This guy is not only brave, but also cruel.
Chen Baili felt a bit apprehensive, yet also a bit excited. Jinyiwei should be this majestic and domineering!
What a pity...
Holding the knife at his waist, Chen Baili took a step forward and said loudly: "Everyone rush in. Don't let them shout and spread the news. Just take down the prefect Liao Zhong directly."
"Yes, sir." The Jinyiwei agreed and then rushed in.
Chen Sihai also followed the crowd in, but he was at the back.
There was a sudden commotion in the prefectural government office.
By the time Chen Sihai walked in, everything was settled.
All the officials of the prefectural yamen were detained on one side, while the prefect Liao Zhong was detained on the other side by two Jinyiwei.
Seeing Chen Sihai walk in, Henan Governor Liao Zhong stiffened his neck, stared at Chen Sihai with a flushed face, and shouted, "Who are you? What do you want to do?"
Chen Sihai walked up to Liao Zhong with an expressionless face and said, "No need to shout, your case has been filed."
"As for who we are, we are inspectors from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and we are here to arrest you. Take a look at this arrest warrant issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. If there is no problem, please sign and seal it."
Liao Zhong's body trembled and he became completely dejected.
He was the prefect of Henan Prefecture and knew more about the Inspection Department of the Ministry of Public Administration.
There had been a lot of clamor about this for a while, but Liao Zhong didn't expect that the other party would investigate him as the first case.
I originally thought it was just an insignificant government office, who would have thought it would take action?
Liao Zhong took a look at the arrest document, which had the seal of the Inspection Department on the back.
He raised his head and looked around, then said slowly, "But someone impeached me?"
You have to know that Liao Zhong also has a postman from the Tongzhengsi, and he knows that they are dealing with memorials. After the secret memorial system was introduced, Liao Zhong has been worried that someone under his command would impeach him, but he also feels that the possibility is unlikely.
Because his subordinates have been well-fed by him, if they dare to impeach him, it would be equivalent to putting all of them in danger.
Chen Sihai glanced at Liao Zhong, a smile appeared on his face and he said, "Don't bother with this matter. Besides, it's better for you to worry about yourself now."
"Strip him of his official uniform and hat, and bring him in. I want to interrogate him now."
After saying this, Chen Sihai walked directly into the lobby of the prefectural yamen and sat in the main seat.
At the same time, Chen Sihai said to the people around him, "You go to the Second Court and interrogate the other people from the prefectural yamen. If they are willing to confess Liao Zhong and have actual evidence, then they will be considered meritorious in exposing him."
"When the court confesses their crimes, they will reduce their punishments in consideration of their meritorious service in exposing the truth. You can tell them about this so they know what's going on."
"Yes, sir." Several people quickly agreed and went down to work.
When Liao Zhong was brought to the lobby again, he no longer looked like a prefect. He was forced to kneel in the lobby.
Glancing at Liao Zhong, Chen Sihai said, "Do you want me to ask?"
"If you say it yourself, it will be considered as your own confession. When you are interrogated at the Dali Temple, you may be given a lighter sentence. Otherwise, you know that the end will not be good."
After hearing this, Liao Zhong looked up at Chen Sihai and said directly: "I will confess myself."
In fact, from the moment he was caught, Liao Zhong knew that he was finished.
His Majesty is not a soft-hearted person. How many officials were killed in Beijing in the past few days?
He is a big boss that even I can only look up to.
All six government offices in the capital were cleared out, and it was said that blood flowed like a river outside the Meridian Gate.
Hearing that he could get a lighter sentence, Liao Zhong resolutely pleaded guilty without any hope of luck. Liao Zhong was willing to confess everything he had done, just to save his life.
Chen Sihai nodded gently, not at all surprised. A man like Liao Zhong was terribly afraid of death, so he wouldn't miss the opportunity to mitigate his guilt.
Chen Sihai said: "Then tell me."
At the same time, he nodded to the clerk on the side and said, "You are responsible for recording."
In fact, whether it was the Ming Dynasty or later generations, once corrupt officials were caught, they would actively cooperate with the investigation, and there were very few who would stubbornly resist.
Because they know very well in their hearts that the more you resist, the faster you will die.
Especially in this era, especially when His Majesty has already killed so many corrupt officials.
Liao Zhong confessed everything about himself like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.
From the time he came to Luoyang to serve as an official, he told the story of how he was corrupted, how he was won over by the Prince Fu's Palace, how he opened the door for the Prince Fu's Palace, and how he embezzled and accepted bribes. He told everything one by one without concealing the slightest thing.
Of course, Liao Zhong was also biased, pushing the main blame onto Prince Fu, and he himself spoke relatively lightly, with his biggest crime being embezzlement and bribery.
Chen Sihai listened quietly without any expression on his face, and at the same time felt a little regretful in his heart.
It's really disappointing that the Tongzhengsi couldn't sentence these people. Otherwise, according to the laws of the Taizu period, such people should have been skinned and stuffed with straw, and then hung on the flagpole at the gate of the government office as a warning to future generations.
His immediate superior was a staunch supporter of Emperor Taizu, who believed that all corrupt officials should be severely punished according to the laws of the Taizu era.
Anyone who embezzled more than 40 strings of cash would be skinned and stuffed with straw, then hung on the flagpole at the entrance of the yamen. This way, the next official would see the corpse of his predecessor before even entering the yamen.
Of course, it couldn't be considered a corpse, because only human skin was left, which was filled with straw and fluttered in the wind above the flagpole at the entrance of the yamen.
Chen Sihai did not say anything about Liao Zhong putting the blame on Prince Fu, because they could verify the facts after arresting Prince Fu.
It was obvious that Liao Zhong thought he didn't dare to arrest Prince Fu.
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