NOVEL NEXT Chapter 43
43: The second step of the house search begins with Luo Yangxing! After the matter was settled, Zhu Gaoxun, Zhu Yuanzhang and others, surrounded by soldiers, left the Forbidden City.
Without further ado, Zhu Gaoxun called out,”Wang Chengen, where is the first house!?”
“To Tiancheng, the first one is Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyiwei.
Zhu Youjian was stunned for a moment, then his expression was gloomy. He was indeed a failure…….I didn’t expect Luo Yangxing to be corrupt. This is like your knife getting rusty and you don’t know it….
Before leaving the palace, Zhu Gaoxun said that the officials’ homes that were to be confiscated today would basically be confiscated only when there was solid evidence.
Having said that, Luo Yangxing must have embezzled money, the only difference was how much he had embezzled…….
Previously, Zhu Youjian trusted this man because he felt that he was just and prudent. This man was also capable of doing things. In the 16th year of Chongzhen, it was he who brought down Zhou Yanru.
In fact, Zhou Yanru was indeed a treacherous minister.
The amount of his corruption was no less than that of Zhou Kui, and even worse.
A group of people came to the gate of Luo Yangxing’s mansion. The Luo mansion had been controlled by soldiers.
Luo Yangxing was kneeling at the gate of the mansion at this moment, as if he wanted to use this method to seek a glimmer of hope.
Looking at Luo Yangxing’s trembling appearance, Zhu Gaoxun’s eyes flashed with coldness…….Maybe this person was not the most corrupt person in the late Ming Dynasty, but he was definitely one of the most damned.
After Zhu Youjian hanged himself in Coal Hill, he first surrendered to Li Zicheng, but was tortured by Li Zicheng and forced to pay 30,000 taels of silver. When the
Qing Dynasty entered the pass, he led the people to surrender and was highly valued by Dorgon. Dorgon ordered him to resume his original position and appointed him as governor…….In the end, this guy died of natural causes and was listed in the”Bi Chen Zhuan” by the Qing Emperor Qianlong.》
“Left Commander, Prince Taifu, Jinyiwei Commander, embezzled and accepted bribes, and received 30,000 taels of silver……”
In front of Luo Yangxing, Wang Chengen listed all the crimes against Luo Yangxing. Luo Yangxing was trembling with fear, as if he had fallen into an ice cave, with a bone-chilling chill all over his body.
“minister……”Luo Yangxing was talking halfway when he boldly looked up at Zhu Youjian. The latter’s eyes were cold and emotionless. Luo Yangxing immediately collapsed to the ground and said,”I plead guilty. I deserve to die. Please spare my life, Your Majesty!”
At this point, Luo Yangxing remembered the fate of Wei Zaode a few days ago, and the desire to survive in his heart burst out:”I have always been cautious. I just greedily took some money and embezzled some land. Who in the world does not do this? Your Majesty! I am not guilty of death!”
“I……”Zhu Youjian looked at Luo Yangxing deeply,”I have treated you well, and I can even say that I trust you. Is this how you repay me, Luo Yangxing? You are greedy, so be it. You can do whatever you want.”
On the side, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di had already exuded murderous auras, with sneers on their lips.
They had never seen such a shameless person, who embezzled so much and dared to argue for himself! ?
In the Hongwu Dynasty, this much silver would be enough to confiscate the property and exterminate the three clans!
The people were talking about it, very excited, it turned out that the emperor was serious! Even the commander of the Jinyiwei was confiscated.
“Good catch! My family’s land was embezzled by Luo Yangxing’s men.”
“He is a really good emperor. These corrupt officials deserve to die. Nowadays, there are natural disasters and man-made disasters everywhere, but these people are still thinking about corruption and not serving the country.”
“There must be many corrupt people in the capital, but looking at the emperor’s appearance, it seems that he will not go to all the corrupt families.”
“Of course, the emperor is so noble, how could he possibly visit every family?”
“……”
As soon as Zhu Youjian finished speaking, Luo Yangxing seemed to have lost all his strength and collapsed to the ground.
Zhu Gaoxun sneered and said,”Put him up for me. Didn’t he say that everyone in the court is corrupt? Then I will show him that there are so many loyal people in this world who are not corrupt! You people always compare the worst and blame the environment for your selfishness.”
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di immediately became interested.
In their minds, not being corrupt can basically be equated with being a good minister, of course…….This is just the most basic requirement. There are still requirements for specific positions.
Without any delay, the group came to a gatehouse and stopped. In the distance were the people watching.
“This is……Dream Chapter House……”
Looking at the dilapidated gatehouse, Zhu Youjian was stunned.
Fan Jingwen, whose courtesy name was Mengzhang, was an official of the Eastern Palace and a member of the cabinet.
This person was also someone Zhu Youjian trusted very much.
During this period of time, there were too many things, and Zhu Youjian actually forgot about this person for a while.
Thinking back to when he was stubborn and self-righteous, suspected Fan Jingwen, and demoted him to a commoner, he felt ashamed.
Especially since Fan Jingwen was a loyal man appointed by Zhu Gaoxun, this made Zhu Youjian even more ashamed.
He knew that he had poor abilities, and if there was no emperor chat group, he would definitely have let down such people.
In front of Zhu Youjian, Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a voice that only the four of them could hear:”What about this person?”
“Fan Jingwen was the only person who died for his country after Zhu Youjian died on Coal Hill. Zhu Gaoxun sighed,”This man has always been known as a virtuous man. He set a great ambition to take the world as his responsibility since he was a child. And he stayed on this path throughout his life and never gave up.”
“Even though he entered the pass without telling the Qing Dynasty, some people still admired him and gave him the posthumous title”Wen Zhong”.””
Posthumous titles are never given randomly.
As an emperor, one’s name and position should not be given to others.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally understood the value of this posthumous title and immediately sighed:”People’s hearts are different, and there have always been such outstanding people in the Central Plains. In the late Song Dynasty, there was Wen Tianxiang, and we see that Fan Jingwen is not bad either.””
“I have met your Majesties.” The doorman bowed and said,”My master is ill. Please forgive me, Your Majesty.”
“No problem.” Zhu Gaoxun said warmly,”Lead the way to see your master.”
“”Yes!”
Everyone entered the mansion, and under Zhu Gaoxun’s arrangement, dozens of other people accompanied them.
This was his special arrangement, in order to build momentum for Fan Jingwen and set an example for the world’s scholars. Along the way, everyone saw the situation in the mansion and couldn’t help but admire Fan Jingwen. He was obviously a cabinet elder, but his house didn’t even have a decent piece of furniture, and the front yard was overgrown with weeds, with a sense of decadence.
“” I, Fan Jingwen, pay my respects to your majesties!” When
Fan Jingwen heard that Taizu, Chengzu, and Tiancheng Emperor were coming, he climbed out of bed.
After seeing Zhu Yuanzhang and others, tears could not help but flow from his eyes, and he murmured:”God bless the Ming Dynasty! God bless the Ming Dynasty! The Ming Dynasty is saved!”……”
As he was talking, Fan Jingwen fainted, causing a commotion at the scene.
After Fan Jingwen was arranged, Zhu Gaoxun looked at Luo Yangxing and said,”Are you ashamed? Cultivate your character, but you have such a name. Your morality has gone to dogs!?”
“Drag him away.” Seeing that Luo Yangxing was already dumbfounded, Zhu Gaoxun was too lazy to waste words,”According to the Great Ming Edict, what should be done!”
Then he instructed Fan Guangdao:”Bring some money and food to the Fan Mansion later. We in the Zhu family will never treat any loyal minister unfairly!”
“”Yes!”
Fan Guang agreed very straightforwardly. He was a man who hated evil. When he saw that this relative had refused to eat or drink for three days for the sake of state affairs, he admired him in his heart.
After dealing with all the matters, Zhu Gaoyi looked at the people and said happily,”I will return to the palace later. If we are willing to watch the fun, we can follow General Fan…….He will let the soldiers guarantee your safety. People, if you are treated unfairly in the future, report it directly to the authorities. If the officials don’t care, I will take care of it!”
This emperor is really considerate and kind! Especially after Zhu Gaoxun said the last sentence, everyone knelt down on the ground.
“Farewell to our Emperor! Long live our Emperor!”
“Farewell to our Emperor! Long live our Emperor!”
“……”
On the way back to the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang was thoughtful and sighed:”These people are really seeing us off…….The people’s will, the people’s will, it sounds very empty, but in fact, what they want is only fairness and a chance to live.”
Zhu Youjian heard Zhu Yuanzhang’s sigh, and he was so ashamed that he could only swallow his anger.
Zhu Di said happily:”Gao Yi’s method is not bad, first set an example, then show favor, the people’s will can be won.”
“Father is worthy of being a father.” Zhu Gaoxun nodded and said,”I do intend to use the money I get from the confiscation of property for the benefit of the people. At least, the defense works of the capital city still need to be strengthened.”
“Gao Xun, what are you going to do?”
“Work-for-relief!”
“Work-for-relief?”
Zhu Yuanzhang felt very novel. He had never heard of such a term before.
Just listening to these four words, there must be a lot of things contained in them!