Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

Qin Kui bowed again and said, "I will take my leave."

……

The next day.

The winter snow has stopped, and the warm sun casts a pale golden glow.

In Yingtian Prefecture, whether high-ranking officials or ordinary people, they were all busy buying New Year's goods and handling social interactions during the New Year.

Secondly, they chatted about family matters while coming and going, and enthusiastically discussed the special editions of the journals released in the past two days. Some talked about history and politics, some criticized current social ills, and some exchanged the contents of serialized novels, immersed in them, and speculated about the subsequent plot.

All we have to do is wait for the festive New Year to come.

No one expected it.

Another imperial decree was passed down:

Zhao Yi, the Imperial Censor of the Ministry of Justice, the Shangyuan County Magistrate, and five other imperial officials have been found guilty of numerous heinous crimes, including accepting bribes, enriching themselves, exploiting local residents, and oppressing the people. Several others have been implicated, and the evidence is irrefutable.

Now, according to the severity of their crimes, the serious ones will be skinned and stuffed with straw in the suburbs of Yingtian Prefecture, the next worst will be beheaded immediately, and the third worst will have their homes confiscated and they will be exiled.

Because the New Year is approaching, the streets of Yingtian Prefecture are bustling with traffic and people. Suddenly, a solemn and murderous atmosphere arises. The Jinyiwei in flying fish uniforms and carrying embroidered spring swords, the strict and solemn Wucheng Bingmasi... each of them moves around, arresting people from house to house according to the list.

"Good! Your Majesty really has a pair of clear eyes that see through everything! That Minister of Justice is a piece of shit! He ruined the pretty girl from our neighbor's house! But he has powerful connections, and no one can do anything to him!"

"And the magistrate of Shangyuan County, who appears to be a decent person on the surface, with a sanctimonious demeanor, actually accepts bribes privately and is often biased in his judgments. I have a nephew from my mother's family who lives in Shangyuan County and has told me a lot about him."

"It's just that the people have always been afraid to argue with the officials, and the magistrate of Shangyuan County has handled things with great care and precision. Now, our young emperor sees things more clearly than anyone else! His Majesty has already made the decision for us, the common people, before they even complain!"

"How many common people dare not even think about the fact that the Ming Dynasty has such a wise and enlightened ruler? We were truly born in a good time! Hahahahaha!"

"..."

Although officials from the Five Cities Military Commission and the awe-inspiring Jinyiwei appeared from time to time in the crisscrossing streets and alleys of Yingtian Prefecture, most of the people were not frightened by this solemn and murderous atmosphere.

For nothing else.

But in the past six months, Zhu Yunhuan has always ignored the public's complaints, and he also asked the Jinyiwei to do the same. Even when the people were cursing, no one was punished for their words. Now that the purpose of this scene is to catch corrupt officials, there is naturally nothing to be afraid of.

In addition, Zhu Yunhuan picked out several cases with the worst crimes that directly affected and harmed the people as typical examples.

On the contrary, many people still went in groups of two or three to buy New Year's goods, chat and eat melons, and applauded the scene of today's crackdown on corrupt officials.

As a result, this year seems to be a little more lively.

but.

This matter looks one way to the common people, but looks another way to the officials in the capital.

Zuiyue Tower.

The Minister of Rites, Lord Zhan Huizhan, who had been anxious for two days, was now sitting in the box with Fu Youwen.

Fu Youwen sat beside the vermilion lacquered mahogany table and slowly sipped the tea in his cup.

Zhan Hui, on the other hand, couldn't sit still. He rubbed his hands and paced back and forth in the room with a "thump thump thump" sound. While pacing, he frequently looked out through the half-open window, as if waiting for something.

"Today is the third day, and I have some news. Since the release of this special edition, the Jinyiwei have been acting quite low-key, but their personnel have been moving around much more frequently than before. His Majesty is definitely investigating something... Something is going to happen! Something is going to happen!" Zhan Hui said with a worried look on his face.