In the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Laosan saw that the sun had risen, so he wanted to go out and inquire about when the imperial court would start to trial the Shanxi merchants.

As soon as he walked out of the door, he saw groups of people calling their friends to run to the main street. You could tell at a glance that something was wrong.

Liu Laosan quickly intercepted a person and asked, "What's wrong with this brother?"

"Don't you know? Chengmen Street is in martial law again, saying that the families of Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku and others are going to be escorted to Beijing!"

When Liu Laosan heard this, he immediately turned around and rushed into the door like a flying whistle, and shouted loudly: "Wife, what about the mud I picked up yesterday? Come on, and I'm going to use it again!"

When he was shouting, he felt regretful. Why did the court strictly prohibit the use of stones? He killed those spies!

In the late Ming Dynasty, it was normal to punish the whole country, especially those with great crimes. Just like Fan Yongdou, his family would not support his family, and he could do it alone? His family also enjoyed the benefits of his whole country. Therefore, when Fan Yongdou was arrested, his family would also be punished. If his crimes were serious, just like the Fan family, he would be uprooted.

Now, the eight famous Shanxi merchants in the late Ming Dynasty enjoyed the highest level of treatment, and the entire family was uprooted. After escorting the main culprit to the capital as soon as possible, in the past few days, the people from their family were escorted to the capital.

Therefore, the capital was as lively as a festival. As long as you hear that the city gate street was under martial law, you will know that the family members of the enslaved people were escorted to the capital, and the people in the capital would help the elderly and young and warmly come to entertain. In this war of Jianlu invading the capital of the capital, the greater the losses and the more relatives die, the more enthusiastic they will be.

In fact, at this time, there was no need for court interrogation. The people in the capital had already determined that these people were Tonglu. Their grief at the end of last year needed a channel to vent. Sometimes, even the people labeled as kindness would be very blindly obedient.

However, Hu Guang did not delay for long. On the second day after Fan Yongdou and others were escorted to Beijing, he issued an order to be tried by the Chief Minister of the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple, the Censorate, the Jinyiwei and the East Factory to publicly try the Tonglu.

This specification is probably the highest in history. Not only is the chief judge the chief minister, but the examined persons include high-ranking officials like the governor of the Xuanfu, generals above the garrison, deputy generals below, and even local gentry, namely the Shanxi merchants. The scale and number of people are so large that if the family members are included, they will all catch up with the major cases in the early Ming Dynasty. Therefore, this Tonglu case was rated as the largest case in the Chongzhen Dynasty by later generations.

It's also funny. If the former general of Xuanfu You Shiwei was not cheated when he was serving the king, and the soldiers he led were not disbanded, and would have continued to serve as general of Xuanfu, he would probably be with these people.

Because it was a public interrogation and the people were allowed to listen. As soon as the news came out, some people went to the yamen to queue up. But not long after, the queue was so fast that they could not see the end of the line. Those who came late thought of jumping into the line, which caused riots, which eventually forced the government to send yamen runners to maintain order.

So, in order to see Fan Yongdou and others being tried with their own eyes, the rich people in the capital began to spend money on those in front. According to rumors later, several companies had gone from poor life to a well-off society because of selling this position.

Hu Guang wanted to see such a lively event, but he had no choice but to forget his identity. However, he was also busy soon because Min Hongxue, the candidate for auxiliary minister who came from Jiangnan, who was recommended by Wen Tiren, finally arrived in the capital.

In the Wenhua Palace, Hu Guang looked at Min Hongxue who was celebrating. The one he expected the most from the assistant Wen Tiren recommended was the one in front of him. The implementation of policy implementation in both military and political aspects, road construction, reform of coins, promotion of schools, and suppression of rebellions, all of which were very consistent with Hu Guang's view.

Judging from his appearance, this old man should have been a handsome guy when he was young, with a bookish spirit, but he looked capable, with a bright voice and a very good spirit!

While attending the ceremony, Min Hongxue was also looking at the young emperor. To be honest, at the beginning, he was disappointed when he heard that Emperor Chongzhen almost completely believed in the Donglin Party and cracked down on the eunuch Party without reservation. All vacancy was opened, or directly promoted the Donglin Party members to serve as direct. For this reason, he returned home after he fell ill in the early years of Chongzhen.

What he did not expect was that after Jianlu invaded the capital, Emperor Chongzhen seemed to have changed his personal opinion, no longer only believed in the Donglin Party, but re-activated factory guards, especially reusing Wen Tiren, and taking risks, just to kill Jianlu in the capital. All of this made him see the hope of the court.

However, Min Hongxue thought that the country was easy to change and his nature was difficult to change. He was a little worried that Emperor Chongzhen would only change slightly under the oppression of the crisis. Therefore, after Hu Zheng passed the imperial edict, although he wanted to come to the capital to see it, he still walked slowly, just to be able to observe more time.

What he didn't expect was that Emperor Chongzhen seemed to have changed his personality, and his subsequent performance always surprised him. He even bought new banknotes at a high price while on the way and carefully studied them.

As a person who once led troops to suppress the rebellion, he also knew that Emperor Chongzhen would pay less and gain a lot of money when he used the trick of Zhonglie Hall. In the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, this matter was simply a stroke of magic and could solve many problems at once.

As a fellow villager, Min Hongxue also knew Wen Tiren and knew that it would definitely not be the solution offered by the chief minister. He could not think of who in the court could have such eyesight and give such a move. But these were not important. What was important was that the emperor adopted it and attached great importance to it.

When he arrived at the capital, he happened to encounter the Shanxi merchants. After a little inquiry, he understood the cause and effect of the matter, and immediately looked at Emperor Chongzhen with admiration. In this way, not only could Jianlu cut off his eyes and hands, but he could also fill the national treasury, which was a big hit. At this time, he saw the hope of pacifying Liaodong!

At this time, Min Hongxue looked at the young Emperor Chongzhen and became more and more surprised. The emperor had a confident and calm temperament that he had never seen in Emperor Tianqi. Such an emperor was probably the leader of the Ming Dynasty's revival!

He was thinking, and Hu Guangjie smiled and said, "I heard from the Chief Auxiliary that Min Qing is a talented man in the Ming Dynasty. I wonder what do you think of the court's recent actions?"

He said this, first of all, he felt that he had done a good job recently and was a little satisfied; secondly, he also started an interview, want to hear what Min Hongxue said, and see how he said it?

What surprised Hu Guang was that after hearing this, Min Hongxue said with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, the court has some measures and is a bit of a play, so it's taken for granted!"
Chapter completed!