Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 161 Justice is manifested, two temples stand side by side

Several execution officers held vermilion pens and put a red cross on the name of the prisoner's card on the back of the death row prisoner, then pulled out the prisoner's card and threw it heavily on the ground.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
The criminal cards fell on the wooden floor one after another, making a crisp sound, which made the prisoner tremble in fright, which indicated that the executioner could swing the knife.

The bare-armed executioner raised the ghost-head knife high, and shouted at Li Zhiqing, the prisoner in front of him, "Master, please go!"

"Please get on the road!"

These words seemed to be echoed, and the Chi Zis in the same row raised similar ghost-headed knives, said similar words, and then waved them down under the sun.

The people onlookers exclaimed, not daring to look at it but wanting to look at it. Many people still don't dare to believe that the [-] officials of the Yangzhou government who are called evil will really kill them all.

It is said that everyone is not responsible, and now it can be said that all the officials in the entire Yangzhou Prefecture are here, but the court actually agreed to kill them all.

puff!
A streak of blood splashed high, and Li Zhiqing's head rolled to the ground.

puff!
Another stream of blood splashed high, and Zhang Huangshan's head rolled to the ground. This corrupt official of the Yan government system who used public interests for personal gain also fell to the law.

puff!
Another blood spattered high, and Yang Mingyuan's head rolled to the ground. The Yangzhou magistrate who was helping the local tyrants also obeyed the law.

puff!
Another stream of blood splashed high, and Yang Kang's head fell to the ground. The commander of the Yangzhou Guard who used his military power to cover and act as a killer for Li Zhiqing also fell to the ground.

All of these are big men with a bright future, and they will even be able to seal their wives and sons in the future, but now they are all about to become dead souls under the sword.

But no matter whether you believe it or not, the heads of the highest-ranking officials in Yangzhou in the first row have been beheaded, and their heads rolled from the execution platform to the ground one by one.

"This... is it really beheaded?"

"Well done, Yangzhou can be clean for a while from now on!"

"The beheading of the king is indeed well-deserved, the current sage is really the lord of sages!"

……

Seeing the heads of Li Zhiqing and other officials rolling to the ground, the common people went from being unbelievable at first to finally accepting this reality like a dream.

The protection of officials and officials has passed away, and none of the officials who committed corruption and crimes was given an amnesty. At this moment, justice has finally been fully demonstrated.

puff!
puff puff!

Puff puff!
……

This execution was like chopping melons and cutting vegetables. The order of execution of officials was from high to low, and the blood soon stained the newly built execution platform.

"The court has such courage, how can it not be prosperous!"

"Enke exams are compulsory this year, so the monarch should report it!"

"Punish all corruption in one day, and the true prosperity of Ming Dynasty will come!"

……

After the onlookers witnessed it with their own eyes, even those who were dissatisfied with the government earlier changed their minds one after another, as if they had seen the dawn of a prosperous age.

In fact, the grand event is not difficult, as long as the officials who invaded the property of the people were beheaded, it would be a prosperous age if the people could eat their stomachs.It's just a pity that it is normal for officials to protect each other. They even sacrificed the lives of two thousand soldiers for the so-called peace.

puff!
puff puff!

Puff puff!
……

Although officials such as patrol inspectors and warehouse ambassadors are only regular rank nine, and deputy ranks are only subordinate rank nine, it's just that there are too many of them, so the executioners cut off wave after wave!
puff!
As the last official, the executioner, cut off his head, the stream of blood became dim, and the much-watched execution event also came to an end.

Perhaps the emperor in the Forbidden City did not expect that just a single word he wrote would cause blood to stain a execution platform the size of a basketball court.

As night fell, the whole world seemed very quiet.

Wang Yue knew that most of his mission had been completed, and now the culprits were punished by hundreds of officials, and the rest of the officials and salt merchants could be settled slowly. The most urgent task now is to sort out the salt administration.

It’s just that the Ming Dynasty’s salt administration doesn’t need reforms, it just needs to dig out the hidden fields and raise the price of “Chinese salt” or “Zhese”, then the rectification of the salt administration will come to an end.

Wang Yue also wanted to gain the trust of the new emperor, so he wrote in the memorial: "I am not a bloodthirsty person, but corrupt officials are like weeds. If the grass is not removed, it will regenerate when the spring breeze blows. Therefore, I think that officials should be tortured. Junfa...!"

After all, he was still influenced by Wang Zhi, but he didn't want to be exiled because of the nonexistent charge of "resentment for writing poetry", but he hoped that he could have a fair treatment.

Even if he doesn't think about his own future, he still has to think about the two thousand soldiers who died, so he not only needs a fair servant, but also longs for the emperor's favor.

Only with the grace of the emperor, can he have the opportunity to return to Datong, to the frontier that made him "serve the country like a fire all his life", and this time he wants to avenge the soldiers who died in battle.

"Grandpa, something happened!" Wang Yu hurried into the study with a panicked expression on his face.

Wang Yue picked up the memorabilia he had just written, and blew at the wet ink: "What's the matter?"

"Just now when the officials below checked the identity of the death row prisoner again, they found that Gao Heng had been transferred?" Wang Yu said helplessly after having inspected the corpse.

Wang Yue immediately put down the memorandum in his hand, and said in disbelief: "Transferring? How did they transfer the contract? Didn't I already order repeated body checks?"

There was still a mistake in the Yangzhou supervisor beheading officials. Since they beheaded too many officials today, it was inevitable that they were negligent during the physical examination.

It was this mistake that gave Gao Heng the opportunity to escape. Now that he found out about the subcontracting, he might have already left Yangzhou City.

"The investigation has just been re-investigated. Someone saw Gao Heng's prison van with his own eyes, but too many rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves were thrown at the people at the corner of the execution ground, so it is not sure whether the package was changed on the road or at the execution platform! "Wang Xuan is now able to take charge of his own affairs, reporting helplessly.

Wang Yue's brows couldn't help but frowned. Normally, there shouldn't be such a big mistake, but it just happened miraculously.

"The Gao family secretly recruited strong men and built ships earlier, and according to investigations, they have fled overseas now!" Wang Zhi saw Wang Yue who came to look for him, and immediately revealed the latest situation.

Because Gao Heng, the deputy envoy of the two Huaihe Rivers, committed such a serious crime, the temporary governor's mansion also ransacked the home of Gao's family who lived in Xinghua County, Yangzhou.

Although a large amount of gold and silver was obtained in the confiscated home, the Gao family has been operating in Yangzhou for hundreds of years, so it is natural to know such big news in advance.

The same is true, on the way to the Gao family, the Gao family had already absconded with gold and silver.

Seeing that Wang Zhi was sipping tea leisurely, Wang Yue couldn't help but wondered: "Mr. Wang, why are you so calm about Gao Heng's transfer? This is not your style!"

"Things will inevitably be neglected, and there is no use in worrying now!" Wang Zhi took a sip of tea lightly, looking very relaxed and natural.

Wang Yue saw that the reaction of Wang Zhi in front of him was indeed abnormal, so he made a bold guess and said, "Could it be that you already knew about it beforehand?"

"Stop talking nonsense! If the miscellaneous family knew about it, how could Gao Heng have a chance to escape!" Wang Zhi immediately put down the teacup in his hand in displeasure, looking serious.

Wang Yue glanced suspiciously at Wang Yue who had an inappropriate attitude, then tentatively asked: "Wang Gong, in your opinion, what should we do now?"

"Naturally, send someone to chase after him, and the miscellaneous family will report this matter to His Majesty!" Wang Zhi took out the white paper that he carried with him, ready to write.

Wang Yue faintly felt that this matter had something to do with Wang Zhi, and even suspected that the matter was planned by the person in front of him.

Sun En, the eunuch of the Weaving Bureau, hurried in, and the words were already on his lips, but when he saw that Wang Yue was here, he swallowed them back abruptly.

Wang Yue noticed Sun En's abnormality, and continued to probe if he realized something: "Mr. Wang, if you can't catch him, should you report to Gao Heng that he fled to the sea with Gao's family?"

"If we can't catch up, it's natural that Gao Heng fled to the sea with the Gao family! It's just that this mistake should not be publicized, and the corpse may not be Gao Heng, and the miscellaneous family thinks it can be reported in secret!" Wang Zhi first asked rhetorically, and then made a proposal. .

Wang Yue nodded thoughtfully. If Gao Heng could be chased back, it would be the Gao family who rescued him at sea.

It's just that he was extra careful. Since no one dared to claim Gao Heng's body today, he went to the morgue to check again, and finally found that things were as he had guessed.

Wang Yue realized that even though he hadn't returned to the court, the battle that belonged to them had already begun.

With the appointment of Yangzhou officials to fill the vacancies, the temporary military-style government was officially disbanded, which made many people feel sad.

During the time when Wang Zhi and Wang Yue were in power together, there were some ruffians acting as monsters at the beginning, but after a person's head was beheaded, no one in Yangzhou City dared to do evil anymore.

It's just that the good banquet will eventually disperse, and Wang Zhi and Wang Yue deserve a higher position, but what they did in Yangzhou Mansion is already alive in their hearts.

I don't know if the people in Yangzhou are too rich, or they really want to be grateful to the two, but they have already decided to build a Wangyue Temple and a Wangzhi Temple in the east of the city.

(End of this chapter)