The trial was held in the Dali Temple because all officials were involved.
Therefore, the case was not tried by the three courts, but was heard by Emperor Daqian himself.
As for the investigation and handling of the case, it was handed over to the Dali Temple, not the Ministry of Justice.
For the sake of authority, the three great officials - Sima, Situ and Sikong - were invited to sit on the right.
These three people are nearly a hundred years old and can be said to be truly respected people.
However, the three highest officials in the country had no real power, and these three people could only be regarded as mascots.
On the other side, sat the eldest prince, the second prince, the third prince, the fourth prince, the seventh prince, the eighth prince and other princes in order.
At this moment, they were sitting upright, with different expressions on their faces, and thousands of thoughts in their minds.
Dozens of imperial guards brought more than 30 officials from the Ministry of Personnel involved in the case into the hall.
The official who used to be able to call the shots in the Ministry of Personnel was now wearing a white prison uniform.
His face was haggard and his hair was messy.
With every step he took, the thick iron chain dragged on the ground, making a jingling sound.
However, because His Majesty attached great importance to this case, no one punished them before the trial, so their bodies are still intact.
However, these days in the Heavenly Prison have made them lose a lot of weight.
There were more than thirty people, some of whom could not withstand the pressure and about three of them hanged themselves.
One person died after hitting the pillar, and the other survived.
But he was simply bandaged and pulled up again. At this time, there was no human rights.
Dozens of people knelt densely on the stone slabs with their heads lowered.
At this moment, they had already begun to regret it, but they didn't know whether they regretted doing it or regretted being discovered.
Only money can move people's hearts, and in such a situation, if you are not greedy, it would be a mistake.
Most of these officials have confessed their crimes and have been sentenced to death, and their homes have been searched.
The secret guards have also obtained a lot of evidence of officials' crimes.
Outside the Dali Temple lobby, court officials were also densely packed.
This case will be a public trial.
Emperor Da Gan wanted to let all the court officials see this and take it as a warning.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty." The Minister of Personnel knelt on the ground, crying bitterly, and every word he said seemed to be sincere and heartfelt.
At this moment, he seemed to have figured it out. It didn't matter if he died, what mattered was how to protect his family.
However, dragging other officials into the matter may lead to retaliation and the destruction of families.
If I could take some of these things on myself.
Those who escaped might also take care of their families.
"It was the guilty minister who accepted money from the Jiangnan Li family and suppressed the student Wang Fang."
"The article has no name to examine it, and it was copied. How do you know who is who?" Emperor Dagan frowned and asked.
The Minister of Personnel knew that this matter could not be concealed, but he said: "Bribe the copyist and ask him to write it in a special handwriting, so that it can be identified."
"The Wang Fang family is just a small family in Jiangnan, and the Li family is not big either. Why are you like this?" Emperor Da Gan still couldn't figure out the reason.
"That Li family member is my student... and I, a guilty minister, was able to pass the exam.
They also supported him and held the evidence against the guilty ministers..." The Minister of Personnel knelt on the ground, trembling.
There is another reason that was not mentioned, that is, the Emperor Da Gan was obsessed with alchemy, and they thought they would not find out... so they relaxed their vigilance.
"So that's how it is. Then it's also the same for the successful candidates in other years?" When Emperor Dagan heard this, he didn't expect that there would be some people who slipped through the net.
This person has been on the list for fifty years. I didn't expect that such cheating methods existed fifty years ago.
But it seems that they used to do it covertly, with only a few people filling in the gaps, but now they are becoming more and more daring.
The reason why they are weak in literature and art is because of these people!
The real talents were not given important positions, which led to chaos in the imperial court.
"Come here, bring paper and pen." Emperor Da Gan ordered, "Since that's the case, then you should write down your charges again.
Don't hide the fact that there are officials who are in cahoots with the government.
If you can explain clearly, I may also consider letting you make amends for your crimes."
These thirty or so officials all knelt on the ground and wrote down their charges.
And the ones who were most afraid were probably not the people kneeling in the hall, but the officials standing outside watching.
It is already noon now. Although the spring sun is not strong, it is still quite hot when it shines directly on you.
What's more, they were wearing thick court robes, and the entire lining was wet.
I don’t know if it was because of the heat or because I was scared that I was sweating.
The rustling sound of the brush falling on the rice paper seemed like a death warrant from hell.
Every time a name is mentioned, it means the downfall of an official, which in turn involves the lives of at least a hundred people.
However, the Minister of Personnel still did not give up all the people.
The same is true for other officials, only a part of them are implicated.
Emperor Dagan glanced at the charges and then had them distributed to the three ministers and the princes.
The more these people read, the more surprised they became. It was possible that only one or two out of ten officials in the imperial court had gained power through cheating in the imperial examinations.
This number is quite large. There are probably two to three thousand important officials in the three provinces, six ministries and nine temples.
From this perspective, there are four to five hundred people who were directly accused.
If you check carefully, it is possible that the number has doubled.
The Emperor had a blank expression on his face, and no one knew what he was really thinking.
If the investigation is really carried out, so many officials will die in the court.
So how can we replenish it? Can the person who replenishes it complete the task?
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