"Bai Wenxuan turned out to be an accomplice of the rebel?" Yunxi said very surprised. After a while, he continued to ask: "Why did he become an accomplice of the person who betrayed the rebel case? I remember that his native place is Bashu.
, it’s far away from Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas.”
"Your Majesty, I also asked the reason. He was an official in Hangzhou two years ago. At that time, he accepted the views of the rebels and took a local woman as a concubine."
"Moreover, many foreign officials who had served as officials in Huzhou Prefecture, Jiaxing Prefecture, Hangzhou Prefecture, and Shaoxing Prefecture in northern Zhejiang had accepted the views of those who were against the party. Bai Wenxuan revealed the names of several of them on the spot. According to Di's newspaper, I knew
None of their native places are from these four prefectures, but they have all accepted the concept of being a traitor to the party, and now they are all local officials."
Yunxi took the list from him. These people's official positions were not high. The highest was the magistrate of the government and the lowest was the county magistrate. But Yunxi was still very angry.
'Besides the capital, there are so many fish that have slipped through the net in other places? I should really follow the example of Grandpa Huang and eliminate them completely.'
Yunxi, who was full of rage, said to Jin Shan who was standing aside: "I have decreed that all officials in the country, including Huzhou Prefecture, Jiaxing Prefecture, Hangzhou Prefecture, and Shaoxing Prefecture, as well as officials who have served as officials in these four prefectures, will be thoroughly investigated.
Are you a rebel?"
"They should have no officials of the third rank or above. They should ask the deputy envoys from all over the country to visit and assist in the political affairs." Although they should have no officials of the third rank or above, Yunxi is still worried, so he has the deputy envoys from all over the country to assist in the political affairs.
.It is impossible for all the governors, deputy governors, and those participating in politics within a province to belong to them.
Moreover, the most important thing about Yunxi's decree is not to conduct an inventory, but to put officials from these four prefectures and those who have served as officials in these four prefectures into another book! Such a large-scale investigation by Yunxi, even if there is no such thing this time,
Officials who have found problems will not be promoted easily as long as the officials in the Ministry of Personnel are careful. This is the most terrible thing.
Of course, Feng Xianzhang also realized this at this moment. He couldn't help but feel happy: You civil servants have always looked down on me, the Jin Yiwei, thinking that I was the hawk and dog of the court. In the 26th year of Hongwu, the late emperor announced that the Jin Yiwei would be eliminated.
You all show contempt, especially officials from Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. This time, you will not be able to turn around after all these years.
In fact, civil servants are not as arrogant as he thought. It is true that civil servants look down on Jin Yiwei, but no one shows his contempt unscrupulously. It is all his imagination. But it doesn't matter. Yunxi issued such an order and he has nothing to do with it.
relation.
Jin Shan also realized this. The hand that had already lifted the pen shook and dropped ink drops on the fine silk.
But Jin Shan couldn't care about it at this time and said to Yunxi: "Your Majesty, think twice!"
Yun He said angrily: "Why do you want me to think twice! If something like this happens, if we don't thoroughly investigate, who knows how many of their accomplices there are!"
Jin Shan was a little scared, but still said: "Your Majesty, no matter what, it is impossible for all the people who have served as officials in these four prefectures to become their accomplices. If they are put into another book like this, I am afraid it will hurt all the people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang."
My yearning for the Ming Dynasty is not good for the court!"
"I think it is better to let the Jin Yiwei from various places investigate secretly first. If there are any suspicious officials, the Jin Yiwei will then transfer the suspected points to the local Inspectorate, and let the Inspector, Deputy Inspector, and Political Consultants jointly investigate."
Yunxi calmed down a little at this time. After thinking about it, he also felt that his previous order was indeed a bit excessive. If the northern Zhejiang area completely lost the hope of career advancement, I am afraid that it would completely separate from the Ming Dynasty. Although northern Zhejiang is far away from the capital We are not afraid of them rebelling if we are so close, but now Jiangsu and Zhejiang are still the most important sources of finance and taxation for the Ming Dynasty. Northern Zhejiang accounts for 20% of the country's tax revenue. There will be many places for Yunxi to spend money in the future. If northern Zhejiang is not stable, the tax revenue will be huge. If the tax rate is reduced, he will also have a headache. He can't let the guards collect taxes. The consequences of plundering will be disastrous.
Yunxi thought for a while and said: "Then according to your opinion, let the Jin Yiwei make a secret visit, and if you have any doubts, inform the local inspectorate to deal with it."
"This edict is drafted according to what I just said and sent to the Jinyiwei Yamen in the capital."
Jin Shan breathed a sigh of relief, stood up from the ground and began to draft the decree.
Yunxi then said to Feng Xianzhang: "Publish his crimes, and those who slip through the treason case will be executed immediately for their crimes. They will be executed tomorrow. His family will be executed in the concubine in Hangzhou, and the rest will be exiled to Guangxi. He The tribesmen should be dealt with according to the way I deal with those who commit crimes."
Feng Xianzhang said: "Yes, Your Majesty." Then seeing that Yunxi had nothing more to say, he turned around and left.
Yunxi finally calmed down at this time, read the memorial drafted by Jin Shan, and asked Wang Xi to use the imperial guards to send it to the local military post.
But it was still difficult for him to calm down completely. It was not until noon when he was eating with Yunzhi, Baoqing and the others, and listened to their conversation, that he finally felt better.
Of course, Yunzhi also noticed that Yun He was in a bad mood. It wasn't until she felt that Yun He was in a better mood that she quietly asked, "Brother, since I won't leave for now, can my sister go to the market tomorrow?"
Yunxi thought that he would not be able to leave tomorrow, so he said: "Okay, I allow you to go to the market tomorrow."
Yunzhi immediately cheered and jumped for joy.
Seeing that she was so happy, Yunxi felt better. He suddenly remembered the meeting between Yang Zirong and the head of the Li family and the head of the Shang family that had been arranged today, and thought to himself: "I just want to see if Yang Zirong can succeed."
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At this time, in this restaurant not far from Xingxing, two men about forty years old were talking. They looked like ordinary rural landowners, wearing old clothes that were not old. , a pair of shoes that are not old but not old, and their words do not have the bearing of one of the top businessmen in Suzhou. Only the flash of their eyes from time to time shows that they are not ordinary people.
One of them said: "I can't shirk this time even if I want to. His Majesty has sent people from Zhongshushe around him to talk to us in person. If we shirk it again, I'm afraid it will really arouse His Majesty's hatred, and the family will have unforeseen disasters."
Another person also said with a frustrated face: "Yes, the person from Zhongshu She who is next to Your Majesty has spoken. If we continue to shirk, it is estimated that even if our family is not beheaded, we will lose all our wealth and be exiled to the frontier."
"But it is not easy to cooperate with the government and the imperial court. More than thirty years ago, Shen Wansan wanted to achieve the feat of serving the dragon. Even if he could not reach the level of Lu Buwei, he still tried to get a background in the court, but in the end he lost all his family wealth and returned He was exiled by the late emperor."
