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Chapter 176 Man Gui and Cao Huachun's Reaction

Thinking of this, Hu Guang unfolded the memorial and read it.

Liu Xingzuo reported the investigation process in the memorial, that is, he broke through from the general banner, and then followed the clues to arrest all the people involved.In addition, the register of cashiers was found, which contained information such as how much tael a certain person received for a certain event.

Hu Guang casually looked at the cash register in the appendix, and found that Lu Ruipeng's name was also in it. As he himself said, here he recorded five taels of silver, and changed from two people who killed the Jurchen Tartars to three people. .

Putting down the roster and looking back at the memorial, the total number of tattoos is 560 five taels, involving more than 300 soldiers.These silver coins have been divided up. Among them, Li Fengxiang, the admiral of the Beijing camp, has 2000 taels, 500 taels for the lieutenant general, less for the generals and guerrillas, and only three taels for the general banner.

Sure enough, what Hu Guang expected was that three servants from Mangui and five Dongchang slaves participated in the distribution of silver, and a total of 1000 taels were distributed.Liu Xingzuo specifically stated in the memorial that the 1000 taels were deliberately given up by Li Fengxiang from his share.

After reading the text of the memorial, Hu Guang read the cash register in the appendix again and checked it carefully.As that Lu Ruipeng said, those who received the cash had some merit.

Throwing the memorial on the imperial case, Hu Guang closed his eyes and thought about it.To be honest, the total number of cashiers in this matter is not high.From Liu Xingzuo's memorial, it can be seen that this is actually just a means for them to make money, just like a businessman doing a business, it seems very common and normal.

It can also be seen from this that the Beijing camp is really bad. Of course, other armies are probably not going there.In this defense of the capital, if Man Gui hadn't been appointed as the commander-in-chief, and if he hadn't personally stepped up to boost morale, it is really doubtful whether such a capital camp can hold the capital!This is also good, just take this opportunity to rebuild the Beijing camp.

Thinking of this, Hu Guang opened his eyes and said approvingly, "Liu Qing did a good job!"

Then he made a decree to spread to Mangui for an audience.

After a while, Man Gui entered, glanced at Liu Xingzuo who was standing on the side, and immediately bowed to him, then knelt down on one knee and said: "The general is incapable of discipline, please be punished by Your Majesty!"

"Huh?" Hu Guang snorted lightly, and didn't have any extra words.

Seeing this, Man Gui played loudly with a serious face: "Your Majesty, the army pays attention to distinguishing rewards and punishments, but because they have collected money, they turn a blind eye when verifying military achievements. This kind of thing, even Jin Yiwei If you don't take them, the last general will definitely punish them!"

After hearing this, Hu Guang said "oh" in a serious manner, and stared at Man Gui to see what else he had to say.

Man Gui couldn't figure out the sacred meaning, so he didn't think about it at all, and continued to play loudly according to his own ideas: "These bastards took a total of 300 taels of silver, and the general thought that they should be in front of the army. Use the army stick to make an example to others!"

Speaking of this, he glanced at Hu Guang's face, and continued to play a little nervously: "But the three of them have contributed a lot in this battle of the capital, and they have made great achievements. In the end, the general is willing to help them return double the silver.”

After finishing speaking, he looked at the emperor and waited for the holy judge.

However, Hu Guang ignored him, and just waved his hands, and the rotating eunuch Wang Chengen sang loudly: "Cao Huachun, the eunuch who is the eunuch who is the supervisor of ceremonies and the imperial envoy, and the eunuch of the East Factory Official School, has an audience!"

After a while, Cao Huachun came to the front of the imperial court.Not only did he not see Liu Xingzuo standing next to him, but he also turned a blind eye to Man Gui who was kneeling on the ground. He directly shouted to Hu Guang after saluting: "Slaves are guilty! Slaves always teach them to be honest and self-disciplined, learn from Yue Wu Mu Jing is loyal to the country, but he still does this kind of bribery. If these black sheep continue to stay in Dongchang, the servants think they will make a bad start, and they must kill them to make an example, especially to make an example!"

It can be seen that he clearly sees it more clearly than Man Gui, and he has never pleaded for his subordinates at all.While pleading guilty, he also expressed his own efforts from the side, and at the same time gave suggestions to make an example and eliminate black sheep.

After Cao Huachun finished speaking, Hu Guang still didn't comment, but just looked at the two courtiers below.

After a while, or because Man Gui had been kneeling on one knee for a long time, he seemed to be shaking a bit.However, he still tried his best to maintain this posture, and he didn't know if it was because of this reason that his forehead had a bright reflection.

The hall was very quiet, and no one knew what the emperor was thinking.Therefore, no one said a word, and tried to reduce the sense of presence as much as possible, waiting for the emperor's sanction.

Just when Man Gui was about to lose his hold, Hu Guangcai said lightly, "Let's all get flat!"

These two people are still loyal to themselves, and the money obtained by their subordinates has not been given to the two of them.Of course, it is also possible that Jin Yiwei conducted a thorough investigation overnight, and their subordinates have not had time to hand over the silver taels.But these are actually not important. Since it didn't happen, let's deal with it as if it didn't happen.

Hu Guang thought about this, and said in a serious tone: "The head of Luo Yangxing, the former commander of Jinyiwei, is still hanging at the Meridian Gate. You should be able to see it when you go in and out, right? My meaning is very clear. I will never do anything about corruption. It is tolerated, and corruption in the military is even more intolerable! Cao Daban has seen some things clearly, but Man Qing, you should think about it carefully. Don’t think that corruption is common in the military now, and I will just turn a blind eye and close it. Only one eye!"

Hearing this, Cao Huachun wiped a sweat from his heart.As the admiral of the East Factory, he had a better understanding of the emperor's intentions, and after he made a statement, he knew that he had passed the test.

But Man Gui couldn't stand up any longer, no matter how well his three servants had military exploits, could they be more prominent than the commander of Jin Yiwei?When the emperor found out that he was corrupt, he beheaded him directly to show the public.

He knelt down on one knee again, drove the armor to clang, lowered his head and played loudly: "The end will be convicted!"

Hu Guang looked at him and reminded him solemnly: "Manqing, you yourself started as a soldier, and you should have a personal experience of corruption in the army. If I follow Qing's words this time, let those few people It’s okay to pay off the merits, and that’s it. Do you think it’s fair? Is it still clear rewards and punishments?”

Hearing this, Man Gui raised his head, and when he was about to answer, he saw the emperor looked him in the eyes and continued: "After this, the generals in the army took credit for their merits and corrupted themselves. If they are not discovered, they will make money. If you find out, you can make up for the crime anyway, and nothing will happen, is this really good?"

Man Gui couldn't help being startled, then lowered his head again, and played sincerely with a little confidence: "The minister is guilty!"

Hu Guang heard the sincerity in his voice and nodded.However, he believes that Man Gui must not have really realized what he said about corruption in the military, because he did not expect that the most common phenomenon in the military today is definitely related to corruption in the military.

(End of this chapter)