Chapter 777: Pay the money

The matter outside the Chengtian Gate was indeed resolved very smoothly, I have to say that Zhu Changluo knew Wang Xijue very well, and the first reaction of the old Shoufu after waking up was to announce to the ministers that he was fine, but he was just physically exhausted, and took a cadre of cabinet ministers to undertake the emperor's dictation, and then he held on to the young imperial history present and instructed them not to spread rumors after they went back, and then dismissed the crowd.

Under the prestige and coercion of Lao Shoufu, he fainted outside the Chengtianmen, but it didn't set off any big waves, and the emperor also sent Wang An, the chief eunuch in the palace, to the mansion in a timely manner, bringing a soothing will, which can be regarded as a complete solution.

But the impact of this deduction is far more than that!

It should be said that this detention is not a very large-scale formal deduction, it is neither led by a highly respected minister in the DPRK, nor supported by a sufficient number of people, at best it is just a group of imperial historians messing around.

Generally speaking, the emperor ignores this kind of deduction, without the participation of the big guys, a group of six or seven imperial historians, even if they are influential, will not be able to make much of a storm, and if they make trouble for a while, they will naturally retreat if they have enough prestige, and they may not even be able to see the emperor's face.

But this time it was different, the emperor not only took care of it, but also went out of the palace to cook it himself!

Consequence...... Naturally, the ministers of the DPRK and China did not expect it!

The imperial historian was madly slapped in the face by a piece of paper by Jinyiwei, not to mention, the first few people were exiled, one was in a different place, and one was slightly lighter, was deposed from his official position, and was grounded in the mansion, this kind of record, this can be said to be the most tragic deduction in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that the Son of Heaven's disposition can't find any fault, after all, the incriminating evidence of Hui Shiyang and You Shiren is in place, and even the two of them are difficult to refute, and outsiders are even more shameless to defend the two of them.

The only thing worth making a fuss about is undoubtedly that the Son of Heaven violated the unspoken rules of Wenchen and beheaded the wanderer to show the public.

But not to mention the fact that You Shiren was already a heinous crime, how could the large group of ministers present, and even the cabinet ministers and cabinet ministers, have not worked hard for this?

The result is good, the Son of Heaven issued an edict, admitted his mistake, and said that he would not take it as an example!

But the problem is that people can't be resurrected after death, and no one in the officialdom will be so naΓ―ve as to really think that there will be such a thing as an example, and since the Son of Heaven has a precedent for killing Wenchen, it will inevitably continue to exist in the future.

It's just that now taking into account the strong opposition of the bosses, I didn't express it, just take the time of the first emperor, the first emperor had promised more than once to make the current crown prince, but in fact, the first emperor had broken his word more than once and gained weight, if it weren't for the hard work of the ministers, the first emperor would have set up the four princes as the crown prince.

If you succeed to the throne, can you guarantee that every word you say is the truth?

All of a sudden, the bosses in the officialdom couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in their hearts, feeling a cold chill on their necks, after all, they had all heard that the Jinyi guard had secretly investigated the criminal evidence of the officials in Beijing, and even the things that You Shiren had done in the county magistrate a few years ago had been turned out, who could guarantee that they would not find out what they had done at the beginning?

People in officialdom say that anyone can be worthy of their conscience, but I am afraid that there is none.

Therefore, for a while, the people in Beijing were panicked, but fortunately, on the second day after the end of the detainment, a decree came out from the palace, ordering the ministers to report their family property to the imperial court, and those who have corrupt income, no matter how much, will be handed over to the treasury within 15 days.

The tone of the edict was very blunt, especially the four words of strict disposition, with the experience of someone yesterday, it sounded terrifying, but unexpectedly, this decree stabilized the panicked mood of the ministers.

Without him, although this edict looks very harsh, the ministers in the court are all human spirits, so they can naturally hear where the focus of this edict is!

Its focus is not on dealing with it severely, but on turning over the proceeds of corruption to the state treasury!

The edict clearly stated that as long as it is handed over truthfully, it will not be blamed for the past, and those who dare to deceive will be dealt with severely.

That is to say, as long as the silver obtained from corruption is sent to the treasury, then the past will be written off, although it is said that the silver of the white flower is very lovely, but no matter how lovely, it is not as important as your own life.

Net worth, save your life to have a net worth!

With such a clear statement by the Son of Heaven, the ministers finally put their minds at ease, and began to try to recall how many silver taels they had embezzled over the years.

Of course, according to the edict of the Son of Heaven, all the silver taels were deposited in the Hang Lung Bank, and then the exchanged silver tickets were sealed in an envelope, indicating the name of the official position, and then sent to the household department, which was a mandatory rule, even if there were no corrupt officials, an empty envelope should be sent.

After these envelopes are collected, the household department will not open them, but will send them to the cabinet, and the five cabinet ministers will count the number separately, and finally collect the accounts in front of the imperial case of the Son of Heaven......

"One thousand two million eight hundred and twenty-seven thousand four hundred and twenty! Well, that's great! ”

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Changluo pinched the music in his hand, his face was gloomy, his body trembled slightly with anger, and the thick murderous intent in his tone suddenly made the cabinet courtiers present tremble.

"Your Majesty is angry......"

Li Tingji was bold enough to say a word, and he saw a stack of music being thrown to the ground, and then the emperor's roar resounded throughout the Qianqing Palace.

"A full 12 million taels of silver, is this the Wenchen who is known as incorruptible? The first emperor and I worked hard for the treasury to collect money, and even did not hesitate to bear the stigma and enrich the treasury in the name of mining taxes. You cry poor in front of me every day, looking like a moral gentleman, but unexpectedly looting so many silver taels, how do you tell me to calm my anger! ”

Zhu Changluo suddenly stood up and said angrily.

"The land of Gyeonggi, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, but thousands of officials can loot tens of millions of taels of fat and people's ointment, what if it is a local official? Three years of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver! I used to think it was just an exaggeration? Now it seems that I am afraid that it is still too little! Compared with governing the country, your skills in looting silver taels are impressive! ”

On the other side, the ministers looked at each other, and couldn't help but cry out in their hearts, or the old head was prescient, and today he took leave to recuperate in the mansion, and the thunderous anger of the Son of Heaven could only be borne by them, but fortunately, when they saw this number, they already had the consciousness of preparing to meet the wrath of the Son of Heaven......

"The ministers are guilty, please calm your anger!"

There was no way, the four ministers looked at the angry appearance of the Son of Heaven, so they had to kneel down and say.