Chapter 525: Was it all Yan Maoqing’s doing?
"Yuanzhi is here."
Li Chunfang walked to the tea room in the front hall and saw Zhao Wenhua. He smiled and said hello.
When Zhao Wenhua heard Li Chunfang's voice, he quickly turned around and bowed respectfully to Li Chunfang: "Meet Mr. Ge."
Although Zhao Wenhua is much older than Li Chunfang, he cannot resist the fact that Li Chunfang has already come from behind and has become a cabinet bachelor.
Therefore, when meeting Li Chunfang, Zhao Wenhua still made a very respectful and polite gesture of dismissal.
Li Chunfang saw Zhao Wenhua bowing respectfully, and she actually enjoyed it in her heart, but when she said it with her mouth.
Li Chunfang laughed heartily, "Yuanzhi, you are too polite. Logically speaking, you can be regarded as my senior. I am now in the Ministry of Industry, and I have many things to ask you, the former Minister of the Ministry of Industry, for guidance." ”
Zhao Wenhua said humbly: "What are you talking about, Mr. Ge? What are your orders? When the time comes, I will send a boy or a clerk to call you, and I will pass by."
Li Chunfang laughed, feeling relieved again, and then he said to Zhao Wenhua: "Sit inside Yuan Zhi."
Zhao Wenhua also bowed politely: "Please, Mr. Ge."
Li Chunfang was no longer polite at this time. He walked into his tea room one step ahead of Zhao Wenhua, and then sat directly on his chair. After Zhao Wenhua came in, he bowed slightly before sitting down.
Li Chunfang looked at Zhao Wenhua who was sitting down, and finally stopped chatting and went straight to the point and asked: "Did something happen when Yuan Zhi came to my house so late?"
Zhao Wenhua immediately said: "Elder Ge is still wise, and he can see through Xiaguan's thoughts at a glance. There is indeed a difficult matter here for Xiaguan, and it is not convenient to take action. So I came to Elder Ge to see what Elder Ge can do. Method.”
When Li Chunfang heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Zhao Wenhua. Obviously, he didn't expect that there would be things that would make Zhao Wenhua difficult and inconvenient now.
Li Chunfang said: "What's the matter?"
When Zhao Wenhua heard these two words, he quickly took out Yan Shifan's crime file compiled by Yan Maoqing from his sleeve pocket.
Zhao Wenhua said: "When Yan Maoqing, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Justice, recently sorted out the past criminal case files of the Ministry of Justice, he discovered some problems. However, these issues involve relatively sensitive people, and these cases have always been in a pending and frozen state."
"After seeing these files, the official now has no idea in his mind, and the people involved in these matters are still people from the Ministry of Industry that Mr. Ge is now in charge of. So I want to ask Mr. Ge to help the official take a look and take a look. Can you find a suitable person or method to reopen the investigation of these old cases that have been frozen for many years?”
Li Chunfang took the file handed over by Zhao Wenhua and couldn't help but exclaimed curiously. Then he opened the slightly wrinkled and old file in the light of the tea room.
When Li Chunfang saw that the person involved in these files turned out to be Yan Shifan, Li Chunfang couldn't help but look up at Zhao Wenhua in "surprise" and said, "Are these true?"
Zhao Wenhua said: "They are all true, and Yan Maoqing dug them out one by one. They are all detailed evidence."
Li Chunfang heard the name Yan Maoqing again, and a faint smile appeared in the corners of his eyes.
When she heard it for the first time, Li Chunfang thought she had heard it wrong, thinking that the minister Zhao Wenhua was talking about was another minister from the Ministry of Punishment.
As a result, after hearing Zhao Wenhua's words, Li Chunfang really wanted to laugh.
Unexpectedly, even Yan Shifan's number one confidant Ma Zai has begun to rebel. It seems that the climate of the strict party has really come to an end.
Li Chunfang continued to look carefully at the crime file of Yan Shifan compiled by Yan Maoqing. Zhao Wenhua also said at the same time: "The subordinates have also read these files carefully. The cases and people involved in them are all the work of Yan Shifan and have nothing to do with it. The matter of Mr. Yan Ge.”
"However, Yan Shifan is the son of Mr. Yan Ge after all. If he is investigated, it will definitely arouse the imagination of some people. They will think that these crimes of Yan Shifan are the instruction and connivance of Mr. Yan Ge."
"Although the official is the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, as the adopted son of Mr. Yan Ge, cases related to the Yan family should be avoided according to Ming law. Therefore, the official is thinking that since these cases have been overturned by Yan Maoqing When it comes out, the official can’t turn a blind eye.”
"So, I have the courage to go to Mr. Ge's house and want to ask Mr. Ge to give me an idea on how to handle this matter?"
Li Chunfang looked at the detailed crime file of Yan Shifan and listened to Zhao Wenhua's words. He also hummed.
Li Chunfang said: "Your concerns are not unreasonable. This kind of key case involving Yan Ge's closest relatives cannot be handled with common sense. You must be cautious and cautious again, otherwise if a big change occurs, someone who shouldn't be involved will be involved." The people involved have affected the stability of the government, and the problem is serious. ”
"However, the court has always been intolerant of crimes like this with detailed evidence and heinous content. Otherwise, it would be contrary to the ideals of His Majesty and His Majesty."
"So, I think we can first find a censor to impeach the people involved in these cases, and then look at the attitude of the prince and his majesty before we make a decision."
Zhao Wenhua immediately paid his respects: "You are wise, Mr. Ge. However, there is no reliable censor colleague on Xiaguan's side who can discuss this matter, and most of the censors he knows on Xiaguan's side are also familiar with Yan Shifan, so there is no guarantee that it will not happen." Leaking the facts of the case gave Yan Shifan an opportunity to make excuses.”
"Therefore, I still want to ask the elder to find an upright and reliable censor to report this matter to me."
After Li Chunfang heard this, she couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that Zhao Wenhua was teasing such a big circle because of this.
Li Chunfang did not mean to reject Zhao Wenhua. After all, this is a sensitive period. Although many things need to be dealt with carefully, more importantly, one must keep things within the scope of what one knows. That is the correct way to deal with sensitive periods.
Otherwise, when others are making moves, Li Chunfang, one of the cabinet bachelors, will be a hindsight and cannot provide any thoughtful opinions. She can only rely on improvisation to deal with problems, and more or less will make some mistakes. question.
Therefore, Li Chunfang would not push back the dossier on Yan Shifan's crimes sent by Zhao Wenhua.
Li Chunfang said: "I will pay attention to this matter, but you should also keep an eye on the Ministry of Punishments, especially Yan Maoqing, who is sorting out these files. You must know what his situation and thoughts are as soon as possible, and you must not let him have any unreasonable behavior. ”
Zhao Wenhua immediately bowed and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Ge, I will keep an eye on Yan Maoqing's side."
Li Chunfang hummed, "That's good."
Zhao Wenhua looked at Li Chunfang now. He also knew that even if the matter was over, he could not stay in Li Chunfang's house for a long time. After all, this was his rest time. If he delayed it too much, he would look too indifferent.
So Zhao Wenhua also stood up and paid his respects at this time: "It's already getting late, so I'll take my leave first."
Li Chunfang nodded slightly, "Okay, I'll let someone see you off." Zhao Wenhua added, "Thank you, Mr. Ge."
Then Zhao Wenhua left Li Chunfang's house.
After Zhao Wenhua left, Li Chunfang also looked at the file in her hand and couldn't help but think about it.
He can go to the Censor, but before going to the Censor about this matter, it seems that he should talk to King Yu, otherwise this matter will end up like Shen Lian suing Yan Song, Yan Shifan and his son in the Jinyiwei Hall. The depressing look of a city full of sins when a storm is about to come.
When King Yu is forced to panic again by this matter and has to express his attitude to the officials, it will be really troublesome.
Therefore, in order to prevent Zhu Zaijing from suddenly falling into passivity, Li Chunfang believed that before the matter was really reported, it was still necessary to talk to Zhu Zaijing about the situation first, and then take corresponding measures to deal with it.
In this way, even if some desperate anti-Yen pioneers want to form a group to build momentum and force Zhu Zaijing to take a stand on this matter, Zhu Zaijing will have enough time to think and deal with the matter.
Therefore, on the second day, Li Chunfang went to the Wenhua Hall early.
Zhu Zaijing, who had just arrived at work, looked at Li Chunfang, who was coming just after him, and couldn't help but curiously asked, "Is there anything important, Mr. Li?"
Li Chunfang bowed: "I do have an important matter, and it is completely involved in what happened in the Jinyiwei lobby the day before yesterday."
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Zhu Zaijing laughed: "I was wondering yesterday. In the Jinyiwei Hall, Shen Lian made such a big thunder. As a result, no one mentioned it after waiting for a day. I thought it was It was revealed by all the officials by default.”
"I didn't expect that Mr. Li would be the first to report this matter to me. It's really not easy!"
Zhu Zaijing's words made Li Chunfang extremely embarrassed. Yesterday, he also wanted to report it, but no one took the initiative to talk about it whether he was in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry or the Wenyuan Pavilion where the cabinet was located next door.
So for a while, Li Chunfang could only choose to remain silent and prepare to wait and see what would happen.
But when Zhao Wenhua sent the file on Yan Shifan's crimes to him last night, he knew that this matter could not be delayed. If it was delayed any longer, it would really explode into a sea of blood and thunder.
Li Chunfang bowed awkwardly, "Your Majesty, I forgive you. It's not that I didn't come to report the matter. It's just that I didn't know how to report the matter for a while, and I didn't discuss the reason with other cabinet ministers in the cabinet, so I Think about it and take another look before reporting it to the prince.”
Zhu Zaijing smiled and said: "Then you should have seen something now, right? Otherwise, Mr. Li, why would you have come so early?"
Li Chunfang hummed, and then presented the dossier that Zhao Wenhua gave last night.
Li Chunfang said: "Your Majesty, this is a file that Zhao Wenhua, the Minister of Punishment, handed over to me last night. He said that this file was compiled by Yan Maoqing, the Minister of Punishment, but because the person involved in this file was the person I am currently working in. People in the ministry, so I leave it to the minister to take care of it.”
Zhu Zaijing motioned to Meng Chong beside him, and he went over to take the file submitted by Li Chunfang.
After Zhu Zaijing took it, he said directly without looking through it: "Is it about Yan Shifan?"
Li Chunfang immediately replied: "Your Majesty, you are a wise man! You can see through the key points of this dossier at a glance."
Zhu Zaijing smiled and said: "It is not difficult to see through this matter. The difficulty is that it was Yan Maoqing who did it. This is really strange."
Li Chunfang said: "I was extremely surprised when I heard it was Yan Maoqing last night. As we all know, Yan Maoqing is Yan Shifan's confidant. Now that he has done such a thing, it is really confusing."
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Zhu Zaijing said: "Since you don't understand, then call someone over and ask."
After that, Zhu Zaijing waved to Meng Chong again. Meng Chong immediately understood what Zhu Zaijing meant and immediately sent someone to the Ministry of Punishment to find Yan Maoqing.
After Yan Maoqing received Zhu Zaijing's call, his heart tightened suddenly, and then he glanced at the courtyard where Zhao Wenhua was, but in the end he obediently followed the caller to the Wenhua Hall.
When Yan Maoqing arrived at the Wenhua Hall, he immediately prostrated himself on the ground, "Yan Maoqing, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, pays homage to the King of Prisons."
Zhu Zaijing looked at Yan Maoqing who was paying homage with this grand ceremony, and said calmly: "Get up, it is not a big court meeting, nor is it an important etiquette ceremony. Yan Qing does not need to pay such a grand ceremony."
Yan Maoqing replied nervously, "Yes."
Then he carefully stood up from the ground.
Zhu Zaijing looked at Yan Maoqing, who was still nervous, and continued: "What is Yan Qing busy with at the Ministry of Justice recently?"
Yan Maoqing immediately said: "I am assisting Zhao Butang in handling the criminal case of our department."
Zhu Zaijing hummed and said: "Well, that's right. This shows that Yan Qing is very serious about the affairs of the Ministry of Justice, which I am very pleased about. This morning, I got a copy of Yan Qing's compilation The file came out, but after I read it, I still didn’t understand it, so I wanted to ask Yan Qing, what was Yan Qing’s intention in compiling this file?”
After Yan Maoqing heard this, he immediately broke out in a nervous sweat. Although he knew that this file would appear in the hands of King Yu or His Majesty the Emperor, he never expected that it would be so soon.
Yan Maoqing said: "Your Majesty, I have compiled this file with a public heart."
Zhu Zaijing seemed to be very satisfied with this answer. He nodded slightly and said: "Then since Yan Qing is so public-minded, I will hand over this case to you for trial."
"But one thing, I want to make it clear to you in advance, is that the scope of this case cannot be expanded, nor can there be any falsehoods. After all, your Criminal Department is not the Metropolitan Procuratorate, nor is it the Dongchang Jinyiwei. You have to deal with real matters. Let the evidence speak for itself.”
"Therefore, I hope that you can effectively fulfill the Ministry of Punishment's duty to serve the public, and that the majesty of the Ming Dynasty Law and the credibility of the court can be reflected in this case. Don't be swayed by some exaggerated remarks or interests. The justice of justice!”
After Yan Maoqing heard these words, he immediately bowed: "I will obey the prince's will!"
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