Yijing, Governor's Mansion
At this time, Ye Mingsheng officially started his day's work. Huo San, who had made an appointment in advance, walked towards the study room under the guidance of Ye Cheng... ···
After burning incense, Qiqige got the news and immediately came to An Miaoyi to report:
"Madam, Huo San has gone to the study!"
An Miaoyi, who was tutoring Jingren in reciting the Analects of Confucius when she heard the news, had a flash of light in her eyes. After pondering for a moment, she asked Qiqige:
"What's going on with her?"
Although An Miaoyi did not directly mention the other party's name but used 'she' to refer to her, Qiqige, who had a similar heart to An Miaoyi, was naturally able to understand An Miaoyi's meaning, and said with some gloating:
"That bitch may not know what happened now, but I'm afraid she will cry and scream in fear soon!"
An Miaoyi heard the words and ordered softly:
"Keep an eye on the Attendant Department and send it over as soon as there is any news!"
"clear!"
After Qiqige left, An Miaoyi returned her attention to her son and taught her very patiently:
"Isn't it right to learn and practice it over time? Isn't it nice to have friends from far away? Isn't it a gentleman to be surprised if you don't know?"
"What Confucius meant by this sentence is that isn't it a happy thing to review knowledge frequently? Isn't it also a happy thing to have like-minded friends? People don't understand me, but I don't resent it. Are you also a gentleman?"
Facing his mother's guidance, Xiao Jingren pouted and whispered:
"How can this Saint Kong speak so well..."
Although Jingren's voice was low, An Miaoyi still heard it. She immediately gave Jingren a slap in the face and taught:
"You are not allowed to slander the sages! You will be punished by copying this sentence ten times!"
After touching his little head, Jingren said in a very aggrieved tone:
"Mom, I know!"
While An Miaoyi was educating Jingren, in Ye Mingsheng's study, Huo San was introducing the latest investigation progress to Ye Mingsheng.
"Commander, what can be confirmed is that Lu Chaogui, Chief Secretary of Liaoyang, is Ye Zhanpeng's party member. Ye Zhanpeng used his power to commit crimes such as illegally applying for special industry licenses, privately opening underground banks for loan sharking, tax evasion and evasion, and illegally annexing fertile land. , forming cliques for personal gain and other crimes!”
"Although Fang Peng, the former Chief Secretary of Liaoyang and now the Chief Secretary of Hebei Province, has engaged in politics such as illegally annexing farmland and accepting bribes to help companies evade taxes, his involvement in Ye Zhanpeng's case was not very high. Gao, he just went through some land procedures for Ye Zhanpeng in violation of regulations more than a year ago, and accepted a bribe of one thousand taels of silver from Ye Zhanpeng!"
"Fang Peng and Murong Zhe had a lot of contacts. Fang Peng also dealt with a woman for Murong Zhe. However, according to the current investigation, Murong Zhe did not receive Fang Peng's money or any property. He only participated in Fang Peng's organization several times. During the dinner, Fang Peng has been escorted back to Beijing, and we will conduct a more detailed investigation at this time!"
"Currently, in the case of Ye Zhanpeng, our unified coordination office has investigated and dealt with a total of 171 officials, including the Liaoyang Chief Secretary, the General Inspectorate, various prefectures and counties, the First General Administration of Manufacturing, the Second General Administration of Manufacturing, Dadongsheng Company, etc. The stolen money was found to be 118,900 taels of silver···························"
"The investigation is still ongoing, and we will continue to uncover Ye Zhanpeng's accomplices and recover the stolen money from Ye Zhanpeng!"
Listening to Huo San's report, Ye Mingsheng was silent for a while before speaking calmly:
"You, Zhang Dehui and Ye Hongsheng donated a total of 110,000 taels of silver?"
As soon as these words came out, Huo San's back immediately felt cold. He immediately bowed and said very sincerely:
"Commander, I donated 30,000 taels of silver myself. As for Director Zhang and Shopkeeper Ye's donation, I didn't know about it! I hope you, Marshal, can understand clearly!"
After saying this, Huo San also paused, and quietly looked at Ye Mingsheng's expression from the corner of his eye. However, Ye Mingsheng's facial expression was still expressionless at this time, making it impossible for Huo San to guess what Ye Mingsheng was thinking. Seeing this, Huo San could only bite the bullet and continue:
"After the incident involving Marshal Ye Zhanpeng, I have been reflecting on it. During the process of reflection, I also realized that I had made many big mistakes because of greed. I understood that it would be difficult for me to make up for my mistakes in this life." It’s my fault, but I still want to do my best! I hope you can give me a chance!”
Huo San, who was frightened after saying this, knelt down with a bang. He had followed Ye Mingsheng for so many years. Although he still couldn't guess what Ye Mingsheng was thinking, he could understand Ye Mingsheng's temper to some extent and knew that no matter whether he stretched his neck or shrank his neck, In the end, it's all a knife, so instead of Ye Mingsheng asking, it's better to take the initiative to say it...
After explaining, Huo San was waiting for Ye Mingsheng's disposal. Although Huo San was lucky at this time, he was also prepared for the worst. However, what he didn't expect was that his active reflection , but Ye Mingsheng didn't say anything, he just kept silent and ignored him, which made him even more tormented.
After half a stick of incense, just when Huo San was almost unable to hold on any longer, Ye Mingsheng's voice came belatedly.
"You must have some brains to know how to find Gu Sansi!"
As soon as these words came out, Huo San immediately looked shocked and looked at Ye Mingsheng in disbelief. That night he went to see Gu Sansi. In addition to helping him find out the doubts about the matter, Gu Sansi also pointed out a clear path for him. That is donating money to atone for sins!
Ye Zhanpeng's incident has completely exposed the corruption within the Fengwu Army to Ye Mingsheng, especially the corruption of high-ranking officials like him.
If it were a normal time, although Ye Mingsheng cracked down on corruption, he might have thought of their contribution to the Fengwu Army and would not have killed Ma Di with tears to leave them a way to survive. But now the Fengwu Army is fighting in Yunbin. Well, the finances are also very tight, and the Financial Secretary has already used the special budget.
And several of them were rich, and now they had committed such a thing. Whether it was to establish their authority or to supplement their financial resources, Ye Mingsheng had reasons to kill them.
Therefore, if you want to survive, there is only one way to hand over your illegal gains without Ye Mingsheng taking action. Ye Mingsheng, who has obtained the money in this way, may give them a lighter sentence for the sake of their being so sensible and their past achievements· ·······························
At that time, Gu Sansi's analysis made Huo San break into a cold sweat. He originally thought that Ye Mingsheng might deal with Ye Zhanpeng's incident, but he would not kill him. Now from Gu Sansi's analysis, he knew I have already stepped into the gate of hell with one foot!
Huo San was convinced by Gu Sansi's analysis, so during this period he went to Liaoyang to investigate and prove his abilities to Ye Mingsheng. At the same time, he also asked his wife at home to quietly dispose of some real estate properties in his name. , collected thirty thousand taels of silver and donated it.
It is worth mentioning that Huo San knew the special nature of his identity, so in order to prevent Ye Mingsheng from thinking that he was forming a party with others, he did not inform Ye Hongsheng and Zhang Dehui about his donation.
But what Huo San didn't expect was that Ye Hongsheng and Zhang Dehui were also very well-informed. Seeing that Huo San had donated money, the two of them also realized the stakes of the matter and immediately sold their property to donate money. As the shopkeeper of Dadongsheng Ye Hongsheng, who was relatively wealthy, donated more than 50,000 taels, while Zhang Dehui donated more than 20,000 taels.
Although I don’t know how Ye Mingsheng knew that he went to find Gu Sansi, Huo San was also a loyal person and knew that he had dragged Gu Sansi into the water. He immediately begged Ye Mingsheng:
"Commander, this matter is all my fault and has nothing to do with Mr. Gu!"
Seeing Huo San who was trying to be a hero with him, Ye Mingsheng smiled and said something meaningful:
"The day after you went to see Sansi, Sansi sent you the memorial..."
As soon as these words came out, Huo San was stunned, as if he couldn't understand why Ye Mingsheng did this. In response, Ye Mingsheng asked again:
"Does this matter have something to do with Murong Yuliang?"
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Huo San immediately became nervous. He knew that although Ye Mingsheng asked this question very calmly, it actually contained murderous intent. After thinking quickly in his mind for a while, he said:
"Commander, based on all the current clues, I think Chief Murong is clean!"
After getting Huo San's answer, Ye Mingsheng didn't say anything. He just changed his voice and continued to ask.
"How much of the stolen money in Ye Zhanpeng's hands has not been traced back?"
Seeing Ye Mingsheng ask about this, Huo San thought for a moment and said:
"The specific amount is still being calculated, but it is conservatively estimated to be more than 150,000 taels!"
A chill flashed through Ye Mingsheng's eyes when he heard this. Although he had known for a long time that Ye Zhanpeng had made the situation so big and the stolen money would definitely be large, the 150,000 taels was still a conservative estimate, which still made Ye Mingsheng angry. All this money was paid by the people. , Ye Zhanpeng really deserves to die, and he will never atone for his sins!
"Huo San today is September 29th. I hope that by this time next month the stolen money will have entered the Treasury of the Secretary of Finance!" Looking at Huo San, Ye Mingsheng said in a deep voice:
Feeling the chill in Ye Mingsheng's words, Huo San was also shocked and said immediately:
"Humble job to ensure the completion of the task······················"
After burning the incense, Huo San had left the study. Ye Mingsheng picked up a document on the desk and read it carefully.
Because this matter involves Murong Yuliang, Ye Mingsheng also attaches great importance to it. Although he feels that someone like Murong Yuliang who cherishes feathers, values reputation, and is not short of money will not accept bribes, but after all, he knows people well. Unaware of this, Ye Mingsheng also ordered the Coordination Office and the Internal Security Bureau to conduct an overt and covert investigation.
And now the results of the investigation are the same, that is, Murong Yuliang is clean, which makes Ye Mingsheng very happy, feeling that he did not believe in the wrong person, and that Murong Yuliang did not live up to his expectations of him.
However, although Murong Yuliang had no problems, Fang Peng, who he single-handedly promoted, although very capable, was an out-and-out corrupt official. He not only took bribes but also took care of people's lives. It can be said that he has talent but no virtue.
For such a person, although Ye Mingsheng regretted his talent, he also knew that keeping such a person would be a disaster, so he decided to publicly execute him after further investigation on this person to clean up the atmosphere.
Although Fang Peng was dead, Ye Mingsheng was a little embarrassed about how to deal with Murong Zhe. Two days before Huo San came to report, Murong Yuliang wrote a memorial to himself, telling him about Murong Zhe's crimes. , and asked Ye Mingsheng to plead guilty on the grounds that he had no way to teach his son...
Seriously speaking, what Murong Zhe committed was not particularly serious. It was nothing more than getting entangled with a married man and being threatened, Fang Peng took care of him on his behalf.
Other than that, Murong Zhe didn't commit any crime. At most, he just had a few meals with others. Although the meal was with Ye Zhanpeng, and the content of the meal was how government officials and businessmen colluded to seek benefits, but from a legal perspective As far as I'm concerned, eating with someone is not a crime.
If Murong Yuliang did not take the initiative to confess, then Ye Mingsheng might not hesitate and just deal with Murong Zhe's business. According to the laws of the Fengwu Army, although Murong Zhe could be spared death, he would still have to lose his official position and serve in hard labor.
However, now that Murong Yuliang has taken the initiative to explain that Murong Zhe is a first-time offender, Ye Mingsheng feels that this can be a lenient sentence and exempt him from the official position of Chief Secretary. As for serving hard labor, he can be suspended for a period of time. If Murong Zhe is honest, That's fine. If he still doesn't behave well, then he will be punished for all his crimes!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng was about to start writing, but before he started writing, Ye Mingsheng suddenly remembered something. He stopped writing in his hand and thought for a while. He called Ye Cheng over and asked:
"How is the investigation by the Coordination Office going on this matter, Aunt Gao?"
When Ye Mingsheng asked about this, Ye Cheng also said carefully:
"The Coordination Office has concluded this matter and arrested several secret agents of the Supervision Department lurking in Yi Jing!"
After receiving this answer, Ye Mingsheng felt a little complicated, but he understood that this matter could only be handled in this way, and immediately waved Ye Cheng to leave.
A man was silent in the study for a while, and then Ye Mingsheng wrote a transfer order, demoting Murong Zhe three levels to Liaoyang Posuo Mansion to serve as the chief registrar of Denong County.
Looking at this letter, a self-deprecating smile appeared on Ye Mingsheng's face. After all, he could not be selfless and unkind... ··
