Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Several prison officials held red pens and put a red cross on the name on the prison card behind the death row prisoner, then pulled out the prison card and threw it heavily on the ground.

Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!

The guilty cards fell on the wooden floor one after another, making a crisp sound that made the prisoner tremble all over. This indicated that the executioner could swing his knife.

The executioner with bare arms raised the ghost-headed knife high and shouted to the prisoner in front of him: "Master, please get on your way!"

"Please hit the road!"

There seemed to be an echo of these words. The soldiers in the same row raised similar ghost-headed swords, said similar words, and then waved them one after another under the sun.

The people watching screamed in surprise, not wanting to see but wanting to see. Many people still can't believe that a hundred evil officials in Yangzhou Prefecture would really kill them all.

They all say that they don't blame everyone, but now it can be said that all the officials in Yangzhou Prefecture, but the imperial court actually agreed to behead them all.

puff!

A stream of blood splashed high, and Li Zhiqing's head rolled to the ground. The salt government system's two-Huaidu transit envoy was brought to justice.

puff!

Another splash of blood splattered high, and Zhang Hushan's head rolled to the ground. This corrupt official in the salt government system who used the public for personal gain also fell into disgrace.

puff!

Another stream of blood splashed high, and Yang Mingyuan's head rolled to the ground. The Yangzhou magistrate who was helping the local gangsters also fell into disgrace.

puff!

Another stream of blood splashed high, and Yang Kang's head fell to the ground. The commander of the Yangzhou Guard who used his military power to cover and act as a killer for Li Zhiqing also surrendered.

Each of these is a big shot with a bright future, and they may even be able to have wives and children in the future, but now they are all about to become dead souls under the sword.

But regardless of whether everyone believes it or not, the highest-ranking officials in the first row of Yangzhou have been beheaded, and their heads rolled down from the execution platform to the ground.

"Is this...really beheaded?"

"Well done, Yangzhou can be clean for a while now!"

"The king's beheading is indeed worthy of his reputation. The current Holy Lord is truly the lord of sage and enlightenment!"

…

When the people saw the heads of Li Zhiqing and other officials rolling to the ground, they went from disbelief to finally accepting this dream-like reality.

The mutual protection of officials has passed away, and none of the officials who committed corruption and crimes have been pardoned. At this moment, justice has finally been demonstrated without any compromise.

puff!

Poof!

Puff puff!

…

This execution was like chopping melons and vegetables. The officials executed the executions in order from high to low, and the blood quickly dyed the newly built execution platform red.

"How can the imperial court not prosper if it has such courage!"

"Enko must take the exam this year, so the monarch should repay him!"

"Kill a hundred greeds in one day, and the Ming Dynasty will surely reach its true prosperity!"

…

After witnessing it with their own eyes, the onlookers, even those who had been dissatisfied with the government, all changed their minds at this moment, as if they had seen the dawn of a prosperous age.

In fact, it is not difficult to create a grand event. As long as the officials who have embezzled the people's property are killed, it will naturally be a prosperous time when the people can have full stomachs. It's a pity that it is normal for officials to protect each other. They even risked the lives of two thousand soldiers for the so-called peace.

puff!

Poof!

Puff puff!

…

Although officials such as the Inspector and the Cang Ambassador were only of the ninth rank and the deputy rank were only of the ninth rank, there were too many of them, so they were cut off one after another by the executioner!

puff!

As the executioner of the last official cut off his head, the blood became dim, and this high-profile execution event also came to an end.

Perhaps the emperor in the Forbidden City did not expect that just one word he wrote would stain a execution platform as big as a basketball court red with blood.

As night fell, the whole world seemed very quiet.

Wang Yue knew that most of his mission had been completed. Now that the culprits were killed by hundreds of officials, the remaining officials and salt merchants could be slowly liquidated. The top priority was to sort out the salt administration.

It’s just that the Ming Dynasty’s salt policy did not require reform. It only needed to dig out the hidden fields and increase the price of “medium salt” or “zhese”. Then this salt policy rectification would be over.

Wang Yue also wanted to gain the trust of the new emperor, so he wrote in the memorial: "I am not a murderous person, but corrupt officials are like weeds. If you cut the weeds without eradicating the roots, they will grow again with the spring breeze. Therefore, I think that officials should be governed by torture. Strict law...!"

After all, he was still influenced by Wang Zhi, but he did not want to be relegated because of a false accusation of "poetry resentment", but he hoped that he could get a fair treatment.

Even if he didn't think about his own future, he still had to think about the two thousand soldiers who died, so he not only needed a fair minister, but also longed for the emperor's favor.

Only with the emperor's grace can he have the opportunity to return to Datong and the borderland where he "has a burning desire to serve the country all his life", and this time he wants to avenge the soldiers who died in the battle.

"Grandpa, something happened!" Wang Yu hurried into the study, his face looking panicked.

Wang Yue held up the memorial he had just written, blew on the wet ink and said, "What's the matter?"

"When the officials below re-checked the identity of the death row prisoner, they found that Gao Heng had been transferred?" Wang Yu had already inspected the body and looked very helpless.

Wang Yue immediately put down the memorial in his hand and said in disbelief: "Transfer? How did they transfer the contract? Didn't I order repeated physical examinations?"

There was still something wrong with the Yangzhou prison officials. Since they killed too many officials today, they inevitably made some mistakes during the physical examination.

It was this mistake that actually gave Gao Heng the opportunity to escape. Only now that he discovered the transfer of contracts, he might have already left Yangzhou City.

"We have just re-investigated. Someone saw Gao Heng getting into the prison car with his own eyes, but he smashed too many rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves on the people at the corner of the execution ground, so we can't be sure whether he was transferred on the road or on the execution platform! "Wang Xuan is now able to take charge of the situation on his own and appears to be helpless in reporting.

Wang Yue couldn't help but frown. Normally, such a big mistake shouldn't have happened, but it happened miraculously.

"The Gao family secretly recruited young men and built ships a long time ago. According to reports, they have now fled overseas!" Wang Zhi saw Wang Yue coming to find him and immediately revealed the latest situation.

Because Gao Heng, the deputy envoy to the Huaihe River, had committed such a serious crime, the Provisional Governor's Office also ransacked the homes of the Gao family, who had lived in Xinghua County, Yangzhou for a long time.

Although a large amount of gold and silver were obtained during the raid, the Gao family had been operating in Yangzhou for hundreds of years, so it was natural for them to know such big news in advance.

Likewise, when the inspection team was on their way to the Gao family, the Gao family had already absconded with their gold and silver.

Wang Yue saw Wang Zhi slowly sipping tea and couldn't help but wonder: "Mr. Wang, why are you so calm about Gao Hengdiaobao? This is not your style!"

"It is inevitable that things will be overlooked, and there is no use in worrying now!" Wang Zhi took a sip of tea, looking very relaxed and natural.

Wang Yue saw that Wang Zhi's reaction in front of him was indeed abnormal, so he made a bold guess and said: "Is it possible that you already knew about it in advance?"

"Don't talk nonsense! If the Za family knew about it, how could they give Gao Heng a chance to escape!" Wang Zhi immediately put down the tea cup in his hand in displeasure, looking serious.

Wang Yue glanced suspiciously at Wang Yue, who had an inappropriate attitude, and asked tentatively: "Wang Gong, in your opinion, what should we do now?"

"Of course I will send someone to chase him. The Zajia family will report the matter to His Majesty!" Wang Zhi took out the white paper he had brought with him and prepared to write a letter.

Wang Yue vaguely felt that this matter was related to Wang Zhi, and even suspected that the person in front of him planned the matter.

Sun En, the eunuch of the Weaving Bureau, walked in in a hurry. The words were already on his lips, but when he saw Wang Yue here, he swallowed them back.

Wang Yue noticed Sun En's abnormality, and continued to test with enlightenment: "Wang Gong, if you can't catch him, should you report that Gao Heng has fled to the sea with the Gao family?"

"If we can't catch him, it is natural that Gao Heng fled to the sea with the Gao family! But this mistake should not be publicized, and the body may not be Gao Heng. The Za family thought they could report it secretly!" Wang Zhi first asked rhetorically, and then made a suggestion .

Wang Yue nodded thoughtfully. If Gao Heng could be brought back, the Gao family would have been rescued at sea. But if he could not be brought back, Gao Heng would have been secretly executed by the people in front of him.

But he still had an extra thought. Since no one dared to collect Gao Heng's body today, he went to the morgue to confirm again, and finally found that things were as he had guessed.

Wang Yue realized that even though he had not returned to the court, their battle had actually begun.

As Yangzhou officials filled the vacancies one after another, the provisional military-style government was officially dissolved, which made many people feel reluctant to leave.

During the period when Wang Zhi and Wang Yue were in power together, there were still ruffians who acted like monsters at first, but after one person's head was beheaded, no one in Yangzhou City dared to do evil anymore.

It's just that the good banquet will eventually end, and Wang Zhi and Wang Yue deserve a higher position, but what they did in Yangzhou Mansion is already alive in their hearts.

I don't know whether the people of Yangzhou are too rich, or they really want to be grateful to the two, but they have decided to build a Wang Yue Temple and a Wang Zhi Temple in the east of the city.