() Emperor Chongzhen looked gloomy and shouted to His Highness: "Where is the Minister of Industry?"
Zhang Fengxiang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was there, thinking that it was none of his business today and just watching the excitement. Yuan Chonghuan was arrested and imprisoned. He just thought he was watching a farce and did not expect Emperor Chongzhen to suddenly call him.
"I'm here." Zhang Fengxiang came out.
"What happened to the collapse of the capital city wall? I have allocated more than 150,000 yuan to repair the capital city wall. Do you know the regulations for the city wall?"
When Zhang Fengxiang heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat. He was worried for a while when the city wall first collapsed, but unexpectedly he did not deal with it, thinking that it would be settled, but now he has begun to settle accounts.
His legs went weak and he knelt down: "Your Majesty, I am guilty."
"Do you know the regulations?" Emperor Chongzhen ignored him at all, emphasized his tone, and asked himself.
"The wall is built with layers of loess and miscellaneous soil. Only large bricks are laid on the inner and outer walls. The brick layer on the outer wall is about three feet thick, and the brick layer on the inner wall is about two feet thick. The city wall is two feet high and the city foundation is two feet thick.
The top is one foot and four feet wide." Seeing that he couldn't escape, Zhang Fengxiang had no choice but to answer.
"How about the actual production?"
"Part of the city wall is only made of rammed earth, and only one brick is laid on the inner and outer walls. The city is one foot nine feet high." Zhang Fengxiang's voice became lower and lower as he spoke, and his head fell to the ground.
The entire hall was silent, as if the temperature inside the hall had suddenly dropped by many degrees.
"With such a wall, I almost became Song Qinzong!" Emperor Chongzhen suddenly roared angrily.
Seeing that none of the ministers below him responded, Emperor Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief and suppressed his anger: "Wear brocade clothes and throw them to Your Highness."
The Jinyi captains waiting outside the palace swarmed in, took off Zhang Fengxiang's court clothes, and took him to accompany Yuan Chonghuan.
A few people wanted to stand up and plead for mercy, but when they heard that Song Qinzong had moved out, they knew that they were in trouble now, so they took a look first before talking.
"Bring in the few people outside the palace." Emperor Chongzhen ordered after seeing Zhang Fengxiang being escorted out.
I saw three people being escorted in outside the palace. Their hats had been taken off and their official uniforms were still there. It was obvious that they were officials at the level of doctor.
"Xu Guanji, the doctor of the Camping and Restoration Department, Zhou Changying, the doctor of the Dushui Department, and Zhu Changshi, the doctor of the Tuntian Department, brought them here."
When these three people met each other just now, they knew that what they had been worrying about these days had happened. When they saw Zhang Fengxiang being escorted away by the Jinyi Guards, they were so frightened that their legs weakened.
"Do you know what you have committed?" Emperor Chongzhen asked coldly as he looked at the three people kneeling down to His Highness.
"I acknowledge my guilt!" The three people dared not deny it.
"The silver I scraped together from here and there allowed you to repair the walls of the capital. It was because I trusted you. To be more serious, I gave you my wealth, life, and the land of my ancestors. But how did you repay me? If you weren't satisfied.
Aiqing tried her best to stop Jianlu, but I am not here today."
The three people lay on the ground, not daring to speak.
"Wang Cheng'en." Emperor Chongzhen was too lazy to talk to these corrupt criminals.
"The slave is here."
"Take it out, the imperial staff is eighty!"
Officials in the Ming Dynasty all liked the imperial staff as a good thing to admonish the monarch and gain reputation. But these three people were given the imperial staff because of dereliction of duty, corruption and perversion of the law. What kind of reputation is this? Eighty imperial staffs, old
Do you want to live?
Xu Guanji, the doctor of the restoration department, knelt down and kowtowed, and shouted hurriedly: "The guilty minister has the original memorial."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard that he had a reason, he suppressed his anger and shouted: "Speak!"
"Your Majesty, out of the 150,000 taels of silver allocated to repair the walls of the capital, I have received less than 120,000 taels."
"One hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver can only repair such a city wall? Are you fooling me?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was stunned for a moment and asked again.
"This, this,..." When Xu Guanji heard this, he wanted to say that the remaining 120,000 taels were also shared by various gods. Of course, he was a little greedy, and only less than 20,000 taels were actually used for the city wall. But
Many gods and goddesses in Fenrun are standing aside, but I can't tell them and expect them to save my life.
Emperor Chongzhen misunderstood what Xu Guanji meant and thought he was speechless after being asked, so he waved his hand.
The three old guys hurriedly shouted for mercy, but it was no use. When the minister who had been standing silently on the side saw the three being dragged down, he came out to beg for mercy. When they came out, there were still five of them, saying that the three of them were all of this age.
I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand the beating when I get older, so I ask Emperor Chongzhen to show mercy.
Emperor Chongzhen became angry. You asked me to be merciful. Who would show mercy to me, the Ming Dynasty?! His Huang Taiji artillery fire was almost reaching the Forbidden City. Isn't it important to be older? As you are older, you should cultivate your mind and character.
Strictly demand yourself and set an example. The crime is unavoidable. I will kill him as a warning. If anyone pleads for mercy again, I will learn from Taizu. If he embezzles more than sixty taels of silver, I will peel off the skin and make the grass.
The five ministers who begged for mercy saw that Emperor Chongzhen was in a violent state. They knew that the matter was inevitable. If they continued to speak, they were afraid that it would lead to them, so they did not dare to speak any more. "Sixty taels, are you kidding me? Is there anyone standing in the court?"
.In fact, they were not really worried about the age of the three people, but they took the lion's share of the money that was used to repair the city wall.
Don’t talk about older people, even young people generally can’t withstand the Eighty-Ting Staff. Xu Guanji, the doctor of the Camping Division, Zhou Changying, the doctor of the Dushui Division, and Zhu Changshi, the doctor of the Tuntian Division, died in the end, and they still thought that their allies would save them until they died.
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Emperor Chongzhen finally let out a bad breath, but there were still supervisors to repair the city wall. If the supervision was not in place, it would have to be dealt with. He sent an order to the Ministry of Works to the imperial censor Gao Benming in the matter.
When the cabinet ministers in the second shift heard this, they couldn't help but become a little worried and began to communicate with each other through eye contact.
After the Ministry of Works gave the imperial censor Gao Benming to kneel before His Highness, Emperor Chongzhen asked: "I ordered you to inspect the defense and repairs of the capital city. How come you are given more than 150,000 taels of silver and only 120,000 taels?"
The king defended himself: "Repairing the walls of the capital city is a major matter for the country. If you give a thousand to a thousand, a hundred to a hundred, or 150,000 taels, there is no disadvantage of deducting 28 taels. Your Majesty, if you don't believe it, don't do it on the spot."
Confrontation."
Emperor Chongzhen was stunned. He acted quickly and there was no proof. Fortunately, there were still ministers standing. He then motioned to the ministers present to prove it.
Han Xu, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was the first to come out and say: "Xu Guanji, the doctor of the restoration department, did say something, but his words are not meant to be excuses."
Ah, at that time you all stood still and didn't remind me to find out where the silver came from. What do you mean by saying this now that you are dead?
Li Biao, the assistant minister of the cabinet, also knelt down and said: "There is no such bad rule as 28 buckles. I hope the emperor will appease his anger."
Another cabinet minister, Qian Longxi, also followed suit and begged for mercy: "I hope the emperor will treat me leniently."
Emperor Chongzhen cannot let the investigation continue like this. If the investigation continues, everyone will be pulled out.
Emperor Chongzhen saw that every one of these important ministers objected and begged for mercy. However, the three main culprits were impulsively beaten to death before they could confront him. I am afraid that the investigation into the embezzlement of money will no longer be possible.
Emperor Chongzhen suddenly felt aggrieved. He knew that there was definitely something wrong with the two people below.
After a moment of silence, Emperor Chongzhen said: "You two have failed to supervise us well. Are you guilty of this?"
When Gao Benming, the imperial censor of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, heard about this name, he said, "Okay, that's fine. I admit it." "I know the crime."
"Okay, now that I have pleaded guilty, I will be dismissed from my post."
The two of them were dumbfounded when they heard that they were fired from their jobs. How could they still make a fortune?!
Those assistant ministers and elders also felt that the punishment was too severe, and came out to plead for mercy, saying that the emperor's punishment was too harsh, and they hoped for a leniency in the punishment.
Emperor Chongzhen refused: "You don't need to apply for help."
Without waiting for these people to speak again, he said directly: "Initiate a case!"
Then he walked away.
Emperor Chongzhen returned to the imperial study and sent away all the people who were serving him, leaving only one confidant. Wang Chengen began to vent his resentment. It was such a bully. He bullied me because I was young and inexperienced, and yet they united to suppress me.
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I saw on the screen on one side a picture of the wise kings and wise ministers of the past dynasties that I had asked to draw before, with the words "Proverbs of Righteousness and Sincerity" written on it. I couldn't help but feel a little confused. I want to be a wise king, but where are the wise ministers? Why do I use all of them?
These are Brother Kong Fang who are corrupt and take bribes and put personal interests above all else!
Wang Chengen looked at the angry and confused Emperor Chongzhen, and he couldn't bear it, so he said: "Your Majesty, isn't Mr. Zhong from later generations? You should know which virtuous ministers and which wise ministers."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard Wang Chengen's words, he couldn't help but nodded, and his desire to hope that Zhong Jinwei would wake up soon became even stronger.
Wang Chengen took the opportunity to speak again: "Your Majesty, I remember that Mr. Zhong praised Mr. Wen Tiren before for being an honest minister."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded again, saying that he had remembered it. There were too many things and he had forgotten this. In fact, it does not mean that he had really forgotten it. It was just that some things would not be believed until they had learned a profound lesson. Today’s
What happened made him feel the urgency of being an honest minister.
I want to reuse Wen Tiren, Emperor Chongzhen said secretly in his heart.
Besides, Zu Dashou, after watching quietly for a day, found no sign that the court had let Yuan Chonghuan go, so he was about to pursue the case, and I was afraid that he would be held accountable. He couldn't help but feel anxious, so he secretly went to the military camp.
Rumors spread that the imperial court suspected that our Guan Ning army had ulterior motives, and now that they have dealt with the commander Yuan Chonghuan, the next step is to prepare to bombard the military camp to kill us all.
When he did this, he actually never thought about using He Kegang's method. Nonsense, if He Kegang's method was used, if the soldiers were gone, how could I, the general soldier, still be a dead Taoist friend, but not a poor Taoist?
Ordinary soldiers of the Guan Ning Army could not tell whether it was a rumor, so people became more and more panicked. Moreover, there were more and more Qin Wang's troops, and some were stationed near the Guan Ning Army. This was also considered by the ordinary soldiers as a sign of the imperial court.
Should we not only bombard them, but also surround them and not spare anyone? So we became even more panicked.
When Zu Dashou saw that the time was almost up, he stepped forward and said, brothers, don't be afraid. Since the imperial court wants to attack us and has two legs on us, we won't run away. Let's go back to Liaodong.
He Kegang didn't quite believe someone of his level, so he came over to question Zu Dashou.
Zu Dashou said, don't you want to save your benefactor? Now is an opportunity. Let's go back first and let the court realize the importance of our Guan Ning army. In this way, the court will not dare to embarrass the commander.
As soon as He Kegang heard that this could save Yuan Chonghuan, he agreed, okay, I'll follow you.
That night, Zu Dashou sneaked away with Guan Ning's army. He just told me that I would quit the job because the risk was too great. If I stayed here, I would either be killed by the Jianlu or the imperial court. I would just go back to Ningyuan.
When this news was reported to Emperor Chongzhen, he was hit again. Is this still my army? The enemy has not gone far yet, and he has escaped on his own?
The rest of King Qin's army are basically infantry. With such an elite cavalry army, if Jianlu fights back again, wouldn't it be missing an important bargaining chip? I'm saving money, so why did I raise such an army?
What about the white-eyed wolf?
Emperor Chongzhen was shocked, scared and angry. This man had run away privately, could he come back? What should he do? It was a big headache!