Work overtime

Chapter 223
Because Meng Xiang had handed over the embezzled money, but Chen Xiang and Sun Shangli, Minister of the Ministry of War, had not yet, the three had many differences in their positions.

Meng Xiang advocated that those who refused to plead guilty and absconded with money should follow Emperor Taizu's severe punishment for corruption.

For the corrupt himself, he was chopped off his hands and feet, castrated, and then divided into five horses.For those who escaped with their family members and children, they and their relatives will be punished by corporal punishment first, and then quartered by five horses.After the execution, all the corpses were thrown into mass graves.

After listening to Meng Xiang's proposal, Chen Xiang and the Minister of the Ministry of War were both dripping with cold sweat, and their jackets were wet with sweat.

This is too harsh, the punishment of not being able to reincarnate after death.

But these are all based on the codes formulated by Taizu, so it is not easy to refute them.

Li Beichen asked Chen Xiang for his supplementary opinion.

Chen Xiang had already slowed down at this time, and made up his mind to hand in the money.

Then he asked: "Even so, there will definitely be people who will take the risk. For example, the criminal minister himself will not leave the capital, but let his family members, parents, children or relatives abscond with money alone and become naked officials. So what?"

After raising this situation, the Minister of War began to sweat big beads.

Because that's what he planned to do after he went to court today, and let his eldest son sneak out of the city with money in the evening.

After hearing this, Meng Xiang smiled slightly: "In this case, the law code formulated by the Taizu also made relevant regulations. Once found out, all the nine clans will be punished. Among them, after the criminal officials, wives and children are arrested and brought to justice, they will be punished by beheading and then fed to the dogs. Both common people and colleagues can report, and those who report will be rewarded. Regarding the punishment of corruption, Taizu really has a far-sighted vision, and his ambition is for the future."

After finishing speaking, he glanced at the Minister of the Ministry of War: "The minister invites the emperor to let the wife of the criminal minister go to the streets in order to frighten all officials."

"I think... this is indecent. Since capital punishment such as beating by beheading has been adopted, it is inappropriate to do such things to humiliate wives and children, so as not to stir up civil uprisings." Chen Xiang said deliberatively, scrutinizing the emperor's reaction.

The Minister of Military Affairs couldn't help raising his head, looking worriedly at the sun outside, hoping that the sun would set later.I hope that my son will be smart and obedient, and do as agreed.Never leave early.Otherwise, the lives of the nine clans will be gone.

It's just Meng Xiang, you are just one step ahead.The explanation has not been finished, and it is not certain.Standing on the moral high ground.Be careful that your butt is not clean, and you will be killed by the rules you set later.

He can think this way in his heart, but he cannot say it with his mouth.

Li Beichen asked solemnly, "Sun Qing, what do you think?"

"The ministers feel that what Chen Xiang said is right, humiliating his wife and daughter may damage the court's face." Sun Shangli said tremblingly.

Li Beichen stared into Sun Shangli's eyes, "Why is Sun Qing so terrified?"

"I've always been terrified." Sun Shangli broke out in a cold sweat.

Li Beichen didn't expose it, and took the opportunity to beat him: "The country is about to go to war, and the military expenditure must not be embezzled and corrupted. Sun Qing should be nervous, and must do her own thing well."

"I obey the order." Sun Shangli wiped the sweat from his forehead, his legs were trembling.

Meng Xiang raised his head, the particularly long hairs in his eyebrows were particularly eye-catching, his eyes were piercing, and his voice was like a bell, deafening:

"I don't agree! I think that those who let their children and wives abscond with stolen money are unvirtuous wives who can neither admonish their husbands nor teach their children, and they are not loyal to His Majesty. Corruption is wrong, and I refuse to plead guilty at this time. Absconding with the money is wrong and wrong, such people are disrespectful, righteous and shameless, what face do they have to survive in the world, and where do they put Tianwei?"

I knew there would be an unusually tough battle to fight today.

The quality of the honey water I drink at home is good, and it has a good effect on moisturizing the throat.At this moment, he said it in one breath, without panting.

"What does Chen Xiang think of what Meng Xiang said?" Li Beichen asked quietly.

Chen Xiang tasted it, was silent for a moment, and reluctantly chose to agree: "Meng Xiang is right."

"Okay, if that's the case, we'll do it as discussed. Every arrested person should report the details to me before being dealt with, so as to avoid mistaken killing. The two prime ministers have presided over many exams, and the students are all over the government and the public. As a teacher, you must A lot of supervision and timely persuasion will prevent students from going astray, and the talents of the pillars will destroy their future."

"I obey the order." Chen Xiang immediately knelt down and replied.

Meng Xiang and Sun Shangli also knelt down immediately: "Minister, obey the order."

After the three of them left, they only heard a "click" sound from inside the house.

Xu Fuhai was startled when he heard it, raised his eyes slightly, and looked towards the emperor following the sound.

I saw the teacup in the emperor's hand was crushed, and the emperor stretched out his hand to rub his brow with a cold face.

Corruption is not the problem, it is the huge amount of corruption that is the problem.

Huge corruption is not a problem, but treason and treason are the problem if you dare to abscond in fear of crime with money.

Yet his eyes were calm.

It was the look in the eyes of a group of dying ants.

"Dafu." Li Beichen frowned, and his voice was a little tired.

"Your Majesty, this old servant rubs your shoulders and beats your legs." Xu Fuhai immediately said knowingly.

Going forward, she took a few soft cushions and placed them behind the emperor: "Your Majesty, lean on and rest for a while. Do you want the old slave to call Jiang Changzai over?"

Li Beichen half-closed his eyes, and gave a soft "hmm", "Go and make a pot of tea again, and ask for Laojun's eyebrows. You tell others, in addition to Murong Chi from the Ministry of Households, Fan Ming from the Ministry of Officials, and Chen Ning, none of the others will be seen. Tell them to go to Meng Xiang or Chen Xiang to report and discuss. Tomorrow morning, just submit a memorial request."

After a while, Jiang Jinxiu walked in anxiously with a stack of papers.

"Your Majesty, this is the Book of Songs copied by my concubine. Please read it over."

Li Beichen took it over and looked at the first page. The handwriting was practiced but ordinary.But the attitude looks good, clean and tidy.It's just that as I turn down page by page, there are more and more typos and more and more scribbles.The handwriting became more and more crooked.

"The concubine's handwriting is sour. So the words on the back are not as good-looking as the ones on the front." Jiang Jinxiu quietly pondered the emperor's face, and said timidly.

Rolling his eyes, he immediately had an idea, and decided to use the method of dealing with his parents to attack the emperor.

Ask obediently: "Your majesty, you have worked so hard all day and you are not allowed to rest. This concubine will rub your shoulders and back for you."

Li Beichen was fascinated by Jiang Jinxiu's copying.He thought of Jiang Yuebai's neat little characters.I copied six or seven copies in a few days.The books are the same as the printed ones, neat and refreshing from beginning to end, and the arrangement is beautiful and generous.

What a state of mind and attitude!

Unconsciously nodded slightly.

Jiang Jinxiu thought that she had agreed to "make amends", and walked quickly behind the emperor.

"What are you doing?" Li Beichen came back to his senses and asked vigilantly.

Before Jiang Jinxiu could answer, she laughed, which relieved most of Li Beichen's anger, "The concubine wanted to rub the emperor's shoulders. The concubine had a massage with an old Chinese doctor. Would the emperor give it a try? "

It happened that Xu Fuhai came in with Laojun's eyebrows in his hand, and made a wink, Jiang Jinxiu immediately understood, and pressed it for Li Beichen.

Li Beichen picked up a new teacup, and the tea leaves in the cup were as beautiful as eyebrows, the soup was clear, and the aroma was strong.

Take a sip, moist, sweet, without bitterness.

And Jiang Jinxiu's massage technique is indeed very skilled and sophisticated, much more professional than Xu Fuhai's.In addition, there is a small kitchen these days, and I drink soup and eat medicinal meals every day, and my hands are not as cold as when I first came here.Pressing on the body, it feels slightly cool.

It's just that her hand strength is too small, and in some places, it always feels almost meaningless.

"Dafu, learn a little bit. Jiang Changzai did a good job." Li Beichen's cold face gradually softened.

"Blessed be the emperor. This old slave has clumsy eyes and a stupid mind, so he can't learn." Xu Fuhai said with a smile.

"Xu Fuhai, move all the papers to me. Step back."

Xu Fuhai sent the little eunuch to make a small coffee table, put the booklets on it and stack them neatly.Only then walked out quickly.

But half an hour later, it was reported that the family of the official minister Wailang had fled in fear of crime according to the law. There were eight members of the family.Officials member Wailang and his wife witnessed the entire execution scene, and then paraded his wife through the streets to show the public.

All of a sudden, the emperor wants to thoroughly investigate the corruption of the imperial court with an iron fist, recover the stolen money, severely punish corrupt officials, and the news of revitalizing the imperial court spreads all over the streets and alleys, which is very satisfying.

The people all shouted the new emperor Shengming.

The common people always like to watch the excitement, and this time they watched the embarrassment of the former high-ranking executive's wife from multiple angles, and they all pointed and applauded.

The official staff member Wailang followed the car and witnessed the whole process.It wasn't until after the parade was completed that both of them were executed.

The treatment of corruption is really harsh, but the effect of killing chickens and monkeys is very deterrent.

The officials and relatives of the officials who crowded at the gate of the city and wanted to get through the customs immediately turned their heads quietly and blended into the crowd, for fear of being recognized by acquaintances.What's more, there were people who had already escaped from the city, and when they heard the rumors that the inn was getting better and better the next day, they immediately packed up on the spot and sneaked back into the city.

The inspector's office began to receive officials who were anxious and couldn't help but look back.When seeing each other, there is both embarrassment and relief.

It's a good thing that one person and one room should interrogate each other alone, otherwise, they might fight each other because of many things.

(End of this chapter)