Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 363: Your crime has been revealed, take them all down! (Please subscribe!!)

Ji Gang smiled again and threw a piece of paper to Guo Huan, "This is Guo Huan's confession. It clearly states how he spent holidays with officials and businessmen, connected them up and down, and committed such appalling corruption. case.”

"The names of the officials and businessmen above are also recorded clearly!"

"We only need to hand over this confession to His Majesty, and our mission will be completed. What to do next depends on His Majesty's orders."

Guo Zi quickly picked up the confession and read it. Although he had just heard Guo Huan speak once, when he saw the white and black words on the confession and the officials and businessmen involved, he was still shocked and trembling all over.

"The chief envoy of Zhejiang and the chief envoy of Fujian. The chief envoy of Jiangxi. The inspector-general Li Yu. Zhao Quande. This. This."

Too much!

There are too many officials involved!

Guo Zi's face was extremely solemn. He knew very well that once this confession was handed over, a big earthquake would happen in the Ming Dynasty soon! !

Therefore, Guo Zin's hand when giving the confession was trembling. There was anger and fear in it!

"Lord Ji Gang, what do you think about this matter?"

Guo Zi looked at Ji Gang. At this moment, he and Ji Gang were in the same boat.

Ji Gang's face was gloomy, "The personnel donated by Guo Huan involved the Ministry of Household Affairs and the four southern provinces. Many of them were senior officials of fifth rank or above. They also involved many businessmen and aristocratic families in the four southern provinces. In addition, many of them were nobles from Huaixi. , the scope and scope of the case is greater than that of the Hu Weiyong case and the Kongyin case!"

"Even South Korean Mr. Lee Shan-chang is afraid that he will not be able to escape his involvement."

Zhu Yuanzhang became angrier the more he thought about it.

Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked, holding up the confession.

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly made a decision in his heart.

Guo Zi entered the palace overnight and handed Guo Huan's confession to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Ji Gang seemed to have seen through Guo Zi's thoughts.

"I thought it was Li Shanchang who made the mistake, but it turned out that someone was digging at the foundation of my Ming Dynasty under my nose!!"

boom!

When Zhu Yuanzhang read this confession, he was so angry that he slammed the table.

"Lord Guo Zi, an expert reminded me that no matter what the situation is, you must report it truthfully, otherwise it will only affect more people!"

Guo Zi thought about it again and said in a deep voice.

After the four southern provinces are stabilized, we can slowly settle accounts with these people.

From the heart, Guo Zi naturally likes that scum like Guo Huan can be punished as he deserves, but he does not want to see tragic scenes like the Hu Weiyong case and the Kongyin case. He has also experienced it personally, and every time he sees it It was a shock to him to see his colleagues being dragged to the execution ground and beheaded. Even officials who made no mistakes were extremely panicked when doing things.

"Your Majesty, I don't think Guo Huan is lying!"

"It's so good!"

Many people in the Huaixi Party have colluded with Guo Huan. Does Li Shanchang really not know?

Hearing this, Ji Gang smiled bitterly and said: "I also have expert guidance, otherwise it won't be any better this time."

"Fifty million taels. Why doesn't Guo Huan just empty out the treasury for me?"

"Leave this matter to me." Ji Gang nodded.

"I almost made a mistake! I made a big mistake!"

"I see that Guo Huan's confession did not say that he had colluded with Li Shanchang. Do you think Guo Huan is lying or telling the truth?"

"The Minister of Rites, Zhao Mao, the Minister of Punishment, Wang Huidi, and the Minister of War, Wang Zhi, are all nobles of Huaixi, and they are also involved!!"

"Guo Zi."

"Thank you, Lord Ji Gang, for reminding me!"

However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not make a rash decision. The four southern provinces are still fighting rebellions. If Li Shanchang is forced to rebel, the situation will be even more difficult to control.

After hearing what Guo Zi said, Zhu Yuanzhang began to think again.

When he was still playing tricks with Ouyang Lun for hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, the people below him were embezzling tens of millions of taels, which made Zhu Yuanzhang unbearable.

Guo Zi nodded, "Yes! Once handed over, given His Majesty's character, there will definitely be another bloody storm. The blood on the execution ground in the capital has only been drying for a short time!"

"The minister is here."

After hearing Ji Gang's words, Guo Zi suddenly woke up as if a basin of cold water had been poured from his head.

"Okay!"

"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions on how to handle this matter next. Lord Ji Gang has sent people to monitor all the people involved in the case. As long as His Majesty gives an order, they can all be arrested and brought to justice!"

"Although Lord Ji Gang is a royal guard, he understands the powerful relationships in the court better than anyone else. After this time, Lord Ji Gang should be able to completely correct himself." Guo Zi couldn't help but sigh.

"There are also the officials and businessmen who colluded with Guo Huan. I have repeatedly issued orders not to allow corruption or collusion between officials and businessmen, but they turned a deaf ear. Do they think I am old and can no longer carry the sword?"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and said, "Everyone on this confession list who is in the capital will be arrested and interrogated by me! But they must be kept secret!"

In addition, these things happened in the four southern provinces managed by Li Shanchang. As the top manager of the four southern provinces, Li Shanchang had no knowledge of these things?

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't believe it at all.

And it also caused the current scene in the four southern provinces. Zhu Yuanzhang could not wait to arrest the people in the confession one by one, skin them and stuff them with grass! !

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he was about to explode, Zhu Yuanzhang realized a problem.

Guo Zi said.

"Since you and I have reached a consensus, I will take this confession and report it to His Majesty. I also ask Mr. Ji Gang to send someone to monitor all the people involved in this confession to prevent these idiots from jumping over the wall and doing things that are not good for Ming Dynasty. !" Guo Zi thought for a moment and said.

"And he has confessed so many nobles from Huaixi, so it doesn't seem to make much sense to just avoid the Korean prince!"

yes! He is just a person sent by His Majesty the Emperor to investigate the case. If he dares to conceal some information and reduce the impact, His Majesty the Emperor will soon know that even he himself will be involved!

What he could and should do was to report truthfully to Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Expert?" Guo Zi was stunned for a moment. He was curious who the expert Ji Gang was talking about was? But he didn't ask. After all, he didn't know Ji Gang very well, so it was a bit offensive to ask rashly.

"As for the four southern provinces, we will wait until the rebellion is suppressed!"

Guo Zi worriedly said: "Your Majesty, what if the officials involved in the four southern provinces receive the news and run away or directly follow the rebels to rebel?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes burst with murderous intent, "Then kill!"

"Yes!" Guo Zi nodded repeatedly. When Zhu Yuanzhang said the word "kill", he felt that the temperature of the entire hall dropped.

The Jin Yiwei in the capital acted quickly. In order to keep the secret a secret, the Jin Yiwei took away the officials while they were on their way to and from the court, or broke into the official's residence at night and dragged them out of bed. If anyone asked, they would always say that they were called by the emperor to deal with important matters.

Guangdong Province, Guangzhou Prefecture.

Li Shanchang was lying on the bed, looking weak. Since the stock market crashed and he vomited blood and fainted, he could only lie in bed to deal with government affairs.

At this moment, many senior officials from the four southern provinces were gathered around Li Shan's bed, their faces full of anxiety.

"Master Taishi, what should we do now?"

"All construction sites in the four provinces have stopped, the stock market has collapsed, and large-scale civilian rebellions have occurred everywhere. I don't know how your Majesty will deal with us!"

Seeing the panic among his subordinates in front of him, Li Shanchang roared: "The sky hasn't fallen yet! Why are you panicking! Ahem!"

"I remember that when I followed His Majesty to conquer the country, I encountered many more dangerous situations than this. In the end, I followed His Majesty to establish the Ming Dynasty." "Aren't all the infrastructure projects now bought by that black boss? Huh? Although the stock market has fallen miserably, I heard that some people are still buying stocks at low prices. This shows that some people still have confidence in the future of our four southern provinces. As for those rebels, the imperial court has sent troops to quell the rebellion. What we have to do now is try our best to stabilize the situation! Try to restore the four southern provinces to their original appearance in the shortest possible time!"

"Your Majesty, I will personally return to Beijing to plead guilty. I will bear all responsibilities. Only in this way will Your Majesty not do anything to you!"

After listening to Li Shanchang's words, the scene was silent for a while.

Li Shanchang keenly sensed something was wrong.

"Is there something you are hiding from me? When did this happen? Tell me quickly!" Li Shanchang said in a deep voice.

"talk!"

At this time, the Chief Envoy of Zhejiang said: "Master Taishi, I have just received news that Guo Huan, the Minister of Household Affairs, Zhao Hao, the Minister of Rites, Wang Huidi, the Minister of Punishment, and Wang Zhi, the Minister of War, have all been captured in the capital. .”

Um! ?

"What did Guo Huan and Zhao Hao do? They were captured at this time. Why didn't I receive the news?" Li Shanchang asked in a deep voice.

"Returning to Master Taishi, this arrest is a secret operation of Jinyiwei. There is no explanation of the reason. I have a distant cousin who works in Jinyiwei Prison. He said that Guo Huan and others are now being imprisoned there. I am suspicious. .Is it related to that matter?" Zhejiang Chief Minister said with a panic look on his face.

"What's the deal between you and Guo Huan?!" Li Shanchang also realized at this moment and asked in a deep voice.

"Master Taishi, we..." Then the Chief Envoy of Zhejiang told them everything about their collusion with Guo Huan in corruption and bribery.

"Master Taishi, help me!"

"We were also deceived by Guo Huan. He told us that we would not be discovered if we did this!"

“The money coming in from infrastructure construction and the stock market is so fast that it’s impossible to hold back from the beginning.”

"We are willing to donate all the proceeds from corruption. We only ask that Your Majesty spare our lives!"

After hearing these words, Li Shanjiu didn't react for a long time.

"Haha, you guys should know that His Majesty hates corrupt officials the most. How did Zhu Liangzu and the others die? It has only been so long, but have you all forgotten?"

"The embezzlement of tens of millions of taels has also led to riots in four southern provinces, not to mention you. I'm afraid even I won't be able to escape this time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open.

A group of royal guards filed in.

The leader was none other than Jinyiwei commander Tongzhi Jigang.

All those who should be investigated were investigated clearly, and the rebellions in the four southern provinces were basically put down. Zhu Yuanzhang decided to capture the relevant personnel.

"Hey, they're all here! It saves me having to catch them one by one!"

"Zhejiang Chief Minister Li Ang, Fujian Chief Minister Ho Hongkun, Jiangxi Chief Minister Zhao Hun and you, your case has been revealed!"

"Take them all!"

Following Ji Gang's order, the Jinyi guards stepped forward one after another. Two Jinyi guards grabbed one official and took them all away.

"Master Taishi, please save me!"

"Master Taishi, we were wronged!"

"Master Taishi."

The officers were allowed to shout, but they were all quickly taken away.

Ji Gang slowly came to Li Shanchang.

Li Shan let out a long sigh, "Master Ji, please take me away too!"

Ji Gang raised his hands and saluted, "The Duke of Han is the current Grand Master, how can he be arrested!"

"Your Majesty asked me to invite the Grand Master back to the capital. Your Majesty has something to ask you!"

"Master Grand Master, please don't commit suicide. It will be difficult for you and me to deal with each other then, and it will not be a good thing for your family."

Hearing Ji Gang's words, Li Shanchang trembled all over and said with a sad smile: "They all say that Jin Yiwei is scary. I didn't feel it before, but now... I feel it!"

"Don't worry, I won't commit suicide like this."

Ji Gang nodded, "Master Taishi is a smart man, so I won't bother you too much. We will set off back to Beijing early tomorrow morning!"

"I'll take my leave!"

He bowed his hands again and saluted, and then Ji Gang slowly retreated.

Li Shanchang looked at the empty room, his face was terrifyingly gloomy, but his eyes were full of helplessness.

Jin Yiwei's actions were so fast that he directly wiped out all his men in the four southern provinces, and the rebellions of the people in various places have been resolved. Now he has no choice but to follow Ji Gang back to the capital.

"Your Majesty is indeed your Majesty!"

Li Shanchang laughed miserably, "I'm really unwilling!"

A few days later.

Beijing.

Tai Chi Hall, early morning.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon chair with a gloomy face.

The civil and military officials below all looked solemn, and even their breathing was cautious.

From the beginning of the epidemic in the four southern provinces to now, it has become more and more serious. It has lasted for several months. All kinds of news are flying all over the sky and have already spread throughout the capital.

Regardless of whether it was related to this incident or not, officials were on tenterhooks for fear of offending the emperor.

The anger in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart at this moment was no less than that of an active volcano.

Rebellions continued in the four southern provinces, and the people were in dire straits. The scale, number of people, and influence were so great that such a situation had never been encountered since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

If a common people's rebellion was a slap in the face to Zhu Yuanzhang, this time the rebellion in the four southern provinces was a slap in the face to Zhu Yuanzhang seven or eight times, and after the slap, he had to be kicked again.

Zhu Yuanzhang would not be so angry about this matter alone. There was also the matter of Guo Huan from the Ministry of Revenue mixed with it.

When he thought that a minister of household affairs could embezzle fifty million taels of silver, Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he trembled all over. If he hadn't wanted to settle the affairs in the south first, he would have raised the butcher's knife long ago.

Kill him and his blood will flow like a river.

Let those officials who have forgotten their fear know that the most intolerable thing for him, Zhu Yuanzhang, is corrupt officials! !

"Xuan Li Shanchang!"

"Yes, Grand Master Xuan and Mr. Li Shanchang of South Korea are here to see you!!"

(End of this chapter)