Chapter 134 The Second Brother angrily slaps Li Chengqian! Damn the Prince! (13)

Lai Mingcheng was confronting Chen Pingping and Fan Xian, and the ministers in the palace were also busy.

These people are now gradually understanding the meaning of sting enforcement.

"The Inspection Bureau arranged for an informant to send you 100,000 taels of silver. Would you be tempted...

What if it's one million taels? If you accept it, it's bribery!"

"The Inspection Bureau arranged for a courtesan to seduce you, but it turned out that courtesan was a Northern Qi spy they had captured...

You have been fooled, you are colluding with the enemy country!"

"No one is a saint. Which official can stand the test..."

As soon as Chen Pingping finished speaking, the power of the Inspection Institute was granted by His Majesty, Lai Mingcheng immediately followed up with his advice.

"Your Majesty, I have accused Fan Xian of two crimes, one of which is soliciting and accepting bribes. He has been convicted and has all the evidence!"

"Secondly, this is a case of fishing for justice and a violation of the law. It must be severely punished. I hope Your Majesty will understand this!"

Fan Xian is Emperor Qing's illegitimate son, and everyone already knows this.

Emperor Qing certainly doesn't want to punish Fan Xian. At this stage, he still has to play the role of a kind father and train Fan Xian well.

"Minister of the Dali Temple, you can make the final decision on all the major cases in the country. What do you think of this case?"

As the Dali Temple Minister left the office, Emperor Qing added, "Don't say it's all up to my judgment!"

According to the rules, the emperor should make the final decision on how to deal with the Chief of the Inspection Institute, so the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

Although there are the prince's men in the Dali Temple, the Dali Temple Chief is not the prince's man.

"Your Majesty, before Fan Xian conducted the fishing enforcement, he consulted with Dean Chen.

As for what Dean Chen does, other government offices cannot interfere..."

At this point, Chen Pingping immediately took over the conversation, "Your Majesty, this matter is all due to my lack of consideration."

"I will definitely improve the rules. If I encounter such a thing again in the future, I will definitely keep a record in advance so that I won't make empty statements."

"In this way, if there is any problem at that time, you can ask the three judicial officials to jointly review and adjudicate."

The Dali Temple official waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No, no, no, the Inspection Institute can just keep the case in advance, and the Dali Temple will never interfere."

"If we keep the case in advance, it will be easier for Your Majesty to make the judgment!"

The Inspection Office was independent of all other government offices and had great power, and even the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court did not dare to provoke it.

What he meant was that if the Inspection Bureau were to use any shameful means in the future, you should keep some evidence first. With the evidence, the emperor can speak for you.

Otherwise, the emperor would not be able to find a way down and would have to call the Dali Temple out.

Chen Pingping was calm. Sting enforcement was nothing. The Inspection Institute had done things a thousand times more serious than this.

It's just that this time Fan Xian made a big deal out of it and was caught by Lai Mingcheng.

After listening to this, Emperor Qing nodded and said, "Although the Inspection Office is directly under me, it is not a place outside the law."

"Since Chen Pingping knew about it in advance, then this matter is Dean Chen's responsibility.

Fine Chen Pingping one year's salary and improve the regulations of the Inspection Institute! "

"Although Fan Xian's law enforcement was flawed, he was ultimately acting in the public interest, and he was carrying out Dean Chen's orders, so he will not be punished."

Chen Pingping clasped his hands and said, "I accept the punishment and thank you for your grace."

Fan Xian was not convinced at first, but when he saw that Chen Pingping had accepted the punishment, he had nothing to say.

Lai Mingcheng was also not satisfied, but he had to visit the Institute for Inspection later, so the matter was left as it was.

"Your Majesty, the third person I want to report is the Cui family, one of the inner treasury marketers!"

"The Inspection Office received the surrender and report from the second son of the Cui family, and confessed all the facts of their smuggling with Northern Qi."

"More than a dozen shop owners involved in this case have also been reported to the Inspection Bureau, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple.

I have compiled all the evidence files into a joint memorial, please have a look, Your Majesty! "

"As a marketer of the inner treasury, the Cui family has received great favor from the emperor, but they committed such a crime of embezzlement. They are truly lawless and blinded by greed!"

Eunuch Hou handed over Lai Mingcheng's thick memorial, but Emperor Qing just glanced at it.

The heads of various departments have already submitted reports on this matter, and the case is very clear.

"The Cui family has failed me!"

"There are 14 products in the internal warehouse, and the Cui family is marketing 6 of them. This is a great favor."

"I never thought that the Cui family would engage in smuggling with the enemy country. Their methods are despicable and they are so bold!"

"Dali Temple, Ministry of Justice, Inspection Institute, do you have any objections to this joint memorial?"

Several chief officials had no objection, so Emperor Qing appointed the Minister of Dali Temple.

"Minister of the Dali Temple, do you also agree with the final criminal punishment?"

The Dali Temple official replied, "The criminal punishment is determined by me personally!"

"Eighteen members of the Cui family who were directly involved in smuggling and thirty-two people from outside the family who participated were all beheaded in public."

"All the property of the Cui family will be confiscated, and the rest of the family will be exiled to Kuizhou and never released!"

Emperor Qing snorted coldly, "If it were an ordinary merchant, there would be nothing wrong with such a judgment!"

"But these are the inner treasury marketers. They are in charge of my inner treasury and they are stealing my money!"

"The Cui family has committed many evil deeds, and their crimes are unforgivable. The entire family will be executed to serve as a warning to others!"

The Cui family is a large and powerful family. If the entire family were executed, hundreds or even thousands of people would die.

Emperor Qing had long been aware of the smuggling in the inner treasury. Now that it has finally been confirmed, of course he must deal with it severely.

"Lai Mingcheng, who else do you want to complain about?"

Seeing Emperor Qing's harsh punishments on the Cui family, Lai Mingcheng seemed to see hope.

"The fourth person I want to report is Si Nanbo Fan Jian and his son!"

"Yuan Meng, the shopkeeper of Baoyue Tower, has filed a complaint with the emperor for the second time. The three judicial departments have concluded the joint trial. The main culprit, Li Chengze, will be involved later."

Li Chengze, who was originally feeling nervous, is now numb.

The first one didn't participate in him, and neither did the third or fourth one. It seems we have to wait and see.

"Your Majesty, the Fan family is involved in the Baoyue Tower case. Si Nanbo's son Fan Sizhe was bewitched and opened a brothel privately, which was a great loss to education!"

"The Fan family has no way of educating their children, which has damaged the reputation of the government. Both the father and son of the Fan family should be held responsible!"

Emperor Qing took the memorial from Eunuch Hou and said casually, "Fan Jian, Fan Xian, what do you have to say?"

Fan Jian came out of the class and said, "My second son Fan Sizhe is extremely naughty. He was indeed bewitched by someone and became the owner of Baoyue Tower."

"Although he is called the boss, he only cares about money and does not distinguish right from wrong. It was Yuan Meng who forced women into prostitution."

"Fortunately, His Royal Highness Prince Yong discovered this in time, closed down Baoyue Tower, and ordered Fan Sizhe to return home and reflect on himself."

"Now Fan Sizhe has completely changed his ways and is fully aware of his mistakes. I have punished him severely according to the family rules!"

Lai Mingcheng replied, "Minister Fan is worthy of being an elder in the court. He is not like some young people who shamelessly deny their mistakes after doing them."

When Fan Xian heard this, he almost couldn't hold back, but fortunately he was stopped by Xin Qiwu who was beside him.

Lai Mingcheng continued, "Your Majesty, since Fan Sizhe has become the boss, he must be punished."

"I suggest that all income from operating Baoyue Tower by Fan Sizhe and the other owner be confiscated, and each of them be fined 100,000 taels of silver!"

"The property and fines will be confiscated and paid to the woman who was forcibly bought so that she can start a new business!"

"The father and son of the Fan family will both be fined half a year's salary as a punishment!"

The third prince was too young, so Lai Mingcheng saved his face. When Fan Jian heard this number, he was a little frightened. If he had no gray income, such a punishment would be enough to bankrupt him.

Emperor Qing said slowly, "Since Fan Sizhe and the other boss are so greedy for money, they should be severely punished. Okay!"

Seeing that Fan Jian did not complain, Fan Xian naturally remained silent. Things that can be solved with money are the easiest.

This was a trap set up for him by Li Chengze. Fortunately, no one was killed, otherwise it would have been even more troublesome.

Fan Xian touched the memorial in his sleeve and stared at Lai Mingcheng's back.

Deadbeat, deadbeat, the next one should be Li Chengze!
Emperor Qing approved Lai Mingcheng's suggestion, which made Lai Mingcheng even more determined to fight.

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

"The fifth person I want to report is the Second Prince Li Chengze!"

"Li Chengze's first crime is that he is the main culprit in the Baoyue Tower case!
For the purpose of party struggle, he encouraged others to open brothels, forced women of good families into prostitution, and even intended to kill people!"

"Li Chengze's second crime is that he is the mastermind behind the smuggling case in the inner treasury!

The second son of the Cui family has already confessed that most of the smuggling income was handed over through Li Chengze's guards. "

"Millions of taels of silver that should have gone into the national treasury every year went into Li Chengze's pocket!
The Cui family's accountant and the accounts in his hands are all irrefutable evidence!"

"I beg your majesty to grant me permission to thoroughly investigate the whereabouts of Li Chengze's large amount of gold and silver!"

Emperor Qing did not respond directly. "Does the other government offices have anything to say?"

At this time, Fan Xian also took out a memorial and continued Lai Mingcheng's words, "Your Majesty, the Inspection Institute's efforts to combat corruption have yielded fruitful results!"

"Since Censor Lai wants to impeach the Second Prince, I will also report the results of the Second Prince's anti-corruption campaign to Your Majesty!"

"Among them, more than 20 officials in Kyoto were found to have large amounts of gold and silver of unknown origin, and they were all disciples of the Second Prince!"

"Among the officials above the fourth rank found in the local area, 38 of them are disciples of the Second Prince. Their corruption and abuse of power are shocking, and they have all been verified!"

Emperor Qing was looking through the memorials on the Baoyue Tower and Neiku smuggling cases and the anti-corruption results that Fan Xian had just presented.

Li Chengze, ah Li Chengze, someone actually caught him with so much evidence.

At this time, Li Chengze took the initiative to walk to the middle and knelt down with a plop.

Emperor Qing sighed, "Li Chengze, do you have anything else to say?"

Li Chengze fell to the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please sentence me to death!"

Emperor Qing patted the memorial in his hand and said with a sigh, "Strip him of his title and confine him to the palace for life."

Upon hearing the result, Li Chengze was struck by lightning. Being mentally prepared is one thing, but the final word is another.

Emperor Qing's words meant that his hope of becoming the crown prince was completely shattered.

Li Chengze sneered a few times and was about to speak when he heard Lai Mingcheng speaking again.

"Your Majesty, Li Chengze took a total of tens of millions of taels of silver from the inner treasury. Where did this silver go? We must investigate!"

“Besides, everyone in the world knows that the Cui family is Li Yunrui’s disciple.

But there is no direct connection between smuggling and Li Yunrui, which is quite strange! "

"In short, Li Chengze's crime should be investigated in depth and cannot be closed so hastily!"

Emperor Qing's voice was surprisingly calm in response to Lai Mingcheng's accusations.

"Li Chengze has been stripped of his title, but he is still my son. This matter ends here!"

"As for Li Yunrui, so many people have reported him, but not a single piece of evidence points to Li Yunrui."

Lai Mingcheng argued, "Your Majesty, just ask the Inspection Bureau to interrogate Li Chengze, and there will definitely be progress!"

While Lai Mingcheng was catching his breath, Fan Xian immediately said, "I second the motion!"

Emperor Qing immediately shouted, "Fan Xian, shut up!

Lai Mingcheng, you are accusing Li Yunrui, do you have any evidence? "

Lai Mingcheng took a breath and continued, "Although there is no evidence, Li Yunrui has been in charge of the inner treasury for many years. Everyone in the world knows that the Cui family and the Ming family are Li Yunrui's disciples..."

Emperor Qing suddenly spoke up, interrupting Lai Mingcheng's words, "Everyone in the world knows about this, why is it that I am the only one who doesn't know?"

"Everyone in the hall, does anyone else know that the Cui family is Li Yunrui's disciple?"

Emperor Qing has accumulated power for many years, and there is silence in the hall. This attitude is very clear. He still does not want the trouble to fall on Li Yunrui.

As long as Li Yunrui does not rebel, Emperor Qing will tolerate him, not to mention that Li Yunrui has basically handed over the financial power of the inner treasury.

Lai Mingcheng looked at the ministers in the court, who were hesitating and looking around, and suddenly became furious.

"Everyone, it's time to give honest advice to the country. You should put Daqing's country first!"

"The civil servants die for remonstrance, the military die for battle, only then can Daqing have a clear government, a bright world, and unify the world!"

"My fellow officers, we have studied the books of sages so hard for this day! This court is the battlefield for us civil servants!"

Almost all officials responded in their hearts that this world belongs to the Li family.

"Lai Mingcheng! But this world belongs to my Li family, hahahaha!"

Everyone looked at Li Chengze in astonishment. He suddenly stood up and burst into sharp laughter.

"I have been deposed as a king now. It is impossible for you to investigate me. And you still want to investigate Li Yunrui. What are you thinking?"

"Uncle Yong taught you when you were fourteen that the Daqing Criminal Law is just a tool for my Li family to rule the world!"

"With a salary of just over a hundred taels of silver a year, why would you risk your life for this? Hahaha!"

At this moment, Li Chengze seemed to be free of any burden and laughed wildly.

Li Changan, who had always been unrestrained, now realized that the second brother, who was really desperate, was the real crazy one!

But, when you and Lai Mingcheng are on the same team, can you always take me with you?

Emperor Qing was furious and said, "Li Chengze, stop playing crazy and being stupid!"

Lai Mingcheng pointed at Li Chengze and stuttered in anger, "Li Chengze...you! You! You are so rebellious!"

But Li Chengze ignored it and continued to laugh at Lai Mingcheng, "Lai Mingcheng!"

"You said and did everything right, but you're a little naive!"

"My uncle Prince Yong could see through this problem when he was only fourteen years old, but you can't understand it!"

"Can the criminal law you learned determine life and death?"

"The one who decides life and death is me, the man on the throne! Hahahaha!"

Li Chengze went crazy in public and shocked everyone. They didn't know what to do with him.

Li Chengqian pinched his thigh hard, fanned his eyes, and tears immediately flowed out.

He rushed forward crying and grabbed Li Chengze's arm in grief.

"Brother, calm down. I am in so much pain because of you!"

"Wuwuwu... Second brother, are you okay? What happened?"

The smile on Li Chengze's face suddenly became brighter, and then he suddenly slapped out and knocked Li Chengqian out again.

"Bah! Li Chengqian, stop pretending! You're so hypocritical! So disgusting! So despicable!"

"You little bastard, I've been wanting to beat you up for a long time!"

"Fuck you, Prince!"

PS: If you are serious, these things should be reported by different government offices at the court meeting. But in order to reduce the appearance of insignificant supporting roles, let the old debtor take all the responsibility.

(End of this chapter)