Looking at Li Zixiong in front of him, Su Tiancheng could only shake his head and sigh.

Li Zixiong is a shrewd person, he knows a lot of rules in officialdom, he doesn't have much background backer, and in just a few years, he has been a Zhizhou from the fifth grade, which is good.

It's a pity that Li Zixiong's heart has been completely occupied by utilitarianism, and the rest of the things are out of the question, in his eyes, everything can be exchanged, including conscience, including principles.

Such an official will definitely not be able to stay.

"My lord, the lower officials are convinced, playing with their hearts and minds in front of adults, they can't do anything, and they should have such an end."

"Li Zixiong, what do you want to say, just say it, the official clearly told you that your time is running out, the official didn't expect that you are just the governor of Shaanzhou, and the gold and silver treasures copied out of the family are worth one million taels of silver, if you reach a higher position, I don't know how much silver Lu Dao can accumulate."

Li Zixiong's face had no expression.

"My lord said this, the lower official was not convinced in his heart, the lower official was nothing, the lower official saw so many adults, who is not greedy, why is the lower official greedy for ink, this is the end."

"What you said is good, the official also admits that you are not the only one who is greedy for ink and silver, just say that there are more powerful people than you in this Henan Mansion, but there is a sentence, the official still has to say it, you can't do it yourself."

"Why do you say that?"

"Hehe, this is very simple, what are you, two years ago, you were just the magistrate of Ruxiang County, and you served as the magistrate of Shaanzhou, and it was only two years. Your income is only 50,000 taels of silver at most, and it is said that these silver taels are enough for you to live. That is, the embodiment of your value, you are only qualified to get so much silver, unfortunately, you are not satisfied, you want to be strong, so today's ending, you are to blame. ”

Li Zixiong actually thought about it for a while.

"What you say does make sense, but the reality is that it is. Not necessarily. ”

"Yes, what you said is right, the official does not object, this is a fact, it is said that you are a smart person, the official came to Henan Mansion, every move, and the request. You're all knowledgeable, and you're so fond of analyzing. In front of Qu Qingze, he said so much, why don't you analyze it this time, I know that the official of Lu Dao is going to build Henan Mansion well, and I still want to resist behind it, if you do what the official says. It will not end today, so you deserve to die. ”

Li Zixiong lowered his head and didn't speak for a long time.

Su Tiancheng looked at Li Zixiong quietly and did not speak.

"Your Excellency. Xiaguan Zhilu said, this life cannot be saved, and Xiaguan has only one request. ”

"If you have any requirements, say it."

"Xia Guan doesn't want his family to be implicated, and he hopes that the adults will let them live."

"There is no problem with this, your sins should be borne by yourself, and your family should not be implicated."

"Xie Lu Xie Lord, the lower official has nothing to say, the lower official has an axe in front of the adult, everything today is self-inflicted, and there is nothing to say. Xia Guan only now understands that Xia Guan is not qualified to compete with adults at all. ”

Su Tiancheng nodded secretly, he thought that Li Zixiong would bite out the boss behind the scenes, but he didn't expect Li Zixiong to say it at all, this is also a manifestation of righteousness, although there are also some selfishness in this, if you don't say the mastermind behind the scenes, at least you can ensure the safety of your family.

Mi Fold has been sent out for five days, and according to the emperor's will, it is time to come down.

Su Tiancheng didn't cut the first and then play in the end, he chose to play the secret fold, in this way, it is safer, Li Zixiong and the magistrate of Luoyang County, the two of them, cut the decision, and the rest of the magistrates, remove their fame, and distribute Wubian.

The recommended candidates, Su Tiancheng carefully considered, Qu Qingze served as the governor of Shaanzhou, Su Pingyang served as the magistrate of Luoyang County, Su Jun served as the magistrate of Ruxiang County, Sun Siming served as the magistrate of Lushi County, Sun Sizong served as the magistrate of Yiyang County, Lu Taibing served as the magistrate of Dengfeng County, and Lu Taibo served as the magistrate of Gong County.

The remaining Yanshi County, Yongning County, Lingbao County, Mianchi County, Mengjin County, Xin'an County, and Song County, the Ministry of Officials decided on the candidates for the county.

Su Tiancheng can not recommend all the candidates for the county, so that Henan Mansion will become a family, and he must have been impeached by the ministers of the imperial court, and the officials he recommended controlled all the key places in Henan Mansion and basically grasped the lifeblood of Henan Mansion.

On March 20, the emperor's decree finally came down.

Su Tiancheng's invitations have all been passed, and the officials have begun to consider the candidates for the county, and the palace examination will be held soon, and after the palace examination is over, all the counties will be in place.

What Su Tiancheng didn't expect was that Xiong Zijian came to Henan Mansion, Qu Qingze left the Jiangning camp, and Xiong Zijian served as the commander of the Jiangning camp.

Except for Li Zixiong, who was decided, and the magistrate of Luoyang County, many other magistrates were all escorted to the capital.

The rest of the magistrates were escorted to the capital, Su Tiancheng frowned a little at this point, the court's disposition is obviously a different opinion on his own proposal, otherwise, he will directly issue an order and distribute it to somewhere, it seems that there must be some controversy in the court.

By this time, Su Tiancheng couldn't manage so much.

On March 21, the whole city of Luoyang County was on alert.

The news has already spread, and Li Zixiong, the former governor of Shaanzhou, and the magistrate of Luoyang County, were sentenced to be executed because of corruption and bending the law, and they will be executed today.

The people of the whole city went to the street, and everyone wanted to see if this matter was true, such a big thing had never happened in Henan Province.

Of course, the people are standing in designated places, and they are not allowed to run around at will, nor can they talk nonsense.

At the end of the day, Su Tiancheng read out the holy decree in front of Li Zixiong and the former magistrate of Luoyang County in the lobby of the government office, Li Zixiong had no special reaction, the former magistrate of Luoyang County, after hearing the holy decree, he was already unstable, and a smell spread quickly, and this magistrate was incontinent.

The prisoner cart has long been prepared.

The streets were densely packed with people, watching the prisoner vans pass by, and no one spoke.

Su Tiancheng personally supervised the beheading.

The Dharma field is set up in the suburbs.

All the officials of the Henan Prefecture and Luoyang County were present at the scene.

Some officials, whose faces are no better than Li Zixiong and others, are not much better, and their bodies are even trembling, they don't know if it will be their turn next.

Before the beheading, Li Zixiong and Zhixian were going to drink a bowl of wine, which was a send-off wine.

Su Tiancheng personally took the wine bowl from the butcher's hand.

"Li Zixiong, this bowl of wine, the official personally came to pay tribute to you, no matter what, you are an official of the imperial court, and you ended up like this today, think about it yourself, what to do in the next life, your family, the official has been properly settled, they won't have any problems, don't blame anyone, don't be a lonely ghost, reincarnate well."

A smile appeared on Li Zixiong's face.

"My lord, the sinner has nothing to say, and he died in the hands of the adult, and the sinner surrender was convinced."

When the head hit the ground, many officials watching were already unstable on their feet.

Su Tiancheng looked at these trembling officials, and in his heart, he had mixed feelings.

It is impossible for him to hold all the officials accountable, it is still reasonable for the law not to blame the public, these officials, oppressing the people, greedy for ink and silver, according to the provisions of the Ming law, can indeed be beheaded, but this is not a personal mistake, the environment is so, the officials can't help themselves, in this world, there are no saints, everyone is mortal.

Killing a hundred people must be done, killing Li Zixiong, it can be said that the officials of Henan Mansion have been completely controlled by themselves, and no one dares to mess around, but the responsibilities in the future will be heavier.

The conditions in Henan Mansion are too poor, if the officials are conscientious and have no other source of income, they really can't support their families, this is the actual situation, especially some of the officials, who look like beggars, and don't have any good clothes. When he was in Jiangning County before, Su Tiancheng could find a way to increase the income of officials, but when he came to Henan Mansion, he didn't dare to open such an opening, and the conditions did not allow it.

Doing things requires a two-pronged approach, blindly requiring officials to be honest, requiring officials to be poorer than the people, this is impossible, Su Tiancheng will not do such a thing, the composition of this dynasty, there is a distinction between high and low, this is the reality, the development of the times, but also proves this, there is a difference between the rich and the poor.

The government has once again begun to implement the five things that have been arranged, and it will take some time to complete the rest of the time, except for the matter of counting cultivated land.

This time, the actions of the counties were unusually fast, and none of the counties said that they were short of silver, and the money was not enough, and some officials took out the silver themselves.

The shops of Song Sijun, Wan Chenggui and others all opened at this time.

The local businessmen in Henan Mansion have long been frightened, and they have done it completely according to the requirements of the government, their heads are not as hard as Li Zixiong, and the prefect wants to cut off their heads, at any time.

The gentry and wealthy families in Henan Mansion were all silent, and no one dared to come forward again.

It is the people and farmers of Henan Province who have really benefited.

The season has arrived, the counties began to supervise the situation of spring ploughing and production, the fields, everywhere are the figures of officials, in the face of such a good policy, of course the peasants have to seriously farm the land, fortunately this year did not encounter drought, the first month, there were a few heavy snowfalls, it looks like a good year.

Su Tiancheng also began to be busy, he must supervise the matter of spring ploughing, which must not be delayed, at least the people of Henan Province, to be able to feed themselves, spring ploughing production is delayed, there is no food, the government cannot take out so much silver relief, food is fundamental. (To be continued......)