As soon as Lu Yun said this, many people were stunned and their eyes widened!
I never expected that this grain merchant had so much grain in his collection. Is this cellar really that big?
"You may not know, but the cellar I'm talking about is actually a huge pit. Under the ground, a large dark room was dug and a lot of food was stored."
"I was very angry when I learned about this last night. I immediately sent my men to arrest them all and also seized all the food."
"In addition, I also took the time to inquire about these businessmen and their associates."
"It also tells the truth, that is, they were actually stolen and robbed that night. It was just a drama they came up with!"
"In fact, after the food was robbed, it was returned to their hands. The people who robbed it knew each other."
"The reason why they did this has not yet been investigated, but one thing that is certain is that they definitely want to take this opportunity to increase the price of food and make the price of food higher, so that they can make huge profits from it."
"And this matter is definitely not something that one or two businessmen can decide. Someone must have done it deliberately!"
"Someone is instigating it!"
"..."
After Lu Yun explained the matter clearly, many people present were stunned. Their eyes widened. Even Taifu Liu looked very surprised.
I guess I didn't expect that Lu Yun would throw out the evidence as soon as he came up, and I didn't expect that he didn't just arrest people for no reason, but started arresting people after getting the evidence.
Liang Jing was very angry after hearing the news and patted the dragon chair in his hand.
"hateful!"
"Those businessmen are so hateful that they hid the grain and wanted to take this opportunity to raise the price of the grain. They also said that they had been robbed."
"My people have been looking for them for so long, but they finally said, these things have not been taken away!"
"Are you treating me like a monkey? Are you treating these ministers in our court like monkeys?"
Liang Jing was very angry. As the saying goes, when the emperor is angry, blood will spread for thousands of miles.
It was also the first time that they saw His Majesty being so angry.
Many ministers were frightened by such pressure and quickly knelt down.
Seeing them kneeling in rows, Lu Yun curled his lips and thought, "Weren't you very tough just now? Why are all of them so scared?"
Lu Yun didn't kneel down and looked very confident. He knew that after he said it.
The emperor would indeed be furious, and the ministers would be surprised. Who would have thought that a businessman could control the price of food?
"His Majesty!"
At this time, Taifu Liu also knelt on the ground with some trembling, "I never thought that these grain merchants could be so hateful, and dare to do such a trick to confuse everyone, confuse Your Majesty, and take this opportunity to raise the price of grain."
"But Your Majesty! After all, there is only one person who makes a mistake."
"It's just a businessman, why should we arrest all businessmen? This is not what our court should do!"
"One person is responsible for the responsibility, rather than joining forces and arresting all the merchants. Are these grain merchants all wrong?"
Liang Jing was stunned for a moment. He never expected that at this time, Taifu Liu was still trying his best to relieve these businessmen. Is his relationship with these businessmen really so good?
Or was there something he had to do?
"Taifu Liu, how can you be sure that these businessmen are not united together, how can you be sure that these businessmen are not supported by the people behind them."
"Who doesn't want to get a share of this huge benefit? Don't think that I don't know about this. It must have something to do with some people in the DPRK."
"That's all, Xichang has a bad reputation to begin with. Arrest all these businessmen and interrogate them properly!"
"Until they confess all the people behind it, until they plead guilty and accept punishment, then I will be able to get over this matter!"
For a time, many large groups hesitated.
To be honest, what Eunuch Lu did was a little excessive, but now that the evidence was conclusive, they had to re-examine which one was true and which one was false.
Perhaps this is the only way to arrest all the businessmen and let them tell the truth properly.
"His Majesty!"
Taifu Liu and a group of ministers behind him knelt on the ground again, and they shouted loudly.
"Your Majesty, one businessman made a mistake and arrested all the businessmen. Is this the pattern of our court? If the people know this, will all the people have to be arrested in the future, just because of one person?"
"This is a matter of principle. It cannot be used in this way. Unless there is evidence to arrest them all, Your Majesty still cannot let Xichang and this person named Lu do this."
"Your Majesty! If you don't agree, don't let all these businessmen go."
"We can't afford to kneel down!"
"We ministers have been kneeling in the main hall. We can even kneel outside the Meridian Gate. We want all the people to see how the court handles this matter and arrest all the businessmen!"
Liang Jing was stunned for a moment. Didn't Taifu Liu just want to use these ministers to threaten him when he said these words?
No, it can still be like this!
Incredible!
To be honest, Liang Jing was very angry that she, an emperor, would be threatened by ministers!
Taifu Liu was such a person to begin with, and he seemed to be unable to say anything.
What to do?
Do we really want them to kneel down?
However, once he is released, it is difficult for Liang Jing to guarantee that these people will be able to ask more questions or find any evidence. Maybe they will not be able to find out the person behind the scenes.
If food prices rise, this matter will continue like this!
At this time, Lu Yun snorted, "Taifu Liu, don't you think it's ridiculous? Those who had food stolen and robbed that day were just acting."
"But now you say it's just one company, is it really just one company? Aren't most grain merchants involved in this matter?"
"Taifu Liu, you are too naive, but if you threaten His Majesty like this, I have nothing to say. Since Taifu Liu has said so, I will let him go."
Lu Yun waved his hand suddenly and calmly.
The emperor didn't hesitate to make a decision. Lu Yun directly agreed. This was not in line with his character.
Originally, Taifu Liu and others had made a long-term plan, that is, if His Majesty did not agree, they would keep kneeling.
Let's see, who can stay in the end?
After all, Taifu Liu was an old man from the previous dynasty and had a distinguished status. If the emperor really allowed him to kneel all the time, then this matter would probably be serious.
