The days when I fished in Daming

Chapter 279

It also took Zheng Shiyuan a little longer. After Mao Xiang came to meet up, he just grasped the general context of the incident.

As the Minister of the Ministry of War, Liu Qian was the mastermind. He took advantage of the power in his hand and took charge of the Ministry of War with the Division of the Driving Department as the main body. He mainly profited from the horses under the control of the Division of the Driving Department.

The head of the driving department of the Ministry of War is also the principal offender, either for intimidation or for profit. Under Liu Qian's guidance, he traded the inferior for the superior from the driving department, and also obtained a lot of benefits from it.

Under the circumstances of someone's report, the Minister of the Ministry of War died down because of Liu Qian's generous gifts. He was negligent in management, suspected of dereliction of duty, and suspected of accepting bribes, but it was up to Lao Zhu to decide.

As for the entire Ministry of War, apart from the personnel directly related to the Daoteng Warhorse, there are also a large number of personnel on Liu Qian's gift list, more or less, like the Minister of the Ministry of War, either knowing or not, turning a blind eye to this matter.

It can be said that the entire Ministry of Industry was directly or indirectly bribed by Liu Qian.

The involvement was so wide that Zheng Shiyuan and Mao Xiang did not dare to neglect, they quickly sealed up Liu Qian's mansion and arrested the relevant personnel who were directly involved.

Among them, there are also related personnel who have been testified by the Liu Mansion.

After that, the two hurried to the palace with the criminals and evidence, and returned to the court at noon.

Wen Wu was already hungry and dizzy after going to court all morning.

Wake up early, eat less, and spend a long time, plus standing all morning, it is already too much.

However, Lao Zhu had no intention of dispersing the court at all. He thought that after the report work, Lao Zhu would let everyone get off work.

As a result, with the passage of time, more and more details of Zheng Shiyuan and Mao Xiang's handling of the case were presented to Lao Zhu, and Lao Zhu's expression also changed accordingly.

From a serious expression to a face full of frost.

Up to now, even if there is no one to report to work, no matter that needs to be dealt with, they would rather hang around like this, and no one dares to mention the matter of getting off work.

At some point, Zheng Shiyuan and Mao Xiang finally arrived at the court hall and saluted Lao Zhu.

"Your Majesty, all the officials directly involved in this case have been arrested and brought to justice. In addition, many people were given a lot of money by Liu Shilang and others in various red and white matters, and this is obviously higher than the normal exchange of property. It is extremely unusual, so it still needs to be determined by Your Majesty."

Old Zhu asked in a deep voice.

"Who are they? How much did you give away? Have you ever returned it? You can tell us all of these in detail, let everyone listen and see if it is reasonable?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Since Lao Zhu asked this matter first, Zheng Shiyuan first told Lao Zhu the list of gifts.

"On the eighth day of February in the fifth year, the Minister of the Ministry of War accepted a concubine and gave him five hundred guan as a gift, and the Minister of the Ministry of War gladly accepted it."

"In August of the fourth year, the left servant of the Ministry of War was happy to have a grandson, and Liu Qian, the right servant, congratulated him and offered a gift of [-] guan. The next year, the second son of the right servant got married and returned [-] guan."

"The same is true for the other three principals. They gave dozens of gift money, but they were all given out in five years, and there was no happy event in the servant's family, so they didn't return it."

After Zheng Shiyuan finished speaking, Lao Zhu looked directly at the Minister of the Ministry of War. His gaze was as calm as water at the moment, but it was more terrifying than the frosty expression on his face.

"Our Minister of the Ministry of War, did you hear that? A gift of five hundred guan! It's a big deal. Is there anything you want to tell us?"

The minister of the Ministry of War was confused by the news announced by Zheng Shiyuan, and his mind was disturbed. Now he was asked directly by Lao Zhu, but the minister of the Ministry of War plopped, knelt down, and argued to Lao Zhu.

"Your Majesty, I've been wronged! I don't know about Liu Qian, the servant of the right, using his power for personal gain. I don't want to accept the huge amount of gift money, but the family is struggling. I wanted to collect the money first, so that the family will feel better later, so I will bring the money with me."

"But I didn't expect Liu Qian, the servant of the right, to be so bold as to commit such an illegal thing. If I had known about this earlier, I would not have dared to accept the gift money. Your Majesty, please learn from me."

Giving gifts is a matter of unspoken rules in the officialdom. Although the words of Minister of the Ministry of War cannot withstand scrutiny, if the gifts can be returned, there will be no difference.

Now it's just that the amount is too big, and there is no happy event in Liu Qian's family to return the gift money, so this excuse is reasonable.

But Zheng Shiyuan didn't give Minister of the Ministry of War a chance, but threw out another matter.

"What Lord Shangshu said may be true. I have a doubt here, and I still need an answer from Lord Shangshu."

"According to the people in Liu's mansion, before the gift was given, someone had reported Liu Qian's crimes, and Lord Shang Shu also thought about thoroughly investigating this matter."

"It just happened to coincide with Lord Shangshu's happy event, so Liu Qian sent a gift money, and then Lord Shangshu died down, and never mentioned the matter of inquiry again."

"But the person who reported it has since become a marginal figure in the Ministry of War. Why?"

As long as things have been done, there are traces to follow. The question Zheng Shiyuan raised directly showed the causal relationship, which gave another view to the behavior of receiving a large amount of gift money.

The Minister of the Ministry of War broke out in cold sweat. If he couldn't explain clearly, then what he said just now was nonsense, and it indirectly proved that the gift money was suspected of accepting bribes.

In desperation, the Minister of the Ministry of War did not know how to justify for a while, but he still had the ability to open his eyes and tell nonsense in this position.

"Your Majesty, let me tell you that since I became an official, I have been innocent and my life is hard for all to see."

"The mansion doesn't say it's poor and white, but it's about the same. The behavior of collecting gift money is also an expedient measure, and it is definitely not the minister's original intention."

"As for Zheng Yushi's report, I really don't know about it, so I hope your majesty can learn from it!"

The words are sincere and sincere, and everyone feels the same.

There is no problem with Lao Zhufa's salary providing enough food and clothing for everyone, but it is impossible to live a high-quality life.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is an expedient measure if the Minister of the Ministry of War accepts a concubine, which means that there will be an extra population, and the cost will be quite high.

As for others, everyone still wants to say a few words about it.

But Zheng Shiyuan immediately threw out the evidence.

"Master Shangshu, is this really the case? When the official was outside the palace, he had already found this person, and he was also brought here by the official."

"Coincidentally, the officer found this report in the Ministry of War, and found it in your administrative office."

"Both of these can be used as supporting evidence. I don't know if adults dare to confront them face to face."

Up to now, the Minister of the Ministry of War has only one way to be stubborn, so he said immediately.

"The official is innocent, why don't you dare?"

(End of this chapter)