The emperor was puzzled, thinking that he had made a mistake in his decision. Was there really no one else behind Li Gang? He didn't believe this evil, so he approved the memorial, read the official document, and went to supervise the Tianyi Guards to check the letters.
As expected, several problematic letters were found later. It was not that there was a problem with the content of the letters, but that there was a problem with the paper. Some of the letters were made of slightly thicker paper. As usual, these did not constitute suspicion.
But the emperor was thoughtful and felt that he could use this as an entry point to start.
Thickened paper is expensive to make, and it would be too extravagant and wasteful to use this kind of paper to write letters. The emperor did not connect the matter with Mr. Li Gang at first, but he just felt that these officials were not very good at using such good paper.
, must be taking advantage of the common people.
He then summoned these officials into the palace and ordered each of them to go home and copy the "The Record of Secrets of the Heavenly Dynasty" and submit it the next day.
The monk, who was two feet tall, was puzzled by these high officials. He thought to himself that the emperor was so intolerant that he asked the high officials to copy books for no reason...
"The Record of Secrets of the Heavenly Dynasty" did not have many words, only about 1,800 words. The officials dared not disobey the emperor's orders, so they all went back and wrote them carefully stroke by stroke. They submitted it the next day.
After reading the official manuscripts one by one, the emperor became angry.
Do you know why he was annoyed? Everyone used the thick and expensive paper used to write letters, but Mr. Li Yuanli used ordinary rice paper.
The emperor thought to himself, you Li Yuan, you use such good paper to write to your son, but use ordinary paper to write to the Nine-Fifth Lord. Am I not as good as your son?
Immediately, he scolded everyone and went back, leaving Li Yuan alone.
Although this matter is very small, in the eyes of the emperor, it is something that damages Long's appearance and must not be underestimated.
Li Yuan knelt down in front of the emperor in panic, but did not dare to move, thinking endlessly about what he had done wrong.
Without saying a word, the emperor threw the article Li Yuan copied and the family letter he wrote to his son in his face.
The emperor's original intention was to reprimand Li Yuan for his disrespect and prepare to punish him.
But Li Yuan was frightened out of his wits. He thought that the emperor knew everything, so he presented the evidence to make him confess honestly.
With a majestic tone, the emperor asked Li Yuan to tell him where he went wrong.
Li Yuan burst into tears, smashed his head, and shook everything out. After speaking, he begged the emperor to let him live. He said that it was all ordered by Mr. Li Gang and Li, and that all this was not his intention.
These words shocked the emperor. He really didn't expect that such a trivial matter would accidentally lead to the person he wanted to investigate.
The emperor once again sighed in his heart about his wisdom and martial prowess.
The most useless words in the world are when a person who has committed a serious crime loudly begs for mercy in front of the emperor: "Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty!"
The emperor immediately imprisoned Li Yuan and handed him over to the Tianxing Department for thorough investigation. At the same time, he sent several senior officials and nearly a hundred Tianyi guards to Shuze County to arrest Li Gang one by one.
…
Bai Qinghan and Ruyi were surrounded by several officials as they walked forward, attracting countless people on the road to look at them and point at them.
Bai Qinghan sighed: "I think, before we go out, we should ask someone to do a divination first. Maybe it will be a bad year and we will be jailed. How many times do you think this has happened..."
The officer who was escorting Bai Qinghan said angrily: "Shut up! Don't whisper!"