The deaths of hundreds of businessmen, including the deaths of men in their families, and the tragic experience of their female relatives being sent to camp prostitution, did not cause the slightest stir in the Ming Dynasty. Not only did no one stand up to speak for them, there were even some

He stood up and beat up the drowned dog. Not only did he advocate that he should be severely punished, but he also submitted a memorial demanding that the nine tribes be exiled.

How come all of a sudden, all of these people understand the righteousness so deeply, and there is even a lack of Shanxi compatriots of those people. After all, they also hate it.

Why should the traitors who were demoted to the government be beheaded and exiled? Why should the traitorous businessmen and traitors be beheaded and their homes confiscated?

You can't go there to reason with us! You have to exile all the nine clans of those profiteers.

Can't give them a discount!

These merchants, if they had not colluded with the Donglu, the late emperor would not have died. Today, he is still playing chess, calligraphy and painting in the Jinan feudal prince's palace, cultivating his sentiments!

Zhu Guoqiang naturally would not object to this, and directly agreed.

It's a joke, can you disagree?

There are more than 300 families, and all together, their nine tribes can exile at least hundreds of thousands of people.

If these hundreds of thousands of people were left overseas, then there would be hundreds of thousands of people. Even if they were dissatisfied with themselves, what would it matter? After ten or twenty years, when they were pardoned as exiles and given the status of good citizens, one

One must be grateful for the emperor's magnanimous grace.

Zhu Guoqiang is convinced of this.

Of course, for now, let them go to Nanyang to contribute to the construction of Ming Dynasty!

On the other hand, Zhu Guoqiang was really happy for a while when he obtained more than 10 million taels of silver from those Shanxi merchants.

It doesn’t matter what antique calligraphy and painting they are.

The emperor has no shortage of hungry soldiers.

If you have money in your hands, don’t panic!

With this money in hand, the next thing will be much easier to handle!

What is more important right now?

Is it to ascend the throne?

of course not!

Only a traitor like Li Zicheng would be obsessed with ascending to the throne and seizing the throne.

For real politicians, consolidating power is the most important thing right now!

Just as Emperor Qian Sheng, who had just ascended the throne for less than a year, was thinking about how to consolidate his power. Over there, in the room of the cabinet minister, Li Jiantai's expression could not be called rich as he held the coupons sent from Shanxi.

.

He is from Shanxi. When the Li thieves captured Shanxi, not only did his relatives die at the hands of the thieves, but most of the family property accumulated over several generations was lost to the war.

But now, when he looked at the wealth accumulated by those "profiteers", he was jealous.

"The Wang family has fields and houses all over Shanxi Province, and the real estate is no less than 100,000 acres. The Jin family..."

Staring at the numbers above, Li Jiantai finally focused on the total.

"That's more than seven million acres! Chief Assistant, you said, these profiteers guarded this multi-field house and actually colluded with the Donglu. They really deserved to die..."

Although they are both from Shanxi, when talking about those traitors, Li Jiantai did not have the slightest sympathy because he was from the same hometown, and even spoke righteously.

"Chief Assistant, in my opinion, the exile of the nine profiteer clans must not be delayed any longer. Things will change later. From my opinion, this matter does not need to go through the joint trial of the three departments. Since it is already an imperial prisoner designated by His Majesty.

, might as well deal with it specially and send them overseas at once. Moreover, when His Majesty specially ordered to kill these profiteers, he did not go through the Three Laws Division. If this exile went through the Three Laws Division, I would be worried..."

Deliberately lowering his voice, Li Jiantai looked like he was thinking about the emperor's face.

According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, major cases should be tried by the Three Law Departments composed of the three agencies of Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. In the case of extremely serious cases, the Three Law Departments, together with the ministers and general envoys of each ministry, will conduct a "full trial", and the emperor will

Cases handed over in person will be heard by the Sanjue Division in conjunction with Jin Yiwei.

But the problem is, whether it’s killing those who were “rebellious and demoted” or killing traitorous Shanxi merchants, they haven’t been reviewed by the Three Laws Division. Logically speaking, this matter is against the law, but the problem is... who dares to say!

The reason why Li Jiantai was so concerned was not for other reasons, but for the farmland and residences of the nine exiled Shanxi merchants!

More than 300 Shanxi merchants and the nine clans involved must be no less than 10,000 households, and the number of land and house stores involved must also be astronomical. According to common sense, these people's land and house stores are allowed to be sold and discounted. With so many fields and houses

All of a sudden, they flooded the market, and the price... must have been ridiculously low. It was just a good opportunity to buy a batch and make up for the previous losses.

Even if someone sees through Li Jiantai's little thoughts, no one will expose him. This kind of thing... can't even be talked about as favoritism. It's just a normal business. In fact, if you encounter such a bargain hunting opportunity, but

Everyone's heart will be moved.

But being excited doesn't mean not caring about anything, Song Xuezhu immediately shook his head and said.

"Kuo Cang, this matter must be tried by the three departments. Whether it is a "thief case" or a "tonglu case", your Majesty will rule by military law and use heavy codes in troubled times. This is the reason. But in the future, we can't do anything.

Everything is subject to your Majesty's whim. There are still laws in the country. According to the law, "collaborating with the captives and treason" should be carried out for thousands of miles, but it must be tried by the three law tribunals. There is no room for chaos in this procedure! Otherwise, where is the law of the Ming Dynasty?"

As a meritorious minister of Conglong, Xuezhu of the Song Dynasty did get the reward he deserved - becoming the first chief minister of the Qian Sheng Dynasty. As an assistant minister, he naturally won the trust of His Majesty. But this does not mean that

He had no ideas of his own. He might have been dissatisfied with Chongzhen, but that didn't mean he was willing to be a yes-man for Emperor Qiansheng.

Civil servants also have their own bottom line. Even if Song Xuezhu knew that the emperor was extremely distrustful and even hostile to civil servants, it would not prevent him from wanting to bring the Ming Dynasty's politics back on track.

One word.

"Previously, His Majesty used military law to govern affairs, but now he cannot rule the world by military law. If you want to change this matter, you must have an opportunity, and the joint trial of the Three Laws Division is the best opportunity, whether it is "contrary to the case"

Relatives, or relatives in the "Tonglu Case", must first be tried by the Three Laws Division, and shall be subject to the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, they cannot be exiled. As long as Your Majesty agrees, in the future, you and I will not accompany you like a tiger.

ah!"

With a long sigh, Song Xuezhu's tone seemed quite heavy.

Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger!

Although all officials have said this, in the Ming Dynasty, who has truly achieved the goal of “constitutionalizing through export”?

In other words, if I do these things now, will I be happy?

Song Xuezhu felt uncertain, while Li Jiantai quickly lowered his eyes and stopped talking.

What a joke.

Isn’t Song Xuezhu crazy?

He actually wants to seize power from Emperor Qian Sheng? He doesn’t know what the first decree he issued on the day he ascended the throne?

That is to say, the six subjects were merged into the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and together with the supervisory censor, they were called "Ke Dao". They were both officials and had the right to enter the palace to give advice. However, anyone with a discerning eye could see it.

It’s not as good as it used to be, and I’m afraid it will no longer be a success.

Is Song Xuezhu crazy?

Of course he was not crazy, what he did was just to get everything back on track. And his purpose was also to consolidate the Ming Dynasty's power. At least on this point, he and the emperor were consistent.

Compared to him, some people are undoubtedly more realistic. As for Chen Changgeng, who is the Minister of Internal Affairs, he is very realistic. He was born as the official of the Palace of Prince De, and he takes everything very lightly.

In the past, he was a person of the Crown Prince, but now he is a person of the emperor. In fact, from the day when the emperor re-established the Ministry of Internal Affairs and established the Minister of Internal Affairs, Chen Changgeng had already found his position - a close confidant of the royal family. In fact, the purpose of establishing the Ministry of Internal Affairs was to serve

The royal family, as its highest supervisor, the Minister of Internal Affairs, should of course be the emperor's personal confidant.

Ming could see with his eyes that this position was special. After all, the Minister of Internal Affairs was one of the few important ministers who could visit the palace at any time, although this important minister was only of the second rank.

An audience with the emperor... this privilege, let alone a few cabinet ministers, can compare with it. Coupled with his participation in military power, it can even be said that the minister of the interior is almost a cabinet minister without the name of cabinet minister.

But most of the time, as the Minister of Internal Affairs, Chen Changgeng still fulfilled his duty to serve the royal family.

Just like this moment, as soon as the confiscated Shanxi merchants' things that had just been recovered from Shanxi were counted and stored in the warehouse, he went to the palace with joy to report. He even brought a painting specially. After all, if you have good things, you must first

He came here to present it to the emperor, otherwise he would still be considered a retainer.
Chapter completed!