Chapter 105 A corruption case more serious than the Kongyin case!Hu Weiyong is excited! (Please subscribe!!) If I give you the position of prefect of Yong'an, what will I eat? Hu Weiyong muttered in his heart and said calmly: "Master He, I remember that your nephew is only a seventh-rank censor of the Procuratorate at the Censorship Station. Although it is customary for Beijing officials to be promoted to one level when they are sent to the outside world, an exceptionally outstanding one will be promoted to two levels. Level, even if His Majesty appoints him, he can only be promoted to the third level at most. The magistrate of Yong'an Prefecture is the fourth level. How many levels are there between him and the seventh level? It's six levels!"
"Do you think it's appropriate?"
"Whether it's suitable or not, it's not up to you to say a word?" He Bo said with a smile.
"Nonsense!" Hu Weiyong scolded: "The Prime Minister is the head of hundreds of officials, and he must abide by the court rules. Regarding your nephew's matter, when the time comes, he will go to Yong'an Prefecture to govern Funing County and become the county magistrate. This Funing County is It's Fuguo County. Although he is only from the sixth rank, he has considerable power in Yong'an Mansion."
"Only from the sixth grade?" He Bo was obviously dissatisfied.
Hu Weiyong said calmly: "If you don't want it, I can arrange it for someone else! Chen Ning and Tu Jie are waiting for you!"
"I want it!" He Bo said quickly.
"Okay, hurry back and get ready. Your Majesty will definitely hear the matter in front of all the officials tomorrow morning. You must also be fully prepared. If Ouyang Lun escapes again, not only will your nephew's future be in doubt, but also Even the benefits we are about to obtain will turn into smoke!"
Hu Weiyong said impatiently.
"Please rest assured, Mr. Hu, I will definitely let Ouyang Lun die without a burial place this time!"
"The officer will leave!"
"Ah."
Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"Father, Lu Chang and the others have brought Ouyang Lun, Li Fuyuan, Wu Jingzhi and the Yong'an Prefecture officials involved in the case back to the capital, and they are now being held in Tianlao and the Ministry of Punishment Prison respectively."
Prince Zhu Biaohui reports.
"This Lu Chang is still very efficient." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly.
Zhu Biao frowned and said in confusion: "Father, you are not afraid of arresting the fourth brother-in-law again this time."
"What are you afraid of?" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "Afraid that girl from Anqing will come to me and want a husband?!"
"She didn't come here."
Zhu Biao said softly: "Father, the fourth sister An Qing is crying at the queen mother's place right now, saying that the father is trying to force the couple to death. She also said..."
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "What else does that girl say?"
Zhu Biao: "The fourth sister also said that if the fourth brother-in-law Ouyang Lun cannot survive, then she will not survive either."
"This girl!" Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely angry, "Can't she come and ask me!!"
Zhu Biao glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and murmured: "The fourth sister said that last time she came to beg her father, he ignored him at all. This time she knew that begging your majesty was useless, so she just waited for her father to kill Ouyang Lun. If she commits suicide, if her father can give her three feet of white silk, she will not cry and thank her father, and it will not be an embarrassment to the old Zhu family."
"." Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, "You bastard! Can this time be the same as last time?!"
"In her heart, I am a ruthless and unjust person, right?"
"Father, calm down, the fourth sister didn't mean that." Zhu Biao quickly advised.
Zhu Yuanzhang turned to stare at Zhu Biao and asked doubtfully: "Biao'er, don't you usually admire Ouyang Lun? Why don't you intercede for Ouyang Lun?"
"Hey -" Zhu Biao sighed, "I also want to plead for Ouyang Lun."
Then what are you asking for?Maybe I will relent, and besides, there is no trial yet, so Ouyang Lun may not be guilty! Why do you all act like Ouyang Lun is bound to die?
"However, I understand that Father, you are also helpless, and no one can change the things that Father decides. I also want to embarrass my father." Zhu Biao said solemnly.
You are really my great son! "Father." Zhu Biao spoke again.
"You want to plead for Ouyang Lun?!" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up.
Zhu Biao shook his head, "I just want to say that if my father has to kill Ouyang Lun, please give my fourth brother-in-law some dignity."
"Get out!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.
"Hey." Zhu Biao slipped away.
After coming out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Zhu Biao went straight to the Kunning Palace.
As soon as they entered the palace, Queen Ma, Princess Anqing and Zhu Di all gathered around.
"Brother, what is your father's attitude?"
"You're not really going to kill your fourth brother-in-law this time, are you?"
Zhu Di asked hurriedly.
Zhu Biao shook his head helplessly, "Father did not say that he had to kill the fourth brother-in-law, but judging from the current situation, it is extremely unfavorable to the fourth brother-in-law. Everyone knows about the stock exchange. There are all witnesses and physical evidence. It is said that several people are involved. Ten million silver taels."
"Coupled with the fact that Hu Weiyong and others insist on not letting go, it will be extremely difficult for the fourth brother-in-law to get away with it!"
Hearing this, Zhu Di quickly said: "No, I can't let my father kill the fourth brother-in-law. I'm still waiting for the fourth brother-in-law to take me to make a fortune together! If the fourth brother-in-law is gone, why should I stay in Beijing?" Calm northwest wind!”
After saying that, Zhu Di was ready to go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
However, before Zhu Di stepped out of Kunning Palace, he was stopped by Zhu Biao, "Fourth, you came to Beijing privately. If my father finds out, I will definitely not spare you!"
Forehead. Zhu Di quickly took back the half-leg he had taken out, "Father said last time that if I enter the capital without his summons again, he will break my legs."
"But if we don't help the fourth brother-in-law, he will be dead this time!"
Just when Zhu Di was entangled in his legs and saving Ouyang Lun, Queen Ma spoke.
"Di'er, don't go looking for your father, otherwise even if your legs are really broken by your father, you won't be able to save the child Ouyang Lun." Queen Ma said calmly.
"Mother, what can I do to save my husband? He has never done anything to disgrace the Ming Dynasty! And he also fed and clothed the people of Yong'an Mansion. He is a great hero in my heart. If he dies, I will How to live?"
Princess Anqing's tears kept flowing down like pearls.
Brothers Zhu Di and Zhu Biao also frowned, and their eyes fell on Queen Ma. After all, in this situation, the only one who could possibly persuade Zhu Yuanzhang was Queen Ma.
"Cough-cough-"
Empress Ma coughed twice, adjusted her breathing, and then said: "Based on my understanding of your father, he probably didn't really want to kill Ouyang Lun this time."
Others may not know it, but Queen Ma knows very well that Zhu Yuanzhang invested almost all his private money in Ouyang Lun's ocean-going fleet, and even took the initiative to issue a shipbuilding approval document for Ouyang Lun. Once Ouyang Lun was convicted and executed, Then Zhu Yuanzhang's previous investments were in vain, and even the chili pepper and soap businesses, which had always been stable and profitable, would go bankrupt!These alone have involved millions of taels of silver. Although there is a big gap between the tens of millions of taels of funds on the Stock Exchange, the tens of millions of taels on the Stock Exchange are enough for hundreds of thousands of people in the entire Yong'an Prefecture. Yes, the millions of taels of silver belong to Zhu Yuanzhang himself.
Therefore, she concluded that Zhu Yuanzhang had no motive to kill Ouyang Lun, but that people from Hu Weiyong's side were chasing Ouyang Lun. Zhu Yuanzhang planned to follow up with Hu Weiyong and others to investigate Ouyang Lun more clearly.
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After hearing what Empress Ma said, except for Princess Anqing who looked confused, Zhu Biao and Zhu Di all reacted.
Zhu Di slapped his thigh fiercely, "That's right! I bought 20 Yong'an bonds but I couldn't bear the collapse of my fourth brother-in-law. Could it be that my father also bought Yong'an bonds? Or did he invest in other projects of Yong'an Mansion?"
Zhu Biao continued: "My father is not as lucky as you and did not grab Yongan bonds at all. I think it is because my father is reluctant to part with the chili and soap businesses. In addition, I see that there is no money in the internal funds, and most of it is spent on Yongan." It’s home.”
"My father may be willing to give up hundreds of thousands, but if it involves millions or millions, my father may really be reluctant to part with it."
"No wonder when I was at my father's place just now, my father kept asking me if I wanted to plead for my fourth brother-in-law. I was still confused at the time, but now I understand."
Queen Ma nodded, "That's what I mean, but judging from Ouyang Lun's reaction, maybe Ouyang Lun had already thought of this situation, and he might have been prepared. Maybe this matter is not as bad as we thought. Oops."
"By the way, when Ouyang Lun was arrested in Anqing, did he say anything to you?"
When Princess Anqing heard her mother's question, she immediately began to think and then shook her head, "Last time my husband was arrested, he gave me special instructions. This time, he didn't say anything. He told me to relax and stay at home. Wait for him to come back."
"But he has already been arrested! I can stay at home, so I followed him to the capital."
Hearing this, Queen Ma smiled slightly and said, "If this is the case, then we can relax and wait for the result quietly."
"Ah!" Princess Anqing didn't understand, "Mother, is my husband really okay?"
Zhu Biao smiled and said: "Fourth sister, don't you still believe my mother?"
Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "Then I'm not going to find my father. I'm going to Tianlao to find my fourth brother-in-law. I have a lot of questions to ask him!"
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The sound of whips exploded like firecrackers in the palace.
A new day begins in the morning.
All the civil and military officials lined up and walked into the Tai Chi Hall. Before Zhu Yuanzhang arrived, they were all whispering.
"Hey, have you heard about it?"
"what?"
"The consort Ouyang Lun and others have been escorted back to Beijing. I am afraid that the matter will be tried in court this morning."
"So fast?"
"Master Lu, they are so efficient. I thought it would take at least half a year to investigate this matter!"
"Normally, it would take so long to investigate, but His Majesty and Prime Minister Hu are keeping an eye on this matter. Who dares to neglect it? It's a life-threatening situation!"
"Too!"
"I also heard that the Yong'an corruption case involved tens of millions of taels of silver! If this is true, it must be the largest corruption case since the founding of the People's Republic of China!"
"Hiss - tens of millions of taels? I'm afraid you may have overcalculated one or two zeros!"
"This is more money than the silver coins involved in the empty seal case!"
"Haha, the amount involved in the Kongyin case is nothing compared to this Yong'an corruption case!"
(The empty seal case occurred during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. An empty seal means stamping a seal on a document in advance, and then filling in the specific content when needed. This case received considerable attention from Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang at the time. Zhu Yuanzhang discovered that this kind of empty seal After the practice, he was extremely hostile. Part of the reason was that he really disliked the corrupt practices of bureaucrats that had appeared in the Yuan Dynasty of Mongolia. He dealt with such behavior severely. The use of empty seals would make corruption easy. After the "empty seal" incident occurred, according to historical records, Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction was "furious", thinking that this was an act of deception, and neither the prime minister nor the censor dared to remonstrate. He even ordered that the chief seal official be executed, and his deputy used his staff to strike During the Bai Chong Army, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that officials could use blank documents and books to cheat, so those who used blank documents and books with official seals should be severely punished. Because there were so many people involved, it was a famous case in the early Ming Dynasty. Although there was no statistics on specific corruption, everyone Everyone knows that the number is no longer small!)
"Your Majesty is down!"
As Zhu Yuanzhang took his seat on the dragon throne, the officials who were chatting and whispering suddenly became quiet.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, Lu Chang is fortunate to have fulfilled his duty. After preliminary investigation of the Yong'an corruption case, it can be confirmed that the corruption is real, and the amount of the design is huge and shocking. I dare not master it, so I will arrest the relevant persons and leave it to Your Majesty." Make a decision!"
After saying that, Lu Chang took out a memorial from his sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, all the investigation details of the investigation are written down in this memorial. Your Majesty, please read it!"
Wang Zhong walked down and took the memorial from Lu Chang and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang opened the memorial and read it slowly.
To be honest, what Lu Chang investigated was highly overlapping with what Jin Yiwei investigated. The difference is that it took almost two years for Jin Yiwei to send them back separately, while Lu Chang remembered more fully in this memorial, focusing on the investigation of the stock exchange. .
Ho! There are already hundreds of caravans listed on the stock exchange?
Ho! Calculated based on the total value of the stocks, the total is 8509 million taels of silver! !
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After reading this data, Zhu Yuanzhang was not calm at all.
According to previous estimates, the value of the stock exchange was more than 1000 million, but I never expected that it would increase so many times! How fast this rises! !
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang regretted not buying Yongan bonds.
"Your Majesty, would you like to call the three principal criminals Ouyang Lun, Li Fuyuan, and Wu Jingzhi to the palace and let them answer their own responsibilities?"
Lu Chang suggested.
Zhu Yuanzhang put down the memorial and looked around at the officials. Almost all the officials nodded in anticipation, "What a Yong'an Mansion. It actually made more than 800 million taels!"
"Go and bring Li Fuyuan and Wu Jingzhi to me!"
After the words fell, the entire Tai Chi Hall was in an uproar.
More than 800 million taels. This is terrible!
Can it really be done by just one Yongan Mansion?In terms of money-making ability alone, Ouyang Lun is definitely a talent, not a genius!
Hu Weiyong's pupils also contracted immediately. He had not seen Lu Chang's memorial, so when he learned that the stock exchange had made more than 800 million taels, he was shocked, and at the same time secretly excited. If he could win Yong'an Mansion (End of this chapter)