Luo Sigong and Wei Chao finished speaking, the Emperor of the Apocalypse gently put down the teacup in his hand, glanced around the hall, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse said lightly: "Everyone, Aiqing, I don't know what you think after listening to this?" I have a lot of emotions and a lot of thoughts in my heart, so let's do it! No matter which Aiqing has any ideas, stand up and say it, no matter what she says, I will not blame! ”

"Your Majesty, the minister feels that this case is up for discussion, and Liu Che, the governor of Jiliao, is wise. For many years in the early dynasty, it was quite meritorious, and this time the case was fabricated by the Wei Dynasty, the governor of Dongchang, and wanted to frame Zhongliang, and asked His Majesty to order the three law divisions to thoroughly investigate the case in order to set the record straight! "The first one to stand up is still an imperial history, but I know that it is a city patrol imperial history, called Chengfeng.

Looking at the first person to stand up and speak, the Emperor of the Apocalypse nodded slowly, turned around and asked Chen Hong softly, "Where is this person?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the patrol of the city and the imperial history of Chengfeng, the twenty-sixth year of Wanli Jinshi, is the disciple of the Ministry of Servants ** Xing. A member of the Donglin Party, he once received the favor of Liu Che, the governor of Jiliao. Chen Hong deliberately reviewed these materials yesterday, and he knew that he would definitely be able to use them today, and now it seems that his guess was correct.

Nodding slowly, the Emperor of the Apocalypse smiled and said, "Cheng Aiqing means this, I don't know what other opinions you Aiqing has?" I can say it, after all, this is the biggest case since I ascended the throne, and I must be fair and strict. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Cheng Yushi is a group of nonsense, and Liu Che, the governor of Jiliao, and others are wolf-like, embezzling military salaries, and fornicating with slaves. The minister thought that these people should be punished by the nine clans, and all the main culprits in this case should be executed by Ling Chi, and the minister believed that there must be people in the court who colluded with these people. Please Your Majesty to investigate this case severely, and you must wipe out everyone and punish them all! "This time it was Yushi Feng Sanyuan who stood up. He was originally a strong general of the Donglin Party, but now he hates the Donglin Party to the core.

Nodding slowly, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said indifferently: "Very good, this is also a kind of statement, I don't know which Aiqing still has an opinion?" Say it all, I'm listening! ”

It's just that after Feng Sanyuan stood up. There was silence in the hall, and no one wanted to be considered a member of the party. Most people looked at Cheng Feng like idiots, and the people standing next to him wanted to stay away from him.

Seeing that no one spoke, the Emperor of the Apocalypse turned pale and said in a deep voice: "Since all the Aiqing have nothing to say, then I will talk about it." Last year's annual income was 3.2 million taels, and these 3.2 million taels were not much left except for the military salaries, grain and grass in various localities. Zhao Aiqing, I ask you. How many taels of silver are left in the treasury of this household? ”

Zhao Xingbang, who didn't expect things to find him, was originally coquettish on the side to make soy sauce, but now he was stirred up and suddenly felt overwhelmed. I bowed my head nervously, pondered there, and began to sweat on my forehead!

Looking at Zhao Xingbang with a frown, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said with a calm face: "Zhao Aiqing, don't you even know how much silver you have in your household?" ”。

It seems to reflect the past. Zhao Xingbang hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, the minister knows. The minister knows. Last year's annual income was 3.2 million taels, excluding the military salaries in various places, as well as the salaries of officials, plus the cost of disaster relief this year, the household department had less than 300,000 taels of silver! ”

"Did you hear that? The household deposit is less than 300,000 taels, and the annual tax of our Ming Dynasty is only 3.2 million taels. Cheng Aiqing. You said that this incident was framed by the Dongchang Factory, you go and take a look, along with the escort prisoner car, there is also a vehicle transporting the confiscated items. Shenyang, Liaoyang, and Jizhou are in the homes of these people involved. In total, the contents of the copied were worth twenty-seven million taels of silver. How much is that? It is equivalent to the income of my ten years of the Ming Dynasty, Cheng Aiqing, I ask you. Where did they get all this money? Could it be that Dongchang is to blame? ”。 The Emperor of the Apocalypse slammed the table and said loudly.

The hall was quiet, and for a long time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said in a deep voice: "This case is a real case, and I will also punish it severely. ”

"Ministers deserve death!" Everyone knelt down and said loudly.

Ignoring these people, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said loudly: "In order to avoid favoritism and fraud, I appointed Yang He, the imperial historian of Zuodu, as the chief judge of this case, and the governor of Dongchang, Wei Dynasty, and Jinyi Wei commanded Luo Sigong as the deputy judge, this time we must investigate to the end, and we will not tolerate it!" ”

Yang He, who was kneeling on the ground, said loudly at the same time: "Minister's decree, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

"Everyone, get up! Ladies and gentlemen, whether you are involved in this matter or not, I hope that you will learn the lessons of this incident. We must abide by the law in peace, self-denial and public service, and must not embezzle food and wages and exploit the people. Although I have been on the throne for a short time, there have been civil uprisings in various places from time to time, although the scale is not large, and it has not shaken the rule of the Ming Dynasty. But everyone loves Qing, Tang Taizong said: The people can carry the boat, or they can overturn the boat. I am sure that there is not a single one of you who does not understand this. Do you really want to see the smoke rise everywhere and the people will not be able to make a living? The Ming Dynasty has fallen, what good will it do you? The Emperor of the Apocalypse's tone was still very serious, and finally slapped the table again, making the people below tremble.

Glancing at the people below, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said with a calm face: "All Aiqing are all scholars, saint disciples, although some are from poor backgrounds, most of them are heirlooms of poetry and books. Who of you knows what a real farmer is? As the so-called Shinong industry and commerce, among the four people, the scholar is talking about you, the identity is the most noble, no matter where you go, you are the front and back, living in eight seats. ”

After calming down his emotions, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said with a calm face: "But among the four people, the most tired are the peasants, and the roosters will crow in the spring." Maybe many Aiqing feel that they are very tired, and they all got up very early in the previous dynasty, but the peasants got up earlier than you. Every day, I got up early and drove the oxen and plows into the fields to plant. Every seed you sow, you hope to grow a crop. It finally grows out, and some pull weeds and cultivate them. Under the scorching sun, his body was haggard. Finally, in the fall, with such a little harvest, how much is left besides paying taxes? Some peasants do not own their own land, and they have to pay rent at the end of the year. How many people can't afford to pay the rent and sell their children? ”

The ministers below were all kneeling on the ground at this time, and some of them couldn't help but feel deeply when they heard the words of the Emperor of the Apocalypse. In this court, many of them were from poor backgrounds, but after becoming officials, they gradually forgot many of their original ideas. Hearing the words of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, I couldn't help but think of my parents plowing the land when I was young, and I worked hard to let myself study, and every good bite I saved had to be stuffed into my mouth. At that time, although life was hard, my heart was full of ambition. once vowed to be a clean official, so that all the people in the world could live a good life and have food. But after so many years, those are really gone, are you really still yourself?

"Once there is a flood, drought and insect disaster, the whole family doesn't know what to do, but what about these officials? There are a few who can appreciate the hardships of the peasants, but most of them exploit the common people and run rampant in the localities. Do you know that what the common people hate most is corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and they are poked and scolded in the back, don't you feel ashamed? The Apocalypse Emperor's voice was still very low, and his tone was quite heavy.

"I am afraid that few of you know how the peasants were starving and cold, and how they had no place to live. Eating grass roots, gnawing tree bark, selling sons and daughters, these things are not something you can imagine, but such things happen all the time in this world. I tell you, what kind of thing will happen if there are more such things, that is, the people will not be able to survive, and the people will not be able to survive, and the country will die soon. I'll put it bluntly today, from today onwards, no matter who it is, whether it is embezzling military salaries or wantonly exploiting the people. I will crack down hard, as long as I know, there will be one punishment and another. I said the ugliness in front, everyone Aiqing is good at doing it for themselves, don't blame you for turning your face and not recognizing people when the time comes. Since they all think that officials do it for themselves, and being an official for thousands of miles is only for money, then I will tell you that there is no free lunch in the world! The Emperor of the Apocalypse looked coldly at the people below and said loudly.

The ministers knelt on the ground for a long time before the Emperor of the Apocalypse asked them to get up, and at this time many people lowered their heads and couldn't stop thinking in their hearts. They understood that this time the Emperor of the Apocalypse was going to move seriously, some were afraid, some were happy, and the expressions on everyone's faces were different.

For a long time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not speak, and the atmosphere in the hall was also embarrassing. Finally, the Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at his mouth again, and his voice became much calmer, "I said these words, I believe that some Aiqing listened to them, and some Aiqing felt that I was telling a joke. There are so many officials in this world, and there are countless corrupt officials, and it is pure wishful thinking to want to catch them. I don't have much to say, everyone Aiqing will wait and see, I believe that there will be results soon! ”

"Don't dare!" He bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and all the ministers said in unison.

"I am going to set up the Dengwen Drum outside the noon gate, on the left and right sides, the Dengwen Drum is set up for the people of the world, and the role is to let the people of the world have a place to sue the officials. As long as there is nowhere to redress grievances, there is nowhere to complain about suffering, and the people who want to sue the officials, they can all beat the drum. If anyone dares to stop people from beating the drum, no matter what the so-called crime is, he will be executed and the three clans will be killed! I hope that all of you will think about what I said today! The Emperor of the Apocalypse took a sip of tea, and then said: "Tomorrow, the emperor list will be posted, and the Dengwen drum will be set up to inform the whole world!" ”

Although what he said was announcing the world, the Emperor of the Apocalypse also knew that it would be able to spread throughout the capital now, but it was enough in front of him.

Standing up slowly, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said softly: "Retreat from the dynasty!" (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )