At this time, no one dared to face the emperor's anger! Everyone, not only the officials who were kneeling, but also those who were not involved in the impeachment, all lowered their heads and did not dare to see the emperor. They followed them with a large number of kneeling.

If it were the emperor who had been replaced by the eleventh year of Chongzhen, their reaction would definitely not be like this. Maybe they would start to argue together and continue to fool Emperor Chongzhen. With more people, most of them could fool him.

However, the current emperor's performance since the end of the eleventh year of Chongzhen made these court officials feel awe.

The emperor was wise and iron-blooded, and had already been proved by the heads of the former chief assistant Liu Yuliang, the Minister of Personnel Tian Weijia and others. Whoever wants to fool the emperor and argue with the emperor may have to take the consequences of those ministers;

Even further, Yang Sichang, Chen Xinjia, and others, who formed a clique with the Shanxi merchants who treasoned the country, were all convicted of treason. In the current Changshu civilians, if the emperor also convicted of treason, it would be impossible. If he was involved, who could withstand this anger?

Therefore, at this time, no minister dared to face the angry emperor and could still argue with ulterior motives. The emperor could not bear the anger after saying such heavy words, so he could only kneel down and apologize.

Only when the emperor is stupid can so many civil officials dare to fool the emperor, just like Emperor Chongzhen before traveling through time.

Emperor Chongzhen angrily yelled for a while, slowed down a little, and did not continue to speak, but just glanced at the kneeling ministers.

After a while, he withdrew his gaze and threw a few memorials from the desk in front of him to the eunuch Cao Huachun, the eunuch in charge of the Sili Supervisor. At the same time, he said in a stern tone: "I always pay attention to the disaster in the world. Although only three months have passed this year, there are signs of disasters in some places. If you don't know, I will let Cao Daban read it to you."

After hearing this, Cao Huachun started to read it immediately. At this moment, he was actually very scared.

At the beginning, he helped Qian Qianyi once, which was quite close. However, the emperor suddenly became wise in the past two years, which made him feel a little frightened. In addition, he carefully thought about the emperor's affairs, so he did not dare to interfere in this matter, and he escaped. Otherwise, his name would definitely be included in the list of the emperor's punishments.

At this time, he read the memorial carefully, and there were signs of drought in the capital. Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places, and the harvest this year was definitely not good. Last year, the flood in the south washed away many dams and it was not time to repair it. The rainy season this year is coming soon, and I don’t know how big the flood will be.

These memorials were almost monitored from the north of the Ming Dynasty to the south. From this we can see that the emperor was very attentive and no longer just waited for the disaster to take care of it, but from the very beginning, he paid attention to the situation across the country.

After Cao Huachun finished reading the memorials, Emperor Chongzhen said loudly with a serious expression: "The imperial treasury has no money. Once the disaster occurs, how many families will be destroyed in the Ming Dynasty? The thieves who finally destroyed will rekindle again, and then aggravate the suffering of the people. Tell me, can the imperial treasury have no money? I will put my words here today, for my people and the country of the Ming Dynasty, who dares to block normal tax collection for their own private purposes, I will never give up!"

This is very obvious. Emperor Chongzhen expressed his opinion on Zhang Pu's matter that he would continue to let Zhang Pu do it. Anyone who dares to continue impeaching Zhang Pu will have to bear the emperor's anger!

In this matter, Emperor Chongzhen completely possessed the word "rea". According to the Ming Dynasty's laws, it was natural to let Zhang Pu do things; and the tax collection was clearly stated that it was to enter the national treasury, to prepare for disaster relief for the people of the world. Even if someone wanted to deduct the emperor's greed for enjoyment and impose heavy taxes, it was unlikely!

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen began to announce his decisions on the Changshu riots and related decisions:

First, among the officials who falsely accused and impeached Zhang Pu, Zhang Guowei, the assistant minister of the cabinet with the highest official position, was demoted to an official of the Ministry of Works' Agricultural Department, and made meritorious service and continued to be responsible for the development of western water conservancy.

Second, all other officials who falsely accused and impeached Zhang Pu were deemed to be the degree of false accusation and impeachment, as well as their performance in the Jiangnan incident, or were dismissed from office and removed from office. For example, those officials who did not make real evidence and tried to slander Zhang Pu, Lu Jiude, and Wang Chengen; or were imprisoned and questioned, such as the prefect of Yangzhou Prefecture, the prefect of Suzhou Prefecture, etc., not only reported impeachment, but also obstructed Zhang Pu in the Jiangnan incident;

Third, all demoted officials will be temporarily replaced by their deputy, and the inspection period will be one year. If they perform well, they can be transferred to regular office;

Fourth, Qian Qianyi, Hou Fangyu and others, the culprits of the Changshu riot, were punished by the rebellion and confiscated their homes and asked for death;

Fifth, the governor of the three borders, Hong Chengchou was transferred to the position of governor of Ji Liao and was in charge of Shanhaiguan; while the former governor of Ji Liao, Sun Chuanting was transferred to the position of Minister of Personnel in Nanjing, and the local officials in southern provinces were assessed and scored;

Sixth, he was promoted to the Jiangnan Inspector Zhang Pu to the right assistant censor, governor Yingtian, Anqing and other ten prefectures, and continued to verify the exemption limits of officials and gentry and urged them to pay arrears.

As soon as the news spread, the entire capital caused a sensation. It is estimated that the whole world will cause a sensation soon.

"It's really rare in the Ming Dynasty. Most of the 150 or 60 officials, most of whom are local officials, were dismissed from office or were sentenced to prison and punished. The emperor is really courageous!"

"It goes without saying that they dared to form cliques for personal gain and falsely accused loyal ministers. Of course they had to punish them! Tsk tsk, I didn't expect that the truth of the matter turned out to be like this. It's a pity for those officials who kept talking to the country and the people all day long, thinking that they were clear streams. As a result, they were all shameless! I want to tell me, the emperor did it this time! "

"No, I want to say that in the past, the civil war in Suzhou should have been dealt with like this. If they were taught a lesson at that time, there would not be so many officials who were dismissed this time! But it's a pity that Emperor Wanli did not have the wise wisdom of the current emperor!"

"Then it goes without saying that the emperor would not have been fooled by them! To be honest, so many officials reported impeachment, I thought it was impossible, but when things came to an end, I believed them a little and began to doubt Lord Zhang, but the emperor was still wise and not moved by them!"

"Isn't that nonsense? Can you still compare with the emperor? The emperor is wise and powerful, and everyone in the capital knows it!"

"By the way, have you noticed that the emperor still treats those officials differently. Those who have real abilities, such as Mr. Zhang, can still make meritorious contributions. And like others who can recite poems and essays, have all been dismissed from their posts and investigated! It seems that you can't study hard these days!"

"No, the emperor treats it so differently, but it's for the sake of the good of our people!"

"That's true! This time, Lord Zhang was promoted to Lord Zhongcheng, which was a blessing in disguise. The emperor also transferred Governor Sun to Jiangnan, and should continue to support Zhang Zhongcheng. Haha, more than 100 officials were eliminated in one breath, and the cold-faced Governor Sun was transferred to the local officials. It seems that the emperor really attaches importance to Zhang Zhongcheng!"

"The Emperor attaches so much importance to us, isn't it for the sake of our common people? Haven't you heard of it? When the court was discussing, the Emperor had already made it very clear!"

"Oh, this is not very clear, tell me?"

"The emperor has been paying attention to the people's livelihood in the world and has discovered that many provinces have signs of disaster. At the grand court's meeting, the money collected this time is to prepare for disaster relief. The emperor clearly stated that in order for us ordinary people to overcome the disaster, who dares to stop the normal taxes of the court, will never be spared! Haha, I want to see who else dares to stop Zhang Zhongcheng from doing the job, and want to continue to taste the emperor's anger!"

"That's right. Whoever dares to stop Zhang Zhongcheng from doing the job will not agree. We will ask for your appointment for Zhang Zhongcheng!"

"Yes, we all looked at each other with big eyes. If we find that any dog ​​official dares to disturb them, we will go to the Censorate to sue them!"

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Similar discussions were discussed in the streets and alleys of the capital, restaurants and teahouses. Then, as the people in the capital scattered across the country, similar remarks also spread across the country at an extremely fast speed.

After all, if a large-scale disaster occurs, no one can escape the disaster. Whether you can survive will no longer have the pain of the previous famine. At this time, it is difficult to rely on yourself. You have to look at the court to provide disaster relief.

The emperor has already done it and is preparing for it. Of course, no one wants to make the court lose money and unable to provide relief to the disaster.

The most important thing is that as the dust of the Changshu riots was settled, the emperor's decree was also passed to every place, making everyone understand that there was a bottom line, that is, those whose families had more than 100 acres of grain and whose families were not short of money were the targets of this tax and the tax paid.

Therefore, after this spread, firecrackers were set off in many places.

They celebrated the Ming Dynasty that there was such a good emperor who thought about the people; at the same time, they also celebrated that those corrupt officials who formed cliques and made private interests were severely punished!

After the emperor's punishment was passed to Jiangnan, the official riots immediately became calm.

It can be said that except for those Beijing officials, there were more than 100 local officials who were all dismissed or punished, and there was no result of not punishing the public. It is said that the cabinet's votes on those memorials were to send imperial envoys to verify the Changshu Rebellion. This was not approved by the emperor, but Qiankun decided to dismiss so many officials in one breath, which shows the emperor's determination in this matter!

No one is sure whether these officials who have been dismissed and questioned will be able to become officials again in the future. Could it be that ten years of hard study and twenty years of hard work end up like this? The key is that they are still checking the limits for officials and gentry. Without official positions, what should they do if their family taxes are done?

The various problems and serious consequences caused by this made many officials afraid to speak out again!

Of course, there were so many officials who were dismissed and punished in the Ming Dynasty, but there was no rebound or local riots. It was also attributed to the other decree of Emperor Chongzhen, that all the officials who were dismissed and punished were replaced by their deputy in turn. This means that after so many officials went down, the officials behind them were all promoted.

It can be said that they gained benefits in this incident. Although they were just taking over the position, the year was not long, and they were more diligent and performed better. If they were promoted to an official position, they would be able to get it!

As a result, although Jiangnan has been dismissed and many officials have been questioned, the sun has risen as usual, and it has not hindered the normal operation of the yamen. In fact, it is more efficient than before when doing things, because the temporary officials must perform.

After receiving the emperor's order, Zhang Pu's side was silent for a long time, and finally bowed to the direction of the capital, and his expression became extremely firm.

To be honest, with the Suzhou civil war, he was actually worried, especially after hearing so many officials impeach him, he was even more worried that the emperor would be shaken by this.

Is there any evidence in the Suzhou civil rebellion? It is absolutely possible to find evidence, but for such a big thing, there are still dead people. As a result, even the chief culprit Ge Xian was finally released from prison after only a few years. Relevant officials, including Zhu Xieyuan, who clearly refused to send troops to maintain the majesty of the government, only changed his official position and continued to become an official.

However, this time in Changshu, the emperor showed a completely different performance from the previous Emperor Wanli, and used practical actions to tell the world. First, he demonstrated his justice in doing things and removed the hat that was detained on him; second, he used so many official positions, including Qian Qianyi, Hou Fangyu and others to make a decision to warn others, to see who dares to disturb him, Zhang Pu’s actions!

This time, Zhang Pu truly felt that it was a relief he would never have thought of before! All of this shows that as long as he did the wrong according to his will, the emperor would be responsible for everything. The emperor is a responsible emperor!

If a minister encounters such a good emperor, he doesn’t cherish it carefully, but instead wants to make some small mistakes. It would be a waste of time!

When Zhang Pu felt this way, and when he went to do business again, he suddenly realized that the common people had different attitudes towards him.

Because Zhang Pu’s handling is done, everyone knows that it is not targeting ordinary people like them!

If there is no money to pay taxes, is there such a person? There must be one! Before, they were worried that Zhang Pu would come forcibly, so they could only sell their children and daughters to pay taxes. In this way, even if they knew that it was natural to pay the debt, they would never have a good attitude towards Zhang Pu.

But now, they all know that Zhang Pu’s errands are not only not about harming them, but also preparing for them to overcome the famine. They can think of it even if they have toes. Even without the pressure of the court’s laws, they all welcome Zhang Pu’s job.

Therefore, Zhang Pu felt extremely smooth in the next task, with admiring eyes and sincerely supported atmosphere everywhere. All of this made him understand the spiritual enjoyment he truly brought to the people.

It can be said that this time, the order was ordered to make a big change for Zhang Pu himself!

Emperor Chongzhen also learned about these through eavesdropping seeds, but he did not continue to care because there were more important things that attracted his attention.
Chapter completed!