Zhu Youjian did not expect things to go so smoothly!
Especially the land that they had obtained from the raids, which had already exceeded 15 million mu.
However, this time, regardless of whether it was the rebellion involved in the rebellion case or the officials investigated by the anti-corruption inspection team, Zhu Youjian did not transfer the land property to the Ministry of Revenue.
Only ten million taels of silver were allocated to the Ministry of Revenue as reserve silver.
However, in order to prevent those unreliable and greedy officials from the Ministry of Revenue from reaching out, Zhu Youjian directly exchanged for a few financial talents to personally manage it.
Although he didn't touch the people in the Ministry of Revenue, the money bag of the Ministry of Revenue was in Zhu Youjian's hands.
Right now, he had the military power in one hand and the financial power in the other!
It took nearly a month for the entire conspiracy case to end, and it was also Zhu Youjian's order to stop digging deeper.
This made the two Donglin leaders who were not caught heave a sigh of relief!
Cheng Jiming and Li Guopu, as the auxiliary ministers of Donglin's cabinet, were now sitting on a carpet of needles, trembling with fear.
Especially today's morning court session!
The two of them were prepared to die. As core members of Donglin, they couldn't absolve themselves of the blame for such a major incident.
Han Feng and Li Sancai were the masterminds of Donglin, and Qian Longxi was probably involved as well. It would be difficult for him to survive.
If Qian Longxi had stayed at home, he would have had a chance to live.
However, Qian Longxi was seeking death. He knew that Donglin was involved in the rebellion case, but he took it head-on.
He was prepared to punish the masses, but little did he know that the Ming Dynasty was no longer the Ming Dynasty of the past.
The current emperor had already lost trust in the civil officials of the world, and he hated Donglin to the bone. He even wanted to turn a big matter into a small matter.
The treason case. Did they really think that civil officials had a high position in the hearts of the royal family? Tian Zi probably wanted to slap the happiest people to death.
If Li Sancai didn't show up, Qian Longxi was right to play like this, and Tian Zi might choose to forgive him.
Qian Longxi didn't even think about it,'Poisoning the former emperor to death is a heinous crime, and it's not something you can deny just because you want to.'
Did they really think that all the scholars in the world were Donglin? Did he treat everyone in the world as fools?
Cheng Jiming and Li Guopu knew that Li Sancai had faked his death and knew that the poisoning of the former emperor had been confirmed. Donglin was finished.
The two of them didn't try to struggle like Qian Longxi. They didn't participate in it anyway and just waited for the judgment at home.
In the imperial court, the once arrogant members of Donglin were all gone, leaving only two Donglin elders standing alone in the main hall, looking out of place.
Cheng Jiming and Li Guopu quickly apologized and stated that they would leave Donglin.
Donglin had become a rebel party and harbored evil intentions…
"Since the two beloved ministers have recognized their mistakes and did not participate in this matter, I am very comforted!
Anyone who has not been involved in this matter in Donglin can withdraw and expose Donglin's concealment, and I will pardon him.”
"Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to allow me to go south to Jiangnan to investigate thoroughly. Donglin cannot be left alive! It's a disgrace to us Confucian scholars!"
Cheng Jiming knelt in the main hall and spoke sincerely.
Then, Li Guopu also knelt down and asked for an edict!
There was no cure for Donglin. If they wanted to protect Donglin, they would have to exterminate their entire clan. The consequences would be unimaginable. No one could bear such consequences.
Jiangnan was Donglin's headquarters. They had to solve this problem and remove the dangerous elements in Donglin.
If they didn't do this, they and their families would become history in the current dynasty.
Sun Chengzong followed suit." I agree!”
Yuan Keli also stood out." I also agree!”
"I believe that Cheng Jiming and Li Guopu, although they belong to Donglin, are not involved in the case." Li Biao walked out and said in a deep voice.
Having two cabinet ministers personally go to Jiangnan to supervise and deal with the malignant tumor of Donglin was the most suitable candidate.”
"Minister Huang, you're the prime minister of the dynasty, so tell me your opinion!”
Huang Liji didn't really want to plead for Dong Lin. If possible, he would rather kill Dong Lin with a single blow. It would be better if he killed all of them.
However, he also knew that if they were all killed, it would not be what His Majesty wanted.
What His Majesty wanted was nothing more than to disband Donglin. He couldn't let this malignant tumor continue to poison the already aged Great Ming.
"Just the two of you going won't satisfy the world.
After all, the two lords were once members of Donglin. Why not let Tian Ergeng and Cao Huachun assist in the investigation!
As long as they were not involved in the conspiracy, they only needed to withdraw from Donglin. If they continued to defend Donglin, they would be severely punished.”
"Why don't I bring my troops south and kill all these rebels?" Zhang Weixian said.”
Wei Zhongxian continued,"If those rebels in Jiangnan need the Duke of England to go south, then they are overestimating themselves. I support the Chief Minister's opinion."”
Zhu Youjian couldn't help but laugh. It was obvious that Huang Liji and Wei Zhongxian didn't want to let the Jiangnan Donglin faction go.
Shi Fenglai pondered for a moment and said," I agree with everyone's opinion. However, if the crime is light, we can use the land as a scapegoat. After all, who can be free from mistakes? It's great to know that one's mistakes can be corrected!"”
Zhu Youjian thought to himself, It seems that Old Wei understood my hint, otherwise, there wouldn't be such a thing today.”
It was no secret among the eunuchs and the Brocade Guard that he valued the imperial estate!
At the moment, the emperor was most concerned about the land and silver. The rest were secondary.
Killing people was not the goal. The main goal this time was to take over the lands and return them to the Emperor.
That was why Wei Zhongxian, Huang Liji, and Shi Fenglai were playing a double act.
He hinted that Donglin, the Jiangnan base camp, would be pardoned by the emperor as long as they were not involved in the conspiracy.
The condition was to use his own land to buy his life. Otherwise, he would be labeled as a traitor and his clan would be destroyed.
This was the price one had to pay as a member of the Dong Lin Party!
Now that the Donglin Party was already a rebel party, if they still did not come to their senses, the best outcome for them would be to be exterminated.
With this condition, although the Dong Lin Party was disbanded, at least there was a way out and a chance to make a comeback.
Resisting to the end would only result in death.
As long as their brains were not damaged, no one would choose this path of no return.
As for why Tian Zi was so obsessed with the land, no one dared to investigate. After all, this was Tian Zi's secret.
To dare to inquire about Tian Zi's secret, wasn't that courting death?
"Very good, very good. With everyone present, the day of the Great Ming Dynasty's revival is not far away.”
After saying that, Zhu Youjian immediately made a decision and directly appointed Cheng Jiming and Li Guopu as the imperial envoy and deputy imperial envoy. Tian Ergeng and Cao Huachun assisted in the investigation.
Sun Chengzong and Li Biao chose to remain silent and did not raise any objections.
This was already the greatest concession the emperor could make, especially since the amount of wealth confiscated from the homes of these rebellious officials was so huge that it made their hearts turn cold.
Even among the dignitaries, there were a few who had participated. Now, they were all waiting in the imperial prison for the emperor's approval before being executed.
If it wasn't for the involvement of the rebellion case and the discovery of the hidden crisis of the Ming Dynasty that had seriously threatened the survival of the empire, they would have no choice but to kill.
Zhu Youjian was very pleased to see that all the civil and military officials had no objections.
He thought to himself,'As an emperor, I still have the freedom to be an iron-blooded emperor.'
Now, there was no longer a single courtier jumping up and down in the imperial court. Everyone was as frightened as cicadas in winter, worried that they would be burned by fire.
He was as obedient as a grandson!
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