I want to ruin the country

At first, Hua Gu kept making excuses and refused to get to the point. How could the dignified Shuntian Prefecture Governor be able to deal with her?

Zhang Ying had no sympathy for such a person and threw the bamboo stick down.

"Humans are bitter insects, they must be beaten. Come on, get on the clamps!"

Once the clamps were retracted, not to mention Hua Gu, a pampered woman, even a strong man would be scared!

The yamen runners nowadays no longer take bribes, and there are no longer so many tricks in punishments. Besides, all the old-fashioned runners have been dismissed by Zhang Ying.

The two yamen runners exerted force and Hua Gu screamed "ouch" and fainted from the pain.

The bailiff poured a basin of cold water on her face, and Hua Gu slowly woke up.

"Ouch, it hurts so much!"

Zhang Ying gritted her teeth and asked,

"Say yes or not?"

"Tell me, tell me, I'll tell you everything!"

Without waiting for Lord Zhang to ask any more questions, Hua Gu started talking immediately.

She was now telling everything she knew, and the bailiffs on both sides were laughing secretly with their hands covering their mouths.

"Damn it! This madam does all sorts of bad things!"

Not to mention anything else, the charges of forcing Sai Jinhua to death, deception, fraud, theft and trying to force women of good character into prostitution are enough to send her to jail for life!

After Zhang Ying had thoroughly interrogated Hua Gu, he nailed her elbow and put her in jail, then continued to interrogate others.

At this point, everyone in Guinuyuan knew that the situation was hopeless, and everyone wanted to get out of it.

They all blamed the matter on Hua Gu and Wang Cai, saying that they were more innocent than Dou E!

Zhang Ying could naturally tell the real from the fake!

It was already past ten in the morning when we had dealt with all these people and those who came to solicit prostitution.

Zhang Ying didn't sleep all night. He didn't stop for a moment and hurried to see the emperor.

After listening to Zhang Ying's report, Yining was furious.

"This Hua Gu is extremely evil and unforgivable. She almost forced a decent woman into prostitution!

Zhang Ying, hold a public trial at Caishikou and behead Huagu, Wangcai, and the man surnamed Jiang in public. The others will be sentenced according to the law!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Yining said again,

"You said that more than ten officials, both big and small, were arrested this time!"

Zhang Ying presented a list,

"Your Majesty, this is the list. The people are still being held by me. What should we do with them?"

Yining took it and quickly read it and cursed,

"Haha, from ministers and officials to lowly clerks, there are all of them.

They usually appear to be very righteous, but I wonder if it would be awkward for them to meet in a place like this?"

Zhang Yingdao,

"I don't know about this minister. I guess they don't want to see their one-eyed relative!"

"Hahaha!"

Yining laughed out loud. He couldn't believe that someone as serious as Zhang Ying could make such a joke!

"Lock them up temporarily, I will deal with it!"

"I obey your order!

The more Yining thought about it, the more he couldn't sit still.

"Zhang Ying, don't leave! I'll call Lord Lin, Lord Du, and the others over. Let's have a meeting!"

He wanted to eradicate places of adultery, just like teachers in later generations.

He had wanted to do this for a long time, but he always felt that the time was not right.

Now that the Tongxi Inn incident had happened, Yining could no longer bear it.

When it's time to take action, I'll take action. No matter who dares to stop me, I'll kill them all.

As the old saying goes, gods and ghosts are afraid of evil people, so strike them with one punch to prevent a hundred blows. Damn, what is this? What a mess!

After a while, Lin Zexu led a group of ministers in.

Yining asked Zhang Ying to explain Hua Gu's case in detail.

Finally, Yining said,

"Government-run brothels have existed for over 2,000 years since the Spring and Autumn Period, and have brought great harm to society.

I have decided to close all brothels and casinos from now on. If you have any ideas, please share them with us!"

Yining was like dropping a blockbuster bomb in the hall, making the heads of several ministers buzz!

What's wrong with the emperor? Why is he so idle that he is competing with a brothel?

What's the use of prostitutes to you? Without brothels, where will those rich people go to eat, drink and have fun?

Aren’t romances the romantic pursuits of scholars?

Who did the casino offend again? Why did they attack them?

Gambling has existed for about five thousand years, ever since humans began to exist, but the forms of gambling have been different.

How can you just go there whenever you want?

Among them, only Lin Zexu had different ideas from them.

When smoking was banned in Guangzhou, he had this thought: it would be great if brothels, casinos and smoking dens could be completely banned one day!

These places are the breeding grounds for crimes and are factors of social instability.

However, an industry that has existed for more than two thousand years cannot be shaken by a second-rank official like him. It is just a thought!

Now that the emperor has brought it up, he said first,

"Your Majesty, this should have been done long ago!"

Yining Road,

"The harm brothels cause to society is obvious. First and foremost, prostitution is a great insult to women's body and mind.

Human beings are the masters of this world and the noblest life form, and should all be equal.

However, due to the pressure of life and various reasons, many women are forced into the business of selling their bodies.

For them, losing their human dignity is unacceptable and extremely cruel!"

Du Shoutian Road,

"Your Majesty, people colluding in trade is not something that has happened overnight. No one will accept it!"

Yining Road,

"Prostitution violates social order and good customs, undermines social morality, and corrupts social atmosphere.

Not only that, many serious diseases are also spread because of the sex industry.

I don't need to say much about gambling. Many people have turned from human beings into ghosts because of gambling addiction, causing their wives and children to be separated, their families to be broken up, and countless human tragedies.

I have made up my mind to close down casinos and brothels. If anyone can't figure it out, let them come and talk to me!"

Lin Zexu said,

"Our dynasty has always prohibited officials from entering places of entertainment. I don't think they will put up much resistance, but I'm afraid casinos won't be so easy to eradicate!"

Yining sneered,

"What's the point of prohibiting it? Officials may not go openly, but many go secretly.

This time Zhang Ying arrested thirteen people, how embarrassing!

Zhang Ying said he was too embarrassed to face the sight of a dignified imperial official being dragged into the hall of Shuntian Prefecture.

Du Shoutian knelt down and said,

"I am in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. If anything happens to these officials, I have an unshirkable responsibility. Your Majesty, please punish them!"

Yining Road,

"Teacher, please stand up. It's none of your business if they can't control their dicks. It's not the teacher who asked them to go. There are always people who use their faces as butts!

Since he has no shame, I don't need to save face for him.

Let these thirteen officials be paraded through the streets on horseback, so that the people of the capital can admire their elegance, and then they will all be dismissed and investigated!"

Zai Yuan knelt down hastily.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable. Where is the dignity of our court?"

Yining said angrily,

"You are confused. They are now disgracing the reputation of Confucius and Mencius. If we don't deal with them, it will be the imperial court that will lose face!"