Chapter 151: The Imperial Court of the Rouge State
The old vegetable seller didn't talk to Wang Zhenchuan for too long.
In order to avoid being discovered, this disciple of the Thousand Demons Sect deliberately erased his aura before leaving.
Everything seems to be calm again.
Wang Zhenchuan sat at the table, tapping his fingers on the table, silently thinking about something in his heart.
From the day he started to reinforce the southern city, he even thought that he might face such a problem.
He had already considered what should be said and what should not be said.
"Come here, get me some pen and ink!"
In a luxurious residence in Jinling City, Lin Yanli stared at the carp swaying in the pond with his hands behind his back.
Behind her was an old man with a white beard, a wrinkled face, and a slightly thin figure.
"If Sect Master Jiang has something to do, just give him the instructions. Why bother coming here in person?"
Lin Yanli turned around, glanced at the old man, and said indifferently: "Master Imperial Master, if I remember correctly, you are already seventy-eight years old. At such an old age, can you still speak to the emperor?
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When the old man heard this, his face changed slightly, and he quickly responded: "This little man is strong and can handle everything for the clan."
"Okay, I have no intention of removing you."
"Thank you so much, Sect Leader Jiang. Sect Master Jiang will live forever and ever!"
"Stop saying such compliments." Lin Yanli waved her hand and turned to look at the lake, "You go down first."
"yes."
The old man bowed and saluted, and slowly exited the courtyard.
After he carefully closed the door, Liu Bailuo's figure suddenly appeared and presented a jade slip in front of Lin Yanli.
"This is the defense written by Wang Zhenchuan, and I made a rubbing of it on a jade slip."
Lin Yanli borrowed the jade slip and breathed a sigh of relief after checking it for self-study.
"It seems that Wang Zhenchuan is not stupid."
"What to do next? Do you want to secretly kill the Minister of Justice?"
Lin Yanli stretched out his hand to give Liu Bailuo a fist and scolded: "Officials in a country are protected by dragon veins. No matter how corrupt an official is, the people on the mountain have no right to deal with him. Killing him rashly will lead to great karma."
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"But killing him is the best solution. For Miss, I can bear the consequences."
"You idiot, can you use your brain to think about things more?" Lin Yanli angrily kicked Liu Bailuo's knee.
These veteran disciples of Thousand Demons Sect now seem to be very honest and responsible, but when something happens and their heads get hot, the first one to jump out is to fight and kill.
Zhou Qianluo is like this, and Liu Bailuo is like this too. It seems that they still need to be trained and trained.
Lin Yanli crushed the jade slip in her hand and threw it into the lake, causing ripples in circles.
Now she just wants to finish the matter here quickly and rush to Danzhou to see Zhou Qianluo.
The night in Jinling is warmer than that of Thousand Demons Sect. In the Inspection Court, Zheng Yi is comparing the reports sent by the Ministry of Personnel.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs was in charge of the promotion review of officials. As the governor of the Southern Patrol, Wang Zhenchuan promoted 36 officials in just two years, including 17 military generals in charge of military affairs.
Moreover, Wang Zhenchuan secretly recruited new soldiers in the southern region with the handwriting of the Imperial Master, hoarded grains, strengthened city walls, and other behaviors that were not malicious in any way.
"Where did he get the money to recruit troops and strengthen the city walls?"
Zheng Yi frowned and muttered, staring at the report in his hand for a long time.
Recruiting troops, reinforcing city walls, and building new military camps are extremely expensive. Wang Zhenchuan, the governor of the Southern Patrol, only received a salary of three thousand Dan per year. Without the government's allocation, where would he get the money and food to do these things?
Zheng Yi stood up and pinched his eyebrows with his hands.
As long as we grasp the source of the money and food, the matter will be a done deal.
But the strange thing is that the money and food seem to appear out of thin air.
"Master Wang, you really gave me a difficult problem!" Zheng Yi sighed.
In fact, aside from these deeds that suggest rebellion, this Lord Wang is indeed a good official who is supported by the people.
Dong Dong Dong...
A knock on the door interrupted Zheng Yi's thoughts.
"Come in!"
The person who came was an officer from the Inspection Office. He held a piece of white paper in his hand, which was filled with words, and he walked carefully to Zheng Yi.
"This is?"
"Master Wang wrote down all his deeds in the past two years on paper."
"Quick, take it and take a look!"
Zheng Yi took the white paper from the servant. The ink on the paper had not yet dried. He ignored it and spread the white paper flat on the table and read it carefully.
After reading the entire lawsuit, Zheng Yi collapsed on the ground in fear.
"Master Zheng?"
Out of worry, the officer called out softly, and Zheng Yi immediately came back to his senses.
"Get out, no one can come in without my order!" Zheng Yi waved his hand and said coldly.
"Yes, sir!"
After the servants left, Zheng Yi immediately closed the door, held up the only oil lamp in the room, and marked the deeds in the memorial one by one on the memorial.
After reading it five times in a row, no mistakes were found. Zheng Yi breathed a long sigh of relief. Only then did he realize that his back was soaked with sweat.
"Come, follow me into the palace to meet the Holy Spirit!"
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Jinling City Imperial Palace, the imperial study room is brightly lit.
The Emperor of the Rouge Kingdom, Zhao Dan, was sitting on the dragon chair. Beside him were Zheng Yi and other important officials in the court who had been summoned temporarily.
"Okay, this is our fourth-rank minister of the Rouge Kingdom and my southern governor. He has more than three million taels of silver and 23 million dans of grain. He is richer than me." Zhao Dan sneered.
When all the ministers heard this, they all showed fear on their faces, lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.
An old man in the crowd hesitated for a few seconds. He walked forward slowly and bowed to the ground: "Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to find out where the money and food came from. I beg your Majesty to hand over Wang Zhenchuan and his wife to the Criminal Affairs Department for interrogation!"
"Department of Criminal Affairs?"
"No, Your Majesty, these matters, Mr. Wang, have not been verified and cannot be easily handed over for interrogation. Emperor Taizu has said that ministers should not easily punish those who have not found out the evidence of the crime. This ancestral precept cannot be easily violated!"
"This matter is so strange. If we don't interrogate, how can we get the evidence? Let us keep working like this, waiting for Lord Wang's retainers to arrive at Jinling City with a large army?" The old man yelled angrily.
"It's ridiculous. There's no way to talk about this matter. It's completely Mr. Liu's own conjecture!"
Zhao Dan rubbed his temples, turned his gaze to the old man beside him, and asked, "Master Imperial Master, what do you think?"
The old man heard the words and walked to the hall. He pushed his hands and said: "I think it is inappropriate for such a large amount to be tried by the Ministry of Justice alone. Your Majesty should personally order Wang Zhenchuan to the court to be tried by a group of officials. Before the interrogation,
, the Twelve Guards of Jinling should be sent to seal off the Inspection Office to prevent Mr. Wang from colluding with the ministers of the DPRK."