I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 38 Standing on the opposite side of the eunuch
Wei Zhongxian winked at Wang Boyu, and Wang Boyu immediately slowed down, leaving some space for Wei Zhongxian and Zhu Youxiaokong.

When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he immediately looked embarrassed and frightened.

"I also want to pay my respects to Lord Long Live more often, but every time I ask to see Lord Long Live, I am turned away. It is said that you are busy with state affairs and have no time to see you. I also understand your hard work, Lord Long Live, and do not dare to ask for permission rashly."

Wei Zhongxian's words had some meaning. How could Zhu Youxiao not hear it? But he thought that he could not let the palace fight now and refused to accept his words.

"I have indeed been a bit busy these days and have distanced myself from you. Don't blame me."

"Your Majesty is busy with many things and worries about state affairs. I can't help but think that you are trivial, but your Majesty also needs to take care of himself."

When Wei Zhongxian saw that the emperor did not answer his words, he wisely changed the subject without getting entangled.

"Okay, let's talk to me while I'm here today about how the investigation is going."

Zhu Youxiao is also very concerned about this matter. After all, no one cares about having too much money. Zhu Youxiao has no burden at all in copying the money of these corrupt officials.

"During this period, I asked the people from Dongchang to continue interrogating Chen Linquan day and night, and dug out many clues.

There are many things involved in the corruption of these three gates. In addition to colluding with Concubine Zheng Guitai's brother Zheng Guotai, Chen Linquan also colluded with the eunuchs guarding Yungui, Sichuan, Huguang and other places in the Shenzong Dynasty, the internal officials in the palace, and the imperial eunuchs. Dozens of eunuchs colluded with each other, greedy for money and hidden money.At the same time, the Wei Dynasty also confessed to the stolen silver. "

With so many people, Zhu Youxiao was not surprised at all. The repair of the three gates must use large trees. These large trees are only found in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Huguang and other places. There is a lot of oil and water to be harvested from mining, transportation, and construction.

But he couldn't just read Wei Zhongxian's words.
"Is there any actual evidence?"

"Your Majesty, many of the corruptions Chen Linquan exposed have been heard in the court before, and there is solid evidence!"

Wei Zhongxian was well prepared and immediately took out two signed memorials from his sleeves.

Zhu Youxiao opened it and took a closer look. The more he looked, the more surprised he became that there was such a big fish.

In the 38th year of Wanli, Chen Yongshou, an internal official and eunuch, assigned Huguang, Sichuan, and Guizhou provinces to collect timber, and colluded with his brother Chen Bangyan, a member of the Jinyiwei family, to make money.

The materials on the list were increased by three to ten times and reported. In the end, it cost more than 930 million yuan in lumber and transportation labor, which was more than twice as expensive as the repairs made before Jiajing.

This led to constant impeachment by imperial officials. In order to protect themselves, Chen Linquan was bribed to the tune of 10 taels.

"Investigate rigorously, arrest Chen Bangyan and Chen Yongshou immediately, and arrest all the eunuchs involved in the case in the palace for strict interrogation! Hand over the stolen money! With so much support from the people, the emperor trusts them so much, is this how he repays the court? It is simply innocent. Forgiven!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. This slave has already been watched around his mansion. I will pursue him immediately as soon as His Majesty gives the order."

Wei Zhongxian felt proud when he saw Zhu Youxiao being so angry. He felt that his torture over the past few days had finally come to fruition.

Zhu Youxiao also glanced at Wei Zhongxian with satisfaction, patted his shoulder and said:

"You did a good job on this matter. Remember that the money must be recovered. This is the most important thing!"

Wei Zhongxian nodded quickly to express his understanding.

"Have Zheng Guotai and the Wei Dynasty paid back all the stolen money?"

Compared with pursuing accountability, Zhu Youxiao is more concerned about money.

"Your Majesty, Zheng Guotai's son Zheng Yangxing originally refused to make up for the stolen money. When the servant showed the emperor's decree, he refused because he didn't have any silver. The servant didn't care about his money. He bluntly said that the emperor once said that as long as he makes up for the stolen money, he can forget the blame and be given a lenient sentence. If he still persists in his obsession, he will definitely report to the emperor to seize his position and punish him.

In the end, I got scared and raised money everywhere to make up for the stolen money of 95 taels. "Very good. You have done a very good job. The country is in a difficult situation. I am very pleased that you are doing things for the country like this." "

Zhu Youxiao lamented that they were really rich. As the lord of the world, Wanli saved more than 30 taels for more than 600 years. Now Zheng Guotai's family can collect more than 90 taels in such a short time to save their lives. What about the others? Woolen cloth!

"Long live my lord, you don't mind your servant's stupidity and appreciate me. I will do my best and live up to His Majesty's expectations."

Wei Zhongxian's face was full of wantonness that he couldn't hide.

This time I managed to withstand the pressure.In order to quickly obtain the money and gain Zhu Youxiao's trust, he really "understood the Zheng Guotai family with reason and moved them with emotion", plundering everything from top to bottom.It is estimated that the title book for the impeachment of King Fu and the nobles is now on the way.Even if he lost money, it turned out to be what he wanted.

"Hahaha, yes, I didn't misjudge you. I really underestimated you before. Also, I didn't ask you and Chen Liangbi to thoroughly investigate the matter of greedy ink and free money in the Beijing camp. What's going on now?"

He also wanted to ask Chen Liangbi about this matter, but he remembered that Wei Zhongxian was also assisting in this matter and asked casually.

Wei Zhongxian had already prepared the answer in his heart, and then leaned forward and replied:
"Your Majesty, this servant is mainly responsible for the eunuchs' embezzlement of money, and the other servants do not dare to investigate.

Based on previous inspection reports and on-the-spot inspections of the Beijing camp, the slaves discovered that the problem of internal officials intruding on the Beijing camp was very serious.

First of all, the "shadow occupation" phenomenon in the three major battalions was very serious. Soldiers in the camp were often sent as errands by internal officials, occupying soldiers as errands and misappropriating horses privately, resulting in an insufficient number of soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp.

According to the statistics of the slaves, the number of soldiers from the 24 yamen Zhanjing camps in the inner court were used to serve as errands. The three major battalions plus the Jiumen Army (who guarded the city gates) totaled about [-].

In addition, there are also people who occupy the quota of internal officials and receive free salary. Most of them are nephews of internal officials in the palace. Some are nameless and unregistered, but they have some connections. If they know the officials, they can receive salary. There are thousands of these people. many. "

The more Zhu Youxiao listened, the more shocked and angry he became.How could Jingying be so rotten?

As far as he knew, the soldiers in the Beijing camp were paid one tael and four plus one hu of rice per month, spent millions of taels a year, and ate 97 shi of food.It seems that most of them are not used for practical purposes, and most of them are used to line their own pockets.

He suppressed his anger and asked Wei Zhongxian:
"Is there any more?"

“Then there are the Beijing camp horses, most of which are difficult to check.

As far as internal servants are concerned, the most serious invasion among the three battalions is the Four Guards Camp, all of which belong to internal officials.Withholding food and fodder every month has become a chronic disease over the years.There are no troops or horses in the camp, but the monthly payment of money and food has not been reduced.Therefore, although the camp generals have their own settings, they are all the same. "

"Then where did the horses they invaded go? How could they be gone?" Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but ask.

"As far as my slave knows, the horses are sold privately. When there is an inspection at the end of each year, just hire horses to replace the inspection and recharge."

"A bunch of cysticercids, how dare they be so bold!"

Although Zhu Youxiao came from a later generation, Zhu Youxiao greatly underestimated the bottom line of these people.This is just the occupation by internal officials. It would be more serious if they invaded and took possession of it with nobles and nobles.This Beijing camp is really rotten to the core.

Now he also understood why Wei Zhongxian repeatedly asked to see him but was unable to do so.

A thorough investigation of corruption in the palace and corruption in the capital had already made him violate the interests of the eunuchs and pushed him to the opposite side of the eunuchs.

Thinking of this, he valued Wei Zhongxian more and more. As a eunuch who betrayed his own class, he could only rely on himself at this time, otherwise he would die without a burial place.

Only in such a divided court confrontation can he better control the current situation.

　Some of the corruption and the current situation in the capital mentioned in the article are based on historical data and are just the tip of the iceberg.

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