The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 572: If caught, the whole family will be executed

Who instigated the Chu-Fan Rebellion?

This matter must be related to Shen Yikuan.

Wanli was very clear about this.

He had no idea why the Chu royal family suddenly went crazy.

He didn't even know why the Chu clan suddenly offered tribute.

These vassal states are unwilling to even hand over the land they have donated, yet they still want to pay tribute?

Is there something wrong with your brain?
While he was thinking about it, Lu Kun came quickly with several lists.

This guy went to the Ministry of Personnel outside the imperial city, but he arrived faster than Shen Li who went to the Cabinet Treasury!
Could it be that Shen Yikuan had tampered with the memorials in the cabinet's treasury?
Wanli couldn't help but have an ominous premonition in his heart.

He took the list and looked at it, and couldn't help but frown.

There are dozens of officials in Wuchang Prefecture, Hanyang Prefecture, Huguang Provincial Administration Commissioner and Huguang Judicial Supervisor.

If it weren't for Shen Yikuan's original memorial, it would not be easy for him to find the person who instigated the rebellion in the Chu clan.

He frowned and pondered for a while, then said simply, "Xinwu, you have to go to the Ministry of Personnel and get the resumes of all these officials."

Upon hearing this, Lu Kun hurriedly bowed and took his leave.

Seeing this, little Zhu Changxun couldn't help but ask, "Father, why did you ask him to get the resumes of these officials again?"

You can't ask your father about everything. You have to use your brain from time to time.

Wanli did not answer but asked: "Do you know where the cabinet is?"

I know this naturally.

Little Zhu Changxun said without hesitation: "The cabinet is just a little south of Ciqing Palace."

Haven't you thought about it yet?
Wanli asked again: "Do you know where the Ministry of Personnel is?"

Oh, I see.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhu Changxun suddenly realized, "The Ministry of Personnel is still outside the Imperial City. Logically, Lord Shen Li should have returned before Lord Lu Kun."

You finally thought of it.

Wanli nodded slightly and said, "Yes, Zhonghua should come back first, but he hasn't come back yet. I'm afraid that the memorial that Shen Yiguan wrote in the past may be lost."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Li came quickly.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, Shen Li said anxiously, "Your Majesty, the memorial written by Shen Yiguan is missing.

I have asked the person who is in charge of the storehouse in detail. It seems that Li Dai was thrown into the imperial prison not long ago. Shen Yikuan used the excuse of looking at the previous memorials to go into the storehouse and look around for a while.

The warehouse keeper didn't expect this guy to steal memorials, so he didn't pay any attention at all."

It turned out that Shen Yikuan had already arranged his funeral affairs!

This guy probably stole more than one memorial.

Should we conduct a thorough investigation of the memorials submitted to the Cabinet in recent years?

This is no ordinary trouble.

Although he only reviewed about ten memorials a day, the cabinet received at least four to five hundred memorials every day.

There must be at least hundreds of thousands of memorials submitted over the years, which is enough to kill someone.

Moreover, Shen Yi Guan was so meticulous that the memorials he took away might not all be related to arranging his funeral. Even if they found out which memorials Shen Yi Guan had stolen, they would probably be confused.

Wanli thought about it, then shook his head and said, "Shen Yiguan is really treacherous and cunning.

Forget about the memorials. I've already asked Xinwu to get the resumes of these officials. We'll take a look together and see if we can figure out who it is."

Lu Kun's speed is quite fast.

Not long after, he came over with dozens of resumes.

When Wanli took it and looked at it, his frown relaxed.

Fortunately, they were cleaning up corrupt officials, and the number of officials replaced in the past few months was too great to count. Almost all the major officials in Wuchang and Hanyang prefectures had been replaced.

As for the experiences of the eighth and ninth ranks, the governors, the zaoma and so on, there is no need to look at them.

It is impossible for Shen Yiquan to arrange someone of such a low rank to help King Chu Zhu Huakui.

If we calculate based on this, the Ministry of Civil Affairs would only need to look at the left and right provincial governors, the left and right councilors, and the left and right councilors.

As a result, there were no suspicious people in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, because these people were either replaced this year or in the past three years. They were not replaced when Shen Yikuan accepted bribes from King of Chu Zhu Huakui.

Next, the Supreme Court is easier to rule out, because the Supreme Court only needs to look at the Supreme Court Supervisor, the Deputy Supreme Court Supervisor and the Assistant Supreme Court Supervisor.

Soon, he locked onto someone.

Zhou Yingzhi, deputy envoy of the Wuchang Circuit of the Huguang Judicial and Surveillance Commissioner's Office.

This guy was promoted right at the time when Shen Yikuan accepted bribes from King Zhu Huakui of Chu. It's abnormal that he hasn't been promoted or replaced for such a long time.

Moreover, this guy is also from Ningbo Prefecture, and is a close fellow villager of Shen Yiquan.

He directly held up the guy's resume and asked, "Zhonghua, take a look. Does this person's name ring a bell?"

Shen Li took Zhou Yingzhi's resume and looked at it. He thought about it carefully and couldn't help muttering, "It seems that there was such a person among the officials promoted by Shen Yiguan that time."

Wanli picked up the 800-mile express report and took a look at it, then sneered, "It must be this guy.

This expedited report was submitted by the Huguang Provincial Criminal Investigation Department, and according to the division of responsibilities, Zhou Yingzhi should have been responsible for submitting this report. This guy actually didn't give his name, so he must have something to hide."

Upon hearing this, Shen Li slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, I should have thought of him earlier. He is the Deputy Envoy of Wuchang Circuit and is in charge of this matter.

It's fine that he doesn't have the authority to mobilize troops to quell the rebellion, but this guy didn't even sign his name in the 800-mile express report, and he didn't even apply to the Ministry of War for permission to mobilize troops. This is clearly not right!"

Shen Yikuan probably didn't expect that stealing the memorials from that year would be useless.

At this moment, the government was in the process of purging corrupt officials. Almost all the main officials of Wuchang Prefecture, Hanyang Prefecture, Huguang Provincial Administration Commissioner and Huguang Judicial Supervisor were replaced.

The people he planted were found out immediately!
Wanli nodded slowly, then said sternly, "Well, it should be Zhou Yingzhi.

This guy needs to be punished, Xinwu. I will give you three thousand Jinyiwei, and also dispatch one hundred naval speedboats and five thousand naval soldiers.

You go to Huguang in person and capture all the members of the Chu royal family who are leading the rebellion and bring them to the capital and put them in prison.

Also, go ask King Zhu Huakui of Chu why he suddenly offered tribute.

The most important thing is, you must capture Zhou Yingzhi and his entire family back to me.

The Zhejiang Party has been annihilated, yet this fellow still harbors evil intentions. I will execute his entire family as a warning to others."

At this moment, the Ministry of Rites was in charge of the Clan Affairs Office, and the Minister of Rites was in charge of the Clan Affairs Order. Not to mention arresting the royal family of the Chu vassal state, even arresting the King of Chu would be no problem.

Upon hearing this, Lu Kun quickly bowed and said, "I obey your command."

Wanli nodded slightly, and then instructed: "Zhonghua, you quickly go to the Ministry of War and send a letter to dispatch naval ships and naval officers.

Xinwu, you should hurry up and get ready. I will ask Lu Yi to dispatch the Jinyiwei to you. You will set off today.

The Chu clan's rebellion must be quelled as soon as possible. The other vassal states are probably watching, and we can't let them follow the Chu clan's example."

"Wei Chen understands."

Upon hearing this, Shen Li and Lu Kun hurriedly bowed and took their leave.

Wanli then called Lu Yi over.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, he gave detailed instructions: "Send three thousand Jinyiwei and the Minister of Rites, Lü Kun, to Huguang.

This time they are going to quell the rebellion of the Chu vassal state. Tell them not to be polite to the royal family of the Chu vassal state. Anyone who dares to disobey will be tied up.

In addition, there is a big problem with Zhou Yingzhi, the deputy envoy of the Wuchang Circuit of the Huguang Judicial Inspection Commission. You should ask them to conduct a thorough search of his residence in Wuchang Prefecture to see if there is any dirty silver.

In addition, you must dispatch another 100 Jinyiwei to Ningbo Prefecture City to search his hometown thoroughly as well."

The Chu vassal rebellion!

Do the princes and royal family members want to rebel?
Upon hearing this, Lu Yi quickly bowed and said, "Your humble servant understands."

(End of this chapter)