bullyxtreme Chapter 225 Will Not Let A Bad Guy Go Away
Chapter 225 Will Not Let A Bad Guy Go Away
The first morning court in the fourth year of Pingren was not as peaceful and joyful as the previous morning court at the beginning of the new year. The scene was tense for a while. All the civil and military ministers were silent. Only Emperor Pingren was secretly happy in his heart. He secretly thought that Xiao Jiang was really dozing off and gave him a pillow. , it was just the beginning of the new year, and I gave him such a big gift.
Xiao Jiang, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, publicly impeached Cheng Zhi, the now-suspended Zhenxi General, in public early in the morning. He said that through self-examination and self-correction within the Ministry of Household Affairs after the holiday, it was verified that the military salary of the martial arts training ground in the suburbs of Beijing, which he was responsible for commanding, had been consumed in the past two years. Expenditures that are large and seriously exceed the actual headcount allocation.And after rigorous interrogation, it was discovered that Yuan Jinglun, a doctor in the Financial Department of the Ministry of Accounts, was suspected of falsifying accounts.
Xiao Jiang completely ignored the shocked looks of his colleagues and continued to tell Emperor Pingren that he had sent people to escort Yuan Jinglun to Dali Temple for trial. He hoped that His Majesty would ask the ministers of Dali Temple to seriously interrogate him. There might be others that have not yet been identified. Things.
After Xiao Jiang impeached Cheng Zhi, he immediately knelt down before Emperor Pingren and expressed to the emperor that his subordinates had committed crimes and abused their power. As the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he was also to blame. He was willing to punish himself with twenty big boards. Half a year's salary to serve as a warning to others.
The emperor's face was as calm as ever, and he said that Xiao Jiang was old and weak, so he could be exempted from corporal punishment, but he would be fined three seasons' salary.
Just when all the courtiers were wondering how the emperor would deal with Cheng Zhi, the general of Zhenxi, they saw that Xiao Jiang did not return to his original position after he got up. He still held up the wat board and bowed to respectfully speak to Emperor Pingren.This time, he impeached Taiwei Cheng Guanghe, saying that he was nepotistic, interfered in official promotions, and placed people in various ministries in the court, such as Yuan Jinglun of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Wu Liang, the leader of the city garrison, and Li Shijie, the censor Zhongcheng.
As soon as these words came out, the whole place became even more uproar. You must know that although the crime of placing people in various ministries to testify is not greater than the abuse of military pay, this move has offended the emperor Nilin.Since ancient times, it has been a taboo for courtiers to form cliques for personal gain. To accuse him like this is to label Cheng Taiwei as a rebel.
Everyone's eyes suddenly fell on Cheng Taiwei. He looked at his old enemy Xiao Jiang carefully with half-squinted eyes, stroking his beard calmly, as if he was drinking tea and playing chess in his pavilion, completely He looked like it had nothing to do with him.
Don't blame him for being dismissive, it's just because he knows that he doesn't have to speak himself, someone will refute it for him.
But no one expected that the first person to defend Cheng Taiwei was not Li Shijie, the censor Zhongcheng who was always slippery, but Wei Wenshan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry who never paid attention to the disputes in the court.
"Everything must be based on real evidence. Mr. Xiao's words are empty. Moreover, the Ministry of Revenue has always been in charge of finance, so why does he interfere in the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel?"
Xiao Jiang smiled coldly, "How do you know that I have no evidence, but I am worried about Taiwei Cheng's face as an old minister, so I can't show it to others." As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jiang bowed to face the high position and took out a handbag from his sleeve. The thick fold was handed over to a chamberlain, asking him to present it to Emperor Pingren.
Seeing that Xiao Jiang did not care about the dignity of his colleagues, Wei Wenshan angrily tossed his sleeves and retreated to the ranks of civil servants.
What evidence can Xiao Jiang have? It's just a bluff!He has also seen how cautious Cheng Guanghe and Cheng Zhi are.
At this moment, Wei Wenshan never expected that Xiao Jiang was not fighting alone. Behind him, there was an elusive Liuying Pavilion secretly helping him.
Most of the contents on the brochure were provided to Xiao Jiang secretly by Mu Yun.In order to avoid being noticed, she carefully placed the evidence she collected in a box and cage as a Lantern Festival gift for Xiao Mansion, and repeatedly asked Xiao Zijin to deliver it to Xiao Jiang and not to pass it through the hands of a third person.
What she provided Xiao Jiang was that in addition to the frame-up of Sun Bingzhi and the various tricks exposed by Cheng Zhi, there were also the old accounts of Qin Mingda being brought up by Wu Liang more than ten years ago, as well as Liuying Pavilion's involvement in the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Cheng Zhi. All kinds of evidence secretly collected from the homes of domestic bastards.
In addition, Xiao Jiang also had many unknown resources at his disposal due to his many years of running the court. As for what evidence he finally presented to Emperor Pingren that was beneficial to defeating the Cheng family, it was only the two of them. People know it.
"Your Majesty, regarding the military pay at the martial arts arena, it is related to the correction of discipline in the Ministry of Household Affairs. I hope your Majesty will send someone to strictly verify it."
Regarding the falsification of military pay at the martial arts arena on the outskirts of Beijing, Xiao Jiang only caught Yuan Jinglun's fault. As for the extent of the corruption inside the martial arts arena and where the large amount of silver was used, Xiao Jiang could only look to the outside and sigh, feeling overwhelmed but unable to do anything.
Emperor Pingren took Xiao Jiang's folded book and glanced at it briefly, his face visibly darkened.
"Shilang Sun, you will be responsible for taking the lead on the issue of military pay in the martial arts arena, and jointly investigate with the Ministry of Revenue and Dali Temple."
Sun Bingzhi stepped forward immediately with dignity, "I accept the order!"
"Your Majesty!" Cheng Taiwei finally couldn't hold his breath and knelt down tremblingly on the ground, "I have been wronged! Your Majesty must not believe Xiao Jiang's family's words. I hope your Majesty will give me justice!"
Emperor Heiren's face was as dark as water, and he just stared at the man lying on the ground coldly without speaking.
"What did Lieutenant Cheng say? The pure will become pure, and the dirty will become dirty. Your Majesty has always been fair and strict. He will never wrong a good person, and of course, he will not let a bad person go." Standing at the forefront of the list of civil servants Gao Wei, the prime minister, "kindly" smoothed things over.
He said that Old Man Cheng had ulterior motives. During the past year, he had privately found some evidence that the Cheng family was involved in cliques, but because it was too vague, he had been struggling with how to inform His Majesty.Since Xiao Jiang is taking the lead, it seems that he no longer has to look forward and backward, and can just present it all to the Holy One.
"Cheng Aiqing, please get up. You are a great hero who has been by the late emperor's side all year round. How could I unjustly accuse an old minister? Don't worry, Cheng Aiqing, I will definitely restore your innocence."
Emperor Pingren's calm words made Cheng Guanghe's heart tremble slightly. His words could be said to be like a thorn in his back.
The words of the young emperor were ordinary on the surface, but in fact they were unpredictable and profound.In just one sentence, he was warned not to rely on his old age in front of the new emperor, and not to kneel down in court to win sympathy.The second is to warn him that if he is really convicted in the future, the evidence will be conclusive and there will not be any false accusation.
At this moment, all Cheng Guanghe's party in the DPRK, or the vacillating wallflowers, are all uneasy and in danger, fearing that the turmoil in the DPRK will affect themselves in advance.It's one thing to rebel on the day of the incident, but it's even more important to be liquidated now before any action is taken.Before he could even taste the sweetness of Dragon Power, his head and body were divided into two places in advance.
The situation above the court hall was turbulent and treacherous, and the scene happening at the Princess Mansion, which was less than two miles away from Tianyang Palace, was also full of intrigues.