Huili and Liu Qianan stood up quickly and knelt down to salute Yunxi the first time he walked in.?
Yunxi walked in and first took a look at the temporary torture room. This was a place not far from Kunning Palace. When Yunxi came, he had already heard from Huang Fu, the young eunuch next to him, that this place was originally
A place to punish palace maids who have made minor mistakes.
Because the punishment is only for minor mistakes, there are actually no torture instruments.
Now Yunxi is looking at this place: the room is not spooky, and of course there are no all kinds of weird torture instruments. There are only whips and boards commonly used in the palace. The prisoners are only tied to special chairs. Yunxi came over just now.
When I was there, I happened to see a prisoner being escorted out from here, and there were no injuries on his body.
At this time, the person who was tied to the chair was shocked, probably thinking that the emperor thought this case was an unjust case, or something else, and shouted: "Your Majesty, it is unjust!"
Yunxi immediately asked the eunuch to shut his mouth. It was an unjust case. Even Wang Bu and others admitted to accepting bribes. How could it still be an unjust case? Who in the palace could force Wang Bu and the three of them to lie in front of Yunxi?
Yunxi then turned around and said to Hui Li and others: "Everyone, get up."
Huili stood up tremblingly. Since ancient times, when the emperor personally came to the place where he interrogated prisoners, it usually meant that the emperor did not trust the original interrogator, which was not a good thing. Huili secretly thought about what to do.
Yunxi didn't have so many thoughts. He just wanted to get first-hand information whether Wang Bu and others told him the truth.
So Yunxi said: "Huili, tell me, how do Wang Bu, Wang Jin and others get money, and how much do they get every month?"
Huili's mind was racing, thinking about what to say to Yunxi. She originally wanted to interrogate the main culprits, that is, the eunuchs from each yamen, compile the files, and then report them to Xiyao. Finally, Xiyao
Decide how to report to Yunxi.
Now that all the eunuchs had been interrogated, she was just about to organize the report and report it to Xiyao, when Yunxi asked this question directly, which made Xiyao not know how to report the ceremony without explaining how to report it.
Even if you tell the truth, there are differences in different ways of speaking, especially when multiple people are involved. Different ways of speaking give people completely different impressions.
But Huili was a smart person after all, and she immediately thought that she couldn't keep hesitating, otherwise the emperor would be suspicious. She thought again and thought that Wang Jin and Wang Xi were the earliest eunuchs who were close to Yunxi, and they had served Yunxi for nearly ten years.
Yes, the relationship was different. Wang Xi did not find out that they were involved, but Wang Jin's usual duties did not conflict with the palace ladies, so he decided to focus on Wang Bu and Wang Gong.
The above thoughts were completed in an instant, and then he immediately bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Xi has not found out that he was involved in this matter. No one under interrogation has produced evidence to prove that Eunuch Xi took the money, so Eunuch Xi
Should be innocent."
"In the twelfth, first and second months of my life, I received a total of 600 guan from the three yamen including Shangshan Supervisor and Shangyi Supervisor, which is 200 guan every month. I haven't heard of anything else."
"As for Eunuch Bu, from November to February he also received a total of 1,200 guan from six yamen including Shangshanjian and Xixinsi. In addition, Eunuchbu once ordered the imperial kitchen to cook for him first.
Eunuch Su of the Shangshan Supervisor once cooked for him according to the emperor's rules."
"Eunuch Gong is the chief eunuch of the imperial palace. We found out that he accepted nearly a thousand bribes. There are other things that Eunuch Gong personally took care of, but we haven't found out how much. Eunuch Gong also used to secretly
The clothes are made from the materials purchased in the palace and used in preparation..."
In fact, preparations were made beforehand for the ceremony. Wang Jin may not have had such a thing as Wang Bu and Wang Gong, but he did not ask about the ceremony at all, so it is impossible to have it in the records. Even if it was re-examined later and it was found that Wang Bu had such a thing
, there is no responsibility for the ceremony.
As expected, Yunxi was emotionally aroused by the courtesy. When he first heard that Wang Xi was fine, Yunxi was of course overjoyed. Finally, he had someone with no problem beside him.
Later, I heard from Wang Jin, and when I heard that the incident was the same as what Wang Jin said, I felt relieved.
Then came Wang Bu. Yunxi's heart sank when he heard what happened to Wang Bu. If what Huili said was true, then although Wang Bu did not lie to himself, he was also suspected of trying to get through.
In the end, Wang Gongyunxi was completely angry. Originally, Yunxi was a little dissatisfied because he was directly responsible, but it turned out that he had so many other things.
But Yunxi is not a simple-minded person, and he doesn't just believe what others say. Although he does not doubt that Xiyao will be detrimental to him, he is also suspicious of the ceremony.
Yunxi stared at the ceremony for a moment, then told Liu Qian'an: "Arrange the files and show them to me!" Then he sat here.
Hui Li's heart skipped a beat, but she thought there was nothing wrong with the file, and she wasn't afraid of allowing him to open it.
Liu Qianan sorted out the file and handed it to Yunxi.
Yunxi took the file and read it. In fact, Yunxi had never worked in a criminal investigation department and did not know much about the judiciary, let alone the method of arranging case files in the ancient palace. He did not have enough time to read it.
So in fact, he couldn't see the reason. Yunxi was just testing Huili, Liu Qian'an, and all the eunuchs and maids present through such actions. But nothing was tested.
Yunxi sighed, put the file on the table, and then turned around and went out. He left Hui Li there thinking about it.
Yunxi did not go to Xiyao. For Yunxi, the most important thing about this case was Wang Xi and the others, and Xiyao would handle the rest.
Yunxi said to Wang Xi: "Why do you think this person has changed? They used to be so serious about doing things, but now."
But Yunxi immediately said in his heart: 'I'm afraid it's because there are not so many places for profiteering in the small place of Wenhua Palace. Moreover, Grandpa Huang was still there at that time, and Xiyao was also in charge of it, so it was not so easy to deal with.'
'Now that the entire palace is under management, the emperor's grandfather is no longer there, and Xiyao cannot take care of many things, so it's not just up to them. Once this person is out of control and has no self-control, even if
No matter how talented you are, you can't show it.'
‘When Ximen Qing was alive, his son-in-law Chen Jingji’s business was also good. When Ximen Qing died, Chen Jingji’s family’s property quickly declined because there was no one to take care of it.’
Wang Xi did not speak after hearing Yunxi's words. He knew that Yunxi was actually talking to himself and did not really want to ask for any advice.
And Wang Xi was not completely clean in this matter. Yes, Wang Xi had never received any money, but he actually knew a little bit about this matter, and Wang Jin also implicitly told him about this matter.
At that time, Wang Xi felt that Yun Xi would not easily bypass them because of his temperament, so he did not participate and implicitly dissuaded Wang Jin. Wang Jin never mentioned it again, but Wang Xi vaguely knew that they did not accept it.
hand.
Sure enough, it was exposed now. Wang Xi was not worried about himself. Unless Wang Jin was crazy, he would never tell anyone that he knew about it.
Wang Xi was worried about Wang Jin and the others, as well as the eunuchs who followed Yunxi like him. Most of these people were selected into the Wenhua Palace in the 25th and 26th years of Hongwu's reign because Yunxi was granted the title of grandson of the emperor.
, it was added when the salary was increased, and it has been six or seven years now, and there is always some affection.
But Wang Xi also knew that he couldn't plead for mercy, at least he couldn't plead for mercy. He also knew Yunxi's temperament. Although he dealt with some officials who embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars lightly, he scolded him countless times in private. It can be seen that
I hate corruption very much.
Yunxi didn't expect Wang Xi to answer either.
In fact, Yunxi trusted his eunuchs very much, even more than he trusted Qi Tai, Chen Xingshan and other ministers from other dynasties.
For the eunuchs in the palace, the only hope is the emperor's trust. Without Yunxi's trust, they can't keep anything. Yunxi feels that Wang Bu, Wang Jin, and Wang Gong are all smart people, so there is nothing they can do about it.
As for not knowing this.
In addition, Yunxi also paid great attention to the welfare of his subordinates. Not only did his salary exceed the normal salary of a fourth-grade official, he also often rewarded them with things. He also did not have much airs when talking to them.
So Yunxi really couldn't accept their being so corrupt.
In fact, if you look at the facts, this case is overwhelming. The total amount of corruption is only 20,000 yuan, and not all of it may be related to Wang Jin and the others. From the various corruption cases that have been punished in Ming Dynasty in the 25th year of Hongwu,
There were several cases where the total amount of money involved exceeded one hundred thousand guan. Yunxi himself had also handled cases of embezzlement of tens of thousands of guan from foreign dynasties. Therefore, Yunxi should not have taken it so seriously, and he still couldn't sleep at night.
But this case had a huge impact on Yunxi's heart. Yunxi treated Wang Xi and the four of them in the best way he could think of, and there was still a relationship between them. They had no relatives, so they didn't need it at all.
Corruption, logically speaking, should not be corrupt.
But they were corrupt. Yunxi’s heart is still bleeding to this day.
Yunxi returned to Qianqing Palace and sat in his bedroom again. He did not deal with the affairs of the court, but just sat on a chair and waited.
Until it was almost lunchtime, Wang Xi bravely came to ask Yunxi if he wanted to send the meal to the imperial kitchen.
Yunxi said: "Let the imperial dining room prepare lunch."
Then Yunxi seemed to have made up his mind and said: "Pass my decree and call Wang Jin, Wang Bu and Wang Gong over!"
