In the Daming Palace——
Emperor Chongping was silent for a moment and said: "According to Yang Qing's intention, the Caoyun Yamen also doesn't know about it?"
Yang Guochang said: "I think the thieves are cunning and the Water Transport Yamen should not know about it."
Emperor Chongping was silent again.
Jia Heng looked at this scene, his eyes moved, and he felt a little emotional in his heart, "If you don't cover up your flaws, it's hard to blame everyone."
No matter what, after Du Jitong, the governor of water transport, took over the water transport, his work was still very effective, because the credit can be seen by comparing the before and after, and this is a credit that no one can erase.
Then, just when Jia Heng thought that Yang Guochang had chosen the Governor of Water Transport, he heard a familiar voice again.
Liang Yuanlang said: "Your Majesty, now that the autumn grain has been delivered to the capital, all the boats under the Sanhe Chamber of Commerce are under the control of Jia Yunhui. The shopkeepers, clerks, helmsmen, and sailors are all thrown into prison. I am afraid that I cannot recruit such a large number of manpower."
Jia Heng's face paused slightly, and he sneered in his heart.
This Liang Yuan was so smart that he clearly wanted to put fire on him.
Sure enough, as soon as this statement came out, the civil and military officials in the court were discussing secretly because the matter involved Jia Heng.
"Didn't Dongcheng only arrest the leader of the Sanhe Gang? How could he implicate so many merchants?" Wang Shu, the gray-haired minister of Dali Temple, frowned and said.
Other Kedao censors also started talking, all turning their attention to Jia Heng.
Emperor Chongping looked calm, looked at the sudden agitation among the ministers, and said, "Jia Qing, what do you say?"
At this time, Jia Heng came out from the memorial class and said loudly: "I have a personal report on this matter. The Sanhe Gang has been entrenched in the East City for more than ten years. It owns many properties under its command, including those who work for thieves, those who work for thieves, and those who help thieves. In order to prevent the traitors from leaving the law, they need to be carefully screened. Therefore, I will take them to the Military and Horse Department of the Five Cities for questioning. If they are innocent, they will be released... In addition, the merchant is engaged in the breeding business. , most of them are side businesses such as car and boat shops, brothels and gambling houses. Even if there is no incident with the Sanhe Gang, I am now asking the Military and Horse Department of the Five Cities to regulate all businesses in the East City, but I don’t know what is involved? In addition, I have already The executioners of the Yamen of the Five Cities were urgently transferred, and those who were not among the leaders of the Sanhe Gang were interrogated in advance. If they were indeed innocent, had turned themselves into thieves, and had done nothing illegal, they would be released one after another in the next few days. "
This self-examination almost eliminated Liang Yuan's criticism.
The criminal department all turned to Deng Jin, who said loudly: "We think what Jia Yunhui said is right. Previously, the Sanhe Gang in Dongcheng was wreaking havoc, beating and maiming the country's sons who were taking the national examination. The princes in the palace were furious, just like yesterday. , and Jia Yunhui punished him and uprooted him, which is exactly what we expected, how can we say that the implications are so wide?"
This was the consensus reached by the court at the beginning. Jia Heng's errands were generally done well, but it was too much to be picky.
After hearing the words, all the ministers agreed.
Emperor Chongping said in a deep voice: "What the ministers said is true. The Ministry of Punishment and the Jingzhao Mansion should send more people to help the military and horse departments of the five cities to identify the culprits. As for water transportation, the Ministry of Husbandry should communicate more with Jia Heng. Let's start with During the voyage, ships and manpower were mobilized to deliver the autumn grain to Beijing."
Liang Yuan cupped his hands and said yes.
He secretly thought, but he couldn't shake this lucky person.
Jia Heng said loudly: "Holy Master, in the past two days, the cleanup of the Sanhe Gang has gradually come to an end. After that, the order in the East City will gradually be restored. I have here to report the details of the arrest and the cleanup of the Sanhe Gang disciples, so that we can My lords, I heard this."
Emperor Chongping nodded and said, "Let me listen to you."
Jia Heng picked up the summary of the situation written by Fan Yi and recited: "In this battle, the four leaders of the Sanhe Gang were wiped out. Four halls of wind, rain, thunder and lightning were wiped out. From the top leader Li Jinzhu down, there were 165 leaders of different sizes from deacons and above, and 600 key disciples. Thirteen people..."
After that, there is a preliminary introduction to the big and small leaders of the Sanhe Gang.
After finishing speaking, all the civil and military officials in the palace were silent for a while.
Some were even shocked that there was such a gang active under their noses in Shenjing City, which made people feel chills behind their backs.
"No wonder the Beijing camp was dispatched to blockade Dongcheng..." There was some thought
The astute official suddenly felt enlightened.
Emperor Chongping said: "Jia Qing did a good job this time. After this incident, Dongcheng will definitely be wiped out."
Jia Heng said: "This was only possible thanks to the cooperation of Jinyi Mansion, Jingying, and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division."
Everyone looked at the young man in amazement and thought to themselves, no matter what, the job was done flawlessly and beyond reproach.
However, at this moment, a censor in the imperial examination came out and said: "To your Majesty, Chen Duan, the censor of Jiangnan Province, has something unclear, and I would like to ask Jia Yunhui for advice."
Jia Heng's face paused slightly, and he looked at the handsome young censor who came out. He had an impression of this person. He had also helped wave the flag and shout when he was on duty.
Emperor Chongping looked indifferent and said, "What does Chen Qing want to ask Jia Heng?"
Chen Duandao said: "I heard that the civil servants from the Military and Horse Division of the Five Cities and the Jinyi Mansion inspected the wealth of the Sanhe Gang's leaders. Today, it amounts to more than 10 million yuan. I wonder how Mr. Jia will arrange this property? There is another Sanhe Gang." The Gang has been in Dongcheng for more than ten years and has many businesses and businesses under its command. I wonder what Mr. Jia will do with these shops and businesses?"
As soon as these words came out, it was like a big stone dropped on a calm lake, causing a storm.
More than ten million taels of silver, such a huge figure, struck the minds of the ministers in the palace like a whirlwind.
Even Wu Xun, who was originally on the wall to watch the governor's office of the five armies including Prince Beijing and Prince Nan'an, looked at each other with shock in his heart.
Yes, they have almost forgotten that such gangs and stolen money...
The ministers in the palace were in an uproar, and it was as noisy as a vegetable market.
Even Li Zan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, who first heard about this, changed his face slightly and turned around to discuss in a low voice with Shi Jie, the minister of the Ministry of War.
Yang Guochang, the chief minister of the cabinet, also looked happy and was discussing with Qi Kun, the minister of household affairs.
Han Huang, the Minister of Civil Service, also had a look of surprise on his elegant face.
It can be said that everyone has their own plans for the wealth of more than 10 million taels of silver.
The two censors who corrected the rituals couldn't stop it.
"More than ten million taels, how is this possible?" someone said.
"How is it impossible? It has been in Dongcheng for more than ten years. It is strange that such a large gang does not have more than 10 million in wealth!"
"How much tax money does the Ministry of Household Affairs have per year? If these ten million taels are deposited into the national treasury..."
At this moment, there was only a sound of the golden fou hitting the jade chime. The clear sound suddenly made the noisy palace calm again, but it was Dai Quan who beat the jade chime with the eunuch.
It's just that pairs of eyes were all looking at the young dignitary who was in the palace, staring at him intently.
Wealth worth more than ten million taels of silver was in the hands of this young man!
Emperor Chongping frowned slightly. It was difficult to hide such a large amount of money, but he wanted to hide it for a while. Who would have thought that the news would leak out so quickly.
Facing the gaze of everyone, Jia Heng's expression remained normal. He raised his eyes and looked at Chen Duan, the censor of Jiangnan Province, and said in a deep voice: "How did Chen Duan, the censor of Jiangnan Province, hear these rumors? He copied and inspected the properties of the leaders of the Sanhe Gang. How did Chen Yushi know about the secrets of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division and the Jinyi Mansion? Please tell me who leaked the secrets?"
Someone must have leaked the news to Chen Duan in Jinyi Mansion or the Five Cities Military and Horse Division.
As for rumors, even if the punctuation is wrong, they can be refuted, so what does it matter?
Chen Duan would not be so stupid as to say, "This Pei Gong Zuo Sima Cao has nothing to say", he just hesitated and said: "Jia Yunhui, copying and inspecting the family assets of the leader of the Sanhe Gang, back and forth, there was a lot of movement, so intentional People who are smart will naturally notice some clues, and the lower officials also faintly heard some rumors."
Jia Heng, however, did not allow it to be vague. He frowned and asked, "But this is a public secret. How can it be publicized before the dust settles? Today, they can spread the leaked amount of the seized property." Everyone in the city knows that tomorrow our Han Dynasty's defense strength may be leaked to the enemy! Chen Yushi, I did not blame Chen Yushi for this.
I just want to find out who is creating and spreading the rumors. Please clarify! "
Chen Duan was stared at by Jia Heng's aggressive eyes. He asked, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Jia Yunhui, I also heard it accidentally. It seems that the accountant in Jinyi Mansion mentioned it."
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, raised his hands and looked at Emperor Chongping who was looking up, and said: "I would like to thoroughly investigate the case of spreading rumors and leaking secrets in Jinyi Mansion!"
Ministers: "..."
Why are you talking about strictly investigating those who leak the secret?
Now we are discussing money, don't judge him right or left.
What's the deal with the wealth of more than ten million taels of silver?
Yang Guochang's expression paused, and he thought to himself that if he wanted to put all this money into the national treasury, he might not be satisfied.
Emperor Chongping looked indifferent, looked at Jia Heng below, and said loudly: "Yun Qing played it."
Jia Heng said: "I obey."
Then, while the engineering department was discussing matters, Zhu Yuanmao held an ivory jade wat in his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I think this batch of property should be counted, sold at a discount, and put into the national treasury as soon as possible!"
As Zhu Yuanmao spoke, the censors from Huke, Shizhong, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate also came out to second their opinions.
The trend of dividing pork was created by Ke Daoyanguan.
Jia Heng watched this scene quietly with no expression on his face. All he could do now was stay out of the matter and watch the game between the emperor and his civil and military ministers.
However, Emperor Chongping obviously did not intend to let Jia Heng go. Without waiting for the fate of the six ministers and the cabinet bachelor, he said: "Jia Qing, what do you think?"
As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials in the palace turned their eyes towards him.
Jia Heng's face was startled, and he cupped his hands and said: "I think it is too early to talk about the use of this property before it is completely settled."
This is naturally a delaying tactic.
Now that this matter has broken out, the emperor is probably a little caught off guard and cannot express his position directly, so he should suppress it first and wait for the emperor and the cabinet to hold a small meeting to discuss a distribution ratio.
As for the emperor's desire to monopolize this money, it is almost impossible. It is nothing more than a matter of proportion.
Hearing this, Liang Yuan, the Minister of Household Affairs, rolled his eyes, smiled, and said, "Does Jia Yunhui know that everything will be successful if it is forewarned, and it will be ruined if it is not forewarned?"
Clearly seeing an opportunity, he planned to draw Jia Heng to the opposite side of Ke Dao Yan Guan.
"Master Liang, are you teaching me how to do things?" Jia Heng glanced at Liang Yuan coldly, with a gloomy expression and a calm tone.
Liang Yuan: "..."
Liang Yuan's head was filled with evil fire, and his face was ashen. He didn't know why, but he felt this unspeakable contempt.
Jia Heng said neither lightly nor seriously: "Most of the things copied are real estate and gold and silver. I don't know how much they can be sold for. As for the principle of taking precautions, since I can uproot the Sanhe Gang, I am better than you." Master Liang understands."
Liang Yuan obviously had a grudge against him since he was beaten up by Fa Deng Wen Gu.
In this case, there is no need to save face for him.
He had just won a lottery and was in full swing. It expired and became invalid.
Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, although all the ministers in the palace looked strange, no one felt that something was wrong.
Firstly, when it comes to the argument that Jia Heng and Liang Yuan are the same as the third rank and the same rank, there is nothing to say that he is arrogant to Shangguan. Secondly, when it comes to merit, it goes without saying that he is in the limelight.
Being refuted in public, Liang Yuan's face was ashamed and angry, and he felt that he could not hold his face, and said in a deep voice: "Jia Yunhui, I am just reminding you with good intentions."
"Reminder?" Jia Heng chuckled, and then said in a cold voice: "The Sanhe Gang has been wreaking havoc for more than ten years. They have done many illegal things. The goods and breeding industry they operate has stolen so much tax money from the East City. You, Mr. Liang, In charge of tax collection at the Ministry of Household Affairs, why didn't you remind the Holy Father at that time? Did you know and say nothing, or did you ignore it? The Sanhe Gang ran and drove for the Cao Liang Guards, helping the Cao Transportation Yamen to load and unload grain. You, Liang Yuan, were in charge of the warehouse. Yamen, why don’t you remind the cabinet that the Sanhe Gang and others are all traitors? It’s because of people like you, Mr. Liang
Just sit back and watch, and the Sanhe Gang is growing stronger and more powerful by transporting millet and turning grain for the water transport yamen! Why do I need you to remind me? "
"You...you..." Being scolded condescendingly by Jia Hengji, Liang Yuan's face was as gloomy as water, his eyes were about to burst into flames, his lips moved, but he didn't know how to defend.
All the ministers in the palace were watching from the sidelines with a bit of amusement in their eyes.
These two people had a feud before, and now they are even more on each other's side.
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "I am impeaching the corpse of Liang Yuan, the left servant of the Ministry of Household Affairs, for being a vegetarian and doing nothing. I suspect that he may be a member of the Sanhe Gang. Otherwise, how could such a big gang cover the sky with one hand in Shenjing, let alone in the household?" The Ministry and the Water Transport Yamen are at odds with each other?!"
Either you don’t offend others, or you offend to death!
Because Pan Jian was intercepted and killed by a mysterious force, some secrets of collusion with some officials also disappeared.
It is impossible for the Sanhe Gang to bribe only King Qi's family. It is possible that all the officials involved in the grain transportation of the Ministry of Revenue are involved in the case.
Just now, Mr. Yang Ge was helping Du Jitong, the governor of water transportation, to clear things up urgently, and he might have the intention of cutting off the situation.
"Originally, the case involves the King of Qi, so it's not easy to get entangled, but since the Qi Party is aggressive, don't blame me for chasing after him." Jia Heng thought about this and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I thought that Li Jinzhu and other backbones of the Sanhe Gang were rampaging across the East City. For more than ten years, he has bribed corrupt officials to cover up his evil deeds, and he should be investigated strictly!"
Jingzhao Yin Xu Lu was the first to respond. He cupped his hands and said, "I second the proposal."
After that, Yu De, the right censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, also came out to second the proposal.
As soon as this statement came out, it undoubtedly changed the direction of the discussion in the palace. The ministers in the palace, and some officials from the Department of Science and Technology came out one after another from the ranks, shouting those who supported the proposal, one after another.
At this scene, even Yang Guochang, the chief minister of the cabinet standing in front, had a gloomy face and was annoyed. He cursed secretly, Liang Yuan was stupid and Jia Heng was arrogant.
Originally, he had a hard time selecting Du Jitong, the governor of water transportation, but now he has to recruit the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Just when Mr. Yang Ge was hesitating whether to leave work to self-identify.
Emperor Chongping's face paused slightly and he said in a deep voice: "The Sanhe Gang is entrenched in Dongcheng and causing harm. The people behind it must be severely punished. Xu Deqing, Jia Ziyu, and Yu De, you three will work hard to investigate this case. You must find out the truth."
Yang Guochang's old face changed slightly, he swallowed back the words he was about to say, and sighed in his heart.
Xu Lu, Yu De and Jia Heng cupped their hands and said, "I obey the order."
When Emperor Chongping finalized the matter, he added: "The property will be inspected and sold at a discount. It cannot be done in three to five days. Jia Qing is fully responsible for this matter."
He did not directly ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to coordinate, nor did he ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to coordinate. As Jia Heng expected, Emperor Chongping also used a delaying strategy.
Jia Heng said: "My lord, take the order."
When the ministers in the palace heard the words, they didn't hear anything wrong, and the excitement on their faces did not diminish at all.
