I'm really not the carpenter emperor

But who would have thought that this Zheng Wopu would completely forget his fellow villagers in Xianghe County after he left Xianghe to become a high-ranking official.

He clings to Donglin in the court hall, like a fish in water, and soon enters the official office of the Ministry of Officials, which has a lot of power.

But after that, there are not many useful suggestions. Instead, I impeach this all day long, cling to that, and make money endlessly.

After the Guihai Xie test case happened in the third year of the Apocalypse, Zheng Wopu, who was the same examiner, was quickly pushed to the forefront, and even the local people in Xianghe no longer trusted him.

The so-called wall is falling and everyone is pushing it, and this is the situation now.

No one thought that the cheating in the imperial examination would cause such a big trouble, let alone that Zhu Youxiao was very happy.

But even if something like this happened, Zheng Wopu still didn't rush, hiding in the mansion, not leaving the gate every day, enjoying as much as he wanted, implying that the matter of bribery was temporarily stopped.

After all, it's a critical period!

Among the twenty fellow examiners, it was not Li Yuanjian who was exposed first, but his well-behaved Zheng Wopu who was taken by Beizhen Fusi as a breakthrough.

This is not because of his good luck, but because the legend about him has spread too far. The first actual evidence that Wei Zhongxian got was Zheng Wopu's yellow bird story.

Regarding the matter to be reported to Emperor Tianqi, Wei Zhongxian never dared to make up charges, and he did not dare to report it without actual evidence.

You know, the man above doesn't rub the sand in his eyes.

Of course, this trip was sent to Xu Xianchun's Fusi in Beizhen by Wei Zhongxian's cousin, so this time it was Dongchang who arrested people in the capital, and it was Jinyiwei who went out to search the mansion instead.

……

Zheng Mansion, this is an ordinary afternoon in late September of the third year of Tianqi.

The weather in Xianghe County was very good that day, the sun was warm and pleasant, and there were several times more pedestrians on the street than usual. Old people were sitting on the side of the road talking about the recent big case of fraud in the imperial examination.

Suddenly, there was dust flying in the distance and the sound of hooves.

A group of school captains dressed in gorgeous brocade clothes rode horses from the north mansion, and the leader even wore flying fish suits, with embroidered spring knives hanging from their waists.

When passing through the city gate, seeing the attire of this group of people, especially the flying fish suit and embroidered spring knife of the leader, he was shocked.

Although I don't know what it is, but I can tell at a glance that it is not something that ordinary people can wear.

Bao Zong was somewhat knowledgeable, knowing that the people who came could not be provoked, and there must be something serious, and then thinking about the recent rumors in various places, he didn't even dare to ask, so he waved his hand and ordered to let him go.

Of course, Xu Xianchun still showed the badge of the Commander of Jinyiwei.

Not for any reason, just for pretense.

Zheng Wopu was teasing the yellow bird bought by his "daughter" in the main hall, when suddenly a servant came rushing in, and before he could speak, he heard a flurry of chatter in the front yard.

"what happened?"

Zheng Wopu frowned slightly, and just asked four words, before he could say the reprimand, he heard the servant cry:

"Master, it's not good, Jin Yiwei is here! He said he would search us by order!"

"What, search me by order?" Zheng Wopu's initial change was not panic, but anger, unprovoked anger, swept his whole body.

As he walked out, he said angrily:

"Impossible! It must be Jin Yiwei's coercive edict. I didn't do anything. How could His Majesty order to seize my mansion based on just a few rumors!"

Before he reached the front yard, he heard the commotion outside getting louder.

Since he came by order, Xu Xianchun didn't intend to talk nonsense, so he didn't even knock on the door, and directly ordered the door to be opened.

The captains of Jinyi rushed into Zheng's mansion, arresting everyone they saw, and when Zheng Wopu came out, they had already controlled the entire front yard.

Xu Xianchun looked narrowly at the fourth-rank official of the court in front of him, without a word of nonsense, he shouted directly:

"Tie me up and hand it over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for interrogation!"

Chapter 413 Beheading Zheng Wopu

"Do you know what a crime it is to pretend!"

Zheng Wopu was furious, but there was obviously a lack of energy in his voice.

He knew in his heart that Xu Xianchun was the commander of Jinyiwei, and it must be the order from there to arrest people with great fanfare this time.

But other than that, he didn't have anything else to say. Since the emperor made a decree, it must be hard evidence, and he had to admit everything he said.

Of course, he also has confidence. In any case, even if a fourth-rank official in the court commits a crime, he cannot be compared to a small Jin Yiwei.

Xu Xianchun stood in the yard, and behind him the Beizhen Fusi captains filed in one after another, rushing into the backyard, shouting and cursing, and jumping around.

He didn't answer, as if he was waiting for something.

It wasn't until a Jinyiwei Qianhu ran out from the backyard, carrying a birdcage, that he took the birdcage in his hand, pointed at the yellow bird inside and said with a smile:

"May I ask if this bird belongs to the servant?"

Zheng Wopu snorted coldly, and replied angrily: "So what, is it a sin to buy a bird to raise in this world?"

Afterwards, he sneered again, looked at the school captains who were searching his mansion, and shouted loudly:

"You and the factory guards are all wei wei's lackeys. I am a good official and sit upright. If you want to commit a crime, there is nothing wrong with it! Come on, arrest me and torture me!"

"There is a sentence that I still want to say, you arrested me, Zheng Wopu, today, but justice is in the hearts of the people, and the world has its own opinion!"

I have to say that Zheng Wopu is really proficient at playing hard to get.

Xu Xianchun couldn't help applauding for him, and didn't try to argue with him, but said: "Since this yellow bird belongs to Mr. Minister, please forgive me for being rude."

"Today, His Majesty has issued a decree using the 'crime of desire' to arrest your lord and send him to jail!"

Afterwards, he stepped forward to look at Zheng Wopu, and said with a smile, "Sir, should you go by yourself, or should the officials handcuff you back? It seems that it would be degrading to go back home?"

Zheng Wopu was stunned for a moment, and then trembled all over. He didn't know whether he was angry or frightened by Xu Xianchun's cold face.

Soon, Zheng's mansion was sealed up by Jinyiwei Beizhen Fusi.

Zheng Erpu was arrested and sent to imperial prison, awaiting trial at a later date, all the servants of the Zheng family were dismissed, all twelve members of the Zheng family were imprisoned, and temporarily detained in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Xu Xianchun, the commander of Jinyiwei, reported that in Zheng's mansion, more than one million taels of bribes were seized and stored in the basement before they could be distributed in the future!

The rest, such as various calligraphy and paintings, antiques, and the total value of Zheng Erpu's houses and gardens in Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places, are conservatively estimated at more than 400 million taels!

The news was sent back to the capital, and the ruling and opposition parties were shocked!

The right servant of the Ministry of Officials, although he has a lot of power, but his salary is less than [-] shi a month, and his name is exposed. If you don't check it, you don't know it. When you check it, you are shocked. The total property of his family is as high as more than four million taels!

One can know that Zheng Wopu's salary alone is impossible to support him to live in such a luxurious mansion, not to mention that he also built two gardens in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and purchased a large number of fields!

Obviously, the rumors about the yellow bird that are widely spread among the people are not groundless, and it is true that Zheng Wopu has been corrupt and accepting bribes.

Such a person is actually one of the [-] fellow examiners who will take the exam this year.

In this way, the rest of the bribery of the imperial examination examiners and the fraud of the tribute students became more and more true. When the rumors were about to become facts, many people panicked.

……

When Zhu Youxiao closed the last playbook, it was already late at night.

Zhang Yan carefully inserted the embroidery needle into the embroidery frame, got up and went to the small fire in the second room to bring him the white fungus with rock sugar that had been stewing there.

Zhu Youxiao is also used to reaching out to take it directly, holding it in one hand, walking around in Xinuang Pavilion, watching the night in the palace while drinking.

The emperor seemed relaxed, but Zhang Yan could clearly see the change in his expression.

Zhu Youxiao quickly finished drinking and sat back on the chair, handed the bowl back to Zhang Yan, sat there thinking for a while, and found that Zhang Yan was still standing aside, he asked softly:

"Is there anything else the queen can do?"

Zhang Yan brought a bowl, handed it to Gong'e and signaled to wash it, and said worriedly when there was no one else:

"It was rumored in the palace the day before yesterday that the examiners of the examination were taking bribes for personal gain. There was a lot of discussion among the people, and the underprivileged were resentful. Is this what was said in the memorandum?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "I'm surprised that there is so much discussion among the people. In the past few days, none of the officials has mentioned this matter."

"Queen, these officials, who usually gossip about raising a cat, are so quiet this time, do you think it's strange?"

Zhang Yan nodded after thinking about it: "This matter is too involved, I am afraid that the officials have doubts, so don't dare to discuss it rashly!"

"Hmph, they saw that this would insult their reputation as a Qingliu, so they didn't say a word." Zhu Youxiao stood up again, walked to the window eaves of the Nuan Pavilion, and said:

"What advice does the Queen have?"

Zhang Yan replied quietly: "Your Majesty, the Taizu has taught you that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. I will be satisfied if I can say a few words to Your Majesty, but I absolutely dare not suggest it."

Zhu Youxiao glanced at her and said with a smile: "What if I just want to hear the queen's opinion? But it's okay, I don't necessarily listen to it, if I don't listen, you are not considered to be in politics."

Zhang Yan was amused and said softly:

"Monarchs and ministers are like father and son. The imperial examination is originally a major event to win the hearts of scholars. At this point, if the imperial court ignores it, it will offend the hearts of poor scholars in the world."

Zhang Yan's remarks were to the point, she didn't say too much, and she also expressed her own thoughts.

Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied after hearing this, nodded and said:

"Yesterday Xu Xianchun raided the mansion of Zheng Wopu, the right servant of the Ministry of Officials. I wanted to hold a joint trial with the three justices, but do you know that this little servant of the Ministry of Officials, who has been an official for eight years, actually embezzled more than 400 million taels?" wealth!"

"It seems that Wei Zhongxian's joke about the yellow bird is true. For such a person, there is really no need to retrial and waste time. So I decided to issue an imperial decree to kill Zheng Wopu tomorrow!"

"Tomorrow, when Zheng Wopu is executed, I will hold a court meeting to express to the court officials and the people of the world the court's tough attitude in dealing with corruption and bribery."

"Is there going to be a court meeting tomorrow?"

Although Zhang Yan was a little surprised in his tone, the smile on his face and the look in his eyes clearly showed his admiration and love for the Emperor Apocalypse in front of him.

Seeing that Zhu Youxiao had made up his mind and nodded, she then asked:

"Is Your Majesty still coming to bed?"

Zhu Youxiao shook his head and said, "No, I'm in Xinuang Pavilion tonight. I have other things to tell you. Go back and rest early."

Zhang Yan also knew that staying here would only add to the chaos, and indeed there were some things that the emperor was inconvenient to order in front of her.

She bowed in salute and stepped back gently.

That night, Zhu Youxiao had another sleepless night.

Wang Chaofu, who was guarding outside, saw that people kept entering the palace according to orders. When the lights outside the imperial city were dimmed and people's voices gradually faded, the Xinuang Pavilion was brightly lit, and some people talked all night long.

On the second day, an officer of the Ministry of Criminal Justice opened the door of the cell that had been closed for two days, and sneered at the distraught ex-official inside:

"Minister of the Ministry of Officials, get up and go on the road!"

Chapter 414 Exhorting the Officials

"What, are you going to let me out?"

The current Zheng Wopu is the complete opposite of what he looked like when he was arrested in the mansion, with disheveled hair. Although he didn't suffer any torture, it is obvious that his heart has been greatly shocked and he has become a little crazy.

Hearing this, the guard's heart was full of anger.

Good guy, thanks to the fact that you are a third-rank member of the court with a clear reputation, you are also a corrupt person who takes advantage of your position to let your own students and children enter the high school.

Maybe, the kid in my third uncle's family failed this time because of these corrupt officials seeking personal gain!

For this kind of people, His Majesty is really right. If you want him to say, corrupt officials should be killed across the board!

Thinking of this, he pulled Zheng Wopu out while opening the door, and said with a sneer, "Yes, Lord Minister, I'm going to let you out, I'm going to let you out and behead you."

"Behead? Why should I be beheaded? I am doing well!"

"I want to meet His Majesty!" Zheng Wopu was shocked and struggled crazily. Two guards outside the door came in and restrained him. Someone kicked him hard and said:

"I still want to run, if I let you run out, how can we survive?"

There was also an officer of the Ministry of Justice guarding him, seeing him passing by in custody, and couldn't help but sneered: "Your Majesty is holding a court meeting, how can I have the time to see you!"

"Hahaha!"

Afterwards, Zheng Wopu was tied up by Wuhuada and taken to the execution ground, which is the chess and card street platform where several bloody beheadings occurred.

Since the 47th year of Wanli, many civilian and military generals who committed crimes have been executed here, including Tong Yangzhen, a general who was captured by Mao Wenlong.

When high officials fall from the horses, the powerful people in the past become spurned by thousands of people and worthless in a blink of an eye. This is the show that the common people love to watch.

Corrupt officials who fell at such a juncture are cast aside even by humble scholars.

"kill him!"

"Behead!"

"Corrupt dog, you will die badly. After you die, you will be in the Underworld, and even the King of Hades will not spare you!"