Chapter 233: The butcher's knife is held high

In the early morning of the next day, when the genius was bright, the chief officials of several important yamen were woken up by a knock on the door.

With dark circles under his eyes, the group hurried to the regent, and Hou Xuanyan had been waiting for a long time.

There was something in his heart, and he couldn't sleep well, Hou Xuanyan sat in front of the hall with a golden knife, looked at the panda eyes in the hall, and said sharply: "Admiral Zhang Mingzhen of the Navy Division handed over a letter a few days ago, bluntly saying that Yangzhou is playing with the refugees who fled north, such a cool calendar, you all take a look." ”

Several personal soldiers sent the transcription to the Criminal Department, several important directors of Jinyiwei and the Nanjing garrison.

Several officials of the Criminal Department, looking at the content of the recital, slandered together, isn't this a neurosis, they have known about the above things for a long time, but they have been banned repeatedly, and they have no choice but to severely punish a few leaders as a warning.

The imperial court allocated two taels of silver to encourage big businessmen to hire refugees, so that these refugees, who received wages but did not have the protection of their families, became fat sheep in the eyes of the local people. The profit is so high, the punishment is light, it can't be prohibited at all, and I thought it was a big deal, but it turned out that knocking on the door in the middle of the night was just for this bit of.

Hou Xuanyan looked like they were half dead one by one, so he didn't get angry, slapped the table and said angrily: "I have repeatedly ordered and reaffirmed, and stabilizing people's hearts is the top priority." The northerners fled south because they did not want to succumb to the Manchu iron cavalry, and they had national integrity in them. From now on, Yingtian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Huguang will eliminate evil hoes and traitors, and it is urgent to do so. Although the evil is small, it is big at this time, who dares to stretch out his hand, I will often be beaten to death! ”

Zhang Xiaoqi, the head of the Criminal Department, disappeared with a trace of tiredness on his face, stood up, and asked: "Guogong, some thieves who are thieves of chickens and dogs, they have extorted a few big sums of money, and the punishment according to the law is not painful or itchy for them, and they will continue to do evil after they come out." In this way, it may be useless to waste money and labor. ”

Hou Xuanyan's face sank, and he said: "From today onwards, I will personally take charge of the matter, first cleansing Jinling, and then going down to Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Hangzhou." All crimes are punished severely, but those who commit adultery will be punished tenfold, and I will see if the thief's bones are hard or my knife is hard. ”

All the officials looked right, and they all knew that Yue Guogong was really angry.

Hou Xuanyan was furious, and Jinling's Xiaoxiao suddenly fell into eight lifetimes of blood mold.

The sky was not yet fully dawn, and the tolerances of the various yamen, the brocade guards, and the defenders in the city were all mobilized. The people of Jinling, who didn't know the truth, thought that the imperial court was going to send troops again, so they all stopped to watch.

Soon, one by one, in the Qinglou wine shops, the notorious murderer was escorted back to the yamen. Although they are the tyrants of the market and the little people who are unknown in the court, they are majestic and unknown to the people.

Soon, everyone realized that this was the imperial court to rectify these people.

The people did not dare to applaud openly, but those who were good and law-abiding, who had been bullied by them, or who were not accustomed to these people, had joyful faces on their faces.

At noon, everyone was still secretly discussing which big brother and which ruffian were estimated to be beaten more this time.

A drum sounded in the street, and in front of him were soldiers of the Soldiers and Horses, dressed in armor and sharp, opening the way in front. In the prisoner car behind, several ruffians who had been evil for many years, and the villains who had been powerful in Jinling City were escorted to the entrance of the vegetable market.

These people have criminal records in the Yamen, and their crimes have always been covered up and connived at, because there were too many major events in the past, and they did not have the energy to deal with them.

The people gathered around one after another, and a man who looked like a civil official unfolded the silk scroll in his hand and said loudly: "When the husband is extraordinary, he does extraordinary law, and now the country is in trouble, the north has fallen, and the iron rider is in front." In order to stabilize the rear, Empress Xiaoyixiang issued a decree to authorize the Duke of Yue Guo to set up a temporary law to severely punish adultery and eliminate evil. ”

After reading it, the civil official rolled up the silk scroll, looked up at the people in the audience, and said loudly: "These bullies in Jinling City, plus the leaders of their minions, are a total of three hundred. It has been a disaster for many years, and it has now been verified that there is no unjust case. According to the temporary evil elimination law, he was sentenced to beheading, and noon has arrived, beheading! ”

The executioner threw away the death card behind them, and the bright steel knife fell, and the three hundred evil men who were alive and well separated in the blink of an eye.

It wasn't until the smell of blood came and the cries of a few children that the people realized that this time it wasn't a matter of hitting a few boards...

The wicked still need the wicked to grind, these people do a lot of evil, but they didn't expect to encounter a bigger evil star. If you don't agree with each other, you will cut off someone's head.

Soon, those who bought and sold human beings in the Qinglou, especially those involving refugees from the north, were arrested. There are some unscrupulous people who go to the refugee pile in the north to flee, buy their daughters who can't support them at a low price, and secretly sell them to Qinglou. also deceived their parents, giving them to rich families as servants. The old bustards in the green building tried their best to tame their obedient and obedient combs to pick up customers. These Yazi, the old bustard, and the Qinglou thugs were all arrested.

There are also many unscrupulous businessmen who have a group of thugs who recruit these refugees to work, and then deduct their wages for no reason. also asked them to cheat together and defraud the three cents of the imperial court. No matter how carefully these things are done, there will be rumors, and the Hidden Elephant Camp and Jinyi Guard want to investigate, just like searching for things.

Some bullies who bully and dominate the market, fish and meat towns, and act as bullies are purely unjustified disasters. They were also arrested and put into prison in batches, and the entire prison cell in Jinling was already overcrowded. In nearby states and counties, the same thing is happening. In the state and county, there are more local tyrants and inferior gentry who have been passed down from several generations, which have been recorded one by one.

The bloody spirit of the three hundred people had not yet dissipated, and soon seven hundred guests were welcomed at the entrance of the vegetable market. They knelt on the stage in rows, knives in hand. According to Uncle Qin, a senior executioner in Jinling, his arms have been swollen from being cut off in the past few days.

The executioner, Uncle Qin, wanted to rest for two days, but was reprimanded by the yamen, and when there was a shortage of manpower, he wanted to send them to a remote county town where there was a shortage of executioners.

On the fifth day, Hou Xuanyan finally set out in person, and the Duke of Yue Guo led people to and from various yamen. Officials who secretly accepted bribes, or shielded and connived at bullies and mischievous officials because of their affiliation, were arrested.

Although there are only a few dozen people in this batch, they are even more shocking. The people in Jinling City have opened their eyes, except for the old things handed down by their ancestors, Emperor Hongwu and Emperor Yongle, there is really no one who has this murderous spirit.

At this time, in a dark corner of Jinling City, two female thieves hugged each other and trembled.

Qin Qingqing lowered her voice and said, "I didn't expect him to be so ruthless, we are completely out of life, and all the money we saved for you to treat your injuries has been used up." ”

"Don't you know him, didn't that little Taoist priest surnamed Hong recruit us to some submarine camp, I think we should be good."

"We are thieves, can we go to the army?"

"Hey, try it."

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