In the interrogation room, there were three people sitting across from Fei Chun. One was dressed in black, one in white, and one in red.
The one in black is from the National Security Agency, the one in white is from the Inspectorate, and the one in red is directly the Minister of Dali Temple. "Is this a three-chamber trial?" Fei Chun couldn't laugh or cry.
The traditional three-party joint trial is the Inspectorate, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Dali Temple. Officials from the Ministry of Punishment did not come today.
Huang Zundu from the National Security Institute asked: "Mr. Fei Ge, I'm sorry. We are also acting under the emperor's orders. What is your relationship with Xiao Qifeng?"
Fei Chun replied: "When we were in Luling County, he and I were neighbors. His wife often came to my house as guests, which made my mother happy, so she became my adoptive parents. At that time, Xiao Qifeng also occasionally came to my house and made love with me.
After a few drinks, the personal relationship was relatively good. Later, he was transferred to Guangdong, and then moved around as an official, and there was no contact. It wasn't until he was transferred back to Beijing that we only occasionally interacted with you." "He can be promoted quickly, and you have a good relationship.
Is it related?" Huang Zundu asked.
Fei Chun said: Maybe, but I didn't say anything. Maybe the officials of the Ministry of History misunderstood. After all, when my mother goes out, the wife of the Xin family often follows her around. Some people may think too much after seeing this. Huang Zundu asked directly: "
Have you ever received any money from him? Or other gifts.
"I am the Duke of the country. Your Majesty has rewarded you with salt stores and mines. I have performed many meritorious services and there are three mines. Do you think I will be short of money? Fei Chun asked, "I, Ding You, have already been the second assistant. If
I have to go home to observe filial piety. I am now the chief minister of the dynasty, and I can be regarded as a very human minister, right? I have reached the end of my official position, and I am a duke. I am not short of money. Do I have to accept his bribe? I am not a fool, throwing watermelons.
Don’t do anything about picking sesame seeds. Huang Zundu said again:
"Have your mother, Maizi and children accepted any bribes from the Wei family?
Feichun corrected, "That's not called bribery, it's just reciprocity. I received the gift and returned the gift, and it was not a valuable item. If you don't have any valuable items, I will definitely stop you. I don't lack that in my house. Huang Zundu looked around and looked around.
The two of them didn't speak, and they didn't seem to know how to interrogate them.
Feichun suddenly said with emotion: "Brothers, although my mother wears gold and silver so ostentatiously every time she goes out, she is actually very frugal. Most of my mother's crowns and pendants are made of pearls.
It’s not the South Pearl (Hepu Pearl), it’s not the North Pearl (East Pearl), it’s not the East, West, and South Ocean Pearls, it’s all lake pearls from the south of the Yangtze River.) Only the biggest one is a golden bead given by the emperor. She just wants to save face.”
In terms of market price, Hepu pearls are the most expensive, followed by Northeastern pearls, South Sea pearls again, Western pearls again, and the worst are Oriental pearls. Below these pearls, there are also lake pearls from Jiangnan. What are lake pearls?
Artificially cultivated freshwater pearls around Taihu Lake.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were artificial pearls in Taihu Lake. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Buddha statue beads also appeared, which were carved into Buddha statues with lead or tin and stuffed into pearl oysters. After two or three years, they were taken out and they became lifelike Buddha statue pearls.
The three interrogators couldn't help but look at each other. They really thought that Fei Chun's mother would wear cheap pearls.
Fei Chun continued, "My mother has not lost her petty attitude for so many years. Except for lake beads, most of her jewelry is jade. She claims that the emperor likes jade, and she has the same preference as the emperor. In fact, it is true.
Jadeite is cheaper than rubies and sapphires, and it will not lose face if you wear it. Your Majesty knows his temper, and I often talk about the fate of the founding heroes of the past dynasties. The bigger my officialdom is, the less courageous she will be. How can she dare to accept bribes from others?
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"What happened to your third brother?" Huang Zundu asked.
Fei Chun's third brother was young. He was born after his parents arrived in Luling County. He was one year younger than the crown prince Zhao Kuanghuan.
Fei Chun sighed and said, "My third brother didn't study well. He didn't go to college and he wanted to be an official all day long. He was admitted to be a civil servant in Jinling Prefecture, and I did say hello to him. He was promoted from a historian to a ninth-rank official, and I also said hello."
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They said I engaged in malpractice for personal gain. I plead guilty. It's up to you." "He took Xiao Qifeng's silver, a total of thirty thousand taels." Huang Zundu said. "What?" Fei Chun stood up in shock.
Huang Liangong said in detail that he went to Shandong to work as a minor official. He brought several middle school classmates with him. With the money given by Xiao Qifeng, he started a partnership with others in the sea egg business. He had an official status and could not come forward directly, so he only slept +
Taking the dry stock dividend, he traveled exclusively from Dengzhou to Lushun, the shipping route from North Korea. Moreover, he also used Ruo Ruo as his sign to do official business with Lushun. "You bastard!" Fei Chun pounded the table in anger.
Fei Chun's family is not short of money, and the third child whom her mother dotes on the most is still living well even if she stays at home and raises pigs. This bastard actually accepts bribes as capital, and even takes official orders under the guise of Ruoge Lao
Is everything in your head filled with shit?
Huang Qidu continued, "By the way, the trading company in which your third brother has a stake does not pay a single tael of customs duty. He does not have a stable supply of goods, so he is using your name to force suppliers to sell cotton cloth to him at low prices.
These things were all discovered by the anti-corruption officers at the Shipping Department of Dengzhou City." Even if Di Benshu made no progress in Shanghai, Xiao Qifeng would be found in Shandong.
It was Fei Chun's third brother's company, and the confusion in the accounts was too eye-catching. A group of young people were also very cowardly. After being slightly intimidated by the anti-corruption officer, they were so frightened that they resorted to everything, including accepting dirty money from Xiao Qi.
Talk outside.
Fei Chun sat down slowly, leaned on the back of the chair and said, "I want to see Your Majesty." "I'll go ask for instructions." Huang Zunyi said. Imperial Garden.
Zhao Han smiled and asked, "The National Security Agency didn't hit you, right?" No, he was very polite." Fei Chun replied.
Zhao Han concealed his smile, looked at the wind blowing on the lake, and murmured to himself: "This case is very big, maybe it's time for a thorough investigation of the Shipping Department. Fei Chun said:
"If you just check the Shipping Department, you will definitely not be able to find out. The accounts of the Shipping Department must be reviewed every year." That's right." Zhao Han nodded.
There are no electronic accounts at this time, so it is impossible to compare the transaction details of various companies every year. There are so many companies in the country, and if there is a large-scale reconciliation every year, it is impossible to support so many review officials. Even if the imperial court makes this a routine,
Inventory inspections can only be carried out once every two or three years at most, and only a certain port can be randomly inspected each time.
Fei Chun said, "The only crime I'm guilty of is that I violated the rules and asked the governor of Jinling to recruit my third brother as an official. Before the promotion period was over, I transferred my third brother to Shandong to be a ninth-rank official. In addition, I have never done anything in the world."
Your Majesty, you can go check it out.
There is another thing that is not mentioned. Di Qifeng was promoted under his own name, and I have been pretending not to know about it. He felt that Xiao Qifeng was very capable and had a reputation for being honest, so he was happy to see him promoted quickly, but
as his own faction team.
The emperor did not allow cliques to form, and Fei Chun did not do it deliberately, but everything could "let nature take its course".
Among those who have risen through the ranks of "let nature take its course" is not just Jian Qifeng, but many second- and third-rank officials in the court have a close relationship with Fei Chun. Even Chen Maosheng, who has always been selfless, also has his own team. Zhao Hanwen
"What do you think should be done?"
Fei Chun knelt down and said, "Your majesty, please spare my third brother's life, and do not exile me to Xire and Heilongjiang. It is best to be exiled overseas. As for me, I will let your majesty punish me."
"Okay, I will follow your wishes and exile your third brother overseas," Zhao Han actually agreed. "In the ocean, there is a group of birds with many sugar trees on them. I have named them Guizhou. You: Take me with you."
Let's go to Hengzhou with your son." "Tanzhou
Fei Chun was confused when he heard this. While he was in Dingyou, he had no idea about Xia Weishuang.
In this era, is it better to be exiled to Tibet, Heilongjiang, or to be exiled to Xia Wei? It seems difficult to say clearly. Xia Jianmei is definitely more comfortable, but it is very likely to turn over and die on the way. And, and.
Once you go to Xia Chengyi, you will never want to come back in this life.
Zhao Han asked someone to bring the latest version of the globe and pointed it towards the center of the Pacific Ocean. Fei Chun was speechless and could not speak for a long time.
Zhao Gang said again, "Your prince is gone, and so are your official and casual ranks. When Ding You's term expires, you should start as a bachelor of Dongge." "Thank you for your grace!" Fei Chun knelt down again.
Don't think this is a case of treating Fei Chun lightly. Zhao Han punished Fei Chun very severely.
The title of nobility is pushed to the bottom, the rank is pushed to the bottom, and the rank is pushed to the bottom. Only the rank of one's job is still retained.
As for Fei Chun's cabinet ranking, after the mourning period expires, he can come back directly as the chief assistant, and the current chief assistant must give up his seat. However, the emperor asked him to be a bachelor of the East Pavilion. Although he is still a cabinet minister, he is at the lowest level.
It is possible that a cabinet minister will not be able to serve as a chief minister until death. His political life is already half over.
Zhao Han didn't know if he was beating or comforting: "You don't have to be sad, you are not the only one who has been taken back the title of Duke this time." There are others, Fei Chun said in surprise. "The Zheng family!" Zhao Han sighed.
In Shanghai and Dengzhou, the big fish Xiao Qifeng was found. In Fujian, it was found that the Zheng family was working with the navy to engage in smuggling.
Zhao Han said: "The navy will not be allowed to do business in the future, otherwise I don't know what trouble will be caused."
Zheng Yilong no longer lives in the big house in his hometown, and has opened a Kangzhai in Mo, Fuzhou. He doesn't care about anything and enjoys everything all day long. He leaves all business to his brothers and nephews. On this day, Zheng Zhilong is listening to a play, and the troupe is made up of family members.
of.
He was dressed in Yun brocade, his turban was embellished with gold beads from the South Sea, and he wore a large Hetian jade ring on his hand. While listening to the play, the maid was still feeding grapes. The grapes were brought from the north and kept in a box with ice cubes throughout the whole process."
Master, the angel is here!"
Zheng Zhilong trembled all over and stood up quickly.
The imperial court sent an imperial envoy to investigate the case, and it was traced to the Zheng family. Zheng Zhilong knew all these things.
But he could only pretend not to know that he should be listening to the show, and he didn't even dare to leave his house, as if he was resigned to his fate. Zheng Zhilong knew that the Zheng family was smuggling with the navy, and his attitude was not to encourage or oppose it, but
ask.
"Greetings to the angel!" Zheng Zhilong respectfully went out to greet him. The passer-by who was responsible for delivering the edict took out a seal and an imperial edict.
Zheng Zhilong was stunned when he looked at the seal. The Duke's seal was a gold seal, but in front of him was an iron seal.
Waiting for the Duke, he was directly demoted to a third-class baron without using the title to give him face. Moreover, the title was also ironic, called "Law-abiding Man". 4] Zheng Zhilong accepted the order with trembling hands and asked, "My brothers and beauties"
The passer-by replied: "All important positions must be taken back. Those who should be beheaded should be decapitated or exiled. Half of the Zheng family's merchant ships should be surrendered and confiscated, and then a fine of one million taels of silver should be imposed. If the cash in cash is not enough, the shops or stores should be mortgaged.
The merchant ship was put up for auction.
Zheng Zhilong's eyes were dull and he almost passed away on the spot.
