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As soon as Zhao Junsheng left, the ministers left one after another. Normally, after the court was dispersed, the ministers would gather in twos and threes to discuss the national policies set by the court. Today, the ministers' pace was much faster than before.

After returning home from the Yamen in the afternoon, various ministers and officials called their family members and children to ask whether they would open shops and engage in business and trade matters.

If the sons and daughters of the official family don't take dry shares in some shops, or secretly order people to open shops and engage in business, how can they have money to support their huge expenses?Eight out of ten ministers of the DPRK and China or their children and family members violated the regulations.

These ministers knew that the affairs at the court meeting today would not just stop like this. Yushitai had already received the holy order, so they would definitely not dare to obey the emperor. They were afraid that a huge storm would be set off next.

Some of the ministers and officials' families opened shops and engaged in commercial trading, and they sold the goods of the shops and commercial houses one after another, lest they would be caught.

Several officials had no time to sell, and were found by Yushitai the next day, and the shops, businesses and goods were confiscated on the same day, and they were reported to the emperor at the same time.

Zhao Junsheng received the impeachment memorial from Yushitai, without even thinking about it, he decreed that the seized shops, businesses and goods should be cashed into the national treasury, and those officials who violated the regulations should be suspended for half a year for self-reflection.

As for whether these officials can be restored to their original posts after half a year, and whether they can continue to be officials, only God knows.

Zhao Junsheng's decree to strictly investigate whether the court ministers and their children and family members are engaged in commercial activities has caused huge turmoil in the government and the public in Qianguo. For ten days in a row, many ministers and officials have their properties confiscated and their official positions are suspended at home. Reflecting on myself, many other ministers and officials are in danger, and they have used the fastest and most covert means to deal with the shops and properties under their names.

Some people were afraid and sold the shops and properties under their names. Some people thought it was just a gust of wind, and it was fine in the past. They all transferred the shops and properties to the names of collateral relatives or family members. With the foresight, they only took dry shares and dividends in the businessmen's property, or attributed the property to the servants and servants long ago. In this way, even if the court wanted to investigate, there would be no evidence.

Zhao Junsheng also knew the truth that when the water is clear, there will be no fish, so after the storm raged for half a month, he clearly controlled the number of officials and ministers who were investigated and dealt with.

On this day, He Zeng, the imperial envoy doctor, held a stack of impeachment memorials to see him again.

"Your Majesty, these are officials who have been found to have problems in the past two days. These people themselves or their families and children have been engaged in business and trade activities. Although some people have sold their shops, it is just a matter of these few days!"

Zhao Junsheng flipped through these impeachment memorials and asked, "Is there no problem with Gao Yun?"

He Zeng said: "There is a problem. Yu Shitai doesn't know whether he himself is involved, but one of his sons obviously secretly controls five restaurants, four commercial firms, two chariot and horse shops, three brothels, and his family. Among the relatives and servants, the property under the names of eight people has reached the stipulated two thousand mu!"

Zhao Junsheng patted the impeachment memorial and asked, "Then why didn't Yushitai impeach him?"

He Zeng smiled wryly: "Because there is no evidence, there is no written evidence to prove the relationship between their family and these industries, and the nominal owners of these shops also refused to admit that these industries are related to the Gao family when they were questioned by Yushitai!"

Zhao Junsheng knocked on the imperial case and said: "Do you think all the court ministers are fools? Only those idiots with their tails up to the sky would blatantly engage in commercial activities, and only these people would dare to disobey my will! Since they cannot be checked from the outside Come out, why not check from the inside? Why are there so many valuable gold, silver, jade, and antiques in these people's homes? Why are their cellars full of gold, copper coins, and jewels? Do they have so much salary?"

He Zeng suddenly realized, slapped his forehead, bowed to Zhao Junsheng and said: "Your Majesty's words awakened the dreamer! I will do it now!"

The law of Qianguo clearly stipulates that officials are not allowed to accept bribes or embezzle, but usually no one will investigate. Once the higher authorities pay attention, they will definitely investigate strictly, and a group of people will definitely be dismissed for investigation.

"Wait!" Zhao Junsheng called He Zeng, and he took out two books from the stack of impeachment memorials, which impeached two irrelevant officials. Interrogation verdict!"

Zhao Junsheng withheld several other impeachment memorials, and handed these two to He Zeng: "Dispose according to my approval!"

"According to the order!"

The impeached ministers in these few memorials kept by Zhao Junsheng obviously have problems, including Cui Hao and even Kou Qianzhi. Kou Qianzhi himself has no problem, but his disciples have problems. There are good and bad disciples, and some people take advantage of his position in the court to commit crimes, and it is common for him to secretly control shops, occupy shares and receive dividends.

Of course, Zhao Junsheng couldn't catch all the ministers of the DPRK and China because of this matter, only those who were disobedient were the targets of his attack with this method.

Gao Yun is obviously this kind of person. Gao Yun is very talented and knowledgeable, but he has two sets of standards for being a person. He is strict with others and lenient with himself. He can do some things, but he cannot allow others to do them.

Gao Yun's political views are different from others. He advocates limiting the power of the monarch, and he often sings against Zhao Junsheng. Therefore, a group of ministers around him have faint signs of competing with the emperor for power.

This is something Zhao Junsheng can't tolerate. If he behaves improperly or suffers from moral disadvantages, Zhao Junsheng doesn't mind ministers speaking out against him, but Gao Yun and a group of ministers who are close to him are against him. Fighting for power and interests made Zhao Junsheng very angry.

At the court meeting two days later, a censor impeached Gao Yun's family for an unknown source of huge property. If it wasn't for corruption and bribery, with his salary and rewards, it would be impossible for his family to have so much money.

Zhao Junsheng took the impeachment memorial from the eunuch and looked at Gao Yun.

Gao Yun knelt down with a plop and shouted: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged. Since I have been loyal to Your Majesty, I have never dared to slack off in official duties. I have never been greedy for government and court property, let alone accepting bribes from others." , Your Majesty, please be careful!"

Zhao Junsheng shook the memorial, "Then where did the millions of dollars in the cellar of your home come from, as well as the five thousand pieces of gold and thousands of pieces of jewelry and jade?"

Chapter 771 Enough is enough

"Your Majesty, I am wronged. There are indeed some antique calligraphy and paintings in the minister's house, but there is absolutely no cellar containing millions of money, thousands of gold, and thousands of jewels and jades as His Majesty said!"

"Really?" Zhao Junsheng said, looking at Pang Shi Yuantang, the censor who impeached Gao Yun, "Master Shi, you also heard that Gao Yun said that his family does not have the money, gold, jewels and jades written in your memorial. You How to say?"

Shi Yuantang looked at Gao Yun and asked: "Gao Shangshu, there is a house on Nanshan that belongs to you, right? Why don't we go and see if there are these things in that house?"

Gao Yun's face turned pale, his eyes were lifeless and he slumped on the ground, as if all the strength in his body had been drained.

"Come here!" Zhao Junsheng's voice was full of coldness.

A general from outside the hall walked in with his sword, it was Li Bao, followed by four soldiers, he bowed and cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty!"

"Take Gao Yun to his house in Nanshan, and see how many treasures are hidden in his house, and bring them all for me and Zhuqing to see! Shi Yuantang, you go and lead the way!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Gao Yun was dragged away, the hall was quiet, and the ministers dared not show their anger.

Zhao Junsheng leaned on the throne and closed his eyes to rest his mind. The others did not dare to speak, even if the urgency of urination was unbearable, they did not dare to go to the toilet.

After a full hour, Li Bao and Shi Yuantang brought hundreds of soldiers and drove hundreds of carts to a stop outside the main hall. Under Li Bao's order, the soldiers carried ten wooden boxes on the cart into the main hall Line up one by one.

Li Bao clasped his fists and reported: "Your Majesty, the minister and Mr. Shi took Gao Yun to find 210 eight catties of gold, 220 copper coins, 320 six pieces of jewelry, jade and antique calligraphy and paintings in his Nanshan house. pieces, with a total price of more than 300 million guan!"

Zhao Junsheng remained silent for a while.

The courtiers all lowered their heads, feeling that this matter might become a big problem. Gao Yun, who has always been a loyal minister, dares to speak up and dissuade, and is unselfish, has hidden so much money in his family.

Zhao Junsheng got up and came out from behind the imperial case, walked step by step to the row of boxes and opened them one by one. The first few boxes were piled with strings of copper coins, and the back boxes were stacked with gold, jewelry and jade.

He walked to the entrance of the main hall again, and saw that there were wooden boxes on the hundreds of carts outside the hall.

"Gao Yun, you are much richer than me, and I don't even have 50 coins in my treasury! By the way, Mr. Wang, how much was my tax for last year?"

Hubu Shangshu Wang Yanzhi stood up tremblingly and replied: "Return to Your Majesty, last year I paid 730 to 640 seven guans in taxes for one year!"

Zhao Junsheng walked up to Gao Yun and squatted down: "Master Gao, your property is more than [-]% of my annual tax! I remember that you were the first to shout for me to open the internal treasury every time these years. Allocating internal funds to the imperial court for emergency, I would like to ask you, why don't you open your private treasury to the imperial court for emergency?"

Gao Yun knelt on the ground and kowtowed non-stop: "I'm guilty, I'm guilty..."

Zhao Junsheng got up and waved his hands: "Take me down and take him to the sky prison. The Ministry of Punishment, Yushitai, and Dali Temple will conduct a three-divisional interrogation to find out the source of the money. How much of it was obtained by his greed for money, and how much was done to him by other people?" Bribes! Count these properties and fill them into the treasury!"

Li Bao clasped his fists in salute, turned around and gestured to the soldiers, who dragged the limp Gao Yun out.

Zhao Junsheng glanced at the ministers, and said slowly: "I am here to give some people a chance, and it is also a wake-up call. If there are people like Gao Yun, I welcome you to surrender to me, hand over corruption, bribery and I secretly give some merchants a backer to take shares and get dividends. I can let the past go, and I will keep it secret for you. If someone finds out and reports to me, I will not tolerate it! Today's court meeting will end here!"

The eunuch immediately shouted: "Retire!"

Zhao Junsheng was in a bad mood. He originally thought that even if someone was greedy for ink and took bribes, the amount would not be too large, but he did not expect that Gao Yun's family had so much money. The greed of people really overturned his cognition and imagination .

Hua Mulan watched Zhao Junsheng walk in with a displeased expression, and went up to meet him and asked, "What happened to your face? Such a face?"

Zhao Junsheng sat down on the soft couch without making a sound. Hua Mulan poured a cup of tea and handed it over. After drinking the tea, he said, "Someone impeached Gao Yun for corruption and accepting huge bribes. I sent Li Bao to take people to investigate. At once, the total value of gold, copper coins, jewelry and jade antiques was found to exceed 300 million guan!"