"Do you know you were wrong?"
Zheng Xiong didn't speak, and he didn't know whether it was out of anger or something else. He just hummed feebly.
It is better to say less, silence is golden.
Anyway, Zheng Xiong suffered a big loss this time and simply pretended to be dead without saying a word.
Eighty-year-old, Zheng Xiong's small body looks really bad, but it's good to be alive.
This is what everyone was thinking. Seeing Zheng Xiong in such a miserable state, they felt a lot more balanced.
He only lost a little money, but after Zheng Xiong came back, he got beaten twice in a short period of time.
Now not only did he get slapped, but he also lost his official position. Although his rights remained unchanged, he had no rank, so it was already considered a victory.
If Zheng Xiong is not completely defeated, the future is long, he has made a good start, and there will still be opportunities in the future, so he will not add insult to injury again.
Liu Qian felt proud in his heart. Seeing Zheng Xiong's miserable state, he felt a lot more comfortable. He quietly retreated behind the crowd and tried to be transparent.
Unfortunately, one wave comes after another.
Today is Zheng Xiong’s Good Friday, and Liu Qian, the culprit, did not escape.
Suddenly a person came outside the hall and reported.
"Your Majesty, I have this memorial."
After taking a closer look, it turned out that it was Zheng Shiyuan who had been promoted to the supervisory censor. He came in a hurry for some unknown reason.
Coincidentally, Zheng Shiyuan was outside the palace and it was not his turn.
As a result, Zheng Xiong was pulled out to play the game, and everyone happened to be watching.
After exchanging messages, they understood what Zheng Xiong had committed.
Regarding the matter of filial piety, Lao Zhu was punished and no one dared to say anything.
But Liu Qian, who pulled Zheng Xiong down, fell into Zheng Shiyuan's eyes.
Zheng Shiyuan, who was promoted to the position of Supervisory Censor, his job was to patrol for lawlessness and report on the news.
For the sake of his own performance, he also racked his brains.
But those who are easy to catch don't have any great achievements, and they have to share their achievements with others.
If it is difficult to catch, it is not a question of whether it can be caught or not.
The only big event in Beijing today is Zheng Xiong's gambling.
This incident also brought a lot of opportunities to the position of supervisory censor.
As the first official to be caught in gambling, Liu Qian was naturally on the list of supervisory censors.
This position is just right, and it has great achievements, so it is naturally the first choice for supervision.
What a coincidence, but something went wrong.
People who share the same ideals and serve the people wholeheartedly naturally have a feeling of sympathy for each other.
And since we are both from the same family, seeing Zheng Xiong being wronged, we naturally can't just watch.
He immediately stepped forward and reported the immature evidence he had collected.
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty."
Lao Zhu was very calm about Zheng Shiyuan's arrival and said calmly.
"Why can't you wait? Why are you here in such a hurry?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I saw the medical lord being beaten outside the palace."
Hearing this, Lao Zhu was very interested.
"Oh, you have something to say? Do you think my punishment is unfair?"
Zheng Shiyuan shook his head.
"Your Majesty is doing things that humble ministers dare not say anything about."
"I heard that Shilang Liu once instructed his wife to instigate Zheng Fuyin's mother. Wei Chen just collected some information about Shilang Liu and came here to hand it over to Your Majesty for your reference."
"There are many illegal things among them, and I dare not specialize in them. Please ask His Majesty to judge them."
Liu Qian's heart jumped into his throat when he heard that things about him were provided by the censor.
She was originally prepared to be a little transparent figure, but she suddenly stood out to everyone's eyes and was pushed to the front desk.
With a plop, Liu Qian fell to his knees and said to Lao Zhu.
"Your Majesty, this humble minister has been wronged, and I ask for your Majesty's warning."
Lao Zhu chuckled, his eyes sharp.
"It's unfair or not, let me listen.
After all, I should give you an explanation as to whether I am guilty or not. "
I haven't thought about how to deal with Liu Qian at first. Whether this matter is a big deal or not, as long as he doesn't admit the instructions and instigation, he can blame it all on Mrs. Liu. He just doesn't know about it.
Now Zheng Shiyuan's appearance has given Lao Zhu another choice.
"Zheng Shiyuan, just say what you have to say, but although your censor can report on the news, you can't make false accusations. If there is no evidence, it's better to just stand down."
Zheng Shiyuan shook his head slightly and said decisively.
"The evidence is there, but it's not around."
"It's not just that the undercover minister came out of nowhere. When Minister Liu was serving as the right minister of the Ministry of War, he worked hand-in-hand with the head of the Department of Motor Vehicles to work with his daughter."
"I often exchange bad horses for the good horses of the Ministry of War, and profit from them. I have made more than ten thousand yuan so far."
"As far as Wei Chen knows, he is also the mastermind behind the gambling house, and the opening of the gambling house is also related to this money."
Hearing the word Wan Guan, Lao Zhu's pupils shrank, and a chill visible to the naked eye filled the hall.
Lao Zhu asked in a cold voice.
"Is what Zheng Shiyuan said true?"
If the matter is not exposed, perhaps you can still quibble.
Zheng Shiyuan's confident tone, coupled with the fact that there was evidence, Liu Qian lost his sense of proportion and didn't know how much evidence he had.
The lie was on his lips, but he didn't dare to speak out, hesitantly.
"Your Majesty, I have been working diligently since I became the Minister of War. What Zheng Shiyuan said is purely groundless. I don't know where he got the evidence."
Lao Zhu was noncommittal about Liu Qian's answer. Anyone can be tough-talking. If he didn't come up with something useful, he would still have a sense of luck.
"Zheng Shiyuan, where is the evidence you mentioned? I will send someone to fetch it after you."
Zheng Shiyuan shook his head and said.
"Your Majesty, maybe it doesn't need to be like this. I have a ledger in my hand, which I copied from the family of the head of the Driving Department. It contains detailed information about his profit-making."
"Wei Chen has read it in detail and remembered it in detail."
"You can tell me that I know the details with Mr. Liu, let's see if they are accurate."
After Zheng Shiyuan finished speaking, he looked at Liu Qian with a pair of sharp eyes.
Liu Qian met Zheng Shiyuan's eyes and lowered his head guiltily.
Seeing Liu Qian's guilty look, Lao Zhu was almost certain that Liu Qian would not be able to escape his involvement.
Anger rising uncontrollably from his heart, he said in a cold voice.
"Liu Qian, tell the truth now. I can give your family a chance to survive. If it is verified later, you know what I will do."
What else can a person who kills without batting an eye have to do? It's just the difference between one death and total death.
Liu Qian was still hesitating, but Zheng Shiyuan slowly revealed the contents of the ledger.
"In July of the fourth year, I replaced the fifty good horses sent to Qingzhou Guard and received three hundred silver coins."
"In December of the same year, the Yangzhou Guard was newly established. The one hundred horses sent to the Yangzhou Guard were also replaced with fifty good horses, and they received three hundred silver coins."
"In the first month of the fifth year, one thousand of the ten thousand war horses that were urgently transferred to the north were replaced with ordinary horses, making a profit of six thousand."
The corners of Lao Zhu's mouth twitched, and the uncontrollable killing intent rushed towards his face.
It seemed that he felt Lao Zhu's murderous intention, or the details reported by Zheng Shiyuan gave Liu Qian an excuse that he couldn't defend.
Liu Qian was seen slumped on the ground, his eyes dull.
"Okay, okay, right under our noses, you dare to act like this, you really don't take me seriously."
