Ming Dynasty: The poisonous imperial teacher, Zhu Yuanzhang advised me to be kind

Chapter 38 The corrupt officials all cried, Zhu Yuanzhang, you lied to us about being greedy!
"Your Majesty is truly wise. These corrupt officials should have been arrested long ago, especially Lord Wang. I heard that he goes to brothels every night and squanders thousands of taels of silver every day!"

"And that Lord Li, who slept with ten women every night, is really disgusting. Now he's been caught!"

"Long live His Majesty, Your Majesty is wise and wise!"

"Great!" There were not only ordinary people at the scene, but also many honest officials passing by.

They were all happy to see these corrupt officials being arrested.

"We work so hard and still have no money, but these people are so corrupt and they are fine. They even show off in front of us. It really makes me angry. Now, the law is vast and nothing can escape them. They have been caught!"

"Your Majesty is truly wise and wise. This really makes me happy. Let's see who dares to show off after embezzling money in the future!"

"Ah!!" But these corrupt officials in the prison van were all in great grief.

Because they feel that they are wronged. Didn't you, Zhu Yuanzhang, transfer us to this lucrative position? Isn't this tacit permission for us to embezzle?
And before, after we were a little greedy, we became crazy, and you didn't say anything. Didn't you agree that we could embezzle?
But now, why do you want to kill us again?

They all refused to accept it. "Zhu Yuanzhang, didn't you let us embezzle money? Why are you looking for me to kill us again?"

But the escorts didn't care what they thought and continued to read Zhu Yuanzhang's decree.

"My fellow citizens, His Majesty has said that you can now report officials for corruption. Once it is verified that they are indeed corrupt, the court will take action and bring them to justice!"

Zhu Yuanzhang considered a lot before making this decree, because he was afraid that the Jinyiwei did not have enough manpower to investigate clearly.

They were also afraid that there were corrupt officials before the establishment of the Jinyiwei, but they could not be found out, so they let the people report it.

Although many ordinary people are afraid of officials and dare not report, there are always some ordinary people who are not afraid and choose to report.

Moreover, after Zhu Yuanzhang did this, it would not only be the common people who reported it, but other officials would also report it.

However, in order to prevent the common people and officials from making false accusations, Zhu Yuanzhang did not set up rewards for reporting.

"Great!" Even without any reward, these poor people who had been exploited by corrupt officials for who knows how long were also excited.

"Your Majesty is truly wise. Your Majesty's decree truly restores justice to our Ming Dynasty! Anyone who knows about this, please report it immediately!"

"Yes, report it now and get rid of these corrupt officials!"

"That's right, I don't know anything, but please tell me quickly."

These ordinary people are not fools. They dare not point out anyone in public in this hall for fear of retaliation.

But after leaving here, many people started to report crazily in private, reporting all the corrupt officials who had bullied and exploited them.

So this was a big deal. The whole city of Jinling was suddenly in an uproar against the corrupt officials.

The Ministry of Justice, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and various government offices in Nanjing all began to frantically arrest corrupt officials. They then checked the evidence and released those who were wrong, while those who were right and particularly corrupt were directly imprisoned or killed.

All of a sudden, hundreds of corrupt officials died in the capital due to corruption.

Before they died, those corrupt officials were just like Wang Quan and his men. They couldn't understand why you killed us when it was clearly you, Zhu Yuanzhang, who made us corrupt.
Some corrupt officials who have not yet been caught are also in a state of panic and terrified.

Yang Xian's residence.

At this moment, there was also an atmosphere of fear.

"Second brother, this is a serious matter. You have to help me!" An official in his forties was pleading with Yang Xian.

His name was Yang Xide, Yang Xian's cousin and also a member of the Zhejiang East Party. He himself did not have much ability, but because of Yang Xian's protection, he was able to get a sixth-rank official.

But he had little ability and was very greedy. After only half a year as the head, he made tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Now, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the killing of corrupt officials, and the people and honest officials also reported them everywhere. Many of his accomplices had died, so he was afraid and came to Yang Xian for help.

"My dear brother, if the court finds out, I will be dead. I held you in my arms when you were little. You must save me."

"Brother, don't worry!" Yang Xian's face was also full of loyalty when he heard Yang Xide's words. "I, Yang Xian, am loyal to my friends. I will definitely settle this matter for you. In Jinling, I am still very loyal."

"That's great!" Hearing Yang Xian's assurance, Yang Xide was happy: "Second brother, I love you for what you have done."

"So what should I do now?"

"That's easy." Yang Xian was very calm.

"As the saying goes, if you catch a cheating couple in bed, you can catch a thief and get his hands on the dirty stuff. As long as you hide all the stolen money and destroy all other evidence, what does it matter if there are witnesses?"

"Brother, I can also turn these witnesses into false accusations."

"You are really awesome, second brother!" Yang Xide was happy: "I have destroyed all the evidence and hid the stolen money well."

"Really? Is the hiding place good? It won't be discovered, right?"

"Of course, I will tell you, my second brother, that I am hiding under the pond in the garden of my house. It is absolutely safe." Yang Xide said confidently, patting his chest.

This time, he will definitely be fine. After the storm is over, he will withdraw the money and then he can spend it lavishly again.

Haha, these poor Koreans want to report him and bring him down? He has a brother named Yang Xian who is a high-ranking official. Yang Xian will definitely protect him.

"You all heard it." But just when he was feeling proud, Yang Xian's voice suddenly turned cold.

"Yang Xide's stolen money is hidden under his pool. Hurry up and dig it out and hand it over to the court!"

"Yes!" Then, a group of servants in Yang Xian's mansion came out and held Yang Xide down.

Then they divided the work, some people went to report to the authorities, and some people went to dig out Yang Xide's silver.

"What!" When Yang Xide saw this scene, even if he was stupid, he understood that he had been betrayed by Yang Xian, and looked at Yang Xian in disbelief.

"Second brother, what do you mean? I am your cousin. I held you in my arms when you were a child!"

"Haha." But after hearing this, Yang Xian looked at the servant next to him and laughed.

"Doesn't that make me, Yang Xian, sacrifice my own family for the sake of justice?"

"Brother." Then he looked at Yang Xide with a guilty look.

"You have to understand that we are a family, so one of us must survive this catastrophe. Since you loved me so much when I was a child, you should sacrifice for me now."

"Don't worry, you died because of me. I will definitely remember this love in my heart. I will definitely take good care of your wife and daughter. As for your son, I don't know."

"What!!" Yang Xide was so shocked that he wanted him to die and still took over his wife and daughter?

"Yang Xian, you bastard! I will not let you off easily even if I am captured by the imperial court. You are much greedier than me!"

"Drag him away." But Yang Xian was not afraid at all. His subordinates would not let Yang Xide reveal any information.

Big brother, don’t blame me. I have no choice.

I didn't expect His Majesty to do this. If I didn't take the initiative to report some people, how would I survive?

If you want to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for being too naive and believing me so easily.

The reason why I, Yang Xian, have been able to survive for this long is all thanks to three things.

Seduce the sister-in-law.

Betray your brothers.

He is a traitor.

(End of this chapter)