Obviously, the scene in front of them was beyond everyone's expectation.
Xie Jin had just arrived in Beijing, and the first thing he did was impeachment.
Suddenly, everyone suddenly realized that Jie Jin seemed to be the same Jie Jin as before!
You know, as a top figure in Qingliu at the time, what Xie Jin was best at... was to criticize the evils of the times.
He is the founder among the steadfast and loyal ministers.
So many people looked at Xie Jin with complicated eyes.
Xie Jin was still calm and unhurried. He said slowly and unhurriedly: "I went to Shandong to pay tribute to the most holy teacher. What I heard and saw was really terrible. The soldiers and civilians were suffering unspeakably. Therefore, I paid attention and personally inquired about the people's sentiments.
.It is really heartbreaking to know how corrupt the military and civil administration of Shandong have become!"
This first sentence can be regarded as the first to seize the opportunity.
All of a sudden, it sends chills down your spine.
And this momentum is so terrifying that it directly affects the entire Shandong Chief Envoy.
Xie Jin said: "This year is considered a good year in Shandong, but even so, the situation is still very serious. I went to Jinan Prefecture. In Jinan Prefecture, the people were displaced. The local rich households oppressed the people wantonly, and the local prefecture and county officials protected each other.
It has reached a point where both humans and gods are angry."
As Xie Jin spoke, he began to slowly take out a large pile of writings from his sleeve. On Xie Jin's thin palm, he was particularly eye-catching, and when he looked carefully, there were rows of small characters inside, like this
Also see, it’s more than just a hundred thousand words.
At this time, many people were afraid that it would explode. Looking at the thing in Xie Jin's hand, some people immediately had a bad feeling.
But he saw Jin and said: "Your Majesty, this is a lawsuit filed by the people of Dongcheng, Jinan Prefecture on Tuesday. Because of her beauty, the local gangsters took a fancy to her daughter, so they climbed over the wall into her house at night and raped her. This girl is so chaste that she will be raped the next day.
He committed suicide and died, so the victim sued the Jinan Mansion. In the thirteenth year of Yongle, the Jinan Mansion did not know who had accepted the bribe, and actually sentenced the adulterer to adultery, and only slapped the rogue with a few boards...
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"..."
Xie Jin continued slowly: "The sufferer is still not angry. He complains everywhere, from the county to the government, and then to the prosecutor's office. Instead of redressing his grievances, all the government agencies even order the police officers to make false accusations and be unruly.
The reason is to beat the Lord of suffering."
Xie Jin said: "I found out later that the rogue was actually a domestic slave of the local Deng family. The Deng family is very powerful in Jinan Mansion, and there are people in the family who are officials. Your Majesty, just a slave in this area can be so rampant.
It can be seen that the corruption of his officialdom has reached such an extent. It has been ten years since the 13th year of Yongle. After ten years of prosecution, it is still difficult to redress the grievances. On the contrary, it is the perpetrators who were originally good people. Now, they have long been
As a result, the family was broken up and the people were separated, which is unbearable."
After Zhu Di heard this, he couldn't help but look angry.
Xie Jin said again: "I also found out that in the past ten years, from the inspector envoy to the prefect of Jinan and to the county under his jurisdiction, officials have already gone through three or four terms. Between the three and four terms, everyone has been
The corpses are eating plain food, turning a deaf ear to the wailing of the people. Many of these officials have now entered the temple and become important ministers of the Ming Dynasty. For example, Wang Fang, who was the inspector in the twelfth year of Yongle, is now a young minister in Dali Temple. Yongle ten
Liu Wang, who served as inspector for seven years, is now the chief envoy of Fujian. There are also many others who have been promoted or held prominent positions, or have entered the imperial court."
"I dare to ask Your Majesty... A trivial crime may be a trivial matter to the court, but to the sufferer, it is a disaster. The court uses salaries to support officials, but the officials bully the people in the name of the court.
.Therefore, the public resentment has boiled to this point, and in the end...it is Your Majesty who the people resent!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Di's face turned completely dark.
At this time, among the hundreds of officials, the expressions of several people had suddenly changed.
Especially the ministers who were involved in Shandong could not help but feel uneasy about it.
Xie Jin added: "What I have just reported is just the tip of the iceberg. It seems that such grievances are everywhere. I... There is also a case of conspiracy between bandits and officials in Dengzhou. There is a big robber Wang Yang in Dengzhou who is committing crimes everywhere.
The people were overwhelmed by the harassment, so Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment ordered the arrest. Officials in Dengzhou and Laizhou, unable to bring the robber to justice within the time limit, framed good people, took their heads, falsely claimed that they were robbers, and sent them to the capital..."
"After that, the real criminal robber was at large, showing off his power everywhere, and the people were in danger."
"Is there such a thing?" Zhu Di's eyes opened slightly, and he was shocked.
Then, he scanned the ministers with his fierce eyes, his eyes seemed to be filled with scrutiny.
Then he said: "Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment just believed the words of the officials in Laizhou and Dengzhou?"
Xie Jin said: "I dare not say more about the details, but... what I have heard is that at the same time that the heads were sent to the capital, Dengzhou and Laizhou were also sent to the capital for several days.
Bing Jing and Tan Jing were in charge of the cart, and the person in charge of escorting them was named Niu Wu. This man once boasted everywhere after drinking, saying that the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple had already taken care of things, so there would be no worries."
Zhu Di was trembling with anger, and his eyes became sharper and sharper, like a sharp sword that seemed to be unsheathed at any time.
The officials from the Criminal Department and Dali Temple in the palace were already trembling, and they could not help but show signs of fear.
Jin Chun, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, even prostrated himself and said: "I will die if I fail to observe!"
Zhu Di turned a deaf ear to this, pursed his lips tightly, and kept the chill on his face.
Xie Jin continued: "Besides this, there is also...the Chief Envoy of Shandong Province. As for the matter of money and food, as far as I know, Emperor Taizu Gao's taxes have been customized for a long time. But the Chief Envoy of Shandong Province
The Secretary, under the pretext of wastage, levied more and more money and food, but it was shocking. He served as the chief envoy, as well as the officials at the top and bottom..."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di's eyes fell on Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs.
Xia Yuanji's expression suddenly changed, and his heart trembled.
Then Zhu Di said in a deep voice: "Have the Hubu... noticed anything?"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Xia Yuanji was so smart that he didn't know that His Majesty was angry. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "I will investigate thoroughly."
Xie Jin said: "Your Majesty, here... there are still some rumors and shadows, and they are about Bing Jingtan Jing."
Zhu Di only said: "It doesn't matter if I say it."
So Xie Jin said: "In order to prevent someone from being impeached in the court, local officials will go to the capital every year to send generous gifts to the Censorship Office of Shandong Province, Shandong Province and other censorship offices. They even... in Jinan
There was once a craftsman in the mansion who was asked to make a golden Buddha. This golden Buddha weighed fifty kilograms and was lifelike. Later, it was rumored that this golden Buddha was used to celebrate the birthday of the censor of Youdu of the Duchayuan..."
Metropolitan Procuratorate...
Someone clicked and fell to the ground.
Immediately, he wailed: "I'm wronged, I'm wronged..."
Everyone looked at the source of the sound, but it was none other than the Youdu Censor of the Duchayuan.
A chill spread among everyone.
Zhu Di pursed his lips and showed murderous intent in his eyes.
Then, he said slowly and calmly: "Why did you start begging for mercy before the Xie Qing family said to whom it was given?"
This Youdu Censor was one of the chief officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Although Zhu Di's voice did not fluctuate much, the Youdu Censor was so frightened that he lost his mind and begged: "My minister... your minister...
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Before he could finish his words, Xie Jin said: "Your Majesty, the situation in Shandong is actually just the tip of the iceberg. Shandong is like this, and if you think about other provinces, it is probably just like this. I still have..."
As he spoke, Xie Jin raised the things in his hands a little higher.
Looking at the large stack of papers in Jie Jin's hand, more people were scared to death.
Because no one knows whether the people who will be affected next will have their share.
Zhang Anshi, who was standing by, was also dumbfounded.
He was actually shocked that this guy Xie Jin was suddenly so tough.
But when I thought about it carefully, I suddenly seemed to understand something.
On the one hand, when Xie Jin came back from Java, he had long been completely disconnected from the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.
Since you are absolutely innocent, then start from here and kill indiscriminately. No matter what, the blood will not splash on your body, so you don't have to be too scrupulous about it.
Secondly, his indiscriminate killing, in a sense, directly allowed himself to take the initiative.
Those who are trying to find evidence of Jie Jin's crimes and accuse Jie Jinluo of crimes are now afraid that they cannot protect themselves, so how can they care about anything else?
Even if there are still people who claim to be innocent and want to continue to criticize and impeach Xie Jin, at this time, they have to think about whether attacking Xie Jin at this juncture will make people doubt whether they want to
Retaliation for personal gain. Or perhaps, because he was afraid that Xie Jin would find evidence of his crimes, he wanted to bring down Xie Jin, an upright official of the Ming Dynasty.
No matter what, the weighing in the palace and the people's deliberation are impossible to side with him.
Thirdly, it is also to severely intimidate others. This is to tell everyone that if you want to punish him, you are too young. When it comes to Luo Zhi's crime, you are all younger brothers.
Zhang Anshi absolutely believes that many people now have evidence concerning the impeachment of Xie Jin secretly hidden in their sleeves.
But things in the world are so unexpected. Now... these evidences... I'm afraid it won't be easy to come up with.
Xie Jin's voice was like a loud bell at this time, and his voice was choked with sobs: "Alas, the officials in the Manchu Dynasty are all scholars of the Ming Dynasty. They are disciples of the saints, and the books they read are all the saints' classics. I never thought that I would go to Java and come back to me.
In the hometown of the Ming Dynasty, the world has fallen so far. The many crimes in the hands of the ministers are dazzling. There are countless such things. Your Majesty... They are using your name to harm the people everywhere. This is to teach me how the Ming Dynasty is.
Doesn’t it mean that the Yuan Dynasty will last for a hundred years?”
This sentence is already very heavy.
If we continue to let these people go, the Ming Dynasty will be over.
Get organized quickly and kill them.
Zhu Di's face became increasingly cold.
He made no sound, but kept scanning the anxious ministers with his eyes.
However, at this time, a question emerged in everyone's mind, and that was... how did Jie Jin collect so much evidence in such a short period of time with just his lifelong servant?
If Xie Jin is the imperial censor of the capital, or an imperial envoy, even if he is a royal guard, he leads a large group of people to Shandong, conducts an investigation like this, and turns Shandong upside down. This is actually justified.
But these two people only walked around Shandong, and now they have a lot of evidence on hand, so...
Someone looked at Zhang Anshi subconsciously.
Zhang Anshi felt confused from those unkind eyes.
Damn it, I was wronged, I am not that cruel. Normally, I, Zhang Anshi, would only mess with you because I have interests. Do you think that I, Zhang Anshi, am a murderer?
Zhang Anshi immediately put on an innocent look and subconsciously moved farther away from Xie Jin.
Finally, someone said: "Jie Gong... dare to ask... where do these evidences come from... After all, this matter is of great importance, and there must be evidence. Otherwise, it will be framed."
Everyone looked and saw that it was Hu Guang who was speaking.
Everyone knows that Hu Guang and Xie Jin have always had a very good relationship and have a very good personal relationship.
At this juncture, no one really dared to ask about this sentence. Only an honest man like Hu Guang felt that something was very serious, so it would be better to ask in detail.
After all... there was too much incriminating evidence provided, and Jie Jin still had a lot of it in his hand.
Zhu Di also looked at Xie Jin and said, "Jie Qing...are you telling the truth?"
Xie Jin said calmly: "Your Majesty, the evidence is conclusive. I can provide the names of these victims involved, as well as the capitals I just proposed, and the goldsmiths involved in the Bing Jing Tan Jing incident. I can provide your Majesty with their names."
Thorough investigation.”
"..."
He said it very firmly.
So that everyone was confused.
See everyone suspicious.
Even Zhu Di found this incredible.
For everyone, there are only two possibilities for this matter. One is that Jie Jin is talking nonsense. The other is that Jin Yiwei helped understand Jin in advance.
The former is okay, but the latter... it involves... Xie Jin was just a long history of a vassal state in the past, but he had already had close contacts with Jin Yiwei in private. To a certain extent, it can actually be said.
There are even people who are ready to kill everything and directly implicate Jin Yiwei and Xie Jin. After all, this matter is extremely sensitive. Jin Yiwei is an important weapon and the handle of the imperial power. How can he make friends with foreign ministers?
Zhu Di subconsciously put his hands behind his back, walked around, and asked, "How did you find it?"
"Catch wind and shadow." Xie Jin said it without hesitation.
Zhu Di: "..."
Obviously, Xie Jin's answer was something Zhu Di would never have thought of.
Jian Jin continued: "Your Majesty, when I was in Java, I took care of civil and military affairs on behalf of His Royal Highness King Zhao every day. Java is small and relies on trade for a living. Therefore, trade is the top priority.
Chongchen has made many friends with maritime merchants..."
Everyone still doesn’t quite understand...
Just when everyone was thinking about how to refute Xie Jin's words.
Xie Jin said calmly: "Dengzhou and Laizhou in Shandong have ports. Because of this, many merchants from Denglai have arrived in Java, and in Java, there is also Shandong specifically for merchants to live in.
The Chamber of Commerce, the merchants who come and go in the Shandong Chamber of Commerce... naturally cannot help but bring a lot of news from the Chief Envoy of Shandong."
"Your Majesty... businessmen travel around the world and are the most well-informed. Many things cannot escape their eyes and ears. For example, the first case, the rape case, was only in Jinan Prefecture, but at that time, there was fierce public discussion.
Many merchants have heard about this second case of gangster robbers. Many merchants among them were deeply harmed by the thief. They saw the government arrest the thief and take his head. But at the same time, the thief still continued to restrain him. Naturally, they also
You will know that there is something fishy in it. If you inquire carefully, it will not be difficult to know the truth."
"As for the matter of ice and charcoal worship, it is even easier. To build a golden Buddha for Hezhou, it is necessary to find a goldsmith to customize it. And if this goldsmith has taken on such a big business, it is impossible for his colleagues to not know about it. And it looks like this
The Golden Buddha is rare, and those who can take the Golden Buddha as a gift are actually very few in Shandong Province. Only those who are interested can find out by asking. What's more, the Golden Buddha also needs to be inscribed with birthday wishes.
It’s really easy to verify the words.”
"It's a pity that for local parents, they don't care at all about hiding from others. After all...even if the common people know it, they don't have to care. When I was in Java, I got a lot of rumors from merchants, so what I have to do is
The matter is just a verification after arriving in Shandong."
The corpses of hundreds of officials?
Xie Jin added: "The good thing about this matter is... I am only a long history member of the State of Zhao. Entering Shandong in the name of worshiping Confucius, no one will doubt it. What's more, I only brought a servant with me."
, and no one would be wary. However, if the imperial guards or imperial envoys go to investigate, it will arouse the vigilance of the Shandong Chief Envoy. They want to destroy the evidence of the crime, or they want to be wary. The officials above and below work together to cover up this matter.
The cover is really too easy. Even if the imperial envoy goes to investigate, it won't take a year and a half to fully investigate it."
"But I can take advantage of them being unprepared and confirm everything one by one. It doesn't take much effort."
At this moment, many people almost exploded.
This Jie Jin... is really weird!
This is a chain plan!
He first went to Shandong to worship at the Confucius Temple. The first reaction was that this person wanted to seize the great righteousness of Confucius. Therefore, everyone's thoughts were focused on Xie Jin's trip to Shandong.
Although they were wary of him, they were all trying to figure out his memorial text and the interaction between Yan Shenggong and Xie Jin.
But in fact, although Xie Jin wanted to catch Xie Jin because of his great righteousness, this was only a benefit. The real trump card was to sharpen the knife for the next massacre in the name of offering sacrifices to the most holy master.
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We are all smart people, and it is not difficult for smart people to think of the first level.
But who would have thought that Xie Jin was in the second layer, or even the atmosphere?
At this moment, many people's hearts sank to the bottom.
Some people even began to feel an indescribable pessimism and despair.
When dealing with Zhang Anshi back then, he could still maintain his reputation as a righteous man. Even if he was trampled on by Zhang Anshi, at least he could still be tough on his words.
Now that I met Xie Jin, I realized that this guy is even more ruthless. This guy really plays with people's hearts.