When the officials present heard this unexpected order, they couldn't help but exchange glances in surprise.

If an official commits a crime and wants to be dismissed, they can actually understand it, but it is not enough to exempt one of their governors, fourteen prefects, and four prefects, right?

Liu Jin stood beside Hongzhi with a whisk in his hand, and suddenly had a gloomy face: "Don't hurry up yet!" ”

"Yes!"

With this urging, they stretched out their trembling hands almost at the same time, and slowly took off the black gauze hat on their heads, which symbolized power, but thousands of emotions suddenly surged into their hearts.

They live in this era of "everything is inferior, only reading is high", in order to meet the expectations of their parents to see their son Jackie Chan, they were sent to school since childhood.

Even when they are adults, they have to continue to study hard, and they have to participate in the imperial examinations.

At the end of the children's examination, it is the township examination held in the autumn of the provinces, and finally the capital examination where scholars from all over the world gather. The title of the gold list that day made them cry and laugh.

Even if they enter the officialdom, it is not easy, from the governance of Xiaobai to the old fritters in charge of a government, they need to go through all kinds of experience, and the bitterness is not enough for outsiders.

Now that you are the official of the seal of a government and a state, you also know how to pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages in officialdom, and you have finally obtained enviable wealth and glory.

It's just that at the moment when I took off the black yarn hat, it was like a dream, and everything was like a dream bubble. They trembled and took off the black gauze hat on their heads, and watched the black gauze hat slowly fall to the ground, and their eyes poured out in a dazzled manner.

The black gauze hat in front of me is so close, and so far away, even out of reach, but who can blame for all this?

The imperial court's decree prohibiting the circulation of silver currency has been issued to Nanzhili since last year, and as a result, the emperor sent two cabinet elders down this year with little effect, and even the two cabinet elders were almost killed.

If today's son himself is in Jiangnan, I am afraid that he will also implement the ban on silver and the implementation of the new currency, isn't this because they have not done a good job before?

The black gauze hat fell to the ground, like the loss of a beloved thing, a thing that was regarded as a treasure.

They didn't dare to look at the enraged emperor, so they could only kneel on the ground and lower their eyes, and painfully avoid the black gauze hat placed in front of them.

Their former glory and power, in this moment, became so small and insignificant. In the face of the wrath of this powerful God-king, they can only silently endure the torment and torment in their hearts.

Zhu Youzhu has been watching the reactions of these courtiers with great interest, knowing that only when they lose can they know how to cherish it, so he handed Liu Jin a look.

Liu Jin is a henchman eunuch who can figure out Hongzhi's thoughts very well, first nodded understandingly, and then led the little eunuchs to work.

No......

The officials present saw that their black gauze hats were taken away, and the prefect of Huizhou was so weak that he could barely kneel, and could only rely on his elbows on the ground to barely support him.

Their eyes were full of longing, and their lips trembled as if they wanted to say something, but what could he say, and finally all he could do was let out a faint whimper.

The atmosphere in the hall was suffocating, except for the heavy breathing of the prefects.

They watched the black hat go away, as if they were in the cold abyss, and they only felt the buzzing of their heads when they lost their hats, and they felt endless fear and despair.

At this time, the prefects and governors are no longer the local governors who are majestic and powerful on weekdays, but a group of poor insects waiting for the judgment of fate, looking at the current son with such a deep gaze.

They are willing to give everything for the emperor in front of them, and they only hope that the emperor in front of them can return the black yarn hat to them.

Zhu Youzhu took a black gauze hat and looked at the hat in his hand with a playful face.

This conical silhouette has a slightly upturned brim and is topped with precious stones in black gauze. Although it is not very pretty, it is better to represent supreme power.

He has always believed that as long as the fate of officials is in his hands, there will be no shortage of loyal and supportive people.

Zhu Youji's fingers lifted the black gauze hat, slowly swept over the poor crowd, and suddenly froze on Li Mu: "Governor Li, do you know why I want to take off your black gauze hat?" ”

"Huh? Your Majesty, Your Minister...... The minister doesn't know, the minister is loyal to His Majesty! Li Mu was stunned for a moment, and then turned his expression to be honest.

Liu Jin took out a secret fold from his sleeve and said coldly: "The imperial court has issued a new rule this year, and anyone who dares to sell our women overseas will be disposed of as having no family property. The Nanzhili Governor's Office sent an official document to investigate whether the missing women in various provinces had been taken overseas, but you made a false accusation and detained the documents of the missing women reported by the various provinces, but is there such a thing? ”

Fang Bosong, the prefect of Huizhou, raised his head slightly, and then quickly lowered his head.

"Your Majesty, the missing woman's document is indeed ...... It is indeed in the hands of the minister, and the minister also wants to find out the whereabouts of the missing women in various provinces, so he delayed a little, and asked His Majesty to investigate! Beads of sweat oozed from Fengyang Governor Li Mu's forehead, and he was about to throw out the explanation he had already found.

Zhu Youzhu did not speak, but looked at the others present playfully.

The prefect and the governor who were present were beating wildly, they were all old men who were mixed in the officialdom, how could they not know that Li Mu's seemingly reasonable words were actually coping.

The disappearance of female weavers in various provinces is inseparable, and nine times out of ten they are inseparable from Jiangnan merchants.

Originally, they also habitually wanted to pretend to be deaf and dumb, but when they felt the emperor's gaze, their hearts suddenly sank.

Emperor...... He actually knows!

The idea was startled at first, but it seemed reasonable.

Although everyone secretly arranged Hongzhi and scolded this tyrant who did not respect talents, the situation that Daming was able to have today's scenery was actually all because of this eloquent emperor.

Now Li Mu's rhetoric can certainly block the mouth above, and he can also argue with the official who bit him, but the emperor who can control everything in front of him.

Not to mention that people see through everything, even if it's just suspicion, it's enough.

The silence was only a few breaths, but Wu Xin, the prefect of Chizhou, plucked up the courage and said: "You...... You're lying! ”

If it was earlier, he would never dare to offend Li Mu, the governor of Fengyang, who has a deep background, but now that the Son of Heaven is sitting in front of him, he is no longer afraid of Li Mu.

What's more, he knew that he wanted to keep his black gauze hat, so he couldn't stand by the sidelines, but acted as a good dog to bite people by the emperor's side.

Zhu Youzhu played with the black gauze hat in his hand, but he gave Wu Xin, the prefect of Chizhou with eight characters, an approving look, and immediately made this prefect of the eight-character beard feel like he had been beaten with chicken blood.

Li Mu's face sank like water, and he looked back slightly: "Governor Wu, what do you mean by this?" Since the term of office of this governor, he has been diligent in government affairs, and the matter of the missing woman is also being investigated! ”

"Your Majesty, during the rectification of Chizhou, the minister did not dare to slack off a single bit, and he was also ...... in the office on weekdays," Wu Xin, the prefect of Chizhou, said in a gentlemanly manner.

Li Jin observed Zhu Youzhu frowning, and said in a deep voice: "Tell the point!" ”

"Yes!" Wu Xin, the prefect of Chizhou, hurriedly responded, "The minister found that Su Qing, the weaver girl in the city of Chizhou Mansion, and other four daughters were deceived by Li Si in the same county, and the four girls have been sent overseas through Songjiang. The wicked Li Si had already drawn a confession, but Governor Li took the person and the file away from the government, and there has been no follow-up so far. Isn't it strange that this case has been revealed, but there is still no follow-up? ”

The file on the disappearance of the woman in the hands of the prefect Fang Bosong and other prefects of Huizhou was also taken away by Li Mu, although it was not as clear as Chizhou, but it already had an eyebrow.

They are all old fritters who have been in the officialdom for many years, and they know that this matter must not be like Li Mu, and they may have other plans.

If you really want to find out about the case of the woman's disappearance, why has there been no result for so long, it is clear that it is a deliberate delay, or even a shield for the perpetrator.

"Your Majesty, the minister is wronged! Li Si, the thief, was detained in the prison, and the file was also in the signing room, but Li Si was just a village husband, so the minister thought that there was another leader in this case, so the case was not closed for a long time! As for what the prefects said, this is mostly the reason! Li Mu's voice trembled slightly, but he tried to keep his composure in his defense.

Originally, he was going to use this set of rhetoric to Tangsai Wang Yue, but who knew that it was going to be used to deal with the emperor, and at this moment he became so lacking in confidence, but these prefects and governors were crazy to stick knives in their backs.

If it were Wang Yue, I'm afraid they wouldn't have the courage to be so presumptuous, but what was in front of them was the emperor, the tyrant Hongzhi who controlled the black gauze hat on their heads.

Zhu Youzhu asked very casually: "Can you find the head?" ”

Fang Bosong, the prefect of Huizhou, and other prefects looked at Li Mu, and they also wanted to know how the governor was going to deal with it.

"The minister hasn't found out yet, but he already has eyebrows!" Li Mu's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately replied optimistically.

Zhu Youzhu saw Li Mu's reaction in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Have you not found out, or have you already been in the same league with the murderer?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has been wronged! The minister's loyalty to His Majesty can be seen by the sun and the moon! Li Mu's heart tightened, and he immediately raised his face loyally and said loudly.

In order to show his loyalty, his face made a slight effort to look up at an angle of forty-five degrees, and tears welled up to the state of imminent fall, looking like a living and aggrieved loyal minister.

Zhu Youzhu looked at Li Mu's expression, but he wanted to laugh in his heart: "The head of this case is Xue Gui, the head of the Chizhou Mansion, and you have received 24,000 taels of bribes from others over the years, and this year's relatives are also given by him, so this is the act of cover-up!" ”

Yes?

Officials, including Wu Xin, the prefect of Chizhou, were stunned and looked at Li Mu in shock.

Although they already had some doubts in their hearts, they didn't expect Li Mu to be so bold and reckless, and at the same time, they didn't expect that the emperor had already mastered Li Mu's crime.

"Your Majesty, this ...... It's all false accusations. Li Mu stammered in denial, cold sweat streaming down his forehead.

"False accusations?" Hongji laughed angrily, "Do you think I'm blind or deaf?" The grievances of the people in Chizhou and various provinces have already been transmitted to Wang Ge Lao, and Wang Ge Lao has already verified your accumulated crimes! The people who are protected by you, not to mention Xue Gui, you are the umbrella of half of Nanzhili. Now, as a governor, you don't want to benefit the people, but instead intensify your oppression of the good, and together with the evil gentry, you brutalize my Ming women, and even kidnap my Ming women overseas, which is really hateful. ”

Huizhou prefect Fang Bosong and other prefects thought of those abducted women, and thought of such heart-rending women's families, and they also felt a little hatred at this moment.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... Minister! Li Mu thought about continuing to argue, but his head was like mush, and he didn't know where to start arguing for a while.

Now, he also knows that no amount of sophistry can clear his name. In fact, as early as when he learned that the Son of Heaven was on his southern tour, he was already worried, but he didn't expect the disaster to come so quickly.

This has just welcomed the Son of Heaven to Nanzhili, and he turned out to be the chicken who "killed monkeys and set an example for chickens", and became another high-ranking official under the emperor's slaughter.

Zhu Youzhu hated this kind of corrupt official who acted for the tiger, so he waved his hand: "Help the villains kidnap my Chinese woman overseas, the crime will be increased by one degree, and I will be dragged out and beheaded!" ”

In the face of this kind of local officials, if they are not killed, not only will they not be able to purge the officials, but they will only harm more people, so it is better to cut them cleanly.

Two tall brocade guards stepped forward and wanted to drag Li Mu down and behead him.

"Your Majesty, please spare your life, the minister knows what is wrong!" When Li Mu saw that he was being dragged away, he also resolutely begged for mercy.

Zhu Youzhi ignored Li Mu's plea for mercy, he could have gotten rid of Li Mu's umbrella, but in order to investigate more information, he kept this person alive today.

Now that Kyushu Island has been mastered by himself, and the Chinese woman on the island has also been successfully rescued, it is time for some people to understand that Jiangnan has a big son.

"Vacuum hometown, no biological mother!" Li Mu saw that begging for mercy was fruitless, so he shouted out eight words.

The words were loud, but the officials present seemed to be confused, only Zhu Youzhu glanced thoughtfully at the source of the sound.

Zhu Youzhi knew that things had just begun, and his eyes slowly swept over the officials present, and the black gauze hat that originally belonged to Li Mu in his hand was leisurely.

The officials present had faintly heard Li Mu's screams, so they silently shrank their heads.

At this time, they didn't care about their black gauze hat as much as they did just now, and after feeling the emperor's sharp gaze, they were afraid that the next unlucky guy would be themselves.

Xu Hong is better, after all, with the financial support of his wife, he only needs to be a good official, and the thing he is most afraid of is only work, worried that this wise and martial emperor will not be satisfied.

Although they are already the best prefects selected by the ministry, no one is perfect, and there are more or less deficiencies in them. It's not that they don't want to implement the imperial decree well, but that the local forces are too strong, and they are even coerced by local forces.

For a time, they were completely reduced to prisoners of fear, and the majesty and dignity of their respective territories were ruthlessly trampled to the ground, and only by obediently submitting to this emperor could they get a little peace of mind.

The only thing that is fortunate is that since they learned that Wang Yue came down, they have all done their duty this year. Not to mention that he is not as frantic as Li Mu, even the banquet of local forces does not dare to attend.

Zhu Youzhu spoke, but it was unexpected: "A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier!" This is Governor Li's black gauze hat in my hand, which of you wants it? (End of chapter)