Chapter 187: Searching the home of a great scholar
Since its establishment, Jinyiwei has gone through a hundred years and now has grown to as many as 80,000 people.
The only people traveling with the emperor this time were more than 500 people from the Beizhen Prefecture. Later, 3,000 people were gradually transferred. Until now, all the people were dispatched. Except for the injured and old and weak people who stayed behind in the capital, the others
They are all here.
Nanjing's Zhao Prison, Criminal Department Prison, Shuntianfu Prison and other places that can hold people have long been full, but a large number of prisoners are still sent to Nanjing every day.
In desperation, Yuan Bin had to find ways to open new prisons one after another.
Even some large houses have been turned into temporary prisons after some treatment.
The scale of the case was so large that those arrested were basically the gentry in Jiangnan, including many officials, or had direct or indirect interests with officials. Fortunately, their bones were not
Most of them were as hard as Wang Gongming. Before the instrument of torture was applied to their bodies, they had already begun to cry bitterly, expressing repentance and being quite cooperative.
But even so, Yuan Bin is still very anxious.
In just half a month, more than a thousand people have been captured. Moreover, when these dogs saw that they could not escape, they began to bite and frantically confessed their accomplices, fellow villagers, compatriots, and even their own disciples and former officials.
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Everyone in the entire Jiangnan was in danger. These people suddenly discovered that their classmates, friends, teachers and students, who had always been close to them, had become their biggest enemies overnight.
So, in order to prevent you from betraying me first, I simply decided to confess you first.
As a result, some people really couldn't confess anything, so in order to win leniency, they confessed some minor issues that were harmful to morality, such as so-and-so peeking at the widow next door taking a bath.
As a result, more people are involved, which greatly increases the difficulty of screening.
Yuan Bin, the commander of the Royal Guards, is now notorious. He is a court eagle dog, the emperor's lackey, and he harms loyal people... All kinds of names are listed one after another. In just a few days, his reputation has surpassed that of Wang Zhen.
Following Qin Hui of the Song Dynasty.
He did not kill innocent people indiscriminately. Every person he caught had a confession and evidence.
However, the right to speak in Ming Dynasty is precisely in the hands of these people. Faced with such a situation, they can only express their suffering.
Zhu Qizhen had already piled up a mountain of memorials in front of him, all of which were about impeaching Jin Yiwei and Yuan Bin.
However, at least half of the owners of these memorials have been arrested.
Some people just delivered the memorial in the morning, and the royal guards came to the door in the evening.
Even so, there are still a large number of memorials flying in like snowflakes.
Even those who are not involved have already started to submit letters when they see such a big commotion in Nanjing.
In their view, the relationship between the officials and the Jin Yiwei was inherently hostile, and it was a foolish move for the emperor to allow the Jin Yiwei to act recklessly. Therefore, although the memorials were all about scolding the Jin Yiwei, there was a deeper meaning hidden between the lines.
Zhu Qizhen simply threw them all aside, not even bothering to take a look.
He is now determined to compete head-on with the gentry class of the Ming Dynasty. As for reputation, it is not important!
Isn't he just a fool? Go ahead and scold him. When you have scolded enough, there will be even more cruel ones!
Yuan Bin was interrogating day and night, hurriedly sorting out the interrogation results of the past few days, and came to report.
When Zhu Qizhen saw the result, although he was mentally prepared, he was also quite surprised.
"These guys started biting each other?"
"Back to the emperor, I think this is a good thing."
Zhu Qizhen suddenly became interested and said, "Well, keep talking!"
Yuan Bin nodded and said: "Jiangnan is almost a monolith. Through various relationships, they have formed a group with common interests and demands. It is not easy to uproot these people. The only way is to let them
They started biting each other. In the past, they relied on the relationship between fellow villagers, classmates, disciples and old officials. Everyone sat together and ate meat, and everyone benefited. But now it is different. They want to save the lives of the whole family and not bite them.
Others will have no chance to make meritorious deeds. In this way, they will no longer be monolithic. Those bullshit Jiangnan scholars will be exposed as long as they are sentenced!"
After Zhu Qizhen heard this, he couldn't help but said: "No wonder everyone is scolding you, this method is really poisonous."
Yuan Bin smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, I just want to give them a chance by doing this."
"What opportunity?"
Yuan Bin continued: "Their relationship network is too close, and the clans in Jiangnan are the most deeply rooted. Does the emperor really want to kill them all? If he really wants to kill them all, I am afraid that even if he kills hundreds of thousands, he will not be able to kill them all. Instead of killing them all, he will not be able to kill them all.
Killing people is not as good as killing one's heart! If the emperor wants to implement the New Deal, then he must have money and food, and he must also let these big men who guard their one-third of an acre of land retreat. Now they are biting dogs, admitting their crimes, and ransacking their homes.
, money and food can enrich the national treasury, and can also make the original power collapse. If the emperor implements the new policy, he can get twice the result with half the effort!"
Zhu Qizhen nodded, Yuan Bin was really reliable in his work, and he could even think of this section.
The implementation of the New Deal will inevitably affect the interests of the gentry class. If the New Deal is implemented under the original situation, it will be extremely difficult. Now tearing down the old mountains is equivalent to building tall buildings on the ground, and things will be much smoother.<
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He pondered for a long time, looked at Yuan Bin with sharp eyes and said: "Since I have admitted my crime, let me confiscate my house. How much money can I get from Jiangnan?"
"This..."
Yuan Bin smiled bitterly and said: "I can't tell you that."
Zhu Qizhen raised his eyebrows and asked: "Why can't you say it badly?"
Yuan Bin explained: "There are really too many, and it is temporarily...incalculable..."
Zhu Qizhen nodded and said: "It's a very important matter, so hurry up and do it. You don't need to report to me for ordinary matters. I give you the right to make your own decision."
Yuan Bin got the order and hurried out.
After further sorting out, things began to take shape and gradually became more orderly.
For all the people involved, don't rush to search the house first. Arrest the person first. After arresting the person, interrogate them overnight. At the same time, send someone to keep an eye on the house of each person involved in the case to prevent their family members from taking risks or hiding.
Wealth.
Then the cases of different people are divided into levels according to their severity, and different handling methods are adopted for cases of different levels.
Treating people differently is actually the most confusing thing.
For example, Wang Gongming, a smart man like him, quickly realized that he was imprisoned in a new cell.
There is a sign with the number B on the cell.
Sure enough, when he inquired, he found out that he was able to enter Room B because he confessed from the beginning, which was regarded as a meritorious performance. Otherwise, he would have been admitted to Room A.
Rumor has it that Jiazifang may kill the nine tribes!
This made Wang Gongming breathe a sigh of relief, but soon he began to use his brain.
After all, a brilliant person like him is locked up every day and has very little contact with people. All he does all day long is think about all kinds of things.
So after thinking about it for a moment, he suddenly felt...
Since we can downgrade from A to B, why not go a step further and strive for a C, or a lower level?
Thinking of this, he seemed to see hope and started writing reports.
Of course, there are also some confessions, but obviously, people are not interested in these.
So, he closed his eyes and meditated every day, racking his brains to think about who else he had not reported.
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Just as the whole Jiangnan was in turmoil, Zhang Yi and Kuang Ye finally rushed back to the capital from Mobei.
The road was full of dust, and I couldn't eat or sleep well. I didn't bring any change of clothes with me. I just wanted to return to the capital as soon as possible and couldn't care about these things.
Now I have finally returned to the capital, but why do I feel...the atmosphere is weird?
The two of them didn't think much about it. After entering the city, they went straight back to the palace to resume their duties. Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived in the inner city, the road was blocked.
Seeing this, Zhang Yi stepped forward and asked, "Who are you and why are you closing the road?"
The other party glanced at him warily, pressed the handle of the knife at his waist, and said: "The Jin Yiwei is handling the case, and no one else is allowed to come near!"
Zhang Yi's face turned ugly. I am a dignified cabinet scholar, but in your mouth, I turned into an idler?
At that moment, he felt an unknown rage in his heart and said, "So what about the Jin Yiwei? If you want to handle a case, why should you close the road?"
"Can't you move to another place when you're asking for food? I told you I'm working on a case, so go away!"
Zhang Yi suddenly froze. He had suffered a lot these days. His official uniform was in tatters. His face was unshaven and his hair was disheveled. At first glance, he looked nothing like a beggar on the street. Difference.
Kuang Ye couldn't help but stepped forward, grabbed the clothes of the Jin Yiwei, and said angrily: "Are you blind? Do you recognize me?"
The other party didn't take these two people seriously at first, but after hearing these words, he couldn't help but take a second look, um... what's going on with these two old beggars, are they crazy?
At this time, a young officer suddenly recognized Kuang Ye and hurriedly stepped forward.
"It turns out to be Mr. Kuang. I'm really sorry. The people below are blind. I wonder why Mr. Kuang...is dressed like this?"
Kuang Ye asked angrily: "Who are you?"
"The humble position of Jin Yiwei Nanzhen Prefecture Si Qianshi, Zhu Ji!"
Zhu Ji also just rushed back to the capital from Fuzhou. Since a large number of Jinyi guards were transferred to Nanjing, Yuan Bin was worried that there would be no one in Beijing and trouble would arise, so he sent Zhu Ji back.
Zhang Yi suddenly thought of something and asked: "Are you Yu Qian's son-in-law?"
"That's right. Excuse me...oh, it's Mr. Zhang!"
Zhu Ji said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, I didn't recognize it just now."
Zhang Yi waved his hand and said: "I just came back from Mobei. Why, if they are ordinary people and beggars on the roadside, can the Jin Yiwei bully them at will?"
"That's not what I meant. I really have official duties today. Please forgive me, sir!"
Zhang Yi's face improved a little and he asked again: "Is such a wide road hindering your handling of the case? I tell you that you should be low-key. Your father-in-law is not like this, and your commanders... ...Hey, this is not..."
I looked up inadvertently and suddenly found that this place seemed familiar.
Kuang Ye also noticed it and quickly asked: "What case are you handling? Isn't this Lord Gao's house?"
Zhu Ji said politely: "It's Master Gao's house. I'm humble and ordered to... raid the house!"
"What?"
Zhang Yi and Kuang Ye looked at each other with incredible expressions in their eyes.
Copying the home of the cabinet bachelor?
"Stop!"
Zhang Yi immediately yelled: "Stop it, tell me clearly what is going on?"
Kuang Ye didn't panic and took out a document from his arms.
"This is a driving invitation from the emperor himself!"
Zhang Yi almost grabbed it and looked at it for a few times, his expression becoming increasingly ugly.
Isn’t it just that... Gao Hubei went to persuade you to return to Beijing? As for confiscating your home?
If it was you who went to Nanjing at the beginning, and now your home is confiscated...is it you?
He was very confused now and asked: "Does His Highness King Tan know about this?"
"My humble position is just to act according to orders, I don't know anything else!"
Zhang Yi threw the driving ticket back to him, pulled Kuang Ye and said, "Let's go see His Highness King Xi!"
The two angrily arrived at the Meridian Gate, but were stopped by the guards.
"This is a forbidden area in the palace, go elsewhere if you want food!"
Zhang Yi was about to curse on the spot, and Kuang Ye even rolled up his sleeves and was about to take action. When the guard saw the two of them breaking into the palace, he immediately pulled out his knife.
Kuang Ye suddenly felt that as he got older, he shouldn't be so irritable.
So, he said calmly: "I am the Minister of Rites, and I am going to the palace to see His Royal Highness King Xi!"
After saying that, he handed over his official seal.
The other party first looked at the official seal and saw that it was indeed OK. Then he looked at the two of them carefully. Although they were in tatters, it was vaguely visible that they were indeed official robes, so they were allowed to go.
The two of them arrived at the Wenhua Hall and saw that Cao Nai was also there. He glanced at the two of them with a somewhat confused look in his eyes.
Zhang Yi ignored the pleasantries and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, as soon as I returned to the capital, I saw the Jinyi guards surrounding Master Gao's house, saying that they wanted to... ransack the house!"
Zhu Qiyu nodded and said: "I have just learned that Jinyiwei has a driving certificate personally signed by the emperor. This matter is a long story..."
Having said this, he winked at Cao Nai.
Cao Nai handed over a few pieces of paper. After Zhang Yi took it, he hurriedly read the contents on it, his face was full of disbelief.
"This is impossible... Mr. Gao has always been known for his integrity, how could he embezzle so much money..."
Cao Nai said: "Your Highness, we still don't know the truth of the matter. If someone interferes here, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the court!"
Zhu Qiyu was also very confused. After all, he was a bachelor of the cabinet. He couldn't just copy what he said. He had to make things clearer before making a conclusion.
"I am also worried about this. How about this? Let's all go over. We will know what the matter is at a glance!"
Cao Nai bowed his hands and said, "That's very good!"
Zhang Yi and Kuang Ye immediately said: "I will go with His Highness!"
Cao Nai glanced at the two of them and asked, "Why don't you two take a bath first and change your clothes?"
"Why do you still want to change your clothes?"
Zhang Yi said impatiently: "Jinyiwei is already searching the house. It will be too late if we don't go!"