After receiving Ran Fang's hint, Gu Siyuan led his attendants to carry the box and swaggered through the market, and went to find Meng Yi openly and honestly.
He actually knew how to be restrained. When someone asked him on the street, he just said he was taking a stroll while carrying the box.
However, everyone looked at the direction he was going and immediately understood what he was going to do.
"Are you going to give a gift to Master Meng?"
"It seems so."
"Why is this?"
"You don't know yet. I heard that Mr. Meng is in charge of things in the commercial street. I'm afraid the Gu family also wants a piece of the pie."
"Harm, who says it's not the case? I heard that the Gu family went to the business office several times but never saw Meng Yi. I just don't know if I can use money to see him this time."
"I'm afraid it won't work. How can Mr. Meng collect money?"
"That's right, if His Majesty finds out about this, what's the point?"
People were talking about it, but Gu Siyuan seemed not to know and walked straight in the direction of Meng Yi's mansion.
Just when everyone was waiting to ridicule him, they saw that he was invited in by the guards of Meng Yi's house, and after half an hour, Meng Yi walked out with a beaming face.
But the box he carried in was not seen being carried out.
The news spread like wildfire, and immediately some people followed Gu Siyuan's example and went to Meng Yi with money.
For a time, the most lively place in Xianyang City was Meng Yi's mansion, and everyone who came out had a beaming face.
The news soon spread throughout Xianyang City. From officials to common people, everyone knew that Meng Yi was a corrupt official.
The people's condemnation of Meng Yi became louder and louder, which made Meng Yi very uneasy.
The most important thing is that Ran Fang received the money, but he was the one responsible for the infamy.
He couldn't find a place to reason, so in the end he had no choice but to come to Ran Fang.
As soon as he entered the door, he sat on a chair, his head lowered with a sad face, looking very haggard.
"Sir, what should we do about this?!"
"If this is allowed to continue, the reputation of my Meng family will be completely ruined!"
"I'm afraid I won't have a foothold in the court from now on!"
"If this continues, even if His Majesty does not issue an order to punish me, I am afraid I will not be able to continue serving as an official in the government."
"This is not the most important thing. If all the officials in the court follow my example in corruption, won't the court be in chaos in the future?!"
The last sentence is the key.
At first, when he followed Ran Fang's suggestion and accepted bribes, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Even when he saw so much money, he was complacent and felt that the treasury was full.
So when he heard the ridicule and secret curses from the people, he felt a little uncomfortable, but when he thought of the down jackets of the northern Xinjiang soldiers, he pretended not to care.
But now that things have escalated, and every time he goes to the business office, those people look at him, but in their private conversations, they all say that this is a place where they can make money, and his mentality has changed.
Hearing what he said, Ran Fang looked at him differently.
"I didn't expect that Meng Zhonglang would be so enlightened, so I feel relieved."
Looking at Ran Fang's evil smile, Meng Yi had an ominous premonition, and he nervously crossed his arms and hugged himself.
"What are you worried about?"
"What...what do you want to do?!"
"I am a court official, you can't do anything to me!"
Ran Fang shook his head and gave him a reassuring look.
Then, he leaned back slightly and said slowly: "Don't worry, I won't let you do anything."
"only……"
"Now that your corruption and bribery have spread throughout Xianyang City, if it is not handled properly, as you said, and officials in the DPRK and China learn from your approach in the future, what should we do?"
"The most important thing is that those who have just transformed from common people to officials, if they are temporarily blinded by interests, they will be irresponsible to the people."
"so……"
"This matter must not be a good thing!"
With a "pop" sound, Ran Fang slapped his hand hard on the table, and Meng Yi also shuddered.
He seemed to understand something, but he hoped that his understanding was wrong.
"you!"
"I……"
"You were the one who proposed the bribery in the first place!"
"Now things can't end, you can't push me out!"
"I...I don't agree."
He said the last three words without confidence, especially when he saw Ran Fang's look in his eyes, he couldn't say anything else.
Seeing how scared he was, Ran Fang smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry."
"I have my own solution for this matter, and I won't let you be wronged."
Hearing what he said, Meng Yi felt much more relaxed.
However, there was no result in this matter, and he was always uneasy.
"Then you deal with it as soon as possible, I have to leave beforehand."
After saying that, he ran away from here, as if there was a ghost chasing him behind him.
But he didn't know that as soon as he left, Ran Fang immediately called Cao Yangyun over.
"Take a team of people and go to the business office to arrest all those who have taken corruption and bribery!"
"Here!"
Cao Yangyun's voice was resounding. This was the first time he had done such a rigorous thing after the establishment of the Pro-Army Duwei Mansion. He must not let Ran Fang down.
When he led a group of soldiers and horses from the pro-military captain's mansion and walked towards the business office, the people he saw on the road were shocked by their majesty.
There were also many brave people following the guards, wanting to see who they were going to catch.
Poor Meng Yi had just come back to the Yamen from Ran Fang. Before he could sit down, he saw Cao Yangyun walking in with a group of people.
"Cao Yangyun! What do you want to do when you bring your troops here?!"
"Come here, take down this corrupt official!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two guards came forward, lifted Meng Yi up directly, and tied his hands from behind with ropes.
"There are other people who have taken bribes. We will also arrest them. No one will be let go!"
"How dare you commit corruption so openly? What do you think of the laws of Daqin?!"
"Those who are corrupt will never be spared!"
"Take a good look at this Yamen, I'm afraid you won't have a chance in the future!"
Just when Meng Yi and others didn't react, the people led by Cao Yangyun arrested several more people.
They all saw that Meng Yi did not resist, and others did not dare to resist.
Now the people watching outside the house were blinded, and they didn’t understand what was going on?
It was clearly Meng Yi who took bribes, so how could so many people be arrested?
Cao Yangyun took out a stack of paper from his sleeve, with many things written densely on it.
"This is the money and people you bribed. Do you recognize it or not?!"
As he said that, a guard immediately handed the paper to the tied man.
Seeing this, all those people looked miserable. They didn't expect that they would be discovered and arrested after receiving such a small amount of money.
"..."
Cao Yangyun arrested all these corrupt people without any effort. He was a little disappointed.
"Since you have confessed, you are not wrong. Take them all away!"
When people outside saw this scene, they understood that this was someone who was here to catch a corrupt person, and everyone spontaneously clapped their hands and applauded.
"Well done! Well done!"
"How dare this pro-military captain capture Master Meng?!"
"It's all corruption, so of course we have to catch them together!"
"That's right, this pro-military captain's mansion is really extraordinary!"
"The commander is obeying His Majesty's orders. This matter must be His Majesty's will!"
