Thinking so, Hu Guang unfolded the recital and looked at it.

Liu Xingzuo explained the investigation process in the recital, that is, he broke through the general flag, and then followed the vine and arrested all the people involved. And also searched the cashier register, which recorded the information of someone, because of something, how much silver taels were collected.

Hu Guang casually looked at the cashier list in the appendix, and found that Lu Ruipeng's name was also in it, as he himself said, here he remembered to collect five taels of silver, from two Jurchen Tartars to three people.

Put down the roster and look at the recital, the total number of silver tattoos is a total of 6,565 taels, involving more than 1,300 soldiers. These silver tattoos have been divided, of which Li Fengxiang, the governor of the Beijing camp, has 2,000 taels, the deputy general has 500 taels, the generals, and the guerrillas have to be reduced, and the general flag of the service is only 3 taels.

Sure enough, as Hu Guang expected, three of Mangui's family members and five Dongchang servants participated in the division of silver, and a total of 1,000 taels were divided. Liu Xingzuo deliberately noted in the recital that this thousand taels was deliberately given up by Li Fengxiang in his own share.

After reading the text of the recital, Hu Guang looked at the cashier list in the appendix again and carefully checked it. As Lu Ruipeng said, those who were cashiered had some credit.

Throwing the piece on the imperial case, Hu Guang closed his eyes and thought about it. To be honest, the total number of cashiers for this is not very high. It can be seen from Liu Xingzuo's recital that this matter is actually just a means for them to make money, just like a businessman doing a business, which seems to be very ordinary and ordinary.

It can also be seen from this that the Jingying camp is really rotten, and of course, other armies are probably not any better. In this battle to defend the Beijing Division, if it weren't for the appointment of Man Gui as the commander-in-chief, if it wasn't for himself to boost morale, it would be really a question whether such a Beijing battalion could hold the Beijing Division! That's fine, just take this opportunity to rebuild the camp.

Thinking of this, Hu Guang opened his eyes and said approvingly: "Liu Qing has done a good job!" ”

Then he issued an edict and spread the message of Gui to the audience.

After a while, Man Gui entered, glanced at Liu Xingzuo who was standing on the side, and immediately saluted and then knelt down on one knee and said: "The last general has no way to discipline, please punish Your Majesty!" ”

"Huh?" Hu Guang snorted lightly, and there were no extra words.

Seeing this, Man Gui said loudly with a serious face: "Your Majesty, the army pays attention to rewards and punishments, but because they received money, they turned a blind eye when they verified their military merits. This kind of thing, even if Jinyiwei doesn't take them, the last general will definitely punish them! ”

When Hu Guang heard this, he still let out an "oh" lightly, staring at Man Gui to see what he said.

Man Gui was a little confused about the holy will, so he simply didn't think about it, and continued to play loudly according to his own thoughts: "These rabbit cubs have taken a total of three hundred taels of silver, and the last general thinks that they should follow the law in front of the army with fifty military sticks each, so as to set an example!" ”

Speaking of this, he glanced at Hu Guang's face, and continued to play with a little apprehension: "But the three of them have contributed a lot in this battle of the Beijing Division, and they have made great achievements. The last general thought that he could atone for his sins, and the other general was willing to help them return double the silver taels. ”

After speaking, he looked at the emperor and waited for the holy judgment.

However, Hu Guang ignored him, just waved his hand, and Wang Chengen, the eunuch on duty beside him, sang loudly: "Cao Huachun, the eunuch of the official school of Dongchang, the eunuch of the Governor of the Imperial Palace, has come to see him!" ”

After a while, Cao Huachun came to the front of the palace. Not only did he not seem to see Liu Xingzuo standing on the side, but he also turned a blind eye to Man Gui, who was kneeling on one knee, and directly saluted Hu Guang and said loudly: "The slave is guilty!" The slaves and maids always taught them to be honest and self-disciplined, and learned from Yue Wu Mu to serve the country loyally, but they still did such bribery. If these black sheep continue to stay in Dongchang, the slaves and maids think that they will make a bad start, so they must kill one and make an example, especially to set an example! ”

It can be seen that he can obviously see more clearly than Man Gui, and he didn't intercede for his subordinates at all. While confessing his guilt, he also expressed his efforts on the side, and at the same time gave a suggestion to kill a hundred people and eliminate the black sheep.

After Cao Huachun finished speaking, Hu Guang still didn't look at it, just looked at the two courtiers below.

After a while, or Man Gui's position of kneeling on one knee for a long time, it seemed to be a little shaky. However, he still tried to maintain this position, and I don't know if it was because of this, his forehead had a shiny reflection.

The hall was quiet, and no one knew what the emperor thought. Therefore, no one spoke, and they all tried to reduce their sense of existence and waited for the emperor's holy judgment.

Just when Man Gui was about to lose his hold, Hu Guangcai said lightly: "Let's be even!" ”

The two men were faithful to themselves, and the money they received was not given to the two of them. Of course, it could also be that the Jinyi guards investigated thoroughly overnight, and their subordinates didn't have time to hand over the silver taels. But these are not important, since they didn't happen, they should be treated as if they didn't happen.

Hu Guang thought so, and said in a serious tone: "The head of the former commander of the Jinyi Guard is still hanging at the noon gate, you should be able to see it when you enter and exit, right?" My meaning is very clear, I will never tolerate corruption, and corruption in the army cannot be tolerated! There are some things that Cao Daban can see clearly, but Manqing, you should still think about it. Don't think that now that corruption is widespread in the army, I will turn a blind eye! ”

Hearing this, Cao Huachun wiped a handful of sweat in his heart. As the commander of Dongchang, he had a thorough understanding of the emperor's meaning, and after making a statement, he knew that he had passed the test.

And Man Gui couldn't stand anymore, no matter how many of the three family members under him had military exploits, could they be more prominent than the commander of the Jinyi Guard? When the emperor found out about his corruption, he directly beheaded him to show the public.

He knelt on one knee again, turned his armor on the sonorous head, bowed his head and shouted, "The last general is guilty!" ”

Hu Guang looked at him and reminded solemnly: "Man Qing, you yourself started as a soldier, and you should have a personal experience of corruption in the army. If I follow what Qing said this time, let those people atone for their crimes, and forget it. Do you think it's fair? Is it still a clear reward and punishment? ”

When Man Gui heard this, he raised his head, and when he was about to answer, he saw the emperor looking into his eyes and continued: "In this way, the generals in the army will be corrupt with their own merits, and if they are not discovered, they will earn it, even if they are found to be successful, they can compensate for their crimes anyway, and nothing will happen, is this really good?" ”

Man Gui couldn't help but be stunned when he heard it, and then lowered his head again, and said sincerely with a little lack of confidence: "The minister is guilty!" ”

Hu Guang heard the sincerity in his voice and nodded. However, he believes that Man Gui must not really be aware of the corruption in the army that he is talking about, because he did not expect that the most common phenomenon in the army today is actually definitely involved in corruption in the army.