Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 87 (seeking first order)

Xiaoyongfang, Liyu Alley.

When the officials who were still agitated just now saw Wang Xiangliang's bright yellow imperial decree, they immediately stepped forward to greet the imperial decree like frosted eggplants.

In fact, some things are already well known to each other. His Majesty wants to copy a high-ranking minister to set an example, but they are nothing more than asking His Majesty to follow the rules.

Even if their officials are really greedy for ink, then His Majesty has to show evidence of their crimes, instead of just copying them as slaves, their civil official group is not vegetarian.

Wang Xiang unfolded Minghuang's imperial decree, and immediately read aloud: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said: Prince Shao Bao Xie Yikui and the thief Huai En spread rumors that the former emperor abolished the reserve, causing the country to be unstable... Now that it is verified, I am angry. Ping, Zhuo bestows on the Lianzuo family, who has no family property, and who has done meritorious service in compiling the "Records of the Yingzong", and specially grants the children to be exempted from serving as an army and being a prostitute, this is my honor!"

Spreading rumors about the late emperor's abolishment?

When Zhang Jishan and other officials heard the charge, they couldn't help looking at each other.

what?
The corners of Li Min's mouth opened slightly, looking at the imperial edict in disbelief.

He always thought that His Majesty sent Jin Yiwei to search the house to find evidence of corruption, but he never expected that His Majesty would play such a trick.

In the last storm of seizing the door, Ni Yue, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, shifted the responsibility to Huang Jing, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, and Huang Jing, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, pushed the responsibility to Zhou Hongmo, the Minister of Rites. Xie Yikui who left Beijing.

But as far as he knew, the source of the theory about the former emperor’s abolition of the reserve did not lie with Xie Yikui, and Zhou Hongmo must have pushed someone to Xie Yikui in order to keep someone else.

But who would have thought that when everyone had almost forgotten about this matter, His Majesty would use this as an excuse to break the deadlock and search Xie's house with confidence.

"Your Majesty, my father is wronged! My family is wronged!" Xie Ke couldn't help shouting that he was blamed for the rumor that the former emperor abolished the royal family.

The Xie family, who appeared to receive the order, heard that the court really wanted to search their Xie family, and the charge was irrefutable, so they burst into tears.

Wang Xiang had already put away the imperial decree, and said with an expressionless face: "This matter was identified by Zhou Hongmo, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites, so you should stop complaining for your father!" Then he waved his hand and said: "Come here, take the inside Everyone is thrown out, and the house is immediately sealed up!"

In fact, in the final analysis, regardless of whether Xie Yikui was the source of the rumors that the late emperor abolished the reserve, the mansion Xie Yikui bought and the amount of gold and silver he owned could not be worthy of his fate.

Compared with these important ministers who hold great power, Chen Zhun and his like are nothing more than insignificant witches. All the famous gardens in the south of the Yangtze River are from the hands of their officials.

"Zhou Hongmo, my Xie family will never die with you!" Xie Ke was actually there that morning, but the distance was too far, so he couldn't help gnashing his teeth with hatred.

Others may not know, but he knew that although his father was working in the Ministry of Rites at that time, he had always been troubled by eye diseases.Not to mention that he would not intervene in the battle of the crown prince, or even ignore the struggle of the court, it is naturally impossible to create rumors that the late emperor abolished the crown prince.

The matter must be that Zhou Hongmo saw that his father had left Beijing, so he blatantly slandered his father at the court meeting, so that His Majesty now has a reason to search his home.

This vengeance, this grievance, must be paid by Zhou Hongmo's blood.

Zhang Jishan and Song Cong couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay. Although they were officials in the military department, they couldn't find fault in raiding Xie's family on this charge.

It is His Majesty's kindness for you not to be involved in the crime of spreading rumors about the former emperor's abolition of the royal family, let alone just ransacking the house.

The housekeeper of the Wan family watched from afar, and after confirming that the Xie family was really going to be ransacked, Dang even hurried home, feeling a little secretly happy.

It's not that he has any enmity with Xie's family, but that Yongfang is usually too quiet this hour, and now he has a good conversation piece.

"Leave quickly, or don't blame Ben Baihu for being ruthless!"

"Let go of everything, don't take anything away!"

"Whoever dares to burn the books, don't blame Lao Tzu's ruthless sword!"

……

Jinyiwei's office has always been rude, but this time they received special orders from their superiors, so they entered Xie's house to threaten some people who had made changes.

The family members of the Xie family are not small, especially Xie Ke, who can be said to be a group of wives and concubines, but now all of them have been kicked out by the wolf-like Jin Yiwei.

"Keep guarding the gate carefully, I have to count the thousands of households carefully, and see how much money your civil servants who keep saying they are as clean as water have!"

Wang Xiang watched as his subordinates drove out all the family members of Xie's family, Dang even let a few of his subordinates guard here strictly, while he walked towards the inside.

This……

When Zhang Jishan and other officials heard this sentence, which was obviously meant for them, they suddenly felt their faces burn, and they couldn't help turning their heads to look at Xie Ke.

Now it doesn't matter whether Xie Yikui was the source of the rumors about the former emperor's abolition of the reserve. As long as Wang Xiang opens the Xie family's warehouse, then things will develop in another direction.

Now I just hope that Xie Yikui can be more restrained, or that he has already transported the money back to his hometown in Jiangxi, otherwise the underpants of their civil servants will really be ripped off.

"Xu Pu, it must be that old man Xu Pu!" Xie Ke was already filled with hatred in his heart at this moment, but his face suddenly appeared ferocious.

Li Min glanced at Xie Ke with a sense of understanding, and found that the old man Xu Pu was really harmful.

There was such a big commotion here, especially those officials who originally wanted to stop them returned to their respective yamen, so the news that Xie's house was ransacked quickly spread throughout the official circles in the capital.

"I thought His Majesty had forgiven Xie's family graciously, but I didn't expect that there would be a liquidation!"

"In the final analysis, this matter was not caused by some people. If it hadn't been pushed too far, would His Majesty have taken Xie's family into action?"

"Your Majesty actually showed mercy this time, otherwise Xie Yikui's descendants would all be sent to the army, and now they are just cutting their citizenship for the people!"

……

Although many officials have already seen through His Majesty's true intentions, the banner Zhu Youtang played made it impossible to find fault, and even defended Zhu Youtang's way.

After all, Zhou Hongmo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, identified Xie Yikui as the source of the rumors, and this charge is not trivial. His Majesty has every reason to liquidate him.

It's just that the storehouse of Xie's family is the most concerning thing. How much wealth this former minister of the Ministry of Industry has resolutely saved for his descendants, will he be able to break Chen Zhun's record?

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

In fact, they were the only ones who cared about this matter, even Zhu Youtang seemed restless at the moment, stopping his pen frequently to glance at the door.

When Zhu Youtang ordered Wang Xiang to search the house, he was also like a gambler waiting to open the dice cup, expecting and nervous about the next result.

Some people and things cannot actually be judged from history books, after all, history books are never objective products.

If Li Shen has not been found out, then Li Shen who wrote "Who knows that every piece of Chinese food is hard work" is a model of civil servants and a representative of incorruptibility.

Yan Song, who lived in Jiangxi, was confiscated, so he became the most corrupt in the literati's writings, but Xu Jie, who had 24 mu of fertile land in Songjiang Prefecture, was not confiscated, and finally got a posthumous title of "Wenzhen".

Now that the decree is to uncover Xie Yikui's warehouse, if it is a mountain of gold and silver, it is naturally a bet, but if insects eat rats and rip the cotton, it is a mistake.

It's just that these luxury houses are built in the capital where every inch of gold and land, can they really be as clean as water?

Of course, the entire officialdom was even more panic-stricken. When they learned that the Kodao spokesperson failed to stop him, Xu Pu and others knew that they had already lost half the match.

Xie's House, a mansion with Jiangnan style.

"Smashed!"

Wang Xiang led people to the warehouse, pointed to the lock in the warehouse and immediately ordered.

Two Jin Yiwei immediately stepped forward, one swung a ten-jin copper hammer and smashed it down heavily, and the other Jin Yiwei smashed the door open with pride.

Wang Xiang was not in a hurry to go in, but turned around and glanced behind.

Song Cheng had just received a new imperial envoy, and now he came to Xie Zhai's warehouse, but his face was still calm, and he seemed to be looking at the warehouse thoughtfully.

"Lord Song, let's go in!" Wang Xiang vaguely guessed that Song Cheng was highly valued by His Majesty, so he made a polite gesture of invitation and said.

Song Cheng looked at the door of the warehouse in front of him, as if he wanted to unravel a mystery entwined in his heart, and also wanted to know whether these high-ranking court officials were really as clean as water or if they were all sanctimonious hypocrites.

In fact, many people don't know that he and Xie Yikui also have a relationship. When he participated in the examination, Xie Yikui was his room teacher.

However, in his cognition, he does not think that the teacher-student relationship is more important than heaven, and what he has been pursuing is justice, a country where everything must conform to the law.

Wang Xiang and Song Cheng walked into the warehouse, but their reactions were different, Song Cheng's black face was still indifferent, while Wang Xiang swallowed his saliva.

(End of this chapter)