Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

The remaining officials also looked at Zhu Gaochi with surprise.

I've only been down there for less than half a day, and it seems that I found evidence after just a few simple inquiries?
Zhu Gaochi smiled faintly: "Uncle Wang, the gap in the embankment is the most powerful evidence!
In addition, those officials, as well as some officials with conscience in their hearts, also spoke out about the scandals of these officials in river affairs! "

"In this case, why not just hand over these officials to Jin Yiwei for interrogation?"

Zhu Tie was a little puzzled, "Those royal guards can make these thieves explain in detail what they did when they were three years old!"

Zhu Gaochi said: "Uncle Wang, don't be anxious. It is not easy for our Ming Dynasty to train some officials. It would be a pity to kill them all regardless of whether they are good or bad!"
Although most of these officials have committed heinous crimes and cannot be forgiven, some of their family members are also innocent!

In addition, there are some officials who still have some conscience..."

"I want to give these officials a chance to atone for their crimes. What happens to them or their families depends on whether they can seize it!"

"His Royal Highness is kind!"

Zhu Gaochi said it to this extent, what else could he say.

"Your Highness's kindness is the blessing of my Ming Dynasty!"

The remaining officials around him all looked happy and flattered him quickly.

"I also ask you to assist the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs as soon as possible to make statistics, step up disaster relief, help people repair their houses, and distribute food materials and farm tools to the affected people. Don't delay spring plowing!"

"I obey your orders!"

All the officials responded immediately.

Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince has no intention of killing on a large scale this time, then they can rest assured!
just.

But they forgot that those officials who were singled out still had the opportunity to atone for their crimes!
And how to take the credit, where is the credit?
Or some people have thought about it, but don’t want to think too much about it!

After a group of officials walked out of the door, they saw Wang Zhen, the commander of the Jinyiwei, leading a team of Jinyiwei and some gentry and officials, escorting them in.

Seeing those gentry and officials, all the officials' eyes suddenly shrank!
They looked at each other and walked quickly away!

"How did these Jin Yiwei find them?"

"The noses of these Jinyiwei are more sensitive than those of hawks and dogs!"

"What should I do?"

"It depends on what the Crown Prince wants..."

"Do you believe that His Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Then I'll wait..."

Some officials left in a hurry, but they didn't know that after Wang Zhen imprisoned those officials and gentry, he found Zhu Gaochi.

"Reporting to His Majesty the Crown Prince, all the generals have been taken care of!"

"Very good!"

Zhu Gaochi nodded with satisfaction and looked at Guo An aside.

"Teacher, can those officials repent?"

"Most likely not!"

Guo An slowly shook his head.

"Won't?"

Zhu Gaochi and Wang Zhen were both stunned.

Afterwards, Wang Zhen bowed his hands and saluted, "Your Highness, General Mo will go and bring people here to interrogate the officials and gentry one by one!"

Zhu Gaochi waved his hand slightly, signaling Wang Zhen not to be anxious, and then asked Guo An.

"Please ask the teacher to clarify your doubts!"

Guo Andao said: "Your Highness, those thieves and evil gentry will not repent, but they will be afraid, afraid of the interrogation by the Jin Yiwei, and afraid that other accomplices will be unable to resist and report them!"

"..."

Zhu Gaochi and Wang Zhen suddenly understood.

"Teacher, this method is wonderful!"

Zhu Gaochi asked again: "Teacher, if you just forgive them like this, isn't it too cheap?"

"Of course I can't!"

Guo An shook his head slightly and said: "Your Highness, all their family property and acres should be confiscated, even the extra money and acres of their clan's family should be confiscated.

In addition, in order to prevent them from taking chances again, let them go to the guillotine and walk in a circle.

He made them understand that no matter how much money they have, it is just a cloud and will not bring any wealth. If the court wants to kill them, it will be easy..."

"So feasible?"

Zhu Gaochi and Wang Zhen couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

They had seen it before. Those officials clearly made big mistakes, but before they died, they were still very stubborn and even insulted the court!
"Your Highness, ants are still alive, let alone humans?"

Guo An looked confident, "If we let them experience the moment of death, I am afraid that they will remember that feeling in their minds for the rest of their lives and never dare to make mistakes again!"

Zhu Gaochi nodded slightly, "In that case, as the teacher said, give it a try!"

"I will obey your orders!"

Wang Zhen responded and walked quickly.

Zhu Gaochi and Guo An were the only two people left in the hall.

When he was idle and bored, Zhu Gaochi sent someone to find some account books from Kaifeng Mansion and looked at them one by one.

Kaifeng Mansion Yamen.

Magistrate Kuang Ben held his hands in front of his chest, pacing back and forth in the study with an anxious look on his face, hesitant in his eyes.

I do not know how long it has been.

A strong man walked in quickly from outside.

Seeing this man, Kuang Ben hurriedly asked: "Wang Er, how is the situation?"

"Back to my lord, the courtyard where those officials and gentry are imprisoned is closely guarded by the royal guards, and the villain can't get any information at all.

In addition, I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince also confiscated Kaifeng Mansion’s account books for the past two years! "

"Ledger?"

Hearing this, Kuang Ben's heart tightened, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.

"Master, there is no need to worry. You were just demoted to Kaifeng Mansion last year. No matter what happens, it will not be related to you!"

"You can't say that!"

Kuang Ben sighed helplessly, "We didn't reach out, but those officials and gentry showed us a lot of filial piety!

On ordinary days, I would not be afraid even if the supervisory censors impeached me.

But this time, it was His Highness the Crown Prince, the Prince of Shunde County, and a group of royal guards who suffered the catastrophic disaster in Kaifeng Mansion...

Ever since the incident in Songjiang Mansion a few years ago, none of these officials can be trusted.

If they want to atone for their crimes, we, the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture, can do a lot of credit..."

"This... they can't, right?"

The man looked surprised.

"No!"

Kuang Ben shook his head repeatedly, his eyes full of determination, "We can't trust those officials, they are all treacherous and cunning.

If we want to survive, we must strike first! "

Hearing this, the man's eyes flashed coldly, "Please tell me!"

Kuang Ben: "..."

Immediately, he shook his head.

"You misunderstood... Forget it, take the people quickly, prepare an unmarked carriage, and find a few guards who rarely appear outside to escort me to find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"this will?"

"Ok!"

Kuang Ben said, "This time is just right!"

"Yes, sir!"

……

A quarter of an hour later.

A very ordinary-looking carriage, escorted by several very ordinary servants, arrived at the back door of the mansion where Zhu Gaochi and others were staying.

Then, the man stepped forward and knocked on the door.

In the hall.

Zhu Gaochi was still checking the account books of Kaifeng Mansion, and smiled softly when he heard the guard's report.

"Teacher is wise, some people can't bear it anymore!" Guo An also chuckled and said: "Your Highness, since this person is the first to come, it means that the crime this person committed is not too serious!"

Zhu Gaochi asked: "Teacher, can you call this person in immediately?"

Guo An thought for a while and said: "If Your Highness wants to give this person a sense of psychological urgency, you can let him wait for a while.

Then, arrange for another person to pretend to be a gentry or official and stand on the side of the person coming in, but he must be secretive to make the person think that he has arrived a step too late! "

"Very good!"

Zhu Gaochi's eyes lit up and he looked at the guard, "Go quickly and do what Prince Shunde said!"

"I will obey your orders!"

The guard responded quickly and walked quickly.

About a quarter of an hour later.

The guards brought Kuang Ben in, but when passing by the garden, Kuang Ben suddenly saw that there seemed to be guards on the other side, leading someone out.

Moreover, the figure of the person led by the imperial guard seemed inexplicably familiar to him.

Kuang Ben couldn't help but ask: "Dare I ask this general, who is that person?"

"who?"

The imperial guards leading Kuang Ben already knew some inside information.

therefore.

He just raised his head and looked around casually, then said disdainfully: "Isn't he just like you, an official who doesn't want to say his name outside?"

"Official?"

Kuang Ben was shocked, "I dare to ask the general, I don't know what that person looks like..."

"Don't ask too many questions!"

The guard glared at Kuang Ben, "You are not willing to tell me his name, how can that person be willing to tell you?
Moreover, His Highness has already issued a strict order. You have made a big mistake, so don't drag me into the water! "

"It's me, Meng Lang!"

Kuang Ben said quickly.

In the past, he looked down upon these Qiu Ba.

But now, he has to rely on these Qiu Ba to survive!

Now, Kuang Ben followed the guard obediently until he came to the hall.

"The guilty minister meets His Highness the Crown Prince!"

As soon as he entered the room, Kuang Ben knelt on the ground with fear on his face.

"Prefect Kuang?"

Seeing Kuang Ben, Zhu Gaochi and Guo An couldn't help but look weird.

They never expected that the first person to come would be the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture?

"It's the guilty one!"

Kuang Ben's face was full of fear, "The guilty minister has disappointed His Royal Highness and His Majesty!"

"I remember, you were moved to the post of prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture last year, right?"

Zhu Gaochi said quietly.

Kuang Ben said quickly: "What His Royal Highness the Prince said is absolutely true!"

Zhu Gaochi asked again: "Then you came here this time to surrender?"

"The sinner deserves to die!"

Kuang Ben nodded quickly, "Report the guilty officials too!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Gaochi nodded slightly.

Kuang Ben was stunned for a moment. He was already prepared to be scolded, but Zhu Gaochi was so calm?
Could it be that he already knows? Or, someone has already reported him?

Thinking about it, Kuang Ben hurriedly said: "Report to Your Highness, I will also report the other lawbreakers!"

"Not urgent!"

Zhu Gaochi smiled softly, "It's a long time tonight!"

Kuang Ben couldn't help but was stunned again.

At this moment, Guo An, who had been sitting in the back, also smiled slightly, "Zhifu Kuang, come here and sit on this table. There are pens, inks, paper and inkstones here. Think slowly and write slowly. Don't miss anything." Don’t make things up randomly...

Because there will always be several people who know what you are talking about, and they can tell by just looking at it.

Or maybe Jin Yiwei's real identity will be exposed once he investigates! "

"Since Magistrate Kuang has the idea of ​​reforming his past, that is a good thing. Regardless of whether he succeeds or not, at least he will not experience those tortures...

Of course, if the crime is serious, at least when the head is beheaded, it will be more dignified and the punishment will not be too great..."

Although Guo An had a smile on his face and spoke slowly, the words that came out of his mouth made Kuang Ben couldn't help but shudder.

"Yes, yes, it's okay. Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness the Prince can rest assured that I will definitely write everything down!"

"That's good!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "We are all people who have read the books of sages, and we should be decent in everything we do!"

Kuang Ben nodded again, and then he didn't dare to say anything more. He quickly ran to the desk and started writing!

Later, I thought about it while writing.

It took half an hour to finish writing!

After carefully handing the stack of accusations to Zhu Gaochi, Kuang Ben stood aside with a nervous look on his face.

From this moment on, his life was in Zhu Gaochi's hands.

Zhu Gaochi, on the other hand, ignored Kuang Ben and started looking directly.

The more he looked, the darker the expression on his face became!
Finally, he stared at Kuang Ben, "Is everything you wrote true?"

Kuang Ben hurriedly replied: "Reporting to His Majesty the Crown Prince, I will never dare to say anything false!"

"Okay! Okay, Gu Yuan thought it would be better if King Zhou was here in Kaifeng Mansion.

But I didn't expect that I still underestimated all the officials in Kaifeng Mansion! "

Zhu Gaochi immediately sneered.

Seeing this, a trace of doubt flashed in Kuang Ben's eyes before he knew?
At this time, a school captain came in from outside and reported in a deep voice: "Your Highness, two more people came outside, saying they wanted to apologize to His Highness!"

Zhu Gaochi nodded slightly and said, "Take Magistrate Kuang out, and then bring those two people in!"

"Prefect Kuang, please go back first!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The captain responded and greeted Kuang Ben.

Kuang Ben quickly followed the captain and walked out.

However, what surprised Kuang Ben was that he returned the same way this time.

then.

When he got out of the back door, he collided directly with the two carriages parked at the back door.

"Prefect Kuang?"

"Yan Tiju? Fang Qianhu?"

The three of them were all startled, and then they all understood instantly and looked at each other with strange eyes.

Kuang Ben was better. He didn't expect that he would be caught.

Yan Liangjie and Fang Ziming, on the other hand, were filled with joy and some anger.

Fortunately, they are here!
Otherwise, the old thief Kuang Ben could have all these officials confiscated and exterminated!

"You two, follow me in!"

The captain on the side didn't give the three people a chance to speak and shouted directly.

"Yes Yes!"

Yan Liangjie and Fang Ziming hurriedly followed the captain and walked in.

Still in the hall.

Guo An sat aside, holding a thick pile of accusations in his hand, and looked at it slowly.

The two people who came in, Yan Liangjie and Fang Ziming, were just like Kuang Ben just now, their faces full of fear, and they apologized honestly!

...(End of chapter)