I'm a big dick

Chapter 159 In the Name of Conspiracy and Rebellion
"The imperial court is really short of money? Then give the officials more salaries?" Li Zitong tilted his head and was a little confused.

The housekeeper said with a flattering smile: "What about the salary increase, can it be worth the money we sent?"

"Isn't the matriarch's birthday coming?" Li Zitong nodded slightly, squeezed the pimples on his face, flicked the pus stopper, and said to the butler, "Buy more presents to send."

The housekeeper nodded in agreement, and said casually: "Yesterday, hundreds of soldiers came from the county. I heard that they came from Beizhili, and they are related to the suppression of the Wenxiang sect."

"Wen Xiangjiao—" Li Zitong blinked his eyes and smiled indifferently, "What's none of our business?"

"Yes, yes, it's none of our business." The butler nodded and bowed, and retreated.

Li Zitong sipped his tea, glanced sideways at the "Da Ming Forum" on the table, and pouted again.But he was also a little puzzled, that is, why the imperial court's decree on reduction and exemption has not been issued for so long?
It stands to reason that the great victory in Guangning and the great victory in southern Liaoning are all great joys, so why not celebrate with the people?After reducing or exempting the imperial edict, and doing a little more work, wouldn't the family's arrears be cleared?

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard a commotion outside, which made Li Zitong frowned.The sound became louder and closer, and Li Zitong hurriedly stood up and walked towards the door.

The butler stumbled in and nearly knocked Li Zitong over. Before he could scold him, the butler reported in panic, "Master, master, it's not good. Officers and soldiers have surrounded the house and have already entered."

What?Li Zitong was taken aback, his mouth could not be closed, and he was stunned.

"Squat down, hold your head, don't make noise and run around."

"To capture the traitor Li Zitong, Xie never asks."

Accompanied by yelling and scolding, officers and soldiers like wolves and tigers approached from around. The servants and guards in the house did not dare to resist, but obediently crouched down and hugged their heads.

Rebels? !Li Zitong's stunned eyes moved, and cold sweat came out of his back. He hurried forward, bowing and bowing, "Li Zitong, a grassroots man, has always been law-abiding and dare not interfere in trouble. Sir, there must be some misunderstanding... "

This crime is too great. Once it is confirmed, not only will it be difficult to protect my own head, but the whole family will also suffer.

Li Zitong was not particularly scared at this time, he felt very innocent and had a clear conscience.

"You are Li Zitong?" An officer stepped forward to look him up, and waved his hand after getting confirmation, "It's tied up."

Two officers and soldiers stepped forward, without any further explanation, tied Li Zi with a rope, and kicked Li Zi to the ground.

"Take care of the rebels and criminals' relatives." The officer ordered his subordinates loudly, and stepped sideways to give way, and several Dongchang fans came out more and more.

"Let's start the search!" A leader with a sullen face ordered his subordinates briefly, and walked to the study first.

Several Dongchang fans immediately split up and searched and picked them up in the house.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" Li Zitong was still in a state of confusion, knelt on the ground and opened his mouth to defend, "Give Caomin the courage, and dare not rebel! Someone must have made a false accusation, and Caomin is willing to confront him face to face."

"Shut up!" a soldier yelled, shaking the knife in his hand in front of Li Zitong, and the world became quiet.

The officer, with his hands behind his back, looked around the house with carved beams and painted buildings.

Rich people keep saying they are grassroots, but when did grassroots become so rich?

He didn't care whether Li Zitong was guilty or not. It was quite hard work for the soldiers to follow orders and drive over from Beizhili.But it was a good job. Each person was rewarded with ten taels of silver, and there were local government supplies for food and drink along the way.

I heard that there are more than a dozen small troops who have this errand, and those who don't get it are very jealous.The officer thought he could get 20 taels, which is not a small sum of money!

After searching one by one, the Dongchang fanzi gathered in front of the hall.The leader also rushed over and seemed to have found nothing.

Li Zitong peeked at it, secretly heaving a sigh of relief.

At this time, a Dongchang fan hurried over with some things and reported to the leader: "My lord, this is found under the bed by the humble official."

under the bed?Li Zitong's heart arose, except for some house deeds and land deeds, there seemed to be no taboos!

The leader reached out to take it, flipped through it, and found a letter that caught his attention.After pulling it out for a simple look, the leader looked at Li Zitong with a sinister smile.

"It turned out to be Li Dadu, what a disrespect." The leader walked up a few steps, shaking the letter in his hand, "The letter from the anti-thief leader Wang Haoxian, seal your official position."

Li Zitong opened his mouth wide, his face full of astonishment and disbelief, and it took him a long time to cry out, "You are wronged, the grass people are wronged..."

He kicked Li Zitong hard in the face, bleeding from his nose and mouth, and a few teeth fell out.

The leader sneered, waved his hands and ordered: "All the criminals will be detained for interrogation, the doors will be sealed and the houses will be ransacked, and people will be sent to guard them strictly."

"Yes." The officer responded and led his subordinates to execute quickly.

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Suzhou Prefecture governed Wu County, Changzhou County, Changshu County, Wujiang County, Kunshan County, Jiading County, Chongming County, and Taicang Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty, and almost all of these seven counties and one prefecture were performing similar scenes.

There are also Songjiang Prefecture, and even as far away as Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan, some wealthy landlords were involved in Wenxiangjiao and were arrested and ransacked their homes.

People were panicked, but no one dared to argue for it.The great crime of conspiracy and rebellion, who dares to wade into this muddy water?
Immediately afterwards, local officials in these counties and states were dismissed one after another for questioning.There are so many remnants of the Wenxiang Sect under the rule, is it not dereliction of duty?
And according to Zhu Youxiao's truth, you can't control so many tax arrears under the rule, and you dare not touch the rich landlords who embezzled military land, this official is still a fart!

Even if you force those wealthy businessmen and gentry to go on strike and make trouble, I will make the decision for you.I'm not afraid of your tossing, but I'm afraid that you will eat and wait to die, occupy the latrine and don't shit, or even be corrupt.

How about Shaanxi, Qingtun is full of "people's grievances", and the impeachment continues, but I still fully support Zuo Guangdou.

Those who dared to attack the governor's yamen to make trouble, dared to incite rioters to beat, smash, loot and burn, captured them all, and executed them immediately.The culprit was beheaded, his home was ransacked, and he was exiled.

I know very well that if the interests of those local tyrants and evil gentry were not touched, there would not be such a violent disturbance. It is still the illusion of a stable place.

I don't want illusions, I want actual results.As long as you do things with sincerity, I will give you Shangfang Sword, I will send Jin Yiwei to protect you, and I will protect you from the wind and rain.

As for the actions taken by the provinces of Su, Song, and Shaanxi, my methods are not very bright, and the punishment is too heavy. Tax evasion and embezzlement of military settlements have turned into conspiracy and rebellion, but I do not regret it.

If the rich and gentry are not allowed to fear the laws of the country, and if a group of people who are vegetarians are not eliminated, how can the reform be promoted, how can it be deepened, and how can it really benefit the people?

Cut off a few heads now, if it can act as a deterrent, it will also prevent the head from rolling around in the future.

(End of this chapter)