He worked on the Royal Bank, sorted out the army, sorted out the officialdom, studied medicine, learned Taoism, occasionally had an affair with Master Li, and stayed in the harem every three and five nights.
But he enjoyed it.
Sometimes when the position is reached, many things can be done with just one sentence, and someone will naturally do it.
Time flies to March.
When Lin Yi was checking the intelligence, he saw a piece of news that Jurchen officially founded the country, with the country name of "Dajin" and the era name of "Tianfu".
Lin Yi calculated the time. It was now 1117, which was not the time when the Jin Dynasty was officially founded. According to the historical trajectory, in the following years, the Jin Kingdom chased the Liao Kingdom and beat them up, and finally destroyed the Liao Kingdom in 1125.
After that, the Jin Kingdom began to attack the Song Dynasty, and the Jingkang Disgrace occurred in 1127.
Ten years at most.
In other words, only 8 years.
Lin Yi felt that he needed to speed up, so he took out a memorial and read it, then stuffed it into his sleeve and met someone that night.
The next day.
At the court meeting.
Censor Zhongcheng Wang Zonglio came out to hand over the memorial and said loudly: "Censor He Li impeached Cai Jing for the fourteen major crimes. Your Majesty, please read and investigate carefully."
He Li was Lin Yi's co-teacher, and he was transferred to the Censor's Office last year. Lin Yi was already the Young Master, and he was still a seventh-grade Censor.
Song Huizong frowned.
Cai Jing, however, was very calm. His somewhat fat body did not move, and he squinted his eyes as if he was about to fall asleep.
While other officials, including Cai Jing and the others, were nervous, others were just watching the show.
Cai Jing was impeached not once or twice. In the past, Song Huizong's way of handling it was to let the eunuchs collect the memorials and then nothing happened. Cai Jing was as stable as a mountain, but this time, Song Huizong said:
"Read it and let me listen."
Cai Jing's originally stable body was slightly shaken.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Censor Zhongcheng Wang Zongliu opened the memorial and read it loudly.
"Cai Jing has been in power for twelve years. He has blasphemed God, ignored the emperor and his father, made alliances with foreign aid, underestimated the rank and salary, paid a lot of money, changed laws and regulations, made arbitrary plans, liked to lead and flatter, clamped down on the platform to admonish, was passionately close to the party, always worked hard, and worshiped Shi Lao.
Poor civil engineering, cautious and far-sighted..."
To put it simply, they are selling their official positions, controlling government affairs, taking bribes and bending the law, being extravagant and lustful, preying on the people, etc., and they do all kinds of evil.
Behind these fourteen deadly sins.
Each item is accompanied by an example, such as selling an official position to win a title. There are dozens of items in the memorial, involving dozens of court and local officials.
"Guanzi said, if you sell your official title, the country will be destroyed in ten years. Those who have studied hard for more than ten years have no future. A rich person can get a sixth-grade or even fifth-grade official position immediately with a few thousand coins. If things go on like this, the people will be disappointed.
, Cai Jing’s move is to destroy the foundation of our Song Dynasty, and to destroy your Majesty’s country.”
"When Cai Jing came to power, he sold off his officials and titles, took bribes, and formed cliques for personal gains. This caused the entire officialdom to follow the dragon and the phoenix, fawning, fighting for power, and forgetting the righteousness at the sight of profit. In such an officialdom, everyone is running for their own promotion and busy for their own selfish interests, which makes the treacherous ministers
He has no scruples and becomes even more complacent, which chills the hearts of loyal ministers, Your Majesty."
Talking about the Cai family again, "The whole Cai family is full of noble people. Cai Jing's sons Cai You, Cai Pu, and Cai Sui are all great scholars. Cai's family is the 23rd to be awarded the Jinshi. How many cases of imperial examination fraud exist among them?"
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Speaking of Cai Jing's extravagance, Cai Jing spends thousands of dollars on a meal. Quail soup is made with quail tongues. Hundreds of quails are hunted for a meal. Crab roe buns only use the best essence of crabs.
Crab roe, Cai Jing also likes to eat a kind of 'salted black bean', which is pickled from oriole gizzards. It is the size of a soybean. Cai Jing eats 300 pieces in one meal. Think about how many oriole birds he will kill.
Speaking of Cai Jing's seizure of land, Cai Jing owns large tracts of land in the capital and his hometown respectively, as much as 500,000 acres.
This is just Cai Jing. There are more than a dozen direct members of the Cai family, dozens of collateral members, and countless officials who have colluded with him. These people have seized millions of acres of land.
In the court hall,
Only the censor, Zhongcheng Wang Zongliu, read aloud.
Song Huizong listened calmly.
Other officials were silent and did not dare to make a sound.
Beads of sweat broke out on Cai Jing's head.
He looked at Song Huizong, who was unusually calm on the stage, and then secretly glanced at Lin Yi, who stood still and silent as a pine beside him. Cai Jing felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere today, very wrong.
But now he can only pretend to be calm.
finally,
Finished reading a long impeachment memorial.
Everyone looked at Song Huizong on the stage. Cai Jing's mind was already spinning eight hundred times, waiting for Song Huizong to ask him if these were true, so that he could defend himself.
You can hear a needle drop in the hall.
About a minute passed.
Song Huizong finally spoke.
"Come on, Lin Yi will preside over it. We will lead the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to conduct a joint review. We will strictly examine the contents of the memorial. If there is no evidence, Prime Minister Cai will be cleared. If there is evidence, we will punish him severely."
Song Huizong's words were like thunder in Cai Jing's ears.
The old man was so shaken that his head was blurred and his body was trembling.
its not right,
He ordered a thorough investigation without even asking himself. Who could resist the investigation? Just as he was about to speak, Lin Yi left the office before him.
"I accept the decree."
The three chief officials of Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment and the Three Legal Departments of the Metropolitan Procuratorate also all came out to lead the order.
Song Huizong nodded, stood up and left the hall, marking the end of the court meeting.
Cai Jing looked stupidly at Song Huizong's disappearing figure.
Lin Yi walked up to Cai Jing, smiled and said, "Xiang Cai, please come to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for a cup of tea."
Cai Jing's body visibly trembled.
Many ministers in the court saw this scene.
My heart is turbulent.
this day,
I'm afraid it's going to change!
That afternoon,
Cai Jing was invited to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and dozens of officials from the Cai family's immediate family, as well as dozens of court ministers, were also invited for interrogation.
Lin Yi won't play with them and take his time.
What he wants is lightning action,
Cut the mess with a sharp knife.
At the same time, the Three Law Departments drafted a document together and sent the imperial army to carry out the imperial edict to the local area to control and search the residences of all local officials involved in the case, and escorted them to Beijing.
Chaotang earthquake,
The last time the Song Dynasty went to war in such a big way was when Cai Jing was involved in the Yuanyou Party case. It was only more than ten years ago. That time involved more than 300 people including Sima Guang, Wen Yanbo, and Su Shi. This time, I am afraid that more people are involved.
many.
Lin Yi was not afraid of the crowds, so he made room for the ministers he liked, so that the Song Dynasty could quickly get on the right track.
Such creatures as courtiers,
Kill one group and another will naturally grow.
Don't be afraid that no one will be available.
The next day.
News that Cai Jing and his officials were being investigated began to spread all over Bianjing.
The people talked a lot,
"Cai Jing has been investigated, which is really satisfying. Cai Jing has done so many evil things during his reign. He has committed corruption, perverted the law, sold his official position, and gained titles. These are the fourteen major sins. Cai Jing's crimes are so serious."
"I heard that Cai Bian, Cai You, and the Cai family's descendants and officials have all been imprisoned. There are seventy or eighty of them."
"It's not just that, it's not just that. There are many local officials, and some of them are not deeply involved, but they have also been warned. They are writing self-examination notes at home. I heard that Mr. Lin gave the order. If they can't investigate themselves clearly, what will happen to them?"
If you are handed over, the punishment will be increased."
"Do you think Cai Jing will stand up again?"
"There should be no chance. Lin Xiangguo is in charge of punishing Cai Jing this time. Lin Xiangguo is the pillar of our Song Dynasty. From now on, Lin Xiangguo will definitely be in charge of the overall situation."
Inside Dali Temple,
We are working hard to review and organize the files.
There are always people who can't stand the pressure and will say that when you pull out a thread, you will pull out a rope, and finally you can pull out a cow.
It is transmitted layer by layer.
More and more things are being investigated. They have done too many things over the years, one after another, and the files are piled up in the entire warehouse.
Avoid problems before they happen.
After Lin Yi read these files, they were all included in the space.
Don't give him any chance that others want to destroy.
In the past, scenes of arson and dossier burning in TV dramas made things more difficult for the protagonist. Lin Yi didn't want it to happen to him.
In the prison.
Wang Fu, wearing dirty underwear, looked at the officials escorted in one after another and laughed like crazy.
"Cai Bian, Cai You, Lan Fu, Wang Si. You are all here. Finally, I am not the only one suffering here. I have known for a long time, I have known for a long time that none of you can escape, and you will all be defeated by that
In Lin Yi’s hands, hahahaha.”
Cai Bian, Cai You and others gave Wang Fu a hard look and were immediately pushed away by the jailer.
Cai Jing did not go to jail.
After all, they are old people, and they have worked for the emperor for so many years. There is hard work without credit. Lin Yi and Cai Jing were sitting side by side, drinking tea and chatting.
At this time, Cai Jing had changed into plain clothes.
He is no longer prime minister.
"Congratulations to Prime Minister Lin. After I leave, the position of Prime Minister will definitely belong to Prime Minister Lin. Prime Minister Lin is only thirty years old and has assumed the position of a highly respected minister. It is really rare in the world to be congratulated." Cai Jing said in a low voice.
"From my understanding, the prime minister is just a position that can better benefit the people. Even if you are the prime minister, there is nothing to be too happy about." Lin Yi said lightly.
Cai Jing raised his drooped eyelids and looked at Lin Yi with strange eyes. To be honest, although he was shrewd, he still found Lin Yi and Lin Dongyang in front of him very difficult to see through.
This young man,
He became a young butcher when he was less than thirty years old.
Nor did he cultivate his own people extensively.
He also sent people to investigate and found out that Lin Yi managed the Royal Trading Company and found out how much money he made for himself. He still lives in the house that His Majesty first gave him.
It was a favor at the beginning, and compared to the seventh-rank official residence, it was very large.
But now that Lin Yi has become the Grand Tutor and the Duke of Chu, the standard of that house is obviously far from enough, and he has never thought about changing it.
Wang Fu's house that was raided was used by him as a Treasure Pavilion.
No big deal.
There was no large-scale land acquisition.
Want to talk about being a good womanizer?
He did take in Cui Niannu, the oiran, and it is said that he had some rumors with Master Li. There were several maids in the family, but in the eyes of outsiders, this was far from the level of lust. There were many officials with more women than Lin Yi.
And there is no need for force.
At most it's romantic.
This was considered elegant in the Song Dynasty.
Cai Jing is so self-satisfied that he really doesn’t know what he is going to do. Is he really dedicated to serving the country?
Lin Yi put down the tea bowl, and did not look at Cai Jing, but looked at the light at the door and said: "Xiang Cai, your majesty told me that if you plead guilty, you will be spared death. As for the Cai family, the nine clans will not be implicated."
Cai Jing's body trembled violently.
"If you don't implicate the nine tribes, then there are still many others who will be implicated?" Cai Jing said.
"I can leave a lineage to your Cai family."
Cai Jing's hands were shaking violently, and his heart was bleeding. The Cai family used to be so prosperous, but now they have ended up like this.
Half a month later.
Royal Palace Hall.
There are obviously many fewer officials in the palace than before.
Lin Yi took out a memorial to report to Song Huizong about the investigation of Cai Jing's case. Cai Jing pleaded guilty and obeyed the law. The officials involved involved three provinces, six ministries, twenty-four divisions, local prefects, general magistrates, county magistrates, and even military personnel.
There are a total of 356 people, most of whom are involved in selling their official positions, being promoted through bribery, etc.
Moreover, most of these officials themselves have problems.
Song Huizong asked: "Is there any evidence?"
Lin Yi replied: "The evidence is conclusive."
Song Huizong said: "Then punish him according to the law."
Many people think that the Song Dynasty did not kill scholar-bureaucrats or literati. In fact, this is a wrong understanding. The law stipulates that there are many crimes for beheading, such as corruption. The law of the Song Dynasty clearly stipulates that if an official embezzles more than 20 taels of silver, he will be sent to Lingnan or
Zhu Yazhou, embezzled more than 40 taels of silver, beheaded.
Not killing, but in order to pursue the reputation of benevolence, some emperors often pardoned beheadings and converted them into exile to appease the hearts of other civil servants.
But Lin Yi knew.
The nicer some people are to her, the more squeamish she becomes. Sometimes killing a group of them can have a greater deterrent effect.
Now Lin Yi feels that it is better to kill a group of people than to leave a reputation for kindness.
The deaths of these officials would probably shock the officialdom of the Song Dynasty for 20 years. With this effect, Lin Yi felt that their deaths were worth it.
Another half month later,
The execution ground on the outskirts of Bianjing.
Hundreds of officials were dragged here. When they saw the executioner, the ghost-head knife and the guillotine, they all screamed. They didn't expect to be beheaded, and they were all frightened.
some of,
Several bachelor's degrees.
There are several ministers,
The rest all have official status.
"I, the Song Dynasty, never kill civil servants. I don't kill civil servants. Let me go. I want to see the emperor. I want to see the emperor."
The shouting was endless.
But the executioner didn't care about this.
"Noon has arrived, kill!"
With an order,
The heads of the first batch of dozens of officials were chopped off, and many of them were so frightened that they even became paralyzed and fainted.
Just now, there were still people who had the last illusion. The emperor just scared them and then pardoned them in the execution ground.
With full benevolence.
But now some people have been beheaded, especially those from the Cai family, and they know there is no room for turning around.
"Don't kill me. Don't kill me. I am the Minister of Civil Affairs. I have devoted myself to the imperial court for decades. Your Majesty, please don't kill me."
It's too late to say this now.
"Cut~!"
click,
Dozens more heads fell to the ground.
More than three hundred ministers were killed,
Shocked the entire Song Dynasty.
It also shocked the people of the Song Dynasty.
And Cai Jing,
He was pardoned by the emperor and exempted from the death penalty, and his body was turned into a white man and sent back to his hometown for retirement. As for his family property, all his property was confiscated.
When Cai Jing left,
He only brought two servants and his youngest son Cai Xiu.
They originally wanted to go back by boat, but no one on the entire Bianjing Pier was willing to take them on board. Cai Jing's reputation was so bad that he made the Song Dynasty a mess. The people dared not speak out but stepped down and ransacked their homes.
All those who saw him off were scolded by the people of Bianjing.
Cai Jing and his son are on the road.
But on the way,
No matter it was an inn or a restaurant, they would not receive them or sell them any food. All the food they brought with them when they went out were eaten up, and they were starving in the end.
So uniform,
Of course it was Lin Yi's handiwork.
How could he let the old fox continue to live? The dead Cai Jing is the good Cai Jing.
at last,
Cai Jing died of cold and starvation in a ruined temple. Even his youngest son died. It is said that he was killed by wolves. Cai Jing's last two servants abandoned their master and ran away, and were eventually caught and beheaded by the government.
As for Cai Jing’s bones,
After asking the imperial court for instructions, the local government
Buried on site in the cemetery.
A generation of powerful ministers,
Cai Jing, who once dominated the Song Dynasty for more than ten years, finally died of cold and hunger and was buried in a thin coffin in a foreign country.
After death, one cannot even enter the ancestral graves.
Since then,
In the Song Dynasty, Cai Jing's family was completely eradicated.
Turn into ashes and disappear into smoke.
Even the scum is gone.
As for the property of those corrupt officials, all of them were confiscated. There were more than 300 officials, and they were all officials with real power. Even if an official had 100,000 guan, that would be more than 30 million guan. Moreover, all of Cai Jing and his family were corrupt officials.
Filthy man, that is really rich.
If Liang Zhongshu, Cai Jing's son-in-law, gives 100,000 yuan as a birthday gift, how much money can they have?
Finally, someone counted and reported to Lin Yi,
More than 300 officials confiscated more than 60 million yuan in cash, thousands of properties, millions of acres of land, 500,000 acres for Cai Jing alone, tens of thousands of shops and businesses across the country, and countless treasures such as gold, silver, and jade.
Calculate it all,
Total assets exceed 300 million yuan.
They all say that gold belts are awarded for murder and arson. Lin Yixin said that those are just trivial fights, and they can't be done faster than ransacking an official's home.
As for these properties.
Leave it all to Zhenbao Pavilion for processing.
It should all be purchased for Zhenbao Pavilion.
On the day Cai Jing left the capital, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty issued an order to promote Lin Yi to the position of prime minister, and to be in charge of the three provinces of Shangshu, Zhongshu and Menxia.
A new generation replaces the old.
Since then,
The days when Lin Yi led the Great Song Dynasty began.
