Wanli Youming

Chapter 533

Chapter 533

"Min Shouzheng and others are suspected of fraud in the examination hall, we still have to report it, because we can't let the court feel that we are behind the massacre of these people."

Du Ruojia said.

Sun Cheng said: "That's natural! It's a pity that one of them was leaked."

"Even if one is leaked, nothing can be found."

"Killing them is just to frighten other lowly people. Even if Jin Yiwei is so powerful that he has an eyeliner in these gangs, he can only find out the Haoyou behind him. How can we find out about us low-ranking officials?"

"Besides, even if Jin Yiwei finds out the Haoyou behind him, it is estimated that those Haoyou will take the initiative to kill him before he is saved."

Du Ruojia replied.

Sun Yan nodded.

Not long after, Min Shouzheng learned about this from Yang Yingkui, and asked, "What did you say, all the troublemakers were killed?"

Yang Yingkui nodded: "It is said that it was caused by the bandits breaking into Yingtian Mansion."

After saying that, Yang Yingkui smiled and said, "Of course, Mr. Min should be aware that in fact, it is our family of officials who are frightening those poor people."

Min Shouzheng was silent for a while and asked: "Is it really shocking? What if the remaining low-ranked people continue to make trouble and disturb the higher-ups?"

"When making up the recording, they recorded everything they could, and they naturally couldn't say anything else!"

"Anyway, the number of supplementary admissions is no longer enough to affect the overall situation that the candidates are mainly the children of officialdom. Letting a few more low-ranking scholars win the first place, doesn't it just mean that this rural examination is actually fair?"

"What's more, most of the poor people who didn't make trouble are naturally gentle and honest people, so they can be guided into our people after being recorded."

Yang Yingkui said.

Min Shouzheng nodded: "That makes sense."

And then, Min Shouzheng did exactly that.

The underprivileged scholars who were not killed because they did not go to the governor's yamen to file a complaint, were indeed selected by Min Shouzheng to be included in the supplementary recruitment quota of the township examination.

But the results were not as good as they expected.

The time went back to a month ago, that is, in October of the 16th year of Wanli.

Due to the small glacier climate in the capital, it has started to snow frequently at this time, and the city is full of plain colors, and the court halls have also become more and more quiet at this time.

This is mainly related to the fact that after the price of silver dollars fell, there were no major turmoil in the court.

After all, both the new party and the old party officials are now focusing on the value of the subscription coupons, so the court is much more peaceful than before.

On the contrary, there are still turmoil in the local area.

It has been 20 years since the Great Reform in Longwan, and a large number of wealthy citizens, workers, and self-cultivating farmers have begun to frequently fight with the original landlords and gentry in terms of grassroots discourse power and political and economic interests.

It can be said that the emerging class, which is becoming more and more large, is dissatisfied with the social order dominated by big landlords and big bureaucrats, and wants to participate more in the struggle for political power and fight for more voice.

Turn the words back.

And in the capital in October of the 16th year of Wanli, Zhu Yijun discussed the matter again with Shen Shixing and others because of the constant turmoil in the local area.

"It's not enough just to reform the official system to make the local powerful rightists fear the imperial court's laws and regulations. It is necessary to use the newly emerged groups, and to refine and refine the groups with a sense of struggle, to achieve further suppression of the powerful rightists and let them learn to respect And awe, they already have a natural advantage in financial management, and we cannot let them have an advantage in the competition for power."

As Zhu Yijun spoke, he instructed Zhang Jingxiu: "Jinyiwei sends more people from Xingming Academy to organize local movements, and use them to promote new rituals and new culture."

Then, Zhu Yijun instructed Qi Jiguang: "Officials and soldiers are not allowed to participate in the field, and the military commanders everywhere are strictly ordered not to exceed their authority to do things."

Immediately, Zhu Yijun ordered Shen Shixing: "Order all levels of government to exercise power according to law, and not to do anything reckless."

"Yes!"

Not long after Zhu Yijun gave this order, he received a tip-off from Chen Zhongyong, a student from Yingtian.

"Fraud in the examination room!"

Zhu Yijun then looked at Shen Shixing: "I will never allow any fraud in the imperial examination. If the imperial examination is not fair, then I really don't know how much trouble will happen!"

Shen Shixing said: "Your Majesty, let me tell you that it is very difficult to verify the fraud in the examination room nowadays, because it is not illegal in the criminal law when the fraudsters practice favoritism;"

"For example, the great talent articles of the sons and daughters of officials have already been circulated by Qingliu Hanlin officials. Once the time comes, the examiners will select them as long as they see that their writing style is suitable. At that time, once the career is established, the examiner will dismiss him as long as he remembers his style of writing; "

"Whether it is a hit or not, there are reasons, such as what articles are unique or too esoteric, but the essence is because of their different origins."

"No matter how difficult it is to investigate, we must investigate. As many as we find, we will deal with them severely, and kill them as an example."

Zhu Yijun said: "In fact, I have already asked Jin Yiwei to pay more attention to the fraud case in the examination room. I don't believe it. They can't find any clues!"

"Even if, as the master said, these cheaters use very subtle methods, that is, there is no direct behavior of selling test questions or specific favoritism objects, there will always be one or two fish that slip through the net, as Chen Zhongyong said. It’s a solid piece of evidence.”

Zhu Yijun then ordered: "The Zhenfu Department sent an imperial envoy to make a special trip to arrest the person Chen Zhongyong reported, collect the evidence, and protect the witness."

"According to the order!"

And one and a half months after Zhu Yijun made such an arrangement, Jin Yiwei and Ying Tianfu rushed to the capital almost at the same time about the massacre of the poor man.

"Your apology, Jin Yiwei failed to respond in time this time. He found out in advance that there were traitors slaughtering scholars, and a large number of scholars were killed."

Zhang Jingxiu even directly pleaded guilty when he reported.

Zhu Yijun only sneered and said, "What a coincidence, I saw the governor come back and was slaughtered!"

"Such a coincidence, if the governor colluded with Haoyou to improvise, unless the local Jinyiwei also participated in this matter, how could we find out in advance?"

Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Jingxiu and said:

"So, after all, maybe the other party has murderous intentions on the spur of the moment. I will give you a chance to take the blame and make meritorious deeds. Check both the inside and the outside. Who dares to be so bold!"

Zhang Jingxiu clapped his hands and said yes.

Then, Zhu Yijun asked Shen Shixing: "Governor Yingtian's explanation for this? The poor man was killed as soon as he came back from seeing him. He has to give an explanation to the court no matter what!"

"The governor of Yingtian and the governor of Yingtian both pleaded guilty. They both said that they did not expect this to happen, and felt guilty of dereliction of duty. They also said that there might be fraud in this year's Yingtian Township Examination, which angered Haoyou and made Haoyou take revenge. And ordered Jiangyang bandits to slaughter poor people."

Shen Shixing played at this time.

Zhu Yijun lowered his face: "Is this deceiving me that I don't have clairvoyance?! I know that Haoyou did it. Could it be that they didn't participate? I don't believe that they are so incompetent that they can't stop Lian Haoyou from killing people in broad daylight! Put them in prison and investigate them!"

(End of this chapter)