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Chapter 43: The Dream of the Lost Benevolent King

After hearing his wife's words, Xining Hou was stunned and asked hesitantly: "What is the emperor for?"

"The Qian family is in a big turmoil now, so the emperor doesn't know? It's been several days since you've been accusing you, but the emperor hasn't moved. He just asked you to go home and think about your mistakes behind closed doors. Obviously, the emperor wants to suppress this matter."

"The British Duke is wise!" Mrs. Xining Hou sighed.

His wife was still keeping her insults. The Hou of Xining asked anxiously: "Madam, don't keep it insults, okay?"

Looking at his husband's anxious appearance, Mrs. Xining Hou blushed, as if she had thought of something shy. She glanced at Xining Hou with a coquettish look, and then she said, "Do you still remember what Qian Liu said just now?"

"Remember what he said? I was almost angry with him!" Xining Hou said angrily.

After pinching the Qian Hou, the wife of Xining Hou said: "He said that this time it was not only the Qian family, but many salt merchants sent people to come, and these people would not watch the Qian family collapse. This sentence made me suddenly enlightened. The emperor might be waiting for these people."

Seeing the Queen of Xining frowning and pondering, the Queen of Xining said in a temptation: "Don't the British Duke's hometown say that the emperor's purpose is not the Qian family, nor the Queen's Mansion."

Xining Hou was suddenly shocked and said in disbelief: "You are saying, you are saying?"

Nodding, the Madam of Xining Hou said, "Yes, the Emperor is waiting for these people, waiting for these people to come to Beijing, waiting for them to come here. What the Emperor wants this time is not just someone's family, but all the salt from the Ming Dynasty."

Hou Xining sat dejectedly on the chair and murmured for a while: "So that's it, so that's it!"

"If this is the case, it really makes sense. The emperor does this, it really seems to be waiting for something." Xining Hou stared at his eyes and said, "What's going on in the Ministry of War?"

"Does it mean to fight everywhere and secretly travel to Chen Cang?"

After blanching his husband, Mrs. Xining Hou said angrily: "You are really a stick. The emperor is still secretly experiencing Chen Cang? It's just a distraction. Look, the matter of the Ministry of War must end here."

"So that's it? What does it mean?" Xining Hou asked hesitantly.

A similar conversation also happened in the Duke of England's mansion, and the Duke of England's son Zhang Yuangong was also asking this similar question.

After glanced at his son, Zhang Rong said angrily: "Your body bone, why are you worried about these things? Take care of yourself and live longer. After leaving yourself, you will be worthy of your father and me."

Zhang Yuangong could only smile bitterly. He had suffered from fetal aura since childhood and had congenital deficiency. Not only did he feel weak in his body, but he also had problems with his fertility. He had not left behind any descendants for so many years. Now, Zhang Yuangong no longer made this plan.

"Dad, isn't there Weixian?" Zhang Yuangong said with a wry smile: "How good is the body."

Zhang Rong sighed helplessly. His son was like this, and the father could not say anything.

"Fortunately, there is Weixian. Look at you two brothers. One is in poor health, the other is addicted to the wind and moon all day long, writing poetry and lyrics, and lingering in the Qinlou Chuguan. Fortunately, Weixian was the one I taught to grow up, follow his father, hum!"

Zhang Yuangong was speechless. Why didn’t we brothers grow up by you? Didn’t we follow our fathers since we were young?

But he didn't dare to say it, probably he would be scolded if he said this.

"Yes, dad, how good Weixian is now!" Zhang Yuangong could only follow his father and then change the topic: "Dad, what's going on in the Ministry of War? Once Zhao Xuan dies, the matter will be settled?"

"What if I can't do it?"

Zhang Rong sighed and said, "The Arsenal Division of the Ministry of War has not been like this for a day, it has been like this for a long time. If you really want to investigate, will you investigate before? There are so many people who have been the Minister of War for so many years in the Ming Dynasty."

"We don't tell you if you can check it or not. Even if you can check it, do you know who you are involved? Xu Jie, Gao Gong, or Zhang Juzheng? Or if you find Yan Song? If you keep track of this, you will be in a mess."

"How long have they been to the Ministry of War, Wu Dui and Wang Zhuan, now in the Ministry of War, probably haven't figured out the paths inside!"

"Besides, the Arsenal Department involves the troops and horses of the world, the military households and border troops from all over the world, all are involved with it. What should you do if you want to find out some governors and generals from all over the country from it? Do you check it?"

"Besides, do you think our nobles are clean? There are quite a few people who reach out to the Arsenal Department. What should I do if I find out what they are?"

"Kill them all?" Zhang Rong said mockingly: "Many times, you know what's going on, but you have to admit it. This incident was a good result until Zhao Xuan died."

Zhang Yuangong nodded suddenly: "What's the point of doing these things by the emperor?"

"Stupid!" After cursing his son, Zhang Rong said angrily: "Of course it was for the Arsenal Department. Wuxuansi has been taken away by the emperor. Is it not right to take away an Arsenal Department?"

"The Arsenal Department is among those civil servants, and see what they have become. Of course the emperor will take it back."

Zhang Yuangong nodded again and said excitedly: "Will the Arsenal Division be assigned to the Governor's Office of the Five Army?"

Zhang Rong sighed, what kind of evil did he do?

I have been smart all my life, so why did I give birth to two stupid sons? Fortunately, I have a grandson. I pointed to Zhang Yuangong, and Zhang Rong said angrily: "As sooner or later, I will make you angry, okay, go back to your side!"

"Regreat your body well and don't die in front of your father. You have the heart to let your father give him a black hair!"

Zhang Yuangong smiled helplessly and knew that he could not continue to say it, but Zhang Rong's last words still touched him. Looking at his father with white hair, Zhang Yuangong's eyes turned red. His backer was old after all.

"Okay, don't be like a child!" Zhang Rong waved his hand and asked Zhang Yuangong to leave.

The matter was not beyond Zhang Rong's expectations, and the case between the Dongchang and the Jinyiwei was soon closed.

The corrupt group of the Arsenal Corporation headed by Liu Xuan was completely destroyed. The property seized totaled more than 2.3 million taels of silver, as well as a large amount of fields, antiques, calligraphy and paintings. The officials of the Arsenal Corporation were taken from top to bottom.

Looking at the list in his hand, Zhu Yijun sighed. Speaking of Zhang Juzheng's house search, he only collected more than 100,000 taels, which was really honest!

Look at these people, a small warehouse manager, can even make a fortune of 100,000 taels.

After throwing the order down, Zhu Yijun said helplessly: "70% of the money seized will be in the national treasury, and 30% will be in the internal treasury." This is also a conventional rule. If it is not distributed to the national treasury, Zhu Yijun will probably be overwhelmed by the memorials of the ministers again.

"As for these officials, all male officials who embezzled less than 10,000 taels of corruption will be sent to hard labor. When will the embezzlement be paid off, and when will the corruption be calculated? Those who embezzled more than 10,000 taels of corruption will be beheaded and displayed in public."

"All males over fifteen years old are in power!" Zhu Yijun thought for a while and added: "As for the female family, let them go back!"

"Those who embezzle more than 100,000 taels will be beheaded and displayed in public, and the whole family will be exiled."

Zhu Yijun felt a little guilty when he killed someone and was exiled. If he was a murderer, Zhu Yijun felt a little over. If he was accusing his female relatives, he would feel that he had passed. If they were exiled to the Jiaofangsi, they would have a miserable fate. Just follow the exiled army to the border!

The most important thing for a family is to be reunited. Although they can't bear it, this is also a role model for those who are later. Even if they are not included in the Jiaofangsi and have no property, their lives will be difficult.

Zhu Yijun felt that he would deal with the Jiafangsi sooner or later. What's the matter with the official prostitutes? This kind of welfare should be cancelled. I didn't even make a big deal in the harem. You are also an official prostitute, which is embarrassing. I want to bring the offender into the harem!

He sighed helplessly. After all, he was still a benevolent king. He was not the style of his benevolent king. It seemed that if he wanted to find someone to promote it, the benevolent king of the prosperous times would have to look like a benevolent king of the prosperous times.

"Yes, the emperor!" Zhang Jing nodded and said, "I will go to the cabinet to pass the imperial edict."

When Zhang Jing talked about the cabinet, Zhu Yijun was a little helpless. Recently, Zhang Siwei was really too honest. It was a bit worrying. Isn’t this guy planning a major event? Zhu Yijun felt that he should be more careful about him.

If he was scared by himself and dared not come out, Zhu Yijun felt that the possibility was not high. Once the desire for power was expanded, it would be so easy to take it back.

The completion of the Arsenal Department's case made everyone feel relieved. Although many people felt that it was a bit too much to behead their heads after being corruption, Zhu Yijun did not implicate it, which also made these people feel relieved.

The punishment is not light if the whole family embezzles more than 100,000 taels of corruption and the whole family is in power.

When I arrived at the border, my life was not easy there!

Many people woke up in an instant. It seemed that they should pay attention to the money they received in the future. This kind of punishment is really scary. Even if it is the lowest, males are doing hard labor, which is a very terrible thing for these officials.

By working hard to repay the embezzled money, you may not be able to pay it back all your life.

The corruption of more than 10,000 taels was directly beheaded and displayed in public. A man over 15 years old was converted to the army, and more than 100,000 taels were beheaded and displayed in public. The whole family was converted to the army. This punishment really scared many people. Is this too cruel?

When Zhu Yijun saw the memorial of writing a letter to plead for mercy and said tactfully that he should be based on "benevolence", Zhu Yijun sighed.

It seems that it is hard to be a benevolent man. The punishment I think is light and the punishment is heavy.

In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, there were few officials like this in these years. The problem of corruption was basically just a search of the house. The family was sent back to their hometown. Zhang Juzheng's fate in history was nothing more than this. Many ministers were used to being arrested and demoted to their homes.

After returning, he was still a gentry celebrity, and he was as romantic and happy as ever. This time, Zhu Yijun raised his butcher knife and obviously scared many people.
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