After returning home, Ye Zhong could not restrain his inner excitement and joy. He found his uncle Ye Liuyun and quickly reported his major discovery.
Tonight, Hong Sixiang captured Li Chengze in front of everyone. Later, with the cooperation of the Tiger Guard, he killed eight generals, which indeed showed that he was a bit more powerful than the ninth grade.
However, Ye Zhong had seen his uncle Ye Liuyun's attack, and compared it with Hong Sixiang's attack tonight, there was a huge difference between the two.
Ye Liuyun, one of the four great masters in "Celebrating More Than Years", frowned when he heard Ye Chong's report:
"There must be a great master in the palace. If it's not Hong Sixiang, it means that this great master is hiding deeper and didn't take action tonight."
"Uncle, when the late emperor was killed, the great master did not appear."
Ye Chong raised an objection: "Tell me, is the Grand Master dead, or has he left the palace a long time ago?"
After hearing his nephew's guess, Ye Liuyun felt a little unsure:
"Well, what you said is not impossible."
After Ye Liuyun thought for a while, seeing that his nephew was still excited, he couldn't help but scolded:
"We, Daqing, have lost a great master. Not only are you not worried, why are you also happy?"
"Ahem."
Ye Chong was embarrassed to express his thoughts, so he could only find a reason and explained:
"Uncle, there used to be a great master living in the imperial palace. You were often forced to leave Kyoto and wander around. Now you are the only great master in Daqing. Can you stay at home more often?"
"Well, what you said is true. If there is really no Grand Master in the palace, I can stay at home more often in the future."
Ye Liuyun also attaches great importance to his relatives.
Now that it has been guessed that there is no great master in the palace, no one in Nanqing can force him to continue wandering around the world without a home to return to.
However, Ye Liuyun frowned when he thought of old things:
"We still need to investigate this matter carefully. The information is uncertain and we cannot act rashly."
"That's what my uncle taught me."
Ye Dian nodded, saying that he would not be reckless, but then he said with a smile:
"Uncle, we don't need to inquire personally. I believe that at this time, Northern Qi and Dongyi City are just as confused as we are about where the great master in the palace has gone."
Ye Liuyun also nodded.
What Ye Chong and Ye Liuyun could think of, countless people in Kyoto had also thought of.
Hong Sixiang took action today in front of thousands of people. The fact that he is not a great master will definitely be exposed.
As for the two countries Northern Qi and Dongyi, it can be said that "Buxin has been prospering for a long time."
At this time, Nanqing suddenly lost a great master. It was strange that they could sit still.
So, this night, the undercurrent was turbulent.
But inside the palace, there was silence.
Until dawn.
Su Mingzhe came to the main hall of Weiyang Palace, held a court meeting, and announced that Chen Pingping would thoroughly investigate the case of 'Pingnan King's Rebellion'.
All the civil and military officials in the court who interacted with Li Chengze were frightened.
But more people are gearing up, looking at the heads of their superiors, and wondering if they have a chance to make progress in this chaotic situation.
The meeting is over.
Su Mingzhe continued to stay in the imperial study room to handle government affairs.
At noon, Su Mingzhe went to Yanshou Palace first and then to Yanfu Palace.
Today, Su Mingzhe did not accompany the Queen Mother to dinner. After chatting for a few words, he went back to the imperial study and continued to deal with political affairs.
Even when Eunuch Hou asked if he would let some of Xue Ying's chosen attendants come over to attend the bed, Su Mingzhe directly refused.
Until the evening.
Su Mingzhe suddenly appeared at the door of the Tieyiwei dungeon with his true face.
The dungeon boss got the message and quickly came out to greet him:
“Little Zeng San, I’ve seen big stalls before!”
There are six departments in Tieyiwei, and each department has a large stall.
Su Mingzhe joined the Iron Guard with ninth-level strength. Currently, he is the prison commander, that is, the prison boss.
Su Mingzhe covered his nose and walked into the dungeon, all the way to the torture room where confessions were extracted, and then he frowned and asked:
"Have all the prisoners confessed yesterday?"
Zeng San reported with a smile:
"Sir, we have recruited everyone else. Now only the imperial concubine is left who still refuses to admit her participation in the rebellion. Because of her special status, we do not dare to torture her."
"This noble concubine is the late emperor's concubine. It is true that she cannot be tortured. I will report it tomorrow and send her away."
Su Mingzhe sat on the Taishi chair and picked up today's torture record.
After last night's rebellion, the Procuratorate's Black Cavalry arrested thousands of rebels and thousands of related personnel.
However, the Tieyi Guard only held a total of more than a hundred prisoners, and more than half of them were maids and eunuchs of Prince Pingnan's palace, and there were no important people.
After looking through the contents of the confession, the contents are similar.
An obvious person will know at a glance that these contents are the result of torture to extract confessions.
Su Mingzhe suppressed his anger, put the record aside and ordered:
"Go and bring Yuan Meng over."
Yuan Meng was originally a servant of Zuixianfang on the Liujing River.
Of course, this is an identity on the surface, just like the "beautiful girl" in the entertainment industry, it is all on the surface.
In fact, Yuan Meng was Li Hongcheng's woman. She took charge of Prince Jing's house's boat business on the Liujing River instead of Li Hongcheng, and she was regarded as the second prince's money bag.
In the novel, Yuan Meng was so cruel that he killed countless people.
Now she was a prisoner, just like a frightened bird, she walked into the torture chamber with her arms folded and her eyebrows lowered.
Seeing that the prison boss was about to tie her to the torture rack again, she was so frightened that she quickly kowtowed to Su Mingzhe who was sitting on the Taishi chair and begged for mercy:
"Sir, please stop using torture. Whatever you ask, I will punish you."
As a prison boss, Su Mingzhe likes obedient prisoners like this the most. He raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said with a smile:
"You said you recruited them all? But with your confession, why didn't the higher-ups recruit anyone?"
Yuan Mengneng was in charge of the business of hundreds of boat houses across the Liujing River for Li Hongcheng. He was a resourceful and resourceful person.
As soon as she heard the man's words, she knew there was something wrong in them, and she quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy again:
"Sir, maybe I forgot. Otherwise, please remind me."
"You guys go out first."
When Su Mingzhe saw this woman coming onto the road, he waved his hand to signal the other prison chiefs to go out first. He sat back on the Taishi chair and then smiled:
"How did Prince Jing meet you, how did he use you to take charge of the boat, and how much do you know about Prince Pingnan? Now tell me everything from beginning to end."
Yuan Meng was a little surprised to see that all the questions asked by Su Mingzhe had been answered by himself, but he still told what he knew again.
This Yuan Meng was originally the daughter of a prison officer and was living in the Jiaofang Division. She was taken away by Li Hongcheng before she could receive the guests.
However, Li Hongcheng is not a good person. What he values is Yuan Meng's beauty and ability.
Later, Yuan Meng was taken for training, and not long after, there was an accomplished steward on the Liujing River.
As for the matter of King Pingnan.
Yuan Mengqi said:
"Sir, King Pingnan and Prince Jing came to play on the Liujing River together. Prince Jing also asked me to cultivate some beauties and give them to King Pingnan, but I really don't know about other things. I am in Liujing
Heshang is mainly responsible for helping them launder money."
Seeing that this woman finally said a little bit of what she wanted, Su Mingzhe smiled slightly:
"Money laundering? What kind of money laundering?"
Yuan Meng didn't know yet what he said, but he just said what he knew:
"The money sent by the Ming family in Jiangnan and Ming and Qingda in the Qing Dynasty."
"Very good, tell me more clearly what you know about the Ming family."
Su Mingzhe picked up the brush and began to record.
Half an hour later, a new transcript was completed.
Su Mingzhe looked at the transcript, made sure there was no problem, and smiled with satisfaction:
"Come here and make a pledge."
Yuan Meng obeyed and was deported. Seeing that Su Mingzhe was about to escort him back to the cell, Yuan Meng quickly knelt down and prayed:
"Sir, no matter what you ask, I will recruit you. Can you spare me and let me out?"
"It depends on whether your confession is useful or not."
Su Mingzhe neither refused nor agreed.
Originally, for a crime like Yuan Meng's, it would not be too much to be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts.
However, for a small person like her, if she shows her merit when reporting the case, her name will basically be put on the amnesty list.
The question is, why should I help her?
On the second day.
In the imperial study, Su Mingzhe summoned Chen Pingping, angrily threw Yuan Meng's confession on him, and angrily said:
"Dean Chen, look at it, the largest family in Nanqing is really good. It not only colluded with pirates and robbed our Qing merchant ships, but also bribed the internal treasury and dug up the foundation of our court. Is this how your inspection agency monitors the world?
"
"Your Majesty, I have neglected my duty!"
Chen Pingping read Yuan Meng's confession and didn't say anything sophistical. She just bowed her head and accepted the guilt.
Chen Pingping has long known the inside story about the inner treasury, the Ming family, and the pirates.
However, Chen Pingping wanted to investigate before, but was stopped by Emperor Qing.
Emperor Qing insisted on letting the second prince Li Chengze serve as a whetstone for the prince Li Chengqian.
The second prince, Li Chengze, had neither power nor position. If he wanted to be a good whetstone, he would definitely need supporters.
Without the support of the Ming family and the inner treasury, the violent Li Chengze would be nothing.
Therefore, the connections between the Ming family, the inner treasury, and Li Chengze were all matters tacitly approved by Emperor Qing.
Now that Emperor Qing is gone, facing the new emperor's anger, Chen Pingping can only take the blame for Emperor Qing.
After Su Mingzhe was angry, he suppressed his anger, but still said without a good face:
"Chen Pingping, I don't care what you do. Within a month, you must get back the tens of millions of taels of silver that the Ming family embezzled!"
"I accept the decree!"
After receiving the order, Chen Pingping returned to the Procuratorate and immediately ordered her black cavalry to go to Jiangnan to raid the Ming family.
From now on, King Pingnan's rebellion is just the trigger for major events in the future!