It doesn't matter where this decapitation line is drawn.

Zhejiang has gone down from the political envoy to such an outrageous eucalyptus, and it is difficult for this matter to end quietly.

The ending is almost impossible for anyone to change.

In fact, in Zhu Houzhao's plan, the action against Zhejiang will not be so early, but Mei Kejia is doing business in Zhejiang, and the scale is getting bigger and bigger, and the local businessmen and rich people in Zhejiang can't hold it back at first, and then react upward, causing such a movement in the imperial court.

Businessmen are chaotic, these four words have been muttering in his heart these days.

Punishing these corrupt offenders has a political role, though. But Zhejiang's underlying logic will not change, and the people sent to Zhejiang will always be corrupt.

There are even times when good officials become bad.

You are like Li Yancai, who just arrived in Zhejiang, and quickly integrated into this rank.

This kind of official sharing profits and eating from officials is very difficult to solve with a single official. Everybody's eating this money, who has the ability to stop it?

This is a bit like the first big greed of the Manchu Qing Dynasty during the Qianlong period - Gansu Eucalyptus.

This thing is that Gansu is not rich, so Emperor Qianlong opened his mouth and restored the forbidden donation to prisons. That is, donating a little food to become an official, so that there will be food relief for the government.

But he sent a person who wanted Wang, and he discussed it with the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, saying that it was better to change it to donate silver, right? So for the next three years, Wang Jiawang continued to report disasters to Emperor Qianlong, saying that we have another drought here, and the people can't survive, so I hereby report to you that Gansu has donated another 500 prisoners.

After Wang Kanwang took the money, he didn't swallow it alone, he divided it, so the officials of Gansu Province swallowed the silver! And no one reported it to Qianlong!

This matter is here, although it is outrageous, but the most important thing that makes people feel that they can touch the taste is actually in the back.

Three years later, Wang Kangwang was promoted to governor of Zhejiang and left.

He was succeeded by a man named Wang Tingzan.

Wang Tingzan is a good official, he was born as an official, and at the beginning he was a small official in charge of cashiers and clerks, and he followed the prefect to run an inconspicuous role.

But he was very capable, so much so that at that time, Lanzhou had a saying that "the experience of fighting a lawsuit to find the king" was said.

After that, he successively served as the magistrate, the provincial platform, and the political envoy...... He was also received by Qianlong, this kind of background, mixed to this extent, has no talent himself, it is impossible to rely on relationships, and he is a small official, where can the relationship reach the sky.

In fact, he revitalized education in Zhangye, dredged channels in Ningxia, developed production, and did everything personally, conscientiously and responsibly, and the Ningxia Plain was so fertile that a credit had to be credited to him.

However, everything changed when he was transferred to Gansu as the political envoy, and as soon as he took office, he also wanted to change the situation of the provincial officials at that time reporting disasters and donating money from prisons.

But he couldn't even change the donation of silver to donate food.

So he was greedy for another four years, and he himself began to be greedy, until the forty-sixth year of Qianlong, eucalyptus,

In the end, he was executed by Qianlong.

So, if the political ecology of a place is like this, there is a source that hunts the officials of the imperial court, who can be sent over to work? ….

Now these officials in Zhejiang, the disposal method is decided, and all those who exceed 30,000 taels will be beheaded.

If it is less than 30,000 taels, 20,000 taels will be exiled, and 10,000 taels will be degraded to the people. That's fine.

But there's no end to it.

Because of the ban on the sea, smuggling, because of smuggling, they had to collude with the government, so after many years, such a situation has been formed, such a situation has been formed, such a situation has been formed, and big officials are greedy, and small officials are greedy, and if they are not greedy, they cannot become officials.

Now it's just because Mei Kejia has affected their interests a little, and it's not a big challenge.

In fact, during the Jiajing period, the emperor sent an official to crack down on smuggling, and soon officials from all over Zhejiang began to complain about how this person had broken the law.

Zhejiang's roots are still in this place.

In the Qianqing Palace,

The prince said a lot of words and assigned Zhang Cheng such an errand.

Originally, what the emperor and the crown prince said and the task he gave were easily shirked, so where was the strength of the holy decree?

And after that,

Zhu Houzhao then said: "Father, how to deal with the officials in Zhejiang this time, the measures have been agreed. And what about the businessmen involved?"

Merchant?

The word merchant is not mentioned much in the Qianqing Palace.

Even less came out of the prince's mouth.

"Can the prince be more careful?"

"Erchen means, if it is found that these officials involved in the crime have a great relationship with the businessmen, then these businessmen will not be able to escape the crime of disorderly government, right?"

Zhang Cheng's heart trembled when he heard this,

If this is the case, he will definitely die if he goes to Zhejiang!

"Your Highness! Weichen thinks that Zhejiang's eucalyptus is already a major one, and if it is implicated again, it will be a river of blood, and the southeast is an important place for finance and taxation, so there is no room for loss, Your Highness!"

Zhu Houzhao called him a pain in the brain,

"Uncle Zong, why are you suddenly in a hurry. The court dealt with a few corrupt officials, and you said that it was not good for the government, okay, the palace took into account the overall situation you said, and redrew the line of beheading. How? Dealing with a few unscrupulous businessmen now, can you make the southeast lose?!"

Emperor Hongzhi also felt strange, "Zhang Aiqing, but what is the reason? If so, speak up and know with the prince."

Where can Zhang Cheng say,

Or maybe those words should not be said.

So he could only spin around in place and preach, "Your Majesty, Weichen just thinks that it is not appropriate to lift the eucalyptus, the killing is too much, and it is easy to cause drastic changes!"

"What do the three Pavilion elders think?"

As soon as Liu Jian heard it, he understood that the prince was seeking support.

And the crown prince knew that the cabinet would support him.

Because of the merchants, it doesn't matter.

"Your Highness." Liu Jian was thorough, and immediately replied: "Wei Chen thinks that since the officials of the imperial court have been punished according to the law, then the businessman naturally has no reason to be extra-legal. If it is found that there is a businessman who has misgoverned the government, he should naturally be punished as well."

Zhu Houzhao suddenly remembered the person who had been silent,

"What do you think, Da Sima? If there are businessmen in Zhejiang who bribe the officials of the imperial court, collude with officials and businessmen, and make huge profits, if there are these people, then should they be arrested, or should they not be arrested?"

Liu Daxia didn't expect the prince to suddenly mention himself, but fortunately, he didn't get distracted.

Moreover, this question is simple, and there is no second answer. ….

"If there is really collusion between officials and businessmen, there is naturally no reason to arrest only one party."

The merchant section is really not enough.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't think much of it, he looked at the attitude of the courtiers, and finally said, "The prince doesn't need to ask anymore, if there is such a merchant to take it."

When the emperor said this.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes kept falling on Zhang Cheng's body,

He had a hunch that maybe only the two of them in this room could understand that really killing a few merchants would actually have some impact.

But no matter what, Zhejiang Eucalyptus is at the top to determine the disposal method.

It is believed that this method will soon set off a huge political storm in Beijing and even the whole country.

Everyone left the Qianqing Palace.

And this way back, the most difficult to go, is Zhang Cheng,

Even Liu Daxia didn't understand him.

Because Zhang Cheng is also a little exaggerated, he seems to have been drained of his soul.

Liu Daxia was puzzled: "Defu, although the eucalyptus in Zhejiang is dangerous, you won't be so disheartened, right?"

Zhang Cheng saluted Liu Daxia and cried, "Brother Shi Yong, I'm going here, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back!"

"What?" Liu Daxia's face was different when he saw him react like this, "Is there something hidden?"

Alas.

It's also a headache to say, how did you plan to the end, and you inexplicably got into such a thing?

And on the side of the Cabinet. Ge Lao was also thinking about the last thing.

「…… Donggong has never done things for no reason." Li Dongyang was still puzzled, "Why do you mention businessmen at the end? If it's a lack of silver, it's fine, but in the past few years, hasn't Liu Shiyong kept saying that Donggong has saved a lot of silver?"

Liu Jian sat back on the chair of the head of the Department of Internal Medicine, which he didn't expect today, but he was not as entangled as Li Dongyang, "Most of what Liu Shiyong knows is also what officials from all over the country took the initiative to reveal to him. It's smart but it's mistaken by smart. Also, Liu Shiyong shouldn't ask about Xu Ruoqin's negligence, fortunately, His Royal Highness is not a suspicious character, otherwise, I'm afraid I won't think it was you and me who revealed it."

Li and Xie frowned and nodded.

That's right.

This military department secretary is sometimes not as modest and cautious as he seems.

Liu Jian straightened his cuffs and pondered, "Liu Shiyong can't get into Zhejiang Eucalyptus after this blow. Zhang Cheng is deep in the quagmire, and it is unknown whether he can return from Zhejiang. Before going to the Qianqing Palace today, which of the two of them would have thought that it would end like this? In this way, Zhejiang will not be able to make waves, and His Highness may have to use troops against the north."

There are many things that seem to be unstoppable.

Like these people, after Zhu Houzhao went back, he always had Zhejiang in his heart.

After reading Wang Hua's letter, he went to the Qianqing Palace, why didn't he think about it yet.

The night is quiet,

It seems that the enthusiasm of the day has gone away.

However, in the early morning of the second day, before dawn, I seemed to hear someone calling for me.

Zhu Houzhao turned over, his eyes didn't open, and he muttered in doubt, "Liu Jin?"

Listen to the sound is.

"It's a slave." Liu Jin suppressed his voice and said, "I disturbed His Highness's dream, and the slave deserves death. But there is particularly important news from outside the palace, and the slaves and maids don't dare to delay, so they have come to tell you." ….

Zhu Houzhao is very sleepy,

But in the past few years, these minions in the East Palace have been treated very obediently by him.

If it's like this in the middle of the night, there must be something important.

Then the sour eyes suddenly opened, and the man was much more awake, and immediately sat up from the bed, "Get in!"

Squeak,

Liu Jin knelt down beside the prince's bed, "Your Highness, Mao Yu came in with a message. said that there was news from Zhang Cheng's mansion that Zhang Cheng had hanged himself! It's not dawn yet, and the official news hasn't reached the palace yet, but Zhang Fu is crying loudly, this matter should be true!"

"Kill yourself?!"

Hearing this word, Zhu Houzhao's whole person froze, and there seemed to be a cicada chirping in his mind.

Zhang Cheng committed suicide?

Did he commit suicide in fear of sin?

Or did he kill?

Zhu Houzhao felt that it should be impossible for him to kill, as soon as Zhang Chenggang led the envoy to Zhejiang, he knew that there were few people, and there would be no enemies to find him, unless it was a previous enemy, but it was also unlikely.

After all, the Ministry of Rites is still a book, and this is a big official.

Then there is a high probability that it will be suicide, maybe it is that he knows that he is outside the line of 30,000 taels, and his family will be unlucky at that time.

Zhu Houzhao unconsciously clenched his fists, he had just planned everything during the day, and he hadn't slept enough, and there was such a sudden change.

Okay, then let's see what this Zhang Cheng brought to the coffin.

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