Chapter 16: Liss Testimonials
Ying Zheng's loud voice echoed in the Golden Palace, and just this one sentence made many officials present tremble, and their faces turned pale.
Only then did they know that Li Si had already stabbed this matter to Yingzheng, but he was privately instigating them to fire at Fusu?
At this moment, the fear in their hearts gradually turned into anger, but this anger did not dare to send half a point to Ying Zheng, and they all came at Li Si.
And Ying Zheng did this, with his own considerations.
It is no secret that Fusu built the underground palace, since Li Si knows, there must be others who know.
If he uses this incident as an excuse to let Fusu go to the court to confront him, then there will be no room for turning around.
Besides, even if Fusu did have a rebellion, it would not be his turn to be a prime minister.
Fusu is the eldest son of his Yingzheng and the son of the world, you are just a prime minister, you dare to sue his son in front of the emperor, and you want to trample him to death directly above the court?
This is not about Fusu, but about the imperial power of Yingzheng.
Moreover, this Li Si has indeed been a little arrogant recently, and he has been thinking about his thoughts at will, which has already caused Yingzheng to be dissatisfied.
This approach is to kill multiple birds with one stone, which seems to be protecting Fusu, but in fact, it is just suppressing Li Si and maintaining the supreme imperial power.
In a few words, Li Si's mind was spinning rapidly, and he quickly figured out the joints, and secretly scolded himself in his heart for being stupid, why didn't he let others mention this matter, and hide in the rear to see the emperor's face?
It's only to blame Li Si for his weak heart, that Fusu may have caught some of his bad deeds, and if he is completely laid out, I'm afraid he will be involved.
The so-called self-concern is chaos, even if you are as expensive as Li Si, it is inevitable that you will make mistakes in this matter.
Subsequently, Li Si quickly analyzed the current situation, but he was sure in his heart that Ying Zheng asked about the matter of hundreds of officials again this time, and he really had to make trouble for Fusu.
Therefore, Li Si settled his mind and saluted respectfully.
"Back to Your Majesty, everything Li Si said is true, and there are witnesses and physical evidence."
"After reporting to His Majesty yesterday, the minister also met with several of them, and they confessed to the matter, and they are willing to drag it out of the court!"
"Oh?"
When Ying Zheng heard this, he was interested in his heart and said softly.
"Then you let them out, and I will listen to them."
After Ying Zheng's words were finished, Li Si turned his head directly, his cold gaze swept over, and fell directly on the few officials who entered the Prime Minister's Mansion last night.
These officials now hate Li Si and hate the root of their teeth, and before they can do anything, Li Si has already sold them all.
But Li Si's eyes had already been cast, and they were helpless.
If they shrank at this moment, and when Li Si said their names, they would have died even more miserably.
If you say it now, you can still make a confession.
It turned out that Li Si had already made a plan, and now they were chasing ducks to the shelves, and they didn't want to target Fusu, so it was no longer possible.
"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty! ”
At this moment, one person slowly walked out and fell to his knees.
This person is an official and a court lieutenant, and he is also one of the nine qing, named Zhang Liang, a native of Qin.
This Zhang Liang was single-handedly promoted by Li Si, and his official fortune was prosperous, and he soared, all the way from a small county order to the position of court lieutenant.
It is true that his ascent like a rocket is inseparable from Li Si, and the finances he gave to Li Si privately are countless.
"Minister...... The minister has something to do! ”
"Say!"
Zhang Liang knelt on the ground at the moment, trembling, but he didn't even dare to raise his head, the whole person knelt on the ground, his head was low, staring at the floor, and said in a trembling voice.
"Minister...... Recently, the minister has often gone out of the city, and has entered and exited a grace garden outside the city......"
"That Yayuan is quiet and elegant, the minister is addicted to it and can't extricate himself, and he spends extravagantly, and the minister ...... Sin deserves death. ”
When Ying Zheng heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly.
What Zhang Liang said was almost the same as what the two of them said that day.
Ying Bian and Ying Zhi were locked up in the palace, and overnight, they had already written down all the names they knew.
Ying Zheng naturally read this roster, and there was Zhang Liang's name in it.
Ying Zheng hated these imperial moths, but this is not the time to break out.
Seeing that Yingzheng didn't speak, Zhang Liang said boldly again.
"The reason why the minister is obsessed with is ...... It is in the garden that I often see ...... See Fusu Gongzi! ”
"The minister thought, since the prince of Fusu often goes in and out of this place, the minister will also be long, and it should not be in the way."
"How could Kechen have expected that these elegant gardens would ...... It's all an industry under the name of Fusu Gongzi! ”
"Everything the minister did in Yayuan was taken by the son, and he was very frightened and restless."
"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty, and the minister is guilty...... Please punish Your Majesty! ”
These words were all taught to him by Li Si in the Prime Minister's Mansion before, and he said them now, but for some reason he had a happy feeling in his heart.
Dead or alive, that's it anyway.
After Zhang Liang finished speaking, Ying Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and before he could speak, he saw several officials on the side step forward at the same time and knelt on the ground.
"The minister is guilty!"
"What Ting Wei said is true, and the ministers are also guilty!"
"Your Majesty, please condemn you!"
At this moment, in the middle of the main hall, there are more than a dozen people who knelt down, and each said that he was addicted to Yayuan, and they all said that they saw Fusu in Yayuan, and that Yayuan was Fusu's.
These words made the other courtiers frown when they heard it.
On the one hand, they despise what these people do, but on the other hand, they do not believe it.
Fusu is just a son, and the annual consumption is counted, even if the emperor's reward is counted, there is no Qiancai to buy several elegant gardens outside the city.
To them, this matter is nothing more than a fantasy.
Ying Zheng sneered at this moment and said in a deep voice.
"Do you have any proof, what you say?"
"Minister...... What the minister said is true! ”
"The minister heard that the matter of hundreds of officials entering and leaving the Yayuan has been compiled into a book by the son, and it is hidden in the Siquan Palace."
"If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, send someone to search for it!"
Several courtiers knelt on the ground and spoke quickly, although they were terrified in their hearts, but these words did not fall word for word.
When Ying Zheng heard this, he nodded at Li Si with a smile.
It was this expression that made Li Si's heart move secretly, he carefully figured out Yingzheng's thoughts, and then took a step forward and said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, the minister has also heard about this matter, and sent someone to investigate it carefully."
"The master behind these elegant gardens is indeed Gongzi Fusu."
"Not only that, Gongzi Fusu is inside and outside Xianyang, there are still a large number of acres of land, and he receives tens of thousands of silver money every year!"
"Minister, you have a certificate!"
Li Si's words were so loud that everyone present looked sideways.
Yingzheng had already dealt with a person who wanted to punish Fusu before, why was this exquisite Li Si stupid today? Why is it so iron-headed?
But many people realize that this matter is not trivial, and they must show their attitude.
"Your Majesty, please also investigate this matter thoroughly, if this matter is true, then the son of Fusu has already shaken the country's foundation!"
"Your Majesty, please investigate this matter thoroughly!"
The ministers fell to their knees and spoke in a deep voice.
Ying Zheng's face showed a playful expression at this moment, and he said softly.
"In that case, then let Fusu go to the palace."
"You ask him personally."