Zhao Ziliang took over the investigation record and read it under the watchful eyes of the ministers.
The investigation record was written in great detail, including the investigators' detailed investigation process, as well as the names, time, and location of the confessors, as well as the criminal process of the persons under investigation.
The investigation is secret, so the evidence obtained is still insufficient, but it is enough to make a formal arrest, and then interrogate and investigate to uncover more evidence and find more witnesses.
After reading it, Zhao Ziliang put down the investigation record, looked at Liu Tiao and asked: "Mr.
Liu, this matter involves you, what do you think?"
Liu Tiao's face was dripping with sweat.
He immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, if Gou'er really commits such a heinous crime, I will never condone it.
I will do whatever I want."
All the ministers understood that if Liu Cong only ordered his servants to kill and injure a few people, and just rob civilian girls, the problem would not be big.
However, Liu Cong bought and sold officials under the banner of Liu Tiao, and also openly sold military merits.
Title, this matter is too serious.
This is a great evil that will shake the country.
Zhao Ziliang closed his eyes and weighed for a long time, then opened his eyes and said: "I have set a rule here today.
From now on, no matter what the case is, as long as it involves our Western Qin officials, military generals, military officers, civil servants and their Family members must adhere to the principles of the person concerned In order to prevent the royal family members, officials, military generals, military officers and civil servants involved in the case from using their powers to interfere with the investigation, detection, interrogation and trial of the case, those involved in the case must be temporarily suspended from all duties.
Those indirectly involved in the case must go home and wait for the results of the investigation. ,direct The person involved in the case will be under the supervision of a special person from the Jin Yiwei, and he will be asked to answer all questions within the specified time and at the specified place.
When the investigation results come out, if there are no problems, the official will be reinstated and his freedom will be restored; if problems are found, he will be handed over to the police.
The Judiciary Temple held a trial and sentenced Liu Xiang , you are indirectly involved in this case, and the person directly involved in the case is your son Liu Cong.
Therefore, adhering to the principle of avoidance of persons involved in the case, you will temporarily suspend your duties as Prime Minister and go home to wait for news.
During this period, you are not allowed to go out at will.
The Government Affairs Council is temporarily led by Deputy Prime Minister Dugu Wensu handles comprehensive affairs” "Yes, I obey the order" The ministers had different reactions to Zhao Ziliang's stipulation.
Some people thought it was reasonable, while others thought this stipulation was a bit unreasonable.
However, if they thought about it carefully, it was a matter of course.
Zhao Ziliang said to Huangfu Xian: "Huangfu Xian, immediately after the dissolution of the dynasty, Liu Cong will be arrested, a formal investigation and interrogation will be carried out, and he will be handed over to the Judicial Temple for trial within the prescribed time limit according to the case handling procedures."
"I obey the decree" Zhao Ziliang asked: "Is there anything else?"
Chu Ge stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the Third Army and the Slave Army have been fully prepared, and the logistics are also ready.
They can go out to conquer the thirty-six city-states of Northern Tianzhu at any time.
Please set a departure date for your Majesty."
"It's better to go sooner rather than later, so let's set off in three days."
"I obey the decree" "If there is nothing else, Liu Tiao will stay here first and everyone else should leave."
"I'll take my leave."
Soon only Zhao Ziliang and Liu Tiao were left in the hall.
Zhao Ziliang asked: "This is too sudden.
Did you know about Liu Cong before?"
Liu Tiao hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me.
I didn't know anything about it in advance.
Maybe I was busy with state affairs and neglected to discipline me, so that I allowed Cong'er to commit such a serious crime.
I have an unshirkable responsibility."
Zhao Ziliang rubbed his face and said: "Huangfu Xian has not communicated this matter with me in advance.
Perhaps he is worried that I will be selfish.
He is also dedicated to serving the public and has no intention of targeting you specifically.
If it were someone else, I'm afraid He will do the same thing, don't blame him, he does it The thing is that we have spent so many years and so many people dying to build this foundation.
We will never allow a few unscrupulous descendants to destroy it casually.
If today it is not your son, but someone else's son, or even This king’s son cannot be tolerated.”
Liu Tiao said: "Wei Chen has no personal grudges against Mr.
Huangfu.
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His colleagues all know that he is an upright person.
It is natural for him to do this and his duties are his.
If he bends the law for personal gain, Wei Chen will look down on him.
Wei Chen does not I don’t hate him, I just hate those things that don’t live up to expectations.
Not to mention ruining the family tradition and almost shaking the country.
Fortunately, someone reported him and did not let him make a bigger mistake.
If the evidence is solid after Jinyiwei's formal investigation, Weichen requests that the Judicial Temple judge the case in accordance with the law and will not tolerate Chen's lax discipline in this matter.
If you are not well disciplined, how can you, on behalf of the king, prime minister and a great minister of a country, please take the blame and resign?"
Zhao Ziliang said: "This matter has not been concluded yet.
Jinyiwei has only conducted a secret investigation, and no more concrete evidence has been found.
Put aside the matter of taking the blame and resigning for now.
You have always been involved in government affairs in these years.
It's rare to have a few days of rest, so I'll take this opportunity to If you have a chance, go home and have a good rest for a few days.
After Liu Cong is arrested, the family will definitely be in chaos for a while.
You can rest at home and comfort your family members.
If there is insufficient evidence in this final case, you can.
Even if I want to rest, I won’t have any free time.”
"Yes, Wei Chen resigns."
Liu Tiao is not too old.
He is not yet sixty years old.
As a person in a high position, he is not too old at this age.
If his son had not failed to live up to his expectations and caused such a thing, what would he have done?
Politicians who are willing to take the blame and resign are like a drug addict.
Who would give up the rights they have earned over many years of hard work unless they have to?
Once rights are put down, it is not that easy to pick them up again.
The news spread quickly.
As the saying goes, "Good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles."
The prime minister's son used his father's power to buy and sell officials, sell military titles, rob civilian girls, bully the market, and instruct his servants to kill three people and seriously injure them.
News of the five people quickly spread throughout Western Qin.
People all over the Western Qin Dynasty discussed this a lot.
Due to the openness and toughness of the people, people everywhere hated this kind of thing, and the public was excited.
Many scholars and students wrote to the royal court, demanding severe punishment.
The excerpts of the letter flew to the New Beijing Judiciary like snowflakes. temple.
The investigation of the case progressed very quickly.
In less than a month, the case was almost completely investigated, and the facts of the case were basically clear.
The whistleblower’s report against Liu Cong was basically true.
Not only that, Jin Yiwei also found out asked Liu Cong a lot of questions.
On April 18, Huangfu Xian entered the palace to meet with Zhao Ziliang and presented the final results of the investigation.
After reading it, Zhao Ziliang gave instructions: "Let the case be filed and heard by the Judicial Temple."
Huangfu Xian cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhao Ziliang asked: "Huangfu Xian, why didn't you communicate with me in advance about this matter?"
Huangfu Xian said: "Back to your Majesty, I think this is not necessary.
Your Majesty is in charge of all matters day by day, and everything he personally intervenes in is a major military and political matter related to the future of the Western Qin Dynasty.
This matter is just a small matter.
It only needs to be done at the court meeting."
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It's enough to take up a little bit of Your Majesty's time, no The king must be disturbed separately.
Although this matter is small, it has a great impact on the newly founded Western Qin Kingdom.
Therefore, the ministers reported it to the king at the court meeting, but did not directly and openly investigate.
The people involved behind it are too important.”
Zhao Ziliang said: "What you said makes sense, but you have to understand that the more important the people involved in a case, the greater the impact on the political situation.
At this time, we in Western Qin need political stability.
Last time Liu Tiao has already proposed to me that he wants to attract At that time, the king temporarily shelved the case on the grounds that the case had not yet been finalized.
If he proposes to resign now, after all, the impact of this case is too great, and for the sake of upholding legal justice, he will also give other ministers Let's sound the alarm, Ben The king really can't keep him, but if I agree, then the current political structure of Western Qin will be broken, which will be detrimental to the governance of Western Qin, especially now that a large number of people from the Central Plains have migrated, which will require the Government to spend a lot of money. energy, finances and people I have tried my best to arrange this matter in a unified way.
At this time, the prime minister suddenly changed.
Is the local government still implementing the various decrees to the letter?
This is all what I need to consider.
You just brought this case to the court without saying hello.
Come out, but you have thrown a big problem for me."
Huangfu Xian cupped his hands and bent down and said: "I have not thought well enough.
Please punish me, the king."
Zhao Ziliang said: "If there is a major case like this that affects the political stability of the court in the future, I must report it to the king first and do not make arbitrary opinions."
"Yes, Weichen knows his mistake."
The next day, all interrogation records, exhibits, and witnesses of the case were handed over to the Judicial Temple for filing.
After accepting the case, the Judicial Temple decided to open a trial in half a month.
The news spread quickly.
After receiving the news at home, Liu Tiao immediately came to the palace to ask for a meeting with Zhao Ziliang.
"Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei has made final investigation results on the Quan Zi case.
The evidence and witnesses are all sufficient.
Unfortunately for the family, Wei Chen has no face to stay in the position of Prime Minister of the Government Affairs Council.
I am here to ask Your Majesty to allow Wei Chen to resign. " Zhao Ziliang said: "The Qing family's resignation at this time is not good for our political situation in Western Qin.
And you have to understand that once you take the blame and resign, it will not be easy to return to this position."
Liu Tiao knelt on the ground and said, "Wei Chen understands that as the saying goes, an unfilial son is the fault of his father.
As a father, Wei Chen must take responsibility for this matter, otherwise it will be difficult to quell the anger of the people everywhere."
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said: "Well, now that you are on the cusp of the storm, stepping back is indeed a good thing for the overall situation.
Well, I plan to establish the Western Qin Society to gather scholars from all over Western Qin to study, research and promote Our Han culture has enabled various academic schools to contend.
At the same time, we have also translated some Western classics, allowing the people to come into contact with some Western ideas and philosophies, and allowing the people to understand the Western world.
Through these, the people can open their eyes to the world.
Eye Looking at the world, rather than sitting in a well and looking at the sky, our Chinese people have been able to continue to this day since thousands of years ago.
It is because we can constantly abandon the dross and take the essence in all aspects, and at the same time have the courage to absorb the essence of the outside world, we have created the unique China today.
Civilization, we must maintain this attitude and continue it.
Now the idea of establishing this society has just been formed.
I want you to complete the establishment of this society and let it operate.
What do you think?"
Liu Tiao cried and said: "The king is considerate of the humble ministers, and the humble ministers are grateful.
He accepted the order to express his gratitude":