HLnovel Chapter 586
Chapter 586
The reports that came one after another were like a violent storm, hitting the Donglin Party and representatives of the aristocratic families such as Lady Jia.
They knew better than anyone that Xu Shan had the audacity to publicly submit a memorial in this manner, which meant that this was already a done deal.
It’s no exaggeration to say…
Xu Shan not only had solid evidence, but also controlled the entire Suzhou Prefecture.
"What else do you have to report?"
"Your Majesty, Imperial Envoy Xu has already investigated the case of the withheld disaster relief grain."
"Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Jia Tianteng, secretly communicated with Suzhou Prefect Gao Teng, Associate Magistrate Jia Qingming, and Assistant Magistrate Hu Weitao..."
After the female official listed the sons of several noble families present, she continued, "They intercepted the relief grain distributed by the court and secretly resold it to the Japanese pirates in exchange for large quantities of sea salt."
"This caused a food shortage in Suzhou Prefecture."
'boom.'
Upon hearing this, Zhu Youwei's dragon majesty instantly overwhelmed the entire Fengtian Hall.
"Your Majesty, calm down."
Officials led by Lai Mingcheng immediately knelt down and shouted.
Hearing this...
Lin Ruopu was completely stunned by Xu Shan's combination of punches. He came to his senses and quickly knelt down to imitate him.
The more than ten representatives of the aristocratic families who came to the capital to file a complaint with the emperor were trembling all over.
Some of them were already soaked in cold sweat!
Salt tax is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and secretly communicating with Japanese pirates is a taboo.
Add to that the charge of 'treason'...
Any of these three crimes would be intolerable to the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty.
But now?
They took it all!
"Where's Jia Tianteng? Where are the others?"
"In reply to your Majesty, Minister Jia is ill at home..."
"Sick at home? Order someone to arrest him immediately. Once confirmed, I will exterminate his entire clan."
"According to the order."
'Plop.'
Just as Zhu Youwei finished saying this, Lady Jia, who had been so arrogant when she entered the hall, immediately fell down in the hall.
"Old Lady Jia!"
"Your Majesty, Old Lady Jia..."
"Take away her dragon-headed cane, and leave her alone with all her dignity, and don't wake up again."
"Otherwise, it would be an insult to the late emperor's reward."
"According to the order."
'Buzz.'
In fact, Old Lady Jia's health wasn't as bad as she appeared. Now that things had come to this, she was just looking for a way out of the palace!
At that time, we will use the incense left by Mr. Jia to make this matter happen.
But who would have thought that Zhu Youwei had no intention of letting her leave the palace alive!
At this moment, she couldn't help but recall what Xu Shan said in the Jia Mansion.
"The day the old lady enters the capital will be the day your time has come!"
'puff! '
She was just pretending to faint, but now the furious Old Lady Jia really fainted after spitting out a mouthful of blood.
When she wakes up from this sleep, it will be her next life!
"Disrespecting the elderly!"
"Your blood, staining the Fengtian Palace, makes me feel sick."
"Do you really think that I, being in the capital, know nothing about what happened in Suzhou?"
"I am an imperial envoy from the imperial court. I have sent a visiting card to the Jia family to investigate. I have asked a housekeeper to open the right side door and call Xu Qing in."
"Who gave the Suzhou Jia family the confidence to act so arrogantly?"
"And the Hu family and the Li family..."
"Just based on the witnesses and evidence that the Suzhou residents, merchants, and officials have brought against you, Mr. Xu ordered several ships to be delivered overnight."
"How dare you scold my trusted ministers in this Fengtian Palace?"
"Where's the face?"
Faced with the emperor's wrath and irrefutable evidence...
The representatives of the aristocratic families who went to Beijing could only kowtow and apologize.
This was in stark contrast to their arrogance when they first entered the temple.
At this moment...
Both Prince Ning and Lin Ruopu knew very well that Suzhou Prefecture could not be saved.
Even the entire Jiangnan region will be affected by it.
"Your Majesty, I, the sinner Lin Ke, know that my sins are grave and death is not a pity."
"But before being executed, I, the guilty minister, died denouncing the cabinet's chief minister, Lin Ruopu, for corruption, abuse of power, and selling official positions. The Lin family of Yangzhou even took advantage of a breach along the coast to seize thousands of acres of silted farmland."
"Every word I have said is true. I implore Your Majesty to conduct a thorough investigation."
'boom.'
The most fatal stab made Lin Ruopu unable to breathe for a long time.
"Your Majesty, the extremely evil Lin Ke is slandering and defaming people here because he was expelled from the Lin Family Ancestral Hall by Prime Minister Lin. He holds a grudge against him."