My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 84: Corruption case, industrial minister impeached
It is not uncommon for a subordinate to sue his superior. Even a seventh-rank censor of the Censorate dares to sue a first-rank duke or nobleman.

But it was the first time that a Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue dared to impeach his immediate superior!
Could it be that Sun Yuanliang and Yang Siyi have a grudge for murdering their father? Or is it a grudge for stealing their wives?

That shouldn't be the case. Although Yang Siyi and Li Min are engaged in industry, they are out of tune with the other civil officials.

But he has been an official for many years and is still a very honest and upright person. Could it be that...

What kind of evidence did Sun Yuanliang have on Yang Siyi?
Sun Yuanliang continued, "I will not only impeach Yang Siyi, but also the Minister of Works Li Min!"

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked. Sun Yuanliang, a third-rank vice minister, actually wanted to impeach two second-rank chancellors?
The ministers who could stand firm in the court under Zhu Yuanzhang's high pressure were all tough guys.

When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong. Something big is going to happen here!

At this time, the ministers who were more informed all became active in their minds. It seemed that Sun Yuanliang was a classmate of the Minister of Justice Hou Xiangbai.

Before Hou Xiangbai passed the imperial examination, he was a disciple of the Minister of Rites Zhao Mao, and the two of them had always been very close.

Zhao Mao had always been at odds with Yang Siyi and Li Min. At this time, Sun Yuanliang suddenly jumped out to impeach the two. It was certain that Zhao Mao was behind this.

Officials from aristocratic families, such as Zhao Mao, sneered at this time and waited for Sun Yuanliang to continue speaking.

Yang Siyi was upright and not afraid of Sun Yuanliang's impeachment, but he did not expect that his subordinates in the Ministry of Revenue would openly impeach him!
Such a villain is extremely hateful!
On the other hand, Li Min still looked calm and composed, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Sun Yuanliang for a while with a blank expression before he spoke:

"Minister Sun, I am quite curious. You want to impeach two ministers at once, one of whom is your immediate superior. What is your purpose?"

Sun Yuanliang puffed out his chest and continued loudly:
"Your Majesty, as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, I have no choice but to speak frankly.

Your Majesty, do you remember that before the feudal system was abolished, 200,000 taels of silver were allocated to the expenses of the feudal princes? However, after the feudal system was abolished, this amount of silver was not returned to the inner treasury, but was transferred to the outer treasury by Yang Siyi without authorization. After that, this amount of silver disappeared!"

"What? Minister Yang actually transferred money from the inner treasury without authorization?"

"Is Yang Siyi crazy?"

"How despicable it is for a dignified Minister of Revenue to commit such a crime of embezzlement!"

Sun Yuanliang's words were heard by everyone, and for a moment, the entire court was in an uproar!

Everyone knows that Your Majesty hates corruption and abuse of power. Wasn't the Prime Minister Hu Weiyong beheaded by Your Majesty because of corruption and abuse of power?
Since then, even the Secretariat and the Prime Minister have been dismissed. Now, does Yang Siyi still dare to do such a heaven-defying thing?

This is seeking death!

“Although I am of low rank, I dare not deceive the emperor. After careful investigation, I found that the silver was actually received by Li Min, the Minister of Works!
Such actions clearly indicate corruption and seriously undermine the laws of the imperial court.

I implore Your Majesty to investigate this matter thoroughly. If the two are indeed corrupt, they should be severely punished according to the law and beheaded in public to serve as a warning to others, so as to restore the integrity of the court and the world to justice! "

After Sun Yuanliang finished speaking, he knelt heavily on the ground and cried bitterly!
Many ministers were also moved by him and advised His Majesty to look into this matter clearly!

At this moment, no one expected that Zhao Mao would stand up.

"Minister Sun, you can't talk nonsense. Two hundred thousand taels, you are greedy just because you say so. Do you have any evidence? Otherwise, I will report to His Majesty and punish you for your false speech!"

Yang Siyi looked at Zhao Mao coldly, but his fists were clenched tighter and tighter!

All of them have jumped out. Are they so impatient to strangle the newly established industry in the cradle?
Sun Yuanliang said: "Sir Zhao, since I dare to impeach the two ministers, I must have solid evidence!" As he said that, he took out an account book from his arms and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, your imperial edict in the past clearly stated that anyone who embezzles more than 60 taels of silver should be beheaded as a warning to others.

However, now two hundred thousand taels of silver have disappeared from the hands of Yang Siyi and Li Min. Such behavior is undoubtedly a great provocation to the majesty of the Holy Emperor, and a blatant violation of the laws of the world. I beg Your Majesty to punish these two people according to the law and sentence them to death to set things right!"

The ministers were shocked when they didn't expect that Sun Yuanliang really had solid evidence. They also didn't expect that Yang Siyi and Li Min actually teamed up to embezzle 200,000 taels of silver!
Tolerable or unbearable!
Hou Xiangbai took the opportunity to stand up and said, "Your Majesty, since the irrefutable evidence is here, please lock the two of them up in the Ministry of Justice Prison. After the truth is found out, choose a day to execute them!"

"I second the proposal!"

"We all second this motion!"

Amid the voices of the ministers seconding the motion, Zhao Mao pretended to be shocked, but he was secretly delighted in his heart. This time the evidence was solid, and with the support of many ministers, even His Majesty could not save the two of them!

After Yang Siyi is executed, the position of the Minister of Revenue will be taken by Sun Yuanliang. As for the position of the Minister of Works, I still need to consider it carefully.

However, amid the increasingly angry shouts of the ministers, Zhao Mao felt something was wrong.

Yang Siyi and Li Min didn't say a word the entire time, and seemed a little too calm.

Zhu Yuanzhang understood that this was directed at him!

The two hundred thousand taels were allocated to Li Min by Yang Siyi at his instruction for the purpose of building a steamship.

However, the matter was urgent at the time, so it was not reviewed by the Grand Secretaries of Wenyuan Pavilion, but was directly approved by Zhu Yuanzhang and then allocated.

In order to avoid the fierce reaction of the samurai, it was not made public that it was used to build steamships.

I didn’t expect that a small review issue would be seized upon by Sun Yuanliang and he would make a big fuss about it!
He also wanted to kill Yang Siyi and Li Min directly!

Well done, Sun Yuanliang, you, an official from the Ministry of Revenue, have mixed up with that bunch of aristocratic families!
At this time, Xu Da stood up again and said, "Your Majesty, these are all one-sided statements from Minister Sun. Why don't you listen to what Minister Yang and Minister Li have to say themselves?"

A smile appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's face. Tiande was indeed an old friend. He had put the words in just the right place.

When Zhao Mao saw Zhu Yuanzhang smile, he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. Is this going to be bad?
Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Minister Yang, Minister Li, don't you have anything to say?"

Yang Siyi waved his hand and looked at Li Min who was still indifferent. He thought to himself, I have been resisting for so long, it is time for you, Minister Li, to come.

"Your Majesty, the innocent are innocent. Since Minister Sun said that I transferred the silver to Minister Li, then let Minister Li explain where the silver went."

Li Min then raised her head, looked at Yang Siyi and nodded, then calmly took out her glasses from her sleeve and put them on.

"Master Zhao, glasses are used to help the eyes see the world clearly. The gilded frame on your nose, no matter how gorgeous it is, is just for show."

Zhao Mao's face suddenly changed. Could it be that he had met with a setback this time?

Li Min walked to the center of the hall and looked at the sky outside.

"Since your majesty and all your colleagues want to know where the 200,000 taels of silver went, and the weather is nice today, why don't you ask your majesty and all the adults to follow me, Li Min, to see where the silver went!"

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