An angry emperor is extremely dangerous. Zhang Dejun knew this well and saw the opportunity to resign. After leaving the palace, Sun Yanxi stood quietly in the corridor, obviously waiting for him, and smiled at Zhang Dejun: "Sir Zhang is worthy of being a role model for our generation. This time he has uncovered a great evil and eliminated a scourge for the imperial court." , it must be a great achievement, and the officials will definitely reward you generously, so congratulations in advance!"
After saying that, Sun Yanxi also raised his hand. Seeing this, Zhang Dejun looked very reserved, tilted his head slightly, looked at Sun Yanxi sideways, and responded: "As a servant of the official family, I do my best for the official family and serve the court. It is my duty to perform my duties. Do I ask for rewards?" "
"Sir Zhang's loyalty to the official family, I admire you a lot, it's worth learning from me!" Sun Yanxi said with a smile on his face.
"It's not easy for you to be able to serve the officials well." Zhang Dejun narrowed his eyes slightly: "This is not the place for talking. Officials have orders and they should be handled as soon as possible. If there is a delay, you will lose your head. ....."
Hearing this, Sun Yanxi's pretty eyebrows subconsciously shrugged, bowed her hands, and said, "Thank you so much for reminding me! I'll leave first!"
Looking at Sun Yanxi's back from behind, Zhang Dejun had a gloomy look on his eyebrows. The so-called peers were jealous of each other, and his attitude made him very unhappy and even worried.
However, he soon regained his sense of relief. The Imperial City Division mainly focused on the inside, and paid special attention to the Imperial City. If there was any change in Sun Yanxi, he had many ways to deal with it. However, after all, they are the people around the official family. Fortunately, the Liu Guan family is not someone who is easy to fool.
His mentality returned to calmness again, and Zhang Dejun couldn't help but smile as he thought of the report he had just given to the emperor. Now that the emperor is wise, he certainly does not dare to deceive or hold back. Zhao Li is indeed guilty.
And what he felt proud of was that this incident could be regarded as "justifying the name" of the Imperial City Division. Zhao Li is considered to be the minister with the highest administrative status since the establishment of the Imperial City Department. He is a member of the imperial court and a minister. He will not dare to look down upon him in the future.
Over the years, Wude Si's arrogance has slowly diminished. Under the leadership of Li Chongju, he is very low-key and behaves in a orderly manner. Although it reduced the hostility and vigilance of the ministers, it also weakened the influence that the spy office should have.
The establishment of the Imperial City Division was not only for checks and balances, but also to make up for the areas that the Wude Division could not cover. Zhang Dejun understood this, so under such circumstances, he needed to take the initiative to assume that part of the influence and role.
For Zhang Dejun, the Zhao Li case is just a new beginning, a beginning to catch up with Wude Si.
In the Long Live Palace, Liu Chengyou was angry and looked like he couldn't let go. It's not that Liu Chengyou doesn't understand the principle that if the water is clear, there will be no fish. It's not that he can't tolerate corrupt officials, as long as he is talented and useful to him.
Just like Zhao Pu, Liu Chengyou knew from the beginning that he would eat and take some on weekdays, but this did not prevent Liu Chengyou from valuing him and staying by his side as a counselor in military affairs. Meng Chang surrendered and was appointed as the candidate for Chengdu, and he was chosen first.
However, tolerance does not mean indulgence, and it also depends on the object. Who is Zhao Li? This person has not left any reputation in official history. It can be said that Liu Chengyou dug it out personally and entrusted him with important tasks based on his eyes.
For many years, Zhao Li has been regarded as a model of honest official by Liu Chengyou. He has been entrusted with important responsibilities, held in high positions, and received constant praises. Liu Chengyou also has great expectations for him, but for such a "model" talent who was promoted by him personally, Also fallen.
It’s just a slap in the face! As the chief of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he also held a high position in the court and had great influence. Liu Chengyou even intended to recruit him to the political hall to become the prime minister. It is also a great irony that the top official in charge of the supervision system, who relied on his performance in supervision to reach his position, now has a big problem himself.
In the end, he was disappointed.
Of course, the main reason that makes Liu Chengyou angry is the feeling of being cheated. Also, does this also prove that there is something wrong with his vision? Zhao Li is like this, what about the others?
"Go to Wude Division and call me Li Chongju!" Liu Chengyou ordered after calling a guard.
He summoned Li Chongju, of course, to see if there was anything going on with Wude Si. He didn't think that Wude Si would have no clue about the things that the Imperial City Department could investigate clearly now.
Soon, Li Chongju came in. When faced with the emperor's question, Li Chongju seemed very cautious and gave an answer that Liu Chengyou was not very satisfied with: "The censor of Zhaodu is an important minister in the court. Before he has confirmed the evidence, I dare not rush into the report, lest he Cause bad influence in the DPRK!"
"Adverse effects! Is that something you should consider?" Liu Chengyou couldn't help scolding.
Seeing this, Li Chongju tensed up and immediately responded: "I am guilty!"
Of course, Liu Chengyou just spoke out of anger. Seeing his always respectful appearance, he sighed softly and ordered: "That's it! Zhao Lizhen has ordered him to be imprisoned for interrogation. Any investigation and evidence collection by Wude Division will be handed over to Yousi to cooperate with this." Investigation of the case!”
"yes!"
When Li Chongju stepped back, a hint of evil flashed through his eyes, and he began to think. Li Chongju had obviously discovered something, so why didn't he report it directly? What's there to be concerned about? In addition to Zhao Li, are there any other ministers whose surveillance results have not been reported? If so, then why did he keep it?
As a bodyguard of Liu Chengyou, Li Chongju was always trusted for his conduct. Even if he stayed in the position of Wu Desi, he had a good reputation in the court. To be honest, Liu Chengyou had no reason to doubt him, but sometimes, he couldn't help but murmur in his heart...
"In the past two years, have I relaxed my attitude toward officials?" His thoughts drifted back, and Liu Chengyou murmured to himself with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
When Sun Yanxi and the imperial guards arrived at the Yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Zhao Li was sitting in the hall, accepting reports from his subordinate censors. When Sun Yanxi read the emperor's edict, he collapsed. Finally, in front of a crowd of censors who looked at each other, he was carried away by the guards and sent directly to the edict prison.
As the censor of Zuodu, Zhao Li was considered to have a high and powerful position, and he was trusted by the emperor, which was even more enviable. This sudden imprisonment naturally inevitably led to a huge political turmoil. There was a lot of discussion between the government and the public. While everyone was enjoying themselves, everyone was in danger.
After all, Zhao Li is also considered a big shot in the court. If he falls, it will inevitably involve huge consequences. Many of his disciples and former officials are afraid of being implicated, especially those who have evil intentions in their hearts. As a member of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Zhao Li could not tell who had dirty information in his hands. If he broke the news and made false accusations, the problem would be even more serious.
Therefore, after the incident, almost everyone's attention was focused on the interrogation of Zhao Li in Dali Temple.
As the presiding judge, Cui Zhoudu originally treated the matter with an extremely serious attitude. However, after the trial actually started, he found that the case investigation was progressing extremely quickly.
Basically without him using his brain, the Imperial City Division and the Wude Division handed over all the people involved in the case and the evidence to him with extremely high efficiency.
What Cui Zhoudu needs is just to verify and organize these witnesses and evidence. Zhao Li also confessed to the crimes committed.
Just as many officials feared, if Zhao Li fell, countless officials would be implicated. A large number of officials would be exposed, including 28 officials in Beijing alone. The Metropolitan Procuratorate was naturally the hardest hit area.
Regarding these people, Liu Chengyou, who was in a state of anger, had no intention of showing any mercy and issued an edict to capture them all regardless of who they were or what their position was.
The other persons involved in the case are still waiting to be arrested, interrogated and convicted, but as the principal culprit, Zhao Li's crime was concluded in just two days. And as quickly as possible, he submitted the adjourned charges and case description to Liu Chengyou's case.
After the inspection, the anger was no longer so serious, but what was replaced was deep disappointment. If it's just a lack of virtue and being convenient to others, that's it. But dealing with power and money, dereliction of duty and bending the law, harboring filth and people's lives, this is the last thing Liu Chengyou can accept.
It is deeply abhorrent no matter what era it is to guard and steal, and to bend the law when enforcing the law.
