My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 196 Massacre

  Heard a kill word.

  The third son of Liu Wenjun, Liu Jin, peed his pants in fright.

  He tremblingly said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... This has nothing to do with me, it has nothing to do with me! It's my father, it's all my father..."

  He looked at Liu Wenjun, tremblingly said: "It's him...it's his fault...your majesty...he...he's not my father...not my father..."

   Liu Wenjun felt nothing but tingling pain in his heart at this moment.

  Zhu Di stared at Liu Wenjun, with a sneer on his lips.

   Several big Han generals are ready to do it.

Liu Jin continued: "Your Majesty...what I said...is true, it was my mother who told me that at the beginning...she had an affair with the accountant Zhou in the mansion, so she gave birth to me, my father... No, Liu Wenjun doesn't know, he has been kept in the dark...Your Majesty, look at me...I am half alike with Liu Wenjun...My mother told me the truth when I was last year...I was greedy for the great success of the Liu family, and dared not recognize my ancestors Zong...but I'm really not his son..."

   "..."

  The hall was extremely quiet.

  Liu Wenjun originally wanted to cry and beg Zhu Di for mercy, and spare the life of his last son, but now...he also fell silent.

  Zhang Anshi: "..."

  But the big Han general, who doesn't control so much, is about to raise his knife and cut him down.

  With a thought in his mind, Zhu Di said in a deep voice, "Wait a minute."

  Zhu Di stared at Liu Jin, and said: "Is this serious? If you dare to deceive the king, then I'm afraid you won't be able to survive or die."

   Liu Jin hurriedly said: "As long as you ask about this matter, you will know. My biological father...is still in the house...As for Liu Wenjun, a beast...Your Majesty, he really has nothing to do with Xiaomin. Please be aware of it."

  Zhu Di looked at Liu Wenjun with a sneer, and said lightly: "Of course I won't involve others. If it's not Liu Wenjun's descendants, I can naturally forgive you..."

   As if struck by lightning, Liu Wenjun scratched his heart in distress, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, okay...it's really great."

  At this time, Liu Wenjun seemed to be going crazy, beating his chest and falling to his feet, he said: "I never expected that my family is so unfortunate that I would end up in such a situation, but Your Majesty... Your Majesty... This son... This son still needs to be killed."

  Zhu Di said indifferently: "Do you dare to teach me?"

  Liu Wenjun said: "This Liu Jin...if he is really the biological father of that accountant...then...then...the accountant Zhou Cheng...although he was hired by the criminal minister as a cashier, but in fact, he is the son of the criminal minister's father..."

"what…"

   All of a sudden... everyone couldn't hold back anymore.

Liu Wenjun gritted his teeth and said: "My mother is like a fire. At the beginning, my father secretly raised a concubine and gave birth to this accountant Zhou Cheng. When my father was dying, he was afraid that Zhou Cheng would be left alone, so he whispered to the guilty minister. Teach the criminal minister to take care of him, but how dare the criminal minister take him into the mansion openly? So...so he was taught to change his name to Zhou Cheng, and let Zhou Cheng come to the mansion this week to be a free accountant. He is a accountant in name, but he is actually a criminal My half-brother..."

Speaking of this, Liu Wenjun was so angry that he gritted his teeth: "The criminal minister never expected that Zhou Cheng, who killed a thousand swords, would hook up with his sister-in-law and give birth to this evil child. This Liu Jin, even He is not the son of a minister, but... but he... is also considered a nephew of a minister, since His Majesty has said that if you want to eliminate crimes, all the ministers will be killed, and the son of the minister will be killed, but shouldn't the nephew of the minister be punished?"

   Zhang Anshi, who was watching from the side, was about to lose his mind.

  He subconsciously wanted to reach out to cover the ears of the people around him, but his hand was empty, and then he realized... It seems that Zhu Zhanji is not here today.

  It's a pity that his good nephew Zhu Zhanji is not here. If Zhu Zhanji knows, he will be angry for several days.

  The trembling voice of Liu Jin came: "Nonsense...nonsense, you nonsense...this...how is it possible..."

   "Your Majesty, what the guilty minister said is true, and it can be verified that this scoundrel...he...he and his father are both of my Liu family's blood..."

   Several big Han generals looked at Zhu Di.

  Zhu Di nodded slightly.

   At this time, he accepted Liu Wenjun's words.

  So General Dahan ignored Liu Jin's plea and cut him down with a single blow.

   Then Liu Jin saw a cloud of blood sprayed from his body, and he fell into a pool of blood accompanied by unwilling wailing.

  Liu Wenjun seemed to be insane, he grinned in a dazed way, and said with a smirk: "I never thought of it... I never thought of it..."

  Zhu Di looked at Liu Wenjun: "Proceed with the decree...the Liu family...don't leave any one behind."

"Yes."

   Several big Han generals responded and dragged the corpse away.

  After giving the order, Zhu Di stared at Liu Wenjun closely, and said coldly: "Liu Wenjun, I'm here to ask you...how much money have you been greedy for me?"

  Liu Wenjun collapsed on the ground tragically. In fact, at this time, he knew that he had no chance to survive.

  The next step...is nothing more than being tortured again and again.

  Liu Wenjun Qiqi Ai Ai said: "Come on...I got one hundred and ten thousand taels...The one that arrived...is the criminal minister's old house in Binzhou..."

  Zhu Di was furious: "110,000? It seems that until now, you still think I am a fool, don't you?"

  Liu Wenjun prostrated himself on the ground, saluted with all five bodies on the ground, and said in a crying voice, "It's really one hundred and twenty thousand taels...the accounts...are clear and clear..."

  At this moment, Zhu Di suddenly burst out laughing...

  110,000 taels... What does this mean?

   means countless priceless treasures, spent countless manpower and material resources, and treasures bought with the blood of countless people. As a result... 110,000 taels were secretly sold at a low price by a head of the household department.

  Even if the person in front of him is greedy for millions of taels of silver, Zhu Di would admit it, after all...money touches people's hearts.

Can…

Zhu Di raised his eyes, glanced at all the officials, and suddenly said in a meaningful tone: "I can be deceived by the price of the treasures outside, gentlemen...does no one know? On weekdays...you often use ivory and rhino horn , did you use less spices?"

  As soon as these words came out, all the officials panicked, lowered their heads, and then bowed down in unanimous agreement: "The guilty minister will die."

  But what Zhu Di obviously wanted to hear was not the so-called ten thousand deaths.

   Instead, he realized that among the hundred officials, apart from the really stupid ones, they were just a group of people pretending to be stupid.

  Many people know that there is something tricky here, but those who know it don't say it, and there are even... some people are colluding, which reminds Zhu Di of the empty seal case.

  In such an obvious fraud case as the empty printing case, I don’t know how many local parents and officials used it to embezzle money and food, and depleted the national treasury.

   But how long has this situation lasted?

  From Zhu Yuanzhang's ascension to Hongwu eight years, that is, eight years, no one exposed it! From the Beijing officials to the local parents' officials, whether they benefited from it or not, all of them remained silent.

  Until Zhu Yuanzhang discovered this situation and demanded purge, but the civil and military courts all interceded for it. It was hard to reconcile the accounts back and forth, and if the accounts were not correct, it would cause a lot of trouble and so on.

These people speak plausibly, as if everyone is wronged, but they don't know...this account...is related to taxes, how much money your local government has collected from the people, and you can directly collude with the Ministry of Households to fill in nonsense. How about?

   Isn’t this tax as much as you say, and you can report as much loss as you want?

  So, Zhu Yuanzhang went on a killing spree.

   But even now, there are still many people complaining for those involved in the empty printing case, thinking that the punishment was too harsh.

  At the beginning...Even if it was more than eight years ago, someone brought up the matter of Shangzuo, and asked Zhu Yuanzhang to formulate a suitable account reconciliation method for this matter. The fact may not anger Zhu Yuanzhang.

In the whole matter, everyone thought that many local officials were forced to do so, but they didn't know that what Zhu Yuanzhang resented was precisely that he had been on the throne for so many years. At the beginning, none of you said that it was troublesome to reconcile accounts. The system is nothing, and when Zhu Yuanzhang really found out, everyone pretended to be wronged!

   It is conceivable how much Zhu Yuanzhang hated these people at that time.

   Then again, for a ruthless person like Zhu Yuanzhang, it is a fool for someone to be the emperor one after another. Everyone tacitly joined hands to fool.

  Although Zhu Di is also ruthless, his rank is still far from Zhu Yuanzhang!

  Don't fool you, can you live up to your black hat?

At this time, Zhu Di saw that no one responded, so he was trembling with anger, and said angrily: "Liu Wenjun is the best choice for the merit test of the official department. The household department also praised him full of praise. Wenyuan Pavilion also praised him He is a gentleman. I called all the ministers here and asked them what they think of him, but no one criticized him!"

"Could it be that Zhuqing are all blind, are they deaf? There are millions of taels of silver, and he has hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, so he dares to sell so many treasures for hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. You usually don't Open your mouth and keep your mouth shut, are the people fat and the people anointed? Isn’t it the suffering of the common people? Isn’t it your concern for those boatmen and craftsmen who went to the West? Let me ask you, if you really have half a heart of compassion, why are you so silent about it? Enter you Damn, you dogs!"

   All the ministers kowtowed, and said: "The crime of ten thousand deaths."

  Such words really made Zhu Di tremble, he laughed and said: "Okay, okay, what you said is good, the crime of ten thousand deaths, Xie Jin..."

   Xie Jin trembled violently, and then said: "The minister...the minister is here..."

  Zhu Di said: "Didn't you also say that he is a gentleman, back then... did you recommend this person?"

  Xie Jin hurriedly said: "I have eyes but no eyes, I really deserve to die..."

  Zhu Di snorted coldly and said, "Is that all you can say?"

  Zhu Di raised his eyes and looked deeply at Xie Jin.

  Xie Jin was terrified, hesitantly said: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Zhu Di said: "A few days ago, you told me about the merits and demerits of sailing to the west, and when you thought of those soldiers and civilians who went to sea, you wept, saying that...so many strong and strong people died and injured along the way, you were heartbroken, this...is you Did you say that?"

   Xie Jin bit the bullet and said: "The minister really used the mouth of the sage to say: The country of a thousand chariots, respect things and believe, save money and love others, so that the people will be timely."

  But I have to say that Xie Jin is worthy of being a talented man. He quoted scriptures and made it up with his hands. The meaning of this sentence is: To govern a big country, you should be respectful, honest and honest, save money, love the people, and requisition labor should not violate the farming season.

   These words are obviously a tactful expression. Your Majesty should save people's energy and stop doing those vain things. Such an emperor is a holy king.

  Zhu Di said calmly: "It seems that Xie Qing's family loves the people like a son!"

  Xie Jin tremblingly said: "I... I am a scholar, and I am a saint... Is there any reason not to... not love the people?"

  Zhu Di said: "Then so many people died in the ocean, are you heartbroken?"

   Xie Jin said: "It hurts...the pain is so painful..."

  Actually, Xie Jin can only follow Zhu Di's words at the moment, and he dare not speculate on Zhu Di's thoughts at all.

  Zhu Di looked at him and said mockingly: "There are so many fathers, and without children, you are also a person who loves the people like a son. You should be in pain. But... I don't think you are sad at all."

   Xie Jin was shocked and said, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

  Zhu Di looked at him coldly and said: "If you really lost your son, how could you be so calm? I see that you only have fear, only trepidation, why did you ever have any hatred?"

  Xie Jin said: "Chen..."

  Zhu Di turned his eyes at this time, but Chao Yishi said: "I see... Only when my son died, would I know the pain, just like this Liu Wenjun..."

  Xie Jin's face turned pale all of a sudden, and he said quickly: "Your Majesty, please listen to me..."

   Zhu Di interrupted him, and said lightly: "Xie Zhenliang, the son of Xie Jin, ordered to execute him!"

  He said this lightly.

   After hearing this, Xie Jin felt dizzy, as if his whole body's strength had been emptied all of a sudden.

  Hundred officials were terrified, and all of them panicked.

But Zhu Di went on to say: "Look, now Xie Qing's family looks like they have a dead son. In my opinion, you and other ministers, it is because they have sons that they don't take the sons of the common people seriously. People's fat and people's anointment, as a tool for your fish and meat! It's better if you don't have a son, because if you don't have a son, don't you love the people like a son?"

"Take Liu Wenjun for me, go to the imperial prison, torture day and night, where my treasures have gone, you have to give me 1510, and tell me everything, and... if other people are involved, Jin Yiwei doesn't have to report it, but arrest him immediately .”

   Xie Jin only felt dizzy, and muttered in his mouth: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

  At this time, even Hu Guang was in a hurry.

  He reconciled with Xie Jin...but his son and daughter's relatives had already appointed a baby relative, and Xie Jin's son, Xie Zhenliang, could be regarded as his future son-in-law.

  So he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty... If someone commits a crime, he will be punished and killed, but this matter has nothing to do with Xie Gong... How can Your Majesty..."

  Zhu Di only glanced at Hu Guang, and then spit out a sentence: "Does Hu Qing have a son?"

  After hearing this, Hu Guang's face changed suddenly, and then he quickly bowed down, not daring to speak again.

Zhu Di said: "Today's right and wrong, I leave it up to you to talk about it, it's nothing more than gossip again, today... don't investigate this matter to the bottom, don't take back my treasures, even if a penny is missing, you will want to pay for it one by one. Watch your head carefully!"

   After finishing speaking, he walked away.

   He only walked halfway, under the horrified eyes of the ministers, he suddenly came back in a hurry, and shouted: "Zhang Anshi, why are you still standing there watching the excitement?"

"Ah..." Zhang Anshi paused suddenly, and then woke up like a dream. He suddenly realized that he seemed to be on Zhu Di's side, so he hurriedly looked down at Xie Jin and Hu Guang who were on the ground, and then followed Zhu Di's side. Behind, he walked away angrily.

   "His mother, these beasts are not as good as pigs and dogs." Zhu Di cursed all the way.

   "How dare they fool me, what do they think I am?"

Zhang Anshi comforted: "Your Majesty, how dare they fool Emperor Taizu Gao? Emperor Taizu Gao killed so many people, didn't he change it? Don't get angry, Your Majesty. Just think about Emperor Taizu Gao. Peace of mind."

This sentence is like adding fuel to the fire: "These people are all high-sounding, and they keep talking about eating the king's salary, being loyal to the king, doing meritorious service, making a statement, and ruling the country and the world. They are just a group of moths. Return my treasure... I... I..."

  He was so angry that he seemed to go into shock.

  Zhang Anshi looked at Zhu Di worriedly, if he died of anger, whose fault is it?

   At that time, the hundred officials must have killed him. He murdered His Majesty.

  So Zhang Anshi hurriedly said again: "Your Majesty calm down, isn't it fortunate that you discovered it?"

   "Those treasures, when you catch them back, you come to auction." Zhu Di said without hesitation: "This matter can no longer be left to these silverfish."

  Zhang Anshi nodded, but thought in his heart, can he still chase him back?

Your Majesty is mainly too angry. If after knowing this, he secretly arranges and makes a surprise attack, the treasures may be able to return, but first, the massacre will be carried out. Those who are involved in this will be wiped out immediately. All traces of it.

   I'm afraid it's too late.

  Just these things, Zhang Anshi did not point out, he decided...the last batch of Qixia's treasures will be auctioned some time later...It seems...the price will skyrocket.

   "The minister will make arrangements first, and besides that, let Uchisenhusuo..."

"Go, go, take them as a warning. Of course, I don't mean to hit you. I'm afraid that when you grow up, you will also learn their tricks. You were raised by the prince, and I, and The prince is of one mind, let me keep it firmly in mind, you know!"

  Under Zhu Di's ferocious tiger eyes, Zhang Anshi resentfully said: "Yes, remember."

  …

  Zhu Di returned to Wulou, still furious.

   "Your Majesty." Yi Shiha said: "Jin Yiwei has gone to Jiejia..."

  Zhu Di said with no expression on his face: "There is no need to report."

  Yi Shiha said: "Your servant knows."

   This sentence is tantamount to thoroughly confirming the death penalty of Jin's son.

  Yi Shiha is of course clear that this is a warning, not only a warning to Xie Jin, but also a warning to the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty.

  Whether there is fault or not is up to the emperor, and whether to kill or not is up to the emperor.

   As for killing someone's son, let people work.

This was also the norm in the early Ming Dynasty. When Emperor Hongwu was around, he often did this. For example, the famous Fang Xiaoru, whose father Fang Keqin was the prefect of Jining. was killed.

  After that, Zhu Yuanzhang let Fang Xiaoru work as usual, and there was no embarrassment between them at all.

  This Xie Jin still has to study books now, and he is also a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion. He still has many things at hand, and he can't do without.

  Killing his son and letting him work obediently, His Majesty has made the best use of everything.

  Your Majesty is indeed worthy of upholding the law of the ancestors. Compared with that Jianwen, I don't know how much filial piety he has.

  ...

  Zhang Anshi returned to Qixia anxiously.

   Immediately, he summoned Chen Lilai, and said face-to-face: "Neiqianhusuo, put aside the matter at hand for the time being, so as to investigate the case of stealing and selling treasures. I'm afraid the Fusi of Beizhen has already been dispatched, so hurry up."

  Chen Li was at a loss, but he didn't dare to say a word, so he said immediately: "Humble, let's arrange the manpower."

Zhang Anshi called Zhu Jin again, and told him: "As for the auction, after a few days, let's say... let's say... Xie Gong's son died. I, Zhang Anshi, are very sad. The auction house will be closed for seven days. At least wait for his son to pass away." Only the first seven said."

   "Ah, Mr. Xie's son died?" Zhu Jin was very surprised, but then thought... What does this have to do with us? Lord Hou, we opened the door to do business, and his son died as soon as he died, and he had nothing to do with us.

  Seeing that he was still standing there blankly, Zhang Anshi glared at him and said, "Hurry up!"

  Zhu Jin still hesitated and said: "Will this reason seem perfunctory?"

   "Idiot, you just have to be perfunctory, not only have to be perfunctory, but also pretend, we don't want to sell at all..."

   "Ah..." Chen Li was surprised and said, "Master Hou, you mean...reluctant to sell? Could this be wrong? At the beginning...Master Hou, you...you can... because of the tung oil..."

Zhang Anshi said: "Tung oil is different. Tung oil is related to the national economy and the people's livelihood. The price has risen to the sky, and the common people can't make a living? But our precious goods are sold to rich and noble families. Naturally, the more expensive the better. Don't care about the silver, what people value is the high price, if you are not expensive, he still thinks that he is not worthy of his own worth."

   "Oh... Got it." Zhu Jin cheered up, and Master Hou said something, and he said whatever he said.

On the contrary, Zhang Anshi sighed at this time, and said with emotion: "Sin, sin... I really don't want to see these things, call the fourth child, I want him to help to ask, Xie's family can't hold a banquet when the first seven is over , no matter what, if you are a minister of the same dynasty, you should go to have a banquet, otherwise it would be impolite."

  ...

  Xie Jin was sitting upright in the public room in a daze at this time, feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles.

  Hu Guang also panicked, he is different from Yang Rong.

  Yang Rong can stay out of the matter, because Yang Rong reconciled with Xie Jin after all, and he doesn't have too many personal relationships.

  But Hu Guang was the same age, fellow countryman, and in-laws, so he always couldn't bear to lose face and cut off his righteousness.

  At the moment, in the public room, he smiled wryly and said: "Mr. Xie, don't worry, maybe when His Majesty calms down later, there will be a decree of grace."

   Xie Jin just sat, staring straight at the void. At this moment... he seemed to be speechless, as if he had taken time out.

   "Then Liu Wenjun, it's really hateful. We were mistaken. Who would have thought that he was such a shameless person. Hey... this matter... I also feel strange..."

  Xie Jin took a deep look at Hu Guang: "A minister makes a mistake and acts according to the law. Why is this... this..."

  His lips trembled, trembling and unable to speak.

  Hu Guang said: "Hey, Mr. Xie, it's time to be careful."

Xie Jin said painfully: "I know Your Majesty, nine times out of ten, it's just to scare me, it's just... humiliating the minister like this... I really want to hang up the crown and leave, I don't want to serve anymore... I would rather go back to my hometown and teach my children to read , Tell them, whatever they do, don’t be an official.”

  Hu Guang sighed: "Hey..."

   Xie Jin said painfully: "Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger, and being with a tiger and wolf...I...I..."

  He continued sadly: "The present is not as good as the past, and the present is not as good as the past."

  Hu Guang no longer knows how to exhort him.

  But couldn't help but said: "It's really not possible, you might as well resign, or you can save it."

  He saw that Jin had a heart to retire, and thought of Yang Rong's criticism of Xie Jin, he also seemed to feel that staying here with Xie Jin's temper... sooner or later might lead to disaster.

  Ke Xie Jin heard Hu Guang's words, but suddenly gave Hu Guang a vigilant look, and remained silent.

  But now... Hu Guang seemed to realize something.

  It seems that he has made a slip of the tongue. Xie Jin can say this kind of resignation, but he can't say it, because Xie Jin opened his mouth, which is called high-spirited, but when he comforted him, it became some crooked thoughts.

  Xie Jin... It is impossible to retire. His love for power and position is definitely not what he said.

  At this moment, a member of Zhongshu She came in quickly. The person looked down and said with a sad face, "The head outside the palace... There is news from the outside of the palace..."

  Xie Jin recovered a little energy, and said with a dignified look: "Say."

   "Jin Yiwei took the driver's sticker, went to understand the public, and arrested Mr. Ling... I heard... the young master has been executed."

   Xie Jin's spirit, which he finally brought up, seemed to be overwhelmed by this sentence, and after a sudden shock, he swayed.

  He thought it was just a scare.

   thought there was still a decree of grace.

   But after hearing this sentence, it was like a bolt from the blue: "No, no...impossible...why...why..."

   Then, a **** came.

  The **** was expressionless.

  Hu Guang got up: "My father-in-law is here, do you have an oral order?"

  The **** said: "We are ordered by mouth to come here only to have a look. Your Majesty said: Ask your servants to have a look. Xie Gong died of his son...whether you are sad."

  Hu Guang: "..."

  He looked at Xie Jin worriedly.

  But he saw that Jin was frozen in place, as if his body was about to fail.

  Suddenly, Xie Jin let out a mournful cry: "My son...my son..."

  The **** remained expressionless, just standing aside, like a wooden stake.

  Hu Guang's face was miserable, and he couldn't help but feel sad. He wanted to say something, but shook his head again.

   Xie Jin wailed, shouted in his mouth, stood up involuntarily, beat his chest and stumbled, and said, "What's wrong with my son, what's wrong with my son, what did he do wrong?"

  The **** was expressionless, still looking at Xie Jin coldly.

  After being heartbroken, Xie Jin wiped away his tears, but his body was still shaking.

  The **** said: "Your Majesty also asked, is Xie Gong in pain?"

   Xie Jin actually bowed down at this time, and tremblingly said to the eunuch: "Return to Your Majesty, the pain... the pain is so painful."

  The **** said: "I hope Mr. Xie can understand the heart of the parents of the dead at sea, and take it as a warning."

   Xie Jin prostrated himself on the ground, his body trembling non-stop.

  He tried very hard to open his mouth, but the next words were really hard to come out.

  ...

  Caught a cold, went to the hospital for an injection, and was delayed for some time. The second chapter may be about 20 minutes late.

  (end of this chapter)