Chen Xiuting was shocked when he heard this and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, do not know what crime you have committed. Your Majesty will be convicted directly without going through the Three Divisions?"

Chongzhen smiled and said to Chen Xiuting: "I believe I have read this book Romance of the Three Kingdoms when I loved you. I don't know what the crime of the grain official was. The crime of the grain official is greater than that of the grain official. Therefore, it is not enough to have the heads of the beloved you, and I want to borrow it, and there are heads of the nine clans of the beloved you!"

Chen Xiuting was dissatisfied and stood up and said to Chongzhen: "This is not the time of marching, and the people's hearts have not changed. Your Majesty wants to kill the nine clans of the ministers for no reason, but the ministers are dissatisfied."

Chongzhen looked at the wine and meat that had basically not been eaten up on the table, picked up a plate of them, threw them in front of Chen Xiuting, and asked, "What about the food? I had an order earlier that no one was allowed to starve to death, that is, food. Not to mention the food allocated by the Ming Dynasty itself, even a lot of food was purchased from the Nanyang clans. But now, how many people have starved to death in Lantian County?"

Chen Xiuting took a deep breath and defended him: "Your Majesty, I have already said just now that the food distributed in Lantian County is not enough for so many people to eat, and some people who escape from other villages have fled, so people will inevitably starve to death. Moreover, I have noticed it recently that the county magistrate Zhao Jing was reselling food privately, and I am preparing to take him down and question him."

Chongzhen sneered and was about to speak, but when he saw Zhu Gang coming in a hurry, he kept silent.

After Zhu Gang came to Chongzhen, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, it has been found out that at least 70% of the grain in Lantian County was resold privately by this dog official. The buyer's surname is Wu, and he is a great merchant in Zhejiang. The recent batch of grain, about 50,000 shi, is still in Changping Warehouse in Lantian."

Chongzhen looked at Chen Xiuting with an unexpected look and asked, "What else does Chen Aiqing say? And this loyal and respectful young master Wu?"

When Wu Qi saw that the person who came to report was dressed in a flying fish suit, he knew that he was from the Jinyiwei and knew that this matter could no longer be concealed. He was so scared that he peed his pants on the spot. He couldn't speak.

Chen Xiuting pointed at Wu Qi and said angrily: "Okay, I still think you are an old friend and came for the people of Lantian. Now you have done such a cruel trip with my official back!"

After scolding Wu Qi, Chen Xiuting said to Chongzhen: "I really don't know that Wu Qi has colluded with the county magistrate Zhao Jing. I think it must be this person who colluded with Zhao Jing in the name of a humble minister and resold the food for disaster relief. I missed the attention for a while and hoped that Your Majesty would forgive me."

Ma Mai Chuang, at this time, you still don’t forget to sell your teammates to protect yourself! It turns out that you are very good at slapping the blame! Chongzhen looked at Chen Xiuting and said lightly: “Did you miss the supervision for a while? This charge is much smaller than reselling disaster relief food. It’s amazing that you just give me a 3,000-mile slack. Chen Aiqing really made a good plan.”

When Chen Xiuting heard this, his face turned pale. He was not a fool, so why couldn't he hear the murderous intent in Chongzhen's words? It was obvious that he wanted to use his nine tribes to appease the people's hearts.

Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen continued, "Don't say that you are guilty, even if you are innocent, you must borrow this head for use. Go with peace of mind. On the way to the underworld, if you are from the nine tribes, you will not be lonely even if you come."

Before Chen Xiuting could hear this, Wu Qi kowtowed and said, "The student is willing to give up his head, so please let Your Majesty take a lighter sentence."

When Chen Xiuting heard this, he felt even more miserable. If Wu Qi had confessed all the charges, as long as he did not die, he would have a chance to preserve the bloodline of the Wu family. Now that Wu Qi came out to report it himself, I am afraid that the Wu family, as well as the nine tribes of the Shen family, would be killed completely.

Chongzhen glanced at Wu Qi, who was already scared to pee his pants, and smiled and said, "If you can come from the real trick, it's okay."

Wu Qi kowtowed first, then lowered his body and said, "Your Majesty, the student came to Lantian to visit his old friends on his father's order. When the student saw that the people in Lantian were suffering from disaster, he thought to persuade his father to transport some food to help the people after he went back.

But unexpectedly, County Magistrate Chen said that he had a big deal to make a fortune and asked the students if they were interested.

The student was confused for a moment, so he was dragged into the water by the county magistrate Chen and resold the food for disaster relief, totaling more than 150,000 stones.

The student knew that his sins were serious, but the father at home really didn't know about this. I hope Your Majesty can give him a lighter resignation."

Emperor Chongzhen didn't know how much food was 150,000 jin, but even 150,000 jin of food was probably not a small amount.

Taking a deep breath, Chongzhen ignored Wu Qi and just ordered: "Take all the county magistrates, Dianshi, county magistrates and others from Lantian County."

After a while, the chief clerk and Dian Shi were brought to Chongzhen, but the county magistrate did not come. The Jinyiwei School Captain who went to find someone bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the county magistrate of Lantian County is dead and killed by others. It was just that someone forged the murder scene, which looked like suicide."

At this time, Chongzhen no longer thought about whether Chen Xiuting was wronged. The county magistrate could die in the backyard of the county government. If there was nothing wrong with it, then he would believe it unless Emperor Chongzhen was a fool.

It's just a pity that Emperor Chongzhen is not a fool.

Chongzhen glanced at Lantian County Magistrate and Dianshi, who were kneeling on the ground and trembling, and asked, "Who knows that Lantian County Magistrate Chen Xiuting resells food for disaster relief?"

The county magistrate of Lantian County is an old man in his fifties. When he heard Chongzhen’s question, he did not ask about Chongzhen’s identity. He just looked at Chongzhen’s outfit and looked at him, and he looked at him but stopped.

Chongzhen knew what the county magistrate was worried about, so he immediately gave Wang Chengen beside him a wink.

Wang Chengen understood and shouted half a step forward: "This is the arrival of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. You can wait until you honestly answer your Majesty's question!"

The county magistrate looked at Wang Chengen, who was dressed in an ordinary manner and did not wear eunuch clothes, but his sharp voice was different from ordinary people when he spoke. He thought that it was only the eunuchs in the palace.

The county magistrate, who had a deep heart, lowered his body: "Long live my emperor, long live my emperor. The county magistrate reselled food, the youngest knew something. The county magistrate Zhao Jing knew the most, but he didn't know when he was killed by the county magistrate."

Chongzhen nodded and asked, "Speak out what you know."

The county magistrate glanced at Chen Xiuting who was lying on the ground, and thought that Chen Xiuting had been determined this time. If he didn't step on him, he would be really sorry for his kindness to him on weekdays!

The county magistrate who made up his mind to send Chen Xiuting to death continued: "It was about two or three months ago that Mr. Wu came to Lantian County to visit Chen County Magistrate. Then he kept reselling the food for disaster relief. The two colluded with each other, and the small food from the big bucket came out, but also mixed a lot of sand and Guanyin soil into it.

Xiaodi knew that this would starve people to death, but she opposed it. She was just a little bit light, so she even hated the county magistrate. County magistrate Zhao Jing once confronted Lord Shen in person because of this matter, so he was hated by Lord Shen. If Xiaodi hadn't pretended to be stupid on weekdays, he would have been murdered by Lord Shen."

Chongzhen unexpectedly glanced at the county magistrate and asked, "Where is the Jinyiwei in the county? Haven't you ever found them?"

The county magistrate smiled bitterly and replied, "I have found it, and the military master of the Jinyiwei has no choice. I am afraid that the injuries on the hundreds of households in Lantian County have not healed yet."

Chongzhen thought that the Jinyiwei of Lantian County was also terrible, so he ordered Tian Ergeng and Cao Huachun to come, and ordered Wei Zhongxian to send more people from the West Factory to Shaanxi. Now it seems that there may be other hidden information here?

The curious Emperor Chongzhen asked, "There are no other households in the Jinyiwei? They are still injured? Let's talk carefully."

When the county magistrate heard this, he continued, "Go back to Your Majesty, the young man had found the Jinyiwei family here, and the young man helped the young man react to Shangguan. However, the Qianhu of the Qianhu Office of Xi'an had a relative with Lord Shen, so he found an excuse and beat the Baihu, and almost killed him. Therefore, the young man said that the wounds on the Baihu may not be able to be rigorous."

Chongzhen's face turned cold. The Jinyiwei below was not rotten yet, but the ones upwards began to rot. Can this fucking save me any worries!

Zhu Gang's face was also tight. He was involved in the Jinyiwei. He originally thought that there was a problem with the Jinyiwei in Lantian County. He didn't expect that now he had involved a thousand households, and this matter was getting bigger and bigger.

Just as Zhu Gang was thinking about it, he listened to Chongzhen's orders: "Zhu Gang, go find the hundreds of Jinyiwei households here and bring them to see me."

After Zhu Gang took the order and left, Chongzhen sat on a stool and asked, "What are the relatives of Qianhu Houses of the Jinyiwei Xi'an Qianhu Office and the Magistrate Shen County?"

The county magistrate bowed again and said, "I will tell you that the wife of the Ma Jun from the Thousand Houses of Xi'an was originally Lord Shen's wife and sister, and the two were originally brother-in-law."

Chongzhen nodded, no longer cared about the county magistrate, and sat on the stool and became stunned.

About half an hour, Zhu Gang, who was looking for someone, hurried back, followed by four Jinyiwei, carrying a pair of door panels, and a man lay on it, covering his body with only cloth, and his mouth twitched from time to time due to the bumps.

When he arrived in front of Chongzhen, the Jinyiwei household was already sweating profusely. Seeing that he wanted to struggle to get up and salute him, Chongzhen stopped him and said, "Don't give up the gift. I'm calling you here, there are some things to ask."

The hundred-household household was lying on the door panel, but nodded constantly and said, "Wang Yu, a hundred-household household in Lantian, was seen by His Majesty, Long live my emperor."

Chongzhen nodded and asked, "Just just now, the county magistrate of Lantian County told me that he had visited you for disaster relief food, is this true?"

Although Wang Yu was sweating profusely, he still nodded and said, "Your Majesty, this is indeed true. About a month ago, the county magistrate of Lantian County came to find a job, saying that the food for disaster relief in Lantian County was resold by the county magistrate. After he dissuaded, he hated the county magistrate, so he wanted to report to the above.

Bei Zhi went to Qianhu Office, Xi'an to report, but he didn't want to be blamed for eighty military sticks by Ma Qianhu. If Bei Zhi had not learned martial arts since childhood, he would have been beaten more than ordinary people, he would have been afraid that he would not have been beaten today.

Bei Zhi was afraid that the county magistrate Chen would assassinate the county magistrate again, so he threw more people in the hundred households to protect him. In addition, Bei Zhi had sent a letter to the Beizhen Fushi in the capital, seeking help from the superiors. But for some reason, the sent people have not yet come back, and I think they are delayed on the road."

Chongzhen nodded and continued, "I understand. You go down and rest first. If I have something to do, I will summon you."

After the Jinyiwei hundred households were carried down, Chongzhen looked at Chen Xiuting with a cold expression: "I heard it all? Could it be that these people have colluded and harmed you together?"

Chen Xiuting, who had long been bloodless and had collapsed on the ground, kowtowed and said, "I'm begging you for your kindness, and I'm begging you for your kindness!"

Chongzhen ignored it, chuckled and said, "Everyone said that the world belongs to me, but in my opinion, it is yours. You regard the country as yours, and you don't feel sorry for your own things, but you only regard me as a fool.

It is said that one official can benefit one person, but I see you, but one official is a official, which harms one person. It is said that they are parents, but you do not love the people as their children. What about you? Who cares about the lives and deaths of the people?

If the people are forced to rebel by you, I will definitely be taken to sacrifice to the heavens by these angry people. And you, as long as you turn around, you will be the heroes of the new dynasty.

It's very good, it's really good."

Hearing this, Chen Xiuting's face became more and more desperate. Now, there were probably only one of the nine clans who could not be left.

But Chongzhen had not finished speaking, and the following words were stabbed in Shen Xiuting's heart like a knife: "You want me to be kind, but have you been kind to the people under your rule?"

I have ordered people to go to the mass grave outside the city to count the corpses. If there is one corpse on the mass grave, I will take one of your nine clans to get it. If there are ten, I will take ten of your nine clans to get it. Nine clans are not enough, I don’t mind adding ten clans!”

After saying that, he ignored Chen Xiuting who was so scared that he fainted, Chongzhen turned to Wu Qi again: "And you, is this bloody food delicious? If you put the silver stained with blood on your body, aren't you afraid of any unjust souls asking you for life?

Don’t say that your father is unaware of it, and don’t think that I will let them go. If you make money, they will be rich and frugal. If you violate the Ming Dynasty law, they must die.

For your family, like the Chen Xiuting Act, the number of corpses on the mass grave is the number of people from the nine tribes in your family who have to pay for their lives, including all adults and children."

Wu Qi was brave at this time. In order to win the opportunity to leave incense for the Wu family, he looked up and said, "Your Majesty's words are wrong. According to the Ming Dynasty, anyone under the age of ninety or seven will not be punished for death. Your Majesty's actions are actually the actions of Jie and Zhou!"

When Chongzhen heard this, he laughed wildly and said, "The Daming Law? I am the Daming Law! The starved people are the Daming Law! Don't tell me that the disaster is not as good as my family. They will enjoy your benefits, and they will also have to follow your evil deeds!
Chapter completed!