Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 759: Prosecution

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, sets in the west and rises in the east, and in the blink of an eye, several days have passed.

A public trial held outside the Daming Gate shocked the entire capital, and even the court was in turmoil, and all officials in Beijing were stunned.

What Bi Ziyan did, in a small sense, was to investigate commercial taxes to demonstrate the Ministry of Revenue's determination to reform taxes. But in a big sense, this was breaking the rules. The dignity of officials was destroyed. Who would be afraid of officials in the future?
The most important point is that what Bi Ziyan did made many people think of one thing: in the future, anyone who violates the law, commits favoritism and corruption, and abuses power for personal gain, even if he leaves the position, once he is discovered by the authorities, will he also be held accountable?

This is no joke!

For a time, the court was in panic.

And under such circumstances, the Procuratorate located outside the Meridian Gate.

After a long period of silence, Han Yilian, then Attorney General, convened all officials of the Procuratorate, and a meeting of the Procuratorate concerning local supervision began.

Outside the Meridian Gate.

Procuratorate.

"I heard that the Ministry of Public Administration is filled with memorials impeaching Lord Bi recently. Tsk tsk, it seems that the public trial outside the Daming Gate has made many people restless."

"Humph, it's more than just being unable to sit still. From what I can see, some officials in the court are scared, afraid that something like this will happen to them."

"Yes, I heard some of the impeachment memorials saying that Mr. Bi abused his power. That's a really big accusation."

"But to be honest, the Ministry of Revenue has the power to supervise, but it does not have the power to examine and investigate cases. To be honest, Lord Bi has overstepped his authority."

"That's not what I said. The thorough investigation of commercial taxes is handled by the Tax Police Corps. Mr. Bi has the authority to control the Tax Police Corps and investigate cases. The Tax Police Corps have special orders from His Majesty. Mr. Bi did not do anything out of line in this matter."

In a duty room of the Procuratorate, officials who came from various places gathered together and chatted about the special public trial of Daming Gate.

As a newly established supervisory agency with major responsibilities, many officials in the Procuratorate are very young, and some are even newcomers to the officialdom.

All government offices related to supervision, the permanent Censorate, the special Integrity Commission, and the newly established Procuratorate, are jobs that offend people.

For Zhu Youxiao, since these jobs would offend people, he could not focus on senior officials. After all, they had been officials for a long time and it was inevitable that they would have some private connections.

So a group of new people were placed in the procuratorate by Zhu Youxiao.

In addition to the new scholars who graduated in the second year of the Tianqi reign, there was another group of people selected from the Shaofu. It was not important whether the officials in the outer court approved them or not.

What is important is whether the new procuratorate can do its job well.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao specially promoted Han Yiliang to be the first Attorney General. Han Yiliang's arrival left the post of Shuntian Prefecture Governor temporarily vacant, and all matters of Shuntian Prefecture were temporarily handled by Tongzhi Guan Shaoning.

Ever since Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, the position of Shuntian Prefecture Governor has always been decided by him. From Sun Chuanting, to Han Yiliang, to the current vacancy, Zhu Youxiao had his own ideas.

If Guan Shaoning can pass the test, he will be the new governor of Shuntian Prefecture. If he fails the test, Zhu Youxiao will choose someone else to take over.

A commander-in-chief of the capital's garrison and a prefect of Shuntian Prefecture will never allow outsiders to interfere. If they can't even have absolute control over the heartland of the capital, how can they rule the world?
"The Chief Inspector is here!"

As a voice sounded outside the hall, the chaotic hall immediately quieted down. Surrounded by a group of people, Han Yiliang walked into the main hall with his head held high. "Greetings to the Chief Inspector!"

All the officials standing in the hall bowed one after another.

"It's quite lively."

Han Yiliang stood with his hands down, looking at everyone in the hall, and said calmly: "I heard your discussions from a distance. It seems that the public trial held by Elder Bi outside the Daming Gate has a great impact on you."

After hearing this, everyone in the hall kept bowing, but no one responded to Han Yilian's words.

"Everyone is free of charge."

Han Yiliang lifted his robe and stepped forward, saying to everyone: "Today's meeting is related to the public trial. The Ministry of Revenue has shown its courage in thoroughly investigating commercial taxes and is not afraid of anything else. However, the Procuratorate, which is a special office set up by His Majesty to take charge of major projects, has not made any moves so far."

When he said this, Han Yilian turned around and sat down, glancing at everyone in the hall.

"In my opinion, this is a sign of incompetence!"

Han Yiliang said with a sharp look in his eyes: "Governance is the foundation of a country. If the governance is not clear, dirty things will happen, and dirty people will run rampant. I don't know how many injustices will be caused in the world!"

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"How many people have studied hard for more than ten years, or even longer, hoping to pass the imperial examinations and enter the officialdom, and then put what they have learned into practice."

"However, how many people, after becoming officials and holding power, have forgotten this original intention? This is the significance of the existence of supervision. But then again, the Ming Dynasty governs two capitals and thirteen provinces. The territory is so vast that it would be difficult to take care of everything with just one Censorate."

"Your Majesty, despite the opposition of the ministers, has transferred the imperial examination to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the major projects to the Procuratorate. This is undoubtedly the most wise decision, in order to deter the scoundrels and combat corruption!!"

This is to show off.

When the people standing in the hall heard what their own Chief Prosecutor said, they all had different expressions in their hearts, and some people became emotional.

Since the establishment of the Procuratorate, it has not been in a hurry to do anything, but has been improving its internal structure, which is different from the system of the Procuratorate.

The Procuratorate has many departments under its jurisdiction, and each department has different powers. The most powerful one is the First Procuratorate, which inspects both the capital and Nanjing!

"Ever since I took office as Attorney General, I have been thinking about how the Procuratorate should act." Han Yilian saw the reactions of everyone in the hall, but he continued.

"It was not until Lord Bi held a public trial outside the Daming Gate and allowed the people of the capital to participate in the trial that I thought of one thing: since the procuratorate is a supervisory authority, public trials should be used well."

"So the first item to be discussed at today's meeting is to make public trials a powerful weapon for our procuratorate. All corrupt officials who are found must be tried and convicted in public."

"Don't they all want to be greedy? Want to climb up the ladder? Fine, then I will break their hearts and let them know that if they dare to violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, take bribes, pervert the law, and commit fraud for personal gain, they will never be able to have a good reputation. Even if they do, it will only be a bad reputation, and their descendants will all bear this bad reputation!!"

A word stirred up a thousand waves.

Han Yiliang's words all showed an attitude. It is true that the Procuratorate is newly established, but it is not a joke. As long as the Procuratorate exists, the supervision of local governments will not be relaxed, and there will be no concessions! !

(End of this chapter)