Great Tang princess

Chapter 675 Judgment
On the way to the laboratory, Li Yuechen asked about specific matters.

"How long has this happened?"

"Return to Your Highness, after I caught it, I was interrogated by the officials. It has been more than half a year, and I have made dozens of profits..."

When answering, Pei Bishu's face was also very ugly.

As the dean of the Academy of Engineering, he actually found out half a year later that it was completely his negligence.

But Li Yuechen frowned. Although brushes can't be said to be ridiculously expensive these days, the price is definitely not cheap either.

It took half a year to use machine tools to make brushes and sell them, and the profit was dozens of pennies, which is a huge amount!
To be honest, hearing this news made her feel a little heartbroken. Greed has been a major problem in human society since ancient times.

The most frightening question now is that this is only known so far, and it is hard to say whether others have similar behaviors.

The point is that the problem of corruption is really too big. If it is relaxed, it may gradually spread and eventually corrupt the entire army.

It seems that this problem really needs to be moved!

Seeing the princess coming in, they automatically moved out of the way and became quiet in an instant.

At the same time, someone took the verdict and read it in front of Liu Mu, who was imprisoned, which was very formal.

Back then, I worked in the Military Weapons Supervision. After the establishment of the Academy of Engineering, I was not recommended to come here because of my skilled craftsmanship.

The matter of the machine tool is kept secret from the outside world, and he sells the best brushes every now and then by himself. After a little comparison, he knows that the specifications of the brushes are surprisingly consistent.

Dismissed from the military, confiscated illegal gains, and sent to a prisoner camp to work as a coolie for ten years!In addition, three generations of descendants are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination and military officer examination.

After a while, a rush of horseshoes sounded outside.

The Academy of Engineering is also affiliated with the army, so it is naturally within their jurisdiction.

Thinking of this, Li Yuechen waved to a guard beside him: "Go and call me Dou Lu Yuanzhong!"

Wang Gangdan continued: "Yesterday, I knew the verdict. It would be better to say that I was able to save his life. I am sincerely grateful to Your Highness, and treated me like a second-born parent... When I knew that such things happened, His Highness felt the same. I am angry and feel sorry for him. Not killing him is the princess's kindness. Besides, how can I have the guts to flirt with His Highness? Your Highness thinks too highly of me..."

"Close it first, and wait until the matter is resolved."

However, Wu Zetian knew about this matter a long time ago, and she replied lightly while sitting on the dragon chair: "It is better for the outside world not to interfere with matters in the military."

As a craftsman of the Academy of Engineering, they knew that he made a mistake, but they should not be killed because of it, so there was this scene of collective intercession.

"Not only private use of public equipment, but also embezzlement of military funds?" Li Yuechen asked back, "The late emperor recommended you to be the dean of the Engineering Academy, and you are worthy of my grandfather's expectations!"

Perhaps this punishment is a bit heavy, after all, it is just stealing some wood, and the price should not be that high.

With the support of the emperor, naturally no one dared to call the army's attention, and could only wait for the development of this matter to see how to solve it.

Liu Mu fell to his knees with a "plop" and kowtowed repeatedly: "This subordinate is guilty! This subordinate is guilty!"

Moreover, stealing military assets privately is a problem in itself, so it must be severely punished!
Dou Lu Yuanzhong finished writing the verdict according to her sentence, and Li Yuechen took the seal of his minister of the Ministry of War and stamped it, representing the official entry into force.

Then he waved to Pei Bianshu who was next to him, and when he saw it, he hurried over and saluted respectfully: "Your Highness."

Dou Lu Yuanzhong saluted respectfully: "This subordinate has met Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

Hearing his answer, Li Yuechen's face softened a lot, but he really misunderstood.

"Excuse me, what is the result of the investigation?" Li Yuechen leaned back in his chair and asked.

"We will bear in mind His Highness's instruction!" Wang Gangdan bowed and saluted, and the other craftsmen followed suit.

On the third day, several ministers from aristocratic families made a statement, saying that the military corruption incident should be strictly investigated, and it is best for the three divisions to have a joint trial.

The joint trial of the three divisions refers to the joint investigation and interrogation by the three departments of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Dali Temple and Yushitai.

The key is that the price is cheap enough, even if you think about it, you know there is a problem.

After thinking about it, he decided to punish Liu Mu.

Then soldiers from Li Xian's logistics unit came and took him away, and escorted him to the prison camp to work with the prisoners.

Entering the laboratory, Li Yuechen saw a forty-year-old craftsman standing in the middle of the laboratory in handcuffs.

Li Yuechen didn't answer, but pointed to Liu Mu who kowtowed on the ground: "Go and get rid of his military rank, such a person is not worthy to be my comrade-in-arms!"

It is said that righteousness often slaughters more dogs, but sometimes, what lies behind this is actually a lack of legal awareness.

Li Yuechen nodded: "I'm afraid that this matter may be more than one, so you will check the engineering institute up and down for me, and give me an accurate answer within five days!"

The salary of the academicians of the Academy of Engineering is not low, and I dare not say that they are rich, but at least they can guarantee to support their families and not worry about food and drink.

These craftsmen are uneducated and don't know the meaning of the law. They just want to save his life through pleading.

Came to his office while saluting all the way, just sat down, Xiaodong started hot water to make tea, Dou Lu Yuanzhong had already come.

Pei Bishu replied cautiously: "Return to Your Highness, it's from the Academy of Engineering..."

Everyone is doing their work seriously, but it seems that they can't see the relaxed atmosphere of gathering and chatting with each other on weekdays.

……

"Yes!" Yiluoru who was beside her agreed, and raised her legs to walk over.

Her voice was not loud, just the same tone as usual, but there was a sense of sharpness in her tone.

"I obey!" Dou Lu Yuanzhong agreed, and then looked at Liu Mu kneeling on the ground, "How should I deal with this person?"

He could only watch Li Yuechen's back gradually leave the laboratory, and soon he couldn't even see his back.

"Returning to Your Highness, everyone else is fine, and all the materials in the warehouse have been checked." Dou Lu Yuanzhong replied, "Liu Mu stole a total of 230 catties of wood, and made a total profit of 58 pennies..."

Wang Gangdan, who was still relatively familiar with her, replied cautiously: "Your Highness may have misunderstood me and waited. I was not wronged, but I was afraid that His Highness would still be sad for Liu Mu today, so I dare not say more..."

……

But life still has to go on. After going home and resting for half a day, I went to school to teach the children again.

In normal times, the ministers might object, but now that the imperial power is highly concentrated, almost no one has the guts to talk back to the emperor.

"That's good!" Li Yuechen nodded with a smile, he couldn't just leave because of Liu Mu, and there would be no other carpenters.

But this matter is just the beginning.

At the same time, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. In fact, she was very afraid that other corruption issues would be investigated. Fortunately, there was only one person, which was considered good news.

But now that the princess wants them to come over, she must be planning to investigate thoroughly.

"Yes!" The guard agreed, turned around and left.

Li Yuechen said with a blank face: "Well, as a craftsman, I admit that he has merit, but you should remember that merit is not a reason to make mistakes! Merit is merit, and demerit is demerit. They must not be confused!"

Explaining this to them is also because they are not educated, so Li Yuechen is willing to say a few more words.

Doulu Yuanzhong is the leader of the picket department of the Ministry of War and political work, which can be regarded as the law enforcement agency of the army.

In the afternoon, the content of the judgment was sent to the Academy of Engineering.

"As the dean of the Academy of Engineering, you can't absolve yourself of the blame for such a thing happening right under your nose! You're downgraded by one rank and fined for one year, do you have any objection?" Li Yuechen asked.

When Pei Bishu heard this order, he secretly groaned in his heart. Now that the order is over, it seems that His Highness is really angry.

Seeing Li Yuechen coming in, the craftsmen saluted respectfully.

Dou Lu Yuanzhong, who has reached middle age, is still tall and straight. He didn't relax his training just because he became a leader, and he still looks energetic.

Li Yuechen was expressionless, and came to a table and sat down: "What are you all doing here?"

No one dared to speak, and all bowed their heads in silence.

Not long after, the door of the laboratory was pushed open, and Dou Lu Yuanzhong, who was wearing a pure black military uniform, came in front of Li Yuechen.

……

"Bold!"

When Li Yuechen came to the engineering institute the next day, he felt lifeless inside as soon as he entered the door.

"Exemption!" Li Yuechen raised his hand, "Have you heard everything?"

Behind him were a large number of pickets in military uniforms, who came in after him and quickly stood in formation.

Without deliberately keeping it secret, this matter was known by the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.

Li Yuechen, who had returned to the Princess Mansion, was still feeling a little uncomfortable. After all, she was the one who set up the Engineering Academy, so of course she would feel sad when something like this happened.

Li Yuechen leaned on the edge of the table: "You are wronged, but I am still wronged! How much did the establishment of the Academy of Engineering cost? How much effort? You can speak from your heart, how can I treat you poorly?"

There was a corruption problem within the army, and the princess was furious, and such news spread throughout the court in an instant.

The princess suddenly got angry and taught people a lesson. The craftsmen didn't expect it, and they were all in a daze.

Saying that, she shook her head slightly, turned and left the Engineering Academy.

Pei Bishu wanted to say something, but in the end he just moved his lips and said nothing.

Li Yuechen ignored him, but turned his head and asked Pei Bishu: "Where do the materials for making brushes come from?"

If Pei Bishu pleaded for mercy at this time, Li Yuechen would dismiss him on the spot!
When the craftsmen heard the princess's answer, they looked at each other and didn't say anything more.

……

The handcuffed craftsman's name is Liu Mu, as the name suggests, he is a carpenter, and his parents are not educated, so they took this name.

Even Di Renjie didn't dare to openly argue with the emperor in court, he just found an opportunity to explain it afterwards.

After typing the report, Doulu Yuanzhong came in to salute.

On the other hand, Li Yuechen stood up, looked around the audience, and said softly: "I hope you are clean, otherwise, it will really disappoint me, although I am already disappointed enough at this time..."

Li Yuechen didn't continue to say anything, but just sat there without saying a word.

After hearing the verdict, Liu Mu kept yelling that he knew he was wrong, but no one paid any attention to him, and just let him be led further and further away by two soldiers.

But this sentence is equivalent to a signal, that is, the army is now managed by the royal family, and outsiders are not allowed to intervene.

"Your subordinate is guilty!" Pei Bieshu lowered his head, "Princess please punish me!"

Dou Lu Yuanzhong agreed, waved his hands, and asked two of his men to take Liu Mu away and go back to detain him alone for interrogation.

Speaking of which, he can be regarded as an old man from the Engineering Academy. He was still young when he came here, but now his gray hair has climbed up his head, and his face has many wrinkles.

Wang Gangdan took a step forward: "His Royal Highness, he is only fascinated by ghosts for a while, and I hope His Highness will see the merits of many years, so spare his life!"

"Wait a minute, Your Highness..." The craftsmen on the side stopped him.

The other craftsmen surrounded him and kept counting.

Yiluoru walked over, took down Liumu's military rank, and stood beside Li Yuechen.

Wang Gangdan, as the vice president of the Academy of Engineering, is also the head of all craftsmen, and he is responsible for the coordination between different craftsmen.

Yiluoru suddenly pulled out the ax on her thigh: "You still want to disobey orders?"

When the craftsmen heard that her tone was wrong, they all put down their work and gathered in a semicircle in front of her.

Li Yuechen raised his head in doubt, and asked him to speak in detail with his eyes.

She didn't speak, and the others naturally didn't dare to say anything. The laboratory fell into an oppressive silence.

Li Yuechen nodded: "Okay."

Today it would have been better if the princess came over and threw a tantrum, scolded people and beat them up on the spot, but today's situation made them think that the princess was going to kill someone.

But Li Yuechen still decided to make such a sentence, not because of the price of wood, but because this kind of behavior is likely to cause serious consequences.

Li Yuechen frowned and took two steps forward, came to the center of the laboratory, and then said loudly: "Everyone come here!"

"Why, they are all so lifeless, do you feel sad when the rabbit dies and the fox? Or is it psychologically wronged?" Li Yuechen looked at the craftsmen and asked.

It's just that the two sides usually don't meet each other. After all, pickets are more often used to check military discipline.

Then she shook her head: "The matter has already happened, it's settled, and it's over. I won't change my views on you because of this matter...In any case, an individual should not represent a group."

Five days passed quickly, and on the fifth day, Li Yuechen came to the Ministry of War to inquire about the progress of the matter.

The same was true for other craftsmen, who knelt down and begged for mercy.

After the misunderstanding was resolved, Li Yuechen naturally wouldn't continue to struggle, and changed the subject: "Of all the craftsmen in the engineering institute, you are the most senior. You should pay more attention to the coordination of work in the future, and find a carpenter who is at least as good as Liumu."

"Return to Your Highness, I heard."

As he spoke, he knelt down and kowtowed.

Hearing what the princess said, Wang Gangdan smiled slightly after saluting: "Your Highness, don't worry, there is someone better than him."

Pei Pishu saluted and said: "I dare not! It's just that your highness, is this punishment a little light?"

"It's really light!" Li Yuechen was expressionless, "If it wasn't for the sake of the emperor's recommendation, how could it be so easy?"

"My subordinate, Xie Xiandi, thank Your Highness for your kindness and virtue!" Bandit Pei bowed to the end.

　This chapter is yesterday

　　
　
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