I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 75 Corruption List
Zhu Youxiao was also deeply pleased to see the training of the soldiers in the fence gradually getting on track.

He also knew that daily government affairs could not be delayed, so after giving some instructions, he took the dragon boat back to Qianqing Palace to continue working.

As soon as Long Xun arrived at the gate of Qianqing Palace, he saw Wei Zhongxian waiting outside the palace. When he saw Zhu Youxiao coming, he quickly came over to wait on him.

"Long live my Lord, you are so busy taking care of everything, and your servants are also waiting hard."

"You really know how to tell me, how long have I been at the pen? If you have just arrived, why don't you go over there to find me?"

Wei Zhongxian looked aggrieved and said:
"I have done my best to serve you, and I have offended many people. Last time, I gave you a speech in the Royal Horse Prison, so many people secretly complained about me."

Zhu Youxiao thought like a mirror, if the job was simple, why would I let you do it? The thorns in Wei Zhongxian's paintings are too obvious, so he didn't want to pay attention to him.

"Let's go into the palace to talk and see how your errands are going."

With that said, he was led into the Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace. Wei Zhongxian came here to report on the errands assigned to him by the emperor. During this period, the anti-corruption work entrusted to him had achieved remarkable results.

Seeing Wei Zhongxian coming in with Zhu Youxiao, He Ning and Zhang Chang also went out to make tea.

Zhu Youxiao sat down on the couch and asked directly:
"Last time I asked you to arrest Chen Bangyan and Chen Yongshou. Have they done so now?"

Wei Zhongxian was waiting for Zhu Youxiao to ask about the matter. He arrested two people this time. Not only did he get a huge amount of stolen money, but he also implicated a large number of people. But he just didn't know whether to continue with the matter, so he came to ask for advice. what to do.

When Zhu Youxiao asked, he took out a question book and a pamphlet from his sleeves.Just follow Zhu Youxiao's words and say:
"Long live my lord, how could the two of them withstand Dongchang's torture? They did it so quickly.

Your servant also followed your instructions and ransacked their home. Their home was really extravagant and extravagant, and many of the materials used exceeded the regulations. The total value of the antiques, calligraphy, paintings, and gold and silver jewelry that were confiscated was 120 million taels. The amount was huge, and the people they confessed were involved in so many things that I didn’t dare to deal with it, so I asked Long Live Lord to take a look at it. "

More than 120 million, this is really giving yourself money.But according to Wei Zhongxian, there are still big fish.

So Zhu Youxiao took the handed question book and started reading it.

It turned out that Chen Yongshou, the eunuch and his brother, Chen Bangyan, the prime minister of Jinyiwei Baihu, not only enriched each other, but also paid bribes everywhere.

They had a low official position and were afraid of being exposed at that time, so they bribed many eunuchs, eunuchs, relatives and ministers in the court, and finally compiled these records into books and hid them.

Now that Dongchang's house was suddenly ransacked, this booklet was discovered before it could be burned.The two Chen brothers also knew that this matter had been exposed. People outside were afraid of it and wanted them to die, so they simply took action.

Wei Zhongxian knew that this bribery record was of great importance and did not dare to keep it privately, so he gave it to Zhu Youxiao for review.

Zhu Youxiao looked at the contents of the question book and then at the bribery record. The more he read, the more frightened he became.

It really doesn't matter if you don't investigate. If you investigate, it will be nothing. According to what these accounts say, basically all the eunuchs in charge of the palace at that time had a record of accepting bribes, and everyone had a share.Many high-ranking officials from the imperial court were also involved. Many officials did not accept money, but directly gave the golden nanmu that was tribute to the emperor to build the three main halls to Tan Mo.

He looked clearly and saw a record inside.It is said that in the 35th year of Wanli, Li Sancai, who was the Minister of Household Affairs at the time, even though his slaves asked for bribes, the two brothers Chen Yongshou and Chen Bangyan secretly paid bribes and sent more than [-] golden nanmu and fir trees from Huguang to the palace for private money. The price was sold to Li Sancai for use in repairing his private residence.

In addition, the princes of the capital also participated in selling wood to make a profit, bribed the eunuch Chen Yongshou to pass off the good stuff, etc., which is shocking.

"It's against the sky, it's against the sky!"

Isn't this Li Sancai the candidate whom Liu Yishen and Han Xu suggested some time ago to be the governor of Southern Zhili?How dare you commit such blatant corruption and bribery? If this kind of violation is strictly investigated, you will be beheaded.

When Wei Zhongxian saw Long Yan was furious, he had no choice but to step forward and comfort him:
"Your Majesty, please calm down. It's not worth getting angry over this matter. The slave's Dongchang has been prepared for a long time. As soon as the Long Live Master gives the order, I will lead the people to catch all these cystic worms."

"How to arrest them? With so many people, it will take until the end of the year to arrest them."

After Zhu Youxiao was angry, he slumped down on the couch. Although he knew that the matter involved a lot, if he went to Wei Zhongxian's prison again, people would be panicked and Wei Zhongxian's power would further expand.

Thinking of this, he calmed himself down, looked at the corruption record book in his hand, and felt that it might not be a weapon for him. Thinking of this, he said to Wei Zhongxian:
"You did a good job in this matter. Originally, the admiral of the East Factory had to be the ceremonial supervisor and the eunuch. At that time, I just wanted to let you do things, so I asked you to supervise the East Factory. Now Wang An's health is getting worse and worse. Now, there is only one Supervisor of Ceremonies, Zou Yi, who is also very old.

I see that you are really working hard for me, so I will let you join the ceremonial department as the eunuch of the imperial eunuch, ranking behind Wang An and Zou Yi, so that you can share more of my burdens. "

Wei Zhongxian was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly knelt down and kowtowed to express his gratitude.

"Thank you, Lord Long Live! Thank you, Lord Long Live! This slave must be so angry and disobedient to Lord Long Live's grace."

"Get up, of course I believe you, and now I want you to do a few things.

You extract the officials from the corruption roster who are still in Zhili, Zhejiang and other places in the south, and then send your best personnel to Jiangnan to investigate the evidence to see if it is true.If it is true, all the information will be reported to Bi Ziyan, the current governor of South Zhili, and he will handle the details. "

"In addition, I will extract the records related to the inner court and nobles in the book separately. I have other uses. The rest will be strictly investigated and will be reviewed with the Three Law Departments when the time comes. I will not tolerate it."

Zhu Youxiao naturally hated these corrupt people, but he thought that since he was going to be punished, he might as well use them more.

Especially when Bi Ziyan is working in Jiangnan, there will be a lot of resistance. Whether the Jiangnan aristocratic families and local gentry will listen to him is another matter. But if he has this list in his hand, he will first use the anti-corruption to shake up the local area, and then implement it with thunderous momentum. The imperial policy would be much better.

This method is also used in the inner court and nobles.

If you listen to yourself and cooperate with the reform of your inner court and the capital camp, everything will be easy to say. Then treat these lists as if you haven't seen them.

If these people are still unwilling to let their interests be harmed, unwilling to let themselves change, and hindered at every turn, despite all their good words and bad words, then don't blame yourself for being ruthless!

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