Things in the imperial court have always been like this. If it doesn't go on the scale, it won't weigh two ounces. If it goes on the scale, it won't stop even a thousand kilograms.
Sun Yan also noticed it, and he was put in a bad way.
To be precise, there is more than one.
He also knew that his foundation was shallow and he did not dare to take action rashly, so he re-equalized land in the local area, assessed taxes, and delegated power to all.
As a result, Hu Weiyong acted like this, taking benefits without doing any work, delaying time, and doing nothing. When something happened, he blamed it on himself, because he, the first assistant, was not able to do things well.
His intentions are sinister and he deserves to be killed!
And this time Qianhu hanged himself, do you want to die without any evidence?
Don’t even think about it!
Sun Yan had followed Zhang Ximeng for a long time, and he was quite strong in terms of means.
Therefore, before he left the capital, he issued an order to seize all the soldiers and ships accompanying Qianhu to arrest people!
His move was truly unexpected.
As the saying goes, the law does not punish the public, there were three ships and 200 soldiers that day, so many people were arrested at once. If something happened, the consequences would be disastrous, and it would be impossible to shoulder the blame easily.
But Sun Yan doesn't care. After all, I am also the chief minister. I don't believe it. Mobilizing so many people can only be done by one thousand households?
Unless the person behind it is found out, my surname will not be Sun!
This time, he really made a difference.
Two hundred soldiers and sailors from three ships were all locked up in a temporary warehouse. The prison was no longer big enough...
Who gave you the order?
Don't pretend to be confused. Our Ming Dynasty is a place with royal laws. If you want to mobilize hundreds of soldiers, it is impossible to do it without orders from above.
Now I, the chief assistant, have come to ask, is it possible that the person behind the scenes has a higher official position than me?
Could it be that it was ordered by the Grand Master?
Obviously, Zhang Ximeng will not get involved in such bad things.
Sun Yan has nothing to fear.
After days of interrogation, the soldiers and sailors finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Finally, someone spoke up one after another, leading them to intercept a Qianhu family named Jiang from Fengyang people. They also asked that day that the people were arresting corrupt officials and going to Yingtianmianjun, and officials were not allowed to obstruct or harm him along the way.
What's more, they are fellow countrymen of His Majesty. If you dare to obstruct them, aren't you kidding yourself with your own life?
No one is tired of living.
You are a member of a thousand households, and if you don't produce the orders from above and write them down in black and white, they will not dare to follow you to die.
In the end, Jiang Qianhu actually came up with an order. This order was issued by the Chief Envoy of Huaixi Province, saying that the Fengyang rebellious people were responsible for arresting the imperial tax collector. The crime was extremely heinous, so he should be arrested immediately and sent to his hometown to wait for processing.
With the writing in black and white, the big guy followed the order and went to the riverside to get the person.
By coincidence, Yang Ji arrived with someone. He was the imperial minister, and with the order from Zhongshu Province, Jiang Qianhu was naturally helpless and could only watch the person being taken away.
Then Jiang Qianhu thought about his mistakes at home, and then he died!
After Sun Yan asked, all the soldiers signed the confession.
With this evidence, he was now relieved.
The next step is to go to the Chief Envoy Yamen. Who on earth gave the order to Jiang Qianhu? This person must be found out!
Sun Yan was not polite and showed his majesty as a chief minister. He mobilized the people in Yushitai and directly sealed the Huaixi Chief Envoy.
From the chief envoys on the left and right, not a single one of the nearly one hundred officials escaped.
Pass one by one!
Sun Yan suddenly attracted a lot of criticism.
Because according to logic, since the soldiers said that Jiang Qianhu received the order from the Chief Envoy Yamen, they should look for where the order is!
If Jiang Qianhu is dead, we can start by asking his family, relatives and friends one by one.
Only when you find the order and have it written in black and white can you interrogate the court officials, especially for things like sealing down the chief envoy's office. Even if you are the chief minister, you cannot do anything arbitrarily.
But Sun Yan just did it.
He also had his own reasons. If the Chief Envoy's Yamen was innocent, then someone was mobilizing troops without permission.
However, deploying troops privately is tantamount to treason, which is a greater crime.
Next, he would inspect the headquarters of the capital commander and the commander-in-chief of the fifth army.
Are you kidding? This is Chuzhou, just across the river from Yingtian.
Someone can actually mobilize troops and horses, what do you want to do?
Conspiracy to usurp the throne?
"Let me tell you, if there is no result in this matter, the entire Huaixi Province and the officials of the three divisions will all die! No one will survive!"
Sun Yan said unceremoniously: "As the chief assistant, if I can't even investigate such a case clearly, I won't be able to explain it to Your Majesty. Anyway, if you are all dead, I will take you all away. No one will be left behind. All of you will go down there."
Go with me!"
These officials just want to scold you. You are acting like a hooligan and do not follow the rules. We are going to complain to His Majesty!
Obviously, these people are delusional.
Sun Yan also understands this. If he wants to deal with the old youtiaos, he can only be more assholes and crazier than them.
To be fair, I'm sorry, it's not that time!
His move really had an effect.
Finally, a clerk couldn't bear it anymore and stood up and complained to Sun Yan. The person who gave the order was none other than Liu Chaozong, the envoy to the right.
It was he who ordered Jiang Qianhu to mobilize troops and horses, and also borrowed three ships from Dusi to arrest people together.
The right envoy, Liu Chaozong!
Sun Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief, followed the clues, and finally caught one.
"Someone, bring Liu Chaozong!"
Not long after, a fat, middle-aged official was brought over.
Sun Yan looked at him and said with a smile: "Liu Chaozong, Jiang Qianhu is dead. Do you also plan to hang yourself from the rafter and die without any evidence?"
Liu Chaozong's face was pale, his whole body was shaking, and he was sweating profusely.
"Sin, criminals don't dare!"
"You'd better not dare!" Sun Yan said rudely: "As of now, as the chief minister, my official career and destiny are all tied to this case. If there is no result, I will be dismissed from office, pack up and go home! You
If you die, no one in your family will be able to escape!"
Liu Chaozong was so frightened that he could not stand still.
"Prime Minister Sun, the criminal, the criminal dare not hide it, the criminal is also acting under orders!"
"Whose order? What are you doing?" Sun Yan continued to ask.
"Yes, it's an order from the capital... saying that people cannot enter the capital and disturb His Majesty's purity!"
Sun Yan frowned slightly and leaned forward slightly, "Who is it? Who doesn't want to disturb His Majesty's purity?"
Liu Chaozong's expression changed again and again, and finally he slowly uttered a name, "Wang Xiang!"
Sun Yan was startled, it turned out to be him?
"Say it again!"
"That's right, the second assistant, the second assistant Wang Guangyang!"
"Do you have evidence?" Sun Yan shouted sternly. He had always thought that Hu Weiyong was causing trouble, blocking the people of Fengyang and forcing Jiang Qianhu to death... Sun Yan felt that this was in line with Hu Weiyong's arrogance and boldness.
But he never expected that the answer he finally asked would be the honest and honest Wang Guangyang. Wouldn't it be nonsense?
Liu Chaozong did not dare to hide it, "Reply to Prime Minister Sun, the criminal has a letter from Prime Minister Wang. Although it is not signed, it is indeed written by him."
"Where?"
"It's stored in a secret compartment in the criminal's study."
Sun Yan asked again: "Is it just this one, or are there other letters?"
He asked this because he was worried about Wang Guangyang's evasion. After all, it was not too difficult to fake handwriting and forge letters.
Liu Chaozong's expression became frightened, hesitant and unwilling to say more.
Sun Yan sneered, "Liu Chaozong, do you know what the crime of falsely accusing the second minister of the imperial court is? And don't forget, there is also private deployment of troops. With these two items, I can destroy your nine tribes!"
Liu Chaozong was so frightened that he could no longer hide it.
"Prime Minister Sun, the criminal can sit where he is today, all thanks to the support of Prime Minister Wang. I, he and I are fellow villagers. Every year during the holidays, we have a filial piety, and it has never been broken for so many years. The criminal still has one
The gift list is also stored in the study."
After hearing this, Sun Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Wang Guangyang couldn't run away.
"Go and confiscate his house!"
…
The horses' hooves stepped on the bluestone pavement, crisp and clear, and hundreds of cavalry rushed towards Wang Guangyang's mansion.
Although Wang Guangyang lost a lot of power due to the new official reform and the merger of Menxia Province, he was still the second assistant, second only to Sun Yan and even above Hu Weiyong in ranking.
The important ministers who thought they were top-notch people were suddenly surrounded and their homes were ransacked.
The shock it caused can be imagined.
A large amount of property was quickly found from his mansion, and the amount was astonishing. Obviously, he could accept gifts from Liu Chaozong, but he would also accept gifts from others.
Wang Guangyang was taken out of the house and escorted to Fengtian Hall.
At this time, the civil and military officials in Beijing had received the decree and all went to Fengtian Hall to witness this scene.
Everyone was frightened and came in a hurry without any hesitation.
When everyone arrived, Wang Guangyang was brought up.
In a short period of time, a man fell from a high position. He looked old, his back was bent, and his temples were covered with scattered white hair, as if his energy had been drained out.
Seeing this scene, all the officials present were secretly frightened.
Once it falls into Skynet, it will be really terrifying.
Lao Zhu was condescending, looking at Wang Guangyang silently, and suddenly sighed, "Why bother!"
Wang Guangyang was shocked. He suddenly fell to his knees and kowtowed.
"Sir, please spare my life! Your Majesty, please spare your life!" Wang Guangyang burst into tears, "Sir, please consider the love between the king and his ministers over the years and spare the life of the guilty minister! Even if the guilty minister is sent overseas!"
"No!" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly shouted angrily: "Wang Guangyang, your crime has been clearly exposed, we will not bend the law for personal gain!"
Hearing these words, Wang Guangyang was almost despairing. It's over, it's completely over!
The reason why he took action was because Sun Yan got him to the position of right prime minister. Later, the imperial court reformed the official system and the Menxia Province was abolished. Wang Guangyang lost almost all his authority, leaving only the title of secondary minister.
He was unwilling to do so.
It happened that Fengyang was hit by a disaster, so he wanted to use this to attack Sun Yan and Hu Weiyong. But later he heard that people in Fengyang had arrested a tax collector and wanted to go to Beijing to complain. Wang Guangyang planned to kill two birds with one stone. He detained the people, causing Sun Yan to
He was able to profit from the fight with Hu Weiyong.
But Wang Guangyang never thought that he would be the unlucky one!
"Someone, put Wang Guangyang in the sky prison and wait for interrogation!"
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