Han Shizu

Chapter 1452 The House of 24 Officials That Are About to Fall

The sky was full of snow, floating in the sky above Xijing, and the pure white snow flakes fell down, as if swallowing the already dim winter light. Under the snow, the palace city was white, but the sky and the earth were dark.

Emperor Liu has his own aura. Whatever his mood, it may be difficult to change the color of the world and make ghosts cry, but the Chui Gong Palace is always shrouded in his dragon power.

"These people are quite courageous!" The high-hanging oil lamp silently emitted a bright light, reflecting on Emperor Liu's majestic face, his lips moved lightly, and his tone was full of emotion and mockery, but not sullen.

Standing respectfully in the hall was Wang Yinwu, the newly-appointed martial arts envoy who had only been in office for half a year. He reported to Emperor Liu that it was naturally the case of river labor fraud discovered during the prince's inspection.

Previously, Liu Yang submitted a request to use Wu Desi to participate in the investigation, and Emperor Liu had no reason not to refuse.Wang Yinwu, who was ordered, was even more active, and went to Henan in person to urge his subordinates to investigate.

Wang Yinwu was transferred from Hexi to Jingzhong and became the head of the Wu De Division in one fell swoop. For him, it was a leap forward in his career, which was both a blessing and a challenge.

However, compared with his predecessor Li Chongju, he may not be inferior in ability, but his qualifications and prestige are not even a little bit worse. Even in the Wude Department, there is not only one official with higher seniority than him, and those who refuse to obey him are more.Of course, Emperor Liu used this Wang Yinwu, in addition to his credit for finding the Liu Fang brothers back, perhaps also because of his relatively weak reputation.

The performance after taking office can only be described as quite satisfactory, there is no overly positive performance, or eager to make contributions, and there is no need to worry about things, and the new official took office three times.

Maybe he also knows where his shortcomings are. After half a year, Wang Yinwu just kept a low-key familiarity with Wu Desi's personnel, absorbed all aspects of the situation, and adapted to the new environment, new position, and new pressure.

This kind of performance, on the contrary, has been recognized by Emperor Liu to a certain extent. If Wang Yinwu suddenly became high-ranking, he would be complacent and ignorant of the heights of heaven and earth, then he would not be a martial arts envoy for long, and it would be difficult for him to achieve good results like Li Chongju .

The requirements of the Wude envoy may not be outstanding ability, but in comparison, the heart is obviously more important.No matter what kind of thoughts Emperor Liu had in dismissing Li Chongju and replacing Wang Yinwu, it was necessary to maintain the stable operation of the Wu De Department. On this point, this person did not do much, at least he knew how to advance and retreat.

Therefore, this river worker corruption case is considered to be a major case that Wang Yinwu has personally handled since he took office.Perhaps, after half a year of running-in, Wang Yinwu also felt that he could make some voices that belonged to him as the king's envoy.

If you only talk about the ability to handle affairs, Wang Yinwu is really not bad. After all, he grew up within the Wude Department system.

The river defense fraud case is a case that the emperor and the prince are concerned about at the same time, and the involved jurisprudence attaches great importance to it.Wu Desi was named to participate in the investigation, how can he not do his best, under Wang Yinwu's personal supervision, Wu Desi worked hard, and the matter was quickly investigated.

Due to Emperor Liu's concern about this matter, Wang Yinwu hurried back to Luoyang as soon as he received the results and reported to Emperor Liu in person.It seemed that the reaction was a little over-reacted, even flattering, but this may also be where Wang Yinwu was smart.

After listening to his report on the case, Emperor Liu's reaction seemed a little weird, the strange thing was that his expression was too plain, compared with Prince Liu Yang's angry reaction, Emperor Liu's face could not see a trace of sullenness, and he took it lightly. Even, he could even let out a playful sigh calmly.

For many things, if you don't check, there will be no problem. Once you check, you can't hide anything.The big man has invested so many people, money and material resources in water conservancy and river engineering projects. If you think about it, you know that it is impossible to spend every penny on the blade. It is normal for someone to make a difference.

In the past, it is not that they have dealt with people before. However, under the premise of ensuring the completion of the project and achieving the expected goals of the court, some things should be turned a blind eye. I was reported and made a big fuss.

However, in the case of Huazhou, it is obvious that a group of bold and reckless people and some stupid officials colluded together to deceive the upper and lower, and dared to cut corners on river construction matters shortly after the river was flooded, filled their own pockets, and committed crimes completely against the wind. It can be said that it is bold and reckless, blinded by profit, and does not know how to live or die.

She was unlucky, and was reported to the Prince's car, and was arrested.In such a case, there is no remedy.

This is a typical case of collusion between officials of the Ministry of Industry, local officials and river officials for personal gain. Many people are involved behind the scenes, but none of them are of high status. They are only related to the Huazhou River Defense Project.

People who have really reached a certain position seldom stretch out their hands in such matters, and they dare not stretch out their hands indiscriminately.A truly smart person is smart enough to know the bottom line that cannot be touched. There may be exceptions, but such a person will not go far, and will show up sooner or later.

And because of this, when the incident was exposed, it was even more thought-provoking and vigilant.A mere group of middle- and lower-level officials dared to unite so rampantly, ignoring the laws of the country, and infringing on the interests of the people of the country. While amazed at their greed and courage, they had to reflect on whether there was a problem with the official management of the big man.

Perhaps it was a tacit understanding, Emperor Liu also considered these things, and only when he was thinking deeply, his expression became more serious.

"The principal criminal, Zhang Jin, has already been imprisoned by the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The officials involved in the case have been screened one by one by Dali Temple. Henan Province has arrested the relevant officials at the same time. It will be difficult for any party servants to slip through the net!" Wang Yinwu was still reporting.

Zhang Jin, the head of the Ministry of Water, is the biggest mastermind behind this case. This person is the grandson of the late Duke of Yu, Wang Zhang. In fact, humiliate the lintel.In the eyes of these people, the flood of the Yellow River seems to be a good opportunity to make money, but it is nothing more than black-hearted money and national disaster.

"Zhang Jin!" Emperor Liu's eyes were cold, and he murmured: "You are not young, but you are not small in courage. According to the report, this person was transferred from the Ministry of Households to the Ministry of Industry, and it took less than five months!"

"Yes!" It was Li Fang who answered Emperor Liu.

Emperor Liu couldn't help laughing: "This is really a good opportunity for him to make a fortune!"

"Born from a famous family, after a meritorious official, is this how the imperial court repays him with his shelter and favor?" Finally, Emperor Liu threw the memorial on the imperial case and asked coldly.

Emperor Liu was arrogant even if he was not angry, not to mention getting angry, no one dared to answer for a while, Li Fang and Wang Yinwu were silent, and Wang Yinwu even buried his head low.It was the first time for him to see Emperor Liu behave like this. When he saw him on weekdays, even if he was not amiable, at least he was as calm as water. After experiencing it for a while, he realized what it meant to be like a prison. Even if it wasn't aimed at himself, he felt frightened.

"If I remember correctly, Wang Zhang is just such a grandson! His property and reputation are basically inherited by Zhang Jin. Is he short of money? What kind of rich clothes and fine food need to take the risk of beheading. Is the river defense project a trick for profit?" Emperor Liu looked at Li Fang and asked, hoping for an answer.

Li Fang didn't dare to stop talking, thought for a while, and said calmly: "This kind of people are greedy, greedy for convenience, and have no scruples. They trample on the laws of the country and poison the people. To them, maybe it's just a trivial thing!"

"Huh!" Emperor Liu breathed out a word coldly, thought for a while, and then looked at Wang Yinwu: "Where is the governor of Huazhou? Is there any problem with this person?"

Wang Yinwu cupped his hands and said, "According to the investigation, the governor of Huazhou did not participate in it, he was just confused and deceived by his subordinate Sima!"

"Hehe!" Emperor Liu responded immediately: "What a foolish official, such an official is equally abominable! Back then, which foolish official chose him?"

Emperor Liu stared at Li Fang with a strong aggressive gaze, and ordered, "Remove this prefect!"

"Yes!" Although he felt that Zhizhou was a bit unlucky, Li Fang had no extra sympathy for him, so he responded immediately.

"In this case, Wu Desi doesn't need to continue to intervene, and hand over all the files to Dali Temple, and let them deal with the follow-up matters!" Emperor Liu said.

"Yes!" Wang Yinwu dared to say no, and besides, it was just right to end the task at this time.

"You plan to send an imperial edict directly to the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali, and respond to those involved in the case. Severe investigation and punishment will not be tolerated!" Emperor Liu said lightly.

How many people will be involved in this case is temporarily unknown, but one thing is that another family of Qianyou's 24 ministers will be completely thrown into the abyss.

(End of this chapter)