Chongzhen Chat Group

Not long after, Liu Xingzuo and Wang Chengen arrived in front of the emperor together. After the salute, Emperor Chongzhen replaced the two memorials and asked the chamberlain to pass them to them and said: "The reform of the military system of the guard station is of great importance. I will not allow it. Any mistakes! From now on, many people have come to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel to run for office. Either they want to continue their hereditary military positions, or they want to change to the Yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. They don't want to be selected according to regulations, but instead do these crooked things! This trend must not last forever and must be suppressed at the very beginning of the reform of the military system of the garrison!"

After hearing these words, the two giants looked at each other, and they both understood that the emperor was going to use their sword, and they felt vaguely excited.

Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen heard him say next: "The evidence is conclusive that these people, officials affiliated with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel, directly ransacked their homes and deported them to naturalize. Those who paid bribes had their current grades revoked and were deposed as common people. They were also removed In addition to the fine of confiscating the bribe, an additional fine of ten times the bribe will be imposed, and those who are insolvent will be exiled to Taiwan County."

Whether it is the naturalized city in the north or the newly established Taiwan County in the south, a large number of educated Han people are needed to enrich it. Convicted officials are the best source of manpower. Instead of cutting off such crimes, it would be better to squeeze out their remaining value!

"The general (servant) obeys the order!" Liu Xingzuo and Wang Chengen heard this and responded almost in unison.

This kind of official job is actually the most common thing, everyone knows it. However, this matter has not yet reached a clear price tag in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. It is mostly done in secret. After all, it is a matter that cannot be brought to the table. Moreover, running for office is not just about paying bribes with money, but also includes people's various needs. As long as the officials in charge of personnel are satisfied, they can achieve the official positions they want.

It is difficult to check some running officials. The easiest way to check is to bribe them with money. Emperor Chongzhen also knew that there was no way to fundamentally prevent the issue of running for office. But he didn't mind. He waved the butcher's knife of the factory guard and first arrested those who could easily capture evidence. What he wanted was to kill them as a warning to others, at least to make the people below him restrain themselves.

For this kind of case, to be honest, using factory guards is actually killing the chicken with a knife. After all, factory guards usually handle imperial cases, involving major cases, such as rebellion, danger to the country, and other cases. The intention of using factory guards this time also shows his attitude, which is severe punishment!

As soon as this decree came out, the two yamen of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War became lively. A large number of Jin Yiwei and Dongchang officers drove over, surrounded the two yamen, and began to arrest people majestically.

This factory guard sent out to arrest people, which is actually rare in the capital. In fact, it has only happened once in the past few years, and it was related to the case of Shanxi merchants and prisoners of war. The case had such wide implications and profound impact that it was still fresh in the minds of everyone in the capital. At that time, not only wealthy Shanxi merchants were arrested, but also high-ranking officials such as Gui Wei, a cabinet minister, and the censor of Zuodu were arrested. And not only the capital, but also local officials, that is, Shanxi, also arrested countless officials, and they lasted for a long time.

Now the factory guards have arrested someone again, which immediately sparked a conversation in the streets of the capital. In the teahouse and restaurant, most of the discussion was about the arrest of imperial prisoners by the factory guards, and incidentally they talked about the reform of the military system of the guard station.

"Haha, the corruption in our Ming Dynasty's officialdom has not only lasted for a day or two. Now those officials are blatantly doing this under the emperor's nose. It should have been punished long ago!"

"The emperor actually classified this matter as an imperial case and asked the factory guards to go out to arrest people. It seems that he is very angry!"

"That's for sure. The reform of the military system of the guard station is being implemented together with the reform of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. These two reforms are related to our Ming army and the two inspection systems. The emperor must be very concerned about it. Who would If you want to stir up trouble on these two matters, it will be something that will shake the foundation of the country. Can the emperor agree?"

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Every time he announced a new policy that would benefit the country and the people, Emperor Chongzhen would pay a private visit to teahouses and restaurants in the capital incognito. Listening to the comments of the people, he was able to quickly gain a wave of achievement points. This time is no exception, and the achievement value has increased a lot.

On this day, when he was watching the achievement value in the lower left corner of the chat group soaring, suddenly Qian Fugui's icon shook, and a private message was sent. After clicking on it, Emperor Chongzhen immediately became serious, even a little angry. .

So, he immediately returned to the palace and summoned the Jinyiwei Commander Liu Xingzuo and Dongchang Admiral Wang Chengen again.

Liu Xingzuo and Wang Chengen were busy arresting people, and suddenly someone came over. They thought they had done something that dissatisfied the emperor, so they hurried over with a bit of panic in their expressions.

In the Wenhua Hall, Emperor Chongzhen looked serious, making them both want to apologize first.

But before they could speak, Emperor Chongzhen said seriously: "Liaodong secret report, the traitor Fan Wencheng is lurking to cause trouble in our Ming Dynasty!"

When he said this, he said with a little anger: "This Fan Wencheng forgot his ancestors and helped the tyrants to do evil. I don't know how many people in Liaodong suffered because of him. Do you still remember the incident of Xinjin? The bones of many people in Liaodong are all He did it all by himself! This person is not Ling Chi, who is not enough to make the people angry, not enough to comfort the people who died in Liaodong, not enough to appease my anger. Qing and the other two people immediately sent out elite soldiers and generals, holding Fan Wencheng's portrait, to seize and arrest him secretly. To the capital!"

Fan Wencheng was already on the desk of their factory guard after the Xinjin incident. They know that the emperor has always been disgusted with traitors, especially this person, and he hates this person even more deeply. Whoever catches this big traitor will definitely win the emperor's favor.

However, there is no further information, and it is not known whether Fan Wencheng smuggled into the Ming Dynasty by sea or entered the customs via a detour from Mongolia. There was a huge crowd, so it was indeed difficult to catch him.

But the emperor has spoken. No matter how difficult it is, we must do it. It is best to arrest this imperial criminal before the other party does.

With this in mind, Liu Xingzuo and Wang Chengen did not dare to neglect after the emperor finished speaking, and immediately bowed to receive the order.

Suddenly, Jinyiwei and Dongchang took action again, and Tiqi rushed to various places either openly or secretly. Even the Jianghu forces were mobilized. For example, the Ax Gang controlled by Wu Ergou also conducted secret investigations within its sphere of influence. As the action unfolded, Fan Wencheng's popularity soared.

"Who is this person, and the reward offered is so high?"

"Yes, who is this person? The most powerful Ax Gang in the world has issued a pursuit order to capture Fan Wencheng alive!"

"Haven't you heard? It is said that the factory guards are also investigating this person secretly. There is no action from the government on the surface. In fact, my cousin who is the head catcher told me that they are also investigating secretly!"

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