"Is the imperial court really short of money? And then give the officials a lot of money? Li Zitong tilted his head, and was a little confused.

The housekeeper sneered and said, "What about the addition of Lu, can it be worth the money we sent?" ”

"The old mother of the county is going to celebrate her birthday, right?" Li Zitong bowed slightly, squeezed the acne on his face, flicked the pus plug in his hand, and said to the housekeeper: "Buy more gifts and send them." ”

The housekeeper nodded in agreement, and said casually: "Hundreds of soldiers came to the county yesterday, and I heard that they came from the north to exterminate the Wenxiang Sect. ”

"Smell the fragrance sect—" Li Zitong blinked his eyes and smiled indifferently, "What's the matter with us?" ”

"Yes, yes, it's none of our business." The butler nodded and withdrew.

Li Zitong sipped the tea, glanced at the "Daming Forum" on the table, and pouted again. But he also had some doubts in his heart, that is, why was the imperial court's edict of reduction and exemption delayed?

It stands to reason that the great victory in Guangning and the victory in southern Liaoning are all great joys, so why don't you celebrate with the people? Waiver of the edict, and a little more operation, won't your own arrears be cleared?

Just as he was pondering, he heard a noise outside, which made Li Zitong frown. The voice was getting louder and closer, and Li Zitong hurriedly stood up and walked towards the door.

The housekeeper stumbled in and almost knocked over Li Zitong, and before he could scold, the housekeeper reported in panic: "Master, master, it's not good." The officers and soldiers surrounded the house and had already entered the house. ”

What? Li Zitong was taken aback, his mouth opened and closed, and he was stunned.

"Squat, hold your head, don't run around."

"Arrest the thief Li Zitong, and never ask."

Accompanied by shouting and scolding, the wolf-like officers and soldiers approached from the surroundings, and the subordinates in the house and the guards did not dare to resist, and obediently squatted and hugged their heads.

Anti-thief?! Li Zitong's stunned eyes moved, cold sweat broke out from his back, and he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed continuously, "Li Zitong, a grass citizen, has always been law-abiding and does not dare to get involved in chaos." Official, there must be some misunderstanding......"

This crime is too big, and once it is confirmed, not only will it be difficult to protect your own head, but also your whole family will suffer.

Li Zitong was not particularly scared at this time, he felt very innocent and had a clear conscience.

"You're Li Zitong?" An officer stepped forward to look at it, and when he was confirmed, he waved his hand, "Tie it up." ”

The two officers and soldiers stepped forward, and without saying anything, tied Li Zitong with ropes, and kicked him to his knees.

"Take care of the thieves and the criminals." The officer shouted orders to his subordinates, turned sideways and gave way, and several Dongchang fans came out of the crowd.

"Let's start searching!" A leader with a calm face, gave a brief command to his subordinates, and led the way to the study.

Several Dongchang fans immediately split up and searched and rummaged through the house.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" Li Zitong was still in a state of confusion, kneeling on the ground and opening his mouth to defend, "Give the grass people great courage, and they don't dare to rebel!" Someone must have framed him, and the grass people are willing to confront him face to face. ”

"Shut up!" A small soldier scolded, the knife in his hand shook in front of Li Zitong, and the world was quiet.

The officer looked around at the carved mansion with his hands behind his back.

Rich people, they keep saying that they are grass people, but when did the grass people become so rich?

He didn't care whether Li Zitong was guilty or not, the soldiers were ordered to act, and it was very hard to drive from Beizhili. But this is not bad, ten taels of silver per person, and there are also local government supplies for eating and drinking along the way.

I heard that there were more than a dozen small troops with this mission, and those who didn't get it were very angry. The officer thought that he could get twenty taels, but it was not a lot of money!

The Dongchang fans searched one by one and met in front of the hall. The leader also rushed over, and it seemed that nothing had been found.

Li Zitong peeked at it and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, a Dongchang fan hurriedly came with some things and reported to the leader: "My lord, this is a lowly search under the bed." ”

Under the bed? Li Zitong's heart lifted, except for some house deeds and title deeds, it seems that there is no taboo thing!

The leader reached out and took it, looked through it, and one of the letters caught his attention. After a brief look at it, the leader looked at Li Zitong with a smirk.

"It turned out to be Governor Li, it's really disrespectful." The leader walked up a few steps and shook the letter in his hand, "The letter given to you by the anti-thief leader Wang Haoxian is your official." ”

Li Zitong opened his mouth wide, his face was full of astonishment and incredulity, and it took a long time for him to wail, "Wronged, the grass people are wronged......"

A kick hit Li Zitong's face hard, blood came out of his nose and mouth, and several teeth fell out.

The leader sneered, waved his hand and ordered: "All the prisoners will be detained and interrogated, the door will be closed and the house will be raided, and people will be sent to guard them strictly." ”

"Yes." The officer answered, and led his men to quickly execute.

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In the Ming Dynasty, Suzhou Prefecture governed Wu County, Changzhou County, Changshu County, Wujiang County, Kunshan County, Jiading County, Chongming County and Taicang Prefecture, and in these seven counties and one state, almost all of them staged similar scenes.

There are also Songjiang Mansions, and even as far away as Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan, there are also some wealthy landlords involved in the Wenxiang Sect and have been arrested and raided.

People were terrified, but no one dared to defend it. Who would dare to wade into this troubled water for the great crime of rebellion?

Immediately afterwards, local officials in these counties and prefectures were dismissed and questioned one after another. There are so many remnants of the Xiangxiang Sect under the rule, isn't it a dereliction of duty?

And according to Zhu Youxiao's truth, you can't control so many tax arrears under your rule, and you don't dare to move the rich landlords who embezzle military land, this official is still a fart!

Even if you force those rich businessmen and gentry to strike the market and make trouble, I will call the shots for you. I'm not afraid that you will toss, but I am afraid that you will eat and wait for death, occupy the pit and not, and even be greedy and corrupt.

How about Shaanxi, Qingtun is so clear that the people's grievances are boiling, and the impeachment continues, but I still fully support Zuo Guangdou.

Dare to storm the governor's yamen to make trouble, dare to incite the rebellious people to smash, loot and burn, and arrest them all, and immediately correct the law. The culprit was beheaded, his house was raided, and he was exiled.

I know very well that if I don't touch the interests of those local tyrants and shoddy gentry, I won't make such a fierce fuss, and it is still the illusion of local stability.

I don't want illusions, I want results. As long as you are honest, I will give you a sword, I will send a brocade guard to protect you, and I will shelter you from the wind and rain.

As for the actions of Su, Song, Shaanxi and other provinces, my methods are not very bright, and the punishment is too heavy, and tax evasion and embezzlement of military tun have turned into rebellion, but I do not regret it.

If the rich gentry are not afraid of the national law, and if they do not remove a group of corpses and vegetarians, how can the reform be promoted, how can it be deepened, and how can it really benefit the people?

Cutting off a few heads now, if it can have a deterrent effect, it will also avoid the rolling of heads in the future.