Dominate the Country

Chapter 942 A worthy death, a worthwhile death!

"Long live the emperor..."

Another grand court.

Chen Ming looked at the ministers bowing and saluting with a dull look, and a feeling of boredom was churning in his heart. No wonder there was a saying that emperors in history were "tired of politics". Chen Ming thought it was nonsense in his early years, but now he really understood it.

After being an emperor for a long time and sitting on the dragon throne for a long time, he really got tired of politics. Especially when he was satisfied with himself, he didn't have much energy to handle government affairs.

Chen Ming was definitely tired of politics now.

For domestic affairs, especially the civil and domestic affairs that were carried out step by step, he really couldn't get excited. That is, international affairs such as the Suez Canal, Louisiana and South Africa, could still make him cheer up.

After letting everyone stand up, Chen Ming winked at the old eunuch Zhang Dayong beside him.

"If you have a petition, please report it earlier. If you don't, please leave the court!" Zhang Dayong naturally understood what Emperor Chen meant, and he waved the whisk in his hand and shouted loudly.

However, God was obviously not on Emperor Chen's side, because as soon as Zhang Dayong finished speaking, someone stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I, the inspector, Ji An, have a petition!"

Looking at the person who stood up, Emperor Chen frowned slightly. It was a censor he said he didn't know. Now Emperor Chen had a headache when he saw the censor. But the power of the Supervisory Yuan was arranged by him in the past. It combines the power of the censors of all dynasties in China and the procuratorate, anti-corruption bureau, and discipline inspection commission in the rabbit era of later generations. Although it cannot "report on the news", the power is just right. Waving his hand weakly, Emperor Chen said to the censor he didn't know: "What do you want, my dear? Speak!"

"Your Majesty, I impeach Chen Sheng, the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang." The man bowed to Emperor Chen and began a torrent of speeches. In a systematic summary, Ji An impeached Chen Sheng for only one crime - disrespect.

Chen Sheng took advantage of the opportunity that Emperor Chen was going to worship Yue Fei at Yuewang Temple this year to sell invitations to the worship ceremony in Zhejiang Province. This year is the 700th birthday of Yue Wangye. Chen Ming was supposed to go to Hangzhou in February, but he was unable to go because of something. He changed his plan to go in November.

February is Yue Fei's birthday, and Fengbo Pavilion is at the end of December.

Chen Ming had been thinking about this for many years. The scale of this year's Yuewang worship is absolutely unparalleled. Chen Ming wants to use this incident to announce to the world that the heroes of the Chinese nation will not be forgotten.

Many rich people are not qualified to attend such a high-level worship, but Chen Sheng, as a landlord, can arrange some people to follow the ceremony outside. And there are really many people willing to go.

For many business owners in China today, they have no shortage of money, but their social status is not necessarily high. Even if they have to spend a sum of money, they are willing to join in the fun, or to put it more bluntly, it is to get some of the emperor's energy. It is an honor to meet the emperor, even if the emperor doesn't see him at all.

According to Ji An's investigation, Chen Sheng sold a total of 126 invitations to the outside world, so the income was as high as 1.26 million yuan in cash, plus more than 5 million yuan in donations. According to the unwritten rules of the Chen Han Dynasty, these silvers were obtained because of Chen Ming, and Chen Sheng should have invested these 6 or 7 million yuan in the reception of the emperor in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. But Chen Sheng's actual investment was only a few million, and the remaining 5 million yuan was transferred to the provincial government's account, and 200,000 here and 300,000 there, and it was spent in a blink of an eye.

It is considered disrespectful.

In China, any act that violates the emperor's person, power and dignity can be called "disrespectful". Among the ten unforgivable crimes in the Old Book of Tang, the sixth one is disrespect.

If Chen Sheng's behavior is taken to the extreme, it can really be called disrespect. Is this taking advantage of the opportunity to make money under the name of Chen Ming? Although it is not in his own pocket.

Patting his forehead weakly, Emperor Chen really wants to run down, kick this person, and then step on him and kick him hard. While kicking, he cursed loudly: "I told you to say it, I told you to say it! Do you know that Chen Sheng is a member of the royal family?"

That is the eldest son of the fourth uncle Chen Min. Now he sits in the position of the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He can be said to be one of the leading figures among the royal family.

But this can only be thought about. Listening to this person's words, Emperor Chen knew that Chen Sheng himself must be punished. He glanced at Liu Wenwei. Liu Wenwei, who was as cold as a stone on the outside, looked no different from usual? But was this Ji An arranged by him?

And Shen Guozhen.

Jiangsu and Zhejiang are his old bases. Chen Sheng's accounts were so clearly checked by someone. Could it be that he also contributed to it? The Supervisory Council is also his old base. How could he not have a few confidants who are willing to die for him after being the Minister of Justice for so many years?

"Go and check, whose way is Ji An following?" Chen Ming ordered Liu Wu after leaving the court.

Chen Sheng also came out of the Supervisory Council. He was a patrol censor and then a supervisory censor. It stands to reason that the Supervisory Council should show some leniency in such matters. Why did it do it so ruthlessly this time?

There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Did Chen Sheng offend someone, or was he tricked by someone?

However, just when Chen Ming asked people to investigate, a "big earthquake" in Japan had suddenly erupted.

Chen Han had laid chess pieces for decades. A shocking case involving the Chrysanthemum Family would bring Japan a big step closer to the situation that Chen Ming expected.

Osaka Jodai Sakai Tadushin looked at the mansion in front of him with sharp eyes like an eagle. He looked back at Osaka Police Officer Okubo Masahiro and asked expressionlessly: "Are you ready for everything? "

"Sakai-dono, everything is ready, both manpower and cells are ready!" Okubo Masahiro saluted Sakai Tadushin and said seriously.

Sakai Tadushin is the next generation leader of the Sakai family. Maybe ten years later he will be able to enter the highest decision-making level of the shogunate - Laonaka. Okubo Masahiro would not dare to violate it at all. If he hadn't known that Sakai Tadushin was a serious person, Okubo Masahiro would have a flattering smile on his face every day.

Nodding with satisfaction, Sakai Tadushin smiled and said: "Very good. This time the matter is settled, I will definitely ask for your credit in front of the General. It is not impossible to sit in the position of Shirodai in the future!" "

"The villain just wants to follow the adults and listen to the adults' teachings every day!" Okubo Masahiro said nonsense seriously.

Osaka Castle is not a senior member of the shogunate, the latter will be contracted by those aristocratic families. Osaka Jodai is a place where anyone can take a seat.

After taking a look at the New Army and the police around him, Tadashi Sakai nodded with satisfaction and said in a deep voice: "You lead people to guard here, and you are not allowed to let anyone go. The New Army will follow me in to seize people and ransack their homes!"

The shogunate received a huge news from its connections in China. The labor export company that the re-emerged legend Miino Pingkita had founded with the Juhua family a few years ago had killed tens of thousands of young Japanese men in just a few years. .

The contracts they signed with the Chinese and British were not labor contracts at all, but slave contracts.

In these years, thousands of Japanese died in the mines in the Northeast, Outer Northeast and Xiangzhou alone, and tens of thousands of young Japanese were sent to the mines in China. There will definitely be many casualties. At least 5,000 Japanese young men were sold to the British through their hands.

Nearly 20,000 young Japanese people were harmed by this company in just a few years.

After the news was learned by Japanese diplomats in China, they immediately reported it to Edo. After hearing the news, Tokugawa Ieharu was furious and immediately sent an order to Osaka, asking Osaka Castle to immediately arrest Sanno Pinghoku on behalf of Sakai Tadushin.

But Tokugawa Ieharu did not believe that Sanno Pinghoku would be so unwise. This performance was very different from Sanno Pinghoku's previous performance. Moreover, Sanye Pingbei has been very close to the Juhua family in recent years, and this can be considered an open relationship. These cannot help but remind Tokugawa Ieharu of something.

But in fact, the Juhua family is innocent. They only think that Sanye Pingbei is doing normal business, and Sanye Pingbei is on good terms with them. The Juhua family only thinks that Sanye Pingbei is here to seek support. With the participation of the Juhua family, Sanye Pingbei's business will be much easier.

Most of Sanye Pingbei's profits were put into his own pocket. This was Chen Han's reward for Sanye Pingbei.

Following Tadashi Sakai's order, the door in front of him was kicked open violently, and two groups of new Japanese troops rushed in from two directions. The whole yard was in a state of panic, with people jumping on their backs!

Sanye Pingbei sat calmly on a tatami with a small table on it. A pot of poisonous wine was placed in front of him, and the cup was empty.

Before that, he rejected Tang Feipeng's proposal to go to China and recognize his ancestors.

He felt that once he left, there would be a tail left behind, which was not in line with the Japanese character and outlook on life. He should die so that the Japanese would be more convinced of the 'facts' - that the Kikuhua family was deeply involved.

Of course, all his sons and grandsons do not need to die. The only people who accompanied him to death were his eldest son and second son, who had followed him in public in recent years.

Just after he drank this glass of poisonous wine, his eldest son in Nagasaki and his second son in Beihai would also kill themselves with a knife.

It's not scary, it really isn't.

Some outsiders may ask, is it worth it?

Wang Pingbei and his eldest son and second son can say sincerely that it is worth it!

The three lives of the Wang family gave the whole family the opportunity to take off. There are no such valuable three lives in the world. The three of them deserved their death and deserved it!

Wang Pingbei died, his eldest son and second son died, but his third son and fourth son did not die; his grandsons did not die.

These people can live an upright life in China under the sunshine, have no worries about wealth, and all of them are named Wang, and they all recognize their ancestors. Even the name "Wang Pingbei" was posthumously granted by the imperial court.

How come their death is not worth it?

"Bang!"

The door was kicked down, and a group of Japanese New Army soldiers carrying guns came in. Tadashi Sakai looked at Wang Pingbei who had been poisoned and died, and cursed Baga in hatred. Then his eyes settled on a brazier under the tatami. There was a faint smell of burning letters in the room.

"Take it out!"

"Sir, the brazier is still hot."

Tadashi Sakai used his saber to stir up the ashes in the brazier, leaving nothing behind.

"Search for me!"

If there was something really complicated behind Sanye Pingbei, he would definitely not be able to burn all the evidence. He would only have time to burn the most critical part.

The carrier pigeon flew to Edo with the results of Sakai Tadushin's day's search and interrogation.

Tokugawa Ieharu was waiting for news from Osaka in high spirits. He hoped that Sakai Tadashi could understand what he meant. Even if there was no matter about the Chrysanthemum Family, Sakai should have involved the Chrysanthemum Family.

There is an old Chinese saying that if yellow mud falls into the crotch, it is either shit or shit.

"Asshole!" After seeing Sakai Tadashi's report, Tokugawa Ieharu roared, and the whole person was like an angry lion.

Where did the Chrysanthemum Family spend all the money?

No less than 50,000 Japanese were sold to China and Britain by Sanye Pingbei. Because it was a slave contract, the price of each person should be 300 to 400 yuan, or even higher. Even if Sanye Pingbei wanted to give a little to the families of those Japanese, the expenses in the past few years were only a small part of it. However, the amount of property [including bank deposits] confiscated from Sanye Pingbei's family was obviously wrong. After deducting his family's expenses and the money given to the Chrysanthemum Family, there were as much as 15 million yuan, and as little as tens of millions of yuan, and no one knew where it went.

This amount of money is not small for Japan. It can do a lot of things!

For Tokugawa Ieharu, it is even more of a big bomb. It is hard to say when it will explode, and the Tokugawa shogunate will be severely damaged.

Tens of millions of yuan were "spent" in secret without knowing it. The senior officials of the Tokugawa shogunate thought about it carefully and felt extremely terrified.

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