The most difficult problem Di Yusen currently encounters is the review of military honors.

If someone speaks softly, no one will care about you.

Now that Sapphire has taken action, the situation is naturally very different.

With the support of Lan Yu, Di Yusen began to conduct comprehensive inquiries the next day and began to investigate one by one to find useful clues.

This method is a bit stupid, but it is also the most effective method. It can only be like this when all the clues are cut off.

In order to clear up her relationship with the murder of the commander of the guard station and the assassination of His Majesty, Lan Yu simply followed Di Yusen to handle the case.

He knew that His Highness Taisun and His Majesty must believe him, but he just couldn't stand the rumors.

That rumor has its own nose and eyes, and it seems that even I believe it. If you keep saying this, even if His Majesty doesn't believe it, but uses yourself as a scapegoat, it will be aggrieved.

In front of the government office of a distinguished military officer somewhere, Di Yusen went to knock on the door. The servant behind the door came out and saw Di Yusen, and said impatiently: "My master is not at home and has gone out. You can come back later."

Di Yusen had no choice but to look at Lan Yu behind him, and Lan Yu took a step forward and asked, "Are you really not here?"

The servant turned his head and looked around. How could he not recognize Duke Liang? His straight back suddenly bowed and he said respectfully: "Here, here, the master is at home. Please invite Duke Liang into the house for tea."

Duke Liang came forward in person. Who among the great civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty would dare not show his face?

It should be noted that the beating of Zhan Hui, the official minister, is still vivid in his mind. If he went against the wishes of Liang Guogong, he would be beaten severely.

Besides, this noble family had all followed Lan Yu in the Northern Expedition.

Things like this began to happen in various government offices in the capital, and it was naturally extremely easy for Di Yusen to ask questions.

It was at this time that an edict was secretly issued.

It spread to somewhere in the south of the Yangtze River.

It was an edict personally issued by Zhu Yuanzhang to the three tribes of Yihou Zijian.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang killed more people, punishments such as killing the Nine Tribes were actually relatively rare, and the Yi Tribes were the common method.

Regardless of whether it was the Ming Dynasty or the previous dynasties, things like the Yi Tribe were all secrets among secrets, and it was rare to make a detailed judgment before killing people.

No one is a fool. When they know that they are going to be implicated, will they die obediently?

Naturally it's impossible.

Therefore, when the government carried out the execution of the three Yi clans, they usually secretly dispatched personnel to round up everyone, and then arrested them based on their household registration.

During the arrest process, if anyone did not cooperate, they would be killed on the spot. Anyway, everyone on the left and right would die.

Somewhere in the south of the Yangtze River, Houjia Village.

Villages named after surnames are a very common phenomenon throughout the Ming Dynasty.

The same is true in Houjia Village, where Hou Zijian was born.

The people living here are all members of the Hou family. In a village like this, the Ming Dynasty cannot control it from the law, and the rules of the clan are the biggest.

At dusk that day, the villagers of Houjia Village returned home after a busy day.

After having dinner, it's time to go to bed when it gets dark.

No news was received, and as soon as dusk arrived, the entire Houjia Village was besieged by more than 3,000 soldiers from the guard station.

All the villagers were so frightened that they hid in their homes. Only the clan leader, clan elders, and some young men in the village stood up.

Of course, this matter required the clan leader to come forward. With the support of his clansmen, the old clan elder walked out tremblingly and asked the Wu Guan official who was leading the team: "This official, I don't know what is going on. What are you doing?"

So many people came.”

"We are from a poor and remote country, and we don't have much money or food. If the official doesn't dislike it, I have to search for some to show my respect to him."

The leading military attache sneered: "Who cares about your money?"

After finishing speaking, he said loudly: "His Majesty's secret decree, Hou Zijian of the Hou family conspired to assassinate others and committed the crime of treason. The Yi tribe should serve as a warning to others."

After hearing this, the clan leader felt as if all his bones had been taken away, and he was about to fall down. Fortunately, he was supported by the clan leader next to him.

However, these words made all the Hou family members who heard them feel frightened and trembling.

The leading military officer said: "I brought the household registration. Maybe the clan leader can compare it with your family tree to avoid making the wrong arrest."

When the clan leader heard this, his lips trembled for a long time, but he still didn't say anything.

He was thinking of making excuses, but Qianhu Hou Zijian didn't know anyone in this village. In previous years, when he came back for the New Year, he had bought a lot of goods and was in a good mood. Unexpectedly, today...

"Obstacle, evil obstacle..."

The clan leader cursed weakly.

Seeing this, the leading military attache waved with one hand and said: "Arrest people according to the list and hide the same crimes privately."

As this order was issued, except for the few people guarding the entrance to the village, other sergeants continued to pour in, arresting almost everyone they saw. There was no list at all.

Especially the young ones, they would catch every one they saw.

After the Yi tribe, is there any way to survive in Houjia Village?

The clan leader looked at all this in despair. There were only sounds of crying and yelling at Hou Zijian.

Hou Zijian is a member of a thousand households, and his wife and children have been taken away long ago. There is already a massacre of everyone there, and the Hou family village is also implicated.

Half an hour passed, and more and more people were arrested. At this time, the clan leader was holding a black package, which he had just asked the clansmen to get.

"My lord, this is a little bit of filial piety from the village. I have troubled the lords this time, so I invite them to tea."

"The old man just took a look and found that those who have been caught are all Hou Zijian's family members, and the others are no longer there."

After hearing the words of the clan leader, the leading guard officer took the heavy package and opened a corner. It was filled with treasures, banknotes, and some gold and silver jewelry.

The military attaché was quite satisfied with this and said, "Okay, basically all the people on this list have been arrested. Brothers, you can go back."

Then he said to the clan elder: "Come see me off at three quarters tomorrow noon."

The clan leader knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Thank you, Mr. Guan, for your grace."

The military attache looked at the arrested people and found that there were about two hundred people, which was enough to meet the standards for cross-examination.

Even though Zhulian is very scary, in fact, after it is implemented in the local area, most of them can escape except immediate family members.

And if someone is not there or has run away, they generally won't say anything about pursuing it.

But I have to change my name.

It is impossible to say that there will be verification of identity. In the era without photos, household registration was everything. If the household registration was cancelled, it was equivalent to death, as long as the number of people could be matched.

This is why in many historical dynasties, descendants of people who were originally killed would seek revenge.

If you can get the news in advance, the possibility of escaping is very high. However, if there are too many people escaping, it will be difficult for the government to explain, so they will go to sea to capture the documents.

As long as it's almost the same, it's almost the same.

On the capital side, everything about Hou Zijian was quickly mobilized.

In fact, it was not just Hou Zijian who was executed.

Including the thousand households where Hou Zijian lived, all were destroyed.

This is the big head.

Because apart from the sergeants at the guard station, none of the military households were alive. Naturally, most of those who accompanied the assassination were people from the Qianhu Station.

There are definitely many who ran away in advance, but this is no longer important.

Zhu Ying listened to the old man's edict, but it was impossible to cancel such a punishment today, especially when it involved the royal family.

Cutting off the roots is the key.

If you are not ruthless, you cannot become emperor.

Hou Zijian's matter can be said to be a trivial matter. As long as it is exposed, it will be nothing in today's Ming Dynasty.

We still need to find out the people behind the scenes.

Soon, secret investigators received the secret order and began to investigate secretly.

The ones that can be of some use are currently only on Jin Yiwei's side.

There is no doubt that Jiang Wei is under the greatest pressure.

After all, he is now the leader of Jinyiwei.

This time, Zhu Ying did not hide the news about the assassination, but directly published it in the Capital Newspaper.

For a time, the situation in the government and the public was changing.

When the people in the capital learned about such a big event, a huge public opinion storm immediately arose.

Of course, this turmoil is mainly to denounce the assassins.

"It's hard for us to catch up with the good times and live a better life. This bastard who has been stabbed a thousand times actually wants to do such a thing as assassinating His Majesty. He deserves death."

"If I know who did it, I will definitely come to arrest him and send him to the government."

"Hey, that sounds nice, but for the sake of the reward, the newspaper here said that if you can give out useful clues, you will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins, and if you can get information about the murderer, you will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins."

"If you can directly catch the real culprit behind the scenes, you will be rewarded with millions of dollars. I'll be a good boy. If you catch the culprit, won't you immediately make a fortune?"
To be continued...