Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 420 Jiangning Evil Gentleman
Zhu Gaochi was different from Zhu Di, who was more like a pure Confucian prince like Prince Yiwen, who was kind and loving to the people.

Zhu Di, on the other hand, is the Emperor Qiu Ba who is vulgar and arrogant, and sometimes likes to curse, without any qualities.

therefore.

All the civil servants, even though they had only had a few contacts with Zhu Gaochi, already fell deeply in love with His Highness.

But it was precisely because of this that Zang Shiwen, Wen Chang and others could understand how angry His Highness could be when he insulted his father and master in this matter.
In this way, in order to calm down the turmoil as soon as possible and restore peace to the capital, we can only find a way to let Liu Wen and Dai Jiu take the first step.

After coming out of Fengtian Hall, Zang Shiwen, Wen Chang and other officials didn't say much. They just looked at each other and understood each other's thoughts.

then.

Soon after, a piece of news spread to Zhuangzi outside the city.

After hearing this, the old man named Zhang sighed slightly.

"Steward, withdraw 2000 taels of silver and 3000 taels of treasure banknotes from the inner treasury and give them to the censor to calm down this storm as soon as possible!"

"Yes, sir!"

The housekeeper responded and walked out quickly.

As for the old man, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and a trace of distress flashed in his eyes.

On the side, the old man's eldest son said with a worried look on his face: "Dad, not long after the new emperor ascended the throne, are those royal guards responsible for investigating the case?

The child is worried and can use money to manage it, can you..."

"There is nothing to worry about. No matter who they are, they are all human beings. As long as they are human beings, they will have greed and weaknesses."

The old man waved his hand indifferently, "Over the years, how many people have our family taken care of in order to take root in Jiangning County?

Even during Zhu Chongba's reign, didn't those officials, even the Jin Yiwei, still want to get benefits from our family? "

"Don't worry, as long as our family can send money to them, our family will be very safe. Whoever dares to touch our money will be in trouble...

We will write some letters later and send them to those old friends, so that we can send Liu Wen and Dai Jiu on their way smoothly! "

The middle-aged man hurriedly said: "Dad knows what's going on, so the child can rest assured!"

"Ok!"

The old man surnamed Zhang nodded slightly, "Tomorrow you can come with us to the temple on the mountain to donate some incense money and help our Zhang family accumulate some virtue!"

"Yes, Dad!"

……

And in Dinghaihou Mansion.

Zhu Di lay on the soft chair all day long.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Zhu Di stood up and relaxed his waist with a comfortable expression on his face.

"Speaking of which, it has been several years since we sat in Guo Qing's mansion for such a long time. Guo Qing's mansion is still so comfortable!"

Guo An curled his lips subconsciously and said respectfully: "Your Majesty has been really tired all day long in the past few years and has no free time to come to Weichen's house."

"Yes!"

Zhu Di nodded in agreement.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

At this time, Erhu ran in from outside with a look on his face.

"I'm here to see your majesty. Your majesty, Dai Jiu's outer chamber has been found!"

Zhu Di's face lit up, "Have you found it?"

"Exactly!"

Erhu reported again: "Your Majesty, that Dai Jiu is really nothing.

The main wife only lives in a small courtyard, but the outer room lives in a courtyard with two entrances, with five or six servants to serve her, and two children...

In addition, in Dai Jiu's outer room, Weichen also found more than 1000 taels of silver, 2000 taels of treasure notes, and a box of gold and silver jewelry...

An account book! "

"What a heartless thief!"

Zhu Di couldn't help but widen his eyes with anger on his face.

"He abuses his wife so much, but he loves his wife so much. Go and bring his wife to Dai Jiu and see if he can do anything!"

"A mere petty official can actually save so much money and secretly maintain such an outsider. He must be a thief!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Erhu said respectfully, "The source of all the money has been recorded in detail in Dai Jiu's account book!"

"Ok?"

Zhu Di was startled, "This person actually keeps such account books? Bring them here quickly and let us take a look!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Erhu responded respectfully, then hurriedly took out an account book from his arms and handed it to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di opened it and looked at it, his expression suddenly darkened.

Immediately, the more he looked at it, the darker his face became!
"What a thief, how dare he act so recklessly and so madly...

And the Zhang family, you can send someone to investigate. What kind of powerful man is this that can raise a thief like Dai Jiu? …”

"Then Liu Wen is really a loser. He didn't even notice that there was such a thief under his command?
......"

"Your Majesty, who is the Zhang family?"

On the side, Guo An asked curiously.

"Humph!"

Zhu Di snorted coldly and handed the account book in his hand to Guo An.

Guo An opened it and took a look, his face full of shock and regret.

"How dare they be so bold? If Emperor Hongwu found out, wouldn't they be cut into pieces, skinned and eaten?"

All records in Dai Jiu's account books are records of annexing and purchasing fertile land in partnership with a family.

In fact, there are nearly ten thousand acres of fertile land, which are directly avoided by the yellow list and placed in the Zhang family.

These have actually been completed one after another in the past few years.

They openly invaded and vomited the fertile land of the Ming Dynasty during the reign of the most murderous Lao Zhu!

Dai Jiu and the Zhang family are not ordinary bold!
"No wonder they would rather offend Wei Chen, but also put Wei Chen's food and land near Jiangjun Mountain!" Guo An said angrily and reported to Zhu Di.

"Your Majesty, it is impossible for Dai Jiu, a small clerk in a small household, to quietly put all these fertile fields into the hands of the Zhang family!"

"Guo Qing's intention?"

Zhu Dihan said in a cold voice.

Guo An said slowly: "Your Majesty, if so many acres of land can disappear quietly, there must be someone in Jiangning County Government, even in the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to cover them up!"

"What a bunch of thieves!"

Zhu Di turned his head sharply and said to Erhu: "Erhu, quickly take the Jin Yiwei, confiscate the Zhang family, and interrogate them properly.

In addition, keep an eye on those officials who have been interceding with Liu Wen and Dai Jiu these days! "

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Erhu immediately accepted the order and left with a solemn face.

Zhu Di also took a long breath and walked towards the palace with Yishiha.

Inside Fengtian Temple.

Zhu Gaochi had just finished processing all the memorials when he saw his father walking in from outside the hall with a dark face.

"father……"

"Chi'er, look at this account book!"

Without waiting for Zhu Gaochi to salute, Zhu Di directly threw the account book to Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi quickly picked it up and read it.

The more I looked, the angrier I became.

"Dad, these thieves are so brave, they must be investigated strictly!"

"We have sent Erhu and all the Jinyi guards to raid the Zhang family's home. We want to see how many officials are recorded in the Zhang family's account books!"

Zhu Di said again: "Come here, summon the seven cabinet ministers and prepare dinner for them!

Tonight, the seven ministers will stay in the palace! "

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Yi Shiha responded and quickly went down to make arrangements.

After half an hour.

Seven cabinet ministers, Nie Zishi, Zhu Fu, Fang Xiaoru, Xie Jin, Huang Boqian, Yin Changlong, and Huang Huai, came to Fengtian Hall with doubts on their faces.

"Wei Chen sees His Majesty!"

"See Your Highness!"

After all the cabinet ministers respectfully paid their respects, Zhu Di said directly: "Today, we discovered that there is a group of well-hidden thieves in the capital, secretly causing trouble.

When I think about the fact that there are these daring and crazy thieves under our noses, I feel restless.

After a while, Jin Yiwei will search his home and send him the account books, so I would like to ask all the cabinet ministers to take a closer look at how many rogue officials are harming the people in the capital, and how to punish them..."

This……

All the cabinet ministers could not help but look shocked. Only Zhu Fu felt a strong sense of foreboding.

Xie Jin asked curiously: "May I ask Your Majesty, what kind of major case is it?"

Zhu Di said: "Jiangning Zhang family!"

"The Zhang family?"

Xie Jin, Yin Changlong and others couldn't help but be stunned.

"Your Majesty, is that the kind Zhang family on the Qinhuai River?"

"Good?"

Zhu Di's face immediately darkened.

"That kind of evil gentry who steals the country dares to call himself a good family?"

"Stealing the country?"

Jie Jin, Yin Changlong and others were stunned again, "Your Majesty, although Wei Chen and others have not had contact with the Zhang family, Wei Chen has also heard of the good name of the Zhang family and often helps the people in the surrounding areas. Provide accommodation, charity money..."

"What a kind Zhang family!"

Zhu Di became even more angry and directly picked up an account book and threw it to Xie Jin, Yin Changlong and others.

"Please take a closer look at this account book!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Xie Jin and Yin Changlong didn't waste any time and started reading directly.

"..."

The more they watched, the more shocked and angry Xie Jin, Yin Changlong and others became, "Then the Zhang family is so bold and sanctimonious?"

"In this way, over the years, officials who have had contact with the Zhang family..."

Suddenly, when they thought of something, Xie Jin, Yin Changlong and others thought of something even more terrifying, their faces changed drastically, they couldn't help but shuddered, and their whole bodies became cold.

They know all too well how many evil things can be done by such a wealthy and good-famous family, together with some officials, in the name of good!

For example, the tens of thousands of acres of fertile land recorded in this account book are just a clerk in the county government office.

And in the past few days, the censor and minister who have been reporting frequently...

Simultaneously.

Nie Zishi, Zhu Fu and others on the side also finished reading, and a chill surged directly from their hearts.

People like them, who have served as chief officials in various states, are even more aware of how dark it can be when local big families collude with officials, and how many dirty deeds they can do, compared to Beijing officials like Xie Jin and Yin Changlong.

Moreover, in the end, in the hands of those people, these dirty deeds only require a few articles or a memorial, which is a great good deed. They are all good families and good officials!
No wonder a small clerk in the county government office can attract so many important officials!
With such an evil gentleman, Your Majesty should send out the Royal Guards...

And on the other side.

Erhu led the capital's [-] imperial guards and [-] avant-garde troops, plus Liang Hu led [-] Yanshan guards, directly to the Zhang family manor.

……

(End of this chapter)