Seeing that he could no longer suppress the crowd of ministers, the first assistant came out and asked the minister, "Is there any evidence? Did you see the Crown Princess going to Leprous Mountain with your own eyes or did you hear about it?"
The minister was a cabinet official named Tongmao. Hearing the words of the chief minister, he said: "Chief minister, although I didn't see this with my own eyes, my entourage and Mr. Hua's entourage went out of the city that day and saw it with my own eyes."
I saw the carriage of the Crown Princess leave the city and go up to Leprous Hill."
The first assistant pressed his hand, "Is there any follow-up?"
The classmate was startled, "This... I didn't follow him up. However, later, the official ordered him to continue squatting at the foot of the mountain. He found that the Crown Princess had been leading people up for several days in a row. She left the city at dawn at around Hai hour.
I just returned to the city. The city gate was closed by then. The Crown Princess took the tokens from Lord Leng and Lord Gu to enter the city. There was no other scenery on Leprous Mountain, and the Emperor had ordered no one to go up there five years ago. The Crown Princess knowingly committed the crime.
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The chief assistant said: "Since you didn't see it with your own eyes, then this matter needs to be investigated to see if there is any frame-up or other inside information."
The fellow scholars argued with each other, "First assistant, this is a serious matter and must not be delayed."
The chief assistant narrowed his eyes and said sternly: "It is precisely because this matter is so serious that it needs to be investigated. You are involved in the imperial concubine. Can you be convicted without an investigation? If so, I will punish you.
Just like the adults, I'm covering up your son for beating people in the street."
Master Tong immediately fell silent.
That son who doesn't live up to his expectations will only cause trouble for him.
When Emperor Ming Yuan saw that his chief assistant had taken control of the whole place, he said: "Since someone has written this, it is indeed as Aiqing said. The matter is serious and we must be cautious. Chief Assistant, please take the trouble to investigate."
The chief minister raised his hand and said, "I accept the decree!"
When the court dispersed early in the morning, Emperor Ming Yuan did not go to the cabinet to discuss matters. He left his chief minister alone and sent word to Yu Wenhao to enter the palace.
Yu Wenhao was going to court, but when he was going out, a government official came to report that the Hucheng Bridge collapsed, killing and injuring more than ten people. He rushed to deal with it, and the emperor summoned him. He did not enter the palace until almost noon.
I was so busy that I didn't even have a sip of water or food, and I was so hungry that my eyes were filled with stars.
After entering the palace gate, before he said anything about the Hucheng Bridge, Emperor Ming Yuan started to accuse him, saying that he allowed Yuan Qing to go to Leprous Mountain and cause the ginseng book to be released.
Yuan Qing went to Leprous Mountain without an explicit purpose, only hints, so Yu Wenhao must bear the blame.
Yu Wenhao raised his eyebrows and raised his eyes, "Which Gui Sun wrote the book?"
"Tongmao!" Shofu said calmly.
Yu Wenhao was a little surprised, "Tongmao, the cabinet bachelor?"
This person usually listens to the chief assistant and respects the first assistant. Why didn't he tell the first assistant before joining the concert?
The chief assistant saw his doubts and said: "I didn't know anything beforehand."
Yu Wenhao said: "There is an unwritten rule in the cabinet. All records of participation must be shown to you first, and they have been passed directly over to you. What does this mean?"
The first assistant said: "I must know that the veteran will suppress this memorial. He wants to make a splash in the court, so he can only bypass the veteran. Even other cabinet scholars may not know."