When Niu Yuan heard him mention the name "Hu Chonglian", he immediately remembered that Shi Zhengxiu had told him that a doctor from the Ministry of Industry, Zhongyuan, was planning to collude with the party members to embezzle the money for building the temple, and this unknown little man was exactly His name is Hu Chonglian. Although what he said seemed to be a long time ago, Niu Yuanyuan had the opportunity to get involved in this big event. Since he could get on this line, how could he give up? He immediately grabbed the topic, patted Xingmu and asked, "How long has this been going on?"
The prisoner was flustered: "Thank you, Prime Minister, it will take three or four months no matter what."
"Great!" Niu Yuan sneered several times, "You corrupt people dare to reach out to the emperor. After planning for so long...what can't you do?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry knew that this was his subordinate, but he was listening in confusion, so he was frightened and asked cowardly: "What is the matter that the Prime Minister is talking about?"
Niu Yuan smiled and said: "This matter has nothing to do with you, sir. It's just that you and I never thought that such a group of traitors would be raised in the imperial court! I originally heard Shi Zhengxiu's revelation that this person conspired with the minister, and brought another group of traitors with him. Minister Ban went there and planned to embezzle the money for building the palace, thinking it was absurd; but who would have thought that at the first trial here, there was corroborating evidence! However, the matter is still vague and needs to be interrogated in prison. "
Firstly, Shangshu didn't know about the conspiracy of his subordinates, and secondly, he didn't want to be implicated in it. He was very in favor of Niu Yuan's decision: "As a superior, I should make amends for my mistakes because I don't know. Don't worry, Mr. Feng, I will catch the traitor when I get back." !”
"This is not for me, but for the Emperor," Niu Yuanyi said sternly, "It depends on all of you sirs working together to capture this traitor!"
Gao Jizhi originally thought that he would not be able to stand up, but he did not know that such a change would happen. He was in a daze for a moment, and began to cry out in his heart; Ye Yongjia looked at the official minister suspiciously, wondering how his plan could go wrong; Hu Bu Zeng Liang frowned, realizing that things had become complicated; the Minister of Punishment took one snack at a time, eating a mouth full of grease, as if he was staying away from the incident; only Lu Zhixian's eyes turned white, his lips turned purple, and he looked like he was about to die.
Although they had their own agendas, their voices were surprisingly consistent, and they all responded to Niu Yuan: "As you command!"
When Niu Yuan heard this simple sentence, he smiled even more, clapped his hands a few times and said: "Okay, okay! Could you please come today and accompany Niu to try such a big case! After I finish the trial, I will It will bring peace to both the government and the public!"
The Minister of Works had just left the Yamen, so he summoned Hu Chonglian downstairs, tied him up immediately, scolded him, and sent him to prison. Niu Yuan knew that his identity was hindering him. In order to avoid trouble, he decided not to go to trial in person. He only ordered the governor to act on his behalf and ordered that Su Zongshan's name not be brought out in the trial because it was related to his eternal plan.
The governor gave the order to beat up the doctor of the Ministry of Works. The latter revealed the truth and testified with a seal, saying that it was a communication thing given to him by the minister, so that he could use it to communicate with the senior officials of the capital. After receiving the confession, Niu Yuan suddenly felt that "heaven and earth are united in all times", and quickly told Prime Minister Liu that he would meet with hundreds of officials in the hall, using this meeting to completely kill the hope of the old party.
Niu Yuan arrived at the middle hall with confidence. He opened the curtain outside the door and looked around. Seeing that everyone had arrived, including the Minister of Industry, he smiled slightly and thought to himself: 'This person is the key to turning defeat into victory', and then sat down on an armchair. .
"Everyone, Hu Chonglian has confessed everything," Niu Yuan said, taking out a neatly folded document from his arms, "This is his confession. Please read it, Mr. Ministry of Industry, and take a look at what is around you. people."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry had a stern look, clenched his fists, took the confession, gently opened it and read: "Hu Chonglian, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, confessed: The villain conspired with the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, deceived the superiors and concealed the truth, and found that The officials of the capital plan to embezzle the emperor's public funds for building the palace, and then we will share the spoils together... There is a seal that can be used as physical evidence."
When he read the end, his eyes were red and he was filled with indignation: "Where is the seal he mentioned! Please show it to me!"
"Here." Niu Yuan was holding the little thing in his right hand. He shook his hand and threw the seal to him. "Is there anything you want to say?"
The minister took a look at it and found that it was indeed the ministry's seal. He was already angry, but after Niu Yuan worked hard to fan the flames, he threw the seal away hard, turned around and said to his colleagues: "Everyone, that group of people formed a clique to attack the emperor! If not, If we uncover their behind-the-scenes instigators, I’m afraid the government will remain in darkness forever! This is what happened to our department, and I am willing to set an example and clean up these rebellious and rebellious subordinates without leaving a single one behind!"
This time, Niu Yuan interrogated the case in full view of the public, and the trial process was justifiable. Now even the chief official of the Ministry of Industry is so angry, how can anyone have any reason to object? They were originally afraid of the Liu Party's suppression of dissidents, so they sought refuge with Qingliu for self-protection. Now that they have a clear goal and will not affect others, it is like the sun suddenly clears from the clouds, and all misunderstandings are resolved immediately.
Gao Jizhi was stunned. He saw that the other party was invincible, but the people around him turned against him one by one and refused to recruit him, leaving him alone, as if he was just waiting for the enemy's cavalry to crush him.
He felt weak and sad, and his whole body went limp, and everything in front of him was spinning. Fortunately, he was a little more tenacious and forced himself to carry it through until the end of the meeting.
After he walked out of the lobby, he saw Tongpao Chen. He sighed and showed various expressions of helplessness in front of him. It seems that he already thinks that Niu Yuan has completely reversed the situation now, and even a shrewd person like Chen Tongpao can't think out of a hurry to save another life.
But after he complained for a long time, he found that Tongpao Chen just nodded with a smile, and there was no change compared to before. He sensed the weirdness of this person and began to feel a little scared. His expression dimmed and he asked with a sullen face: "Now that we are finished, who can we turn to for help in the world? How can you still laugh in such a situation?"
"Brother Yanda, ah no, Gao Shangshu," Tongpao Chen chuckled to himself, "Don't always think about asking others for help. It is said that it is better to ask for help from heaven and earth than from yourself. You can always solve everything by yourself."
Gao Jizhi flicked his sleeves and said: "Nonsense! So far, all I have to do is catch him without mercy, what else can I do?"
"To be honest, sir, when I was in the capital, I actually had a back-up plan. The reason why I haven't made my move yet is today."
"Backup?" Gao Jizhi's face turned pale.
