Chapter 186: Ledger
Then Mo Lan looked at Murong Wenbin, and finally found that although the latter had some surprise on his face, he was not panicked.
Mo Lan's heart was a little calmer, but he still paid close attention to Murong Wenbin's every move, and everyone in the court thought the same as him, and their eyes were focused on Murong Wenbin's body.
With such a scene, the emperor couldn't be silent anymore, he looked at Murong Wenbin and frowned: "Murong Aiqing, the prince said that he wanted to impeach you, do you have anything to say?" ”
Murong Wenbin raised his head and chest, looked confident, and said in a serious tone: "Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't know why the prince wants to impeach Weichen, Weichen is not afraid of shadows, but he is afraid that the prince has listened to some gossip and ...... impulsively."
"I didn't have the spur of the moment!" The prince hurriedly retorted, he didn't expect Murong Wenbin to be so arrogant when he did something wrong, hmph, yesterday he had read the account book inside and out, all of which were dirty money that Qinglong had embezzled over the years.
Half of the Qinglong brocade industry has been returned to the royal family, but only a few pieces of silver have entered the treasury, and all the others are gone.
He is the prince of Donglin, and the entire Donglin will be his, and now Murong Wenbin is doing this, which is tantamount to destroying his things, he naturally can't swallow this breath, "Murong Wenbin, don't quibble, you say you don't know, this prince will convince you!" ”
Saying that, the prince took out the account book from his sleeve, everyone's eyes were attracted by the account book, Mo Li had a light smile on his lips, Mo Lan felt a little bad when he saw the prince take out the account book, the emperor saw the account book, and motioned to let the father-in-law next to him go and bring things up.
The father-in-law respectfully took the account book from the prince's hand and handed it to the emperor, taking advantage of the emperor's time to look through the account book, the prince got a scruple look from the prime minister, and hurriedly said: "This account book was sent to the prince anonymously." ”
As soon as the prince said this, the prime minister's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly, what a fool, how can it be said to be anonymous, even if he makes up excuses, he can't be so casual, stupid!
However, at this time, everyone was not interested in how the account book came from, but was more interested in what the Hubu Shangshu had done, and the prince hurriedly said: "The Hubu Shangshu is in charge of our finances in the east, and it is understandable that the Qinglong brocade industry will be handed over to him to take care of, but the silver on this account is a little bit less, and the silver that enters the treasury is more than a little less than the silver that enters the pocket of the Hubu Shangshu!" ”
Embezzlement! Fake accounts!
The prince's words are too obvious, that is, he is saying that the Hubu Shangshu has made fake accounts, and the people sitting here have been officials for a long time, and it is naturally clear that the Hubu Shangshu looks smiling and kind, but before he became an official, he was a very rich businessman.
The position of the Hubu Shangshu is a fat difference, and if it is done, it can be said that it is several times easier than others, they know that the Hubu Shangshu is greedy, but they didn't expect it to be so greedy, is this the lifeblood of the entire Donglin swallowed in?
The ministers were shocked in their hearts, but the party Murong Wenbin was very calm, the emperor looked at it, his face was full of anger, and he threw the account book down the hall fiercely, and just fell to the front of the head of the household, "Murong Wenbin!" How do you explain this ledger! ”
Murong Wenbin frowned, the gentle and easy-to-talk expression on his face had been put away, and at this time, as if he had suffered some great humiliation, he picked up the ledger that fell in front of him, looked at it, his face changed, and he muttered to himself, "It is indeed very similar to ......"
Mo Lan was a little surprised, and the crown prince gloated, "What is very similar, isn't this your Qinglong brocade's account book?"
"Prince!" Mo Lan finally couldn't help but shout, where did this straw bag come from?
Mo Li looked at this scene, raised his eyebrows, and then looked at Murong Wenbin's body, Murong Wenbin's face was not good-looking, but he was not afraid, his eyes only showed doubts, and Mo Li was a little unsure of his thoughts.
Murong Wenbin looked at it for a while, and then raised the account book in his hand, "Your Majesty, the format of the records in this account book is indeed the internal format of my Qinglong brocade, but the old minister has handed over all the business to the dog to take care of, whether the record in this is true or not, Wechen can't be sure......"
"Hehe, Lord Tobe Shangshu, it should be too late to think about shirking responsibility now, this account book is clearly written, do you think you can still deny it?" The crown prince sneered again, and the prime minister lowered his head, his eyes flashing with essence.
Murong Wenbin was not angry when he was questioned by the prince, he actually laughed, this smile made everyone present scratch their heads, is this helpless? Pleaded guilty?
Mo Lan's face was a little dark, he didn't want the book of the household to fold here like this, Mo Li's eyes flashed with surprise, as if something was unexpected.
Murong Wenbin finished laughing and opened the account book in his hand, "This account book is not the account book of our Qinglong brocade in the first place, it is just a fake." The prince couldn't believe it, thinking that he was talking nonsense, "You said no, it's not?" What evidence do you have? ”
Murong Wenbin looked at the prince, and his tone was a little joking, "The prince wants evidence, then Weichen will give you evidence, our Qinglong brocade as the first silk producer in the east, naturally has a set of things to distinguish the authenticity, what Weichen said is this account book, however, this is a secret belonging to our Qinglong brocade, and Weichen can only say it to the emperor alone." ”
"What do you want to do?" The prince didn't expect such a show, and subconsciously wanted to stop him, but the emperor waved his hand, "It's okay, let him come up!" ”
Murong Wenbin stepped onto the stage in a few steps, walked to the emperor's side and whispered a few times, the emperor's face changed, the prince saw that the emperor's face changed, and he suddenly felt bad in his heart, and subconsciously glanced at the prime minister, the prime minister already knew that Murong Wenbin was not so easy to deal with, it seems that Qinglong brocade is a silk line, and there are many secrets.
Regarding the prince's eyes asking for help, the prime minister replied with a helpless expression, anyway, let the prince do this kind of thing today, I don't hope he will succeed, Murong Wenbin, an old fox, he is not qualified to fight him.
After Murong Wenbin finished speaking, the emperor frowned, "That is indeed not the account book of Qinglong brocade. The prince's eyes widened in disbelief, and the situation suddenly reversed.
"However, that doesn't mean that the things recorded above aren't true." The emperor spoke again.
The emperor's words made Murong Wenbin, who had a leisurely face, stunned, and then a flash of emotion flashed in his eyes.