Listening to Zhu Youxiao's words, Xu Xianchun naturally had no hesitation.
Xu Xianchun has a clear understanding of his own position. Now that His Majesty has said so, he will naturally do it.
So he waved to the Jinyiwei beside him, and the Jinyiwei rushed forward, quickly held Zhang Shun down, took off his official hat and official uniform, and took him away.
As for whether Zhang Shun wanted to speak or shout, it didn’t matter, because the first thing they did when they rushed up was to cover Zhang Shun’s mouth.
In front of His Majesty, it is impossible for you to say whatever you want. You don't have the chance to speak.
Xu Guangqi watched from the side, then hesitantly walked up to Zhu Youxiao and said, "Your Majesty, if you're arresting someone right now, shouldn't you give a reason? Otherwise, it's easy to cause controversy."
"I'm not here to investigate, nor am I here to reason with them," Zhu Youxiao said expressionlessly. "If you must ask why, then arrest you for ineffective disaster relief."
"As for the other matters, we'll talk about them after we investigate. If he did a good job and there's nothing worth investigating, I will naturally vindicate him."
Xu Guangqi felt helpless after hearing this, but he really couldn't excuse Zhang Shun. Because the person standing before him was His Majesty, and what His Majesty said was right, he was not here to reason, nor to investigate the case.
The emperor himself came, so there was no evidence or no evidence. As long as there was suspicion, they could be arrested. As for whether there was such a thing, wouldn't we know if we just investigated it?
Zhu Youxiao was thinking this way now. As for whether anyone was making a fuss, Zhu Youxiao didn't care at all.
There were people plotting rebellion and exploiting the people in this land, but Zhu Youxiao was too lazy to wait for them. If anyone wanted to make trouble, then let them make trouble.
After looking around, Zhu Youxiao said directly, "Let's go into the city. Let Qi Jin take over the city defense. At the same time, let the commander of the Jizhou Guard come to see the emperor."
Xu Guangqi also understood that this arrangement was nothing more than preventing the army from causing trouble. He first took over the city defense so that they would not have the capital to cause trouble. Arresting those officers of Jizhouwei was also a routine of capturing the leader first.
Without a leader, there would naturally be no one to cause trouble. As for whether these people had any problems, we would investigate them later.
Although on the surface they were not arrested but asked to come for an audience, in reality, once these people arrived, they would be placed under house arrest directly, with no room for negotiation.
And they didn't dare not come. If they didn't come, it would be considered as disobeying the order and they would be killed directly.
"I will arrange it right away." Xu Guangqi agreed.
The group drove into Jeju in a mighty manner, and the news spread quickly.
Zhang Shun was arrested immediately, and all the officials of Jizhou were also taken into custody. The city defense was quickly taken over by Qi Jin, and all the affairs of Jizhou, big and small, were also taken over.
You know, Zhu Youxiao brought quite a few people with him on this trip. In addition to the two cabinet ministers Xu Guangqi and Huang Kezun, there were also many civil and military officials, and people from the six ministries accompanied him.
These people were all powerful figures, and taking over Jeju was no problem. Nothing was too complicated; in their eyes, it was a small matter, nothing they couldn't solve. With the power to suppress it, it wasn't a problem at all.
After entering Jeju City, the treasury was checked and the personnel were audited, and everything went on steadily.
In Jeju City, a notice was hung inside the government office, announcing the emperor's arrival. It warned the people that the emperor had arrived to rule on their behalf. Anyone, regardless of their grievance, could file a complaint at the government office.
For a moment, Jeju City was in turmoil.
As for matters such as trying and investigating cases, Zhu Youxiao naturally could not do it himself, but it was presided over by Huang Kezun, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.
He was the Minister of Justice, so nothing could faze him. Now, the school of legalism, inspired by Xunzi, was being promoted. Its actions were ruthless and cruel, and everyone in Jeju City was terrified.
Cooperating with Huang Kezun were Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Yu and others. They were all young people with lofty ambitions, always wanting to make a difference, so they naturally showed their enthusiasm.
Under such circumstances, Jeju City began to operate rapidly, and Zhu Youxiao became idle.
However, this kind of leisure did not last for a few days. As one thing after another was brought up, Zhu Youxiao had to do some things.
Zhu Youxiao didn't care about this. He always had to be careful to make money.
Looking at Xu Guangqi who walked in, Zhu Youxiao asked, "Looking at your expression, my dear, it seems that the situation is not optimistic?"
"These people have gone too far. They all deserve to be killed!" Xu Guangqi said slowly with a sullen face, "I've had people check the treasury in Jeju, and all the accounts don't tally."
"None of the items listed in the accounts are found in the warehouse. On average, more than 60% are missing. The grain in the warehouse is all old, with no new grain at all. The relief grain allocated by the court has also been replaced with old grain and bran."
"These people are so audacious and reckless to feed this to the common people! This Zhang Shun deserves death!"
Zhu Youxiao turned his head and glanced at Chen Hong, saying, "Bring Xu Aiqing a cup of tea to calm him down."
"My dear, you are not young anymore, why are you still so irritable? You are a cabinet minister and a deputy minister of the imperial court. If he really makes you angry, it will be recorded in the history books."
After hearing this, Xu Guangqi realized that he was too excited. He sighed and said, "I have visited the area around Jeju City in the past few days and visited the people affected by the disaster."
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