The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 286: Suing the emperor for Mr. Ye, using Zhu Yuanzhang’s chicken feathers as arrows, I have the final say here!

In the eyes of thousands of people on both sides of the red carpet in the center of the pier,

The brand new sun has risen over the East China Sea and has become the background of the unfamiliar faces on the deck.

Under the red sun, a young man wearing a red official robe stood next to two Qianhu generals wearing the standard purple flower hood.

And behind them, stood three stunning beauties with fluttering dresses!
At this moment, a slightly older official wearing a blue official robe walked to the deck wall with an imperial edict in hand.

"The officials and people of Ningbo Prefecture accept the order!"

As soon as Wu Yong finished speaking, thousands of people on the dock, and even the rounded-up Ningbo officials, all knelt down to accept the order.

Wu Yong immediately read aloud the imperial edict promoting Ye Qing to the post of Ningbo magistrate and establishing the 'Ningbo Special Executive Government'.

When announcing other contents, Wu Yong did not emphasize his tone, but when announcing the establishment of the 'Ningbo Special Administrative Government', he not only strengthened his tone, but also had three hundred elite soldiers help amplify the message.

"In view of Ningbo Magistrate Ye Qing's unique way of governing the world, I have now established the 'Ningbo Special Administrative Government'. During the term of office, we will act expediently!"

Just such a sentence, even the people standing on the outermost periphery, could all hear it clearly.

After listening to the imperial edict, everyone present looked horrified, because in their opinion, this imperial edict had the same meaning.

That is Ye Qing who was ordered to be the local emperor of Ningbo Mansion!
Before the people could react, Ye Qing took a step forward, stood on the parapet of the deck, and said seriously: "Maybe you have heard my legend, or maybe you have used the products produced by Yanmen."

"I don't want to prove anything to you, because there is actually not much difference between me and the two people hanging on the mast."

"The only difference is that I don't like the good things in you people. I am only interested in rich businessmen!"

"When I was traveling in Shaoxing, I met Chen Wen, a former calendar member of the Ningbo Prefecture's History Department. He accused me of Zhu Huan raping his wife, so that her wife hit a pillar and died!"

"Of course, Zhu Huan's crimes did not stop there. He embezzled river engineering funds, embezzled disaster relief money and grain, and secretly increased taxes."

"I already have some incriminating evidence in my hands, which is enough to prove the crime!"

"But I also know that a slap in the face can't make a difference!"

As he spoke, he immediately pointed to the surrounded government officials and the ten magistrates of Ningbo Prefecture: "I believe that you are more or less involved in these things."

Immediately afterwards, Ye Qing asked three hundred elite soldiers to help him amplify the voice: "Now, I hereby announce the arrest of Zhu Huan, the former magistrate of Ningbo Prefecture, Liu Fu, the same magistrate of Ningbo Prefecture, and the general judge, recommendation officer, and experienced officer of Ningbo Prefecture. , governor, Zhaomo, school inspection, prison and other department chiefs!"

"Arrest the magistrates of ten counties in Ningbo, and all county affairs will be temporarily replaced by the county magistrate!"

"Arrest His Majesty's Imperial Brother Zhu Liujiu!"

"Within seven days, comprehensive investigation and evidence collection will be conducted, and on the day when His Majesty's imperial brother Zhu Liujiu celebrates his birthday, he will be tried and executed in public at Caishikou!"

Hearing this, the people were all shocked.

It is said that hearing with the ears is false and seeing with the eyes is belief. But now the ears can hear clearly and the eyes can see clearly, but they can’t believe it at all.

Even Zheng Shiyuan and Han Yike, who are known to understand the baker well, would not dare to handle the case so forcefully!

How dare this newly arrived prefect dare to be so forceful, not only beating up the emperor's nephew before he even got ashore, but also arresting his majesty's imperial brother?
The most unbelievable thing is the public trial and execution time, which is obviously difficult for His Majesty the Emperor!
Everyone in Ningbo city knows that since three years ago, Zhu Liujiu’s birthday has been celebrated in the palace!
And this kind of favor also created the result that Zhu Huan was corrupt and perverted the law, and no one dared to control him!

Well now, his birthday can only be celebrated on the execution ground!
"This is not about making things difficult for His Majesty. This is about slapping His Majesty in the face with the soles of his shoes in front of the whole city!"

"Is this believable?"

"I think it's believable. Master Ye did this just to make us run around and tell each other?"

"Yes, if he says he can't do it, he won't be able to survive here!"

"But if he really does this, he will definitely die!"

"Maybe, as the rumors say, he is a good official who makes money for the people. Let's wait and see!"

"Yes, as long as he does what he says, if the emperor wants to kill him, I will go to the capital to beat the drum and sue the emperor!"

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Ye Qing naturally couldn't hear these wait-and-see remarks, as well as the remarks of 'suing the emperor'.

Ye Qing just stood on the deck and looked towards Yingtian Mansion, which could be reached within a day's rush in eight hundred miles, with a confident smile on his lips.

"Your Majesty, not only did I kill the emperor's nephew, but I also killed the emperor's brother who helped you bury your parents. What should you do with me?"

"I used chicken feathers as command arrows, a fox pretended to be a tiger, and I became a local emperor. What should you do with me?"

"If you don't kill me even now, I should call you 'Zhu Dashanren'!"

Thinking of this,

Ye Qing once again looked at the Ningbo people present and said in a vigorous voice: "What is the 'Ningbo Special Administrative Government'?"

"The imperial power grants the right to kill first and report later. Within Ningbo, I, Ye Qing, have the final say. I am the 'Ningbo Special Administrative Government'!"

"Within seven days, you can enter the government at any time to provide evidence of the crimes of these officials. No matter what you see or hear, you can speak out!"

"Those who buy and occupy land and property by force will be killed without mercy once their crimes are proven!"

"Those who seize their wives and daughters by force will be killed without mercy once the crime is proven!"

"Those who commit fraud in prison and seek wealth and murder will be killed without mercy once their crimes are proven!"

"If you don't pay for meals or stay in the hotel, you will eat the king's meal in the name of paying an IOU. If you are the king's hotel, once the crime is proven, you will be reduced from your job to the people, and you will be forced to do hard labor for three years!"

After talking about various capital crimes and living crimes, Ye Qing ended with the words "I, Ye Qing, will do what I say."

Under the simultaneous amplification of three hundred elite soldiers, many people present began to applaud and cheer, but there were also many officials whose foreheads and backs were covered in cold sweat.

The officials shouted loudly: "Ye Qing, you are too domineering, aren't you a good bird?"

"That's it, do it for us all and see who will do it for you!"

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Just when they were calling out, Ye Qing had already stepped onto the land of Ningbo Mansion and came to them.

Ye Qing just smiled politely and said: "I have made much more than you. Your combined wealth is less than one-tenth of mine."

"Did you see that these two boats are all filled with my family property?"

“There are countless houses and properties in Yanmen County!”

These officials all looked around and saw boxes and boxes of things being moved to the dock, including visible glass, gold and silver handicrafts, and various treasures.

Even if there were invisible gold and silver coins of various specifications, Ye Qing would have someone open a box to open their eyes and let them know that they were nothing compared to him, Ye Qing.

Just when these people were dumbfounded, Ye Qing said very politely: "But I don't know why, I have made so much money, I have been promoted to level six, and I can control your life and death."

"You don't think I'm angry, I'm so angry!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qing just sighed helplessly and walked on the red carpet specially laid for him, surrounded by three stunning beauties and two generals from thousands of households.

At the same time, these officials were also taken to Ningbo Prison by elite soldiers!

As for Zhu Huan and Liu Fu, just lower the mast and carry it away in a pig cage!

At this moment, Chen Wen led ten elite soldiers towards the Zhu Mansion. As he walked, he shouted to the people: "Anyone who wants to watch the excitement, just follow me."

"Let's go together to capture your Majesty's royal brother!"

Among the crowd, a few Jin Yiwei who were rooted in Ningbo Mansion just stared with wide eyes as more than a hundred people followed Chen Wen to arrest Zhu Liujiu.

"This legendary Master Ye actually made such a big move just after he landed?"

"I have heard that Mr. Ye is very bold in his behavior, but I didn't expect him to be so bold!"

"By the way, is the emperor's nephew Zhu Huan really so corrupt and perverting the law?"

"Newcomer, you don't know something. In fact, we know more or less about Zhu Huan, and the people above also know something, but no one dares to say that they know it!"

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The Jin Yiwei looked at the retreating red figure with disbelief in their eyes.

Even Hu Weiyong and others didn't dare to say what they knew after knowing it, yet Ye Qing actually forced him to do it?
I really don’t know how to write the word “death”!

An hour later, these Jin Yiwei who had mixed in with the crowd also arrived at the gate of Zhu Mansion, which is located in Ningbo City, not far from the government office.

At this moment, the front gate of Zhu Mansion was already crowded with people, and everyone focused their attention on the gold-edged Zhu Mansion Gate Plaque.

Finally, Zhu Liujiu, who was tied up by Wuhuada, came out under the escort of elite soldiers.

In everyone's eyes, Zhu Liujiu was still resisting with all his strength. Although his hair was gray, he was still very strong and seemed to be getting stronger with age.

"Who are you? How dare you arrest me?"

"Do you know who I am?"

"I am your majesty's imperial brother. When your majesty finds out, he will definitely kill your nine tribes!"

Chen Wen, who had taken the lead in rushing into the house before, was a little embarrassed after hearing this. He was not worried about himself, but worried about Mr. Ye who was upholding justice for him.

But the elite soldiers who followed from Yanmen didn't take this trick at all, and just slapped Zhu Liujiu in the face.

The five-finger red marks on both sides of the face are quite clearly visible.

The elite soldier who slapped him shouted angrily: "You old guy, how amazing is your brother Yuci?"

"As long as we Lord Ye want to kill you, even if His Majesty is standing in front of you, we will kill you in front of His Majesty!"

"Put yoke on him, put the biggest yoke on him!"

In everyone's eyes, dozens of kilograms of shackles were forcibly placed on Zhu Liujiu's body, and then he was kicked into the prison car and taken away.

The people who were watching looked at this scene, first they were shocked or dumbfounded, then they started applause from scratch, and finally there was thunderous applause and cheers.

At this moment, the blank seal was affixed, and then the text of the seal was handwritten on the spot, and then stamped on the spot to take effect!
Seeing the Zhu Mansion sealed off by the new prefect Ye Qing, the people finally realized what was going on, and then they started running around laughing and telling each other.

Jin Yiwei, who was hiding in the crowd, subconsciously swallowed his saliva when he looked at the seal where the ink had not yet dried.

"Master Ye has really broken the sky!"

"His Majesty's nephew was beaten violently as soon as he landed, and His Majesty's brother was arrested just after he landed. Does he really not want to live anymore?"

"Not to mention, I really admire his way of asking for life for the people regardless of his life!"

"What should we do? Go back to the palace and report it?" "If we don't report it truthfully, you and I will both die. But if we report it truthfully, such a good official will die!"

The captain of the Jinyi Guard who was in charge of guarding the Ningbo Mansion also looked troubled.

The only thing they could do for Ye Qing was to tell Mao Xiang, the commander of the Jinyiwei who had a personal relationship with Ye Qing, about the matter as soon as possible. General Mao would decide everything.

After making up their minds, the two Jinyi guards turned around decisively and headed towards Yingtian Mansion.

In the restaurant opposite Zhu's Mansion, in the private room on the third floor.

Ye Qing, who had already changed into civilian clothes, looked at this scene through the open window, with a satisfied smile on his lips.

Ye Qing didn't bother to find out Zhu Yuanzhang's ears and eyes at all, because he was sure that Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely send people to guard him here.

"Your Majesty, if nothing else happens, you will receive a surprise gift from me after you go to court tomorrow morning."

"hope you'll like it!"

"Here I am, craning my neck to be chopped."

Just when Ye Qing was making such calculations, Wu Yong looked at Ye Qing with a look of scrutiny again.

Wu Yong asked: "Sir, there were so many people before, so I was embarrassed to ask you, but now I ask you to help me clear my doubts."

Ye Qing just sighed helplessly and said, "You ask."

"Are you doing this just to play hard to get and to increase your worth?"

Ye Qing just looked in the direction of Ying Tian Mansion and said: "Not only that, I am still helping His Majesty solve problems. As long as you do what I say, Your Majesty will only reward me and not punish me."

As for the remaining word 'a fart', I can only say it in my heart.

After a while, Ye Qing used his impeccable expression to convince Wu Yong again!

At this moment, Shen Wan'er, who was also convinced, no longer worried about Ye Qing's safety, but looked at the sealed Zhu Mansion across the way with extremely sad eyes, which was also the "Shen Garden" that had been sealed before!
"Miss Shen, what's the matter with you?"

A maid standing nearby asked with concern when she saw this scene.

Shen Wan'er just smiled unnaturally and said, "It's nothing, I just remembered some past events."

Ye Qing looked at this scene and naturally knew what past events she was thinking of.

In fact, as early as when Shen Wan'er was assigned to Yanmen, Ye Qing had noticed this beautiful young lady.

Of course, it's definitely not because she is beautiful, but because she has a father 'Shen Wansan' who will go down in history!
When Ye Qing was flipping through the list of prisoners assigned to him, he saw this sentence: "Convict daughter Shen Wan'er, the daughter of wanted criminal Shen Wansan, Shen Wansan, courtesy name Zhongrong, nicknamed Wanshan, was from Nanxun Town, Wucheng County, Zhejiang Province, and was charged with colluding with officials." To win over the morale of the army, he was punished by having his property confiscated, the men killed, and the women betrothed! '

In fact, this is completely an unfounded charge, and it can also be said to be a framed charge!

According to historical records, after Shen Wansan became rich, he designated his business base as Suzhou, which later became an important place for Zhang Shicheng's Zhou regime.

In the 27th year of Zhizheng (1367), when Zhu Yuanzhang was attacking Suzhou City, Shen Wansan strongly supported Zhang Shicheng in terms of money and food, so that Zhu Yuanzhang fought for eight months before winning.

After the city was destroyed, Shen Wansan saw the serious situation and took the initiative to show his kindness. He first helped to build Yingtian City and funded as much as one-third of the city construction funds.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to reward the three armies and asked Shen Wansan to contribute money.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked him if all the millions of troops could be rewarded?

Shen Wanshan was afraid that he would be punished because he was so rich that he could rival the country, so he just said in a low-key manner that each of the millions of soldiers would be rewarded!
But in Shen Wanshan's opinion, this was a very low-key sentence, but in Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, it was enough to win over the morale of the army, and he really had the intention to kill on the spot.

Fortunately, Empress Ma repeatedly advised Shen Wansan and his family to avoid death. Instead, they had their homes confiscated and exiled, so that Shen Wansan died in a foreign country. (There are several versions of the historical data about Shen Wansan. Due to the needs of the plot, this version is adopted)
It was at that time that Ye Qing felt something was wrong!
According to historical records, although Zhu Yuanzhang shamelessly robbed Shen Wansan of his family property, he did not kill him or his family.

But why was it that the distribution document that Ye Qing got said, 'The crime of colluding with officials and buying the morale of the military will be punished by confiscation of family property, execution of men, and distribution of women'?

There were only three answers that Ye Qing could think of at that time!
The first answer is that the historical records are wrong and tend to beautify Zhu Yuanzhang!
But then I thought about it, the history of the Ming Dynasty was Qingxiu, it would be good if I didn't criticize Zhu Yuanzhang, but could I beautify him?
Therefore, the first answer was rejected immediately!
The second answer is that because of Ye Qing's time travel, the historical ending of individual characters has changed.

It was because of Empress Ma's persuasion that Shen Wansan and his family were saved from death. It turned out that Empress Ma failed to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang. He not only robbed Shen Wansan of his family property, but also imposed such a " Colluding with officials and buying off the morale of the military.

But then I thought about it, the possibility that Empress Ma could not persuade Zhu Yuanzhang should not be high, so the possibility of this second answer happening should not be very high.

In Ye Qing's opinion, the most likely answer is the third answer!
The third answer is also because Ye Qing's time travel changed the historical ending of individual characters.

But the way of change is somewhat different from the second answer.

That was when Empress Ma persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang indeed just wanted to rob Shen Wansan's property and was not prepared to kill him and his family, but he was tampered with by the people below!

And the person most likely to do anything is Hu Weiyong's party who wants to win over the richest man in the world to help fight against the imperial power!
As long as they can't be won over, they will find ways to destroy it. This is their consistent style!
According to historical records, the reason why Empress Ma advised Zhu Yuanzhang not to kill him was because, 'Shen Wansan is certainly rich and powerful, but he has not done anything illegal'!
It can be seen from this that Shen Wansan is not a rich and illegal person, and he should not be attracted by Hu Weiyong!

In fact, from Ye Qing's point of view, the biggest crime Shen Wansan committed was that he once funded Zhang Shicheng's resistance to Zhu Yuanzhang!
But can this really be considered a crime?

This can only be regarded as a crime in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart!

As a wealthy businessman living in Suzhou City, who can he help when faced with Zhang Shicheng who is defending Suzhou and Zhu Yuanzhang who is attacking Suzhou?
The city was still in Zhang Shicheng's hands, so he went to help Zhu Yuanzhang?

I'm afraid that before Zhu Yuanzhang could raid his home, Zhang Shicheng would raid his home first!

In order to protect himself, he had no choice but to contribute money to help Zhang Shicheng!
After Zhu Yuanzhang captured the city of Suzhou, out of self-protection, he quickly showed his kindness and provided funds to help Zhu Yuanzhang in every aspect!

It can be said that he was influenced by the wind, but it cannot be said that he was committing a crime by doing so. This is the nature of a businessman!
Obviously, Empress Ma can say, "Although Shen Wansan is as rich as the country, he has not done anything illegal," which is enough to show that she is a very open-minded person and a person who talks about things as they happen.

As Zhu Yuanzhang's first wife, it is not easy to be able to speak from a relatively impartial standpoint.

It is precisely because of this that Ye Qing came to the realization that "it's okay to waste time meeting Queen Ma, but it's completely unnecessary to waste time meeting Zhu Yuanzhang"!

Of course, it is absolutely impossible to see Empress Ma but not Zhu Yuanzhang!

Therefore, there is no need to waste this time!

Thinking of this, Ye Qing walked up to Shen Wan'er, gently held her tender shoulders and said, "Do you know what crime your father committed?"

Shen Wan'er's eyes immediately lit up, and then she cried aggrievedly, "My father was wronged."

Ye Qing still said calmly: "Everything in the world has a reason. Your father did commit a crime. I once heard a saying that there is only one disease in the world, called the disease of poverty."

"But your father has committed a crime of wealth!"

"I can only say this much, and what I can do for you is to ask His Majesty to personally order that the plaque of Zhu Mansion be taken off and the plaque of Shen Garden be hung up."

"Let's go back to the magistrate's office and write a memorial to His Majesty!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qing went downstairs alone and walked on the way back home.

As he said, what he can do for Shen Wan'er is to help her get Shen Yuan back, as a reward for her being a housekeeper for him.

Help his father clear his name?
This was impossible, and it was something he simply couldn't do.

Because his father had no grievance to redress, let alone Zhu Yuanzhang. Even if Zhang Shicheng won the country, his father's wealth, which was so rich that the country could not be rivaled, would never be preserved.

It's nothing more than the difference between wanting money and life, and wanting money but not life.

If his father had been born in the peaceful years of the prosperous Tang Dynasty or the prosperous Song Dynasty, he might have been able to save both his wealth and his life, but in the chaotic times of the late Yuan Dynasty when everyone in power was in urgent need of financial resources, the best outcome would have been to sacrifice his wealth and save his life.

As for why his father ended up with no life, no wealth, and was stigmatized, there would be absolutely no way to find out unless Ye Qing went to the capital alive to deal with Hu Weiyong and the others.

Because of this, he, Ye Qing, would never promise something he couldn't do!
What he can do is to let Zhu Yuanzhang return Shen Garden, which is listed as 'Zhu Mansion', to Shen Wan'er without affecting his plan to return home!
And at this moment,
Shen Wan'er looked at the back of the man walking alone, her eyes filled with gratitude.

From this moment on, Shen Wan'er decided from the bottom of her heart to give her body and soul to Ye Qing.

After Ye Qing and the others returned to the government office, people began to queue up at the entrance of the government office. They came here with only one purpose, and that was to provide evidence of the crimes of Zhu Huan and his party.

"It is said that a powerful dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake, and besides, this local snake is a relative of the real dragon. Why do I still not believe it yet? Master Ye dares to deal with Zhu Huan!"

"You didn't see the formation at the pier. It can be said that Mr. Ye is in trouble and has no choice but to do something!"

"Yes, even if he doesn't want to kill Zhu Huan now and kneels down to beg Zhu Huan, Zhu Huan will kill him. He has to do it!"

"Besides, if someone dares to do something so extraordinary when they first come here, what do we have to worry about? He's just a commoner!"

"Okay, then I'll bet my life on it!"

After a while, the people raised all kinds of physical evidence in their hands and waved frantically to the temporary gatekeepers who were the elite soldiers of Yanmen.

"Master Cha, let me in. Zhu Huan used all his money to forcefully buy my daughter. This is the deed of sale he forced me to sign!"

"Master, let me in. This is physical evidence that the Zhu family has forcibly bought my land!"

"Master, let me in, I want to sue Zhu Liujiu for deducting wages!"

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That night, Ye Qing wrote a memorial in the study room of the prefect's Yamen, but he was not ready to submit it to Zhu Yuanzhang now.

He will kill first and play later in the true sense!

He would have Zhu Huan's memorial and these criminal evidences sent to the palace at the same time as Zhu Huan's head fell to the ground, in order to confirm his death penalty of "taking chicken feathers as command arrows, beheading them first and then reporting them"!

The next morning, just after the morning court, the two royal guards returned to the palace.

However, they did not go straight to the imperial study room. Instead, they followed the procedure and ran to the Jinyiwei Command and Envoy Office, where they found Mao Xiang who was sitting on the Yamen Board of Directors.

After Mao Xiang heard these words, the pen in his hand trembled.

"You guys have a short rest and then go back to Ningbo Mansion!"

"Yes, General!"

Mao Xiang walked outside the study and looked in the direction of Ningbo Mansion with horror in his eyes.

In fact, he also knew some things about Zhu Huan. It can be said that except for Xu Da, who specialized in military affairs, they did not know, but Hu Weiyong and other civil servants knew more or less.

But no one, including him, Mao Xiang, dared to say that he knew!
Not only did they not dare to say that they knew, they also did not dare to let white bread men like Zheng Shiyuan and Han Yike go in that direction!
As early as Zhu Yuanzhang asked Ye Qing to teach Zhu Huan how to do things, Mao Xiang knew something would happen.

With Ye Qing's character, he would never collude with Zhu Huan, but he could only think that Ye Qing would risk his life to expose this matter, but he never expected that he, Ye Qing, would dare to force this matter as soon as he arrived!
"Master Ye, I, Mao Xiang, do not have the courage you have, but are you courageous?"

"You are a tiger. You don't want your life. If you don't care about your life, just come here!"

"If you want to plead for the people, you have to pay attention to the method, right?"

"You are even more aggressive than Zheng Shiyuan!"

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After Mao Xiang secretly complained for a long time, he began to rack his brains to think of a way to help Ye Qing as much as possible.

Finally, he thought of a way!
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