Next, Hong Chengchou immediately ushered in waves of attacks, and more impeachment memorials were sent to the capital than before. Some people even came to the capital to beat the drums and complained to the emperor. There were many real people, and Hong Chengchou was not a person like Hai Rui, so how could he have no handle on him? However, Li You still ignored this. Although Hong Chengchou had problems, the gentry in Jiangnan had more problems. Unless Hong Chengchou made the matter in Jiangnan completely out of control, he would not have asked Hong Chengchou to be punished at this time. Not only that, he also sent people to Jiangnan to comfort Hong Chengchou happily, which further strengthened his determination.

Cao Wenzhao and Chen Guangfu also took action. A bandit bandit who began to clear Jiangnan on land, and firmly controlled the troops of Jinling and Jiangnan Guard and other troops in his hands; while Chen Guangfu completely cleared the nearby pirates on the sea. Originally, the nearby pirates had been washed away by Zheng Zhilong, and the large pirates had long been wiped out. Now the small pirates who escaped Zheng Zhilong have welcomed such a killing god. How dare you have other ideas?

The emperor did not lose trust in Hong Chengchou at all, and the troops, bandits, and pirates from all over the country were also mostly dealt with by Cao Wenzhao and Chen Guangfu. Not to mention whether the gentry in Jiangnan had the courage, even if they wanted to take risks, they would not have much power to use. The situation in Jiangnan was still firmly controlled by Hong Chengchou.

If it is hard, then it is soft. Hong Chengchou's failure to accept gifts does not mean that his subordinates do not accept gifts. As long as these people are bribed, Hong Chengchou will be undermined. What role can he play? So those subordinates who followed him south became the focus of the bribery of the gentry in Jiangnan. From officials from the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Personnel, and the three judicial departments, from the staff to the ministry, to the minor officials, countless people came to the door. Among them, the bold people took the benefits and tried to fool these people.

However, how could Hong Chengchou be unprepared for this? Not to mention that half of the Jinyiwei and the Dongchang people who followed him south were specifically targeted internally, even he could see the flaws from the official documents reported by these officials. Although Hong Chengchou had a problem with his character, he was not a fool who only knew how to study hard, and was also very clear about the methods in these public corpses. Once the problem was found, it was immediately investigated thoroughly. If it was discovered that someone had indeed collected money and tried to help the gentry of Jiangnan, Hong Chengchou would not hesitate to ask Shangfang's sword to kill these people on the spot, and submitted a court requesting Li You to continue to send him to work.

Li You supported him without reservation. Not only did he not pursue Hong Chengchou's unauthorized killing of court officials, but he sent more people as he wished. This was very different from Yuan Chonghuan's arbitrarily killing Mao Wenlong. First, Yuan Chonghuan did not have the power to kill Mao Wenlong, but Hong Chengchou was given the right to deal with these officials by Li You; second, Yuan Chonghuan's killing of Mao Wenlong lacked solid evidence, and Hong Chengchou waited for someone to have evidence and handled the case into an ironclad case before he took action. At most, others could say that he was too harsh, but he could not find the guilt of violating the court's laws.

Afterwards, he hung the heads of these people outside the imperial envoy's yamen to warn the gentry in Jiangnan and officials in the imperial envoy's yamen, warning these people not to lose their heads for a little money. At the same time, he was not stingy with rewards to those subordinates who were quite upright and capable of doing things. He sent one note after another to the capital. Before they could return to Beijing, several orders for promotion to officials arrived in Jiangnan, and many people were promoted.

On the one hand, they died on the spot, and on the other hand, they were rising straight. Anyone who was a little rational knew that they should choose that path. Soon, the imperial envoy's yamen was re-crushed by Hong Chengchou. On the other hand, the gentry in Jiangnan could not unite in the future when they treated foreign races like the Qing Dynasty. What's more, now facing the imperial envoy from the court, more and more people were attracted by Hong Chengchou, and fewer and fewer people were resisting stubbornly.

Hong Chengchou then used a big move. After obtaining conclusive evidence, he directly sent people to surround Dong Qichang and Qian Qianyi's mansions, arresting them and the main members of their family. Dong Qichang was a Jinshi in the 17th year of Wanli. He was appointed as the Minister of Rites in Nanjing. His calligraphy and painting were the best in the world. He had a huge reputation among the scholars. The Dong family was also a wealthy family in Songjiang Prefecture. Qian Qianyi was appointed as the Minister of Rites in the 38th year of Wanli. He was appointed as the Minister of Rites in the 19th year of Wanli. He was the Minister of Rites in the world. He was known as the leader of the literary world. He had a wide influence on the scholars in Jiangnan. The Qian family was also a wealthy family in Suzhou.

Even the two gentry leaders in Jiangnan were taken down by Hong Chengchou, which immediately caused a huge earthquake in Jiangnan. Then Hong Chengchou sent a quick horse to send the news and the evidence of their crimes to the capital. Li You was quite moved when he saw it. These two people would have been re-activated after Wei Zhongxian's death, but naturally they would not use them when Li You came here. He thought that these two people would have a good end because of this, but he did not expect that they would fall into his hands.

Although these two people have outstanding talents in art and are highly respected by scholars, they do not mean that they are good people. The Dong family and the Qian family have done a lot of bad things in Songjiang Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture. The local people have complained about these two families, and the evidence sent by Hong Chengchou is also very conclusive. Therefore, Li You sentenced them and the main accomplices of the clan without hesitation, and his family exiled according to the previous example.

Even two such big names were killed, and the Dong family and Qian family were uprooted. This time, all the gentry in Jiangnan were shocked. Just imagine how many people were more powerful than Dong Qichang and Qian Qianyi? Although there were many gentry in Jiangnan, they had greater power than them, and few had higher official positions than them. Even if they saw this scene, they should wake up.

After killing a group of people hard, Jiangnan finally fell into the control of the court. Next, Hong Chengchou finally began to clean up the fields in Jiangnan according to Li You's orders and re-verify Jiangnan's various taxes.

Seeing this scene, the gentry in Jiangnan couldn't help but shook their heads and sighed. Except for some cultists or bandits who mixed into the weaver and tried to take advantage of the situation, most of the people were released from their hometowns without any punishment. On the contrary, the gentry in Jiangnan had suffered most of the costs after the riots.
Chapter completed!