Chapter 1208 Diplomacy is no trivial matter - final disposal and three purposes
Yunxi didn't pay attention to his last words. After listening to the first half of his words, he turned his head and looked at Huang Huai and others.
"One thousand guan of treasure notes is worth at least 160 guan of money, and one tael of silver is equal to one guan of money. In other words, Li Guan accepted nearly 400 guan of money during this period. I remember, according to the "Hongwu 26th Anniversary"
According to the Ming Dynasty Code, the crime of corruption is punishable by death if it exceeds 120 times."
"And since he accepted a bribe this time, he may not have accepted a bribe before. If we verify everything one by one, I'm afraid the bribes he accepted will not be too small." Yunxi said.
"I'm in charge of Yingtian Mansion, please punish me." Huang Huai said immediately. Li Guan was an official of Yingtian Mansion in the past. Yunxi's words clearly meant that Li Guan also accepted bribes when he was in Yingtian Mansion. Huang Huai only
I can apologize.
"This matter has nothing to do with Huang Aiqing." Yunxi said: "There are so many big and small things in Yingtian Mansion, you have no time to care about other things. I will not punish your sins."
"With Lu Mingbo's testimony, we should be able to conclude that Li Guan committed the crime of corruption. Oh, yes, the criminal should also be interrogated." Yunxi motioned to Wang Xi, who walked up to Li Guan and said,
He said to him: "Li Yuanwailang, North Korea's deputy envoy Lu Myungbo has accused you of accepting bribes. Can you plead guilty?"
"I plead guilty." Li Guan collapsed on the ground and said in a very weak voice. He knew that it was useless to deny it and would definitely be found out. And after hearing Lu Mingbo's words, he knew that he had no physical health. At this time
I have no intention of begging for mercy anymore.
"How do you think Li Guan should be dealt with?" Yunxi asked the officials present.
"Your Majesty, according to the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty", Li Guan is punished for both crimes and should be executed." Chen Jilue said somewhat unbearably. Although he was loyal to the Ming Dynasty and strictly followed all the rules of the Ming Dynasty, he had his own feelings after all. Although he said he should
punishment, but he couldn't bear the execution of a civil servant.
Huang Huai and Chen Di also couldn't bear to execute a civil servant, but according to the provisions of the Ming Dynasty Law, even if it was execution, they could not plead for Li Guan.
Yunxi was not very happy when he saw their expressions, but he did not say anything about it. Instead, he said: "Although he should be killed according to the law, God has the virtue of good life, so I spared him the crime of death."
"Chen Qing drafted an edict. Li Guan, a foreign official in the Department of Ceremony of the Ministry of Etiquette, took bribes, violated the law, and protected criminals..., both crimes should be punished by death. But God has the virtue of good life,..., Li Guan was exempted from the death penalty, and he was replaced with
The whole family was exiled to Hanzhou together."
"Chen Jizai drafted an edict. From now on, regardless of Han people, Fan people or others, as long as they violate the Ming Law in the Ming Dynasty, they will be dealt with strictly in accordance with the Ming Law, and no bias will be allowed because of the identity of the nation or country."
"Huang Huai, this case should be widely publicized in the capital by the Tianfu to let everyone know that regardless of status, as long as it violates the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", the government will treat everyone equally and deal with it without any partiality. I will also instruct the Propaganda Department to compile a book
drama."
"Your Majesty is wise," Chen Di said immediately. Huang Huai, Chen Ji, Zhou Yuan and others also expressed their praise.
But after saying this, Zhou Yuan suddenly thought that His Majesty's initial decision was to exile him to Hanzhou. Everyone thought the punishment was too severe and tried to dissuade him, but in the end he was still exiled to Hanzhou, and his family members were also exiled to Hanzhou.
There, the punishment was more severe than at the beginning, but the officials present felt that the emperor was lenient.
‘If we had complied with His Majesty’s wishes from the beginning, would His Majesty not have revealed the corruption? Then, is our approach superfluous?’ Zhou Yuan thought in his mind.
"Although I have pardoned Li Guan's death penalty, the corruption must also be investigated. All officials involved in the case from the Ministry of Rites or other yamen must be investigated and punished." Yunxi added: "I will hand over the case to the Ministry of Punishment and the Inspectorate.
The court will investigate and deal with it, but the three of you, Li Guan, Jin Hanxuan and Lu Mingbo, must cooperate with the Ministry of Punishment in investigating the case and must not neglect anything."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The three of them hurriedly agreed, and they were all very happy. Li Guan was happy because he escaped death, Jin Hanxuan was happy because the purpose of his mission was not involved, and Lu Mingbo was happy because the emperor did not immediately issue an order to deal with it.
Instead, he asked him to help investigate the case and prove that he still had the possibility of reducing his crime, so he was happy.
'This case will definitely involve many officials from the Ministry of Rites. After all, it is very easy to accept bribes from envoys from foreign countries, and it is not easy to be found out. If the case is not secured, the entire Ministry of Rites will be involved. Zheng Yi must be protected and cannot be implicated. At most, he will be punished for the crime of oversight.
A few other officials must be spared. Even if they are punished, they cannot be transferred away from the Ministry of Rites, otherwise the Ministry of Rites will be paralyzed. However, most officials will strictly follow the "Ming Law" to judge their crimes. In the end, I will come forward to exempt them from the death penalty, but in the end
They were all exiled to Hanzhou on the grounds that they could not escape the death penalty. Now, Hanzhou had enough civil servants to deal with political affairs. Yunxi couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the three of them.
said happily.
Yunxi has three purposes for investigating this case today. The first is to uphold the law and win the trust of the people and the police. The second is to get rid of the concept that diplomacy is no trivial matter. The third is to increase the number of civilian officials in Hanzhou.
Hanzhou is really too far away, and it is now a desolate land. Most civil servants are not willing to go to such a place. It is not appropriate to force appointments. If people are pressed, they can do anything. They can do it
He resigned from office and even committed suicide in order not to go to Hanzhou mainland. Even if he was the emperor, there was nothing he could do.
But Hanzhou needed a large number of civil servants, and military and political power could not be left in the hands of military generals. Therefore, he could only increase the number of local civil servants by exiling some civil servants who had made mistakes.
Not long after, Chen Ji finished drafting these imperial edicts and brought them over to Yunxi for review. Yunxi read them over and found no problems, stamped them with a big seal, and asked a guard present to send them to the General Affairs Department for distribution.
Now that the case has been basically dealt with, the only thing left is to investigate the corruption in the Ministry of Rites, which has nothing to do with this case. Moreover, there are many envoys from foreign countries waiting for the emperor to summon them, so Huang Huai and others will bow and leave.
Yunxi was about to agree, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Su Xiang, who had only narrated the incident to him at first, but had not spoken to him since. He patted his head and said, "I almost forgot."
"Su Xiang, a ninth-grade policeman from Yingtian Mansion, is loyal to his duties... and will be given a piece of silk and promoted to one rank. Huang Huai, when you go back, see what official position is better for him."
"The policeman who was seriously injured will be awarded a second-class medal, following the example of a soldier who was wounded while serving the country. The other policemen who pursued Lu Mingbo will each receive a month's salary."
"I thank you Lord for your kindness." Su Xiang immediately knelt down and said excitedly.
