I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 243 The Expansion of Zhulian

After Hu Zongxian suppressed all the forces that dared to resist in the city, he ordered his subordinates to post corresponding notices, so that the common people can come to the government office to file a complaint if they have grievances.

And soon, at the gate of the government office, a large number of people who came to complain gathered, scrambling to tell their grievances.

And because of the previous, the officials who stayed in the government office were all killed!

Therefore, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou had to act as temporary judges.

"My lord, please make the decision for this old man!"

I saw an old man with a sad expression and ragged clothes lined up and said tremblingly.

"If there is any grievance, just say it, we will definitely decide for you!"

Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou looked at each other, then said in a deep voice.

"My lord, the thing is like this..."

After the old man's narration, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou finally understood the ins and outs of the matter.

The old man was quite wealthy before, and he still owned several shops in the city. Unfortunately, this hard-earned family property was later taken by an official and forcibly occupied.

The old man complained everywhere and had nowhere to go, and when he had nowhere to go, he came to the government office just now with the mentality of giving it a try, seeking justice.

"Hmph, fish and meat people, plunder by force, you guys, go with him, take back his family property for him, and bring that official to justice on the spot!"

Yu Dayou, who was at the side, ordered so after listening to the old man's narration.

"Yes, General!"

After receiving Yu Dayou's order, the subordinates on the side responded in a deep voice.

"Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord, I kowtow to you!"

The old man saw that the thing he had longed for was so easily achieved, his face was full of excitement, he knelt down on the ground suddenly, and cried.

"Old man, get up quickly, go with them now, and get back what belongs to you!"

Seeing this, Qi Jiguang at the side also comforted him.

Hearing this, the old man got up slowly from the ground, and followed several soldiers to his previous shop.

"The people are miserable!"

After sending the old man away, Qi Jiguang turned around and said this with emotion.

"Yes!"

Yu Dayou on the side also followed closely.

Since the two of them acted as temporary judges, from the mouths of the people, they heard all kinds of stories of extreme grievances.

At the beginning, the two were quite angry about this, but gradually they became numb. After hearing the facts of the case, they proposed corresponding measures according to the size of the crime committed by the criminal.

Penalties ranged from being punished fifty times with a stick to being directly executed on the spot.

However, most of them are Fa-rectification directly on the spot!Because at this time period, the people who dared to take the courage to come to the government to complain, all of them had huge grievances.

Another important reason is that the prisons in the city are almost full.

Ever since the army entered the city, a great reckoning has begun!Prior to this, all officials who had bad deeds and were reported by the people were dealt with.

And those officials who were imprisoned, in order to get a chance to be given a lighter sentence, also began to bite.

Today you expose my shortcomings, tomorrow I will sue you!Instances like this abound.

And Hu Zongxian's trip was originally to deal with officials in this area, so he has always been encouraging about this.

And Jin Yiwei's side is also wantonly punishing, under torture, there is no official who will not confess!Starting from a name that came out of their mouths, they followed the vines and eventually involved a large number of officials.

……

In the government office, Cao Shunhe expressed his concerns to Hu Zongxian.

"Your Excellency, the atmosphere of Zhulian in the city is getting stronger and stronger. I am afraid that if this continues, no one will be available."

But Hu Zongxian was quite indifferent to this, and responded: "It's okay, before that, Your Majesty has already made corresponding plans!"

"The officials who are vacant in the middle will be temporarily filled by alternate officials. When the situation stabilizes, the imperial court will start to recruit scholars this year, and then formally select them!"

"According to the information I know, these alternate officials have already set off when the main army started. Counting the days, they should be here soon."

After listening to Hu Zongxian's explanation, Cao Shunhe also felt relieved and responded.

"It's so good, this way, you don't have to worry about it!"

……

Capital, Yan Mansion.

At this moment, Yan Song is wearing presbyopic glasses and dealing with related official duties in the study.

Perhaps because he was tired, Yan Song put the official document aside, picked up the teacup beside him, and took a sip.

"Hey, these guys keep their mouths open and shut all day long."

"The national treasury has finally been filled once, but we can't let you do such nonsense!"

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps coming from outside the door, Yan Song saw this and moved his eyes over.

I saw Yan Shifan hurried into the study and said in a low voice.

"Father, everything is settled!"

"Have you dealt with everything from the beginning to the end?"

After Yan Song listened, he turned his gaze to Yan Shifan, and then asked.

"It was all cleaned up, and there was no evidence left during the whole process."

Seeing his father Yan Song asking about this matter, Yan Shifan quickly responded.

"Ah That's good."

Yan Song nodded after receiving Yan Shifan's assurance, and he felt relieved and continued to deal with official duties.

"Father, my child is still a little confused about this, are we a little nervous?"

"Perhaps, His Majesty sent Jin Yiwei to go to Zhejiang to assist Zhao Zhenji in investigating the case?"

Yan Shifan immediately asked Yan Song his own questions.

"Even if His Majesty does send Jin Yiwei to Zhejiang to assist Zhao Zhenji in investigating the case, we should not take it lightly!"

"It's nothing to lose a little money. If this matter is exposed, every high-ranking official in the capital will be counted as one, and his majesty will have to take him to Caishikou to behead him!"

"You said, can we take this kind of risk?"

Yan Song glanced at Yan Shifan, and then explained patiently.

At the same time, such discussions were also going on at Prince Yu's Mansion.

"This Yan Song actually sent someone to inform us that he would be so kind?

"You said, is there another intention behind this?"

Xu Jie kept pacing in the study, thinking about possible answers.

"In this matter, everyone is a grasshopper on the same rope, and no one can escape!"

"Therefore, Yan Song's visit should be sincere."

After thinking for a moment, Gao Gong gave the answer.

"Yeah, right now we should clean up everything from the beginning to the end!"

Zhu Zaixi, who was on the side, also interjected immediately.

"It's okay, before that, I have personally sent someone to deal with all the people who knew about it."

Xu Jie waved his hand, expressing that he already had a countermeasure.

And Zhang Juzheng on the side didn't mean to speak from the beginning to the end, but just drank tea by himself, watching all this with cold eyes.

……

The Forbidden City, the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

At this moment, Jiajing is playing Go with Lu Fang.

After hearing a 'click', Jiajing asked Lu Fang after dropping the black chess in his hand onto the board.

"Lu Fang, how much money do you think this local salt merchant in Jiangxi can contribute to the court?"

Lu Fang immediately dropped the white chess in his hand onto the board, thought for a moment, and replied.

"Your Majesty, this slave feels that the imperial court can at least earn 5000 to [-] million taels of silver!"

"Oh, how do you see it?"

Seeing Lu Fang's swearing appearance, Jiajing couldn't help being interested, and then asked.

"Although this servant is in the palace, I have been fortunate enough to hear that these salt merchants have a strong foundation and a luxurious life!"

"Therefore, this time, His Majesty will not be disappointed."

(End of this chapter)