"Sue a false accusation against me?" Mrs. Gan looked at the eunuch who came to deliver the message, then lightly tapped the table with her finger, and then smiled: "Okay, you go and report it. I will be there immediately."
The little eunuch retreated in fear. Mrs. Gan then turned to look at the pensive Lin Yutong and said with a smile: "It seems that I really found a good son-in-law for you. This book was not written by you, nor by Xue Heng. It's just
It could have been prepared by my uncle. To be able to lead Chu Yuan by the nose and ask him to take advantage of the situation to attack the Gan family is not something that ordinary people can do." Even Chu Yuan's thoughts were figured out so accurately, which shows how good his mental skills are.
Can her daughter be able to live in another house? The uneasiness that was suppressed in her heart crept up again.
Lin Yutong first smiled with Yourong, and then saw the worry flashing in Gan's eyes. After thinking about it for a moment, he knew what she was thinking, but she was really worried about it. But she couldn't explain it to her.
The more she listened, the more she felt that she had placed too much trust in Fourth Master. Lin Yutong smiled bitterly in her heart, and simply changed the subject and said, "Now ask Chu Yuan to put this matter out in the open, so that I won't criticize you later."
It was just to avenge my own personal revenge that I framed an old minister from three dynasties. The human heart is the most forgetful. With a move of the upper and lower lips, right and wrong are instantly reversed." After saying that, he quickly told Aunt He, "Bring me an umbrella and go now."
Not only did they sue Mr. Gan, they also sued themselves. This was like hunting rabbits, and by the way, they also wanted to get themselves covered in mud.
Mrs. Gan then stood up and gathered her thoughts, "Let's go then." After saying that, he looked back at Lin Yutong, "But you girl and my uncle are brave enough. Aren't you afraid that I won't be able to suppress Chu Yuan in the court?"
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"If it really can't be suppressed..." Lin Yutong looked at Gan's expression and became serious, "If it really can't be suppressed, then we have to find another way out." The previous plan to replace it will not work at all. This
Prove that you are not that piece of material at all.
Mr. Gan immediately understood what Lin Yutong meant, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "That's right...good!"
It was raining heavily, and as soon as I left the main hall, I was greeted by the cool and moist wind blowing from the pavement.
Lin Yutong followed behind Gan, Sanxi held an umbrella on one side, and several palace maids helped Lin Yutong hold up her skirt. The boots on her feet were on the wet ground, and Lin Yutong had the urge to run away. But Gan was so
He walked slowly and leisurely. He was not going to defend himself at all. He was just going to a banquet.
In front of the main hall, there are tall and long corridor steps. The mother and daughter came in such a long way, dressed in big clothes.
The eunuch who was doing the roll call saw them from a distance and shouted: "Concubine Chen has arrived - Princess Yunyin has arrived -" the tune was long and loud, and the people inside turned around one by one following the long tune.
, looking towards the outside of the main hall.
Outside the main hall, two stunning beauties in palace clothes came in. This made everyone's eyes light up. Despite Gan's reputation, not many people have actually seen her true appearance, especially men, who basically have no chance.
Lin Yutong has always found it troublesome to meet the female family members of the house. Her appearance is always half-hidden. Only today, at the insistence of Aunt He, her whole face is revealed. The mother and daughter have real looks.
They are 60% to 70% similar. They don’t look like mother and daughter, but more like sisters. The one walking in front is older, but he also looks like he is in his twenties. He is wearing a black palace dress, which matches his appearance.
Her whole person is extremely majestic. And the person walking behind is only fifteen or sixteen years old. Compared with the person in front, she is a little less gentle and a little more sassy, especially every move she makes.
In between, it is in line with etiquette, but with a different kind of freedom and ease.
Everyone in the hall could not hide their astonishment, but only Lin Changgen, who was standing among the honorable guests, had the most complex expression. Where is his wife and daughter now? He smiled bitterly. After so many years, she is still the same as before.
She's just as beautiful. She hasn't changed at all! I wanted to take another look, but I was afraid that people would think too much if they noticed the clues. I quickly lowered my head and didn't dare to look over there again.
Emperor Yongkang sat at the top, and the corners of his mouth could not help but turn up. His wife's daughter's face was a very honorable thing for him. Especially in this court, under the gaze of everyone, he was so overwhelmed.
Living somewhere is even more valuable.
Seeing the mother and daughter salute, he stood up, walked down the imperial steps, and helped them up personally, "Get up, get up..."
This was also the first time that Chu Yuan saw Gan's appearance clearly. In the past, even if there were palace banquets, he rarely saw her attending. Even if he did, he would not pay attention to the appearance of a woman hiding in the corner. Now he saw her
, my heart skipped a beat. Two words came to mind - disaster!
That’s right! This is a disaster!
He frowned before retracting his thoughts. Whether it was a disaster or not was no longer his responsibility. Now he wanted to bite the mother and daughter. The more the emperor wanted to protect them, the heavier the bargaining chip in his hand became. The emperor had no choice but to
No compromise was made, and the Chu family was saved. As long as Duke Jin was there, the Chu family's life would not be much worse. Jin Cheng'an helped a little and moved people to the north, not to mention that someone would take revenge.
He made a calculation in his mind before looking at Emperor Yongkang seriously: "Your Majesty, please make a clear decision."
Emperor Yongkang's face stiffened for a moment, then he smiled awkwardly at Mrs. Gan, then turned around and went up the imperial steps, sitting back on the dragon chair: "Concubine Chen, Prime Minister Chu is suing you for making a false accusation, what do you say?"
Gan nodded slightly towards Emperor Yongkang, then glanced at Chu Yuan, then pointed at Xue Heng who was kneeling aside and said: "You mean, I ordered this person to beat the Dengwen drum and falsely accuse you, right?"
Chu Yuan frowned slightly. He said it was a false accusation, but he did not say that Xue Heng was ordered by her. But if the person who complained had nothing to do with the Gan family, this logic did not make sense. His heart suddenly lifted.
He got up, this Gan family is really not a good person. Therefore, he glanced back and looked at Lin Yutong, "Your Majesty is in the palace, I dare not encourage you." In other words, I can't have you to encourage me.
Xue Heng’s evidence, but it’s not like no one outside the palace can help you with this matter.
Everyone understood what this meant and couldn't help but look at Lin Yutong. Lin Yutong stood there, as if he didn't understand anything. Xue Heng and Fang Zhao were doubtful, and they felt that Prime Minister Chu's guess should be close.
The truth came out. Because it was indeed the princess who was looking for them. Xue Heng could still maintain his composure, but Fang Zhao almost failed.
Marquis Jing'an had been paying attention to Fang Zhao. At this moment, he couldn't help but glance at Lin Yutong thoughtfully. Guo Changhe, who stepped aside, thought to himself. Sure enough, he was not sure at this moment. This person from before
The princess would come to find her, whether it was the emperor's wish, her own wish, or Concubine Chen's wish.
Gan didn't care what others thought, and just looked at Chu Yuan: "Prime Minister Chu, who is he talking about? Please point it out in this hall, in front of the emperor and the civil and military officials of the court. Do you doubt it?
Whoever is working for me outside the palace, incite this person to file a complaint against you and frame you."
Everyone couldn't help but be surprised. This mother and daughter are really interesting. The daughter was talked about in a positive way. She was only fifteen or sixteen years old and could remain calm. This Gan family was even more sharp when he came up and almost didn't say it clearly.
, don’t make insinuations here, who you want to say, you can speak openly and clearly, there is no need to be so secretive. Mother and daughter have become an upright husband, and Chu Yuan has become a villain.
This is how Chu Yuan's face can look so good. His expression suddenly became even more gloomy and he sneered: "I have been in power for forty years and have gone through three dynasties. I am loyal to the royal family. You are the noble concubine, and Princess Yunyin is the emperor's concubine...
..." As he said that, he raised his hand and said, "Since Concubine Chen said this, I can only feel sorry for it. What I am referring to is Princess Yunyin. I suspect that it was Princess Yunyin who instigated Xue
Heng!"
Looking at the finger pointed by Chu Yuan, Lin Yutong raised his head and smiled faintly.
Emperor Yongkang's eyes darkened for a moment, and he asked with a weak look: "My son...Yun Yin! What did you say?"
Lin Yutong deeply felt that Emperor Yongkang's acting skills were excellent, and he paid special attention to details regardless of the location or occasion. Even at this time, he still did not forget to act, wanting everyone to think that he was his biological child. With this sound,
My son, she felt not only goosebumps on her body, but also on the seams between her bones, which made her want to shiver. She suppressed the discomfort in her heart and called out "Your Majesty". He could call
She called him 'my son' without any pressure, but she couldn't really call him 'father'. She bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty! I have something unclear and I want to ask Prime Minister Chu."
Emperor Yongkang waved his hand: "It's a confrontation! Of course it's mutual. If you want to ask, just ask!" He also wanted to see how capable this daughter of the Gan family was. In the main hall, the situation was changing rapidly. Therefore, it was impossible to say something like this.
It had been rehearsed in advance. It was impossible for anyone to teach her. It all depends on each person's adaptability and ability. The right performance in the hall can best reveal a person's ability and character.
Lin Yutong nodded, looked at Chu Yuan, and asked: "Whether this princess instigated people to make false accusations, this is not the point. The key point is the word 'false accusation'! What is false accusation? The act of fabricating facts, forging evidence, reporting, and framing others.
, is called a false accusation. So..." she said, pointing to the folding book still held in Chu Yuan's hand, "Are these fabricated facts? Have you been interrogated? The evidence, including witness and physical evidence,
Have you seen it all? Have you determined that it is a false accusation? If so, then let’s talk about whether this person was instigated by me.”
Needless to say, everyone understands the rest. If the content in this brochure is not a false accusation, then the remaining problems are not a problem. Even if it is confirmed that it is related to Princess Kumogakure, but so what? This is called exposing! Not only is there no fault,
On the contrary, it works!
Everyone looked at Lin Yutong with a different look. This princess didn't just have a face and no brains, nor was she young and inexperienced. On the contrary, she was shrewd and sharp-tongued, which was rare among women. Most people,
It's a habit to defend yourself first. When people accuse you of being guilty, it's a conditioned reflex to defend yourself first to clear away the suspicion. But she didn't argue and pointed to the crux of the problem.
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When Lin Yutong saw Chu Yuan's pupils suddenly shrinking, she smiled inwardly, thinking that she was easy to bully. She turned around and looked at Xue Heng on the ground, and then said to Emperor Yongkang, "Your Majesty, although Xue Heng is a commoner,
But after the Dengwen drum was beaten and the papers were presented, it was natural that his case should be heard first. He was the plaintiff. After that, it was proved that what he was accused of was a false accusation. As the victim, Prime Minister Chu had the right to hold the false accuser accountable. Now
, but because of the so-called veterans of the three dynasties, they did not investigate or prosecute, but instead pursued the responsibility of the plaintiff. What would your Majesty and your lords do if Emperor Taizu knew about it? What was the significance of setting up the Dengwen Drum in the first place?
Where are you?" After saying that, he turned around and bowed to Emperor Yongkang, "All living beings in this world are His Majesty's subjects. Why are there any distinctions between them?"
Everyone took a breath, he was so sharp-tongued. Chu Yuan relied on the veteran ministers of the three dynasties to rely on his old age to sell his old age. This person is waiting for him here. These words are tenable regardless of whether they are logical or legal.
It makes no sense for someone to file a complaint. You don’t ask anything. Because the other party’s identity is used as the accuser, the accuser is asked about the crime of false accusation. This is also in the main hall. If any official below dares to ask the case like this, he will be labeled first.
He was labeled as a "faint official". Now it's the emperor's turn. If he doesn't ask Chu Yuan's crime first, wouldn't he become a "faint emperor"?
Chu Yuan couldn't help but trembled in his heart. He originally planned to drag the mother and daughter into the muddy water first, and then no matter what else, they would be covered in mud first. But now, these two people did not go ahead at all.
Jumping into the designed pit, finding another way out, and forcing him to the edge of the cliff. His heart suddenly beat fast, what should he do next? Do he have any other trump cards?
Turning his attention to Lin Yutong, his eyes lit up again. This Princess Yunyin is not only a princess, she is also a member of Duke Jin's Palace. If this matter has anything to do with Duke Jin's Palace, she and the Gan family must not
If you don't come forward to clean up the mess, it will not be good for Princess Yunyin if Duke Jin's mansion collapses.
The corner of his mouth curled up slightly, and he immediately said to Emperor Yongkang: "It's my fault that I'm so angry and upset. Princess Yunyin is right. You should ask me about my guilt first."
After saying that, he put the folds in his hands and slowly knelt down.
This old fox! He is capable of bending and stretching. He is truly a character.
When Mrs. Gan saw Laifu put the fold away, he said: "Your Majesty, since this matter involves my concubine and Yun Yin, please allow us, mother and daughter, to stay and observe."
Emperor Yongkang took the note handed over by Lai Fu and nodded, "It's accurate!" He then ordered Lai Fu, "Give me a seat!"
Since it is not certain that it is a false accusation, it has nothing to do with Concubine Chen and Princess Yunyin. Laifu cleverly moved two chairs and invited these two ancestors to sit down.
Emperor Yongkang opened the fold again and said, "Other crimes will be handed over to the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment for trial later. Now, I only ask about the crimes of collaborating with the enemy and treason listed in this fold." He said, raising his hand to rub his sunburn.
Looking further down, it seemed that the minister standing below was looking a little blurry. He closed his eyes and handed the fold to the prince Jin Yunshun, who was standing aside and had no sense of existence. "I... am very sad.
Just ask."
Lin Yutong looked at Emperor Yongkang's face. The light in the hall could not be said to be bright. She could not clearly see the complexion on his face, but just from his expression, no matter how well he concealed it, she could tell that he was really uncomfortable.
Mr. Gan glanced at Emperor Yongkang, then sat with his nose and nose in mind.
Jin Yunshun took the fold in his hand and felt it was heavy. He really couldn't figure out what the person sitting on the dragon throne was thinking. He asked himself, how could he ask? This involved the matter of Concubine Chen. He thought of ascending to the throne.
After hearing the drum sound, he received news that Li Cairen had sent someone to the Jinguo Duke's mansion to pick up the adopted child. His hand tightened, and the emperor was still on guard against him. Since Li Cairen and Gan
If you don't deal with the mother and daughter, you should be right to show some kindness to them. The emperor can feel relieved seeing that he is kind to his own daughter.
With this thought in mind, he first took the Zhezi in his hand and read it twice. The more he looked at it, the faster his heart beat. The fact that the Zhezi was so fully prepared could only mean that people were staring at Chu Yuan for more than a day or two.
For a moment, he immediately made a choice in his heart. He looked at Chu Yuan who was kneeling in the main hall and said: "Speaking of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, this book says that Gan Haichao discovered that you colluded with Beiliao and smuggled grain and grass to Beiliao.
, and found out that you embezzled taxes on a large scale, and wiped out the accounts by using the local disaster tax exemption, so you were framed and convicted." He said, looking at Xue Heng, "Are you right?"
How did Xue Heng know such a thing? He knew that the tax embezzlement was true. He really didn't know about the other things. When he thought of Princess Yunyin sitting in the main hall, he knew it. The more noble the status, the more cherishing one's life.
Dare to act so openly, it proves that he has a back-up plan. So he nodded numbly: "That's right! Your Highness."
Jin Yunshun glanced at the person on the dragon chair and saw that there was no unnecessary expression on his face, and then said: "Do you have any witnesses, physical evidence?"
Xue Heng raised his head and glanced at Lin Yutong vaguely. Seeing Lin Yutong's eyelids drooping, he immediately said: "Yes! There is evidence."
"Where is the evidence?" Jin Yunshun asked immediately, "It will take time to bring the witnesses. You should present the physical evidence first."
The only evidence I have on my body is the evidence from Yunzhou. It's just the account books and correspondence. This thing is not consistent with the charges on the document, so even if I want to take it out, I can't take it out at this time.
His mind was spinning and he said loudly: "Witness, the evidence is outside the palace."
Princess Yunyin would not make an unprepared decision, so she would naturally prepare everything in advance. This is what he thought.
And Lin Yutong really doesn't know if the witnesses and evidence are in place at this moment. The fourth master is handling this matter, so they should have arrived.
Gan glanced at Lin Yutong, such blind trust! I really don't know what to say.
The people in the hall looked at Xue Heng, and then at Lin Yutong. If this was not instigated by someone with great eyes and hands, there would be something wrong. The preparations were really complete. The witnesses were all waiting outside.
"Xuan!" Before Jin Yunshun could speak, Emperor Yongkang suddenly opened his eyes and gave a faint order to Laifu.
At this time, there were more than a dozen old men standing outside the palace. They were all very young, and they were standing outside holding oil umbrellas.
"It's been sixteen years..." Gao Ming stood outside the palace wall with some emotion in his heart, "I haven't been to the palace for sixteen years." It's really hard to describe the feeling of being far away from the center of power.
The other people didn't follow suit, but the expressions on their faces said it all.
Gao Ming glanced behind the crowd and saw that the young man who had been following them had not left yet. He smiled and said: "Young man, go and play. This is not a place for you to come."
The young man nodded and said nothing. He just stood there quietly, motionless.
Gao Ming raised his eyebrows and stopped asking. In fact, although this group of people knew each other, some were even familiar with each other, except for a few people who contacted them and asked them to come to the capital to wait for the opportunity,
He didn't know how the other people came or why they gathered here.
He touched the account book in his arms, and his heart jumped. If he had the account book, he would have used it to negotiate terms with Chu Yuan, and his children and grandchildren would not have wasted years with him. Yes, this account book and the so-called
The evidence is not theirs. It appears in the study for some unknown reason.
Whether it was the items in the account book or the mysterious method, they all reminded them of the Royal Secret Guard. Everyone knew that such an organization existed, but they had never seen their true appearance. Apart from the Secret Guard, he really wanted to There is no one else who has such ability. But since it was arranged by the secret guards, then this is the emperor's intention. The emperor wants to use their hands to capture Chu Yuan.
Isn't this the opportunity you have been waiting for?
After receiving the mysterious note, he rushed to the palace gate, but he didn't expect so many old guys to come. It was just that there was an extra young man, which made him feel strange, so he asked the question just now.
It was windy and rainy, and even with an umbrella, my shoulders were still wet. Several old guys were in poor health and could hardly stand. Gao Ming sighed in his heart, who would be willing to come here if it weren't for his children and grandchildren? Wading in troubled waters?
I was impatient and worried when I heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance. When I turned around, I saw a carriage running towards me. I thought there were people from the same road, but when I got closer, I heard the cry of a baby. .
In such weather, and such a big thing happened in the palace, which noble family is so honorable that they dare to bring a baby into the palace at this time?
In the teahouse not far away, the Fourth Master was holding a book in one hand and tea in the other. Guixi whispered from the side: "The carriage that just passed by was our mansion. The palace picked up Brother Yuan."
The fourth master nodded and said he understood. Emperor Yongkang was afraid that Jin Chengan and Chu Yuan would be too deeply involved. In order to appease Jin Chengan, he hurriedly brought the child into the palace. But this was a bit "There is no silver in this place." 'Yes! So eager, isn't it clear to tell Jin Chengan that your secret activities have been discovered? He slowly put down the book, took a sip of tea, and glanced outside, "The people who came with Gao Ming How many are there, have you noticed?"
Guixi nodded, "There are seven in total. There are another six people who were not brought here by Mr. Gao Minggao. In addition, there is a young man."
The few people Gao Ming contacted were the result of his previous hints to Jin Shouli. But the remaining six people were not his own intention, but were prepared by Guo Yi long ago, and then sent a message to the secret guards to ask people to send these people over. .Only this young man, not to mention Guixi doesn’t know, even I don’t know this person’s background at this moment. He didn’t prepare it, nor did Guo Yi find him. Then who else wants to take action against Chu Yuan?
Is it the emperor? Or...Jin Chengan!
Gao Ming didn't wait long. After several women carrying babies entered, the eunuch who announced the order trotted over and told them to come in.
The palace is still the same palace, and it has not changed at all because they are no longer in the court. This makes people feel even more uncomfortable. They are obsessed with it and want to come back. But when they can come back, they find that only They care about it...
Power is so ruthless and cruel!
The one standing high above is still the emperor, and the dragon chair is still the same dragon chair, but the person sitting on it is no longer the person they were kowtowing to back then.
Suddenly he became more and more frightened, "Long live your Majesty!"
Emperor Yongkang waved his hand and said, "Get up." Each and every one of them has grown so old and behaves so evilly that he, the emperor, is unkind.
Jin Yunshun on the side didn't know whether he should continue to ask, so he had to look back at Emperor Yongkang.
However, Emperor Yongkang closed his eyes and became 'sad' again.
Jin Yunshun had no choice but to ask himself, "You are all insiders of Gan Haichao's case. How much do you know? Come on one by one."
Who is the insider?
Although I have read everything on the brochure, I am still afraid of being asked all the questions. After all, everyone only knows what they have in their hands, but they don’t know what is written on other people’s brochures.
So Gao Ming stood up and said, "Report to Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince. The veterans are all... old, and everyone who speaks... may not... listen clearly... The brain of the veteran... is useless now... He said it in one breath,
I'm afraid there are some omissions. This booklet..." He stuttered and took out the booklet from his arms tremblingly. "This booklet... was prepared by me a long time ago. I just copied it again.
There will be no omissions..." As he spoke, he was breathing heavily and holding up the folding paper with trembling hands.
Jin Yunshun glanced at Gao Ming, and he was really getting better with age. When he entered the hall just now, his legs and feet looked very nimble. In the blink of an eye, the old man's hands were out of control. He started to stutter when he spoke. He even looked like an old man.
I'm confused and can't remember things in my head. This is just a precaution so that I can escape easily if something unexpected happens.
They are old, frail and confused! Can the emperor really punish them?
As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, more than a dozen old men began to collect their coupons, and then they all became "old and frail".
Jin Yunshun glanced at Laifu, who then went down to collect the fold. When he received the young man behind him, his hand paused slightly before taking the fold.
How could Jin Yunshun read it alone? He immediately distributed the book to several ministers and asked them to exchange it and read it.
Then Gao Ming and others took out an account book from the sleeve pocket and said, "This is physical evidence."
Laifu collected it again, feeling even more worried about Princess Yunyin. What a coincidence that these account books happened to be kept separately. This was planned in advance. And there was no intention to hide it.
other people.
From now on, let's see who dares to say that this is a princess of unknown origin. She dares to be so arrogant if her origin is unknown. If this is included in the family tree, it will be a big deal.
It was Jin Yunshun who was somewhat wary of Lin Yutong. He suddenly felt that this was Yun Yin's demonstration in disguise.
But as a princess, why would she do this?
He was a little unsure of what she meant, and he thought about the fact that the child he had just brought into the palace was from Duke Jin's palace, which made him worry again. What would he do if she stood behind the child?
I felt a little upset for a while.
Guo Changhe raised the paper in his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the paper in my hand contains detailed records of Chu Yuan's transactions with Bei Liao over the past twenty years, including the time, location, contact person, and the amount of grain traded."
Twenty years? The late emperor’s reign was not long, only sixteen years.
Chu Yuan actually traded with Bei Liao for twenty years. But Chu Yuan was the late emperor's confidant, how could such a flaw happen?
Emperor Yongkang opened his eyes and stood up suddenly. His hands began to shake. Before the emperor ascended the throne, he knew very well what was going on with Bei Liao. The death of King Jin was because his father borrowed Bei Liao's hand.
It's done. Now that the relationship between Chu Yuan and Bei Liao has been exposed, who will be found if we dig deeper? He slapped the imperial case suddenly, picked up the ruler on the imperial case, and smoothly
He threw it at Chu Yuan, "You bastard! You've deceived the late emperor to this point! How can I tolerate you?"
A sarcastic smile flashed across Gan's lips. He must have wanted to take out the late emperor first. Thinking like this, he glanced at Lin Yutong again. This uncle is really good at knowing what's right. There's no need to read the other excerpts.
This one made people grasp the clue. The emperor had to kill Chu Yuan. This crime could only be carried by Chu Yuan. He was not given a chance to defend himself. On the other hand, this leak also left a thread to wait for the future.
...If you dig a little deeper, you can find out the late emperor. Then the world of the Jin family is not that stable.
Seeing the ruler hit Chu Yuan's shoulder, Chu Yuan's body suddenly tilted, "... Chen... Chen..." I am really wronged!
Emperor Yongkang sneered, "What? I have nothing to say!"
Chu Yuan shook his head: "I am...unjustly accused!"
"Unjustly accused?" Emperor Yongkang sneered, "I'm here to ask you!" With that, he stood up and walked down the imperial steps, "Have you ever done anything about embezzling taxes?"
Chu Yuan was silent, he had done this before.
Emperor Yongkang pointed to Fang Zhao: "The fold says that during your tenure as the prefect of Yunzhou..."
Fang Zhao knelt down with a bang: "Your Majesty! I am guilty! This matter was extremely strange at the time. Prime Minister Chu said he would investigate in detail... Your Majesty, maybe someone else did it, and Prime Minister Chu didn't find out."
Emperor Yongkang sneered, ignored him, and turned to look at Chu Yuan: "You still haven't confessed honestly!"
Chu Yuan closed his eyes, he couldn't hide this matter. He finally nodded: "This is my fault." At that time, this was not his own intention. Without the approval of the late emperor, he was unable to reduce or reduce taxes to Yunzhou.
The only thing he did was to sandwich some of the food and grass for Jin Chengan's horse farm, that's all! But now, he dare not say this!
Emperor Yongkang's eyes flashed. This old guy only said that he had committed a crime but did not admit his guilt. This was because he wanted to tell me that the late emperor's hands and feet were involved.
"You lied about the disaster in Yunzhou and deceived the late emperor." Emperor Yongkang said angrily, "Fang Zhao, tell me, were there any disasters that year? In addition to exempting you from taxes, did you receive disaster relief money and food from the court?"
Fang Zhao knelt on the ground, shaking his head like a rattle. In fact, he was somewhat confused about what was going on with the emperor. At first, he was passive and did not ask questions. When the evidence came, he did not check the authenticity of the evidence at all, and became furious.
Could it be that Chu Yuan was really angry because he deceived the late emperor? It seems reasonable to think so. He quickly said: "There is no disaster, and there is no money and food for disaster relief." He really didn't know about the money and food for disaster relief. There was no news at all.
hear.
Emperor Yongkang nodded, turned and shouted: "Guo Changhe, you are known as the kaleidoscope of the court, and your mind is all-encompassing. Come and tell me, did the Ministry of Revenue allocate money and food to Yunzhou that year?"
"Yes! One hundred thousand taels of silver and thirty thousand shi of grain." Guo Changhe really opened his mouth.
Emperor Yongkang looked at Chu Yuan: "Then tell me, where did all the money and food go?"
The corners of Chu Yuan's mouth moved, and he kowtowed respectfully, "It's all the fault of the old minister!"
When these words were spoken again, everyone understood something. Chu Yuan still did not plead guilty! Fault and guilt are two different things.
Emperor Yongkang understood what Chu Yuan meant. It meant that as a minister, he failed to do his duty of admonishing the late emperor. This was his fault. If he refused to plead guilty, he wanted to negotiate terms with me!
Does this case have to be postponed today? But now, the changes are huge!
Just as he was in a dilemma, a young man stood up from the main hall and said, "Your Majesty, the common people here still have evidence to prove that Chu Yuan is guilty of collaborating with the enemy and treason."
Everyone couldn't help but look at this young man. No one really paid attention to who this man was.
Emperor Yongkang squinted his eyes and felt that his vision was a little blurry again and he couldn't see clearly. So he forced himself to wave and waved, "Come closer and talk."
The young man came forward and knelt upright in front of Emperor Yongkang: "The grass-roots people, Miao Zhuang, have met your Majesty."
"Get up and answer." Emperor Yongkang glanced at the young man, "Do you have evidence? What evidence do you have?"
"Miao Zhuang, a common man, my aunt is the concubine of Jin Cheng'an, Duke of Jin State..." Miao Zhuang suddenly said this after standing up.
Lin Yutong stood up immediately. Jin Chengan's concubine also had the surname Miao. Could it be that she was Aunt Miao's natal family?
But he had never heard the fourth master say that he had found a descendant of the Miao family. And this Miao Zhuang happened to enter the palace with the witness arranged by the fourth master. What is going on? Does the fourth master know or not?
Why would the Miao family come to interfere at this time?
Unlike Lin Yutong's shock, Chu Yuan's face suddenly turned pale...