This is the second time the Duwei Battalion has performed a mission.
The main responsibilities of this organization are to deal with assassinations and clear obstacles for the king. Most of them are related to officialdom and are completely different from the Wuwei Mansion.
It only takes orders from the king and is not under the jurisdiction of any official office.
A few days later, late at night, Wei Zhong's residence.
The door of the mansion was forcibly broken open. Looking at the strangers in front of him under the bright light of the torch, Wei Zhong couldn't help but point his fingers and shouted: "You, you are so brave! How dare you break into my mansion without permission! What on earth is this? people!?"
"Duwei camp."
Liang Yuan's words were concise and to the point.
He was standing at the front, with his subordinates behind him.
All the people were wearing brocade robes, brocade belts, official boots, uniform clothing, and slender swords hanging from their waists.
"What... Duweiying! I have never heard of it!" Wei Zhong exclaimed in shock. He really didn't know, because the current Duweiying is not famous at all, and only some ministers in the court know that the king This department was established.
"You will know soon." After Liang Yuan finished speaking, he waved his hand directly: "Take it!"
After he gave the order, everyone in the capital camp immediately moved.
But Wei Zhong was not willing, so he immediately shouted: "How dare you! I am an official of the imperial court! Where did you come from? How dare you be so bold!"
"Master Wei, stop shouting." Liang Yuan took out the token with a cold face, raised it with one hand and showed it to everyone. At the same time, he said lukewarmly: "According to the king's order, Wei Zhong is captured. Anyone who dares to stop him will be shot to death." ."
As soon as he said this, the servants in the mansion immediately began to retreat, not daring to step forward.
Wei Zhong, on the other hand, was shocked and shouted: "How is this possible! I am not guilty..."
But his cries were ignored, and he was quickly tied up by the Duwei camp and taken back to Qinzhou overnight.
At the same time, a large amount of silver was also found in his mansion.
At this time, together with the evidence from the Wu Wei Mansion and the confessions of the villagers in Wangjia Village, Wei Zhong no longer needs to be interrogated.
This day's meeting.
"Xuan, Yunyang County Magistrate enters the palace"
As the attendants sang loudly, Wei Zhong, still wearing the uniform of a county magistrate, hurriedly walked up the steps towards the main hall.
He had been extremely nervous since he was escorted back to the capital by the Duwei camp. At this moment, his heart was in his throat.
How could he, a mere seventh-grade county magistrate, be able to go to court in normal times? Therefore, after he entered, the civil and military ministers in the hall couldn't help but look sideways.
Wei Zhong was worried, with his shoulders lowered and his head lowered, he walked quickly to the palace with small steps, then knelt down on the ground, put his hands on the side of his head, raised his buttocks, and said in a trembling voice: "See your Majesty..."
Xiao Yuan did not let him get up, but stared at him coldly, suppressing his anger and said: "Yunyang County Magistrate, Wei Zhong, do you know why I summoned you to the palace?"
"I, I don't know..." Unknowingly, cold sweat broke out on Wei Zhong's forehead.
"I just want to see what a dog officer who drinks the blood of my Qin army officers looks like! How disgusting he is!"
Having said this, Xiao Yuan could no longer suppress his anger. He suddenly stood up, pointed at Wei Zhong who was kneeling on the ground and shouted:
"We, the soldiers of the Qin Army, fought bloody battles! We fought to the death to conquer the Qin State today! Only then did we have the temple we have today! But corrupt officials are disgusting! How dare you covet the soldiers' salaries!"
"Your Majesty, calm down, I, I, I have been wronged..." Wei Zhong shouted tremblingly.
"Unjustly accused? You dog official! How dare you cry out for injustice! The confessions of the villagers of Wangjia Village are on Gu Wang's case! The stolen money in your house is still piled there!"
Hearing this, Wei Zhong panicked even more. He knelt there, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with his official uniform: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me..."
"Shut up!" Xiao Yuan became more and more angry and couldn't help but pointed at him and shouted:
"You deserve to wear this official uniform!"
"In the Hall of Heroes, how many heroic spirits of soldiers are looking at you!"
"Come here! Drag me down! Cut the body into pieces! Chop it into pieces!"
Xiao Yuan was furious and shouted loudly. Immediately, two forbidden soldiers walked in. Then, one to the left and the other to the right, they picked up Wei Zhong from the ground and left.
The latter was dragged to the ground, and his whole body became limp. He howled desperately: "Your Majesty, have mercy on me! I know my mistake! Your Majesty, please spare your life..."
But he was greedy for nothing, but he was greedy for the martyrs' military pay. Xiao Yuan's anger was boundless, so how could he spare him!
After he was dragged away, Xiao Yuan also looked around at the ministers in the palace and said angrily:
"Look! Look! A small county magistrate! How dare he be so audacious! Not only did he embezzle the salaries of the martyrs! He also took care of human lives! I don't know how many officials of the Qin State there are like this!"
He roared angrily, and the jade beads on the royal crown in front of his forehead trembled slightly. His majesty made all the ministers below kneel down involuntarily, and said in unison:
"Your Majesty, calm down your anger"
"Retreat!" Xiao Yuan could not calm down, but waved his sleeves and walked away from Wang's case angrily.
After Wei Zhong's incident, Xiao Yuan immediately called Liang Yuan and gave him instructions:
"In Yunyang County alone, a small county magistrate dares to commit corruption. I don't know what it is like in other places. Go and investigate. Send out all the elites of the Duwei Battalion to inspect all counties and counties. Regarding the issue of military pay for martyrs, , all corrupt officials, no matter who they are or how big their background is, will be beheaded after the evidence is conclusive! The main culprit will be included in the nine clans!"
"No!" Liang Yuan responded quickly.
From his words, it can be seen that Xiao Yuan cannot tolerate this matter. A talented official, with a high status, accepts some gifts and is greedy for something insignificant. As a king, Xiao Yuan may, at some point, He turned a blind eye, but when it comes to military pay for martyrs, that violated his bottom line!
After his order was issued, the entire Duwei battalion was mobilized and began to travel to various places to investigate major corruption cases.
Many officials failed to stop and were beheaded on the spot after evidence was collected.
Afterwards, the Duweiying even tried to interrogate all those who were involved, and no one was spared.
At the end of the evolution, there has been a bloody storm.
Many officials remained silent. At this time, the Duwei camp was even more irritated by the talk among the Qin officials and could not be avoided.
Under the large-scale killings, things have intensified, and have even involved a large number of innocent people.
At this time, Qin Prime Minister Liu Yuzhi couldn't stand it any longer. He immediately found Liang Yuan, pointed at the latter's nose, and scolded him sternly:
"If we investigate corruption, we will investigate corruption. But how many innocent people have been implicated in such killings! The Duwei camp is simply lawless! How can it be unreasonable! This matter ends here!"
He was the prime minister of Qin, and he was concerned about the country and the people. Liang Yuan might not dare to listen to the opinions of other ministers, but he respected and feared Liu Yuzhi from the bottom of his heart.
He couldn't help but hurriedly bowed down and said, "Yes, Prime Minister, please calm down."
"Hmph! You can do it for yourself!" Liu Yuzhi's anger still lingered and he walked away.
Liang Yuan couldn't help his Adam's apple sliding, and swallowed secretly.
ABC
