In any case, there is absolutely no reason for "drowning" in this kind of referral; Nor can it be "left unquestioned" without investigation.

Nevertheless, it took four days for the edict on the investigation of the case to be issued:

"Wang Yongtai played in the six sections: Mao Yingzhang, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, took over the reimbursement of Anhui's military expenses, and after Li Zongshou of the province's grain road and Song Zunbang, the prefect of Fengyang Prefecture, came to Beijing to exchange money and bribe Guan Shuo, etc., he sent Linchang and Fang Dingrui to find out and play according to the facts. Chin this! ”

There are several places in this edict that are quite interesting.

One was that it was not until the fifth day that he replied to Wang Yongtai's involvement, or in other words, officially "started the investigation procedure"; One is that the content of the edict is unusually simple, and there are no "tendentious instructions" in the text. These two points seem to be "top-notch" and do not seem to be particularly concerned about the investigation and handling of this case, and there is even a little hesitation.

The most important thing is that Lin Chang is the full secretary of the Criminal Department, and Fang Dingrui is acting as the servant of the Criminal Department. These two are both court officials of the Criminal Department, and although the Criminal Department is the "counterpart unit" in handling cases, the "weight" of this kind of case is far from enough to rely on the Criminal Department alone.

This is because, first, although Mao Yingzhang's Honglu Temple Shaoqing is only a position from the fifth grade, he also has a part-time job: Junji Zhangjing.

This is Guan Zhuofan's "creation".

Taichang Temple, Taifu Temple, Honglu Temple, this kind of cold Cao Yamen, there are few things to do on weekdays, and the main official must be born as a jinshi, most of them are from the pen. Guan Zhuofan thought that the resources were not good and idle, so he selected the ones with convenient hands and feet and a lively brain, and pulled them to the military aircraft department to serve as Zhang Jing. So. Take a salary. Do the work of two. It virtually reduced a "establishment" and saved an expense.

Unexpectedly, someone overthought his head and actually put his hand into the case of military expense reimbursement.

If an important member of the privy government is involved in a case, it must be "tried" by various ministries, and it is impossible to rely on a single criminal department to solve it. Now only two officials from the Criminal Department have been sent to host, what does it mean?

Second, Mao Yingzhang is from the fifth grade, but his one is the same year. Huang Shaozu, the current household servant who has been sprayed the most by the saliva of public opinion, is a member of the second grade. If Huang is involved in a case, it is not just the chief and deputy officials of the Criminal Department who can try it, but must be a person at the level of the Minister of Military Aircraft and a Cabinet Scholar before he can "inquire about the cause of the case."

In short, the edict is not the stormy and thunderous posture that everyone originally imagined.

Some people muttered, isn't this the handiwork of Yan Danchu? Also, if it's Yan Lao Xi'er. I don't think I would choose to do it at this time.

So what is the origin of this Wang Yongtai?

There are also people who think, let's wait and see. "Above" may be "suppressed first and then raised", and the good show may still be to come.

It seems that in order to corroborate this statement, the day after the edict came down, before the Criminal Department had time to make any moves, Wang Yongtai made another excerpt:

"There are rumors about the ministers, and recently there are rumors that Anhui will be reimbursed, and the household department will ask for a bribe of 150,000 taels of silver; Because Yan Jingming was about to arrive, he was afraid that he would refute the accusation, so he began to settle the matter with 90,000 gold. Huang Shaozu and Mao Yingzhang were all bribed and left a huge amount of money, and the rest were divided according to the shares, and the discussion was boiling. After the incident was revealed, it was difficult for everyone to hide, and then the legends were scattered. ”

"The ministers are stealing and thinking about the big plan to sell the customs and support the big plan, and the disadvantages are still accumulating for decades, and it is all thanks to the ministers of the mastermind to rectify and save the habits. Huang Shaozu has been in the ministry for a long time, and Mao Yingzhang has been running to the center, and they all know that this is a bad person, so that they are not stained, why is it difficult to audit impartially and break their treachery? but willing to accept his bribes, to cover up the seams. The person who presides over the national economy first acts for the net profit, why does the husband and greedy officials take advantage of the situation to invade the fishery, and the silverfish take the opportunity to extort the people? ”

"Wan Qingqui is also the ministry minister, even if he has not heard of taking bribes and bending the law, how can he be exempted from the responsibility of negligence and dereliction of duty?"

"The way of the husband is impermanent, the personnel are based on, and the emperor is ignorant and begs the queen mother, and the emperor gives Huang Shaozu, Mao Yingzhang, Li Zongshou, and Song Zunbang, and they are all waiting for investigation. Wan Qingquinoa should also check the name of the post and submit it to the ministry. ”

This excerpt is even more powerful than the previous one, directly bringing out Huang Shaozu, and putting out the specific figures of soliciting and accepting bribes: "150,000" for bribes and "90,000" for bribes, as if seeing it in person.

What do you say about "continuing to have rumors", in fact, everyone understands that when Wang Yongtai wrote the first excerpt, the second excerpt must have been already in the belly draft, and if the first excerpt is effective enough, the second excerpt will not be used; Now I must feel that the court has no intention of making a big move, so I will go to the second fold.

As for Wan Qingquinoa, he was concurrently signed by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household Affairs for a while -- it happened to be the period when Anhui sent people to Beijing to sell military expenses. After Yan Jingming arrived, Wan Qingqui naturally handed over the envoy of the household department. From beginning to end, the position of the head of the household department was not hot at all, but it ran into the big trouble of the Anhui reimbursement case, so I had to sigh that I was unlucky.

Fortunately, for Wan Qingquinoa, Wang Yongtai was willing to say, "I have not heard of any bribery and bending the law."

There are also people who are in the limelight in this excerpt, this is Yan Jingming. According to Wang Yongtai, the household department originally asked for a bribe of 150,000 taels, but Anhui felt that it was too much, but it could not afford to pay the price. At this time, the news came that Yan Jingming was appointed as the official of the household department. The household department was afraid of Yan Jingming's integrity, so they had to rush to Anhui's counteroffer to close the case.

Yan Jingming was still in Shandong, so he easily knocked out 70,000 taels of silver in Beijing, and Yan Danchu's sharpness was really impressive.

When this fold is handed over, the imperial court will not be able to "do a big job".

The next day, the edict was issued:

"In the case of Anhui reimbursement, Lin Chang and Fang Dingrui were ordered to be strictly interrogated, and the truth must be investigated. Huang Shaozu and Mao Yingzhang have ruthless shortcomings, and it is difficult to hide them. Yan Jingming, Cao Yuying, and Ruichang were sent to investigate together. ”

Unlike the previous edict, this edict has a stern tone, which can be regarded as quite "tendentious". The three ministers of the "Tian faction" are also very weighty and "representative".

Yan Jingming is the secretary of the household department, and the case is in the household department, and it is Yan Zhi who should be in charge.

Cao Yuying is both the Minister of Military Aircraft and the Secretary of the Ministry of War. On the one hand, he represents the Military Aircraft Division; On the other hand, since it is a "military expense reimbursement", it is also a matter of the Ministry of War, and Cao Zhi should be in charge.

He is a co-organizer of the Fellowship and represents the Cabinet.

Coupled with the two court officials of the Criminal Department, this "five-person trial team" is high-grade enough.

In addition, Guan Beile has also given instructions, which are the eight-character principle -- "do not indulge in vain, and the water will come to light."

The five ministers of the meeting office began to handle the case, and the first witness passed on was Wang Yongtai, who was connected to the two folds.

*(To be continued......)