Chapter 588: Don’t touch the money your Majesty won’t give you.
“I don’t know if Zhenping County Magistrate Lian Biao was aware of the danger when he asked Master to take Liu Qiaolian away overnight, but in the end he did not leave. , but chose to let the master take away Liu Er's daughter, Liu Qiaolian." Zhu Yijun sighed heavily.
Although Zhu Yijun was limited to Ling Yunyi's description of this case, Lian Biao asked the master to take the key witness to Ling Yunyi. What must have happened to make Lian Biao make such a decision, but he himself did not Walk.
“Let’s order an official burial.” Zhu Yijun took a deep breath and gave Lian Biao special preferential treatment. Generally, officials who are not of the fourth rank or above will not be given official burial. This represents the favor given by the court. Recognition affirmed his contribution to the country. At least, the existence of Lian Biao also let Zhu Yijun know that there were good officials among Ming officials.
Among the two choices of making Daming better and making himself safer, the last choice is to make Daming better.
This earth-shattering case in Nanyang Prefecture and Zhenping County soon triggered a discussion like a tsunami. The insects led by the county Bo Li Ducai first killed the county magistrate Liu Rukang, and then the county magistrate company. This case was marked for 34,000 silver, which caused an uproar.
If civil riots broke out in Zhenping County and Liu Rukang, Lian Biao and others died in the civil riots, it would be because they were incompetent and unworthy of sympathy, but Li Du killed them one after another just to oppress the people. They killed Liu Rukang, Lian Biao and others. Liu Rukang and Lian Biao died asking for orders for the people. This can only be said to be the outrage of both humans and gods.
There were not many good officials in the Ming Dynasty. Officials like Liu Rukang and Lian Biao, who were somewhat tactful, were already rare good officials.
His Majesty Zhu approved the killing. This was a joint decision of the three law divisions. The three law divisions signed the driving sticker of the Ministry of Punishment. Together with the imperial edict of the Ming Emperor, the postmen expedited the execution at a speed of eight hundred miles. The golden medal was quickly transferred to Kaifeng Mansion, and the internal official in charge of the prison sentence was Li Yougong, the internal official of the Ming Dynasty and the leader of His Majesty's sparring partners.
On December 29th, Ling Yunyi, the Minister of War of Shandong and Henan, received the invitation and imperial edict and met with Li Yougong.
It's not that Ling Yunyi didn't want to retaliate earlier, nor did he want to send troops to Zhenping County, but when he was in Shandong, Chen Dazhuang still chose to believe that the emperor would not forgive Yan Shenggong's evil deeds when facing the enemy who killed his father. , and Ling Yunyi was also furious, but still did not let the power be willful, but chose to trust the king.
Just as the emperor trusted Ling Yunyi to handle the errands in Henan, Ling Yunyi believed that if the details of the case were presented to the court, he would get a fair trial.
When Ling Yunyi was tried, the court and the emperor supported Ling Yunyi's plan to kill people.
"Beheaded tomorrow!" Ling Yunyi said, holding the driving sticker in his hand and looking at Li Yougong who came to jail.
Li Yougong said calmly: "Ling Butang Haihan, our family wants to take a look at the case file and see the criminal and witnesses again."
"As it should be." Ling Yunyi knew that Li Yougong This is also a necessary process for his status in the palace. Since Ling Yunyi did not choose to take revenge by sending troops privately, the necessary process must be completed.
Li Yougong took two small Huangmen and began to review the case file. He looked at it very carefully. It took about two hours to completely read the case file. Then he began to check various physical evidence and documentary evidence, and then verified each other. Afterwards, Li Yougong took the case files and exhibits and asked the yamen to bring various witnesses to the court for hearing.
"Tang Baozhu, we are here to ask you, please answer truthfully." Li Yougong looked at the person in front of him, this is the master of Lianbiao.
"Yes."
Li Yougong asked calmly: "According to your testimony, Lian Biao asked you to take Liu Qiaolian to Kaifeng Mansion because you were aware of the danger. You knew there was danger, why did he Instead of leaving, what if I let you leave with the witnesses?”
There are various signs that Lian Biao was aware of the danger. The death of the county magistrate Liu Rukang was unusual. Liu Rukang was a judge, so he did not have to do many things himself. Liu Rukang drowned in the river in the first month of the year. This is indeed unreasonable.
Tang Baozhu said with great certainty: "The magistrate of Lian County said to me: I am an official of the imperial court. If I leave, where will the majesty of the imperial court be? Forgive them for being so audacious and dare to kill me?"
"Who knew that these damn things would really dare to kill people."
Lian Biao felt that he was an official of the imperial court. No matter how audacious these insects were, they would still dare to kill him? Can they withstand the thunderous wrath of the imperial court?
In the eleventh year of Wanli, under the general environment of feudal monarchy, in this era of official order, high and low, and the order of seniority and junior, under the influence of monarchs and ministers for thousands of years, Lian Biao didn't think his life would be in danger.
Li Yougong continued to ask: "Li Ducai's confession said that Lian Biao fell in love with Liu Qiaolian's beauty and listened to one side and believed the other. Liu Er's evil was born from his courage, and his anger arose from his heart. In a fit of anger, He killed Lian Biao and then continued to flee. Did Lian Biao have an affair with Liu Qiaolian? "
Tang Baozhu's face changed drastically, and he shouted angrily: "This is a false accusation! Lian Zhixian has a family, a wife and children. In Kaifeng Mansion, it is nonsense to settle down in Zhenping County and then let his wife and two children go to Zhenping County!"
Tang Baozhu was very angry. He forced himself to calm down, but he was still angry! Said: "Even the magistrate did not listen to one side or the other side. Angel, that is 2,400 shi of grain. Even Liu Er, the reincarnation of Hercules, would not be able to steal so much grain. He has not come into contact with that much grain. Li Ducai and others, they Kill the official! If you are not guilty of being a thief, why are you afraid of being discovered by Ling Butang? "
Lian Biao is dead. If Tang Baozhu wants to keep Lian Biao's posthumous reputation, he must fight for it.
"Don't be so excited, it's just a routine question." Li Yougong motioned to Tang Baozhu to calm down. This was just a routine question. That Liu Qiaolian was a village woman, and she was biased to say that Lian Biao had an affair with Liu Qiaolian. Partial belief was just Li Ducai's last struggle.
Li Yougong asked a few more questions before letting Tang Baozhu leave. He successively called all the witnesses to the palace for questioning, and finally called the culprit of the case, Li Ducai.
"Li Ducai, who killed Li Ducai in Lianzhi County?" Li Yougong still had a calm face, looking at the rather kind-faced Li Ducai in front of him, how could he look like a vicious person?
"Liu Er! Killed by Liu Er!" Li Ducai said loudly: "The angel is aware that this is the person Liu Er killed. Lingbutang killed these people in Zhenping County indiscriminately. The officials were imprisoned!"
"You said this rotten corpse killed the county magistrate?" Li Yougong looked at the corpse covered with white cloth and said in a cold tone: "Or Talking about this corpse, County Magistrate Liu Rukang killed the County Magistrate? One of them died in July this year, and the other died in January. You tell our family, they crawled out from where the corpse was hidden and took office in September. Did Lian Zhixian kill him? "
During the continuous review process, Li Yougong discovered that Ling Yunyi handled the case very carefully. This Li Ducai had no idea what evidence Ling Yunyi had. The bodies of Liu Er and Liu Rukang were found. , this Li Ducai is still quibbling, and he has no idea what Ling Yunyi knows.
Now that the incriminating evidence of two corpses was suddenly placed in front of me, I was immediately frightened and confused.
Which is right or wrong? In fact, after Li Yougong read the detailed case file, it was already very clear. The witnesses and physical evidence were interlocking and the evidence was solid. Li Ducai's sophistry was like a buffoon. In incompetent rage, performing at the lower limit of human beings.
"Which bandit did Liu Er have contact with and stole 2,400 shi of grain tax from Zhenping County?" Li Yougong asked again.
"Heiyun Village in Erligou has a big boss, Hao Sandao. Liu Er and Hao Sandao are brothers who worship him." Li Ducai said loudly immediately.
"Bring it up." Li Yougong looked at Li Ducai with a fierce look in his eyes. Over the years, he had traveled all over the country and met many, many people. This was the first time that Li Yougong had seen a tough-talking person like Li Ducai.
Lingbutang was able to climb to a high position in the ministry, lead his soldiers around to kill people and set fires, and committed all kinds of evil. His evil reputation spread all over the country, and he still stood tall. Naturally, he had his own uniqueness, that is, he was extremely thorough in doing things. He had always believed in it. , be upright, upright, walk upright, and don't be afraid of the devil knocking on the door.
When the kid sees him, he has to kowtow three times to Ling Butang before leaving.
Ling Yunyi pacified the Black Cloud Village and captured all the bandits in the village.
"Huh?" Li Ducai never expected that not only the body would be found, but also Hao Sandao would be arrested. After Li Ducai died, he had already let Hao Sandao run away. As a result, this Hao Sandao did run away, but was captured by Ling Yunyi at the border of Huguang and Henan.
The guest soldiers could not defeat the elite soldiers in Jingtang. In the opinion of Taixi envoy Legas, the elite soldiers were legendary Templar warriors. However, it was indeed easy for the guest soldiers to capture a copycat master. Pinch it.
The appearance of Hao Sandao made Li Ducai completely collapse, because this Hao Sandao knew a lot of things, and many dirty things were done by Hao Sandao himself. At this point, there was no excuse. leeway.
"The county magistrate is asking for help for the people." Li Yougong looked at Li Ducai and sighed and said, "You are about to die, but you still don't repent."
"Last winter, Zhenping County Seventeen official buildings collapsed due to snow, and seven were burned down by fire. Because the county magistrate Liu Rukang refused to share the construction cost of 1,200 taels with you. You felt that Liu Rukang was too much in the way, so you decided to Let Hao Sandao kill Liu Rukang in his house and bury his body in Erligou."
"I lied about Liu Rukang and was washed away by the spring floods."
"I will escort Xia Liang to you in June. Being greedy, he focused on taxes, embezzled 2,400 shi, and put the charge on Liu Er. Liu Er refused to accept it. County Lieutenant Chen Zhongxun had always sympathized with the common people, and had a sworn relationship with Liu Rukang, so the county government was Tell Liu Er about the corruption and ask him to go to Kaifeng Mansion to file a complaint and seek redress from Ling Butang. "
"Liu Eryi's complaint was sent to Kaifeng Mansion, and Chen Zhongxun naturally helped him. Liu Eryi is illiterate, and Chen Zhongxun wrote the complaint. Liu Er has no way to cite it. Chen Zhongxun also sent the complaint. You just don't do anything. Killing Liu Er and reporting him missing has become a public case."
"The master of Lingbutang in Kaifeng Mansion has issued a ticket to you and asked you to come to Kaifeng Mansion to ask questions. Liu Er sued the county court, and you bribed the three officials who gave the tickets. "
"Why don't you kill these officials who gave the tickets? The Ministry? When they really bully the weak and bully the common people, they are all vicious, but in front of the superiors, they are submissive, even the clerks who give them the tickets are respectful. "
Li Yougong gave a complete statement. The facts of the case are that the county captain Chen Zhongxun was not dead. After the death of Lian Biao, the county captain immediately defected to Kaifeng Mansion and took refuge in Ling Yunyi, so he saved his life. Otherwise, these evil officials who were red-eyed for murder would not know what to do. He's a 'traitor'.
In Li Ducai's eyes, people like Liu Rukang and Lian Biao who prayed for the people were all traitors and traitors of the officials. How could he sympathize with the common people? To sympathize with the common people is to stand against them.
Chen Zhongxun was also greedy, and he was also an accomplice in dividing the profits. But when the county magistrate Liu Rukang died, Chen Zhongxun was afraid.
Everyone is afraid. Once the killing of an official occurs, the world will collapse and the earth will fall apart. You can't escape the emperor's pursuit even if you run to the ends of the earth.
"So, Li Ducai, let me ask you, who gave you the courage to be so bold? Your corruption case is nothing more than a sentence of dismissal, not even exile. As for taking such a desperate risk? "Li Yougong frowned and said: "Take it seriously."
Li Ducai took a deep breath and said like a broken jar: "It's Wang Cifu!"
"Our money. , most of it was given to Wang Cifu of the imperial court, and there is nothing we can do about it. If we can’t pay the full amount, we will never get any good results.”
"Are you sure it's Wang Chonggu and Wang Cifu who accepted your money?" Li Yougong's eyes narrowed. If this is the case, it will be a big earthquake. The court may usher in a round of huge personnel changes that can be called a disaster, which means the country is in turmoil.
Wang Chonggu likes this little money? Can Li Du win someone like Wang Chonggu?
"It's Wang Qian, Wang Cifu's son. I'm very sure that the money was given to him! I gave it to him personally! He also asked the accountant to write a receipt for me!" Li Ducai said loudly.
Ling Yunyi was very nervous at first. This was a situation that he had no control over. But after hearing that there was a receipt, he immediately said in a dumbfounded voice: "Li Ducai, Li Ducai, in the next life, never be an official again. Really It’s inappropriate.”
“When you do bad things, do you write receipts for others? Do you let others take advantage of you? Put yourself in Wang Qian’s shoes and think about it. , can he issue you this receipt? ""You have been cheated, there are too many brokers in Jingtang"
Ling Yunyi immediately heard the word "receipt". Knowing this Li Ducai, 99% of them were deceived by brokers. The more spineless and upright a person is, the easier it is to be deceived.
Zhang Juzheng has never issued any receipt to Ling Yunyi. Even if he thinks with his heels, he may give others a handle.
But Li Ducai believed it, and he believed it deeply. He didn't need a broker to lie to him, he would lie to himself.
"To put it bluntly, Wang Cifu's son is not something you can see with money." Ling Yunyi said jokingly: "You are not worthy yet."
Wang Qian is indeed a dandy, but he is also a serious fourth-rank official who can be given a seat at a big banquet. There is a place where people can sit and eat. Li Ducai is a county clerk. Even if he spends all his wealth, he will not be able to see Wang Qian.
Being a broker is an ancient profession. The main purpose is to deceive people into eating and drinking. Secondly, defrauding money and deceiving people is the purpose. They are cheating under the banner of all the wise men.
At this point, things became clear. Li Du felt that he had someone behind him, so he dared to be so bold, but in fact, there was no one behind him.
According to Li Ducai's account, he came to Beijing three years ago and met a prostitute in Taibai Tower. The prostitute introduced a person to Li Ducai. This person claimed to be Zhao, a woman from Wang Qian's wife. After taking 100 taels of silver, he introduced Wang Qian to Li Ducai.
The two of them hit it off instantly and hated each other. Within two or three days, they became familiar with each other. Within a few days, they became close friends. Soon, Prince Wang began to ask for bribes.
And this is not just a one-shot deal. Li Ducai and Wang Qian have maintained correspondence for a long time, and pay bribes every year, ranging from a hundred taels to a thousand taels.
Li Ducai did not dare to disobey, but he acted more and more arrogantly. According to the letters, receipts and other items provided by Li Ducai, Li Yougong saw a completely different Prince Wang.
The eldest son Wang promised in the letter to work with confidence and boldness, I will take care of anything if anything happens!
Even Wang Chonggu, not to mention Wang Qian, could not handle such a big thing as killing an imperial official.
After the Great Wall Ding Construction case broke out, the imperial court appointed Li Le to investigate. Wang Chonggu's response was to bribe rather than kill.
Killing someone would intensify conflicts, and it would lead to death and defeat. There would be no chance of meritorious service. Wang Chonggu knew very well the negative impact of killing an official of the imperial court.
You can kill them, as long as you can bear the responsibility. Cao Cao killed all Empress Fu of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, wouldn't it be okay?
Li Ducai obviously couldn't resist the imperial court's pursuit of responsibility. Let alone the imperial court, Li Ducai couldn't even withstand Ling Yunyi's accountability.
"Li Ducai has to take him back to the capital because a new situation has arisen. Although 99% of the time he was deceived, we still need to conduct an investigation." Li Yougong looked at Ling Yunyi with some embarrassment and asked Ling Yunyi's opinion.
Ling Yunyi frowned and asked: "If it weren't for Wang Qian, what would Li Du do with him?"
"He will live for a long time. After all, there are no specimens in the collection courtyard. Even if you have plenty, you should use it sparingly." Li Yougong said with some uncertainty: "This is an extremely precious consumable. The Jiegui Institute does not receive a few specimens a year, but if there is any result, it will be pointed out by the officials. It's inhumane to scold you with your nose."
The senior medical officers of the Jiecu Hospital moved forward under heavy resistance. The resistance in the process of medical progress was borne by His Majesty.
Everyone feels that the burden placed on Shen Shixing is heavy, but who would have thought that the burden on His Majesty is not light at all? Your Majesty will shoulder the heavy responsibility of making the Ming Dynasty great again.
On the first day of the first lunar month, Zhu Yijun worshiped his ancestors in the Ancestral Temple and gave a work report, once a year and never without interruption.
“This year, money was wasted to build the Zhengya Bell and Drum Tower. Everyone said it was a wonder, but it was actually to facilitate the lives of the people in the capital. At least you can tell the time at a glance from a distance. There are more than two million people in the Ming Dynasty. The clock is not expensive, I think it is worth it." Zhu Yijun said about the Bell and Drum Tower that was completed in December.
Some people have criticized this thing as a spectacle of large-scale construction and a waste. But now, whether it is a pendulum clock, a pocket watch, or an egg watch, the price is very expensive. It is an object that only a few people can afford. Building such a bell and drum tower can be done from a long distance. When you see and hear the bell ringing, you know it's the hour, which is barely considered investment in public facilities.
Zhu Yijun felt that it was not a loss.
“One of my biggest headaches is the silver dam. Currently, six and a half million taels of silver are imported from overseas every year. Coupled with the global trade of ocean-going sailing ships, there are more than three million taels of silver a year. With the inflow of money, in the 12th and 13th years of Wanli, only the production capacity of 6.5 million silver coins can be reached. By then, there will be a blockage."
"Oh, there is too much money, some. It’s also a worry at times.” Zhu Yijun burned another engineering book on the difficulties of printing silver coins and the application of hydraulic technology, clapped his hands and said quite proudly.
Counting all the portraits in the Ancestral Temple, except for Zhu Di who is not very short of money, Zhu Yijun can stand on the Silver Mountain and say to them, poor man!
Including Zhu Yuanzhang!
After Zhu Yuanzhang ended the troubled times, he resumed production and life and continued to use force. It was not until the 21st year of Hongwu that the phase ended. Therefore, during the Hongwu period, he was really not rich, so he would not remove the title of emperor of Beiyuan. , Zhu Yuanzhang's throne is not secure for him. Since he promised to destroy Beiyuan, he will have to destroy it despite all difficulties.
Zhu Yuanzhang fulfilled his promise, so he could completely take everything from him.
In fact, Zhu Di was not very rich. War was a very expensive thing. The little profit Zhu Di gained from official ships and official trade was all spent on the Northern Expedition. It was considered a complete waste of money. The Northern Yuan Dynasty was defeated and became the northern captives.
Zhu Yijun was different. His money piled up like a mountain, and because of the dam problem, he had to pile it up in the internal funds in the past two or three years, and the money piled up more and more.
"These ministers, especially Situ Zhang Xueyan, the Guang Shao of the Great Situ Kingdom, used my internal funds as a tool to mediate the circulation of silver. They are really bold, but I have to do this." Zhu Yijun looked at so much silver, It is indeed urgent that it cannot be used for investment, but no collective in the private sector can bear the pressure of accumulating silver on such a scale and no longer investing in reproduction.
Because with the inflow, silver is quietly becoming less precious.
Zhu Yijun rambled on for a long time, reporting on the events of the eleventh year of Wanli, and then threw the last volume into the fire with a smile. This book was "Collection of Love Affairs".
"I have my share of gossip, and I will share it with my ancestors for fun, so that everyone can have fun together during the Chinese New Year. I got rid of all the dirty things done by those fifty cheap Confucians, these bitches, They really don’t know shame and feel proud instead of being ashamed. Although it seems like nothing happened, it’s just a tough talk. Even the farmers in the Caihu camp are ashamed to deliver food to them.”
< br>"Let me give my soldiers twenty strokes, and they will live in shame for the rest of their lives and never be able to recover!"
The impact of romantic affairs is more terrifying than Zhu Yijun imagined , after all, they are all conclusive, and the content inside is very detailed. Moreover, these cheap scholars wanted to bite back their savior, but no one went to the Yamen to complain, which shows that it is indeed true.
These people are scolded in the spine wherever they go.
The demon book stirred up public opinion and influenced the imperial decree? Zhu Yijun played this set very skillfully.
After Zhu Yijun finished his work report, he finally began to take a formal rest. Zhu Yijun has grown up and is as strong as a calf. He is wrestling with Xiong Tingbi. Zhu Yijun is one year older than Xiong Tingbi. At this age, he is not at all It is impossible to form a crushing advantage, but Zhu Yiyi can win every time. After all, this is King Lu, and Xiong Tingbi is now a white man.
Luo Sigong is the only kind of person who doesn't want to be submissive.
"Call Wang Chonggu and his son. I want to ask them. If it is true, as Li Ducai said, that most of the money he corrupted fell into Wang Qian's pocket, then this Li Ducai cannot be allowed to enter Beijing alive. Yes." Zhu Yijun looked at the secret report sent by Li Yougong with a solemn expression.
Even if it is a one in 10,000 possibility, as long as there is such a possibility, you have to be careful.
Li Yougong's secret report was sent back to the capital via carrier pigeons, which was much faster than e-mail. The use of carrier pigeons to transmit information was a method of transmitting information found during exploration after the opening of the sea.
"Your Majesty, the conscience of heaven and earth! Let him come to the capital, and I will confront him. As long as I accept a copper from him, I, Wang Qian, will be his son! With his last name! He is worthy of anything he has. ?" After Wang Qian saw the secret report, he immediately became stupid. How could he be stupid enough to issue a receipt?
Wang Chonggu’s face turned dark. Wang Qian was really talking nonsense. His biological father was still in front of him!
"Your Majesty, after the New Year, we need to clean up this broker. There are too many such troubles. When Hu Zongxian pacified the Japanese invasion, Hu Zongxian's son Hu Baiqi passed by Chun'an County, and Hai Rui didn't care about him at all. He is the son of the governor, and Hu Zongxian can't do anything if he is hanged up." There are two key points in Wang Chonggu's words. The first is to launch Operation Spring Thunder to punish the brokers, and the second is Hai Rui's integrity.
He is indeed a traitor, but that is in the past. The identity of this traitor can really be blamed on him for anything. Even brokers and swindlers use his name to defraud. He is The Minister of Punishment, he wants to crack down hard!
Chaoli really needs someone like Hai Rui as a role model.
Hai Rui was the magistrate of Chun'an. Hu Zongxian's third son, Hu Boqi, passed by Chun'an and hung the postman upside down. Hai Rui hung Hu Boqi upside down and beat him. Hu Zongxian did not embarrass Hai Rui because of this incident. It was Hu Boqi who was wrong. It would be better if he was taught a lesson to avoid being lawless and causing even greater trouble.
This is the most typical example of not being afraid of the powerful, and Hu Zongxian is not a villain. Japanese invasions were frequent at that time. If Hu Zongxian really wanted to do something to Hai Rui, he would have done it easily, but Hu Zongxian did not.
"We really need to clean up the brokerage chaos. Now we are talking behind closed doors. The key issue is whether we should let Li Ducai come to Beijing alive." Zhu Yijun did not hide anything and was straightforward.
Really being corrupt and taking the money is not a problem. Even if Wang Chonggu really took the thirty-four thousand taels, the upright Hai Rui would just dismiss him.
So, you can use some means to prevent the country from being turbulent.
"Let him enter the capital alive. If you calculate the accounts before the second year of Wanli, I am indeed unclean. But after the second year of Wanli, I have a clear conscience and am worthy of the court, the people of the world, and even more worthy of your majesty's trust. "Wang Chonggu didn't hide it, he just didn't take it.
"Wang Cifu also has a younger brother, Wang Chongyi. Is he doing things outside behind Wang Cifu's back?" Zhu Yijun reminded Wang Chonggu that it was not necessarily the father and son, but could also be an imposter.
Wang Chonggu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Siwei was executed by his clan. Fortunately, I was able to survive with my small skills."
Only those who have been subjected to an iron fist know the pain and the wind of the fist. After passing away the lives of Wang Chonggu and his whole family, the biggest consensus of the Wang family is to listen to His Majesty.
You can take the money your Majesty gives you, but you can't touch the money you don't give.
(End of this chapter)