Huang Zicheng narrowed his eyes slightly and paced gently in the corridor.
For a long time, he stood gently. In the spring of this year, the Ding Chou scientific expedition case just happened. The imperial court recruited fifty-one scholars, all of whom were from the south. There was an uproar in the north, and the door of the Ministry of Rites was almost smashed by the accused scholar.
A large number of northern candidates complained about their grievances along the way, petitioning and complaining, causing an uproar in the whole city of Jinling. More than a dozen supervisory envoys from the north jointly submitted a letter, accusing the examiner of cheating for personal gain and favoring the southerners. The emperor is worried about this matter.
Worrying about the aftermath.
The students from the north and the south were quarreling, and in the court, the civil servants from the north and the south were also quarreling. If there were another fierce conflict between the civil servants and the military generals at this time, would the emperor use thunderous means and deal with it decisively like before, or would he settle the matter and let things go?
, make concessions? Recalling the current emperor's consistent attitude towards government affairs in recent years, Huang Zicheng smiled confidently...
The imperial students continued to protest with the silent support of the imperial edicts and the imperial eunuchs at the Imperial Academy. The imperial court remained silent on Yang Xu's case. After a few days, several southern supervisory envoys began to complain.
Although Xu Zengshou, the commander-in-chief of the Central Military Governor's Office, was accused of abusing national laws and miscarrying wrongful sentences, the court remained silent. However, the supervisory envoys from the north were not free. They were busy fighting injustices for the students in their hometowns and criticizing the Spring Examination and the examiner's fraud.
Woolen cloth.
Similarly, because these high-level officials are far-sighted and far-sighted, the goal they really want to achieve and the person they want to deal with is not Yang Xu at all. Therefore, although the storm has intensified, his client is still safe and sound. But this does not mean that he has not
The danger is that once this contest has a winner, or both sides take a step back and reach some kind of political agreement, he will inevitably become a sacrifice for peace or rupture between the two sides.
"The Yang family is the first surname in Moling Town. Yang Rong is the patriarch of the Yang family, so he is also the grain chief of Moling Town. The grain chief is mainly responsible for the collection and transportation of grain in the area under his jurisdiction. The grain chief himself is
The biggest local squire is the local emperor in the countryside, with extremely powerful authority. In this way, if the grain chief becomes greedy and wants to use his hands to embezzle money and grain, and evade grain differences, it will be very easy.
Our Jinyiwei has also investigated crimes in this area before, and we have a few experienced subordinates who come in handy now. According to them, the main method used by the grain chief to embezzle money and grain is to create records in the league bureau and falsely collect real income.
Stealing and selling in warehouses, rashly launching military expeditions, sending food to the poor, deceitfully sending grain to the fields, sending food to the sects to cover the shortages, soliciting and embezzling, escaping from the husband's service, embezzling and providing relief.
They went to the Ministry of Household Affairs to check Yang Rong's customs clearance and customs clearance over the past years, and then checked the tax payment slips of each grain household in Jiangning County one by one. They found that Yang Rong had indeed cheated, and his main method of cheating was to make false purchases and receive real payments.
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Xia Xun said in confusion: "Buy in vain but receive in reality?"
Xiao Qianyue said with a dark smile: "Yes! If he were an official, this kind of corruption method would be called...'selling and releasing!' Haha, listen to the case of Guo Huan, the minister of household affairs in the 18th year of Hongwu, selling and releasing public grains.
Did you tell me?"
Of course I have heard of it. How could Xia Xun not know about one of the four major cases in the early Ming Dynasty? At that time, Guo Heng, the Minister of Household Affairs, put half of the harvested autumn grain in the warehouse, and the unaccounted half was secretly shared with a group of corrupt officials. As a result, he was
The report caused a bloody storm throughout the Ming Dynasty.
Xia Xun nodded and said: "Of course I have heard of it. How much money did Yang Rong lose through corruption? Is it enough to be sentenced?"
Xiao Qianyue said: "Over the years, Yang Rong has been greedy for no less than 1,800 dan of rice. There was once an official in Zhejiang who was greedy for 200 dan of rice. Do you know how the emperor sentenced him?"
Xia Xun said: "How was it judged?"
Xiao Qianyue said sadly: "The emperor pressed two hundred loads of rice on him. Before the rice was finished, he was suffocated to death. Then, he was skinned and made into a human skin lantern, which was hung at the door of the granary."
Xia Xun shivered smartly. Not only did Lao Zhu hate evil, but he also acted in a very targeted manner, which was a bit like Buddhist karma. Are you greedy for rice? Okay, as much as you are greedy, I will put pressure on you.
Then I will skin you and make a lamp to hang on the granary to warn future generations.
In fact, Lao Zhu had done many similar things. For example, there was a general who had followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world and made great achievements. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he presided over the construction of the Gongyuan. He cut corners when building student dormitories and embezzled two thousand Guan banknotes. After the incident, Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and chopped off the money.
His head was buried under the stone pavement at the entrance of Gongyuan, allowing students to step on it every day.
Xiao Qianyue chuckled and said: "However, what the emperor hates most is official corruption. Yang Rong is a citizen and will not use this special punishment. According to my Ming law, you can collect food and materials and hide them for yourself.
Those who buy for real money will be put to death and their property will be confiscated. Have you seen enough?"
Xia Xun said with a serious look: "Not enough. Not enough! My mother was forced to death by the greedy words of the clan, and my father left home for this reason; now my parents' spirits have been greatly humiliated, and I..., if I hadn't been lucky enough to catch up with the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion
, what will happen now? Now that we have broken our faces, I will make them bow their heads completely!"
Xiao Qianyue raised her big finger and said: "This is what a member of my Jinyi Guards should say! Haha, don't worry, I have other plans."
He winked at Xia Xun, dipped his hands in tea and gestured on the table: "Here, this is the house of Yang Lao, the elder of the Yang family. Yang Lao is Yang Rong's brother, and he and he have always vented their anger through the same nose. The imperial system, officials
Common people are not allowed to use gables and double-eaves roofs when building their houses, and are not allowed to use heavy arches and caissons. Common people are not allowed to use brackets and colorful colors in their houses. The inner flower hall of Yang Rong's house has gold-painted paintings and carved patterns on the masonry. This is
The crime of transgression..."
All dynasties had certain systems. Even the most relaxed Song Dynasty stipulated that officials below the sixth rank could not build Wutou gate in front of their houses, and common people's houses were only allowed to be five deep, and the gate house was only allowed to have one room.
Cornices, heavy arches, four pavilions, caissons and colorful decorations, etc. The Ming Dynasty had a stricter system. However, despite this, it still could not prevent officials and people from exceeding the rules intentionally or unintentionally.
For example, General Zhou Dexing's house exceeded the system limit. Because he was from Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown and had great military exploits, Zhu Yuanzhang personally pardoned him, and he was exempted from the crime, otherwise he would have been killed. After this happened several times, people who were messing around in the officialdom became
I began to pay attention to avoid being taken advantage of by political enemies, but the people were not very particular about it. Rich families in the south of the Yangtze River more or less exceeded the rules in decorating their houses, and the Yang family was no exception.
Just don't be afraid of not doing good things, just be afraid of not being good people. If others violate the prohibition, it will be fine. If you offend someone who shouldn't be offended, then you will get into trouble if you violate the prohibition.
Xiao Qianyue said: "This is Yang Yi's house. There are two east and west wing rooms and two side rooms each. There is no corridor connecting the main room, two wings and the side room. Its shape conforms to the regulations of common people's houses, but the main room is
There is a dense brocade Tuanke pattern painted in a single color on the beam, which is over-the-counter. And Yang Yu is the grandson of Yang Yi."
Xiao Qianyue pointed down and said: "This is Yang Wenwu's house. Yang Wenwu is a poor man with three shabby houses. He can't afford to spend the spare money even if he exceeds the limit. But..., in his backyard There is a pool that was used when the family was still in ruins. There are two rockery stones in it. I will put together another piece for him, one pool and three mountains, the system of an emperor!"
Xiao Qianyue held her palm like a knife, pulled it down, and said viciously: "You are not a gentleman if you are too small, and you are not a husband if you are not poisonous. This move is enough to kill his whole family!"
Xia Xun shook his head and said: "Every injustice has its owner, and every debt has its owner. I don't want to involve his wife, children, and children."
"Uh..." Xiao Qianyue said: "There is only one bachelor in his family, and one person is full, so the whole family is not hungry."
Xia Xun rolled his eyes at him and sneered: "Then what are you bragging about?"
Xiao Qianyue laughed dryly and said: "I just want to say that I haven't let anyone go. I haven't let anyone go. This time... is it enough?"
"not enough!"
This time it was Xiao Qianyue's turn to be surprised: "What do you want? Kill the clan? This is a bit difficult..."
Xia Xun said: "If we do this, we can only use the criminal law to defeat them. They are not just them now. Behind them are many clans who share the same disease, scholars who share the same hatred and enemies, and officials who think they are upholding justice. We can defeat them by fighting them." ?”
Xiao Qianyue said blankly: "Then what else do you want?"
Xia Xun said: "I want to fight them to death. Fight them down, fight them."
"He is more ruthless than me..." Xiao Qianyue looked at Xia Xun's seemingly harmless face and began to admire her: "But this... we have never done it before. Generally speaking, killing them is just a matter of time." Enough, uh..., what should I do?"
Xia Xun said: "I have asked someone to help, and she will do a better job than you in this matter. How is Yang Chong's injury being treated?"
"That's almost it."
"good!"
Xia Xun slowly stood up and said softly: "Then, let's start with him!"
Yang Chong's injury is almost healed. It's just a skin injury with scabs. As long as his movements are not too violent, he can walk freely with a square step.
In the evening, Yang Chong left the Imperial College with square steps, as if he were taking a walk after dinner. After walking for a while at the foot of Jilong Mountain, he gradually walked into a small alley. Seeing that there was no one around, he immediately ducked into a house with black tiles and white walls. The corner door of the house.
There are few people walking in this small alley. The corner door of a wealthy family is usually locked, but at this time the door was only ajar. It was clear that someone had deliberately left the door open for him.
In the woodshed, a man and a woman hugged each other tightly.
"Feiyi."
"Brother Chong, how are you? I've been so anxious these past few days, and I can't visit you. I only heard my father mention you a few times..."
"I'm fine. It's not convenient for me to go anywhere these days. If you hadn't asked Yun'er to hand over notes several times, I wouldn't have been able to come here tonight. Why are you so bold? Are you not afraid of being known by your father? "
"I'm worried about you. I asked you out tonight because my father went out. I just wanted to see you. It doesn't matter if you're injured. I was frightened and secretly cried several times..."
Yang Chong kissed her movedly and said: "Feiyi, you are the best to me. I'm fine. I'll be as lively as usual in two days. Now there's a huge quarrel in the court because of my affairs. Just watch. , I must make him repay this debt ten times. Originally I just wanted to reduce his reputation, but this time, it will be difficult for him not to die, huh!"
"Oh, don't worry about that damn Yang Xu. Get down quickly and let me see your injuries."
After seeing Yang Chong's injury, the two people who had not seen each other for many days became friendly. Although Yang Chong was injured and could not enjoy himself as much as he wanted, it was inevitable to touch and hug each other. The two were disheveled.
While they were making out with each other, Fei Yi's personal maid Yun'er suddenly heard a cry from outside: "Ah! Master!"
Then there was a crisp slap in the face, followed by Xiaoyun's scream, and the door was kicked open with a clang. Wu Qian, the Imperial Academy's Jiu Jiu, broke into the woodshed and saw the unsightly couple. He was so angry that he almost fainted.
He pointed at Yang Chong with a trembling finger, and shouted with gritted teeth to the servants who were carrying sticks behind them: "Beat! Beat this little beast to death, beat him to death!"