The Ministry of Justice's office.
Hong Zhong flipped through the accounts and name list, his heart incomparably shocked.
He did not expect that there would be a dark side to the current Great Ming Dynasty.
"Men! Immediately arrest the officials according to the names on the register!”
"If you don't have enough soldiers, go to the Ministry of War to gather more people!”
"Don't let anyone suspicious go!”
"Yes, sir."
When this order was passed down, the Ministry of Justice and the Bureau of Military Personnel sent out all the available troops and bailiffs.
In the huge capital, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice were working together to investigate this matter.
In less than a day, there were more than 200 corrupt officials involved, and the number of people involved had reached 1,000.
The Cabinet.
Liu Jian and Li Dongyang flipped through the memorials submitted by the Bureau of Military Personnel and the Bureau of Punishments, their faces extremely gloomy.
Among the arrested officials, there were three second-grade officials, ten third-grade officials, and more than a hundred fifth-grade and sixth-grade officials…
The total amount of silver he embezzled had actually reached 15 million taels!!!
The amount was shocking and the amount of money embezzled was huge.
One had to know that this amount of silver was more than the amount of silver accumulated by the Great Ming Dynasty.
If he didn't do this, who knew how many people would still be in dire straits.
However! Liu Jian and Li Dongyang heaved a sigh of relief.
With this 15 million taels, at least he could give His Majesty an explanation.
The Minister of Justice, Hong Zhong, who was sitting at the side, spoke first,"Elders, these corrupt people have been imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice. How do you plan to deal with them?”
Liu Jian's eyes narrowed slightly as he muttered,""Since the evidence of the crime has been verified, all of them will be executed!”
" Executioner?!"
Hong Zhong's expression was shocked as he said worriedly,""Elder, as the saying goes, the law does not punish the masses.”
"If we kill them all…"
Without waiting for Hong Zhong to finish, Liu Jian said coldly,"Minister! Don't forget that during the Hongwu years, Emperor Taizu punished corruption and bribery!”
"This is a great taboo! No matter who it was, they must be severely punished!”
"This is the bottom line of the imperial court, and also the bottom line of you and me as officials!”
With that said, Hong Zhong's expression froze. He cupped his hands and said,"Yes, sir."
After the Minister of Justice, Hong Zhong, returned to the government office from the cabinet, he immediately ordered all the corrupt officials to be escorted to the execution ground and executed.
There was already enough space on the huge execution ground, but when these thousand prisoners appeared here, it seemed to be exceptionally crowded.
The Minister of Justice, Hong Zhong, was in charge of supervising the execution. He looked at the criminals on the stage and said coldly,"Slash!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the frightened criminals couldn't help but cry.
Some of them even had yellow liquid flowing out of their lower bodies.
Ah!
Miserable screams rang out in unison. As the word 'behead' rang out, thousands of heads fell to the ground.
The commoners who came to watch clapped and cheered.
……
In the East Chamber.
Officials of all sizes came to meet Cao Zhengchun.
"Godfather, save us!"
"This cabinet is really going too far! He simply doesn't put godfather in his eyes!”
The officials knelt down in front of Cao Zhengchun.
"Since yesterday, the Cabinet, Ministry of Justice, and Bureau of Military Personnel have been arresting court officials.”
"Today, I actually beheaded all of them in front of the world!”
"Godfather, I think this cabinet is clearly using power for personal gain to eliminate dissidents!”
Cao Zhengchun's brows furrowed.
Both the East and West Chambers were incompatible with the cabinet.
Cao Zhengchun also noticed that something was amiss with the cabinet's grand spending today.
However, Cao Zhengchun was still shocked by the fact that he had killed a thousand people.
Did they really have such guts?
"Godfather, your son is here to help godfather be unfair!”
" This is clearly not putting godfather in his eyes. What if the cabinet makes up some charges against godfather…"
Bang!
Cao Zhengchun slammed his palm on the chair and said coldly,""Who can compare to the East Chamber in the ability to fabricate charges?”
"The cabinet? Does he have the guts to do that?”
The official's body suddenly trembled, and his voice trembled as he said,""But godfather, that's indeed the case!”
"Even now, the thousand people who were executed are still lying in the execution ground!”
Cao Zhengchun's eyes narrowed as he paced back and forth in the Tiger Hall.
After a long time, Cao Zhengchun said in a deep voice,""Although I am incompatible with the cabinet, the two cabinet elders are only second to His Majesty!”
"It won't be easy to bring them down!”
When these words were said, the officials 'expressions suddenly changed and they said in fear,"Then godfather, what should we do?”
Cao Zhengchun's eyes darted around. After pondering for a while, he said,""All of you, come over here and listen to me. I'll teach you what to do.”
When the officials heard this, they quickly came forward and listened carefully.
After he finished speaking, the officials said with worried expressions,"Godfather, will this really work?”
Cao Zhengchun's face darkened and he said coldly,""What's wrong? Are you suspecting me?"
The cold killing intent terrified the officials. They shook their heads and said,""I don't dare, I don't dare."
"Godfather, this child will do as you instructed.”
"Yes."
Cao Zhengchun snorted coldly and ignored the crowd.
After the officials left the Tiger Hall, Cao Zhengchun sneered and said,""Let them scout the way for me and see what's going on!”
……
Cining Palace.
Ever since the Emperor ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager rarely cared about the affairs of the court.
Especially in recent months, the Emperor had shown all kinds of wise and wise deeds, which made the Empress Dowager feel even more at ease.
When he had nothing to do, he would raise flowers and birds in the Cining Palace.
"Empress Dowager, Zhan Shi Fu, the young minister greets you.”
When the Empress Dowager heard this, she exclaimed,"This widow has long stopped asking about the affairs of the court. What is he doing in this widow's Cining Palace?"”
"If there's anything, you should look for His Majesty."
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager," the young eunuch respectfully replied,"the young officer said that he has something important to ask for the Empress Dowager.”
"Something important?"
The Empress Dowager murmured and said lightly,""Let him in!"
"Yes, sir."
Not long after, Wang He, the junior officer, arrived at Cining Palace under the guidance of a young eunuch.
"This subject Wang He greets the Empress Dowager."
"Lord Wang, there's no need to be so polite.”
"Thank you, Empress Dowager."
When Wang He stood up, the Empress Dowager asked doubtfully,""May I know why Lord Wang has come to this Ci Ning Palace to see this widow?”
Wang He showed a sorrowful expression and said,""Empress Dowager, this minister has come this time to make the world clear. For the people of the world, please make the decision!”
"Otherwise, the foundation of Great Ming will definitely be overturned by these rebels!”
" What?!"
The Empress Dowager exclaimed and stood up with a whoosh. Her eyes were fixed on Wang He!
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