Chapter 278 My son has also broken the law?

Although we already know what this so-called corruption and fraud case in the Ministry of Industry is all about.

What is the truth behind it?

Where did the silver go?

But looking at Yan Shifan who was kneeling under his nose.

Jiajing still felt a little disgusted.

This guy is really good at pretending!
just.

Is the Yan family going to take advantage of this incident to side with the reformists?
Now that he had found out from Lu Fang whether Yan Shifan had been corrupt or not, the only thing that puzzled Jiajing now was the Yan family's views and attitudes towards the reform.

If the Prime Minister Yan Jia also tends to reform.

This kind of impact is more ferocious than Zhang Juzheng's call for reform.

Perhaps I need to think carefully about whether or not to accept some of the reform measures.

Unless he wants to remove the Yan family from the court.

That's another bigger problem.

For a while.

Jiajing just felt a pain in his head.

And at the rear.

Yan Song and others have also walked into the hall one by one.

Yan Shaoting looked at Yan Shifan, who was kneeling in the hall with his butt sticking out, and he was truly impressed.

Only this old guy could do such a thing in public.

but.

obviously.

This trick does work sometimes.

At least it can have a preemptive effect.

Xu Jie's face turned dark.

Yan Shifan really has no shame at all.

The thief started crying "stop thief"!

And Gao Hanwen, who was the first member of Yan's party to submit a petition to impeach Yan Shifan, was fortunate enough to be present today because he was the first to impeach Yan Shifan.

Seeing what Yan Shifan did, I was stunned.

So the young cabinet minister is like this every day?

At the position closest to the palace gate, several young censors from the six departments were looking at their teacher's father with surprise.

A flexible and adaptable young minister!
Good job!
There have been some new subversions in the way young people serve as officials.

As for Yan Ne, Paine and others, their faces were gloomy.

Today's purpose is to bring down Yan Shifan. Does he really think that what he is doing now will be useful?
snort!
Wait until everyone has just stood still.

Paine immediately stepped forward with a bow.

"Your Majesty, at the end of last year, Your Majesty was wise and determined, and issued an edict to rectify the administration of the court this year. Now, the trend of rectification has swept to the Ministry of Works in the court. The Ministry of Works' accounts are unclear. The money and grain handled by the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works are unknown, and the accounts are not clear."

"At a time when the court is in a difficult situation, the Ministry of Revenue has not yet recovered, and the treasury is still empty, but the Ministry of Works has gone against the wind and embezzled money and grain, and covered up fraud from top to bottom. It can be said that they openly ignored the laws of the court and ignored the style of rectification of the administration ordered by Your Majesty. It is necessary to conduct a strict investigation to set things right."

"Yan Shifan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, was involved in the corruption case of the Ministry of Works, but he did not think of writing a petition to defend himself. Instead, he wrote a petition under the pretext of the recent controversy in the court over whether to reform the law or not. He seems to have used the issue to stir up political struggles in the court. According to the law, he is guilty of a serious crime. I ask Your Majesty to issue an oral decree from the Heavenly Constitution to severely punish Yan Shifan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works!"

In the main hall of Wanshou Palace.

Pan En, the Minister of Justice who was in charge of the criminal laws of the Ming Dynasty, took the lead in launching an attack and went straight to Yan Shifan.

Immediately
Then the censors spoke up and seconded the motion.

Jiajing, who was sitting high above, frowned slightly.

This was the situation he hated the most.

In the court, once something happens, they will directly attack the other party.

Instead of doing things step by step as in the past.

Even when impeaching someone in the court in the past, it was done step by step according to the rules.

But now, these people in the court have begun to fight face to face.

Especially in knowing.

After that, where did the money from the Ministry of Industry go?

When Jiajing looked at Pan En, the Minister of Justice who was impeaching Yan Shifan with such eloquent words, his eyes became a little colder.

But think from Jiajing's perspective.

He even directly concluded that the reason why Yan Shifan did this in the Ministry of Works was because if the matter of renovating Prince Yu's Mansion was made public, it might be opposed from the beginning and the Prince Yu's Mansion might not be renovated.

after all.

These officials in the court always bully the royal family.

He is still the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

They are not even willing to spend money to build a few palaces or monasteries for themselves.

What’s more, he is my own son.

Do you want the imperial court to pay for the renovation of Prince Yu’s Mansion?
No cents!

When Jiajing was thinking about the Ministry of Justice in his mind.

there.

The Minister of Rites Yan Ne also stood up.

"Your Majesty, the accounts are not clear now. Although it is biased to directly punish the Ministry of Works and the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, what the Ministry of Justice said is not unreasonable."

Yan Ne opened his mouth.

It's that familiar taste of hypocrisy.

Followed by.

Yan Ne added, "As the Ministry of Justice said, the court is now in the process of rectifying the administration of officials. Now that it has been discovered that the accounts of the Ministry of Works are unclear, the accounts of the Ministry of Works should be investigated no matter what. If it is a typo or a discrepancy between the numerous accounts, then there is nothing to worry about. However, if the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works or any staff of the Ministry of Works is indeed corrupt, then they should be severely punished according to the laws of our dynasty and the performance evaluation law implemented this year."

to here.

Yan Ne finally stated their demands.

Check the accounts.

Since we still don’t understand what’s going on with the Ministry of Industry’s accounts, let’s investigate!

If you check it out carefully, you will understand it naturally.

Yan Ne spoke, and a group of people followed suit.

Yan Shaoting glanced sideways at Yan Ne and Paine.

These two people.

Chunchun is the one who plays the good cop and the bad cop.

What about that old dog Xu Jie?
He shifted his gaze again and looked at Xu Laogou who was standing at the front.

Xu Jie was hanging his head and stamping his feet, silent.

Instead, Gao Gong, who was standing next to Xu Jie, looked at Yan Ne and Paine who were talking from time to time.

At this moment.

Yan Shifan, who had slid all the way to the hall on his knees, raised his head.

This raise of head.

His eyes were already red and his face was full of pain.

Yan Shifan couldn't help but curse in his heart.

The rebellious son is definitely abusing his power for personal gain.

I have to apply some ginger on the back of my hands.

My whole face is burning now.

Yan Shifan, whose face was burning with anger, said in pain, "Your Majesty! I am innocent!"

Jiajing glared and pretended to be angry: "What injustice have you suffered? You are crying in the hall, where is your official body?"

Yan Shifan suddenly burst into tears, and two lines of tears burst out from his eyes.

Tears ran down her cheeks and dripped onto the golden bricks in the hall.

jingle.

This time.

Even Jiajing was confused.

Yan Shifan cried?
The famous young cabinet minister of the Ming Dynasty cried?
And in the entire hall.

Everyone present was silent for a moment.

But there was a huge wave of shock in everyone's heart.

Yan Shifan actually cried in public!

This is a rare and unheard of thing.

when.

The young cabinet minister of the Ming Dynasty, who always spoke his mind and scolded everyone he met, could actually shed tears in front of so many people.

Before everyone could react, Yan Shifan howled loudly and raised his hands high.

There was a snap.

Then he crawled on the ground again.

Yan Shifan buried his head, almost dying of shame and anger.

Rebel!

In addition to ginger, other things must have been used!

Why can't I stop crying!
Yan Shifan felt ashamed, angry and hateful.

It's just that tears are flowing.

Yan Shifan couldn't miss such a good opportunity.

He immediately raised his head again.

Let’s look at Yan Shifan again.

His whole face was covered with tears.

"His Majesty!"

"At this moment, I feel like I am just like Dou E!"

"If Your Majesty cannot make the decision for me today and uphold justice, I will have to bear the heavy crime and die in the hall of the Wanshou Palace today!"

A wailing sound.

Under the eyes of everyone.

The tears on Yan Shifan's face were getting more and more.

slowly.

He actually started sobbing.

hot!
It's too spicy!
Yan Shifan roared silently in his heart, and with his face already blurred, he said, "When I was an official in the court, I might have been a little arrogant and didn't know the rules, but now I never forget your majesty's grace, and I never slack off. I work in the Ministry of Works all day, working for your majesty and the Ming Dynasty."

"I don't know."

"It's all for the emperor and the Ming Dynasty."

"I can endure any hardship, but I just don't understand."

"We are all doing the court's work, why is it that whoever does more always suffers more injustice?"

"I didn't put a single cent of the extra money into my own pocket."

"Why are you holding on to this?"

In full view.

The more Yan Shifan spoke, the more tears appeared on his face, and the more aggrieved his tone became.

Including Jiajing.

Everyone felt a headache.

Lei Li, the Minister of Works, frowned with his eyebrows throbbing constantly. He said in a deep voice, "Yan Shifan, what is going on with this account? Where did the money and grain go? What about the craftsmen? Explain clearly, if there was no corruption and the money was spent on the right places, our Ministry of Works should not be accused of this and be cursed!"

Even Yan Ne, Paine and others.

Look at Yan Shifan's appearance at this moment.

At this time, I still had doubts in my mind.

Were those accounts really not recorded clearly, rather than being embezzled by Yan Shifan, or did he have other excuses and reasons to clear himself of the charges this time?

Yan Shifan immediately raised his head and shouted: "I, Yan Shifan, will never embezzle a single cent of the imperial court's money and grain, even if I starve to death or die of poverty! If I, Yan Shifan, have that single cent of money and grain this time, I, Yan Shifan, will never be able to be reborn!"

As soon as these words came out.

The whole hall was in an uproar.

After saying that.

Yan Shifan, with his face clenched in pain, turned around and looked at Yan Ne and Paine.

"Minister Yan, Minister Pan."

Yan Ne and Paine, who were named, felt their hearts tremble and their faces became tense.

Yan Shifan said, "If it is found that I have not committed corruption, and you two are pressing me step by step, wanting me to die to clear my name, what should I do with it?"

Yan Ne's face was solemn, his mouth was tightly closed, and his eyes kept flickering.

Paine said, "I am in charge of the Ministry of Justice, in charge of the criminal laws of the country. If I hear of any illegality, I will report it and impeach it. What's wrong with that? If you are innocent, then you should be cleared of all charges."

Yan Shifan snorted coldly.

With red eyes, he said, "Oh? So Minister Pan still believes that the accounts I handled were indeed illegal?"

Paine said sullenly, "Without clear instructions and without knowing the whole story, it has already violated the rules and is suspected of being illegal."

Even if the money was not embezzled.

You, Yan Shifan, spent money recklessly without reporting it, which is still illegal.

Yan Shifan suddenly laughed.

Laugh out loud.

He stopped looking at Paine and turned to look at the Emperor above him.

Yan Shifan took out an account from his sleeve and held it up with both hands.

"His Majesty."

"I have checked the details of the Ministry of Industry's accounts and found some unclear points."

"However, I have never embezzled or used any of the money I have handled, and I have used all of it for the benefit of the Ming court. I have never used public funds for personal gain."

"Since last year."

"I am the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works. There are seven accounts in total that have not been detailed. These seven accounts are all used to repair the palaces of Prince Yu's Mansion that have been in disrepair for a long time."

"The craftsmen under the Ministry of Works were sent to Fujian Province to build water conservancy projects after the Prince Yu's Palace was repaired. They are now in Quanzhou Prefecture in Fujian Province. The prefect of Quanzhou also reported to the Ministry of Works recently that the water conservancy projects will be completed soon, and asked where the craftsmen should be sent. I have approved that they should be transferred to the Quanzhou Shipyard to help build naval warships in preparation for our dynasty to pacify the Japanese invasion in the five southeastern provinces and help the navy army clear the sea trade routes!"

"I dare not slack off for a day. I know that the court is not easy and the country is in trouble. However, I am also worried about the honor and disgrace of the king."

"Your Majesty's Western Garden has its own Ministry of Works and the Imperial Treasury to allocate money and grain to repair and build palaces and fine houses."

"But what about Prince Yu's Mansion?"

"Your Majesty is wise and benevolent. Prince Yu is a relative of the royal family. He follows your majesty's benevolence and lives a simple life. However, I, as a minister, must not forget to take care of the people and repay your kindness. I also know that it is not easy to serve in the court. After several rounds of turnover, the surplus money and grain, seven accounts have just totaled 100,000 taels of silver to be used to repair Prince Yu's mansion."

"I do not know why I, a loyal minister to my sovereign and concerned about the people, ended up being a corrupt official, and why I was attacked by all my colleagues without any prior agreement."

"I don't know."

"Why didn't the Ministry of Personnel say anything, the Censorate said nothing, the Ministry of Revenue said nothing, the Ministry of Works said nothing, but the Ministry of Justice said something, and I don't understand why the Ministry of Rites said something."

"We are all court officials, but the two ministries are speaking in unison, as if they have been working together for a long time. Are they bullying me because of my lowly position?"

After saying that.

Yan Shifan raised his arms high again, then with a snap, he prostrated himself on the ground.

"Your Majesty, please understand. Your Majesty knows that I am loyal to you and my country!"

The truth finally came to light.

The entire Wanshou Palace.

Once again, there was a collective uproar.

Yan Ne and Paine were even more terrified.

Just like Yan Shifan.

There was a snap.

They both knelt down.

"Your Majesty, I was not aware of this matter beforehand. We are not making random impeachments, nor do we intend to attack Prince Yu's Mansion."

Yan Ne spoke first.

I felt anxious and uneasy.

He had thought of countless possibilities, but he had never thought of this possibility.

Yan Shifan used the court's money to renovate the palace of Prince Yu?
An unexpected plot!

Behind them, the censors who had impeached the emperor all knelt down one after another.

Jiajing snorted coldly.

His eyes swept over Yan Ne and Paine.

Then it fell on Xu Jie.

At last.

The emperor spoke lightly.

"Yan Shifan is illegal."

"The Ministry of Industry is also illegal."

"so……"

"My son has also broken the law?"

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