After Chen Mo, the head of the Household Department, went out, Liu Chengfeng's face showed a smile of success. It was expected that Chen Mo denied that he had anything to do with the flower shop. After all, he was the head of money and food in the Household Department, and he was involved in business, especially
It's a business like a brothel. How dare you expose it to others at this time of crisis?
What Liu Chengfeng was afraid of was Chen Mo admitting that as long as he insisted that he had nothing to do with the flower shop, Liu Chengfeng would have the means to punish him.
"Zhou Tai...raise your face!" Liu Chengfeng smiled slightly and his eyes fell on Zhou Tai again.
"Sir...sir..." Zhou Tai raised his blue and swollen face, looking cowered and desperate.
Liu Chengfeng slapped the case and said: "You just said that the owner of the flower shop is someone else. Chen Mo and Mr. Chen can vouch for you. I invited Mr. Chen here, but he said he didn't know you. Now, you still have
What can I say?"
Zhou Tai shuddered and said hurriedly: "The villain is not lying."
"No?" Liu Chengfeng looked at him interestingly, and said slowly: "To tell you the truth, you first attacked the Jin Yiwei, and then bit the court ministers. Now your true colors have been revealed, and the evidence is conclusive. I just won't take your confession."
, you can still report your counter-proposal to the commander, do you know what the crime of conspiracy is?"
Zhou Tai's teeth chattered. He didn't know what the charge of rebellion was? What's more, he was sent to the Jinyi Guardhouse? Once Liu Chengfeng reported it, Beizhen Fusi immediately arrested the person and then threw him into prison.
It is said that life is difficult to save, even the whole family cannot be saved.
Zhou Tai said: "Sir... Sir, Chen Mo is talking nonsense. He is my master. The villain has been working in Chen's house since he was a child. This is known to everyone. How could Chen Mo not recognize the villain? Except that
In addition, Chen Mo not only participated in the flower shop business outside, but also sent many domestic slaves to open gambling houses outside, and used the Ministry of Revenue's canals to traffic in silk from the south of the Yangtze River. The villain knew all these things.
Chen Mo didn't recognize me, but I recognized him even after turning into a ghost."
When the matter reaches this point, the biggest crux is whether Zhou Tai has a special relationship with Chen Mo. As long as there is such a relationship, the charge of rebellion will be difficult to establish. After all, high-ranking officials are involved, so even if they want to frame him, they have to weigh it carefully.
"Bold." Liu Chengfeng's expression remained unchanged and said: "What nonsense are you talking about! Now you dare to bite Mr. Chen? Mr. Chen is an official of the imperial court and the pillar of my Ming Dynasty..."
"The villain has evidence... The villain has hidden account books, which can prove the money discrepancies between the Chen Mansion and the Flower Shop..."
When Liu Chengfeng heard Zhou Tai's words, a smile appeared on his face, and then he smiled at Secretary Wang who was standing next to the case, and said: "I ordered someone to escort him to get the account book. After signing and signing, the account book and the confession
Send it to the Commander-in-Chief. In addition..." Liu Chengfeng said lightly: "In addition, the Imperial College also makes a copy and gives it to Dr. Qin."
After all, Secretary Wang was a veteran, so he started to think about it. Then he realized it, and his mind suddenly became enlightened, and he couldn't help but say: "I understand, I understand."
Liu Chengfeng slammed the table, stood up, and shouted loudly: "After such a long interrogation, everyone is hungry. Brothers, please eat!"
The captains on both sides were already so hungry that their chests were touching their backs. When Liu Chengfeng shouted this, they immediately cheered as if they had been granted amnesty.
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The Imperial College was already in chaos, and the voices of criticism had been fierce in the past few days. When Dr. Qin came up with a confession, the entire Imperial College was in an uproar.
The dignified person in charge of money and food in the Household Department was not only involved in the brothel business, but was also involved in gambling houses. In addition, he used his power for personal gain and used water boats to transport his own goods. This alone was enough to cause trouble for a while.
In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, officials retreated behind the scenes to do business. No matter what the saint said, everyone had to support their wives and children after all. Just like corruption, everyone in the court was corrupt, and there were few honest people.
, but once this kind of thing is exposed, it becomes a big deal.
What's more, the money and food manager had something even more outrageous. Jin Yiwei invited him to go, but he flatly denied that he had anything to do with the flower shop. Now that Jin Yiwei has produced irrefutable evidence, he can't escape even if he wants to.
The Qing Dynasty has begun to discuss. A gentleman loves money and acquires it in a proper way. Now Chen Mo is using his power for personal gain, not only seeking profit as an official of the imperial court, but also telling lies. Can he still be an official with such virtue?
As a result, countless memorials flew into the cabinet like snowflakes, and the voices of severely punishing Chen Mo became louder and louder. Some of these people were just out of righteous indignation, and some were eager to have a vacancy in the Ministry of Revenue immediately vacant. Except for
In addition, there are many people who are jealous, especially those of the imperial envoys. Everyone in the world knows that the imperial envoys are poor. They all receive such a meager salary, but they usually have no filial piety and no salary. They are all scholars.
Why do you live so well and drink so much, go out and make money while squatting in the household department, and yet you have to pick your fingers to calculate even when you hire a bearer?
The cabinet did not expect that the matter would be so big. In the always brightly lit outer hall, Liu Jian, a bachelor of the cabinet, was holding a teacup and sitting on the couch for bachelors to rest, drinking tea slowly, while Li Dongyang was sitting on the other side.
On the side of the desk, he was absently flipping through the newly-incoming memorials. As for Xie Qian, the bachelor of the cabinet, he was already sneering with his hands folded in a livid face.
The incident happened suddenly, and no one expected that this kind of thing would happen. This kind of thing may not be big or small, but Qingyi criticized him fiercely. Now he is criticizing Chen Mo, but in the end, the criticism will come to the cabinet. After all, Chen Mo
He is in charge of money and food, and occupies the central position of the six ministries. If this person has bad conduct, then some people will ask, who promoted this person to the imperial court when it selects talents?
Clear discussion has always been difficult to control. If someone used Chen Mo's incident to criticize the cabinet, things would probably be in trouble.
Liu Jian drank tea slowly, his old eyes seemed calm and composed, but at this time his heart may not be happy. Of course he remembered that just three years ago, an Imperial College student named Jiang Rong impeached him for being a bachelor.
Although the emperor trusted himself and suppressed the matter, it was still a matter of lingering fear for Xie Qian.
Now the fire outside has started. If it is not dealt with, it is very likely to cause a fire. Last time, it was just Jiang Rong, a prison student. Who can guarantee that this time it will not be the entire Imperial College? Even those imperial envoys who are unwilling to be lonely will never do it.
Stand aside and watch.
"Binzhi, Yu Qiao, what do you think?"
Liu Jian smiled and asked Li Dongyang and Xie Qian pleasantly.
Xie Qian was impatient, so he got up and shouted angrily: "This is the Jin Yiwei who is causing trouble. It's the man named Liu who is deliberately trying to make a big fuss. Can't Liu Gong see it? How dare a small household dare to sow trouble?"
The cabinet cannot give in and should teach him a lesson."
Li Dongyang raised his eyelids and said: "But no matter what, Chen Mo is too bold. If the cabinet protects him, what will the world think of him?" Li Dongyang smiled slightly and continued: "Besides, Liu Chengfeng's excuse
It is also impeccable. The purpose of smashing the flower shop was to capture the bandits who attacked Jinyi School Captain. After the torture, it was those 'bandits' who came to bite Chen Mo on their own. The evidence is irrefutable and there is no way to save him. Liu Chengfeng's every move
How can you teach him a lesson when you have already stood firm? If you teach him a lesson today, tomorrow someone will rush into the cabinet to fight with you and me. Now the capital is full of troubles, and arguing with a hundred households will only cause trouble.
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Liu Jian took a sip of tea and said calmly: "What Binzhi said makes sense. We can't make a fuss. If it gets bigger, it will be no good to anyone."
Xie Qian sighed. He had an impatient temper. In fact, he had already seen through the conspiracy of Liu, but he still wanted to be led by his nose. He felt very unhappy and couldn't help but say: "This kid is hateful!"
Li Dongyang asked Liu Jian: "Mr. Liu, what should we do with Chen Mo?"
Xie Qian said: "What Yu Qiao said just now makes sense. The dignified cabinet cannot be led by a single Jinyiwei Baihu. Chen Mo wants to deal with it, but he can't go too far. Ask someone to hand him a note and let him take the initiative to resign.
.As for that Liu Chengfeng..." Xie Qian smiled slightly and continued: "I have heard a little bit about the fireworks alley. With that Liu Chengfeng, I am afraid that there will be a bloody fight between Jin Yiwei and Dongchang.
Fuck it, let them go their own way, but I will write an article in the Di newspaper that will be sent out tomorrow to warn the officials in various ministries and ask them to check themselves and not make the same mistakes as Chen Mo again. They must learn from it.