Chapter 608: A Big Case

As the Ombudsman launched an in-depth investigation into the Pei Guan case, the corruption case surrounding the resale of warehouse materials gradually surfaced, and the amount of money involved shocked the cabinet when they heard it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

According to preliminary statistics, in just three years, the funds squandered by Pei Guan and others were as high as 100,000 yuan, and more than 30% of the materials were unlucky to be given to illegal traders.

There are as many as a dozen people involved in the case, and everyone has Pei Guan as the core to form an impenetrable corruption network.

In June, the first year of Taining, Yushi, who was in charge of the investigation of the case, formally applied to the General Inspection Bureau to arrest the people involved.

So far, this major corruption case that shocked the world has begun to be exposed in front of the world.

Originally, many officials wrote to the cabinet asking that the case not be made public, so as not to cause 'turmoil in the hearts of the people', but Yan Wang Weishuo did not hesitate to refuse, and instructed local newspapers to report on the case in an all-round way, especially to make public the family history of the people involved.

Wei Shuo's move was intended to warn future generations that if officials were caught for corruption, they would not only risk losing their official positions and being imprisoned, but would also bring shame on their families. In this era of valuing fame, once the family's reputation stinks, it is very likely that the family will collapse.

Sure enough, as soon as the newspaper revealed the family history of the people involved in the case, several family elders immediately stood up and announced that they would expel the criminals from their homes. They can't do it if they don't express their position, and under the overwhelming propaganda of newspapers and offices in various places, the whole family is poked and scolded in the backbone, and many people who hate corrupt officials and corrupt officials even throw feces at the door of the family that committed the crime in the dead of night.

When officials at all levels in Yan Kingdom saw Pei Guan and the others end up so bleakly, they felt a cool breeze rise in the back of their heads, and they couldn't help but be vigilant again and again.

As soon as Pei Guan's case was exposed by the newspaper, it attracted huge attention. In addition to the fact that this is a major corruption case involving the largest amount of money since Wei Shuo started his army in Liaodong, the people involved in the case are from the Pei family in Hedong, the number one wealthy family in Yan State, which is also an important reason for the close attention of the outside world.

Some malicious people will inevitably associate Pei Guan with Pei Yinger and Pei Wei, the two leading figures of the Pei family, especially for the Jiangdong family, this is a rare opportunity to discredit Pei Yinger and even Wei Shuo.

I have to say that the Pei family has invested a lot of money to keep Pei Yinger's reputation, even if Pei Ying resigns as the first assistant, it is impossible for Pei Yinger to bear the blame for this case.

In the eyes of the elders of the Pei family, the sum of ten Pei Wei is not as important as a princess.

Soon, this yin wind that tried to discredit Pei Ying'er was suppressed by the Pei family and Wei Shuo with an invincible posture just after it appeared.

Of course, Wei Shuo knows that blocking is better than sparse, and in order to clear the suspicion of Princess Pei Yinger, he instructed the newspaper to make the ins and outs of the entire case public. Although this does not completely block the mouths of the people, it can minimize disputes.

In mid-June, the General Supervision Office had all the evidence of Pei Guan and others' corruption, and found out the course of their crimes, and soon handed Pei Guan and others over to Dali Temple for trial.

Because the evidence was conclusive, the criminals Pei Guan, Wu Yi and others confessed to the facts of the crime, and it took less than five days for Dali Temple to announce the results of the trial.

On 17 June, the Dali Temple sentenced Pei Guan to the corruption case as follows: Pei Guan, Wuyi, and other principal offenders were sentenced to Da Pi, beheaded and abandoned the city, and dozens of other accomplices were all sent to the Yinshan Great Wall to serve 10 years of hard labor.

In the end, hundreds of officials were convicted of dereliction of duty and received varying punishments.

As soon as the final verdict was announced, people everywhere applauded, and most of the officials praised the verdict. However, a small number of officials still complained about the verdict, saying that the sentence was too heavy in the name of God's virtue of having a good life.

On this day, Pei Wei, Gao Zhan, Wen Qiao, Mo Han, Shao Xu, Wang Yan and other cabinet scholars gathered in the political hall to discuss important military and political affairs, but Pei Wei, the first assistant, stood up first and made a review of the Pei Guan case to Yanwang Weishuo.

Wei Shuo waved his hand and said in a calm tone: "Wen Ji doesn't have to blame himself too much, this matter has nothing to do with you, and it really has nothing to do with the Pei family, it's just that Pei Guan was born in the Pei family and took the name of the Pei family." ā€

"Moreover, which dynasty and generation of corrupt officials and evil officials have not? If something goes wrong, everyone has the courage to face it, and Yan Guo has come to this point today by having the courage to criticize and self-criticize. ā€

"As I said earlier, the rule of officials is not something that can be achieved overnight. To be honest, I am not worried about the appearance of corrupt officials in Yanguo, the only thing I am worried about is how to expose the crimes of corrupt officials in the shortest possible time? ā€

"Take the Pei Guan case as an example, Pei Guan has been corrupt for three years, and I don't know how many times he has escaped the inspection of the imperial history and the investigation of his family, which shows that there are still huge loopholes in our official supervision."

"It's okay if the case doesn't try the criminal, the most important thing is that we learn from it."

"The cabinet should discuss it well, strive to come up with a case, and strengthen supervision over officials."

Hearing this, the cabinet scholars were thoughtful, and after Wei Shuo declared the state of the feudal domain, he implemented a political system that was completely different from that of the Wei and Jin dynasties. In the new system, the most impressive thing for officials at all levels is the strict supervision system.

There were many officials and subordinates who complained in front of Pei Wei and others, saying that only King Yan was the official in the world.

Like some people who only know how to mix the world and have qualifications, they can't get along in Yan Country at all. Because Yan Guo will have a 'Jingcha' every three years, as long as there is no significant improvement in political performance, it will definitely be classified as inferior.

Those who are classified as inferior not only have no hope of promotion, but may also be ordered to retire, because there is no lifelong system in Liaodong.

In addition to the strict official examination, the Jingcha, there is also a self-contained system of the Imperial History of the Supervision Office, which is eyeing officials at all levels.

If you make a slight mistake, you may be targeted by the imperial history, once it is verified, it is a trivial matter to lose your official position, and it is estimated that you will have to take your life into it if it is too big.

Many people say that if you are an official for His Royal Highness King Yan, it's like someone is forcing you with a knife in your back, you can't move forward without working hard.

Originally, everyone thought that there were enough 'tight spells' on the heads of officials, but they didn't expect that Wei Shuo would still increase the supervision of officials at the moment, and it seemed that the hard days of the officials were far from over.

"No! When the ministers return, they will discuss it carefully, and then report to the king when they have the results. ā€

"Well, how to close the loopholes is something that your cabinet should consider, and I will not interfere."

Since the establishment of the cabinet, the daily military and political affairs have basically been handled by the cabinet, and Wei Shuo rarely interferes in the operation of the cabinet.

By doing so, Wei Shuo hopes to increase the prestige of the cabinet, or at least allow it to independently assume the responsibility of governing the country.

Before the end of the cabinet meeting, Wei Shuo said murderously: "I know that many people in the outside world accuse Yan Guo of killing too much in the process of trial, but I want to use the blood of these corrupt officials to warn officials everywhere that we will never tolerate any corrupt officials and evil officials, and kill as many as we want!" ā€

"We have provided preferential treatment to officials at all levels, so that they can enjoy the glory in front of people, we must do things according to the rules of Yan Kingdom, as long as someone dares to stretch out their hand, I will make them pay the price of blood."

After a while, Wei Shuo said in a slightly soothing tone: "I know that you are all upright and strict people, so I am not worried that you will abolish the public for personal reasons. Most of the officials in the world are greedy for money and power, and they will not abide by the law like all gentlemen, so I have set up a strict supervision system. ā€

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After coming out of the political hall, Wei Shuo returned to the backyard of the palace to visit Pei Yinger. It turned out that affected by Pei Guan's case, Pei Yinger has been in a bit depressed recently.

When Wei Shuo came to Pei Ying'er's room, she happened to see Sima Yan, the eldest princess of Linhai, chatting with her, and the two girls saw Wei Shuo coming in and got up to greet each other.

"The two ladies don't need to be polite, is Ying'er in a better mood?" Wei Shuo looked at Pei Ying'er with concern.

"The concubine is fine, she has Lao Fujun's care."

"Eh, Madame is polite, Yan'er, you have nothing to do to accompany the princess, you can still go out to play, save yourself from having nothing to do."

"Husband, this is a good suggestion, right now it is the time when the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and it is most suitable to go out with the children." Sima Yan said excitedly.

"Isn't that okay? After all, the case has just been concluded......"

"What's so bad? It's settled, I'll let the housekeeper arrange it. (To be continued.) )