Before Zhu Youxiao could speak, Wang Zaijin, who was standing next to Ni Wenhuan, said angrily:
"The General Constitution should not slander anyone. In front of His Majesty and other ministers, every word and every word spoken must be held accountable."
"By falsely accusing a court minister for no reason, does General Xian know what the outcome will be?"
There was already a hint of warning and threat in Wang Zaijin's words.
But Ni Wenhuan was not afraid at all. When he decided to impeach, he had already thought of everything.
"Don't worry, Grand Sima. I always pay attention to evidence when doing things."
“I will not wrongly accuse a good person, but I will not let a bad person go either.”
"In that case, please present your so-called evidence to open my eyes. I want to see who is willing to frame me at the risk of his own life."
With this breaking news, the war in Datong seems not to be so important.
All the officials looked at Ni Wenhuan and Wang Zaijin as if they were watching the fun.
And on the premise of discussing the war in Datong, they also had to find out whether the stories about Ni Wenhuan's impeachment of Yang Hong were true.
Looking at Ni Wenhuan's calm expression, Zhu Youxiao believed that he was not telling lies.
But judging from Wang Zaijin’s words and actions, he is not dishonest.
Zhu Youxiao was also curious at this time. He also wanted to know what the conclusive evidence Ni Wenhuan said was.
And he also wanted to know how Ni Wenhuan knew so many things.
Ni Wenhuan smiled and began to explain calmly.
It turns out that early this morning, a person came to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and said he wanted to report something.
Initially, the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate did not take him seriously, thinking that he was an ordinary civilian who was being oppressed and causing trouble, and they wanted to drive him out.
But it turned out that the person who wanted to report it was related to the generals of the border town and the high officials of the imperial court.
After Ni Wenhuan learned about it, he interrogated him personally. When he heard the news, he looked as incredulous as Zhu Youxiao now.
At first, he thought that someone might be deliberately framing Yang Hong and Wang Zaijin.
After all, these two people have extraordinary status. One is the general soldier who leads tens of thousands of border troops and guards one side.
One is the cabinet minister of the imperial court and the Minister of War. If you trust him gullibly, what should you do if the news is false or a trap?
Seeing that Ni Wenhuan didn't believe it, the person who reported the report had no choice but to reveal his identity.
After learning that his identity was that he was the person in charge of the king's affairs in the Jin Mansion, Ni Wenhuan became entangled again.
Should you believe this?
In order to answer the doubts in his heart, he called all the officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and asked them.
The censors like Yang Hong had somehow heard about the fact that Yang Hong had embezzled the soldiers' rations and secretly sold arms to the Mongols.
As for Wang Zaijin, they didn't know much about it.
In fact, at this moment, Ni Wenhuan already believed what the reporter said.
Although there was no absolute verification, his identity forced him to believe it.
The person who reported the report seemed to be able to read minds. He saw what Ni Wenhuan was thinking and immediately said:
"If you don't believe me, you can go outside and ask the Minister of War if there is a person like me."
"Everything the little man said is true. A few days ago, Yang Hong sent people to visit my master with a lot of gold and silver treasures."
"The little man remembers clearly that when he came, they had two wooden boxes, but when he left, there was only one."
"The stewards and many people in the palace know about this matter. The master will know it as soon as he asks."
"This villain risked his life to come here to report. Without facts, how dare you come here? I hope the master will be aware of this."
After hearing these words, Ni Wenhuan basically believed it in his heart.
He was right, he would only dare to come here to report if it was a fact that really happened and existed.
Otherwise, if he is just making up rumors and making things out of nothing, wouldn't his life be equivalent to being lost?
At this time, the Mongols invaded and news of Datong's defeat in the first battle was reported back to the capital.
He immediately decided that the conduct of these two men must be impeached and exposed, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would be in danger.
"May I ask Da Sima, is this thirty-two-year-old Liu Neng the person in charge of Da Sima's house?"
Wang Zaijin was immediately frightened when he heard Liu Neng's name.
He didn't expect that the servant he had raised for more than ten years would bite him back and make up these untrue things.
Wang Zaijin ignored Ni Wenhuan, knelt down to the emperor, and said in panic:
"Your Majesty, this is definitely not the case. I did meet Yang Hong a few days ago, but there is absolutely no corruption or bribery."
"As for the unauthorized transfer of border guards, I did not ask His Majesty for instructions. This is my crime."
"But there is a reason for what I did at that time. I wanted to report the matter to His Majesty today, but it was already too late."
After Wang Zaijin finished speaking, he took out a memorial from his arms, and Wang Chaofu hurriedly took it.
After Zhu Youxiao read it, he determined that Wang Zaijin was not lying and that he was indeed prepared to report.
In his memorial, the reasons and dates were clearly stated. Who was transferred and the soldiers and horses were also clearly written.
Zhu Youxiao still knew Wang Zaijin's character. He was not a person who was greedy for money, or in other words, money was slightly inferior to his ambitions and ideas.
Except for truly upright officials like Song Yingxing and Cheng Guoxiang, no one who can reach this position is not greedy.
It's not like he doesn't know this, and he can tolerate it. After all, what he hires depends on whether you are capable or loyal enough.
In Zhu Youxiao's view, these two points are enough.
"What did Zong Xian say about those two wooden boxes?"
The emperor asked, but Wang Zaijin did not dare to hide it.
He also knows something about the emperor's temperament. If you tell the truth, even if you are really guilty, you will be given a lighter sentence.
If you carry it to death, even if you are not guilty, you will have to be found guilty.
"I keep that box at home, and the contents inside have not been touched so far. If your Majesty wants to verify it, please send someone to take it from my home to have a look."
Of course Zhu Youxiao wanted to verify, not only to clarify the matter, but also to protect Wang Zaijin and show his attitude. After all, he was his own person.
In fact, he wanted to meet Liu Neng more. As a servant, he actually betrayed his master. There must be something fishy in it.
So he asked the guards in golden clothes to separate into two groups. Only with the presence of witnesses and physical evidence could he know everything he wanted.
It took time to collect evidence, so Zhu Youxiao asked about Yang Hong again.
Logically speaking, Liu Neng was just a servant of the king in the Jin Mansion, and the sources of information were limited to the officialdom of the capital.
Why do you know so much about the border town?
It's really weird.
At this time, Zhu Youxiao suddenly thought, could this be the resistance of northern officials?