Chapter nine hundred and fifty first shocking case
At this time, Gong Wenbao also corrected himself, and immediately handed a stack of documents to Shi Wuyan: "Your Excellency, this is the material of this case, and I have brought all the low-ranking officials here!
The anonymous whistleblower's evidence is very detailed, and after preliminary investigation, we found that some of the reports are indeed true. Once these reports are confirmed, this will be a major case that will cause a stir in the government and the public!
According to the report, he accepted a bribe of more than 10,000 taels, and this is nothing. More importantly, there is evidence that this person may have directly withheld taxes when he inspected the local area, and the amount may reach more than 100,000 taels of silver.
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"Withholding tax of 100,000 yuan, are you serious?" Shi Wuyan immediately took the file and began to read it!
Accepting bribes and the like, and only having 10,000 taels of silver, is nothing, but if it is withholding taxes, it is different!
In the Tang Dynasty, the crimes of accepting bribes and the like were not as serious as tax evasion. Tax evasion and tax evasion were so serious. You dare to withhold taxes. This is simply a life-threatening crime.
Shi Wuyan still remembers that a year ago, a county tax official under Guangzhou Prefecture was so bold that he dared to withhold taxes. Although he made fake accounts to try to cover it up, the tax inspector still found out, and the county tax official’s
What was the outcome: the whole family was executed, no adult men were left alive, and the female family members and young children were exiled to the Commissioner's Office.
The penalty is determined according to the principle of "punishment for treason".
And how much tax did the county tax collector withhold?
One thousand five hundred taels!
However, now the file says that Chen Lifu has most likely withheld more than one hundred thousand taels in taxes. If this number is true, it will definitely be the biggest case in the country in recent years.
It is possible to kill the Nine Tribes.
Thinking of this, Shi Wuyan immediately said: "Have you disclosed this matter?"
Gong Wenbao immediately said: "No, this is absolutely not the case. This case was handled personally from the beginning by a lowly official, and those who assisted in the investigation were all key officials of the anti-corruption team in our hospital, all veteran imperial officials who have handled many major cases.
It’s history, we know the importance, and we will never spread it outside!”
"And in order to avoid causing a sensation to the outside world, and to avoid arousing Chen Lifu's precautions, we called him over for investigation on the grounds that he was suspected of dereliction of duty when he inspected Jiangbei Province Taxation. At most, he came from our investigation.
During the process, we guessed that we might be investigating him for accepting bribes, but we have not revealed the slightest bit of tax theft in front of Chen Lifu.
Not only does the outside world not know, but Chen Lifu himself probably doesn’t need to know that we are investigating this matter now!”
Shi Wuyan said: "That's good. This matter is of great importance and we must be cautious. I will go to Mr. Song to report the matter now. You go back first and wait for the news!"
Before the news is clear, no word should be revealed to the outside world!"
Gong Wenbao said: "Then...should Chen Lifu let him go or not?"
Shi Wuyan said: "Now that you have clear evidence, can you convict him?"
Gong Wenbao hesitated for a while, then shook his head: "There is evidence, but it is not yet possible to form a complete chain of evidence. It is not possible to convict him in court!"
Shi Wuyan said: "Then it's over, just do whatever you want next. According to the past regulations, the questioning is usually seven days. Now you have been questioning for six days. If there is no breakthrough today, we will release him according to the old rules tomorrow.
Otherwise, I'm afraid other people's lawyers will come to your door, and then it will be difficult to sue you for abusing your power!"
Gong Wenbao was still hesitant: "If this is released tomorrow, it would be detrimental to the follow-up investigation. Moreover, our inquiry is said to be for seven days, but that is just our unwritten tradition, and there is no law that stipulates that the inquiry will be completed after seven days."
He must be released!"
Shi Wuyan looked like an idiot at this time. He finally understood how this idiot dared to do this case. This person was really stupid!
As a censor of the Inspectorate, Gong Wenbao actually forgot a common sense: the Inquiry of officials by the Inspectorate was never at the official level, it was just an invitation. If the officials were not happy, they did not have to come, and the Inspectorate did not
Without law enforcement authority, no one can be arrested.
If you want to arrest someone, you have to make an arrest, and after the patrol department makes an arrest, the questioning time is only three days. If there is no conclusive evidence for prosecution after three days, the person must be released.
Of course, when the Inspectorate sends an invitation for you to assist in the investigation, if you, as an official, are unwilling or dare not come, then there must be something wrong. The Inspectorate will directly bring the patrolmen from the Patrol Department to arrest the person in a matter of minutes.
Already.
Gong Wenbao obviously reacted instantly. He said the wrong thing. But just as he was about to defend himself, Shi Wuyan kicked him out. At this time, Shi Wuyan had already begun to think about whether he should turn to the left.
Master Song, the censor, proposed to change the director of the Chengtian Prefecture Inspectorate.
Chengtian Mansion is the seat of the capital, and its Inspectorate sounds like it is just the president of the first palace, but in fact, the rank of the president of the Chengtian Mansion Inspectorate is from the third grade, which is basically the same grade as the presidents of the provincial inspectorates.
Such an important place must have a smart person. This Gong Wenbao can't do it, he's too stupid!
However, we will discuss the matter of replacing people later. Now, he has to go to the Minister on Duty in the Imperial Study Room, the boss of their Supervisory Office, Zuodu Yushi Song Tieshu to report Chen Lifu's case.
As the duty minister of the imperial study room and the boss of the Inspectorate, Yushi Zuodu is very busy. This busyness is not only busy with the internal affairs of the Inspectorate, but also many other matters.
The minister on duty in the imperial study room not only has to take care of the affairs of his own department, but also has to take care of other things!
This time, after the Holy Emperor's personal expedition, he took away three ministers on duty in the imperial study room, namely Lieutenant General Lei Wan, the director of the Privy Council's Operations Department, Lieutenant General Bao Yifen, the director of the Navy's Military Order Department, and Qian Mengjiu, a bachelor and minister of the Ministry of War.
The other four ministers on duty stayed in Jinling City. Nominally, the four ministers on duty who stayed behind were all of the same level, regardless of size, but in fact Liu Bagou had the most senior qualifications and was also the only three first-class ministers.
He was one of the civil servants, so he had always been in charge of the affairs in the imperial study, and became the de facto prime minister or chief assistant of the Tang Dynasty.
Liu Bagou's first-grade rank does not come from his official position as the Minister of Household Affairs. His rank is only the second-grade official, and it does not come from his title of minister on duty in the imperial study room. This title does not have any rank or treatment!
His authenticity comes from his title of Grand Bachelor of Jianjidian!
The title of bachelor in the Tang Dynasty is different from that in the Ming Dynasty. It has become a kind of additional title, and the grade is much higher than that in the Ming Dynasty. There are six bachelors, three of them are first-class.
The three are from the first rank.
Its rank is equivalent to that of San Gong and San Gu, but so far, the Tang Dynasty has never awarded San Gong and San Gu, so in fact, the title of Grand Master of the Imperial Palace has become the highest level.
However, in fact, except during the Huangzhushan period, Li Xuan awarded Liu Bagou, Qian Mengjiu, and Wang Wenhua the title of bachelor's degree. Later, he never awarded the fourth person the title of bachelor's degree.
It can also be seen from this that in the Tang Dynasty, the grades of Zhengyipin and Congyipin were extremely rare. There were only three people, and it was basically impossible to see the appearance of the fourth person in a short period of time.
Liu Bagou led the other three ministers on duty in the imperial study, and seven or eight ministers on duty, which together constituted the actual highest decision-making body of the Tang Dynasty staying in the capital!
As one of the four left-behind ministers on duty, Song Tieshu was so busy that his main subordinate, Shi Wuyan, the left deputy censor of the Inspectorate, had to wait an hour after the announcement to see him.
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Song Tieshu was the censor of Zuodu, one of the seven ministers on duty in the imperial study room of the Tang Dynasty. His authority was almost at the highest level, but he was not very old. He was even two years younger than his subordinate Shi Wuyan.
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He is only forty-six years old this year, and like many high-ranking civil servants of the Tang Dynasty, his background is not very good. He has no previous achievements in the Ming Dynasty, and he is not even a scholar!
Because before he was a dragon, he was a policeman in Zhengtai County!
That's right, it's the policeman!
When Master Wang conquered Zhengtai County, he, like many others, abandoned the Ming Dynasty and joined the Tang Dynasty. He followed the Dragon Army early because although he was not a scholar, he could read and write. The most important thing was that his ability to handle cases was pretty good, so in Da
In the early stages of the Tang Dynasty, he had been working under Liu Bagou for a long time.
He held many miscellaneous positions, but after the establishment of the Inspectorate, the predecessor of the Inspectorate, which was the Inspectorate directly under the cabinet, he served as the Minister of the Inspectorate. Later, the Inspectorate was reorganized into the Inspectorate, and he took advantage of the situation and became the Zuoduyu of the Inspectorate.
history.
It can be said that although this person is not famous, he has actually been an important role in the power structure of the Tang Dynasty and has been at the center for a long time.
Of course, some people say that he is Liu Bagou's henchman. He will bite whoever Liu Bagou tells him to bite. This way he has always maintained his position of power. Otherwise, with just one of his agents, he can win over the talented people in all walks of life.
The Tang Dynasty, which had outstanding talents in all walks of life, had a firm foothold and always held great power?
You must know that among the civil servants of the Tang Dynasty, there were Taoist priests, down-and-out scholars, fallen officials, accountants, demoted officials from the previous Ming Dynasty, clerks, small businessmen, etc. People from all walks of life.
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But no matter what the outside world thinks, he has always remained unwavering in his position as the censor of Zuodu!
When Shi Wuyan entered his office, he put away the superior attitude he had when facing Gong Wenbao, and instead put himself in the role of a lower official. The first thing he said after entering was: "I see you for your humble position, sir."
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At this time, Song Tieshu raised his head slightly, glanced at him, and then said: "Stop standing there and do it. Listen to the secretary, do you want to report a case?"
Then he paused slightly and continued: "Is it Chen Lifu's case?"
Shi Wuyan immediately showed an expression of admiration and said: "Your Excellency, you are really good at knowing things. You are here for this case because of your humble position!"
Song Tieshu said: "You have made this matter so big that I don't even want to know about it. Last night, even my unfilial son asked about it. Tell me what is going on in this case!
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Immediately, Shi Wuyan told the whole story of the case. Of course, most of it was paraphrasing the words of Gong Wenbao, the director of the Chengtian Prefecture Inspectorate. At the same time, he also handed the file of the case to Song Tieshu!
After the report, Shi Wuyan asked for instructions on how to handle this case!
Song Tieshu looked at him for a few seconds, but slightly raised his voice: "You still need me to teach you this?"
"Just deal with it how you want to handle it. If you don't know, go back and read the inspection regulations yourself!"