For the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital, it is common for them to collude and accept bribes. They act extremely cautiously and rarely make people catch the handle. Because this is a head-lost thing after all, and no one wants the handle to fall into the hands of others and become a weapon for the other party to threaten them.

But why do these corrupt officials do so easily, but often cannot escape the eyes of the Jinyiwei?

This is actually very simple. Investigating a case requires investigation from the people around corrupt officials. The Jinyiwei, which has been around for a hundred years, has already had its own simple and effective way of investigating the case. Not to mention the terrifying reputation of the Jinyiwei, it is said that there are thousands of tortures that make people live worse than death.

There is a saying that it is difficult to guard against family thieves day and night. The people around these corrupt officials are like servants, concubines, and even the original wife's pillow. Over time, these people often have evidence of the crimes of corrupt officials. Generally, if the Jinyiwei wants to thoroughly investigate someone, he will first start with the family of corrupt officials.

The Jinyiwei intelligence agency is extremely sophisticated and complex. They usually take advantage of the opportunity of officials going to court or going out. When the servants in their mansion go out, they will directly grab them for interrogation.

In fact, there is no need to say much. The Jinyiwei only needs to shine their waist cards, or simply wear public uniforms directly, and the other party will immediately get out of the sky when they see it.

At this time, the Jinyiwei will start asking. They will first take out a small notebook and write down all the other party's words word by word. If you find out that you have half a lie in the future, then you should go home and prepare for your funeral. Because even if the Jinyiwei chases you to the ends of the world, he will not let you go. The only consequence of catching you is to execute you, and it is extremely cruel to execute you.

Death is not scary, and the taste of not seeking death is the most scary.

Fear has always been the weapon for the Jinyiwei to deal with others. A Qianhu of the Jinyiwei once said that the most terrifying thing about the Jinyiwei is not the torture instruments in the imperial prison, but the kind of fear that makes people feel cold to the bones.

At this time, the servants will answer whatever the Jinyiwei asks. As long as you are willing to be the dirty witness of your master, no matter how evil you are, the Jinyiwei will let you go. They will even protect your family.

But if you refuse to be a tainted witness, try to protect your master, or even betray the Jinyiwei and tell your master that there is danger. Then you will be done. Not only you, but your family will be slaughtered by the Jinyiwei.

This is the cruelty of the Jinyiwei, so looking at the entire history of the Ming Dynasty, there is no one who is willing to bear the throne to protect the Lord.

Therefore, once the Jinyiwei investigates the servant of an official, the servant will never report to his master after he comes back. Because no matter how loyal they are, they have to think about their family. Once they tell their master, Jinyiwei is investigating you, your family will be killed by Jinyiwei.

And even so, this official will generally not escape the French Open in the end. Because the Jinyiwei has a hundred ways to get you investigated.

For example, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, Mr. Chen Yan, was drinking tea leisurely at home at this moment. But what he never dreamed of was that his two concubines, the official family, and two maids and an old mother had been asked to question by the Jinyiwei.

As long as these people confess all the inside story they know, even if Chen Yan is killed in the future, these people will be exempted from punishment for their merits in reporting. Therefore, they all know everything about this.

Judging from the current movements that the Jinyiwei has mastered, I remember clearly the Jinyiwei’s small notebook when Chen Yan ate yesterday, when he got up, where he went, where he went, and who he saw.

Now only Chen Yan himself is kept in the dark. What he didn't know was that outside the Chen mansion, the Jinyiwei had already been secretly monitored by the plainclothes Jinyiwei.

Chen Yan was still humming music and eating tea at home. He felt that his life had reached its peak and that his life had reached its peak. Because of a conversation between Emperor Chongzhen, he learned the content of the conversation from the eunuch Wan Fuyou in advance. So when facing Chongzhen's inquiry, he answered it in a thorough manner.

Chongzhen was very happy and called him a loyal minister of the country and a pillar of the court. Haha, who would have thought that Chen Yan would become a celebrity around Long Live and the number one favorite minister!

Similarly, the beast Wei Zaode, a compiler of the Hanlin Academy, was also staring at the painting given to him by others at home. This is a painting of "Five Horses" by the Song Dynasty painter Li Gonglin. This painting uses a white-scanning technique to draw five horses from the Western Regions to the Northern Song Dynasty court, each led by a Xi official. Each horse was written by Huang Tingjian of the Song Dynasty, which said the age of the horse, the time of the tribute, the name of the horse, and the name of the horse, and the collection of the horses. The five horses each have beautiful names, which are imaginative, and are: phoenix heads, brocade-armed heads, red heads, white lights at night, and flowers all over the river. The first three of the five Xi officials were dressed in the Western Regions, and the latter two were Han people.

Such a valuable painting was given by a candidate. The purpose is very simple. I hope I can take care of this exam.

Although the Hanlin Academy editor is a position in the Qingshui Yamen, it is actually quite rich. These Hanlin people in the Hanlin Academy are regarded as the "princes of the imperial court" and are reserve talents for senior officials.

The best chance for Hanlin to make a fortune is the academic and principal examination, which is released every three years. The academic and principal examination is the most fat. Relying on various unspoken rules, one trip can get tens of thousands of taels of silver, which is enough for a lifetime. The second is the main examination of the provincial examination. You can get hundreds of taels of silver from the Ministry of Revenue when you set out, but because there are stations along the way, you can actually not spend the money; and after the exam, you have to respect a valuable "hard work fee" at the place where you go out, you can get at least a few thousand taels of silver.

As for being the chief examiner, it is even more profitable to engage in ill-gotten fraud.

How could Wei Zaode think that his every move was already under the control of the Jinyiwei. This dog is undeniable for the crime of harming the country and the people. When the internal and external troubles of Beijing, Wei Zaode was ordered to become the chief assistant of the cabinet. When Li Zicheng was at the city of the city, Chongzhen asked him what countermeasures he had. He had always been polite and chose to keep silent. Chongzhen asked again, "Just as long as you speak, I will immediately issue an order." Wei Zaode knelt on the ground, his butt was sticking high, and he didn't say a word. Chongzhen was furious and kicked over the dragon throne with one foot... Three days later, Beijing fell, Chongzhen hanged himself, and the Ming Dynasty fell.

Li Zicheng asked him: Why didn’t you go to die? As a result, Wei Zaode’s shameless person replied: “If you want to be effective, how dare you die?” After that, he began to curse Chongzhen again.

Even the general Liu Zongmin, who was surrounded by Li Zicheng, couldn't help but scold him. It's only been a few years since you went from a scholar to a prime minister. Emperor Chongzhen's sorry for you, but you slandered him so much!
Chapter completed!