I have to say that Li Zhen saw things quite thoroughly, and his ideological realm and vision far exceeded those of the great Confucians who considered themselves noble.

However, Zhu Cixiang did not plan to use him immediately. He would wait three years to see the results of Cizhou's governance before deciding how to use Li Zhen.

"Very good, let's manage Cizhou well first. If Cizhou changes drastically in three years, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will consider transferring you to Beijing as an official.

All the gold, silver, property and land obtained from this house raid will be handed over to you for disposal.

Land is distributed to landless people, and it can also be distributed to homeless people who have nowhere to live. It must not benefit the gentry and landlords.

All 600,000 taels of silver will be used for disaster relief and water conservancy construction. I hope to see a brand new Cizhou in three years!"

Li Zhen did not expect that the imperial envoy would hand over to him all the land and gold and silver property that had been confiscated.

Which official today is not greedy? Shouldn't the majority of the Yinliang Imperial Envoys be taken away?

The imperial envoy is really an upright official. The emperor finally made the right choice this time. This is a blessing to the people and the victims of the disaster. Li Zhen admires him!

Li Zhen was so happy that he was at a loss, how could he just have disaster relief money and water conservancy construction funds?

Moved, Li Zhen bowed deeply to the three adults to express his gratitude:

"Yes, sir, don't worry, I will never let you down!"

…

The next day, the Cizhou County magistrate rushed to the hotel where the imperial envoy was temporarily staying to report something, but found that the imperial envoy had already left the building.

Li Zhen could only bow deeply towards the city gate to express his gratitude to the imperial envoy.

Qianqing Palace of the Capital

Li Ruolian and Jin Yiwei guarded the Qianqing Palace as always.

Emperor Chongzhen's eunuch Wang Erxi, who was Wang Chengen's adopted son, was always in and out of Qianqing Palace as usual.

He claimed that the emperor was busy with work and his adoptive father was always waiting on him. He delivered three meals a day to the Qianqing Palace on time.

From the surface, the Qianqing Palace cannot be seen to be any different from the past except that the emperor does not go to court.

Empress Zhou was worried that Emperor Chongzhen would be angry and asked to see him twice, but Wang Erxi politely declined both times, saying that the emperor wanted to be quiet and would not be easily disturbed at the moment.

Empress Zhou, the considerate mother of the Ming Dynasty, could only sigh and leave. When her husband did not want to see her, Empress Zhou would never take the initiative to disturb her.

Compared with the routine of the Qianqing Palace, the civil servants and nobles who guarded the Qianqing Palace on time every day have quietly changed.

It was extremely rare for the diligent Emperor Chongzhen to be absent from court for many days in a row, which gradually made the ministers think that he was timid and fearful of trouble caused by civil and military ministers.

It's not that they are ignorant, but that the ministers believe that the crown prince has caused too much trouble this time, and even Emperor Chongzhen will not be able to clean up the mess in a short time.

This time, the Little Killing Star not only offended most of the nobles and royal family members, but also offended the civil servants, gentry and big landlords all over the world.

Although Chongzhen killed many ministers, every time the ministers united to put pressure, Chongzhen would give in.

Doesn’t the emperor not go to court? Well, they will continue to block outside the Qianqing Palace to exert pressure.

The ministers are no longer kneeling stupidly outside the Qianqing Palace.

They stood, sat or squatted in various ways outside the Qianqing Palace. They would never give up forcing the palace until the Crown Prince and Emperor Chongzhen publicly announced that they would give up.

Some ministers who were not in good health simply brought a small bench. After they could no longer stand, they sat on the small bench. Anyway, sitting in the crowd would not be easily discovered by the Jin Yiwei.

There are also a few ministers who are even more weird. They even moved all the cooking equipment here to avoid traveling back and forth, such as Jin Zhijun, the Minister of War, and Huo Da, the imperial censor.

Li Ruolian looked at the strange scenery outside Qianqing Palace and felt very angry.

He remembered that the Crown Prince had told him before leaving that he could first kill a few officials who were dancing around to establish his authority.

So he decided to punish a few daring civil servants.

After Jin Yiwei collected enough evidence of corruption, Li Ruolian did not hesitate to order Jin Yiwei to take action.

His target is a few officials who are cooking outside the Qianqing Palace. Aren't you unscrupulous? I'll chop a few off for you to see.

Li Ruolian walked to the ministers with his hands behind his back and walked around slowly, then angrily scolded Jin Zhijun, Huo Da and others:

"How decent is it to light a fire and cook outside the Qianqing Palace? Come and capture them!"

"Li Ruolian, how dare you! I serve the country and the people, and I have no time to go home to have a meal while waiting for His Majesty to go to court, so I have to resort to this strategy..."

Seeing that Li Ruolian dared to publicly arrest civil servants, the officials immediately reprimanded Li Ruolian.

They also call him the Crown Prince's Eagle Dog. They are not afraid of the current emperor, so why are they afraid of a few royal guards?

Li Ruolian smiled coldly and took out the imperial edict just written by Wang Erxi:

"Your Majesty has a decree. Jin Zhijun Huo Da and others openly defy the imperial city as if they are treason, and they will execute the law on the spot and exterminate their families! Anyone who resists the decree is an accomplice!"

Before Li Ruolian finished speaking, dozens of Jinyi guards immediately rushed forward ferociously and dragged five or six civil servants who despised the Qianqing Palace out of the crowd.

Jin Zhijun Huo Da and others were shocked:

"Li Ruolian, you are a hawk that brings disaster to the country and the people. You are the one who speaks for the people. You dare to kill us..."

Li Ruolian ignored them at all. Those who talk can never defeat those who do it. He waved his hand and sent an order:

"There is no monarch who is unfaithful and unjust, and the law must be rectified on the spot 1"

"promise!"

Hundreds of Jin Yiwei received the order, raised the embroidered spring knife without any explanation, and chopped off the heads of Jin Zhijun, Huo Da and others in front of all the officials present.

As their heads moved, blood arrows spurted out from the necks of the corrupt officials. The officials were frightened and screamed, and some people immediately began to vomit non-stop.

The officials who had been yelling at Li Ruolian suddenly became quiet. They did not expect that Li Ruolian would dare to kill the court ministers outside the Qianqing Palace.

The ministers did not dare to confront Li Ruolian, but instead shouted in unison to Qianqing Palace:

"Your Majesty, please come out and have a look. Li Ruolian went on a killing spree outside the Palace of Qianqing. Such brutal killing of loyal ministers in the court has put the Ming Dynasty in danger. Please kill Li Ruolian to rectify the government..."

Li Ruolian snorted disdainfully and immediately ordered Qian Hu, the Jinyi Guard, to lead his men to search the house.

The emperor was not in the Qianqing Palace at all. Even if the emperor was in the Qianqing Palace, he would not punish Li Ruolian. This was the crown prince's instruction.

The emperor did not go to court, and most of the civil and military officials gathered in front of the Qianqing Palace to wait for the emperor to leave the palace. The six ministers and the Ming cabinet did not show up in front of the Qianqing Palace.

Although they thought that the crown prince had gone too far, they were supported by the crown prince and deeply favored by the emperor. They could never stand with the ministers and openly force the palace.

Feng Ying, the Minister of Justice, had this idea, and Cheng Guoxiang, the Minister of Household Affairs, was a supporter of Zhu Cihong.

As the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, Li Banghua devoted himself to serving the country and the people, and he would not be involved in this matter.

But these most authoritative yamen in the Ming Dynasty were powerless against the officials forcing the palace. They tried to stop it in the first two days.
Chapter completed!