Chapter 142: Rather Wrong than Indulgent
"This move is related to the stability of the Ming Dynasty's society, there must be no sloppiness, this matter is personally responsible for Xu Shilang and Huang Yushi, Yang Zuodu Yushi assists from the side, this matter involves a huge amount of money, I am afraid that someone will fill their own pockets, Yang Yushi can not be sloppy, where corruption occurs, it must be dealt with strictly and quickly." Zhu Youxiao said.
"No." The three replied.
"The minister is very old, please resign from the post of patrolling the imperial history and the secretary of the ministry, and hope that Your Majesty's quasi-ministers will return to their hometown." Zhao Nanxing said.
"I promised this a long time ago, and I will keep my promise. I will allow you to return to your hometown, and at the same time seal the post of Shaobao, and you are not allowed to postpone it. Zhu Youxiao said with a smile. Zhu Youxiao knew that these civil officials always liked to be polite, but he didn't have this habit.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!" Zhao Nanxing said.
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The next morning, the confessions of the eight people were handed over to Zhu Youxiao.
"Have you all seen it?" Zhu Youxiao asked.
"The ministers have seen it." Luo Sigong and Wang Liqian replied together.
"Are there any inconsistencies in the confessions of these eight people?" Zhu Youxiao asked.
"Yes, the confessions of Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku are slightly different from those of others." Wang Liqian replied.
"Commander Luo, what do you think?" Zhu Youxiao asked.
"There are discrepancies." Luo Sigong replied.
"Put Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku's family into prison, and order the eight people to rewrite it today, if they don't match it again, I will punish their family again until it is completely matched." Zhu Youxiao said coldly.
"No."
The wrath of the Son of Heaven ambushed millions of corpses and shed thousands of miles of blood. Zhu Youxiao gave an order, and none of Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku were spared, and they were all immediately arrested and put in prison by Jinyiwei.
"Your Majesty has a decree, order you to wait for the rewrite, if there is any more concealment, Your Majesty will definitely punish you and the other nine clans." Luo Sigong personally told Fan Yongdou and the other eight people of Zhu Youxiao's will one by one. The eight are still being held in separate prisons.
"My lord, why did my family members end up in prison?" When Fan Yongdou was informed, Fan Yongdou asked anxiously. Fan Yongdou is now locked up with his son, who he knows through his own that his entire family has been put in prison.
"Hmph, you and Wang Dengku's confessions don't match the others, if you are not honest, Your Majesty's anger will not only burn your clan. This official advises you to explain honestly as soon as possible. Luo Sigong said coldly.
"The grass people must explain truthfully, and I hope that the adults will say a few kind words in front of His Majesty and spare my child." Fan Yongdou knelt down with his son and kowtowed.
"Tomorrow morning, the official will come to get a confession." Luo Sigong glanced at Fan Yongdou and said coldly.
"It's for my father who harmed you!" Fan Yongdou looked at his son, he seemed to be dozens of years old.
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Jin Yiwei's move was extremely deterrent, making these eight people realize that Zhu Youxiao must turn the whole thing upside down this time, how dare they still hide it at all, and poke out all the things they know.
"According to the confession, all the officials involved in Datong will be detained and interrogated separately, and troops will be sent to Taiyuan Mansion immediately to detain all the Jin kings." Zhu Youxiao said.
"Your Majesty, there are hundreds of officials involved in this matter, and even officials from the Beijing Division." Luo Sigong said softly.
"What? Lord Luo also wanted to understand this matter in a cursory manner. Zhu Youxiao said coldly.
"I don't dare." Luo Sigong immediately knelt on the ground and said.
"Leave this matter to Tian Ergeng, I believe he can handle it better than you." Zhu Youxiao said coldly. At this time, what Zhu Youxiao needed was a cool official like Tian Ergeng, and only Tian Ergeng could do such a thing.
"No." Luo Sigong said.
"Your Majesty, although the King of Jin is related to the treason of Fan Yongdou and others, judging from the confession, the King of Jin does not seem to have much to do with this matter." Wang Liqian said softly.
"This time, I would rather be wrong than indulge. The reason why Shanxi can breed people like Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku is not unrelated to the officialdom of Shanxi. Zhu Youxiao said coldly.
"It's just that the king of Jin is moved, I'm afraid it will cause the kings to be uneasy." Wang Liqian said softly.
"There is something evidence-based, even if I kill Zhu Qiugui, others will not dare to say anything. What's more, these princes have enjoyed the glory and wealth for so many years, and it is time to contribute to the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Youxiao said coldly.
"The minister went to meet Fan Yongdou and the eight people." Wang Liqian said softly.
"Go ahead." Zhu Youxiao said.
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After Tian Ergeng took over, he didn't have as many concerns as Luo Sigong, he himself had the characteristics of an eagle dog, and he would bite whoever Zhu Youxiao asked him to bite.
Zhu Youxiao's arrest was the largest officialdom earthquake in Shanxi, and among the officials in Datong, more than 80 people were arrested in one day, and the entire Datong people are now in a panic. Fortunately, the news has not yet reached Datong, otherwise, the whole Shanxi and the whole empire will be shaken.
Zhao Nanxing, Huang Zunsu, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Xu Guangqi and other five people asked to see Zhu Youxiao again, and this time they really came to intercede with the officials.
"Your Majesty, the ministers and Jinyi Wei commanded Tongzhi Tian Ergeng to wantonly hunt and plunder officials." Zhao Nanxing said.
"Where did Tian Ergeng come from to wantonly hunt and plunder officials? He was just acting on the basis of the confessions of Fan Yongdou and others. Zhu Youxiao said coldly.
"Fan Yongdou and others wantonly bite the court officials, and they should be beheaded immediately for public display." Zhao Nanxing said immediately.
"Is it a wanton bite? It's not that I have the final say, and it's not that you have the final say, since you will only find out after the interrogation. Zhu Youxiao said coldly.
"Your Majesty......" Huang Zunsu was about to speak, but was interrupted by Zhu Youxiao.
"My Ming Empire is now like a person who is seriously ill, and now he is terminally ill, and it cannot be cured unless he is a heavy medicine, haven't you seen it?" Zhu Youxiao said coldly.
"But what are you doing? You are still here to avoid medical treatment, if Daming needs to dig up meat and scrape bones, you can't do it, I will do it without hesitation, I don't care what the world's mouth says about me? Hundreds of years later, I believe that history will give me a fair evaluation. Three years of Qing Governor's Mansion, how ironic is the sentence 100,000 snowflakes of silver? More than nine percent of my officials in the Ming Dynasty are greedy, do you think I don't know? You all think that if the law does not hold the people accountable, I will have no way to deal with these officials, and I am going to start from Shanxi today and give me a bright future. Zhu Youxiao said generously.
"Yang Wenru, you are the first honest official in the country, and you are in charge of the household department in the court, from today on, you will serve as the imperial history of the left capital, in charge of the inspectorate, I hope you will not live up to my expectations." Zhu Youxiao said.