Zhu Yunxi put down the hand holding his knees, picked up the tea cup, and took a sip.
"Why?" He asked and answered to himself, "That is, the people can trust their officials and their government. No matter in prosperous times or troubled times, there are always people who are loved by the people. If the people have no thoughts, who is good to them?
, they will follow whoever is trustworthy, right?"
Li Jinglong smiled quickly and said, "Long Live Lord's words are inspiring and thought-provoking."
"So after I read history, I was thinking that in our prosperous age, in addition to the treasury, money, food, territory, and soldiers, we should also think about other things." Zhu Yunxi sighed slightly, "Take Wang Sanqiao's case as an example.
The case suddenly caused a woman to come to the capital."
"Why did she come? Isn't there something unreasonable about?"
"As long as the local county magistrate thinks that he is not afraid of power when asking for orders from the people, or is not so humane and sophisticated, will this case not reach this stage?"
"Even if he doesn't dare to offend anyone, wouldn't it be possible to take this case to Yingtian Mansion?"
"There are so many officials in Jurong County who are fed by the emperor. If they spoke a little bit to Tianfu, or informed a few words, wouldn't they be able to get to this point?"
After a series of rhetorical questions, Li Jinglong immediately became enlightened.
"It's over, all the officials in the county will be in trouble!"
"When I was the King of Wu, I personally handled the case of the Sun family in Hangzhou!" Zhu Yunxi continued, but his tone had changed somewhat and became harsh. "At that time, I said something to the Chief Secretary in Hangzhou about the small case.
The reason why it became a big case is that the person who complained had to face not only the evil person, but also a group of people standing behind the evil person."
"I just said that in troubled times, there are always good and bad officials, no matter in prosperous times. In troubled times, it is understandable that there are many corrupt officials, because there are no rules and no reason, so let's all be bad together. But in prosperous times, there are a lot of them, which is unjustifiable, and
It’s so heartbreaking!”
"Why do you just remember to eat but not to fight?"
"Do I have to be like the old man, hanging a few human skins in the lobby of the official's hall facing the yamen gate to enhance my memory? Wang Sanqiao's case is not an isolated case, it happens everywhere."
When Li Jinglong heard this, his body trembled secretly.
At this time, Zhu Yunxi stood up and walked back and forth a few steps with his hands behind his back.
Turning around again, his words were categorical, "You will pass on my instructions in a moment. The commander of the Yingyang Guards, Mr. Li... was dismissed from his post on the spot, and the Military Department of the Governor's Mansion sent someone to temporarily take charge. Where are his and his family members? Come back."
Jing is keeping watch behind closed doors."
Li Jinglong immediately understood the emperor's intention, resigned from his post, returned to Beijing, and was put under supervision. In any case, Ying Yangwei's command was unavoidable for causing a child to be lax in his education. Even if he listened to the emperor's wishes, he would be investigated for other matters.
"Shame on you bastard!" Zhu Yunxi said again.
"My slave is here!" The bastard bowed over shamefully.
"Call Bao Zhao, Yang Jing, Yan Zhenzhi and Zheng Ci over here!"
"yes!"
After a while, four civil servants arranged their clothes and hats outside the pavilion and came in.
The four of them were the chief officials of the Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty..."
"Let's not do this for today's celebration!" Zhu Yunxi raised his hand lightly and sat down on the stone bench again, "Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment!"
Bao Zhao and Zheng Ci came out, "I'm here!"
"There is a case where the victim is in Li Jinglong. A woman in Jurong County was raped. After reporting it to the official, the government said it was adultery. The Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment presided over the trial and went to Jurong County for a public trial." Zhu Yunxi nodded at the two of them, "Can you?
Do you understand?"
The two of them were suddenly shocked. Why did such a thing happen again on this festive day? Besides, why is the master of suffering at Cao Guogong's place? Could it be Cao Guogong...?
They had all kinds of questions in their minds, but they didn't dare to ask a word at this time because the emperor's tone of voice was colder than ever before.
"I will do my best!"
"No matter who is involved, investigate!" Zhu Yunxi ordered again, "No matter who is involved, arrest!" He said with a cold face, "Those who are caught will be imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. When He Guangyi comes back, no matter how guilty the crime is, they will be arrested.
..."
Everyone's hearts were suddenly clenched.
"Skin them all!"
The people in front of Zhu Yunxi seemed to have returned to the most stringent years when the old man was in power. Those days were a nightmare for the officials of the Ming Dynasty. They went out in the morning and didn't know if they could go back at night.
The executioners of the Dali Temple Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Ministry of Punishment, including the Jinyiwei, were simply not enough, and they were so busy skinning people that they were overwhelmed.
Dali Temple Minister Zheng Ci and Li Jinglong had a good personal relationship. They looked at each other in private, hoping to get some information, but the other party did not move at all.
"There was a riot in the White Lotus Sect in Shaanxi a few days ago!" Zhu Yunxi continued, "You all know about this. Fortunately, the imperial court eradicated it in time, so there was no big trouble. But the Jin Yiwei's report in Xi'an frightened me.
!”
"I feel deeply embarrassed too!"
Zhu Yunxi slapped his thigh twice, "The government relies on gangsters to arrest people, huh? What's even more embarrassing is that these gangsters are raised by the government."
The faces of the people in front of them instantly turned pale.
"The Metropolitan Procuratorate!"
"I'm here!" Yang Jing stepped out of the queue.
"You are all censors, who are in charge of the supervision and inspection of the world. These censors supervise the officials of various states, investigate lawsuits, prisons and other matters." Zhu Yunxi looked at the two of them, "Now is the time to use them.
Come on, check it out for me, let me see it!"
"Could litigation and prison sentences be unfair? Could local officials have neglected their duties, leaving the people with nowhere to redress their grievances? Could there have been rioters and scoundrels running rampant?"
The two men immediately said, "I obey your order!"
"Don't just follow orders!" Zhu Yunxi didn't show any dignity at all, "Look carefully, if there are any criminals who commit crimes, they will be killed without mercy." He said with a sneer, "It can't be calm everywhere, without any ripples.
."
"It is not necessary to notify the local magistrates when the censor is looking for a visit. If there is verification, local officials are not allowed to observe the visit."
"Don't let me down. Otherwise, I'll change to the Imperial Guard. I'll see how you lose your face!"
The two of them were extremely frightened, "I will definitely do my best and leave no trace behind!"
Zhu Yunxi got angry and softened his tone, "It is written in Huainanzi that if people are not good and wise, they will be defeated no matter how brave they are."
"If a person has no conscience, no matter how successful he is, he will destroy himself sooner or later. Today, what I ask you to do is to destroy those people who have no conscience."
"I also know that people like this will be killed endlessly, but it is better not to kill them. Otherwise, the people will poke their spines and scold them."
"The prosperous age that the Ming Dynasty finally ushered in cannot tolerate rotting fish, rotten shrimps, let alone maggots!"
Several people quickly bowed their heads. The emperor's meaning was very clear.
Official governance! People's sentiments! Penalty and prison!
"Kneel down and go do your work!" Zhu Yunxi waved his hand again, "Cao Guogong stays!"
I really don’t want to stay!
Li Jinglong thought to himself, seeing the emperor's karma rising now, he was really afraid that he would say something wrong, or respond inappropriately, or the emperor just wanted to take out his anger on him.
Zhu Yunxi picked up the tea bowl and drank half a sip of the cold tea.
"Your son Li Qi couldn't stand the Wang Sanqiao case, so he thought of filing a lawsuit, right?"
Poof, Li Jinglong knelt down and said, "Long live my lord, I just whipped that little beast a few times. It's state-owned and state-owned, and he shouldn't be so arrogant." As he said that, he looked at Zhu Yunxi's face, "At that time, he and the Chengenhou family
Young Master......"
"Stop!" Zhu Yunxi interrupted him, "Don't try to find fault with Xiao Shitou. I don't know about that kid? He is the most careless and has no idea. He can't think of filing a complaint. If he does it,
He can either go directly to the Criminal Department of Dali Temple, or go directly to the palace and tell the Queen!"
"Long live Lord Mingjian!" Li Jinglong's heart trembled.
"Something was done wrong. What day is today? It has to be today and in front of the old man. Should I redress the grievance or apply eye drops?" Zhu Yunxi said a few words and suddenly smiled, "But the young man is old and has a hot heart and a chest.
It is extremely rare to have righteousness."
Li Jinglong immediately raised his head and said, "The little beast of the Chen family is just too angry!"
"Why don't you call me young when you are angry?" Zhu Yunxi smiled, but then his face darkened again, "But the world's affairs are far from being solved by being angry!"