Domineering Daming

Cao Bianjiao backed out slowly and closed the door.

Zhu Xu picked up the pen, thought it over for a while, and wrote, "The difficulty of the people lies in having nothing to rely on, and the root of relying on it lies in the acres of fields. The fields do not come out, the people have nothing, and the source of civil chaos..."

In the first year of Jingzheng, April [-]th.

Wei Zhongxian was killed in the city, and 27 people were attached to the rebellion, all of whom were unavoidable for death. He exiled 36 people, a total of 560 people.There are countless things to be investigated, and it is impossible to list them all.

Ministry of Punishment.

Shen Xun was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground, so he couldn't sleep at night.

Wei Zhongxian left behind a huge mess. The "bad guys" had to be tried, and the good guys had to be appeased. At the same time, he had to promote the establishment of prison divisions in various places. The huge workload gave him no time to breathe.

Liao Changyong wanted to be promoted and become the servant of the Ministry of Justice. Recently, he worked extraordinarily hard. Standing in front of Shen Xun, holding a thick record book, he said with a sullen face: "My lord, Dongchang has arrested most of the gentry in Beizhili. It's not a short while to want to appease. The case of Wei Zhongxian's treason involved dozens of officials, all of whom were below the fifth rank. Apart from Wei Guogong, who committed suicide in fear of crime, there were dozens of officials involved, large and small. family, and some of them are concentrated in Nanzhili, and the Ministry of Punishment is somewhat beyond the reach of..."

What Liao Changyong said was beyond the reach of the whip, not only "not enough", in fact, the Ministry of Criminal Justice is also incapable of handling such a major treason case.

Shen Xun comes from a rich family, has more official experience than Liao Changyong, and is in the center. He is well aware of the chaos, put down the pen in his hand, and said, "Dongchang...how did the cabinet deal with it?"

Upon hearing this, Liao Changyong quickly said: "My lord, the cabinet wants to split up the East Factory, and hand over part to the Ministry of Punishment, part to the Six Gates, and part to the Governor's Council."

Shen Xun suddenly understood, and said: "Later, I will personally go to the six gates and let them take over. The affairs of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs must be stepped up, and the affairs of the Criminal and Prison Department must be firmly controlled by you when you go out of Beijing in person. , must not be handed over to the local government, do you understand what I mean?"

Liao Changyong's expression was shocked, and he said: "Your official understands!"

Strengthening the imperial court's control over local areas has always been the established strategy of the emperor and the imperial court. The prison department is a sharp weapon, and it is natural that it must be firmly held in the hands of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.Even out of the status of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, they must control the Department of Criminal Justice.

Liuke Corridor is now called Liufanmen.

Feng Zhu stood on the steps holding the imperial decree, while Wang Yuyang and others, dressed in heroic official uniforms, knelt down on one knee.

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor...Wang Yuyang is diligent and promising, and the six doors are clean and hardworking. He specially decreed the six doors to take over the Zhenfu prison, and all the Tiqi in the East Factory..."

Feng Zhu's voice was relatively high-pitched, and he spoke at length.

Wang Yuyang and the others were extremely excited. They knelt there on one knee, lowered their heads, and couldn't hide their joy.

The appearance of the six doors, at the beginning, many people thought it was the emperor's means to curry favor with women, but later found out that it was not, and thought it was dispensable. In fact, the six doors have not made any achievements in the past few years, and their status is extremely embarrassing. are likely to be disbanded.

This decree will greatly strengthen the real power of the six sects, and their status in the capital's yamen will rise rapidly, and it will no longer be dispensable!

"I thank the emperor, long live my emperor!"

Wang Yuyang suppressed his excitement and accepted the imperial edict.

Feng Zhu looked at Wang Yuyang with a smile, and said, "My lord, you are now a fourth-rank minister. The case of Wei Zhongxian's treason was specifically ordered by the emperor to be dealt with by the Six Doors. It must be investigated clearly, and no one should slip through the net."

Wang Yuyang's face turned serious, and he raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, father-in-law, the next official will take over the East Factory right away, and investigate the case quickly!"

Feng Zhu praised her again, and dispatched an inner eunuch to her before returning to the palace.

Meanwhile, the cabinet.

Sun Chengzong was talking with Prince Jing, the capital was in chaos, and the cabinet was most responsible.

Bi Ziyan is out of Beijing and is inspecting waterways to prevent this year's disaster. Fu Changzong went to Shaanxi to relieve the earthquake, Zhou Yingqiu supervised the management of money and food, and Shen Yongmao inspected the entire army. It can be said that the elders of the real power faction and six ministers have already left Beijing. up.

"How is the government affairs of the Governor's Council going?" Sun Chengzong took a sip of tea, looked at King Jing and asked.

Sitting with King Jing at the bottom, he said solemnly: "My lord, the Anti-Corruption Bureau has almost done a thorough investigation of the third-rank and above officials, and there is basically no serious problem. The candidates for the eight prefectures and two counties in the Lili are almost ready, and we are only waiting for the cabinet's edict."

Sun Chengzong's face was serious, and he said: "Northern Zhili is in chaos. These people, like the magistrates who are about to be appointed everywhere, have a stable place and the important task of maintaining discipline. They must not be careless. The selected people must be loyal to the emperor and strictly implement the court orders. , a person with a clean family background cannot be half-hearted and selfish..."

This can be regarded as a cliché. King Jing knew that this was related to the great affairs of the court, so he did not dare to slack off, and said, "Don't worry, my lord, they are all carefully selected people, and they are extremely influential in the local area. They tell the policy of the imperial court, let them understand, support..."

Sun Chengzong knew not to push too hard, so he let him go after a few words.

As soon as King Jing left, Sun Chengzong turned up the memorial again, which was written by Wu Chunfu, Minister of Dali Temple.

It is said that there are too many cases in Dali Temple recently, and it cannot be heard. The cabinet should issue an edict as soon as possible to establish a lower-level Dali Temple in the eight prefectures and two counties to share the affairs and speed up the trial of cases.

"It doesn't matter if you don't speed up now..." Sun Chengzong picked up the brush and said.

Originally, according to the plan of Sun Chengzong and others, it would take three to five years for the new policy to spread throughout the country, but after Zhu Xu's approach, I am afraid that it will be greatly reduced.

Although Zhu Youjian has the title of "supervising the country", he is actually unable to handle any government affairs. He also knows that Wei Zhongxian and others were arrested.

The noisy North Zhili quickly cooled down an hour after Wei Zhongxian was taken away. The strong control of the imperial court suppressed all unstable factors.

Shenyang.

In a dark alley, Zhu Zonghan was having a secret conversation with several people in regular clothes.

"My lord, the bandit chief is coming back soon. Our deployment of manpower is fully prepared and we can do it at any time."

"That's right, Jianu must be taught a harsh lesson this time, how can I, Ming, be coveted by them!"

"My lord, give me an order. I guarantee that within three days, most of Horqin's sycophants will be cleaned up!"

"Yes, my lord, we have tested the medicine you gave. Even if the cattle and horses are poisoned to death, people cannot eat it, otherwise they will be poisoned!"

Zhu Zonghan's zombie face showed no expression, and when they all stopped, he said calmly: "This matter needs to be planned in detail, and it's fine if it's not a poison. You tell our people to continue to lurk, and then inform Chahar, and Horqin's other hostile tribes, once Horqin has no horses, they can do it, and Horqin can only be slaughtered!"

A group of people were suddenly excited when they heard this, and one of them said: "My lord, why don't you let the tiger wolf guards out, our people are more reliable!"

Zhu Zonghan said: "The situation is unclear, and they can't move lightly, let them come by themselves."

Everyone nodded silently, and Zhu Zonghan planned in detail again, agreeing to act in five days. At that time, Lin Danhan and others were almost ready.

Zhu Xu in Jinan wandered around, observing the people's sentiments, and wanted to see the most authentic life at the bottom of Ming Dynasty.

But only one day later, Jinan's peace was broken, and the cause was a memorial.

Gong Dingzi wrote a memorandum to the governor's office in Shandong, impeaching Yang Feng and Yang Fengzhong, the prefect of Jinan: being an official illegally, framing Zhongliang, associating with thieves, embezzling and extorting bribes, disregarding human life and so on.

This is a public impeachment memorandum, and before it reaches the governor's office, it has spread wildly in the "circle of friends" everywhere.

Gong Dingzi's impeachment is well-founded in the memorial.

Being an official is illegal and does not abide by the court laws, especially the "Nine Regulations", which violates almost everything.For framing Zhongliang, Yang Fengzhong has impeached an unknown number of people over the years, "countless Zhongliang".Associating with thieves, the civil unrest in Jinan in recent years can be attributed to him.Corruption and extortion, if not, he wouldn't have such a big house, so many acres of land, disregarding human life, it is the many death penalty cases he has sentenced in the past, and he can find doubts.

This memorandum naturally set off a huge wave in Jinan, and the court's discipline became stricter and stricter, especially at the critical moment when the "New Deal" had completely become the consensus of the court and was being vigorously implemented!

Jinan Government Office.

Yang Fengzhong's face was gloomy and terrifying. The copy of this memorial was placed in front of him, and every word was extremely dazzling to him!

He thought he was upright and kept his heart, and never did anything against his will, but Gong Dingzi's memorial, no matter what, ruined his reputation for half his life!