Acting for the gods

Chapter 124 Confrontation in Court
Beizhen Fusi.

Overnight, dozens of officials, wealthy businessmen, and their family members were arrested, and the number reached thousands. At that time, there were so many people that the imperial prison could hardly hold it.

And the items obtained from the ransacking of the house were piled up in Fusi's martial arts training ground in Beizhen. Many people really counted the money until their hands cramped.

However, all the Jinyiweis were never tired of doing it. After all, according to the usual practice, what the Jinyiweis got from raiding their homes could be taken by the way.

Although it was a bad atmosphere, Jiang Fan did not interfere.

After all, if you want someone to do things for you, you naturally have to give the other party some benefits. If you are just pretending to be empty, who is willing to work for you?
What's more, it's not my own money to spend, so why not use other people's money for favors.

Ask people to count the gold, silver and jewels, load them into the prepared carriage and store them away, and Jiang Fan also collected some older and precious medicinal materials, which can be regarded as filling his own pocket.

No one is perfect, Jiang Fan is not the kind of person who pretends to be lofty.

It's good not to take advantage of the bastard, he has done so much for Daming, what's wrong with taking some medicinal materials to nourish his body?
Unlike Beizhen Fusi Jinyiwei's celebration, the relatives of those who were arrested were all frowning.

Early this morning, many people blocked the gate of Beizhen Fusi to make trouble.

Some cried out for injustice, and some cursed Jiang Fan loudly.

"I knew I would still use Wu Liuqi's name!"

Hearing the wailing and cursing outside, Jiang Fan was somewhat upset, and made up his mind that if he did something bad in the future, he would definitely give a fake name.

Originally, Jiang Fan didn't want to talk to these people, but there were more and more troubles, and during the retreat, Jin Yiwei, who was defending outside, was a little overwhelmed.

After all, the visitor was either rich or noble, and ordinary Jin Yiwei didn't dare to use a knife at will.

Seeing that the incident was getting worse and worse, Jiang Fan walked out of the government office, pulled out the magic knife with thousands of blades, slashed and slashed, chopped off a dozen restless hands in a blink of an eye, and shouted: "Beizhen Fusi is a confidential place of the imperial court. , If there are troublemakers again, they will be killed without mercy!"

"kill!!!"

When the Jin Yiwei around heard Jiang Fan's words, they gained confidence, pulled out their Xiuchun knives and shouted in unison.

Seeing that Jin Yiwei was about to come for real, the rest of the people shut up obediently and left in a hurry.

Relatives are precious, and the price of life is even higher!

At noon, an eunuch came with an order, and Xuan Jiangfan entered the palace.

When Jiang Fan came to Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao was sitting on the dragon chair with a "sick face", surrounded by many ministers, and many people were crying about Jiang Fan's "evil deeds", demanding that Zhu Youxiao severely punish Jiang Fan .

The eunuch party headed by Wei Zhongxian kept silent, because among the officials arrested by Jiang Fan, there were also some members of the eunuch party.

Both sides are offended, and naturally they will be counterattacked by the other side.

"My humble minister Jiang Fan, see the emperor."

Jiang Fan entered the hall and saluted.

Seeing the Lord coming, those officials who knew Jiang Fan and those who didn't all stared at him indignantly.

"Finger, ahem..."

Zhu Youxiao pretended to cough twice, and asked pretendingly, "Jiang Aiqing, all ministers have participated in your random arrest of court officials and wealthy private businessmen, causing public resentment to boil over, is there such a thing?"

"Report to the emperor, this is absolutely slander."

Jiang Fan didn't change his face, his expression was calm, and he didn't pay attention to those officials who were glaring at him.

"Jiang Fan, you are cruel and ruthless, you ignore the rules and regulations of the court, and arrested dozens of court officials, wealthy businessmen and great businessmen overnight. Officials and wealthy businessmen."

It was Han Yu who spoke, and the officials of Donglin nodded in agreement.

Jiang Fan glanced at the old guy, and said calmly: "Master Han, you have no proof, don't make false statements, slandering the imperial court official is a felony."

"I slander?"

"Your Fusi in Beizhen made a lot of noise in the city last night, and the people who were arrested couldn't fit in the prison. It's obvious to all. Even if I slander you, don't all the ministers in the court slander you? Please the emperor look into it!"

When it came to the end, Han Yu had tears in his eyes, and he looked like a treacherous minister in power, heartbroken, and he could win an Oscar.

"I'm waiting..."

Just as the other Donglin officials were about to join in, Jiang Fan interrupted: "It is true that the Fusi of Beizhen arrests people, but they are all officials who are corrupt and pervert the law, who are rich and unkind, and who evade taxes. What is wrong with it?"

"Master Han speaks for those black sheep. Could it be that officials and officials are protecting each other, and officials and businessmen are colluding. How much benefit have you taken from people?"

"Nonsense words, I'm an upright official, with a clean sleeve, don't mess around with me."

Han Yu glared at Jiang Fan.

"Master Han is the chief assistant of the cabinet, how could he frame you."

"Arbitrarily arresting the court ministers will destroy the foundation of my Ming Dynasty, and the wolf's ambition can be punished!"

"Your Majesty is clearly aware, don't let the officials feel cold!"

……

Officials in Donglin spoke up to support Han Yu, but the eunuch party remained silent.

"Ahem, stop arguing, it's giving me a headache!"

Zhu Youxiao looked distressed, showing a headache and upset.

In fact, he does have some headaches. These officials don't do the facts every day, they only talk about it. With such a group of ministers, which emperor doesn't have a headache!
Jiang Fan frowned coldly at Qianfu, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, facts speak louder than words. Master Han and the others have nothing to prove. I have ironclad evidence. The emperor will know who is true and who is false."

"Oh."

Zhu Youxiao nodded, looking sick: "Then hand in your evidence!"

"Report to the emperor that the evidence has been sent outside the palace, and please issue an order from the emperor to let them go."

"allow."

Zhu Youxiao and Jiang Fan sang together, controlling the rhythm.

Donglin officials also realized that something was wrong at this time. Zhu Youxiao's attitude towards Jiang Fan was too good, and it was obvious that he was favoring the other party.

Looking at the eunuchs, they were silent from the beginning to the end, obviously knowing something inside.

has a problem!
Without waiting for them to think too much, after the decree was communicated, the carriages were released one after another, and came to the square of the Qianqing Palace one after another.

There were more than 100 horse-drawn carriages, all of which were wrapped in cloth and bulging, and they were filled with heavy things at first glance.

"Open."

Jiang Fan gave an order, and the accompanying Jin Yiwei untied the rope and lifted the covering cloth, and suddenly a burst of light dazzled so much that people couldn't keep their eyes open.

More than 100 carts are filled with gold, silver, jade, agate, coral, pearl, and emerald.

Jiang Fan took out the roster that he had prepared long ago, and said in a loud voice, "Lin Jie, Minister of Rituals, confiscated his property, 1 taels of gold, 13 taels of silver, and some jade wares, calligraphy and paintings."

"According to the confession, in the second year of Tianqi, he colluded with the rich merchant Jia Fugui to resell private salt and ironware..."

"In the third year of Tianqi, in order to annex the land of farmers in the west of the city, the servants were ordered to set fire to the farmhouses, and a family of three were burned alive."

"Fang Tongzhi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, during his tenure, colluded with merchants, filled his own pockets, and received 1205 million taels of silver..."

"The Hanlin Academy led a bachelor's exhibition, accepted bribes, and received 80 taels of silver according to the reselling of exam questions..."

"Last night, the arrest of officials and wealthy businessmen, and the crimes committed are all recorded in this book, and all the witnesses and material evidence are there."

"I, Jinyiwei, work for the emperor. I kill first and then play. The imperial power licenses to arrest corrupt officials and lawbreakers. What is the crime?"

Jiang Fan said, looking at Han Yu beside him: "It's Mr. Han who has repeatedly interceded for these sinful people. Your relationship is very good!"

"General, general, I was misled by the traitor, it was all a misunderstanding, please don't misunderstand Jiang Zhenfu!"

Han Yu was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't expect that Jiang Fan not only ransacked the homes of those officials and wealthy businessmen, but also made them all confess in just one night.

(End of this chapter)