Chapter 252 Kill Corrupt Officials Again
"Your Highness, something bad is going on. There are large-scale riots in the streets of Tongzhou. They are shouting against the crown prince's land inventory and the people's profit.
Some people took the opportunity to burn, kill and destroy street shops, and some bright women walking on the street were also raped, causing chaos in Tongzhou..."
The Ming army refused to listen at night, which immediately shocked Yang Tinglin, Zuo Maodi and others. They all looked at the crown prince, wondering how the crown prince would deal with the matter.
Inventory of land annexation and distribution of land to ordinary people and refugees will only happen when the new dynasty is established.
Under normal circumstances, no one would dare to do this, otherwise it will definitely cause chaos.
It is even possible for interest groups from all over the world to unite and overthrow the imperial court.
Not to mention that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, when the Ming Dynasty was almost terminally ill, the land of large gentry households and guard posts was given to the people and soldiers.
Normal people would never dare to open this hole, and those who dare to challenge it will almost die.
But Zhu Cixiang had to do this in order to save the Ming Dynasty, and he was confident that he would do it well.
Because he has military power, he will kill if it doesn't work. Only by killing hundreds of people can we create a rejuvenated Ming Dynasty.
However, it can only be implemented in the Gyeonggi area under his control at present, and will be implemented in the entire Ming Dynasty in the future.
The Gyeonggi area was almost destroyed by the Jiannu slaves, and Zhu Cixiang originally thought that land annexation would not encounter strong resistance.
Unexpectedly, a large-scale rebellion broke out at the beginning, and all the officials who were inspecting the land were injured.
The gentry and landlords thought that they had strong backing and could compete with the crown prince.
But they seriously underestimated the crown prince's firm determination to reform.
Officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War, as well as the James Mansion, are all worried about the crown prince. They believe that the crown prince may not be able to withstand such tremendous pressure.
Even if the Crown Prince forcibly suppresses the rebellion, His Majesty the Emperor will definitely issue a decree to terminate the land inventory no matter what.
After receiving the report of Ye Bu, Zhu Cihong smiled instead of being angry. He was worried that he would not have enough money to recruit troops for disaster relief, so he would make the storm more violent.
"Haha, okay, since they don't care about the life and death of the people and the safety of the Ming Dynasty, why do I condone a group of white-eyed wolves? All generals will obey your orders!"
"The end is here!"
Huang Degong, Sun Yingyuan, Zhou Yuji, Zhang Shize, and Lu Xiangkun immediately stood up and listened to the order. These four held four armies and were Zhu Cihong's support.
Their deputy generals are responsible for recruiting troops. In addition, there are 1,000 troops stationed in Miyun Liangxiang and other places, and 2,000 soldiers in the Tongzhou camp are on standby at any time.
Zhu Cixiang said calmly:
"Huang Degong led a thousand tiger and leopard cavalry troops to take charge of the south gate, Sun Yingyuan led a Long Teng army to take charge of the north gate, Zhang Shize led a thousand tiger and leopard cavalry troops to take charge of the west gate, and Lu Xiangkun led a Tianxiong army to take charge of the east gate.
You first seal the four city gates and don't allow anyone to leave the city. Then start from the four gates and clean up the rioters inward. Kill all those with weapons and those who keep trying to dissuade them on the spot.
The Jinyiwei will report the situation in Tongzhou to the generals of the Fourth Army at any time, and all the gentry and landlords who instigated the riots will be captured by this palace. I will see who dares to be so arrogant in the future, and I will execute the order immediately!"
"Here"
The four generals took the order, and there was a sound of armor clashing, and the four men quickly disappeared in front of everyone.
"suck……"
All the civil servants present took a breath. The crown prince was too decisive, but was it okay to deal with the gentry and wealthy landowners who had high status in this way?
"Your Highness, it's chaos... it's all chaos..."
"Your Highness...there is chaos in Tongzhou, and the land inventory cannot continue..."
Huang Degong and others had just left when a group of officials who went out to inspect the land rushed in in a panic, shouting.
However, Zhu Cixiang did not see the slightest panic in their eyes, he was just shouting randomly, and from time to time he raised his eyes to peek at the crown prince sitting in the main seat, hoping to see the result they thought of from the crown prince's face.
But the seven-year-old crown prince disappointed them. Zhu Cixiang sat there steadily, with a calm expression on his face. They could not see the crown prince's emotions at all.
Zhu Cixiang watched the performance of these officials indifferently, and then slowly said after they all stopped making noise:
"They are all back. I thought you were too full to walk. Come here and see what benefits they have gained!"
"Ah...what does your highness mean? I don't understand..."
Dozens of soldiers rushed up, pushed them to the ground without any explanation, and immediately groped around on their bodies, quickly finding stacks of silver notes and a small amount of gold and silver jewelry.
Zhu Cixi's face suddenly darkened:
"Everyone, do you understand what I am saying now?"
Wang Duo, the minister of household affairs, looked around and hurriedly saluted Zhu Cihong:
"Your Highness, I still don't understand that I have been carrying these banknotes with me all the time. There is no rule in the court not to carry banknotes and gold and silver with me!"
Cultural people are different. Wang Duo, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites, immediately dumped the blame.
It's a pity that the crown prince he met never played his cards according to the routine, and he didn't need evidence to kill someone.
Zhu Cixiang snorted:
"You have done dirty things with the royalties issued by the imperial court and the people's hard-earned money. You have read the books of sages and sages into the dog's belly, and you dare to speak so shamelessly to me. If you don't kill corrupt officials in a few days, you think I can't carry the sword."
Already?"
Wang Duo and others trembled for a moment and hurriedly bowed and saluted:
"Your Highness, I have been trying my best to check the land and have not done anything deviant. Please don't misunderstand me..."
Zhu Cixiang stopped paying attention to these officials, waved his hand to the Jin Yiwei and said coldly:
"Drag them all out and chop them all!"
"Here"
The Jin Yiwei didn't care who the other party was. As long as the Crown Prince gave the order, they would immediately drag these officials out and prepare to fight.
"Your Highness, spare your life. This is what the Governor of Tongzhou asked me to do..."
When they heard that their heads were about to be chopped off, these officials were frightened to death and shouted for His Highness to spare their lives. Two of them were so frightened that they became incontinent, but Zhu Cixiang did not want to look at them.
"It's so noisy, push it out quickly."
In this way, the land officials who came to investigate colluded with the gentry to deceive the crown prince, but the crown prince took the blame.
Many ministers who were officials in the same dynasty were killed by the crown prince without hesitation because of the land survey. Yang Tinglin, Zuo Maodi, Wu Ganlai and others were so frightened that they trembled all over.
They were all a little scared. Fortunately, they insisted on their principles today and did not collude with the gentry class. Otherwise, they must have been killed just now.
Zhu Cixiang looked at several injured Ministry of Household officials and said:
"Dear dear friends, the land inventory will continue. You go down and recover first. I will pay the expenses. We will start the inventory in two days!"
Yang Tinglin and others hurriedly stood up and saluted:
"As you command!"
Then he was helped out by soldiers.
The National Protective Army is equipped with military doctors. These people are all slightly injured and should recover quickly. It will not be too late to start the investigation after Huang Degong and others say that the Tongzhou riots have been calmed down!
Tongzhou Yamen
"Sir Governor, normally the people are given land at the beginning of the new dynasty. The crown prince has gone too far. He clearly wants to push the Ming Dynasty into the fire. Once the crown prince investigates, your 500 acres of land in Tongzhou will be difficult to protect...
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In the meeting hall of Tongzhou County Government, Governor Zhang Tianlu was discussing matters with some officials in Tongzhou. Some officials were reminding Governor Zhang Tianlu of Tongzhou. I like the Ming Dynasty, and the heyday began with the prince supervising the country. Please collect: (https://www.myxls.net) The Ming Dynasty, the prosperous age started with the prince supervising the country.
Chapter completed!