After Hu Zongxian suppressed all the forces in the city that dared to resist, he ordered his subordinates to post corresponding notices, so that all the people who had grievances could come to the government to complain.

Soon, at the entrance of the government, a large number of people who came to complain gathered to complain, scrambling to tell their grievances.

And because before, the officials who stayed in the government were all killed!

Therefore, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou had to act as temporary judges.

"My lord, please call the shots for the old decay!"

I saw an old man with a sad look and ragged clothes lining up and trembling.

"If there is any grievance, although it is said that we will definitely make decisions for you!"

Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou glanced at each other, and then said in a deep voice.

"My lord, here's how it ......"

After the old man's narration, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou finally understood the ins and outs of the matter.

The old man used to be quite wealthy, and there were several shops in the city, but it was a pity that this hard-earned family property was later taken by an official and forcibly occupied.

The old man complained everywhere and had no way, and finally when he was desperate, he came to the government office with the mentality of trying it out, seeking justice.

"Hmph, fish and meat people, forcible robbery, a few of you, go with him, take back the family property for him, and take that official to correct the law on the spot!"

Yu Dayou, who was on the side, instructed after listening to the old man's story.

"Yes, General!"

The subordinates on the side responded in a deep voice after receiving Yu Dayou's order.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, the old man kowtowed to you!"

The old man saw that what he had been longing for for so easily could be done, and his face was full of excitement, and he fell to his knees and sobbed.

"Old man, get up quickly, go with them now and get back what belongs to you!"

Seeing this, Qi Jiguang on the side also followed to comfort him.

When the old man heard this, he slowly got up from the ground, and then followed a few soldiers to his former shop.

"The people are miserable!"

After sending the old man away, Qi Jiguang turned around and sighed with emotion.

"yes!"

Yu Dayou on the side also echoed.

Since the two of them served as temporary judges, they have heard all kinds of stories of injustice from the mouths of the people.

At first, the two were quite angry about this, but then they gradually became numb, but after listening to the facts of the case, they proposed corresponding measures according to the size of the things committed by the criminals.

The punishment ranges from 50 rods to directly rectifying the law on the spot.

However, the vast majority of them are directly and on the spot! Because the people who dared to come to the government to complain in this time period were all hugely wronged.

And another important reason is that the prison in the city is almost closed.

Since the army entered the city, the Great Reckoning has begun! Before that, all officials who had bad deeds and were denounced by the people were dealt with in full.

And those officials who were imprisoned, in order to get a chance to be lightly punished, also began to bite one after another.

Today you expose my shortcomings, tomorrow I will sue you! There are many examples like this.

Hu Zongxian's trip was originally to deal with officials in this regard, so he has always had an attitude of encouragement in this regard.

And Jin Yiwei's side is also wantonly punished, under severe torture, there is no official who does not confess! Starting with a name that came out of their mouths, they followed the vine and eventually involved a large number of officials.

……

In the palace, Cao Shunhe expressed his concerns to Hu Zongxian.

"Your Excellency the Governor, at present, the atmosphere of Zhulian in the city is flourishing, and I am afraid that if this continues, there will be no one available."

Hu Zongxian was quite indifferent to this, and responded: "It's okay, before this, Your Majesty has already made corresponding plans!" ”

"The vacant officials in the middle will be temporarily filled by the alternate officials, and when the situation is stable and the imperial court opens this year, it will be officially selected!"

"According to the information that this official knows, these alternate officials have already set off as early as the beginning of the army, and the day should be almost up."

After listening to Hu Zongxian's explanation, Cao Shunhe also relieved himself and responded.

"That's great, so you don't have to worry about it!"

……

Beijing, Yanfu.

At this moment, Yan Song was wearing reading glasses and was handling relevant official business in the study.

Perhaps feeling tired, Yan Song put the official document aside, picked up the teacup on the side, and took a sip.

"Alas, these guys are silver all day long."

"The treasury is finally full, but I can't let you be so nonsense!"

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps from outside the door, and Yan Song saw this and looked over.

I saw Yan Shifan hurriedly walking into the study and said in a low voice.

"Father, everything is done!"

"It's all taken care of, right?"

After hearing this, Yan Song turned his gaze to Yan Shifan, and then asked.

"It's all taken care of, and no evidence has been left in the whole process."

Yan Shifan saw his father Yan Song asking about this, and hurriedly responded.

"Well, that's good."

After Yan Song got Yan Shifan's assurance, he nodded, and the whole person was relieved and began to continue to deal with official business.

"Father, the child is still a little confused about this, are we a little bit of a rumor?"

"Perhaps, Your Majesty sent Jinyiwei really to go to Zhejiang to assist Zhao Zhenji in investigating the case?"

Yan Shifan immediately raised his questions to Yan Song.

"Even if His Majesty really sent Jinyi Wei to Zhejiang to assist Zhao Zhenji in investigating the case, we should not take it lightly!"

"What is the loss of a little silver, if this matter is poked out, the high-ranking officials in the capital, if one is counted as one, they will all be dragged by His Majesty to the entrance of the vegetable market to be beheaded!"

"You say, can we take this kind of risk?"

Yan Song glanced at Yan Shifan, and then explained his patience.

At the same time, this kind of discussion is also going on on in Yuwangfu.

"This Yan Song will actually send someone to inform us, he will be so kind?

"You say, could there be another intention behind this?"

Xu Jie kept pacing in the study, thinking about possible answers.

"In this matter, everyone is a grasshopper on a rope, and no one can escape!"

"Therefore, this Yan Song should be sincere."

After thinking for a moment, Gao Gong gave the answer.

"yes, we should take care of everything now!"

Zhu Zaikun on the side also interjected.

"It's okay, before this, I have personally sent someone to dispose of all the people who know about it."

Xu Jie waved his hand, indicating that he had already had a plan to deal with it.

And Zhang Juzheng on the side didn't mean to speak from beginning to end, just drank tea by himself and watched all this coldly.

……

The Forbidden City, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

At this moment, Jiajing is playing Go with Lu Fang.

Hearing only the sound of 'click', Jiajing asked Lu Fang after dropping the black chess in his hand into the chessboard.

"Lu Fang, how much silver do you say this local salt merchant in Jiangxi can contribute to the imperial court?"

Lu Fang followed by the white chess pieces in his hand and fell into the chessboard, and after thinking for a moment, he replied.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that this time the imperial court will be able to earn at least forty or fifty million taels of silver!"

"Oh, how so?"

Jiajing saw Lu Fang's sworn appearance, and couldn't help but be interested, and then asked.

"Although the slave maid is in the palace, I have also been fortunate to hear that these salt merchants have a strong foundation and a luxurious life!"

"Therefore, this time, I will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty."

(End of chapter)