"Xu Jie has taken office as the commander-in-chief."

"Well, so you can be extradited to the north safely."

The officials hiding here in Lin'an Prefecture are not fools. They can smell the danger keenly. When Xu Jie takes office as the commander-in-chief, the people in the south of the Yangtze River will suddenly be "full of surplus" and will be more tolerant.

Therefore, they would approve Nanjing's negotiations with the imperial court and allow these officials to be extradited.

Don't worry about being shot if you go out.

Many officials had already started to say thank you to "Amitabha", and some were ashen-faced. They had no choice but to do so. Xu Wei judged them as unqualified. Even if they went to the north, they would have to be tried according to the Ming Law, and they would also face death.

Xu Wei had already expected this.

He walked forward slowly, looked at the officials who were lying on the ground in despair, smiled sarcastically, and said, "If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place?"

Most people opened their mouths, but nothing came out.

But there was one person who just stood there without any emotion. Only after Xu Wei asked, he opened his eyes and said slowly: "I only know the old rules in official circles. They have been like this for more than a hundred years. For thousands of years before,

Same thing."

"I only know that Xu Jie abandoned Nanjing and crossed the river to destroy the bridge."

"Other than that, what else can I say?"

"In the Ming Dynasty Law, those who embezzle 80 guan will be punished by hanging. Even officials from the north, how many can survive?"

"Even if the court says that the merits and demerits can be offset."

“But how much merit is merit and how much fault is fault?”

"It's just a successful king or a defeated bandit. If you want to kill or behead, you just have to obey. Why do you need to use strong words to reason?"

This man was no more than thirty years old. He was obviously a little unkempt, but he was still energetic. Xu Wei recognized this man. His name was Zhao Zhenji. In the 14th year of Jiajing reign, he was selected as the second place in the first class, which was the second place on the list.

He was praised by Wang Tingxiang as "more talented than Jia Yi".

Wang Tingxiang had been serving as the censor of Zuodu in the imperial court, and he was in the same group as Xia Yan. He was a general in the imperial court in Nanjing. He and Zhao Zhenji had such a good relationship that it could be said that they had a master-disciple relationship.

Therefore, after Zhao Zhenji obtained the imperial examination, he followed Wang Tingxiang to work and belonged to the Nanjing faction.

After Xia Yan was killed, Jiajing did not embarrass others and approved all those who were willing to resign and return home. So the group of people returned to Jiangnan, and Zhao Zhenji also followed his mentor.

From Shujishi to the local area, he served as the magistrate of Lin'an Prefecture.

After all, he came back after losing his power. Otherwise, according to Wang Tingxiang's status and Zhao Zhenji's fame, it would be inevitable for him to be promoted to the prefect of a local government.

Even if it is a provincial capital.

Of course, with Zhao Zhenji's ability, even though they were co-prefects, there was no problem in controlling Lin'an by evading the prefect. However, he did not expect Xu Wei to parachute over, and the situation changed drastically before the two had time to fight.

Now, instead, he, a member of the Nanjing faction, has become a prisoner, while people from the imperial court are sitting firmly in Diaoyutai in Jiangnan.

How can people be convinced by the changes in the world?

Therefore, if you kill someone with just a nod, you will lose if you lose. If you want to kill someone and humiliate him, he won't agree to it.

Regarding this.

Xu Wei laughed, very loudly and wildly. After laughing, he asked loudly: "Corruption has existed for thousands of years, does it mean that corruption is innocent?"

"You guys, do you still have any sense of propriety, justice and shame?"

Zhao Zhenji sneered and said: "Stop fooling people with those false claims. You and I are both sensible people. We might as well speak more clearly. Corruption is sinful after all."

"If you want people not to be greedy, you have to first satisfy your selfish desires and get some money to support your integrity."

“The wool comes from the sheep after all, so where does the honest silver come from?”

"People."

"If there is an honest and open method of exploitation, how much exploitation will be done, will it still be in accordance with the regulations? If the court collects this money, it is nothing more than taxes. What is the actual tax? Don't you know clearly?"

"If you don't maintain integrity, corruption is illegal, but your salary makes it difficult to live and eat, forcing everyone to become corrupt."

"Then……"

"Whether it is your court or today's Xu Jie, they can use this crime to punish us, or even uproot us. It is really a good method."

"Of course, this rule is not entirely due to Taizu."

"It was done by those officials who wanted to fight against dissidents for the sake of the party. They just wanted to have the opportunity to criticize others, and then when they were in power, they could steal millions of taels, which was as stable as a mountain. Those who offended others, just a few dozen taels, would be hanged."

"Left and right are nothing but trends."

"The power is yours now, just come and get the head, why bother to say more?"

Zhao Zhenji stood upright, without losing any momentum. Although he was a prisoner, he was able to fight against the high-spirited Xu Wei. However, Xu Wei did not answer in a hurry. He took out the booklet leisurely and read: "Zhao Zhenji, when he comes to Lin'an,

It's been more than half a year, and I have received gifts and portions of silver, totaling 13,728 taels. Do you have any objections?"

Zhao Zhenji sneered: "It's just money from the powerful gentry, so just take it. All the officials in Jiangnan Science and Technology Road have the money. It's originally the product of two sets of tax systems, so why bother with this."

Xu Wei smiled and said: "Fault aside, in terms of merit, you haven't made any contributions, right?"

Zhao Zhenji laughed angrily: "I am an aristocratic member of the Han Dynasty, how can I have any achievements? I went south to the south of the Yangtze River and served in Lin'an. It only took half a year. In the first three months, I got familiar with things and gained power. Just when I was about to show off my power, I happened to be parachuted in. The north and the south faced off. Since then,

Be focused on facing the enemy."

"You want to ask about merit? Oh, no."

"Please behead me!"

Xu Wei smiled and said: "Oh, you are still not convinced."

Zhao Zhenji categorically said: "Even if I die nine times, I will not surrender!"

Xu Wei smiled, nodded, and said, "Well, I'll give you a chance to make meritorious deeds. You've also read what Xu Jie said at the inauguration ceremony in the newspaper."

"The Ming Dynasty is going to expedition to Xiluo Continent."

"That is not a good place. Christianity is deeply rooted and its thinking cannot be changed, so it requires thunderous means. There are some things that the court cannot do conveniently, so you have to come."

"All of you, I can give you a chance to go to sea."

"Want to go?"

The eyes of the others suddenly brightened, and they kowtowed wildly. Who cares where they would go if they could survive? But Xu Wei had his own ideas. These criminals were thrown to Xiluo Continent, not for them to fight, and most of them didn't have this.

ability.

But a country as big as the Ottomans, and the territory that Western Luozhou was about to conquer, needed people to manage it.

It was impossible for Ming Dynasty to allocate so many people to take care of it, so they just let these people fight fire with fire.

After all, Ming Dynasty is not prepared to digest Xiluozhou...

Thinking about it, Xu Wei threw a yellow rock candy into his mouth. He had already seen the clues in the plan of the Western Expedition. After all, Xu Hai was a very important part.

Xu Hai not only gave way, but also participated in it.

He probably understood the inside story. After thinking about it, Xu Wei handed Yang Shen a piece of rock candy and asked, "Do you want to eat it?"

Yang Shen took the rock candy, thought for a while, and said firmly: "I also want to go to Xiluozhou."

"As long as we are in the Ming Dynasty, we can't escape the grudges of the past."

"So, it's better to go to sea."

"At least, I don't have to think about anything, just fight for the Ming Dynasty."

"I want to see the land of Taixi, the land where Zheng He's fleet once arrived, and the glory of the past. Perhaps only in this way can I admit from the bottom of my heart that my father was wrong, and that Xuande

Since the dynasty, no, since the Song Dynasty, the scholar-bureaucrats have been so wrong."

"Father said that my literary talent is the best in the Ming Dynasty."

"Before I died, I still muttered that I could leave a name in history, but I no longer thought about being a general or a prime minister. I only...wanted to add a few more frontier poems to the Ming Dynasty, add a bit of Han and Tang style, and restore a bit of Yongle prosperity.
Chapter completed!