Chapter 104: Trial by three departments, arrest!Caught them all! (Please subscribe!!) "Your Majesty, please order a thorough investigation of Ouyang Lun, Li Fuyuan and others!"
"I sincerely request your Majesty to conduct a thorough investigation of Yong'an Mansion!!"
"Return the Ming Dynasty to a bright and prosperous world!"
Facing the denunciations and appeals that came one after another like waves, Zhu Yuanzhang looked calm and could not see any emotion.
The following people are shouting for the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang does not believe a word of it. The real purpose is nothing more than to take a fancy to the piece of fat in Yong'an Mansion, but I am not willing to eat this piece of fat, so you are coming to snatch it. Do you take me seriously? However, everyone is a decent person, so naturally they will not expose these deep-seated thoughts.
Since most officials now want to investigate the Yong'an Mansion, let's check it out. To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang is also very curious about the stock exchange. How much money is hidden in it? Is it really just a cornucopia?
If we really only need to build one exchange to gather so much money, can I also build one in the capital? !
There is also the question of whether Ouyang Lun is greedy and how much he is greedy. It is necessary to find out in the end.
In the past, he had always asked the Jin Yiwei under Mao Xiang to investigate secretly. The information was too fragmented to be integrated into a whole. This time, he took advantage of Hu Weiyong's attack to conduct a thorough investigation. Anyway, the information reached Ouyang Lun's ears. The one who holds the grudge must be Hu Weiyong, and he has nothing to do with Zhu Yuanzhang!
Wait, when did I actually worry about being held grudge by Ouyang Lun? Either it means having a little money, it means having red cannons, it means having ocean-going ships, or it means having the brainless support of hundreds of thousands of people. Forehead. Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised to find that after only a few years of growth, Ouyang Lun became stronger than he imagined.
Also, our sister likes this son-in-law, our daughter loves this guy to death, and the eldest and fourth son also like him very much, especially the fourth son has almost become this guy's follower.
Go on like this. No, no, first of all, we can't let Ouyang Lun know that he is plotting against him. Everything was caused by the traitor Hu Weiyong. We were just deceived. This is a good reason. Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt that Hu Weiyong was quite cute. .
Secondly, don't let your other sons come into contact with Ouyang Lun, otherwise they will lead to bad things.
Think about it.
Zhu Yuanzhang finally spoke.
"Although Ouyang Lun is my consort, the emperor's crimes are the same as those of the common people. I have said that I will kill all corrupt officials in the world. Any official, including relatives of the emperor, princes and generals, who violates the laws of the Ming Dynasty will be punished. Law!"
"This applies to you, and it also applies to Ouyang Lun."
"Lü Chang, Youcheng of Zhongshu Province, Guo Zi, Minister of Household Affairs, and He Bo, the censor of Yushitai."
Zhu Yuanzhang called three people's names in succession.
The names of the three people were called. Except for Lu Chang, the political advisor of Zhongshu Province, who was a little confused, the other two seemed to have guessed something.
The three people quickly came out of the queue and said in unison: "I am here!"
"The reason cannot be explained clearly, and the matter cannot be investigated clearly! Since so many ministers are willing to thoroughly investigate Ouyang Lun and Yong'an Mansion, I will order the three of you to be responsible for investigating the matter. The three departments will conduct a joint trial, with Lu Chang as the leader and Guo Zi as the leader. , He Bo are two deputy officers, we must get to the bottom of this matter!"
"The three of you will go to Yong'an Mansion immediately to investigate the matter thoroughly. If you are really guilty, arrest them all and bring them to the capital for personal interrogation!"
"The minister waits for the order!"
Lu Chang, Guo Zi, and He Bo all responded.
Regarding Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement, all the ministers present also felt that the arrangement was reasonable. You must know that Lv Chang, the Right Prime Minister of Zhongshu Province, was originally the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He was very experienced in the money field and was later promoted to the right position of Zhongshu Province. Cheng, and Lu Chang was originally an old minister of the Yuan Dynasty and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. This person was talented, well versed in stories, fluent in rulings, and extremely stubborn. In addition, he was not a member of Hu Weiyong's Huaixi party, so he was the most suitable judge.
Guo Zi and He Bo respectively represented those who sympathized with Ouyang Lun and other Yong'an officials and those who vowed to capture Ouyang Lun and other Yong'an officials.
Even Hu Weiyong couldn't find any fault with this arrangement, but Hu Weiyong frowned. After all, in his vision, the investigation of Ouyang Lun's corruption only needed He Bo to preside over it.
After all, Ouyang Lun was just a local magistrate, a mere fourth-rank official, and there was no need to mobilize troops like this.
But Zhu Yuanzhang had just clearly raised the bar. Ouyang Lun was a relative of the emperor and the consort of the Ming Dynasty. He had hated this consort before! Failed.
However, Lu Chang is still from Zhongshu Province after all. As the Prime Minister of Zhongshu Province, he is Lu Chang's immediate boss. As long as he comes forward to put some pressure, and with He Bo's cooperation, Guo Zi alone has no chance at all. It is only a matter of time before Ouyang Lun and the group from Yong'an Mansion are brought to justice.
Thinking of this, Hu Weiyong's face once again showed a look of being in control.
After identifying the investigators of the "Yongan Corruption Case", the matter was temporarily revealed, and other matters began to be discussed in the court.
For example: Xu Da and Tang He went on the Northern Expedition, conquered Naierbuhua, conquered Huishan, and captured Pingzhang Bieli Ge and Privy Deputy Envoy Jiutong. He ordered Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong to go to Hezhou, Minzhou, Lintao, Gongchang, Meichuan and other places to rectify the city and supervise military affairs. Mu Ying, the general who conquered the west, led his troops to Taozhou to quell the rebellion, and then set up Taozhou guards to command Nie Wei, Chen Hui and other troops to defend the defense. In the earthquake in Ningxia, the city walls in the northeast collapsed by "three to five feet" and "the female wall collapsed by 19 feet." After the court broke up, Zhu Yuanzhang left the Hall of Supreme Harmony with a tired look on his face, and all the officials also retreated one after another.
When Hu Weiyong returned to Zhongshu Province, the first thing he did was to call Lu Chang, the right prime minister of Zhongshu Province, and He Bo, the imperial censor.
"Meet Hu Xiang!"
Lu Chang was originally confused. Although he was the Prime Minister of Zhongshu Province, he basically sat on the bench because he did not join Hu Weiyong, and Hu Weiyong rarely called him.
But after seeing the imperial censor He Bo, Lu Chang understood immediately.
"Master Lu, this time His Majesty personally arranged for you to go to Yong'an Mansion to thoroughly investigate the corruption case. This is His Majesty's trust. You must not let it down!"
Hu Weiyong said with a smile.
"Since your Majesty personally arranged this matter, I will naturally go all out to live up to the emperor's favor! If Mr. Hu wants to intercede for some people, I'd better ask Mr. Hu to refrain from speaking respectfully!" Lu Chang said towards the Palace of Supreme Harmony. Xiang clasped his fists and said with a serious look.
There was no flattery at all because Hu Weiyong was the prime minister or his immediate boss, and he even felt a little proud.
Hu Weiyong was not angry at this, but nodded with a smile, "Okay! Your Majesty is indeed right about Mr. Lu. Although Mr. Lu will investigate the case this time, I will let Mr. He fully cooperate with you! In the three provinces, six departments and even the local government, as long as If you, Mr. Lu, are in need, I will give them full authority to help you, and give money to people when they ask for money!"
"The truth also gives Mr. Lu a suggestion. If you want to find out the evidence of corruption by Ouyang Lun and others, it is actually very simple. You only need to thoroughly investigate the account books of Yong'an Mansion in the past few years, and you will eventually find some clues!"
"In addition, when arresting people, it is best to arrest them at the same time and separately. Never give them a chance to collude in confession. And the speed must be fast. There must be no hesitation!"
Lu Chang nodded slowly, "Thank you very much, Xiang Hu, for the pointer. Since I am the chief judge of this case, I naturally have my own judgment. I will never let a corrupt official escape punishment, and of course I cannot expect a good official to be honest!" "If Mr. Hu has nothing else to do, I will resign."
Hu Weiyong smiled and nodded, "Master Lu, please help yourself!"
Before Lu Chang turned around and left, he glanced at He Bo again and said coldly: "Master He, please hurry up and get ready. You will be leaving soon!"
When you're done, turn around and leave.
Seeing Lu Chang leaving with his head held high, Hu Weiyong's smile immediately faded and turned into gloom and anger.
"Xiang Hu, this Lu Chang was just arranged by His Majesty to try the Yong'an corruption case. This guy actually dares not to take you seriously. He is so ignorant of current affairs!" He Bo said in a deep voice: "Do you want me to think of something? Find a way to prevent him from going to Yong'an Mansion!"
Hu Weiyong shook his head, "No, Lu Chang was personally arranged by His Majesty. If something happens to Lu Chang at this time, Your Majesty will know that we did it without even thinking. This is undoubtedly a slap in His Majesty's face. You also know His Majesty's temper. We won’t be much better by then.”
"Our goal now is to capture Ouyang Lun and the officials who support him. Only in this way will our people have the opportunity to control Yong'an Mansion and eat this piece of fat!"
He Bo quickly raised his hand and said: "Prime Minister Hu is still too far-sighted, and his subordinates feel ashamed."
Hu Weiyong smiled and waved his hand, "You are better at talking than Chen Ning and Tu Jie."
Then Hu Weiyong suppressed his smile again and said with great solemnity: "Chen Ning and Tu Jie both stumbled in Yong'an Mansion. You must be careful this time. A fly will not touch a seamless egg. There is a stubborn guy like Lu Chang standing in front of you. It's not a bad thing. Lu Chang is so stubborn that even His Majesty can't persuade him. This time he will probably investigate Ouyang Lun and Yong'an Mansion thoroughly. You just need to add fuel to the fire at the right time. ."
"I understand!" He Bo nodded repeatedly.
"One more thing, you have to remember to find out where Ouyang Lun took the money? This way, after Ouyang Lun's collapse, we can capture it most accurately." Hu Weiyong warned.
"Yes." He Bo nodded again, "Mr. Prime Minister, please rest assured. This time our censor's office in Yong'an Mansion damaged the censor's doctor and the censor Zhongcheng. This is simply a shame for our censor's office. Now Mr. Chen and Mr. Tu They are all still lying down, I will definitely accomplish this, avenge the past, and restore the majesty of the Yushitai!"
As he spoke, He Bo's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Things that the emperor personally supervised.
Lu Chang, Guo Zi, and He Bo did not dare to neglect at all. They simply went home to make arrangements, then got into their own carriages at their own tables and headed to Beizhili together.
soon.
A huge imperial convoy also arrived in Peiping.
Lu Chang did not go to Yong'an Mansion rashly, but chose the place of trial at the Chief Secretary's Office of Beizhili in Beiping City.
At the same time, the inspector-general Li Fuyuan and the administrative envoy Zuo Shenzheng were called over for questioning.
"Did Yong'an Mansion collect money through the stock exchange?"
"Yes."
“Can the Yong’an Mansion’s tax account books be backed up by the Administrative Envoy?”
"Have."
Based on these two questions alone, Lu Chang was absolutely sure that Yong'an Mansion had indeed misappropriated a large amount of money, because the tax accounts of Yong'an Mansion did not reflect the operation of the stock exchange at all.
The stock exchange does exist, and it has opened a main exchange in Funing County, where Yong'an Prefecture governs. Branch offices have been opened in other prefectures and counties. Lu Chang personally checked the Yong'an Prefecture's account books, and there were no records on them.
So let alone taxes, there is no record of the existence of this money at all! With this evidence, Lu Chang, in the name of the presiding judge, directly arranged for people to arrest Li Fuyuan and Wu Jingzhi first, and at the same time sent people to Yong'an Mansion to arrest them!
This operation received the help of the Jin Yiwei and the guards, and it went extremely smoothly.
In this way, Ouyang Lun, Li Fuyuan, Wu Jingzhi and other officials of Yong'an Mansion were all arrested and taken directly back to the capital.
Soon, Ouyang Lun returned to the prison inside the Tianlao.
Lu Chang's quick actions were unanimously praised by Zhu Yuanzhang and all civil and military officials. Even Hu Weiyong lamented that Lu Chang's actions were too decisive, and he directly killed all the Yong'an Mansion and other officials.
"Hu Xiang, Ouyang Lun and others have been imprisoned in the sky prison!"
"They're finished!"
He Bo smiled and came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find Hu Weiyong.
"Why did it go so well this time? Ouyang Lun and others didn't resist at all?" Hu Weiyong not only did not laugh, but looked quite serious.
He Bo was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "It was indeed smooth. Firstly, Lu Chang was very decisive, and secondly, Ouyang Lun and the others not only did not resist, but also did not complain."
Hu Weiyong continued his analysis: "It's easy to understand that Lu Changjue is decisive. The stock exchange itself has a big problem. As long as the authenticity of its existence is confirmed, and there are problems with the account books, we can naturally judge that there is a big problem in Yong'an Mansion."
"His Majesty said that he would try the case in person, so by arresting Ouyang Lun and his party back to the capital, Lu Chang is basically more than half successful!"
"This Lu Chang is really good at calculating. I really underestimated him in the past."
He Bo smiled and said: "Hu Xiang, no one can save Ouyang Lun and the others this time. This Ouyang Lun has offended us. The Huaixi officials want him to die. There will be no one to intercede for him, and Lu Chang wants to do something The result, of course, is to bring Ouyang Lun to justice. Even His Majesty needs to understand the situation. Guo Zi alone to speak out for him is just a drop in the bucket. Now we still want to think about how to deal with Ouyang Lun and others after they are killed. How to arrange for our own people to manage Yong'an Mansion!"
"Hu Xiang, my nephew has been practicing in Yushitai for a long time. Why don't we let him take over the vacancy of Yong'an Prefecture magistrate this time?"
Hearing He Bo's words, Hu Weiyong glanced at He Bo and secretly thought that this He Bo's ability was average and his appetite was really big. He wanted to be the prefect of Yong'an as soon as he came up!
That's right, the current prefect of Yong'an is a fat vacancy!Among other things, Kaiping County has now become the granary of the north, providing the imperial court with 50 shi of food every year!Nowadays, there are stock exchanges full of hens that lay golden eggs! (End of this chapter)