Chapter 87 Section 6 The biggest wave of corruption punishment in history

The edict was issued, but the situation of "group response" as Zhu Yuanzhang imagined did not appear in the world. After all, the Chinese people have been prostrate at the feet of officials since the country was established.Facing the emperor's call to "rebel", they were at a loss for a while.Although the emperor repeatedly issued an ardent call, "A gentleman looks at my words, don't sit idly by and condone treacherous and foolish people", they were still skeptical and dared not move on the spot. Zhu Yuanzhang became angry, so he naturally had his own way.In the nineteenth year of Hongwu, he severely punished some citizens of Zhenjiang City, because they did not follow his request to actively arrest the bad official Wei Dong, but allowed him to do anything wrong in Zhenjiang until the bad official was discovered by the emperor himself.The emperor issued an edict saying that because these citizens did not listen to him, "the neighbors of Fangjia were punished and moved to build the city with stones".The emperor said triumphantly: "There are those who fined their families, some whose families were destroyed, and some who were not able to move the stones before I executed them!"

This is how Zhu Yuanzhang mobilized. He knew that this method was of course the most effective in this land.At the same time, he immediately rewarded those "crab eaters" who had the courage to arrest officials.Chen Shouliu, a commoner in Changshu County, together with his younger brother and nephew, captured Gu Ying, a bad official in the county, and sent them to Nanjing. Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy: In "The Tenth Reward for Catching Evil" he said: As soon as the former "Da Gao" comes out, the people will follow my orders.Chen Shouliu of Changshu County was harmed by Gu Ying, the county magistrate, not only harming himself, but also harming the people.Chen Shou's six younger brothers and three nephews captured his officials, and issued the "Da Gao"

Go to Beijing to play.I commend him for his ability, and reward him with twenty ingots of banknotes and two pieces of clothing for each of the three persons.He even issued an imperial edict to the city and villages of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, saying that Chen Shouliu and Mianzapan were in charge for three years, and those who dared to disturb Luo Zhi's troubles would be punished by the family.If Chen Shouliu relied on his servants and insulted those in the village because of this, he would not let go of the crime.Those who have an excuse to frame Chen Shouliu will also be punished by the family.If Chen Shouliu has made a mistake, he is not allowed to make an arbitrariness, but to hear about it with a petition, and then the capital will send someone to announce it, and I will ask him why.Its Chen Shou Liu is not great?

Under this mobilization and intimidation, Zhu Yuanzhang's campaign to catch corruption finally sprang up everywhere.The cowardly common people dared to attack the officials. This earth-shaking phenomenon that the people in China could not imagine has finally appeared.On the road leading to Nanjing, there are often scenes of a group of ragged civilians escorting corrupt officials to walk.There were also corrupt officials who escaped home and were caught by relatives and sent to the capital. Zhu Yuanzhang said triumphantly: As soon as "Da Gao" came out, neighbors and relatives were afraid.In Su, Song, Jia, Hu, Zhedong, Jiangdong, and Jiangxi, there are parents who send their sons to officials.There are many who have wives, uncles, uncles, uncles, brothers and younger brothers sent to Beijing.

As a result, such a scene appeared in the next day: the officials who have been riding on the heads of the people and domineering are going to kneel down to the people and beg for mercy: Wang Duo, chief secretary of Leting County, Luanzhou, Yongping Prefecture, Beiping's chief minister, designed to harm the people, and arbitrarily raised husbands, and the people had asylums, who received the money to get rid of them, and each one required five pieces of silk. Thirty-four gangs including Zhao Hanchen went to Beijing.In the line, some ten people, including the person in charge, the speaker, and the person in charge of the affairs, He Bo, suddenly changed the plan, and they assisted the elder Zhao Hanchen and other forty-four people, and they will harm the migrant workers and house officials Zhang Jin and other eight people. Mingbang tied up and set out.

Forty miles to the county, Wang Duo, the county magistrate, and others chased him and asked for forgiveness. Ya!Whose parents gave birth to such a person who has no reason to be talented, the official is in the county, and the county people look forward to it. Now that he is not talented, he is recognized by the people, begging for pity and sympathy from the elderly, even if he is exempted, what face is it to do?Alas!Xingyan so far, although not himself, all readers who listen to it are also embarrassed.A virtuous gentleman, can you not be warned about it? ("Third Edition County Officials Beg for Exemption from the People's Seventeenth") The chief book of the county is equivalent to the director of the county party committee office today, and the department-level cadres with real power can imagine how they show off their power in the local area on weekdays.Now he was picked out by the masses and knocked to the ground, and then stepped on one foot, and immediately showed a pitiful look, begging: This department-level cadre was bought by me when I was fourteen years old. Pity me, don't let me ruin my great future!

It's true that people only see people asking for officials, so why would officials ask for people!During Emperor Zhu's vigorous mass movement, the world that had been turned upside down by feudal rule came back upside down again!