Things developed rapidly. After the news of Zhang Jun's arrest and imprisonment was announced in late June, in just over ten days, the Yushitai Trial Court completed the entire process of evidence collection, interrogation and confession, and sentencing report. Because of that
The evidence of the share-sharing agreement was too conclusive, and Zhang Jun had no possibility of denying it, so he could only confess to the crime. However, in terms of other types of evidence, even though the three deputy envoys had confessed to the charges, because there was no witness or physical evidence
, but there is no way to convict him.
Even so, for Yan Zhengshu and Fang Dunru, the two charges of seeking personal gain by taking advantage of one's power and failing to serve as a subordinate were enough to knock Zhang Jun down. This has achieved the expected purpose. For Yan Zhengshu and Fang Dunru, the two charges were enough to knock Zhang Jun down.
It was too late for Dun Ru to study this case in detail. They had more important things to advance.
On the fifth day of July, Guo Chong issued an imperial edict, confirming the evidence and crimes of the Yushitai and the Criminal Court in the case of corruption and dereliction of duty in the Sansi Yamen, and gave the final verdict. Zhang Jun, the envoy of the Third Division, said:
He was demoted to the seventh rank for the crime of seeking personal gain and failing to serve his subordinates. He was assigned to serve in a small county in Lingnan Province, and his bribery property of 500,000 taels was fined and confiscated. All other idle posts with additional titles were dismissed. Ren Daoyuan, Deputy Envoy of Salt and Iron of the Third Division Yamen,
Huang Qianyuan, the deputy envoy of Duzhi, was sentenced to death for more than ten crimes, including "deceiving superiors and concealing inferiors, rashly abusing power, corruption, dereliction of duty, disrupting government affairs, and betraying the emperor's favor."
The property was confiscated, and his wife, concubines, and children were exiled to herd horses and sheep in the bitter cold of the northwest. Lin Bonian, the envoy of the Sansi Yamen Department, was originally charged with the same crime as the other two deputy envoys, but because he reported meritoriously and showed repentance, the emperor's favor was great.
, extrajudicial favors were given to Lin Bonian, so he was exempted from the death penalty, demoted to a commoner, confiscated his family property, and fined the Lin family in Hangzhou two million taels of silver.
In addition to these four chief officials, there are also many people involved in the case. Within the Sansi Yamen alone, more than a dozen middle- and lower-level officials were convicted. Several officials from the central and central courts were also involved, including Zhang Jun's brother.
Zhang Yiben had already been promoted to the post of magistrate of Hangzhou. However, because he participated in the transactions between his brother and the Lin family and acted as his brother's accomplice, he was demoted three levels, from a fourth-rank official to a seventh-rank minor official. He was as mature as his brother.
Brothers in trouble. If Guo Chong hadn't allowed more people to be involved, decided enough was enough, and crossed out many names with inextricable interests, then this list would have been more than twice as long.
After the imperial edict, the civil and military officials in the court finally heaved a sigh of relief. Many people were secretly glad that the matter did not involve them, and their hearts that had been hanging for many days finally settled down. Some people were congratulating themselves because they had long been dissatisfied with the Sansi Yamen gang.
As a result, I have been holding back my anger for a long time. Some people also expressed doubts about the outcome of this judgment.
As a chief official, Zhang Jun had a group of people under his command who were derelict in their duties and committed corruption. He himself was also a person who used power for money. There was no way he was just being deceived. He must have been involved. But he only betrayed it so lightly. Many people originally thought that he was just being deceived.
Zhang Jun was bound to die this time, but he still managed to save his life, and he was still a seventh-rank official. This is really hard to understand.
Lin Bonian was even more surprised. The other two deputy envoys were sentenced to death by beheading, but he managed to save his life. Even if the report was successful, wouldn't his disclosure of the share-sharing contract also add another crime to himself?
?What kind of credit is this? Shouldn't he have confessed to this matter? Although he was punished and had his property confiscated and was demoted to a commoner, he was much luckier than losing his head.
Many people secretly speculated that Lin Bonian's judgment must contain elements of favoritism. Everyone knew that Fang Dunru was the teacher of Lin Jue, the new champion, and Lin Bonian was Lin Jue's uncle. At the beginning of the case, someone
It was predicted that Fang Dunru would not make a fatal move. Judging from the current situation, this was indeed the case. Fang Dunru must have been merciful.
Of course, for the vast majority of officials, their concern about this case is not the above-mentioned aspects. What they are concerned about is the deep-seated omens brought by this case. It is obvious that Yan Zhengsheng and Fang Dunru have already obtained
The forces can no longer take them seriously. What kind of deed is this for the Sansi Yamen to take the blame? The emperor's permission is his support for them. These two people have officially become a new force in the court.
Moreover, its popularity and impact are so strong that people have to face it seriously.
All in all, this major case caused a lot of waves, whether openly or secretly, and in the hearts of the people, it gave a great shock to the government and the public. Over the past hundred years since the establishment of peace, things have indeed happened to the government and the public during the Great Zhou Dynasty.
There have been some big events, but there is no such thing as this situation where one of the highest government offices in the imperial court has been involved in the dispute.
In recent decades, both the government and the public have fallen into an atmosphere where everyone is muddleheaded in pursuit of luxurious enjoyment. No one thinks about whether they should do this, whether they have fulfilled their duty, and whether they have adhered to their original intention of being an official.
.This incident was like a thunder exploding in the sky over Dazhou, waking up the drowsy officials and making them realize that after the thunder, dark clouds rolled in, a precursor to the storm. Many people began to hide and destroy evidence.
Many people began to panic and secretly discuss countermeasures. After this case, many people began to reflect on their actions, and their hearts that had been dormant for a long time became eager to stir up.
For Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru, the two goals to be accomplished in this case were successfully achieved. One was to establish authority in the court. When the court retreated in the morning after the verdict was pronounced, Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru went to the court together.
When walking out of Chongzheng Hall, the officials who were crowded in the back quickly moved out of the way, fearing that they would block the way of the two of them and make them unhappy. Everyone looked at the two of them with mostly fear and awe.
.This kind of awe is exactly what Yan Zhengsheng and Fang Dunru need, because what they are going to do next will use this kind of awe to make those who oppose it unable to speak out, so that they dare not neglect to implement it.
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The second goal has also been achieved, which is to completely destroy the Sansi Yamen. The next step is to destroy and then establish. The financial power must be in the hands, which has a more positive significance for the next things. This is reform.
What must be done before.
Although there are still regrets in this case, many doubts and the facts of the case have not been investigated, which makes Fang Dunru very upset. Moreover, because of this case, Yan Zhengshu and Fang Dunru had to accept Lin Jue's blackmail and threats.
It made both of them very unhappy. But in any case, these are just minor flaws in the jade, and there is no need to pursue perfection too much. Moreover, this case also brought an additional benefit, that is, a large sum of money.
Zhang Jun was fined 500,000 taels of silver, the three deputy envoys were all fined with their private property confiscated, and the Lin family was fined 2 million taels of silver. According to statistics, a total of nearly 4.3 million taels of silver was deposited into the national treasury. All of a sudden,
Many urgent matters were solved with silver coins. For example, the money, food and weapons that Yanyunbian Town needed to prepare for the possible Liao attack after the collapse of the Sui coin talks were immediately solved.
Privy Councilor Yang Jun received an allocation of two million taels immediately. He immediately relaxed his frown, patted his chest and assured Guo Chong that he would not let down the emperor's favor and would not let the Liao people advance even half a step. And he won Yang.
After receiving Jun's guarantee, Guo Chong finally and proudly wrote a fiercely written letter rejecting the Liao Emperor Yelu Zongyuan's proposal to increase the annual currency, and ordered the envoy to send it to the Liao Kingdom.
On the morning of June 17, in front of the Yushitai Yamen outside Xihua Gate in Da Nei, the Lin family, young and old, stood under the scorching sun, looking anxiously at the gate. They were waiting for Lin Bonian to be released from prison.
Yesterday, Lin Jue handed over two million taels of silver notes to Yan Zhengshen. Early this morning, Yushitai sent someone to inform everyone in the Lin family, telling them that they could pick up Lin Bonian from prison today. So Lin Jue, Lin Boyong and the Lin family
The young masters rushed here in a hurry.
The scorching sun was so fierce that everyone was dizzy and sweating. It had been half an hour and Lin Bonian hadn't come out yet, which made people worried. Lin Boyong wanted Lin Jue to go in and take a look at the situation, but Lin Jue told him not to worry. Release
Convicting people also requires some procedures, so there is no need to worry. The imperial edict has been issued and the overall situation has been decided. There will be no details at this time.
Sure enough, Lin Jue's guess was correct. Soon after, there was movement at the gate of the Yamen, and a group of people walked out from the huge stone screen inside the door. The leader was Fang Dunru, the Prime Minister of the Imperial Censor, followed by seven or eight people.
Yamen servants, two of them supported Lin Bonian, who was described as haggard and pale.
"It's out, it's out!" Everyone in the Lin family shouted in surprise, and the two brothers Lin Chang and Lin Sheng even rushed forward to greet them.
"Back off, back off." Several government officials shouted angrily.
Lin Chang shouted: "What are you doing? Didn't you let him go? Why are you still trying to stop him?"
"There are rules for releasing people, and they can only be released after the Prime Minister of my family gives the order." The yamen servant glared and shouted.
Lin Chang and Lin Sheng sighed and stamped their feet, then turned to look at Lin Jue. Lin Jue frowned and walked forward, bowing to Fang Dunru who was standing on the doorstep: "Sir, this is good for the student."
Fang Dunru had no expression on his face and nodded: "Well, I have been waiting for a long time. Some formalities before his release had to be completed, so there was a delay. Now I am officially informing you, the Lin family, that Lin Bonian will be released and return home from now on.
Previous crimes will no longer be pursued."
Everyone in the Lin family cupped their hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Fang."
Fang Dunru glanced at Lin Bonian and said: "Brother Lin, I hope that from now on, I can restrain myself and stop doing things that violate national laws. I don't want to see you in our Yushitai Prison again."
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Lin Bonian's lips trembled and he could not speak. Lin Jue sighed and said: "Sir, don't worry, you won't be able to see my second uncle. My second uncle is a commoner. Even if he breaks the law, he can't come."
It’s the Yushitai.”
Fang Dunru was stunned for a moment. He heard the dissatisfaction in Lin Jue's words. He frowned and wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything. Only then did the two brothers Lin Chang and Lin Sheng get permission to go up the steps, supporting each other.
Lin Bonian walked down the steps. Not far away, Lin Boyong was walking quickly and panting.
Lin Bonian was already full of unspeakable emotions. When he saw his eldest brother Lin Boyong, who was stooped and gray-haired, walking over anxiously, he couldn't hold it back and burst out. He broke away from Lin Chang and Lin Sheng's support and staggered over.
, suddenly fell down on the hot blue brick floor, beat the ground with his hands, and burst into tears.
"Brother, Bonian is unfilial and I'm sorry to all the ancestors of the Lin family. I'm sorry to the young and old of the Lin family, and I'm sorry to the elder brother for all the years of expectations. Bonian wants to die in prison. Why do you want to rescue me and let Bonian die in there? That's all.
How can Bonian survive in this world? He has harmed himself and the entire Lin family. Bonian deserves to die, deserves to die!"
