Speaking of which, the Zhao Guan family had watched many childhood classic TV series in their previous life. They knew that there was nothing fishy about the construction of the Yellow River dam, so they sent several censors to supervise it.
I don’t expect you to be as honest as water, just to be able to handle things well for me and to live well at the same time.
But this time the incident was so big that it really exceeded his expectations.
If Xiao En and the others are not lying, the amount of corruption in the dams from Jinan to the mouth of the Yellow River alone has reached one million taels. Then in the past three years, the court and Zhao Guan's family have invested five million taels of silver alone.
How much of it was embezzled or wasted, and how much was actually used to regulate the river?
What is even more unacceptable to Zhao Guan's family is that if the resulting disaster or even a large number of deaths among people on both sides of Jingdong were only discovered today, then it would be more than just one or two people who were derelict in their duties, and the biggest person responsible is him, the emperor.
After the fall of the Jin Kingdom, he said that he would spend ten years to control the Yellow River. However, not even half of the ten years passed, such a big thing happened. Not only did his face hurt, but his heart also hurt.
As a result, he, the emperor who wished he could be the boss, once again made a big fuss at the court meeting. This time, no one needed to lose face. He ordered the Minister of Punishment, Ma Shen, and the Minister of Dali Temple, Wang Yan, to form a special task force and dispatched Hulala.
Jinan Prefecture will inspect and find out within a time limit.
At the same time, Liaoyang County Prince Liu Yan quickly led the Red Heart Team to the Hedao Yamen, sealed all the account books, and brought relevant officials from the Ministry of Accounts with him to investigate the funds for the river bank dredging and flood discharge projects. The truth is bound to come to light.
It can be said that there has never been such a major corruption case since the Song Dynasty. Pei Zude and Fan Zongyin, who had confirmed evidence of crimes, were imprisoned, Liu Hongdao was detained on the spot, and a large number of remaining prefects and prefects were also banned. It was said that it shocked the government and the public.
They are all a bit small.
They are all senior officials.
May was sultry, but it got a little cooler at night. Prime Minister Zhao Ding once again left the Imperial Palace Ban Zhi behind, took only an old servant with him, and walked to the private residence of Privy Councilor Zhang Jun.
The two have shared weal and woe, and now they still fight without breaking up. After more than ten years of friendship, there is no need to talk nonsense. Zhao Ding took the lead in saying: "Although the official family is rejuvenated and the New Song Dynasty is founded, if a big prison is built, the official family will
Prestige, it’s a precedent.”
Zhang Jun served a cup of tea and sighed, "Who can blame me? Although the official family has done a lot of things in recent years, they have always attached great importance to the Yellow River and Yanjing. How dare Pei Zude and the others dare to do this?
When I reached out, Xiao En found out the evidence again. The officials must kill the chickens to scare the monkeys, and no one can save them."
Zhang Jun paused and saw that Zhao Ding was still hesitant to speak, so he simply stated clearly, "During the war back then, the officials dared to kill Du Chong with an axe, but now they have just taken down a few strategic envoys. Is it possible?"
Does anyone dare to make an issue with not killing scholar-bureaucrats?"
Zhao Ding was dressed in bamboo-green uniforms, and he had become more and more aged over the years. He said: "Brother Fool, don't you know that they are seeking death themselves, so how can they stick to the rules? But today, I have to tell the truth. Everyone in the imperial court is clean on this money.
How many are there? If an official builds a big prison, it will inevitably cause people to panic. Dear brother, things will go well if things are slowed down, can't you give some advice to the officials?"
"I'm afraid it's difficult. Brother Yuan Zhen, you and I have served the official family for more than ten years. Although I don't dare to say that I can guess the official family's heart, but with his behavior style, he either doesn't do it or does it absolutely. Once he violates it,
His bottom line is that he will not give up easily."
Some people once said that Chinese culture has gone through hundreds of generations and was founded in the Zhao and Song Dynasties. Unfortunately, this culture has excellent civilizational achievements, but also feudal dross that cannot be washed away. For example, the corruption problem that everyone knows.
Zhao Ding said: "That's all, what's the point of telling you and me about these difficulties? Let's think about how to give advice."
Although Zhang Jun is an older middle-aged young man, he has been in charge of the world for many years, and he has an overall view of the world. "Tomorrow you and I will visit Lu Gongxiang together. According to his words, the official family always has to give up some face. Why don't you just go to Mingfa?"
The order is to only investigate the people involved in this matter, kill them if they should, exile them if they should, and don't pursue other matters for the time being. Otherwise, civil and military officials will be panicked, and what will happen to local governance?
Zhao Ding smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Xian, it seems like I said it before, but now it's you who say it."
Zhang Jun smiled even more bitterly, "Brother Yuan Zhen, do you think that I, the Privy Councilor, live for free all day long? When it comes to corruption, nowhere is it more serious than in the army? To tell you the truth, I used to worry that this officer's corruption would affect his combat effectiveness.
, but if we deal with corrupt officers indiscriminately, it will also affect the combat effectiveness. I don’t know how many nights I have been unable to sleep, thinking about how to deal with the officials if such a problem arises? I didn’t expect that it would be used first in river affairs today.
Already."
The next day, the two of them went to see Lu Gongxiang, who never went out when he had nothing to do. They felt envious when they saw him roaming freely, but they still explained their purpose of visit in a tactful way. Lu Hao asked after them, sat in the pavilion, and said: "
My two gentlemen, it is not because I am timid and fearful, but you should also trust the officials, the crux of the matter is not here."
Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun were both surprised at the same time and asked hurriedly. Lu Haowen couldn't help but sigh and said: "If it weren't for the shame of Jingkang, the official family would be nothing more than an idle prince in Tokyo, living a wealthy life. But the waves washed away the sand, forcing him not to
He did not take this path. But in fact, he was still very soft in his heart. Liu Hongdao and Fan Zongyin were both his old ministers for many years, and even Pei Zude also fought to the death against the Jin army. Now they have fallen together on the issue of river affairs.
It can be seen that people's hearts are fickle. If you ask him not to pursue the case at this time, for fear of breaking the jade bottle, wouldn't it be a knife in his heart? Instead, you will force him to eliminate corruption on a large scale. Privy Zhang is also here, and he is old
To be honest, among the ten generals and eighteen princes and kings, except the King of Wei, who can guarantee that he is as clean as water and not afraid of checking the accounts. But with the temper of the official, if he really wants to check the accounts, if you dare to burn the account books, he will
I dare to burn you."
Zhang Jun felt as if he had found a close friend, "What my husband said is really good advice. In the past, in order to resist the Jin Dynasty, the officials always turned a blind eye to matters in the army. They were also afraid that I and other civilian officials would suppress the generals too much."
, but if we wantonly punish corrupt generals for this reason, it will definitely not be a blessing for the country."
"So I still say what I said. The officials may feel depressed and hesitant, but they will eventually make their own decisions. As long as we and the ministers can appease the guests in the court, it is best not to say more at this time." Lu Gongxiang suddenly opened his mouth.
He closed his eyes slightly and said very seriously.
The prime ministers of the Eastern and Western Prefectures looked at each other and saluted Lu Haowen at the same time. "I would like to comply with the arrangements of the Duke."
"What's the arrangement? It's been seven years since I retired and returned to my hometown. I just had something to do and just wanted to chat. As close ministers of the official family and father-in-law of the secret palace, it's natural that the authorities are confused. When will you be like me?"
That's when I realized it." After all, Lu Haowen was already over seventy. After talking for a long time, he finally felt exhausted. After a while, he served tea and sent the guests back to the house to rest.
Several of his grandchildren served their grandfather and took a nap. Unexpectedly, the old man couldn't sleep at all. After thinking for a long time, his expression became even worse. He ordered: "Go to Prince Yang. I have something to do and want to go to the palace to meet with the officials."
Lu's grandson was shocked and said: "Grandpa, didn't you tell us to abide by our duties and keep a low profile these days?"
"That's you. I can never leave the official family alone." Lu Haowen said mercilessly.
No one knows what Lu Haowen said to Zhao Guanjia that day. Maybe Yang Yizhong knew it, but he couldn't say a word.
However, Zhao Guanjia also said to the court that the case this time was related to corruption, dereliction of duty and concealment in the management of the Yellow River. The rest cannot be said to be ignored, but this time it is ignored.
Many people feel at ease, and many people feel even more uneasy. Of course, this is not what Zhao Guan's family cares about.
On the ninth day of June, Wang Yan led the team back first. He sorted out all the accounts and gave them to Zhao Guan's family for preview and report at the same time. Admiral You and Zhao Tongpan had fully taken over the flood discharge issue. No matter who asked for mercy, they would ignore it and nothing would be done this year.
Flood is the keynote.
Judging from Jingdong Road, which has just entered the rainy season, the effect is remarkable.
This is probably the best news that Zhao Guan's family has heard in the past two months. Because not long ago, he just encountered another bad thing. It turned out that Yue Fei's prospective in-law Hu Cheng was also involved in the embankment corruption problem.
, according to the law, the wife and daughter must be jailed, and Zhao Guan's family is open to the public, but it is impossible for a guilty person to marry the son of a handsome minister.
As a result, Yue Fei, a stubborn man, insisted on fulfilling the engagement as promised. This caused a quarrel at home, and Princess Foyou couldn't deal with it, so she came to her biological father for help.
Zhao Guan's family was annoyed. When they heard that Yue Fei had only changed his horoscope and not written a marriage certificate, they simply arranged another marriage and betrothed the eldest daughter of Zhao Bufan, the king of Wuwei County who died for the country, to Yue Lei.
If Yue Fei refuses to agree, please ask Qu Duan to support and reason with his subordinates. No matter what you say, you must accomplish the goal.
Almost at the same time, Liu Hongdao, the governor of Heyin County, confessed his crime and committed suicide by preparing a rope while in custody. But what do the imperial guards do? They should have been on guard against this move. He could not be saved.
He came back and was escorted to Tokyo together with Zhang Bofen, the magistrate of Qingzhou who also confessed.
Suddenly, the reputation of Zhao Guan's family for being mean seemed to be a little bigger, because Liu Hongdao's identity was a bit special. After all, he was one of the thirty-six heroes of Jianyan. For more than ten years, Empress An had supervised the war and never slackened off.
Is it too much to exaggerate to kill someone?
Let’s not talk about Emperor Renzong, even Emperor Taizu never did this when he was in power.
Of course, this is what the southern opposition parties and tea shops in Tokyo are talking about. If we really want them to say it in public, few people would have the courage.
If so, the Imperial City Secretary in Yang Yizhong would invite people in for tea.
At the beginning of July, it rained in Tokyo. This miserable summer finally brought a bit of coolness to Zhao Guan's family, allowing him to relax with Princess Junyou of Yinchuan, who was learning to talk.
Liu Hongdao and the others had escorted them back, and the Zhao Guan family knew what they were going to face.
——Small theater extra——
"It's a pity that such a person who worked so hard and accomplished so much ended up losing his life for his own selfish reasons." Fan Zhongyan looked at the latest issue of Di Bao and sighed for Liu Hongdao.
Wen Yanbo blushed a little. This corruption problem was much more serious for him than Liu Hongdao and others. More importantly, the so-called Sanyi Huihe was implemented on a large scale when he was in power. When he talked about this problem, he couldn't help but want to escape.
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As a result, Wang Anshi, who was unreasonable and unforgiving, said: "Fan Xianggong has pure virtues, so I feel sorry for him, but some people are afraid that if they continue to talk about it, they will have no shame in staying here."
Fu Bi couldn't stand him, "That's better than some people who have good eyesight and low skills. They talk about the green seedling method and the Fangtian method. They are clear and logical, but the result is a waste of people and money."
It is one thing for Wang Anshi and Wang Anli, the brothers who fight tigers, to have different political opinions. When he heard someone attacking his brother, he quit and said: "Ability is ability, character is character. Naturally, my Wang family brothers dare to say to heaven,
There is no corruption in the country. I wonder if Mr. Fu and Mr. Wen dare to swear an oath to heaven and earth? They have never occupied an acre of fertile land, and they have not embezzled a single amount of public funds!"
"Stop the noise, Mr. Zhang hanged himself again. Privy Di, come and help."
"Which...Gong Zhang Zhongwen?" Di Qing reacted.
Seeing Di Qing go in to help, Cai Que said sincerely: "Although it is common for tiger fathers and dog sons to happen, Zhang Shuye is too unlucky. There are only two sons in total. The second son deserves to die, and the eldest son does not.
He committed a crime, how can he still have the dignity to live here forever?"
Cai Bian thought of his troubled brother who had gone to hell, and he had mixed emotions for a moment. He simply said, "The problems that we people have not solved in our lives, the officials are solving one by one. Don't get excited, wait and see."