Cases are tried one by one.

The originally messy and complicated case seemed extremely difficult to others, but in Han Xu's hands, it was handled very quickly.

After Yao Zongwen confessed, the rest was very simple.

Soon the earliest case was cleared up, which was the bribery case of Liu Guojin. The charges against Yao Zongwen, Feng Sanyuan and others came out. These people accepted bribes to frame Xiong Tingbi, and the case was completed.

Han Xu said directly: "That's it for this case. It will be sealed."

"The trial of the case of the North Korean and Chinese ministers colluding with the border general Li Ruzhen will begin." Han Xu said in a cold voice as he slapped the gavel with no expression on his face.

The person brought up this time was Liu Guojin.

Glancing at Liu Guojin who looked downcast, Han Xu asked with a serious face and a cold voice: "Do you have anything else to say about the bribery case? If so, say it now; if not, sign a confession and hand over the guilty plea.

Show him the paperwork."

Hearing this, the clerk who was recording the process quickly stood up, walked down and handed the document in his hand to Liu Guojin.

No one spoke, including Wei Zhongxian, and there was silence.

It's not that they don't want to say it, it's that they have nothing to say. Through the case just now, Han Xu demonstrated his sufficient ability and also demonstrated his unselfish approach.

The people present couldn't find any faults if they wanted to, they could only watch quietly.

Liu Guojin took the document over, glanced at it and nodded gently, "I have nothing to disagree with."

The content written on this document is not much or complicated. It only describes the process of Liu Guojin's bribery, how much money he gave where and where, and why he gave the money. There is nothing to say about these things.

Han Xu nodded and continued to ask: "Why did you send money to bribe them? Why did you let them impeach Xiong Tingbi?"

As soon as this question came up, everyone immediately cheered up, because this is the key to this case.

The first ones can only be regarded as appetizers, that is, cold dishes at the banquet. Now the hot dishes have just been served.

After hearing Han Xu's question, Liu Guojin's face turned gloomy.

At this moment, Liu Guojin knew that he had to speak clearly; if he didn't speak, then he would become the mastermind of this case.

He used money to bribe the imperial censor to frame Xiong Tingbi. Xiong Tingbi was a high-ranking official sent by the imperial court to Liaodong, and he could not afford to bear this crime; if he did, it would probably lead to beheading.

Liu Guojin sighed softly, and said with a lonely expression: "I was instructed by Li Ruzhen to do this. We are both from Liaodong these years, and I have received more money from Li Ruzhen, so he asked me to do it,

I can’t help but do it.”

Nodding slightly, Han Xu continued: "How much money did Li Ruzhen give you? Where did he give it? When did he give it? Tell me everything."

As he spoke, Han Xu turned to look at the document he was writing furiously on one side and ordered: "Write it down."

Liu Guojin had no choice but to tell the story of his bribery one by one.

After Liu Guojin finished speaking, Han Xu asked with a cold face: "Do you have anything else to say?"

"Yes," Liu Guojin nodded, as if he had made up his mind, and said resolutely: "I originally disagreed with this matter. After all, Xiong Tingbi is a minister sent by the DPRK. Such an approach may not be possible. Once something happens,

If something happens, we may be retaliated against."

"But Li Ruzhen told me that as long as I contacted someone, someone would support me and the matter would be easily accomplished. As Li Ruzhen expected, the matter went smoothly. I also asked Li Ruzhen who was cooperating with me.

Li Ruzhen said he was from the Central Procuratorate. I wanted to continue asking, but he stopped talking."

Han Xu nodded, and then ordered the clerk: "Let him sign it."

The same process as last time was repeated, and Liu Guojin was also taken down.

Han Xu glanced at Liu Guojin's confession document and the bright red fingerprint, nodded and said, "Okay, file it."

After taking down the things, Han Xu continued: "File all the case files and bring Li Ruzhen up."

This set of operations made Wei Zhongxian on the side look emotional.

Han Xu is worthy of being a cabinet scholar. He is very brilliant in terms of interrogation skills and understanding of people's hearts.

In fact, Han Xu did not have a good understanding of the human heart, but a better understanding of the official heart. The questions often got to the point, and the things he presented were irrefutable.

It didn't take long before Li Ruzhen was brought up.

Han Xu continued the interrogation.

Li Ruzhen confessed to his crimes.

He was the first person to plead guilty because he knew he had no chance of running away. He was not arrested because of these things, but because of his military failure in Liaodong.

Li Ruzhen understood his situation very clearly. Even if he did not deny this bribery case, the unresolved cases in Liaodong would kill him.

If he actively cooperated with the case here, he might still have a chance to survive. He saw this very clearly.

Therefore, Li Ruzhen had been more cooperative with Wei Zhongxian before this, mainly because Wei Zhongxian promised him that he could intercede for him with the emperor and find a way to save his life.

At this point, Li Ruzhen had no choice, so he made a decisive choice and told the truth about how he colluded with officials in the DPRK and how he embezzled Liaodong's military pay every year.

Especially the 1 million taels allocated by the late emperor when he ascended the throne became a feast for countless people.

He also met many people at this feast, which is why he has such great influence in the court.

After these confessions were completed, Han Xu said: "Let me ask you, what happened with Xiong Tingbi? Why did you find someone to frame him? Do you have a grudge against him, or do you have other things to do?"

"Sir, I was instructed to do this." Li Ruzhen did not beat around the bush.

"Who is it?" Han Xu asked again.

"My lord, it's Xue Guoyong. Everything was ordered by Xue Guoyong. He said that as long as I cooperate with him, Liaodong's economic strategy will be replaced by theirs. From now on, we will have the final say in Liaodong. In the entire Liaodong,

Xiong Tingbi is the most troublesome person, as long as we move him away, there will be no worries in Liaodong."

Nodding slightly, Han Xu continued: "It is recorded."

Xue Guoyong is dead, and there is no proof of this matter. Whether what Li Ruzhen said is true or false, it is actually not that important.

So Han Xu did not ask further questions on this matter and continued to ask: "Is there anything else?"

"Yes." Li Ruzhen nodded and continued: "The people who cooperate with the DPRK and China are all arranged by Xue Guoyong. He said that as long as we cooperate well, the people in the DPRK will definitely find a way to capture Xiong Tingbi and appoint him.

The people must be one of their own. As he said, Xiong Tingbi was captured, and the new Liaodong manager Yuan Yingtai was indeed one of theirs.

"Who are you referring to?" Han Xu asked again.

Hearing this question, Li Ruzhen laughed to himself.

It's impossible for Han Xu not to know, but at this moment he can only say that he doesn't know. He has to tell this matter himself. So Li Ruzhen could only raise his head and said: "It's the Donglin Party. I don't know this name outside.

What do you think, but that’s what I call them. Most of these people are from Donglin Academy. Even if they are not from Donglin Academy, they are in the same department, the same year, or even the same sect. They collude with each other in the court and form cliques for personal gain, so I

Call them the Donglin Party."

"It's on record." Han Xu continued to say expressionlessly.

Although there was no expression on his face, Han Xu's heart was not peaceful.

This can be seen from Han Xu's eyes, because there is a hint of gray in his eyes. Obviously he also knows that this time the Donglin Party will no longer be able to escape.

After calming down his emotions, Han Xu continued to ask: "Is there anything else besides this?"

"There are still their people in the court." Li Ruzhen continued: "Zou Yuanbiao, the imperial censor of Zuodu of the Ducha Yuan, Gao Panlong, the young minister of Guanglu Temple, and Sun Shenxing, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, are all their people."

Li Ruzhen bit all these people in directly.

Han Xu's heart trembled. He glanced at Li Ruzhen, only to find that Li Ruzhen was also looking at him, even with a hint of ridicule in the corner of his mouth.

This touch of ridicule is for myself, because I am also a member of this group.

However, Han Xu remained calm. He knew that this kind of thing was inevitable and that he would face more criticism later.

"Let him make a pledge." Han Xu said directly: "Take Yuan Yingtai."

Soon Yuan Yingtai was escorted up.

The originally smooth case finally had twists and turns, and Yuan Yingtai refused to admit anything.

Yuan Yingtai said that he did not know about the false accusation against Xiong Tingbi, nor about the Donglin Party. He went to Liaodong because he was appointed by the imperial court.

In a word, I will bite my tongue and refuse to admit it.

Everyone looked at Han Xu, including Wei Zhongxian.

Everyone wants to know what Han Xu can do. You must know that from the beginning to the present, Han Xu has been moving forward in an indomitable way. Everyone hopes that he will continue to create miracles, including Wei Zhongxian.

After looking at Yuan Yingtai, Han Xu sighed.

This is the first time Han Xu has shown his emotions since the beginning of the interrogation.

However, Han Xu quickly put his emotions back and asked directly: "When the late emperor was still alive, he once allocated 1 million taels of military pay to Liaodong. However, the actual amount of money distributed to the armies in Liaodong was only 600,000 taels.

How do you explain this?"

Yuan Yingtai raised his head and looked at Han Xu. He did not expect that Han Xu would ask such a question. This was really unexpected, not in any case.

Looking at Han Xu, Yuan Yingtai's face was very bitter.

What to say about this matter?

Could it be said that this is a rule of the DPRK and an unspoken rule of officialdom?

There is no way to say this. Once you say it, your end will be miserable.

"There is no problem with the accounts. When the 1 million is reached, 1 million will actually be paid," Yuan Yingtai said expressionlessly.

At this point, he can only deny it, and there is no other good way.

"It's useless for you to deny it now. Li Ruzhen has confessed truthfully. As long as we send people to investigate over there in Liaodong, we will definitely be able to find out. Do you want to wait until then to convict you? The court's 400,000

It is absolutely impossible for two taels of silver to disappear out of thin air. You have to think about it, you cannot afford to embezzle 400,000 taels of silver."
Chapter completed!