freenovelworld Chapter 637 Collusion with the Remnants
Chapter 637 Collusion with the Remnants
Chapter 637 Collusion with the Remnants
Sneak into Xie’s house?
Has the Lu family really become more capable?
Seeing Lu Xiao being taken away, some people became desperate and took action!
Emperor Qianwu waved his hand in annoyance: "Alright, you go down first. You have to trouble me for such a small matter! And you brought these junks to me, what do you want to do!"
As he spoke, Emperor Qianwu became somewhat angry.
Xie Jingchi was still the same, with deep eyes, looking directly at Emperor Qianwu without any hesitation: "I just want justice!"
*
Shortly after Xie Jingchi left, the arrival of Censor You Xianghong made Emperor Qianwu feel even worse.
"Your Majesty, after investigation, I have found that Xie Jingchi, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, accepted bribes, bent the law for personal gain, and judged many unjust cases. In the fifteenth year of Tianyuan, Mr. Xie accepted a pair of white jade porcelain vases with plum patterns..."
Emperor Qianwu looked at him with an unclear expression, and became more interested in setting up a supervisory agency.
The dignified Censor-in-Chief was actually in cahoots with the Lu family.
I don't know whether he was being used by someone and became the first one to stand out, or whether he was wearing the same pants as others and wanted to bring down Xie Jingchi.
"A white jade porcelain vase with plum pattern?" Emperor Qianwu asked in an ambiguous tone.
You Xianghong's heart tightened, and he couldn't figure out the emperor's thoughts. After all, Emperor Qianwu's attention was not on the case behind, but on the so-called porcelain vase.
This is……
"Go on." Emperor Qianwu said in a deep voice, but the pair of jade bottles that Xie Jingchi despised so much appeared in his mind.
You Xianghong talked a lot and handed over two account books. Emperor Qianwu flipped through them hastily, making them seem like the real thing.
He tried to guess the emperor's thoughts, but he couldn't figure out what Emperor Qianwu was thinking, and he was extremely nervous for a while.
"Your Majesty, I think... this matter also needs to be thoroughly investigated. However, the court has been turbulent recently, and Luo State has taken advantage of the situation to invade. This is indeed a situation of internal and external troubles."
Emperor Qianwu sneered: "You also know that there are internal and external troubles."
You Xianghong's heart tightened, he had a bad feeling, it seemed that the Queen and the Third Prince still underestimated the status of Xie Jingchi in His Majesty's heart.
"Is there anything else? If not, please step down." Emperor Qianwu's voice was calm.
You Xianghong said, "I think we should temporarily put aside the two cases of the Lu family and concentrate on dealing with the Luo army. In addition, Mr. Xie's case is questionable, and I think we still need to collect evidence and investigate."
Emperor Qianwu sneered: "Hasn't Yushi You already investigated it clearly?"
You Xianghong was sweating profusely: "Your Majesty..."
"Go out." Emperor Qianwu put aside the secret letter and account book handed over to him. How stupid must Xie Jingchi be to be caught by him like this.
How ridiculous!
Emperor Qianwu really couldn't be happy. When he thought about the fact that the Lu family now controlled the court to such an extent, he always wondered if he was getting old.
If not, how could it have come to this?
Could it be that he really favored the Lu family too much? Emperor Qianwu closed his eyes and thought of the faces of Lu Xiao, Lu Qing and others, and felt disappointed.
Looking at You Xianghong's back as he left the study, Emperor Qianwu's face turned grim.
This family is prosperous and filthy everywhere, and chaos is rampant during its heyday. It's ridiculous that some people go to such great lengths to cover up his eyes. It's really hateful!
"Li Yun, how is the person I asked you to find going?" Emperor Qianwu's eyes were gloomy.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, we found six people in total, three of whom have good martial arts skills and are not inferior to ordinary guards." Li Yun said respectfully.
"Oh?" Emperor Qianwu immediately became interested.
"One is the descendant of a criminal, who was implicated and castrated and sent to the palace. Another is a martial artist who was deceived and sold into the palace. The third's family used to run an escort agency, and he practiced martial arts since he was young. Because he got into trouble, his father died early, and his family was left with an orphan and a widow, so he sold himself into the palace..."
Li Yun spoke cautiously, waiting for Emperor Qianwu's decision.
After hearing this, Emperor Qianwu first eliminated the martial artist who was deceived and sold into the palace.
What good would such a fool do even if he had martial arts skills? Not to mention being able to do things for himself?
In comparison, the descendant of a traitor and the son of the escort agency are more suitable, but the background of the descendant of a traitor needs to be investigated in detail to prevent him from harboring hatred towards him and being disloyal.
"Today's morning court session is over. I have secretly arranged for these six people to meet me."
Once Emperor Qianwu had made up his mind, he could not stop. In addition to the censors in the court, he also needed his own eyes to supervise the officials and collect intelligence for him.
After much thought, this person decided that being a eunuch in the palace would be the best option.
Eunuchs have no descendants and no family background, so their greatest reliance can only be themselves, and all honor, disgrace, rise and fall depend on themselves.
Such people are naturally the most loyal to themselves.
What's more, the civil officials in the court prided themselves on being upright and the military generals on being masculine. To be honest, I'm afraid none of them would be willing to be with the eunuchs.
Thinking in this way greatly reduces the risk of forming cliques for personal gain.
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It was not until the morning court session that Emperor Qianwu finally sat firmly in his seat.
The court then launched a round of debate on the Luo Kingdom's attack on Yancheng, the Lu family's embezzlement and forgery of official silver for disaster relief, and the empty payroll during the Lushan Battle.
Everyone expressed their opinions, but as long as Emperor Qianwu did not make a statement, the debate would continue. However, all the arguments were about the same old stuff, with nothing new.
Emperor Qianwu sat at the top with a cold look, watching the reactions of the officials without changing his expression.
It wasn't until everyone seemed a little tired that they finally fell silent.
Emperor Qianwu sneered: "Speak? Why don't you say anything? I haven't seen such a lively scene in a long time."
Shen Jingchuan shrank his neck and said nothing. He also participated in a few words in the morning court today. It was true that sending troops to the battle would require a lot of money.
Moreover, His Majesty secretly used a large sum of money two days ago. Now that the war is going on and the treasury is tight, he really has no other choice...
But he had no choice but to say it. He couldn't let down the Qingyuan Marquisate and tens of thousands of soldiers. If the military supplies couldn't keep up, he would be a sinner for all eternity!
Emperor Qianwu shouted coldly, "Do you have anything else to say? If not, then leave the court!"
At this moment, Lu Lun, the Imperial Censor in the Palace, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Old Lord Zhao's heart tightened and his eyes were burning: Here it comes.
"I caught a few traitors a few days ago. After a strict interrogation, I found that the Qingyuan Marquisate was still colluding with the remnants of the Fourth Prince and had evil intentions!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Zhao said angrily: "That's nonsense, Lord Lu, you have to provide evidence when you speak!"
Zhao Dechuan also responded: "That's right, Lord Lu is making empty accusations at this time, is he trying to shake the morale of the army?"
Lu Lun said calmly, "Your Majesty, the two rebels are now in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. According to the confession of one of them, the Qingyuan Marquis's Mansion is practicing witchcraft. There is a puppet buried under the old banyan tree in the mansion!"