Zhu Biao was very happy to see it and even nodded in appreciation frequently. But after he finished reading it, he suddenly slapped these books on people.
He said angrily: "I just learned today that in the past, the people had to pay so many exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes! My father was considerate of the people, but he always did little corvee and low taxes. He would even rather plant tea in the imperial garden than take away a single thing from the people. As a result, my father What the emperor saved for the people ended up in the pockets of the officials in various prefectures and counties, right?"
"I am guilty, please calm down your Majesty..." All the officials immediately knelt down and admitted their mistake.
Zhu Biao's eyes suddenly widened and he asked again: "Officials in various prefectures and counties have been swindling the people's wealth and wealth for so many years. How can you ask me to appease my anger?"
Seeing that the emperor was furious, Qi Tai stood up quickly, took out a memorial, and said: "Your Majesty, although the Taxation Department did not levy taxes on the people indiscriminately, some people in the Taxation Department dared to assassinate the King of Chu. This is tantamount to rebellion. Please ask Your Majesty." Observe clearly."
Someone is going to rebel!
This matter was even more serious. Even if Zhu Biao was angry at the exorbitant taxes imposed on the people by officials in the past, he had to focus on the matter reported by Qi Tai.
Han Du lowered his eyes slightly and raised a smile at the corner of his mouth. Sure enough, someone wanted to make a fuss about the tax collector killing the guards of the King of Chu. Fortunately, Ye Fu was sensible enough to know that this matter was not trivial and reported it to me as soon as possible. Otherwise, if he is caught off guard, he will not know how to resolve the matter.
Zhu Biao glanced at Han Du secretly and saw that his expression was as usual, even with a smile. He immediately understood that Han Du was confident, and said in a deep voice, "What is going on?"
Seeing Qi Tai diverting the emperor's attention, some civil servants couldn't help but glance at Qi Tai gratefully. Almost all of these civil servants had served in various governments or as chief ministers.
On the contrary, those officials who came from academies were not worried at all. Some even looked at those people with trembling expressions leisurely, guessing which mansion this person was in.
Qi Tai took out a memorial, held it respectfully in his hand, and said: "Your Majesty, Jiangxia's tax collector promoted Ye Fu and encouraged the tax collector to assassinate the king of Chu in front of the palace of the king of Chu. Fortunately, His Highness the king of Chu was blessed by the emperor's great blessings, and he was lucky enough to be able to do so. Preservation. However, Ye Fu and others did not repent and continued to show off their power in Jiangxia. His Royal Highness the King of Chu is extremely aggrieved and asked me to report this matter to the Emperor and ask the Emperor to investigate clearly. "
Zhu Biao looked gloomy and said, "Send it up."
Wang Yue quickly went down and presented the memorial in Qi Tai's hand to the emperor.
Zhu Biao didn't need to open it to read, but he could guess that there would be a big write-up about the Jiangxia Taxation Department's promotion of Ye Fu and others, and it would even allude to Han Du's rebellion.
Sure enough, Zhu Biao opened it and took a rough look at it, and it was pretty much what he guessed.
After closing the memorial, Zhu Biao looked at Han Du and asked in a deep voice: "Han Du, the Taxation Department is under your jurisdiction, what else can you say?"
Han Du smiled and bowed: "Your Majesty, may I ask Qi Shangshu a few questions?"
"Of course, the court is a place of reason. You have to defend yourself." Zhu Biao retracted his hand, crossed his hands in front of his stomach, and waited quietly for the confrontation between Han Du and Qi Tai.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Han Du bowed and bowed.
Then he straightened up and asked Qi Tai in front of him: "Qi Shangshu, there is something I don't understand. Since the King of Chu has been wronged, why didn't he go to the emperor to report to the emperor, but instead asked you to do the report for the king of Chu? It stands to reason that , The emperor is the brother who King Chu grew up with. King Chu’s closeness and trust in the emperor are far more than anyone else. How come, King Chu found you? "
Han Du looked at Qi Tai with a smile, "Aren't you trying to frame me for rebellion with ulterior motives?" Then I will say that there is no clear understanding between you and the King of Chu, and there is even more suspicion of conspiracy.
Come on, let’s hurt each other! Anyway, I have a clear conscience, but you, Qitai... That's not necessarily the case...
"You, don't be slanderous!" The expression in Qitai's eyes suddenly changed. He really had no way to explain why the King of Chu did not report his grievances to the emperor, but conveyed it through his mouth?
Even after hearing Han Du's words, many officials looked at Qitai with some suspicion in their eyes.
"Your Majesty!" Qi Tai was anxious. If he didn't explain clearly quickly, he would probably fall first, let alone move to Handu.
"Your Majesty, the King of Chu's memorial is not for me, but for the Emperor. When I saw it at the General Administration Department today, I suddenly realized that it was of great importance, so I took it upon myself to present the memorial to the Emperor." Qi Tai is truly a talent. His mind was spinning very fast, and he thought of a countermeasure in an instant.
Even if he were beaten to death, he would not be able to admit that the memorial was given to him by the King of Chu. In that case, even if he had ten mouths, he would not be able to explain his relationship with the King of Chu clearly.
In contrast, although it was somewhat against the rules for him, a minister of the Ministry of War, to check the memorial of the King of Chu from the General Affairs Department, but as long as he insisted that he went to check the memorial of the Ministry of War, it would make sense.
Even if he was punished by the emperor for this, the punishment would be much lighter than colluding with the feudal king to plot evil, right?
Zhu Biao immediately turned to look at the envoy and asked, "Is that so?"
The General Secretary looked at Qitai's back with a confused look on his face, feeling very dissatisfied with dragging him into the water. But seeing that he had a close relationship with Qi Tai, the general ambassador still had the courage to help Qi Tai.
"Back to the Emperor, that's exactly what it is."
Qitai felt a sense of relief all over his body, as if he had heard the sound of heaven. Suddenly he became arrogant and asked Han Du, "Han Du, don't try to divert everyone's attention. The tax collector assassinated the King of Chu at the gate of the Chu King's Mansion. How do you, the Minister of Household Affairs, explain it?"
Han Du chuckled and asked: "You said you would assassinate him? Then I ask you, is the King of Chu injured again?"
Qi Tai was stunned for a moment, then said: "Although King Chu was not injured, he was the one who dragged down Emperor Hong Fu. A guard died in the palace of King Chu. Isn't this an attempt to assassinate King Chu?"
"How did the guard die?" Han Du asked calmly.
When Qi Tai saw that Han Du was interrogating him, Qi Tai became angry. He raised his finger and pointed at Han Du and shouted loudly: "The guard was beaten to death by a revolver. Han Du, you can't deny it!"
"So, where was the guard standing when he died?" Han Du ignored Qi Tai's anger and continued to ask.
Qitai couldn't understand Han Du's operation, but he knew that he could no longer be led by Han Du. So, he bowed to Zhu Biao and said, "Your Majesty, since Han Du admitted that the tax collector killed the guard of the Chu Palace, I think the evidence of the assassination is conclusive, and I would like to ask the Emperor for a sage judgment!"
If Zhu Biao is allowed to rule at this time, it will naturally be biased towards Qi Tai's purpose. After all, Qi Tai's reasons are more sufficient. Han Du didn't wait for Zhu Biao to speak, and interrupted with a smile: "Master Qi, the reason is unclear, and the Tao is unclear. You don't wait for me to finish speaking, and you want to force the emperor to make a decision. Is there something wrong in your heart? Don’t you dare to let me finish my sentence?”
"I act magnanimously, why do I have such evil thoughts in my heart?" Qitai said angrily towards Han Du.
Han Du's ears were numb from the shock of Qi Tai's voice. He stretched out his hand to rub it twice and said, "In that case, let me finish my words before asking the Emperor for a holy judgment!"
Zhu Biao smiled and nodded slightly, then said to Han Du, "Keep talking."
Han Du quickly raised his hands and replied with a smile: "Your Majesty, since that man is the bodyguard of King Chu, he will definitely stand beside King Chu. And the taxman uses a revolver. At such a close distance, if If the tax Ding* really wanted to assassinate the King of Chu? How could he hit the guard? At such a close range, with the accuracy of the revolver, it can be said that if the tax Ding wanted to assassinate the King of Chu, he wanted to hit him on the right chest It would never hit the left chest, let alone the guard standing nearby? It’s simply nonsense!”
Qi Tai looked confused when he heard this. What is the close range and what is the accuracy? He had no idea at all. He only knew that the power of the revolver was very great, but he had no idea what kind of power it was.
It doesn't matter whether Qi Tai can understand it or not. What matters is that Zhu Biao can understand it.
After listening to Han Du's words, Zhu Biao immediately frowned and muttered: "This... is indeed impossible."
"Your Majesty, the tax collector did not commit any assassination at all." Han Du quickly helped Zhu Biao make a decision.
Qi Tai suddenly became anxious when he saw that the emperor did not object to Han Du's words.
A thought flashed through his mind, and he blurted out without thinking: "Perhaps the guard stepped forward and blocked the blow for King Chu?"
Han Du burst out laughing and joked towards Qi Tai: "Master Qi is so confident? Can anyone block the revolver? Well, let's find someone who is the most trustworthy, Master Qi. Let's go out and try to see if there is anyone. How about being able to block it?"
Are you kidding me? Can anyone stop a bullet? This is not the world of martial arts. Even if you are a master of the martial arts world, facing this speed that exceeds the recognition range of the human eye, it is unknown whether you can clearly see the trajectory of the bullet, let alone block it.
"Han Du, stop messing around!" Zhu Biao reprimanded Han Du loudly.
Then he smiled and explained to Qi Tai: "Qi Aiqing, it is impossible for anyone in the world to be able to stop such a close distance. This would only be the case if the purpose of the tax collector was to serve as a guard, not the King of Chu." There’s no way to talk about it.”
"Your Majesty!" Seeing Zhu Biao's final word, Han Du quickly and solemnly paid his respects.
"My Emperor's Holy Ming~"
Some officials who were close to Han Du also bowed down. Following their lead, other officials who had nothing to do with themselves also followed suit.
Faced with such a trend, even officials who were close friends with Qitai also bowed down.
Qitai knew that this time he lost again. Even if he was unwilling to do so, he could not change anything. He didn't even make a fuss about the taxman's killing of a guard in Prince Chu's palace, because he knew that his attempt to drag Han Du into the suspicion of rebellion failed. Even if he made a fuss about the guards again, it would not hurt Han Du at all.
