Pampered Consort’s Acting Awards: 102. Take action

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==Chapter ‌Chapter 102 Taking Action==

The autumn wind rustled, and the emperor held a banquet to see off the second Mongolian prince.

During the banquet, the golden cups were filled with wine, and they danced with joy. There was a peaceful atmosphere. The officials in the DPRK tasted the wine in the cups and looked at the beauties in cloud clothes dancing barefoot. The carved beams and painted buildings behind them gradually turned into The flat sand is endless.

There may be a war.

After that day, the purple chrysanthemum first grew, the hibiscus withered, and the sky became as long as water. The Ministry of War has already prepared food, grass, and military pay.

The moon is getting rounder, and it is almost the Mid-Autumn Festival, and all kinds of mooncakes are already displayed in dim sum shops in the capital.

While every restaurant, brothel, teahouse, and divination stall in the capital were discussing the upcoming war, Xue Xiangyang returned to the capital from Xuzhou.

The lights outside Yangxin Hall are brightly lit, and Xue Xiangyang is waiting for the call outside.

Xue Shangshu rushed back to Beijing without stopping, the road was dusty, his eyes were full of fatigue, and a short layer of stubble had grown on his chin.

Eunuch Sheng opened the door and turned around: "Master Xue, come in quickly."

Xue Xiangyang frowned as he listened to the faint voice coming from inside: "I dare to ask my father-in-law, who is outside?"

Eunuch Sheng ‌‌: "Don't worry, Mr. Xue, there are Mr. Su and Mr. Lu inside, no outsiders."

No outsiders?

Xue Xiangyang glanced at Eunuch Sheng in confusion and moved his lips to explain, but in the end it turned into a sigh.

Xue Xiangyang walked into the inner hall, walked to the imperial palace, and handed the folder up: "Your Majesty, the physical evidence is here, and the person is still pressed by the Ministry of Punishment. You can summon it at any time."

Xiao Yu picked up the folder, nodded and glanced at it.

‌Suede Chu Luwei for engraving private seals and forging customs clearance documents.

The second report was that Chu Luwei avoided the court and traded with Qi privately.

Thirdly, Chu Luwei was accused of forming a clique for personal gain. During his tenure as governor of Xuzhou, he bribed local Futai Wu Xiang, county governor Zou Jiang and others.

Fourth accused Chu Luwei of corruption, accepting bribes, and using public affairs for personal gain. He embezzled up to 7 million yuan of silver every year.

In addition to Chu Luwei, there are also crimes committed by He Zhongyi of the He family, Xue Xiangrui of the Xue family and others...

Futai and Zou Jiang in Xuzhou each wanted to be spared, so they took the initiative to provide details. The witnesses were interrogated one by one, and no one had any objections.

In addition, this case involves a wide range of matters and should be handed over to Dali Temple for retrial.

After all, it was an errand run by the Minister of Punishment himself. The charges were clear and clear, and the evidence was conclusive. There was no serious crime of killing three barbarians, and he escaped the death penalty for the first time.

Xiao Yu closed the folding bag and said softly: "Su Qing, Xue Qing."

"I am here."

Xiao Yu dipped his pen in ink and quickly drafted an imperial edict: "Tomorrow, all officials involved in smuggling cases will be arrested, their homes will be confiscated, their titles will be confiscated, and their property will be confiscated, and they will be sent to the Ministry of Punishment Prison immediately. , if anyone disobeys, he will be killed without mercy."

"I obey my orders."

Su Huai'an compiled: "The minister resigned."

Xue Xiangyang‌: "Wei Chen resigned."

Su Huaian and Xue Xiangyang left the palace side by side, looking at each other in silence. When they reached the entrance of the palace, Xue Xiangyang took a deep breath, turned around and wrote: "Master Su."

Su Huaian subconsciously thought that this man was here to ask for a house again, "What is Mr. Xue doing?"

Xue Xiangyang solemnly said: "It's been three hours since Zishi. Xue has something to ask for today."

Su Huaian frowned slightly and said softly: "You and I have been colleagues for many years, so you must be so polite."

Xue Xiangyang clenched his fist and said, "I don't want to hide it from Mr. Su, but my brother and sister still have a baby in their belly. I will go to Xue Mansion later and hope that the people from Dali Temple will stay."

Su Huaian made a ceremony: "Don't worry, Mr. Xue, people from Dali Temple are guarding the door."

Xue Xiangyang: "Thank you very much."

For a moment, Xue Xiangyang suddenly turned his back and took a deep breath.

At that time, Xue Xiangyang held the imperial edict and led hundreds of officers from the Ministry of Punishment. That night, he rushed to various families and took away people, including the He family, the Mu family, the Chu family, and Xue Erlang, who had been imprisoned for trial early. Imprisoned one after another.

This case can be said to be the largest corruption case during the Yanxi years.

The most shocking thing among them is that the second master of the Chu family, Chu Luwei, a great scholar of Chu, was imprisoned.

When the news came out, the situation immediately exploded.

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Cining Palace.

"Empress Dowager, the big deal is over!" Eunuch Zhang was so out of breath that he returned to Cining Palace.

The Queen Mother Chu held Chu Tong's hand and said, frowning and turning around, "Did you just enter the palace or what? Why are you panicking?"

Eunuch Zhang‌: "Today at this time, Shangshu Xue personally led troops to confiscate the residence of the great scholar of Chu."

The Queen Mother Chu narrowed her eyes, but she was still calm and composed, "Who? Are you talking about Xue Xiangyang?"

"Xue Shangshu and Su Huaian, the young minister of Dali Temple, are the same people." Eunuch Zhang handed the secret report in his hand to the Queen Mother of Chu: "The Queen Mother, please take a look."

The Empress Dowager Chu took two deep breaths, unfolded the secret report, and said softly: "Are you going with the imperial edict?"

Eunuch Zhang: "Without His Majesty's decree, who would have the guts to touch the Chu Mansion..."

Chu family, Chu family.

A black shadow flashed across the Queen Mother Chu's eyes, her eyes closed, and she fell down.

Eunuch Zhang turned around and said, "Go and teach the imperial doctor!"

"Yes, yes, slave, go now!"

The autumn wind rustled and the shadows of the trees drooped. Xiao Yu was discussing matters with the important ministers. The door of the Yangxin Palace was opened. Eunuch Sheng bowed and said: "Your Majesty, there is a report from Cining Palace. The Queen Mother has just fainted. It’s over.”

The emperor slowly turned around and asked, "Has the imperial doctor gone?"

Eunuch Sheng: "Ningyuan has passed."

The ministers were as silent as cicadas.

The emperor wants to attack the Chu family. Everyone can decide whether the Queen Mother is dizzy or fake.

"Elders, please go back today. The Queen Mother is seriously ill and I have to go to Cining Palace."

The important ministers nodded in unison: "Your Majesty is well, and the Queen Mother is well."

Xiao Yu strode toward Cining Palace.

The emperor's footsteps came, and the eunuchs, maids, and doctors quickly dispersed.

Xiao Yu went to the back of the Queen Mother of Chu and asked softly: "Is the Queen Mother okay?"

The four eyes met, and the Queen Mother Chu's eyes were scarlet.

She half raised her body, looked at him motionlessly, and said bluntly: "The emperor personally took care of your mother's house. Are you afraid that the world will poke your spine?"

Xiao Yu raised his hand to reject the crowd and said: "This is the report handed over by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Dali Temple. I am the Empress Dowager Gu Nian for these four crimes of Chu Luwei. I cannot be an important minister." Face, it is in vain to consider the etiquette and laws of the family and the country."

Xiao Yu handed the zhezi in his hand to the Queen Mother Chu.

The Queen Mother Chu took it, looked through it, and murmured to herself: "The four counts are good, they are good."

Xiao Yu said again: "He has been engaged in smuggling trade from the local to the central government for six years. In the DPRK, he fought against dissenters and used power for personal gain. Does your mother know how much money Chu and Lu were embezzling? The year I ascended the throne. The tax revenue is not as much as the money in Chu Luwei’s house!”

The Queen Mother Chu's pupils trembled, as if they were broken into pieces, revealing a hint of fear that she had never shown before.

Parties are united and opposed to those who are different.

These four words would have called for great efforts when supporting him to ascend the throne, but now, they have become a crime for beheading.

The Queen Mother Chu changed her tone, from low to high: "The Chu family has been assisting Your Majesty for many years, but Your Majesty has no regard for anything and insists on using the old cases of the past ten years to put a knife to Chu. On your neck?"

"An old case ten years ago..." Xiao Yu turned around and put the account book behind Mrs. Chu. He said, "This is the account book of the smuggling trade. What year is it?" What month and day are written clearly and thoroughly in every stroke? If my mother wants me to take care of them, then who will take care of the court's laws and regulations?"

The Queen Mother Chu's body swayed, as if she had stood still.

The late emperor was afraid of the Chu family, so he allowed her to be pampered and childless. She tried every means to let Xiao Yu grow up under her knees, and easily pushed him to that position, just so that he could be given to her in the future. How much does the Chu family rely on?

What is this?

"That is the biological brother of the Ai family. He has done a lot for you. Are you so cruel that you have to kill him?"

Xiao Yu looked at the Queen Mother: "I have been extremely magnanimous towards the Chu family! If we were to investigate ruthlessly, the Chu family would be guilty of more than four crimes! This account book could be considered smuggling at the least, or smuggling at the worst. Collaborating with the enemy, in this case, I leave this matter to the Queen Mother to decide. Does the Queen Mother want me to take off Chu Luwei’s head, or she wants me to remove the Chu family’s plaque!”

Every word the emperor said was like a knife being thrust into the heart of the Queen Mother Chu.

Of course, everything has been said about mother and son.

The Queen Mother Chu covered her chest and her breathing was trembling: "The Ai family and your mother and son are together, even if there is no kindness, there is kindness, how can you...how can you... ...so heartless..."

Xiao Yu closed his eyes, and then said: "After all, my mother has raised me. I will support you for a hundred years, and that's it."

After that, he turned and left.