1/3 of the people in the Ministry of Industry were taken away by Jinyiwei, and the news quickly spread throughout Jinling, and in the officialdom, it soon caused a turmoil.

Some time ago, when dealing with Jinyi Wei Ji Gang, although people were also panicked, as long as they had nothing to do with Ji Gang, they were not too worried.

But this time it was different, the whole court, except for the real honest officials, was calm on the surface, but panicked in their hearts.

When the officials reached their point, there were a few people who did not stretch out their hands.

They were very worried that the old man would take advantage of this to conduct a big census in the DPRK and China.

As far as they heard, in the artisan camp, peeling and filling grass appeared, and it was the kind that was peeled alive.

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, embezzlement of 60 taels would be executed, and more serious cases would be punished by the nine clans.

After receiving the news, many people were silently calculating their accounts, and then counting the heads of the family, sitting alone, sighing.

"Not enough to kill, not enough to kill!"

The people below know how worried the news will be, and the old man knows it clearly.

When he returned to the palace, he directly asked people to inform him that the celebration banquet in the evening, officials above the seventh rank in Beijing must participate.

As soon as I received the news from the palace, the guys who were counting the money and counting the heads of their families directly trembled and collapsed to the ground.

At the beginning of the celebration banquet, only the heads of various ministries were required to participate, and they were not qualified to do so.

Now the old man told them to go too, but I wonder what that means.

Your Majesty is planning to use the Ministry of Labor to warn or purge them.

Many officials thought of this, hugged their wives and children and cried for a while, and then asked the housekeeper to go out and prepare the coffin.

With the help of his wife and concubine, he freshened up, changed into a new official robe, said goodbye to his family, and went to the banquet in a state of death.

In the evening, suppressed cries were everywhere in the capital.

In the evening, the business of every coffin shop in the capital was good, and even because of the lack of supply, some bosses sold the coffins prepared for his father and mother.

It can be seen how hot the business is.

"When you enter the palace later, you take Sumire directly to the queen mother, and then go directly to the women's banquet hall with the queen mother."

Putting down the curtain of the carriage, Zhu Gaoyu explained to Zhang Yue, who was teasing the little guy next to him.

Zhang Yue naturally understood the meaning of her husband's words.

She manages the Chamber of Commerce in place of her husband, and in terms of news, she is not as closed as those young ladies.

What happened today, in the afternoon, she dealt with the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, and listened to Uncle Zhang's report.

As for why you are not allowed to enter the banquet hall through the main entrance, it is because at the entrance of the banquet hall, there are some things that welcome guests but are not good for children.

The husband and wife entered the palace, and Zhu Gaoyu first sent his wife and children to the gate of the Qianqing Palace, and then went to the banquet venue alone.

As soon as he arrived at the banquet venue, Zhu Gaoyu saw a group of officials, standing at the door stunned, no one dared to take a step forward.

"Your Highness!"

Wu Shan and the others, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Zhu Gaoyu coming and hurriedly greeted them.

Zhu Gaoyu nodded and led everyone to the front of the officials.

When many officials saw Zhu Gaoyu coming, their spirits were in a trance, some saluted and said hello, and some just stood silently in place without saying a word.

Some even looked at Zhu Gaoyu, with a hint of hatred in their eyes.

After all, without this highness to provoke trouble, how could today's events happen, and how could they be in a trance?

They don't care at all about the corruption of the Ministry of Industry and others, which causes the quality of weapons to be substandard and threatens the lives of border soldiers.

Those inferior people, if they die, it is a big deal to recruit again, Daming lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage, and the inferior untouchables who are dragged to the battlefield as cannon fodder.

Some secretly shook their heads, feeling that Zhu Gaoyu's road was narrow.

They had heard that Zhu Gaoyu had discovered this matter, and even peeling the skin and filling the grass was also done by the person His Royal Highness asked him to find the Jinyi Guard.

For the sake of some untouchables and offending the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, Zhu Gaoyu wants to go further in the future, don't even think about it.

They finally came from the Hongwu era, but they didn't want to find another emperor who would kill his head at every turn for a few taels of silver.

Compared to this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is much better.

Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also hates corrupt people, he will not use such extreme measures.

With all the eyes around, Zhu Gaoyu chose to turn a blind eye.

He nodded slightly when he greeted him, and pretended not to see him, secretly noting down the other party's name and position.

"Good fellow, it's spectacular!"

When he walked in front of the officials, Wu Hai, who was following behind Wu Shan, saw the situation at the entrance of the banquet clearly, and couldn't help but exclaim.

Wu Shan turned his head sharply and glared at his younger brother, telling him to shut up quickly.

At the entrance of the banquet, there was an arched round door, and on both sides of the round door, there were more than a dozen "people" kneeling on the ground, their heads hung by ropes, looking straight ahead.

They are said to be human, but they have no eyes in their eyes, and there are no tongues and teeth in their open mouths, and what is exposed is straw.

This is the personnel of the Ministry of Engineering who were stripped off by Zhang San in the craftsman camp at noon today.

Perhaps none of these people are guilty of this, but there is absolutely no one who is wronged.

"Fourth, this ......"

As soon as Zhu Gaoyu stepped forward, the prince Zhu Chubby, who had just arrived, was startled by the scene in front of him.

He had heard about the incident at noon, but he didn't expect it to come to this point.

What he didn't expect was that his father actually put these things in the banquet hall.

Good guy, fortunately, he has seen the cruelty of the battlefield, if it is a prince who has been in the deep palace all the year round, this scene can scare him.

"Big brother, the old man put these things here, I really don't know."

Zhu Gaoyu spread his hands and covered his nose in disgust.

"The old man is really, it's more appetizing to put this thing here, who can eat the big fish and meat later."

"Uhhhhhh

Zhu Gaoyu did not lower his voice, and the people around him heard his words.

When they heard the big fish and big meat, some officials who had never seen this scene before, thinking about the oily meat, looked at the scene in front of them, and suddenly couldn't stand it, and rushed to the side with their mouths covered.

Those officials who have seen some big scenes have no better faces.

After all, compared to the generals who have seen flesh and blood on the battlefield, the big scenes that these officials think they have seen are only pediatrics.

I didn't see Wu Shan and the others beside Zhu Gaoyu, they didn't care about it at all, and even a few heartless guys pointed to the straw bag and commented.

"Fourth, don't say it, it's a little unbearable to be a brother."

Although Zhu Fatpang has also experienced the battlefield, it has been more than 10 years, and he has long forgotten those scenes.

Now Zhu Gaoyu's words suddenly evoked some bad memories for him, and his face turned a lot whiter.

Zhu Gaoyu shrugged his shoulders, staggered the topic, and looked left and right: "Why didn't you see the second brother and the third brother, they used to participate in banquets, aren't they very positive." ”

"Who said we didn't come, we came a long time ago!"

As soon as Zhu Gaoyu's words fell, Zhu Gaoyu's voice sounded from behind the arch.

Zhu Gaoyu just turned his head, and the corners of his mouth twitched fiercely.

I saw Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui two iron Hanhan, each holding a roast leg of mutton and a pot of wine, eating and drinking and walking out.

Even when passing by the door, he looked at the straw bales on both sides and nodded with satisfaction.

"Good technique, the one that is peeled is called a clean, and I didn't even bring a bit of meat, looking at this technique, it should be Jinyi Wei Zhang San's shot."

Zhu Gao then approached a straw bale and looked at it, and couldn't help but sigh.

Then he raised the roast lamb leg in his hand, tore off a piece vigorously, and said loudly while chewing: "This roast lamb imperial chef's skills are not good, this skin is not crispy, and it is not very delicious." ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded in agreement on the side.

"Gross."

"Second uncle, third uncle, you guys are too disgusting."

I don't know what happened, Zhu Zhanji, who had just changed his clothes and hurriedly ran over, happened to see this scene, and his face turned green.

When he saw this meeting for the first time, he couldn't hold back for a moment, and rushed to the bushes next to him and vomited.

It took a long time to recover, and he covered his mouth and looked at Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui who were gnawing on mutton and laughing with disgust.

"Your Majesty has a decree, and the ministers will enter the venue and take their seats in turn!"

With the little eunuch's trembling voice shouting, Zhu Gaoyu glanced back, and the officials with complicated expressions walked into the banquet hall with Wu Shan and the others.

These straw bales have no effect on Zhu Gaoyu and others.

They didn't see anything on the battlefield, and there were many things that were more disgusting and unsightly.

Having eaten and slept in the pile of the dead, this little scene was a common occurrence for these generals who fought on the battlefield, and it was not affected in any way.

But those civil officials couldn't stand it, after the little eunuch passed it on.

One by one, their bodies trembled secretly, and the generals were all inside, and none of them dared to take a step forward.

In the end, Zhu Fatpang couldn't stand it anymore, and reminded everyone with a cough that the old man was still waiting, and a few Shangshu walked forward.

The civil officials in the back, seeing that someone was taking the lead, were not far behind, and followed the big guy in front of them to go inside, for fear of falling behind alone.

Entering the banquet venue, the old man had already arrived, and was sitting on the top waiting.

"Knock on Your Majesty, Your Majesty Holy Bow!"

When everyone entered the venue, under the leadership of Zhu Fat and Zhu Gaoyu, everyone saluted the old man.

"Well, let's all get up."

The old man didn't see any emotion on his face, and calmly raised his hand and asked everyone to get up and take their seats.

When everyone sat down in turn, the old man patted the table and said coldly: "Bring it in!" ”

Whoa... Whoa...

The sound of chain friction sounded from outside, and when they heard this cold sound, many officials' bodies tensed, and their hearts pounded nervously as they looked at the prisoners who were escorted in.

"Let's take a look, take a good look at these people."

When the prisoner was pressed to the ground, the old man opened his mouth coldly.

"One waiter, four lang, and more than a dozen outsiders."

"Huh."

As he spoke, the old man suddenly sneered.

"A dignified ministry yamen was taken to the nest like this."

"This is still under my nose, I can't imagine the other five departments, the other state capital yamen, and how many of them are disgusting moths."

"It's been less than half a year."

"It's these people who deceived their superiors and subordinates, and used various means to take away hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from the court."

The more the old man spoke, the more angry he became, picked up the teacup in front of him, and slammed it down.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"

The crowd hurriedly bowed to the ground.

"Calm your anger, I want to calm my anger too, but some people just want to add fuel to the fire."

The old man angrily walked down the steps and kicked over Jiang Shilang who was kneeling on the ground.

"You really think that I don't know about the dirty things you have done."

"For the sake of your past hard work, I have reminded you many times, and I want to give you a chance to change your mind."

"However, instead of warning me, you have taken my reminder as a fart, but have intensified it."

"Haha, good words are hard to persuade damned ghosts, since you are looking for death, I will fulfill you."

"I want you to die, but I want your family to go to hell with you."

"I want to see if there is anyone in the future who dares to risk taking the whole family to hell and stretch out this hand!"

"Arrest someone!"

The old man is really angry this time, these people dare to use military supplies today, and they dare to gather people to rebel tomorrow.

He felt that his father was punishing the corrupt, and his family was just exiled from his family, and the punishment was still too light.

He had to make another rule from now on.

Those who corrupt the people's wealth are stripped of their own skins and grass, and their families are raided, and the men are exiled to the army, and the women are sent into slavery.

Those who dare to move the military posture will peel the skin and fill the grass, copy their family property, and punish the nine clans.

The old man wanted to see if those people dared to reach out and take money that shouldn't belong to them under such a severe punishment.

Regarding the old man's thoughts, Zhu Gaoyu did not hold out much hope.

The problem of corruption has not been solved by any court since ancient times.

Human greed is limitless, and when the temptation is great enough, those people simply can't help it.

Anyway, being greedy is death, and being greedy is death.

Since the left and right are dead, why not enjoy it fiercely.

Anyway, everything that should be enjoyed in life is enjoyed, and it doesn't matter if you die or not.

Compared with those who have been diligent and law-abiding all their lives, but have endured hardships, these corrupt officials, although their lives are short, they are worth it.

As the old man's arresting roar sounded, a large number of brocade-clothed guards rushed into the banquet hall, knocked off some kneeling officials' official hats, and dragged them away directly.

Jin Yiwei doesn't eat dry rice.

After so many years of supervision, they know exactly what many people have done.

I didn't do it before, because the old man felt that the opportunity had not come.

Now that the opportunity has come, the evidence that has been collected comes in handy.

One by one was dragged away, and one by one, their bodies were as soft as noodles.

No one shouted injustice, and no one scolded him.

Whether they have been wronged or not, they know in their hearts.

With his resistance and resistance, he annoyed the old man, and received a heavier punishment, it is better to be taken away honestly.

Soon the lively banquet hall was deserted.

More than 1/3 of the officials present were taken away, and even if they were not taken away, their hands and feet were weak, and their foreheads were covered with cold sweat.

"Righteousness!"

After the brocade guard left, the old man knocked on the table and shouted.

Jian Yi, who didn't say a word from beginning to end, hurriedly walked out.

"The minister is here."

"The officials of all ministries should make up for it as soon as possible, and the operation of the imperial court must not be delayed."

"Command!"

Jian Yi replied and retreated.

"Lu Zhen!"

"The minister is here."

"The imperial court has broken the enemy army, this is a great joy in the world, and the announcement will go down, and next year will open an Enke to add some fresh blood to the imperial court."

"Command!"

The old man's voice was like a bell, giving orders one after another.

When the matter was arranged, the old man with a cold face suddenly smiled.

"Look at this trouble, today was originally to celebrate the meritorious soldiers, but I was almost disturbed by these filthy rot worms."

Saying that, the old man raised his glass and said to Wu Shan and the others: "You Aiqing have worked hard for the country, come... Have a drink with me! ”

Wu Shan and others, who watched the excitement throughout the whole process, hurriedly stood up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When he drank a sip of celebration wine, the old man nodded at the little eunuch next to him.

"Your Majesty has a will, the feast begins!"

As the little eunuch shouted, behind the seats on both sides, the melodious sound of drums sounded.

At the entrances on both sides of the banquet, hundreds of dancers from the teaching department entered the hall with a smile and danced to the drum music.

As an official in the imperial court, changing your face is a skill that must be learned.

The hall, which was still depressing just now, was lively and joyful at this time.

The officials who were pale and trembling by the old man just now, laughed one by one at this time, while enjoying the song and dance, while pushing the cup and changing the cup with the colleagues around him, the drink was called a good one.

As for what just happened.

Uh, what just happened?

Hey, why are there so many empty seats?

Woo, my student has a place to arrange with a few of his classmates.

When the banquet reached its peak, the old man was even more overjoyed, and let people read out a holy decree.

Feng: Zhu Zhanjin, the eldest son of the king of Yue, is the son of the king of Yue, and gives jade Ruyi flying fish suit.

The son of a prince is not the eldest son, you can become the son, this needs to be sealed by the court, and only when the court is sealed, the child will become the heir.

Otherwise, without the seal of the imperial court, it is useless for you to be the eldest son.

Of course, under normal circumstances, the imperial court will not ignore the eldest son and seal other children.

While the palace was lively and joyful, there was no quiet outside the palace.

A large number of brocade-clothed guards kicked open the doors of the mansion and took away all the people who had been waiting silently inside.

Xia Yuanji is not there, temporarily leading the left servant of the household department, and he is happy to see his eyebrows.

None of them went to the banquet tonight, and the old man had already informed them to prepare the carriage to pull things.

has been waiting for them, and when he saw that Jinyiwei had made a move, he happily followed behind to confiscate the property.

This time the turmoil was not only within the imperial court, but on the second day, a large number of officials from the Jinyi Guard and the Criminal Department were ordered to leave the imperial city and go to the yamen of the state capitals to arrest those officials who had been confessed, or the guys who had been locked up by the Jinyi Guard.

According to the historical records of later generations, the scale of the Yongle Dynasty's anti-corruption operation was very large, and the arrested corrupt officials went up to the six yamen and down to the local county officials as many as 2,000.

The number of family members who have been convicted as a result of the implication is as high as tens of thousands.

And the excess stolen money, according to statistics, is worth no less than 15 million taels.

Among them, the most corrupt political envoy was corrupt, and his corrupt wealth was as high as more than 1 million taels.

This operation lasted for half a year, not only to eliminate some of the corruption problems, but also to have a great impact on future generations.

Some people say that this is an action that Zhu Di has planned for a long time, but some people refute the matter of the craftsman camp, saying that it may really be just a temporary idea.

But no matter how later generations discuss it, this anti-corruption action, the old man is the happiest.

He not only made a fortune, enriched the treasury, and raised enough funds for his next Northern Expedition, but also ruthlessly restrained the hearts of the people in the world.

ps: Let me tell you bosses, my little brother has a bit of a personal matter, and I can only keep a chapter of more than 5,000 words updated in the past two days.

But I won't owe it to everyone.,A week or so.,I'll take a day to update 4 chapters and 20,000 words.,To make up for the lack of these two days.。

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