Chen Jing's words made Zhan Hui look a little bitter.
After the inspection by the Supervisory Office and a group of officials from the Ministry of Personnel, all the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue in recent years were finally completed.
The final result was that in the past few years since Zhao Mian took office, the household department had colluded with each other to create false accounts under various names, and embezzled as much as 215,863 taels of money.
Such a huge number made all the officials responsible for accounting take a breath.
This is equivalent to more than 50,000 taels of silver falling into the pockets of Zhao Mian and others every year.
And these are just the amounts of corruption calculated from the account books. As for whether there is any recorded corruption and bribery behind the scenes, Zhan Hui dare not think about it at all.
He originally wanted to save a few officials, but now it seems that his previous ideas were undoubtedly wishful thinking.
I originally thought that the Guo Heng case happened not long ago, and even if Zhao Mian was corrupt, it would not be like this. I didn't expect that this kid would be so bold and reckless, and he would show no mercy when it came to corruption.
The next thing can only be left to fate and see how His Majesty will deal with it. What Zhan Hui can do is to reduce the killing as much as possible, at least those who have nothing to do with it will not be implicated.
At noon, inside Wuying Hall.
Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the dragon chair, with the powerful and powerful Prince Zhu Di standing next to him, and a group of ministers below him.
In addition to the ministers from the Ministry of Household Affairs, all the ministers from the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Punishment came together.
There are also Hanlin scholar Liu Sanwu, Liang Guogong Lan Yu, Jin Yiwei commander Mao Xiang, Dali Temple Minister, and the Sixth Section to Shizhong, all of whom are there.
On the desk are placed the record book after Zhan Hui's accounting, as well as a series of subordinate officials involved in Liang Guogong Lan Yu's investigation.
Everyone did not dare to breathe, and waited quietly for Zhu Yuanzhang to check the memorial, feeling a little uneasy in their hearts.
Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the record book presented by Zhan Hui, looked at it carefully, and after checking that the calculation was correct, handed it to Zhu Di with an expressionless face.
Then he picked up the memorial presented by Lan Yu, Duke of Liang. After examining it in detail, he took another look at Lan Yu and nodded secretly in his heart.
Zhu Di looked at the result record book. He was not good at calculating such numbers, but when the final summary of "two hundred and fifteen thousand eight hundred and sixty-three taels" came into view, he only felt anger burning in his chest. .
"It deserves to be killed! It really deserves to be killed!"
Zhu Di gritted his teeth and spoke with serious words, and ordered the servants to pass the record book around. Everyone took it and passed it around, with shocked expressions and panic in their eyes.
Especially Liu Sanwu, after seeing the amount of bribes recorded in the record book, he almost fainted and felt his eyes go dark. If someone hadn't helped him in time, he might have fallen to the ground.
He never expected that his good son-in-law, who came from a poor background, would give such a shocking surprise silently. Liu Sanwu's scalp was numb and he could only feel the nine clans wailing.
Unlike other officials who remained silent, Lan Yu shouted loudly when he saw it: "Your Majesty, Zhao Mian is so brave. If he dares to commit corruption like this, everyone in the household department will definitely be involved. I think they all should be arrested." Get up, peel off all the skins, and kill the nine tribes!"
Lan Yu's words were loud and reverberated in Wuying Palace. All the civil servants did not dare to speak for fear of getting into trouble.
It's not that they don't want to rescue him, but based on the calculation results in the record book, the amount of corruption and bribery cannot be accomplished by one person overnight.
The entire household has been completely rotted from top to bottom, inside and out, into a pile of cow dung. It is only shiny on the surface, but rotten on the inside. I am afraid no one can survive in the mud without being stained.
Seeing that no one objected, Lan Yu couldn't help but feel a little proud. In the past, these civil servants would always find various reasons to criticize any suggestions he made, but now they have kept their mouths shut, which is really a blessing in life.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not pay attention to Lan Yu, but handed the memorial to Zhu Di. After he read it, he said: "Di'er, tell me your opinion."
Zhu Di held the memorial in his hand, bowed and said: "Father, I think what Duke Liang said is reasonable. Nowadays, the household department is colluding with each other. In just a few years, corruption and bribery have become so serious. It shows that everything is rotten. We must Be strict in order to correct official conduct.
However, blindly killing people cannot solve the existing problems. Among the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, there are also some who are loyal to the emperor, patriotic, and disobedient. It is only because of the current situation that they embark on this road of no return.
The minister believed that these officials who were forced to participate could be treated extrajudicially and spare their lives to serve the country. "
These words were not Zhu Di's original wishes. When discussing with Dao Yan in the East Palace, Zhu Di only had the first sentence.
But after some persuasion from Dao Yan, Zhu Di made such remarks.
Zhan Hui and others were a little surprised when they heard this. They never expected that Zhu Di would intercede for him.
If this is Prince Yiwen Zhu Biao, Zhan Hui and others will not be surprised. After all, Zhu Biao has always been kind and tolerant, so such remarks are not unusual.
But Zhu Di was also like this, which really surprised the ministers, and their impression of Zhu Di could not help but change. He dared to say such things in front of His Majesty, which shows that the prince Zhu Di also has a benevolent heart.
Lan Yu was very dissatisfied with Zhu Di's remarks and said loudly: "Your Highness, I don't think they have so many grievances. Maybe they are spending money at home to have fun. Corrupt officials like this should be killed!"
"Mr. Liang, you must know that times make heroes. Household officials are caught up in the situation, and it is inevitable to make mistakes.
I feel that there is no one in the world who will not make mistakes. The key lies in whether you can reflect on yourself after making a mistake and correct it in time. As the saying goes, it's not too late to make up for the situation before it's too late, and the same is true for officials. Many times they may not be motivated by their true intentions.
If you just want temporary quickness and kill all the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, it will certainly frighten all the officials, but it will be extremely detrimental to the government. "
Lan Yu retorted: "How do you know, Your Highness, that they are not acting out of their true intentions? People's hearts are separated from their bellies, who knows what they are thinking!"
"If you want to know whether a person is motivated by his true intentions, you only need to look at what he usually does. Not all officials in the Household Department are corrupt. As far as I know, Yu Xin, the left minister of the Household Department He was upright and honest, and did not collude with Zhao Mian. Therefore, he offended Zhao Mian and was sentenced to prison. He is still in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. If Liang Guogong said it, wouldn't even an honest official like Yu Xin be included in the crime? killed?"
Lan Yu's mind was spinning rapidly at this moment, and she said: "I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go! If there are really good officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs, then why not impeach Zhao Mian to Lord Zhan? Could it be that these so-called good officials also think that Zhan Are you colluding with Zhao Mian?"
Zhan Hui, who had not spoken for a long time, never thought that Lan Yu would lead trouble to him because of his open talk. At that time, he was shocked and angry. If this crime was really confirmed, Zhan Hui's head would be on his neck. I'm afraid it's not guaranteed.
As the saying goes, people's words can be feared. Although Lan Yu's words are baseless, as long as His Majesty has doubts in his heart, Zhan Hui's career will be ruined in the future, and it is unknown whether he will survive to become an official.
Faced with such a critical situation, Zhan Hui immediately retorted angrily with fierce words.
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