I'm really not doing business

Chapter 932 Wang Chonggu is seriously ill

Although it was a holiday for the New Year, Zhu Yijun began his pre-New Year pilgrimage. On the afternoon of the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty appeared at Nanhai Zi in Daxing County.

The official name of Nanhaizi in the Ming Dynasty was Nanyuan, which was the place where the emperor went hunting. Every month, there were special people hunting to provide game for the emperor.

The entire Nanyuan is approximately 31 acres in area, about the size of 290 imperial palaces. It was built during the Yongle period, and the wall was 120 miles long.

Nanhaizi was supposed to have a governor and four admirals in charge of twenty-four gardens with animals, fruits and vegetables exclusively for the emperor's use.

Since the Zhengtong period, Nanyuan gradually fell into disrepair. Since the Chenghua period, there was no governor or internal office to manage Nanyuan.

During the Hongzhi reign, Emperor Xiaozong issued an edict allowing the people to cultivate the land on their own. The 31 acres of land in Nanyuan were cultivated around Nanhu Lake. During the Zhengde reign, Emperor Wuzong loved hunting, so he renovated the walls and took back Nanyuan.

However, the Ming Dynasty had been in a financial revenue crisis since the Hongzhi period and had no time to manage Nanyuan. However, the imperial ban remained in place, and the place was completely abandoned during the Longqing period.

Zhu Yijun picked it up and settled the relatives of the scouts and the coastal defense inspectors. To date, there are 5,100 households in Nanyuan, all of whom are relatives of the scouts. In addition to these 5,000 households, there are also 2,100 loyal Yulin soldiers.

The descendants of those who died in the army were taken and raised in the Yulin Army in Nanyuan. They were raised and trained by the officials and were known as the Yulin Loyal Army.

The Ming Dynasty fought wars year after year, and even though the soldiers were well-trained and well-equipped, there were still many sacrifices. How the children of these sacrificed soldiers grew up became a huge problem. Concubine Zhou De and the emperor's eldest daughter Zhu Xuanchang were one of these problems.

A strong laborer died in the frontier, leaving the family without support; a father died, and relatives and neighbors devoured the entire family; a mother remarried, and this burden could not be taken with her;
This problem is not unique to the Ming Dynasty, but has existed since the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of Han also had a group of Yulin orphans, about 2500 in number.

There is only one solution. You don’t want to raise one, right? I will!

The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty came to Nanyuan as he had done in the past decade or so. He entered the memorial archway and stopped on the side of the street. Zhang Juzheng accompanied him. Wang Chonggu was in poor health and could not accompany him this year.

Zhu Yijun got off the car. Half of the 2,000 soldiers of the Gu Zhong Camp wore red tassel helmets, iron armor, and held hook-sickle spears. They held their heads high and chests out. The cold winter wind made the flags rustle. The slightly immature faces of the soldiers of the Gu Zhong Camp had particularly firm expressions, because they knew that their father had come.

Whether in name or in reality, the 2,100 men in the Loyal Camp are all your Majesty's children, except that their surnames have not been changed.

After the emperor got off the carriage, the Lonely Camp did not kneel, but stood straighter, all looking at the emperor, pausing to tap the hook-and-sickle spears in their hands, and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is mighty!"

"The Ming army is mighty." Zhu Yijun waved his hand, signaling for the cheering to stop.

"Your Majesty." A burly man came before the emperor and bowed his head.

This person is the child king Wei Jingguo, whose real name is Wei San, the son of Wei Wulang, the Marquis of Duntaiyuan in Xuanfu.

Wei Wulang died in the borderland in the third year of Wanli. He died in the snow and ice while investigating the movements of Altan Khan's army. He was frozen to death and his body was not found until the beginning of the spring of the following year. Wei Wulang's wife was seriously ill and died before Wei Wulang, leaving behind two sons and a daughter.

The local thugs in the village robbed Wei San's family and stole their only seven acres of land. Wei San's brother was indignant and went to reason with them, but was beaten to death by the thugs. Wei San was four years old that year. He stood at the entrance of the village barefoot in the snow, holding his baby sister in his arms, not knowing where to go.

Wei Wulang's comrades came to investigate and found Wei San and his sister hiding in the temple. The comrade brought the children to Beijing and found Chen Mo, who was also from the Duntaiyuanhou family. Wei San was given the name Wei Jingguo by the emperor and sent to Nanyuan.

Wei Jingguo has been the leader among the children since he was young. No children in the yard dared to mess with him. It was not because Wei Jingguo was fierce, but because Wei Jingguo was fair.

"No need to bow, Jingguo, don't you plan to take part in the imperial examination?" Zhu Yijun looked at the slightly childish faces of these children and felt very pleased. After all, all these years of hard work were not in vain. At least he had raised so many children.

Wei Jingguo has already graduated from the Military Academy. According to the military system of the Ming Dynasty, graduates of the Military Academy are considered military candidates. The imperial examination that Zhu Yijun mentioned is for civil candidates. This kid is really good at studying, so it will be no problem for him to pass the examination for a candidate ...

"I won't take the exam anymore. I have already reported to the Beijing camp and plan to be a Duntai Yuanhou." Wei Jingguo had a simple and honest smile on his face. He had been eating the emperor's food for fourteen years. He had grown up and was no longer a child. It was time for him to join the army.

This was the third time that His Majesty wanted him to take the imperial examination. Sometimes, he couldn't understand why His Majesty always wanted him to take the civil examination.

The duty of the Yulin Guzhongying is to study literature and martial arts, be admitted to the Military Academy, become a general, and enter the Jingying. They need to prevent the Jingying, the most terrible weapon of violence on earth, from escaping the emperor's control.

Wei Jingguo knew about this responsibility when he was very young, and he had been growing up towards this goal, but His Majesty did not seem to agree with this responsibility.

"Okay." Zhu Yijun nodded. Since Wei Jingguo had already joined the army and was skilled in archery and horse riding, the emperor would not force him to become a marquis.

Zhu Yijun asked Wei Jingguo to take the civil service examination because he felt it was unfair. His parents died for the stability of the country's borders and had already served the Ming Dynasty loyally. The child became an orphan and had finally grown up, only to have to join the army and suffer again.

Zhu Yijun walked to the end of the team. The children here were very young, only about three or five years old. Children under fourteen years old would not receive military training. If they did not like practicing martial arts, they did not have to practice.

"Are these new this year?" Zhu Yijun picked up a three-year-old child. The child had big eyes and blinked at the emperor without showing any shyness. He stretched out his hand, pinched Zhu Yijun's face, and then started giggling.

"Yes." Wei Jingguo said hurriedly. Thirty-two people joined the Gu Zhong Camp this year.

How could Zhu Yijun be the one who would suffer a loss? He immediately pinched her gently and said with a smile: "Naughty, what's your name?"

"My name is Nuonuo! The Nuo in "promise." The child kept dodging the emperor's hand and refused to let the emperor pinch his face. He even wanted to pinch him back. He answered the emperor's questions in a baby voice, without relaxing his hand for a moment and would not stop until he pinched the emperor back.

Chen Nuo's father was a soldier in the Liaodong Army, stationed at Iwami Silver Mine, and died in Japan. His mother remarried and left the child behind and sent him to the Guzhong Camp.

Zhu Yijun shook his sleeves, and a candy hidden in his hand was revealed when he turned his hand, attracting the child's attention. He put Nuonuo down and said, "Admit defeat, admit defeat, I admit defeat, this candy is for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Nuonuo was very proud and arrogant. He put his hands on his hips and showed his victory to his friends.

The eldest son Zhu Changzhi has been following the emperor in attending government affairs since he started school. This inspection tour of Nanhai Zi was no exception. He was actually a little envious. From childhood to adulthood, his busy father had never teased him like this.

Zhu Yijun inspected Nanhai Zi and stayed there for about an hour before leaving for Yongding Woolen Factory. He met with more than a dozen craftsmen and asked about the situation in the factory this year, especially about the craftsmen's conference.

Liu Qinniang, the courtesan who once recklessly flirted with the emperor, is now the agent of Zhiniang. Her child has grown up. Time is merciless, and wrinkles have appeared at the corners of Liu Qinniang's eyes.

On the morning of the 26th, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty arrived at the Xishan Coal Bureau, met with the craftsmen, inquired about the situation, and checked the accounts. The emperor suddenly decided to inspect the dining hall, checked the food, and gave some instructions, mainly on hygiene requirements.

After leaving the Xishan Coal Bureau, the emperor arrived at Tsinghua University in the afternoon and inspected the progress of the school reconstruction in Tsinghua University. The courtyard wall had been demolished and some of Li Wei's favorite flowers had been uprooted to be converted into a library.

Zhu Yijun arrived at the North City and first went to the Ten Princes' Palace to meet with the clan members. Then he went to Wuying Tower to meet with military honors and soldiers. Although he met them every day, this time he came to express his condolences. Then he went to the Royal Institute of Technology.

On the 27th, the emperor took the empress and the eldest son to the East and West Shefan Temples, and then to the poorhouse, bringing some rice, flour, grain and oil, and checking on the children's wintering. It was fortunate that the emperor came here every year, otherwise the poorhouse would probably have become a place of filth and it was not impossible for it to have become a human pawnshop.

On the 28th, the emperor received more than a thousand officials, elders, common people, and laborers at Huangji Gate.

In the halls of government, the people's concerns are expressed, and in the imperial court, questions are raised about government affairs.

On the 29th, the emperor received a large number of foreign officials, including governors, provincial governors, prefects, and county magistrates. Except for Shi Xingyan, the governor-general of Shaanxi and Gansu, most of these foreign officials were cowards and did not dare to express their opinions.

On the morning of the 30th, the emperor met with the powerful and wealthy people, local celebrities and gentry in Xitu City. On behalf of all the people, Zhu Yijun expressed his gratitude to them for the six major promises they made to reduce rent in the year of disaster. He also hoped that they could do it. After all, it was written in black and white. If they made the same mistake again, they could not blame the court for being merciless and unkind.

The powerful and wealthy asked the most concerning questions: would the Wuqingbo case be further expanded? Would the big house they built be used by the emperor to build a school?

If the emperor used the money to build royal gardens, these powerful and wealthy people could still resist. But if the emperor used the money to build schools, they would not even be able to resist.

Yao Guangqi's younger brother Yao Guangming said that if the emperor needed it, he could take it, erect a monument for it, and immediately shout "the emperor is wise and wise!"
Your Majesty is already very merciful. You only care about the house and not the life. If the house is gone, it can be rebuilt, but if the person is gone, they are truly dead.

The emperor was not ambiguous, but told the powerful and wealthy: if you don't commit the crime of confiscation of property, your property will not be confiscated.

What the emperor said seemed like nonsense no matter how you looked at it, but when the powerful were about to leave, everyone was delighted!

Your Majesty has always kept his word and has a strong credibility. Your Majesty attaches great importance to the Ming Dynasty Code and the Ming Dynasty Law, and his attitude is very clear. He will not use the power of a little bit of willfulness to treat them as nails to hammer down.

In the evening, Zhu Zaiyu brought his clan members, Zhang Juzheng brought his officials, and Qi Jiguang brought his military honors to the Tonghe Palace to pay New Year's greetings to the Emperor.

Zhu Yijun still hadn't seen Wang Chonggu. He had asked for leave several times due to illness before the New Year.

In the Ming Dynasty, people would pay New Year’s greetings on the evening of New Year’s Eve. There was no curfew during the New Year, and there were lights and decorations everywhere, making it very lively.

The sound of firecrackers heralds the old year, and the puffs of plum blossoms herald the new year.

The plum blossoms in the capital bloomed, and Wang Chonggu really fell ill and could not get up again.

On New Year's Eve, Wang Chonggu went to the Xishan Coal Bureau despite his illness. The craftsmen were going to hold a celebration that day, so he forced himself to go. But when he returned to the Quanjin Guild Hall, he could not get up. He even refused to accept the New Year greetings from the Shanxi Party and the Workers' Party.

The condition showed signs of worsening, and the chief physician Chen Shigong reported this to the emperor, saying that Wang Chonggu was afraid that he did not have much time left.

"Has Wang Qian come back?" Zhu Yijun was a little upset. He closed the memorials and newspapers. He was not in the mood to read them.

Feng Bao whispered, "I won't be back until the thirteenth day."

After Wang Chonggu became seriously ill, the emperor ordered a post station to rush him to Songjiang Prefecture over an 800-mile journey. However, Wang Qian had to return to the capital and hand over the matters at hand before he could return to the capital, which would take at least thirteen days.

"So, I'm afraid I won't be able to see him for the last time." Zhu Yijun let out a breath, becoming even more upset. Although Wang Qian was a rebellious son, he couldn't make it in time because his father died of illness.

Feng Bao was silent for a moment before he said, "I'm afraid it's too late. The chief physician has consulted with Wang Ci Fu. I'm afraid... I'm afraid it will be in the next few days."

"I understand." Zhu Yijun nodded again and fell into silence.

Wang Chonggu fought against the Japanese pirates in Yangzhou and resisted the invaders in Xuanfu. During the Longqing period, he prompted Longqing to negotiate peace. Although he took a detour later, after the Wanli Restoration, Wang Chonggu became a hated figure by the rebels. He was at the top of the list of surrender compiled by the rebels in the Southern Yamen.

Without material foundation, the Wanli Reform could not be supported. Obviously, Wang Chonggu combined the ancestral methods of military garrisons and resident craftsmen to create the official factory system, which provided sufficient material basis for the Wanli Reform.

On the third day of the first lunar month in the eighteenth year of the Wanli reign, Zhu Yijun arrived at Wang Chonggu's house in a royal carriage. Because of his attritional relationship with the Jin Party, Wang Chonggu did not live in the Quanjin Guild Hall. In the capital, where every inch of land is valuable, Wang Chonggu's house covered an area of ​​20 acres, which was twice as large as Zhang Juzheng's private residence.

If you can't win in the court, you must win at home.

Zhu Yijun stood in front of the door, raised his foot, then put it down, hesitating to move forward.

Everyone has a lucky mentality. Zhu Yijun always felt that he was just like a cawing crow. Every time a minister became seriously ill, he would leave after visiting him. Zhu Yijun even felt that as long as he didn't enter this door, Wang Chonggu would continue to be active in the court.

In fact, since June last year, Zhu Yijun noticed that Wang Chonggu was really old. He could no longer lift the ring-handled sword, nor could he chase his rebellious son. The walking cane was no longer a decoration, but a necessity.

During the court meeting in October, Wang Chonggu became somewhat hysterical and forgot what he had said after a while. This winter, Wang Chonggu had been sick on and off without stopping.

"Come in." Zhu Yijun finally walked into Wang Chonggu's house and adjusted his mood.

Wang Chonggu was awake. When the emperor came in, he looked carefully for a long time. Only when he saw clearly that it was His Majesty did he smile.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry to have worried you. I'm very grateful that you can come." When Wang Chonggu saw the emperor coming, he smiled with ease. He was actually a little scared. He was really afraid that his majesty would not come.

He is a usurper and a flatterer. Over the years, he was alive and useful, and His Majesty valued him. Now that he is dying and useless, will His Majesty still be willing to protect their family? This is the heaviest thing on Wang Chonggu's mind after he became seriously ill.

Of course, the emperor could choose not to come in order to avenge the disloyalty in the past. As long as the emperor did not come, there would be many jackals and tigers in the court who would be eager to eat them alive, so there would be no need for the emperor to be the bad guy.

When the emperor came, his attitude was clear, and he was also a hero of the Wanli Reform.

Zhu Yijun sat next to Wang Chonggu and said in a pretended vicious tone, "Am I such a petty person in the eyes of the Second Assistant Minister? It has been such a long time! Does the Second Assistant Minister think that I will not come? How disrespectful!"

Wang Chonggu used to be a very strong man, but now he was seriously ill and curled up on his sickbed, looking extremely thin.

"Haha." Wang Chonggu laughed. His Majesty was a very easy to understand person. This was obviously a joke.

But to be honest, His Majesty the Emperor is a petty-minded person who will take revenge for any slight. He learned this from Zhang Juzheng. No matter what the grudge is, he will hold it in his heart for a lifetime.

"Your Majesty, can I be buried in Jinling in the Western Hills?" Wang Chonggu asked another question that concerned him.

Zhu Yijun didn't laugh, and immediately said: "Of course, I will be ranked after you and General Qi. This is all decided."

"And he's the number three hero? That's incredible, incredible, and it brings honor to the family." Upon hearing this, Wang Chonggu widened his eyes a little, quite surprised.

It can actually be ranked third!
He felt that the things he had done in the past were worthy of being enshrined in the imperial mausoleum, which was already a sign of the emperor's generosity, but he did not expect that it would be so prominent.

Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "I only count the merits and demerits after the Wanli Reform, not before. Before that, the country was in turmoil, so it was normal for something to happen."

Before the second year of the Wanli reign, Wang Chonggu was greedy and corrupt. Together with Gao Gong and Yang Bo, he protected the followers of the Jin Party and even embezzled the silver from the Great Wall outside the Great Wall. He also presumptuously wrote the engagement letter with gold characters for his daughter's marriage and wanted to send his own dog to the Beijing camp to eat the emperor's food. When Tan Lun refused, Wang Chonggu asked the censors to impeach Tan Lun by coughing.

Zhu Yijun certainly did not forget these things, but Wang Chonggu stopped himself in time, repaired the Great Wall, and resettled 190,000 refugees in Xuanda. He then accepted the imperial mission without any mistakes. These were merits that far outweighed his faults. There was no need to worry too much about the internal struggles among the ruling class before that.

Wang Chonggu looked at the emperor for a long time. At his deathbed, he still admitted that His Majesty was a magnanimous man who cared about the world, the country, and the people.

With what he has done, no emperor would tolerate him.

Wang Chonggu propped himself up and sat up, took a breath and said, "Your Majesty, let Wang Qian observe mourning and then retire from the society."

"Can't I protect Wang Qian? Don't worry, Wang Ci Fu." Zhu Yijun felt that Wang Chonggu was worrying too much. Ci Fu's father had passed away, and Wang Qian still had the emperor's favor.

Wang Chonggu shook his head twice and said, "If I leave, he will cause so much trouble to Your Majesty."

"If Wang Qian really leaves the court, the Wang family will be scattered not far away. Wang Ci Fu should know that if he retreats, everyone will want to eat him up." Zhu Yijun said immediately. Wang Chonggu, who had been fighting for a lifetime, obviously knew that Wang Qian's official position was their family's life-saving card, and they absolutely could not take a step back.

At this point, there is no possibility for Wang Qian to retreat.

Thinking of retreat? This world has never been so kind. No one will let Wang Chonggu, Wang Qian and his children go. There is no way out. Even Emperor Zhu Yijun has no way out.

"I am just afraid that he will not be able to defeat others and will be used by others, which will become an opening for counterattack against the new policy. Once this opening is made, it will be like a dam bursting." Wang Chonggu was silent for a long time and finished speaking this sentence in a halting manner.

"Don't worry, I'm here." Zhu Yijun smiled. This old fox was taking advantage of the emperor's serious illness to ask for a promise.

Zhu Yijun understood and gave it to him.

It wasn't because Zhu Yijun and Wang Qian had a good personal relationship that he wanted to protect Wang Qian. It was mainly because Wang Qian worked hard on his own. A group of insects who couldn't even read the word "contradiction" were no match for Wang Qian. In addition, with the emperor's favor, the reputation of Wang Qian would definitely stand.

"Your Majesty, there is something I have not told you." Wang Chonggu asked his servant to bring a box. Feng Bao opened it and checked it before placing it in front of His Majesty. The box was one foot square and was full of IOUs.

Feng Bao simply counted and found that the IOUs in this box were worth more than two million silver coins. Based on the interest rate on the IOUs, the interest alone would be six hundred thousand silver coins a year.

"Your Majesty, I mentioned the matter of destroying the nest and taking away the horse before. This is why we have to destroy the nest and take away the horse." Wang Chonggu looked at the box with complicated emotions.

Why did the Ming border troops run to the grasslands, destroy people's nests, and drive away the herdsmen's horses? Because the grassland people owed money and wanted to run away without paying it back.

The IOUs that Shanxi merchants could not recover would be handed over to the border soldiers, who would then take the IOUs and raid the border areas.

Altan Khan was the first Khan of the Northern Barbarians in the Borjigin Golden Family to recognize the Ming Dynasty as his suzerain state. He did not do so voluntarily but was forced to do so.

Wang Chonggu coughed lightly and said, "My Shengchang Company goes to the grasslands to do business every year. In just 30 years, everyone from Altan Khan to herdsmen owes my family money, and it will take generations to come to pay it back."

"In addition to Shengchang, the Shanxi merchants also have Shengrong, Shengyong, Shengben, etc., all of which are Shanxi merchants trading in the grasslands. The IOUs in the hands of these Shanxi merchants under my command, in total, must be worth more than 20 million silver."

"These people on the grasslands can't even pay back the principal if they encounter a disaster year."

"Your Majesty, these Shanxi merchants are full of evil and have slept in all the tents and temples on the grassland. The grassland people can't pay back the money, so they have to sell their children. That's why the term "Datong women" came into being."

Before his death, Wang Chonggu honestly confessed how Altan Khan, who was so ambitious that he forced the Ming Dynasty to sign a humiliating treaty, was forced into such an embarrassing situation little by little.

"In war, all means are used. It's not surprising." Zhu Yijun closed the box. Since the Ming Dynasty conquered Bansheng in the ninth year of Wanli and began to rule Suiyuan, the Shanxi merchants did not dare to collect debts. The interest was compounded, and the cost of these IOUs had long been earned back.

If you continue to collect debts and intensify the conflicts among the border residents, you will face the emperor's wrath.

Wang Chonggu took all the IOUs from the Shanxi merchants into his own hands. He had originally planned that if the situation in Suiyuan recurred, he would present these IOUs to His Majesty so that His Majesty could take them to collect the debts. He would have a legitimate reason to do so, or he could just burn them. It was all a tool to win people's hearts.

The progress of Suiyuan's royalization was far more optimistic than that of the most optimistic court officials; even a golden statue of the emperor was erected.

Originally Daming thought it was a wild and ferocious jackal, but he didn't expect it to be a wolf that could be trained by giving it some food and sometimes it was hungry. It turned out to be just as the Jie Ku Yuan said, if you give it food and water for two months, the wolf will perform a dog transformation on the spot.

Wang Chonggu whispered, "Your Majesty, if you encounter a tough opponent in the future, you can use this method, even if it's Spain or England. If it doesn't work, sell these IOUs that can't be collected to the Western pirates at a low price and let the pirates collect the debt themselves."

"For example, Annan, let the Guangzhou Maritime Customs collect the debts owed by the people and send the navy to collect them."

Wang Chonggu, who was good at making money, was still thinking about how to get some money for the court when he died.

The imperial court was desperately short of money. It had to repair highways and build schools. When it was poor, the treasury was empty. Even when it became rich, the treasury was still empty. Wasn't the Wanli Reform in vain?

Zhu Yijun was silent for a moment. This scholar was full of evil schemes. Even if the emperor and the eunuchs were put together, no one could defeat him.

"Your Majesty, I have a memorial to the emperor regarding the fight against corruption." Wang Chonggu asked the chief steward to bring a memorial and hand it to the emperor.

Wang Chonggu's mind is full of tricks but no principles. The only thing he has done in his life that is in line with principles is to improve the productivity of the state-owned factories. Everything else is just tricks.

This memorial to the emperor was also a technique. In his opinion, anti-corruption should be tackled from ten angles.

One, rely on the censors to impeach; two, investigate the erotic banners in brothels; three, observe the adopted daughter's gorgeous clothes; four, investigate the secret letters and remains; five, be afraid of the competition for favor from the concubines; six, look through the beams and peek into the house; seven, punish the arrogance of the playboys; eight, investigate the collapse of the tripod; nine, find out the refugees knocking on the door; ten, gather colleagues to impeach.

As long as we approach corruption from these ten directions, it will become easier to investigate corruption.

"Your Majesty, I have no idea. When it comes to the moment, I still defeated Zhang Juzheng once! Zhang Juzheng serves the country and the people. He is a great man in the world." Wang Chonggu finally let go of the anger he had been holding in his heart when he saw that His Majesty had accepted the memorial.

When the time came, he still defeated Zhang Juzheng once.

Zhang Juzheng only supported anti-corruption but did not come up with specific rules. Wang Chonggu gave Your Majesty a book of anti-corruption guidelines, and according to this, you will find the right answers every time you check.

When censors impeach, they usually have some solid evidence;
Officials often go to brothels and other luxurious places, and they can be found out easily;

The adopted daughter's gorgeous clothes, some adopted daughters in Ming Dynasty are not just adopted daughters, they are dressed very gorgeously, you can get them;
The secret letter and the remains are about the chain of events. If you catch one person and don't let him go, the individual case will become a group of cases, and when you pull out the carrot, you'll get the dirt.

An unsatisfied concubine, a resentful wife, and children who like to show off are all excellent targets;
The thieves on the beams are thieves. These thieves can actually be regarded as important sources of information. Sometimes it is faster to ask the thieves than to ask the censors.
The Ding Gong collapsed, and Wang Chonggu went back to Xuanda to repair the hole because Zhang Juzheng had overturned the Xuanda Great Wall.
When refugees knock on the door, it is necessary to investigate the problems reported by the people, and not to just brush it off;

Impeachment by colleagues is actually infighting among bureaucrats and officials. Political enemies who are eyeing them covetously always have some evidence that others do not understand.

Overall, based on his own experience, Wang Chonggu pointed out the direction for the Ming Dynasty's anti-corruption struggle. The Ming court, which originally did not know how to intensify its anti-corruption efforts, immediately became enlightened.

This is a technique, but a very useful one.

"I understand. I will continue the anti-corruption work. When Wang Ci Fu recovers from his illness, he will personally supervise the work." Zhu Yijun put away the memorial and said forcefully.

"I killed two Japanese pirates with my own hands in my early years. I have no regrets in this life." Wang Chonggu leaned back in his chair, looked at the crows outside the window, exhaled a breath, seemed to be recalling his past, and slowly closed his eyes.

Zhu Yijun sat on the stool for a long time. The chief physician Chen Shigong came forward, felt Wang Chonggu's pulse, and then whispered, "Your Majesty, Wang Cifu is gone."

"I know." Zhu Yijun nodded and just watched quietly. After a long while, he exhaled and said, "Feng Daban, Wang Qian is not around. Order the Ministry of Rites to appoint a specialist to take care of the funeral. Let the eunuchs keep an eye on it and not slack off."

"Send Wang Cifu on his last journey for me."

(End of this chapter)