"Big case! Shocking case! ”

Inside the Royal Bank, with the death of a Jew, a shocking case shocked the entire city of Kaifeng.

Without him! This group of Jews was just arranged for Fan Zheng to enter the Royal Bank, and its purpose was to supervise the operation of the Royal Bank, but one of the most elite Jews suddenly died violently, although the cause of death was normal, which immediately made Fan Zheng realize that something was wrong.

"No way, Freiberg...... It is impossible for Lifrey to die suddenly," said the old Jewish man Emicien, with a solemn face, although he knew that Fan Zheng's request was not so easy to achieve, he did not expect that they would lose a loved one at the beginning.

Fan Zheng nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, I will seek justice for Li Frey." ”

Amiche said heavily: "If Master Fan can't guarantee the safety of our wait, I'm afraid this transaction will end here, after all, I can't afford to wait for Ding Xi at all." ”

The Jews are prevalent in circumcision, and the men are not prosperous, which is dominated by the matriarchal line, and this group of Jews is even more scarce, if it is mixed in the court battles of the Great Song Dynasty, I am afraid that the grand occasion promised by Fan Zheng will disappear soon.

"Rest assured, I will strengthen the protection of your personal safety."

At that moment, Fan Zheng immediately ordered the security of the Royal Bank to focus on protecting these Jews, and at the same time organized a large number of people to conduct a thorough investigation.

As the investigation deepened, Fan Zheng really found that there were many problems.

When the case was investigated first, there were many obstacles, and countless dignitaries and nobles secretly asked people to intercede, so that Fan Zheng gave up the investigation, and even secretly prepared a generous pension for the dead Li Frey, the amount of which made everyone moved.

Fan Zheng was not moved at all, and finally uncovered the big case.

"Corruption of tens of thousands of dollars!"

When the truth came out, everyone gasped.

It is no wonder that the people in the shadows will take risks, and dozens of officials are involved, and the largest officials are as high as Sanpin.

As soon as this case came out, it immediately caused an uproar, and it can be said that it was the largest corruption case since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, and it immediately caused an uproar in the government and the opposition.

In the vertical arch hall, Fan Zhengman reported the case to the ministers, and the shocking corruption shocked all the officials.

"It's madness!" Zhao Xu said angrily.

This case was simply beyond his imagination, and it shocked him.

"The official family is angry!"

The ministers persuaded one after another.

Zhao Xu snorted coldly: "No wonder Fan Zheng insists on using Jews, the protection of officials and officials in this case can be described as incisive, otherwise how can this loophole of money be covered." ”

The Royal Bank is in charge of thousands of dollars, and the Great Song Dynasty is naturally not at ease with it, and the usual supervision is also very strict, but there are still so many corruption problems, many of which are the protection of officials and officials as Fan Zheng said before, if it were not for the appearance of this group of Jews, I am afraid that the Royal Bank will fall into turmoil in the future.

The Royal Bank is related to Zhao Xu's great cause of dominating the world, and it is also the money bag for his reforms, so naturally there is no room for loss.

"Panic!" Baiguan's face changed, and he hurriedly pleaded guilty.

Fan Zheng said angrily: "These officials not only seek money but also kill people, because this Jew Liverey found out about the problem and was unwilling to accept his bribes, so they disregarded people's lives and asked the officials to punish them severely." ”

The Royal Bank has too much money under its control, and too many people are eyeing this cornucopia, and if a group of people are not severely punished, I am afraid that there will be endless troubles.

"Of course it will be punished severely!" Zhao Xu smiled coldly, waved his big hand and said: "Pass the decree, all these corrupt officials will be punished!" ”

Zhao Xu was furious and made a decision that surprised everyone.

"Kill your head!"

Suddenly all the officials were shocked! Looking at Zhao Xu in disbelief, no one thought that Fan Zheng would be so radical.

"Officials can't! Since ancient times, doctors have not been punished, and my ancestors and scholars have ruled the world together, and there has never been a killing of scholars. Lu Dafang took the lead in objecting.

Lu Dafang is conservative in his thinking and respects the law of his ancestors the most, not to mention that the Great Song Dynasty pursued to rule the world with scholars, and it was the source of his power as the prime minister of the dynasty, so he naturally tried his best to protect the interests of scholars, and if the emperor killed scholars, I am afraid it would cause panic among officials all over the world.

"It can't be killed, corruption and money are the first major case since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, and the nature is so bad, can't it be killed?" Zhao Xu asked rhetorically.

If it was an official mistake or other problems, Zhao Xu might not be so angry, but it was enough to involve the corruption of Wanguan, if it was placed in the previous dynasty, it would be more than enough to wipe out the three clans, but he just ordered the killing of the first evil, which caused the opposition of hundreds of officials.

Zhang Dian echoed: "The minister agrees with Lu Xianggong's words, and the heaviest punishment for the scholars in our court is only to send them to Lingnan. ”

Zhao Xu frowned, he didn't expect that Zhang Xuan, who had always supported him, would also oppose the killing of this criminal official.

Zhang Dian is also a beneficiary of the punishment of the doctor, and he was exiled to Lingnan, and finally had a chance to recover.

What's more, most of the criminals found out from the Royal Bank were members of the New Party, and the New Party was already withering, so Zhang Dian naturally tried his best to defend it.

Su Song couldn't help but sigh and said: "There is no precedent for my dynasty to kill so many scholars, and I ask the official family to withdraw the order." ”

Su Song, as a medical party, although he hates these corrupt officials, but he also knows that there is no precedent for killing doctors and doctors, and the three parties above the court are full of strength, once the means of killing people are applied to the party struggle, I am afraid that the entire court will be bloody, and the consequences will be far more serious than punishing a corrupt person.

All of a sudden, the three prime ministers of the dynasty opposed Zhao Xu's use of heavy codes to rectify the rule of officials.

Zhao Xu snorted coldly: "I am not in a good position, that is, the law is not strict, I am too generous to scholars, and I will not be severely punished for making mistakes, which leads to continuous corruption among officials. ”

Lu Dafang arched his hand and said: "From the perspective of the old ministers, the officials appoint people on the basis of merit, and the people with high morality and morality will definitely be able to make the country and the people safe, and the officials will rule the Qingming." ”

Fan Zheng retorted: "Before these corrupt officials were found out, they were all clean and righteous, and many of them were Qingliu celebrities in Kaifeng City. ”

"Then strengthen supervision, and make up for it at the right time, I believe that corruption will have nothing to hide." Zhang Dian suggested.

Instant compensation is Fan Zheng's evil prescription, and when the new party implements the apportionment into the mu, the effect is excellent, and it is highly respected by Zhang.

Zhao Xu shook his head and said: "The redundant officials of the Great Song Dynasty are already very serious, and if you send people to supervise them, I am afraid that the redundant officials will be even worse, and this strategy is not advisable." ”

With the death of the Empress Dowager Gao, Zhao Xu no longer had any worries, and the Royal Bank exposed that the problem of protecting officials and officials was too serious, and he wanted to use heavy codes to rectify the rule of the Great Song Dynasty.

However, even if the punishment of corrupt officials with extremely bad circumstances still found the strong opposition of Manchu officials, which further aroused Zhao Xu's rebellious mentality.

In addition, today's Zhao Xu is no longer a puppet emperor with no real power, but has grown into a generation of heroes, so naturally he will not easily change his ambitions, and for a while, the court has fallen into a deadlock!

Until after the next dynasty, this controversy never ended, but was only temporarily shelved, and the relationship between the monarch and the minister was extremely tense.

"It's lawless! Not killing is not enough to outrage the people. ”

Back in the palace, Zhao Xu ran around the Imperial Lake for a few laps, still indignant.

The Royal Bank is the most sensitive nerve of the Great Song Dynasty, not to mention the corruption cases involving thousands of cases, if it is not heavily fined, I am afraid that there will be people who will take risks in the future.

"The official family is angry, our dynasty has always treated scholars and doctors preferentially, and it is a tradition not to kill scholars, and the officials of the Manchu Dynasty are naturally unwilling to make an exception for the official family, otherwise it may be their turn to add swords and soldiers in the future." Fan Zheng explained.

"That can't just be exiled to Lingnan, if this big case of corruption can't be killed as an example, I'm afraid that it will be banned again and again in the future, and not killing is not enough to warn future generations." Zhao Xu said solemnly, he is proficient in the art of the emperor, and naturally knows that this kind of big case can only be effective if he kills one and sets an example.

Fan Zheng couldn't help but smile bitterly, what to strengthen supervision, with the court atmosphere of the Great Song Dynasty, it is nothing more than an extra penny, unless it is a special existence like this Kaifeng Jew, it is possible to be alone, and other officials are afraid that they will only be in the same stream.

However, the Great Song Dynasty had great power, and he was not willing to have the emperor kill the doctor at all, otherwise everyone would be in danger, but with the royal bank, the imperial court must establish its own majesty.

"But it's not like there's no way to fix it?" Fan Zheng's eyes suddenly flashed, and he thought of a good prescription.

Zhao Xu's heart moved and asked, "Does Fan Taicheng have a good prescription?" ”

Fan Zheng smiled bitterly: "As an official, Weichen naturally doesn't want to be killed by a knife and axe one day, but Weichen knows that strict investigation of corruption is only one of them, and severe punishment is also essential, and it is obvious that exile in Lingnan is not enough to make officials fearful." ”

Zhao Xu nodded slightly, this is also the reason why he wants to punish these criminals canonically, with the existing imperial court punishment system for officials, it has no effect at all.

Fan Zheng continued: "Since the officials want to practice not killing the doctor and punishing the doctor, and they want privileges, then Your Majesty can satisfy them. ”

"It's ............." Zhao Xu looked at Fan Zheng puzzled, just now Fan Zheng asked for severe punishment for these corrupt officials, and in the blink of an eye, Fan Zheng wanted to intercede for these criminal officials.

Fan Zheng smiled and said: "Weichen's evil recipe is to build a special prison outside Kaifeng City to detain criminal officials. ”

"A prison for criminals?" Zhao Xu frowned.

Fan Zheng explained: "Yes, the royal ancestor is not to kill scholars, but it does not say that they cannot be imprisoned, and this prison is dedicated to officials, which is naturally different from ordinary prisons, dark and damp, and tortured, but to give these scholars some privileges, not to be punished, but to be imprisoned during the prison period until the end of the sentence." ”

"Wonderful! In this way, it not only abides by the ancestral teachings, but also gives preferential treatment to scholars and doctors, and more importantly, can deter officials. Zhao Xu applauded.

The power of the Great Song Shi was too great for even Zhao Xu to resist, and the prison that Fan Zheng proposed for officials was the best of both worlds.

"A prison for criminals!"

As soon as the news of the imperial court's plan to build a special prison came out, the whole court was in an uproar, and the first thing that many officials thought of was the edict.

As soon as the edict comes out, it is often a river of blood, and all the officials are terrified, this time Zhao Xu is already furious in the face of full corruption, and it is not impossible to launch the edict.

However, when more news came, the Manchu officials realized that the so-called edict was a special treatment given by the imperial court to scholars.

If you don't kill the doctor but let the doctor go to jail, and even go to prison will give you a preferential treatment, a special single room, and a long sentence is enough to make anyone desperate.

"Evil Doctor Fan Zheng!"

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty all gritted their teeth, and only the evil doctor Fan Zheng could come up with this bad trick, which not only did not violate the ancestral law of not killing the scholars, but also gave the scholars preferential treatment, and at the same time could not punish the doctors.

However, what they want is not to go to prison, but to be unpunished, it is conceivable that once the Kaifeng Imperial Prison is completed, there will be a large number of high-ranking officials, which will become a nightmare in the hearts of all officials, and even lower-ranking officials are not qualified to enter this Imperial Prison.

"Fan Zheng, you proposed that the official family build an edict prison, aren't you afraid that one day you will enter it yourself?"

Outside the Vertical Arch Hall, Cai Jing threatened in a low voice.

Fan Zheng laughed and said: "Fan is sitting upright, it's a big deal to resign from the government in the future to practice medicine, but Lord Cai should be careful, many of the first batch of people to enter the edict are talents from the household department, and I heard that there are some of Lord Cai's subordinates, so it is ............." ”

"It's nonsense, Cai and corrupt officials don't share the sky!" Cai Jingyi said righteously.

Fan Zhenglang said: "Then what is Lord Cai worried about? ”

Cai Jing was speechless for a moment.

"It's also a good thing to have this edict, after all, if the officials of the Great Song Dynasty don't have a sense of awe, they will be scattered." Su Song supported.

Lu Dafang and Zhang Dian were unhappy in their hearts, but they did not refute it.

Although the edict is enough to deter, after all, it can save the life of the criminal officer, and give the criminal official a little preferential treatment, so that they do not have to be punished, which makes them have nothing to say.

"Spread my will, the criminal official Nan Tingchen dishonored the grace of the saint, embezzled and accepted bribes, and was sentenced to life imprisonment, and was imprisoned in Kaifeng, and was pardoned but not pardoned." Zhao Xu said fiercely.

Nan Tingchen is the main culprit in this case, embezzling thousands of yuan of money, and is fortunate to be the first person in Kaifeng Prison, and other accomplices are also sentenced to different sentences, and they are also pardoned.

Seeing this, the hundred officials couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring in their hearts, the edict and the distribution to Lingnan were different treatments.

Although it is also a doctor who does not kill scholars, and there is also corresponding preferential treatment, Lingnan is still an official, and he can even receive a fortune, and there is a possibility of recovery in the future.

However, if you go to prison, you are a prisoner, although you don't have to be punished, you have lost the possibility of recovery, and you have to face a long prison sentence, losing the glory and hope of the scholars, which is the most terrible.

Sure enough, with the implementation of the Kaifeng edict, the atmosphere of the entire Great Song Dynasty was suppressed. (End of chapter)