Chapter 153 Execution of corrupt officials and gentlemen, one by one!

  Ye Chengxue nodded: "The student is right."

  Zhang Gui couldn't help secretly laughing behind his back.

   Let Ye Chengxue contact Wu Xing, be Wu Xing's staff master, and watch Wu Xing's every move, these are arranged secretly by Zhang Gui.

  It is impossible for Zhang Gui not to take the initiative to monitor a civil official who is in conflict with himself even though he wants to carry out pilot reforms on his own initiative.

   "Ye Chengxue! How dare you betray me!"

  Wu Xing was furious because of this.

Ye Chengxue ignored Wu Xing, and only said: "Wu Xing colluded with the gentry in Yongcheng to plunder the common people. The students tried to dissuade him repeatedly, but he just refused to listen. The students had to bear with it for the time being and keep their evidence. Its true face, now fortunately His Majesty is here in person, so that the students can directly expose his treacherous face in front of His Majesty!"

  Sun Chengzong sighed after hearing this: "The Skynet is extensive and sparse."

   Tian Qi also asked Wu Xing: "Wu Xing, what do you have to say now?"

  Wu Xing panicked: "Minister, minister, minister."

   Seeing his incoherent speech, Tianqi first ordered Ye Chengxue to fetch the evidence.

   Not long after, Ye Chengxue took the evidence and handed it to Tianqi.

   "Your Majesty, there are several copies of this profit distribution document, one for each gentry participating in the profit distribution, one for the magistrate Wu Xing, and the copy of the county magistrate Wu Xing is naturally kept by the students."

   "The one the student brought is Wu Xing's."

"The reason why Wu Xing was required to write it in his own hand was naturally because the gentry were afraid of Wu Xing's repentance, and they needed him, the county magistrate, to do so. They were willing to donate money at ease. This is also the way local officials have colluded with gentry over the years. "

  Ye Chengxue reported in detail.

Tian Qi listened and looked at the contents of the documents. After seeing with his own eyes how Wu Xing, the county magistrate, and the gentry cleverly set up a name, how to return the donations of the officials and gentry in full, and how to divide the money of the common people. The soaring evil fire has already been ignited.

  Boom!

   Tian Qi kicked Wu Xing over, and cursed: "Damn it!"

   "Preach my will, according to the list on this document, go and bring all the gentry and family heads who participated in the exploitation of the people! Those who refuse to come will be punished!"

   Tian Qi then gave an order in a cold voice.

   "Follow the order!"

  Here, Tianqi handed the document to Sun Chengzong again: "Sir, take a look and see how the magistrate Wu, who is very important to you, is a parent."

"yes!"

  Sun Chengzong took the document and read it carefully.

  When he saw that it was almost the same, Sun Chengzong was horrified and said: "It's unbelievable, really unimaginable! Why are they so mad!"

   After speaking, Sun Chengzong couldn't help taking a few steps back.

   Wu Xing and others really taught Sun Chengzong a lesson.

  Sun Chengzong, who had never been a state or county parent official and was born as a descendant of an aristocratic family, never thought that the officials and gentry under him would use the benevolent government he advocated so flexibly.

   Not long after, Gui Guangzu and other Yongcheng gentry were brought in and ordered to kneel in front of Tianqi and others.

  Guangzu and other gentry naturally did not dare to resist.

   After all, they are also afraid of death.

   Besides, there are quite a few officers and soldiers coming.

Looking at these gentry, Tian Qi didn't look good, and said in a cold voice: "I have already obtained the evidence that you and the magistrate Wu Xing conspired to exploit the people in the name of building an academy and building a water canal, and the evidence shows that you are still exploiting the people. You took a big portion! It can be seen that a large number of people have been displaced, even starved to death, and even provoked civil uprisings. You should be responsible for these things!"

   "I'm wronged! We were also forced to do this, because Wu Xing, the county magistrate, forced us to do this!"

   Gui Guangzu shouted like this.

   "If they can force you, why do they let you take a big share?"

  Tianqi then asked.

  Gui Guangzu said: "We don't understand either. The county magistrate insists on us taking a big share, and we dare not refuse!"

   Tianqi laughed back in anger: "He wants you to rebel, do you also rebel? No matter what you say, in black and white, you did participate in the exploitation and harm of the people, **** it!"

As he spoke, Tianqi ordered: "Take these gentry, Wu Xing, and the rebel Jia Shiguo who exploited the people in the name of recruiting soldiers and buying horses after the rebellion, and take them to the streets to show the public! And call all the scholars and people of the county, and hold them in front of them. All the heads of the evil gentry beheaded. Although the rebel Jia Shiguo forced the people to rebel, he also tortured the people after the rebellion. Capital punishment! In addition, all of them will be deprived of their homes!"

Wu Xing was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty, please appease your anger, and please think twice! Although you are guilty, the dignity of the court is more important! Your Majesty, you can't really let the people in the world think that even the imperial court is noble. Is it so unbearable?! Think twice, Your Majesty!"

   Tian Qi snorted and ignored Wu Xing.

  Wu Xing yelled at Sun Chengzong: "Elder Ge, please plead for the lower officials! Elder Ge, you can't expect me to have a case of Ling Chi Hanlin Qingliu in Ming Dynasty."

  Wu Xing asked Qian Longxi for help while speaking: "Mr. Qian, everyone is from the Hanlin Qingliu family, you can't just ignore death!"

   Qian Longxi looked at Sun Chengzong, and he didn't dare to say anything now.

  At this time, Tian Qi and Zhang Gui also looked at Sun Chengzong, curious about what Sun Chengzong would say.

  Sun Chengzong stood up at this time and said: "Your Majesty is holy! Now that the character of the scholar-officials has come to rebuild, it is necessary to use this strict law to strengthen the character!"

   Tianqi nodded: "Sir, what you said is right!"

  Wu Xing was very disappointed and desperate after hearing this. In addition to despair, he yelled: "Tyrant, tyrant, tyrant...you will not end well if you treat the scholar-bureaucrats so harshly."

   "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please punish Wu Xing by 500 knives!"

  Sun Chengzong suddenly shouted at this time.

  He was really angry.

  He didn't expect that Wu Xing would be so obsessed with it, and he didn't even have the slightest idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor.

  In order to rectify the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor that he believed in, Sun Chengzong made such a harsh request to Tianqi for the first time.

   Wu Xing suddenly became dumb.

   Tian Qi said without hesitation: "Quite!"

   "Ge Lao! Ge Lao! Don't! I made a mistake, I will stop scolding you, and I will stop slandering your father! You will never dare again!"

   Wu Xing cried out in despair.

  Guangzu is also begging for mercy here.

   But begging for mercy is useless.

   Not long after, Wu Xing and Gui Guangzu were escorted to the upper street to show the public.

  The people all smiled when they saw this, even though they were hungry and had no strength, they still grinned widely.

"ah!"

  Wu Xing was then hacked up and screamed.

   Shua!

   Shua!

   Shua!

   And with the flash of a spatula, Gui Guangzu and other gentry who exploited and harmed the people were also decapitated.

  Next, the properties of these gentry were naturally confiscated, and the fields acquired from the common people were also distributed to the local people by Lu Xiangsheng, who was also temporarily serving as the county magistrate.

  In addition, all the assistant officials and subordinate officials of the county government were dismissed because of their participation in this matter.

  The entire Yongcheng County is one of the new.

  But Tianqi still feels heavy because of this matter.

  His trust in the entire civilian regime now, it can be said, has seriously declined.

  After all, before this, almost everyone in the entire civil government was praising Wu Xing.

  Tian Qi couldn't help but say to Zhang Gui: "Fortunately, you let me come and see it in person, otherwise, I would really be kept in the dark by the civil servants."

   "Your Majesty, I apologize!"

At this time, Sun Chengzong also said something with a heavy heart, and said: "As a cabinet minister and a close minister, I was not cautious enough and almost misled your majesty. Besides, it is indeed related to the minister that Wu Xing has caused Yongcheng to suffer like this. , if Feichen pleaded for him, he would not have the opportunity to come to Yongcheng."

"Okay! Sir, don't blame yourself. Sending Wu Xing to Yongcheng is my own decision. It's because he told me that he wants to experiment with reforms like Xia Yunyi, so as to prove that Hanlin Qingliu are not empty talkers. I believe it." If he is guilty, I will be the first!"

  Tian Qi said again: "Let's stop here!"

"yes!"

   Then, Tian Qi said again: "Facts have proved that Wu Xing is not reliable, but I just don't know how Xia Yunyi is doing in Suizhou?"

   "When it comes to Xia Yunyi, I have always had doubts. Why do the officials in Guide Mansion ask the refugees to lie that they are from Suizhou?"

  Sun Chengzong said something at this time.

   Tian Qi nodded: "I am also puzzled by this."

   Zhang Gui gave Ye Chengxue a wink at this moment.

  Ye Chengxue came over and said, "Your Majesty, the student knows the reason for this!"

"speak!"

Ye Chengxue then replied: "Because both the governor of Guide Mansion and the traitor Wu Xing were dissatisfied with Xia Yunyi, and Wu Xing also saw that a large number of refugees were generated because of his excessive exploitation of the people, so he took this opportunity to bribe the prefect of Guide Mansion and force the refugees in the country to lie about I am from Suizhou, otherwise I will be taken back to my hometown and killed for being a thief!"

   "How despicable!"

   Tian Qi cursed, and then asked: "Why are they dissatisfied with Xia Yunyi?"

   "Because Xia Yunyi is from Xilin Academy, and even from Xichang, they despise people related to Uncle Guo, and even want to use this method to make His Majesty dissatisfied with Uncle Guo in the future."

   Ye Chengxue replied.

   Tian Qi turned cold after hearing this, and then ordered: "Pass the decree, put the prefect of Guide into imperial prison, and have the Dongchang strict trial!"

  Sun Chengzong couldn't help sighing here: "I didn't expect that it was us civil servants who really had prejudices. I am ashamed!"

   "Elder Ge doesn't have to blame himself anymore."

   Zhang Gui said something, and said to Tian Qi: "Your Majesty, it's time to visit Suizhou."

   Tianqi nodded: "Well, let's go to Suizhou to have a look."

  It was noon when Tianqi and his party entered Suizhou.

  The autumn sun is shining brightly, every house is full of smoke, the sound of chickens and dogs is heard, and children play in the village, all with ruddy complexions and thick clothes.

   "There are no refugees who starve to death."

  When Sun Chengzong watched it, he couldn't help sighing first.

  (end of this chapter)