Domineering Daming

Everyone frowned, and Shen Xun sat down patiently.

The capital is in troubled times, and any matter, big or small, cannot be dealt with lightly.

Not long after, Xu Jie came to play the report, with a strange expression on his face, he said: "Return to my lords, it is Dongchang Hou Guoxing escorting Liu Fengzhong, the magistrate of Hejian Prefecture, to parade in the street."

"Parade?"

Everyone frowned even tighter, what does Wei Zhongxian mean by this?What kind of abacus are you playing?

Unable to guess, Bi Ziyan said solemnly: "Send someone to keep an eye on it, and report every move of Dongchang. There must be no delay, understand?"

The high officials of the imperial court obviously regarded Wei Zhongxian as the number one enemy, Xu Jie understood, and said: "Yes, I will arrange it now."

At the same time, Hou Guoxing rode a tall horse and led twenty Tiqi to escort Liu Fengzhong into the city.

Liu Fengzhong was locked in a cage. Behind him were heavily guarded flat carts, all of which were antique calligraphy and paintings, real gold and silver, and thick silver tickets, which were open for viewing.

At first glance, it is incredible, even the richest people may not be able to afford so much at once.

People on both sides beat gongs and drums and shouted loudly.

"Liu Fengzhong, the magistrate of Hejian Prefecture, took bribes and received more than 30 taels of dirty money..."

"After being reported by the common people, he is now arrested and brought to justice, and sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial!"

"Learn from past mistakes to avoid future ones, cure illnesses and save lives, surrender yourself to the crime, and get a lighter punishment!"

Dangdang!

Such a large movement and ease caused the people in the capital to watch, there is a real thing in front of them, this is seeing is believing!

"Down with corrupt officials!"

"Support the imperial court's new policy and eliminate corrupt officials!"

"kill him!"

The enthusiasm of the people was fierce. Stones, rotten eggs and everything that could be thrown were thrown at Liu Fengzhong desperately.

Liu Fengzhong shrunk his body as hard as he could, his face was full of pimples, showing nervousness and panic.

With such an encounter, even if he does not die, he will have to peel off his skin!

Hou Guoxing escorted Liu Fengzhong all the way to the Ministry of Punishment, and Liao Changyong was already waiting.

Hou Guoxing dismounted, raised his hand solemnly and said, "Master Liao, the prisoner Liu Fengzhong has arrived, and the witnesses and material evidence are complete. Please take him into custody by the Ministry of Punishment and hand him over to Dali Temple for trial as soon as possible."

Liao Changyong had just received the news, and he felt uncomfortable listening to Hou Guoxing's high-sounding words.

When did Dongchang get so particular about it?So aboveboard?

But their Shangshu didn't want the situation to expand, and it would be great to be able to hold criminals in their hands. He raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I'll accept it right away." People are taking people, counting stolen goods, counting stolen goods, busy in full swing.

Waiting for the Ministry of Punishment to make an inventory, Hou Guoxing raised his hand to Liao Changyong and said, "I'm off to official business, and I'm leaving."

Liao Changyong was also not very used to the "reasonable" Dongchang, so he could only reply blankly; "Thank you."

Every move of Dongchang was watched by countless pairs of eyes, and it spread throughout the capital in a short time.

Everyone is confused, what is Dongchang doing?Totally unpredictable!

Especially when it came to the cabinet, a group of people were silent.

If Dongchang played by the rules, the sun wouldn't even come out, there must be a conspiracy!

This is the voice of everyone.

Chapter 611

The cabinet and the six ministries have extremely limited means of controlling and restricting Wei Zhongxian. Apart from his grasp of righteousness, Dongchang itself is a special institution, and the courtiers have no effective countermeasures.

"What exactly is Wei Zhongxian going to do?" Shen Xun asked.Wei Zhongxian took Liu Fengzhong for surgery, not without purpose, but he sent it to the Ministry of Punishment, why?

Although Dongchang is under the cabinet, everyone knows that it is the emperor's private institution. It seems reasonable to hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment, but in fact it is greatly unreasonable!

Shen Yongmao didn't care about these, but looked at Sun Chengzong and said, "Mr. Sun Ge, does Wei Zhongxian have the right to mobilize the soldiers and horses belonging to the Governor's Mansion?" What he said was Hou Guoxing's mobilization of Hejian Mansion's soldiers.

Sun Chengzong's brows sank, his face was dark and difficult to understand, Er said: "No, but if the emperor has any secret orders, it is indeed possible."

Shen Yongmao felt uneasy, and said: "Old Ge, there is no governor's mansion in Beizhili, all the government soldiers and county soldiers are dispatched by the Ministry of War. If Wei Zhongxian can be called at will, then we should make arrangements early."

Beizhili is very special, there is no governor's mansion, so there are no provincial soldiers, all are government soldiers and county soldiers.Northern Zhili is vast, and there are more than 3 soldiers of various prefectures and counties, theoretically dispatched by Shuntian Prefecture.

This Sun Chengzong didn't care, and said: "The government soldiers and the county soldiers are not allowed to leave their respective ranges unless there are special circumstances. There is no need to worry about this. What I am worried about is what Wei Zhongxian will do next."

Fu Changzong said thoughtfully: "Wei Zhongxian is testing, what is he trying to test? To test us? Or those magistrates, county magistrates, or squires?"

Xu Dahua thought about it seriously for a while, and said: "If those magistrates, county magistrates, and squires are frightened and support the new government policy, wouldn't Wei Zhongxian steal chickens and lose money?"

Everyone frowned when they heard the words, what Xu Dahua said made sense.

Wei Zhongxian's behavior now is different from that of a few years ago. He used to conspire to frame him and torture him to extract a confession. Although he was violent, it was clear at a glance.What he is doing now seems reasonable and legal, but it is weird and unpredictable.

Bi Ziyan was extremely vigilant towards Wei Zhongxian, turned his head to look at Shen Xun and said, "Shen Shangshu, you go back to the Ministry of Criminal Justice immediately and personally take over Liu Fengzhong's case, you must investigate it as soon as possible, and at the same time urge Dali Temple to conclude the trial as soon as possible. Also, keep an eye on Wei Zhongxian, Let's see what he's going to do next!"

Shen Xun stood up and said, "Yes!" After speaking, he hurriedly left the cabinet.

After Bi Ziyan finished speaking, suppressing his uneasy heart, he looked at other people and said, "Our current priority is to promote the implementation of 'political reform', especially for the various yamen of the imperial court. Powers and responsibilities must be clearly defined, and the people below must know. It can't be a muddled lawsuit!"

The so-called "confused lawsuit" was actually made out of the Liu Fengzhong case.

Everyone nodded. Although they had to be vigilant against Wei Zhongxian, they couldn't delay what they should do.

The people in Shuntian Mansion are the most nervous. Liu Fengzhong is their subordinate. With so much corruption and so many crimes in one breath, a "lax under the government" is enough to send them all to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Chen Qiyu didn't care about his own future, he looked at Chen Suowen and said, "Tell me, with Wei Zhongxian doing this, will our affairs be much easier?"

Chen Suowen understood what Chen Qiyu meant, and still said worriedly: "My lord, I'm afraid it will be difficult. Those country gentry are connected together, and their whole body is affected. A magistrate is imprisoned. I'm afraid it won't make them vigilant."

Chen Qiyu sighed softly and frowned.

Indeed, as Chen Suowen said, this group of people is the most stubborn, and they cannot be subdued by the court waving a big stick.It is not so much the stability of the local officials as it is the gang of squires. The prefects and counties in various places often rely on them to govern the local area. Especially when they take office, they have to have banquets and visit the docks. This has been the practice for nearly 100 years.

It can be seen how difficult it is to promote the "New Deal" of the imperial court, especially in Shuntian Mansion. The emperor's feet are so difficult. If you want to promote it to the whole country, the difficulty can be imagined!

The first test subject of the "tax reform" fell on the head of Shuntian Mansion, turning the hair of a group of people gray.

Chen Suowen knew that if this matter was not handled properly, it would leave a bad impression on the court and the emperor, and it would be difficult to guarantee his current position, let alone his future!