Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 84 You are greedy for mine, right?

Fan Min, who was standing there in a daze, reacted immediately when he heard what he said, and immediately retorted: "Yes, yes, how many furnitures do I have, do you need to take care of them? What authority do you have to investigate me? If you want to investigate, it's the Three Laws Bureau." check!"

He was the one who was in charge. Hearing Li Wei clearly calculate his family's expenses in a few words, he was shocked and couldn't react for a while.

"These are not private matters. Let me check what's wrong. Is Mr. Fan guilty?" Li Wei asked forcefully.

Fan Min snorted coldly and did not reply.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was high on the throne, stared at them coldly, and was also surprised by Li Wei's investigation conclusion.

Li Wei used the manpower of the Chamber of Commerce to investigate Fan Min. He knew everything clearly. He also had all the information Li Wei had, but he failed to draw such an important conclusion from the information!
In fact, when the Minghuang Chamber of Commerce began to grow, he was very sensitive to the advantages of using the identities of these salesmen to collect intelligence, so he had already sent people to sneak in, and arranged a lot of people among them to collect intelligence.

But with the same information, he couldn't draw such a conclusion as Li Wei. It seemed that there must be some ingenious method that he didn't know about. He would have to have a good chat with this boy later in the morning!
He didn't blame Li Wei for secretly investigating important officials of the imperial court. This was exactly what he wanted. He just hoped that this brat would stop acting like a fool and not care about anything all day long.

On the contrary, this Fan Min, as Li Wei said, has huge wealth whose source is unknown.

Where did the money come from?As a court official, he has a generous salary. Apart from corruption, what other way can he make money?

"Fan Min, tell us, where did you get so much money?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a cold tone.

Fan Min's expression changed. Li Wei asked him and he could ignore it, but when the emperor asked, he had to answer.

Zhang Zongyi, the Minister of Punishment, who had just left work and said something, also had a bad look on his face. His Majesty's question was equivalent to approving Li Wei's behavior of secretly investigating the minister.

"I, I am, my relatives in my hometown see that I am living in poverty, so they often give me some money!" Fan Min replied cautiously.

Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes. Some ministers in the court were indeed wealthy themselves. If their family members helped them, there was really nothing to say.

But Li Wei didn't think so: "Oh, that's true. Let me ask Mr. Fan, how many years have you been studying? When did you enter the official career?"

Fan Min glared at him and didn't answer.

He felt that this originally stupid and treacherous person suddenly became difficult to deal with. Asking questions was always a trap, so it was better not to answer.

"He asked you, we order you to answer!" Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly.

Fan Min trembled, hesitated for a moment, and had to answer: "I studied hard in Hanchuang for twenty and seven years. I was a scholar in Hongwu for eight years. I was promoted to a doctor in the household department by His Majesty's grace."

At the beginning of the Hongwu period, when the world was first settled, there was a shortage of people from the imperial court to local governments. Scholars like Fan Min were directly appointed to the rank of fifth-grade doctor. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, only the top three could get this rank.

"Oh, Master Fan has also received financial support from his family during the 27 years he has been studying, right?"

Fan Min stared at him, wondering what he meant by this.

"Your relatives and family have provided for you to study for 27 years, and you have been freeloading for 27 years. Now that you are an official, you have to eat and drink from them. Don't you feel ashamed? Do you want to be a freeloader for the rest of your life? waste?"

Li Wei sarcastically said that in ancient times, one person was a labor force, and studying has always been a burden on the family. Not only were there fewer people to work, but more people were freeloaders. Even before being named on the gold list, they were all considered negative assets!

His contemptuous gaze seemed to touch a certain nerve in Fan Min. Fan Min's face turned red and he roared angrily:
"You're farting, can they get so much land without me? Can they occupy so many shops? What's wrong with me being a little filial to them? I can take it with peace of mind!!"

Fan Min glared at Li Wei with red eyes.

"Oh, it turns out you helped them get a lot of land and shops, so it's reasonable for you to get the money!"

Li Wei smiled and nodded.

Fan Min's face changed drastically: "No...I'm not, I didn't!"

"Your Majesty, Li Wei is talking nonsense. My family can't spend that much money. This is all because of him slandering me!"

Fan Min panicked, directly overturned his previous words, and denied what Li Wei said from the source.

"If it's true, just ask your accountant to ask."

Li Wei said unhurriedly that from the moment Fan Min made an angry statement, the overall situation was basically settled.

Fan Min is almost 40 years old. He was a scholar only five years ago and became an official. Li Wei knows that a "late bloomer" scholar like him must have suffered a lot in the family in the past. He was often scolded as a freeloader and a waste. Yes, as expected, he ran away as soon as he provoked this guy.

"Well, then let someone bring his accounting office over!" Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly.

After saying these words, Fan Min's face turned pale. He knew how much his family spent every year. Even if it wasn't as much as Li Wei said, which was more than 1000 yuan, it was probably not much different. His family's accountant was nothing more than an insignificant person. How could a little person dare to lie to the emperor in front of him?
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished instructing Fan Min, he turned his attention to Zhang Zongyi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, who was standing aside at a loss.

"What did you say?"

Zhang Zongyi's heart trembled, and he quickly said: "My lord, what I mean is that even if Mr. Fan is guilty, he should be handed over to the three legal departments of the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial."

What he said was reasonable and reasonable, and Zhu Yuanzhang could not blame him. "Well, when his accounting office comes later, you will be the judge."

"Yes, I obey the order."

Zhang Zongyi secretly wiped his hands with cold sweat. He knew that Fan Min, who had just acted as the Minister of Household Affairs for a few months, was probably going to die again.

Over the past year, various ministers have either been killed or dismissed from their posts for investigation. Several ministers have been replaced within a year, but few can sit safely in this position.

Needless to say, Xue Xiang is a person who handles practical matters and does not get involved in these messy things. Although Nesi made a difference in the early stage, he has become invisible since he was transferred to the Ministry of Rites. Zhao Benz has just had a name and hasn't spoken much yet. Now he is the only one who can say a few words.

The prime minister was gone, the civil servants had no leader, and their power was severely weakened. They were already inferior to military commanders, and now they couldn't even defeat a little treacherous person. The civil servants present couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness.

The guards went out to arrest people, and the ministers continued to discuss matters. Fan Min was left waiting aside.

Now his whole body is cold, and he has already foreseen his own fate. If the situation is good, he will be beheaded. If it is close, it is not impossible to kill the whole family.

Fan Min felt miserable in his heart. He looked at Li Wei who looked proud, with hatred and regret mixed in his eyes. He did not expect that this thief was so ruthless, let alone that he was actually capable of dealing with him.

If he had relented and approved the money and food, maybe everything would have been fine...

Li Wei met his gaze without showing any signs of weakness. To say that he was ruthless, he was indeed ruthless. In Zhu Yuanzhang's era, corruption was very serious, unlike in later generations who could only end up with a few hundred million dollars. Here, Corruption often leads to beheading. Although the legendary horrific torture of 60 taels of skinned grass for corruption is not clearly stipulated in the law, it depends on Lao Zhu's mood. If he catches up with Long Yan's anger, then it will definitely It means peel it off.

Even so, everyone should be punished for corrupt officials. Li Wei and Zhu Yuanzhang had the same view on this. When he saw those who were beheaded and skinned on the execution ground, he had no sympathy at all.

Killing alone will not work to combat corruption, but it will never work without killing!He thinks we should use the same efforts to ban drugs to ban corruption!

It's fine if other officials don't know. Since Fan Min offended him and was found out by him, he would definitely be put to death!
The court proceedings were going on in a heavy atmosphere. Half an hour later, the guards reported and arrested the Fan family's accountant.

"Bring it up!"

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped the discussion and ordered coldly.

The guards took the order and brought up the accountant of the Fan family. This man was in his thirties and his cotton clothes were pretty good. At this time, the guards brought him into the hall. Seeing the civil and military officials of the court, he was trembling with fear!
The cashier knelt down and knelt down with a trembling cry of long live. After that, he lowered his head and nervously glanced at the ministers. Finally, he saw Fan Min standing to one side with an ashen face, and he immediately cast his eyes for help.

But Fan Min ignored him. Seeing his cowardly look, Fan Min knew that he was doomed.

"Zhang Zongyi, I brought it to you. You can examine it." Zhu Yuanzhang said softly.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhang Zongyi sighed in his heart. In this situation, he couldn't take huge risks to save Fan Min. The trial must be fair!

Zhang Zongyi came out of work and came to the accountant, and asked in a deep voice: "Who is your surname? Are you the accountant of Fan Min's family?"

"Yes, this villain is Kong Youqian, the accountant of the Fan family."

Kong Youqian didn't care about the master at this time. The emperor was sitting on it, and he wouldn't dare lie in this situation even if he was killed.

"In the presence of the emperor, when I ask questions, you must answer truthfully! If there is any falsehood, it is the crime of deceiving the emperor. Do you understand?"

"The villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't dare..."

Kong Youqian was frightened and kowtowed repeatedly.

Zhang Zongyi nodded and asked, "Do you know how much money your Fan family spent last year?"

"I understand, I understand. The Fan Mansion spent a total of 930 yuan last year. I remember it very clearly. I can't be wrong!"

Fan Min, who had been waiting for death in despair, heard this and suddenly said angrily: "That's nonsense, how could you spend so much money last year!"

Although he doesn't care about money, he is from the Ministry of Household Affairs after all, and he still has a certain amount of money and food for his family. According to his estimate, it is similar to what Li Wei said, and it will not exceed [-] guan at most.

"Indeed, there are so many. The villain and the housekeeper worked together to steal two hundred coins. I remember it very clearly. I am guilty!"

Kong Youqian answered every question and told him everything he knew. After he finished speaking, he kowtowed again.

After hearing this, Fan Min turned purple with anger. Well, I am greedy for the court, but you are greedy for me, right?
"You bastard!! I'll beat you to death today!"

"Shut up! It's not your turn to speak yet!" Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted Fan Min with a loud shout. Fan Min, who was about to go up to settle the accounts with his accounting office, stood frozen on the spot and did not dare to move.

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