My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

The case that will be tried today is related to the new policy of Shuntian Mansion and the clearing of Zhang Zhang's land.

There was a wealthy man named Zhang Chengcai in the south of Beijing. He was kind and kind-hearted.

But unfortunately, he gave birth to a son with a temper named Zhang Dusheng.

The cause of the matter is that when the Shuntian Prefecture's new policy was inspecting the land area, the Zhang family was reluctant to pay taxes on all the land. After all, it was all money, so they concealed one thousand acres.

Then, someone reported it.

Since this is your first offender, your home will not be searched. Instead, the Housing and Urban-Rural Affairs Bureau will issue a fine. If you pay the fine within a time limit, the land will still be yours.

As a result, Zhang Chengcai's son Zhang Dusheng was a hot-tempered boss. He verbally offended Chen Peng, the deputy director of the Qing Zhang Division, and let Chen Peng take advantage of him.

A stumbling block was thrown at the critical moment, saying that the fines paid by the Zhang family were rejected because of problems with the purity of the silver, which ultimately caused the Zhang family to miss the final payment time.

Then, the one thousand acres of fertile land that the Zhang family had concealed was confiscated by the government.

That's thousands of acres of fertile farmland, including three to four hundred acres of top-quality irrigated land.

Thousands of acres of fertile farmland were wiped out, almost removing a bone from the old Zhang family.

So, in a rage, the Zhang family hired a litigator, wrote a complaint, and sued Chen Peng, the deputy director of the Qing Zhang Division, to the Criminal Ming Division. This became the first case in which a citizen sued an official since the implementation of the New Deal in Shuntian Prefecture.

As the plaintiff finished reading the complaint and the defendant finished his statement, the head of the Criminal Division reported the investigation results.

Deng Shiliang turned around and discussed with Dong Yingju for a few words, then the gavel in his hand hit the table with a bang.

"Master Qingtian!"

As Deng Shiliang pronounced his verdict, the people present immediately shouted loudly.

The reason is also very simple. Deng Shiliang decided that the Zhang family won.

The Zhang family's land will still belong to the Zhang family after the fine is paid.

It's so pitiful, it's been so many years since I've seen people sue officials and win.

From today on, the names of Dong Yingju and Deng Shiliang will be on the hot searches in Beijing for a month.

As the time gradually came to noon, the chickens that had been accumulated for a month were concentrated by Deng Shiliang.

He killed twenty-three corrupt officials, attempted to collude with them, and enriched their own pockets by nine wealthy people. He exiled all the monks and Taoist priests from four Taoist temples, including Berlin Temple and Qingzheng Temple, to Liaodong.

After being crowded among the crowd all morning, the two brothers Ma Dong and Ma Yu finished watching the trial with trembling eyes.

"The child has seen his father."

Fang returned to his home and entered the lobby, where he saw their old father Ma Liang waiting.

After bowing to his father, Ma Liang hurriedly asked before they could say anything else.

"What will happen to the Zhang family?"

"Reply to my father, that Zhang Dusheng was arrested in court."

As soon as Ma Dong said these words, an unexpected expression appeared on Ma Liang's face.

"This new policy of the imperial court is no different from the previous ones. Officials protect each other."

As he spoke, Ma Liang showed an angry expression on his face.

However, before Ma Liang could continue to talk about the court officials, Ma Dong added.

"Chen Peng, the deputy director of the Qingzhang Section of Shuntian Prefecture, was also arrested in court for avenging a private vendetta. The judge, Mr. Deng, sentenced him to death on the spot for dereliction of duty and had his head chopped off in the vegetable market."

"The Zhang family did not lose the lawsuit over the land, but they won. The thousand acres of land has been judged to be the property of the Zhang family."

"Just in this lawsuit involving the Zhang family's parents, it was the Qingzhang Section of Shuntian Mansion that lost."

After listening to the words of the two brothers Ma Dong and Ma Yu, the father Ma Liang immediately opened his mouth.

Surprised and delighted.

I was surprised that the Zhang family won the lawsuit, and I was happy that the Zhang family won the lawsuit.

In today's Ming Dynasty, officials protect each other and relatives hide from each other, which has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

But he really didn't expect that Deng Shiliang, the official of the Criminal Division of Shuntian Prefecture, would actually convict the deputy director of the Qingzhang Section of Shuntian Prefecture on the spot.

I was shocked that I didn't expect this result at all, or rather I didn't dare to think about it.

I'm happy with the imperial court's new policy, which seems to be really different.

"Since the Zhang family won, why was Zhang Dusheng arrested? Could it be revenge for personal gain?"

Suddenly, Ma Liang came to his senses. The loser was beheaded, but the winner was also captured.

Hearing this, Ma Dong showed an ugly smile. His father really thought too much.

"Father, Zhang Dusheng was arrested, but it was not the person arrested by the Criminal Division, but the person arrested by Jinyi."

"Jinyiwei?!"

When I heard my son say that name, I flopped down on the chair.

Although the Jinyi Guards of the Ming Dynasty were not as good at deterring officials as before.

But for the gentry, especially those without official positions, it was a bolt from the blue.

What is behind Jin Yiwei? It is Dongchang, the emperor.

During the years when Wanli was still there, being targeted by Jin Yiwei was almost equivalent to saying goodbye to your family's wealth.

"But why?"

Looking at his son, Ma Liang asked with his eyes widened.

"That Zhang Dusheng was dissatisfied after being fined with an area of ​​​​acres by the Qing Dynasty, so he spent money to find a few gangsters to spread rumors in Beijing and slander the New Deal."

"Father, you also know that since the emperor ascended the throne, most of the gangsters in the capital were captured by Jin Yiwei and sent to Xishan to dig coal. Nine out of ten of the rest were Jin Yiwei's spies, and they sold him out with a backhand. .”

"..."

After listening to his son's words, Ma Liang opened his mouth and was speechless for a long time.

There are rumors circulating in the capital. No matter how many times the emperor has cracked down and arrested many refugees, there are still people who dare to do it.

"Zhang Dusheng is so brave. Could he have forgotten the fate of those who were punished to dig coal in Xishan Mountain?"

Helpless, Ma Liang's legs were so frightened that they became weak. A few days ago, he and Zhang Dusheng's father, Zhang Chengcai, had a drink, but they scolded a wave of Shuntian Mansion's new policies.

So much so, he remembered that when he was drunk, he cursed the emperor a few times?
Jin Yiwei's power of breaking through the door is simply not something that people like them, who only have farmland at home, can bear.

At this moment, Ma Liang seemed to see the Jin Yiwei wearing a flying fish suit and an embroidered spring knife at his waist, breaking in through the door, and sending his whole family to the Xishan Mountain to dig coal amid the crying and shouting of Ma's house.

"Dad, brother, let's run away and live a happy life in the south."

Looking at his father's face, Ma Liang's second son couldn't help but grimace.

The big households in the capital are all those whose interests have been harmed in this new round of Shuntian government.

Which company dares to say that it has nothing to do with the rumors on the street that slander the New Deal?

Whether the Zhang family runs away or not, it has nothing to do with the emperor Zhu Youxiao.

While Deng Shiliang was interrogating the case, he was in Xiyuan.

Zhu Youxiao was playing chess with Bi Ziyan. They were playing chess. Zhu Youxiao was playing red and Bi Ziyan was playing black.

However, it is a pity that no matter how secretly Bi Ziyan lets the enemy go, he will almost kill the emperor at this moment.

After all, you can't do it too obviously. If the emperor notices it, that would be deceiving the emperor.

Although it seemed like they were playing chess, Zhu Youxiao's mind was not on the chessboard in front of him.

He picked up the memorials from Deng Shiliang and Dong Yingju on a series of cases that occurred during the centralized trial of the New Deal in Shuntian Mansion from his side and handed it to Bi Ziyan.

Yes, how to deal with the criminal is decided in advance, not at the time of trial.

For such a large-scale trial, the results must be reported to the emperor in advance.

Otherwise, it would be easy to turn the case into a political incident.

With one hand tapping on the memorial, Zhu Youxiao sighed to Bi Ziyan.

"This Dong Yingju and this Deng Shiliang are quite useful."

Handing the memorial in his hand to Bi Ziyan, Zhu Youxiao praised it.

"Able to do things, but not able to do things randomly if needed."

"Your Majesty is holy."

As he spoke, Bi Ziyan used his free hand to push a pawn forward.

"From the day His Majesty's new policy was implemented in Shuntian Mansion, I was worried that something would definitely happen."

"What are you worried about happening?"

After hearing Bi Ziyan's words, Zhu Youxiao raised his horse and ate Bi Ziyan's pawn crossing the river, and asked at the same time.

"A good government can easily turn into a bad law if the officials who implement it have problems."

He raised his hand and drove his cart to knock off the emperor's horse on the other side of the river, Bi Ziyan explained.

"With this new policy, Your Majesty has ordered all acres in the world to pay taxes, and has also proposed very severe penalties for those who evade taxes."

"But if someone intends to undermine the New Deal, such as what Chen Peng did in the case of people suing officials by Deng Shiliang, it can easily turn the good government that is supposed to reduce the burden on the people into an evil that harms good people. Politics.”

"The Zhang family has violated the new law for the first time. The government has already punished it. The Zhang family has also confessed and accepted the punishment. They have prepared silver and handed it over to the Qingzhang Department."

"However, Chen Peng secretly made trouble, causing him to miss the deadline and increase his guilt. Even if they wanted to pay the fine again, they had lost the opportunity. These thousands of acres of fertile land no longer belong to his Zhang family."

"The Zhang family will definitely complain about this matter. They have clearly admitted their guilt and accepted the punishment, but their land has still been confiscated."

"And although the imperial court has obtained these thousand acres of fertile land, it will lose the support of the people in the world."

"It's not good to break one's word and get rich. If officials are not disciplined, this kind of thing will happen."

After hearing Bi Ziyan's words, Zhu Youxiao shook his head and raised his eyebrows.

"I have a feeling that this Chen Peng was introduced by some people to test me. They want to see if I am crazy about money."

"Your Majesty is holy."

Seeing the clear look in the emperor's eyes, Bi Ziyan nodded inwardly, then reached out and pushed another pawn forward.

Although the emperor is not old, he has a stability that many middle-aged people and even the elderly do not have.

Does the court need money?
Need, very much need.

Military training, the New Deal, Liaodong, and shipping, money is needed everywhere.

But a gentleman loves money, and he gets it in a proper way.

The emperor's new policy, the inventory of acres, was to make up for the tax base that had been gradually eroded by moths during the two hundred and fifty years of the Ming Dynasty, and it was for a century-old plan.

Using this reason, it was possible to win over the middle peasants among the people and even some noble rich peasants to the side of the emperor.

And if the emperor took a fancy to the wealth of the wealthy gentry and enacted this new policy, the emperor would not give these people the opportunity to pay fines for their first offenses. Instead, they would just have their homes confiscated and sent to Qiongzhou for their first offenses.

Convenient and fast.

But doing so will let everyone in the world know that the emperor is interested in the wealth of the wealthy households, which will cause the hearts of the wealthy households to be turbulent, and then affect the thinking of officials.

Furthermore, in this way, the emperor can eat and drink and the wealthy people in the world can get a lot of money.

Then, the emperor will become blind and arrogant, thinking that he can control everything, and the emperor's new policy will become increasingly unreliable and greedy for money.

At the same time, the people behind all this can also pocket more benefits in the process.

The consequences must be that the majesty of the imperial court is no longer there and the world is in turmoil.

In layman's terms, it means carrying the red flag and fighting against the red flag.

Zhu Youxiao didn't know what Bi Ziyan was thinking.

He looked at the chessboard in front of him for a long time before shaking his head helplessly.

If you go down with this elderly person and don't pay attention, you will lose everything.

Just by pushing the pawn, he will be pushed to death.

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