Speaking of this, Li Shiqiu had nothing to hide, "The guilty minister has indeed heard of it, but I don't know who it is specifically. The two masters, Fang and Wang, have higher official positions than the guilty minister, and have more contact with Wanhua Tower.
More, maybe they will know."
Fang Guancheng stood up and reprimanded: "Li Shihui, I usually treat you well, how can you slander me in front of the emperor like this, saying, who on earth instructed you to harm me and Wang like this?"
grown ups?"
Hong Zhou sneered and said: "Master Fang, put away your mask. Your Majesty is too wise to be deceived by you. If you tell the truth, you may be able to ask the Emperor to spare the lives of your family!"
Fang Guancheng rolled his eyes slightly, kowtowed to Hongli several times, and said sadly: "Your Majesty, I am really unjust. I have never done anything, so I am unjust!"
"Whether I have been wronged or not, I know clearly in my heart." Facing Hongli's words, Fang Guancheng said in a seductive voice: "I am afraid that the emperor will be deceived by traitors and treat loyal ministers as sycophants."
Hongli leaned forward slightly and said in a cold voice: "I am so loyal and good that I am a sycophant. It seems that in your heart, I am a foolish king who cannot distinguish between right and wrong, and who is unclear about right and wrong."
"I don't dare." As he said this, he seemed to remember something and said, "Just now, Mr. Li said that I accepted money from Wanhualou, but all my expenses came from my salary and I never took any money that I shouldn't have. Your Majesty,
If you don’t believe it, you can send someone to search my house to see if it is full of gold and silver as Mr. Li said.”
"There are still ministers." Wang Wei said hurriedly: "I have never taken any money other than my salary. Your Majesty can send people to search for him as well."
Hong Zhou frowned slightly. The two of them dared to say such things. There was obviously no dirty money in the mansion, but the two of them obviously had an unclear relationship with Wanhua House. What was going on?
Before he could figure it out, Hongli already said: "Okay, let's send people to search. Sixi, send people to do it immediately."
Si Xi was about to leave when Hong Zhou suddenly said: "Your Majesty, why don't you leave this matter to your younger brother?"
Hongli's face softened slightly and he said: "That's fine. You and Sixi will lead people to search their mansion together. You must search carefully and nothing is missed."
"My brother, I obey the emperor's order!" After saying this, Hong Zhou and Si Xi exited the hall. When they got outside, the rain had stopped, the sky cleared up, and the air after the heavy rain was fresh and cold.
Hong Zhou rushed to the governor's mansion with 20 imperial guards and Si Xi. Fang Guancheng's family members were all flustered and uneasy when they saw this formation. They recognized Hong Zhou. It was the prince who general Fang Guancheng yesterday.
He was beaten half to death. I didn't expect that he would come again today and bring so many people with him.
"Search! Don't miss any place!" Following Hong Zhou's orders, the imperial guards searched every place from the backyard to the front yard, and only found more than a hundred taels of silver and some unidentified coins.
The valuable gilt silver ornaments and two pairs of calligraphy and paintings from the previous dynasty were worth some money, but they were only a few hundred taels, which was very different from what Li Shiyun said.
Si Xi came to Hong Zhou and whispered: "Your Majesty, Li Shixun said that Wanhualou gave him more than a thousand taels of silver every time. Governor Guan Chengjin, logically speaking, he should get more.
There are so many, why can't I find them? And..." He pointed at the family members and said, "Look at their clothes. They are all ordinary silk, not particularly expensive materials. The same is true for their jewelry. Could it be that we
Have you really wronged him?"
Hong Zhou shook his head and said, "No, this person's scheme is much deeper than that of Li Shifu. He must have hidden his money."
"Then the slave asked them to search again to see if they can find anything." After Hong Zhou nodded, he said to the twenty guards standing in front: "This matter is of great importance. All of you will give it to us."
Search again and look carefully."
The guard followed the instructions and searched again, only digging three feet into the ground. However, the result was the same as before, and there was no harvest. Sixi thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, it seems that Fang Guancheng has indeed confiscated the money. Otherwise, how could it be possible?"
I even searched twice and found nothing."
Hong Zhou frowned and said, "I always feel that something is wrong, Fang Guancheng..."
Si Xi waited for a while, but when he didn't continue speaking, she couldn't help but urge: "Your Majesty, we have been delayed here for a long time. It's time to go to the Governor's Mansion to search, otherwise we may miss the time to report back."
Hong Zhou was about to nod when he accidentally saw a woman looking at him. No, to be honest, the woman was not looking at him, but at the wall behind him.
Strange, what’s so interesting about this wall?
Hong Zhou endured the doubts in his heart, walked up to the woman and asked, "Who are you?"
The woman didn't expect that Hong Zhou would ask her suddenly, and said in a panic: "If you go back to the prince, my husband is Fang Guancheng, the governor here."
"It turns out to be Mrs. Fang, disrespectful." After clasping his hands and saluting, Hong Zhou asked tentatively: "I see that Mrs. Fang has been looking at the wall behind me, but what's the problem?"
Hearing this, Mrs. Fang became even more flustered. She forced a smile and said: "Your Majesty, you are joking. I don't see what that wall is doing. It's nothing special. I... I actually want to ask Your Majesty, you suddenly brought so many people here."
What is the purpose of the search?"
Hong Zhou stared at her intently and said, "Ma'am, did you really not look at that wall?"
Si Xi saw that he had been talking to Mrs. Fang and urged: "Your Majesty, it's time for us to leave."
Hong Zhou withdrew his gaze from Mrs. Fang. Just when Si Xi was about to go out, Hong Zhou suddenly raised his voice and said, "Come here, break down that wall for me!"
Hearing this, Mrs. Fang turned pale with shock and quickly said: "My lord, what are you doing?"
Si Xi was also confused and asked doubtfully: "Your Majesty, how can you break down the wall if you are so good?"
While they were talking, the guard had already taken the hammer and walked in. A look of hesitation flashed across Mrs. Fang's pale face. When the guard was about to smash the hammer, she ran to the wall, raised her hand to stop it, and said sternly
: "You have already searched this mansion from top to bottom, and now you are talking about smashing down the wall. What do you mean? Do you want to knock down the entire governor's mansion?"
Mrs. Fang's huge reaction made Hong Zhou even more sure of his guess and said: "Don't worry, Mrs. Fang, I will only smash this wall."
"No!" Mrs. Fang shouted loudly: "Although you are the prince, my master is still a second-rank governor. If the prince wants to destroy the governor's mansion, he must first give an explanation."
Hong Zhou sneered and said: "Conspiracy to murder the emperor and empress, what do you think of this statement, madam?"
Mrs. Fang swallowed her saliva and said: "This is simply nonsense. I think my master is loyal to the emperor, how can he murder the emperor and the empress? Besides, what good will this do to my master?"
"Your Majesty..." Before Si Xi could continue, Hong Zhou said coldly: "Take her away and smash her to me!"