Chapter 110 Root Causes of Corruption and Bribery

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Ran Chenglin's cruel words, Pei Xie Tang didn't take it to heart, she knew this person's catties and taels in her heart, and she couldn't escape her ghost pavilion's eyes. It's just that he is the son of his mother's benefactor, and he doesn't care about him.

After two years like this, Pei Xie Tang was busy with military affairs in the northwest and ignored him. In the third year, Pei Xie Tang fought great victories in the northwest one after another, and then he was ordered to go to Beijing to recuperate. Immediately after that, the incident happened, and she was sent to a prison to await interrogation. During this period, things came one after another, and she changed from the lord of Tai'an, whom everyone admired, to a prisoner under the stairs, a prisoner on death row, and a heinous person who was spurned by everyone, and was sentenced to death on the Xuanjiao Tower!

In prison, Gao Xingzhi came to visit her many times, and brought Ran Chenglin to testify and denounce her corruption and bribery.

At that time, my heart was like ashes, and I hated it, but not for myself, but for my father.

's father was honest and honest all his life, and he recommended many people from the Ran family to be officials because of his mother's affection, but they must seek truth from facts and only let talented people serve, only Ran Chenglin is the only time his father "knew that he couldn't do it", but he didn't expect it to end like this.

Hates this person, completely hates him for failing his father!

Hearing this name at this time, Pei Xie Tang still felt that his teeth were sour: "What's wrong with him?" What does it have to do with my grievances, is it still his credit for my murder? ”

"It's not." Gao Xingzhi combed his thoughts and said slowly: "You are firmly nailed to the pillar of shame of the seven deadly sins, and it is impossible to wash the snow all at once. Let's do it one by one. Now is the opportunity to wash away the stigma on you, and then overturn the case for you in the future, so as not to be abrupt. ”

He took a sip of water and started from the beginning.

Gao Xingzhi is now the richest businessman in the Eastern Continent, every year in April, there will be merchants from all over the world into Beijing to offer, over the years, April is called the spring month, Gao Xingzhi is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and is the best among the merchants, in the past five years, almost every year when foreign merchants enter Beijing, he will hold a banquet, a large group of merchants who are stepped on on weekdays to talk, exchange ideas with each other, make up for each other's shortcomings, but also a good thing and a grand event.

In previous years, Pei Xie Tang had followed Gao Xingzhi and was very familiar with this matter. Now that she has changed her skin, when Gao Xingzhi invited the merchants, he did not ask her to go with her.

It was at this banquet that Gao Xingzhi was from the mouth of a wealthy businessman named Shen Yong in Mingcheng. Barry, got a piece of news.

Over the years, Ran Chenglin has been the Taishou of Mingcheng, and the squeezing of Mingcheng merchants has reached an unprecedented level, but all merchants have to give gifts to the Taishou Mansion every year to ensure that the business of this year is smooth. This gift ranges from five hundred taels to several thousand taels, not counting other treasures that cannot be counted.

Shen Yong has a good family background in Mingcheng, and last year he gave 1,000 taels of silver and a few utensils in exchange for a year of peace. I didn't want to have an accident when I went to the goods at the end of last year, and I lost a lot of money, but this year's gift was thinner, only a thousand taels of silver, Ran Chenglin's face was not good-looking on the spot, and after that, he gave a lot of stumbling blocks openly and secretly, which made Shen Yong miserable. Shen Yong pondered that he would give up some shops to Gao Xingzhi to see if he could exchange them for money.

At that time, Shen Yong drank a little more, and after saying this, he fell asleep and woke up, so he refused to admit it.

Gao Xingzhi knew that these corrupt things were suppressed by Ran Chenglin, and he didn't let these merchants complain, so he could hide them for so many years.

Now that he got Ran Chenglin's handle, he thought of Pei Xie Tang, who was also convicted of "bribery and bribery", and intuitively felt that this was an opportunity, so he immediately came to Pei Xie Tang.

Pei Xie Tang sneered when he heard this: "Ran Chenglin has a lot of handles in the hands of my Ghost Pavilion, and I didn't care about him in the past, because at that time he was all about the key points of small fights, and now it has developed into a bad deed that can force people to death, so I have to get rid of him." Even if you can't live with your cousin, it's better than if you can't live with the world. ”

"What are you going to do?" Gao Xingzhi asked.

Pei Xie Tang beckoned to him: "It just so happens that Zhu Xinzhi is not in the capital right now, so it is convenient for me to act." You'll arrange someone for a while...... When Zhu Xinzhi came back, he would be able to catch up with the crime. ”

"You want him to be the presiding judge?" Gao Xingzhi was shocked: "Wouldn't it be too risky?" ”

"Yes, he has to be the judge of this matter. To be honest, I have a lot of questions in my heart, and I took this great opportunity to test Zhu Xinzhi. If he dealt with it impartially, what does that mean, you say? Pei Xie Tang smiled meaningfully, his eyes flashing with a cunning calculation.

Gao Xingzhi laughed sullenly: "You still think that he didn't do it." ”

Only the smile was slightly bitter, and the eyes were helpless.

Pei Xie Tang said: "You are wrong. If he does it fairly, it means that he has to be tied to me. But as long as you are on the side of my Tai'an county lord, no one wants to be alone. ”

"What if he hides something?" Gao Xingzhi raised his eyebrows.

Pei Xie Tang was even happier: "If he has something to hide, it will be better, I will do my thing, and I won't worry about not being able to pull him down, a first-class virtuous king." As long as he doesn't have that clean reputation, it will be even more difficult to overturn the case in the future. ”

"It's always the case that you have a point." Gao Xingzhi stood up, "I'll wait and see." ”

"Speaking of which, I don't know anything." Pei Xie Tang stopped him.

Gao Xingzhi turned his head: "Is there anything else you don't understand?" ”

"Yes, I'm sincere in asking." Pei Xie Tang followed up in makeup, saluted, and said with a smile: "Please also ask the tall prince to give advice." ”

"I know what you're asking, no comment!" Gao Xing ignored it, waved his hand, and walked quickly.

Pei Xie Tang immediately smiled.

Cunning as high as Gao Xingzhi, really a roundworm in her stomach, she didn't speak, this person was smart enough to calculate what she wanted to ask: but everyone who touched her Tai'an County Lord Pei Xie Tang is now hidden by the cold rain and snow, and none of them have a good ending, only he is still comfortable and open, what should he do, even walking around for her in prison, and now no one up and down is gossiping, but it makes people feel very curious, what kind of ability is hidden in this person!

Gao Xingzhi's footsteps were in a hurry, as if she was afraid that Pei Xie Tang would catch up, but she had no intention of chasing them.

Someday, he'll tell her!

She believes!

After that, everything was calm again. Because of Zhu Xinzhi's departure in the capital, it was particularly uninteresting. Pei Xie Tang waited left and right, and finally waited for the latest news.

Shen Yong, a wealthy merchant from Mingcheng, killed someone.

Because of the jealousy in Mingyue Tower, Shen Yong killed Hong Mian, the youngest son of the Hong family, and fled back to Mingcheng in a hurry. After returning to Mingcheng, Shen Yong immediately sent a lot of money, begged Mingcheng to guard Ran Chenglin, begged Ran Chenglin to find a way to save his life, and thanked him afterwards. Ran Chenglin accepted the property, but he treacherously repented, tied up Shen Yong, and planned to send him to the capital to ask for his guilt.

Only then did Shen Yong understand that the money he sent out not only failed to buy his own life, but made him die faster!

Ran Chenglin wants to keep his family property for himself.

Shen Yong, who was unwilling to be captured, struggled to the death, ran all the way to the capital, and now hides in Kyoto!

After Pei Xie Tang looked at it, he smiled slightly, and burned the paper on the candle flame.

Soon, there was good news from the Huai'an Palace, after a long absence, Zhu Xinzhi finally returned, and now he is on the way, and he will arrive in the capital in less than two days.

This time, Zhu Xinzhi was ordered to go south to quell the rebellion, the handsome army passed over, and the rebellious party army was all annexed.

As Pei Xie Tang had expected, he implemented a policy of division, and Zhu Guangyi's generals gradually drifted apart, and on April 5, one of the generals went out to pay respects to the dead in his family, which angered Zhu Guangyi. Zhu Guangyi accused him of wanting to have an illicit exchange with Zhu Xinzhi in the name of memorials, and the others defended themselves, and Zhu Guangyi had a dispute with the general, and ordered the general to be beheaded, which immediately chilled the hearts of others. Someone was afraid of being killed, so while Zhu Guangyi was drunk, they tied him up and sent him to Zhu Xinzhi's tent, begging Zhu Xinzhi to spare them.

After Zhu Xinzhi was demoted, it took a few days to settle affairs, and after rectifying the border defenses and blocking the advance of foreign enemies, he took Zhu Guangyi back to Beijing to be punished.

Counting the days, this time they parted, and the two had not seen each other for more than 30 days.

After getting the news and knowing that Zhu Xinzhi was going back to the capital, Pei Xie Tang began to prepare, and the day before he got the exact news, Shen Yong was escorted to the Yushitai.

The paper was handed in, and after Yushitai took the case, he left Shen Yong behind.

By the time Zhu Xinzhi stepped into the capital, the case had evolved into a shocking case. There is no other reason, just because it involves the dead lord of Tai'an!

Shen Yong confessed to homicide in prison, and in order to seek relief from the punishment, he confessed to Yushitai that Mingcheng Taishou Ran Chenglin was guilty of corruption and bribery, and inadvertently said that Ran Chenglin had asked a wealthy merchant in Mingcheng for 50,000 taels of silver and sent it to the Tai'an palace in the northwest. At the beginning, Yushitai didn't take this seriously, but regarded it as another ironclad evidence of corruption and bribery by the lord of Tai'an, but this time, the person who sent the bribe became the original witness Ran Chenglin himself.

But then, Shen Yong's words completely changed the turn of things.

Shen Yong said in prison that the county lord of Tai'an didn't ask for the money, and scolded Ran Chenglin fiercely, and the money was sent back to the Taishou Mansion as it was.

That's a big deal!

Who doesn't know that the biggest evidence that convicted Pei Xie Tang of embezzlement and bribery was the huge amount of silver 50,000 taels and countless antiques and artifacts that were turned out of her home. Since Pei Xie Tang didn't take it, why did the money appear in the Northwest Palace, and the wealthy businessmen identified which ones he gave it away?

For a time, Kyoto was boiling.

As soon as Zhu Xinzhi's feet stepped into the capital, he saw a person standing at the gate of the city, looking out of the city on tiptoe. When he saw him, a series of crisp silver bell laughter sounded, Zhu Xinzhi hooked the corners of his mouth slightly, and before the smile was completely opened, the man had already rushed over: "Fengqiu, I want to kill you!" ”