Chapter 226: The Black-Faced Emperor
After several people finished speaking in turn, Emperor Shengde's face was already dark.
Dignified Kyoto, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, he sent heavy guards to patrol, hundreds of officials, big and small, and now, hehe, he actually let that thief commit crimes under his nose.
Stealing forbidden drugs, poisoning and murdering his people, well, very good!
"The grass people have checked many times, and the grass roots brought back by the county lord from the mountain that day are the misty grass, and the emperor can send someone to compare them." Pu Yuan served the misty grass.
"The minister's sister also felt curious that day, so let people look for it and found this thing, I vaguely remember that I once seemed to have seen it with the imperial brother, and then this happened, Pu Yuan came to find the minister's sister, and the minister's sister remembered." The lord of Ankang County pointed at those civil and military officials, "Yesterday, the minister's sister was attacked halfway because of this grass, fortunately, the minister's sister was ready to hand over the evidence to General Bai in advance, and she was afraid that other people would be attacked by gangsters like her sister, so she specially asked General Bai to help protect her." I also ask the royal brother to forgive the sin of unauthorized use by his courtiers. β
Hmph, damn thief, she wasn't so anxious to face the saint in the first place, but they couldn't wait to do it to her, is she such a good bully for the county lord of Ankang?! If you want to fight her, well, come on!
"Ankang, you're doing a great job." Emperor Shengde looked around at his ministers, and then slapped the table hard, causing the old eunuch who was serving beside him to tremble. "Say! Who is it! Stand up for me! β
"The emperor is angry."
"Father's anger is at ease."
The Son of Heaven was angry, and everyone knelt.
"I want you to give me an explanation, or you will all kneel for me!"
"The minister has something to say." In the middle of the crowd, a minister kneeling in the back row stood up and spoke after receiving permission. "As the county lord said, the forbidden medicine was found under the peach tree in Momoyama, and the minister thought that the person who planted the peach tree should be interrogated to find out the reason."
"The minister disagrees with Lord Ji's point of view, the peach tree planted in Taoshan is the order of the Queen Mother, isn't it disrespectful to the Queen Mother? Besides, all the ministers present should have planted peach trees in Momoyama, and according to what Lord Ji said, shouldn't everyone be thoroughly investigated? β
"The body is not afraid of the shadow, if you haven't done it, why be afraid of being searched." Master Ji faced Emperor Shengde, "In order to thoroughly investigate this thief, the minister is willing to be the first to be investigated!" β
"The minister seconded the proposal."
"The minister objected."
Emperor Shengde didn't say anything, staring coldly at the hall where the pot was exploding, like a vegetable market, those high-ranking ministers blamed each other one by one.
"Bai Qing, what do you think?"
Bai Ziqi frowned, he was not involved in any partisanship, but he had his ideas. "This matter can be big or small, but it involves hundreds of lives, and the minister thinks it needs to be thoroughly investigated."
"Erchen also thinks that it can be thoroughly investigated, for the sake of his father's reputation, the queen mother will definitely not mind." The fifth prince smiled at Bai Ziqi and stepped forward.
"Where's Guogong?"
The high-crowned middle-aged man standing in the most conspicuous position in the first row on the left side kept his eyes half-closed and said nothing, until he was named, he opened his eyes and raised his head half-lazily. "I have no opinion."
"Guogong's words are interesting, this is no opinion, do you agree with a thorough investigation or disagree?" The county lord of Ankang will not let him go, he is the number one suspect. "I don't think I agree."
"What does this mean, county lord?" It's still an unhurried tone, but you can hear the threat in it.
"Brother Huang, I just said that it was because of a lady that the courtiers were suspicious, this lady was poisoned by the misty grass and hallucinated, but after returning home, she was cured within a few hours." The county lord of Ankang walked in front of Yu Guogong, "I don't know how the doctor of the Guogong Mansion has such great ability, and what kind of elixir is used to make ****** recover so quickly, why don't you share it and let the chief of the Tai Hospital have a long insight?!" β
Yu Guogong's eyelids jumped, "I don't know about this matter, Saint Mingjian, I haven't been home for many days, and I just learned from the county lord what happened to the cheap inside." β
The old horseman, it's fast. "Just ask someone to ask."
"Compared with the old man, it seems that the county lord knows more about the situation in my mansion?"
Just when the two of them were at a stalemate, suddenly the old eunuch whispered to Emperor Shengde, and Emperor Shengde's face moved slightly. "Don't quarrel, let Qin Moshu enter the hall."
"Qin Moshu? Brother Huang, who is that? The county lord of Ankang was puzzled, why did he suddenly see an unknown junior, but Yu Guogong turned around and looked out of the door, and saw the slender figure of the person who came, and his eyes were secretive.
"Minister Qin Moshu pays a visit to the emperor."
"Get up." Emperor Shengde suddenly smiled and pointed at him, "Ankang, look at it." β
The county lord of Ankang took a closer look, this child was handsome and extraordinary, some familiar but some naΓ―ve, until Qin Moshu smiled faintly at her and revealed two shallow dimples, she was suddenly surprised. "It's Ashu?"
She immediately turned her head to look at the silent Yu Guogong, and sneered in her heart, "Ashu, you're back." β
"The county lord is well." Qin Moshu knew that all the people were curious about him at this time, and only one person was dissatisfied with his appearance, but he still came back after all.
He arched his hand towards the Duke of Yuguo, "Qi Qi Sheng, the minister has other important things to play about the poison of Taoshan Mountain." β
"You say."
"A few days ago, the minister was ordered to preside over the trial of the robbery of the tribute, and with the cooperation of the two white lords, we found this thing." Present the brocade box.
Emperor Shengde opened the box, glanced at it, and then said coldly. "Anything else?"
"The minister investigated all the ministers in the capital who had access to this thing." Qin Moshu pointed out the names of several people, and under the gaze of Emperor Shengde, all of them were in a cold sweat. "Although these adults are suspicious, there is no possibility of doing anything."
"There are not a few people who need to rob the tribute, and the amount of misty grass on Peach Mountain is just right." Qin Moshu's appearance undoubtedly ignited Emperor Shengde's anger to the highest point. "The minister suspects that the person who robbed the tribute is related to the person who poisoned Momoyama, and may even be the same person."
"Check! Check it out for me! The brocade box in Emperor Shengde's hand was smashed out by him and fell heavily to the ground, and the delicate brocade box touched the hard white jade ground and immediately shattered into several pieces, exposing it to everyone along with the contents in front of everyone.
"I ordered you to be the chief judge, investigate the two cases together, and deploy personnel at your disposal, and catch this mastermind for me at all costs. Whoever dares to resist will be dealt with on the spot! β
"Your Majesty." It was again a crushing kneeling, but no one dared to say anything against it.
The county lord of Ankang stepped forward and patted Qin Moshu's shoulder, but he didn't speak but had a smile in his eyes. "Brother Huang, wait for me, I will also go to say goodbye to the queen mother."
And Yu Guogong waved his sleeves and walked out without leaving a trace. Qin Moshu picked up the box on the ground, as if he couldn't hear the discussion of others, and left the stage in a low-key manner.
It's time to go, and those who stay explode the pot. (To be continued.) )