When Emperor Qian heard this, he seemed to be laughed out of anger.
"The two ministers of the Ministry of Rites, for the sake of money and the girls in the brothel, ignored the law and did such a greedy thing!"
"Thankfully, I still have such hope in the Ministry of Etiquette and the examination they will host!"
"Now it seems! They are just a group of daring traitors!"
Snapped!
Emperor Qian couldn't bear it any longer! He directly overturned all the memorials on the case to the ground.
The maid next to her was also startled and fell to her knees instantly!
"Your Majesty, calm down! Your Majesty, calm down!"
How could Emperor Qian be able to calm down his anger?
After a moment, she continued to ask: "Then why did Shen Meng die later? Was it Zhou Han and the others who killed him?"
"Your Majesty, regarding this matter, my current speculation is really surprising."
Lin Yiqiu responded truthfully.
"Accident? Is Shen Meng's death an accident?"
Emperor Qian didn't believe it.
Lin Yiqiu nodded and continued: "I couldn't believe it at first, but under the strict interrogation of Jin Yiwei, Zhou Han and the others really had no intention of taking action against Shen Meng!"
"All this can only be explained by accident, and I have already figured it out."
"Tell me!"
Emperor Qian became interested.
Lin Yiqiu raised his head and looked at Emperor Qian, their eyes met, but he smiled helplessly at the corner of his mouth.
"Your Majesty, this matter is a coincidence and has something to do with you and me."
"Huh? What do you mean? You mean you and I are the murderers?"
Emperor Qian was slightly stunned.
Lin Yiqiu once again had no choice but to respond.
"It can be said that your Majesty still remembers the reward you gave me at the beginning? It was the reward after the incident with the eldest princess was over."
"Of course I remember that I asked the Ministry of Personnel to assign you a position, and in the end they assigned you the position of head of the Department of Etiquette."
"However, the Ministry of Rites is very dissatisfied with this and has always had complaints in its heart. It is probably still the same to this day."
Emperor Qian thought and said.
Lin Yiqiu continued following her words.
"It's true that the Ministry of Rites is dissatisfied, but it's also true that Shen Meng is afraid."
"I was suddenly assigned to the Ministry of Rites by His Majesty, and I was the one who found out about the eldest princess's rebellion. Therefore, Shen Meng felt that the reason why I was appointed as the head of the Ministry of Rites was because of him!"
"Your Majesty, this Shen Meng is scared to death!"
Although the conclusion is a bit surprising, at present, this is the most reasonable explanation that Lin Yiqiu has thought of.
As a eunuch who investigated numerous major cases, he also helped foil the eldest princess's conspiracy to rebel.
Therefore, in Shen Meng's view, the emperor must have meant something when he asked him to go to the Ministry of Rites.
Most likely, the affair between him and Zhou Han and the transaction between him and Qian Yuanli were discovered.
Therefore, Shen Meng was extremely excited when Lin Yiqiu entered the Ministry of Rites, and even cursed him.
But he couldn't change the situation at all, so in the end, under tremendous psychological pressure, he hanged himself directly.
This was a very correct choice for him.
Because once it falls into the hands of Jin Yiwei, even death will be a luxury!
"It's because of this. This Chen Meng is not very courageous, but he does quite a lot of things. It sounds ridiculous!"
Emperor Qian was not without sarcasm.
With such courage, he still dared to plan and cheat with Zhou Han and others.
But he deserved his death, and this was the fate he should have had.
Then, Lin Yiqiu connected everything together and concluded: "Your Majesty, this is what happened in this fraud. Miss Cai Die's selfish desires, Zhou Han's protection, and Shen Meng's greed for profit."
"And the guards, under Zhou Han's kindness and power, naturally did not dare to make any resistance, so this farce of fraud began completely."
"But God protected me, and this matter was eventually exposed!"
After listening to this, Emperor Qian only had extremely complicated emotions in his heart.
She never imagined that all this would be so dramatic!
"Lin Yiqiu, thanks to you, if it weren't for you, no one would have discovered the fraud in this exam!"
"Even if you find out, I'm afraid the ministers in the Ministry of Rites will not report it! You have made great contributions to the great cause!"
Looking at Lin Yiqiu at this time, Emperor Qian felt that the more he looked at it, the more he liked it!
How come this eunuch is so capable compared to other ministers?
Lin Yiqiu said with a smile: "I am just doing my best. Besides, for Your Majesty, I will risk everything at all!"
"All of this is because of my love for Your Majesty! I only do these things for Your Majesty!"
"That sounds nice! Hmph!"
Emperor Qian was deceived like this, and his face turned red unconsciously.
Looking at Lin Yiqiu, her eyes revealed an extremely subtle emotion.
However, this matter is not over yet, and the love between children has to be put aside for the time being. Emperor Qian frowned slightly, thinking about how to deal with it.
"Lin Yiqiu, how do you think I should treat the Ministry of Rites this time?"
This is the most crucial part!
The Ministry of Rites was guilty of negligence and needed to be severely punished, but Emperor Qian had already punished him because of students' boycott of exams.
If the heavy punishment continues, Emperor Qian is worried that the Ministry of Rites will be dissatisfied, and will choose to win over other courtiers to specifically oppose her as the emperor!
You know, Prime Minister Li Yan and Liubu are very close. Once they get close to each other, Emperor Qian will find it troublesome!
Lin Yiqiu naturally understood Emperor Qian's dilemma. Although he didn't like the Ministry of Rites, he took the initiative to make suggestions in order to make Emperor Qian more relaxed in the future.
"I believe that the main culprits this time should be severely punished to show His Majesty's attitude."
"As for the Ministry of Rites, let's just briefly answer the charge of negligence. After all, they really don't know that such a thing exists."
"Besides, Zhou Han has been in the Ministry of Rites for nearly ten years. Who would have thought that he would do such a thing in private?"
This is already quite merciful from Lin Yiqiu!
After Qiandi thought for a moment, he finally nodded.
"In that case, let's follow your suggestion and punish the main culprit severely, and the Ministry of Rites will just give him a simple punishment."
"Moreover, how do you think Xiangyue Tower should be dealt with?"
Emperor Qian asked again.
Lin Yiqiu did not answer directly this time, but thought for a long time.
"Why are you silent? I know you have been there too, but it seems you are very reluctant to leave?"
Emperor Qian's words were somewhat ridiculing.
Lin Yiqiu smiled awkwardly and added: "I don't feel reluctant to give up, but I feel that this matter does not need to involve too many people."
"If you involve too much, it will easily scare other students, which may cause instability in people's minds."
"It makes sense, then how do you think I should deal with it?"
Emperor Qian asked.
Lin Yiqiu bent down and held his hands.
"Actually, it's very simple. Just temporarily close Xiangyue Tower for rectification."
"Anyway, there is no shortage of brothels like this in the capital. This kind of punishment can not only show His Majesty's tolerance, but also serve as a warning to those ministers who like to go to brothels!"
