Chapter 391 Yes, treacherous officials must be severely punished.

Hu Zhouquan presented the memorial that Emperor Xiao Wu had copied to Lord Shangguan.

Lord Shangguan carefully opened it and was speechless...

"This..." Lord Shangguan glanced at Yu Hanlin, who was still kneeling on the ground, and suddenly didn't know what to say.

"Prime Minister Shangguan, please read it to everyone."

Let's see if everything said here is true.

Regardless, everyone now knows that there are treacherous officials in the imperial court.

If I don't deal with this, it would seem like I'm letting down my ancestors!

"Many things are best discussed openly and thoroughly investigated." Emperor Xiao Wu said calmly.

Lord Shangguan had no choice but to bite the bullet and begin reading.

We have no choice but to read it! The emperor's grandson brought out this memorial, which clearly means he intends to investigate it thoroughly.

"We received a secret report that Yu Huanshui, the son of Hanlin Academy member Yu Hanlin, cheated two peasant girls into marriage and sexually assaulted them, causing them to commit suicide by jumping into the river because they could not bear the humiliation."

Yu Huanshui, together with Zhu Guang, the son of Zhu Hanlin, and Chen Tu, the son of Chen Hanlin, accepted bribes from examinees and privately resold exam question sets.

Afterwards, he beat several scholars who had purchased the practice book, leaving them disabled.

Out of jealousy for others' talent, Yu Huanshui drugged a candidate taking the imperial examination, causing the candidate to miss the exam...

Furthermore, Qi Hanlin's elder brother seized other people's farmland, murdered them to cover it up, and was cruel and inhumane.

Wu Hanlin's brother-in-law colluded with merchants to harm craftsmen and seize other people's property.

Later, they contacted Wu Hanlin's students and old friends, and opened a brothel in Nanzhou, Jiangxi, forcing women into prostitution...

Every time Lord Shangguan read a sentence, the court officials would make two comments.

They were also surprised.

Are these old scholars like this in their private lives?

This shows a complete disregard for the laws of Da Yu!

Furthermore, how did the imperial family find out about this information?

Although everyone knows that there are no two clean officials in the imperial court.

But what everyone did is generally known among colleagues.

But places like the Hanlin Academy...

I never imagined it was such a place, a den of iniquity!

It turns out that those aloof scholars were actually not as good as them in private!

They engage in forced buying and selling, swindle money and sexual exploitation, and even dare to resell exam question sets...

Can the collection of essays from the Hanlin Academy be resold at will?

That's related to scientific research!

Oh, and there's also forcing women into prostitution, colluding with merchants...

Tsk tsk tsk, haven't these Hanlin scholars always looked down on those business affairs, thinking they were beneath their dignity?

turn out to be......

Those who had initially sided with Hanlin were dumbfounded...

They happened to be among the people named in that memorial...

They knew a little about these things, but hadn't they dealt with them properly?

How will the imperial family find out...?

"This old minister...is innocent..."

"Hanlin Yu, don't rush to cry foul. I received the secret report yesterday, and I didn't believe it at the time either."

I thought to myself, if the families of those officials in the Six Ministries were to commit such acts, then I would actually believe it.

After all, they hold the power!

Regardless of which department it is, in the imperial court, everyone sees each other all the time. If something happens, just give a heads-up.

"This is called doing others a favor, and doing yourself a favor!" Emperor Xiao Wu interrupted Yu Hanlin's self-defense with a smile.

The officials from the six ministries in the imperial court all looked somewhat embarrassed.

Haha, we're all the same!

If it weren't for those small change, who would want to be busy from dawn till dusk every day?

As long as it doesn't go too far, the imperial family usually turns a blind eye.

For example, those traveling merchants nowadays...

Each company participated to a small extent...

Yu Hanlin dared not speak, but simply lay prostrate on the ground, waiting for Emperor Xiao Wu to continue.

"Therefore, when I received this secret report yesterday, I canceled my inspection tour to the outskirts of the capital."

They sent someone to investigate the matter mentioned in that report.

At the time, I thought that the Hanlin Academy was a place of hardship, and the Hanlin scholars had a tough time.

How can someone who has lived a life of hardship allow others to smear them?

No matter what, I will have someone investigate thoroughly to find out the truth.

We must clear the name of the Hanlin Academy and let the world see that these people in the Hanlin Academy are worthy of the praise given by the late emperor.

only......

This investigation has truly chilled my heart!

The most unexpected place was actually the dirtiest.

Look at the mess you've made! One thing after another, do you have any integrity left as scholars?

Forcing women into prostitution, murder, arson...

You guys are so brave!

After Emperor Xiao finished speaking, he patted the armrest of the dragon throne.

This slap startled all the officials in the court, who immediately knelt down.

"Your Majesty, please calm down!" The officials from the six ministries, led by Lord Shangguan, quickly put on a show of their attitude.

Yu Hanlin trembled with fear.

He knew about the things his son, Yu Huanshui, had done.

However, his mother doted on that son, and Yu Huanshui was her only son, so he had to help mediate.

I originally thought those things were handled discreetly and without anyone noticing.

Who knows...

"This old minister..." Yu Hanlin still wanted to explain.

"Prime Minister Shangguan, you should have your men from the Six Ministries thoroughly investigate the matters in this secret report!"

The officials involved must be severely punished.

Yu Hanlin is right. With treacherous officials in power, the state of Da Yu will be unstable.

If the prestigious Hanlin Academy is like this, then what about the Six Ministries?

I do not want the court to be filled with the treacherous officials that Hanlin Yu described.

"The Six Ministries... should conduct their own investigations first!" Emperor Xiao Wu said solemnly.

Lord Shangguan quickly agreed.

Who cares about the memorials in Hanlin's hands these days?

Didn't you want to get rid of treacherous officials? Then get rid of them! You yourselves are treacherous officials, how dare you call others treacherous officials!

Emperor Xiao Wu felt relieved seeing the attitude of his ministers below.

Yesterday, Consort Xu came first and said that there might be an unexpected incident when she went out of the city to patrol.

It was said that some scholars would cause trouble at the scene, with the aim of forcing the emperor to stop the formation of the women's personal guard.

Another point is to uphold the class division of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants.

Their thinking was simple: to make a desperate plea in front of the people and use the drought as an excuse to push the matter to a climax.

The people were already worried about the impact of the severe drought.

With just a little encouragement from behind the scenes, public outrage can be stirred up...

The most direct participants in this matter were the Hanlin scholars, led by Yu Hanlin...

When Emperor Xiao Wu learned of this news, he was furious.

Before he could even catch his breath, Shen Qingyue's secret memorial was delivered.

It contains accounts of the misdeeds committed by the family members of those Hanlin scholars...

In addition, there were two sentences written by Shangguan Jin in the brocade pouch.

Those who are morally corrupt cannot be trusted in their words and deeds...