Dozens of officials were interrogated and detained, and their families were running around trying to get them out.
But everyone knew about this matter that Zhao Yun was extremely resentful and could not show mercy, so even though many people wanted to help, they did not dare to take action easily.
At this time, the news of Zhang Zongchang's suicide came, which was undoubtedly great news for the family members of these prisoners. They finally found an excuse to save people.
For Zhang Zongchang's family, they were extremely angry and vowed to take revenge.
In this way, their target is directed at Chen Guiyi!
On this day, a large number of officials went to court to pay homage to the king.
"Dong dong dong,,,"
Suddenly, while the officials were playing, a burst of drum sound came. Zhao Yun was quite surprised and didn't know where the drum sound came from.
Not only Zhao Yun was surprised, but many officials were also surprised. Their eyes intertwined with each other, as if they were asking each other.
Not long after, Xu Qingsou, the chief censor, stood up and raised his hand to Zhao Yun and said: "Your Majesty, someone is beating the Dengwen drum here to demand justice from the emperor. Please wait a moment, and I will invite the drummer.
"
"Dengwengu?"
Zhao Yun murmured to himself, and then he realized that someone was filing a complaint.
The Dengwen Drum was a way for the imperial court to give officials and people an opportunity to meet the emperor and express their grievances when they had no choice but to redress their grievances.
According to the Dengwen drum system of the Song Dynasty, the Dengwen drum was under the jurisdiction of the Yushitai. Anyone who beat the Dengwen drum would be brought to the emperor immediately by the on-duty censor and imperial guards. If anyone dared to delay or shirk his duties, he would be executed.
Not long after, Xu Qingsou brought a woman wearing linen clothes with a baby in her arms.
"Zhang Qian, the daughter of the people, pays homage to Your Majesty and asks Your Majesty to make the decision for the women of the people."
As soon as they arrived at the main hall, Zhang Qian knelt down in front of Zhao Yun and cried loudly, her tears streaming down her face, which made people hiss.
When the child in her arms saw so many people in the hall, she was very frightened and kept crying loudly. The woman did not stop her and allowed the child to cry. For a while, the Chui Gong Hall was filled with the sound of crying babies.
Zhao Yun looked at Zhang Qianshi, and then scanned among the officials one by one. The officials had mixed expressions, some were confused, some were curious, and some officials looked at Chen Guiyi from time to time, feeling quite gloating about his misfortune.
Zhao Yun knew in his heart that it seemed that this woman was most likely here for Chen Guiyi.
Zhao Yun waved his hand to indicate to the woman that she would not be polite, and said: "Why are you beating the Dengwen drum? What grievances do you have?"
"Your Majesty, the daughter of the people is the wife of Zhang Zongchang, the young minister of Sinong Temple. My husband was arrested by Chen Guiyi, the governor of Lin'an Prefecture, for no reason. He was eventually persecuted in prison and lost his life. Please make the decision for the daughter of the people.
"
After Zhang Qianshi finished speaking, she kept sobbing. Behind her back, Zhang Qianshi pinched the child in her arms. The child was in pain and couldn't stop crying.
The mother and son acted like this, which made all the officials look at her, discuss and whisper to each other, and they all showed contempt for Chen Guiyi.
"cough."
Zhao Yun coughed, and Gao Shi said loudly: "Quiet."
The officials were silent. Zhao Yun looked at Zhang Qianshi and thought in his mind.
At this time, Cui Cheng, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, stepped forward, raised his hand and said to Zhao Yun: "Your Majesty, Chen Fuyin was ordered to investigate the case. This is understandable. However, his methods were too cruel and arbitrary. In just a few days,
Chen Fuyin arrested more than 20 officials for interrogation. The time was so short, how could unjust, false and wrong cases be avoided?"
Wei Liaoweng, who had always rarely spoken, stepped forward and raised his hand at this time: "Your Majesty, it is a matter of course to investigate corruption. However, I believe that no matter what happens, it should be implemented steadily to avoid mistakes. Chen Fuyin investigated the warehouse.
Just a few days after the incident, an official died in prison, which is really inappropriate. I ask your Majesty to treat this with caution."
Wei Liaoweng was the Minister of the Ministry of War. He was an upright man and had the merit of following the dragon. His words were very weighty. For a while, many officials came out to accuse Chen Guiyi.
Zhao Yun listened to the officials' accusations against Chen Guiyi and looked at Chen Guiyi. He was relieved to see him standing there with an upright figure and a calm look on his face.
Zhao Yun then looked at Zhang Qianshi with bright eyes and said: "Dengwengu can only be struck when the case is desperate and there is no way to redress the injustice. I ask you, after your husband died, did you file a complaint with the Secretary?
?”
Zhang Qianshi was stunned for a moment, then panicked, "No,,,no."
"Why not? Is there someone behind the scenes instructing you to beat the drum?"
"I,,,"
Zhang Qian was frightened and unable to answer.
Zhao Yun understood in his heart, and all the officials also realized that there was someone behind Zhang Qian's family, so they all shut up, and no one dared to accuse Chen Guiyi again.
"Snapped."
Zhao Yun slapped the dragon chair hard and said angrily: "How can a public weapon like the Denwen Drum be reduced to your use?"
When Zhang Qian saw Zhao Yun angry, she was so frightened that she couldn't even say a word.
Zhao Yun looked serious and said: "Come here, take this woman down and interrogate her carefully. I want to know who is behind her."
Two imperial guards went to the palace and took Mrs. Zhang Qian out. The child in her arms cried loudly, but no one paid attention to her.
When the officials saw Zhao Yun's determination to support Chen Guiyi, naturally no one dared to come forward and speak.
Nothing happened, Zhao Yun announced his resignation.
All the officials dispersed. Chen Guiyi was in a hurry because he had to deal with the matter of the charity warehouse and left quickly.
Behind him, Wei Liaoweng looked worried.
At this time, Gao Shi hurriedly caught up with him. He said respectfully to Wei Liaoweng: "Wei Envoy, the official family has invited you. Please come with us."
Wei Liaoweng was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that Zhao Yun might have been offended by his words just now, and he wanted to reprimand him face to face.
"Please also ask father-in-law to lead the way."
Wei Liaoweng followed Gao Shi to Funing Hall and met Zhao Yun in the main hall.
"I have met your Majesty."
"The Qing family is exempt from gifts."
Zhao Yun helped him humbly, and then said: "What the Qing family said in the main hall just now was really beyond my expectation. I want to hear what the Qing family is thinking. Does the Qing family have any considerations about the Yicang matter?"
On the way here, Wei Liaoweng already had a plan in his mind and knew what he was going to say.
He did not hesitate and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why I said that in the court hall is because of two concerns. First, I think that your Majesty has too much trust in Chen Fuyin. This performance has gone beyond a king's appreciation of his ministers.
This is really inappropriate. The king should be careful when promoting officials to his ministers, and should not reward them excessively. If so, it may be counterproductive."
After Wei Liaoweng finished speaking, he glanced at Zhao Yun. Seeing that Zhao Yun's face was neither happy nor angry, and there was no change in emotion, he had no choice but to continue.
He added: "Secondly, I believe that there is corruption in the Yicang matter. This is hateful, and it is reasonable to order people to investigate. However, I would like to ask how many people in Yicang are not corrupt? I would like to say something taboo again,
Not only in Yicang, but also in other ministries and government agencies, how many of them are not corrupt?"