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With this thought in mind, Hu Guang unfolded the memorial and started reading it.

Liu Xingzuo disclosed the investigation process in the memorial, which was to break through the general banner, then follow the clues and arrest all the people involved. They also found the cashier's roster, which contains information such as how much money someone received for something.

Hu Guang casually looked at the register of cashiers in the appendix and found that Lu Ruipeng's name was also in it. As he said, it was recorded that five taels of silver were collected, instead of two people who killed Jurchen Tatars, there were three people. .

Putting down the roster and looking at the memorial, the total number of tattoos was 6,565 taels, involving more than 1,300 soldiers. These lines of silver have been divided up. Among them, Li Fengxiang, the admiral of the Beijing camp, has 2,000 taels, the deputy general has 500 taels, the generals and guerrillas have to be reduced, and the general flag for handling affairs has only a mere three taels.

As expected, what Hu Guang expected was that three servants from Mangui and five servants from Dongchang participated in the money distribution, and a total of one thousand taels were distributed. Liu Xingzuo specifically stated in the memorial that Li Fengxiang specifically gave up these one thousand taels in his own share.

After Hu Guang read the main text of the memorial, he read the cash register in the appendix again and checked it carefully. As Lu Ruipeng said, those who are paid have some merit.

Throwing the memorial on the imperial case, Hu Guang closed his eyes and thought about it. To be honest, the total cash register for this matter is not high. It can be seen from Liu Xingzuo's memorial that this is actually just a means for them to make money. Just like a businessman doing a business, it seems very ordinary and ordinary.

It can also be seen from this that the Beijing Camp is really in bad shape. Of course, other armies are probably not as good as that. In this battle to defend the capital, if Man Gui had not been appointed as the commander-in-chief, and if he had not personally stepped in to boost morale, it is really doubtful whether such a capital camp could have defended the capital! That's fine, we 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 issued an order to send Mangui to the imperial court.

After a while, Man Gui came in, glanced at Liu Xingzuo who was standing by the side, and immediately bowed to the ceremony, knelt down on one knee and said: "I have failed to discipline my general, please punish me!"

"Huh?" Hu Guang snorted lightly without saying anything extra.

Seeing this, Mangui said loudly with a serious face: "Your Majesty, the army is very particular about rewards and punishments, but because they accepted money, they turned a blind eye when verifying military achievements. This kind of thing, even the Jinyiwei If we don’t take them, the general will definitely punish them!”

After hearing this, Hu Guang said "oh" in a moderate and gentle manner, staring at Man Gui to see what else he would say.

Mangui couldn't figure out the holy meaning, so he simply stopped thinking about it and continued to play loudly according to his own thoughts: "These bastards took a total of three hundred taels of silver. The general thought that according to the law, each of them should give five taels of silver in front of the army according to the law." Ten military sticks to serve as a warning to others!"

At this point, he glanced at Hu Guang's face, and continued with a little uneasiness: "But the three of them contributed a lot in this battle in the capital and have made military exploits. The general thought that they could atone for their sins by using their merits. The general is willing to help them return double the amount of silver."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the emperor and waited for the Holy Judgment.

However, Hu Guang ignored him and just waved his hand. Wang Chengen, the eunuch on duty next to him, sang loudly: "Eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch of the Ministry of Ceremonies and Cao Huachun, the eunuch of the Imperial Envoy Dongchang Official School, comes to see you!"

After a while, Cao Huachun arrived in front of the emperor. Not only did he not seem to see Liu Xingzuo standing next to him, but he also turned a blind eye to Man Gui who was kneeling on one knee. He directly greeted Hu Guang and shouted loudly: "I am guilty! I always teach them to be honest and self-disciplined, and learn from Yue Wu." Mu served his country loyally, but he still did such things as taking bribes. If these black sheep continue to stay in Dongchang, I think they will make a bad start, so I have to kill them as a warning to others, especially as a warning!"

It can be seen that he clearly sees things more clearly than Man Gui, and he does not plead for mercy on behalf of his subordinates at all. While pleading guilty, he also expressed his efforts in a sideways manner, and at the same time gave advice to kill one person as a warning to others and eliminate the bad apples.

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

After a while, Mangui might have been kneeling on one knee for a little too long and seemed to be shaking a bit. However, he still tried hard to maintain this posture. I don't know if it was for this reason, but his forehead had a bright reflection.

The palace was very quiet, and no one knew what the emperor was thinking. Therefore, no one spoke, and they all tried their best to reduce their sense of presence, waiting for the emperor's judgment.

Just when Mangui was about to lose his strength, Hu Guangcai said calmly: "Let's all get back together!"

These two people were still loyal to themselves, and the money they received was not given to them. Of course, it could also be that the Jin Yiwei conducted a thorough investigation all night and their men did not have time to hand over the silver. But these are actually not important. Since it didn't happen, just treat it as if it didn't happen.

Hu Guang thought so and said in a serious tone: "The head of the former commander of the Jinyi Guards, Luo Yangxing, is still hanging on the Meridian Gate. You should be able to see it when you come in and out, right? My meaning is very clear. I will never do corruption. Corruption in the military cannot be tolerated! Cao Daban has seen some things clearly, but Man Qing, you should think about it carefully. Don’t think that since corruption is common in the military now, I will turn a blind eye. Only one eye!"

Hearing this, Cao Huachun sweated in his heart. As the admiral of Dongchang, he had a better understanding of the emperor's intentions. After expressing his position, he knew that he had passed the test.

But Man Gui could no longer stand. If his three servants had more military exploits, could they be more prominent than the commander of the Jin Yiwei? When the emperor discovered his corruption, he beheaded him in public.

He knelt down on one knee again, made his armor clank, bowed his head and played loudly: "The general will finally be convicted!"

Hu Guang looked at him and reminded him seriously: "Man Qing, you started out as a soldier, and you should have personal experience of corruption in the army. If I follow your words this time, let those people If merit is discounted, then forget it. Do you think it is fair? Do you think rewards and punishments are clear?"

When Mangui heard this, he raised his head. When he was about to answer, he saw the emperor looking into his eyes and continued: "From now on, the generals in the army will take credit for their achievements and become corrupt. If they are not discovered, they will make money, even if they are If we find out, we can take credit for the crime and nothing will happen. Is this really good?"

Man Gui couldn't help but be startled when he heard it, then lowered his head again, and said sincerely with a little lack of confidence: "I am guilty!"

Hu Guang heard the sincerity in his voice and nodded. However, he believed that Man Gui must not have truly realized what he said about corruption in the military, because he did not expect that the most common phenomenon in the military today actually involves corruption in the military.