"Your Majesty Yue Su accepts the decree, long live my emperor, long live long live..."

When he was still thirty miles away from Beijing, Yue Su met the eunuch who was delivering the order. The eunuch read out the imperial edict for Yue Su to examine the case seriously. After receiving the edict, Yue Su led his men and horses, escorted the prisoners, and continued to rush to the capital.

When they arrived in Beijing, it was already dark and the city gates were closed. However, as soon as Mr. Yue arrived, the officers and soldiers guarding the city quickly opened the gates and let Yue Su and his party enter the city. After entering the city, Yue Su did not go home directly.

Instead, he went to the Criminal Department, put the prisoner in a prison, and ordered the policemen from the six gates to assist in guarding him. He even arranged for Jin Chan to take charge in the prison. This was not an ordinary serious criminal, so he must be closely guarded.

It was getting late, so Mr. Yue did not go home. He simply stayed in the Punishment Department, where all his subordinates also lived.

There are many officials waiting in front of the Yue Mansion. They are all officials of the Yue Party. They are just waiting for Mr. Yue to come back, but he has not come back after waiting and waiting. Later, I received news that Mr. Yue has been in the capital for a long time, but he has arrived at the Ministry of Punishment.

This group of officials rushed to the Ministry of Justice in a sedan chair and handed a notice in front of the door asking for an audience. Yin Zhu came out and said that Mr. Yue had gone to bed after a long journey and had to ask for an audience tomorrow.

The case will be tried tomorrow. These officials have all received money from Shanxi merchants. They are all begging and begging hard at the door. They have a certain attitude that if Mr. Yue doesn't see us, we won't leave.

However, Yin Zhu also received a death warrant and was not allowed to let anyone come in to disturb him. If he refused to leave when he saw someone coming, he would not accompany him and entered the yamen by himself. Only the officials outside were left, but they were waiting. All the officials were waiting.

For most of the day, Mr. Yue was nowhere to be seen, so I had no choice but to go back home.

At dawn the next day, when all the officials from the Ministry of Punishment arrived, Yue Su called them to the main hall, read out the decree in public, and opened the court to hear the case.

Yue Su sat in the middle, with the assistants on the left and right on either side. The chief, the lieutenant and other officials sat in sequence. After the preparations were completed, Yue Su knocked on the wooden door and said loudly: "The criminals Wang Dayu and Jin Liangyu are leading the crime!"

"yes!"

The officer agreed and went to pick up the prisoner. After a while, he picked up the prisoner. As soon as they arrived in the hall, the police officer kicked Wang Dayu and Jin Liangyu to the ground and said, "Sir, bring the prisoner here!"

Yue Su nodded slightly, looked at the two people kneeling down, and said: "Wang Dayu, Jin Liangyu, our headquarters is ordered to publicly hear your case of smuggling military supplies and collaborating with prisoners to fund the enemy at the Ministry of Punishment today. The evidence is now conclusive, you still have to wait.

Don’t recruit based on reality!”

When they were escorted to the capital yesterday, Wang Dayu and Jin Liangyu had already realized that they were destined to die. The 'Yueyan King' really had to ignore it and try it openly. If such a major case were to be tried in public, they would not be able to do so.

A dead end.

Now in the lobby of the Criminal Department, it seems that he is really able to save the day. Yue Suming clearly is not afraid of making things worse, and no matter how the case ends in the end, it seems that he doesn't care about their affairs, because they are suspected of death.

"Master Yue... you have to know that if we tell the truth, I'm afraid you won't be able to end it..."

"How will it end? No matter what happens to you, our department is ordered to review the case. If you two don't confess truthfully, then don't blame us for being rude to you!"

"Okay..." Jin Liangyu gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Since you asked me to confess, I will do it."

When Jin Liangyu said this, he coughed twice, cleared his throat, and continued: "These military supplies were taken out of the customs and given to the Jurchens. We have been doing business with the Jurchens for almost ten years now.

At first, we sold some daily necessities normally, and later, we also sold military supplies. Weapons, armor, and food were all sold. This time, Tiancong Khan ordered weapons from us, one hundred thousand sets of armor each, and one hundred artillery pieces.

, two million stones of grain. Wang Dayu, Fan Yongdou, Tian Shenglan and other eight people and I purchased the goods separately. Wang Dayu, Wang Dengku, Liang Jiabin and I were each responsible for 20,000 sets of weapons and armor. Tian Shenglan was responsible for 20,000 sets of armor and weapons.

In addition, he is also responsible for 100 artillery pieces. Zhai Tang and Huang Yunfa are each responsible for 500,000 shi of food, and Fan Yongdou is responsible for 1 million shi. Weapons and armor are purchased from Xuanfu, Datong, Henan, Shandong, and Huguang Supervisory Army.

The batch of ordnance obtained was transported from Xuanfu and Datong. Due to the long distances, the military supplies from the other three places have not yet been delivered except Shandong, which has sent 5,000 sets, but they have also accepted us.

The money, if this had not happened, would have been shipped soon. As for the cannons, Tian Shenglan had already purchased fifty of them from Xuanfu and Datong, and was thinking of ways to get the remaining fifty. The food was all purchased from the south, and Zhai Tang

Three hundred thousand stones have been purchased, Huang Yunfa has purchased five hundred thousand, but it has not yet been delivered. Fan Yongdou is the same, he has purchased six hundred thousand stones, but it has not arrived yet."

At this moment, Jin Liangyu did not hide anything and told the truth. After saying this, he paused again and then said: "Over the years, in order to unblock Zhangjiakou, we have bribed many officials in the DPRK and China.

The detailed account book is in Fan Yongdou's hands. Fan Yongdou knows almost everything about who is on it, but only the seven of us and I can know everything together. I have given..."

Jin Liangyu was not ambiguous. He immediately told everyone he had given money to and how much he had given him. After he finished speaking, Wang Dayu also truthfully explained the gifts he had given him. They did not invite Beijing.

To be honest, what central officials do is to prevent these officials from causing trouble for themselves. In addition, if something happens, there are people who can help to suppress the matter. There is a saying that the law does not blame the public. They were originally

Think about it, the more officials take bribes, the more likely it is that if something goes wrong in the future, the officials investigating the case will be timid and under pressure, they will not let it go.

Their idea is indeed good, but it is a pity that Lord Yue is now hearing the case. He is the most powerful official in the court. Such pressure may be great for others, but it is nothing in front of Lord Yue.

Wang Dayu and Jin Liangyu signed and signed, and then Yue Su ordered him to be escorted down, and then Tian Shenglan was sent to the court.

Tian Shenglan didn't seem to have any intention of hiding it, because he understood that hiding it was useless. He was destined to die. Before dying, it was the true nature of a businessman to have a few more people to support him. What he explained earlier was almost the same as what Jin Liangyu said.

The 40,000 sets of military supplies purchased from there are actually just a fraction. They were shipped from Xuanfu and Datong respectively. The remaining 60,000 sets have not been sent yet. The 50 cannons that have been shipped are still under our control.

In the Xuanfu's house, another fifty cannons have not yet arrived. These fifty cannons were purchased from Bian Town under Datong and Bianzhen under Xuanfu. But they were not bought from Zhangjiakou because all the cannons in Zhangjiakou

All military supplies have been robbed, and replenishment has not yet arrived.

In addition, he also made it clear who he had paid bribes to. The biggest official here was Bai Yu. Even Bai Yu's son is now in the hands of his own son, but they are now hiding

Where, I don't know.

After asking Tian Shenglan to sign and sign, Yue Su began to call other Shanxi merchants to the hall and interrogate them one by one. When they were imprisoned, they were all detained separately, so there was no possibility of collusion. What they confessed was basically consistent. Which official was bribed and how much money was paid?

, they all say they have noses and eyes, and it doesn’t look like they are intentionally framed.

Some officials from the Ministry of Punishment were also called. Once these officials were called, they didn't even have the courage to argue. They quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Yue Su to plead guilty. Yue Su didn't get angry on the spot, but just told them to sit back.

In your original position, you are now trying the case. When will you be tried? We have to wait for the emperor's decree.

The last person Yue Su brought up was Fan Yongdou. Like the previous seven, as soon as he entered the hall, he was kicked to the foot of the steps by the guards before he could take the initiative to kneel down. Even so, Fan Yongdou straightened his clothes, kowtowed and said

: "Fan Yongdou, a common man, comes to see Lord Yue."

"Fan Yongdou, do you know." Yue Su said calmly.

"The common people know the crime." Fan Yong said calmly and vindictively: "If you want to know anything, just ask. I think you have learned almost everything now. I should be the last one to be brought to the court. After all, I know the best."

For details, sir, please summarize the previous confession from me."

It was already past noon, and Yue Su had been interrogating all the way from the morning without even eating lunch. At this moment, Fan Yongdou guessed that he was the last one, which was reasonable. But his calm energy really impressed Yue Su.

To be honest, the eight Shanxi merchants all seemed quite calm, but Yue Su could see that they were all in despair. Only Fan Yongdou knew that he would die, but he did not take death seriously.

"I didn't expect you to be so smart. Then when you collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, did you ever think of such a day? Although businessmen pursue profits, not all money can be earned. Don't you think this money is hot for your hands?" Yue Su said calmly.

said.

"Sir, the world is as black as crows. When we gave money to the officials in the DPRK, they smiled happily and did not feel it was hot at all. How could we feel it? The Ming Dynasty was in turmoil, coupled with natural disasters and the period of destruction.

Just around the corner..."

"Bold!" As soon as Fan Yongdou said this, Lu Wenke, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, became angry and he immediately shouted.

Lu Wen was originally the Inspector-General of Zhejiang Province, because when Yue Su arrived in Hangzhou, he took the lead in joining Yue Su's family and vigorously cleared up unjust cases. He was recommended by Yue Su and was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Not long after he took office in Beijing, there were also Shanxi merchants who offered him

As a gift, this guy felt that the job was not easy to come by, and he could not accept any money, so he refused. Now that I think about it, I am very happy.

Yue Su waved his hand and said: "Master Lu, there is no need to be angry, let him continue talking."

"Yes, sir." Yue Su spoke, but Lu Wen didn't dare to say more.

Fan Yongdou smiled slightly and said: "Master Yue really has a broad mind, I admire it, I admire it." The villain continued, compared with the seriously ill Ming Dynasty, the Jurchens were in their prime. The old Khan King Nurhachi wore thirteen pairs of armors

He raised an army to unify the Jurchens, and won a great victory in Saarhu, which laid the foundation for the outside world in one fell swoop. In a few years, most of the land outside the customs was in his hands. Corporal Tian Cong Khan Li Xian was wise and wise, and the Jurchen soldiers and horses were even stronger. He would conquer the Central Plains one day.

It's not impossible, the only difference is the timing. We are just profit-seeking businessmen, and we imagine that Lu Buwei had a lot of money to live in and became the prime minister of Qin. I, Fan Yongdou, don't have such big ambitions. I only want our descendants to be rich forever. Cooperating with the Jurchens, and there are

What's the disadvantage? If the Jurchens really rise to prominence in the Central Plains one day, we will be the heroes and we can keep our wealth forever. If the Jurchens fail, we will have nothing to lose and we will still be our richest people."
Chapter completed!