Chapter 177: Why Are You So Powerful...... (2-in-1 chapter)
Syllable!
On the streets of Hangzhou, the soldiers of the governor's yamen pasted a large piece of yellow paper full of black letters, which was as high as a person, on the wall, and the onlookers pointed at it.
The soldier surrounded a middle-aged man with a goatee, and after a look, the poor and sour Xiucai began to point to the words and read aloud:
People, brothers and sisters, there has been a shocking corruption in Zhejiang this time! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already sent a minister to arrest them! So in the past few days, many people have been arrested, they are the bastard political envoy Li Yancai, the non-human envoy Dang Shanji, and a group of corrupt officials who have forgotten that they were also poor people...... Rest assured, these people have been arrested, and the prince said that whoever is an official bullying the common people, even if he hides in his grandmother's house, he must be arrested!"
Mei Kejia went out today, and encountered such a scene in several places, anyway, there was such a notice on the other street, and then found a poor sour talent, gave him a tael of silver, and told him to read for a day.
"Don't look at it." Mei Kejia said with a smile, "This must have been taught by the prince, and the vulgar language was used so that the people could understand it."
It's really all the way to go up.
Fu Zheng, who drove him in a carriage, was considered uneducated, but when he heard people read it on the street, he felt unbearable.
However, many things in this world are also relatively mysterious. It's like being used to seeing the government's daily seriousness, and suddenly giving you a humorous and funny one, then the things that are not interesting in themselves will also be liked by the people who eat melons.
There is no one in these words, and people who don't study can understand it, so the people of Hangzhou City watched an open-air comedy drama for free.
Mei Kejia will also see people laughing and some bragging, so he patted his chest on the street: "I said a long time ago, these officials are white-faced and black-hearted, look, we can't clean him up, there are still big officials above who can clean him up!"
"Then the bastard Dang Shanji came to ask for our wine, and he didn't give any money just to take the wine! This time the catch is good, these dog officials should be arrested for them in the future!"
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After watching more of this scene, Mei Kejia can understand the intention. All the prince did was four words: the mouth of you.
Father-in-law Zhang can be regarded as a good learner, so no one can set off a storm in Hangzhou.
It's a hand.
The other hand is the governor of the yamen, according to the inspection of the yamen soldiers poured out of the nest, some are in the city of Hangzhou to arrest people, some want to go out of the city to the next prefecture to bring people.
Mei Kejia himself had seen prisoner vans on the street, and it was a series of prisoner carts carrying more than a dozen prisoners.
"I know them, they are those people of the Li family, and they often connive at domestic slaves to hurt people on the street on weekdays!"
"Well caught! Well caught!"
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For some reason, on weekdays, Mei Kejia felt that there were not so many resentful people in the city, and they were silent, silent, silent...... It was only at this time that the sheer number of this group was discovered.
At the same time, the governor's yamen.
Zhang Yong, Mao Wenwen and Wang Hua interrogated Xu Ruoqin.
This Huzhou prefect has made waves in Beijing, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has remembered him. Since the top knows, then you naturally have to go up to the situation below. If you can't be a leader, you don't move, do you still have a leader in your eyes? ….
Xu Ruoqin is in his thirties, and he is quite handsome, with a white face, red lips, bright eyes, and a stylish figure. If Wang Hua was allowed to see it himself, he would never think that this person was a bad person.
"Xu Ruoqin. Ten months ago, you went on a note, saying that His Royal Highness was favored and carried a high position, the family was warm and the food was generous, because of the wealth and wealth, in order to compete with the people for the benefit of the people, the people can be as good as that. Your Highness has a will, so that I can ask you, you said that the East Palace competes with the people for profit, and you officials, big and small, are you greedy for the people's interests?"
Zhang Yong is not lying, this is indeed the prince's confession.
Because Zhu Houzhao actually sometimes feels that his spirit is about to be split by these people, it stands to reason that they are all people who have read the books of sages, and they all know what courtesy, righteousness and shame are, right? Those that come out of the mouth
I don't believe it, and I have to be so righteous and awe-inspiring, what kind of mentality is this?
Xu Ruoqin staggered to prop up his eyelids, and then laughed coldly, "The harm of the factory guards has reappeared in the world, and you are all executioners with blood donations on your hands!" You even dare to sit on it and question me!"
Zhang Yong was so angry that he gave him this sentence, "I am greedy for ink and don't mention it, and I dare to speak wildly?!"
"Greedy for ink?" Xu Ruoqin was implicated in the whole family, and his heart was desperate and resentful, "We are greedy for ink, so what are Wei Bin and Mei Kejia? How many millions do they take from the people?!"
"Don't stop me!" Mao Wenyu couldn't bear it anymore, he walked straight to the armored soldier on the side, pulled out his knife and was about to cut someone, but Zhang Yong's eyes signaled, and someone came out to stop Mao Wenyu.
But this guy is really angry, even if he can't kick it, he has to raise his feet, "Father-in-law! You let me kill him with a knife! Didn't he say I was the executioner! I don't have his blood on my hands!"
Zhang Yong waved his hand to take him aside, and then said to Xu Ruoqin, "You are also thick in terms of cheeks. Listening to you, your ears are full of loyalty to the monarch and the people, either you are worried about the country and the country, or you are pitying the people in the world. But looking at what you do, your eyes are full of seeking officials, fame, and profit. Your Highness said that the most important thing for a person like you is not to kill you, but to free you with a knife."
"The most important thing to do is to put you in the difficult Yuanma Temple in the northwest, and be a horse wrangler, that is, let you be in the position where you are least likely to be promoted, while feeding mosquitoes, while doing the lowest job, and after that, you have to find a mean boss to drive you to work like a cow all the time. Don't you care about the world? Then let you see how the poor people live, aren't you sad about the country? Then let you raise a few war horses for the imperial court."
When Zhang Yong said this, Wang Hua and Mao Wenyu couldn't help but look at him.
Zhang Yong looked a little unnatural, "What's wrong? Questions?"
Both of them shook their heads and said no problem. But Mao's tone disappeared, "I suddenly don't want to kill him, I feel that killing him is indeed cheaper for him."
Zhang Yong could understand that these two people were afraid that they wanted to say that His Highness was too bad......
How bold!
It's even if they didn't say it.
Xu Ruoqin's face did not change, "It is also the first time I have heard my father-in-law and Jinyiwei talking about the king and the people!" Zhejiang's affairs were originally caused by Wei Bin's greed for ink, so why was it wrong for the courtiers to impeach him? But in the end, he recruited eunuchs and brocade guards in the palace for Zhejiang. The mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan, you can coax the crown prince, but can you coax the people of the world?!" ….
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"Woooooooo......oo Zhang Yong, I beg you, you go and tell Your Highness that the slave knows that it is wrong."
Zhang Yong is a person with some affection, even if Wei Bin committed a crime, they have known each other for a long time, and they grew up with the prince in the East Palace.
On weekdays, everyone is headed by Liu Jin, calling each other brothers and helping each other. So when he saw Wei Bin's fate today, he said that he was not sad, and that was false.
Zhang Yong sniffed, held back his tears, and reached out to wipe Wei Bin's dirty face, and said, "I brought wine, I'll have a drink with you today."
He sat down cross-legged, and beside him was a jar of wine and two bowls.
One was outside the cell, the other was in the cell, and the two men bumped into each other.
In fact, where did Wei Bin want to drink, he finished the process, and then looked at Zhang Yong with a blank eye, "Your Highness...... Don't you have any words?"
"Yes." Zhang Yong nodded heavily.
With a bang, Wei Bin arched his head forward, pulling the iron chain on his body and making a crisp sound, "What did Your Highness say?"
"Your Highness asked me to look for you as soon as I entered the city. Ask who is sending money and going to the officialdom in Zhejiang...... At that time, I didn't dare to reply, thinking what if Wei Bin didn't tell me."
Wei Bin nodded eagerly and hurriedly, "I said! I'm sure I'll say it all! As long as Your Highness is willing to believe in me!"
Syllable!
Zhang Yong smashed the bowl in his hand to the ground, "What's the use of being so obedient at this time?!" What did you do earlier? Didn't you think about what Your Highness would do when you were greedy? Didn't I warn you that you should take no one's money, and not your Highness's money?!"
Zhang Yong's anger, Wei Bin was not afraid at all. He stretched out his hand to Zhang Yong, and his speech was inconsistent, some words could be heard, some words did not make a sound, but he was roughly crying, "I know it's wrong...... I really know it's wrong...... Can you, can you give me another chance......"....
"Opportunity...... Lao Wei, Your Highness employs people, you have understood it for so many years in the East Palace, as long as the knife edge is outward and the heart is towards the East Palace, then you will try your best to protect it. But if you dig up the roots of your own people, don't talk about you, even Liu Jin and I can't escape this fate."
Zhang Yong tilted his head and finally said, "Your Highness, you are the crown prince, and you will be the emperor in the future, do you understand?"
Wei Bin stood up slowly and with difficulty, and knelt down towards the north, "Your Highness's grace, allow the slave and maid to return in the next life."
"Bring me wine!"
"Yes!"
In the end, Wei Bin also said several names, some of which were on Zhang Yong's arrest list, and some were not.
After finishing speaking, Wei Bin raised the bowl, and Zhang Yongju brought the jar of wine before.
"Brother, Old Wei will go first. May we not be human beings in the next life."
After drinking it all like this, a thin body finally fell to the ground, and the loss of a life was only a little more than three taels of straw.
"Someone!"
With a bang, the iron door of the dungeon opened.
"In!
Maybe it's because they just killed someone, but these guys are also very energetic, and they talk loudly.
"Order, order the deputy Qianhu Wu Junchuan to gallop to Jiaxing, and arrest all the local powerful Qian family!
This Qian family is the Qian Shi of Shaoqing Qian Shi of Guanglu Temple.
Why is Xu Ruoqin his person? Originally, the relationship between the two families was relatively close, and there was also an in-law relationship between them. This kind of situation where officials and businessmen can't be separated is one of the main targets that the prince wants to crack down!
If any political means don't work, then you can only pull out these leading big families and kill them.
Of course, although it was done in Zhejiang, after arresting several big families in Zhejiang, in fact, the entire Jiangnan, especially the Susong area, began to be shaken.
The imperial court rectified Zhejiang this time, will it shift its target to Jiangnan next time?
After all, is the crime of collusion between Zhejiang businessmen and the government not exist in Jiangnan? Or so to speak, where does it not exist?
And with all kinds of courts
The number of recitals gradually increased, and the cabinet included six ministries, and it suddenly understood.
"This is the reason why His Highness wants to send Teng Xiang Zuowei to Zhejiang!"
Zhejiang's affairs will definitely cause some turmoil in Jiangnan and even the whole country, if there is a first-class guard who can be used as a nail, this is a knock on the mountain and shake the tiger.
To put it bluntly, the East Palace is ready for someone to make trouble.
However, no matter how the East Palace prepared, when the situation in Zhejiang spread more and more to the capital, the courtiers couldn't help it more and more.
Emperor Hongzhi flipped through the notes one by one, and his little hands began to tremble, "This one is yes, this one is also ...... This one too, what do they want to do?!"
In the past few days, the emperor's health has improved more and more, and he has basically walked on the ground every day, and the morning and afternoon dynasties have all recovered.
When Zhu Houzhao came in, he happened to see a piece of music thrown to the ground, and as soon as he lifted the curtain and poked his head in, he saw the emperor walking back and forth left and right angrily. So he lowered his head and picked it up,
"What made my father angry?"
"If you provoke me, I can probably endure it. But they're messing with you!" Emperor Hongzhi pointed to his son, "You have always had a way, hurry up and think about how to deal with them." ….
Zhu Houzhao was helpless, "Father, don't be angry first, your body is just better."
"You know that. But which of these ministers has really considered my body, and they are all worried that you will continue to investigate!"
Maybe there are too many people arrested, and the originally peaceful court begins to boil again,
Zhu Houzhao locked his eyebrows and pondered, and he had a plan in his heart.
The morning of the second day.
He threw out a notebook, "Where is the ancestor of the Imperial Inspectorate?"
"The minister is here!" A high-pitched voice sounded, and then a young official with only a short beard and immature came out of the ranks.
"Recently, this palace has been supervising the corruption nest in Zhejiang, and has arrested many officials and businessmen, so some people are not rigid in the court, alluding to the loss of Kuanren in the East Palace, Jiang Tongzu, is this what you mean?"
"Back to Your Highness, no. That's what the saints mean." This Jiang Tongzu is having a good time.
"What do you mean by a saint?" Zhu Houzhao stood in front of all the courtiers and asked, "The sage said that corrupt officials should not be killed?"
"Back to Your Highness, the saint did not say that corrupt officials should not be killed. The sage is saying that the people should be governed by virtue and won the trust of the people, and that they should not be harsh and arbitrarily punished. When Wei Xuancheng admonished Tang Taizong, he said: Since ancient times, if the emperor governs the country with benevolence and righteousness, the national fortune will prosper for a long time, and if the people are governed by criminal law, even if they can reap a temporary effect, the country will be quickly defeated because of this, so they choose benevolence and righteousness and reform the punishment. That's it."
Zhu Houzhao said: "The sage said that you can't use severe punishment to govern the people, when did you say that you can't use strict punishment to govern hundreds of officials? Jiang Tongzu, this palace really doesn't know where you have read, and there are so many ministers, do you really have the people in your hearts?!"
The crown prince pointed to the sky with a song in his hand, "Emperor Taizu has long said that the people are fat, the people are easy to abuse, and the heavens are difficult to deceive!" This palace is investigating the nest of corruption, and doing good deeds for the people! Ministers, do you know that the people of Zhejiang applaud the arrest of officials at all levels, but what about you? You say that the world is worried first, and the world is happy, but now the people are happy, but you are worried! What an ancient story!"
Syllable!
Zhu Houzhao threw Jiang Tongzu's song in front of him, and said firmly: "Jiang Tongzu, your article is the best, but the better this kind of article is written, the more you can read the book. If you still have a conscience, go and see how corrupt officials harm the people, and don't always sit in the court and scold the court."
"There are other types of sparse statements that say that this palace is strict in government, and this palace does not recognize them, because you don't know what it means that the people are easy to abuse, and the heavens are difficult to bully! Therefore, these sparse performances, the palace neither gave instructions, nor did they stay in the middle, and all returned the same way! You all say that the history is like iron, today this matter is well recorded, from Jiang Tongzu down, a person's name should not be omitted, write it down for future generations to see, whether these corrupt officials in this palace are wrong or right!"
When the prince said this, the courtiers were speechless for a while. Maybe it's powerful enough, and it's extremely quiet in front of Taihe. Even in front of the row of eunuchs holding the music, there was no one to lead the music.
Zhu Houzhao flipped out one at random, "Wei Lisen, the head of the Criminal Department!"
"The minister is here."
"Let's get it."
With the first one, the rest will come over.
Everyone was stunned, mainly because this practice had never been done before...... Neither the instructions nor the ......
The meaning is that what you said is wrong, I will not change it, if you are still not convinced, well, recorded in the history books, passed on to future generations! History will tell!
The key prince punishes corrupt officials one by one, which will not be wrong anywhere.
Emperor Hongzhi sighed on the dragon chair: Why is it so powerful......
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