"Master, Master, Jinyiwei is chasing me!"

Accompanied by the servants' exclamations, the Jinyiwei cavalry rushed over, and in just a few breaths, the convoy that came out of the capital was surrounded.

"Take it! But if there are those who resist, you will be killed without mercy!"

The hundreds of households of the Jinyiwei shouted softly, and all the Jinyi cavalry drew their swords and walked forward.

This noble family who moved out of the capital also turned into an insignificant prisoner under the blade.

In the capital, this scene is also constantly happening. Since the restructuring of the Jinyiwei, even if the financial constraints are limited, there will be nearly one million taels of silver, and most of them are used to monitor the world, and this world, the world's officials are naturally the top priority.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Jinyiwei warehouse located in the palace, which contains all kinds of crimes about officials in the world, is equipped with most of the warehouses.

However, under Li Xiu's order, the Jinyiwei has always been hidden and not issued. Now that the order has been issued, all we have to do is to identify the evidence and then... arrest people!

In the capital, Jinyi Tiqi came out everywhere, and the wealthy mansions that were once high and above all fell to dust after the Jinyiwei broke into the door.

In the past, the officials who lived in court and talked loudly and were violently pressed to the ground and were shackled. Their family and relatives also turned from high-ranking ladies and wives to prisoners.

Jinyi was riding a horse and whipping a whip. A prisoner with shackles lined up in a long queue in various streets of the capital. His final destination was like the long-silent imperial prison.

Outside the capital, there are also four horsemen with golden clothes and tiara, and whether they are fugitives, they still don’t know how to eat people’s fat and ointment.

All of them fell from the clouds overnight, and turned from powerful people to prisoners waiting to be killed!

The largest case of Zhaowu recorded in history also kicked off completely under the urging of the furious emperor!

And all of this ended up turning into insignificant names and numbers on the emperor's desk.

Waiting for beheading, waiting for home search, waiting for delivery to Liaodong...

In the Qianqing Palace, the emperor's imperial pen fell, and the fate of countless families was decided.

Those who commit crimes are confiscated, the first one is beheaded, and the second one is sent to Liaodong.

The emperor was flipping through a collection of cases indifferently, and then indifferently putting down the imperial pen.

He knew that there were definitely a considerable number of them, which were unjust and false cases under this trend. Many people would not be punished until they were killed, and their homes were confiscated and sent to their homes.

But obviously, he had no choice but to do this. In such a big case, there were too many people involved, so he naturally could not distinguish them one by one.

As for the case file, it is naturally extremely perfect for his desk. There is no problem with the file, otherwise it will not be able to reach his desk.

He sent Princess Jingguo to take charge of the case to the greatest extent and avoid the occurrence of unjust, false and wrong cases. This is the ultimate he can do.

"There has never been a bloody reform since ancient times!"

The emperor murmured to himself, and until now, he could only comfort himself like this.

Since ancient times, there has never been a major case, which has completely involved the entire literati and gentleman class.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Taizu, who killed the most, only worked hard to repair the gentry class of scholars and gentry. Even so, it also created the name of Zhu Yuanzhang's tyranny of killing people.

And he...

The emperor looked at the piles of case memorials on the table. He remembered correctly. From his issuance to the present, in just two days, nearly 100 officials involved in the handling of the instructions, plus nearly 2,000 people involved in the house being sentenced to be searched.

And this major case involving the whole world obviously cannot end in a few days or even months.

The number of people involved in the case will undoubtedly be a huge number.

If one person commits a crime and the whole family suffers, it is incredible in later generations, but in this era, it is a normal thing, especially for officials.

This world that has just been peaceful is destined to be turbulent for a long time.

"Your Majesty, this is the memorial I just sent."

Wang Wu looked at the emperor carefully, then placed a stack of memorials on the emperor's desk.

The emperor glanced at the memorial book, and then his sharp eyes instantly locked on Wang Wu and said in a deep voice:

"Why did I send my memorial yesterday only today?"

Wang Wu quickly explained: "It was just sent by the cabinet, and I don't know."

"Why don't the old slave go and ask the cabinet?"

"No need, step down."

The emperor waved his hand and picked up a book of the memorials. The memorials were heard, and they came into view.

Like every previous memorial, the common problem of the previous Ming literati, which quotes the past and discusses the present, is full of literary talent, but it is nonsense. There are few sentences involving serious matters. The emperor habitually ignores the pile of words on a page, and his eyes are directly locked at the end.

Then, an inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"interesting……"

The emperor chuckled and threw the memorial aside. He picked up another memorial and read one.

There is no doubt that this is a self-rescue by a civil servant organized by the cabinet.

I'm afraid there are few civil officials in the world who dare to say that they have no shit under their butts.

In this way, since he cannot resist the fall of the emperor, he will obey his will, advocate reform, and shout for reform.

The person who came up with this idea really touched his pulse. He could wipe out the genius of scholars, but he could still be somewhat tolerant of literati who advocated reform.

After all, if you can go to the court, you have a great reputation everywhere, and it comes with a complex network of relationships. Regardless of whether they are willing or not, as long as they are advocating reform, it will be helpful to the implementation of reform! It is beneficial!

"If you count the list of these people and send them to the Duke of Jingguo's Mansion, it is not really a serious crime, so you can be dealt with leniently."

After saying that, the emperor picked up another memorial book, but his eyes suddenly condensed: "Does Zhang Guizhang, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Justice, have a son named Zhang Huangyan?"

When Wang Wu heard this sudden question, he was also stunned. He had never seen this little official before, so how could he know what his son's name was!

"I'll go to the Ministry of Personnel to transfer files."

The emperor nodded, but his eyes were still frozen in this memorial signed by Zhang Guizhang.

The mere minister of the Ministry of Justice naturally did not arouse his concern. He advocated reforms, but it was just for self-protection. Naturally, he would not care too much.

He remained tolerant because he needed a group of people who betrayed the class, to promote reforms for him, and to shout for him.

What he cared about was Zhang Huangyan.

In fact, in the late Ming Dynasty in history, and even the Nanming, which has been criticized by the world, never lacked the kind-hearted and ambitious people who sacrificed their own lives to make things easier. Most of these kind-hearted and ambitious people were not only able to speak out, but only gain fame.

There are many real materials, but they are limited to the harsh political environment of the Southern Ming Dynasty. Just like the current Nanming, there is also a harsh military environment of defending friendly forces and guarding against tigers. It is naturally difficult to support half of the country like the Southern Song Dynasty.

Like two famous kings, Li Dingguo, who was less than ten thousand, was not able to compete with the military myth of the Jurchens.

For example, in the harsh political environment where the world-famous loyal ministers in the Southern Ming Dynasty were in constant internal struggle, they could still keep the overall situation first, turn enemies into friends, win over all the kings, persuade Li Zicheng to remnants, influence the Qingming Army, unite Zhang Xianzhong's remaining troops, and nominally cover half of the world in the control area, and even start the first wave of anti-Qing climax in the Southern Ming Dynasty.

In Li Xiu's view, he could be called the existence of the No. 1 strategist in the Southern Ming Dynasty, but in the end he could only stay.

"Why will Bao Xu cry for the rest of Chu? How will Bao Xu cry for the rest of Chu?"

Such a desperate lament!

For example, Zhang Huangyan, who is also known as the Three Heroes of West Lake, spent his whole life struggling on the Qing army's struggle. He also experienced obstacles, but always insisted on the overall situation first.

In Li Xiu's view, in the entire history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, only these three people can be regarded as real heroes, and they really do whatever they want to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

As for the others, it can only be said that some are capable and some are incapable, but without exception, they all have different thoughts.

Some are selfish and ambitions, some are fame, some are profit, or some are not worthy of position, and eventually the country is in trouble and the ambition is revealed by death, but it is ultimately useless to the overall situation of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

For example, Zheng Chenggong, Shi Kefa, and these loyal ministers of Huang Daozhou who were famous in later generations were also like this.

Although his desire for talents is no longer as numerous as before, he has always had an extremely appreciative attitude towards these kind-hearted and ambitious people who have proved their talents and character through history.

Li Dingguo, when he was still a young man, took over his command. After proving that he was indeed useful, he also maintained extremely careful training.

Du Yinxi is still missing, and this Huangyan seems to have popped up.

If he remembered correctly, he would have read the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty in later generations, but he remembered that his father was named Zhang Guizhang...

Li Dingguo has become the second-generation martial arts leader of Daheng, regardless of age, military achievements and ability.

But Daheng civil servants, not to mention the leader, are still having a headache. Although the two cabinet masters are useful, they are only useful.

After the investigation this time, half of the ministers in the court were lucky enough to survive.

Even though there are many of them who have the ability, the inertia of the officialdom of the former Ming Dynasty has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Just like the two cabinet masters, they are only useful, and they cannot be counted on for great use.

As for the transfer of military honors to civil officials, this is obviously not a good idea. If you kill someone with a knife and go to get a pen, the facts have proved that there are too many ugly things.

Not to mention the civil sciences, this era, in this era where the name is greater than the sky, there are a few talented people who will deviate from the grand and righteous path of the imperial examinations, let alone embarking on the evil path of the civil sciences, which has become a consensus among the world's literati.

After cleaning, he not only filled the voids, but also made innovations. Therefore, he needed fresh blood and high-quality blood to fill this dominant structure.

"Your Majesty, you have found it. The Minister of Justice, I did have a son named Zhang Huangyan."

Wang Wu hurriedly returned and placed a file on the emperor's desk.

"Um."

The emperor nodded, but didn't care much. As long as he was sure that he was in Daheng's system, if he had talent, he would sooner or later appear.

It has been a few months since he was admitted to the imperial examination, so he didn't have to hurry up.

When his thoughts were flowing, Li Xiu also laughed at himself. He, a later generation, was really a failure.

He admired many people, but even if he admired and treated him very well, the ones who were truly willing to follow him, except for the generals and generals he trained, and others, even if he was the position of Qin Gong and the position of emperor, were really willing to serve him, at most, and they were only temporarily working together. If the concepts were slightly different, they would go against the rules.

Compared with those time travelers who have read in books, the talented people will bow down to their heads and have been loyal and have no two hearts since then.

His betrayal of such betrayal, and even if he is loyal to him, he has different thoughts and interests.
Chapter completed!