Yu Zhengde carried the enemy to the palace gate, confessing loudly all the way: He had accepted Liu He's 10,000 taels to say good things about Wu Yuchu's transfer back to the capital, but he really didn't know that the Wu family dared to accept Beiling's 50,000 taels.
When he arrived at the palace gate, he saw that Wu Yuchu and his wife had received fifty thousand taels of silver from Beiling, blowing to every corner of the capital like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
Not long after he entered the palace, a fire broke out in a small courtyard in the city. When everyone was putting out the fire, they discovered that there were clay pots under the bed, and the pots were filled with white silver.
When the fire was extinguished, the silver was brought out, which was exactly fifty thousand taels.
Some well-informed merchants recognized the Beiling clan emblem on the silver. Soon someone shouted, "This must be the 50,000 taels that Wu Yuchu received at that time. Let's go to the government office to check. This is Is the courtyard the property of the Wu family?"
"I'll go." A young man dressed as a student raised his hands high.
There happens to be an elder in his family who works in the government office.
"We will go with you." Another student responded and said to the others, "If this small courtyard is indeed the property of the Wu family, then this money is the money they got from betraying the country and framing Zhongliang. Please help to look after it. "
"It's finally peaceful in the world, but a dog official dares to bring harm to the country. You can go ahead, we will definitely keep an eye on the money and wait for the officials to come."
An older man spoke up first.
The founding of the Wei Dynasty was only thirty years ago. Those who are slightly older have experienced previous troubled times and cherish peace and stability.
Several elders as old as him hurriedly echoed.
What happened here quickly reached the ears of the people guarding the palace gate, and everyone swarmed into the small courtyard.
Official duties come quickly, but King Rong comes even faster.
And his people quickly found out that this small courtyard was indeed a property purchased by Mrs. Wu Liu He.
unambiguous evidence.
Everyone was filled with indignation.
King Rong immediately went to the Ministry of Punishment in person and asked the Ministry of Punishment to interrogate Liu He publicly, and the people followed him in droves.
In the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
Liu He was taken to the interrogation room, and two officers roughly tied him to a wooden stake.
Xie Shen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, who was sitting in front of the case, said coldly, "Liu He, who ordered you to collude with Beiling and murder the National Guard Army? Recruit them truthfully, otherwise don't blame me for serving you with a heavy punishment."
These words were like a basin of ice water, pouring down on his head, and Liu He was shaken to his wits.
Even after seeing those scenes, she still had some illusions in her mind, but Xie Shangshu's words completely shattered her illusions.
It also pushed her hatred towards the Queen to its peak.
She had never admitted that she was responsible for the incident at Huangshaling. Xie Shangshu immediately confirmed that she was responsible for the incident. What he needed her to explain was to identify Yu Zhengde.
Once she was told, she would no longer have any value in living.
"You are so cruel." Liu He laughed bitterly.
She schemed against many people and did many bad things, but she was loyal to the queen.
But the queen regarded her life as nothing.
She bit her mouth tightly.
"Liu He, tell me honestly, who instigated you to do all this." Xie Shangshu frowned deeply, looking unhappy.
He had just received news from the queen that he needed to quickly get Liu He's testimony identifying Yu Zhengde, otherwise he might cause trouble.
However, Liu He remained silent and just stared at him coldly.
"Execution."
Xie Shen was anxious, and his eyes showed impatience.
He also just found out that the incident at Huangshaling was actually done by the Queen. The Queen was his sister and the daughter of the Xie family. The Xie family and her were both prosperous and devastated.
What's more, if the queen is involved in this matter, it will be detrimental to the prince.
As soon as Xie Shangshu gave the order, an official came forward with instruments of torture.
"Wait a minute."
Shi Yu was supported by Dong Zang and entered the interrogation room. He looked at Xie Shen and said, "Mr.
This matter has caused outrage among the people. I have asked Marquis Anyuan and the Young Minister of Dali Temple to report to Your Majesty on my behalf, requesting that Liu He be interrogated in public. In view of the anger of the people, I also ask Your Excellency to be patient and wait for His Majesty's decree. "
Xie Shen received the letter from the queen and rushed to the Ministry of Justice. He didn't know that the fifty thousand taels of silver had been discovered, so he immediately looked at his entourage who wanted to stop Shi Yu but failed to do so.
Seeing his relatives, he nodded.
He suddenly felt bad. When he came to the Ministry of Punishment, he told someone to impeach Yu Zhengde in front of the emperor on the grounds that he had accepted money from Beiling people.
By then, coupled with Liu He's testimony, the Huangshaling incident will be pinned on Yu Zhengde.
Now that the silver in Beiling has been discovered, there is no way to throw dirty water on Yu Zhengde.
He twisted the testimony written in his sleeve. He had originally given it to Liu He after he had been tortured. Now that King Rong was involved, how could he still give in and succeed?
His eyes darkened, "I understand that the prince and General Wei have a deep brotherly relationship, and they will definitely find the person who really harmed General Wei. Don't worry, the prince."
He sighed again and said pitifully, "My cousin is in poor health. This prison is not a good place. If the condition becomes serious, my aunt should blame my cousin for not taking good care of you.
My cousin should go back first. I will tell you the results as soon as possible. "
He tried to play the emotional card and coax Shi Yu away, but also to remind Shi Yu that he was the son of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother belonged to the Xie family, and they should be a family.
"No problem, I have a pure mind and am not afraid of evil spirits." Shi Yu found a chair and sat down, "If Mr. Xie really feels sorry for me, you can take him out.
After all, he had to go to the lobby for public interrogation, but it was only a matter of time. There were many people waiting outside. "
"Your Majesty, trying a case is child's play." Xie Shen's face turned cold when he saw that he didn't like her at all.
But my heart was extremely anxious, thinking about how to get rid of Shi Yu, the god of plague.
But how could Shi Yu let him get his wish? He had personally seen Wei Qingyan bustling around and creating the current situation, so how could he relax even a little bit.
Therefore, Xie Shen tried his best to talk, but Shi Yu remained lazily leaning on the chair without even raising his eyelids.
Until, Du Xueyi and Gong Mingcheng came with the emperor's decree.
Also following was the current prince, Shi Mingxi.
Xie Shen had no choice but to take the person to the lobby outside with a dark face and interrogate him in public.
The prince had the same dark face as him. He didn't like the emperor being forced by Shi Yu and the people.
In his view, the imperial power was supreme. His father was the emperor, and the emperor's authority was sacred and inviolable. How could he be coerced by others?
His half-lidded eyes glanced coldly at the people surrounding them, with a chilling chill.
When he heard Liu He say that the real mastermind behind the Huangshaling incident was the Queen, the murderous intent in his eyes turned into reality, he clenched his fists and scolded, "Don't talk nonsense."
Now that Liu He had spoken, he had no way out and said loudly, "The Queen used the lives of my children to blackmail us into obeying her orders. When I was imprisoned, she also used the lives of my children to blackmail me into biting the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. Yu Zhengde.
This matter was done by us and my wife, and no one of my children was involved, nor did they know the inside story. If anything happened to them, it was the Queen who did it. "
She knew she had no chance of survival and just hoped these words could save her children.
She shouted to the sky again, "Your Majesty, the evil done by the Queen is far more than that. The concubine Donggong Shu and her two children were also killed by the Queen. The sinful woman knows where the children are. Please allow the sinful woman to do so." Tell me face to face when you enter the palace..."
Before she could finish her words, a pair of slender, cold-white hands held her neck, and the person asked in a trembling voice, "Where is the child?"
