My Daming New Empire

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But he never expected that His Majesty would leave the crown prince aside and let the grandson supervise the country directly.It seems that when His Majesty leaves from the Western Expedition, he should immediately go to Beijing to see him.

As the magistrate, he was entrusted with the blessing of his grandson, so he must not forget his roots.

Cao Li was obviously very satisfied with this effect, and laughed again: "The second thing is the grain corruption case of the internal prison, which involved nearly half of the officials in Shandong, and also wanted to be related to the Kong family. Now the Kong family has two branches, They were all escorted to Beijing to be interrogated by the three divisions."

This incident had little impact on Xu Chai Lao, he didn't remember who the Kong family was referring to for a while.

But to his fellow acquaintance Fan Song and his entourage, it was like a bolt from the blue.

Fan Song couldn't help but clasped his hands and asked: "Cao Zhongguan is being polite, I would like to ask, does the Confucius family refer to a family of saints?"

Cao Li had a smile on his face, but he said disdainfully, "What kind of family of saints is just a bunch of moths. If it weren't for a good ancestor, His Majesty and Luoxia would have chopped off their heads long ago."

Fan Song is a five-rank co-prefect, besides Xu Chai Lao, the magistrate, he is the largest in the civil service system.Because he is not in the same system as the internal supervisor, and he has a literati arrogance, he is not afraid of Cao Li in his heart.

Hearing Cao Liri's words, he stood up, bowed to the end and said, "I also ask Cao Zhongguan to make it clear, otherwise I will seek justice for the scholars in the world."

Cao Li was not angry, he got up and saluted and said: "Fairness, speaking of justice, I have a lawsuit here, and I want to ask Fan Tongzhi."

Although Tongzhi is not a general judge or in charge of criminal affairs, as a fifth-rank official, he has naturally worked as a county magistrate and has experience in handling cases.

Although Fan Song was upset, he didn't lose his sense of proportion, let alone want to offend the angel.He nodded and said, "Please tell me, Lieutenant Officer."

"Two households live next to each other. One family's ancestral grave is not far from the other's property, and the middle is wasteland. The other family reclaims wasteland and encroaches on the neighbor's ancestral grave. How should I be sentenced?"

Fan Song said decisively: "The ancestral grave is the land of the ancestors, how can it be invaded! The other family should make an apology. Although land reclamation is a court law, it cannot affect others."

"What if the ancestral grave has been dug up? What if the ancestor's bones have been dug up and abandoned, why can't we find them now?"

"Dang it!"

Cao Li laughed and said, "I'd like to teach Tongzhi Fan that the one who dug up the graves of his ancestors and abandoned the bones of other people's ancestors is the family of saints you speak of!"

All the civil servants gasped, and they were all stunned.Fan Song even swayed and almost fell, but was supported by Tong San Qian Ju who was sitting under his head.

Qian Ju frowned and asked, "Does Cao Zhongguan have evidence?"

Cao Li said with a smile: "Our family is just a servant of the emperor, not an official of the Ministry of Punishment or the Metropolitan Procuratorate. How can we hold evidence? But...you should have read my "Biography of the Heroes of the Ming Dynasty", right?"

"Biography of the Heroes of the Ming Dynasty" is a book published by the imperial court in the 15th year of Yongle to promote the heroes of the Ming Dynasty. This book changed the previous disregard for the little people, and put the perspective on the soldiers, big and small, who joined the army.

What's more, this book has changed from the serious and rigid records in the past, and the stories that happened to each person are written in a witty, thrilling and thrilling way.

What these people can do, everyone can do, regardless of status and status.

As soon as this book came out, it immediately caused a sensation inside and outside of Ming Dynasty. Many people used to hold the idea that a good man should not be a soldier, but now, many people take the initiative to join the army.

Moreover, the imperial court now divides sergeants into two types: registered soldiers and recruited soldiers. Recruited soldiers are not included in the military status. After serving as soldiers for a few years, they can retire when they are old, and the imperial court will also distribute a lot of money.

So now Daming has no shortage of soldiers.

After this book was published, the Dudufu of the Five Armies did not want the navy to specialize in beauty. In the 16th year of Yongle, the army also published a "Biography of Heroes of the Ming Dynasty", and selected a hundred people from the army who made great achievements. Promote the deeds of soldiers.

The Ming Dynasty was mainly based on the army, and it was too easy to select a hundred soldiers who had made great contributions from the army, and they had greater contributions and greater influence than soldiers in the navy.

Qian Ju nodded and said, "I have seen it."

Cao Li said with a smile: "The family whose ancestral grave was dug up by the Confucian government is Ma Dezhong, one of the three warriors of the Dongying royal family, who was captured in the first volume of "The Heroes of the Ming Dynasty". I can’t find it anymore, and I have already sued the Kong family to the government. Now this matter is raging in the Ming Dynasty, there can be no falsehood.”

This time, no one doubted Cao Li's words, because there was no need for him to lie about this.They looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

But before he finished talking, Cao Li asked again: "Is there an official from Shandong here?"

There were five or six people from the navy, and Xu Chailao and his team had an eighth-rank experience also from Shandong.

Cao Li bowed to them before saying: "In the 15th year of Yongle, the Yellow River took the Daqing River into the sea, and the flood along the Daqing River caused countless people to be displaced. His Highness had sent grain from Nanyang to Shandong for relief. As long as you do things for the court, you can exchange for rations, so you won't starve to death.

But now Shandong has not recuperated, but because of the transportation of grain from Nanyang, the local grain price has remained stable, and the big landlords and grain merchants in Shandong cannot make profits.

These people, together with local officials, boycotted the Nanyang grain transportation.And my inner supervisor, Ma Qi, was so bold that nearly half of the grain that was going to be shipped to Shandong was sold in Ningbo.

Among the six families who bought the grain, two belonged to the Kong family. Now this case is known to everyone. The so-called saint’s family of the Kong family was just doing illegal things under the shadow of their ancestors. mob. "

The sailors had already heard about this case from Cao Li at first, but they did not expect that the impact would be so great.

Looking at the helpless civil servants, they lowered their high-spirited heads, one by one.

Xu Chai wanted to ease the atmosphere, and said to his long follower, who was also his youngest son: "Si Qing, you go back to the government office first, and let everyone present the case to meet the order. Cao Zhongguan, it's getting late, although this Lu Song However, this kind of wild game is rare in Ming Dynasty, why not move it to my government office, wait for me to receive the imperial decree, and then taste delicious food and wine with all the angels."

Although this remark was vulgar, Cao Li liked it very much. He laughed and said, "It is said that Nanyang singing and dancing is also a masterpiece. Parents must not hide their secrets."

In Shandong, thousands of miles away, more and more disputes have arisen because of the revelation of the big case in Shandong.

This was originally a place where thieves came out in large numbers, and the story of the Liangshan hero is also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Shandong.

Originally, the common people didn't know the facts, and thought that the imperial court did not bring food.

In this era, there are no newspapers, no television, no radio, and the only channel for people to receive information is the government.

Therefore, it is very easy for officials to block the information channels between the upper and lower levels.As long as the people can survive, they will not rebel.

However, Yu Qian's arrival brought hundreds of officials. They were divided into three groups and began to vigorously publicize the imperial court's immigration policy, as well as the case of collusion between the Kong family and local officials and the internal prison.

Only then did the people know that the emperor had always cared about them. He not only transported them food, but also allowed them to immigrate freely, and they could choose to live in the frontier fortress.

Although it is cold in the north, the imperial court is willing to provide tools and livestock. They can also farm and graze.And as long as they go, the imperial court will also bear the travel expenses, distribute the land, and be exempted from tax within a few years, but will return it to the imperial court when they have money.

These dog officials colluded with each other just to prevent them from living a good life. Now that the emperor knew that he was coming to make decisions for them, he immediately boiled over.

If this had been done from the beginning, those folk associations such as the White Lotus Sect would have rebelled long ago.

But now, wherever the governor's group passed, countless large-scale conflicts were still triggered.

Those officials who were arrested and taken to the capital were lucky, at least they didn't have to worry about their lives.

These days, four county magistrates who have committed crimes and made meritorious service have been rushed into the county government office by the people, dragged out and beaten to death.

However, these people killed the county magistrate, but they did not flee. When the court's mission arrived, they immediately took the initiative to take the blame.

Because of Yu Qian's order, the personnel of these missions were mainly gentle and caring.Although the county magistrate and other officials were beaten to death, the law does not punish the public, and they all received the crime of exile for three thousand miles.

And these people, with the idea of ​​killing people, originally wanted to immigrate to the north instead of staying in the local area.

But in Yanzhou, in Qufu, the Confucian Mansion, which used to be aloof, has now become the target of public criticism.

Although the common people are proud of having a Confucius sage in their hometown, most of the people do not know a single word. Their respect for the sage Confucius is more of a kind of spiritual blind obedience, rather than really knowing how great he is.

Today's Confucian government disregarded the lives of the people in order to sell grain at a high price, and they also seized countless fertile fields, and even dug up the tombs of other people's ancestors.