Chapter 40 The Voting Certificates of the Seven Ministers
Qin Yun sat on the gilt dragon chair and looked at the ministers with a half-smile.
He slowly opened his mouth and said: "My dear friends, you came to see me early in the morning. Why are you here?"
Several people looked at each other.
Qi Yong, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, slowly raised his head, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I have come here because of the rebellion of the traitor. In the past two days, the Ministry of Punishment has been interrogating me all night."
"We have already pried open the mouths of some traitors, and have implicated more than ten generals in the army and more than twenty officials from various ministries. Here are the charges. Your Majesty, please take a look at them."
Qin Yun took it and saw that there were many names written densely on it, including some that even he, the emperor, was familiar with!
The evidence of these people's crimes is conclusive, and they have one thing in common, that is, they are friends with Wang Wei and others.
Qin Yun grinned, this is not a crime, this is a surrender letter brought by Qi Yong.
Although it is not stated explicitly, the subtext is that Wang Wei and I are not of the same species, and please forgive me for my previous sins.
Qin Yun was quite satisfied. In front of all the ministers, he said with a smile: "Yes, Mr. Xi, I will convey my decree in a moment and reward Mr. Qi with a hundred taels of gold, several luminous pearls, and some satin and jade articles."
Qi Yong's face was filled with joy, and he knelt down and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will swear my loyalty to you to the death!"
"Well, that's good. I'll leave the list above to Qi Aiqing, and execute everyone!" Qin Yun said coldly.
Qi Yong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said without hesitation: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will get started immediately!"
Although this completely offended Wang Wei's party members, Qi Yong couldn't control that much. The situation in the court was changing rapidly, and if he didn't stand in line, he would die.
When the Minister of Works and others saw that Qin Yun did not hold Qi Yong accountable, but instead accepted his loyalty and rewarded him with gold, silver and jewels, they became happy and began to speak one after another.
"Your Majesty, I came here to discuss the corruption issue at the Ministry of Works. I am guilty of this. Only today did I discover that many of my officials were colluding to steal money from the state treasury."
"Here is the impeachment list. Please take a look at it. Your Majesty also asks you to convict the old minister. He is negligent in his duties."
Huang Yanqing, Minister of Industry, knelt on the ground with a correct attitude.
Qin Yun smiled and was very satisfied.
This impeachment list is basically Wang Wei's protégé. He and Qi Yong did exactly the same thing.
"Huang Aiqing, please get up. If you know you've made a mistake, correct it. I said I won't punish you. Dear father-in-law, I will arrange it later and reward him!" Qin Yun said grandly.
Although the national treasury is not rich, this little money still doesn't matter. Stabilizing the morale of the military can be regarded as being spent wisely.
Besides, during this period, the homes of so many guilty officials were confiscated, and a lot of money was collected. Especially the homes of Han Qinhu and other important figures were considered to be mountains of gold and silver. Now all of them have gone into the treasury, that is, Qin Yun himself.
fanny pack.
"yes!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" they replied.
Immediately afterwards, Minister of War Zhao Heng, Grand Tutor Shen Qin and others stood up one after another.
What they said and what they handed over were very different.
It's nothing more than surrender, hoping that Qin Yun can forgive them for their previous inactions or stupid behavior.
Qin Yun also accepted them one by one and did not embarrass them.
After all, the imperial court really needs them, and another thing is that everyone has brought their own "certificates of nomination."
Many officials close to Wang Wei were impeached, and there was evidence of guilt and legitimate reasons.
A total of more than 100 people were involved. The largest official was the Minister of Industry, a fourth-rank official. The smallest officials were some scholar-bureaucrats and school captains.
But in the imperial capital, these people's positions still have some influence.
Pulling them all out would probably cause turmoil in the court.
With these things in hand, Qin Yun can take back a lot of power and positions, and promote some loyal ministers who are truly useful to Daxia.
An assassination and a poisoning conspiracy, Qin Yun passively accepted both of them.
Although the process has been full of twists and turns and dangers, he has regained a lot of power by losing everything and gaining it.
On the other hand, Wang Wei would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood.
After many years of business operation, Qin Yun wasted a lot of money in just half a month.
After expressing his loyalty, Qin Yun provided ideological education to several ministers.
Finally, there was something in Qin Yun's words.
"My dear friends, I will no longer pursue the past matters, but from today on, it will no longer be the same situation as before. Whether it is a fox or a monster, I will completely put away my tail!"
When everyone heard this, they were shocked!
None of the officials could withstand the investigation. They were terrified, wondering if His Majesty knew something about their private affairs?
They all said in unison: "Your Majesty is so kind, I will never forget it!"
"I will obey His Majesty's will!"
"I must change my ways!"
"..."
Wait until several ministers leave the imperial study.
Qin Yun immediately said to Eunuch Xi calmly on the side: "Go and spread the news. Let's say that seven of them came to see me today and impeached many people."
"It's best to spread the word out of the palace and let all the ministers know about it."
Eunuch Xi was well versed in the ways of the palace. He never asked random questions and said quickly: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will take care of it right away."
In fact, Qin Yun did this because he wanted to completely split the possibility between Qi Yong and Wang Wei, making them like fire and water.
He stood up, took a deep breath, and said to himself with sharp eyes: "Wang Wei, wait for me, Lin Changshu has fallen, and you will be here soon!"
"Don't think that I don't know your thoughts, and that Wang Guifei Wang Min, huh!"
As he spoke, he showed a hint of coldness.
"Tao Yang!"
"The humble duty is here!" Tao Yang, dressed in military uniform, immediately knelt down.
"Go, prepare things for me, I'm going to go to Tianlao!"
"Yes!" Tao Yang replied.
Qin Yun walked out of the imperial study, and under the protection of the imperial guards, went to the prison.
The prison is so important that no one can enter without the emperor's order.
Originally, Qin Yun set up heavy troops here, hoping to kill those who couldn't sit still and silence them.
But a day or two passed and nothing happened.
During the day when the sun is shining, no light can enter the Tianlao. Even in the scorching heat, there is still a gloomy feeling inside, which makes people shiver.
Lin Changshu was the only one in such a large prison.
As soon as Qin Yun entered, he heard slight screams and moans coming from the humid air and scum.
It's from Lin Changshu.
This guy was beaten into a human shape, and all kinds of torture were used on him. Except for his face, there was almost no good flesh on his body.
When Qin Yun saw it for the first time, although he was not sympathetic, he still frowned.
"Hahaha, useless emperor, are you here?" Lin Changshu suddenly raised a pair of bloodshot eyes, with disheveled hair, without the majesty of a prime minister, and a bit of resentment.
"court death!"
"Crack!"
The prison officer drew out his wet whip and swung it hard on Lin Changshu's body. There was a loud bang in the air and a piece of flesh and blood flew away.
"Ah!" He screamed in agony.
Under guard, Qin Yun slowly walked into the cell and said calmly: "I am a waste, so what are you, a loser?"
"fail?"
"Who said we failed?" Lin Changshu said with a ferocious face and a crazy smile.
A sharp light shot out from Qin Yun's eyes, he took a step forward, frowned and said loudly: "You? Who are you?!"