"According to His Majesty's decree, Zheng Shiyuan, the Chief of the Ministry of Industry, said that although there is no evidence, the construction of Huimin Pharmacy cost double the price, and it must be verified immediately."
"The Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Yushitai Supervise each other and jointly hear the case at Meridian Gate. Relevant personnel will be present immediately. The matter must be investigated clearly. No one can be left out. I am grateful for this."
After receiving the decree, Zheng Xiong looked at Zheng Shiyuan, his eyes seeming to say: You are really capable of causing trouble.
Zheng Shiyuan, who looked innocent, looked at Zheng Xiong, staring at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
The "Three Judicial Trial" system was created in the seventeenth year of Hongwu in the early Ming Dynasty (1384). In order to strengthen the autocratic imperial power and reduce the number of unjust imprisonments, the then emperor Zhu Yuanzhang decreed that the three judicial divisions should jointly handle major cases.
The three divisions in the "three divisions joint trial" refer to the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The Ministry of Punishment is a central-level judicial institution and the only one with judicial power among the six ministries; Dali Temple was the central agency in the Ming Dynasty responsible for reviewing cases tried by the Ministry of Punishment and various institutions in Beijing. The Minister of Dali Temple was the highest official in charge of punishment and prisons in the country; Du Cha The court is headed by the Yushitai, which is mainly responsible for supervision, impeachment and other powers.
I don’t know what Lao Zhu’s idea was for bringing forward the system of joint trials of the three agencies. He may have felt that corrupt officials were running rampant and needed to be dealt with. He would not unjustly accuse a good person, nor would he let a bad person go, or use this to warn others. .
Anyway, Zheng Xiong, as a key figure, could not be avoided even if he wanted to. Zheng Xiong and Zheng Shiyuan immediately set off for the Meridian Gate.
A high platform has been set up at the Meridian Gate, and all the people involved in the case have arrived. Sitting on the platform are the big bosses from the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Yushitai.
Sledgehammer, Chen Dadong and the uncle in charge knelt aside and trembled when they saw this posture.
The director of the Battalion and Maintenance Department of the Ministry of Industry stood aside with a pale face, and Tang Zonglu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was already present.
A group of people who rushed into Huimin Pharmacy entered the gate of Yingtian Mansion. They didn't think anything was going on at first. They followed the example of the servants in Xungui's house next door, and behaved arrogantly without saying a word.
I was still thinking that nothing serious had happened. The relationship above was at the sixth level, so what could happen to a ninth-level person.
When the imperial edict was issued, everyone immediately corrected their attitude. They were all part-time workers and there was no need to work hard for this matter.
He handed out the sledgehammer like he was pouring beans out of a bamboo tube. It happened that the sledgehammer was also in the queue, and he tremblingly talked about what happened.
"The uncle in charge gave me a reward and asked me to arrange for people to monitor Zheng Shiyuan, and then caused an accident and killed him. I had no choice but to make a living, so I asked you to be merciful."
After he finished speaking, he burst into tears. People who didn't know the truth thought he was just a miserable man struggling to make a living.
"Are there any accomplices?"
"There is also my uncle's sister-in-law, who is the head of the Ministry of Industry. The young man was ordered by the head of the Ministry of Works to send people to monitor Zheng Shiyuan."
Lao Zhu's order had been issued. Zheng Yiyan asked briefly and then ordered his minions and Kuaishou to arrest his uncle, who was in charge of the Maintenance Department of the Ministry of Industry.
As for the head of the Maintenance Department of the Ministry of Industry, there is no need to worry about Lao Zhu's will.
Yingtian Mansion, as the superior unit of Huimin Pharmacy, cannot run away, so it can only try its best to make things better.
After Zheng Yiyan's urging, a huge group of people rushed in front of Zheng Xiong and arrived at the Meridian Gate.
So the current scene is that Zheng Xiong and Zheng Shiyuan arrived last.
When the three bosses on the stage saw everyone gathered, they asked.
"Where is Zheng Tiling from Huimin Pharmacy? According to His Majesty's decree, how much did the pharmacy spend at that time?"
Zheng Xiong took a step forward and spoke.
"The total amount used by the lower official at that time was 8,800 strings."
"How come I remember it so clearly?"
"This official has a good memory. He is born with it. There is nothing we can do about it."
He was choked inexplicably, which made Zheng Xiong pretend. The three bosses had nothing to say about Zheng Xiong's explanation. Only this kind of explanation can work for what Zheng Xiong did in the pharmacy.
Who is not a child prodigy! Lao Zhu, who has no reputation in this era, knows who you are and recommends the basic operation.
"Didn't you have any doubts at that time?"
"Xiaguan has no ears to hear what is going on outside the window. He only reads the books of sages and does not understand these things. At that time, Xiaguan also informed the governor of the matter, and the governor did not raise any questions. When he saw that there was no problem, he agreed. this price."
Offending Fu Yin and being targeted by Lao Zhu, Zheng Xiong decisively chose the former and sold Zheng Yiyan.
"Where is Zheng Fuyin?"
"I'm here."
"What Zheng Xiong from the pharmacy said is true."
Faced with Zheng Xiong's stab in the back, Zheng Yiyan told the truth.
"Indeed."
"It stands to reason that as the governor of Yingtian Mansion, you should know something about this matter. Why don't you have any doubts about it?"
"At that time, His Majesty issued an order to rebuild the Huimin Pharmacy. I thought that there was a lot of demand in Nanjing, and the pharmacy should be built larger, so I just scraped together 10,000 guan from East, Luo, and West to meet the needs of the pharmacy. I didn’t expect that the pharmacy would suffer from this.”
"You should have heard about it after it is completed."
"I do know a little bit, but the pharmacy has been built, the contract documents and the accounts have been clear, and the money has been earned by the Ministry of Works, so I won't say more. Besides, we are all a family, and the matter of left hand and right hand should be treated as food. Learned a lesson."
Facing Zheng Yiyan's reply, everyone agreed. There shouldn't be too much wrangling between departments. Sometimes there's nothing you can do about it when you suffer a loss.
"Where is the head of the Battalion and Maintenance Department of the Ministry of Industry?"
"The official is here."
"What is the cost calculated by the Ministry of Engineering for the construction of the pharmacy?"
"It's about half of the price quoted by the Ministry of Industry, about 4,400 yuan."
"Why did you ask for half as much?"
“The Ministry of Industry is too busy and there is no manpower to build the pharmacy, so they quoted an overpriced price in an attempt to get the pharmacy to quit.”
"Since you took it, why did you hand it over to a third party?"
"The Pharmacy was not intimidated. Thinking that the Ministry of Works would not suffer a loss, it took over the project. Later, the matter was reported to the Master. Since we couldn't spare the manpower, we handed over the Pharmacy to a third party."
"How much was given?"
"Six thousand six hundred guan, the Ministry of Industry got 2,200 guan."
"Who took over because of what made him take over."
"It was taken over by a wealthy businessman who is a partner of the Ministry of Industry. Because he has been delivering supplies to Nanjing City for free, he also came up with the idea of some compensation."
"Someone, go and bring the rich businessman."
Asking the head of the completion department, the three bosses looked at Zheng Xiong again.
"Zheng Tiling, does the pharmacy still have any projects to hand over to the Ministry of Industry?"
"Yes, the price is about the same. After the land was leveled and the foundation was laid, the price dropped a bit."
"Has the Ministry of Industry accepted it? Does Tang Shangshu know?"
"I took them all. I have a lot of affairs, so I handed over all the affairs of the pharmacy to the head of the Camp and Maintenance Department of the Ministry of Industry."
"What do you think about letting outsiders make money from the pharmacy?"
"I accepted all the requests at that time, and had no other solution, so I followed the advice of the head of the Camping and Maintenance Department and contracted out the project. The Engineering Department made a lot of money, and everyone had a good year because of it, so I don't think much about this matter. Just turn a blind eye and leave all the affairs of the pharmacy to the head of the camp and maintenance department."
"Chief of the Camping and Maintenance Department, what do you want to say?"
"this……"
The principal hesitated for a long time and was speechless.
(End of chapter)
