"Pass him to the palace, and I will interrogate him personally!" Yun Xi said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, the civil and military officials present all saw that something was wrong. Chen Ying, as the imperial history of the Imperial Procuratorate, is not at all uncommon for the impeachment of military generals for 'greedy for the merits of others for their own', even if two of the three people impeached by him are heavyweights. Yushi eats this meal, and it's not normal to hear such news and not admonish. Even if it turns out that the impeachment was wrong, it is nothing, and the emperor will not punish it under normal circumstances.

But Yunxi's handling like this is too abnormal. Even if it is such a big case, no, it is precisely because it is such a big case, involving two high-ranking officials and involving a wide range of people, that the emperor must be extremely cautious in handling it, and will never personally interrogate it in person. During the time of the first emperor, there was no case tried in the Fengtian Temple.

Therefore, at this time, except for Yun Xi and Chen Yingjunchen, who asked and answered questions and answers in the main hall, everyone was silent, and everyone was holding their breath, paying attention to the next development of things.

Some people also secretly looked at Mei Yin and Zhang Yi to observe the expressions of the two of them. Looking at Mei Yin and Zhang Yi's expressions from a distance, they were very calm, and they couldn't see anything; But only the person standing next to Zhang Yi could sense how nervous he was.

Zhang Yi knew very well that Chen Ying's impeachment was not wrong at all. The reason for this incident was that he was not only injured but also lost his right hand because his third son Zhang Yumu accompanied Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, to attack Mongolia, and he was worried about Zhang Yumu's livelihood in the future, so he colluded with Mei Yin to transfer the credit of the general named Peng Qingzong to his son, so that his son's credit was enough to be crowned hereditary commander, and he would have an iron rice bowl in the future.

Although this matter is pitiful, the crime is unforgivable, Yun Xi may not punish his son Zhang Yumu, and may not even deprive Zhang Yumu of the reward, but he will definitely deal with him and Mei Yin heavily. During the Hongwu period, there were generals who coveted the merits of others, and even lost their heads after being arrested. After Yun Xi succeeded to the throne, he was also very disgusted with such behavior, and he was very strict in his management, and his punishment was also extremely severe.

But he still had the hope of what happened, Chen Ying was just chasing after the wind and shadows, and there was no empirical evidence. But when he saw Peng Qingzong walk in, his hopes were dashed. Zhang Yi had seen Peng Qingzong before, so he clearly knew that this person was him.

Zhang Yi's forehead was sweating, and his body couldn't help but tremble, and the trembling movement became bigger and bigger. Finally, before Peng Qingzong could speak, Zhang Yi knelt on the ground, kowtowed a few times in the direction of Yun Xi, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this case is indeed done by the minister for the third son. In the third year of Jianye, Zhang Yumu, the third son of the minister, accompanied His Royal Highness King Ning to attack Mongolia, not only was injured but also lost his right hand, and the minister was worried about Zhang Yumu's livelihood in the future, so he colluded with the military department to discuss the transfer of the credit for the general named Peng Qingzong to the head of the third son of the minister, so that his credit was enough to add the hereditary commander. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty, please punish Your Majesty. But Your Majesty, the third son of the minister did not know about this beforehand, please forgive him. The third son of the minister also complained about the minister afterwards, but because the matter had already been done, he couldn't report the minister, so he could only give up. But the third son of the minister was still very uneasy about this, and he was unwilling to accept it. The third son of the minister every time he received the money from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, he saved it to a money bank in the capital, and he did not touch a penny since February of the fourth year of Hongwu, please let His Majesty know it. ”

After that, Zhang Yi kowtowed again and again.

Zhang Aiqing has pleaded guilty. Mei Shangshu, can you plead guilty? Yun Xi said to Mei Yin in a stern voice.

Mei Yin was about to speak, when suddenly a person knelt down in the phalanx of the military department and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister pleads to Your Majesty." ”

The cause of this incident was not known to the guilty minister, but Lord Heqinghou found the criminal minister and asked the minister to transfer the credit of Peng Qingzong's thousand households to his third son Zhang Yumu. Because Zhang Yumu lost his right hand in the battle of the Selenge River, the ministers felt pity, and coveted the money promised by Lord Heqinghou, so they were deluded and did such a big case. ”

"The guilty man knows that his sin is unforgivable, and he does not dare to ask His Majesty for forgiveness; But Mei Shangshu didn't know about this matter, and asked His Majesty to learn about it. ”

Zhang Yi raised his head in surprise and glanced at the person who had just spoken, but immediately lowered his head again. That person was naturally Zhao Xuan, who was in the military selection division at that time, and now he is the right attendant of the military department. It was true that he handled that incident in the end, but Mei Yin, who he was looking for at the time, why did he desperately remove Mei Yin's sins at this time? Didn't he know that the greater Mei Yin's sin, the smaller his sin?

However, Zhang Yi is naturally not in the officialdom for so many years, although he doesn't know what is going on behind the scenes, but there must be a demon when things go wrong, anyway, no matter who bears the guilt of Zhao Xuan and Mei Yin, his sins are inevitable, and he still don't speak rashly. So he lowered his head again and said nothing.

Hearing that Zhao Xi took all the sins on himself, Yun Xi showed a relaxed expression on his face, but he still asked: "Zhao Qian, it was indeed you alone at this time, Mei Qing didn't know?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, this matter was done by the criminal minister alone, and it does not involve Mei Shangshu." Zhao Meng said categorically.

"But the document has Mei Qing's seal on it."

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War issues many documents every day, Mei Shangshu can't read every letter, it was about to be the New Year, Mei Shangshu was in a hurry to send out all the documents before the year, and many documents were just stamped with the seal of Shangshu just after listening to the content of the criminal ministers and others."

Yun Xi asked Peng Qingzong again if he knew if this matter involved Mei Yin. Peng Qingzong said that he only knew that the document was issued by the Wu Xuan Division, and because the document was stamped with the seal of Shangshu, he thought that Mei Shangshu was also involved in this matter, and he did not know what the inside story was.

"In this case, the case is well understood, and there is no need for further interrogation. Someone came, and Zhang Yi, the Marquis of Heqing, and Zhao Yi, the right attendant of the military department, were escorted down, and then they were disposed of after consideration. Yun Xi said.

As soon as the four Han generals agreed, they stepped forward and escorted the two of them down. But at this time, Chen Ying suddenly said: "Your Majesty, this case has not yet ended, and it cannot be closed." ”

"Isn't it clear that you've been interrogated? Why can't I close my case yet? Yunxi asked.

"Your Majesty, the third son of Heqinghou is a military general, and in addition to the documents issued by the Military Selection Division, the documents must be approved by the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and the third son of Heqinghou can be appointed as officials. The story of the battle of the Selenga River will not only be reported to the Ministry of War, but also the Governor's Office of the Five Armies will also receive it, so the officials of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies must also know that they have misappropriated the credit of Peng Qingzong's command. It is the governor's office of the five armies, and there must be corruption and perversion of the law. It is the ministers who believe that the officials involved in the case in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies should also be investigated and punished. Chen Ying said.

"What Aiqing said is good. In this case, I handed over Heqinghou and Zhao Li to Aiqing, and Aiqing continued to investigate the case. Yun Xi said in an accentuated tone: "No matter who I find out, I will never spare it, and Aiqing doesn't have to have scruples in her heart." ”

Chen Ying was about to agree, when suddenly Zhao Xuan shouted: "Your Majesty, the criminal minister knows who is involved in the case in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. As he spoke, he turned to the phalanx of military generals, pointed to several of them and said, "Xuanning Hou Cao Tai, Huixian Bo Sangjing, Yongding Hou Zhang Quan, these three people are involved in this case. In addition, the criminal also knew that Chen Huan, Marquis of Puding, had done many illegal things similar to this case in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies! ”

Hearing Zhao Xuan's words, everyone turned their heads to look at Puding Marquis Chen Huan and the others. Chen Huan was stunned for a moment, raised his head and glanced at Yun Xi, and understood what Yun Xi was going to do today.