A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 52 Case closed, Hu Weiyong
A faint sneer appeared at the corner of Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth, and he made a gesture to the palace man next to him.

The palace man understood, stepped forward, took out a piece of paper, and read loudly:

"In the eighth year of Hongwu, the account books of Tongshan County, Hanyang Prefecture... and other places were all blank and not original."

Yan Shiqin suddenly raised his head, stared at the palace man, and said: "It's impossible..."

"Impossible? This is all the result of the interrogation of the officials who went to Beijing by my personal guards. Could it be that they risked their lives to bite you?" Zhu Yuanzhang sneered.

Yan Shiqin was stunned. Suddenly, he turned back and looked at his subordinates.

He saw them lower their heads in shame.

He finally relaxed like a deflated rubber ball and was escorted down by the Han general.

In the crowd, Yan Xincheng, who was already a member of the civil service department, gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

However, he looked at the motionless Yue Guogong in front of him several times, but in the end he did not go out.

To remonstrate now is tantamount to sending death.

Your Majesty has smashed the inkstone. Didn’t you see that no one from the Prime Minister or the Censor dared to remonstrate?

All the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs were wiped out in an instant, and even those who were not directly responsible were put in jail.

Is it scary?No, Zhu Yuanzhang felt it was not enough.

"Search all the prefectures and counties in the world and arrest all the people who hold the seal!"

Shuffle, a real shuffle.

All the officials looked ugly, and His Majesty showed his fangs in front of them for the first time.Even the previous order of "60 people who have committed corruption will be killed" was not as shocking as the one in the six departments starting from Shangshu.

Yan Ling's face looked a little gloomy.

Without him, one of his own clan members is inside.

Fortunately, at least life is safe.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang had not yet entered a state of violence. All those killed in the Kongyin case were officials directly related to the seals of various prefectures and counties and were primarily responsible.Although Yan Shiqin was arrested and imprisoned, the physical pain was inevitable, but he would not die.
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night.

Zhu Yuanzhang's study was still brightly lit, and there was a fierce quarrel inside.

"Father! The official of Kongyin is indeed suspected of deceiving the superiors and concealing the truth from the subordinates. However, killing all the people holding the seal in the country is too much! According to my son's opinion, I have beaten fifty big boards and imprisoned him for three years. It’s enough!”

"Biao'er, Biao'er! You are so kind! When you become the emperor, you may be a benevolent king, but now is still our era! We are the pioneering king, and we need to kill and clear the court; wait until you ascend the throne It's time to implement benevolent government! We kill you now for your future peace!"

Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking in one breath. When he saw Zhu Biao opening his mouth and wanting to speak, he immediately stopped him:

"Okay, don't say anything about this, we've made up our minds. Your mother didn't even come to persuade us, she's a woman who understands this!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said this, and Zhu Biao had no choice but to stop trying to persuade him.

"By the way, Biao'er, we transferred Yan Ji to be an official in the Prince's Mansion some time ago. What do you think of this person?"

"Yan Ji? He is loyal, well-read, and very intelligent. He is indeed a talent that can be made."

"Yes. Train him well. After a hundred years, you can entrust him with important responsibilities... Don't worry about others. We will take care of some people for you."

"My father is at his peak in the Spring and Autumn Period, but his sons and ministers dare not do what he wants."

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Yan Ling's guess was correct.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not kill Yan Shiqin.He killed many people. In the thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, more than 140 prefectures and more than a thousand counties, all the people in charge of seals (usually county magistrates and prefects) were beheaded. None of the officials of the Thirteenth Division of the Ministry of Households were left, except Yan Shiqin. Later, he successfully proved his innocence. Although he was guilty of lax control of his subordinates, he was not directly involved and survived.

The chief registrars of each prefecture and county were beaten one hundred times and sent to the frontiers. The officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the officials of the Procuratorate and Envoys of various provinces were also convicted.

Although Yan Shiqin survived, he is still responsible for the faults of his subordinates.He was beaten fifty times so hard that his buttocks were bloody and bloody, and then he was sent to his hometown in Zhejiang to prepare for Japanese war. This was considered a convenience given by Zhu Yuanzhang for Yan Ling's sake.

On the day he left, Yan Ling did not come. After all, he was the Duke of the country; Yan Ji did not come either. An official in the Prince's Mansion had a bright future and there was no need for him to ruin his future. Yan Xincheng did not dare to come. At that time, people in the government and the public were panicked and very anxious. It's hard to say that if you go to see him off, you will be remembered by the emperor.

He only sent a servant and sent some expenses.

Yan Shiqin held the package handed over by the old slave, which contained only some food and a small amount of silver. This was Yan Xincheng's only savings, which was enough for him to live a better life while preparing for the Japanese army.During the Hongwu period, he was neither greedy nor possessive. He could make a living just fine, but could not save anything at all.

Hot tears rolled down his eyes.

Ten years of hard work, decades of hard work, ruined in one day.
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The bloody storm of the Kongyin case had just ended, and all the officials were trembling under Zhu Yuanzhang's power. Only one person held his head high and was active in the political arena with a high profile.

Hu Weiyong has become increasingly arrogant in recent years.

He used to be a very cautious person. He worked hard to please Zhu Yuanzhang, and finally he was promoted steadily, and he is where he is today.

In the original history, Hu Weiyong did not ascend to the position of Prime Minister Zuo and monopolize power until the tenth year of Hongwu.However, in this time and space, because the position of Zuo Cheng in Zhongshu has been occupied by Yan Ling for a long time, he was promoted to the right prime minister very early, and officially worshiped Zuo Prime Minister in the seventh year of Hongwu. He has been in the position of supreme minister for four years now. .

It is now May of the 13th year of Hongwu, and the Kongyin case has been over for some time, although its aftermath still frightens the ministers.

It would be false to say that Hu Weiyong did not profit from it.

He carefully moved among the emperor and the officials of the Ministry of Punishment, and quietly helped some officials whose crimes were not so serious to commute their sentences, and thus gained their gratitude.

His party members grew stronger as a result.

He was finally no longer as cautious as before.

After working hard for so many years, he finally got to the big position. For him, it was a hard time. Now that he has great power, if he doesn't make good use of it for his own benefit, wouldn't his decades of hard work be in vain?

Therefore, he continued to extend his tentacles, using his position to support party members, grab money, and expand power.

In fact, Zhongshu Province should have two prime ministers on the left and right of Zhongshu. However, Xu Da, the right prime minister, and Li Wenzhong, the right prime minister of Zhongshu, have been away leading troops for many years, so Zhongshu Province actually only has two people.

In fact, he was very afraid of Yan Ling. After all, people who came from that era with Zhu Yuanzhang were not simple.

But he soon discovered that Zhongshu Zuo Cheng was not as difficult to deal with as he had imagined.

He once intercepted memorials privately, but Yan Ling ignored them.

Later, he learned that Yan Ling's hometown in Mingzhou had begun building a tomb for him; when he went to court, it could be seen that Yan Ling's illness became more and more obvious, and he coughed from time to time.

Only then did Hu Weiyong realize that this guy was already old and sick. He had lost his previous courage and courage, and just wanted to spend the remaining few years in peace.

He was relieved.

He felt that there was a big gap between this guy and Xu Da, the unscrupulous guy.

Xu Da once reported his evil deeds to Zhu Yuanzhang, and then the daring Hu Weiyong directly bribed Xu Da's concierge to assassinate him, but was reported by the concierge.

What is even more unexpected is that Zhu Yuanzhang finally chose to settle the matter, which undoubtedly greatly boosted his arrogance.

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