In the Taihe Palace, Zhang Lingyang looked at the ministers below with different looks, got up from the dragon chair, and said: "In the past few days, I have received a lot of twists and turns, all of which are asking why I detained Hu Hongliang, the governor of Jinzhong, and the chief soldier and horse of Yanmen for no reason. ”

"Why did I detain Hu Hongliang and Ma Shanchang, do any of you know?" Looking at the ministers below who bowed their heads and said nothing, Zhang Lingyang asked.

Regarding Zhang Lingyang's question, none of the ministers below dared to answer.

"Li Aiqing, why do you say I want to detain Hu Hongliang and the others?" Zhang Lingyang walked up to Li Guangtai and asked with a calm face.

"Weichen doesn't know!" Li Guangtai replied.

"Then you know what, Zhang Aiqing?" Zhang Lingyang walked up to Shoufu Zhang Zhiyuan again and asked.

"I don't know!" Zhang Zhiyuan replied.

"What about you? Jiang Aiqing? Zhang Lingyang looked at Jiang Fang of Dali Temple again, and there was a hint of sneer in his eyes.

"Weichen doesn't know!" Jiang Fangden felt that Zhang Lingyang's eyes were as cold as ice, and he trembled when he boarded, and hurriedly replied.

"You don't know?" Zhang Lingyang sneered again, "Come to think of it, there are more people in the DPRK than you know, I'm afraid there aren't a few!" ”

As he spoke, Zhang Lingyang raised his foot and kicked Jiang Fang directly to the ground.

"You don't know? But I know! Zhang Lingyang snorted coldly, did not announce Jiang Fang's crimes, and directly ordered: "Come on, dismiss Jiang Fang, the secretary of Dali Temple, and put him in prison to wait for trial!" ”

Hearing this, Jiang Fangdeng's face slumped to the ground like ashes, and he didn't defend himself.

Seeing this, Li Guangtai, the imperial historian of the left capital, wanted to come out and ask Zhang Lingyang why he imprisoned Jiang Fang for no reason.

Fortunately, Chen Yiming, the secretary of the Criminal Department on the side, grabbed Li Guangtai in time, shook his head and gave him a look, Li Guangtai did it!

After Jiang Fang, the Qing of Dali Temple, was dragged down, Zhang Lingyang looked at another person.

Squinting his eyes, Zhang Lingyang asked: "Zhao Aiqing, you were born in Jinzhong, I don't know how much you know about what those ticket numbers in Jinzhong did?" ”

Zhao Ji, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, replied slowly: "Your Majesty, although the old minister was born in Jinzhong, he has never returned to Jinzhong since he entered Beijing as an official, and he doesn't know much about the ticket number in Jinzhong, please know your majesty!" ”

"Mingjian?" Zhang Lingyang smiled, "It was because of Mingjian that I was not deceived by you corrupt people.

In June this year, your eldest son privately met with the owner of the HSBC ticket number and received 50,000 taels of silver.

In September last year, the ticket number of the Jinzhong gang sent twenty women to the Zhao Mansion.

In May of the year before last, you Zhao Ji Xiushu and Hu Hongliang, who had just been appointed governor of Jinzhong, and your protégé, asked him to turn a blind eye to the illegal sale of military funds by the ticket numbers.

This pile, one by one, is it still a mistake that I have wronged you? ”

"The old minister is guilty, and please ask Your Majesty to forgive the old minister for the sake of the old minister's conscientious work for the Great Zhou for many years!" Seeing that Zhang Lingyang knew a lot about his past, Zhao Jidang begged for mercy.

Seeing this, Zhang Lingyang sneered: "If it weren't for the conclusive evidence, I wouldn't know that the dignified Ministry of Rites, Lord Zhao Jizhao, who dared to speak out, was so filthy in private!" ”

"Come on, drag Zhao Ji down, put him in prison, and confiscate his family property!" Ignoring Zhao Ji's plea for mercy, Zhang Lingyang said coldly.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty, please forgive your ......"

"If there is anyone else in the hall who is involved with Jinzhong's ticket number, just stand up one by one!" Looking at the silent ministers, Zhang Lingyang said with a gloomy face.

"Is it not? Or do you want to be famous? Seeing that no one dared to stand up, Zhang Lingyang's voice became more and more ruthless.

Those who are open-minded are naturally fearless.

But those who had done something wrong, when they heard Zhang Lingyang's cold words, they all went soft, and cold sweat flowed on their foreheads.

I don't know who collapsed to the ground first.

There are two if there is one.

Soon, more than a dozen ministers collapsed to the ground, shouting words such as "forgive sins" and "spare lives".

After glancing at these people in disgust, Zhang Lingyang directly ordered these people to be dragged out.

"Have anyone come forward to confess?" Looking at the remaining officials in the court, Zhang Lingyang asked.

At this time, a lonely old and emaciated figure walked out of the queue, knelt on the ground, and cried in his mouth: "The old minister Zongzheng ordered Jiang Cheng to ask His Majesty for his guilt!"

The old minister has no way to teach his son, so that the dog does illegal things.

I also ask Your Majesty for forgiveness, the old minister is willing to resign from all positions, and dedicate half of the old minister's family property to Your Majesty, please spare a dog! ”

Zhang Lingyang, who returned to sit on the dragon chair, was about to open his mouth to agree, when he saw Sun Sheng on the side whispering in his ear: "Long live Lord, I just got the news yesterday that Jiang Anbang, the grandson of Dingguo Gong, died in battle in Western Xinjiang. ”

"Is that true?" Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang's brows couldn't help frowning and asked.

"It's true!" Sun Sheng said, "Dingguo Gong only has one son and one grandson, and now that his grandson has died on the battlefield, Jiang Wuyang is left with a son."

If Jiang Wuyang is questioned, then the Dingguo Mansion will be extinct! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang looked at Jiang Cheng, the Duke of Dingguo, who was kneeling on the ground and pleading bitterly, with complicated eyes, and said: "Since the old Duke said so, then I will pardon Jiang Wuyang's capital crime and confiscate half of the family property of the Dingguo Mansion."

However, Jiang Wuyang's death penalty could be avoided, and the living crime could not be escaped, so Jiang Wuyang was sentenced to exile for 3,000 li and served for three years under Ma Jinzhong, the general of the Western Xinjiang Expedition. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty! "Hearing this, why didn't Jiang Cheng know that this was the emperor's extra kindness? Thank you again and again!

"Go and help the old man up!" Glancing at the white-haired Jiang Cheng on the ground, Zhang Lingyang ordered Sun Sheng.

After Jiang Cheng was helped up by Sun Sheng and re-entered the queue, Zhang Lingyang spoke again: "Does anyone else take the initiative to confess?" ”

But the ministers below, look at me, I look at you, no one stood up and took the initiative to confess.

Seeing this, Zhang Lingyang couldn't help but sneer, "Zhou Shanning, do you want me to take the initiative to name you?" ”

As soon as Zhou Shanning heard Zhang Lingyang call his name, he was suddenly stunned, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has never had the slightest connection with those ticket numbers in Jinzhong, please Your Majesty Mingjian!" ”

"Are you implicated, you don't say it, I say it!" Zhang Lingyang sneered and continued: "Zhou Shanning, do you think that your own things are very hidden, and I can't find evidence?" ”

"Wechen has never dealt with those ticket numbers, Wechen has a clear conscience!" Zhou Shanning's face did not change color.

It seems that Zhou Shanning has nothing to do with HSBC and other ticket numbers.

But the next sentence from Zhang Lingyang completely hit Zhou Shanning's heart to the bottom, "Since you Zhou Shanning have a clear conscience, then I ask you, where did the jade cabbage in your house come from?" ”