The dozen people Xu Qian ordered were all very serious and even murderous. Except for one prosecutor, the rest were all servants from Shuntian Mansion. When he came to him, the imperial envoy was only responsible for finding out the truth. In theory, it is necessary to inform him of what to do.
Let's talk about it again in the court.
However, Xu Qian has his own plans. Although he is in the officialdom, he cannot abide by the rules of the officialdom. He is now facing a group of old foxes who have been with him for decades. If Xu Qian follows their rules, he will do it.
I am afraid that Xu Qian will lose before he even started.
Since that's the case, then follow Xu Qian's routine to play the cards. Xu Qian is snatching public grievances, that is, it is urgent to follow power. Since it is to follow power, all the previous rules can be put aside.
More than a dozen people were pulled outside the yamen, and dozens of lieutenants pressed them to the ground. A special executioner came out with a big knife. The people watching outside retreated and did not dare to get too close.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Han came out and took the surrender, saying, "The people in Shuntian Mansion are very disgusting. Now the Hanlin Supervisor Xu Qian is ordered to deal with the case. Some of the extremely serious circumstances are beheaded on the spot, and
A warning to others!”
"kill!"
Amid the wailing sounds, more than a dozen heads fell to the ground, and blood splattered on the spot!
Everyone was shocked, silent, and in Shuntian Mansion, other officials and officers involved also heard the clear shouts of killing outside, the angrily scolding and begging for mercy, but suddenly, the whole world seemed to be silent
, the needle can be heard.
Everyone who was imprisoned in a hall couldn't help but have a cold war, and their teeth clattered.
They realize that the problem they face no longer seems to be guilty or not, but life and death.
Just like Guo Kai, although Guo Kai is detained here now, he is not convinced. He feels that there is still a possibility of a turnaround. Even if Xu Qian is an imperial envoy, what about the imperial envoy? The case will eventually be taken from Dali Temple.
Verification was made that Dali Temple was not something that Xu Qian could control, so he would just revise his confession when he arrived at Dali Temple.
Who knew that Xu Qian was so cruel? Although the knife had not yet been put on Guo Kai's head, Guo Kai knew that the surname Xu was clearly dying.
He was thinking in a mess, but found that a lieutenant who was imprisoned here suddenly stood up. He was full of fear and as if he was going crazy, and shouted: "I... I don't want to die, I...
...I want to report..." His face was gloomy and terrifying, and he actually looked at Guo Kai with red eyes. He said, "I want to report the accounts of the fire consumption this year. I...I want to meet the imperial envoy."
Fire consumption... Guo Kai was suddenly panicked.
He is the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, and his responsibilities are similar to those of ordinary prefects. Among them, taxation is the top priority, and fire consumption is the process of collecting taxes because it is necessary to combine broken silver, copper coins into ingots and copper ingots.
In this process, silver and copper coins are often impure. So after refining and removing impurities, the original one thousand taels may become 955 taels. Most local officials in the world rely on this kind of profit.
Money. Because the court allowed fire consumption, the problem arose again. The loss of fire consumption cannot make the court lose. The court requires 1,000 taels of silver. Then one thousand taels must be paid. So where does the consumption here come from?
So, the fire and money consumption appeared and became a special tax. This tax was not within the scope of the imperial court, but a private tax in various places. The most terrible problem with this tax is that it is taxed.
,In principle, it disappeared because it was compensated for the loss. In fact, it was not the case, because everyone has been experiencing money by this fire, and they have long been fattening because there is no fixed number of money for the fire. Since there is no fixed number,
All depend on
The officials had the final say. In the early Ming Dynasty, the money spent on fire was often 0.4 cents per tael of silver. That is to say, the court asked you to collect one tael of silver. You can't just bear one tael of money, but you have to add 0.4 cents more.
But now, without the evil Emperor Taizu, the officials' courage has long broken through their lower limits. In better places, they usually charge two or three cents of fire. If they encounter a cruel person, they will be four cents.
There are five cents, or even seven or eight cents.
This thing makes people feel chilling when they think about it. It is obviously a tax of one tael of silver, but it is one tael of silver for the imperial court, and the local officials can collect an additional four or five cents of silver, which almost all fell into their own pockets.
Just now, the official was responsible for keeping accounts and the accounts of fire consumption. What made Guo Kai uneasy was that he had done something in fire consumption. Shuntian Mansion was under the feet of the emperor, so he naturally did not dare to blatantly.
Only three cents were charged for fire consumption, but Guo Kai thought it was too little, so the reason was the same. Because it was under the feet of the emperor, the prefect had to handle too many people. How could he survive with the three cents of fire consumption? So he was
On this basis, I did something when smelting the silver in the warehouse, which involved later chemical knowledge, and it was nothing more than adding tin to the silver.
Fire consumption can be tolerated, but the impurities in the treasury and silver are something that the court cannot tolerate. Guo Kai dared to do this because there were people above him, and the Ministry of Revenue would turn a blind eye.
But now someone has reported it, and Guo Kai almost fainted.
This thing has a chain reaction. After Si Li went out, there was no movement and he was never taken back. This not only made Guo Kai feel uneasy, but also made the other people's minds come alive, and there was a worry about life.
Below, everyone has their own ulterior motives and is thinking in their hearts whether the officials have been lenient after reporting the matter? There is no tainted witness statement in this era, but there is no "resistance and strictness, go home for the New Year; be honest and lenient, and be jailed
Sitting in the bottom'this
As for the same statement, someone finally stood up again. They understood that the imperial envoy named Xu may not be able to like these little fish and shrimps. Now that he is biting Guo Kai, it seems that it is still time. At this time, Si is no longer standing up.
The official is a colleague of Guo Kai, who is the prosecutor of Shuntian Prefecture. At this point, the future is no longer important. At worst, it is better to go to Nanjing to retire than to lose his life. This prosecutor will follow.
He screamed: "I want to see the imperial envoy..."
Guo Kai was already sweating coldly at this time. He suddenly realized that it was not very good because the referee knew that he had a lot of things.
Then, one after another, they stood up and went to see the imperial envoy. Guo Kai seemed even more lonely. He sat here, recalling all kinds of deeds after taking office. What are the things that others know about, and what are the things that others don't.
What I know is that I am afraid that I can't hide it from me, I am afraid that others may add fuel to the fire. In this uneasy, he has found that it is already dark outside, and at this time, someone pushed open the door with the lights and said
: "Mr. Guo, the imperial envoy invites you to come."
This word "Ask" made Guo Kai a little flattered, and at the same time, he couldn't help but think: "Maybe Xu Qian took my handle but didn't want to take it out, just hoped that I could submit? Humph, if so, I would have a breath
The opportunity, all the accounts will be discussed after this matter."
He went to the long-lost main hall in a daze. As soon as he entered, the auspicious wood sounded: "The criminal Guo Kai, haven't knelt down and spoke yet. Someone came to pick his black veil!"
Guo Kai was stunned. He knew that it was not good when he heard the word "kneeling down". He was also a court official. Even if Xu Qian was an imperial envoy, he was much higher than Xu Qian in terms of qualifications and grades. Even if he was examined, he should
It’s just sitting down and talking, but now I use the word kneeling down, which proves Xu Qian’s arrogance on the one hand. On the other hand, it is obvious that people no longer intend to be polite to him and are unwilling to deal with him in the future. This means
What? It means that after they have made it tonight, the two of them will never have plans to meet again. If Guo Kai is still an official, how could there be no intersection? Guo Kai is still a human being and is in the capital, who can guarantee that there is no possibility of seeing each other again?
The only possibility is that Xu Qian wants him to be a ghost. Humans and ghosts have different paths and will never have any contact!
Thinking of this, Guo Kai couldn't help but slap it. Two lieutenants had already pinched them on the left and right. One of them stepped on his hind legs, making him unstable. He knelt straight down, and his calves and knees were hot.
The pain came, and he groaned, and the black gauze on his head had been taken away.
Guo Kai looked up and saw Xu Qian under the candlelight. Xu Qian still looked like he was smiling, but his eyes looked particularly terrifying under the candlelight. Xu Qian looked at him coldly and then smiled slightly.
, said: "At this point, what else should I say?"
Guo Kai was immediately caught in a battle between heaven and man. The other party's attitude obviously had the intention to eliminate the roots. Since the reconciliation could not be achieved, he had to bear it to the end. After all, he was still a third-rank official, not a person who could be slaughtered.
Thinking of this, he looked like a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water and said coldly: "Shi Duo Xu is still very arrogant."
Xu Qian nodded to the several lieutenants beside him and signaled them to go out. The lieutenants hesitated for a moment. Xu Qian knocked on the table and said lightly: "Don't be afraid, what else can he be a criminal official? You go out,
Before leaving, I want to chat with this Lord Guo.”
The lieutenants then retreated and closed the door.
The candlelight jumped, reflecting Xu Qian's face with a hint of redness, while Guo Kai was still kneeling. He raised his head, but he was thinking about what Xu Qian said just now, before leaving... what before leaving?
Who is leaving? What does this mean? Could it be that Xu Qian is so bold that he can't send himself on the road? Humph, even if I'm so guilty, it's not his turn to deal with it. What kind of wishful thinking did he make?
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Chapter 2 is here, and today is still three updates.