Chapter 245 Three Imperial Censors Confer with Duke Jiang and Chu Lingxiu

From the beginning to the end, whether he was meeting Chu Lingyuan or playing the Dengwen drum, Qin Luan used the term "court daughter" instead of "people's daughter".

Because in Qin Luan's heart, Qin Mingqi has always been the Qin Shangshu who served the country and the people.

The sound of the drum was far away, and many people stuck their heads out of the cracks in the door despite the snow to see who was playing the drum, but they could only faintly see a slender figure standing straight in front of the huge Denwen drum, despite the heavy snow. The sky was full, but it couldn't bend her shoulders even a little bit.

Not long after, some officers and soldiers came forward, rubbing their palms, and asked Qin Luan if he knew the consequences of beating the Dengwen drum.

Qin Luan nodded, she knew of course that those who sound the drum will have to go through ten rounds of punishment before they can have the right to redress their grievances. As the daughter of the guilty minister, she will have to make a life and death declaration again. After the case is restarted, Regardless of whether the injustice is redressed or not, one must pay with one's life.

At this time, Qin Luan was wearing snow-white plain clothes, and there was almost no blood on his pale face. The officer and soldier couldn't help but sigh softly: "In that case, then come in and get the board."

Qin Luan put down his drumstick and followed the officers and soldiers inside. He knew it was a dead end, but he still walked firmly and calmly.

Qin Luan has been waiting for this day for ten years.

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At the same time, above the court, the three supervisory censors knelt in front of the emperor with solemn expressions.

Scenes like this are not common, but not rare either. After all, the dead Yangling Marquis Mu Linyuan alone had enjoyed it twice.

"Your Majesty, I want to take bribes from the prince, plunder people's anointing, and even cooperate with Jiang Guogong and his son to abuse their power and suppress officials. As a result, many children from poor families have their talents hidden and their ambitions difficult to express. Such behavior makes it difficult for a country to be crown prince!"

As soon as the words fell, Manchao was stunned.

This is not the first time that the three supervisory censors have joined forces, but it is the first time that they have spoken such serious words.

The point is, they are jointly participating in the current crown prince and the only Duke of Chu!

The faces of Chu Lingxiu and Jiang Guogong, who were implicated, both darkened. The latter said coldly: "Nonsense! You are so brave to slander the prince and the prince without any evidence!"

Qiu Ming, who was kneeling on the ground, turned her head, her expressionless face full of solemnity, "How does Duke Jiang know that I have no evidence?"

After finishing speaking, he took out a few pamphlets and a stack of papers from his arms, turned to look at the majestic emperor sitting above him, and said sadly: "Your Majesty, these are the account books handed over by the prefects of Qingzhou, Ningzhou and Huaizhou. , which clearly records all the silver that has been sent to Jiang Guogong's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion in the past five years, which amounts to a total of 1.2 million taels! And these reporting letters were handwritten by the suppressed officials and those who were replaced in the past few years. Write, among them, the poor student who was replaced by the eldest son of the Jiang family and has now become the right servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. After studying hard for ten years, he gained a lot of knowledge, but in the end he could not escape Jiang Guogong's words. He was expelled from Beijing for cheating and ended his life. Mr. Jiang, how cruel you are!"

"Shut up!" Jiang Guogong didn't want to hear anything more from Qiu Ming, so he interrupted directly. Then he looked at the emperor and knelt down, "Your Majesty, I have been working hard for Chu and Your Majesty these years, not to mention dedicating myself to it. It can be considered that I have worked hard and hard. Now, now But I have been slandered like this by Mr. Qiu, please forgive me and give me justice!"

Duke Jiang Guo spoke calmly, but his heart was actually beating. No one knew better than him that everything Qiu Ming said was true.

But these things have been going on peacefully for so many years, why did they all suddenly come out? Who is going to mess with him?

If you want to ask who least wants Jiang Guogong's house to reconcile with Chu Ling, you can't find anyone except the fifth prince and his party.

Thinking of this, Jiang Guogong quietly glanced in the direction of Chu Lingyuan, and saw that the latter's face was as usual, and he looked magnanimous, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Just when Jiang Guogong wanted to look at Wu Liehou again, he suddenly felt something coming towards him quickly. Jiang Guogong subconsciously avoided it and heard the angry voice of the previous emperor, "Jiang Guogong, this is the evidence you want. See for yourself!”

Jiang Guogong picked up the account books from the ground and saw that they clearly recorded all the items that had been paid tribute to him by several states over the years. They were all valuable, especially the rarest dozens, which were now in the warehouse of Jiang Guogong's mansion. Inside.

The facts are before his eyes, but Jiang Guogong is still not ready to admit it, "Your Majesty, this account book must be falsified. I have never done such a thing. Please tell me clearly!"

Chu Lingxiu also stepped forward to intercede for Jiang Guogong, "Father, as a prince, my son has been in charge of government affairs and caring about the people for all these years, which is obvious to all the courtiers. Jiang Guogong is a veteran minister for several generations. If father is It would be very chilling for Erchen and Jiang Guogong to suspect Erchen and Jiang Guogong because of a few words from several censors and some account books obtained from unknown sources!

With Chu Lingxiu taking the lead, the officials from the prince's party immediately knelt down to protest against Chu Lingxiu and Jiang Guogong.

For a moment, half of the ministers knelt down.

The emperor's face slightly condensed, obviously extremely disgusted with Chu Lingxiu's wanton wooing of courtiers.

Chu Lingyuan took a step forward and suggested: "Father, the emperor and his sons also thought that the prince, brother and Jiang Guogong would definitely not do such a thing to harm the court. However, the three censors also said it with certainty. That's the case. , Soufu is the best solution..."

As he said that, his voice suddenly changed, "But if the prince and brother Jiang are innocent, what will happen to the three censors?"

This sentence seemed to be speaking for Chu Lingxiu and the prince, but in fact it intensified the conflict.

Qiu Ming didn't even think about it, "If our report is wrong, I am willing to accept the punishment from Your Majesty!"

Having said this, if Duke Jiang and Chu Lingxiu refuse again, they will inevitably be suspected of having something to hide.

Duke Jiang's heart sank directly, and he looked at Chu Lingyuan with a gloomy look. This kid was clearly forcing him to death, but he still spoke so righteously. He was indeed a brat brought up by Marquis Wu Lie, and he was as annoying as Marquis Wu Lie!

Chu Lingxiu was not very nervous. Unlike Duke Jiang, who loved treasures and couldn't bear to let them out of his sight, the tributes from below in recent years were either left outside the city by Chu Lingxiu, or hidden in Chu Lingxiu's private residence in the city, so Chu Lingxiu was not afraid of the emperor's search of the prince's mansion at all.

The emperor gave a direct order: "Wang Huai, send someone to search the Duke Jiang's mansion and the Prince's mansion inside and out, and compare them carefully with the contents in the account books."

Wang Huai agreed and hurried out to find the imperial guards to explain.

The emperor's eyes fell on the Minister of Personnel again, "Minister Yuan, you go and investigate the suppression of officials and replacements now, and make sure to find out the truth as soon as possible!"

Minister Yuan also went down after receiving the order, and the court fell into silence.

The emperor did not say to adjourn the court, but sat at the top and kept looking at the officials. The court officials could not help but feel nervous, fearing that they would be implicated.

Until half an hour had passed, the emperor still did not say a word, as if he was determined to find out the matter in front of the court officials.

The kneeling ministers had begun to regret it. If they had known that the emperor was so determined, they would not have followed suit.

After about an hour, Wang Huai walked in from outside, walked to the emperor's side and whispered: "Your Majesty, Jingzhao Prefecture Yin is outside to see you."

The emperor looked surprised, "Didn't he take sick leave? Why is he here again?"

Wang Huai glanced down, "I heard from Lord Lu that someone struck the Dengwen drum to sue His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Duke Jiang."

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