In Liangdu, on the streets, the crowds of people are all rushing in one direction. Something big has happened to the people of Liangdu today. The culprit who embezzled money will finally be tried.
"Let's go to the Fuyin Yamen. Mr. Fuyin is trying the case of disaster bank embezzlement."
"Yes, this time everyone is going to see if the corrupt person has a dark heart."
"I heard that this case involves a lot of things..."
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Watching the few people in front of them walking and talking, Yun Yan followed closely behind, her lips slightly raised. It seemed that this case of bank corruption was really attracting attention, and it was probably rare to hear such a public trial in Liangdu.
It's a big case.
The people outside the government office had long been surrounded by people, and there was a lot of discussion around them. Looking around, there happened to be fewer people on the left, so Yun Yan went straight over, but he managed to squeeze in.
Standing at the door of the government office, Yun Yan lowered her head to avoid attracting attention, but her eyes and hearing covered the entire government office.
There were rows of officers and soldiers standing on both sides of the government office. Li Congye had already taken the seat of the chief judge. He looked very serious. The master stood next to him, and there was no one else standing on top. Looking at this scene, Yun
Yan was a little surprised. He didn't expect Mu Yangtian to actually leave this matter to Li Gongye. It seemed that he wanted as few people to intervene this time as possible, which meant that he wanted to reorganize the discipline. However,
Can this Li Gongye really be believed? Looking at him, she couldn't help but think of everything she saw in the Prime Minister's Mansion last night, and now she could only take a look.
Withdrawing his gaze, Yun Yan looked at the man kneeling in the hall. He was unkempt and his head was slightly lowered. He had only been in the prison for a few days, and his whole face was unshaven. There were even blood marks on his body.
He wore bracelets on both hands, and his hands were dirty. Even his feet were shackled, and he looked a little depressed. In the hall, Li Congye was sitting there. He glanced at the people talking outside, and his eyes suddenly fell on
On the woman in the lavender dress outside, he hesitated for a moment, looked at Yang Ao who was kneeling below, slapped his hand with a gavel, and shouted majestically, "Quiet!"
Immediately, the noisy sound outside suddenly stopped, and everyone held their breath and looked inside, waiting for the continuation of the case trial. Li Gongye looked at Yang Ao and said in a deep voice: "The person kneeling in the hall is the prisoner Yang Ao?
"
After hearing this, Yang Ao raised his head and said as he was told, "Yes." He glanced at Li Congye, his eyes were cloudy, maybe because he didn't sleep well, his eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, which made him look particularly tired.
Scary.
With a "pop" sound, Li Gongye slapped the gavel again, and he shouted, "You are so bold, Yang Ao, do you know your guilt?"
"Master Li, I don't know what crime I have committed. I originally came to Liangdu on the emperor's order, but I was imprisoned and interrogated for no reason. I want to see the emperor." Yang Ao's mood did not change much, he was low.
The sound sounded.
Li Congye sneered and shouted: "You still dare to be tough today?" He bowed to the sky and said, "I am here to interrogate you today. This is the emperor's personal order. You have been corrupt and accepted bribes.
You embezzled the 1.5 million taels of disaster relief money sent to the border areas, and you still don’t know how to repent to this day. It’s really abominable.”
Yang Ao sat there on his knees, with a cold smile on his rough face, "Master Li, you keep saying that this general embezzled the disaster money, do you have any evidence?"
"Evidence? The victims in Liangdu are the evidence. If you hadn't embezzled the disaster money, why would these victims have left their homes and become homeless in Liangdu?" Li Gongye had a look of awe in his eyes, and his words were neither humble nor arrogant, "You have committed a heinous crime.
, and he still refuses to admit it!”
With a chuckle, Yang Ao said: "Is this the evidence that Mr. Li said? Since you are not in the border area, you naturally don't know the severity of the disaster there. It is completely normal for these people to come to Liangdu because they can't bear the pain there.
, If Mr. Li thinks this is evidence and wants to use it to punish this general, I will definitely write a letter to the emperor to impeach you for slandering an important official of the imperial court." When he said this, his expression was full of awe.
"If I don't have evidence, how can I interrogate you?" Li Gongye glanced at Yang Ao, and then looked at the master beside him. The master nodded and took out a piece of paper from the file next to him.
"You think no one knows about the things you did." Li Gongye took the paper from the master's hand, glanced at Yang Ao, and then his eyes fell on the paper, "As soon as we left Liangdu, half of the silver coins were lost.
, then the disaster silver seemed to be scattered along the way, and ran into the hands of corrupt officials. In the end, only 150,000 taels reached the border areas. 1.5 million taels of silver were actually divided into 150,000 taels by you in the end!
Humph, this is what Zhou Ya, the deputy general who escorted the silver with you at the time, said, and here is the evidence that he personally drew it." As he said that, he turned the paper over in his hand and showed it to the people below. What was clearly visible on the paper was the red color.
's fingerprints.
Upon hearing this, Yang Ao's brows moved, and he said in a deep voice: "Zhou Yaren is at the border, how can he plead guilty? Master Li must be trying to trick General Ben."
Yun Yan's heart sank slightly when she saw the evidence signed by Li Gongye. She had heard of this Zhou Ya. He was Yang Ao's right-hand man and was loyal to Yang Ao. He was the only one Yang Ao came back this time.
This week Zhou Ya is indeed at the border as Yang Ao said. However, if this is true, wouldn't the evidence in Li Gongye's hands be false? However, she does not believe that Li Gongye would do such a stupid thing, fearing that
There are unknown things in it.
"Then let's see if this is Zhou Ya's handwriting." As he said this, Li Gongye handed the paper in his hand to the master. The master nodded, walked to Yang Ao with the paper, and placed it on the ground.
Yang Ao's eyes slowly opened wide. He looked at the familiar handwriting on the paper on the ground. An expression of disbelief gradually appeared on his face. How could it be possible? The whole process was recorded on the paper. The entire process of the disaster. As soon as he left Liangdu,
Only half of the disaster money was gone. When it was transported to the disaster area, the disaster money gradually decreased along the way. It was quite clear how much the disaster money was reduced and to whom it was given. Finally, when it arrived in the border area, only ten of the original disaster money was left.
One part.
"Looking at General Yang, these things seem to be true." Li Congye said coldly, looking at the people below.
Yang Ao's Adam's apple twitched. He regained his composure, looked at Li Congye, and said with a sneer: "As far as I know, there are some people who can copy handwriting, and can even fake it."
Hearing this, Li Congye sneered and said, "It seems you still don't want to give up. Someone come and bring Zhou Ya up."
At this time, the crowd suddenly made a way, and Yun Yan also stepped aside. He looked at the man who was being escorted in. He looked about thirty years old. His body was covered with scars, and his face was even covered with scars. There was no intact part, as if he had been brought back from the gate of hell. Moreover, his face was pale, his blood was rising, and he was obviously seriously injured. Moreover, she looked at Yang Ao, and saw his appearance just now, he I firmly believe that Zhou Ya will not appear here this time. It seems that there is an ulterior reason why Zhou Ya will appear here this time.
Looking at the people being escorted in, Li Gongye clapped his hands and shouted: "Is this Zhou Ya, your Majesty?"
Zhou Ya glanced at the person next to him, and a trace of unbearability flashed on his face. He knelt on the ground with a thud and said, "Greetings, sir, I am Zhou Ya."
Yang Ao, who was originally full of confidence, suddenly heard this voice and suddenly turned his head to look at the person next to him. His face was full of shock. Zhou Ya seemed to have noticed his gaze, glanced at him, and lowered his head. Lower.
Li Gongye looked at Zhou Ya and said, "Zhou Ya, do you recognize the people around you?"
Zhou Ya lowered his head, closed his eyes slightly, and said, "Of course I recognize him. This is General Yang Ao, the great general of Zhenwei. I once served as his adjutant."
Nodding with satisfaction, Li Gongye's eyes fell on Yang Ao again, and he said in a deep voice: "Yang Ao, do you recognize the person next to you?"
His expression tightened, Yang Ao did not answer Li Gongye's words, he lowered his voice and said: "Didn't I let you go that day? Why did you come to Liangdu and want to expose me? If I had known this, I wouldn't have If I should let you go, I should silence you."
Hearing this, Zhou Ya's face was full of pain. He lowered his head and whispered: "General, it is Zhou Ya who is sorry for you, and Zhou Ya has no choice but to come. If I don't come, then..."
"Silence in the hall!" Li Congye shouted. He looked at Yang Ao and said again, "Yang Ao, it looks like you recognize the person next to you?"
Yang Ao withdrew his gaze and said indifferently: "He is indeed my lieutenant, but a month ago, he stole the disaster silver and escaped privately. I don't know how Mr. Li found him, but the reason why he Making such a confession is just to exonerate myself and is not credible."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ya's face was full of surprise, and he murmured: "General..."
"Zhou Ya, is this really the case?" Li Gongye ignored Yang Ao and looked at Zhou Ya and said.
Zhou Ya came back to his senses, gritted his teeth and said, "No, sir, when I left Dingtian Mansion, it was just because the general said that the matter would be exposed, so he asked me to leave first."
"So, Yang Ao deliberately let you go? So, why did you testify against him?" Li Congye thought for a while and looked over with probing eyes.
Zhou Ya always lowered his head, with a trembling tone in his voice, "This matter concerns thousands of victims. I can't speak out of conscience. Even if the general is kind to me, my heart is too I am made of meat and was born from my parents. I cannot just watch those parents and children starve to death and live in silence. I cannot let my parents be despised by millions of people."
Next to him, Yang Ao just looked at Li Congye but said nothing.
Upon hearing this, Yun Yan became more and more curious. Zhou Ya seemed to have something in his words. Looking at Yang Ao again, he was silent. At this time, shouldn't he be retorting?
Li Gongye continued, "In that case, why didn't you explain in your confession where half of the disaster silver, that is, the missing 750,000 taels of silver after leaving Liangdu, went to?"
Hearing this, Zhou Ya couldn't help but turn his head to look at Yang Ao who was kneeling next to him. He lowered his head, choked for a long time, and said, "I really don't know about this. These things are all handled by the general. I'm just a person."
Just an adjutant."
With a "pop" sound, Li Gongye looked at Yang Ao again, and said coldly: "Yang Ao, is it what Zhou Ya said? Where did the 750,000 taels of silver go?"
Yang Ao's expression became calmer and calmer. He closed his eyes, but after a while he suddenly opened his eyes and laughed.
"If you can tell the whereabouts of the silver and recover it, perhaps I can advise the emperor and leave your body intact." Li Gongye frowned and said.
The people watching outside pointed at Yang Ao one by one, and some even cursed angrily.
"Bah, this is General Zhenwei. What a scum."
"That is, he even stole money from disaster relief. He is really a wicked person who cares little about human life."
"Such people should be killed and fed to dogs."
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Listening to these words, Yun Yan looked slightly stern. She didn't want to hear this. What she cared about was the whereabouts of the 750,000 taels of silver from Yang Ao's mouth. Now it had reached a crucial point.
Suddenly, Yang Ao stopped laughing. He took a deep breath, looked at Li Congye, and said indifferently: "Yes, everything is just as Zhou Ya said, this disaster silver was indeed distributed by my hands. As for the unknown person,
The whereabouts of the 750,000 taels of silver..."
"Where?" Li Gongye asked.
Next to him, Zhou Ya whispered: "General, you have to tell the truth. Maybe if you tell the person behind this, the emperor will give you a lighter sentence."
But at this moment, there suddenly seemed to be a thunderous sound outside, and everyone inside the yamen was shocked and all looked outside the yamen.
Yun Yan was also surprised. She tilted her head slightly and looked towards the place where the sound originated. There was nothing strange. The people there were searching for something like her. So where did the sound come from? At this time
, she turned her gaze, and a figure suddenly fell into her eyes.
Not far from her, a man in black clothes stood there. He was wearing a cloak and a straw hat. His appearance was unclear. He glanced at the people inside the yamen and suddenly turned around.
Looking at this person, for some reason, Yun Yan felt a sense of alarm in her heart. At this moment, the person suddenly looked at her, his eyes were as cold as snow, without any emotion, and there seemed to be a killing intent in his eyes.
As if rising. She had seen a lot of eyes like this, but there were not many people who could attract her attention like him. His cold aura made people feel chilly. Only killers could do this.
So cold and ruthless.
With just one glance, the man withdrew his gaze and squeezed out of the crowd. Yun Yan's heart sank. There was something strange about this man. He glanced at Yang Ao inside and prepared to chase him out. But at this moment, the crowd suddenly surged, and her whole body
Not only did the people not go out, but they moved closer and closer to the Yamen.
"Hiss..." Yunyan groaned in pain. The crowd was so tight that the wound on her left arm was affected. She gritted her teeth to prevent her voice from being too loud. But her body was still squeezed by people on the left and right, and she couldn't even twitch.
Without opening her body, she was now in a dilemma. She had to touch her left arm with her right hand to prevent the wound from being touched.
At this moment, she suddenly felt that the squeezing around her was gone, and a faint female voice came from next to her.
"Be careful of the wound."
At this voice, Yun Yan's heart sank and she turned her head suddenly. The man did not look at her. Her eyes fell on the yamen, and a trace of calm appeared on her beautiful face.
Why did she come here? Think about it carefully, yes, she is Ye Mei's right-hand assistant, and it is normal to come here to spy on the news. However, how did she know that she was injured? What did Ye Mei tell her? In her mind
Unconsciously thinking about what happened that night, Ye Mei saw her getting hurt with his own eyes. But why did he tell Zi Ying?
"Yang Ao, why don't you tell me quickly?" Li Gongye said impatiently.
After hearing this, Yun Yan withdrew his gaze and looked inside the Yamen, now waiting for Yang Ao to speak.
Yang Ao said calmly: "I took these 750,000 taels of silver for myself!"
These words were as shocking as ever, and the discussion outside became even louder.
Zhou Ya looked at Yang Ao suddenly, and whispered: "General, you can't say this..."
"Shut up, traitor!" Yang Ao suddenly looked at Zhou Ya and said sternly.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Adam immediately lowered his head, his expression filled with unbearable expression.
Some people even took the vegetables and eggs they bought and threw them at Yang Ao.
"The sinner... deserves to die!"
"It's time to drag him out and cut him into pieces!"
"It is really a shame to our country of East Vietnam."
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Some people even wanted to come in and beat Yang Ao, but they were stopped by the officers and soldiers.
Yun Yan looked at Yang Ao in the Yamen with complicated eyes. His body was already in a mess, with light yellow and broken pieces on the ground. Along with the vegetable leaves, he looked extremely disgusting. She whispered: "It seems that Yang Ao
He has many scruples, otherwise he would not even care about life and death."
"That's what he said too." Ziying said calmly.
He? Does he mean Ye Mei? Oh, why now when she hears the news about Ye Mei, she always feels a strange feeling in her heart.
"Quiet!" Li Gongye slapped the gavel several times and shouted.
It suddenly became quiet outside. Li Gongye looked at Yang Ao and said in a deep voice: "Yang Ao, do you know that what you say is a death penalty? It's better to honestly expose the person behind this. You are in Liangdu
The foundation is not deep, but the 750,000 taels of silver disappeared as soon as we left Liangdu. Tell me, who did you give this silver to?"
Yang Ao said indifferently: "Master Li, I have already done everything. The 750,000 taels of silver have indeed been stolen by me. As for where to go, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, there is no need to spend money on anything."
Li Gongye frowned and said in a deep voice: "It seems that you are unwilling to tell the truth. Come here, I will torture you." As he said this, he threw the token.
An officer and a soldier came out from each side, carrying Yang Ao to the ground, and stretched the board over his body. However, Yang Ao remained silent, even though his head was already sweating profusely due to pain.
Fifty minutes later, Yang Ao lay on the ground, his eyes fixed on Li Congye.
Next to him, Zhou Ya whispered: "General, why are you doing this?"
Li Gongye said in a deep voice: "Yang Ao, do you want to recruit or not?"
"I...have already done it. The 750,000 taels of silver were all pocketed by me. If you want to kill or behead him, it's up to you." Yang Ao gasped and finally fainted.
Looking at Yang Ao below, Li Gongye said in a deep voice: "Put the prisoner into the prison first, and try again another day. Exit the prison!" After saying that, he left directly, and the few officers and soldiers below dragged Yang Ao's body away.
In this way, the entire Yamen suddenly became deserted. Yun Yan took a deep breath, looked at the people beside him and whispered: "It seems that we must first find the whereabouts of the disaster silver."
Upon hearing this, Ziying glanced at Yun Yan in surprise, with a trace of surprise flashing in her eyes. How could she see the problem so calmly? After thinking about it, she said indifferently, "He asked me to tell you,
He will look for you tonight." With that said, she turned and left without looking back.
Hearing this, Yunyan was stunned. Ye Mei came to find her? She clenched her hands unconsciously, and this feeling became more and more strange.
Taking a deep breath, Yun Yan recovered her thoughts. She glanced at the Yamen. Li Jongye had a lot of evidence and was able to push Yang Ao to this point. But at that time, the moment Yang Ao confessed, that
The sudden noise and the sudden departure of the man in mysterious clothes, are all of this really just a coincidence?
Walking on the street, Yunyan felt extremely tired. She looked at her arm and saw that the wound was not broken. She still had things to do in the evening, so she had to go back quickly. Suddenly, a familiar figure passed by in front of her, and she frowned.
Wrinkle slightly, it’s her!
It seems that I haven't seen her again in this period of time. I don't know how she was feeling after what happened two days ago. Thinking of this, Yun Yan sighed in her heart. She really didn't expect such a misunderstanding with her, but since
When you see someone, you always have to say hello.
"Princess..." Yun Yan suddenly shouted.
Hearing the voice behind him, Mu Zhaoyang turned around and looked at the woman in a lavender dress behind him. She frowned and said in surprise: "Why are you here? You are really unlucky."
Yun Yan simply ignored what she said next. She took a few steps forward, looked at Mu Zhaoyang and said with a smile: "I just have nothing to do and walk around. The princess is in a good mood today to play outside the palace."
It’s over.”
Seeing Yun Yan's smile, Mu Zhaoyang's face instantly stiffened. She gritted her teeth and said dissatisfied: "Yun Yan, even you laugh at me, right? Huh, if you have some skills, my sixth brother will not
You will fall in love with the Seventh Young Master, and this is all your fault. I tell you, I will never forgive you, don't appear in front of me." As she said that, she turned her head and left angrily.
Yun Yan gently stroked her face and looked at Mu Zhaoyang in front of him in surprise as he was gradually going away. Just now she clearly just wanted to smile at her politely, fearing that she would be unhappy. Was this mocking her? She put down her hand,
She sighed in her heart, the way of thinking of this Princess Zhaoyang was really not something she could understand. But this matter all depended on her. Who made her the seventh master? Who made Mu Qingyuan want to win over the seventh master? Who made this a battle
The political wedding banquet directed by the royal family, alas, she was fine, but in the end it was the innocent Mu Zhaoyang who was harmed.
Withdrawing his gaze, Yun Yan continued to move forward. He didn't know how Bishui did that thing.