The emperor pardoned corrupt officials, which finally calmed down the panic in the capital. The expected bloody storm did not appear. All we saw were officials from various ministries wearing official robes and shackled on their feet sitting in the hall working. The atmosphere in each government office changed drastically, and it never happened again.
No one dared to accept bribes, not even the yamen servants at the yamen gate dared to blackmail the people casually. Everyone praised the emperor's kindness and sage, saying that the Ming Dynasty had a benevolent emperor, and it was really a blessing for all the people and officials.
Not all corrupt officials have been pardoned. Some officials who have committed extremely heinous crimes, embezzled huge amounts of money, and neglected human lives, causing extremely bad effects, will still be severely punished. However, now that the emperor's words have been changed, everyone can show their talents to get people.
Nowadays, the important prisoners detained in Nanchang Prison have been transferred to the prison cell of Dali Temple and will be jointly interrogated by the Three Laws Division. As a criminal investigation agency, Nanchang is no longer responsible for the trial work. It only provides personal and material evidence. The matter is handed over to the Three Laws Division.
It's a thousand times better than being in Nanchang. At least I can talk. Gao Yifei, Huang Xiaotian, and Ma Yun are all extraordinary people. They have deep connections. Gao Yifei himself is from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate is
It is a relatively important department in the Three Laws Department, so it will naturally excuse people who leave the courtyard. As Huang Xiaotian, as the left minister of the Household Department, controls the financial power of the Household Department for the Donglin Party, there will naturally be some super bosses who do not want anything to happen to him, and
After he was Shuanggui, he refused to let go and refused to admit all the accusations, so Nanchang did not have any real evidence. And Jack Ma, a representative figure of Zhejiang merchants, has millions of taels of funds in his hands, all of which are Zhejiang merchants.
Various chambers of commerce entrusted him to operate. Strictly speaking, out of every ten taels of silver that Ma Yun earned from the Jiangdi fraud case, five taels were used for bribes. Three taels of silver were distributed as bonuses to Zhejiang merchants, and only two taels were used for bribes.
Put it in your own money bag. Once something happened to Ma Yun, all the Ma family's money in Rishengchang was sealed up. Zhejiang businessmen were not as anxious as ants on a hot pot, and asked people to find connections to exonerate Ma Yun.
I hired seven or eight famous litigators in Zhejiang.
These people were running back and forth without giving any gifts, but just sending greetings and greetings. In fact, everyone understood that the limelight was tight now, so they could owe the favor first and then make up for it after the news passed. The emperor did not insist on killing these people.
He just wanted to use this matter to establish prestige through kindness and power. As for killing people, the former Zhenwu Marquis either killed the former Shanghai Governor Cheng Liangjue and the former Shanghai Ship Secretary Chen Ziang from Badawi in Nanyang. Huang
Your Excellency, your boss, your boss, try your best to help them make big things as small as possible. Once they are trivial, save your head first, and then consider the long term. It is best to be reinstated. If not, just stay dormant for a few years. Anyway, there will be more opportunities in the future.
Things had progressed to this point, which made Liu Ziguang very depressed. He had been fighting corruption for several months, but in the end it was still in vain.
They no longer play, and have no interest in taking care of the progress of the case. Nanchang has handed over the case, and they can try it as they like, with no power to intervene. Liu Ziguang has gradually realized that the forces standing opposite him are too powerful.
It was so powerful that even the Marquis of Wu was unable to fight against him. Against the vested interests of the entire society, the possibility of victory was really slim.
The most outrageous thing is that even the convicted Chen Ziang has been interceded. It is said that in the death row of the Ministry of Punishments, nobles bring wine and meat to visit this former two-ranked Jinshi every day. He is a handsome guy and a talented man. People with experience have written
The note was also sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, saying that Chen Ziang's case was complicated and needed to be retried, so the execution date must be set later based on the situation. During this period, it must be ensured that Chen Ziang is alive and nothing happens.
Then Chen Ziang became seriously ill and almost died. In order to keep him alive, the Ministry of Punishment had to temporarily move him out of the prison cell for medical treatment and only sent two prisoners to follow him. These two prisoners were not so much Chen Ziang's guards as they were guards.
His followers were busy running around every day, catering to the "seriously ill" Master Chen and a group of old friends with good wine and delicious food, chatting, reciting poems and drinking wine.
Chen Ziang, a felon who has been sentenced to death, can live such a comfortable life. What does this make the people think and what does the officials think of me, Liu Ziguang? This case in Shanghai is an ironclad case handled by Liu Ziguang himself. If it cannot be strictly implemented, it will
It had an impact on his reputation, so Liu Ziguang decided to take action on this matter again to regain face and justice.
Marquis Zhenwu suddenly inspected the prison of the Criminal Department and said that Chen Ziang was going to be interrogated. The prison chiefs were panicked now. Although Marquis Zhenwu could not control the people in their Criminal Department, it was still unjustifiable for them to lose their prisoners.
The Marquis is not an easy person to get along with. I heard that his wife dared to knock on the door of the death penalty department at will. When the time came, she would not see anyone angry and would kill several of them on the spot.
The Marquis of Zhenwu was in charge of the South Factory, and playing tricks in front of him was akin to seeking death, so the prison bosses knelt down obediently and told the Marquis what had happened: there was an official document from the Ministry of Punishment asking Chen Ziang to be paroled for medical treatment, but there was nothing they could do.
, had no choice but to send personnel to escort Chen Ziang to Tangshan Hot Spring for treatment and recuperation.
Liu Ziguang said: "The Shanghai case is not an ordinary corruption case. It involves rebellion. How can such a criminal be released easily? Do you think that since I can't control the Ministry of Punishment, I can't punish you for dereliction of duty?"
The prison bosses hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy and told the truth. It turned out that Chen Ziang had a lot of friends when he was a Jinshi. Especially in the capital city, he met many young talents. Now these talents all have good hands and eyes, and they are determined to rescue Chen Ziang. Therefore, there are
This move made the prisoners afraid of Liu Ziguang, but they could not afford to offend these people. If they rashly captured Chen Ziang, they would definitely get into trouble.
Liu Ziguang did not make things difficult for them, saying that since you dare not invite the criminals back, I will do it for you. It just so happened that the Wucheng Army and Horse Division had the responsibility of apprehending fugitives, so Zhong Shouyong would be responsible for this matter. Zhong Shen will now
He was already the commander of the Military and Horse Division. After taking over the generals from Lord Marquis, he personally ordered three hundred soldiers and rode a fast horse to Tangshan, seventy miles east of the capital, to fetch them.
Tangshan is a scenic spot near the capital. It is named after the hot spring. It has a history of thousands of years. It was named an imperial hot spring during the Xiaoliang period of the Southern Dynasty. The water of the hot spring rises to 100,000 kilograms per day. The water is hot all year round and is slightly yellow in color and very transparent.
It is good, there is no smell, and the spring water is rich in various minerals. Regular bathing is very curative for many chronic diseases.
It is worth mentioning that the scenery near Tangshan Spring is also outstanding. Not to mention the lush green trees, you can also see many natural minerals with good crystallization, including white, light yellow, gray and other colors of rhomboidal calcite, and
Light yellow, light green, lavender cubic or octahedral fluorite. These are the sediments brought to the ground by hot spring water, which are called "springs". The beautiful and colorful springs and the hot springs that can cure all kinds of diseases have attracted dignitaries of all ages.
Officials, literati and elegant people came here to visit and bathe. There are dozens of villas built by the big guys in the capital alone. If you are not careful, you will step into the territory of some high-ranking official.
Zhong Shouyong followed the map and quickly found Chen Ziang's hiding place based on the clues provided by the cell leader. It was an extremely elegant courtyard with a wonderful view. The sound of gurgling water was refreshing. The three hundred soldiers led by Mr. Zhong felt like they had broken into the beautiful scenery.
The wolf in the garden surrounded the village aggressively, but what he never expected was that he was stopped at the door.
"Which yamen are you from? I don't know whose village this is, but you dare to break in and risk your life?" A servant wearing a corrugated hat asked grandly.