Chapter 1222 Military Reform - Abandoning People Who Wanted to Be Abandoned Long Before (Part 2)
"Send him to the palace and I will interrogate him personally!" Yunxi said in a deep voice.
Hearing this sentence, all the civil and military officials present saw that something was wrong. As a censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it was not unusual at all for Chen Ying to impeach military generals for "taking the merits of others for their own benefit", even if they were impeached by him
Two of the three people are heavyweights. This is what the censor is for, and it would be abnormal not to remonstrate after hearing such news. Even if the impeachment is proved to be wrong in the end, it doesn't matter. The emperor will not punish him under normal circumstances.
But it was too unusual for Yunxi to handle it this way. Even if it was such a big case, no, precisely because it was such a big case, involving two high-ranking officials, and widely implicated, the emperor would be extremely cautious in handling it, and would never personally do it in court.
Interrogation. In the time of the late emperor, no case was tried in Fengtian Hall.
So at this time, except for Yunxi and Chen Yingjun, Chen Yingjun and Chen answered each other's questions in silence. Everyone in the hall was holding their breath and paying attention to the development of the next thing.
Some people secretly looked at Mei Yin and Zhang Yi to observe their expressions. From a distance, Mei Yin and Zhang Yi's expressions were very calm and could not tell anything; but only the person standing next to Zhang Yi,
Only then could you tell how nervous he was.
Zhang Yi knew very well that there was nothing wrong with Chen Ying's impeachment. The reason for this incident was that when his third son Zhang Yumu accompanied Ning Wang Zhu Quan to attack Mongolia, he was not only injured but also lost his right hand. He was worried about Zhang Yumu's future livelihood, so
He colluded with Mei Yin to transfer the merits of a general named Peng Qingzong to his own son, so that his son's merits would be enough to be granted the title of hereditary commander, and he would have an iron rice bowl in the future.
Although the circumstances of this matter are pitiable, the crime is unforgivable. Yunxi may not punish his son Zhang Yumu, and may not even deprive Zhang Yumu of the rewards, but he and Mei Yin will definitely be dealt with severely. There were generals during the Hongwu period.
He was greedy for other people's merit and even lost his head after being accused. After Yunxi succeeded to the throne, he was also very disgusted with such behavior. He was very strict and dealt with it extremely harshly. This time, he was uncharacteristically publicly interrogated in Fengtian Temple. What happened to him?
It won't be great.
But he still had the hope of what might happen. Chen Ying was just making assumptions and had no proof. But when he saw Peng Qingzong walking in, the hope of what might happen was shattered. Zhang Yi had met Peng Qingzong before, so he clearly recognized this man.
it's him.
Sweat broke out on Zhang Yi's forehead, and his body couldn't help but tremble, and the trembling became louder and louder. Finally, before Peng Qingzong spoke, Zhang Yi knelt down on the ground and kowtowed several times in the direction of Yun Xi.
, said loudly: "Your Majesty, this case was indeed committed by me for the sake of my third son. In the third year of Jianye, my third son Zhang Yumu accompanied His Highness Prince Ning to attack Mongolia. He was not only injured but also lost his right hand. I am worried about Zhang Yumu's future."
To make a living, he colluded with the Ministry of War to discuss transferring the credit for the general named Peng Qingzong to the third son of Chen, so that his credit would be enough to confer the title of hereditary commander."
"Your Majesty, I am guilty. Please punish me. But Your Majesty, my third son did not know about this beforehand. Please forgive him. My third son also complained about me afterwards, but because the matter has been done, he cannot accuse me.
, that's all. But the third son of Chen was still very uneasy about this and was unwilling to accept the salary. Every time the third son of Chen received his salary from the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army, he deposited it in a bank in the capital. From the second year of the fourth year of Hongwu,
Not a penny has been touched since the beginning of the month, please make it clear to your majesty."
After saying this, Zhang Yi kowtowed again and again.
"Zhang Aiqing has pleaded guilty. Mei Shangshu, can you plead guilty?" Yunxi said to Mei Yin in a stern voice.
Mei Yin was about to speak when suddenly a man in the military formation came out and knelt down and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I apologize to your Majesty."
"The guilty minister didn't know the cause of this matter, but Lord Heqing Hou found the guilty minister and asked him to transfer the credit for Peng Qingzong's thousand households to his third son Zhang Yumu. Because Zhang Yumu lost his right hand in the battle of Selenge River,
I felt pity and was greedy for the money promised by Lord Heqinghou, so I was obsessed with committing such a big case."
"The guilty minister knows that his crime is unforgivable, so he dare not ask for your Majesty's forgiveness; but Mei Shangshu does not know about this matter, so I would like to ask your Majesty for your clear understanding."
Zhang Yi raised his head in surprise, glanced at the person who had spoken just now, but immediately lowered his head again. That person was naturally Zhao Wan, who was the doctor of the Military Academy at the time, and is now the right minister of the Ministry of War. In the end, it turned out that
Of course, what he dealt with was right, but he was clearly looking for Mei Yin at that time, so why did he try so hard to remove Mei Yin's sins at this time? Doesn't he know that the greater Mei Yin's sins, the smaller his sins?
But Zhang Yi certainly didn't spend so many years in official circles in vain. Although he didn't know what was going on behind the scenes, there must be evil spirits when things go wrong. Anyway, no matter who bears the blame, Zhao Yi or Mei Yin, his guilt is unavoidable.
, it was better not to speak rashly. So he lowered his head again and did not say a word.
Hearing that Zhao Huan took all the blame on himself, Yunxi showed a relaxed expression on his face, but still asked: "Zhao Huan, it is really you alone at this time, Mei Qing doesn't know?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, this matter was committed by the guilty minister alone and did not involve Shangshu Mei." Zhao Wan said firmly.
"But the document has Mei Qing's seal on it."
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War issues many documents every day. Mei Shangshu cannot read every one of them. The Chinese New Year is about to come, and Mei Shangshu is anxious to send out all the documents before the new year. Many of the documents are only briefly mentioned by the guilty ministers and others.
Once the contents are known, the official seal will be stamped."
Yunxi asked Peng Qingzong again if he knew whether Mei Yin was involved in the matter. Peng Qingzong said that he only knew that the document was issued by the Wu Xuan Department. Because the document was stamped with the seal of the Minister, he believed that Mei Yin was also involved in the matter, and did not
Know what's going on inside.
"In this case, the case is very clear and there is no need for further interrogation. Come, please take Zhang Yi, the Marquis of Heqing, and Zhao Wen, the right minister of the Ministry of War, into custody. I will deal with them after careful consideration." Yun He said.
The four Han generals agreed and were about to step forward and take the two of them into custody. But at this moment, Chen Ying suddenly said: "Your Majesty, this case is not over yet and cannot be closed."
"Hasn't the interrogation been very clear? Why can't the case be closed yet?" Yunxi asked.
"Your Majesty, the appointment of the third son of the Marquis of Heqing is a military general. In addition to being issued by the Military Selection Department, the document must also be approved by the Governor-General of the Fifth Army before he can be appointed as an official. The battle of the Selenge River must not only be reported
Report to the Ministry of War, the Fifth Army Governor's Office will also receive it, so the officials of the Fifth Army Governor's Office must also know that the credit of Commander Peng Qingzong has been misappropriated. Therefore, there must be corruption and perversion of the law in the Fifth Army Governor's Office. I think this is also true.
The officials involved in the case within the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army should be investigated and punished," Chen Yingdao said.
"What Aiqing said is true. In this case, I will hand over Heqinghou and Zhao Wan to Aiqing, and Aiqing will continue to investigate the case." Yunxi said in a more serious tone: "No matter who is found, I will never
Be gentle, don't have any scruples in your heart when you love me."
Chen Ying was about to agree when suddenly Zhao Wan shouted: "Your Majesty, the guilty minister knows who is involved in the case in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies." As he spoke, he turned to the phalanx of generals, pointed at a few of them and said: "Xuanning Hou Cao Tai,
Huixian Bo Sangjing and Yongding Marquis Zhang Quan are involved in this case. In addition, the guilty officials also know that Puding Marquis Chen Huan has repeatedly committed illegal things similar to this case in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion!"
After hearing Zhao Wei's words, everyone turned to look at Puding Marquis Chen Huan and others. Chen Huan was stunned, raised his head and glanced at Yun Xi, and understood what Yun Xi was going to do today.