You lost

As soon as he said this, everyone agreed.

Indeed, Wanfu Xiangjun's approach is not wrong at all, but rather very benevolent.

After all, the current price of food is not low. Even though I was given less than half of my wages, I still have to feed so many mouths for no reason.

Other people's money doesn't come with strong winds.

"In addition to the above, I also learned from the victims that the Lord of Wanfu Township also arranged doctors for them."

"If any victims are sick, they will receive free medical treatment and medicine."

"And because the weather has been hot recently, Mr. Wanfu Township also asked his servants to prepare herbal tea to relieve the heat. There will be enough herbal tea available throughout the day. Although everyone is working under the scorching sun, no one has any problems."

"Moreover, I have also seen with my own eyes that many old people and children, because of the kindness of Mr. Wanfu Township, volunteered to help and work for free."

"The steward at Junzhuang in Wanfu Township saw it and did scold him, but it was all for the benefit of the elderly and children. After all, they are weak and have to work in the hot sun. If something goes wrong, it will be very troublesome."

At this time, the second crime mentioned by Geng Chen was completely overturned.

It's all nonsense, malicious speculation, and random fabrication.

Geng Chen staggered back a step, as if he had been hit, and kept shaking his head, saying over and over again, "It's impossible, it's not true, this is definitely not true."

After a while, he seemed to have caught something, and his lost eyes suddenly lit up.

"There is also the first crime. He ignored His Majesty's imperial edict and openly purchased more than 30,000 dan of grain."

"You have nothing to say about this, right?"

However, just when he was feeling triumphant, the people around him were staring at him as if he were an idiot.

Lu Yaoyao shook his head.

"Calling you trash is an insult."

"I recruit so many workers, and I also have to support their families. There are four to five thousand people. I need two meals a day. Don't I need food?"

"Ask Master Huo, what is the standard of the two meals I gave you?"

Huo Di cooperated very well and said, "Wanfu Xiangjun's two meals a day are very large, and the four to five thousand victims can almost be full."

"Yes, I have to support so many people, and I have hundreds of people on my farm. Don't these require food?"

"No one knows when this drought will end. With so many people talking, shouldn't I buy food?"

Everyone looked at Geng Chen and shook their heads.

With so many people, it is reasonable to prepare more food.

Although His Majesty issued a decree stating that it is not allowed to collect grain wantonly, in fact, there are loopholes in this decree, and the punishment is only for those who wantonly collect grain in order to enrich the country.

Lu Yaoyao did buy a lot of food, but she did not want to make a fortune for the country. On the contrary, she donated a lot of money herself to help the victims.

To put it bluntly, her work reduced the burden on the court and worked for the victims.

What was originally a great achievement turned into a major crime due to Geng Chen's random speculation and investigation, and it was also a capital crime.

It's no wonder that others were so angry just now that they opened map cannons and bombed all the civil servants.

Emperor Hongwen's face looked extremely ugly at this time, and the scale of his love and disgust for Geng Chen began to tilt.

My love has diminished a lot.

There was no way, Lu Yaoyao was of great use to him. Think about it if Wen Songtao and others hadn't been pleading with him just now to give Lu Yaoyao a chance to defend himself.

So, if Lu Yaoyao really killed him when he was so angry, his loss would be too great.

Geng Chen's bad habits caused him to lose a great talent.

"Even so, so what?"

"Your third crime is a fact. The civil and military officials of the whole court are watching. You still have to lose."

Geng Chen was silent for a long time, and suddenly looked at Lu Yaoyao proudly.

However, when he said these words, the eyes of everyone present changed when they looked at him.

They are very contemptuous of such a person. In the past, they actually thought that he was upright and upright. Now he is just a villain with a good disguise.

Emperor Hongwen also shook his head repeatedly.

"Lu Yaoyao, you lose, you lose."

"So what if you talk too wildly? You still lose."

Geng Chen was very proud, and then turned around and bowed his hands to Emperor Hongwen.

"Your Majesty, please make the decision according to the bet and give Lu Yaoyao the death penalty."

Hearing this, everyone was in an uproar, and disgust quickly rose in Emperor Hongwen's eyes.

This guy is really secretive.

"Here comes someone."

Emperor Hongwen gave the order, and immediately guards came in from outside.

Geng Chen was still smiling proudly.

"Capture Geng Chen."

"What!"

These words were like thunder exploding in Geng Chen's ears. The proud smile on his face seemed to be frozen, and he looked up at Emperor Hongwen stupidly.

"When Wanfu offered you potatoes and sweet potatoes, I not only gave her the grace to enter and leave the palace since she was a child, but also the grace to be able to see the emperor without having to kneel."

"So, she is not considered unworthy today, so you lose this bet."

His words shocked everyone present. Wen Songtao was also shocked, but he quickly recovered.

When Lu Yaoyao entered the palace, he had brought it with him, but he clearly remembered that His Majesty did not have such grace.

But now that His Majesty has said this, it means that he wants to protect Lu Yaoyao. This is a good thing for him. Naturally, he will not come out and talk nonsense.

Lu Yaoyao was also quite surprised and looked up at Emperor Hongwen.

She also didn't expect that Emperor Hongwen would lie to protect her.

However, she was just surprised and not moved by this, because she knew that Emperor Hongwen had a purpose in protecting her, and it was not just because of her.

"Stay here and hand it over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for a thorough investigation to see if he has had any other unjust, false or wrongful convictions over the years."

Many people have fallen into the hands of Geng Chen in recent years. In the past, because Emperor Hongwen trusted him very much, and the things he reported in his books were also spread outside.

He didn't investigate carefully, but as soon as this incident came out today, he no longer trusted Geng Chen.

It was also reported from outside, and Geng Chen personally participated in the visit and investigation, but what was reported was completely untrue. So what about the things he reported in the previous impeachment report?

"Your Majesty, you are wronged. I am wronged."

"I have been loyal and sincere as an official and have done nothing wrong. You cannot treat me like this."

Emperor Hongwen waved his hand and signaled the guards to get the person out quickly.

At this moment, he didn't want to look at Geng Chen.

"Hail, you have been wronged by this matter today."

"Your Majesty is serious."

Lu Yaoyao shook his head.

"However, today you taught us all a hard lesson."

"Whether it's a scholar's theory or an official's theory, it's all very good."

"Especially this saying: If a temple is high, it worries its people; if it is far away, it worries its ruler. All ministers should keep it in mind."

All the ministers bowed their hands and bowed in agreement.
Chapter completed!