I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 521 Changes in the Capital
"I've told you everything! This is a false accusation. Don't you understand what I'm saying?" Jiang Jianying shouted.

The interrogators talked in low voices again, and then continued to ask: "Then may I ask whether you have engaged in corruption, bribery, and pleasure-seeking during your tenure as Minister of Shipping?"

"No!" Jiang Jianying said immediately.

"We have received reports that you have abused your power to embezzle public funds for production, squandered them on gifts, ate and drank excessively all day, recruited followers, and withheld bonuses from shipping department employees for your own enjoyment."

"That's not true!" Jiang Jianying said with a gloomy face.

"We also found out that you have a large courtyard in Tianjin, in which you hide hundreds of thousands of silver coins and silver yuan certificates, as well as various gold and silver treasures, the value of which is inestimable. Please explain the source of such a huge fortune."

"It's not mine. I don't know there is any yard. Don't ask me!" Jiang Jianying said angrily.

"Then let's talk about your extravagance and waste."

"How is it extravagant and wasteful?" Jiang Jianying's anger was already aroused, and he immediately retorted, "How can that be called extravagant and wasteful? The entire Royal Group was built by our struggle for more than 20 years. I have worked so hard for so many years, shouldn't I enjoy a little bit?"

As soon as Jiang Jianying finished speaking, she heard the sound of something being thrown next door, followed by footsteps.
But Jiang Jianying didn't take it seriously at all
"You have worked hard for many years, but is it the Royal Group that has let you down, or am I?" A voice with suppressed anger sounded at the door.
A tall figure with gray hair appeared at the door of the interrogation room.
"What is this?" The interrogators looked confused, but when they saw the respectful Jiang Jianyan following behind the figure, they all understood.
Jiang Jianying was completely stunned. He couldn't believe it and said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, why are you here?"

"Greetings, Your Highness!" The interrogators reacted immediately and saluted Zhu Houxuan.

"Do you still recognize me as your highness? I thought you didn't recognize me as your highness? My God, you are second in command?" Zhu Houxun said with a stern face.

"I dare not! Ying'er dare not! Ying'er will never dare to forget Your Highness, and will never dare to forget Your Highness's kindness," Jiang Jianying said hurriedly, and fell to her knees with a plop.

"If Your Highness had not taken me into his palace and raised me carefully in the fourth year of Zhengde, I would have died in some wilderness long ago. How could I be who I am today?" Jiang Jianying said sincerely.

"Yes, I still remember how thin and small you were back then, and how you were often sick. In the sixth year of Zhengde, you had a serious illness that took two months to recover." Zhu Houxuan also fell into memories.
"That was all thanks to His Highness. He found many doctors to treat me, spent a lot of money, and took a lot of medicine before I got better. His Highness also taught me how to write and read personally." Jiang Jianying also said.

"Yes! I taught you to read and watched you improve day by day. You were my attendant in the tenth year of Zhengde, and then you joined the Royal Group. You have always been hardworking. You worked hard in the Dalian Shipyard and received my commendation and the title of Model Worker. Later, you went to the Ministry of Railways and did a great job." Zhu Houxuan did not blame Jiang Jianying, but recalled the past with him.
Jiang Jianying was surprised to find that Zhu Houxuan was very familiar with what had happened to them over the years.
"I didn't expect that His Highness still remembered all this and has been paying attention to me all these years." Jiang Jianying's eyes immediately turned red. He didn't expect Zhu Houxuan to remember so many things about him. This touched him very much. You know, he was not noticeable at all when he was in the Prince of Jing's mansion.
"I have always been thinking about all of you, paying attention to you, and keeping every progress you make in mind. You did make rapid progress in the past few years, but what happened in the past few years? How did you become like this? You became so unfamiliar that even I don't recognize you anymore?" Zhu Houxuan looked Jiang Jianying straight in the eyes and said.

Jiang Jianying's face turned uncertain, sometimes red and sometimes white.
"Your Highness!" Jiang Jianying was completely defeated. He knelt forward a few steps and kowtowed. "Your Highness, I know I was wrong. I was wrong! Your Highness, please punish me! I am sorry for your careful teaching. I should have died twenty years ago."

Jiang Jianying was beating his chest and feet on the ground, wailing continuously. Everyone present felt sympathetic. If they didn't remember Jiang Jianying's arrogant and domineering look just now, everyone present would have gone up to comfort him.
"Cooperate with the investigation first! Don't resist anymore, tell us everything you know, and don't make the same mistake over and over again," said Zhu Houxuan.

"Yes, sir!" Jiang Jianying said, wiping her tears.

Zhu Houxuan nodded and walked out. He stood in the corridor, looking at the snowflakes falling in the gloomy sky, and sighed: "It's so fast! Twenty-one years have passed!"

Zhu Houxuan lamented that twenty-one years had passed since he came into this world.
After twenty-one years of hard work, the world has become more familiar.
He collected his thoughts and returned to the case. This was the largest corruption case of the Royal Group to date, but it was not the only one. The Royal Group was already an organization with a history of 16 years. After a long period of peace, many people had become lazy and various corruption cases occurred frequently.

Zhu Houxuan also began to fight corruption in all aspects. The case of Jiang Jianying is a typical example.

"Your Highness, what should we do?" Jiang Jianyan walked gently to Zhu Houxuan and asked.

"What do you think we should do?" Zhu Houxuan asked.

"We believe that although Jianying made a serious mistake, he has made many contributions in previous years, so he does not deserve the death penalty," said Jiang Jianyan.

"How come the crime is not punishable by death?" Zhu Houxuan snorted coldly.

"Your Highness, please explain clearly," Jiang Jianyan acted as the commentator.

"He must die!" Zhu Houxuan said firmly.

"It is precisely because of their great contributions and high status that we have to make up our minds to execute them. Only by executing them can we save 10, 100, or 10000 cadres who have committed mistakes of varying degrees!" Zhu Houxun continued.

Jiang Jianyan was silent.

"And the impact this time is too bad. He has set up a criminal gang in the shipping department, involving many people. He embezzled 200 million, but caused tens of millions of losses to the Royal Group." Zhu Houxuan said slowly.

This is why Zhu Houxuan rushed over from the capital as soon as he heard about this.
In the end, Jiang Jianying admitted all his crimes. After he admitted his crimes, his gang members also gave up the fight and admitted their crimes.
In the end, Jiang Jianying was executed, but Zhu Houxuan still kept his body intact because of their past friendship. He also gave him several policies, such as purchasing a coffin at public expense, not implicating relatives, and allowing his children to be raised by the group.

Zhu Houxuan visited Dalian once in a while, so he visited a series of factories in Dalian and provided technical guidance.
In a blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed, and at this time, Zhu Houxuan received a message from the capital:
His Majesty is suspected to have fallen into the water
(End of this chapter)