Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 438 Killing Unforgiven (1)
"Have you sent someone to the Xia Mansion to check?" Guan Xuqing asked, frowning deeply.

"It has already been dispatched, but the Mingtang where Xia Kangshou was staying last night was almost blown into ruins. It may take a while to find clues from the pile of ruins." Zhao Bingjun sighed, recalling Xia Kangshou's last night. The generosity and sincerity expressed to myself, as well as the various experiences I had with this young man from the time I met him to helping him, I couldn't help feeling sad.

"Your Majesty," Zhao Bingjun expressed his conjecture, "I think this matter must have something to do with Wang Zhixin."

"Wang Zhixin? His son's misbehavior is heinous. I only heard about it last night, but since Wang Zhixin came to Beijing as an official, no one has ever told me anything bad about him, and this person's official voice in the officialdom has always been the same. Not bad, how could it be related to Xia Kangshou's death, did you guess it was him because of what happened last night?"

"The emperor doesn't know. Last night, I went to the Golden Theater to listen to a play. I happened to meet Xia Kangshou. During the conversation, he confided to me about Wang Zhixin's evil deeds of taking money and selling the law. According to him, since Wang Zhixin was transferred to Beijing, he has served Since the mayor of Beijing, all officials at the county magistrate level in the 23 counties under his jurisdiction have given him huge amounts of property. His family sent a huge sum of money. Anyone who does not go will be dismissed soon. He has listed a detailed price list for the promotion, appointment and dismissal of officials and the settlement of cases. If you want to be an official, you only need to follow the price list. According to the regulations, it is enough to hand over the full amount of money to Wang Zhixin. If anyone wants to commit a serious crime, as long as he pays the full amount of money, Wang Zhixin can turn black into white with a swipe of a pen. People donate thousands of dollars, and their stolen money can reach more than [-] yuan at a time." Zhao Bingjun did not say that Wang Zhixin supported Yuan Keding, and if Yuan Shikai was involved in this matter, it would probably become extremely complicated.

Guan Xuqing's complexion changed, and he pondered for a long time: "If this matter is true, then it is rare to hear of such a large-scale bribery at the feet of the emperor, even in the two hundred years of the former Qing Dynasty." Zhao Bingjun said word by word: "But the key is to have evidence. Even the emperor's sword can't kill innocent people."

"The reason why Wang Zhixin is so successful in the officialdom is that he is willing to spend money. According to the criminal evidence found by Xia Kangshou, Wang Zhixin has a close relationship with many high-ranking officials in Beijing, and the money he bribed them is even more heinous. It can be said that Wang Zhixin is good at controlling people. He bribes the top with huge sums of money, and tries to suppress the bottom. Therefore, no one has sued him for several years. Litigation power, anyone's pleadings have to go through him, naturally it is impossible to listen to the sky." Zhao Bingjun gritted his teeth and said: "Give me a little time, and I will definitely find his criminal evidence. One more thing, Wang Zhixin's son Wang Ke has been arrested by the ministers, this kid is extremely vicious and has done all kinds of bad things, this is a complaint from the people of Nancheng, please read it."

Guan Xuqing took the pleadings, the first half was the accusation of Wang Ke's crimes, and the bottom part was densely signed with the names of the people in Nancheng. It is roughly estimated that there are at least 100 people. "This kind of person is bold and reckless. If you don't kill him, it won't be enough to anger the common people. But until the matter of Wang Zhixin is clarified, don't touch him for the time being. When the whole thing comes to light, I will deal with it together!"

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After leaving the palace, Zhao Bingjun didn't go back to his administrative office, but went straight to Xia Kangshou's mansion.Xia Kangshou's family members and servants were all standing in front of the door, some were crying and some were sad.

"Master Zhao is here, Master Zhao is here!" Seeing Zhao Bingjun, Xia Kangshou's wife knelt down in front of him, crying and begging, "Master Zhao, you have been wronged by his death, you have to decide for him!"

Zhao Bingjun's heart felt sore, he said some kind words of comfort, and then he separated from the crowd and went into the house.Xia Kangshou's bright hall has long been turned into scorched earth. Although the fire has been extinguished, thick smoke is still rising from some places.

"How's it going?" Zhao Bingjun asked Xiong Bingnan, who was referring to Xia Kangshou's corpse and remains.

"Master Xia's body has not been found yet, only the fragments of the wooden box containing the bomb have been found, and the other things have not been found yet." Xiong Bingnan's eyes were bloodshot, obviously he hadn't slept all night.

"Keep looking, no matter how hard we dig, we will find what we want."

Suddenly there were two military personnel shouting: "My lord, please move over here."

Zhao Bingjun walked quickly over the ruins, following the direction of the fingers of the two military agents, he saw a piece of paper color exposed among the bricks and rubble. "Take it out carefully!"

The military personnel carefully peeled off the covering soil, and gently took out the half piece of rice paper.Zhao Bingjun took it in his hand and looked at it, the top line of small characters read: "Chen Jingcheng Suzheng Shi Xia Kangshou knocked on the emperor Jin'an." Zhao Bingjun immediately raised his attention, and when he looked down again, many places were incomplete, but he could still see it. Seeing the three words "Wang Zhixin", there was a large list of important officials in Beijing at the end, with the amount of money beside it.Zhao Bingjun immediately realized that this was a secret document written by Xia Kangshou to the emperor before his death. He could completely confirm Xia Kangshou's handwriting, and he was also very familiar with the names of the officials listed. This secret document was obviously a detailed accusation of Wang Zhixin to the emperor. crime.With this half of the secret book, there is a trump card to bring down Wang Zhixin, so all he needs to do next is to grab a few officials according to the list on the secret book and interrogate them, and everything will be understood.

"Continue to look for physical evidence, and never let go of any clues." After instructing Xiong Bingnan, Zhao Bingjun got into his special car and hurried to see the emperor.

After seeing the half piece of rice paper, Guan Xuqing couldn't help being furious: "Wang Zhixin has the guts to dare to bribe the officials in Beijing with such a big fanfare, which is tolerable or unbearable!"

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the present plan, should we arrest some of them according to the list and interrogate them first? If the amount of arrears and other items are consistent with what is written on this piece of paper, then the evidence is convincing." Zhao Bingjun suggested.

"Okay, you will be fully responsible for this matter, and you will discuss this matter with Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Suzheng Office. Remember, hurry up, but don't make too much publicity, so as not to shock the officialdom and startle the snake."

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Following the imperial decree of the emperor, several government offices worked together to arrest and interrogate more than 50 important officials within half a day, and most of them confessed to taking bribes.At the same time, more important discoveries were made in Xia Kangshou's mansion. Xiong Bingnan led the military intelligence personnel to find out from the ruins Xia Kangshou's original detailed records hidden in the cracks in the bricks. Regarding the amount of bribes, the Security Bureau dispatched again to find out what to do. After arresting these people and interrogating them, they all confessed their crimes and confessed Wang Zhixin's evil deeds of crazily accumulating money over the past few years.

Now that there are all the witnesses and evidence, Zhao Bingjun brought the confession and evidence he had collected to see the emperor, and reported the process of interrogation and evidence collection in detail.Guan Xuqing raised the case: "Wang Zhixin, this dog slave, is so rampant, it's a crime that cannot be punished!"

"Chente came to ask the emperor for orders, can he be imprisoned?"

"Catch him and put him in the death row. You don't have to wait until after autumn. At noon tomorrow, he will be sentenced to death at Caishikou along with his tyrannical son!" Guan Xuqing was so angry that his chest heaved.

"Report to the emperor, according to the names on Xia Kangshou's list, 54 senior officials in Beijing were arrested. Most of these people are deacons and officials of the prominent government offices in the court, and some are nobles in the palace. How to deal with these people is to let them go. Or?" Zhao Bingjun's heart skipped a beat when he saw the list. So many dignitaries in Beijing were involved in this case. Even the emperor would find it difficult to make a decision. The officialdom will cause a huge earthquake!

Zhao Bingjun never expected that the emperor didn't even frown, and said decisively: "Kill! Kill everyone!"

Zhao Bingjun was taken aback, thinking that he had heard wrongly, so he didn't answer for a long time.

Guan Xuqing saw Zhao Bingjun's thoughts, and said with a sneer: "The corruption of officials in the past has gone through thousands of years without any effect. From today onwards, I will change this old calendar. China's corruption will start from today." Cut off! These people are the moths of the empire, and if I keep them, they will only continue to bring disaster to the country and the people, and I will tell the officials all over the place with this matter, whoever dares to go over the thunder pond even half a step, will end up today!"

"There are also several county kings and beizi among them."

"What happened to the people of the royal family? Since ancient times, it has been said that princes have committed the same crimes as ordinary people, but no dynasty has been able to do this since ancient times. In fact, the biggest moths are these royal families. Put on an iron hat, and you can run amok, and I have long known that this group of people is no different from the original bannermen, and even worse, if they are not severely punished today, the royal family will be disgraced." Guan Xuqing livid His face was full of murderous intent.

Even Zhao Bingjun was a little timid, and said respectfully: "I will obey the order."

After a while, Guan Xuqing sighed softly and said: "Zhi An, it's not easy to govern the country. I want to establish the power of the king, but at the same time I must be gentle. Otherwise, I will become the first emperor of Qin? So, this matter After the processing is over, I want to restore the Yongzheng Dynasty's system of raising honesty and silver, and I want a high salary to support honesty."

"High salary to support honesty?" Zhao Bingjun was a little confused.

(End of this chapter)