King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

The entire Xijiang area.

All acts of corruption, factionalism, embezzlement and abuse of power.

Since the arrest of Xijiang Provincial Governor Zhong Kairan, all the dirty and sordid things hidden in the dark were exposed at once.

In an instant, the entire Xijiang area.

The sky, which was originally covered by dark clouds and filled with fear all day long, was cleared away by the Embroidered Uniform Guards in just these few days.

None of those officials and merchants who once stood in high positions, bullied the common people and oppressed them in every possible way, escaped and were all arrested by the Jinyiwei.

This move.

Not to mention the entire Xijiang area.

Even compared with the entire Ming Dynasty, except for a few famous major cases such as the Empty Seal Case, the Lan Yu Case, and the Li Shanchang Case during the Taizu period, this was the most powerful case with the largest number of officials arrested.

This time the sweep was massive.

As a result, more than half of the officials in the entire Xijiang area were arrested.

As for the remaining officials who have not been arrested, it does not mean that they do not have any problems.

But there is absolutely no way.

After all, the entire Xijiang area is vast.

Although we are investigating corruption and certain officials, it is impossible to take down all officials, right?
If the court really wants to take them all down, where will it find suitable officials to take up the posts and serve the people?

If there are not enough officials, God knows what will happen, or if any emergency occurs, who will handle these situations for the court?

to this end.

When preparing to take action against these officials.

Ji Gang and Zhu Gaoxu had in-depth discussions and consultations on this issue.

In the end, it was decided to arrest the serious offenders and let the minor ones go based on the severity of their crimes for those involved in the Zhong Kairan case, in order to stabilize the situation in the entire Xijiang area.

It won’t turn the entire Xijiang River into a mess.

of course
Those officials who were decided to be let off are not having an easy time either.

The Jinyiwei came to their doors one by one and placed the evidence of their crimes in front of them, forcing them to honestly hand over all their illegal gains over the years to the court.

Faced with such a situation.

He witnessed the Jinyiwei's thundering methods, and saw that his colleagues, who once walked hand in hand with him, were imprisoned and thrown into the imperial prison.

And I still have room to maneuver.

To people like them, it is no less than the sound of nature.

After all, no one is a fool.

For them, money can be earned again if lost, and as long as they still have power in their hands, their lives will not be too bad no matter what.

But if you lose your life, what’s the point of holding on to money?
What you cannot bring with you when you are born, you cannot take with you when you die.

In the end, it still fell into the hands of the court.

so.
As for this issue, they are all old hands and shrewd people in the officialdom, and they see it more clearly than anyone else.

Then, without even the slightest hesitation, he directly and gratefully handed over the money he had amassed through years of corruption and factionalism to the Jinyiwei as quickly as possible.

It was as if they were afraid that if they handed it over slowly, the Jinyiwei would go back on their word.

more than this.

When he handed over his corrupt and illegal gains, he also submitted a letter of apology stating everything he had done over the years.

This is to express one's attitude and loyalty to the court.

Trying to make a good impression.

Increase your hope of survival.

Despite this, many officials in Xijiang were still worried. Many officials who were lazy and ignored state affairs in the past became extremely enthusiastic at this moment, and tried their best to deal with the people and the affairs of the areas under their jurisdiction.

They were afraid that certain things would reach Zhu Gaoxu's ears and anger him, making him unhappy, causing the grace they had worked so hard to obtain to be lost in an instant, and he would raise his butcher knife against them again.

All of a sudden, the government affairs of the entire Xijiang area seemed to be missing nearly half of the officials.

But there was no chaos.

Not only that, the speed at which government affairs are issued is now several points faster than before.

The entire Xijiang area was lifted up by Daliang.

In this regard.

Seeing this and listening to the reports from the people below, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but complain in his heart, and couldn't help but sigh softly to Liu Feng who was guarding beside him:

“This guy!”

"It's just cheap."

"In the past, when all officials were fully staffed, there was no sign of these individuals being very active in various government orders and affairs."

"Hey now it's good."

"Even though half the people are missing, government affairs and political matters are still intact and are all implemented in the open."

"The speed at which government affairs are handled is a model for the Ming court."

Liu Feng: “.”

Listen, is this human language?
Why are these officials who managed to survive like this? Don’t you have any idea?
With so many people arrested, nearly half of the Xijiang officials were thrown into prison. Almost all of their crimes have been listed, and they will be executed in front of all the people soon.

Under such circumstances.

Who is so stubborn?

Besides, why were these officials able to survive and receive lighter punishments? Who doesn’t have any idea about this?
To put it bluntly, who doesn't know that their purpose is to stabilize the situation in Xijiang?
Who dares to be lazy, who dares to slack off, who dares to look for trouble at this time?

Isn’t it true that an old centenarian would eat arsenic and think his life is too long?

Anyone who is not a fool knows what to do.

Moreover, from some of the things he knew and the reports from his subordinates, he heard that many of the Xijiang officials who survived did not dare to rest even if they caught a cold or were sick, and continued to handle government affairs while sick.

For what?
Isn't it just to demonstrate your own value and to survive?
Of course he knew what was going on, but Liu Feng was very tactful and did not express too many opinions or thoughts on the matter.

I just smiled at this question.

Da da da.
Just then.

The sound of hurried footsteps pulled Zhu Gaoxu back from his wandering thoughts, and he couldn't help but look towards the location where the sound came from.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to His Majesty the Prince of Han."

The person who came was none other than Ji Gang, the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, who had been traveling around the various prefectures in Xijiang in recent days.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and asked in a deep voice:

"How did things go?"

"Have all the personnel been brought to justice?"

"When can we start?"

Ji Gang calmed down, sorted out his thoughts briefly, and replied:
"Report to the prince."

"Everyone on the list has been brought to justice."

"The charges and evidence have all been proven. We can take action at any time and take everyone to the execution ground for execution."

Get a satisfactory answer.

A hint of joy flashed across Zhu Gaoxu's brows, and he nodded in satisfaction. Then he subconsciously looked up at the sun slowly setting over the western hills, and after a brief pause, he said:
"So good."

"But it's late today."

"The commander-in-chief and his soldiers have been running around everywhere since today and are exhausted."

"Everyone has been on edge during this period of time."

"Let everyone have a good rest today."

"The execution will begin tomorrow."

After hearing this, Ji Gang naturally had no objection.

After all, during this period of time, not to mention the soldiers, even he, as the executor, was exhausted.

"promise!!"

"I thank you, Your Majesty, for your favor." Zhu Gaoxu nodded, waved his hand and said:

"okay."

"Nothing, just leave!"

"Have a good rest, have a good rest."

Order received.

Ji Gang didn't say anything more. He bowed slightly and then strode out of the yard.

at the same time.

Wait until the order comes.

The Prince of Han is going on a killing spree!
The news that the officials who had been abusing power and forming cliques for personal gain in Xijiang in recent years would be executed tomorrow spread quickly in Linchuan City.

The next day.

The bustling and bustling city of Linchuan disappeared.

Instead, there was depression and silence.

Whether they were hawkers doing business on the streets or businessmen running shops, the group of people seemed to have discussed it beforehand. Today, almost no business offices were left in the entire Linchuan city.

However, it is not open for business.

But there were still many people on the streets of the city.

And everyone seemed to be under a spell, standing quietly on both sides of the street, with their bodies sideways and their eyes all looking in the direction of Linchuan government office.

He would talk and speak timidly in a low voice to people around him from time to time.

Dang clang, clang clang.

Just then.

A rapid and harsh sound of gongs and drums rang out.

The noise of discussion on the street suddenly disappeared, and everyone fell silent, looking intently towards the source of the sound.

Leading the way were the government servants beating gongs, followed closely by a huge team of prisoner carts that slowly drove out of the government office. On both sides of the prison carts stood Ming soldiers wearing dark armor, with broadswords on their waists and spears in their left hands. Among the Ming soldiers, there were occasionally Jinyiwei wearing flying fish uniforms.

Saw the prison van approaching.

Those civilians who were originally close to the street all took several steps back involuntarily, trying their best to make a wider road for the prison van.

"Now, Xijiang Linchuan Prefecture City Magistrate Duan Li!"

"Tongpan Liu Wan!"

"Xi Nanchang City Zhitong."

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"Oppressing the people, collusion between officials and businessmen, collusion between the upper and lower levels, corruption and abuse of power, and enriching themselves."

"The whole Xijiang area was in chaos and the people suffered."

"Disregarding the Emperor's Grace is an Unforgivable Crime"

"Prince Han is very observant!"

"These traitors, evil merchants and officials who oppress the people should be punished according to the law and executed."

“Set as a warning to others!”

Next to the prison van.

The Jinyiwei, who were interspersed among the soldiers, shouted at the top of their lungs, describing the various crimes of the officials in the prison cars and the merchants from all over the country who were involved in the incident, while at the same time praising Zhu Gaoxu's great achievements from time to time.

As the crimes of one official after another were made public.

The crowd of people watching the excitement all had expressions of pleasure and hatred. They gnashed their teeth and cursed the officials who were tied up in the prison van and became prisoners, venting their dissatisfaction and anger in their hearts.

The originally quiet street suddenly erupted with cheers that shook the sky.

"it is good!"

A good word echoes in the sky and also in people's hearts.

The common people of the world, although they do not read much and many of them cannot even read a few words, are called ignorant people.

But he is not a fool.

For the court and even the country.

They are the ones who see the most clearly.

They actually see and know who is the good guy and who is the bad guy more clearly than anyone else.

It's just that they are afraid of getting into trouble and dare not say it.

But if they are given the opportunity and power to express their true feelings, they will use the simplest words to make things clear.

"Kill them!"

Suddenly.

Someone shouted in the crowded crowd.

The people on both sides took out the rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs and smelly soil that they had prepared long ago and threw them at the slowly moving prison vans.

In an instant, countless rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs, and smelly dirt fell on the prison van.

A crackling sound suddenly rang out.

Rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs, and smelly dirt penetrated the gaps in the prison van and hit the prisoners who were trapped in the van with handcuffs and leg shackles.

All of a sudden.

The prisoners in the prison van were hit so hard that they screamed in pain, and their faces were covered with bruises before they were executed.

Even many of the soldiers and Jinyiwei who were guarding the prison van and maintaining order were affected. They were so scared that they dodged in panic for fear of being hit.

"It's a good thing we didn't follow the prison van!"

"otherwise."

"I'm afraid if we don't handle it well, we'll be affected if we're not careful."

Liu Feng, who was at the end of the team, saw this scene and grinned and sighed.

“The public is outraged!”

"You deserve it!"

Hearing the sigh, Zhu Gaoxu snorted coldly and spoke concisely.

Say it.

Seeing the situation in front of him, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but frowned as if thinking about something, and then he shook his head subconsciously as if he thought of something.

In his opinion.

What is happening here, in this ancient country, is not the first time, nor will it be the last.

Then, he took a few deep breaths, sighed and murmured softly:
"Hey"

“When the country prospers, the people suffer; when the country perishes, the people suffer.”

"Throughout the ages, nothing has changed."

“No matter which dynasty, when or where, this is always the case.”

"This is what we call human nature. We are all mortals, and no one can change their emotions and desires."

"All we can do is to try our best to make the people feel more secure!!"

Ji Gang and Liu Feng, who were following him, couldn't help but change their expressions when they heard Zhu Gaoxu's sigh. They subconsciously looked at each other, and then looked at Zhu Gaoxu with a look of surprise and doubt.

There was a brief silence, and the two seemed to have thought of something. They shook their heads slightly, then nodded, and their thousands of words finally turned into a long sigh.

at the same time.

As the prison van slowly moved forward.

Not long after.

The prisoner's carriage finally arrived at the execution platform in Linchuan City, which was specially used for executions.

The soldiers dragged the bruised and battered prisoners out like pigs and threw them in front of the execution platform, where they lined up to wait for identification and execution. (End of this chapter)