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The empress's mind was racing, and just now she looked at Zhao Wujiang, who greeted her with Yun Danfengqing's eyes, indicating that everything was okay.
As soon as she was shocked that Zhao Wujiang was so confident, she encountered Dugu Yihe standing out of the queue, holding evidence, which seemed to be detrimental to Zhao Wujiang.
This made her feel emotional and confused.
At the same time, many courtiers were confused. They had seen Zhao Wujiang at Dugu Yihe's residence and knew that Zhao Wujiang was on good terms with the Dugu clan. What is going on now?
Could it be that Dugu Yihe also took refuge in his lord... Zhang Tuizhi, the Minister of Household Affairs, was surprised and happy in his heart. He called out tentatively:
"Brother Dugu?"
"Old Minister Dugu Yihe wants to sue Zhang Tuizhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, for forming a clique to embezzle the state treasury for personal gain, colluding with foreign thieves to destroy the foundation of Great Xia!" Dugu Yihe clasped his fists towards the empress, with a strong momentum, and said in a low voice:
"I have evidence in my hands, and I would like to ask the emperor to take a look at it!"
The empress' eyebrows stretched, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She took the memorial that the eunuch in front of the palace had taken from Dugu Yihe, and when she opened it, she saw that it was densely covered with handwriting.
The courtiers suddenly became noisy and excited.
Things took a sudden turn, leaving them in a daze. They thought Dugu Yihe was going to list evidence of Zhao Wujiang's crimes, but they didn't expect that Dugu Yihe was going to sue Zhang Tuizhi.
At the same time, some courtiers with keen minds smelled something unusual.
If Zhang Tuizhi is overthrown, then the six ministers will lose two ministers in succession, and new blood will inevitably be added, and they will have a chance to be promoted.
And they also felt that a storm was coming, and the government had not been so turbulent for several years...
The Minister of Libu was the most delighted. He originally wanted to overthrow the Minister of Hubu and secure his position as the boss of the Shangshu Province, but he missed the opportunity to raid the residence of the Minister of War.
He didn't expect that a few days later, he would meet Dugu Yihe and file a lawsuit against the Minister of Household Affairs.
If he didn't have any big evidence, he would really like to jump out and make up for the loss of the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance.
But it didn't matter. He felt relieved that he still had a chance. Even if he couldn't produce any big evidence, he could still add insult to injury and kill the Minister of Household Affairs.
Many of the courtiers who were chatting and drinking with the Minister of Hubu yesterday wanted to stand up and support the Minister of Hubu.
But they stretched their legs, sighed and stood back.
First, because they saw Zhao Wujiang's eyes that glanced at him casually. The eyes contained a deterrent force that made them dare not move.
Secondly, it is Dugu Yihe, the head of the Dugu family, who is suing the Minister of Household Affairs. If they stand firm, they will definitely offend Dugu Yihe.
They could only comfort the Minister of the Ministry of Finance in their hearts to wish for more blessings.
Zhang Tuizhi froze on the spot, his legs trembling. He did not expect that Dugu Yihe was here to sue him. Looking at the thick memorial that the empress was flipping through, he kept swallowing and his breathing became rapid.
The empress flipped through Dugu Yihe's memorial, her brows filled with frost, like ice that lasted ten thousand years and never melted.
It says that the Minister of Household Affairs has repeatedly embezzled the treasury since she came to the throne. During the disaster in Yunzhou this year, she embezzled disaster relief money, causing hundreds of thousands of people in Yunzhou to starve to death.
This is just one of them, there are also bullying of men and women, seizing fertile farmland, embezzling money from the reconstruction of the west of the city, and so on.
The number of culpable crimes is too numerous to list.
"Bang!" The empress slapped the dragon chair, full of anger. She threw the memorial fiercely and threw it on the face of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance:
"Zhang Tuizhi, what can you say?"
Zhang Tuizhi picked up the memorial with trembling hands, and his face paled every time he flipped through the pages, which clearly recorded evidence of his corruption and perversion of the law over the years.
From the time to the location to the people involved, his crimes are accurately recorded.
This must have been done by Chen Anbang, it must have been! He roared in his heart that Zhao Wujiang must have obtained the incriminating evidence left by Chen Anbang after ransacking his home.
It's clear that you have evidence of guilt, why don't you make a deal with me? Why do not you say it? At this moment, the face of Shangshu Hube was gradually distorted, various emotions appeared on his face, and he kept shouting angrily in his heart.
Zhao Wujiang, tell me what you want. It’s okay if I give it to you. It’s okay if I beg for mercy. Why don’t you say it? The Minister of Household Affairs was shaking like chaff. He knelt on the ground and hesitated:
"One family... one family talks... Your Majesty... Your Majesty, one family talks!
Yes, Your Majesty, please don't be deceived by this. I am loyal to Da Xia and have devoted all my efforts to it. How could I do such a disobedient thing?
They must be framing me, Your Majesty, they must be, you must believe me, old minister! emperor..."
"Your Majesty is a saintly and benevolent emperor. If you are innocent, your Majesty will definitely give you justice!" The Minister of Civil Affairs stood up and said:
"Your Majesty, I believe that this matter must be investigated strictly. If Mr. Zhang commits adultery and violates the law, he will not be tolerated!
If he was wronged, we should also give him justice, so as to show the justice of heaven and make the court clear and clear!
The old minister suggested that Mr. Zhang be put into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment first and await interrogation! "
Zhang Tuizhi stared closely at the Minister of Civil Affairs, who seemed to be speaking for him, but in fact, he had suppressed his speech. Once he entered the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, he was destined to be unable to stand up.
The empress' eyes were majestic, she nodded and said:
"allow!"
