Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

Shen Xiuting took a deep breath, and argued: "Your Majesty Qizuo, I have just said that the food distributed in Lantian County is not enough for many people to eat, and there are also disaster victims from other places who have escaped, so it is inevitable that some people will starve to death. Moreover, I have noticed recently that it is the county lieutenant Zhao Jing who is secretly reselling grain, and I am about to arrest him for questioning."

Chongzhen sneered, and was about to speak, but seeing Zhu Gang coming in a hurry, he immediately kept silent.

After Zhu Gang came to Chongzhen, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty Qizuo, it has been found out that at least [-]% of the grain in Lantian County was resold privately by this dog official. The buyer's surname is Wu, and he is from Zhejiang. The most recent batch of grain, about [-] shi, is still in the Changping warehouse in Lantian."

As expected, Chongzhen looked at Shen Xiuting and asked, "What else can Shen Aiqing say? And this Mr. Wu who is loyal and respectful to the country?"

Seeing that the person who came to report was dressed in a flying fish suit, Wu Qi knew it was a member of Jin Yiwei, and also knew that this matter could no longer be concealed, so he was so scared that he peed his pants on the spot, he couldn't say anything.

However, Shen Xiuting pointed at Wu Qi and said angrily: "Well, this county still treats you as an old friend who came here for the people of Lantian, but now you have done such a heartless act behind my back! "

After scolding Wu Qi, Shen Xiuting said to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty Qizuo, I really don't know that Wu Qi colluded with Zhao Jing, the county captain. Presumably, this person must have colluded with Zhao Jing under the name of a humble minister. , resold the grain for disaster relief, and I was overlooked for a while, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Mamaipi, by this time you don't forget to sell your teammates to protect yourself!Sure enough, it was a good move!Chongzhen looked at Shen Xiuting, and said indifferently: "Is it a momentary oversight? This crime is much less serious than reselling disaster relief food. It's nothing more than a distribution of three thousand miles. Shen Aiqing really has a good plan."

When Shen Xiuting heard this, his face turned pale.He's not an idiot, why can't he hear the murderous intent in Chongzhen's words, it's clear that he wants to use his nine clans to appease the hearts of the people.

Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen went on to say: "Don't say you are guilty, even if you are not guilty, this head should be borrowed for use. Go with peace of mind. On the road to Huangquan, you will be accompanied by people from the nine clans. If you think about it, you will not lonely."

Without waiting for Shen Xiuting to hear the words, Wu Qi kowtowed and said: "The student is willing to come forward, and I beg Your Majesty to give you a lighter punishment."

When Shen Xiuting heard this, he felt even more miserable.If Wu Qi confessed all the crimes by himself, as long as he didn't die, he would still have a chance to keep the Wu family's blood. Now that Wu Qi has come forward to report by himself, I'm afraid that his Wu family and his Shen family will be involved. The Nine Clans will all be killed.

Chongzhen took a look at Wu Qi who was so frightened that he peed his pants, and said with a smile: "If you can recruit from the truth, it's all right."

Wu Qi kowtowed first, then lowered his body and said, "Your Majesty Qizuo, the student came to Lantian to visit his old friends at the order of my father. Originally, the student saw that the people in Lantian were in disaster, so he wanted to persuade my father to bring some food before going back. Come to help the people.

It's just unimaginable, the county magistrate Shen said that he told the students that there was a big deal to get rich, and asked the students if they were interested.

The students were confused for a while, and then they were dragged into the water by the county magistrate Shen, and they resold the grain for disaster relief, totaling more than 15 shi.

The student knows that the crime is serious, but the old man at home really doesn't know about it, I hope His Majesty can punish him lightly. "

Emperor Chongzhen didn't even know how much 15 shi of grain was, but even if it was 15 catties of grain, I'm afraid it was not a small amount.

Taking a deep breath, Chongzhen ignored Wu Qi, and just ordered: "Bring the county magistrate, Dian Shi, county magistrate and others from Lantian County here."

After a while, both the master book and the canon history were brought to Chongzhen, but the county lieutenant did not come.The captain of Jinyiwei who was looking for someone bowed and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the county captain of Lantian County is dead. He was killed by someone else. It's just that someone faked the scene of the murder. It looks like he committed suicide."

At this time, Chongzhen no longer thought about whether Shen Xiuting was wronged or not.The county lieutenant could die in the backyard of the county government. If there is nothing tricky here, he would not believe it unless Emperor Chongzhen was a fool.

It's just a pity that Emperor Chongzhen is not a fool.

Chongzhen glanced at the magistrate and Dian Shi of Lantian County who were kneeling and trembling on the ground, and asked, "Who knows about the reselling of relief food by Shen Xiuting, the county magistrate of Lantian County?"

The county magistrate of Lantian County was an old fritter in his fifties. Hearing Chongzhen's questioning, he didn't inquire about Chongzhen's identity.

Chongzhen knew what the county magistrate was worried about, so he immediately winked at Wang Chengen beside him.

Wang Chengen understood, took half a step forward and shouted: "This is the arrival of the Son of Heaven, you wait to answer His Majesty's questions honestly!"

The county magistrate looked at Wang Chengen's normal attire and not wearing eunuch clothes, but when he spoke, the sharpness in his voice was different from ordinary people's, presumably it was only the servants in the palace.

The county magistrate, who had confidence in his mind, lowered his body even lower: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live. The county magistrate is a little bit aware of the reselling of grain. The county magistrate Zhao Jing should know the most. It’s just that I don’t know when I was killed by the county magistrate.”

Chongzhen hummed and asked, "Tell me what you know."

The county magistrate glanced at Shen Xiuting who was paralyzed on the ground, and thought that Shen Xiuting was doomed this time, if he didn't step on his feet, he would be really sorry for his usual kindness to him!

The county magistrate, who made up his mind to send Shen Xiuting to die, continued: "Your Majesty Qizuo, about two or three months ago, this Mr. Wu came to Lantian County to visit Shen County magistrate. The grain used. The two colluded, and the grain from the big bucket was mixed with a lot of sand and Guanyin soil, not to mention the small bucket.

The little one knew that this would starve people to death, but he opposed it, but he spoke lightly, so he hated the county magistrate.County lieutenant Zhao Jing once contradicted Mr. Shen face to face because of this matter, so Mr. Shen held a grudge in his heart.If it wasn't for the little one who pretended to be stupid on weekdays, I'm afraid he would also be murdered by Mr. Shen. "

Chongzhen glanced at the county magistrate unexpectedly, and asked, "What about the Jinyiwei in this county? You haven't looked for them?"

The county magistrate smiled wryly, and replied: "I've looked for it, and the military master of Jinyiwei can't help it. I'm afraid that the injuries on Baihu in Lantian County haven't healed yet."

Chongzhen originally thought that the Jinyiwei in Lantian County was also rotten, so he ordered Tian Ergeng and Cao Huachun to come, and also ordered Wei Zhongxian to send more people from the West Factory to Shaanxi. Now it seems that there may be other people here. secret?

The curious Emperor Chongzhen asked: "The hundred households of Jinyiwei can't do anything? Are they still injured? Please be careful."

After hearing the words, the county magistrate went on to say: "Return to Your Majesty, the little one once went to Jinyiwei Baihu here, and the adults of the Baihu helped the little one to respond to the Shangguan. It's just that the Qianhu adults in Xi'an Qianhu Office have the same relationship with Mr. Shen. Dear, so I found an excuse to beat up Lord Baihu, almost to death. That's why I said that the wounds on Lord Baihu's body may not heal quickly."

Chongzhen's face turned cold.The Jinyiwei at the bottom is not rotten yet, but the one at the top is starting to rot. Damn it, can you let yourself worry about it!

The face of Zhu Gang next to him also became tense. The Jinyiwei was involved. At first, he thought that there was something wrong with the Jinyiwei in Lantian County, but he didn't expect that the Qianhu level was involved now. This matter is getting bigger and bigger.

Just when Zhu Gang was thinking wildly in his mind, he heard Chongzhen's order: "Zhu Gang, go find the Jinyiwei Baihu here, and bring them to see me."

After Zhu Gang took the order to leave, Chongzhen sat on a stool and asked, "What is the relationship between the Qianhu of Jinyiwei Xi'an Qianhu Office and this county magistrate Shen?"

The county magistrate paid homage again: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the wife of Ma Jun from the Qianhu Office in Xi'an was originally Mrs. Shen's wife and sister, and they were originally brothers-in-law."

Chongzhen hummed, and ignored the magistrate, just sat on the stool and became dazed.

About half an hour later, Zhu, who was looking for someone, came back in a hurry, followed by four Jinyi guards carrying a pair of door panels, on which lay a man lying on his stomach, only covering his body with a cloth, and the corners of his mouth twitched from time to time because of the bumps.

After arriving in front of Chongzhen, the Jinyiwei Baihu was already sweating profusely.Seeing that he still wanted to struggle to get up and salute himself, Chongzhen stopped him and said, "Excuse me. I called you here because I have something to ask."

The hundred households lay on the door panel, but kept nodding their heads and said: "Wang Yu of the Baihu Office of the Lantian Hundred Households of the humble Jinyiwei has seen His Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Chongzhen hummed, and asked: "Just now, the magistrate of Lantian County told me that he went to look for you for food relief, is that true?"

Although Wang Yu was sweating profusely from the pain, he still nodded and said, "Return to Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing. About a month ago, the county magistrate of Lantian County came to look for a humble job, saying that the disaster relief food in Lantian County was resold by the county magistrate." However, after dissuading him, he became evil to the county magistrate, so he had to report to the above in a humble position.

The humble officer went to Xi'an Qianhu Office to report, but he didn't want to be punished by Ma Qianhu with eighty army sticks.If it weren't for the humble job that he learned martial arts since childhood, he could be beaten more than ordinary people, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to survive today.

The humble official is afraid that the county magistrate Shen will assassinate the county magistrate again, so the staff in the hundred households should protect him more.Also, Beizhi has already sent a letter to Beizhen Fusi in the capital, seeking help from above.It's just that for some reason, the manpower sent there hasn't returned yet, presumably they were delayed on the road. "

Chongzhen hummed, and then continued: "I know. You go down and rest first. If I have something to do, I will summon you again."

After the hundred households of Jinyiwei were carried down, Chongzhen looked at Shen Xiuting with a cold expression: "Did you hear it all? Could it be that these people have all conspired to harm you together?"

Shen Xiuting, who had been pale for a long time, and limp on the ground, only kowtowed and said: "I beg Your Majesty to be merciful, I beg Your Majesty to be merciful!"

Chongzhen didn't pay attention, just chuckled, and said: "Everyone says that the world belongs to me, but from my point of view, it belongs to you. You take the country as your home, and you don't feel bad about taking things from your own home." , but only treat me as a fool.

It is said that serving as an official will benefit one side, but I see you, but serving as an official will harm one side.It is said that they are parents and officials, but you love the common people as your children, how about you?Who cares about the lives of the people?

If the people are forced to turn against you, I will definitely be sacrificed to heaven by these angry people.And you, as long as you turn around, you will be the heroes of the new dynasty.

Very good, very good indeed. "

Hearing this, the expression on Shen Xiuting's face became more and more desperate. Now, there might not be one of the nine clans left.

But Chongzhen's words were not finished yet, and the following words pierced Shen Xiuting's heart like a knife: "You want to be merciful, but have you merciful to the people under your rule?

I have ordered people to count the bones on the mass graves outside the city.If there is only one corpse on the mass grave, then one person from your nine clans will be used to cover it; if there are ten bones, ten people from your nine clans will be used to cover it.Nine clans are not enough, I don't mind adding ten clans! "