In the final analysis, it's all because of a money word.

Because of money, the emperor killed corrupt officials.

also because of the money, Da Ming was sucked into a person by collusion up and down.

The emperor, who had no courage, could only slowly watch the Ming gradually decline.

And the emperor is not said to be a bold person now, but whether it is his thoughts or knowledge, he does not intimidate him at all.

There are too many people who want to be officials in Daming, and there has never been a shortage.

As for the landlords and merchants, not to mention that they are still far from reaching the point of the end of the Ming Dynasty, they will not be able to become a general climate at all.

The most troublesome forces in the rivers and lakes, he has some plans in his heart, and the rivers and lakes are actually scattered and cannot become a big climate.

Although there are many conspirators in the rivers and lakes now, it is simply difficult to unify the rivers and lakes and pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty.

The person on Wudang Mountain is a natural danger that they can't get over.

The arrangement of the Ming royal family in the rivers and lakes is also unimaginable to ordinary people.

In terms of external troubles, the few forces left out by Mongolia in the north are not as good as in the past, and the small maritime country is also poor and cannot become a big climate, and some foreign races in the south can only make small troubles.

So no matter how you look at it, Emperor Zishou feels that it is impossible for him to lose.

How could he be cowardly?

After dealing with the twists and turns for a while, I heard Cao Zhengchun report that the two marquis of the Zhang family, that is, Zhu Houzhao's uncle, went to see the queen mother.

He shook his head in his heart, not surprisingly, they should have been bewitched by others, and wanted to suppress him later.

However, Empress Dowager Zhang's life is a legend, how could she be as wise as she meddled in this matter?

Both of them would have been reprimanded.

"Go and check, who has come into contact with them?" said the emperor coldly.

"Yes. Cao Zhengchun immediately responded, and at this time, the eunuch system, including him, was actually in high spirits.

His Majesty's attitude is very tough, and this is obviously a battle with the civil service, so they naturally have to do their best to fulfill their duties.

"In addition, the Zhuge Shenhou and the Iron Courage Shenhou were sent to let them manage the people in the rivers and lakes, and dare to kill those who dare to make trouble in the capital. Emperor Zishou continued.

Zhuge Shenhou's full name is Zhuge Zhengme, who is a famous grandmaster-level powerhouse in the Ming Dynasty, who commands the Shenhou Mansion, and one of his responsibilities is to manage the people in the rivers and lakes.

"Yes. Cao Zhengchun replied again.

Without the emperor's expectations, Empress Dowager Zhang scolded the Zhang brothers fiercely, asking them to go back and think about it behind closed doors, go out less, and have less contact with people.

Outside, when the news of Yang Yanhe's imprisonment came out, the shock and undercurrent became more and more turbulent.

It's really exciting.

Letters of remembrance were written continuously, officials came and went closer, and some people began to act.

The emperor was in the Qianqing Palace, listening to the continuous reports of the East and West Second Factory and Jinyiwei.

He also wanted to see how much of a disturbance these people could make?

Also, among the courtiers, how many people can use it?

These are all things that he must master, and if he masters these, he can carry out a purge of the court, and first master the Ming at the top.

Then clean up the forces in the rivers and lakes and extinguish the armed support of those landlords and businessmen.

Finally, there are the landlords and merchants.

On the whole, it is three steps, and if it is achieved in three steps, he can completely integrate Daming and enhance Daming's strength.

The last step is naturally to annex the surrounding forces and gain more power of luck.

Time is in a hurry, the emperor is sitting in the Qianqing Palace to watch the situation, and the capital is becoming more and more lively.

The next morning, after discussing some serious matters, some officials jointly signed a petition to intercede for Yang Yanhe and others.

The emperor is not angry about this, these officials can talk about it after the discussion, obviously they still have some bottom lines, much better than their juniors.

And it's just a plea, it's not a big deal, he doesn't allow it.

Subsequently, someone came to report, and some Guozijian students ran outside the palace gate and shouted to intercede for Yang Yanhe and others.

When the emperor was asked, there were only about 20 people.

I suddenly didn't take it seriously in my heart, I was really much weaker than their juniors.

In the future, it can encourage the entire Guozijian students to make trouble.

And he didn't even dare to say anything about eradicating Liu Jin, he just pleaded for Yang Yan and them.

"Drive those students back, punish them from participating in the imperial examination for ten years, and find out who bewitched them?" the emperor ordered in front of everyone.

Some ministers looked at Li Dongyang one after another, as the head of the cabinet and the head of the civil officials, shouldn't this time be the time to stand up?

Li Dongyang sighed in his heart, he knew that more and more people were dissatisfied with him.

But confronting the emperor head-on is what he is unwilling and unable to do.

That is against the way of being a minister, and he knows that Zhu Houzhao is stubborn, and now it is even worse.

Once he chooses to confront head-on, the Ming court, which has finally improved a little, is estimated to be chaotic again.

His eyes were lowered, as if he hadn't seen the gaze of those officials, which disappointed and angered some of the ministers.

Immediately, many eyes looked at the other cabinet elders.

Jiao Fang, Fei Hong, Liu Yu and others.

However, these people were also silent, which disappointed many people.

Above, Emperor Zishou felt more and more the cleverness of his predecessor Zhu Houzhao.

Li Dongyang is not strong, so he is the first assistant, which can make all parties stable.

Other cabinet ministers, Jiao Fang and Liu Yu were close to Liu Jin before, Fei Hong, Yang Yanhe, and Liu Zhong were just boasting of being clear, and Wang Wei, Liu Zhong and others were friendly to Li Dongyang.

In this way, it is a balance.

At this time, he took down Yang Yanhe, who had the strongest temper, and Li Dongyang was concerned about the overall situation, and the civil officials could not exert their strength at all.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have their own music. Just when some ministers wanted to continue to stand up and plead, Shi Wenyi stood up.

Many people have a bad premonition in their hearts.

"Speak. ”

"Emperor Qi, according to investigation, Liu Qi, Wang Ji, and Tong Peiqi embezzled and accepted bribes, respectively 80,000 taels, 120,000 taels, and 150,000 taels, totaling 350,000 taels.

Hu Zhong and his family have a lot of real estate, three boxes of precious calligraphy and paintings, and the land under their names has not been completely investigated, but those that have been found are worth more than 800,000 taels. Shi Wenyi said in a deep voice, looking angry.

"Do you have any definite evidence?" Li Dongyang breathed heavily, Liu Qi and the three were the two imperial historians and an official, and Hu Zhong was the old minister of the three dynasties.

If what Shi Wenyi said was true, then no one would be able to save them, and their reputation would be ruined, which would be a more serious blow to a civil servant, and it would also be a blow to the civil system.

Those who asked for mercy also suppressed their thoughts, had nothing to say, and looked at Shi Wenyi tightly one by one.

Shi Wenyi was not afraid at all, the emperor was tough and the emperor supported him, Jin Yiwei was not afraid of anything, and said with confidence: "All the physical evidence has been taken into custody, and the human and physical evidence is there." ”

The officials are dumbfounded, corruption and bribery have been investigated, what else is there to say?

Moreover, among the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, how many of them have no ghosts in their hearts?

"What about Yang Yanhe?" said Emperor Zishou calmly.

Everyone's hearts were raised, Yang Yanhe's reputation was so great that it was not comparable to several other people, if it was like this, it would really have a big impact.

At the same time, he was also dissatisfied with the emperor, and according to the past practice, even if he wanted important ministers to step down, he would not be wiped out.

In this way, how many people can be good? This is simply ruthless and breaks the rules.

"Emperor Qi, Yang Yan and many people in his early years put the land under his name, although he has not accepted bribes over the years, but his relatives have never stopped, and they have also gathered a large amount of land, and about 100,000 taels of silver.

In addition, the same is true for Hu Zhong, who have a large amount of land under their names. Shi Wenyi said in a deep voice.

Many officials jumped in their hearts and stared at Shi Wenyi.

According to the Ming law, a part of the land can be raised without tax, so once you win the lift, you don't have to worry about life.

Because there will be people who put land in their names, and over the years, this has gradually become a common practice, a secret rule.

Shi Wenyi actually said it like this, hateful.

Even Li Dongyang and the military attache were nervous in their hearts, looking upward, could it be that the emperor wanted to do something about it?

When I think of this, I am a little panicked, this is a big hornet's nest, once it is poked, it is out of control!

Fortunately, it seems that the emperor didn't expect this, and said coldly: "The four people of Hu Zhong were raided, and they themselves were beheaded, and Yang Yanhe was not strict in discipline, but thinking of the merits over the years, he forgave them once and confiscated their family property." ”

"Your Majesty. Without saying a word, Li Dongyang and the others hurriedly saluted.

It seems that the matter has been turned over like this.

The emperor didn't care, and people with fame and fame didn't pay taxes, which was one of the important reasons why the Ming Dynasty had no money.

It's okay now, but it's serious at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

But this is not the time to clean up, after all, it is not only Wenchen, but even military generals and nobles.

It's not the same as his plan, and the steps still need to be taken step by step.

He asked Shi Wenyi to mention it at this time, which was to give the courtiers a warning, so that his other orders could be issued smoothly.

This can be regarded as a kind of political compromise and exchange.

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