Now that Shen Yanqing had an idea in his mind, he would no longer sit still and wait for death. On the next day, he went to court and submitted a report on the corruption of officials from the Ministry of Revenue.
Although Zhao Jing had long expected that the personnel of the Ministry of Revenue would be corrupted, he still couldn't help but get angry when he saw that the 20,000 taels of silver for disaster relief had been embezzled.
"Asshole!"
The folder was thrown to the ground, wiping Prime Minister Liu's forehead and falling at his feet. Prime Minister Liu froze, and just when the anger in his heart was about to rise, he saw the content on the unfolded folder next to him, Prime Minister Liu His anger was so suppressed.
"Zhenjiang Prefecture was hit by the disaster. The 20,000 taels of silver and tens of thousands of shi of grain that I allocated were all embezzled by the worms in the Ministry of Revenue. I said, how dare Li Mu embezzle so many things by himself? It turned out that he was just The scapegoat pushed out!”
Zhao Jing was filled with anger and pointed at the courtiers in the court, her fingers trembling slightly with anger.
It wasn't that he didn't know that Prime Minister Liu's faction was corrupt and incompetent, but Zhao Jing never expected that this group of people would even embezzle all the money for disaster relief, allowing the victims to be displaced and starve to death.
Zhao Jing felt great hatred in his heart. If he had useful ministers, he would not have to be controlled by others and be kept in the dark by Prime Minister Liu and his faction.
And if Shen Yanqing hadn't produced evidence, he wouldn't have known how unconscionable these people were.
"The emperor is wronged. How dare Wei Chen deceive the emperor? This is all slander. It must be Shen Yanqing because Wei Chen and others had offended him two days ago, so Shen Yanqing held a grudge and deliberately made perjury to frame Wei Chen."
"Yes, Your Majesty, Wei Chen and others are working hard, and the natural disasters in Zhenjiang Prefecture are ruthless. How could Wei Chen waste money and money without caring about the lives of the people?"
Everyone was caught off guard by Shen Yanqing's evidence. No one expected when he collected the evidence and presented it to the emperor so coincidentally. They had offended Shen Yanqing yesterday, and today he was involved in it.
Everyone gritted their teeth secretly, still feeling lucky in their hearts, thinking that Shen Yanqing was bluffing. He had no evidence at all. It was just that a blind cat bumped into a dead mouse, and they noticed something was wrong from a pile of official documents, and guessed that they had withheld the disaster relief money. .
However, corruption is a serious crime that can lead to beheading. Of course they cannot admit it and they all kneel on the ground to show their loyalty.
Shen Yanqing stood aside and looked at them coldly. Everyone's begging for mercy was a joke in his eyes.
He is someone who has seen the tragic situation in Zhenjiang Mansion. He knows most of all that the people suffered heavy casualties and lived in poverty because of these corrupt officials. If he and Jiang Miao had not vigorously developed the economy, Zhenjiang Mansion would not be able to recover now.
"Shut up, do you really think that the good things you have done can go unnoticed? It is clearly written in this brochure!"
Zhao Jing's face became even more angry as he listened to everyone's sophistry. These people were slippery men who had been immersed in official circles for many years. They were not easily caught by him. How could Zhao Jing let them go so easily?
Prime Minister Liu stood in the front row and watched with cold eyes, as if all this had nothing to do with him, but if someone familiar saw it, they would find that his hand holding the wat board suddenly tightened, and it was obvious that he was not as calm as he appeared.
Everyone could not shed tears without seeing the coffin. This crime of corruption was absolutely unbearable, and a stalemate broke out in the court for a while.
Shen Yanqing took a step forward and dropped another explosive news.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report to you."
"That's right!"
Zhao Jing's eyes lit up when he saw Shen Yanqing moving forward. Since Shen Yanqing could find evidence of corruption among officials from the Ministry of Revenue, there must be other bargaining chips.
But compared to Zhao Jing's happiness, the hearts of everyone in the household tightened. Even Prime Minister Liu in front couldn't help but straighten his body.
"I found out that Zhang Yuan, the Minister of Household Affairs, has a close relationship with Li Mu. After the disaster in Zhenjiang Prefecture, Zhang Yuan sent someone to have contact with Li Mu. After Li Mu received the 20,000 taels of silver allocated by the imperial court for disaster relief, he did not use it for disaster relief. , and after the city of Zhenjiang was destroyed, Li Mu escaped, and the 20,000 taels of silver were missing. The officials caught the guard Zhang Yuan sent to contact Li Mu and asked him about the whereabouts of the silver."
Shen Yanqing's target was not Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan was just a minister. He was too brave to embezzle the money. He must have been instructed by Prime Minister Liu behind the scenes. He originally wanted to collect more evidence and catch Prime Minister Liu.
However, this group of people had no fear of using dirty words. Shen Yanqing, who was usually calm and composed, was successfully aroused this time. He could slowly find excuses for Prime Minister Liu in the future, but this group of people must be taught a lesson.
Upon hearing that there was evidence that Shen Yan was innocent, Zhang Yuan's face turned pale, his body was trembling, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.
Obviously the guard he arranged to contact Li Mu was his confidant, so there was no way he could tell Shen Yanqing this.
"Shen Yanqing, you are talking nonsense! I have no idea!"
Shen Yanqing sneered, "No? Do you need me to have Gu Lin brought up to confront you on the spot?"
Zhang Yuan felt chilled. No wonder he suddenly lost contact with Gu Lin some time ago. Unexpectedly, he had already fallen into the hands of Shen Yanqing and explained everything.
Zhang Yuan thought about the emperor's anger just now, and now he did not dare to take any chances. He estimated that Shen Yanqing had sufficient evidence, so he dared to impeach him in court.
Zhang Yuan lost his energy for a moment, and his face turned gray. He was indeed greedy for the money, but it was all for giving it to Prime Minister Liu. What fell into his hands was meager. Zhang Yuan raised his head and glanced at Prime Minister Liu's money. direction, a flash of madness flashed in his eyes.
He still had his wife, children and mother at home, so he would never be willing to die like this.
Liu Cheng seemed to be aware of this, and his slightly lowered eyes flashed with murderous intent. Zhang Yuan was already an abandoned son, and he would not give him a chance to resist.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Yuan's corruption crime is extremely heinous and has seriously harmed the people of Zhenjiang Prefecture. As a humble minister, he must not be leniently spared. All ministers in the court must take this as a warning!"
Prime Minister Liu spoke with awe-inspiring righteousness. It was completely impossible to tell that Zhang Yuan was his right-hand man, and he sentenced him to death in just a few words.
Zhao Jing was sarcastic in her heart. Liu Yuan, a cunning old fox, was also cruel. Even his subordinates who had been with him for many years, he decisively pushed him to die. Li Mu did, and so did Zhang Yuan.
Zhao Jing narrowed her eyes. He had been in a stalemate with Liu Yuan for many years and knew his methods very well. He probably had the leverage in Zhang Yuan's hands. Now even if Zhang Yuan deserves to die, he still has to save his life to pry him out. Mouth.
"What Prime Minister Liu said is absolutely true. I will never let a corrupt person go. Everyone is an official for the sake of the country and the country. If the people of the world harm the people for their own selfish desires, I will never tolerate it!"
"Zhang Yuan has committed a heinous crime of corruption and bribery. He has deposited money in Dali Temple to await trial."
"yes!"
Before Zhang Yuan could argue, he was escorted off by the guards. Zhao Jing looked at Prime Minister Liu's obviously relieved expression, and the corners of his mouth curled up in a sarcastic arc.
If he didn't make good use of the handle he was given, how could he be worthy of Shen Yanqing's evidence!
Shen Yanqing's evidence only brought Zhang Yuan down this time, but other people in the Ministry of Revenue were not spared, because in the evidence he presented, these people were also accomplices. Although they were not convicted, they were fined by the emperor for one year. Salary, and voluntarily hand over all the money embezzled over the years, otherwise the emperor will send the Royal Guards to raid the house and conduct a thorough investigation.
These people are usually timid and cautious. If the emperor really investigates it, it will be a fatal matter. They would rather spend money to eliminate disasters than save their heads.
Just because of this incident, everyone had their skin peeled off and had to live with their tails between their legs for a short period of time. Everyone even hated Shen Yanqing.
