Cheng Ziyu looked at the folds in front of her that had been carefully arranged into a stack by her father-in-law, and her hands trembled, but she only looked at less than a third.

It was mentioned in the recital: In just a few days, the entire Jiangnan complained about Zhu Changzhe, the local yamen and the imperial court. The rumors were so fast that they were almost out of control like the water of the Huai River that poured out that night.

Especially in many serious places where the epidemic is severe, some people soon discovered that this infectious disease that the philosopher had not eradicated for a long time could actually be easily cured...... A lot of people were outraged.

This is almost equivalent to the evidence that a philosopher deliberately delayed the treatment of the disease.

More and more people began to point to the unenlightened path of King Zhe.

Such a person, such a character, not to mention that he is not worthy of being called a king and an emperor, is not even qualified to preside over disaster relief! In addition, many people's dissatisfaction with the court and government began to grow.

Especially after the so-called "evidence" is constantly reported:

For example, an official from the Liangjiang Yamen took the initiative to accuse, saying that King Zhe had taken advantage of his position to interfere with various disaster relief funds many times, and took the initiative to ask for the procurement of several materials, and designated the procurement shop of Shantang......

For example, some people found that several Shantang had moldy rice and spoiled ingredients stockpiled, which shows that in the Shantang presided over by Cheng Ziyu, the guarantees such as high-priced rice and good dishes that were circulated before were all deceptive nonsense. Sure enough, there is no doubt about the profiteers. So, is it because the silver is not in place, or has the silver been removed?

Who can make false accounts for the Cheng family, and who has the ability to hide from the world in Jiangnan?

The answer is obvious, these two possibilities can only prove that the Cheng family and Zhu Changzhe are unclean or colluded with each other, which is almost another evidence......

For another example, the owner of a rice shop was indignant, revealing that when there was a big flood before, his own grain depot was flooded, and within two days, someone came to buy the soaked rice and grain at a low price, and said that there was as much as he wanted.

At that time, they were afraid that their conscience would be condemned, so they not only did not sell the bad rice grain, but also destroyed the rice grain, and as a result, they entered the shop in the middle of the night and entered the thief, not to steal anything, but to enter the store and beat them up and down, causing the shop to not be open for several days.

At that time, they also reported this to the official, and many people in the surrounding neighbors were also awakened, which was a certainty. More than a dozen people in the rice shop were beaten half to death, and the shop was smashed, and there were dozens of eyewitnesses.

also said that the supervisor who came to collect grain spoke Beijing dialect, and he had no fear to imply that he was noble, and some people speculated that the real mastermind was Zhu Changzhe. He is in charge of disaster relief, so much food, he can digest it......

Soon, several rice grain stores and nearby people came forward to confirm that the same thing had happened.

Zhu Changzhe was once again pushed to the forefront, and all kinds of words pointed out that he collected grain everywhere and embezzled the disaster relief funds.

There was also an accident in Shantang, there was a Shantang not far from Huai'an, and hundreds of refugees vomited and diarrhea overnight, and the steward ran away overnight. It was later found to be caused by food spoilage.

The helper explained that all the procurement of ingredients was the responsibility of the steward, the key to the warehouse was also on the steward, and the back kitchen was the responsibility of the housekeeper's relatives, and they didn't know anything......

This one makes people have to link this incident with other rumors of Zhu Changzhe and Cheng Ziyu. Sure enough, they've been swallowing up the Shantang money?

In addition, even the fact that Zhu Changzhe bought a house in Jingxi has been confirmed. It happened more than a month ago, and it was Zhu Changzhe's henchmen who did it. There is evidence......

"It's all nonsense!"

Before Cheng Ziyu finished reading the twists and turns in front of her, she couldn't help but shake her head.

"What does it have to do with me? I don't admit it! ”

"I know that the county lord will not admit it, but the evidence is already being collected. For now, it's basically true. "There was an adult who was indignant.

Therefore, the reason why these people have been cold to each other since Cheng Ziyu stepped into the imperial study is here, obviously, there are many people who suspect her. There is a lot of "evidence" that has been found, so naturally, there are many people who have been persuaded by the so-called "evidence".

"Moreover, we have inquired, the county lord and King Zhe are indeed too close, and recently they have sent letters to King Zhe several times or through Princess Vinlan or through their own cronies, right?"

"I sent a letter, but it was just for my Jingxi Cheng family to see a doctor and want to ask King Zhe for help."

"The county lord's words are far-fetched. A slave is sick and needs to bother you to repeatedly ask an outsider for help? Excuse me? And the person you are looking for is still the prince of Da Zhou, can you afford this favor and that slave? And King Zhe is busy with official business, if he really takes the trouble to communicate with the county lord for a minion, I think it is also because of the friendship between the two of you, right? ”

"Yes, I do have some friendship with King Zhe, but that is mainly because of my husband and Princess Wenlan."

"That's all?"

"What if not? What is this adult trying to force me to confess? I said no! Those statements that insist that I have dealings with the philosopher king are all nonsense, nonsense, and cannot be believed. It's all rumor-mongering, and there is no real evidence at all. ”

"The county lord's words, don't say it so much." The official who spoke snorted, disdain.

Cheng Ziyu couldn't help frowning, so, do they still have evidence?

"Dare to ask the county lord, why did King Zhe buy the mansion in Jingxi?"

How did she know this?

"Hearsay, mistaken, right?"

"That's right. It's been confirmed. ”

"I don't know. But I guess that Jingxi goes north to Jinling Changzhou, south to Zhejiang, east to Xihui, and there is also the convenience of Taihu Lake, so it is not suspicious to buy a house in the center. She sighed in her heart. Was the reason why Zhu Changzhe bought the house so that the people he left for him and the doctors he came with used as a foothold? He probably bought a house quietly to avoid suspicion?

Anyway, nine times out of ten, it was he who hurt him. Such a trivial matter, I'm afraid that people will use the topic to play.

It's the same as the rice shops in the recital that some people collect bad grain. It's not a fraud, but someone deliberately did it in order to bring the disaster to Zhu Changzhe, deliberately making trouble, deliberately leaving a handle, and deliberately making the people angry......

At this moment, the evidence is conclusive, the yellow mud falls on the crotch of his pants, it is not but is, and it is impossible to tell......

"The county lord is sure that King Zhe only buys a house for the benefit of the terrain?"

An adult's gaze burned at her. "Since it is the advantage of the terrain, it should only be used for the purpose of settling down from the south to the north. But why did King Zhe still leave more than half a hundred guards in that house? ”

"......" dozens of people Zhewang personal guards?

Cheng Ziyu was also confused, she didn't know.

"King Zhe's purchase of a house is a matter for King Zhe, how do I know when I am far away in the capital? And I don't even know that he bought a house, let alone why he chose Jingxi, and why he left someone in the house. If you want to know why, you should go directly to the king of philosophy and ask about it, right? ”

"The county lord is really cunning, and he doesn't even leak a drop of words."

"......" Cheng Ziyu was confused. How is she cunning?

"So, I don't know if the county lord knows the source of King Zhe's wealth?"

"As I said, those rumors are nonsense. Although King Zhe didn't have a big estate, he had the support of Kang Anbo and the help of Princess Vinland, so I guess silver wasn't a problem for him at all, right? He didn't have to put his reputation and future on the line for a little money. ”

Vinland brings the Great Zhou not only the industry, but also many buying and selling opportunities. Even if it is just a resale between North Korea and Da Zhou, it can support Zhu Changzhe's huge expenses in a year.

"As for my Cheng family, these accusations are also untrue. The affairs of Shantang were handed over to the Liangjiang Yamen last summer to take care of, and at that time, the southern tour had not yet begun, and there was nothing to do with the Hongze Dam and King Zhe, and the Cheng family's small merchants had no one to be officials, so how could they control the yamen or collude with the yamen.

The most important thing is that to put it bluntly, the Cheng family has earned silver, and there is no shortage of silver, and there is no need for the Cheng family to get involved in these trumped-up accusations.

All in all, I don't know anything about the dam, and the Cheng family has no part in the procurement of Shantang. I have never had any allusions to these twists and turns with the philosophers......"

"The county lord is clean. Then dare to ask the county lord, what about your cooperation with King Zhe? ”

"What cooperation?"

"County Lord, are you really forgetting or are you covering up?"

"Your Excellency, be clear."

"Ceramic pointers."

“……”

Cheng Ziyu was even more confused. What's going on with this? Didn't this cooperation be completed last year? The development of the target has long been completed, and two batches of finished products have been delivered, both Kang Anbo's navy and Li Chun's southwest army have already been delivered. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"The county lord is a little sober and pretending to be confused."

"Ladies and gentlemen, don't play dumb riddles, just talk straight!" But as soon as Cheng Ziyu's words fell, several more books flew out of the emperor's hands.

"See for yourself!" The emperor is roaring.

This time, Cheng Ziyu's complexion changed completely.

Several folds, the things complained about are the same thing, so she is really like falling into an ice cave.

A few days ago, among the ships that Kang Amber and the others shot down from the Japanese Invaders, in addition to the merchant ships, there were also several small and medium-sized pointed ships of the Japanese Invaders.

Later, when the wharf yamen was cleaned up, it was found that there was a pottery object left behind by the Japanese in the crack of the deck of a ship. The officers and soldiers recognized it at a glance, it was the kind made by the Cheng family.

The Great Zhou ships were all equipped with pointing objects, so they were familiar with them.

How? When did even the Wokos use this thing?

This should have been stolen or taken from the hands of the Great Zhou Water Army, right?

But they immediately denied it, because there were a lot of Japanese characters on the built-in pottery plates of the pointing objects, and the names of the pirates and the sea areas on it were not called by the Great Zhou but by their Japanese language. And the Japanese script is not engraved on the finished product, but engraved on the embryo firing.

So, is this thing also produced in the Wa country?

How can it be?

It must have stolen the pointing object of the Great Zhou and imitated it in the Wa Kingdom!

It's not right, I heard that it is not easy to fire, and the Japanese don't have to worry about the porcelain of the Great Zhou every year with this technology.

They soon found the obvious Cheng family logo on the pointer.

At that time, the officers and men were full of suspicions.

I compared the Cheng family's pointers, obediently, except for the Japanese text above, everything else is exactly the same.

It's exactly like carved out of a mold.

If it is imitated, it is impossible and unnecessary to make it so similar to the pointing object of their Great Zhou, and even the pattern logo is completely consistent, right?

The officers and men also invited a master who was good at clever things to make a comparison, and the results showed that not only the color and size of the modeling, but also the material were all the same, the horizontal surface after knocking it was the same, the powder smashed was the same, and the sedimentation condition after encountering water was almost identical.

And several masters confirmed at the same time that this is Jingxi mud!

The officers and men had a long heart, and soon found the same type of object on several captured Japanese boats.

They interrogated the captured Japanese and made fun of them.

"We're just coming to rob it openly, what about you Zhou people? As long as it's profitable, anything sneaky and shameless can be done! ”

The officers and soldiers heard the sound of the strings, and under some persecution, the Japanese people confessed, saying that the objects were purchased from the Great Zhou.

However, in Da Zhou, only the Cheng family was allowed and had the conditions to make a point.

Soon, under coercion, the Japanese also acquiesced to the fact that the object was indeed from the Cheng family.

Is this still worth it?

The Cheng family dares!

The officers and soldiers did not dare to hide it, reported the matter, and secretly launched an investigation into the Cheng family.

It was stated that it had been ascertained that this batch of goods was indeed burned by the Cheng family for the Japanese people, and it was suspected that King Zhe borrowed Kang Anbo's hand to match the bridge and sold many batches of objects to the Japanese at a high price. The Cheng family and King Zhe benefited greatly from this transaction......

In addition to the impeachment of King Zhe and Kang Anbo, some officials have begun to accuse the Cheng family, the Cheng family collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and the crime was extremely heinous, demanding a comprehensive investigation of the Cheng family and severe punishment......

"Ridiculous!"

Cheng Ziyu shook her head, "Look at this twist and turn, it is clear that the preface does not match the afterword." It is said that it has been ascertained, and it is also said that it is suspicious, which is clearly a lie! ”

"The county lord doesn't need to question it. The investigation refers to the fact that the Cheng family has conclusive evidence, and it is suspected that it is because Kang Anbo is fighting outside at the moment, and King Zhe has not returned and cannot verify it in person, that's all. ”

"Ridiculous. You know that Kang Amber is on the front line against the Japanese Invaders, how can you possibly sell these objects to the Japanese people? Isn't that a shot in the foot? It doesn't make sense at all! ”

"It doesn't make sense! After Kang Amber defeated the pirate group last year, he was relieved of a lot of military power. He was ready to move, lest the power in his hands be broken up again. Without the threat of pirates, if the pirates are weaker, how much power will he have left? How is his value reflected? Therefore, if he wants to keep his military power, he can only support the Japanese people. Pointing at objects is the most subtle way to do it. ”

"Isn't that too villainous?" Cheng Ziyu smiled: "So you mean, the reason why there are so many Japanese Invaders this year is all because the objects have fallen into the hands of the Japanese people on a large scale?" ”

"Isn't it?"

Another minister snorted:

"From Emperor Taizu to the present, the Great Zhou Dynasty has not had such a large-scale invasion in the past hundred years. If it weren't for the presence of the pointing object to guide them at sea to the greatest extent, how could they have the ability to unscrupulously avoid the islands and reefs where we are stationed in Dazhou?

And if it weren't for their menacing, in order to prevent them, how could Kang Anbo be understaffed, causing the Holy Lord to have to use a large part of Jiangsu's troops as Kang Anbo's supplies? Do you know Kang Amber's strength at the moment? Not only has it returned to the level before the pirate fight last year, but it has also increased by 20%!

In the final analysis, the Japanese invaded, the Japanese were strong, and the fact was that it was Kang Anbo's strength that grew! Yes and no? ”

Cheng Ziyu opened her mouth, if they want to say this, how can she argue?

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