If the dowry was really Mrs. Su's dowry, then General Su's corruption and bribery would be untenable. Su Yuanqing had already believed that Su Gangmin was a good father. She only waited for Lu Xingyuan to inquire about the news and come back to prove this point, and she decided to go find him personally.
The king asked for help.
Lu Xingyuan didn't come back until late, and from his words, Su Yuanqing learned that Su Gangmin was arrested because someone reported him, and the reason was the two carts of things that General Su brought back when he returned to Beijing seven years ago.
The informant said in the letter that General Su used his power to rob and rob two carts of jewelry among the people during his expedition to the West. These two carts of jewelry are now the dowry for the third lady.
General Su intended to use the opportunity of the third lady to marry the prince to launder these jewels. It was really abominable. As a subordinate of General Su and a subject of the Xiahou Kingdom, the informant could not do anything but watch the old Su Gang and Fujian thieves deceive and harm the prince.
A revised letter will be reported directly to the emperor.
What the emperor hated most was corruption, bribery, and plunder. After hearing this, he recalled that General Su had indeed brought back two carts of things when he returned to Beijing. He was furious and immediately ordered the Ministry of Punishment to arrest General Su and find out what happened.
In order to prevent General Su from jumping over the wall and doing things that endanger the country, the Royal Guards were ordered to cooperate with the Ministry of Justice to remove General Su from his military power and arrest General Su. That's why the Royal Guards came to ransack the house!
When Su Yuanqing heard this, he asked Uncle Sun doubtfully: "Uncle Sun, you have been with my father for so many years, do you know what is going on?"
Sun Bo said angrily: "Those two carts are not jewelry at all, they are local specialties. General Su is upright and loyal, loves the people like a son, and is very popular among the local people. When they heard that he was returning to Beijing, the people who had benefited from him spontaneously
He brought local products from home to him. Because his wife liked the local barley kernels, General Su collected a cart and brought them together. General Su later asked the deputy generals to send money to each family for those specialties.
It should be said that General Su bought it, but how can it be said that it was corruption and bribery! The person who reported it really had his conscience eaten by dogs!"
Su Yuanqing smiled and said: "Since the deputy general gave the money, can't we just ask the deputy general to come out and explain it? I wonder if the deputy general, Uncle Sun, still remembers his name?"
Uncle Sun sighed and said, "Of course I remember, but the deputy general was unfortunately killed by an arrow when he followed General Su to quell the rebellion in Gaoyue a few years ago. How can he come out to testify for the general!"
"Ah, is there anyone else who can prove that my father has never taken a bribe?" Su Yuanqing was anxious. This time he was anxious for General Su. No one can prove it. Is General Su really going to be unjustly accused and imprisoned?
Wang Yuji said in deep thought: "The only solution now is to go to the local area to find those who gave special products to General Su back then to prove that General Su did not accept bribes! It's just that Jiaozhi is nearly a thousand miles away from here, so a round trip is the fastest.
It will take twenty days, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to save General Su when I come back...I heard that the emperor has given him a decree to kill him!"
"How could this be like this? Sentencing people to death before the case has even been cleared. Isn't this a disregard for human life?" Su Yuanqing was shocked.
Lu Xingyuan said calmly: "This is not entirely the emperor's intention. General Su is usually upright and informal, and hates the unhealthy tendencies in the officialdom. He has made many enemies in the court! When the wall is broken, everyone pushes against it. Those political enemies are eager for his downfall, so they do not take advantage of it.
To add insult to injury, they all encouraged the emperor to kill him as a warning to others and set an example for corrupt and bribed officials all over the world!"
"Then we can't sentence him to death without asking questions clearly!" Su Yuanqing said angrily.
Wang Yuzhen looked at her and twitched his lips: "Third Miss, this also involves the fourth prince and the prince. Everyone knows that the prince does not like you, and the fourth prince and the general have a grudge, so they are taboo.
The two of them tried their best to push General Su to death. I heard that General Su was sentenced to severe punishment just after he was put into prison last night, just for this..."