Kowloon wins

Chapter 717 Leverage Strength ([-])

I don't know whether it's because of Hong Qing and Zhang Tingyu's presence in town, or because of Le Xiheng's high efficiency. They rushed over, and after seeing the ceremony, all the servants on the left and right took their seats, and the rest of the people stood in two rows according to rank. The lobby was crowded with people, but it was very quiet. Don't dare to speak indiscriminately at this moment.

"Zhang Xiang, can we start now?"

Hong Qing is assisting the prince, so naturally she has to sit in the main seat on the left, but she didn't preside over it, but politely arched her hands towards Zhang Tingyu who was sitting beside her, and asked for instructions in a calm tone. .

"My lord, you are welcome, please."

Zhang Tingyu was a person who was cautious in his words and deeds, so he would not compete with Hong Qing for the initiative in the trial. Hearing Hong Qing's question, he responded smoothly.

"Well, that's fine."

Hong Qing was not very pretentious, after saying a polite sentence, she immediately looked serious, picked up the gavel placed in the corner of the copywriting and slapped it hard, and said in a cold voice: "Put the negligent words on the king!" Come!"

"mighty……"

With Hong Qing's order, the servants of the official department who were waiting for him left with a loud voice. , although they shouted extremely hard, but the momentum is really not that big, it's just an amateur level.

"The lower officials kowtow to the prince, and to Mr. Zhang."

The two yamen guards who went to escort Neyan to the hall obviously knew about his relationship with Hongqing, and they didn't attack him violently. Instead, he let himself go up to the ceremony.

"Naw words!"

Hong Qing didn't pay any attention to the obnoxious greeting, picked up the gavel, slapped it hard again, and gave a stern drink.

"The subordinate is here."

Even though Hongqing had already given him a hint, Nayan had never experienced such an interrogation before. He was very flustered, his face was pale, and the sweat was pouring from his forehead like a fountain. If you want to say how embarrassing that small appearance is, it will be as embarrassing as it is.

"This king asks you, is it true that Tang Yao, the prefect of Hangzhou, Qian Shunchang, the prefect of Luzhou, Yan Qing, the prefect of Luoyang, and Kening, the prefect of Huangzhou, all went to this court to impeach you and ask for bribes?"

Hong Qing didn't soften her heart in the slightest because of Ne Yan's embarrassment, and continued to ask with a gloomy expression.

"Xiaguan, Xiaguan, ah, Xiaguan don't have any inside information."

Ne Yan's psychological quality is really not very strong, obviously Hongqing has already confessed to her very clearly, and this guy also promised very frankly, but when he really went to court, he completely forgot all about it. If he wasn't stupid enough, after hesitating for a while, he finally remembered the words to answer, so he hurriedly yelled loudly.

"speak!"

Seeing that Neyan was so careless, Hongqing really couldn't laugh or cry, but at this moment, she really couldn't say anything about it, so she could only wait helplessly. Fortunately, the wait was not in vain. Hong Qing's tense heartstrings were finally loosened when he hesitated and said something, but he didn't show it, but let out another cold and sharp drink.

"Returning to the prince, although the subordinate officials have collected the money, but this is the practice of our official department, not just the subordinate officials. The prince, the subordinate officials have been wronged."

After Na Yan came back to his senses, he regained some energy, and the words of calling for grievances can be regarded as smooth.

"It's other people's business. I just want to ask you if you ever took money from Tang Yao and others, huh?"

What Hong Qing wanted was to speak nonsense, but he didn't accept his reason for calling for grievances, but asked in a cold voice.

"This, this..., ah, the officer did accept it."

After stammering and stammering for a while, he finally admitted the fact of accepting bribes in frustration.

"How much did you charge? Tell me!"

Hong Qing picked up the gavel, slapped it hard again, and shouted coldly.

"This..., ah, let me just say what I want. I received 800 taels of silver from Tang Yao, 800 taels from Qian Shunchang, 700 taels from Yanqing, and 700 taels from Koning. This is the practice of my Wenxuan Division. , The lower officials did not overcharge them, nor did they help them find officials, they just signed the results of the performance appraisal as usual, and the lower officials never used their power for personal gain."

After Ne Yan obviously hesitated for a while, he finally gritted his teeth and pleaded guilty according to the words Hong Qing explained in advance.

"Humph!"

Hong Qing snorted heavily, but did not make a judgment on this, but looked sideways at Zhang Tingyu, who was frowning slightly, cupped her hands, and asked for instructions very respectfully: "Mr. Zhang, look at this case. How should it be judged?"

"My lord, please make up your own mind. I have no objection to the subordinate officials."

Zhang Tingyu still couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Hongqing's gourd, so he was unwilling to express his opinion easily, so he kicked the ball back to Hongqing's feet cautiously.

"That's good, Xiao Wang will overstep."

For Zhang Tingyu's cautiousness, Hong Qing has long been aware of it. Seeing that he refused to express his position easily, he did not force it. After a polite sentence, he picked up the gavel and slapped it hard He shouted loudly: "Come on, replace Neyan with Hualing!"

"Om..."

When Hong Qing stopped drinking, all the officials in the hall were in an uproar. Many of the Eighth Lord’s party members who originally planned to use the nonsense to attack Hong Qing were all dumbfounded. With such a ruthless hand, the sound of commotion immediately rang out.

"Snapped!"

Seeing that many officials were making a fuss, Hong Qing became a little impatient. She slammed the gavel again, then looked around the crowd coldly, and finally her eyes fell on the panic-stricken Yan raised his brows, and said in a cold voice: "Neyan, you accepted a huge amount of bribes, and you will be dismissed from your post. The 3000 taels of silver that you received improperly will be confiscated, and you will be fined another 3000 taels. Can you plead guilty?"

"The next official accepts the punishment."

Now that he has obtained Hongqing's promise to work in the "Eight Banners Firm", he still needs more than [-] taels of silver every year. Na Yan has long since cared about being a Yuanwailang, and now he is pleading guilty. Since it is also very simple.

"That's good. Tomorrow Er will pay the money at the donation office by himself, and take the receipt to the accounting room for inspection, and he will not return it!"

This time, Hong Qing didn't ask Zhang Tingyu for instructions, and didn't give Le Xiheng and others who were on the jury a chance to express their opinions. She already sternly shouted and drove the negligent words out of the hall.

"Um……"

Seeing Hong Qing being so arbitrary, Le Xiheng's face immediately twitched. Do you want to stand up and object, but you can't find a valid reason for a while, nothing else, Hong Qing's judgment is not light That's right, there is nothing in conflict with the law, so Le Xiheng can only grow out of his mouth and let it go.

"Mr. Zhang, although the trial of this case has been concluded, the matter remains unsolved. It seems that a humble official like Na Yan can receive 3000 taels of silver in a year. If there is such a so-called custom, I really don't know how others wait. How much can be collected, if such so-called practices are not abolished, the society will inevitably be in danger of being overthrown, what do you think?"

Ne Yan had already retreated, and all the officials had no objection, but Hong Qing didn't intend to end the matter like this, but saw him bowing his hand to Zhang Tingyu again, and said something sincerely.

"My lord is very worried. This shortcoming must be eliminated, and I don't know if my lord has any good strategies?"

Hearing what Hongqing said, Zhang Tingyu finally knew what Hongqing was going to do, and his heart was tensed immediately, but in the face of such big issues, although Zhang Tingyu didn't want to openly offend many colleagues in the official department, he still had to Clearly stated his position, but he didn't want to make a plan on this matter, but pushed the question back to Hong Qing.

"Zhang Xiang asked a good question. In the past few days, Xiao Wang has been thinking about this matter, and he has gained something. It may be possible to eradicate such disadvantages, but Zhang Xianglian needs to sign an order."

Hong Qing didn't show the slightest humility, she smiled confidently, as if she was going to issue a ban on this, but she didn't rush to tell the truth, but instead took Zhang Tingyu into the army.

"Appreciate further details."

Zhang Tingyu originally wanted to stay out of the matter, nothing else, this is not a simple rectification of departmental affairs, but Hongqing is going to deal with Le Xiheng and others, this is a dispute between elder brothers, Zhang Tingyu naturally does not want to get involved in it, However, Hongqing didn't leave him any room to move around at all, even if he didn't want to, he could only follow Hongqing's wishes, who made him the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

"Xiao Wang has a regulation here, and I would like to ask Prime Minister Zhang to look it over. If there is no objection, we can agree on it while all the officials are here."

As soon as Zhang Tingyu finished speaking, Hong Qing immediately shook her hands, took out a copybook from her wide sleeves, held it in both hands, and handed it to Zhang Tingyu respectfully.

"Hmm..., would such a rule be too strict?"

Seeing that Hongqing had even drafted the regulations, Zhang Tingyu had no choice but to refuse, so he had no choice but to reach out and take the paperwork, and read it carefully. He, the regulations drafted by Hongqing are extremely strict, the prohibitions are extremely clear, and the relevant punishments are extremely severe. Yes, he would have to be dispatched by the army, and if it was more serious, he would go to prison and even beheaded. Zhang Tingyu was shocked, and he dared not easily agree.

"Is it too harsh? Xiao Wang doesn't think so, but if you can abide by the law, why should you be afraid of the strictness of the regulations? Now that the role model of negligence is in front, if there are still people who want to commit corruption, they will commit it knowingly. No matter how harsh it is, they will ask for it." of!"

Since Hong Qing sacrificed the future of Ne Yan, it is impossible not to fight back, and she will not give Zhang Tingyu face at this time, so she refuted without any scruples.

"Well, then it's better to make a decision first."

Hearing that Hong Qing said so bluntly, Zhang Tingyu couldn't object anymore. After all, he also had to think about his own fate in a hundred years, so he didn't want to offend Hong Qing, a figure destined to be brilliant in the future. After pondering for a while, he still chose to second the proposal.

"Thank you Zhang Xiangcheng, come here, let me declare to the king!"

Now that Zhang Tingyu had seconded the proposal, Hongqing didn't say any more, picked up the gavel and slapped it hard, and then stopped drinking loudly.As soon as these words came out, the hearts of all the officials in the hall immediately rose to their throats...

(End of this chapter)