I am the king of the dead

"I remember that Xu Siqi has a miracle card, right?" Zhu Qiyu sat up straight and asked.

Xing'an hurriedly said: "Yes, in the second year of Jingtai, the iron and steel department decided to change its merits, and for the merits of safe production and decision-making, it awarded one medal of extraordinary merit. One card and eight head cards."

Zhu Qiyu hesitated for a moment and said: "All of Xu Siqi's corrupt items will be confiscated and put into storage. As for Xu Siqi himself, let's send him to Liaodong to build a new official factory."

"Liaodong is bitterly cold, coal and iron are top-grade, let Lao Xu do some good things, don't embarrass me."

"Announce Xu Siqi, I will see him."

Xu Siqi was accused of many crimes, but the main one was corruption. With his outstanding achievements, Zhu Qiyu certainly would not punish Xu Siqi to death.

This is the basic logic of merit cards.

Just like the Eight Disciplines and Eight Disciplines System that still existed in Ming Dynasty, the Eight Disciplines and Eight Disciplines are honorable and high-ranking officials, which naturally include a part of judicial privileges. If Zhu Qiyu's meritorious service card does not have judicial privileges, who would fight for it?

As long as the bureaucratic system exists, this privilege must exist. Unless Zhu Qiyu abandons the bureaucratic system, the judicial privilege of the merit card cannot be cancelled.

Zhu Qiyu said angrily: "Where did Lao Xu's wife, Mrs. Liu, go? She was caught and punished according to the laws of the Great Ming Dynasty. Her own eyes are higher than the top, so she shouldn't marry. What kind of skill is bullying honest people!"

Zhu Qiyu didn't know what to say about this kind of worshiping a noble girl. The starting point of all these tragedies was that Xu Siqi married a maid from Cheng Guogong's mansion.

Xing'an hurriedly said: "This Mrs. Liu is dead."

"After Liu and the man surnamed Chen eloped, more than a month later, the man surnamed Chen couldn't stand Liu and sold Liu to a brothel. Five months later, Liu died in a brothel."

"This man surnamed Chen claims to be a famous scholar in the south of the Yangtze River, a family of great Confucianists, he has no intention of fame and fortune, he has a good skin, and has studied for a few years. He is actually a charlatan. A kind of high-spirited woman who is tired of selling brothels."

Zhu Qiyu suddenly understood the four words "right to the door".

"Xu Siqi is here." A little yellow man ran in and bowed his head.

"I pay homage to Your Majesty, is Your Majesty safe?" Xu Siqi didn't know what was going on, and saluted with a normal expression.

Zhu Qiyu shook the memorial in his hand, threw it in front of Xu Siqi, and said sharply, "Look at the good deeds you have done!"

Xu Siqi was already literate, after a few glances, his face was already ashen, knelt on the ground, and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I... I am... I am confused for a moment, please spare my life!"

Zhu Qiyu looked at Xu Siqi and was furious. He patted the table and said, "I thought you were going to make a few sophistry in front of me. Don't you be brave."

"Your servant owes you the grace of God, and you deserve death for your crimes!" Xu Siqi bowed his head and bowed his ears, knelt on the ground and wept bitterly.

Zhu Qiyu's tone was a little irritated. He thought for a long time and said, "What do you think is wrong with you? The anti-corruption and corruption rumors on my side are being suppressed. What are you doing wrong? Do you have to hit the muzzle of the gun?"

"If you are short of money and ask me, can I not give it to you? The impeachment of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Industry, Dali Temple, Jinyiwei, and Dongchang joint inspections. You old Xu is so proud of you!"

"You son of a gambler, you are too pampered! I will send him to Kaiping to guard the border tomorrow! The army is strictly governed there. If you beat him for a few years, your temperament will be fine."

"You pack up tomorrow and go to Liaodong to build an official factory. If you can't do well, don't come back!"

Xu Siqi thought that he was going to die, but when he heard that he was going to Liaodong, he was also taken aback, kneeling on the ground for a long time without saying a word.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Xu Siqi without saying a word, and said with a frown: "Why don't you let your son go to Kaiping to guard the border, and let you go to Liaodong to build an official factory?"

Xu Siqi kowtowed five times, almost bleeding from the knock, and then said loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness! I will definitely finish the Liaodong Coal and Iron Factory, and then I will bear the grace, and I will come to see you!"

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said impatiently: "Okay, how much is your head worth! Hurry up, don't be an eyesore here."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty... Take care." Xu Siqi stood up and walked out of the imperial study room of Juxian Pavilion.

Zhu Qiyu and Xu Siqi have a good relationship. Sometimes when it's time for dinner, Zhu Qiyu will stay with Xu Siqi for dinner. When Xu Siqi comes, Zhu Qiyu will give him food in the palace, and Xu Siqi will honestly say that he has eaten .

Looking at Xu Siqi's back, Zhu Qiyu felt mixed emotions in his heart. He could somewhat understand how sad Zhu Yuanzhang must have been when he killed those old brothers of his.

"I'm afraid the Metropolitan Procuratorate is going to have a meeting today. I impeached the general office of Shijing Factory, and I'm somewhat ignorant." Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said, "The general office of Shijing Factory is a fat vacancy. The Wang Gong factory Chen Youde, transferred to Shijing Factory as the general office."

"Decree five captains of soldiers and horses in the five cities. I will hear in the future that there is still a gambling shop in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. The captains of soldiers and horses don't want to do it anymore. They will all be sent to Shijing Factory to dig coal for me!"

Zhu Qiyu said rather unwillingly: "This Cai Yuji has meritorious deeds in impeachment, so give him a first merit card. By the way, how is He Zhang's illness? It's been a month since he came back, and he still looks like he's dying of food and drink?"

Chapter 592 A rich man enters this place, penniless and plucking geese

Zhu Qiyu's order is not a faint policy, but a rule of the past dynasties.

Gambling was prohibited in the dynasties of the Central Plains. For example, the law of the Song Dynasty clearly stipulated that: the rogues in the capital gathered in pú (pú) Bo, opened cabinet workshops, slaughtered cattle, horses, donkeys and dogs for food, and sold and cast copper coins as sundries for utensils. In other words, the offender beheaded, and if he didn't hide it, he would be guilty of the same crime as the one who was a cabinet workshop.

According to this express regulation, anyone who opened a gambling shop and collected copper coins for melting and casting, if he resisted when he was arrested, he would be killed.

If you don’t report and hide your knowledge, all the neighbors around you will be treated as the same crime.

This is Lianzuo in the Song Dynasty.

The cabinet is another name for the gambling house.

In the Tang Dynasty, the counter was a place for merchants to keep important items and store their belongings. Later, because of the frequent exchange of money, it gradually developed into a copper coin casting and gambling workshop for criminals.

In Daming, the rule that the capital cannot set up gambling houses still exists, but the people in Wucheng Bingmasi have become a little slack.

Because there was an imperial edict in the third year of orthodoxy, the cabinet workshop was revised and the crimes were punished, but it became: a prison should be allocated to a bad place, and there will be rewards for the words, and there will be a crime if you don't investigate.

The loosening of the judicial hierarchy has allowed the gambling houses to grow in size.

In "Emperor Ming Zu Xun", Zhu Yuanzhang clearly proposed the punishment for the prince's involvement in gambling: if the prince plays games, he will be flogged.If it doesn't stop, it will be whipped.If it doesn't stop, it will stand up.

There are not many reasons for the Ming Dynasty to legally abolish the crown prince. This is a gamble, and it has been the case in all dynasties.

When Zhu Qiyu's imperial decree ordering the soldiers and horses of the five cities arrived at Jinyiwei, the captains of the soldiers and horses of the five cities were all scared out of their wits.

At the beginning, His Majesty ordered the Metropolitan Procuratorate to violate the curfew, and there were three censors in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. They violated the curfew and pushed and shoved the soldiers of the Wucheng Bingma Division, which caused Long Yan to be furious, and Fengtian Palace angrily beheaded the three censors. The scene is vivid.

Xing'an held the imperial decree and shouted loudly: "It's done by one person when he shakes the dice, and everyone uses their horns to cheat and win money. Dajie, pig's nest, clan ghost, Huhua, Shucang, etc.; pick and choose , Xiangxi, playing chess, etc.; cricket fighting, cock fighting, dog fighting, etc.”

"If so, the evil of a gentleman is even worse."

"Hearing this, His Majesty was heartbroken and ordered the soldiers and horses of the five cities to ban the gambling house in the capital, and the above items shall not be seen again."

The soldiers and horses of the five cities were under the jurisdiction of Jinyiwei, and Lu Zhong, the left governor of Jinyiwei, knelt on the ground and accepted the imperial decree. This was framed with yellow brocade, which means that His Majesty really cares about this matter.

Lu Zhong stood up and saw Xing'an off for a while, and exchanged in a low voice for a while before returning to the Jinyiwei yamen.

Lu Zhong naturally knew about Xu Siqi's matter, he also handled this case, and he inspected many key witnesses and physical evidence.

Xu Siqi is an old man from the time when His Majesty was still King Tan. He has a card of extraordinary achievements. Xu Siqi came from a humble background. In the early years, there were many people who wanted to corrupt Xu Siqi. Xu Siqi kept integrity and blocked them all. up.

But in the end, he was convicted and exiled because of his unfilial son.

The Mingguang Armor worn by Your Majesty and the Twelve Riders Tianzi Tiqi was made by Xu Siqi. Lu Zhong was the only Tianzi Tiqi who was active on the bright side, and the Mingguang armor on him was also made by Xu Siqi.

Parents probably owed their children in the previous life, and they will repay the debt in this life.

Lu Zhong's face was ashen, and with Xu Siqi's position and the weight in His Majesty's heart, he ran to build an official factory outside the Great Wall, and his son was sent to the Kaiping Guards guarding the border. What's the difference between this and being exiled to the border?

Lu Zhong said sharply: "Your Majesty can't see the most evil way of gambling in the most benevolent place in Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty can't see it, even us Tiqi can't see it!"

"Put all the squares and cities on the list, but if there are hidden ones, they will be punished together!"

"Gathering houses outside the gates of each city, we must also post a list to check. No matter where or who is found, they will be convicted together!"

Speaking of the counter shop, most of them are wealthy businessmen with extremely strong funds and intertwined roots. Most of them have backers, and this backer may even be a descendant of the clan.

It is not easy to live in Beijing Normal University, where every inch of land and every inch of gold is the most benevolent place. If you want to buy a piece of happy land and build a world of fireworks, can the background be small?

His Majesty's meaning is very clear, no matter who it is, check it out.

Lu Zhong personally led people to Dongcheng Dongsi Hutong, which was the Goulan place of Daming, and also the place of Daming's teaching workshop, which gradually evolved into the world of fireworks in the capital.

Wine shops, teahouses, and brothels lined up one after another, and people came and went on the street, rubbing shoulders, and the whole alley was full of feasting, drinking, green paper, drunkenness, and gold. This was the gold-selling cave of the Ming Dynasty.

Entering this place with a penniless waist and a penniless goose plucks its hair.

When Lu Zhong came to this place, the gate of the workshop was slowly closed, and a large number of officers and soldiers filed in to start a thorough investigation of this place.

Jin Yiwei made the capital go crazy, and Lu Zhong offended many people, but His Majesty's will must not be violated.

Three days later, Lu Zhong met the saint and handed His Majesty a satisfactory answer sheet.

Lu Zhong bowed his head and said: "Most of the gambling houses in this capital are set up by a man named Wang Dong, and the two fireworks fields in Bensi Hutong and Goulan Hutong are both properties of this Wang family."

"This Wang Dong was originally a rascal, just a manager. The person behind Wang Dong is the eldest son of Ying Guogong Yang Hongdi, the current Changping Marquis Yang Jie."

"Who?!" Zhu Qiyu didn't finish reading the memorabilia, but when he heard what Lu Zhongyi said, he was shocked, turned to the end, and saw all kinds of evidence of Lu Zhong's inspection.

Yang Hong has guarded the border for more than [-] years. When the Ming Dynasty was in turmoil, he brought the border army of the Xuanfu into Beijing. Yang Jun suffered seventeen wounds and just recovered from his illness. Shengwei fought a bloody battle with Oala and was conferred the title of earl, which can be described as a family of loyalty.

Yang Jun is a bastard son, and the relationship between Yang Jun and his father Yang Hong has not been very good. In the end, Yang Hong passed his title to his eldest son Yang Jie.

Yang Jun has always wanted to prove to his father that his father made the wrong choice.

Now it seems that Yang Hong really made the wrong choice. This Yang Jie has no other skills, but his ability to make money is very clear.

Lu Zhong continued: "Yang Jie has a cousin named Yang Jing, who has opened a gambling shop in Xuanfu and Shanxi Xingdu for more than 20 years. After Ying Guogong left, Yang Jing found Yang Jie. All the gambling shop business belongs to Yang Jie's manager."

"Xuan Mansion is the gateway of the capital, and there are many merchants coming and going. This Yang Jing business is also very large."

After reading Lu Zhong's memorial, Zhu Qiyu rubbed his head and said, "Call the commander of the Siwei Regiment Yang Jun, I have something to say."

Lu Zhong hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, Yang Jun has nothing to do with this matter. Duke Ying and Yang Jun were at odds with each other. When Duke Ying died of illness, Yang Jun was fighting in Jing'an, and he didn't return until more than a year later. Beijing, after His Majesty bestowed honors and rewards, Yang Jun was free to go to Jinshan Cemetery."

"When Yang Jun returned home, Yang Jie made a lot of moths. Yang Jun has already established himself as an earl."

Lu Zhong is very clear about his position, he is a knife in His Majesty's hand, who is to be killed and how to kill, naturally His Majesty has the final say.

But he still has to say something fair for Yang Jun. His Majesty is busy with state affairs, so he is not very clear about what happened back then.

Lu Zhong saw that His Majesty's expression had not changed, and continued: "In the second year of Jingtai, Duke Ying passed away. According to Duke Ying's will, he lost Congjian. This mourning hall should have been removed, but Yang Jie has been waiting for Yang Jun to return. Then I summoned my uncle in the mourning hall, dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, and scolded Yang Jun for being unfilial."

"Yang Jun was speechless, and left the Changping Marquis Mansion with his wife."

The corners of Zhu Qiyu's mouth twitched. It's never a new thing for rich and powerful families to fight for title, but it is indeed rare to make a scene in a mourning hall.

Yang Jun's rebuttal at the time was to prove that he was not filial, and he had resentment against His Majesty for letting him fight on the frontier, that is disloyalty.

If Yang Jun didn't refute, he could only be scolded by Yang Jie.

Zhu Qiyu said with a strange expression: "There are other things like this. At the beginning, Yang Jun fought for the country and was loyal to me so he couldn't return to the capital. Why did he say that he was not a filial son? This Yang Jie pointed at Sang and scolded Huai, and he wanted to scold me, right?"

"Criticizing Chengyu is a crime of disrespect."

Lu Zhong didn't dare to speak. His Majesty obviously had strong dissatisfaction with Yang Jie, who had fallen into the prestige of the Marquis of Changping.

This dissatisfaction overflowed and was written all over his face.

Zhu Qiyu thought for a while and said: "Yang Jie is involved in the case, and the position of Marquis of Changping will naturally be deprived. It is better for Yang Jun to declare it."

"Yes." Xing'an sent a little Huangmen to the camp outside Beijing to announce to meet Yang Jun.

Yang Jun didn't know what was going on, so he came to the Juxian Pavilion in the lecture hall as fast as he could. He thought that there was a difference in the frontier and he needed him to lead the troops to support Marquis Wuqing, his face was livid and murderous along the way.

"I will see your majesty at the end, is your majesty safe?" Yang Jun sonorously shouted: "But there is a mission, go to the soup and fire, and share your worries!"

Zhu Qiyu looked Yang Jun up and down, he still looked at Yang Jun pleasingly, this Yang Jun has thick eyebrows and big eyes, his face is full of heroism, the kind of vigorous and capable in the army is completely natural.

"There is no errand, just look at this." Zhu Qiyu handed Lu Zhong's memorial to Yang Jun, and Zhu Qiyu said angrily: "Your brother and cousin Yang Jing have done good things. The capital's prohibition of gambling is the iron law of all dynasties. Blatant violation, boldness!"

"Huh?" Yang Jun thought it was Rongzheng, but he was very disappointed when he heard that it was not an expedition.

After his triumphant return from Guizhou, he had only rested for three months, and he was a little restless. Isn't this a waste of good years?

He opened the memorandum full of disappointment, and said calmly after reading it: "Brother loves money, I am not surprised to do such a thing."

"However, what my elder brother did has nothing to do with the minister, so please learn from your Majesty."

Yang Jun did not do anything wrong, and he was not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. If he did not do it, he did not do it. Since Yang Hong passed away, Yang Jun and Yang Jie had completely broken up.

As the person involved, he returned to Beijing triumphantly back then, won the medal of extraordinary merit, and was made an earl. What an honor?But when he returned to the mansion, his ineffective brother-in-law set up a big ambush for him, and the mourning hall scolded and humiliated him. His wife and children had a very bad life in the mansion, they were like slaves.

In a rage, Yang Jun completely broke with Yang Jie, and with his own military achievements, he also won the title of Spyker.

"The position of Marquis of Changping belongs to you. This Yang Jie, as a noble honor, has blatantly violated the prohibition. I will not tolerate him." Zhu Qiyu nodded and said.

Yang Jun hesitated to speak, but he didn't thank him. For a while, there was a little silence in the imperial study room of Juxian Pavilion.

Zhu Qiyu didn't speak, and waited for Yang Jun to speak.

Yang Jun bit the bullet and said: "I'm in the age of fighting, and in this position of Marquis, I can make meritorious deeds and confer titles on my own. I don't want to be favored. I take it for myself!"

Zhu Qiyu knew that Yang Jun still had entanglements, so he sat up straight and said, "Are you still complaining about your father's choice of Yang Jie's heir?"

Yang Jun's face was red, but he still said loudly: "The son does not blame the father, the minister just thinks that the father chose the wrong one."

Zhu Qiyu knew why Yang Hong didn't let Yang Jun take over the title. Yang Jun was too much like Yang Hong. What would he get in exchange for his life as a soldier?

Yang Hong has worked in four dynasties and is used to the ups and downs. It is not surprising that Yang Hong prefers Yang Jie, who is not doing well.

Yang Jun has resentment in his heart, this resentment is not the resentment of not being honored, he can earn the title by himself, as he said, there is no need to take it for himself.

The resentment in Yang Jun's heart is still that his father chose the wrong person, which led to today's situation.