"Um."
Zhao Jun nodded and said, "Take them all outside Kaifeng Prefecture and put them on trial immediately. Publish their crimes one by one to the public. I will make sure they never stand up again."
"yes."
Cao Xiu received the order and immediately went to do it.
According to historical records, the Cao family had a pretty good family tradition and did not get involved in these dirty things.
Or perhaps the main reason was that they had little power. The literati gave them face and called them nobles, but if they didn't give them face, the Censorate would impeach and suppress them madly, so that even the generals had a miserable life.
However, there were also some corrupt officials among the generals who joined forces with them to engage in usury, oppress the people, and other such villains.
Zhao Jun definitely intended to get rid of these people to set things right.
The Cao family is a relatively law-abiding family. Now that they have Zhao Jun's support and have the possibility of moving up, they are naturally willing to do so.
What's more, the emperor gave Cao Xiu a death order, requiring him to obey Zhao Jun's orders in everything.
Therefore, Cao Xiu was already obedient to Zhao Jun's orders.
At this moment, Kaifeng Prefecture had been occupied by people from the Imperial City Bureau. After the soldiers broke into Kaifeng Prefecture, they quickly took control of the entire government office. Hundreds of officials on the list were taken into custody. Wang He and Chen Zhong took them out for public trial with a large amount of evidence. The prefecture was in a mess.
After about half an hour, most of the people on the list were arrested. The gate of Kaifeng Prefecture, which had been closed by the Imperial City Bureau, was reopened again. Countless soldiers poured out and conducted trials directly in the square outside.
When these people were escorted outside the palace, they cried out in surprise. Cao Xiu then ordered a large number of prison carts to be found inside the Kaifeng government office. The charges against each person were read out, and they were then loaded onto the carts and taken back to the Imperial City Office.
Although Kaifeng Prefecture already had ready-made prisons and courtrooms.
But they came to arrest people, and it was a bit unreasonable for them to directly seize Kaifeng Prefecture to judge the case.
The most important thing is that Zhao Jun arrested these people based on the evidence collected by Old Fan when he was the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture. It was impossible for Fan Zhongyan to have all the criminal evidence of each person in his hands, and those charges were just the tip of the iceberg.
Therefore, Zhao Jun wanted to bring all these people back to the Imperial City Office, interrogate them one by one, investigate thoroughly, and then make all their crimes public, so that they could be executed reasonably and legally.
Even though what Zhao Jun and his colleagues are doing now is legitimate, and Zhao Zhen has given the Imperial City Administration such power, they must stand on the moral high ground and have the upper hand in public opinion.
Otherwise, I'm afraid that the people from the Censorate and the Court of Remonstration will continue to put pressure on Zhao Zhen, which will be a troublesome problem if Zhao Zhen can't withstand it.
Zhao Jun stood outside Kaifeng Mansion and watched all this.
Every time they heard a person's crime, the people below exclaimed and started talking.
"I never thought that the people in Kaifeng Prefecture would collude with the people in Wuyoudong Ghost Fanlou. They are clearly the ones who maintain the law and order in Bianliang, but they are killing the people."
"You just found out about this? I thought people in Bianliang knew about it a long time ago."
"It's truly commendable that the Imperial City Bureau was able to eliminate these termites today. No, I must go back and call my brother over to take a look."
"Why should I call you brother?"
"My brother had his arm broken by someone from the White Tiger Society. He reported it to Kaifeng Prefecture, but they told him to wait. A few days later, someone from the White Tiger Society showed up at our house and beat him up again, forcing him to drop the case. Later, we learned that someone from the White Tiger Society had paid the bill."
"It's only a broken arm, that's good enough. Did Grandma Yuan, the sugar cake seller at Huiling Temple, know about this? Her daughter-in-law was unfaithful and had an affair with the deputy head of the Xinglong Society. Her son once ran into them and beat them with a carrying pole, but was stabbed to death with a sharp knife."
"Oh, isn't this a capital crime?"
"It's a capital crime? Will anyone care if I report it to Kaifeng Prefecture? It caused quite a stir over here last month."
The people of Bianliang are not fools.
The government colluded with gangs to oppress the people, and they were the first victims.
Although not everyone in Bianliang suffered unfair treatment due to its large population base, news was most easily spread among the common people.
So many things spread widely, and everyone knew what was going on, but they had no way to complain.
In history, Fan Zhongyan and Bao Zheng only served as the prefect of Kaifeng for more than one year and two years respectively. They opened the yamen wide, allowing anyone to come in to file a complaint, and they enforced the law impartially. How could they be regarded as upright judges?
Although they did a good job, this is what any Kaifeng prefect should do. However, among more than one hundred Kaifeng prefects, only these two were praised.
You can see from here how ironic this is.
At the same time, it can also be seen that the prefects of Kaifeng in all dynasties did not do their job at all, which led to the resentment of the people and the continuous breeding of evil.
At this moment, the people applauded when they saw that the corrupt officials of Kaifeng Prefecture, who were once high and mighty, were all punished by the Imperial City Bureau.
Among the crowd, a sedan chair came quickly and stopped outside Kaifeng Prefecture.
Fan Zhongyan lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and saw the scene outside. He felt a chill in his heart.
He hoped that Zhao Jun would become that reckless sword, but he didn't want him to destroy the entire Kaifeng Prefecture.
Kaifeng Prefecture is the security center of the entire Bianliang. Kaifeng Prefecture has to deal with countless matters of all sizes in the city. Once it comes to a halt, it will have a huge impact on the entire city.
So when he heard that Zhao Jun had broken into Kaifeng Prefecture, he rushed over in a hurry.
Unfortunately, it still didn't stop.
Fan Zhongyan rushed into the crowd. When the onlookers saw him coming, they all said, "It's Governor Fan who has arrived."
"The Lord of Justice is here, make way quickly."
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