The door to the Xuanwu Lake Sect's archives was wide open. Under the watchful eyes of the civil and military officials of the court, no one had the chance to do anything.
Chen Ying even stood at the gate, personally watching the palace servants rummaging through the account books, eliminating any possibility of manipulation.
Just as Chen Kan was worried about him tampering with the account books, he was also worried that Chen Kan would take the opportunity to destroy the account books.
Soon, the account books of the Arms Supervisor in recent years were dug out by the palace officials.
Looking at the thick stack of account books in front of him, Chen Ying stepped forward and began to rummage through the account books. Finally, he found last year's and this year's account books from the stack of account books, then took them and walked towards Zhu Di.
Chen Kan didn't stop him. He wanted to see what Chen Ying's demeanor looked like after despair, and whether she was the same as those who were persecuted by him.
"Your Majesty, these are the weapons supervisor's account books from last year and this year. If Marquis Jinghai has hidden weapons, you can find out with just one check."
Chen Ying handed over the account book with respectful hands, but Zhu Di did not pick it up. He just nodded slightly to the eunuch waiting beside him.
The old eunuch took the account book and began to read it.
When they saw the old eunuch flipping through the account books page by page, Chen Ying and the censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate became a little nervous.
After all, whether Chen Kan can be brought down depends entirely on these two account books.
As time passed, impatience gradually appeared on the faces of the courtiers.
They didn't care whether Chen Kan rebelled or not, they just thought that the behavior of a group of people standing here stupidly was very stupid.
Chen Kan crossed his arms and had a faint smile on his face.
Of course he was confident that there was nothing wrong with these two account books. They were all stamped with the seal of the imperial court. What could be wrong with the account books that had been reviewed by the Sixth Ministry, the Cabinet, and Zhu Di.
The old eunuch checked the account books very carefully.
Careful enough not to miss any punctuation marks.
Less than half an hour later, the old eunuch handed the account book back to Chen Ying, then turned to Zhu Di and said: "Your Majesty, there is no solid evidence that Jinghai Marquis Chen Kan secretly hid weapons!"
As soon as the old eunuch said the words "no evidence", Chen Ying, who had just received the account book, was immediately shocked, and then her expression changed drastically.
He hurriedly flipped through the account books in his hands, and his expression gradually changed from confident at the beginning to panic.
"Impossible, how is it possible?"
Chen Ying quickly flipped through the account books and wiped the sweat that had unconsciously appeared on her forehead.
"It's impossible. Every batch of ordnance allocated by the Ordnance Supervisor has records. It's impossible not to have it in the ledger. It's impossible."
But no matter how he looked through the account books, there were no clues.
After flipping through the two account books, Chen Ying's face suddenly turned gloomy. She turned to look at Chen Kan and shouted: "This is impossible, absolutely impossible. Chen Kan, did you do something wrong? It must be you, yes." You did something, right?"
Chen Kan spread his hands and said with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Chen still hasn't learned to respect Shangguan. Mr. Chen, tell me, how can I do anything in front of everyone?"
"It must be you. You tampered with the account books, right?"
Chen Ying's voice gradually became hoarse, and then she started flipping through the account books again like a madman.
Seeing that there were no two account books, he rushed to the thick stack of beaten account books held by the palace servant and started to read through them.
Just turning over and over, the cold sweat on his forehead quickly condensed into water drops and dripped.
Because these account books are from previous years, Chen Kan's command of the army only happened last year.
The next moment, he turned around and gritted his teeth, looking at a group of censors who had turned pale with fear and shouted: "Why are you still standing there in a daze? You are all dead. Come find them quickly."
A group of censors woke up from a dream and hurriedly read through the account books.
Chen Ying flipped through the two account books again and again, but the more he flipped through, the more distorted his face became, and his heart sank to the bottom.
Seeing Chen Ying's furious look, Chen Kan saluted Zhu Di and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I didn't return to the capital until today's court meeting. Even if I wanted to tamper with the account books, I wouldn't have the time.
What's more, Xuanwu Lake is the royal treasury, and I have no authority to enter or exit at will, let alone modify the account books. I ask Your Majesty to clearly understand this and clear my name. "
Hearing that Chen Kan was the first to complain, Chen Ying immediately became anxious. She pointed at Chen Kan and yelled at the top of her lungs: "Chen Kan, it's useless for you to be the Marquis of the Empire to do such a villainous act."
"You must have tampered with the account books, right? It's you, it must be you. You were the first to bribe the palace guard guarding Xuanwu Lake and secretly change the account books, right?"
Chen Kan raised his eyebrows and ignored Chen Ying, who was like a mad dog. Instead, he continued to speak to Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, please punish Chen Yushi for falsely accusing Wei Chen."
Chen Ying did not give up and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, there is something wrong with the account books. There must be something wrong with the account books. I suggest you check the weapons supervision warehouse again. You will know how many weapons are left in the warehouse." , it definitely doesn’t match the account books, your Majesty knows it for sure.”
As soon as Chen Ying said this, everyone stared at him angrily.
The account books were inspected by the Ministry of War, the Cabinet, and Zhu Di himself. Now that Chen Ying is questioning the authenticity of the account books, she is questioning the Sixth Ministry, the Cabinet, and Zhu Di.
Noticing everyone's gaze, Chen Ying suddenly woke up and secretly thought that she was so obsessed that she dared to say anything.
Then he hurriedly handed over his hand to plead guilty: "Your Majesty, I am not questioning your Majesty, but this matter is of great importance. Since there is no record in the account book, it is also necessary to check the warehouse. Your Majesty knows it."
Chen Kan looked at Chen Ying who was already in a state of confusion with a half-smile, and said with a smile: "Why, Mr. Chen failed to falsely accuse me, so he wanted to divert your majesty's attention to the warehouse so that you can escape easily?"
As soon as these words came out, the viciousness in Chen Ying's eyes almost turned into reality.
However, the lethality of this look was worse than being bitten by a mosquito to Chen Kan.
Chen Kan continued: "Does Mr. Chen still want to falsely accuse Ru Shangshu of using power for personal gain, colluding with this prince, and sneaking away the ordnance while avoiding the supervision of the imperial court?"
As soon as Chen Kan said this, Ru Yu, who was standing aside, turned green. He hurriedly stepped forward to defend himself and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty clearly knows that I can guarantee that there is nothing wrong with the weapons inspection warehouse. Your Majesty, you know that. How can I have the courage?"
When Chen Ying saw Ru Yu running out to cause trouble at the critical moment, Chen Ying was so angry that she glared at him fiercely.
Zhu Di couldn't see the expression clearly on his face, he just watched silently as several people argued in front of him.
It wasn't until Chen Ying was forced into a corner that she slowly said: "There is no need to check the treasury. Since there is nothing wrong with the account books, let's let this matter go."
Chen Ying wanted to say something more, but Zhu Di's tone suddenly cooled down: "Chen Ying, although the Metropolitan Procuratorate has the power to report rumors, it is not a tool for you to eliminate dissidents. You should go back and take care of what happened today." Reflect on it. In addition, Chen Kan beat you today, and you falsely accused Chen Kan, so the matter is considered even."
Chen Ying's body stiffened, and she choked back the words that came to her lips.
The whole person seemed to have had his backbone suddenly ripped out, and his energy was instantly gone.
Zhu Di continued: "They are all the pillars of our Ming Dynasty. They fight to the death over trivial matters. Do you still take me as the emperor seriously?"
Zhu Di's words were serious. Not only Chen Ying, but also Chen Kan and all the ministers knelt down in a hurry and said in unison: "Your Majesty, forgive me, I don't dare."
Zhu Di waved his hand, and then looked at Chen Kan with waning interest: "You beat the court officials in front of the court today. Considering that you have walked all the way to the grassland, the merits and demerits of this matter are equal to each other."
Zhu Di's light words deprived Chen Kan of all his efforts on the grassland.
Of course, Chen Kan had no objection. As early as when he decided to return to Nanjing, he planned to use this credit in exchange for things from Zhu Di.
Because he took this credit in his hands, he was destined not to receive the reward he deserved.
In terms of official position, he is now a left-behind man in Beijing. There are not many third-grade officials of this age in the entire history. In terms of title, he is even more senior than a first-grade marquis.
He is only twenty-two years old now. If he is promoted, it will be flattering.
Zhu Di also knew this truth, so he made a tacit agreement not to mention the follow-up to the kidnapping back to Benshiyali these days.
Since it is a useless credit, it is perfect to use it in exchange for an opportunity to get into trouble.
After announcing the final result, Zhu Di did not look at the reactions of the ministers, but just kept to himself and ordered the palace people beside him: "Go back to the palace."
"Get off and go back to the palace!"
Zhu Di's escort gradually walked away. Chen Ying glanced at Chen Kan with a sinister look on her face, snorted coldly and planned to leave.
Today, he could be said to have stolen the chicken but failed to lose the rice. He was humiliated and humiliated at his grandma's house.
"Master Chen, stay!"
Chen Kan smiled and stopped Chen Ying who was about to leave.
Chen Ying paused, turned her head and asked with resentment, "What advice do you have, Lord Marquis?"
Chen Kan walked slowly to him and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I just want to tell Mr. Chen a little secret."
As he spoke, Chen Kan lowered his voice, and finally whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "The account book has indeed been tampered with, but you may not be able to find out."
"What?"
Chen Ying didn't expect that the secret Chen Kan was going to tell him was actually this. She shouted with eyes split open: "What a thief, you...you..."
"Pfft~"
After saying only half a sentence, Chen Ying was so angry that she spat out a mouthful of blood, and then her vision went black and she fainted.
"Ha ha ha ha......"
Seeing Chen Ying fainting from anger, Chen Kan laughed and left the scene.
Yes, the account books were indeed manipulated, but it was not by Chen Kan. It was Zhu Di who personally erased the records on the account books.
Chen Ying calculated everything, but he failed to calculate that the batch of ordnance was allocated by Zhu Di in cooperation with Chen Kan's plan to unify Liaodong and annex North Korea.
Let me ask, how could Zhu Di clearly record such an obvious handle?
Doesn't that leave hidden dangers for all the countries in the world to criticize the Ming Dynasty master?
