More and more problems are being exposed.
At this time, Lin Hai really couldn't understand whether it was because the audit was done well that many problems were discovered, or whether the previous administration was actually full of problems and they were just exposed now.
There were cases of military officers colluding with local officials, local officials colluding with businessmen, Qinghe officials colluding with foreign powers, and even those who embezzled money without colluding with anyone, cautiously and quietly...
What Lin Hai could not understand and tolerate the most was that there were people who had colluded with the Khmer Kingdom, and even now there were senior officials of the Khmer court who had changed their names and were seeking shelter under his rule.
"Come, tell me about the collusion with Cambodia. I really want to hear it. I really want to know. At that time, anyone with eyes could have known that Cambodia was no match for the Empire. How could they dare to collude with Cambodia? How stupid were they? And how did such a fool get promoted?"
Lin Hai's face hadn't looked good recently, so even though his face was so red it could be wrung out of water, Zhang Jinnan remained calm. Instead, he took a sip of tea and then slowly said:
"Ma Weigong, a graduate of the fourth class of Qinghe College, happened to catch up with our attack on Xiangyun after graduation and was assigned to the front line as a trainee staff officer.
After pacifying Xiangyun, the army was expanded and he was promoted to captain of a thousand men due to his military achievements. Later, he was injured in a tug-of-war battle outside Mengyang City and transferred to the civil administration system. He was appointed director of the Maritime Customs Office, responsible for exports and smuggling to the Chen Dynasty.
We believe that his collusion with Cambodia occurred during this period. To be more precise, he had contact with Cambodia when he was in Mengyang, and his corruption quickly spread when he took office as the Maritime Customs.
The charges that can now be clearly identified are:
The crime of leaking secrets, passing our intelligence to the Khmer side through smuggling caravans;
The crime of espionage, helping Cambodia to gather information about our military;
The crime of smuggling controlled items, smuggling standard weapons, armor and other military supplies into Cambodia before and during the war;
The crime of harboring the Cambodian Minister of War's family, including the Minister of War himself. Incidentally, the Minister of War had a pair of twin daughters who had secretly become his concubines, and his legal wives were two palace maids selected in the capital of Thailand at the time.
"Oh? The fourth issue, it's quite fun."
When Lin Hai heard the last part, he flew into a rage: "He can even marry two palace maids and have twin concubines. Is there anything he can't do?"
Everyone simply ignored Lin Hai's anger.
"That's why we encountered repeated setbacks in certain operations during our attack on Cambodia. The intelligence agency also discovered something was amiss and was investigating, but the Khmer Rouge was quickly destroyed, and many clues were lost in the war. But now everything can be connected, and we also found letters between him and the Khmer Rouge in his home."
Since we are talking about external matters, Wang Zuo had to come out and explain a few words. To put it bluntly, he was also responsible for this matter involving the leakage of intelligence.
"What's the situation now?"
Lin Hai asked.
"His entire family has been apprehended. As for the Khmers, according to the wartime laws enacted at the time, the entire family of the Minister of War was executed. The twins, because they hadn't completed the marriage procedures, couldn't be treated as the family of a convicted official and were also beheaded."
"What about the two palace maids? Were they aware of this? Were they involved? Did they benefit from it?"
“I was informed, participated, and enjoyed it.”
Zhang Jinnan said: "The specific situation is that the Minister of War was not at Ma Wei's house from the beginning. His family escaped when the Taijing Garrison Corps broke out. Then they disguised themselves and hid in several places. In the end, they had nowhere to go. Because they had exchanged intelligence with Ma Wei before, they wanted to go to the Chen Dynasty through his channels.
The suggestion to keep the family was the result of a discussion between two palace maids. They believed that with the fate of the empire still uncertain, keeping these people might offer a new path. Of course, upon investigation, it was discovered that they were not members of the Eagle Control Guards. They had simply heard too many unfounded stories while in the Liang Kingdom Palace and felt they needed to bet on multiple sides.
"They're placing bets on the already-destroyed Khmer. What's wrong with these two people's brains?"
Lin Hai even found it a little funny.
"They feel that the outcome of our war with the Tran Dynasty is uncertain. If we lose, the Tran Dynasty might restore the Khmer Empire or support a puppet regime. This is when former Khmer officials could come in handy."
"Oh, I can imagine that. Does Ma Wei agree with this? No matter how stupid he is, he is still my student. You, my junior, can't believe such nonsense, right?"
"Ma Wei didn't believe it. He was simply attracted by the twins' beauty. Of course, his original plan was to kill them to silence them. After all, if they really went to the Chen Dynasty, he wouldn't be able to say anything. But later, for the twins' sake, he decided to confine them to his own home."
"Greedy and lustful, he really is well-rounded."
"Then your majesty, how should we deal with this person?"
“According to the law, how should this be handled?”
"Ma Wei was the principal offender, beheaded and his home confiscated. His two wives were accomplices and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, both were pregnant, so according to the law, they should have received suspended sentences or lighter sentences."
Lin Hai remained silent after hearing this.
He stood with his hands behind his back, facing away from everyone and said nothing.
Lin Hai actually still remembers Ma Wei.
Ma Wei is not stupid, he can even be considered a smart man. When the college was recruiting the fourth batch of students, Lin Hai noticed this young man. Although he was thin, his eyes were bright and energetic.
When choosing subjects, Lin Hai originally wanted him to study civil affairs, but he told Lin Hai that only blood and fire could save the poor people in this world, so he resolutely chose the military subject, which his body seemed completely unable to bear, and took the initiative to train himself more.
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