The data that Zhao Zheng knew was naturally investigated by the East Branch.
At this moment, Zhao Zheng said it on the spot, directly scaring Zhang Liang until he peed his pants.
Plop!
Zhang Liang immediately knelt down.
" Your Majesty, I…" Zhang Liang really couldn't find an excuse to explain how he had obtained so much wealth.
Zhao Zheng said coldly," Just this morning, that Wang guy gave you two thousand taels of silver. He asked you to execute Qi Jiguang as soon as possible and make the case an ironclad case. Am I wrong?"”
Zhang Liang broke out in cold sweat when he heard that.
The Emperor actually knew about this?
"Emperor, this subject deserves to die ten thousand times…"
Zhang Liang did not dare to find an excuse to deny it. Since the Emperor had investigated everything clearly, it was useless for him to deny it. He could only beg for mercy now.
Zhao Zheng did not give Zhang Liang a chance to beg for mercy. He directly said to Feng Zhong beside him,"Great companion, draft an edict: The capital government's Yi Zhangliang holds an important position, but he fills his own pockets. He is insatiable and has deeply disappointed me. He ordered the East Chamber, the Ministry of Punishment and the Supreme Court to jointly investigate the accomplices, and all the corruption gains were put into the national treasury. Zhang Liang, the guilty minister, was implicated in the three clans. He himself was skinned alive and hung at the Meridian Gate as a warning to others.!”
Actually, Zhao Zheng wanted to put Zhang Liang's assets into the palace treasury.
However, it was not good to eat in public.
"This old servant obeys the decree!" Feng Zhong hurriedly said.
After Zhang Liang heard Zhao Zheng's decree, he was so scared that his soul almost disappeared.
"Spare me, emperor, spare me, emperor…"
The consequences were too severe.
"Men, pull him down!" Zhao Zheng said coldly.!”
As Zhao Zheng was dragged away, the hall fell silent again.
Suddenly, someone among the crowd shouted,""Good!"
Immediately, the crowd erupted in cheers.
"Well done! Damn corrupt officials, this is how it should be!"
"The emperor is truly wise and mighty to kill corrupt officials!”
……
Beating up corrupt officials had always been something that the common people liked to see.
At this moment, Zhao Zheng was personally putting on a show to eradicate corrupt officials, which immediately made the surrounding commoners excited.
Zhao Zheng smiled and looked at Minister Lu.
"Official Lu, I heard that you are one of the capital's major grain merchants. Whenever there is a great drought or a disaster somewhere, and everyone is starving, you start to stock up on grain and then raise the price to earn money…In these years, you have also bribed many officials to act as your protective umbrella.”
With Zhang Liang's tragic example, Official Lu was so scared that his entire body trembled and did not dare to admit it.
"Emperor, this commoner is wronged!"
"You're innocent, my ass!"
Suddenly, a shout came from the crowd. Then, a middle-aged man stood out.
"This commoner pays his respects to the emperor. Emperor, this commoner wants to accuse Official Lu of hiring a servant, embezzling other people's private land, and forcing a family of five to death!”
"Oh?" Zhao Zheng was interested." So you're a victim. Get up and tell me slowly."”
"Thank you, Emperor."
The middle-aged man stood up and said,""Official Lu, last winter, you asked the servants to set a trap for my cousin…"
As the middle-aged man spoke, everyone understood.
It turned out that Official Lu also ran a casino. He often set up traps for people to lose a lot of money. They owed usury. In just a few days, they could torture an ordinary family until their family was destroyed. Official Lu took the opportunity to take the land deed and use it to pay off the debt and seize the fertile land.
When the middle-aged man finished speaking, Zhao Zheng was sneering, the commoners were furious, and Official Lu felt as if he had fallen into an ice kiln!
"My fellow villagers, how should we sentence this evil thief? Zhen wants to hear your opinions!"
Zhao Zheng asked the commoners with a smile.
Immediately, many commoners began to make suggestions.
"Kill, behead!"
"No, beheading is too easy on him. His entire family should be executed!”
"Yes, yes. His sons are not good people. They often harm other people's daughters. They should all be killed!”
……
"Good!" "Since the public opinion is so, Minister Lu, I will kill your entire family!" Zhao Zheng said.”
When Minister Lu heard this, he fainted from fright.
Kill nine families.
Almost all the people who were related to Minister Lu could not escape!
Next.
Zhao Zheng went to settle scores with them one by one and punished a large group of officials.
The lightest punishment was beheading, and there were many who killed three clans.
They were clearly here to resolve the case, but they had completely deviated from the track and turned into an anti-corruption meeting.
According to his initial estimation, Zhao Zheng's trip today would bring at least a thousand people's heads!
However, the commoners liked to watch this. They were so satisfied.
As for Qi Jiguang's case, not many people cared about it…
Qi Jiguang could be considered to have avenged his family!
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The first chapter.
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