"Dad goes out wearing new clothes, is it going to be the Chinese New Year?"

"Yes, today is a good day, better than the New Year!"

"Then I'm going too!"

"Don't get involved. Dad was chosen as a representative. Do you understand? Go to the review! The emperor is here, do you understand?"

“…”

"Husband, why are you doing with your parents-in-law's spiritual card in your arms? Didn't you go to the trial?"

"I just want my parents to hear from the Spirit of Heaven with their own ears, who killed them all!"

“…”

"Those damn profiteers will definitely be lingchi. You guys are smart and must grab a few pieces of meat."

"That's for sure, and the Jianlu meat is also needed."

"I am determined to eat the meat of Jianlu when I am hungry, and drink the blood of the unscrupulous merchants when I laughed and talked about thirsty!"

“…”

In short, most families in the capital have been waiting for this day for a long time, and they say hello early in the morning.

The crowds were like water droplets, gathering into a stream and eventually flowed into the sea of ​​people on the other side of the Meridian Gate.

However, at the Meridian Gate, because the emperor wanted to conduct a personal trial, not only did the soldiers of the Five Cities Warriors have been under martial law, but also approached the Forbidden City, the Yongwei Camp and the Jinyiwei were dispatched.

Those who are not selected as auditors, whether they have money or not, have the right or not, can only view from the isolation line from a distance. Those auditors are placed in the venue after undergoing strict inspections and arrive at the designated location to wait.

Outside the isolation line, before time came, most people were whispering and whispering today's grand occasion.

"The traitor leader was not as grand as today, and this public trial was unheard of. Do you know why?"

"It goes without saying that it must be because these traitors' rebellion this time are even more hated!"

"By the way, even the She'an Rebellion in the Southwest and the Ning King Rebellion during the Zhengde period were at most sacrificed to the Taimiao. There has never been a public trial like today. Not only did these Shanxi merchants and Jianlu harm us even more, there is another reason, do you know?"

"What's the reason? Just say it quickly, why are you hiding it?"

"You are boring to speak! Actually, I tell you, it is because some rich people don't believe it and insist that the court has no money and falsely accused the rich Shanxi merchants. In order to face the situation, there is a public trial today."

"Who is talking nonsense? The Ming Pao made it clear, can you make it up?"

"No matter how clearly it is stated in Ming Pao, it is not as convincing as the public trial, right?"

"That's true! But to be honest, over the past few months, the court has been searching houses continuously. I'll do it. There are former eunuch in the head of the Seli Supervisor and the admiral of the East Factory, Wang Dehua, the eunuch in the head of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, Wang Zhixin in the head of the seal, Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyiwei, and Jiading Bo Mansion, too?"

"Of course, there is Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, by the way, Chen Xinjia, the Minister of War, Zhou Yanru, the Chief Supervisor, Wu Changshi, the Doctor of the Ministry of Personnel..."

"Hey, after counting this, the court really has to search countless houses... No wonder some people think so!"

When the people in the square whispered here, their voices became even lower. However, they were bored and the topic attracted them very much, so many people continued to talk.

"The court has stopped collecting taxes. Where does this money come from? Look, how can the house search be fast when collecting taxes!"

"Yes, the court has made a fortune during this period!"

"Yes, otherwise, where can I get the money to resettle the Liaodong military and civilians? Where can I get the money to reorganize the Beijing camp and pay military salaries?"

"But the money from the search house will be spent all of this day, right? What should I do then?"

"So, those rich families are worried. What if the court has no money and is targeted by the court?"

"But you can't say that. Which of the people who were searched is not guilty? What are the rich people who are not afraid of being slanted as long as they are upright and not afraid of being slanted?"

"That's why we need a public trial this time! Not only will it be shown to us, but it will also be reported to the south. There are more wealthy talents there, so they are more worried."

"It makes sense. Even if there is no need for public trial, the Ming Pao has made it clear, so naturally I believe in the court. But it is hard to say in the south, but once the public trial is made, will the southerners still dare to distort the facts?"

"It's true that many of the people who spread rumors in the capital were southerners. They even secretly said that these things were all caused by Duke Xingguo! It is said that the reason why Duke Xingguo won the emperor's favor is because he can make money for the court without hurting the people! The court is now in a shortage of money, so he is in love with him!"

"Hey, that's true."

"So, some people are slandering Duke Xingguo! He said that he could only search the house and could not do anything else. He was Lai Junchen of the Ming Dynasty, a cruel official who had never been seen in all dynasties!"

“…”

When it comes to Zhang Mingwei, the discussions in the crowd are polarized.

In summary, ordinary people who have no money and power generally refute this statement. The example is nothing more than Zhang Mingwei's previous handling of refugees.

Many of those who are rich and powerful agree with this view, believing that Zhang Mingwei knew how to search the house!

When the crowd was beginning to argue about Duke Xingguo, I suddenly didn't know who shouted loudly: "Here, come!"

Hearing this, everyone spontaneously stopped talking and looked up when they heard the sound.

On the way from the Ministry of Justice Prison, a group of soldiers were escorting prison vans over.

The so-called enemy meeting is extremely jealous.

The appearance of Shanxi merchants and Jianlu immediately threw away the topic of Xingguo Duke's topic. Their eyes were like real swords, stabbing the people in the prison van, and stabbing them three times and six holes.

When the eight Shanxi merchants on the prison car faced the anger of the people again, they still couldn't help but tremble.

They have seen such a formation before!

If they had smuggled the court from the beginning to Liaodong forbidden things and provided information, they knew that the court would not let them go. They were mentally prepared for this.

However, facing the "cross-way welcome" of the people in the capital, the "passion" that rushed towards them was really far beyond their expectations.

What is this situation? Where is the person? What happened?

Really, they are all confused!

When they were imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice, because the emperor was going to be tried publicly, the prison soldiers did not insult them, but they also felt a strong sense of hatred in their words and deeds. This made the eight major Shanxi merchants even more puzzled!

So many people are never known each other, why do you hate yourself so much?

As they thought, their actions were at most hated by the court and the emperor, but what was wrong with this situation?

They naturally didn't know that Zhang Mingwei used his writing style to show the harm and indirect consequences of the Shanxi merchants to the world.

Look, when these Shanxi merchants' prison carts came over, this time, someone finally started to curse loudly, instead of spitting. After all, there is only one time to curse, and there will definitely be no chance to curse again after the public trial.

At this time, when the Eight Great Shanxi merchants heard their scoldings, they suddenly understood when they saw someone even holding a spirit card to scold them. But when this happened, they were a little stunned. This was the scolding of thousands of people, and it would be a devil for thousands of years?

Even the legendary Qin Hui and his wife kneeling in the Yuewang Temple in Lin'an probably have never "enjoyed" such treatment? Judging from this posture, it is very likely that the final result will be worse than that of Qin Hui and his wife?

When they thought of this consequence, the Shanxi merchants who had already realized death were all shuddered.

If it were just death, they would have thought that if they did something about Tonglu, they would definitely not be able to escape death if they were discovered by the court. Even the whole family was mentally prepared to be buried with the whole family.

However, even after death, they still had a bad reputation for thousands of years, and were even more miserable than Qin Hui and his wife. They probably never thought about it in advance.

But at this moment, no matter whether they have thought about it or not, it is no longer important.

Amid the sound of thousands of people, three cannons were heard, and civil and military officials came out from the Forbidden City and stood separately under the Forbidden City. Needless to say, this is the prelude to the public trial that will begin soon.

Sure enough, the soldiers who maintained order began to shout loudly, making the Meridian Gate Square quiet.

The eight Shanxi merchants got this opportunity and finally took a breath, but found out that what kind of scene was this? Why can’t they understand such a big scene?

Just as they were surprised, even Emperor Chongzhen came out.

The voice of "Long live my emperor, long live my life" once again shocked the eight major Shanxi merchants when they rang in the square.

If this kind of scene ends up better than Qin Hui and his wife, unless the sun comes out from the west!

Emperor Chongzhen was in the opposite mood with them. Facing the sound of tsunami like a tsunami, he watched so many people salute him, and to be honest, he liked this scene.

"Sir, this public trial idea is really very good!" Emperor Chongzhen had already made a conclusion in his mind before the public trial began.

Next, it was natural that Emperor Chongzhen began to publicly trial the eight major Shanxi merchants according to the public trial matters arranged by Zhang Mingwei.

In front of so many people, the emperor's majesty was shown, the tumors on the Ming Dynasty were exposed to the public court, and then they were killed and won the support of so many people. To be honest, Emperor Chongzhen was very involved.

Huang Yunfa’s confession was first made, and there were caravans of physical evidence. What’s more important is that when these Shanxi merchants were arrested, they were also arrested together with Jianlu who were sent by Liaodong to contact him.

Not to mention, even if the eight major Shanxi merchants refused to plead guilty, some of them would plead guilty in the Tonglu Shanxi merchant group. For example, their wives and children who were broken by Fan Yong, etc.

This public trial was not because the facts of the crime were unclear, but to make it public and arouse the people's resentment towards the criminals and gratitude to the court.
Chapter completed!