Chapter 19
Lu Heng temporarily acted as the commander of Jin Yiwei in November. The first job he took over as Nanzhen Fusi was to investigate Zhang Yong and Xiao Jing's bribery case.
Zhang Yong was one of the very famous "Eight Tigers" during the Zhengde period. Although Xiao Jing was not the Eight Tigers, he was also a powerful eunuch in Chenghua, Hongzhi and Zhengde dynasties. Emperor Zhengde made great use of eunuchs, and the "Eight Tigers" ran rampant in the palace and dominated the court. Many memorials were left to them. Later, when Zhengde died of illness and Jiajing ascended the throne, the Eight Tigers were finally liquidated. Among them, Zhang Yong was lucky to survive because he turned against the tide at a critical moment and contributed to Wenchen. Later, Zhang Yong was demoted to Xiaoling to preside over Xiangguang. Although he could no longer be in power for the rest of his life, he could at least spend his old age in peace. In the eighth year of Jiajing, Zhang Yong died of illness, and the court also awarded his family and brothers, which is a rare good death among eunuchs.
Everything was fine originally, but this year, due to the dispute over the grand ceremony, these old things have been turned up again. During the incident, Lu Can impeached the second assistant Zhang Jinggong for bribing.
Collusion between officials in the DPRK and eunuchs is a serious crime. Zhang Jinggong's attack sparked a big scuffle. Partisan scuffles in the court, more and more people were involved in the incident, and the memorial of impeachment flew to the emperor's desk like snowflakes. The emperor was furious and ordered a strict investigation. The Jinyiwei immediately picked up people, and many officials were imprisoned, including many high-ranking officials. The Hanlin Academy, known as the back garden of the cabinet and the holy land of scholars all over the world, was the worst hit.
Now, whoever is greedy, who is not greedy, who colludes with the eunuchs, and who is wronged will be investigated by Lu Heng. If Lu Heng can investigate this case, it will only be a matter of time before the temporary commander becomes the official commander.
It has been ten days since the emperor's order, and the case still has not progressed. Those civil officials were sure that Jin Yiwei didn't dare to do anything to them, and they killed each of them and refused to say anything. Occasionally, confessions were all nonsense. Lu Heng quickly scanned the confession, there was nothing useful on it, he was too lazy to read it, and threw it into the wastepaper basket.
Officially, who doesn't know this. The official salary of the Ming Dynasty was meager, and the civil and military people of the Manchu Dynasty lived on the salary. In order to protect himself in his later years, Zhang Yong gave many benefits to the officials in power. Lu Heng knew very well that one of those people who were arrested in prison was counted as one, and they all took Zhang Yong's money.
This kind of bribery exists all over the country, but no one will admit it publicly. Jinyiwei wants to make meritorious deeds, and civil servants also want to go to their future. Many people in the prison were the henchmen of the chief assistant Yang Yingning, and with the chief assistant there, Jin Yiwei did not dare to do anything to them. As long as they don't recruit, they will be greeted by rising stars and good reputation after they go out, but if they admit to having contacts with Zhang Yong, not only will they be unlucky, but also the teacher's family will be implicated.
They are not stupid, how can they be willing to do such a loss-making business.
Lu Heng took out a list from the dark drawer. It was the people who were arrested and imprisoned this time, and their family property and wealth were recorded next to it. Lu Heng scanned a list of names. He clearly knew how much money these people had embezzled, but he had no evidence.
Zhang Yong was a eunuch and was very familiar with the methods of Jinyiwei and Dongchang and Xichang. He gave gifts very cleanly, at least Jinyiwei didn't get any evidence on the surface. Lu Heng's eyes swept across the list quickly, and when he swept a name, he tapped his knuckles on it and said, "Zhao Huai, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, is timid and weak, and the worst thing to do is to wake him up as soon as he fell asleep at night and bring him with him. Come out for a separate trial, let him dry for half an hour, and then put it back. Just go back and forth like this, make sure that he does not touch the water and rice for a night, and can't close his eyes for a moment."
Guo Tao was stunned after hearing this, the commander's method of torturing people is too superb, this is called killing without blood, killing people invisibly. Guo Tao was about to respond when he suddenly thought that Zhao Huai was a student of the first assistant Yang Yingning, and the commander targeted Zhao Huai alone...
After Lu Heng finished speaking, Guo Tao didn't move for a long time, Lu Heng's eyes swept over quietly, and when Guo Tao met Lu Heng's eyes, he instantly broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't dare to think about it, and quickly lowered his head to lead the order: "Subordinates obey."
Lu Heng threw the roster back to its original position, looking at the strength in his hands, he didn't like seeing this group of people. Fighting wits and courage with these old fritters every day, Lu Heng felt that he was getting old very fast, and he was in a bad mood, so he just wanted to find something happy. Lu Heng asked, "What do I want?"
Guo Tao was taken aback for a while, what did the commander want? Lu Heng looked at him with a pair of amber eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, especially like the generosity and calmness of a cheetah watching the sheep before hunting, Guo Tao suddenly remembered, slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, yes, the commander ordered what you ordered. , I brought it."
Guo Tao hurriedly took out the booklet he had just sorted out from his sleeve, placed it on Lu Heng's desk respectfully, and then hurriedly retired. After the room was quiet again, Lu Heng took it easy and picked up the information on the desk.
What secrets could a female family member have, and Jin Yiwei finished the detailed investigation of Wang Yanqing within a long time. Lu Heng turned page by page, and the more he looked back, the more surprised he became.
I really can't see how she learned so much when she was a child. Wushu is not something that can be learned at the touch of a lip, but if you practice three-nine in winter and three-fu in summer, you will suffer.
Wang Yanqing's experience was quickly read, and what followed was not so much her daily life notes as the surveillance records of Zhenyuan Hou's mansion. After all, Wang Yanqing was just an adopted daughter, and she was insignificant in the eyes of everyone. The Jin Yiwei spy took the trouble to record Fu Tingzhou's words, deeds, and every move, and took her with a few strokes.