Yunxi then said: "Huh! I don't want to punish him tomorrow! I want to dig carefully to see if someone took his bribe to cover up for him, so he was never exposed.?? "
"We also need to investigate carefully who the official who was sued by the people today is and why he was sued."
After Yunxi finished saying this, he felt that it was not appropriate to talk to Xiyao. He just complained about the magistrate who violated the law in the court, but it was not suitable to talk to her about what he planned to do.
But since it has been said out loud, this is the only way. You can't tell Xiyao or tell her that you can't tell her. It is a clear distrust of Xiyao, which is not a good idea.
He could only choose to trust Xiyao's emotional intelligence. Fortunately, there was still half a month before the next meeting with her mother, so he didn't worry about her telling her.
The next day, Yunxi ordered Qin Song to investigate everything about Liu Yuquan, and asked him to investigate everything he did in Beijing. At the same time, he also investigated the accused official named Cao from the Ministry of Rites.
Jinyiwei was also very efficient, and the person investigating was an ordinary official. Two days later, Qin Song personally came to see Yunxi with the results of the investigation.
Yunxi looked through the things Qin Song brought carefully and said after looking through them: "According to this, Liu Yuquan, the magistrate of Shangyuan County, really colluded with the head of the Ministry of Rites named Cao Zizhuang?"
Qin Song replied: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Yunxi added: "However, no censor from the Metropolitan Procuratorate was bribed by him, or deceived by him to help him cover up?"
Qin Song replied: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Yunxi continued: "Also, although this Liu Yuquan was not the first time he violated the law the day before yesterday, it was only the third time. He is not someone who often does this?"
Qin Song replied: "Yes, Your Majesty." Qin Song analyzed everything himself before sending it to Yunxi.
Yunxi put down the things in his hands and began to think.
He originally thought that there would be a censor to cooperate with Liu Yuquan, but there was not one. In this way, his original intention to severely punish the Metropolitan Procuratorate might be in vain.
When I went to court the next day, I followed the usual practice of saying something very important first, but in fact everyone had already finalized the matter.
When everyone thought they could go to court, Yunxi suddenly said: "My lords, wait a minute. I left the palace a few days ago to go to the martial arts hall. On the way, I saw something very interesting."
As soon as the ministers heard that Yunxi started telling a story, they immediately felt bad. According to the general routine, they would tell a story that was not very good for the officials. Whether it was Zhu Yuanzhang or Yunxi, when they went to court
Storytelling is all about this routine.
It was indeed the case today. "When I passed by the Shangyuan County Government Office, it happened that the Shangyuan County Magistrate was collecting petitions and hearing people's cases."
"I wanted to understand the sentiments of the people, so I went to have a look."
"Unexpectedly, I heard this magistrate distorting my "Da Ming Law"." At this point, Yunxi's voice became a little harsh.
He turned to Ru Yu, the Minister of Punishment, and said: "Ru Qing, in the "Da Ming Code", is there a law that states that when people sue an official, they should be beaten thirty times first?"
Rujun replied: "Your Majesty, according to the "Great Ming Law", if the people accuse an official, if the accusation is false, in addition to the punishment for false accusations among the people, an additional thirty slaps will be added. Before the false accusation is verified, the punishment will be thirty slaps.
The rules of the board.”
Yunxi continued: "However, this magistrate told the people that if they complain to the officials, they must first slap thirty boards!"
He turned to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and said to the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Yu Xin, who had just been appointed as the Yushi of Zuodu: "And I will order people to investigate later. This is not the first time that this official has violated the law."
"In the dignified and benevolent area, at the feet of the emperor, there is such an official appearing. What do the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate do? Why didn't they show up!"
Yu Xin knelt down on the spot, and the censors behind him also knelt down immediately, and Lu continued: "I have made an oversight, and please be punished by your majesty."
They were all anxious. According to the precedent set by Zhu Yuanzhang, censors such as the censors who specially inspected the capital could be directly exiled or even beheaded. Yu Xin and other leaders of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were also demoted and reprimanded; if they accepted bribes now
, all of them were killed.
After Yunxi succeeded to the throne, although through the observation of ministers, the tolerance for corruption has increased somewhat, the corrupt officials who were dealt with were all those who had embezzled hundreds or thousands of guan, and those who had not embezzled dozens of guan were skinned.
.
But in other aspects, the requirements for officials are still the same. Therefore, the censors are very uneasy and fear of being exiled.
The other officials present also held their voices and kept their breath, paying attention to Yun Xi's every move.
However, Yunxi did not mention the matter of dealing with the censors first. Instead, he turned to Yin Liqing of Tianfu and said: "Yingtianfu is the superior of Shangyuan County. The magistrate of Shangyuan County violated the law. Isn't there no problem with Yingtianfu!" Today is the day!
On the 19th, China and North Korea, so Li Qing also came to court.
Li Qing knelt down and said: "I have made an oversight, please your Majesty to punish me."
Lian Zining, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, also knelt down and said: "I am not strict in selecting officials, please punish me." Other officials of the Ministry of Personnel also knelt down.
Yunxi had planned well, but Lian Zining knelt down at this moment, and he was a little dissatisfied. However, he had not played with Lian Zining before and had no communication. At this time, Lian Zining did not know Yunxi's plan, so he knelt down.
It is also normal.
Yunxi said to Lian Zining: "Qing Lian, please call me. Liu Yuquan's appointment as magistrate of Shangyuan County happened last year and has nothing to do with you; and I checked the previous files and found that Liu Yuquan's previous comments were not inappropriate, although they were not the comments of his superiors.
It’s also above average.”
"The official department does not have the ability to check whether the comments are accurate, so the official department is not at fault."
"However," Yunxi immediately turned his head and said: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate and Yingtian Mansion, one is the yamen that supervises hundreds of officials, and the other is the superior of Shangyuan County, they did not find Liu Yuquan's problem, and they are both responsible.
of!"
"Let's talk about Liu Yuquan's treatment first. Liu Yuquan was exiled to Liaodong, and his wife and son were escorted back to their place of origin. In addition, the official who was sued by the people was Cao Zizhuang, the head of the Ministry of Rites. He not only relied on his status as an official to bully the people, but also colluded with Liu Yuquan to violate the law.
It's abominable. Cao Zizhuang was ordered to be exiled to the northwest."
"The imperial censors who were inspected by the Metropolitan Procuratorate were all demoted to the local government. They were not allowed to be transferred at the same level! Yu Xin, the censor of the left capital, was demoted and went to the local government to become a prefect or participate in politics. The censors of the left and right deputy capitals and the censors of the left and right capitals were all demoted to one level.
"
"Li Qing, Yin of Yingtian Prefecture, I think that because you are busy with things in Yingtian Prefecture, I will not take it seriously. I will demote you to the position of Shaoqing of Taipu Temple. Moreover, I think that the handover will take time, and the Chinese New Year is not far away. I allow you to celebrate.
I won’t take office until the end of the new year.”
As long as the above-mentioned people who were punished came back to the scene, they all said: "I accept the order and thank you!"
When Yunxi saw all the officials and none expressed dissatisfaction, he said a few more words and ordered to retreat.
