Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 195 Reappearing the grand occasion of Hongwu
When this person shouted, everyone knew immediately, so everyone was dumbfounded!
Isn't this here to see a doctor for the Minister of the Ministry of officials?Why in the blink of an eye, this Minister of the Ministry of Officials was dragged out like a dog?
Someone who didn't know Tian Weijia hurriedly asked the person next to him: "Is it a mistake? How could the Minister of the Ministry of Officials be dragged out?"

Someone who knew Tian Weijia blinked his eyes hard and read it again. He read it right, it was indeed the Minister of the Ministry of Officials!
While they were confused, they heard one of the Dongchang stalls yelling loudly: "Tian Weijia is corrupt and broke the law. He is afraid of being held accountable. He pretends to be sick and deceives the emperor. According to the order, he will be executed and his head will be hung on the Zhengyang gate!"

After finishing speaking, he immediately waved his hand, and Dongchang Fanzi, who had already carried a ghost knife beside him, raised the knife and dropped it without hesitation.

Blood spurted out and the head fell to the ground.

A fan servant picked up the head and announced loudly that the head was correct, and then they rode together quickly, carrying the head and heading for Zhengyangmen.

In this way, Tian Weijia, who would have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in history, would never have this opportunity again.In the history books, he will no longer be called a second official, but a corrupt official.

It was very quiet at the entrance of Tian's mansion. Except for the news that there was a house raid in the mansion, it was really quiet at the entrance of Tian's mansion, even if there were many people.

Almost everyone was stunned by this scene.There was no sloppiness at all, and with just a "click", the head of the Minister of Civil Affairs fell off!

It was only when Tian Weijia's head could no longer be seen that the crowd of onlookers came back to their senses.Immediately, many people ran away, faster than rabbits.

As a result, the following scenes often appeared in the various mansions of the capital.

"The master is not well, hurry up and go to the Yamen! If you are late, you will lose your head!"

"Master, hurry up, it will be too late for the Dongchang fanzi to come to the door, and the official minister's head will be chopped off!"

"..."

After hearing this kind of news, those officials who were pretending to be sick at home naturally wanted to ask what was going on.

When they found out what was going on, they were so frightened that they all ran away quickly. They couldn't see any signs of illness at all, so they hurried to the government office.If it was too late to be blocked in the mansion by the Dongchang fanzi, and the imperial doctor made a diagnosis, it was another crime of deceiving the emperor, and the leader would go to Zhengyangmen as a companion.

"Master, your official uniform, you haven't put on your official uniform yet!"

"My lord, your shoe has fallen, your shoe has fallen..."

"..."

Amidst the sound of chickens flying and dogs jumping, these officials who pretended to be sick at home ran faster than rabbits.Some didn't even dare to change into official uniforms at home before going out, and just took the official uniforms with them, and put them on in the sedan chair to the Yamen.

So, when Cao Huachun went to the next house after copying the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, a servant was already waiting at the door of the house. He quickly explained: "My master has recovered from illness and gone to the Yamen to handle official business!"

Going to the next one, the result is still the same as the previous one.

After a whole day of work, Cao Huachun finally only confiscated a book from the Ministry of Officials, and it was getting late, so he had to go back first.

And those officials who were so frightened that they turned into rabbits, after slowly calming down, came back to their senses, and couldn't help feeling a little aggrieved again.I feel that the emperor directly chopped off a dignified minister of the official department like this, which is really disrespectful to the scholar-bureaucrats.

It has been nearly 300 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, how many emperors are so arrogant?I really want to chill the hearts of my subjects, how can you rule Daming with your emperor alone?

However, the people of the capital have a different view from them.

The grain dealer who was hoarding strange houses was arrested, and the people in the capital clapped their hands and applauded, wishing they could set off firecrackers to celebrate!They don't care if you are conspiracy or not, anyway, these grain merchants almost caused them to starve to death!
The censor colluded with the grain merchants, well, if the censor was arrested, that would be a great joy!What, and cabinet ministers?It's good to catch them all, regardless of whether he is a minister or not!
As for the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, those candidates who were waiting for a new official position in the capital, and the candidates who were selected by the Ministry of Officials, all applauded one by one.
Regarding all of this, Emperor Chongzhen naturally had a source of news and knew what was going on.

He can also think of it himself, killing a chicken to scare a monkey, if it's just a chicken, the effect may not be very good!
Although those officials didn't dare to pretend to be sick anymore, after arriving at the Yamen, if they didn't work hard, they would know how to complain, which he couldn't tolerate.

So, the next day, he lost his temper again.

"I still want to give away a few pillars of the country, but look, there is not a single plaque to give away! How far is my officialdom in the Ming Dynasty? Don't think I don't know!"

After saying this, the factory guard acted again.

This time, none of the left and right servants of the Ministry of Officials and other officials were arrested, and although they were not executed, their homes were ransacked.At the same time, Wu Linzheng was promoted to the position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials, temporarily acting as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and was responsible for the operation of the yamen of the Ministry of Officials.

The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Punishment were also arrested a lot, but most of the officials in these yamen continued to handle political affairs in prison uniforms.

For a while, this situation reminded many people of the Hongwu period.At that time, there were also situations where officials in prison uniforms were handling government affairs.

In this situation, it was not that Emperor Chongzhen wanted to learn from Zhu Yuanzhang, but that he had no choice but that he did not have enough talent reserves on hand. If he really wanted to arrest all corrupt officials, the Yamen would really be paralyzed.Therefore, if there are talents, they will be promoted, and if there are no talents, these corrupt officials can only handle government affairs first in prison uniforms.After all, it is still an eventful time right now, and there is a lot to do.

In this regard, many officials also felt a little bit of Emperor Chongzhen's meaning.It means that the emperor must know the corruption of most people, but he doesn't mean to punish all of them.Only those with serious circumstances were arrested directly, and there was no chance at all.

And other corrupt officials are tantamount to committing crimes and making meritorious deeds.If he behaved well, he might be able to take off the prison uniform and put on the official robe again; if he behaved badly, he might be able to wear the prison uniform all the time!
Having come to this conclusion, the various yamen are operating with rare efficiency.

Emperor Chongzhen was quite satisfied with this.However, he also understood that his heavy blows could only temporarily subdue the civil servant group.If they can stay strong, they won't be able to resist.But if they can't always be strong and don't have strong capital, then they will definitely have a counterattack in the future.

For example, the case of treason has not yet been concluded.If the evidence presented cannot convince the public, they may use this as a trigger to counterattack.

However, Emperor Chongzhen was not worried about this at all, because he already knew through the wiretapping system that Lu Xiangsheng led the Yongwei Battalion and the Hussar Battalion. There was no accident on the road and they had already arrived in Shanxi.

At this time, on the grassland outside the pass, there was a group of six riders galloping wildly.Judging from the attire, it seems to be a Mongolian from a distance.

But suddenly they all stopped and looked at their way forward.On the road ahead of them, there were many people, probably fifty or sixty, resting there.

After looking at it for a while, one of them excitedly said to the leader, "Brother, it seems to be a scout from the Qing Dynasty."

That eldest brother, named Fan Liujian, was Fan Yongdou's messenger to Liaodong, and he also saw clearly.Although they are far away, judging from their attire, they are indeed visiting horses from the Qing Dynasty.

So, he said in surprise: "Could it be that the Qing Dynasty is in a hurry and rushed to contact us?"

In the past, there was indeed such a situation, and the Qing Dynasty sent people to Zhangjiakou to contact them.Of course, more Shanxi merchants go to Liaodong.

"It must be. The master and other businessmen have hoarded so many supplies, which are urgently needed by the nobles of the Qing Dynasty. They must be in a hurry!"

"There are so many grains and materials piled up in Zhangjiakou, this time I will definitely get a lot of rewards!"

"..."

They were obviously very excited, and each of them was already dreaming about how much money they would be rewarded if this business was completed.

Fan Liujian touched the neck of the horse under his crotch, and then said to his subordinates: "Let's go, anyway, it's not the imperial court army, let's go over and ask about the situation, maybe we don't have to go to Shengjing!"

"Hehe, big brother, where did the imperial army come from on this grassland? We have run so many times. When did we meet the imperial army?"

"That's right, many years ago, maybe the court officers and soldiers occasionally came out to fight Caogu. Now when is it, there may be court officers and soldiers, all of whom are terrified to death, hiding inside the Great Wall!"

"Haha, it's not safe even if you hide inside the Great Wall. The Qing army broke it as soon as they said it was broken. It is said that they even killed a governor just now!"

"..."

These people chatted with each other, slowly drove their horses to speed up, and went to meet the Jianlu Tanma in the distance.After the speed increased, they stopped chatting, or else, their mouths were full of wind, and they couldn't hear clearly.

Not long after, when we got closer, we could see that the Jianlu horses were resting, forming a circle, as if they were warming up.

At this time, they obviously spotted Fan Liujian and the others, but they didn't go to meet them. They just took a look and continued to do their work.

Getting closer, getting closer, Fan Liujian, who was the leader, suddenly felt that something was wrong. When they encountered Qing troops on the road before, they would react immediately and would surround them to confirm themselves. Only after the identity, will let go of hostility.Why are these people indifferent to the few people on their side now?

Although I was a little puzzled in my heart, but there have been no accidents for many years, I didn't think too much about it. I just suspected that this team of Qing detective horses should be waiting for their companions, but it shouldn't. Don't want to move anymore?What if it is an enemy?
Could it be a person from the Eight Banners of Mongolia?Thinking of this, Fan Liujian leaned on his horse and looked carefully.

Some of his subordinates have already waved to Daqing Tanma, indicating that everyone is his own, and they should say hello in advance to avoid any misunderstanding.

Finally, those scouts from the Qing Dynasty responded and waved to them, and half of them started to walk towards the war horses that were grazing nearby.

At this time, the distance between the two sides was already closer, probably only a stone's throw away, and they could already see each other more clearly.

Although the clothes of the previous Qing Tan horses were fine, how could their behavior be different from the Qing Tan horses they encountered before?And, what's that other pile of things they're surrounded by?
Because it was getting closer, the speed of the horse here also began to slow down.At this time, someone of Fan Liujian's subordinates suddenly said, "Brother, why don't these Daqing scouts look like a Mongol?"

There are still some differences between Mongolians and Han people, which can be seen at a glance.Among the horses in the Qing Dynasty, the Mongols must be indispensable, because they are very good at riding.These Shanxi merchants had a lot of contact with Liaodong Jianlu, and they all knew some details.

"That's right, I can see that none of them are Mongolians!" Another subordinate also confirmed.

Hearing this, one of his subordinates got on the horse towards the other side, and the Daqing scouts who came to meet him shouted loudly: "Hey, we are from Shanxi, our own people..."

Hearing this, he was just sitting there, looking at the big Qing scouts here, and suddenly stood up one by one, as if they were quite excited.Then I saw someone go to ignite the pile of things, and then thick smoke came out and began to float into the air.

And those who had already mounted their horses started to accelerate after hearing the sound.

"Wolf smoke?"

"Wolf smoke!"

"..."

Almost as soon as they saw the smoke coming out, several people on Fan Liujian's side cried out in unison.

They couldn't figure out why the Daqing Tanma side started to light up the wolf smoke as soon as it was said that there were people from Jindi.What message are they sending?Is there anyone else?
At this time, even the opponent's eyebrows could be seen clearly, and Fan Liujian suddenly turned pale and said in shock: "No, they are not the Qing Dynasty's detectives!"

The others also saw clearly that the people who greeted them in front were only wearing Qing military uniforms, and there was no sign of money rat tails at all under their helmets.And on their faces, all of them looked like hunters who had caught their prey.

Although he had never encountered such a thing before, at this moment, Fan Liujian, who felt that something was wrong, did not dare to delay, immediately began to pull the rein, turned around and left.Anyway, let's confirm the situation first.

Some of his subordinates were asking stupidly: "Who are you?"

However, what responded to them was the other party speeding up.

At this time, even a fool would know that the visitor was not kind, and wanted to run away immediately.

However, they all ran all the way, and the horses were already tired, and they had to turn the horses' heads before running, which was a process of deceleration and acceleration.On the opposite side, they had already recharged their batteries for a long time, and they had already begun to accelerate. Therefore, the distance between the two sides soon began to approach.

"Ming Jun, they are pretending to be Ming Jun."

It was really close, and someone turned his head to look at it, and suddenly shouted in horror.

When Fan Liujian heard this, he felt anxious, straightened up from his horse, took out a letter from his bosom, and was about to tear it up.

However, at this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of a bowstring, and then felt a pain in his vest. He could no longer sit still and fell off the horse.

And at the moment when he fell off the horse, his eyes swept over, as if at the end of his sight, there seemed to be a faint movement.

It must be that the Ming army has been ambushing for a long time!As soon as he had this thought, Fan Liujian slammed down heavily on the ground, and he lost consciousness again.

Before long, these men were either shot down or forced to stop and surrender.At the same time, the leader found what he wanted on Fan Liujian, who had been shot to death.He finally felt relieved and said: "Finally, I have lived up to the emperor's entrustment!"

(End of this chapter)