In front of the Gate of Heaven Influence in Taiji Palace.
Li Shi Min hid in the Sky Bearing Gate, listening to the noise outside, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.
He had always treated Wang Zheng as a loyal and loyal person.
"None of them are good things." Li Shi Min cursed in his heart.
"Lord Wang, looking at your ashamed face, I think you won't deny what I just said, right?”Kong Yan spoke again, and the scene fell silent.
Wang Zheng looked bitter and lowered his head without saying a word.
"If you don't say anything, you're admitting it." Kong Yan's expression turned serious and he said lightly," Today, I'm hearing the case of the disaster relief fund corruption. What you did in the past has nothing to do with this case, so I won't pursue it.”
"Tell me, since I came to Chang 'an, who has given you silver?”
Wang Zheng sighed and said weakly,"I didn't know that it was a disaster relief fund, and I didn't plan to keep it.”
He had been an official for many years and had never broken his own rules.
However, he had never expected that the money given by those officials would actually be disaster relief funds.
"If I didn't know your rules, do you think I would waste so much time talking to you?”Kong Yan sneered." You do have a way of making money, but unfortunately, you've run into an iron plate this time.”
Wang Zheng was speechless.
"Confess?" Kong Yan asked again.
"Yes." Wang Zheng lowered his head and said, his face filled with shame.
"How should we judge someone like him?" Kong Yan asked Du Ruhui. The amount involved is 36,000 taels."
Du Ruhui frowned and said,"According to the Martial Law, if the supervisor receives money, he will be punished with ninety strokes for each foot of stolen goods. For every two horses, he will be punished with one grade, and for thirty horses, he will be punished with labor. Those who received money without salary and did not violate the law were reduced by one degree of punishment, and 40 horses were added to the corvee.”
"However, Wang Zheng was born in Prince Qin's Mansion, so His Majesty will definitely grant him amnesty.”
Du Ruhui added.
"Why isn't there any capital punishment?" Kong Yan frowned and asked.”
“……”
Wang Zheng's face turned green.
He was very timid.
Du Ruhui glanced at Kong Yan and didn't continue.
"Then let's give him thirty strokes of the cane first, then wait in the prison for His Majesty to deal with him.”Kong Yan looked at Wang Zheng and asked," Are you unhappy?”
Wang Zheng shook his head and took the initiative to walk to the bench that Dai Zhou had just laid on.
Zhu Sanlang glanced at Kong Yan, who nodded slightly.
"Let's fight." Zhu Sanlang shouted loudly, and he directly went down the stage with his long staff in hand.
Pa!
Pa!
Pa!
“……”
This time, everyone looked at Wang Zheng who was beaten up. Their expressions were completely different from when they saw Dai Zhou being beaten up.
When Dai Zhou was beaten up, everyone was furious and felt that Kong Yan was too arrogant.
If it weren't for Li Junxian standing by his side, they would have all gone up to him and performed a series of chaotic tortoiseshells.
And now, seeing Wang Zheng being beaten up and hearing his screams, everyone's expressions were mostly indifferent. Some even secretly encouraged him, hoping that Zhu Sanlang could use more strength.
At the same time, they had almost forgotten about Kong Yan's arrogance. Some people seemed to take Kong Yan's trial as a matter of course.
Soon, the thirty strokes stopped. Wang Zheng was dragged away by the two men in black like a dead dog. He would be out of the prison when Li Shiming remembered him.
"Is Lord Liu Quansheng here?”Kong Yan closed Wang Zheng's scroll and opened a new one.
The Imperial Censorate was silent. A middle-aged man with no beard closed his eyes.
With Jin Yuliang's example, everyone knew what would happen if they refused to admit their crimes!
"I want to see His Majesty!" Liu Quansheng said slowly.
Li Junxian, who had returned, frowned."His Majesty is sick. He doesn't want to see anyone."
"I'll ask you again. Do you plead guilty?" Kong Yan asked lightly.”
Liu Quansheng's face revealed some anger. Now he understood why Jin Yuliang refused to admit his guilt.
He was surrounded by his colleagues. Under such circumstances, admitting that he had embezzled the disaster relief funds would be even more embarrassing than death.
He estimated the amount of bribes he had received, and his face could not help but twitch.
It was enough to kill three or four people.
Only one person could save him now.
Liu Quansheng walked forward until he was in front of Kong Yan's table and knelt down.
"Your Majesty, I have sinned. I have let down the emperor's kindness. I deserve to die ten thousand times. However, before I die, I want to see Your Majesty one last time and say your blessings…"
Liu Quansheng's voice was loud and sonorous. As he spoke, his voice turned into a sobbing tone as tears streamed down his face.
He guessed that Li Shi Min must be watching from nearby.
In fact, he wasn't the only one who guessed this. Most of the officials present had the same thoughts.
Li Shi Min, who was standing in the Sky Bearing Gate, frowned.
"This bastard, how much silver did he take to be so afraid?”Li Shi Min's face was dark.
Wang De secretly looked at Li Shiming and felt pity for Liu Quansheng. He knew that His Majesty would not go out for the time being.
"Lord Liu, I still have a letter that you wrote. Are you sure you want His Majesty to see it?”Kong Yan took out a letter from the scroll and said slowly.
Liu Quansheng's face stiffened, and then he fell into a huge panic.
"This…How did it end up in your hands?”Liu Quansheng's face was filled with fear and unease.
Kong Yan snorted and handed the letter to Zhu Sanlang beside him." Give it to Du Pushe," he instructed.”
Zhu Sanlang respectfully handed the letter to Du Ruhui.
When Du Ruhui received the letter, his expression was a little strange.
After reading the letter, his face darkened as he handed it to Fang Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling's expression darkened after reading the letter. Then, the few most powerful people in the court read the contents of the letter.
"How did the Imperial Censorate produce a bastard like you?”Wen Yanbo, who was then the Imperial Censor, immediately cursed after reading the letter.
The rest of them did not have a good expression on their faces. They looked at Liu Quansheng with cold and disdainful eyes.
This made the other officials who could not see the letter curious.
In the end, the letter returned to Kong Yan, who handed it to Li Junxian.
Li Junxian didn't read the letter and returned to Taiji Palace.
" The content of the letter is very simple. Lord Liu hopes to select sixteen good-looking girls from the disaster area in Guanzhong…" Kong Yan said a few simple words in his heart.
Liu Quansheng's face was ashen. He knew that even Li Shiming couldn't save him now.
Some things couldn't be put on the table. Like now, he didn't think there was anything wrong with wanting some beauties in the disaster area. Instead, he felt that he could help them live a better life.
But now, it was obvious that he was shameless and despicable, using his power for personal gain!
"Other than what was written in the letter, Lord Liu also embezzled a total of 64,000 taels.”Kong Yan said lightly.
Then, he looked at Du Ruhui and asked directly,"I wonder if this case can be sentenced to capital punishment?”
Liu Quansheng's body trembled, and his face was filled with despair and fear.
"Sure." Du Ruhui slowly spat out two words and closed his eyes.
Liu Quansheng was completely in despair. He laughed bitterly and suddenly rushed towards Kong Yan, shouting,"You're a poor merchant. What right do you have to convict me? I refuse to accept this, I want to see His Majesty…"
Zhu Sanlang blocked him at the first moment and elbowed him several times.
"Pull him out and chop him!" Kong Yan said coldly.
The angry curses continued. A person's voice before death could be very kind, very real, and at the same time, very vicious.
The letter fell into Li Shiming's hands. After reading the letter, he remained silent.
He was the only one who had the privilege of choosing beauties from all over the country.
Now, he suddenly realized that in places that he couldn't see, perhaps many people were enjoying his privilege.
He also thought of the naked beauty in the treasury of Wild Goose Falling Pavilion.
This thought was inappropriate. He should be thinking about the corruption case at the moment, wondering why his minister had such evil thoughts and even put them into action.
However, he suddenly thought of Kong Yan's beauty.
Puff!
On Vermilion Bird Street, Sanlang harvested his second head.
This time, his legs did not continue to tremble. Although it was still a little disgusting, overall, compared to the last time, his mentality was much more stable.
The four men in black who were following him were still vomiting.
This made him cast a disdainful look.
After Zhu Sanlang returned, Kong Yan once again opened a new scroll. This time, he named six people at once, all of whom were inextricably linked to the disaster relief.
"I plead guilty, but I really didn't know that the silver they gave me was a disaster relief fund.”
" I also admit my guilt. It wasn't my idea for them to use grass to help the victims. I just didn't go to the porridge shop when I was patrolling…"
"I…I…His surname is Zhangsun. I didn't dare to offend him, so I took the money. I didn't spend any of that money. I hid it all at home. I'm also afraid…"
" I was also forced to do so. State Duke Xue personally came to find me. He said that if I didn't accept the silver, I would be going against the Zhangsun Clan. This…I had no choice but to accept it…"
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