Daming Jingshi, Liu Laosan saw that the sun had risen, so he wanted to go out and inquire to see when the imperial court would start to try those captured Jin merchants.

As soon as he stepped out of the door, he saw groups of people running towards the main street. In this situation, you can tell that something is wrong at a glance.

Liu Laosan hurriedly intercepted a person and asked, "This brother, what's the matter?" ”

"Don't you know? Chengmen Street is under martial law again, saying that the families of the Great Jin merchants Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku and others are going to be escorted into Beijing! ”

As soon as Liu Laosan heard this, he immediately turned around and rushed into the door, and shouted loudly at the same time: "Mother-in-law, what about those mud blocks I picked up yesterday, bring them quickly, and use them again!" ”

When he shouted, he felt regretful in his heart, why should the court strictly prohibit the use of stones! Stoning those spies to death!

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was not too normal to engage in punishment, especially those who committed big crimes. Just like Fan Yongdou, he betrayed the country, his family did not support him, can he do it alone? The benefits of his betrayal of the country were also enjoyed by his family. Therefore, if Fan Yongdou is arrested, his family will also be punished, and his crimes will be uprooted, just like the Fan family.

Now, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the famous eight Jin merchants enjoyed the highest level of treatment, and the entire family was uprooted. After escorting the main culprit to Jingshi as soon as possible, in the past few days, people from their family have also been escorted to Jingshi.

As a result, Jingshi was as lively as a festival. As long as they heard that the city gate street was under martial law, they knew that the family members of the traitors had been escorted into Beijing, and the people of Beijing would help the old and the young and go to entertain them warmly. In this invasion of Gyeonggi, the greater the losses and the more relatives died, the more enthusiastic the hospitality became.

In fact, at this time, there was no need for interrogation by the imperial court, and the people of Jingshi had already decided in their hearts that these people were captives. Their grief at the end of last year needed an outlet for catharsis. Sometimes, even the people who label them as kind will be very blindly obedient.

However, Hu Guang did not delay for long, and on the second day after Fan Yongdou and others were escorted to Beijing, he issued a decree that the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty would be the main trial, and the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Jinyi Wei and Dongchang jurors would be tried in open to try the crime of being captive.

This kind of specification is afraid that it is the highest in history, not only the chief judge is the first assistant, but also the people who are interrogated have high-ranking officials such as the governor of Xuanfu, as well as generals above the garrison, below the deputy general, and even local squires, that is, those Jin merchants. The scale is so large and the number of people is so large, if you count those family members, they will all catch up with those big cases at the beginning of tomorrow. Therefore, this case was rated as the first major case of the Chongzhen Dynasty by later generations.

It's also funny, if You Shiwei, the former chief soldier of Xuanfu, had not been pitted when he was King Qin, and the soldiers he led had not been dispersed, and he still continued to serve as the chief soldier of Xuanfu, it is estimated that he would be with these people.

Because it was a public trial, the people were allowed to observe. As soon as the news came out, some people went to the yamen to line up. It's just that it didn't take long for the queue to be at the end of the line. Those who came late thought of cutting in line, which led to riots and eventually forced the government to send officials to maintain order.

So, in order to see Fan Yongdou and others on trial with their own eyes, those rich people in Beijing began to throw money at the people in the front line.

Such a lively thing, Hu Guang had the heart to take a look at the excitement, but because of his identity, he could only forget it. However, he will soon be busy, because the candidate for auxiliary ministers who came from Jiangnan, Min Hongxue, recommended by Wen Tiren, has finally arrived in Beijing.

In the Wenhua Palace, Hu Guang looked at Min Hongxue, who was saluting. To say that he expects the most from Wen Tiren's recommended assistants, it is the one in front of him. The implementation of both military and political policies, road construction, numismatic reform, school promotion, counterinsurgency, and other measures are very much in line with Hu Guang's views.

Judging from his appearance, this old man should have been a handsome guy when he was young, with a bookish atmosphere, but he looked capable, with a loud voice and a very good spirit!

And Min Hongxue was also looking at the young emperor at the same time as he saw the ceremony. To be honest, at the beginning, he was disappointed when he heard that Emperor Chongzhen almost completely believed in the Donglin Party, attacked the Eunuch Party without reservation, and opened all vacancies, or directly promoted Donglin Party members. For this reason, he returned to his hometown in the early years of Chongzhen.

What he didn't expect was that after Jianyu invaded the land of Gyeonggi, Emperor Chongzhen was like a different person, no longer only believing in the Donglin Party, reactivating the factory guards, especially reusing Wen Tiren, and risking his life, just to kill Jianzhen under the city of Jingshi. This kind of everything made him see the hope of the court again.

However, Min Hongxue thought that the nature of the country was easy to change, and he was a little worried that Emperor Chongzhen was only slightly changed under the pressure of the crisis. Therefore, after Hu Zhengyan's decree, although he wanted to come to Beijing to have a look, he still did not hurry or slow, just to have more time to observe.

What he didn't expect was that Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be a different person, and his subsequent performance has always surprised him. He even bought the new banknotes at a high price while he was on the road, and studied them carefully.

As a person who once led troops to quell the rebellion, he also knew that Emperor Chongzhen's sacrifice of the Loyal Martyrs' Hall would pay less and gain a lot. This matter, in the current situation of Daming, can be regarded as a stroke of genius, and it can solve many problems at once.

As a fellow countryman, Min Hongxue also knows Wen Tiren and knows that it will definitely not be the policy offered by Shoufu. He couldn't think of anyone in the court who could have such vision and make such a move. But none of this matters, the important thing is that the emperor adopted it and attached great importance to it.

When he arrived in Beijing, he happened to encounter the matter of Jin Shang, and after a little inquiry, he understood the cause and effect of the matter, and immediately looked at Emperor Chongzhen with admiration. In this way, not only did it cut off the ears, eyes, hands and feet of Jianyu, but it also filled the treasury, which was really a double win. At this time, he saw the hope of pacifying Liaodong!

At this time, Min Hongxue, looking at the young Emperor Chongzhen, was more and more surprised. The emperor has a self-confidence, calm temperament, which he has never seen in the Emperor of the Apocalypse. Such an emperor is probably really the master of the Ming Dynasty!

He was thinking about it, Hu Guang had already smiled and said: "I heard the first assistant, Min Qing is a great talent of my Ming Dynasty, I don't know what I think of these recent measures of the imperial court?" ”

When he said this, he felt that he had done well lately, and he was a little complacent; Second, I also started the interview, I want to hear Min Hongxue's opinion and see how he says?

To Hu Guang's surprise, after Min Hongxue heard it, he played with a serious face: "Your Majesty, the imperial court has some measures, a bit of a child's play, it's taken for granted!" ”21010