Chapter 221: Killing Liang Shicheng with a stick, Yang Jian, Wang Fu, and Zhu Meng confiscating their homes and imprisoning them
Lin Yi did not move the border troops. On the one hand, the situation of the border troops was more complicated. On the other hand, there were too many involved. Among them, the most famous Zhong Family Army, Zhe Family Army, etc. can now be said to be the most powerful army in the Song Dynasty.
Lu Zhishen was from the Zhong Family Army.
Without a clear understanding of the situation, it is absolutely not suitable for the border troops to act arbitrarily.
However, Lin Yi had plans for cultivating masters.
Tong Guan left the palace with blood on his face. Everyone knew that Tong Guan had been reprimanded, and all the officials in the Privy Council became cautious.
The very next day,
The emperor issued an order to the Privy Council, calling Zhong Shidao to serve as Tongzhi Privy Councilor, the second in command of the Privy Council. At the same time, he also ordered Zhong Shizhong to replace his brother Zhong Shidao as the new commander of the Western Army.
After receiving the imperial edict, Tong Guan did not dare to hesitate at all, and quickly ordered people to go to the Western Army to announce the edict and notify Zhong Shidao to come and take office.
Zhong Shidao is 64 years old this year, but he is still an old man and has a good command of strategy. Together with his younger brother Zhong Shi, they are known as General Lao Zhong and General Xiao Zhong. The Zhong family army is a big banner in the northwest and has a wide reputation. It conquered Xixia
Destroying the country and becoming a vassal can be said to be the most combat-effective army in the Song Dynasty.
Let Zhong Shidao come to Beijing as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council. It has multiple meanings. The first is to balance Tong Guan, the second is to increase the strength of the Privy Council, the third is to win over the hearts of the border army generals, and the fourth is to prepare for the rectification of the border army. Zhong Shidao
He knows the situation of the border troops best, so asking him to take action to rectify it will definitely do a better job than Tong Guan.
In terms of the military,
The Privy Council arranged Zongshi Dao, and the Sanya arranged Zongze. The army will surely be managed slowly in the future.
certainly,
Lin Yi will have many other methods later, but don't be in a hurry.
After making arrangements for the army, Lin Yi returned to the palace. After meeting with Song Huizong, he obtained an imperial edict and led his troops directly to Liang Shicheng's house.
The imperial army rushed into Liang Mansion,
Guard all places and no one can touch them without permission.
Liang Shicheng was lying in the room to enjoy the coolness. The sudden movement woke him up. When he saw the large number of forbidden troops, his heart trembled. Then he shouted forcefully to the leader of the forbidden troops: "I am an official of the imperial court. Your majesty has a secretary next to you.
Why did you rush into my home!"
The imperial guards didn't care about this, they went up and tied up Liang Shicheng and brought him to Lin Yi.
When Liang Shicheng saw Lin Yi, he immediately begged, "Lin Sheren, why is this? Why is this? I want to see your majesty, I want to see your majesty."
Lin Yi said calmly: "Your Majesty, you don't need to see me. I have your Majesty's imperial edict here, so you can take a look."
As he spoke, he unfolded the imperial edict.
"Liang Shicheng received many favors from the emperor but failed to repay them. He committed five major crimes. He accused the supervisor of embezzling anemone during the construction of the palace, accepted bribes from other officials, forged imperial edicts and falsely conveyed the holy will. He made money without spending money and sold his officials and titles. He planted spies to spy on secrets. He was under the influence of imperial envoys.
Lin Yi arrested and interrogated."
Liang Shicheng's body began to tremble violently, and he knew that he was finished.
I thought I was doing it very secretly,
But now it was discovered that the emperor knew everything.
If nothing else,
Just one forged imperial edict and falsely conveying the holy will is enough to lead to an untimely death.
Looking at Liang Shicheng's dead look, he knew that this guy already knew that he was finished. Lin Yi waved his hand and said, "Take Liang Shicheng back to the Imperial Army Yamen for strict interrogation."
Then he looked at the other generals and ordered: "Search Liang Shicheng's residence and register all the property, belongings and personnel in the register. There will be no mistakes."
Forbidden Army Yamen,
After a meal to clean up,
Liang Shicheng asked and said nothing.
What imperial edicts they had falsely conveyed, whose bribes they had accepted, which officials they had sold, how much property they had plundered, etc., were all told in detail and recorded as oral confessions.
Liang Shicheng was arrested. To be honest, many people in Bianjing were trembling with fear. Naturally, they were involved with Liang Shicheng.
That night.
There were as many as a dozen officials taken away by the Imperial Guards in Bianjing City. These were still involved in important matters, and those who were usually more filial were not included.
even so,
Many officials were so frightened that they could not sleep at night.
And in the early morning,
A bigger piece of news came.
Yang Jian was arrested.
Yang Jian was also the chief eunuch beside Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, and his status was comparable to that of Liang Shicheng. Liang Shicheng was an official to the Grand Tutor of the School, while Yang Jian was the Shaobao of the School. They were both great favorites of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty.
Lin Yi came to visit and detailed Yang Jian's major crimes. He was also taken into the Imperial Army Yamen, where he was naturally tortured to extract a confession and suffered a lot.
Those who were involved with Yang Jian now became trembling with fear, fearing that the Forbidden Army would knock on the door at the next moment.
However, when Liang Shicheng and Yang Jian were arrested, many people cheered and cheered, especially those upright officials. Seeing the arrest of the eunuchs of the cholera court, they suddenly felt like they could see the moonlight after the clouds cleared.
emperor,
Became wiser.
Now you know who the traitor is.
certainly,
all this,
It seems that it all happened after Lin Yilin came to the top. Many people's views on Lin Yi changed from appreciation to reverence.
There was also hope for the future.
At Liang Shicheng's house, a large number of antique jade treasures were found, as well as a large number of land title deeds and Bianjing house deeds.
As for the gold and silver, they were all robbed by Lin Yi before.
And at Yang Jian's house.
Likewise, more than ten million pounds of gold and silver were found.
There are also a large number of jewelry, antiques, treasures, properties, and houses, totaling a total of 20 million yuan.
Lin Yi had all these things transported to the inner treasury of the palace.
a few days later,
In the square outside the palace hall, Liang Shicheng and Yang Jian were stripped down to their underwear and were pressed to the ground by the imperial guards.
"Your Majesty has a decree. Liang Shicheng and Yang Jian are two slaves. They have no intention of going to the cholera court. They will be beaten to death with sticks according to the family law."
Snap, snap, snap.
The thick fire and water stick hit the two of them hard.
At first, the two of them screamed,
But after more than a dozen blows, there was only moaning, and after thirty or fifty blows, there was no sound at all. In the end, the two men's bones were smashed countless times, and they were completely breathless.
As for the ministers they implicated,
Submitted to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial,
It's time to exterminate, and it's time to raid and raid homes.
Not one of them will be let go.
What happened these days,
Cai Jing saw it, but he didn't dare or couldn't care about it. He didn't even dare to say a word. Some people wanted to ask to see Cai Jing, but Cai Jing completely avoided seeing him.
After dealing with Liang Shicheng and Yang Jian, the imperial court issued a report to the world. The charges against the two men were written clearly and clearly.
This is not over yet,
A few more days will pass.
During the Song Dynasty, Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Criminal Court acted simultaneously to arrest Wang Fu, the young prime minister, and Zhu Meng, the head of the Suzhou Yingfeng Bureau.
Wang Fu was charged with colluding with Liang Shicheng and Yang Jian to sell their official positions, accept bribes and make money without spending money. In addition, he was also charged with bullying virtuous people and snatching women as concubines and maids, and wantonly seizing people's wealth from the people in the name of the emperor.
As for Zhu Meng, he is also one of the six thieves. He can be said to be Wang Fu's direct subordinate. He is in charge of the Jiangnan Yingfeng Bureau. He helps Wang Fu prepare flower and stone outlines, collect treasures, and squeeze people's wealth. Through these years of plundering, Zhu Meng's net worth
It has tens of millions of dollars, and there are also ten farms, 300,000 acres of fertile land, and three mansions. The most famous one is Tongyuan Garden, which is said to be the best in the south of the Yangtze River for its wonders of lakes and rocks.
Half of Wang Fu's money was collected and paid as tribute by this guy.
Wang Fu was arrested,
Once again shocked the Song Dynasty court.
This is not a eunuch, but a real prime minister, a deputy prime minister of a country, second only to Cai Jing among civil servants. He used to be a favorite of Song Huizong, but now he has been decapitated like a bereaved dog.
The clothes and hair were tied up and taken away.
And heard this news.
All the people in Bianjing cheered and encouraged.
Many people privately praised His Majesty for his wisdom.
Some loyal and upright ministers were also greatly encouraged. They felt that they had seen hope and that His Majesty had become wise again. The few things he had done recently showed signs of bringing things back to order.
Many ministers gathered together to discuss,
Or go to a restaurant to celebrate with a drink.
The people have long seen Wang Fu's evil deeds, plundering people's wealth and anointing, selling his officials and conferring titles, and disrupting the court's rules. However, he is in a high position and is favored by the emperor. No one can touch him.
It’s not that the Song Dynasty didn’t have upright ministers.
He is not a minister without talent.
In fact, the basic mainstream is still good. Wang Anshi has only been dead for 30 years. The biggest problem with the integrity of those ministers is still with Song Huizong. It was because he, the emperor, liked Cai Jing and jesters like Wang Fu.
The officialdom of the Song Dynasty was so chaotic.
It's too late to reverse now.
If Wang Fu is captured, he will naturally pull out the radish and bring out the mud. Another group of officials surrounding Wang Fu will be arrested, and the end result will be imprisonment and the confiscation of their homes.
After a few more days,
The emperor issued an order to transfer Zhang Shuye back to Beijing and serve as governor of Bianjing. This time, because of Wang Fu's involvement, Kaifeng governor Teng Lian was taken down. Before that, Zhang Shuye was a member of the Treasury Department and a Shaoyin of Kaifeng. Later, because of
Zhang Shuye's cousin Zhang Kegong impeached the prime minister Cai Jing. Cai Jing was angry with Zhang Shuye and found a small mistake in Zhang Shuye. He demoted Zhang Shuye to Xi'an Caochang as supervisor for several years.
Zhang Shuye's ability and qualifications are more than enough to be promoted to the Yindu of Bianjing Prefecture.
When Cai Jing heard the news that Zhang Shuye had been transferred back and promoted, he was so frightened that he thought the next step would be to deal with him, right?
also,
There were also some minor personnel changes. For example, a censor named Li Gang was transferred to the Secretary Department as Yuan Wai Lang, and his job was to be the assistant to Lin Yi, a member of the Zhongshushe.
Li Gang is a few years older than Lin Yi. He is already thirty-two this year. It can be seen that he is extremely respectful when he sees Lin Yi. He bowed deeply to Lin Yi on the day of the report.
Everyone knows it.
A series of recent events in the Song Dynasty court were all directly or indirectly related to Lin Yilin, the champion. They did not believe that Song Huizong would suddenly undergo such a big change. Someone must have given him advice.
So who made the comment?
Now the only one who can suppress Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Tong Guan, Gao Qiu, Liang Shicheng, Yang Jian and Cai You is the more favored bachelor Lin Yilin.
This is what they dream of.
Even if they move to just one, they will be remembered for their lifelong achievements, but Grand Scholar Lin moved to so many traitors in just a few months.
Li Gang,
In other words, all the knowledgeable people and upright people in the Song Dynasty admire and respect Lin Yi in their hearts.
Aspiration does not lie in age.
Although Lin Yi is young, it does not prevent them from admiring and respecting him.
Now Lin Yi has become a leader in some people's hearts.
In fact, Lin Yi's idea was very simple. First, sort out the court a little, let those capable officials see hope, and then train some suitable manpower to prevent the future mainstay of the Song Dynasty from being interrupted.
In fact, it is difficult to say that it is difficult to reverse the situation in the officialdom, but it is also easy to say that it is easy.
The difficulty is because the opponents are generally very powerful and have a huge network of interests involved. If you want to attack them, you will inevitably be attacked by counterattacks.
It's like the supervisory censor suing Cai Jing.
Cai Jing did not fall, but many censors were made difficult by Cai Jing.
But for Lin Yi, none of this is a problem. He can now recruit and train officials in the name of the emperor, eliminate Cai Jing's power little by little, and completely replace them with his own people. By then, he can manage
Isn’t it easy for this country?
Civil servants are loyal?
With this worship skill, there is no need to worry at all.
The general rebelled?
With this worship skill, there is no need to worry at all.
Eunuch taking power?
With this worship skill, there is no need to worry at all.
The harem interferes with politics?
With this worship skill, there is no need to worry at all.
I'm watery again, hahaha.
Oh~ By the way,
Almost a month has passed, and Song Huizong is almost recovering from his poisoning. Can he go to the harem to have a look?
Lin Yi found it interesting when he thought of this.
When he came to Song Huizong's palace, he said he wanted to report the situation to the emperor. He cloned himself and blocked the people around him. Lin Yi went over and used a small transformation technique to transform himself into the size of Song Huizong's body. However, his face could not change. He just took off the mask and put it on himself.
On the way, the clone returned to Lin Yi's appearance.
The two of them exchanged clothes.
If anyone comes in at this time, they will definitely think, no wonder the emperor and Lin Sheren have such a good relationship, it turns out that it is like this.
Change into the royal robe,
Lin Yi asked his clone to read in the side room next to him, while he called the eunuch in charge, "I haven't been to the harem for many days. Is there anything going on there?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the Queen and the concubines have been concerned about your physical condition these days. However, you have made a decree not to see them during this period, so all the servants stopped you."
Lin Yi nodded.
"I feel much better today, so I went to the harem for a walk."