Chapter 1557: Chengdu House Secret Report? Angry Emperor
Chapter 1557: Secret report from Chengdu Prefecture?
The angry emperor
Besides, a lot of the arms of these two families came from Tongchuanfu Road, so this man with strong agricultural power must write a letter to plead guilty. Although the punishment may not be too severe, he will definitely not be able to continue his job as a pacifier.
Including the chief generals of several local armies in Tongchuanfu Road were also implicated! It is naturally a good thing to clear out the entire Tongchuanfu Road before using troops against Luo, and it also allows the newly-elected Liu Gong, you can continue to light a fire...
In the Qinzheng Palace, Zhao Shen rubbed his tight forehead, his face full of exhaustion! Originally, he really wanted to take advantage of the civil strife in Jin to send out troops tentatively this time.
However, under the intimidation of the old troll, I had to give up the idea.
Since the last court meeting, there have been several more court meetings to discuss, but every time someone mentioned sending troops, they were directly sprayed to death by that old guy Yin He.
Until now, no one in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty dared to mention the word "war".
After all, everyone is a respectable person. After being insulted by that old man Yin He, who directly scolded his ancestors for dozens of generations, if he wants to retaliate but he is not his opponent, who would be unlucky enough to get into trouble?
"Officials, a secret report from Chengdu Prefecture!"
Wang Quan hurried over, holding a thick letter in his hand.
Zhao Shen was shocked when he heard this and said, "Bring it here!"
After looking at the intact fire paint on it, he personally used the jade ruler on the side to scrape off the fire paint and open the secret report! After only a few glances, Zhao Shen couldn't help but frown.
"Are you taking action against Wang and Fan's family?
Is this kid really going to cause trouble for me?"
Zhao Shen said to himself.
Although it was clearly stated in the secret letter that it was the refugees who broke into the two families first, and only after Shen Tang received the news, did he ask the Yongkang Army, which had captured the bandits near Chengdu Prefecture, to suppress the refugees and rescue the two families.
But Zhao Shen is not a fool, so how could he not understand the fishy nature of this?
He naturally knew about the two families of Wang and Fan in Chengdu Prefecture. Although the Song Dynasty did not have the same aristocratic family as in the previous dynasty, there were such deep-rooted families that had been passed down for hundreds of years. These families in Chengdu Prefecture were the most prominent in the entire Song Dynasty. All are famous.
Regarding these wealthy families, Zhao Shen has actually long had the idea of taking action to rectify them, but it is not easy to actually do it!
First, it is not difficult to find some crimes, but it is not easy to rely on these crimes to directly destroy these big clans. At most, you can only deal with a few concubines without hurting your bones!
The second is that these big families are powerful in the local area. They can influence a government and a place, and can bring tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people. Such a big family is far more dangerous than the rioters like Li Jin. In case of an attack, If the tiger does not die, there will be endless troubles.
"Why!"
Zhao Shen sighed. He just hoped that Shen Tang would not go too far. Otherwise, if these two families really exerted their strength, there would be countless civil and military officials speaking to them. It would be difficult for Shen Tang to continue to work stably in Chengdu Mansion. .
When he watched again for a moment, he couldn't help but be a little shocked. Not only did Shen Tang take action, but he also directly mobilized troops to kill these two families.
He couldn't wait to look back, but when he saw the two families' crimes listed behind him, he couldn't help but become furious!
There have been hundreds of cases of disregarding human life and bullying the people, and this has only been thoroughly investigated in the past few years. These two families have been entrenched in Chengdu Prefecture for hundreds of years, and there are countless such things.
In addition, there are countless things like overstepping the rules, corruption, and manipulating the appointment and dismissal of local officials.
However, the most serious ones are the three crimes!
One of them is to attack and kill officials! If you want to serve as a local magistrate, if you can't be supported by these two families, you have only two options, either you will be transferred or you will die! During Shen Tang's investigation, In these years, more than ten officials, big and small, died at the hands of these two families in the counties of Chengdu Prefecture alone.
The crime of attacking and killing officials is almost equivalent to rebellion! Moreover, if the attack and murder of officials can be made without incident, how many people from top to bottom will be responsible for keeping the two families accountable and concealing it?
If we really investigate, we will definitely find out how many people are involved.
The second is to interfere in local military affairs! The Huai'an Army dared to raise troops just because of a letter between the two families. No one can tolerate such a thing!
The last one is to sell prohibited items to other countries! Salt, iron, and even military standard equipment are all items they sell! As long as there is profit, whether it is the Golden Kingdom in the North or the barbarians in the south, they will sell it!
"Be bold!"
Zhao Shen roared angrily, stretched out his hand and swept everything off the table! His eyes widened, furious but unbelievable!
You must know that these two families are deeply rooted in the Song Dynasty. There are countless family descendants or disciples who serve as officials in various places, and the court also rewards these two families a lot.
Even if you look at the ancestral halls of these two families, you can see how many sacred objects, handwritten texts and imperial edicts were given by each generation of emperors.
Why does the court have scruples about such a family?
Not to mention anything else, the children of these two families knelt directly in front of the palace gate holding their ancestral rankings. The emperor was scratching his head! What's wrong?
Generations of ancestors in my family have made contributions to the Song Dynasty and shed blood. As a successor, there is no room for the queen of the meritorious officials?
With such a commotion, even if the emperor does not want to surrender, all the scholars in the world will force the court to surrender.
It's hard to say, but I still need to comfort him.
Looking at the servants and maids kneeling on the ground, Zhao Shen took a deep breath and said, "Everyone, please step aside. Wang Quan, Xuan Shihao, Ye Yong, and Ma Shao are here to see you!"
After Wang Quan left, Zhao Shen's mood gradually calmed down.
Although he was still angry about what these two families had done, Zhao Shen couldn't help but feel much better after looking at the content at the end.
There are more than 20 million in cash, as well as countless antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc. This is definitely a huge wealth!
Moreover, since Shen Tang has taken action against these two families, the Yuwen family will never sit idly by as long as they are not fools! Thinking about it, it won't be long before an unexpected fortune falls into their hands!
"This solves my urgent need!"
The corners of Zhao Shen's mouth couldn't help but curl up. The taxes collected during the first half of the Song Dynasty were still an unexpected fortune, and even the emperor would be happy.
Thinking about the last court meeting, after Ma Shao was criticized by Yin Zhen for being autistic, he took off his crown and knelt outside his palace for several hours and wanted to resign. Zhao Shen felt a little worried about himself as a great steward. Can't bear it.
After he succeeded to the throne, Ma Shao's appointment as Prime Minister was indeed a high-ranking position, but it was definitely a lot of hard work.
Every time something happens somewhere, the Prime Minister has to move around, picking at things every day without saying a word, and being criticized by officials of various ministries, big and small. How difficult is it?
Just as I was thinking about it, Wang Quan returned in a hurry!