Qiming 1158

Chapter 854 Demoman Yelujin

Compared with the Shandong and Yanyun clan bosses who were brutally purged, the foreign clan bosses seem to be safe.

In the previous turmoil, the officials of the foreign clan who were taken down were all chickens, ducks, cats and dogs, and they did not have much power and status, and would not affect the fundamentals of the foreign clan.

They thought that this was the end of the matter, and that the foreign clan would become the only surviving faction other than the Yuan Cong clan in this anti-corruption storm and purge.

Yelu Chenghui and Yelu Yuanyi even felt very fortunate, thinking that they had survived.

However, on the second day of the seventh lunar month, Yelujin, an important member of the foreign clan, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, suddenly submitted a real name to the emperor Su Yonglin, saying that Yelu Chenghui and Yelu Yuanyi, the heads of the foreign clan, had formed a party for personal gain.

He said that Yelu Chenghui and Yelu Yuanyi used their early qualifications to follow Su Yonglin to form a political alliance in the imperial court with a group of foreign officials who were eager to hold their thighs and formed a group to fight against Shandong scholars.

They are only the subordinates of His Majesty the Emperor, and they do not have the qualifications to command various departments in their positions, but in fact it is not the case. They each have a strong appeal.

For example, Yelu Yuanyi held the position of Minister of Civil Affairs, but he was able to order some officials of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Rites to do things.

Yelu Chenghui, as the minister of the left, could also order foreign officials from various departments to do things for him.

He cited some instances he knew of Yelu Chenghui and Yelu Yuanyi using faction members in other departments to do things, and told Su Yonglin about them.

He finally said, I knew about these acts of gangs and selfishness before, but I didn't tell His Majesty the emperor. It was my sin. Now I hope to make up for it and tell His Majesty all these shameful things. People are blinded.

Even if he was blamed by others for this, he would not hesitate.

Because he is only loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, and will not have any protection for anyone else.

As soon as this matter came out, the foreign clan, which suffered serious losses but was not in danger of being destroyed, was directly detonated by the bomber Yelu Jin, and the foreign clan blew up instantly.

Yelu Chenghui and Yelu Yuanyi, who were named by Yelujin, and a series of middle-level and grass-roots foreign officials failed to escape. Su Yonglin, who was furious, took them all and put them in jail and handed them over to the three judicial divisions for strict interrogation.

Be sure to ask them about the results of their partying.

Everyone knows that this kind of behavior makes the emperor more angry and taboo than corruption.

Some things are open secrets in the political arena, and everyone knows it in their hearts, but they can't say it, and if they say it, it will be bad.

Just like the major factions of the foreign clan, Yanyun clan, and Shandong clan, no one would believe that the emperor did not know the existence of these factions, or even existed objectively, but the emperor had never acted, as if they did not exist.

Because no one stabbed it out, and no one made it public, everyone tacitly regarded it as nothing, and regarded it as non-existent, and asked no one to tell anyone.

I can't make friends when I'm an official?
This is normal isn't it?
But once someone pokes it out, once someone puts these things under the sun for people to observe, and people can clearly see who and who are banding together to form a political alliance against outsiders, then the situation is completely different.

Once party formation for selfishness becomes an open thing, it must be a situation where everyone is shouting and fighting, otherwise the country will fall into extremely violent party disputes, and political affairs will become extremely normal and become a vassal of party disputes, a sharp blade for the same parties to fight against differences, rather than for the benefit of the people. well-being.

This is very dangerous.

At least a sensible emperor cannot allow this to happen. Whoever dares to jump will be hacked to death with a knife.

As a "reasonable" emperor, of course Su Yonglin couldn't allow such a thing to happen, so he decisively smashed his iron fist and smashed this group of people to death.

Yelu Chenghui's minister Zuocheng was dismissed, Yelu Yuanyi's minister of civil affairs was dismissed, and the following group of officials were also dismissed.

They don't have a clear crime, so they can't be punished according to the clear law, but the more they can't be punished with the clear law, the more dangerous they are.

After all, the law of Ming is to be seen in the sun, and there are clear requirements for how to punish it, but if it is not dealt with in accordance with the law, the danger will be greatly enhanced.

Therefore, Yelu Chenghui, Yelu Yuanyi and all the foreign officials involved in this matter were all abolished as commoners and distributed to Ji Shizhou. They were not allowed to return to the capital from then on, and all their own welfare benefits were also cut off. Their descendants Two generations will be imprisoned and will not be allowed to take the imperial examinations.

Su Yonglin did not meet Yelu Chenghui and Yelu Yuanyi again, but heard that the two were crying bitterly, begging the officials of the third division to see Su Yonglin again, and explaining to him some things that had not been explained before.

They hoped that Su Yonglin could take back his life through explanation and avoid this worst outcome. They felt that what they had done could be explained to the emperor. As long as they explained, the emperor would definitely understand their difficulty.

So they begged bitterly, even holding the thigh of the judicial official, without even dignity.

But this request was brutally rejected.

Su Yonglin did not accept their request. He felt that it was unnecessary. The fact that they and their family were not purged and executed was the last tenderness Su Yonglin gave them.

But they have to go up the road of Jishizhou, there is no way.

Yelu Chenghui and Yelu Yuanyi were completely desperate.

They did not expect that they were high-ranking officials of the empire a few days ago, holding power and calling for the wind and rain, but after a few days, they became prisoners.

Is politics really that scary?
Can high-ranking imperial officials become prisoners in an instant?

Afterwards, the two scolded Yelujin as if they had just woken up from a dream. They cursed Yelujin with all the dirty and vicious language they could think of, and cursed him viciously.

But it didn't make any sense, they were ordered to set off for Jishi Prefecture within two days.

Of course, as a special treatment, they do not have to work hard, their task is to farm the fields, they need to cultivate the land, produce enough food to feed themselves, and also provide enough food to the court.

This is already a privilege.

On the morning of the fourth day of the seventh lunar month, Yelu Chenghui, Yelu Yuanyi and their families were escorted by soldiers from the Yanyun Corps to Jishi Prefecture. They set off in a hurry and could only make the most basic preparations, most of which were not allowed. Take away, only a small part can be taken away, which is counted as the most basic living expenses.

Most of them can only walk on two legs, and only a few elderly people can get the qualification to ride in the car. For this reason, the government specially approved them two mules as their privilege.

Yelu Chenghui and Yelu Yuanyi, as sinners, need to wear shackles and march toward the city gate with ashes on their faces.

When they left the city gate, the two reluctantly looked back at the familiar Zhongdu street scene, as if they wanted to engrave this last scene in their minds, for fear that if they didn't engrave this time, they would end up in the long and painful Western Frontier years. forgotten in.

The soldiers of the Yanyun Corps faithfully carried out the escort order and drove them away quickly, not allowing them to stay any longer.

Not long after leaving the city gate, Yelu Jin, who was riding alone, was waiting here in a small pavilion in the west of the city.

He prepared a table of wine and food, and seemed to be waiting here to see them off.

The officer responsible for escorting the two families stepped forward to inquire, and Yelujin showed the token that Su Yonglin gave him.

"This is permitted by His Majesty, special affairs are handled specially, it will not take long, at most half an hour, please be accommodating."

The officer saw the token and showed it to the instructor around him, who nodded.

"At most half an hour."

"Thank you."

Yelujin thanked the officers and instructors, and then took out the silver nugget Su Yonglin gave him to thank them.

As a result, the escort officer and the instructor saw it, shook their heads, retreated, and left quickly, as if they had seen something terrifying that they could not avoid, for fear of being connected to it.

They quickly went to the side and ordered the escort army to bring Yelu Chenghui and Yelu Yuanyi.

Yelu Jin was stunned for a while, but there was nothing he could do, he could only take back the silver.

(End of this chapter)