Chapter 342: Night Trial
The wedding date has been set, and other things should be put on the agenda.
Early the next morning, Fu Jiulan raised the matter of the swallowing of the Jiangnan flood relief silver in front of hundreds of civil and military officials.
Fu Jiulan was dressed in a crimson official uniform, standing on top of the court like a widow, and his words were sonorous.
It is difficult for the emperor to ignore it, not to mention that he has long wanted to take the opportunity to attack.
"Is that so?"
The Son of Heaven was furious, and millions of corpses were ambushed. All the civil and military officials were silent, and no one dared to answer.
Fu Jiulan lifted his official robe and knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, during the time when Weichen was in Jiangnan, he saw with his own eyes that hundreds of people's families were ruined, and there were even things about buying and selling children and changing children, if there was still a glimmer of hope, why would he do such a thing."
Fu Jiulan kowtowed heavily.
"Your Majesty, the people of Jiangnan are struggling to make a living, and Weichen begs His Majesty to order a thorough investigation of corruption."
Seeing Fu Jiulan's resolute appearance, the people of the prince's faction also echoed it.
The emperor's face was a little ugly.
After a long time, he raised his voice and said, "In that case, I appoint you to investigate the matter thoroughly.
"Wechen takes orders."
The goal was achieved, and Fu Jiulan knelt down without hesitation.
After retreating from the court, Fu Jiulan was stopped at the gate of the palace by the second prince.
"You suddenly mentioned the Jiangnan matter, what do you want to do?"
Fu Jiulan put his hands behind his back, and when he heard the second prince's question, he only smiled.
Where did the second prince get his confidence, he felt that he would tell him the truth.
"Your Highness hasn't been to Jiangnan, has he?"
Fu Jiulan's eyes were calm, and even a little nostalgic.
"The small bridge and flowing water, the pink walls and tiles, and the pillow river, His Highness has never seen such a scene, and naturally he can't understand the despair when it is broken. The people of Jiangnan are living in dire straits, and as an official of the imperial court, I am only doing this to earn a way to survive for them."
The second prince sneered, he wouldn't believe half a word of what Fu Jiulan said.
"I don't need to take out these high-sounding words, I only have one word of advice for you."
The second prince said, took a step forward, and whispered in Fu Jiulan's ear: "Those who follow me prosper and those who disobey me die, Fu Jiulan, you are a smart person, be the enemy of His Highness, and the final outcome is a dead word."
Dropping this sentence, the second prince brushed his sleeves and left.
Fu Jiulan just quietly watched his back as he left.
Under the sun, above the palace, if such villains are the masters of the world, where should all living beings go?
The threat of the second prince did not leave too many ripples in Fu Jiulan's heart.
He had more important things to do.
Chi Ze has changed, since he has taken over the Jiangnan matter, he must give an answer to His Majesty the Emperor as soon as possible.
In the evening, the news that Fu Jiulan begged to see the emperor overnight spread.
In the imperial study, Fu Jiulan stood in the center, his figure straight.
Opposite him, the emperor was so angry that his chest rose and fell, and even his breathing was a lot shorter.
The general manager on the side was busy helping him, but it was obviously to no avail.
What made the emperor angry was the copy that Fu Jiulan had presented before with a stick of incense, which gave a detailed account of how the prefect of Youzhou embezzled this disaster relief silver.
Fu Jiulan also intimately attached a detailed account book.
After a long time, the emperor's voice sounded again.
"There's only one Youzhou prefect?"
Fu Jiulan's eyes were lowered, judging the anger in the emperor's tone.
"Wechen only found the prefect of Youzhou for the time being, but there are too many implications, so I have come to ask Your Majesty whether to continue to investigate."
Above the heights, there was a coughing sound.
"Fu Aiqing, what about the courage you swore to investigate to the end in front of hundreds of civil and military officials during the day?"
Fu Jiulan's figure is still straight, and he is loud.
"What the sword of the weres refers to,
Only for the desire of His Majesty's heart."
"Okay, what a sword points to!"
The Emperor slapped the table in front of him and shouted.
"No matter who is implicated in this matter, you will continue to investigate it for me."
Fu Jiulan leaned down and bowed, "Weichen takes orders."
With the emperor's dictation, everything became logical.
Fu Jiulan visited Dali Temple overnight, and Dali Temple Qing in his sleep could only come in a hurry.
Seeing Fu Jiulan, who was dressed in cold clothes, he suppressed the yawn that reached his throat.
"Master Fu ...... late at night"
"This official wants to try the prefect of Youzhou."
Fu Jiulan interrupted Dali Siqing's greetings and said bluntly.
In the cell, the candle flame in the corner flickered and dimmed.
The prefect of Youzhou was tied to a humanoid frame and scolded the jailer energetically.
Fu Jiulan sat down across from him and took a slow sip of tea. qδ
"The prefect is full of energy, so I don't think he has suffered much?"
A cold sweat broke out on the forehead of Dali Siqing on the side, and no one dared to attack him arbitrarily before he figured out the emperor's true intentions.
"Fu Jiulan, do you know who the person behind me is? You are so reckless, be careful to cocoon yourself!"
The prefect of Youzhou is very bold and seems to have a lot of confidence in the people behind him, but he has long been an outcast.
Fu Jiulan nodded slightly, as if he was agreeing with the words of the prefect of Youzhou, but who knew that in the next second, he pulled out a whip.
The whip swept through the air, with the sound of the wind, and then fell on the shoulders of the prefect of Youzhou.
Fu Jiulan's tricky technique was tricky, and the whip dipped in salt water, each blow went straight into the flesh, and the Youzhou prefect was dying.
Fu Jiulan threw away the whip in his hand and sat back in his chair.
"Wake people up."
Dali Siqing hurriedly glanced at the people under his hand.
Cold water was poured on the face of the prefect of Youzhou, and he quickly woke up.
Fu Jiulan wiped his slender fingertips with a handkerchief.
"I don't have that much time to waste on you, but you need to think clearly."
"I'll confess."
The prefect of Youzhou confessed the imperial history of the right capital, and further up, he didn't know.
But it is clear that this is a line buried deep in darkness. Up and down chains, colluding, I don't know how many benefits have been delivered.
"Watch the man well, don't let him die."
Dropping this sentence, Fu Jiulan directly led people to break into the house of the imperial historian of the right capital.
Half an hour later, there was another guest in the cell of Dali Temple.
Fu Jiulan did not deliberately cover up the news, so early the next morning, the second prince took the initiative to climb the door of Dali Temple.
Fu Jiulan was looking down at the confession of the Imperial History of the Right Capital, and when he heard the words, he only said lightly: "This official still has important matters, and I don't see anyone until the corruption case is clear."
"But Master Fu, that's the second prince."
Dali Siqing was a little embarrassed, Fu Jiulan had someone behind him, but they ordinary people didn't.
Putting down the confession in his hand, Fu Jiulan looked at Dali Siqing, his eyes were slightly cold, with a bit of coercion that belonged to the superior.
"In that case, then tell the second prince that it's me Fu Jiulan who doesn't want to see it."
Dali Siqing told the truth, so angry that the second prince smashed the tea bowl in his hand.