Shen Xiuting was shocked when he heard this, and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I don't know what crime the minister has committed, Your Majesty will be directly convicted without going through the three divisions?" ”

Chongzhen smiled and said to Shen Xiuting: "The book Romance of the Three Kingdoms, I must have read it when Aiqing was in it, I don't know what the grain official is guilty of?" Aiqing's sin is greater than that of the grain official. Therefore, it is not enough to have the head of Aiqing alone, I want to borrow it, and the head of the nine clans of Aiqing! ”

Shen Xiuting was not convinced, and stood up and said to Chongzhen: "This is not the time of the march, and the people's hearts have not changed. ”

Chongzhen looked at the wine and meat on the table, which basically didn't move chopsticks, picked up a plate casually, threw it in front of Shen Xiuting, and asked, "What about the grain?" I had a decree earlier, not to starve to death, that is, food, not to mention the food allocated by the Ming Dynasty itself, even from the Nanyang Zhufan, also bought a lot. But now, how many people are starving to death in this Lantian County? ”

Shen Xiuting took a deep breath and argued: "Your Majesty, the minister has already said just now that the food distributed in Lantian County is not enough for many people to eat, and there are also people from other townships who have fled, so it is inevitable that some people will starve to death." Moreover, the minister has recently noticed that it is the county lieutenant Zhao Jing who is reselling grain in private, and the minister is about to take him down for questioning. ”

Chongzhen sneered and was about to speak, but when he saw Zhu Gang coming in a hurry, he immediately kept silent.

After Zhu Gang came to Chongzhen's side, he bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, it has been ascertained that at least seventy percent of the grain in Lantian County has been resold privately by this dog official. The buyer's surname is Wu, and he is a wealthy businessman in Zhejiang. The latest batch of grain, about 50,000 stones, is still in the Changping warehouse in Lantian. ”

Chongzhen looked at Shen Xiuting as expected, and asked, "What else did Shen Aiqing say?" And this loyal and respectful Wu Gongzi? ”

Wu Qi saw that the person who came to report was dressed in a flying fish suit, and knew that it was a person from Jinyiwei, and he also knew that he could no longer hide this matter, so he was so frightened that he peed his pants on the spot, and he couldn't speak.

Shen Xiuting stretched out his hand and pointed at Wu Qi, and said angrily: "Okay, after you are an old man, this county is still here for the people of Lantian, but now you have done such a ruthless trip behind your back!" ”

After scolding Wu Qi, Shen Xiuting said to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the minister really doesn't know that this Wu Qi and the county lieutenant Zhao Jing have colluded. Come to think of it, it must be this person who colluded with Zhao Jing in the name of Weichen and resold the food for disaster relief. ”

Hemp sells batches, and by this time you haven't forgotten to sell your teammates to protect yourself! Sure enough, it's a good pot! Chongzhen looked at Shen Xiuting and said lightly: "Didn't you overlook it for a while, this crime is much smaller than reselling disaster relief food, and it is just a matter of distributing three thousand miles." Shen Aiqing really made a good calculation. ”

When Shen Xiuting heard this, his face turned pale. He is not a stupid person, how can he not hear the killing intent in Chongzhen's words, this clearly shows that he wants to use his nine clans to appease the people.

Sure enough, I heard Emperor Chongzhen continue: "Don't say that you are guilty, that is, you are not guilty, this head must also be borrowed." Go with peace of mind, on the Huangquan Road, accompanied by the people of your nine clans, you will not be lonely if you want to come. ”

Without waiting for Shen Xiuting to hear this, Wu Qi kowtowed and said: "The student is willing to take the lead, and I beg Your Majesty to be light." ”

When Shen Xiuting heard this, he felt even more miserable in his heart. If Wu Qi confessed all the charges himself, as long as he didn't die, he would still have a chance to keep the bloodline of the Wu family, and now this Wu Qi himself ran out to report, I was afraid that his Wu family up and down, plus his own Shen family, would be killed.

Chongzhen glanced at Wu Qi, who was already so frightened that he peed his pants, and said with a smile: "If you can recruit from the truth, it's okay." ”

Wu Qi first kowtowed, and then bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the student came to Lantian to visit his old friend on the order of his father.

It's just that I didn't think about it, this Shen County order said that there was a big deal to make a fortune to the students, and asked the students if they were interested.

The students were confused for a while, and then they were dragged into the water by the Shen County Order and sold the grain for disaster relief, totaling more than 150,000 stones.

The student knows that he is guilty, but the old father in the family really doesn't know about it, and he hopes that His Majesty can take it lightly. ”

Emperor Chongzhen didn't know how much grain there was for 150,000 stones, but even if it was 150,000 catties of grain, I was afraid that it was not a small amount.

Taking a deep breath, Chongzhen didn't pay any attention to Wu Qi anymore, but just ordered: "Bring the county officials, canons, county lieutenants and others from Lantian County." ”

After a while, the main book and the canon history were brought to Chongzhen, but the county lieutenant did not come. The captain of the Jinyi Guard, who went to find someone, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the county lieutenant of Lantian County is dead, and it was killed by others, but someone faked the murder scene, which looks like a suicide." ”

At this time, Chongzhen no longer thought about whether this Shen Xiuting was wronged. The county lieutenant can die in the backyard of the county government, and if he wants to say that there is nothing greasy here, then he will not believe it unless he Emperor Chongzhen is a fool.

It's just a pity that he Emperor Chongzhen is not a fool.

Chongzhen glanced at the county magistrate and dian history of Lantian County, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, and asked: "Who knows about the Lantian County County ordering Shen Xiuting to resell disaster relief grain?" ”

Lantian County Cheng is an old fritter in his fifties, and when he heard Chongzhen's question, he didn't inquire about Chongzhen's identity, but after looking at Chongzhen's dress, a look appeared on his face that he wanted to say something.

Chongzhen knew what this county was worried about, so he immediately glanced at Wang Chengen beside him.

Wang Chengen understood, took half a step forward and shouted: "This is the great tomorrow's son, you wait for the honest answer to His Majesty's question!" ”

The county Cheng looked at Wang Chengen, although he was dressed as an ordinary person and did not wear eunuch clothes, but when he spoke, the sharpness in his voice was different from ordinary people, and he thought that it should be the servants in the palace.

The county man who had the bottom in his heart lowered his body lower: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." The county ordered the adults to resell grain, and the little ones knew about it. The county lieutenant Zhao Jing should know the most, but he doesn't know when he was killed by the county commander. ”

Chongzhen snorted and asked, "Tell me what you know." ”

The county Cheng glanced at Shen Xiuting, who was paralyzed on the ground, and said in his heart that Shen Xiuting was planted this time, if he didn't step on his feet, he was really sorry for his kindness to himself on weekdays!

The county magistrate, who had made up his mind to send Shen Xiuting to death, continued: "Your Majesty, about two or three months ago, this Wu Gongzi came to Lantian County to visit Shen County. Then there was the constant reselling of food for disaster relief. The two colluded, and the food from the big bucket was not to mention, but also mixed a lot of sand and Guanyin soil into it.

The little one knew that this would starve people to death, but he objected to it, but he was soft-spoken, so he also hated the county magistrate. The county lieutenant Zhao Jing once bumped into Lord Shen in person because of this incident, so he was hated by Lord Shen. If it weren't for Xiao Xiao's usual stupidity, I was afraid that he would also be poisoned by Lord Shen. ”

Chongzhen glanced at the county Cheng unexpectedly and asked, "What about the Jinyi Wei in this county?" You haven't looked for them? ”

The county Cheng smiled bitterly and replied: "I've found it, but the military master of Jinyiwei can't help it." I'm afraid that the injuries on the hundreds of households in Lantian County are not yet healed. ”

Chongzhen originally thought that the Jinyi Wei of Lantian County was also rotten, so he ordered Tian Ergeng and Cao Huachun to come, and also ordered Wei Zhongxian to send the manpower of the West Factory to Shaanxi.

The curious Emperor Chongzhen asked, "There is no way for the hundred households of Jinyiwei?" Still injured? You're going to be careful. ”

When the county magistrate heard this, he continued: "Back to Your Majesty, the little one once looked for the hundred households of Jinyi Wei here, and the adults of the hundred households helped the little one to report to the official. It's just that the Qianhu adults in Xi'an Qianhu are related to Lord Shen, so they found a reason and beat the Baihu adults, almost to death. Therefore, the little one said that the injuries on the bodies of these hundred adults may not be able to heal. ”

Chongzhen's face turned cold. The brocade guard below is not rotten yet, but the upper ones are starting to rot, damn it, can you still make yourself worry-free!

Zhu Gang's face next to him was also tight, the matter involved Jinyiwei, I originally thought that there was a problem with Jinyiwei in Lantian County, but I didn't expect that now it has been involved at the level of thousands of households, and this matter is getting bigger and bigger.

Just when Zhu Gang was thinking nonsense in his heart, he listened to Chongzhen's instructions: "Zhu Gang, go and find the hundred households in Jinyi here and bring me to see me." ”

After Zhu Gang received the order and left, Chongzhen sat on the stool and asked, "What is the relationship between the thousand households of the Jinyi Wei Xi'an Thousand Households and this Shen County Order?" ”

The county Cheng bowed again: "Your Majesty, the wife of the Ma Jun of the Thousand Households in Xi'an was originally the wife and sister of Lord Shen, and the two were originally brothers-in-law. ”

Chongzhen snorted, and no longer paid attention to the county Cheng, just sat on the stool and started to be stunned.

About half an hour or so, Zhu Gang, who had gone to look for someone, hurried back, followed by four brocade guards carrying a pair of door panels, on which was a man lying on his stomach, only covered his body with a cloth, and the corners of his mouth twitched from time to time because of the bumps.

After coming to Chongzhen, the brocade-clothed guard Baihu was already sweating profusely. Chongzhen saw that he still wanted to struggle to get up and salute himself, so he stopped: "Excuse me." I summoned you because I have something to ask. ”

This hundred-household lay on the door panel, but kept nodding and said: "Wang Yu, a hundred households of the Hundred Households of the Hundred Households of the Hundred Households of the Inferior Jinyi Wei Lantian has seen Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live." ”

Chongzhen snorted and asked, "Just now, the county magistrate of Lantian County told me that he had gone to look for you for disaster relief food, but is this the case?" ”

Although Wang Yu was sweating profusely in pain, he still nodded and said, "Back to Your Majesty, this is indeed the case." About a month ago, the county magistrate of Lantian County came to look for a humble position, saying that the disaster relief grain in Lantian County was resold by the county order, and after he dissuaded it, he instead hated the county order, so he had to report to the above.

He went to Xi'an Qianhu to report, but he didn't want to be scolded by Ma Qianhu with eighty military sticks. If it weren't for the humble apprenticeship who learned martial arts since childhood, he would be beaten more than ordinary people, and I am afraid that he would not be able to withstand it today.

He was afraid that Shen County's order would assassinate the county again, so he was more protected by the manpower in the hundreds of households. Also, the humble post has sent a letter to the Beizhen Fusi in the capital, seeking help from above. It's just that for some reason, the people sent have not returned yet, and I think they are delayed on the road. ”

Chongzhen snorted, and then continued: "I know. Go down and rest first. If I have any problems, I will summon you again. ”

After the Jinyi Wei Baihu was carried down, Chongzhen looked at Shen Xiuting with a cold face: "Did you hear it?" Could it be that these people have colluded to harm you together? ”

Shen Xiuting, who had long been bloodless and paralyzed on the ground, only kowtowed and said, "Please be gracious to Your Majesty, please be gracious!" ”

Chongzhen ignored it, only chuckled, and said: "It is said that this world is mine, but in my opinion, it is yours." You regard the country as your home, and you don't feel sorry for your own things, but you only regard me as a fool.

It is said that serving as an official will benefit one party, but I look at you, but you are serving as an official and harming one party. They all say that they are parents and officials, but you love the people as children, what about you? Who cares about the life or death of the people?

If the people are forced to rebel by you, I will surely be taken by these angry people to sacrifice to heaven. And you, as long as you turn around, you will be the heroes of the new dynasty.

Yes, yes. ”

Hearing this, the look on Shen Xiuting's face was already becoming more and more desperate, and at this moment, I am afraid that there will not be one left among the nine clans.

But Chongzhen's words were not finished, and the words behind were like knives piercing Shen Xiuting's heart: "You want to be gracious, but are you gracious to the people under your rule?"

I have ordered people to count the bones at the mass grave outside the city. If there is one body on the mass grave, take one of your nine tribes, and if there are ten, take ten of your nine tribes. Nine clans are not enough, I don't mind adding ten clans! ”

After speaking, ignoring Shen Xiuting, who was so frightened that he fainted, Chongzhen turned to Wu Qi again: "And you, is this bloody grain delicious?" If you carry the blood-stained silver on your body, aren't you afraid that there will be unjust souls looking for your life?

Don't say your father doesn't know, and don't think I'll let them go. When you earn money, they will be clothed and fed, and if you break the law, they will die with you.

For your family, such as Shen Xiuting's example, the number of corpses on the mass grave is the number of people from the nine clans of your family who want to die, and adults and children are all counted. ”

Wu Qi had the courage to leave incense for the Wu family at this time, so he raised his head and said, "Your Majesty is wrong in what you said. According to the Da Ming Law, no one under the age of 90 or 7 may be sentenced to death unless he seeks rebellion. What Your Majesty did is really a reckless act! ”

When Chongzhen heard this, he laughed wildly and said, "Da Ming Law? I am the Great Ming Law! This common people who were starved to death is the Great Ming Law! Don't tell me anything that will not harm your family, they will enjoy your benefits, and they will follow your evils!

You remember to me, what I have always believed in is that the nine clans are not enough, and the ten clans will make up! ”