Tokyo.

The Cai Jing Mansion outside the Liang Gate is too large.

It was divided into four by the order of the prince, and between the four mansions, there was also a fence to separate the lane, and the four new mansions still looked magnificent.

The important ministers of the cabinet lived near the yamen of Shangshu Province in the former Song Dynasty.

The four new mansions that were separated from Cai Jing's mansion were given to four officials four years ago. One of them was given by Shi as usual, and it was also on the side of the river.

The Shi family in Guizhou is not a prestigious family, but it is by no means a local tyrant in the countryside, and the ancestors have also been out of Jinshi, but the last two or three generations have gradually declined.

When Zhu Ming was in charge of Guizhou, Shi was often dragged by his friends to listen to the lecture.

The words of the eight eyes made Shi Ruchang suddenly open his mouth, and he listened to him with enthusiasm.

This Guangxi scholar, who was not yet 20 years old, followed Zhu Ming all the way north. Although he was taken aback by the rebellion, after the Zhu father and son captured Hanzhong, Shi Ruchang quickly followed Chen Dong to swear allegiance.

He has a strong ability to do things, and he stands out among many Long Shizi and becomes one of Zhu Ming's most important young Zhuang officials.

Basically, it is being cultivated as a future minister, and if there is no accident, it will be released as a civil official in two years.

When exactly did the mentality change, Shi Ruchang himself couldn't tell.

He investigated many major corruption cases, and thus saw what luxury is.

Even if he was recalled to the capital and received a part of Cai Jing's old mansion, Yu Lu could still support the servants' expenses, and there was another reward for his meritorious service in handling the case, but Shi Ruchang still felt that it was difficult to be satisfied.

Why can others be drunk on money, but they have to be "thrifty and poor"?

We followed the prince to raise troops, rebelled at the risk of killing our heads, and saved the people from fire and water. Now that we have made great contributions to the country, isn't it time to enjoy it?

He loves to read and collect.

Someone sent a precious ancient book, and he was only allowed to be accommodating in a small case. Shi hesitated and twisted for a long time, but finally accepted it, anyway, it was just a small case, and it didn't hurt the country and the people.

One wrong step and one fall into the abyss.

He gradually liked this kind of life, and it was no longer just about money and books, but also about being scolded, flattered, flattered, and feared...... This is what Shi Ruchang wants most!

He is only in his twenties, and he is in high spirits.

At the beginning, despite the opposition of his family, he insisted on following Zhu Ming, but the pure teenager had already died, and now there is only one officialdom fritter left.

Occasionally waking up in the middle of the night, Shi Ruchang also felt panicked.

Although most officials know that the laws of the new dynasty are very strict, as long as they are not punished on their heads, they still have the mentality of being an official in the former Song Dynasty - it is not called greed, it is just a matter of getting some money, and it is not a big deal.

Shi Ruchang understands very well how ridiculous this concept is, and he has personally sent away more than 30 corrupt officials!

Ying Shan, who plans to drag everyone to die together, also knows very well that it is powerful, because Ying Shan is also an official of the Inspectorate.

When the emperor ordered the three law divisions to be tried, Shi Ruchang understood that he was finished.

He couldn't sleep all night, and during the day he had to pretend that nothing happened.

After a month of panic, Shi Ruchang finally made up his mind. Every day when he went to work in the Inspectorate, he would look through the old cases of the past, but all the things that he had covered up were carefully written in a small notebook, especially indicating which officials had violated the law.

A few days ago, the confession materials had been written, but Shi Ruchang still had a fluke mentality.

Until today, Xu Fuyan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, said that he was sick, and Shi Ruchang finally became discouraged.

He called his wife Deng Shi: "You take Da Lang, Erlang and the young lady, carry this box to Donghua Gate, and kneel down to meet the official family and the prince." If the guards don't let you in, you'll always kneel outside the Donghua Gate. ”

"Xianggong, what happened?" Deng said in horror.

Shi Ruchang took his wife's hands and said with tears in his eyes: "It's me who bears you too much, and I hope to meet again in the next life." Looking back on the past few years, it seems like a big dream in the spring and autumn, and I am somehow stunned. Falling deeper and deeper, unable to extricate himself, and even indulging in it...... You don't have to ask too much, the case of the extinction. You are just a prisoner and a family member, and your three children are minors, so the official family may be able to remember the old feelings and let your women and children have a way to live. ”

Deng couldn't stop crying.

Shi Ruchang said: "Even if you can survive, you will definitely have to raid your home." If you have difficulties in life in the future, you can go to Chen Xianggong to borrow money. If others avoid it, he will not stand idly by. Go ahead, don't delay any longer! ”

His life was at stake, and although Deng was sad and frightened, he still sobbed quietly and complied.

When his wife and children left home, Shi took out a packet of poison as usual and carefully shook it into the wine jug.

He shook the wine jug slowly, poured it into the cup with a wry smile, and read in his mouth: "Gewu, Zhizhi, sincerity, righteousness, self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world." It was because of these eight eyes that he followed the prince all the way north. Looking back now, Hachime didn't even remember a single one. Why bother, why bother! ”

Picking up the wine jug, picking up the wine glass, Shi walked to the window as usual, waiting for the last bright moon in his life to rise.

Facing the moon by the window, he drank poisonous wine.

……

"Official!"

The eunuch suddenly shouted outside.

In this case, the eunuch dared to disturb rashly, something big must have happened.

Zhu Guoxiang said in a deep voice: "Come in." ”

The eunuch walked to Zhu Guoxiang's side and muttered a few words in a low voice.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "Bring people in." ”

A quarter of an hour later, Shi Ruchang's wife and children, holding a small wooden box, were brought to Zhu Guoxiang.

Zhu Guoxiang opened the box, in addition to the sorted out criminal information, there were also two letters to the emperor and the crown prince respectively.

The content of the letter is very simple, he sincerely admits his mistakes and repents, hoping that in the past, the court can spare the orphans and widows of the Shi family.

Although women and children generally do not delve into it, this is the first major case of the founding of the country, and Shi is always afraid of attracting thunder and anger.

Zhu Ming finished reading the suicide letter he wrote to himself, and then went to look through the criminal information left by Shi Ruchang.

After reading more than ten pages casually, Zhu Ming's face became more and more gloomy, and he handed it to Chen Dong and said, "Follow the list and check it to the end!" ”

Chen Dong opened it and looked closely, and soon saw that his hands trembled.

About 20% of the imperial history of the Inspectorate has been corroded.

Twenty percent of the imperial history has been corroded, and it is only related to Shi Ruchang, and the real situation must be far beyond this data.

Chen Dong took off his official hat, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is incompetent, and I ask to resign from the post of Imperial History of Zuodu." Until these cases are clarified, it is inconvenient for the minister to receive any further dispatch. ”

Zhu Guoxiang said to his son: "Your people, you decide for yourself." ”

Zhu Ming asked Chen Dong to stand up and advised: "You should recuperate at home for a month, and think about how to rectify the inspectorate." From now on, the system of the Inspectorate should be more perfect, and it is necessary to prevent the imperial history from colluding with each other to break the law. ”

Chen Dong said: "The power of the imperial history of the new dynasty is too great compared to that of the former Song Dynasty, and the power of the imperial history should be cut again. ”

Zhu Ming shook his head: "The imperial history has such a great authority, and there can still be nest cases in places." If the power of the imperial history is weakened, shouldn't those magistrates turn against the sky? ”

Chen Dong was silent.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "The former Song Dynasty was too lenient to civil officials, and the concept and atmosphere had been formed for a long time, and it was difficult to reverse it for a while, but they felt that the laws of the new dynasty were too strict. ”

Zhu Ming didn't answer.

Zhu Guoxiang continued: "Take the fraud in the imperial examination as an example. The children of the official eunuchs of the former Song Dynasty can go to the elders who are officials in other places, and then they can take the first test in the transfer envoy. And the transfer envoy in charge of the examination is familiar with the elders of these official eunuchs, and their examination is like child's play. In the former Song Dynasty's etiquette exam, during the preparation and invigilation, the examiner could leave freely when he found a reason, and he could easily leak the exam questions in series. ”

"This Henan Township trial fraud is very serious in your opinion, and it is also a major crime of killing the head in "Da Ming Law". But in the eyes of those officials who have been involved in the fraud, it is not a big deal, because they may have done it before, and they will not be punished severely! ”

"Poof!"

Zhu Ming slapped the armrest of the chair, stood up and said, "So you have to kill a group of people fiercely, and let them know that "Da Ming Law" is not waste paper!" ”

"Bang Bang ......"

Xu Fuyan, who was almost unable to hold on, fainted directly at this moment and overturned the chair under his buttocks.

Wu Mao reminded worriedly: "Your Highness, if the "Da Ming Law" is strictly enforced, and when this pile of cases is tried, I am afraid that there will be two or three hundred officials who have been killed, and even more officials, officials, errand servants, gentry, and businessmen who have been killed. There are also relatives who have been beheaded, raided, and exiled, and are very likely to ...... It is very likely that there are as many as 10,000 people! ”

Zhu Ming asked, "Don't you dare to touch your hands?" Then I'll change to an official of Dali Temple! ”

Wu Mao hurriedly said: "The minister did not mean this, but asked for forgiveness as appropriate, and the amount of embezzlement may be lighter." ”

Zhu Ming said: "The date of promulgation of the Da Ming Law shall prevail. Old cases committed before the promulgation of the "Da Ming Law" will not be prosecuted except for capital crimes. After the promulgation of the "Da Ming Law", new cases committed will be sentenced as they should be, and no one will be spared! ”

This is already very benevolent, and now it is a joint sitting, and it only applies to serious crimes.

And for those who are sitting together, women and children can open the net, and the rest are mainly exiled from their homes, and there are few cases of inexplicable loss of heads.

As for the Yi three tribes, they are only sentenced when they plot rebellion and rebellion, and the illegal creation of currency is equivalent to rebellion.

Taking 10,000 people as an example, if there are five or six hundred beheaded, as long as they are not sentenced to one of the "three tribes", then the remaining 9,000 people will basically end up being exiled from sitting together. There are also a series of penalties, that is, confiscation of family property, three generations of children and grandchildren cannot be officials, and so on.

Of course, more than a few hundred could have been beheaded.

As new cases continue to come out, perhaps there will be thousands of people sentenced to death, including 20,000, 30,000, 40,000, or even 70,000 or 80,000!

Wu Mao now wants to go home and ask his son if he has committed any crimes.

He is not afraid of ordinary cases, and only punishes the parties. I'm afraid that if I encounter a major crime, I will be punished with a direct household registration book!

(End of chapter)