Chapter 731: Chrysanthemum Society
The holy decree finally came down, and before this decree came down, there was a lot of controversy about Meng Yan's disposal in the great court.
Cao Nai, the first assistant of the cabinet, and others believed that Meng Yan was decisive and proper in investigating and handling the case in Datong, and caught a number of moths that caused trouble at the border.
If these people continue to cause trouble, they will be hollowed out by these people, and once the war starts.
The consequences are unimaginable, especially since Datong is so close to Beijing.
In the end, it was the civil officials led by Cao Nai who prevailed, prompting the emperor to make a will to deal with Tang Wei's case.
Tang Wei's case was characterized as an unjust, false and wrongly decided case.
Tang Qin, who was murdered, was posthumously awarded the title of Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites by the imperial court, and his son attacked the hundred households of Jinyi Wei, and his wife was crowned with the title of Anren.
All the people involved in the case, those who should be dismissed, those who should be dismissed, and those who should be sent to prison.
The head of the household department, Shen Gu, who participated in the politics of Datong, was not strict, smuggled and resold military rations, the crime was unforgivable, he was decided, his family property was confiscated, and his wife and daughter were transferred to the Department of Education.
The commander of the avant-garde capital of Datong, the guerrilla general Pan Chun, colluded with Shen Gu, resold military rations, embezzled and accepted bribes, fornicated with the enemy country, plotted to kill Lord Qincha, beheaded and decided, confiscated his family property, and punished the three clans!
This is the heaviest punishment in this case, and all the children of the Pan family were beheaded except for the babies in swaddling clothes.
Meng Yan didn't agree with this method of sitting together, but in this era, he was powerless to change this, if he didn't catch Pan Chun, how could he be worthy of his brother who was born and died with him?
It was because of him that Haramu and those people entered the territory of the Ming Dynasty silently and intercepted themselves.
They lost their lives at a young age, and who will pity them?
It wasn't just the two of them who lost their lives, they were the highest officials among them, and there were many others below who lost their lives.
There are not only many people who have confiscated family property, but there are no more people who have killed the three clans. Meng Yan also left some money for his life when he raided his house.
Although these people hated Meng Yan at the time, they were actually grateful to him after the resentment subsided.
If it weren't for Meng Yan leaving them some belongings, they probably wouldn't have been able to survive.
Officials who broke the law were arrested, killed, and a large number of positions were vacated. This has become a sweet spot for the various forces in the DPRK and China to compete for!
Some of these positions are very critical, of course Meng Yan also wants to fight, but what he wants is not those fat shortages, but some hard-working errands, and what others are unwilling to fight for, he has drawn them.
The imperial court ordered that the governor of Datong, the right servant of the capital, Yushi Lu Rui, temporarily participate in the political position and manage the military rations of the commander.
Wei Renjie, the prefect of Datong, was old and was forced to retire. The prefect position was taken over by Huo Xuan, the same governor.
Huo Xuan was able to be promoted to the prefect of Datong, and Meng Yan pushed it with all his strength, and sent handwritten letters to Hu Hu and Cao Nai.
The two of them jointly played the game, so that they could take the old prefect and let Huo Xuan take the top.
Unknowingly, it has been a month since Meng Yan arrived in Datong, and the arrow wound on his right chest is almost healed.
There's another sign of a man, but not too vigorously. It can only be said that there is no problem with the movement of the right hand.
Although the Holy Decree has defined the case, there is still a lot of work to be done. The trial and verdict of some of the officials involved.
You can't let the emperor rule on how many years a horse boy should be sentenced to a whistleblower, right?
These trivial tasks are naturally done by him.
Excluding some minor figures, there are as many as 100 officials involved in the case, and more than half of them have been sentenced. handed over the illegal gains, Meng Yan was given a lenient sentence, stripped of his fame, and never used it.
Just judging these people, Meng Yan spent half a month. As long as there is suspicion, he will appropriately relax the punishment.
The idea that "the interests of the doubtful point shall be vested in the defendant" was also included in the later Daimyo Law Criminal Code.
Seeing that the day of returning to Beijing is getting closer and closer, some people and some things have been brought up.
There are three people, Na Richi, Princess Minghui, and one is Fang Junhe.
Fang Junhe was the mastermind in the Tang Chu case, and although he insisted on not confessing Guo Jing, he was an important figure in the case, as well as the actual manipulator and executor.
Fang Junhe, Meng Yan felt a little sorry, if his intelligence could be used on the right path, then there would be one more useful person in this world.
Meng Yan felt that he would see him again before he made the judgment of the other party's Junhe.
"How is he doing these days?"
"Back to my lord, what should be eaten and drunk should be drunk, it is a few pounds longer than when I first came in." The warden replied respectfully.
"The officer wants to talk to the prisoner alone, so you can quit." Meng Yan commanded lightly.
With the sentencing of these large and small officials, and the prison of the Yamen made the inspection empty, Fang Junhe, as the first prisoner to enter, has been here for nearly a month and a half.
Except for asking him to testify in court, Meng Yan hardly met him alone in private.
After not seeing the sun for more than a month, Fang Junhe's face was much fairer, and his beard was longer and more sloppy.
"Lord Meng is here to see Fang on his last journey, right?" Before the person arrived, Fang Junhe spoke, still facing away from him.
"You know it's me?" Meng Yan was slightly surprised.
"If you are a prisoner, you are slower and heavier than wearing shackles, if you are a jailer, you are wearing thin-soled fast boots, and when you walk, you have a fleshy feeling when you walk on the ground, and if you are an adult, you are wearing official boots, which are light and comfortable, and you can guess if you walk lightly and powerfully." Fang Junhe turned around slightly and smiled.
"Looks like you're not lonely here?"
"I'm not lonely, there are so many people here with me, and I observe their joys, sorrows and sorrows every day, which is very interesting." Fang Junhe said with a smile.
"You're really having fun with yourself."
"Time is running out for a person like me, so why bother thinking about those meaningless things?" Fang Junhe picked up a piece of dry grass in his hand, put it in his mouth and chewed it.
"Fang Junhe, your master, Guo Jing was relegated to Nanjing, and he has no chance to recover in this life."
"I guessed this, Master Meng arrested so many people to come in, my father-in-law must have lost, and he lost completely." Fang Junhe sighed.
"Do you still feel sorry for him?"
"No, he has today, and it is his own life. Maybe he can be beautiful for a lifetime, but he will definitely be scolded by thousands of people after he dies. Fang Junhe said.
"Are you willing to be scolded with him and leave a stench for 10,000 years?"
"Master Meng, you think too highly of me, how can I be qualified to leave a stench for 10,000 years, a hundred years later. Maybe the only one who can remember me is you, Master Meng. Fang Junhe smiled.
"I don't want to remember you." Meng Yan shook his head and said, "Say, if you have any last words, this official can help you hand them over to your eldest brother." ”
Fang Junhe's eyes were red: "The most sorry thing in my life is the eldest brother, I hope the adults can keep their promises and send the eldest brother home." ”
"Don't worry, this official will."
"Then there's nothing, Master Meng, come on. Is it beheading or hanging? Fang Junhe said.
"The things in your "Analects" annotated by Zhu Xi are account books, although the official can't understand it, he can see that you are attentive." Meng Yan said slowly.
"I don't understand what the adults say."
"You are Guo Jing's most trusted advisor, and his wealth is also handled by you, you are the one who knows best where his wealth is hidden, is this official right?"
"Didn't Lord Meng raid the prison mansion? Didn't you find it? Fang Junhe was surprised.
"Fang Junhe, Third Master Fang. I don't want to play dumb riddles with you, you want to exchange this wealth for your life, it's not impossible, but you also have to think clearly, who to trade with, some people can't save you. Meng Yan said coldly.
"Master Meng is amazing. actually knew Fang's thoughts. Fang Junhe smiled, "Yes, Guo Jing's accumulation is all taken care of by me, and no one knows better than me how much wealth he has, but I don't dare to trade with you, Lord Meng." Because you're so terrible, I'm afraid there's not a single hair left for you to eat. ”
"In the hands of your own official, can you have a chance to trade with others?" Meng Yan asked rhetorically.
"Lord Meng wants to kill me, why do you want to stay until now?"
"Who are you trading with, Dongchang or Wang Zhen, or someone else?" Meng Yan asked.
"I'm sorry, Master Meng, I have nothing to say!"
"Ruan Yuxia, right?"
"It seems that Lord Meng has investigated the Prison Military Mansion very thoroughly, and he actually found Mrs. Ruan, amazing!" Fang Junhe clapped his hands and said.
"Fang Junhe, I can cut off your contact with the outside world, and I can kill you now, Guo Jing's wealth can't be obtained by the official, and others can't get it, so I cheapened those people who kept these wealth."
"Master Meng, I advise you not to fight the idea of this wealth, his back is not something you can fight against, even if I sue you, this wealth will not belong to you."
"Who has so much energy?"
"I can't say this, Master Meng, you better kill me, so that nothing happened." Fang Junhe said.
Fang Junhe's resolute attitude made Meng Yan suddenly think of the monk who knew the guest monk in the Bao'en Temple at the mouth of the mode.
Empress Dowager Sun has a group of people under him, and the organization is very tight, could this Fang Junhe be related to this mysterious organization?
The name of this organization is the Chrysanthemum Society, and it is still Sai Xiaoyu who told him, and it has been very active in recent years.
In this Ming Dynasty, the only one he can't afford to provoke is the queen mother in the harem.
The Sun family, the death of his father is directly related to the Sun family.
"Fang Junhe, you have worked hard for half your life, and as a result, you have all made wedding dresses for others, and you have ended up in a different place and ruined, this official really feels sorry for you!" Meng Yan to.
"Come on, give Fang Sanye three zhang red ridges, let him be self-sufficient." Meng Yan knew that Fang Junhe couldn't stay.
As for the secrets in his ledger, he didn't believe that a later person couldn't decipher them, so it would take a little more time.
"Lord Meng......" Fang Junhe said in a trembling voice.
"Third Master Fang, do you have anything else to say?" Meng Yan turned around and asked.
"Master Meng, don't you want to know your true background?" Fang Junhe suddenly said this.
Meng Yan's eyes narrowed, Fang Junhe was really from the Chrysanthemum Society, otherwise he would never ask himself this completely incompatible question.
"My father Meng Xian, my mother Meng Hu, I knew this when I was sensible."
"Master Meng, the real life experience of the things I am talking about below!"
"Could it be that the official's life experience is not clear to the official, you are an outsider who knows better than me, ridiculous!" Meng Yan sneered.
"Ling Tang's surname is Hu, her name is Hu Shanwei, and she is the sister of the deceased and abolished." (To be continued......)