Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 354 Let them reveal their true colors

Early the next morning, the entire city of Hangzhou became lively.

"Oh, have you heard?"

"I heard about it, ugh."

"How could this happen? What's going on?"

"What? What are you talking about?"

"Don't you know this? The two families of Liu Pang were entrusted by the imperial envoy overnight, and His Royal Highness the Dian King, who is also the eighteenth son of His Majesty, sent a large army to blockade the mansion. Now no one is allowed to enter or leave. Go and take a look Bar."

"Real or false? Did the Liu Pang family make any mistakes?"

"I don't know. It stands to reason that the Liu Pang family cares about us people. They have helped us pay a lot of miscellaneous taxes and paid off a lot of corvee labor over the years. They are really good people."

"No, we have to go to the government office to ask for an explanation and seek justice for the two families."

"Yes, yes. Let's go, let's go."

All of a sudden, the entire Hangzhou people were discussing what happened last night.

Even under the leadership of some people, countless people began to spontaneously gather outside the government office.

As a result, as soon as they arrived here, they were told that Xiao Shiyu, the prefect of Hangzhou, had been imprisoned for colluding with the Liu Pang family and secretly apportioning miscellaneous taxes.

Now even if they want the government office to give them an explanation, they can't find anyone.

The people were dumbfounded. Why was the prefect also locked up? And according to what the soldiers outside the door said, even the prefect had colluded with the two families?

"False, this is impossible. No matter how capable the Liu and Pang family are, can they still get the high officials of the imperial court to work for them?"

"I do not believe."

"Excuses, definitely excuses."

The common people didn't believe anything they said to me.

After all, the people are simple and simple, and whether they are kind or not is another matter.

Therefore, in the eyes of the common people, how could the notices issued by the prefect's Yamen be false? They must have been orders and instructions from the imperial court.

Isn't Xiao Shiyu afraid of being killed?

But in fact? Isn’t the Guo Huan case fresh in your mind?

This is the answer to what really happened in history, and it even involved officials from the entire six ministries. Even if not everyone participated, many high-ranking officials were killed.

Once these people become greedy, it can be said that they are so greedy that they can't care about that.

If people's greed could be curbed, corrupt officials would not have appeared in an endless stream since ancient times. Even in modern times, corrupt officials continue to appear.

Therefore, the people thought that Xiao Shiyu posted the notice and levied exorbitant amounts of miscellaneous taxes because of the imperial court.

This is really an injustice to the court.

But at this time, there was no explanation at the government office, and the people still didn't disperse. I don't know who suddenly said: "Since the King of Dian has surrounded Liu and Pang's family, why don't we go there and ask the King of Dian in person? We must know clearly what crimes the Liu and Pang family have committed, and we must surround them."

"Let's go find the King of Dian. Even if he is a prince, can he surround other people's homes for no reason?"

"Even if you are a prince, you cannot be lawless, let alone kill people for no reason."

"Is there any more royal law? Is there any more law?"

The people were filled with indignation and rushed to Liu Pang's house.

At this time, Zhu Ming was really at Liu Pang's house.

The courtyard of the Liu family's luxurious mansion was now filled with boxes. Boxes were opened one after another, and they were all filled with gold and silver.

Under the sunshine, the gold shone brightly, and there were boxes after boxes, but there was not much silver.

This is the escape fund that was hastily prepared overnight last night, and there is still a lot of wealth hidden in the house.

Cai Xuan only embezzled Suzhou government's tax revenue for one year and one disaster relief food donation, and he was already extremely wealthy.

It is conceivable that the Liu and Pang families have been operating in Hangzhou for many years and have accumulated an astronomical amount of wealth.

But Zhu Zhen didn't care about the money. At this time, he was taking Qian Gui and Gu Wen with him. The three of them had people copy a large number of account books from the two houses overnight, which made them very anxious.

The wealth of the two families is really amazing, especially the land in Hangzhou Prefecture, which is basically divided between the two families.

There are several million acres of land. Even if Hangzhou Prefecture is not as vast as Suzhou Prefecture, it still has millions of acres of land.

"Their appetite is too big," Zhu Ming slapped the table. This was more than just a robber, he was about to rebel.

At this moment, Li Gui walked in from outside.

Li Gui's face was full of fatigue, but his eyes were shining with excitement. He raised his hands and said to Zhu Zhen: "Your Highness, the things you told me last night have been arranged. Now the people in Hangzhou are very angry. The people are very angry." Everyone wants to have an explanation, speak up for the Liu and Pang families one after another, and even seek justice for them."

Zhu Xi smiled.

It turns out that the rhythm of the commotion that started early in the morning was actually the rhythm that Zhu Ming handed over to Li Gui, and then the Jinyi guards secretly led it?

Gu Wen and Qian Gui looked at each other and looked at Zhu Chu in confusion.

Zhu Ming has been having a headache about how to deal with Liu and Pang's family. Isn't it just because of public sentiment? The Pang family has a reputation for running two families, so the so-called people's wishes are nothing more than what they want.

Why is His Highness taking the initiative to stir up public outrage?

"What? Can't you even see through the two gentlemen?" Zhu Ming looked at the two of them, feeling a little proud.

"I hope you can teach me."

Qian Gui and Gu Wen both handed over their hands, wanting to hear what Zhu Chu thought.

"Actually, it's very simple. Public outrage is inevitable. Do you want to hide it? Can you hide it?" Zhu Ming shook his head. Do you really think that the people are all blind? Still want to hide the truth?

As long as the Liu and Pang families are eradicated, the people will naturally see and know about it.

"Since I can't hide it, I just take the initiative to provoke it." Zhu Ming knew that public anger was bound to break out, so it was better for him to provoke it.

Qian Gui and Gu Wen rolled their eyes, what kind of idea was this?

"And the more indignant the people are at this time, the more uncomfortable they will be when the truth is revealed. Think about it, when the people's emotions reach their limit and they all want justice for the two families, the result is suddenly reversed and they find that the two The family is their 'enemy'. How will the people feel when they find out that they have been being played, exploited and persecuted by both families?"

"The people will feel that they have been betrayed, and even turn against each other. It cannot be said that it is because of love and hatred, but they also wish that the whole family would be executed. And at this time, I will come out to uphold justice for them, and I will become the common people. hero."

When it comes to playing with people's hearts, Zhu Zhen has too many tricks, and he is all too familiar with them.

From the various native ethnic groups in Yunnan to the Mongols on the grasslands, even outsiders had a great time, let alone his own people.

The people are really simple, so simple that if they think someone is good to them, they will give up.

So the Pang family took advantage of this and accumulated a lot of fame among the people.

But once people discover the truth, they will feel betrayed.

Therefore, Zhu Zhen deliberately aroused public anger.

How similar is this to when we were in Suzhou City?

Arousing public indignation made the people realize that they were oppressed by Cai Xuan. Zhu Ming took advantage of the situation and became a good person. He made donations along the way and won the favor of countless people. Even the system included Suzhou Prefecture under his control. territory.

Getting rid of Liu and Pang's family is not the goal. How to gain the recognition and support of the people is the ultimate goal.

Zhu's headache is how to get the support of the people while getting rid of two families. This is the troublesome part.

"But how can your Highness make the people resent the two families and support you?" Qian Gui asked.

In fact, just the account books copied from the government office, as well as the many evidences obtained by now controlling the two families, are enough to crucify the Liu Pang family and Xiao Shiyu.

But will the people recognize it?

No, the people would only think that the notice posted by Xiao Shiyu in the name of the government office was the decree of the imperial court, and they even took the initiative to hand over the land to Liu Pang and his family to manage it on their behalf.

So how could the Liu and Pang families be wrong? It's the court that's wrong.

"The common people are really cute. They have been sold, and they are willing to be slaves and maids. They even have to worry about them," Zhu Xi shook his head, dumbfounded.

In fact, when the people handed over the land to the Liu family, they still didn't have much surplus food, and it was only enough to barely feed them every year. On the contrary, it is the Liu and Pang family. Look at this huge wealth. How can it be as simple as a belly full of oil?

"Originally, I thought that as long as the people had land to farm, food to eat, and clothes to wear, I would be able to win the support of the people. The people's will is the general trend, and the world is mine." Zhu Ming said what he thought when he was in Yunnan. From that time on, he learned how to control the people's hearts while promoting agrarian reform.

But things are different now. These aristocratic families are not comparable to chieftains. Once aristocratic families start to play with people's hearts, there will be a lot of trouble. It doesn't mean just cutting off the heads of the aristocratic families and dividing the land equally among the people.

"But it doesn't add much trouble," Zhu Zhen said, suddenly taking out a box of things out of thin air.

This is not something that should be available in this era. It is a very exquisite medical kit, which also contains a pistol-shaped syringe and a hundred medicines.

Zhu Xi narrowed his eyes slightly.

In fact, things have become extremely clear at this point. Both the Liu Pang family and Xiao Shiyu can be beheaded. The only problem now is how to change the people's perception and make them realize that they have been deceived and played with.

So Zhu Chu was too lazy to continue dilly-dallying, and this box of medicine was none other than the rumored Veritaserum.

Originally, Zhu Xi didn't want to achieve this level, as if everything had to rely on the system to complete.

But he also knows that these people are stubborn and will not give up until they see the Yellow River. They will not cooperate unless they are given enough benefits.

Otherwise, they will only try to make the matter bigger and make them feel more aggrieved.

The people are simple and can easily be deceived and beguiled by them.

If the trouble really gets out of hand, what if all the people in Hangzhou plead for mercy from the two families?

Public opinion cannot be acted upon, not to mention that they themselves are the ones who suffer. I am afraid that if it were Zhu Yuanzhang here, he would hate iron for not being able to become steel, but he would compromise at the same time, right?

But Zhu Zhen was different. He had a system and bought a truth serum set directly from the medical system.

It's really expensive, requiring a hundred thousand resources.

In order to deal with Liu and Pang's family, Zhu Ming spent a lot of money. You must know that the original operation on Xu Da only cost hundreds of thousands of resources.

"Go and give the heads of the Liu Pang family and their main direct descendants an injection." Zhu Zhen handed the veritaserum to Li Gui and taught him how to use it.

In fact, it is very simple. This is the latest type of syringe, and the medicine itself has a needle. Just put the medicine into the syringe, press the trigger, and you can inject it directly.

And because the medicine itself comes with a needle, there is no need to worry about infection. One syringe can use up all one hundred bottles of truth serum.

Li Gui immediately took the order and left.

Zhu Ming called Wang Fu in again and explained: "After Li Gui's side is finished, you can send someone to escort the two families out for a parade. It is best to walk around the main roads of Hangzhou City. If If one round is not enough, go round again and try to let all the people see the true faces of the two families."

As long as they take veritaserum, they are not afraid that the Liu and Pang children will not tell their true thoughts. Zhu Ming really doesn't believe it. These two families have pretended to believe that they are people who love the people as their own children.

At that time, as long as they reveal their true colors in front of the people in the city, the people will believe what they see and hear.

See, a lot of the time, it's just that simple.

Of course, there must be system support. Without the system, Zhu Chu would have had a headache for a long time.

After arranging the matter, Zhu Zhen, Qian Gui and Gu Wen continued to work hard on sorting out the account books of the two families.

But now I am going through these to record them and prepare them as irrefutable evidence to be submitted to the court.

In the end, the gold and silver seized from two companies alone amounted to one million taels of gold and tens of millions of taels of silver.

As for the total farmland in Hangzhou Prefecture, there are more than 4 million acres, although it is not as much as the more than 9 million acres in Suzhou Prefecture, it is still a lot.

But more than three million acres of it were divided up by the Liu and Pang families. Except for the official land and the land bribed by the two families to Xiao Shiyu, it can be said that Hangzhou Mansion was the private property of the two families.

This shocking amount of wealth made Zhu Min take a deep breath: "They all say that the imperial court has no money, and they also say that the imperial court has heavy taxes. Jiangnan aristocratic family, Jiangnan aristocratic family. Haha."

Zhu Zhen sneered again and again.

The Jiangnan aristocratic family complained to the court about heavy taxes and lamented poverty, while they themselves bullied the people to accumulate wealth.

Especially when the Donglin Party gained momentum in the late Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng was forced to rebel by them.

The Donglin Party was formed by the Jiangnan Family Group. While they flaunted their integrity and complained about poverty everywhere, they put all the pressure on Shaanxi.

What's ridiculous is that after Li Zicheng broke into the city, he found more than ten thousand wealth from their home?

Not to mention that after the Manchu and Qing Tatars entered the pass, they slashed with knives and broke their spines.

Only in front of the butcher's knife can they understand the truth.

At the same time, outside in Hangzhou, everything was in chaos.

It turned out that after Li Gui injected veritaserum into the main members of Liu and Pang's family, Wang Fu led his troops to parade them through the streets, and even picked up Xiao Shiyu from prison on the way to join the team.

At first, the people were still shouting that they wanted to release the two families.

But what they never expected was that the people were begging for mercy on their behalf, but the two family heads didn't appreciate it.

"Damn mud-legs, are you worthy of interceding for our family? You are the slaves and dogs of our family," the head of the Pang family scolded with a ferocious expression.

The head of the Liu family was dumbfounded. The head of the Pang family was a few years older than him. He had always been mature and prudent. Moreover, the two were related by marriage. Not only were the children of the two families married, but they also married women from the other family.

Usually it's the other party who comes up with ideas, so why did he tell the truth today?

"Brother Pang Pang, how dare you tell the truth? Even if these mud-legged people are born with a low life, even if they deserve to be treated as cattle and horses for us, they shouldn't say it," the head of the Liu family said the truth in his heart, One side was stunned.

The people suddenly fell silent and looked at the two family heads stupidly.

"Don't be idle, open your mouths and talk," Wang Fu rode on his horse, looking sideways at the two young men who were shackled with disdain.

Under the influence of Veritaserum, they can say everything they know, and they have the arrogance of being children of aristocratic families. They have always looked down on the common people, calling them mud-legged people and untouchables.

Some people even said wildly: "Do you think that Zhu Yuanzhang is also a mud-legged man? But when he became emperor, what happened to you? Damn, you are the slaves of our family, and you have been since ancient times."

Wang Fu's expression was grim, and he drew out his sword and slashed at it.

'Poof', the head rolled far away, and blood spread all over the street.

But no one spoke for the two children anymore.

As the team walked around the city of Hangzhou, the whole of Hangzhou fell silent.

Then, Zhu Zhen sent someone to send news to Wang Fu.

"Your Highness has his life, so there is no need to interrogate them any more, and there is no need to put them in jail anymore. The Liu Pang family, and the criminal Xiao Shiyu, should be punished for their crimes, and the nine clans should be exterminated."

The people no longer spoke, but watched silently, even a little at a loss.

I always feel that something is wrong, and there is an evil fire in my heart, but I don't know how to vent it.

Suddenly, another group of soldiers came out from Liu Pang's house, pulling carriages with countless boxes on them.

The people's eyes widened. It turned out that the boxes were not closed, but opened, revealing countless shining gold and silver.

What kind of wealth is that?

The common people have never seen such a scene.

"Common people, fellow villagers, this is the money that the two families have exploited and squeezed from you for many years."

Zhu Chu even showed up in person, holding a loudspeaker and shouting along the street: "You are so stupid, you have been willing to work as cattle and horses for others for your whole life. They are popular and drink spicy food, but you?" Are you fed and clothed? Do your children have the opportunity to go to private schools? Are you treated as human beings?"

"You are complaining about the imperial court's exorbitant taxation, but in fact, all the money has been misappropriated by that dog official and these two families, and the imperial court has no idea at all."

"Be careful and don't be deceived again."

With the veritaserum that revealed the true colors of the Liu and Pang families, and the wealth of gold and silver as irrefutable proof, the people finally woke up.

"Damn it, it turns out we sold ourselves to others as slaves."

The people cried and complained.

"Go to Caishikou, and I will personally supervise the execution."

(End of this chapter)