"My lord, Xue Jizu, the commander of the Ganzhou Guard."
"My lord, Zhang Shan, the magistrate of Fuzhou."
"See King Wu's Thousand Years Old."
Two officials, Yi Yi and Wu, strode in and knelt in front of Zhu Yunxi.
Xue Jizu, the commander of the Ganzhou Guards, was a typical warrior, with a handsome face and a sinewy face. He was born in the family of the late Yongguo Gong Xue Xian, and was Xue Xian's grandnephew.
Xue Xian died in Hongwu 20 years ago. He was also a strong general in the Ming Dynasty during his lifetime. He once belonged to Zhu Zheng's tent. He faced Chen Youliang's hundreds of thousands of troops and defended Jiujiang for three months. He was a ruthless man that Chang Yuchun would admire.
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Zhu Yunxi's eyes swept across him and landed on Zhang Shan, the prefect of Fuzhou.
If this is not a prefect, but an old farmer, some people will believe it. Zhang Shan's beard and hair are half black and half white. He is in his early fifties, and his face is covered with wrinkles of vicissitudes of life. His back is a bit stooped, and his figure is very thin. He does not wear official clothes.
, it was a piece of coarse cloth with frayed sleeves and gradually filled with mud and water.
Moreover, it seems that due to lack of sleep, Zhang Shan's eyes were bloodshot, and the joints on his hands and nails were covered with black sand.
"Did you just come up from the river embankment?" Zhang Shan's appearance made Zhu Yunxi feel more favorable to him, so he asked.
Zhang Shan cupped his hands and said, "On the day when the Fuhe River burst its embankment, I organized the people to go to the breach to build the river embankment. However, there were too few people in my hands, and now less than 30% of the 100-foot-wide opening has been blocked."
After saying that, he kowtowed again and said, "I am guilty. Your Highness, please punish me for my incompetence."
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"As an official of a government, the people under your rule are all at your disposal. How come there are not enough manpower? Even if there are not enough manpower, you can still select young people from the victims. You can handle yourself and know that you are incompetent!" Zhu Yunxi snorted coldly.
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Zhang Shan had a sad smile on his face. He first looked at the worried Chief Secretary of Jiangxi Province, then kowtowed heavily again and said, "The disaster in Fuzhou is like this. I am responsible for it, and I will never shirk it. How to punish me for my crime, please make your decision."
, I will never argue. However, I have something to say before I die."
In fact, Zhu Yunxi knew very well that he must have something hidden. If Zhang Shan really was not an official who cared about the life and death of the people, he would not organize people to build river embankments. He would not personally put himself in danger. Doing such dirty and thankless things would not be possible.
of life.
"Tell me!" Zhu Yunxi said, "Why did the disaster in Fuzhou become like this? Magistrate Zhang, let me explain it to you!"
Zhang Shan raised his head and said in a deep voice, "I was transferred to Fuzhou magistrate in April, but I don't actually have any say in the big and small matters in Fuzhou. Fuzhou's fellow magistrate Li Tai and Tongjian Zhang Yi are both from local wealthy families. This yamen and
All counties are run like iron barrels by them, and they treat their ministers as if they are good or bad."
"After the disaster occurred, I asked them to raise food, but they said that the treasury was empty. I asked them to recruit civilian men, but they said that the people are exhausted now. Moreover, the people in the countryside are panicked and can't mobilize any manpower."
"When the food and official silver for the imperial relief arrived, they took Yuan Fansi's bank account and said that it was their duty to provide relief to the victims and control the grain depot. The yamen were all their people, and water could not be poured in, and ministers could not intervene.
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"You're talking nonsense!" Yuan Qing was furious as if his tail had been stepped on, "As a prefect, you can't command subordinates, and you still want to shirk your responsibility?"
"Shut up!" Zhu Yunxi Hechi said, "Did I ask you to speak?"
Yuan Qing was suddenly stunned and looked horrified.
"You are so incompetent that you let the people below take advantage of you!"
This is the disadvantage of local people being local officials. It is easy to sideline outside officials. If outside officials join in with them, everyone will be happy. If outside officials are not strong enough and are not on their side, magistrates like Zhang Shan are the best
example.
But poor people must be hateful. The fact that Zhang Shan, a prefect, has reached this point is also a problem of his own ability. No one else can blame him.
"How many civilians were on the breached embankment?" Zhu Yunxi thought for a while and continued to ask.
"The two thousand people are all people I personally recruited in the city." Zhang Shan said, "At that time, I promised these people that each of them would be paid a piece of money per day, and each person would have a bucket of rice after the completion of the work. But this money, this grain
, I haven’t taken it out yet.”
"If someone has money, how long will it take to close the gap?" Zhu Yunxi asked.
"I dare not say how long, but I can promise that Fuhe will never be breached again!" Zhang Shan said and smiled again, "I know that I am guilty and cannot escape the law of the country. I have already told my family about the future.
I would like to ask Your Highness to allow me to use my body to deal with sins and do something good for the people of Fuzhou."
Zhu Yunxi turned his head, looked at Yuan Qing, sneered and said, "Did you see that although Zhang Shan is incompetent, at least he has a sense of responsibility and dares to admit it! And you... are a bunch of villains."
"My lord..." Yuan Qing said anxiously, "My lord will supervise the matter in person right away..."
"It's too late!" Zhu Yunxi turned away from looking at him, "I gave you a chance! But you wasted it!"
With that said, Zhu Yunxi said to He Guangyi, "Where are the Jin Yiwei?"
"I'm here!"
"Arrest Li Tai and Zhang Yi immediately, find out their dirty deeds, and seal up the family property!"
"Here!"
"As for this Yuan vassal." Zhu Yunxi sneered twice, "It is a state-owned and national law. A vassal in a province cannot be killed at will. How can we still ask for the imperial decree in the end?"
"Your Highness!" Yuan Qing was horrified and shouted, "I have been wronged. I really just made an oversight. Your Highness gave me a chance. I am related by marriage to the Chang family, and my niece married into the Chang family."
"Take it away!" Zhu Yunxi said angrily, "You are still having a relationship at this time!"
"Your Highness!"
Yuan Qing was still shouting, but he was dragged out by several Jinyi guards.
The Chang family is Zhu Yunxi's mother clan. As a noble relative of the Ming Dynasty, the Chang family's relationship with the court is also complicated, and many of the family's children are married to court officials.
That's how in-laws are, they support and care for each other. But if the relative is a good person, good things will happen. If the relative is a bastard, then he will inevitably get into trouble.
After Yuan Qing was pulled out, Zhu Yunxi looked at Ganzhou Guard Commander Xue Jizu and asked, "How many troops did you bring?"
Xue Jizu grinned and said, "Back to Your Highness, I have brought 1,500 people with me, all of whom are the elites of the Ganzhou Guards. The 20,000 rioters on Wufeng Mountain are simply not enough to watch. I will kill you as Your Highness wants!"
"No, Your Highness!" Behind Zhu Yunxi, Tie Xuan, who had been following silently, suddenly said, "It is understandable that the victims of the disaster gathered together. I feel that we must kill them all without distinguishing between good and bad." He said with an excited look on his face, "If it is
Even with some measures, the people will not go against the government. Please have mercy on the people, please give priority to them."
"That's the truth, Gu Zheng has this intention!" Zhu Yunxi said to Xue Jizu, "Now start stationing your troops in Fuzhou to maintain the relief order, and then send people to Wufeng Mountain to appease the victims."
"Here!" Xue Jizu responded loudly.
Jinyiwei acted quickly to arrest people. Li Tai, Zhang Guangyi and Fuzhou officials involved in the disaster relief, a total of more than 30 people, were all brought to justice in less than half a day.
These people were biting each other and shirking their responsibilities, which made them look ugly in front of the Jin Yiwei who was reviewing the case.
A provincial vassal was under guard, and so many officials were imprisoned. Fuzhou was in trembling fear. Zhang Shan accepted the crime and performed meritorious service. He quickly selected people who were willing to work in exchange for food among the victims and rushed to the river embankment to intensify the construction.
At the same time, in the city, the officials were afraid of offending the imperial envoy King Wu, so they tried their best. Various measures were taken simultaneously, and the victims were quickly stabilized, and the living environment and distribution of food rations were also greatly improved.
The autumn rain in Fuzhou also stopped overnight after Zhu Yunxi arrived.
Three days later, the second batch of military rations from Wuchang was delivered. While people inside and outside the city were rejoicing, news suddenly came.
King Wu wants to kill someone for a thousand years!
Twenty-seven people including Li Tai, the former Fuzhou magistrate, Zhang Yi, the general magistrate, and the treasurer of the grain depot, will be executed at noon in front of all the people because they are filling their own pockets and not caring about the people's livelihood.
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I drank too much and am in a bad state. Please forgive me, the thief.
I'm very dissatisfied with this plot because it involves a lot of things and I can't go too far...
There are a lot of things going on these days, so please bear with me. After the third year of junior high school, I will gradually make up for everyone.
On the first day of the new year, I wish everyone happy every day.
This chapter has been completed!