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Chapter 1654 Justice is in the hearts of the people

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    After all, they are scholars, and their minds are like mirrors. But for them, right and wrong are not important now. What is important is to make the court feel troublesome.

    ¡°For example, this imperial envoy is a sure-fire crime. The reason why no one in Jiangnan can touch him is just because he still has the title of imperial envoy, but what about the imperial court

    Will the imperial court let go of a person who killed the censor of Zuo Fudu in Xiaoling in broad daylight?

    Thereforethis imperial envoymust be punished by death.

    Since this person's crime has been proven conclusive, then at this time, find a way to implicate Xishan Bank with this heinous person, and let people know that the two are colluding, then Xishan Bank's crime  Not too small.

    Now that everyone is making a fuss again, the court is bound to be in a dilemma. After allif the court does not severely punish Xishan Bank, then there will inevitably be rumors that His Majesty is shielding the Duke of Qi and allowing the Duke of Qi to harm the people of Jiangnan, or even

    ¡°Isn¡¯t the imperial court worried about the huge consequences of the unstable public sentiment in Jiangnan?

    But oncethe imperial court takes pictures of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, the most likely result is that both sides will simply fight fifty times each. The imperial envoy is dead. Qi Guogong is suspected of colluding with the imperial envoy, but at least there will be some punishment. Of course,  This punishment may not be too big, but in order to appease the people of Jiangnan, next, it is necessary to ask Xishan Bank to return the land

    So, it can be said that everyone is happy.

    Here in the south of the Yangtze Riverthere are many things like this. In fact, as early as the Chenghua period, there was a guarding eunuch who asked the gentry to pay taxes. The matter was so popular that the Jin Yiwei who suppressed him was thrown into the river and drowned.  die.

    "The final result is that the law does not hold everyone accountable, and the imperial court has fifty boards, and this matter is considered a thing of the past.

    Therefore, there was no longer a guard eunuch and the idea was directed at the gentry.

    ¡°Now this Xishan Bank is equivalent to the original guarding eunuch. At this timeit depends on whether everyone can make enough trouble.

    What¡¯s more, most people in the Nanjing Six Ministries are quite sympathetic to the gentry.

    This is actually easy to understand. Which of the six Nanjing ministries is not from a gentry family?  After taking office, will he have anything in common with ordinary people?

    Of course not, because they have the same experience as the gentry, read the same books, and there will inevitably be some human relationships between them. The court's abuse of the gentry is actually abuse of themselves.

    It¡¯s just that we can¡¯t express our feelings for the time being. Some things still have to be done in accordance with procedures and it needs to be fair.

    The British Duke Zhang Mao was a neat and tidy person, so he immediately rushed to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion in Nanjing and was promoted to the throne.

    Entering the city along the way, you can see the vast crowd of scholars, and the crowd is everywhere. People are mourning everywhere. These people are raising slaves and tenants in the countryside. They control the livelihood of many people. Every one of them is crying bitterly.  Behind the gentry, there may be dozens or hundreds of common people attached to them.

    Therefore Zhang Mao couldn't help but frown, thinking to himself, this Jiangnan gentry is not easy to mess with.

    Of course He remained expressionless, but he couldn't help but sneer in his heart

    "When I brought my troops here, the first thing I encountered was this incident. Is this an excuse to give him a blow?"

    After he was enthroned, a huge crowd of people gathered outside the Governor's Mansion. It was very noisy and noisy. The soldiers who came with him wanted to drive away some of the people, but the crowd could not be driven away.  Instead, the soldiers' ranks dispersed.

    The military attache who led the team did not dare to be driven away with a whip. No matter how simple his thinking was, he still knew that today's matter was not simple. If these gentry and scholars were whipped away, it would definitely arouse public outrage and cause trouble.  More, so I couldn't help but wipe the sweat desperately, feeling extremely anxious.

    Zhang Mao was naturally able to keep his composure. After all the officials from the six ministries sat down around him like stars holding the moon in their arms, he looked at Liu Yi, the Minister of Household Affairs, with a gentle look, and then said: "Mr. Liu, just now these people have  Chen Zhiqing, Mr. Liu is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and has been in Nanjing for a long time. What do you think?"

    Liu Yi had obviously been prepared in his heart, and he said immediately without thinking: "Since we got the country in the Ming Dynasty, the taxes in Jiangnan have been the heaviest, but the British Lord knows that with such heavy taxes, all the governments in Jiangnan are stationed there.  However, they have the fewest troops and horses. The imperial court, with only a few dozen soldiers and horses that are not enough to meet the quota, has made Jiangnan a long-lasting peace and tranquility for 150 years. Is this for what reason? It is not the gentry of Jiangnan.  All of them are people who have read poetry and books and are loyal to the country. This person outside is crying and complaining., which generation of ancestors has never had the experience of being honored by the imperial court and the government. Every family has an imperial or official memorial arch. Such people If they are not really forced into a desperate situation, how can they not even be polite and decent?  Crying here?  "

    After Zhang Mao heard this, he fell into silence.

    "A minister is a minister. Such words, regardless of the right and wrong, the truth of the matter seems to be unimportant, but it is enough to make people sympathize with Qi Zhiyuan and others."

    Zhang Mao was speechless. He was a rough man. The only thing he could do with some culture was to worship his ancestors on behalf of the emperor. At this time, after listening to Liu Yi's sincere words, Zhang Mao's face actually became much gentler.

    At this time, Liu Yi continued: "As for the imperial envoy, he is a heinous person. Now people are saying that the imperial envoy is related to Xishan Bank. I did find out that the imperial envoy bought property in Beijing and took out a loan from Xishan Bank.  A lot of money He suddenly committed murder. The person who was killed had a clear name and was respected by people in Nanjing. The censor of Caodu was jealous of evil. He may have heard about the land invasion by Xishan Bank, and  This imperial envoy relied on the emperor's orders to carry out such a vicious attack on him. The Duke the right and wrong here are really difficult to distinguish, but the lower official thought that there is no airtight wall in this world.  , now the rumors outside must have some basis. The gentry and common people in the south of the Yangtze River all feel pity for the Censor of Caodu. The family members of the Censor of Caodu also arrived in Nanjing two days ago. Alas I saw it with my own eyes. I was shocked.  Hearing such sad news, I cried so hard that I felt pity for him."

    Liu Yi spoke, and others nodded.

    Zhang Mao kept a straight face, but thought to himself, Jifan, you bastard has really caused me a lot of trouble.

    He showed no expression on his face, and turned to say: "Have you invited the imperial envoy? Bring an extra team of people to prevent him from fleeing in fear of crime. Of course Be polite along the way. He is the imperial envoy. No matter what it is, Tianda said  It is not yours to offend."

    Then, his face darkened, he turned around and said: "Gentlemen, please recommend a few people to come in. I will ask them personally."

    Liu Yi and others started to care about it, knowing that at this time Zhang Mao had probably figured it out in his mind. Even if he was not biased towards Qi Zhiyuan and others, at least to prevent any trouble, he would definitely not wear the same pants as Qi Guogong.  .

    Not long after, Qi Zhiyuan and seven or eight gentry walked in quickly. Without waiting for a courtesy, they all fell down first and complained about their grievances.

    Zhang Mao glanced at them with a solemn look on his face: "Okay, I will give you justice. You keep saying that Xishan Bank colluded with the imperial envoy to kill people. Do you have any evidence?"

    "Yes!" Qi Zhiyuan uttered one word neatly. He had already made such a fuss today, so he came prepared.

    So he said loudly: "Cao Gong, the deputy censor of Zuodu, had told his family members before that Xishan Bank had repeatedly tried to bribe him so that he could turn a blind eye to Xishan Bank's embezzlement of property.  In one eye, Cao Gong was an upright man, so he tried his best to refuse and drove the person out with righteous words. However, he was worried in his heart. He once said to his second son that if Xishan Bank refused to submit, he would be punished.  In order to murder him, he was the left deputy censor of the capital procuratorate, blocking their way to make money, but they didn't know what methods the other side would use them to do. The Duke didn't believe it, so he summoned Cao Gong's second son and he would know after asking.  "

    Zhang Maoyin had a gloomy face.

    ¡°To be honest, what kind of crime is this?

    "This Cao Yuan people are all dead. It can be said that there is no evidence of death."

    As for the testimony of his second son, it may not be acceptable.

    But the problem is thathe is Cao Yuan's son. Zhang Mao can not believe it, but will the soldiers and civilians in the world not believe it?

    Zhang Mao asked: "What is this person's name?"

    "My name is Cao Shang. He is outside, begging the Duke to make the decision for his father."

    "Summoned."

    Cao Shang came immediately, with a submissive look. He first looked at Qi Zhiyuan cautiously, then bowed down, and then cried: "My father died unjustly. He was killed by the imperial envoy in collusion with the Xishan Bank. Before my father was alive,  I have performed my duties faithfully and never made any mistakes. How could I have imagined that when I get old, I will die unexpectedly? I sincerely ask the Duke to make the decision."

    He cried so clearly that his cries shook the rubble, and people couldn't help but sympathize with Cao Chang's pain of losing his father.

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