Chapter 92 The Collusion between Officials and Businessmen
After saying that, Zhao Ning turned around and left Chui Gong Hall without giving the ministers a chance.
The Yi tribe did not kill the Nine tribes.
To put it simply, it means killing the whole family.
As for relatives, check them one by one and deal with any problems one by one.
Kill the biggest one first.
The follow-up to this matter will naturally involve using the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment to go through the judicial process, but it is estimated that it will be completed tonight.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, spare your life! For the sake of my hard work and no credit in the Gyeonggi Road Transport Department, please spare me this time, Your Majesty..."
Shao Zeqing was dragged down by the front clerk, struggling and wailing heart-breakingly.
Zhang Song, Li Huan and others were taken to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
Zhao Ning is not a mindless person.
As long as you cooperate very well during the confession process, you can basically save your life.
This is also a system he is committed to promoting.
There were too many corrupt officials in the Song Dynasty. If we wanted to save time in investigating and dealing with corruption, we had to establish leniency rules for those who confessed.
You know, when investigating corruption, time is of the essence.
For example, this time, if the confession time had been extended by one day, more places might have faced a fate like Zhuxian Town.
What is most important?
The most important thing is to stop losses in time and save people in time.
People like Zhang Song basically saved their lives, and people like Wang Chuanqing who confessed last time also basically saved their lives, but they can avoid the death penalty, but they cannot escape the punishment of living.
They will all be sent to the frontier.
As soon as it got dark, Shao Zeqing was sent to the execution ground.
For Zhao Ning, there are not so many rules when it comes to killing people. It is useless to ask you to die immediately, even if the King of Hell refuses to accept it.
Shao Zeqing cried and shouted at the execution ground, but no one paid attention to him.
Leng Yue was silent, the people around were holding torches, and the executioner came up with a ghost-headed knife and slashed down.
With a click, Shao Zeqing's head rolled to the ground, blood spurted out, and the headless body fell to the side.
His head was quickly wrapped, treated with special medicine immediately to prevent it from rotting in the summer, and then sent out overnight.
There is no peace in the capital tonight, Shao Zhai has been surrounded.
A family like Shao Zeqing, the Minister of Household Affairs and the Gyeonggi Road Transport Envoy, probably has a family of nearly a hundred people including his parents, peers and juniors.
They were all arrested and Shao's house was sealed.
Later, Li Huan's Li residence was also sealed.
Then, Zhang Song and other businessmen confessed by Li Huan, as long as they are on the list, will start to be arrested.
Tonight is a sleepless night.
Wang Xun's case itself is not over yet. Although all 37 officials were beheaded and King Pu was killed, the businessmen who colluded with the officials are still being investigated.
As a result, I turned around and found that many businessmen on the list were involved in the Shao Zeqing case.
Many of these people returned grain to Zhao Ning at a high price a few months ago, and Zhao Ding keeps the list.
Of course, after killing people, it's not over yet.
Immediately send people to various places in Gyeonggi Road to conduct strict investigations. If similar situations are found, they will be arrested. Preventing the situation from expanding is the top priority.
At night, Zhao Ning was in Wende Hall, staring at various maps in trance.
This kind of thing happened on Gyeonggi Road. Does it happen on other roads?
Wang Xun is collecting grain in Hebei. The current situation in Hebei is probably worse than that in Gyeonggi Road.
The ancients said that Yi Zi cannibalizes each other, nothing more than this.
The average price of the grain that Zhao Ding transferred from the Huaihe River was 2 guan per stone, which shows that some merchants have ugly faces, but some merchants are still willing to cooperate with the court.
The Great Song Dynasty.
The tax system is a mess, with exorbitant levies and miscellaneous taxes being the most onerous.
Although the commercial ban increased the national treasury, it also formed a monopoly of official privileges and made people's livelihood miserable.
Killing people cannot eliminate corruption.
It can only serve as a temporary deterrent, but it cannot clear the root cause.
Zhao Ning has always believed in a saying: Construction is always more difficult than destruction. If you want to destroy the old order, you must establish a new order.
At this time, Zhao Ning did not have time to ask too much about the situation in other roads in the south. It was time to launch the first round of small-scale new policies in Gyeonggi Road as a pilot.
After thinking about it, Zhao Ning fell asleep.
Not long after, Zhao Ning was awakened by the sound of footsteps at the door of the hall.
It was Wang Huaiji who came in.
"Official family."
"What's the matter?"
"The official of the Song Dynasty asked to see you. She said that the medicine you asked for was successful."
Success?
"Hurry up and let her in."
Not long after, Song Shuyuan came in. She was very happy and said: "Guan Jia, I recently tried it on several rabbits with injured wounds and infections. After a few days, all the rabbits recovered."
She held some documents with very detailed records in her hands, which were all records of the experimental process.
Zhao Ning took it and read it carefully. He said: "You did a good job, but this does not prove the success of the drug."
"Why?" A question mark appeared on Song Shuyuan's head. Hasn't it been successful?
"We can't tell whether the rabbits recovered by themselves or whether they relied on drugs." Zhao Ning said patiently, "And even if it may be by drugs, are these drugs likely to cause death? You only tried 10 rabbits, which is too small.
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"Also, we cannot ensure that the drug actually entered the rabbit's body. We cannot be sure whether the silver needle penetrated into the rabbit's body as you mentioned."
Zhao Ningyue said that Song Shuyuan felt a little disappointed, but after all, she was an official in the palace and did not dare to reveal her true emotions in front of the emperor.
"Of course, there is a certain possibility that our medicine has played a role."
"Drugs involve human lives, so you must be cautious and cautious. You can go to the Imperial Medical Office more often and have a good chat with those people."
"The official teachings are correct, and I know it."
Seeing Song Shuyuan's unconcealed tiredness, Zhao Ning comforted her: "Don't worry, go back and have a good rest. Things can't be done overnight."
This Song Shuyuan is also very beautiful, like a girl next door, her whole person always exudes vitality.
This kind of girl is very attractive.
Song Shuyuan was the internal minister of Emperor Qinzong Zhao Huan of the Song Dynasty. During the Jingkang scandal, these female officials were also captured and taken to the north.
Now, her fate has been changed.
What Zhao Ning admires the most is her attitude in doing things, being meticulous and doing things step by step regardless of difficulties.
"I know it, and the officials will take a rest early. I will retire."
On the third day of June, at noon, Zhao Ning finished his lunch and enjoyed the cool air in the imperial garden, and fell asleep unknowingly.
He had a dream in which he was captured by Wanyan Zonghan and taken to the Kingdom of Jin, and was imprisoned in a cellar to eat dirt.
When I woke up from the dream, I was in a cold sweat.
Wang Huaiji saw that Zhao Guanjia had woken up and said cautiously: "Guanjia, are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
"You just had a nightmare. I'm going to get you some cool ice water to calm your fears."
"No need." No matter how hot it is, Zhao Ning will not drink ice water.
In ancient times, ice was mined from frozen rivers in winter, and then stored in cellars and icehouses.
That thing is not sterilized. Drinking it will not only make you upset, but in the long run, you will definitely get sick.
He only drinks boiled water.
Wang Huaiji then said: "Officials, sir, I would like to see you. I see you are taking a nap and I dare not disturb you."
"Go and call him over."
"yes."
Not long after, Zhao Ding, Zhang Shuye, Li Gang, and Zongze all arrived.
"Official family."
"Everyone sit down."
Everyone sat down and saw that Zhao Guanjia seemed to have just woken up from sleep, and there was still a hint of fatigue in his eyes.
Zongze said: "Officials work day and night and should pay attention to the Holy Eucharist."
Zhao Ning washed his face with a basin of water brought by Wang Huaiji, and while wiping his face, he said: "Zong Qing, you should pay more attention to your health. I have already informed the Imperial Medical Office and am preparing to dispatch an imperial physician to accompany you."
"The officials love me so much, and my senior ministers are flattered."
Looking at Zongze's thin body, Zhao Ning couldn't bear it.
The pressure on the midline will be very high in the future, and he is worried that Zongze will be overworked after a few months like in history.
"Zong Qing, please remember to put your body first."
"yes."
Chapter completed!