I defeated Emperor Chongzhen at the beginning!

Chapter 11 Civilian power, more precisely, is it a family?
The mansion of Dali Temple Qing Kou Jing.

Hong Chengchou, headed by a group of Jinyi guards outside the gate, kicked open the gate of Dali Siqing's mansion without hesitation.

This movement really shocked everyone in the house!
"What are you doing? Who ordered you?!"

"Don't you die?"

"I don't even look at whose mansion it is here, how can you run wild here!"

"Do you know where this is?"

Hong Chengchou bared his smile, he was still so domineering when he was about to die!
"Kneel down obediently, otherwise, those who interfere with official duties will be killed without mercy!"

Hong Chengchou is already a person who has the sword of the emperor and has obeyed the emperor's order, so naturally he will not be afraid of this minister of Dali Temple.

At the beginning, this group of people was furious because of Jin Yiwei's sudden intrusion.

But as a whip cracked through the sky!
There was a long bloodstain on Kou Jing's left arm, and she knelt on the ground in an instant.

This situation made everyone tremble with fear.

The Minister of Dali Temple, who was kneeling on the ground after being whipped by the whip, raised his head in panic and looked at the Emperor's Sword in Hong Chengchou's hand. After thinking to himself, he could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground dizzily!

In the chaos and noise, all the wives and concubines, family members, servants, and maidservants in the mansion were escorted out. Some people who wanted to resist saw Kou Jing kneeling on the ground and obediently shut their mouths.

The Kou Mansion has a large number of guests and many family members. Leaving aside those who have already escaped, there are hundreds of people who have not escaped.

"All detained to the Ministry of Punishment for punishment, those who disobey will be killed without pardon!"

"Next house!"

"Yes!"

The wind is blowing... Dali Siqing, the courtyard that used to have infinite scenery, has just fallen!

Hong Chengchou shouldered the responsibility of Zhu Youjian to kill corrupt officials.

He has been busy these days.

In the past half a month, Jin Yiwei has cleaned up many corrupt officials' houses under the imperial city.

The amount of silver collected from each portal is astonishing, and the land and slaves collected are countless.

……

Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Hong Chengchou beckoned his subordinates to bring up a few more big boxes.

This is the case every time I go to the palace to report to him in the past half month.

Zhu Youjian looked at the boxes below, and put down the memorial in his hand.

"Which house is this today?"

This corrupt official has been picked up so much that he actually feels that he has formed a habit, but today there are especially many boxes.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this is the property of Zhu Dadian, the right servant of the Ministry of War."

Zhu Dadian?This name is very familiar to Chongzhen.

He had learned in the unofficial history that this person was very greedy as an official, but he did not expect that it was true, and today he was picked out by Hong Chengchou.

But other than that, according to official historical records, Zhu Dadian made a lot of contributions in his life.

Whether it was the battle against the "Hong Mao Fan" or the Kong Youde Rebellion in the late Ming Dynasty, this person played a very important role.

Zhu Youjian thought for a moment and said slowly: "Where is this person now?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this person is in Jinyiwei Prison, preparing for tomorrow..."

"Don't be in a hurry to deal with it."

Zhu Youjian sat upright, his expression became serious, and interrupted Hong Chengchou's words.

Hong Chengchou was a little puzzled and asked, "Why? What does His Majesty mean?"

After all, these corrupt officials have been dealt with by him in the past half month, and His Majesty also acquiesced, and never raised any objection!Why come to Zhu Dadian alone?
"This person is still useful, let's keep it for now, as for the family property..."

After all, if you want your horse to run faster, you have to give it some grass to eat.

"Thirty percent of the family's wealth is confiscated, and the remaining [-]% is used to distribute half of the slaves in the mansion. The young family members in the mansion will be sent to the palace as maids, and the old ones can be raised at home."

Although there are doubts in his heart, he must be unconditionally loyal to His Majesty's decision!

"Your Majesty's kindness is a blessing to the left minister of the Ministry of War!"

In this end, Zhu Dadian has just recovered a dog's life.

"In the past half a month, how many households have been cleared and how many taels have been paid?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, in the past half month, 73 officials in the imperial city have been paid, and more than 280 people have been distributed. About 500 hectares of land have been recovered, and more than [-] million taels of silver have been put into the treasury."

So much silver was put into the national treasury, let alone needed for military pay.Even if we count down the past and present, both at home and abroad, the treasury is really full.

Zhu Youjian was very happy in his heart!

"This matter is done well, I will give you a vacation and have a good rest!"

Zhu Youjian walked up to Hong Chengchou and patted him on the shoulder, very relieved!
Hong Chengchou was grateful. His Majesty was so considerate. How could he be so virtuous and capable?
He is willing to die for His Majesty!

Then he bent down and said respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I don't need to rest. I still need to clean up the corrupt officials in the court."

Although he was physically exhausted during this period of time, the awe-inspiring spirit in his heart refreshed him.

However, the busyness of these days is indeed happening, and people are only flesh and blood after all.Hong Chengchou's eyes were dark, and he looked exhausted and haggard.

Hong Chengchou persisted, but Zhu Youjian knew that he was stubborn, so he let him go.

"It doesn't matter, it's a great blessing that Ming Dynasty has such a dear friend. When the matter is over, I will definitely give you an official title. If you want any reward, feel free to ask for it!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty Ron!"

"Okay! Besides these corrupt officials, have you found anything else?"

Hong Chengchou nodded, and took out the two documents still hidden in the brocade coat.

Zhu Youjian took it and said jokingly: "Let me see what you, a busy man, did when you were confiscating your home and exterminating your clan."

"They are all people I should investigate, and they are all things I should do."

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou also smiled.

"These two documents, one is for civil servants and the other is for generals. They are both lists of criminal officials. Please check them out, Your Majesty!"

"Civilian power, to be more precise, is the aristocratic family?"

Zhu Youjian flipped through the list of civil servants while talking.

Most of them are civil servants from the Wen family and Liu family. The more you look at him, the more headaches you get: "These thieves, relying on the protection of their ancestors, will really cause trouble for me!"

Family.

The origin is estimated to date back to the period of Dayu.

At that time, Emperor Yu's tribe was the most powerful, and then he came up with the idea of ​​establishing a dynasty.

Those who succeed will have the help of others. In those days, Emperor Yu summoned the leaders of the major tribes, and then discussed the matter of merging the tribes in one place.

After all, he is a strong person, and everyone is afraid of him.

In awe, the leaders of many tribes came one after another.

During the banquet, Emperor Yu also made it very clear, and under the coercion and temptation, no one dared to be disobedient.

There were also those who were brave enough to resist, but were killed directly.

For the sake of life and the tribe, the leaders of these tribes agreed one after another.

It can be said that this Emperor Yu was the first person to play the trick of releasing military power over a glass of wine, and the ones Zhao played in the Song Dynasty were all left by him.

However, having said that, the problem was born.

What about the smaller tribal leaders? !
Of course, killing is not an option.

After all, this is easy to chill and damage Emperor Yu's reputation.

It is not appropriate to give rights.

Otherwise, if there is a person with wolfish ambitions or gradually develops wolfish ambitions in the process, maybe he will lose his position as Emperor Yu.

So, someone gave him an idea to give enough honor to the leaders of the tribes.

In this way, the macroscopic concept of clan was roughly formed.

This is also the most primitive origin of blood, bloodline, and inheritance in ancient feudal culture.

However, it is a pity... this family has been passed down for thousands of years, and has already lost its original position.

They gradually lost their original intention of being ministers and the people, and they were no longer vassals of the imperial power.

Over the years, the Xia Dynasty died, but the family still existed, the Shang Dynasty died, but the family still existed, and the Qin Dynasty died, but the family existed more firmly!
Until now, seeing that the Ming Dynasty is about to die, this family is still standing as solid as a rock!
It's no wonder that those literati families can have such arrogance, dare to despise the court and authority!
For these aristocratic families, changing a dynasty is just a matter of changing their official position.

It is undeniable that after so many years of changing times, history has really evolved in this way!
Now these aristocratic families are all over the court and the public, and even [-] to [-]% are aristocratic families. They are already the foundation of this court.

If these people want to rebel, it will be a terrible thing.

Now, for these aristocratic families, he has to do it himself!

(End of this chapter)