Jiajing Chengming

Chapter 310 Zhu Wan executed the thief in formal attire and vindicated the meritorious official!

"Don't worry, Zhongcheng. I have already given instructions. My family members and disciples will help the government as soon as possible to prevent chaos in the hometown."

"Whether there will be a civil uprising depends on whether the imperial court has considered the livelihoods of the coastal people."

"But your majesty is such a benevolent monarch who loves the people and has already considered the livelihood of the common people, so these storms are destined not to cause chaos in Zhejiang."

Wang Yangming, wearing a light blue gown and a flat-top scarf, stood up, walked out of the courtyard, and spoke to Cai Tianyou with a smile, and he couldn't help but think of the emperor he often met in the court in the past.

He had to admit that the current emperor truly loved his people, was diligent in his work, and was extremely wise. Therefore, he did not care about the grievances among the scholars and the people in Zhejiang.

Cai Tianyou nodded after hearing this.

then.

Cai Tianyou also followed out, stood by the door, and said to Wang Yangming:

"I'm fine here, the key is Zhu Changzhou, he has now been called a traitor to the people!"

"Even his clansmen began to curse him. Some of his clansmen even came to the Zhejiang Governor's Office to accuse him of adultery with his aunt. The whole city was in an uproar, saying that he was morally corrupt!"

"I had no choice but to temporarily detain his people and send a letter to Duke Gui of Nanzhi, asking him to restrain Zhu Wan's people."

Wang Yangming, who was standing under the shade of the flowers, couldn't help but shake his head and sigh after hearing this:

"These people will do anything to discredit one person!"

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By the way, Zhu Wan started drinking alone and his temper became more and more violent because more and more people were attacking him.

He now hated these coastal gentry very much and began to call them thieves in disguise in his memorials.

The reason why he hates these thieves in disguise is related to his upbringing.

He came from a family of minor officials.

My father was a teacher, but he was dismissed from office and returned home because he was framed.

Then, because his elder brother Zhu Yi was slandered for rebellion, his father fled out of fear, and as a result, he was imprisoned in the county jail along with his biological mother three days after he was born.

However, Zhu's clan members refused to provide food for his mother or him. They only wanted to wait for him and his biological mother to die in prison so that they could eat his family's food and make them extinct.

His biological mother had to make scarves to make a living.

Fortunately, with the help of a noble person, his family’s unjust case was cleared up and he was released.

But because of this incident, his family had a bad relationship with his own clan.

When he grew up and became an official after studying, he was determined to be an honest official and a loyal minister. He did not work for the welfare of his clansmen and refused to make contributions.

Therefore, let alone Wang Ao secretly sending people to ask him to be a lone minister, even if Wang Ao did not do so, he would still choose to be a lone minister.

If the emperor wanted to ban sea trade, he would do so meticulously.

Of course, he is worldly-wise but not worldly-wise, so he does not require his subordinates to be loyal subjects like him.

Therefore, in order to get his subordinates to support him, he would choose to give up his share of benefits in order to win the hearts of his subordinates.

This made the officers and soldiers under his command sincerely submit to him. Although they were afraid of his severity, they also respected his generosity.

"Sir, there is an urgent message from the Cabinet."

When Zhu Wan was drinking alone and feeling resentful towards the well-dressed people along the coast, his subordinate, Lieutenant General Tang Qing, came in and handed him a new imperial edict from the cabinet.

Zhu Wan hurriedly put down her wine glass, opened the seal of the express letter and began to read.

The content of the imperial edict naturally allowed Zhu Wan to exercise arbitrary judicial power and deal with officials and gentry.

Zhu Wan's face turned even redder after seeing this, and she slammed the table and said:

"It is truly the Holy Emperor who is in power! I, Zhu Wan, have found such a wise ruler. Even if I end up in disgrace, it is enough!"

Tang Qing sniffed and said, "Since the Holy Emperor is in power, the Minister of Justice should drink less alcohol. Your health is more important!"

Zhu Wan smiled slightly: "Thank you for your advice, I will stop drinking from today!"

then.

Tang Qing then said, "There is one more thing I need to tell the deputy governor. Captain Pan is in trouble. The merchant ship they seized was stopped by a group of civilians."

After hearing this, Zhu Wan immediately frowned and said, "Take me to see it!"

"Yes!"

At the Hangzhou waterway wharf, Pan Dinggou was returning with a group of smuggling pirates and a merchant ship, but was stopped by a group of soldiers and civilians.

Therefore, Pan Dinggou had to get off the boat first to negotiate with these scholars and civilians.

"What are you going to do?"

Pan Dinggou asked these newcomers with a vigilant look on his face.

At this time, scholar Lou Yingkui shouted: "Let them go!"

"That's right, let them go!"

Other soldiers and civilians also responded.

Pan Dinggou sneered and said in a deep voice:
"They sailed out to sea without permission, carrying a large amount of contraband on board, and even resisted the government troops. They are undoubtedly smuggling bandits!"

"You asked us to let them go. Are you in league with them?"

"You are slandering me! They are Mr. Hushan's family. They are just going out to sea for fun. It is impossible for them to smuggle!"

The scholar Lou Yingkui immediately pointed at Pan Dinggou and scolded him angrily.

Pan Dinggou said gloomily, "I don't care whose family he is, smuggling is smuggling!"

Lou Yingkui also gritted his teeth, stretched out his hands, and blocked Pan Dinggou's way: "You are a bunch of bandits and thieves! If you have the guts, step over me. Otherwise, don't even think about taking Mr. Hushan's family away easily today!"

Several other scholars also stretched out their arms and surrounded Pan Dinggou and others.

The scholar Zhang Shi even spat at Pan Dinggou's face.

A mouthful of spit landed directly on Pan Dinggou's face.

Pan Dinggou's face became even gloomier and he couldn't help but draw his knife.

The men under his command also drew their swords.

Swish!
"presumptuous!"

"What do you people from the Coastal Defense Office want to do? Are you going to kill Jinshen?!"

At this time.

The prefect Feng Jing suddenly arrived in a sedan chair, walked up to Pan Dinggou and slapped him, then scolded him, "Put away the knife! Otherwise, I will ask Zhu Qianxian to remove you from your post!"

"A group of soldiers!"

Feng Jing then cursed again, and with his hands behind his back, he looked at Lou Yingkui and his friends:
"You all should go back. I will negotiate with the Coast Guard Office regarding Mr. Hushan's family."

Lou Yingkui and Zhang Shi looked at each other, sneered at Pan Dinggou, and then bowed and said, "We will follow the orders of the prefect!"

"Wait!"

At this time.

Zhu Wan rode over on horseback, dismounted, and ordered, "Detain all those suspected of harboring or participating in smuggling, including the prefect! Anyone who dares to leave will be considered as disobeying orders and will be killed without mercy!"

Feng Jing and others were shocked when they saw this.

"Zhu Wan, how dare you!"

Feng Jing, relying on his position as prefect, called Zhu Wan by name and pointed at her.

Zhu Wan dismounted from his horse and said, "See if I dare or not."

"Kill me if you can!"

Feng Jing laughed and walked towards the soldiers from the Coast Guard Office who had surrounded them, and still shouted at them angrily: "Get out of the way!"

Pfft!

Zhu Wan directly pulled out the knife from the waist of the general Tang Qing beside him and stabbed it into Feng Jing's back.

Feng Jing stopped right where he was and turned around in shock: "You!"

"I know you are a relative of the Xie family, but Captain Pan was the first meritorious official to rush onto the Haiyi ship in Xicaowan and kill the Haiyi bandits. How can you insult him?"

Zhu Wan said this calmly, then drew out his knife and shouted:

"Bring over here the two scholars who shouted the loudest and insulted the government troops just now!"

"Yes!"

Tang Qing stood there, looking at the scabbard dangling at his waist. After a while, he came to his senses and responded.

(End of this chapter)