In officialdom, there are few people who are not greedy.
If we look into it carefully, even Shen Yi himself has had a considerable part of his income from officialdom in recent years, which was from improper sources.
For example, his brother-in-law in Fuzhou has been going smoothly in recent years and his business has been getting bigger and bigger. It is difficult to say that he has not been affected by Shen Yi.
As for this brother-in-law, he has been to Yanjing several times in the past ten years to visit his nephew and niece, and has brought a lot of things to the Shen family. It is difficult to explain the amount of money clearly.
This is true for Shen Yi, and even more so for everyone in the imperial court.
From Shen Yi on down, including the prime ministers and junior officials of the eighth and ninth grades, no one in the imperial court could stand up to the scrutiny.
And when everyone in the court is unclean, anti-corruption will become a false proposition, or in other words, it will become a tool.
At this time, what matters is not whether you are greedy, but whether you are on the wrong team.
Of course, this is talking about corruption within the normal range. Some are extremely greedy. Even if His Majesty the Emperor turns a blind eye, it is difficult not to notice them. The fall of these people is just like It doesn't matter if you take sides.
In fact, most of the officials who are brought down due to corruption are these corrupt individuals.
But now, the Di Press Secretary has gone crazy and actually handed a list of names to His Majesty the Emperor to report corruption!
Before this list is announced, this is equivalent to reporting all the officials in the imperial court. After all, this list has not been announced. Then the emperor can use this pretext to punish anyone he wants, and whoever the Sanfa Division wants to investigate, You can take this opportunity to check which one!
This makes these officials not panic.
In fact, if Shen Yi had not made the final decision and said that the matter should be handed over to the Three Law Departments, it would have been really difficult for His Majesty the Emperor alone to push this matter forward.
Because the emperor cannot stand against all officials.
The profession of emperor is essentially the job of a referee. Even if the referee has some tendencies and has things he wants to do, he is most afraid of ending up on his own and most afraid of fighting with all the opponents on the field.
At this time, only Shen Yi had the qualifications to say such powerful words as "hand over to the Third Law Division".
Of course, if Zhao Changping and Zhao Xianggong were still in the court, Zhao Xianggong could also say this, but Zhao Changping would probably not be willing to make such efforts on behalf of the emperor, thereby offending most scholars.
As for Shen Yi...
In fact, he no longer has much relationship with the scholars. If he offends him, they will not say anything good for Shen Yi.
On the contrary, when the Shen family is still in charge of the army, it will be beneficial to the Shen family if scholars scold Shen Yi.
This is also the reason why Shen Yi is willing to contribute.
Of course, the more reason was because the emperor spoke.
At this time, if Shen Yi doesn't help him with this kind of thing, no one can help him.
The officials of the Third Law Department knelt on the ground and all raised their heads to look at the Emperor. Finally, Zhou Yuanlang, the Minister of Punishment, kowtowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will definitely investigate this matter and get to the bottom of it."
His Majesty the Emperor sighed silently, stood up from the throne, shook his head and said: "When we were in Jiankang, I took the trouble to tell you earnestly and sincerely that we must abandon greed. Over the past ten years, , I originally thought that Da Chen was passionate and progressive, but I never thought..."
"That's all."
His Majesty the Emperor sighed: "I... am really sad."
"That's it for today's court meeting. Let's break up."
After that, he silently walked down the imperial steps.
Mr. Shen was the first to bow and salute: "Best farewell to Your Majesty."
"Farewell to Your Majesty."
The courtiers bowed and saluted one after another.
After the salute, the entire court suddenly became noisy, like ants on a hot pot.
An official at the level of Da Jiuqing strode directly to Shen Yi. He bowed and saluted first, and then said: "Master Marquis, among our colleagues, whoever meets you on weekdays are always respectful and respectful. I have never offended you." , if someone offends you, just say something and everyone will come to your house and kowtow to you to apologize."
"Why keep silent and sue everyone?"
Those who said this aroused the echo of countless people, and many people surrounded Shen Yi and responded loudly.
"That's right! Lord Marquis, if you feel uncomfortable, just say so. Why did you bring it to the court directly?"
Mr. Shen didn't have a smile on his face, but now his face turned dark. He shouted in a low voice: "Get out of the way."
Of course, there is no need to elaborate on the prestige Mr. Shen has accumulated over the years. He only said two words and everyone moved out of the way, not daring to stop him anymore.
Shen walked silently to the door of the hall, then looked back at the officials following him, and said expressionlessly: "Everyone, Shen only wants to say three points."
"First, the Di Newspaper Division was no longer under Shen's control more than ten years ago. It is the Di Newspaper Division who is suing you today, not me, Shen Yi."
"Everyone who can participate in the court meeting has climbed all the way up. If one day your front office commits a crime, will it be blamed on you?"
"second."
Mr. Shen said slowly: "Secondly, since an official has handed over the evidence, and it involves officials, it is Chen's practice to hand it over to the Third Law Department for investigation, and you should not be unaware of it."
"third."
Shen Yi said expressionlessly: "Thirdly, since the thirteenth year of Hongde, His Majesty has been working hard and finally drove away Zhu Zhenren in the nineteenth year of Hongde and unified the world. But you should ask yourselves, since the nineteenth year of Hongde, Are your hands clean by now?"
"Or if I ask more bluntly, have you reached out more frequently in the past ten years?"
Mr. Shen said coldly: "Could it be that I, Shen Qi, led countless soldiers and fought through life and death on the front line to defeat half of the country, and I did it for you?"
"Today, you all know whether Shen wants to investigate you or the imperial court wants to investigate you. I don't need to say more. I, Shen Yi, will only say one thing!"
"Everyone should touch their own conscience, and if they can truly be clear about their conscience, then speak in front of Mr. Shen."
After saying that, Mr. Shen turned around and walked away.
The whole hall suddenly became quiet,
Prime Minister Song Yuan, standing behind everyone, turned to look at the newly promoted Prime Minister Zhang Jian, sighed silently, and whispered: "Prime Minister Zhang, what is going on? You have to give us colleagues some air. …”
Mr. Zhang smiled bitterly and said: "I am still confused until now. How can I breathe?"
After saying this, Mr. Zhang clasped his hands in front of him and sighed.
"However, this court matter does not have much to do with Marquis Shen..."
After saying that, he looked at Zhou Yuanlang and said with a smile: "Do you think so, Zhou Shangshu?"
Zhou Yuanlang bowed his head respectfully.
"Returning to Prime Minister Zhang, Marquis Shen has led troops for many years, and his involvement with the imperial court is indeed not deep."
Mr. Zhang smiled meaningfully: "Then the Sanfa Division will work hard on this matter and investigate it carefully."
The officials of the Third Law Department nodded silently.
"yes."
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On the other side, Shen Yi came outside the palace gate and saw Luo Yong, who had been spanked and his butt was bruised and bruised.
It was the internal guards who performed the torture, and their techniques were very particular. The wound looked scary, but it was fine to go home and lie down for seven or eight days.
It's just a skin injury.
Mr. Shen glanced at Luo Yong, then squatted down, shook his head slightly and said, "You asked them to beat you like this, right?"
Luo Yong lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Yes, I have offended too many people, so I should beat him harshly so that the adults can take it out."
"stupid."
Mr. Shen shook his head slightly and sighed: "At this time, you must not be beaten badly, even if it looks miserable, it is best to be unscathed! Before they come, you should get dressed and go home immediately. , don’t let them see your miserable condition.”
"otherwise…"
"You're in trouble."
After all, Luo Yong was also a smart man. He quickly understood, couldn't help but get excited, struggled to get up, and limped away.
Although he was limping, his walking speed was even faster than usual.
Shen Yi silently watched him go away, then looked back at the officials who were slowly walking out, and sighed.
The court was about to experience the first dramatic change after the capital was moved.
As for the extent of this earthquake in the officialdom, the final decision rests with the emperor, but it is Zhou Yuanlang and the others who actually take action.
It was Luo Yong who started this.
With Zhou Yuanlang's methods, he would make this matter a big deal within a month at most.
Until one day, Emperor Hong De thought that the balance in the court had been completely completed.
When Shen Yi was lost in thought, a voice sounded behind him, respectfully.
"Master Marquis, Your Majesty, please come over and speak."