Seeing this, Hang Zhou Tongju hurriedly reminded again: "Lord Cao, two people have already died in a row, and if we continue to kill, the emperor will not let us go." ”

"They are all ministers of the future reserve, we ......"

"The emperor will punish our nine clans."

Cao Tongzhi smiled cruelly: "There is no way out, there is no way out." ”

He walked up to Xu Jinyi, grabbed Xu Jinyi's collar, and said in a deep voice: "Hand over the evidence, hand it over!" ”

"You and I are both scholars, why bother to embarrass our own people and help those untouchables?"

Xu Jinyi glanced at him contemptuously.

Cao Tongzhi roared angrily: "Come on, press his hand on the table, and if you don't say anything for a quarter of an hour, I'll cut off one of his fingers!" ”

The two officers and soldiers immediately pressed Xu Jinyi's hand on the table and spread their five fingers!

Xu Jinyi sneered: "What if you cut off my five fingers?" ”

Cao Tongzhi was enraged: "Hard mouth! Then I'll chop off your five fingers! ”

"Let me see how hard the backbone of a scholar is!"

Let's draw a knife and cut it!

Xu Jinyi's facial features were distorted, his face was pale, as if he had completely lost his spirit, and a tear slipped from his eyes, and he only muttered: "Thousands of hammers are chiseled out of the deep mountains, the fire burns if you are idle, you are not afraid of broken bones, you must leave your innocence in the world......"

"Grandpa, you are not afraid of death, and your grandson is not afraid of death."

But at this moment.

Outside the thatched house, another person came rushing wildly.

"Big things are bad, big things are bad."

"Master Tongzhi, this Xu Jinyi is cheating, the person he really sent is not that scholar, it is Chen Xun!"

"It's Chen Xun, the champion of Yongle in the ninth year!"

All the officials were horrified.

The emperor has always loved talents, if they knew that Hangzhou officials killed talents of the national dynasty, what should they do?

Cao Tongzhi seemed to have lost his soul and muttered, "Where is he?" Did you go out of town? ”

"I haven't left the city yet, so I should be hiding somewhere in Hangzhou."

Cao Tongzhi rekindled his hope: "Go and chase it, block the entire Hangzhou, and never let him escape." ”

This night in Hangzhou was not peaceful.

The people here have been exploited for a long time, and the officials and gentry colluded and protected each other.

With these corrupt officials covering, the gentry are unwilling to pay new taxes, and the commercial tax reform cannot succeed, which is why Xu Jinyi reported it!

Just after the commercial tax reform, such a thing happened, and the whole world will be shaken.

The next day, Hangzhou closed the city and conducted a strict investigation, and it was bound to find Chen Xun!

Cao Tongzhi did everything, he wanted to cover up this heinous crime, and he didn't want the news to reach Jingshi.

……

Three days after this incident!

Outside the gate of Yingtianfu City, a fast horse galloped over, and it was Chen Xun who was sitting right away.

The officials in Hangzhou underestimated the wisdom of the champion and the wisdom of the Guozijian, and Hangzhou couldn't stop him.

Chen Xun was about to enter the city gate, but the guards stopped him.

Chen Xun hurriedly took out the token of the Hanlin Academy: "I am Chen Xun of the Hanlin Academy, and I have an urgent report!" ”

The guard saw this and hurriedly got out of the way.

Chen Xun was about to ride his horse and whip, but at this time, a shout came from his ears: "Chen Xun! ”

Chen Xunxun's prestige turned out to be Zhu Chen.

Zhu Chen was about to go out of the city gate and go to the iron mine to have a look, and when he saw Chen Xun like this along the way, he was curious, so he said hello.

"Didn't you go to Hangzhou? How did you get back? ”

Chen Xun hurriedly dismounted and arched his hand towards Zhu Chen, his eyes were red: "Hangzhou is already a dead place!" ”

"Xu Jinyi and more than 20 other prisoners have been imprisoned by Hangzhou Tongzhi, and the officials there do not cooperate with the commercial tax reform, exploit the people, and become a disaster!"

"Hangzhou, not the Hangzhou of the Ming Dynasty, has become the Hangzhou of the surname Cao."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Chen's face changed: "What's the matter?" ”

The momentum of his whole person also became solemn, just listening to the huge resentment in Chen Xun's tone, Zhu Chen could feel the situation in Hangzhou.

"Now that the emperor has decreed, whoever dares to disrupt the commercial tax reform will definitely die, how can there still be corrupt officials to make trouble?"

Chen Xun shook his head, looking embarrassed: "I can't figure it out, why the emperor's order is like this, and there are corrupt officials!" ”

Bold to this extent, Hangzhou Tongzhi has gone crazy!

At this moment, Chen Xun has completely lost the arrogance he had when he was in the Hanlin Academy, and this time Hangzhou's trip seemed to make him see the horror of human nature.

"And what are you going to do now?" Zhu Chen's face was gloomy.

Chen Xun gritted his teeth: "I'm going to find Master Yu and ask him to take me into the palace to face the saint!" ”

After that, he was about to turn over and get on his horse: "Case Chief Zhu, I'll go first." ”

"Wait." Zhu Chen immediately stopped him.

Chen Xun was puzzled.

Zhu Chen's face turned cold: "Don't rush into the palace first, I'll take you to sue the royal court!" ”

Chen Xun was puzzled: "What is the difference between this and me entering the palace?" ”

Moreover, it is faster to enter the palace and face the saint.

Zhu Chen said solemnly: "Build momentum!" Create the momentum of the world and make this matter as big as possible. ”

"What we want is not only to let the imperial court know, but also to let the people of the world know that the determination of the imperial court's commercial tax reform is to knock on the local officials, and whoever dares to block the commercial tax reform will definitely die!"

"Therefore, suing the royal court is the fastest way to spread."

Chen Xun's face changed, and he hurriedly dismounted, and gave up his hand in admiration: "Case Chief Zhu, you are really not a mortal!" ”

This method is very good!

It can not only let the people see the determination of the imperial court to reform, but also let them stand in the same boat as the imperial court.

It can also make local officials understand that whoever dares to bend the law for bribes will end up the same as Hangzhou!

As for whether it will cause trouble to the emperor, it is impossible, I am afraid that the Yongle Emperor will wish Zhu Chen to build momentum, he will kill people.

"So what do we do now?" Chen Xun asked.

Zhu Chen took a deep breath: "Do you know about suing the emperor?" ”

Speaking of this, Chen Xun had a touch of pride on his face: "My Emperor Taizu once said that all the people who have been oppressed by officials can enter Beijing with a big edict to sue the emperor, and if there are officials blocking them along the way, there will be no forgiveness......

Zhu Chen bowed his head: "Don't talk about it here, just know." ”

"I'll take a big letter now, and we'll sue the royal court together."

Chen Xun's expression was firm: "Okay! ”

Zhu Chen sneered: "The damned officials will definitely die, whoever dares to block the commercial tax reform will definitely die!" ”

After speaking, Zhu Chen pulled Chen Xun and walked briskly towards the General Administration.

The General Administration Division was set up in the Imperial City, but when Zhu Chen and Chen Xun wanted to enter the Imperial City, they were stopped.

"What do you want to do?" The guards stopped the two.

Zhu Chen shouted: "Find the Secretary of the Political Department and sue the royal court!" ”

Sue the royal court?

Hearing this, several guards were stunned.

Sue the royal court?

Daming has not been sued for nearly five years, which is a stunned young man.

If this imperial state really makes him taller, it won't shake the entire Ying Tianfu.

"Go, go, how can the emperor have so much spare time for you to sue the emperor, while staying." A guard waved his hand and said impatiently.

Chen Xun immediately took out the waist card of the Hanlin Academy: "I am from the Hanlin Academy, let us in." ”

"The people of the Hanlin Academy also sued the emperor, isn't this adding to the emperor's blockage?" The guard waved his hand and ignored it.