When Niu Yuan heard him mention the name "Hu Chonglian", he immediately remembered that Shi Zhengxiu had told him that a doctor from the Ministry of Industry, Zhongyuan, was planning to collude with the party members to embezzle the money for building the temple, and this unknown little man was exactly
His name is Hu Chonglian. Although
He seemed to be talking about something that happened a long time ago, but Niu Yuanyuan had the opportunity to get involved in this big thing. Since he could be on this line, how could he give up? He immediately grabbed the topic, patted his wake and asked: "This matter
How long has this been going on?"
The prisoner was flustered: "Thank you, Prime Minister, it will take three or four months no matter what."
"Great!" Niu Yuan sneered several times, "You corrupt people dare to reach out to the emperor. After planning for so long...what can't you do?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry knew that this was his subordinate, but he was listening in confusion, so he was frightened and asked cowardly: "What is the matter that the Prime Minister is talking about?"
Niu Yuan smiled and said: "This matter has nothing to do with you, sir. It's just that you and I never thought that such a group of traitors were raised in the imperial court! I originally heard Shi Zhengxiu's revelation that this person conspired with the minister, and brought another one with him.
Minister Ban went there and planned to embezzle the cost of building the palace, which he thought was ridiculous. Who would have thought that at the first trial here, there was corroborating evidence! However, the matter is still vague and needs to be interrogated in prison. "
Firstly, Shangshu didn't know about the conspiracy of his subordinates, and secondly, he didn't want to be implicated in it. He agreed very much with Niu Yuan's decision: "As a superior, I should make amends for my mistakes. Don't worry, I will catch the traitor when I get back."
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"This is not for me, but for the emperor," Niu Yuanyi said sternly, "it depends on all of you sirs working together to capture this traitor!"
Gao Jizhi originally thought that he would not be able to stand up, but he never knew that such a change would happen. He was in a daze for a moment, and began to cry out in his heart. Ye Yongjia looked at the official minister with suspicion, wondering how his plan could go wrong.
Zeng Liang of the Ministry of Husband frowned, realizing that things had become complicated; Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments ate snacks one by one, his mouth full of grease, as if he was staying out of the situation; only Lu Zhixian's eyes turned white, his lips turned purple, and he looked like he was about to die.
Although they had their own agendas, their voices were surprisingly consistent, and they all responded to Niu Yuan: "As you command!"
When Niu Yuan heard this simple sentence, he smiled even more, clapped his hands a few times and said: "Okay, okay! Could you please come today and accompany Niu to try such a big case! After I finish the trial, I will
It will bring clarity to both the government and the public!"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry had just left the Yamen, so he summoned Hu Chonglian to his subordinates, tied him up immediately, scolded him, and sent him to prison. Niu Yuan knew that his identity would be a hindrance, and in order to avoid trouble, he decided not to go to trial in person.
, only ordered the governor to act on his behalf, and ordered that Su Zongshan's name not be brought out because it was related to his eternal plan.
The governor gave the order to beat up the doctor from the Ministry of Works. The latter revealed the truth and testified with a seal, saying that it was a communication item given to him by the minister, so that he could use it to communicate with the senior officials of the capital. Niu
After hearing Yuan's confession, he suddenly felt that "heaven and earth are united in all times", and quickly told Prime Minister Liu that he would meet with hundreds of officials in the hall, using this meeting to completely kill the hope of the old party.
Niu Yuan arrived at the middle hall with confidence. He opened the curtain outside the door and looked around. When he saw that everyone had arrived, including the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he smiled slightly and thought to himself: 'This person is the one who turned defeat into victory for me.
The key is to sit down on the armchair.
"Everyone, Hu Chonglian has confessed everything," Niu Yuan said, taking out a neatly folded document from his arms, "This is his confession. Please read it to the Lord of the Ministry of Industry and see what is around you.
people."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry had a stern look in his eyes. He cupped his fists and took the confession. He gently opened it and read: "Hu Chonglian, the doctor of the Ministry of Industry, confessed: The villain conspired with the minister of the Ministry of Industry to deceive the superiors and conceal the truth. He also found that person."
The officials of the capital plan to embezzle the emperor's public funds for building the palace, and then we will share the spoils together... There is a seal that can be used as physical evidence."
When he read the end, his eyes were red and he was filled with indignation: "Where is the seal he mentioned! Please show it to me!"
"Here." Niu Yuan was holding the little thing in his right hand. He shook his hand and threw the seal to him. "Is there anything you want to say?"
The minister took a look at it and found that it was indeed the ministry's seal. He was already furious, and after Niu Yuan fanned the flames, he threw the seal away, turned around and said to his colleagues: "Everyone,
That group of people formed a clique, yes
We need to attack the emperor! If we don’t uncover their behind-the-scenes instructions, I’m afraid the government will never be exposed! This is what happened to our department. I am willing to set an example and clean up these rebellious and rebellious subordinates, leaving no one behind.
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This time Niu Yuan interrogated the case in full view of the public, and the trial process was justifiable. Now even the chief official of the Ministry of Industry is so angry, how can anyone have any reason to object? They were originally afraid that the Liu Party would suppress dissidents, so they decided to
Qingliu, who had gone to seek refuge for self-protection, now saw that they had a clear goal and would not affect others. It was like the sun suddenly cleared from the clouds, and all misunderstandings were resolved immediately.
Gao Jizhi was stunned. He saw that the opponent was invincible, but the people around him turned their backs one by one and could not be recruited back, leaving him alone, as if he was just waiting for the enemy's cavalry to crush him.
He felt weak and sad, his whole body was paralyzed, and everything in front of him was spinning. Fortunately, he was a little more tenacious and forced himself to bear it until the end of the meeting.
After he walked out of the lobby, he saw Chen Tongpao. He sighed and showed various helpless expressions in front of him. It seemed that he already thought that Niu Yuan had completely reversed the situation. Even a shrewd person like Chen Tongpao
Such a person would not be able to think out of the blue and save another life.
But after complaining for a long time, he found that Tongpao Chen just nodded with a smile, no change compared to before. He felt the strangeness of this person, and began to be a little scared, his expression dimmed, and he asked with a stern face: "
Now that we are finished, who else can we turn to in the world? How can you still laugh at such a situation?"
"Brother Yanda, ah no, Gao Shangshu," Tongpao Chen chuckled to himself, "Don't always think about asking others for help. It is said that it is better to ask for help from heaven and earth than to ask for yourself. You can always solve everything by yourself."
Gao Jizhi flicked his sleeves and said: "Nonsense! So far, all I can do is catch him without mercy, what else can I do?"
"To be honest, sir, when I was in the capital, I actually had a back-up plan. The reason why I didn't make my move was because of today."