Ye Qing and Luo Guan were stunned. They knew who Cao Qing was talking about Bai Hei, and they also knew the one who ran away...
"Cao..."
"Shut up, it's none of your business. If you don't want to be beaten, just stand aside." Cao Qing shouted arrogantly.
"Cao Qing, this is a scholar..."
"Go away, he is my friend, how can I let him be bullied? If you don't accept it, find an immortal person!"
Cao Qing's shamelessness left Ye Qing and Luo Guan speechless. If they had such friends, would they still come out to find existence?
"My dear brothers, I have finalized this imperial drum today, and I hope you two can fulfill it!" Zu Shanhe said with cupped hands.
Ye Qing and Luo Guan sighed, and then gave up their positions. They wanted to teach Zu Shanhe a lesson, but who wanted Cao Qing to be there?
If the Confucian Temple can take care of this matter, then they can also watch a big show. It's a pity that the Confucian Temple will not take care of the royal family's affairs!
Zu Shanhe walked easily, and the guards did not dare to step forward to stop him, allowing Zu Shanhe to walk up the high building.
Just when Zu Shanhe reached the top of the building, a leader of the Forbidden Army appeared in front of him.
"Zu Daru, you..."
Before the leader of the Forbidden Army could finish speaking, Zu Shanhe stepped across the golden line.
Seeing that things had come to this, the leader of the Forbidden Army could only shake his head and leave. In fact, he really wanted to say that the Prime Minister was already waiting for him in the palace...
Zushan Crane held his hands together, and a ball of golden cultural energy turned into a drumstick...
"Boom, boom, boom..."
Three drums sounded, and the sound waves spread rapidly in circles, shaking the capital!
"The imperial drum is ringing! Zu Daru is beating the imperial drum!"
"It seems this matter is absolutely earth-shattering!"
For a moment, everyone's eyes were turned to the sky above the palace, because there, waiting for a while, an image that would be seen and heard will appear!
In the palace, the emperor was sitting in the Qinzheng Hall. Prime Minister Qu Zhongyi stood below and reported on the affairs of Northern Xinjiang and Southern Fengzhou. Six ministers stood on both sides, listening to Qu Zhongyi's report. In fact, the emperor and his ministers were just acting on the surface. Their main purpose was to The purpose is to wait...
Suddenly, the royal drum sounded...
The emperor was suddenly startled: "The imperial drum was beaten?"
Qu Zhongyi and the six ministers were also shocked at the same time. They had clearly arranged for the scholar to intercept, so how could they still be beaten?
"The Great Confucian Ancestor Shan He beats the imperial drum and asks to see His Majesty!" A loud voice came from the highest attic.
The emperor clenched his fists and looked at Qu Zhongyi, as if asking: "Where is the person you arranged?"
Qu Zhongyi's face was ashen. He also wanted to know why no one could stop Zu Shanhe?
"Bring it in!" the royal family ordered helplessly...
"The Great Confucian Patriarch Shan He came to visit..."
"The Great Confucian Patriarch Shan He came to visit..."
The eunuchs passed it on one after another until the sound entered the palace...
Zu Shanhe straightened his clothes, his awe-inspiring righteousness rising on the surface, and strode into the palace, heading straight to the Qinzheng Hall...
The door of the Qinzheng Hall slowly opened. Zu Shanhe stepped into the hall, bowed and saluted, and then took a step forward again, cupping his hands: "Zu Shanhe, scholar, pays homage to your majesty, and may I be prosperous!"
To explain, although Zu Shanhe was a great scholar, he had not entered the officialdom, so he could not call himself a minister and could only call himself a scholar.
"Master Zu, why are you beating the imperial drum?" The emperor sat above, his voice was dull but dignified.
"Your Majesty!" Zu Shanhe took out a stack of rice paper: "This matter is related to the strict official regulations of our court!"
Gu Yongnian was shocked!
He suddenly had an ominous premonition. Could it be that these people had guessed what happened in Northern Xinjiang? Or are these people already in possession of tangible evidence? However, no matter what he thought, he couldn't figure out what evidence these people had.
Qu Zhongyi looked calm. He felt that this matter must be about Beijiang, because now Beijiang's coaching change really can't hide much. At most, it will last a few days and then change back.
"Tao Lai!" The emperor looked at Zu Shanhe.
Zu Shanhe said: "This is a detailed report on the bribery and bribery of our officials..."
Zu Shanhe did not mention the official's name, but started talking about it when he entered Nanfeng Prefecture...
How did this person accept bribes, and how did he harm the local people...
He also colluded with the local wealthy family, changed his official position, and how he gave away the silver he received...
When he arrived in other counties, this person cooperated with the local county officials to extract money from those wealthy merchants.
What's even more outrageous is that this person used the emperor's order to carry out the desperate strategy, and almost all the male members of the family were summoned away...
Hearing this, Gu Yongnian felt relieved. He thought it was something about Northern Xinjiang, but it turned out to be so meaningless!
Qu Zhongyi's face on the other side was livid. He thought that this matter had nothing to do with him, but it turned out to be closely related to him.
Qu Zhongyi raised his head slightly and glanced at the emperor who was the same as him, and he understood.
Zu Shanhe continued: "This is the irrefutable evidence found by the lower class. This person is the inspector He Yi, and the person he bribed is in this high hall. I hope your Majesty will punish this matter severely..."
"That's nonsense!" Before Zu Shanhe could finish his words, Qu Zhongyi immediately interrupted: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen is really unjust. Wei Chen did not receive a penny from the corrupt official. I hope your Majesty will investigate."
Zu Shanhe lowered his head and revealed a playful smile. Before he came, Xu Que had already explained it in his letter, so he wanted to see how Qu Zhongyi would act.
"I already know this. The Prime Minister did not embezzle a penny, and he also handed over the money to the national treasury..."
Zu Shanhe was stunned, shouldn't it be Qu Zhongyi performing? Why is the emperor defending him?
"Ge Li, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, will report the accounts handed over to the treasury by the Prime Minister, and let our great scholar listen to them."
The emperor seemed calm, but actually his heart was bleeding...
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Prime Minister's accounts are here." Ge Li took out a stack of accounts: "On March 13, we collected 130,000 taels of silver and 10,000 taels of gold. On March 16, we collected 260,000 taels of silver and gold. Eight thousand nine hundred taels..."
As Gree read more and more numbers, Zu Shanhe understood that the matter was not that simple. No wonder Xu Que told him that these things could only kill Qu Zhongyi, but they could not hurt Qu Zhongyi!
"Okay, step back!" The emperor waved his hand and looked at Zu Shanhe: "Actually, Zu Daru cares about the country, and I know it. I originally thought of waiting for this person to come back before dealing with it, but I didn't expect this corrupt official to be so arrogant. There is no kingly law, so he really deserves to be killed!"
The emperor changed the topic and said to Qu Zhongyi: "Prime Minister, you are the head of the hundred officials. This matter will be left to you. Remember, we must deal with it strictly and give me a bright future for Dayan!"
"I obey the decree, my emperor is wise!"
As Qu Zhongyi shouted the slogan, the six ministers shouted at the same time: "My emperor is wise!"
Zu Shanhe shook his head slightly and smiled bitterly. Although he already knew the result, what he didn't expect was that he would see the face of this "virtuous minister" today!
The emperor naturally saw Zu Shanhe's slight movement. Although his heart was bleeding, he still had to do the superficial work.
"Zu Daru, do you think this is feasible?" the emperor asked.
"Your Majesty, although it is good to be punished by the Holy Judgment, I hope your Majesty will understand the style of official law in Dayan." Zu Shanhe bowed and replied.
"Zu Daru, you are so brave. Are you trying to teach His Majesty how to do things?" Gu Yongnian stood up and accused him at this time.
"I don't dare. I'm just a scholar. How can I teach His Majesty? I'm just talking about the hearts of the people." Zu Shanhe explained with cupped hands.
"Okay, Da Ru is sincere and I understand. Is there anything else?"
"Scholar Yuanju retires!" Zu Shanhe bowed his hands and slowly exited the Qinzheng Hall.
Seeing Zu Shanhe leave, the emperor turned his attention to the Six Ministers: "You have nothing to do here, all go down."
"Yes, I will take my leave..."
The six ministers saluted, and before leaving, they looked at Prime Minister Qu Zhongyi from time to time. They all knew that if this matter was not handled well, Qu Zhongyi, the prime minister, would be dead!
Seeing that there was no one else in the hall, the emperor said angrily: "Are these people looking for death? And you, you have obviously made arrangements, why would something like this happen again!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. It's all because I didn't plan well." Qu Zhongyi knelt down and replied.
