Since the fall of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the capital had been the center of the country. The entire city was centered around the imperial city. Its most important function was to serve the imperial power. At the same time, due to the unique shape of the city, the capital did not have an independent management organization. The Infantry Commanders 'Yamen, the Five Cities' Military Departments, and Shuntian Prefecture were jointly responsible for public security, litigation, relief, roads, ditches, and other public affairs in the capital. The biggest problem was that no one wanted to interfere with the same problem, just like three monks without water to drink.
Originally, Li Qing had not thought of this big loophole in the capital, but after Wen Xiang reported to him that the officials and the local Baojia colluded to harm and extort the people, Li Qing had the idea of establishing the capital's Aftermath Patrol General Office.
In addition, the traffic was chaotic when he returned to the capital, and the streets were littered with trash. This made Li Qing even more determined to quickly set up a special police force in the capital, arrest thieves, and try criminals.
Of course, Li Qing also had his own selfish motives. The eight thousand young men recruited by Baoyun some time ago were all excellent soldiers, and if Li Qing wanted to recruit these people for his own use, he needed a name to deceive the world.
However, everything was ready except for the east wind.
In order to facilitate this matter, first of all, he must not let the Xianfeng Emperor of Rehe know about it before it was established. After all, his name was not legitimate, and his power was not enough to compete with Xianfeng. Therefore, he had to be careful and develop in a wretched manner.
Furthermore, there was the problem of funding. His salary as a prince was only ten thousand taels of silver a year. Even with all kinds of tributes, the income from his land was only one hundred thousand taels. It was extremely difficult to support eight thousand people. Even if he did not need to buy equipment and use the confiscated allied army weapons, training ammunition and repairs were still a huge sum.
Fortunately, Li Qing had an idea. These officials had also obtained a lot of people's fat. Instead of letting them raise concubines to squander, it was better to take it for himself.
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"Wangye, what kind of yamen is this Beijing Aftermath Patrol Bureau you're talking about!”
"Your Highness, it's not that we don't want to agree, but the establishment of a new yamen requires His Majesty's approval. We don't have the right to manage it!”
"That's right! Wangye, why don't you say something else?"
After Li Qing heard this, he slapped the gavel and shouted,"Presumptuous! This King's last sentence, either agree or die, choose one.”
Li Qing's dominance made everyone hesitate again.
"But... Your Highness, in the end, paper can't hide the fire. If His Majesty finds out later, we can't absolve ourselves of the blame!”
"That's right, wangye, why don't you reconsider?”
How could Li Qing not know that these people were in cahoots? If he did not settle the matter today, he would probably never have such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity again. Hence, he sneered and said,"Looks like you won't cry until you see the coffin!”
"Where is Mu Lei?"
"Mark down and listen to orders!"
"Zhao Youliang did not remember the emperor's grace, embezzled and perverted the law, forcing a soldier's wife to be his concubine. This woman could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide by jumping into a well.”
"Understood!" With that, Mu Lei picked up Zhao Youliang with a knife in one hand and a chicken in the other and strode out of the hall.
Zhao Youliang, who was lifted up, looked at the fierce Mu Lei and the big knife in his hand. He was so scared that he jumped in the air and cried," Your Highness, I'm at a loss. Give me another chance!"”
However, Li Qing didn't care about it at all. It was as if he didn't hear it. Then, a scream came from outside and his head fell to the ground with a thud.
Li Qingcai snorted and said,"You don't know how to appreciate favors!"”
As for the people in the hall, they were already scared silly. At first, they were hoping to get lucky, but after Zhao Youliang's head fell to the ground, they had completely lost all other thoughts. If they had any thoughts, there was only one thing, and that was to quickly leave the Nine Doors Inspector Office, which was too murderous. They would go home and hug Mei Ji to drink some wine to calm themselves down. Therefore, they would do whatever Li Qing said.
When Li Qing asked Mu Lei to pass down the memorial that he had prepared in advance, not only did everyone not refuse, but they also rushed to sign the memorial.
Looking at everyone's reaction, Li Qing smiled. To him, as long as the subordinate officials were obedient, both matters would become easy.
However, for everyone in the hall, the nightmare had just begun.
Li Qing was holding a joint memorial in his hand. As for the killed Zhao Youliang, he was the heinous villain in the memorial.
"Alright, you have done what I asked you to do, but..." Li Qing couldn't help but look down at the hall and see everyone staring at him with pale faces.
Li Qing liked this feeling very much. Killing these corrupt officials was simply letting them off easy. Only by constantly torturing them mentally could they realize their mistakes and at the same time, let others take a warning.
"However, it's hard to explain that there's only Zhao Youliang's name on this memorial. I think there should be two more names here. How about this? You all spread out and write down how much of the people's wealth and wealth you have exploited over the years. If the higher-ranked officials write less than the lower-ranked officials, you will be killed immediately. If the ranks are the same, the one who writes the least will be beaten with fifty strokes.”
As for the officials in the hall, some were crying and some were laughing. Li Qing couldn't stand it anymore, so he walked out with Wen Xiang, leaving Mu Lei alone to supervise.
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Li Qing, who walked out of the hall, heaved a sigh of relief. Actually, he really didn't want to do this. However, for the sake of the world, he also wanted to seek justice for those families who had been extorted and sold their children. It was also to let this proud backbone continue to stand upright. If he didn't go to hell, who would?
Li Qing and Wen Xiang, who had regained their composure, went to a study room in the courtyard.
Once he entered the study, Wen Xiang knelt down.
"Bochuan, what are you doing? Get up!”Li Qing looked at Wen Xiang who was kneeling on the ground and said in surprise.
This time, Wen Xiang did not listen to Li Qing. "Wangye, tell this lowly official the truth. Did you think of a way to set up the Beijing Aftermath Patrol General Office to take a step forward?”
After hearing Wen Xiang's words, Li Qing was shocked on the spot. He had never thought that Wen Xiang, who had always regarded himself as a Confucian disciple, would say such treasonous words. Even he himself was only thinking about how to slowly accumulate strength.
Wen Xiang looked at Li Qing, who was shocked but did not speak, and continued,""Your Highness?"
Li Qing was forced by Wen Xiang to the point where he had no other choice. He looked around and confirmed that there was no one around. Then, he raised his head and said in a strong voice,"So what if I am?”
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