Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 278 Caught and Chopped

What Li Qiao, Yao Sunju and other officials are doing at this time is nothing more than a dead end, but sometimes it is not too late to make up for it.

At this moment, when Li Qiao and other officials realized that Yingtian governor Qu Shixu had made mistakes in this link and wanted to make up for it, Dongchang had already begun to severely interrogate Dang Chongya, the left servant of the household department, and others for a long time.

Even Wang Chengen, the admiral of Dongchang, had entered the palace with the latest interrogation statement and presented it to the imperial court: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Huang Jiayi, the censor who patrols the city, confessed that he did collect taxes according to the tax bills, but the tax bills paid by many powerful families If it doesn't match the reality, he doesn't want to offend these dignitaries, so he just turns a blind eye."

"Which powerful families did he confess?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"There is Gu Mingjiao, Marquis of Zhenyuan," Wang Chengen replied.

"Caught it!" Zhu Youjian replied without thinking.

"There is a son-in-law, Captain Qi Xieyuan," Wang Chengen continued to report back.

"Caught it!" Zhu Youjian continued to order like this.

"Li Qiao, Shangshu of Nanjing Ministry of Industry", Wang Chengen replied.

"Caught it!" Zhu Youjian still ordered like this.

"Yes!"

Wang Chengen took the order and left.

Cheng De, the prefect of Yingtian Mansion, was summoned into the palace by Zhu Youjian again, and Zhu Youjian looked at him coldly: "You are the one who was promoted from Yushi to be Yingtian Mansion Yin, and I appointed you as Yingtian Mansion Yin. It is to control the city of Nanjing in my hands, tell me the truth, did you participate in the cheating of tax invoices? Otherwise, why would the Huang family only collect one hundred thousand silver dollars."

Cheng De, the prefect of Yingtianfu, hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground: "Your Majesty, I don't know why Xicheng District is only taxed by tax bills. Why is it only 230 silver dollars? Ten thousand silver dollars, when I went back to the government last night to investigate the case, I found that the total amount of tax invoices had been reduced to [-], but I left a copy of the case in my back office, Your Majesty please check it!"

Chengde, the magistrate of Yingtianfu, presented the thick stack of registers to Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian as he spoke.

Zhu Youjian took it over and looked at it, and couldn't help laughing: "It's recorded on it that Zhenyuan Hou Gu Mingjiao needs to pay 12 silver dollars in tax, but the tax stamp only says [-] silver dollars. Who is in charge?"

"Ying Tianfu, the Governor's Yamen and the Ministry of Household Affairs each keep a copy, and Tong Zhi is directly responsible for Ying Tianfu's tax receipts. Yao Sunju, the governor of Yingtian, and Yao Sunju, the governor of Yingtian, handed over a copy to the Ministry of household affairs."

After Cheng De, the prefect of Yingtian Mansion, answered, Zhu Youjian fell into deep thought, and called Shi Kefa over: "I have issued an order to go to Dongchang, and must arrest the former Yingtian Governor Yao Sunju and the former Yingtian Mansion Co-prefect Liu Wandou in the shortest possible time. , Severe interrogation!"

After Zhu Youjian said that, he took a look at Chengde: "You also go to Wusha and stay in the prison. After the truth is revealed, I will make a decision."

"According to the order!"

Chengde put down the black veil on his head, and left the Forbidden City silently.

Not long after, Wang Chengen came again: "Reporting to Your Majesty, what Ying Tianfu Tong Zhi Chen Xun said was the same as what Yingtian Mansion Yin Chengde and Yingtian Governor Qu Shixu and others said. entered the yamen of the household department, but was detained by Dang Chongya, the left servant of the household department, which Dang Chongya has confessed to;
In addition, Dang Chongya has confessed to Zhenyuan Hou Gu Mingjiao, Xin Chengbo Zhao Zhilong, Nanjing Rites Minister Zhang Zuochen, Nanjing Ministry of Industry Minister Li Qiao, Zuo Fudu Yushi Yao Sunju, Dali Temple Shaoqing Liu Wandou, etc. During the period when he took office as the governor of Yingtian and Liu Wandou took office as the governor of Yingtian and the Tongzhi of Yingtianfu, Dang Chongya joined forces with them to change the tax invoices, including the tax invoices of Xicheng District, which Yin Chengde of Yingtianfu was in charge of, was also secretly changed by Liu Wandou. The Tianfu officials didn't find out in time, and they will find out in the future review, but Dang Chongya's bet is that His Majesty would not dare to punish so many officials even if he knew there was such a crime, and it seemed to hurt the court's face. "

"Besides this case, did other conflicts occur during the tax collection work yesterday?" Zhu Youjian was very calm at the moment.

"There are two small things. Uncle Xincheng Zhao Zhilong's Huitonglou was seized by Wu Jiayin, a member of the household department, because he refused to pay taxes. However, Wu Jiayin was later punched by Liu Shaozong, Marquis of Anyuan! Tang Guozuo, Marquis of Lingbi, killed a government servant in Yingtianfu. "

Wang Chengen replied.

Zhu Youjian nodded, and then said: "Wu Jiayin, a member of the household department, Jianba is the doctor of the household department, and Fan Jingwen, the chief assistant of the cabinet, quickly recommends a cadre to fill the post of the left servant of the household department. Except for the release of the crime, all the above-mentioned officials will be cut off by me!"

……

Wang Chengen was a little stunned, and couldn't help but asked with certainty: "Your Majesty, the ancestor of Zhenyuan Hou Gu Mingjiao is the founding hero of the Taizu Dynasty!"

"Chopped!"

"Your Majesty, Tang Guozuo, Marquis of Lingbi, is of the same blood as King Dongou, will he be executed too?"

"Chopped!"

"Your Majesty, Marquis An Yuan just punched Wu Jiayin, a member of the household department, and should he be executed?"

"Interfering with the court's tax collection, cut it off!"

"Your Majesty", Wang Chengen wanted to ask again, Zhu Youjian shouted: "Don't ask again, I'll cut it off, cut it off, I want you to say it several times!"

"According to the order!"

At this time, Wang Chengen also discovered that the case of cheating on tax invoices and resisting taxes had touched His Majesty's rebellious scales, and as a minister, he could only obey orders.

However, when Wang Chengen thought that he was about to arrest several marquises, several earls, a captain-in-law and countless high-ranking officials, he felt a little apprehensive. , and had to set off another big case in his own hands.

……

Except for the direct participants in the tax invoice cheating case, most of the senior officials in Nanjing City do not know the danger is approaching.

Zhenyuan Hou Gu Mingjiao was still drinking happily with his Qing guests in the mansion, while Anyuan Hou Liu Shaozong was still lingering on the banks of the Qinhuai River, telling a group of cronies how he punched Wu Jiayin, a member of the household department.

Zhang Zuochen, Minister of the Ministry of Rites of Nanjing, was still holding his concubine and doing some shameful things in his mansion, while Qi Xieyuan, the son-in-law captain, looked at his house full of gold, jade and jewelry like a miser.

Ma Jixiang brought people to Gu Mingjiao's Hou's Mansion first, and lifted Gu Mingjiao from the wine table. When Liu Shaozong met the people from Dongchang, he swaggered and instructed the slaves to fight, but was caught by the Dongchang people. The man killed all his slaves on the spot, and even cut off his hands.

Minister of the Ministry of Rites of Nanjing was already on the verge of death due to excessive intercourse when he was arrested, and Qi Xieyuan, the son-in-law captain, did not forget to hold a pile of gold, jade and jewelry when he was arrested.

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