Zhu Hengjia was furious when he saw that Guo Zhiqi, Cai Yingchang, and Zhang Tiaoding jointly gave him a certificate. He was really angry. Pretending to be a member of the scientific research community was a great contempt for the imperial power, but there was something even more outrageous.
Even the test questions were leaked. This clearly means that you don’t regard bean buns as solid food and don’t take me, the emperor, seriously!
When Qi returns to Qi, you have to consider how to deal with it.
The case of leaking test questions in the Southern Zhili Science Examination has a huge impact and must be investigated. As for Qi Tongsun, Jin Bao, and Sun Jinding, Qi Tongsun is suspected of taking the exam under false pretenses on behalf of his clan members. If not investigated, the imperial authority will be gone; before and after Jin Bao
Wan Sitong collected 70,000 taels, which was quite a large amount and needed to be strictly investigated and rectified. As for Sun Jinding, he only received a bear skin and two wild ginseng roots. He was the deputy minister of the cabinet and wanted to collect some local specialties for the New Year.
It’s not a big deal.
Indeed, the rules of the Ming Dynasty officialdom: it is normal to give some gifts to Shangguan during festivals, or when it is hot or cold, and there are also special titles, such as "Bing Jing", "Tan Jing" and so on. So, as long as
If you don’t accept money and the gifts aren’t too heavy, it’s nothing.
After clearing his thoughts, the old emperor issued an imperial edict: Guards in royal robes were to strictly investigate the cases of leaked questions in the scientific examination in Nanzhili; the case of false nationality in Beihai would continue to be tried by the Three Laws Division, and Tiqi quickly escorted Yakutsk Chief Envoy Qi Tongsun
Entered Beijing, handed over to the Three Law Department, and brought Jinbao, the censor of Youqiandu, to the Ministry of Punishment for questioning.
As for Sun Jinding, nothing was done on the surface, but the old emperor ordered someone to make a copy of Wan Sitong's confession and show it to him. That means, I won't punish you, you can reflect on it yourself.
The Tiqi moved very quickly and quickly brought Qi Tong Sun Suo, the chief envoy of Yakutsk, into the capital. This second-rank official was the second tiger in Guangwu's sixteenth year of tiger hunting. His fall marked the beginning of the war.
The tiger movement continues to go deeper.
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"Hurry, walk faster! Master, my wealth and life are in your lap," Jinbao, the censor of the right capital, shouted to the bearer.
Being scolded by the owner of the house, the two bearers spread their legs and ran towards Sun's house east of Laomen east of Jubaomen.
As the censor of Qiandu, he naturally has friends in the judicial circle. In fact, since Wan Sitong was escorted to Beijing, Jin Bao has been paying close attention to him. As soon as the emperor's order to bring him to the Ministry of Justice for questioning arrived, he
He knew it and immediately ran to Sun's house to ask for help from Sun Jinding.
"Mr. Wei, you have always been calm, why are you so out of character today?" Sun Jinding had just finished watering the cabbage, and asked with a smile, covered in hot sweat.
"Save me, Mr. Ge! Then Wan Sitong sued Qi, Tong, Sun and I," Jin Bao's voice was filled with tears.
"Hmph, you think he only sued you? I've also been sued. But it's just a bear skin and two wild ginsengs. Your Majesty won't do anything to me. He'll just beat me up. Mr. Wei, you didn't take Wansi.
"The same amount of money, right? It's okay if I accept some gifts or the like." Sun Jinding was very calm. Since he failed in the last party struggle and was demoted as a slave, he has become much more honest. He will not accept gifts from people who are not acquaintances, even if they are from acquaintances.
I don’t accept gold or silver from acquaintances, I only accept local specialties at most. So, I’m not afraid of Wan Si’s lawsuit.
"Mr. Ge, during the Chinese New Year the year before last and last year, Wan Sitong gave him 70,000 taels of silver as gifts." Jin Bao looked bitter.
"Hey, Duke Wei, it's easy to keep this money, but it's hard to withdraw it!" Sun Jinding sighed.
"Please help me, my boss. If I work like a cow or a horse, I will repay my kindness!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Wei, you and I have known each other for many years, and I won't ignore it. Let's do this. You should hand over the 70,000 taels of stolen silver quickly and write an apology letter. Your attitude must be sincere!"
"Yes, Mr. Ge".
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Jinbao, the censor of Youqiandu, wept with blood and submitted the memorial; the memorial was to receive the silver gift from Wan Sitong in the same year:
"Since ancient times, those who gain the whole will prosper, and those who lose the whole will perish. A thousand-mile embankment collapses in an ant nest; a tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest grain. The ancients are sincere and will not be deceived by me!
I was originally a foolish person, but after ten years of hard work, I received a great reward and was ranked as the censor of Qiandu. The emperor's kindness is so great that it will never end. I am willing to sacrifice my life and always think of serving. Since I became an official, I have fulfilled my duties and dare not make any mistakes.
However, the salary was too meager to be used by the capital. In the same year, Wan Sitong, the envoy to Beihai, saw that my family was poor, so he often helped me. Two years ago, he gave me 70,000 taels of silver as a gift. I didn't accept it because he said that he had a lot of money in the same year.
There is nothing to entrust to me, so I reluctantly accept it. When things happen, I will regret it!
The way of a ruler and his ministers is just like that of a father and his son. Therefore, loyal ministers do not avoid severe punishments but directly rebuke the emperor and his father, and their merits will be passed down through the ages. I only wish to be honest and loyal, but now I have become a corrupt minister. It is not God's will to manipulate people, but my real character is harmful.
Man! A single strand of responsibility is tied to a huge weight. It hangs from an infinite height and hangs down from an unpredictable abyss. No matter how stupid a person is, he still knows how to mourn his death. However, it is rare to experience such a situation.
Perception. This is called 'not knowing the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain'.
The former minister thought he was a wise man. He originally lived in the safety of Mount Tai, but he took advantage of the danger of laying eggs and came to this situation for the sake of small profits. He was really a fool! Human nature is afraid of its shadow and hates its traces, but he walks away. There are too many traces, and people
How foolish is it to hide one's ears and steal the bell without knowing it! Blessings are born with a foundation, and disasters are born with a womb. If you accept the foundation and eliminate the womb, how come the disaster comes? If Wan Sitong first presented the silver to the minister and did not accept it, where would it come from?
What’s the disaster today?
A big mistake has been made, and I just want to die to warn the world. It is a pity that Your Majesty has not repaid the great kindness to my ministers, and has decided to do it! The son cannot be filial to his father, and the minister cannot be loyal to the emperor. How sad! How sad!
A little foolish, waiting for the Holy Judgment!"
In the Qianqing Palace in Nanjing, Zhu Hengjia read this memorial and suddenly sympathized with Jin Bao.
The memorial mentions that "the salary is so meager that it is difficult to use it in the capital." Indeed, the officials in the capital of the Ming Dynasty did not have as much wealth as the foreign officials. They relied only on their salaries and were really poor. Therefore, it is a rule for foreign officials to give gifts to the officials in the capital during festivals. Although
The emperor raised the salary of officials, but this rule has not been changed for a while. This person accepts gifts during the New Year according to the rules, which is not too out of the ordinary; moreover, he and Wan Si are in the same year, and they help each other in the officialdom and give gifts to each other.
Money is considered normal; most importantly, this memorial is written very sincerely, and it can be seen that Jin Bao is sincerely repentant, and he also compares the relationship between monarch and minister to that between father and son. How can a father in the world be willing to kill his son?
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"I heard that Jinbao sold the house and returned the stolen money, but his conscience is still intact," Zhu Hengjia said to himself, and opened Sun Jinding's apology letter.
He ordered people to copy Wan Sitong's confession to Sun Jinding, just to beat him.
Mr. Sun Ge has been an official for so many years, so he naturally understands this truth and hastened to apologize.
First, he cursed himself a lot, scolding himself for not accepting the bear skins and wild ginseng sent by Wan Sitong; at the same time, he changed the topic and said that it was the court practice for foreign officials to give gifts to Beijing officials during holidays, especially teachers and students.
, in such a relationship in the same year, it is abnormal not to give gifts. If you only need to give gifts and pursue them, I am afraid that nine out of ten officials in the six ministries will be eliminated, and there will be no talents for Your Majesty to command.
Sun Jinding is very smart, and he does not plead for Jinbao in the whole article. However, "customary", "it is abnormal for teachers and students not to give gifts in the same year", "nine out of ten officials from the six ministries" and other words are used without showing off.
Jinbao solved the siege.
Soon, the old emperor's decree came down, and Yakutsk Chief Envoy Qi Tongsunzhan made a decision; Jinbao, in view of his good attitude in pleading guilty, handed over the stolen money and was demoted to Qizhou as the magistrate.
Since then, the Beihai nationality fraud case has come to an end, and the focus of the government and the public has fallen on the South Zhili nationality leakage case.
This chapter has been completed!