
"Yes, it was many years ago. Maybe the imperial officers and soldiers still came out to hunt grass and grain occasionally. What time is it now? Maybe there are still imperial officers and soldiers, who are all scared to death and hiding in the Great Wall!"
"Haha, it's not safe even if you hide inside the Great Wall. The Qing army broke it as soon as they said it was broken. It is said that they even killed a governor just now!"
"..."
These people chatted with each other, slowly drove their horses to speed, and approached the Jianlu Scouting Horse in the distance. After the speed increased, they stopped talking, or else they were full of wind and couldn't hear clearly.
Not long after, as we got closer, we could see that the Jianlu expedition horses were resting and forming a circle, as if they were warming themselves up by the fire.
At this time, they obviously discovered Fan Liujian and the others, but they did not greet them. They just glanced at them and continued to do their things.
Getting closer and closer, Fan Liujian, the leader, suddenly felt that something was wrong. When they met the Qing troops on the road in the past, they would react immediately and outflank them to confirm that they were Only after learning his identity will he put down his hostility. Why are these people so indifferent to the few people on their side now?
Although I was a little confused, I hadn't had any accidents in many years, so I didn't think much about it. I just wondered if this Qing Dynasty Detective Horse was waiting for their companions, but it shouldn't be. When did the Qing Dynasty Detective Horse become lazy? Don't want to move anymore? What if it's an enemy?
Are they from the Eight Banners of Mongolia? Fan Liujian thought so, then he lay on the horse and looked carefully.
However, some of his men had already waved to Daqing Tanma, indicating that everyone was one of their own and had to say hello in advance to avoid any misunderstandings.
Finally, those Qing Dynasty scouts responded and waved to them, and half of them began to walk towards the war horses that were kept nearby.
At this time, the distance between the two parties was closer, probably only within a stone's throw, and they could see each other more clearly.
Although the clothes of the previous Qing Dynasty detective horses were fine, why were their behaviors different from the Qing Dynasty detective horses they had encountered before? And, what's that other pile of stuff they're surrounding?
Because it was getting closer, the horses here began to slow down. At this time, someone under Fan Liujian suddenly said: "Brother, why don't there be any Mongolians among these Qing Dynasty detectives?"
There are some differences between Mongolians and Hans, which can be seen at a glance. Among the Manchu and Qing dynasties, the Mongols must be indispensable because of their excellent riding skills. These Shanxi merchants had many contacts with the Liaodong Jianlu, and they all knew some details.
"Yes, I don't see anyone who is a Mongolian!" Another subordinate also confirmed.
After hearing this, one of his subordinates got on his horse and shouted loudly towards the Qing Dynasty horses approaching: "Hey, we are from Shanxi, our own people..."
Upon hearing this, I was just sitting there, looking at the Qing Dynasty detectives here, but suddenly they all stood up, as if they were quite excited. Then someone was seen lighting the pile of things, and then thick smoke came out and began to float into the air.
Those who had already mounted their horses began to accelerate after hearing the sound.
"Wolf smoke?"
"Wolf smoke!"
"..."
Almost as soon as they saw the smoke coming out, several people on Fan Liujian's side almost shouted in unison.
They couldn't understand why the Qing Dynasty Tanma started to light up the flames of war as soon as they heard about the arrival of people from Jin. What message are they sending? Is there anyone else?
At this time, even the opponent's eyebrows could be seen clearly, and Fan Liujian suddenly turned pale and said in shock: "No, they are not the Qing Dynasty's detectives!"
Others also saw clearly that the people coming in front were only wearing Qing military uniforms. There was no sign of money rat tails at all from under their helmets. And all of their faces looked like a hunter who had caught his prey.
Although he had never encountered such a thing before, at this time, Fan Liujian, who felt something was wrong, did not dare to delay, and immediately began to pull the reins and turned around to leave. No matter what, we need to confirm the situation first.
Some of his men were asking stupidly: "Who are you?"
However, in response to them, the opponent accelerated and rushed over.
At this time, even a fool knows that the person coming is evil and wants to run away.
However, they had run all the way, and the horses were already tired. Moreover, when they had to turn the horse's head and run again, there was a process of slowing down and accelerating. On the opposite side, they had been recharging their energy for a long time and had already begun to accelerate. Therefore, the distance between the two sides soon began to close.
"Ming Army, they are pretended to be Ming Army."
It was so close that someone turned to look and suddenly shouted in fear.
When Fan Liujian heard this, he felt anxious. He straightened up from his horse, took out a letter from his arms, and was about to tear it up.
However, at this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of a bowstring, and then felt a pain in his vest. He could no longer sit still and fell off the horse.
And the moment he fell off his horse, his eyes swept across, and there seemed to be faint movement at the end of his sight.
It must be that the Ming army has been ambushing it for a long time! As soon as he had this thought, Fan Liujian hit the ground hard and lost consciousness.
Before long, these people were either shot down or forced to stop and surrender. At the same time, the leader found what he wanted on Fan Liujian, who had been shot to death. He finally felt relieved and said: "Finally, I have lived up to the emperor's trust!"
