With the return of Sun Fang, the investigative envoy, the wind from Yangzhou officially landed in Tokyo. Following his return to the north, there were nearly 20 criminals from the Huaidong transfer department, the two police departments, and a large number of criminal charges, confessions and people. Evidence. As for the Minister of Punishment, Shen Tuan, he was left in Yangzhou and temporarily transferred to the Provost.
After the Yangzhou criminals came to Beijing, Liu Chengyou ordered Prime Minister Fan Zhi to preside over the trial, and together with the three judicial divisions, they interrogated Ju Ju one by one. Under the stern urging of the emperor and Fan Zhi's full responsibility, the trial was quickly implemented.
Fan Zhi has always regarded himself as an upright and upright person, so he is naturally deeply disgusted with corruption. In addition, he has always been clear-cut and enforces the law without any mercy. He and the emperor are consistent in combating corruption.
Sun Fang's preparations for the crime evidence were indeed sufficient, and he did not give the prisoners any room for blame or escape. However, within three days, all the criminals were cleared, and all the criminals confessed one after another and were imprisoned.
However, this was just the beginning. From Zhao Feng, the first offender, many officials in the court were killed, from the six ministers and foreign ministers to the ministers and officials, there were more than ten officials from the capital. One emperor decided to "dig deep" With the tone of "severe punishment" in mind, Fan Zhi did not dare to neglect and immediately started to investigate.
However, Fan Zhi is not someone who is easily fooled. In order to prevent Zhao Feng from making false accusations at will, Fan Zhi conducted a rigorous and detailed investigation and evidence collection on his confession. Facts have proved that Zhao Feng really has malicious intentions and wants to betray others. Let's hold hands together and be buried together.
Some people just had dealings with him. Zhao Feng said these things very vaguely and could not withstand scrutiny at all, and were easily identified by Fan Zhi. But some people actually had beneficial dealings with them.
"Wen Su, has the case been concluded?" In the political hall, Prime Minister Li Tao raised his eyes and looked at Fan Zhi who slowly walked in, put down his signature pen and asked.
Fan Zhi's description showed an obvious look of fatigue, the wrinkles on his face had deepened, and the bags under his eyes were very heavy. In the past few days, he had been working on the case day and night, forgetting sleep and food.
Upon hearing this, Fan Zhi nodded, sighed heavily, and said, "If this chapter is submitted to His Majesty, the Tokyo court will inevitably be in turmoil!"
"Two gentlemen!" The official in the hall offered two cups of prepared tea.
Gently waving him to retreat, Li Tao noticed the memorial in Fan Zhi's hand, raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems that a lot of people are indeed involved!"
Fan Zhi took a sip of tea and sighed: "What I'm worried about now is that this matter will continue to expand! Over in Huaidong, the water transportation case has already been investigated, and I'm afraid that turmoil will inevitably happen.
I also deeply hate corrupt officials. Wang Wenbo’s original intention and idea of refreshing the administration of officials is good, but doing so is really not conducive to the peace of the top and bottom. How can the government make the people view the government?
Wang Wenbo has such a temperament, he is vigorous and innovative, which is not unexpected and understandable. On the contrary, Zheng Rixin, who has always been serious and cautious, why did he follow Wang Wenbo.
Judging from your majesty’s intentions, you also want to investigate other prefectures and counties in the world regarding the Yangzhou water transport case. Once it spreads, the impact of this matter will not be limited to Huaidong and Tokyo. The turmoil will be felt all over the country. , if you are not careful, you may shake the foundation of the country.
How can the reform of official administration be something that happens overnight? Legislation and law enforcement are the foundation..."
Looking at the cautious expression on Fan Zhi's face, Li Tao's expression was also a bit serious. He is also a person who does not want to make a big move, and likes to work slowly and make progress in stability.
In fact, this time a group of corrupt officials headed by Zhao Feng, including stealing and selling official rations, made a profit of just over 100,000 yuan. Although it was a huge sum of money, it was not an exaggeration.
, after all, there are so many people who divide the spoils and manage them up and down, and the money is diluted all of a sudden.
I remember that when Ye Renlu, the governor of Laizhou, was in power, he plundered money and 15,000 pieces of silk by himself. In view of the past, the emperor took this case so seriously that in the eyes of many officials, it was somewhat
Making a fuss out of a molehill.
Although ministers like Li Tao and Fan Zhi are not so shallow in their knowledge, they do not agree with blindly expanding the treatment. When governing a big country, it is like cooking small dishes. As important ministers who govern the world, they are more willing to seek stability.
"I understand your concerns!" After thinking for a while, Li Tao said: "However, you are not unaware of His Majesty's temperament. If he makes up his mind, I'm afraid we won't be able to dissuade him!"
"If you can't persuade, you still have to persuade!" Fan Zhi looked solemn, pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty is not a master who cannot listen to what others say. For the sake of the stability of the country, he will give it more consideration. Furthermore, now it has been
It is the spring season, and your Majesty wants to send troops to Jinghu, so there should be no major war in the country.
This time, the severe punishment of Zhao Feng and others is enough to warn the world and make officials at home and abroad be vigilant and not dare to act rashly!"
"When are you going to Chongzheng Hall?" Li Tao asked with a slight nod.
"Go now, Your Majesty, I'm afraid you'll be waiting for my results!" Fan Zhi took a deep breath.
"I'm going with you. I happen to have a few memorials that I need to send over!" Li Tao thought for a while and said.
After saying this, the two left hand in hand.
In the Chongzheng Hall, Liu Chengyou calmly read the case report submitted by Fan Zhi. Of course, it was just a briefing, and there was a thick stack of detailed files.
Fan Zhi, who was next, reported calmly: "In this case, there are a total of 27 officials involved, including 13 from the Huaidong Transportation Department, 5 from the Supervisory Department, and 9 officials from Beijing! The property involved is worth approximately one hundred and seventy thousand.
cord!"
"Officials in Beijing, who are involved?" Liu Chengyou looked back and forth and asked casually.
"Li Zhishui, a member of the Criminal Department!" Fan Zhi said.
"Li Zhisheng..." Liu Chengyou glanced at Li Zhisheng, looked at the description of his crimes, and immediately sneered: "The name is not bad, it is quite meaningful, but I think he doesn't know the damage.
Don’t even know how to die!”
"There is also Nie Wenjin, the censor of the capital!" Fan Zhi said again.
Nie Wenjin was an old official of the great ancestor Liu Zhiyuan. At the beginning of the founding of the country, he served as the Privy Council's decree. Later, he became domineering and unruly, and was sent to Guanzhong to govern state affairs by Liu Chengyou. That time was the first time that Liu Chengyou took action against the old ancestors of the previous dynasty.
, including Guo Yunming, who took the life of the "Han Yin Emperor" in official history.
Later, Bo had political achievements and was a founding minister of the country. He was an old friend of Emperor Gaozu. After the examination, he was able to return to the capital and join the newly established Metropolitan Procuratorate as deputy capital censor.
This time, I heard this name again from Fan Zhi, who was still among the prisoners. Liu Chengyou immediately became angry and said with a smile: "This Nie Wenjin, I still remember that when I demoted him to Guanzhong, I also specifically reminded him He! How long has he been in power for so long? He is really incorrigible!"
He then looked at the other officials involved, frowned deeply, raised his eyes and asked: "Have all the officials involved in the case in Beijing pleaded guilty?"
Fan Zhi reported: "Back to Your Majesty! Zhao Fengpan bit more than ten people. After verification by the officials, there is real evidence. These few people alone have no excuse and they all confessed and were sentenced to prison!"
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"Besides..." Rarely, Fan Zhi showed a hint of hesitation.
"Say!" This gesture immediately aroused Liu Chengyou's curiosity.
"Zhao Feng also mentioned Li Hongxin, Duke of Yu!" Fan Zhi said: "After verification, I found that Duke Yu and Zhao Feng did have some contacts, but there is no solid evidence as to whether there is any transfer of benefits, so... .”
"Since there is no solid evidence, there is no need to say more!" Liu Chengyou interrupted Fan Zhi a little forcefully. He put down the memorial, pondered for a while, looked up at Li and Fan, and asked: "So far, this case is considered There is a result. I don’t know what the second minister thinks, how to deal with the aftermath?"
Looking at the other party subconsciously, he communicated in the air, and Fan Zhi responded: "All officials who have committed crimes will be dealt with according to the law, and they will be punished. I have written this chapter. Your Majesty, please read it and make a final decision."
Hearing this, Liu Chengyou picked up Fan Zhi's memorial again, scanned it a little, picked up the ink pen, and sketched it three times, five times, five times, and two times. With a careless movement, he decided the fate of dozens of internal and external officials. He said in his mouth : "Fan Qing's sentence is naturally fair and equitable. All criminals will be dealt with accordingly without changing a single word!"
"Yes!" Fan Zhi responded.
Li Tao also stood up and reported: "Your Majesty, after this case, vacancies in internal and external official positions suddenly appeared, especially in the Huaidong Transportation Department, which almost affected the handling of official affairs and the transportation of finance and taxation. Officials should be selected and dispatched as soon as possible to fill them. In addition, , those who have made meritorious service in handling this case should also be rewarded for their hard work!"
"What do you think of Li Qing?"
Li Tao said: "In the transfer department of Huaidong, I thought that Shen Tuo could succeed him; the censor Sun Fang, who is capable and competent in his work and lives up to his mission, could succeed Nie Wenjin as the deputy censor of the capital; first of all, he informed Zheng Rong, the official in charge, that he could not If he avoids power and is killed because of state affairs, his family should be favored; as for Prime Minister Fan..."
"Your Majesty, everything I do is my duty. There are such dirty officials in the imperial court. I was not aware of it before and even more neglected their responsibilities. I really don't dare to take credit!" Fan Zhi said decisively after hearing Li Tao mentioning himself.
