Chapter 723: Harvest Season (2)
The excerpt is very thick, more than a dozen pages, all contained in it are the violations of law and discipline of the officials of the ministry, the data are all detailed, the people involved, the location, the events are all explained clearly, and what is more terrible is that it is very wide, nearly half of the officials in the ministry are encircled in it, even if Zhang Tingyu's city is deep, after reading the excerpt, they are stunned out of the sweat of the head, there is no other, if the excerpt is true, it means that the sky of the ministry is going to fall, as the secretary of the book, How can Zhang Tingyu stay out of the matter, I am afraid that a crime of unfavorable leadership will not be able to escape, no matter how long his saint Zhang Tingyu is, don't think about having good fruit to eat, it is considered light to be plucked to the end, and if it is not good, he will have to end up with a match, how can Zhang Tingyu not be frightened.
"Lord Wang, please forgive the officials for their courage, I don't know if there is real evidence for these things?"
Zhang Tingyu is worthy of being a tenacious person, although he was panicked by Hongqing's excerpts, but he did not mess up because of this, and after reading the excerpts, he did not comment, but asked about the evidence first.
"Don't worry, Lord Zhang, this king never does anything without a target, you want evidence, this king has some here, and please take a look at it."
Hongqing obviously expected Zhang Tingyu to ask this question, shook his hand, took out a large bulging envelope from his wide sleeve again, and handed it to Zhang Tingyu with a cold face.
"Lord Wang, wait a minute, let the official proofread one or two first."
Seeing that Hongqing was so well prepared, Zhang Tingyu's pupils couldn't help shrinking, but at this point, he couldn't tolerate his ambiguity, so he could only stubbornly accuse himself, stretched out his hand to take the big envelope, unsealed it, took out a large stack of confessions from the inside, and looked at it carefully. There are the most reports about it, there are eight copies, and as for the rest of the officials, they are generally Le Xiheng's henchmen, from Lang Zhong to the pen style, it is those who are the most fierce against Hongqing on weekdays, etc., Obviously, Hongqing took out such reports at this time and categorically did not do it casually, but there was no hint in it.
Sincerity, we have already given it, it depends on how you choose Comrade Zhang!
Zhang Tingyu looked very slowly, living one by one, obviously more cautious and meticulous than when he looked at the excerpts before, but Hongqing didn't care, sat still steadily, without the slightest hint of urging, no side, Hongqing is waiting, waiting for Zhang Tingyu to make a choice, if he is willing to follow Hongqing's path, then everything is easy to say, Hongqing Yuan didn't want to really collapse the ministry, then the result is not a very good thing for Hongqing, after all, the old man's mind to seek stability is there, can not do much, Hongqing didn't want to go to Dali to rectify, but if Zhang Tingyu refused to give in, then it would be unacceptable, when it was time to make a big fuss, Hongqing would not have the slightest softness, and when the left and right initiative was in hand, Hongqing didn't need to be anxious.
"What are you going to do?"
After a full stick of incense, Zhang Tingyu finally finished reading those confessions, looked at Hongqing with a solemn expression, and asked a question meaningfully.
"Lord Zhang Mingjian, Xiao Wang thinks that most of the officials in the Ministry are still good, and it is inappropriate to overturn a boatload of people with a rod, but the black sheep cannot but be removed, and the heart of the rat is not to be arrested, if not, it may be difficult to deter the young people, does Lord Zhang think so?"
Zhang Tingyu's question sounded very ordinary at first glance, but he could understand the meaning behind this as soon as he heard it, and even if he loosened his heartstrings, he didn't let Zhang Tingyu think about it much, and his expression was indifferent.
"It is true that this is the case, according to the lower officials, it is better to deal with it on a case-by-case basis, if it is necessary to sign a bullet seal, the lower officials should go to Jiwei."
Hearing this, Hongqing seemed to only intend to target Le Xiheng, Zhang Tingyu's tense heartstrings were slightly loosened, and he gave a promise unequivocally, of course, there were also hints in the words, that is, he didn't want Hongqing to make trouble in the ministry, and he just wanted to echo Hongqing's last bullet.
"Then thank you Lord Zhang for your love, but Xiao Wang thinks that the bullet seal alone may not be enough to reverse the corrupt atmosphere of the officials, in order to cure the disease and save people, some superficial articles should be done, or have to be done once, this one, I am afraid that Zhang Xiang will have to work."
Zhang Tingyu wanted to reduce the impact of the ministry's nest case as much as possible, but Hongqing didn't intend to follow his wishes, no, although the elimination of Le Xiheng was also one of Hongqing's purposes, it was not all, what Hongqing wanted was to establish authority in the ministry, otherwise, why spend so much money to collect evidence from many officials, if it was just to deal with a Le Xiheng, there would be no need to drag it to this day, as early as a few months ago, Hongqing already had absolute evidence to win Le Xiheng, the reason why it was so troublesome, The person who really wants to deal with is actually Zhang Tingyu, and what he wants is Zhang Tingyu's full cooperation, so it is impossible for Hongqing to give Zhang Tingyu a chance to plan calmly, but seeing that his face was solemn, he did not hesitate to make a request.
"Surface article? I don't know what the prince is referring to......"
At this time, the initiative is in Hongqing's hands, even if Zhang Tingyu is unwilling to make a big deal about it, he really can't say what he refuses, but he doesn't want to express his position easily, so he can only ask half of his words tentatively.
"Lord Zhang smiled, Xiao Wang actually didn't have any special good ideas, well, let's put it this way, when this king set up the "Regulations on the Daily Management of the Ministry of Officials", but he once stroked the black gauze hat of the kid on the spot, I thought it could deter a group of small greedy hearts, but unfortunately the effect was very little, I think it should be that the official who said it was too small, not enough to attract the attention of all kinds of people, and now with the example of Le Xiheng and other seven people, the order of the Ministry of Officials should be improved, maybe Lord Zhang thinks it is feasible?"
Hongqing didn't leave Zhang Tingyu the slightest room to maneuver, his words were very polite, and his tone was very indifferent, but behind this indifference was undoubted resoluteness and murderous spirit.
"The prince is clear, Le Xiheng is perverse, it is an unforgivable crime, even if it is dealt with, it is not an exaggeration, but the rest of the people are not very involved in the case, allowing them to have a chance to change, it can be regarded as treating the disease and saving people, I don't know what the prince wants?"
Zhang Tingyu is a person who cherishes feathers very much, he himself is not greedy or corrupt, nor is he colluded with the brothers, for Le Xiheng, the eighth master's henchman, although he has been a colleague for many years, he can't talk about being very close to him, and he will not risk completely offending Hongqing to rescue him, but once the nest case occurs, it is a major blow to his Zhang Tingyu's prestige, once the trouble is too big, the old man will definitely have an opinion, and this is a burden that Zhang Tingyu can't bear, but now Hongqing has a lot of evidence, Zhang Tingyu couldn't stop Hongqing's move, but he wanted to make the situation more low-key, so he started to discuss with Hongqing.
"What Lord Zhang said is quite reasonable, on the occasion of the approaching New Year, if it is too much, but it is not appropriate, this is good, Le Xiheng is unforgivable, Duan Ruiyuan and Zhuo Erluo should not be spared, this trial is limited to these three people, as for the rest of the people, just let it go, to see the after-effects, if there is a recurrence in the future, then stop complaining about the ruthlessness of this king!"
Hongqing just wants Liwei, but he doesn't intend to embarrass Zhang Tingyu too much, the reason why he came up with a list of so many people is just to force Zhang Tingyu to cooperate with a big show of Liwei, as for how many officials should be won, Hongqing doesn't care very much, of course, if there are too few officials to take, Liwei will not be able to stand up, therefore, although Zhang Tingyu has to give face, Hongqing does not plan to discuss with Zhang Tingyu this time, and no longer asks for instructions, so he made a conclusion straightforwardly.
"Well, that's fine."
Hearing that Hongqing has already said it to such a point, Zhang Tingyu has nothing to do, and after a little hesitation, he can only reluctantly agree to Hongqing's proposal, there is no other, although this result is not very in line with Zhang Tingyu's wishes, but compared to Hongqing's big trouble with the Ministry of Officials, it is a barely acceptable result, without the initiative in hand, Zhang Tingyu can only let Hongqing toss.
"Thank you Lord Zhang for your help, without further ado, please ask Lord Zhang to order all the people to go to the lobby to discuss the matter together?"
Hongqing has always been the best at striking while the iron is hot, and since Zhang Tingyu has already made a choice, Hongqing will not leave him room for regret, so he bowed his hand to him, and politely urged a sentence.
"Well, come on!"
Hongqing's request seems polite, but it is full of persecution, there is no other, who will give the order to convene all kinds of people and other deliberations, but there is a lot of attention Hongqing, as the assistant prince, naturally has the right to issue a convening order, but in this way, what happened, it was Hongqing alone to bear the main responsibility, but if Zhang Tingyu gave the order, and then Hongqing sang the big play, it became the joint responsibility of Hongqing and Zhang Tingyu, there is no doubt that Hongqing's move is to put Zhang Tingyu on the carriage, in this regard, Although Zhang Tingyu knows it, but he is under the eaves, how can he tolerate Zhang Tingyu not bowing his head, even if there is more dissatisfaction, Zhang Tingyu can only do what Hongqing wants.
"The subordinates are here!"
Hearing Zhang Tingyu's call, the Goshha who had been waiting outside the office for a long time did not dare to slack off a little, so he hurriedly walked into the room and answered the promise loudly.
"Go, order all departments, departments, and all officials above the head of the department to go to the lobby to discuss matters!"
Zhang Tingyu obviously hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and gave the summoning order, and with the hurried departure of the Goshha, the entire official department and yamen were in chaos......