Qin Huaidao saw that Zhou Yi had a bitter look on his face, and there was obviously no evidence. His heart skipped a beat. Without evidence, Master Cui Ren could definitely say that it was Zhou Yi's private behavior and had nothing to do with him. This would be difficult to handle. He reminded him: "If you have evidence, it's best to get it."
Come out, otherwise Mr. Cui will bite back and say that you are selling food privately."
"Sir, save me!"
Smuggling court grain was a serious crime. Zhou Yi didn't know whether it would really kill the nine tribes, but he knew that no one in the family would survive. But the problem was that there was really no evidence. He panicked and said repeatedly: "Sir, it's really Mr. Cui who asked to be devolved.
He told me personally who would deliver the grain and when."
“It’s impossible to be sure without physical evidence.”
Zhou Yi was so scared that he trembled and didn't know what to do. He said: "Every time someone comes to transport food, Mr. Cui will ask me to go to the house to drink. He will tell me personally who will come, when and how much he will bring. I just let him go."
Food, accounting, nothing else, please save me!"
You will not live if you do your own fault!
Qin Huaidao would not sympathize with this person. He was busy thinking that he could not move the Cui family without evidence. His mood suddenly faded. It was time to see Li Er. He stood up and said, "Chu Mo, arrange for a few people to escort him and follow me."
Come on, you two go and seize the shop, seize the food, and kill anyone who resists."
"Follow the order!" the two men agreed quickly and hurried away.
…
Half an hour later.
Manna Hall.
Qin Huaidao came in a hurry with witnesses and physical evidence. Wang De, the chief chamberlain, came out and said anxiously: "Master Qin, you are finally here."
"You knew I would come?" Qin Huaidao was a little surprised.
"I don't know, this old slave. The Holy One told you to come back, so go in quickly."
Qin Huaidao suddenly realized that it was no wonder that when someone filed a complaint against him, he did not come to inquire or arrest him, but waited for him. This attitude was quite admirable. He quickly walked in and saw that Li Erzheng, Dai Zhou, and Master Cui Ren were chatting around the brazier. The atmosphere was still
Pretty harmonious.
Seeing Qin Huaidao coming in, Li Er's face darkened: "Master Qin is so majestic. He actually went to the Ministry of Household Affairs to arrest people. Does he still care about me and Wang Fa? Say -"
One shout, with unparalleled power!
Another person would have been so frightened that he would have knelt down. Qin Huaidao stepped forward and bowed, and said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone: "Your Majesty, I am too powerful and powerful to help your Majesty suppress the unhealthy tendencies."
"You mean I should still reward you?"
"Forget about awards, it's natural to work with salary." Qin Huaidao smiled casually, his eyes passing over Dai Zhou. This guy has a good character, and I don't know if he participated. As for Master Cui Ren, he just ignored it and didn't even bother to look.
One glance.
Dai Zhou also looked over and said coldly: "Master Qin is indeed extremely majestic. I am about to be buried. This is the first time I have seen such an arrogant and domineering person. He actually went to the household department to arrest people. Master Qin ignored him.
Where is the household department? If you don’t explain this matter, I won’t finish it!”
"Master Dai, some people seem to be arrogant and domineering, but in fact they are loyal to the people. Some people seem to be loyal to the people, but in fact they are causing harm to the country and the people. You should not just look at the surface of everything. You should look at the real purpose behind the behavior and the final result. What do you think, Mr. Dai?
?" Qin Huaidao replied calmly.
"Are you saying that I am causing harm to the country and the people?" Dai Zhou was immediately furious.
Qin Huaidao glanced at the other party. This guy is quite angry at his age. Don't be so angry that he has a reputation of disrespecting the elderly. He didn't bother to explain. He looked at Li Er and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I am impeaching Master Cui Renshi."
The recommendation was unclear and Master Dai failed to observe, which led to damage to the granary, damage to the court, and damage to millions of people of the Tang Dynasty."
Without evidence, Cui Shihai cannot be implicated, but Zhou Yi was recommended by Cui Renshi, so it is okay to charge him with the crime of unclear recommendation. I don't know if Dai Zhou is implicated, but as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, a crime of oversight is inevitable.
"What did you say, I made an oversight?" Dai Zhou's expression changed, and he immediately bowed to Li Er and said, "Your Majesty, I am scared. This is slander. I ask Your Majesty to find out the truth and restore my innocence."
"Wei Chen also asked your Majesty to find out the truth. Wei Chen is conscientious in his work and is even more cautious in employing people. Why did he make an oversight? It's hard to get rid of his will if he doesn't make it clear." Master Cui Ren said with a bow, his tone was a little cold.
Li Er saw that Qin Huaidao had the wisdom and didn't want to make a joke. Thinking of Qin Huaidao's performance during this period, he realized that something had happened, and it was a big deal. He said in a deep voice: "Master Qin, slandering a minister is a serious crime. Without evidence, I can't forgive him."
You, tell me!"
The matter was of great importance, and there was no room for maneuver once he said it. Seeing that Li Er had not ordered his arrest before, Qin Huaidao decided to give Li Er some face. Instead of saying it directly, he took out two confessions. Wang De hurriedly came to the scene.
He took it from the front and handed it over respectfully.
Li Er took it doubtfully, spread it out and took a look, his face turned livid.
The price of food in Chang'an has been skyrocketing for some time. The ministers have tried their best to find ways. Li Er also turned his hair gray due to worry. Little did he know that it was a man-made disaster and someone was driving up prices. After all, the market behavior used food from Beitaicang. How could he tolerate this?
?No wonder every time disaster relief is proposed, some people jump out to oppose it, with various reasons. It turns out that it was shipped out and sold by some people. This is to enrich their own pockets and harm the country and the people.
At this moment, Li Er's heart was filled with rage, his veins were throbbing, and the cold light in his eyes was like a knife sweeping over Dai Zhou and Master Cui Ren, but he quickly restrained himself. He couldn't take sides in such matters, and immediately looked at Qin Huaidao and asked: "
Mr. Qin, this matter is important, is there any evidence?"
"There is a physical evidence and a witness, just waiting outside." Qin Huaidao took out the account book.
Wang De hurriedly came up to get the account book and handed it over.
Li Er took the account book and looked through it. The numbers on it were shocking.
The hall was so silent that you could hear a pin drop.
Dai Zhou had a premonition that something was wrong. He couldn't help but look at Master Cui Ren, who looked a little flustered, and then at Qin Huaidao, who had a calm expression.
Li Er, who was flipping through the account books, had such gloomy eyes that it made people cringe.
Soon, Li Er read the account books, and the anger in his heart could no longer be controlled. How many people could survive this winter with a total of 300,000 dan? What are they going to do? All of them must be beheaded!
"Bring people up." Li Er roared.
The high-pitched voice shook the hall and made Dai Zhou and Cui Renshi tremble in their hearts.
Soon, Mr. Wei and Zhou Yi were brought in. There were no injuries or blood on their bodies, and their clothes were intact, indicating that they were not tortured. But this result made Li Er even more angry. If possible, Li Er would rather believe that all this was fake.
, they were forced to confess, and not a single grain of food was missing.
"Master Wei, the head of the Du branch, is this confession true?"