Wang Yang, who had just taken office, did not disappoint Wei Zheng. On the first day of taking office, he borrowed a hundred soldiers from the Taiyuan General Office and took the Jinzhong County Magistrate back to Taiyuan.

Of course, the large amount of silver that the Jinzhong County Magistrate had worked hard for half his life to embezzle was also taken back to Taiyuan City by Wang Yang intact.

After reading the list of property Wang Yang brought back from Jinzhong County, Wei Zheng once again realized the seriousness of the problems in the Ming Dynasty officialdom.

A small seventh-rank county magistrate embezzled more than one million taels of silver in just five or six years. It can be imagined that under the influence of this unhealthy practice, how much money will fall into the pockets of these corrupt officials every year, and how much tax the people of Jinzhong County will have to bear every year to satisfy the huge appetite of these corrupt officials.

After taking a deep breath, Wei Zheng, who had already emitted a strong murderous aura on his body, spoke directly and decided: "Embraised so much money, even if he cut his head ten times, it would be enough..."

"Mr. Wang, you immediately summon all the seventh rank and above officials of Taiyuan Prefecture to Taiyuan City. I will chop the head of the Jinzhong County Magistrate in front of all the civil and military officials. Tell the civil and military officials of Taiyuan Prefecture that if you are an official within the jurisdiction of your official, you must control your hands no matter how big the backstage you have. Otherwise, the fate will be even worse than that of the Jinzhong County Magistrate..."

"Yes, Governor..."

Two days later, the Taiyuan garrison barracks, a platform as high as five feet tall, stood in the middle of the training ground.

As for the surroundings of this platform, several lookouts were built in sequence.

Wei Zheng, the governor of Shanxi, Wu Baotian, the governor of Shanxi, and Wang Yang, the newly appointed prefect of Taiyuan... dozens of civil and military officials from Taiyuan Prefecture, sat on both sides of Wei Zheng according to their rank and official positions.

Just after everyone arrived, Wei Zheng directly spoke to Wang Yang: "Master Wang. You are the temporary magistrate of Taiyuan Prefecture. You will order the entire execution process..."

With dozens of eyes watching, Wang Yang, who suppressed his nervousness, walked directly to the front of the stage and shouted loudly: "Immediately take the criminal Jinzhong County Magistrate to the execution platform..."

The formerly high-ranking county magistrate of Jinzhong County has long lived up to its former glory after two days of torture in prison.

Perhaps he already knew that this was his last moment in this world. He had just been crushed out of the cage by more than a dozen guards and climbed to the execution platform. The county magistrate of Jinzhong County, who had lost his official position and had his hair disheveled, shouted loudly to Wei Zheng and others on the platform with the last trace of survival.

"Governor General, please spare me, the officials are wronged.... The officials are wronged..."

"You can't kill me. My cousin is the Minister of Revenue in the Court. If you kill me, my cousin will never let you go..."

Seeing that the expression on Governor Wei Zheng's face did not change any because of his words. The county magistrate of Jinzhong County, with a desperate face, could only place his hopes on the side of Shanxi Governor Wu Baotian.

With the last glimmer of hope, he shouted: "Mr. Wu, save me, just put me in prison again. My uncle will come to save me... Governor, you have also collected my money. You can't stand by death and refuse to save me..."

Wei Zheng didn't speak, and the dozens of civil and military officials sitting on both sides of Wei Zheng did not speak.

Just as Wang Yang showed a embarrassed expression on his face, Wei Zheng spoke.

He ordered Wang Yang with a cold face, "Mr. Wang, what are you waiting for... Are you waiting for the Minister of Revenue in the Court to rescue him... I dare to kill a fourth-rank magistrate appointed by the court, let alone a small seventh-rank county magistrate..."

At Wei Zheng's reminder, Wang Yang had to take out a command arrow and shouted loudly: "The criminals of Jinzhong County Magistrate, embezzled and accepted bribes, and robbed people's wealth... According to the Ming Dynasty's laws and regulations, the sentence was sentenced to beheaded and executed immediately...execution..."

After Wang Yang's loud voice rang out in the training ground, the strong man in charge of the execution walked directly behind the county magistrate of Jinzhong County with a ghost-headed sword. After pulling out the wooden sign inserted behind him, he quickly slashed the ghost-headed sword in his hand.

A sword light flashed, and a burst of blood spurted out in the direction where the blade was...

The magistrate of Jinzhong County just kept begging for mercy and howls, and instantly stopped. A round head also fell on the execution platform with a "thump..." sound.

A seventh-rank county magistrate appointed by the imperial court, but a seventh-rank county magistrate with a tough backstage, was killed by a word from the governor...

It is certain that the bloody scene in front of us is even more shocking to the civil and military officials behind us by Wei Zheng's killing of Taiyuan prefect at the General's Office.

When everyone saw the body separated on the execution platform, everyone subconsciously shrank their necks, fearing that this knife would slash on their heads.

Seeing this, Wei Zheng knew that his role in killing the chicken to warn the monkey has already played.

Next, it is time for the future rules of the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi after announcing that they will be the governor of Shanxi and Shaanxi.

After a pair of sharp eyes stayed on everyone for a few seconds, he spoke loudly: "Everyone has seen it... According to the Ming Dynasty's laws, whether it is the Taiyuan prefect who was beheaded in front or the Jinzhong County Magistrate who is beheaded in the front, they should report it to the Ministry of Justice before the final conviction is made..."

"But I don't have it. I just want to use the power of decision-making given to me by the emperor, and here I cut off their heads."

"The reason for this is to tell everyone that as long as I, Wei Zheng, serves as the governor of Shanxi and Shaanxi for one day, civil and military officials in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces must follow my rules. Otherwise, no matter how high your official position and rank are, or how deep your background and backstage are in the court, as long as you violate the rules, the official who should be killed will not show mercy."

"As for the rule I mentioned, it's very simple."

"First, no matter what your official position is, you must perform your duties conscientiously... I don't require you to be able to perform your duties conscientiously and do your own things well, you will be a good official..."

"Second, as long as I stay in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces for one day, I will not allow corruption to happen..."

"Everyone should see that among the several officials I have killed in the past two days, each of them is related to corruption. I now announce that for those corrupt officials, you have two ways to choose from..."

"The first way is to take the initiative to hand over your corruption gains during your tenure as an official to the Governor's Office... In this way, I will definitely not blame your past. As long as you no longer embezzle in your future career, I will continue to use you."

"The second way, if you think the rules set by this official are too strict, you can find a way to transfer them from the Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, or directly resign from the officialdom of the Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces... Of course, even so, you must pay the corruption gains during your tenure. Otherwise, with the personality of this official, you will never be able to end up well..."
Chapter completed!