Chapter 73 Corruption and collusion (for further reading)
Chapter 73: Corruption and Collusion (Please read and vote)
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Chapter 73: Corruption and Collusion (Please read and vote)
afternoon.
All the commanders of Tianzhou's Seven David Divisions arrived.
Qin Wei summoned them in the lobby of Dusi Yamen, and of course Li Zhengkun and other generals from Dusi Yamen were also included.
Sitting on the main seat, Qin Wei lowered his head to the document in his hand.
The officials below lowered their eyebrows and did not dare to say a word.
The commanders of the Seventh David Division all looked at each other, and they looked at Li Zhengkun from time to time.
Until now they haven't figured out what happened.
They just received Li Zhengkun's order to report to Dusi Yamen, but after arriving at Dusi Yamen, they were arranged separately in the wing rooms, and they were not released until now.
Song Yuanbo also dealt with Qin Wei, but no one else even knew Qin Wei.
"Master Song, what's going on?"
A chubby middle-aged man stood next to Song Yuanbo and asked in a low voice.
This chubby man is Wang Lie, the commander of the Jiujiang Guards.
Song Yuanbo lowered his head and said, "Don't ask too many questions, just wait!"
How could he know what was going on?
He now only knows that Zhenwusi seems to have taken over Dusi Yamen, but he is still confused about the specific situation.
Qin Wei looked at it for a long time before raising his head.
"The commanders of the Guards here probably don't know me, so I will introduce myself."
"I am the commander of the Zhenwu Division, and I came to Tianzhou to form the Zhenwu Division under the Holy Order!"
Qin Wei said slowly, and his elegant voice spread throughout the lobby.
Although several commanders of the Guards Division had already speculated, it was finally confirmed.
Qin Wei continued: "The reason why I summoned everyone to come to Dusi Yamen is because I was attacked in Tianzhou City three days ago."
"The assassins came from the Bloody Clothes Building, but some of them used military-standard crossbows."
As soon as these words came out, several commanders of the Wei Department were immediately startled.
Except for the Dusi Yamen, only the Seventh David Si Yamen owns the standard military crossbows in Tianzhou.
As for whether it was shipped from other states, that's impossible.
Because different states have different weapons and equipment used by the garrison.
Under normal circumstances, the ordnance used by the garrison in each state is manufactured, stored and replaced by the Arsenal Department under the Dusi Yamen.
The ordnance of Tianzhou's Seven David Divisions all come from the Arsenal Division of Dusi Yamen.
Some of the warehouses of the Arsenal Department are located in the Dusi Yamen.
Other ordnance may be placed outside the Dusi Yamen, but sharp weapons such as crossbows will definitely remain in the warehouse inside the Dusi Yamen before they are distributed.
Therefore, if outsiders want to obtain military-standard crossbows, there are only two ways to go.
One is to bribe the officials of the Arsenal Department and obtain the crossbow arrows from the warehouse of the Arsenal Department, and the other is to obtain the crossbow arrows from the Seventh David Department's Yamen.
As for other methods, you may be able to obtain a small number of standard crossbow arrows, but you will definitely not be able to obtain thousands of crossbow arrows.
Qin Wei glanced at everyone in the hall, then raised the document in his hand and said: "This is what Yinchao has found in the past two days."
"Do you have anything to say?"
Everyone looked at the document in his hand, and many people had cold sweat on their foreheads.
"Don't say that I am ruthless. Now I will give you a chance. As long as you take the initiative to admit your guilt and explain everything, I will personally plead with the court for you."
"If you are unwilling to take the initiative to admit it, then I don't need to say more about the consequences."
Qin Wei said calmly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the lobby became extremely solemn.
Many people's eyes moved to Li Zhengkun.
Unfortunately, Li Zhengkun was sitting on the chair next to him, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was asleep.
Now that things have come to this, what else can he say?
Stop Qin Wei!
Not to mention whether he can do it or not, even if he can, it's already too late now.
After a while, Qin Wei saw that no one took the initiative to admit it, and said with a smile: "Since you all think you have no problem, don't blame me for being rude."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, someone in the hall knelt on the ground.
"Your Highness, the general will be guilty!"
"Who are you?"
"The last general is Liu Zhendong, the commander of the patrol battalion." Liu Zhendong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said.
"What's your crime?" Qin Wei asked.
"The general embezzled the military pay of the patrol camp!" Liu Zhendong said in a low voice.
Qin Wei nodded slightly, "Assuming you know the truth, just stand aside."
Liu Zhendong seemed to have opened a Pandora's box, and then one after another people in the lobby confessed.
Most of them were the military pay of Tan Mo's subordinates and the treasury money of the Dusi Yamen.
A small number of people also set their sights on the Arsenal, and they took the Arsenal's weapons outside to sell them.
You must know that the weapons in the Arsenal Department are all made by skilled craftsmen. They may not be as good as the magic weapons in the world, but they are very suitable for use by low-level warriors.
Among the people, a military-standard long knife can be sold for hundreds of taels of silver.
Therefore, it is normal for these officials to set their sights on the Arsenal Department.
But no one admitted that they sold crossbows and arrows.
In just a short while, more than a dozen of the more than thirty officials in the lobby took the initiative to admit their guilt.
You must know that the officials who can stand here are all high-level officials of the Dusi Yamen. Those low-level officials of the sixth and seventh grades are not qualified to stand here at all.
"Is there any more?" Qin Wei glanced at the remaining people.
There was silence in the hall, no one confessed again.
Qin Wei nodded slightly and said with a smile: "You guys, I will give you three days to make up for your previous sins of corruption. I can ask the court to exempt you from the blame."
"Thank you, Your Highness, Your Highness is merciful, Your Highness is merciful!" Those officials who admitted their guilt were immediately overjoyed and knelt down to express their thanks to Qin Wei.
Qin Wei waved his hand and said: "Get up!"
Those who dare to come forward actually have relatively minor problems. People who have really big problems don't dare to come forward because they know that once they take the initiative to admit their guilt, they will only die.
Therefore, Qin Wei did not intend to deal with these officials. His real targets were those officials who were more involved with martial arts forces.
He took out another document. This document came not from the Ancha Division, but from the Imperial City Division.
Qin Wei shouted: "Liu Kaisheng!"
A man with white hair in the hall swayed and responded hoarsely: "I'm here."
Liu Kaisheng, Tongzhi, the commander of Dusi Yamen in Tianzhou, is also the official in Dusi Yamen second only to Li Zhengkun.
"Your youngest son is in the Luoxia Sect! He is also the direct disciple of the great elder of the Luoxia Sect!"
Qin Wei said with a smile.
Liu Kaisheng pulled an ugly smile from the corner of his mouth and said: "Xiaoguan has a close relationship with the great elder of Luoxia Sect, so he sent Quanzi to his disciples to train, so that Quanzi can serve the court after he succeeds in training.
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Qin Wei laughed and said: "Then you are so generous, you actually gave 100,000 kilograms of fine iron to the Luoxia Sect!"
"Well, these 30,000 kilograms of refined iron actually came from Dusi Yamen's warehouse, haha~~"
Liu Kaisheng did not resell Dusi Yamen's ordnance, but directly gave the fine iron to the Luoxia Sect, and the amount was as high as 100,000 kilograms.
Liu Kaisheng knelt on the ground with a thump, "Your Highness, I was just blinded for a moment and did such a stupid thing. Please forgive me!"
"Your Highness, please forgive me!"
He banged his head.
It is a serious crime to embezzle ordnance, and it is also a serious crime to embezzle fine iron from Dusi Yamen. In fact, there is not much difference between the two.
But the difference is that one is just for money, while the other is in collusion with sect forces.
Qin Wei can tolerate the former, but will never let go of the latter.
Qin Wei didn't bother to pay attention to his cry and continued to read: "Song Yanshan, Luo Si!"
Song Yanshan and Luo Si are the commanding officers of Dusi Yamen, and the sects behind them are Lishan Sword Sect and Wanfu Temple respectively.
In the entire Dusi Yamen, two commanders are colleagues, four commanders are ministers, and more than half of them are involved with the four major sects.
If these four major sects unite, they can completely sideline Li Zhengkun.