Chapter 532: Dandy Young Master! The Cause of Yun Niang’s Death!
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Walk out of the house.
Nie Xing came over quickly.
"Your Majesty, the situation in Suzhou Fucheng is almost clear."
"There are four families in Suzhou: Xiao, Chu, Ye, and Lin. The outstanding children of the family will serve as officials in temples to protect their families, while the mediocre ones will work as officials in the government offices. The worst ones will go into business and manage the family's industry, and the gentry and country gentry will The identity controls the party."
"Suzhou Prefecture has a total of eight counties. The influence of the four families is spread throughout the eight counties in Suzhou. Their industries involve all walks of life. They can be called truly high-profile families!"
Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu's face suddenly showed a smile.
This is the wisdom of the ancients!
If a family wants to rise and be passed on for hundreds or even thousands of years, the most important thing is talents!
Like the four great families in Suzhou, they allocate resources to cultivate outstanding children, help them enter official careers, enter temples, and grow into the protection of the family.
Of course, there are only a few outstanding children in a family, most of whom are mediocre people. These people are thrown into the eight county government offices and become assistant officials and subordinate officials, indirectly controlling the real power of the eight counties in Suzhou. It can be said that these talents are the fundamental lifeblood of the four major families.
The official configuration of a prefecture and county yamen is similar to that of a small imperial court. In addition to the county magistrate and chief clerk, there are also six rooms.
Each of the "six rooms" represents a government administrative agency. And corresponds to the "Six Books of Shangshu" at the top of the imperial court.
The head deacon of the "Sixth House" has the function of law enforcement, but has no official rank. In other words, although these people are public servants, they are not registered officials in the court and are collectively called "subordinate officials."
Don't underestimate these low-ranking subordinates. They are the ones who truly control the real power in a place.
A new Jinshi was awarded the position of county magistrate. When he first arrived and did not understand anything, he could only reuse or even obey these subordinate officials.
It was not uncommon in all dynasties for subordinate officials to take advantage of the county magistrate and prefect.
Therefore, it was through this step that the four major families firmly controlled the power of the eight counties in Suzhou!
For example, the scope of household house management is relatively wide. In addition to the household registration of residents in the jurisdiction, it is also responsible for finance, taxation, land, grain collection, disaster relief, etc.
If the chief seal officer of the household happened to be a member of the four major families, would he dare to call for grain payment when faced with his own clan who deliberately refused to pay taxes and grain arrears?
Let alone him, facing these four powerful families all over the country, the prefect and county magistrate would not even dare to do this!
The situation in Jiangnan is so corrupt that it is actually easy to understand.
"Which family is doing all kinds of evil?" Zhu Gaoxu put away his smile.
"It's pretty much the same thing, it's not a good thing!"
Nie Xing was stunned when he heard this and shrugged helplessly.
Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu sighed, and then asked again: "Who forcibly married that little lady Zhou Chen?"
Nie Xing flipped through the information, "Ye Xiuwen, the young master of the Ye family, is a famous talent in Jiangnan!"
"Where is that little beast now?"
"Chunfenglou prostitute!"
Zhu Gaoxu was stunned when he heard this.
"Tsk, tsk, you've been professing prostitution in the daytime, can anyone be called a scholar now?"
"I can't stand someone praising his smelly feet, so his reputation will naturally spread."
While chatting, the two got on their horses and headed straight to Chunfeng Tower.
Soon we arrived at Chunfeng Tower, and before it got dark, we heard bursts of teasing coming from upstairs.
Zhu Gaoxu was not used to it at all, and waved his hand indifferently. Nie Xing immediately led the people inside, followed by a burst of screams and begging for mercy.
In less than a moment, several young men with bruises and swollen faces were dragged out.
"Asshole!"
"You bastards!"
"I am Ye Xiuwen, how dare you despicable people touch me?"
Even if Ye Xiuwen was beaten until his nose was black and his face was swollen, he still did not forget to announce his family status and try to threaten these vulgar warriors.
Zhu Gaoxu was a little bored when he saw this. Ever since he came to Ming Dynasty, no second-generation dandy could attract his interest.
After all, his father is the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, and there is no second generation in the world who is more awesome than him.
Ye Xiuwen didn't know Prince Han. Seeing that Nie Xing and others were led by Zhu Gaoxu, he immediately pointed at Prince Han's nose and cursed angrily.
"Where did this shit come from?"
"You are so blind that you don't even know who I am?!"
"If you don't let me go, I will make you unable to eat and carry you around!"
Zhu Gaoxu shook his head with interest and gave Nie Xing a look.
The latter didn't waste any time and stepped forward to draw his sword. The next moment, Ye Xiuwen let out a shrill scream.
With one strike, his fingers and his entire shoulder were cut off!
"Ahhh...I'm going to kill you!"
"You bastards!"
Ye Xiuwen roared viciously, not realizing the seriousness of the problem until now.
"Do you remember Yun Niang? How did she die?"
Zhu Gaoxu stepped forward and asked expressionlessly.
Nie Xing stood aside with a knife, full of threats.
Ye Xiuwen was going crazy with pain, and he wanted to say something harsh, but when he saw Nie Xing's eyes filled with murderous intent, he suddenly became extremely frightened.
These despicable bitches really dare to kill themselves!
"She...she was drugged...and had a bridal chamber with me..."
I see!
Zhu Gaoxu sighed.
From the beginning, Zhou Chen was designed to death.
First let him get acquainted with Yun Niang, and then after the two of them fell in love, they suddenly asked Ye Xiuwen to marry Yun Niang by force, and even drugged Yun Niang, ruining his body and ruining his innocence, and forced him to kill the girl. Finally, Put all the blame on Zhou Chen.
Poor Zhou Chen lost his lover, it was something that he was completely devastated about, so naturally he wouldn't argue about it.
Even if he argued in words, these gentry manipulated public opinion to mislead the people. Dozens of millions of people in Suzhou could spit him to death with just one spit!
This game is so vicious!
"Tie these dogs up and go to Ye's house!"
Following the order from Prince Han, the young masters were immediately tied behind the horses and dragged along, screaming and wailing.
This surprising scene attracted countless people to watch, and soon caused a sensation in the entire Suzhou city.
After so many years, there are still people who dare to take action against the Four Families!
These four Suzhou families have been working hard for many years, and their people are everywhere in temples and countryside. They can be called the true local emperors of Suzhou.
Not to mention provoking people from these four families, it would be good if they were not targeted by the children of the four families.
Almost everyone who was targeted by them had their families destroyed!
This incident soon alerted Kuang Zhong, the prefect of Suzhou. When he arrived in a hurry, Prince Han had already ordered people to break down the door.
"Chinese……"
"Kuang Zhong, right? You go to my palace, Zhou Chen is waiting for you there."
This was a good official who loved his people as his own son, so Zhu Gaoxu did not say anything bad.
"You don't need to interfere with things here, and you can't!"
Hearing this, Kuang Zhong's face was full of bitterness, and he opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he sighed, turned around and left.
Kuang Zhong knew that if the Ye family was finished, the other three families would definitely be finished too.
When he first arrived in Suzhou, he understood that the root cause of the people's poverty lay precisely with these high-ranking families.
However, he was a powerful man, and his influence spread all over the temples and countryside. What could Kuang Zhong do as a lonely man?
He could only work with these gentry's tyrants and cowardice, try his best to reduce the burden of taxes on the shoulders of the people, and try his best to maintain the normal operation of Suzhou government offices.
Until...the imperial court sent Zhou Chen, and then Zhou Chen was framed...
Until...the imperial court sent the Han King Zhu Gaoxu!
Suzhou gentry, it’s over!
Jiangnan is so powerful, it’s over!
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