The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 1098 Start liquidation

I'm afraid Peng Yuhao has benefited Xia Qing a lot, after all, Jiangnan is still Xia's territory.

The Xia family is deeply rooted in the south of the Yangtze River. Do these officials dare to sell face to Xia Shoufu?
Qian Huichun, who committed suicide in fear of crime, might not have enough time to flatter her, and the filial piety she deserved would not be lacking at all.

Xia Qing's eyes were dimmed, and he hated Qian Licong extremely in his heart.

Qian Licong is the crown prince's confidant, and he has to say a few words every time he discusses matters, so that others will know how much the crown prince values ​​him.

He did collect a lot of money for strengthening the embankment this time, but it was all filial piety from the subordinates, no wonder he was there, right?
The prince's face sank like water, and several officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households had been imprisoned by his father.Because no criminal evidence was found at that time, the matter was delayed.

A few days ago, Gu Chengyu had already explained the situation of the Changtianfu River Embankment in a letter, but he did not explain in detail to the officials involved.

However, many officials were mentioned, and Qian Huichun was the first among them.But the river flooded most of the Yamen of Changtian Mansion, so it is hard to find evidence of this crime.

And since Qian Huichun had committed suicide, the clue would be broken.

In fact, this matter is already very clear, and now only the Dali Temple needs to interrogate those officials.I believe that few people can survive under torture.

Peng Yuhao's face froze. This time Jiangnan reinforced the embankment, and all the money flows were reviewed and approved by him.

The official document declared to the court still has his official seal, even if he wants to deny it, it is absolutely impossible.

In fact, he didn't get much benefit, and he honored all those benefits to Xia Qing.A full 5000 taels of silver were given to Xia Qing, while he only kept [-] taels.

"His Royal Highness! This matter was also deceived by the greedy officials below. It is absolutely impossible for the subordinate officials to reach out to the bank that strengthens the river embankment."

Peng Yuhao felt apprehensive, and hurriedly went out to clarify for himself.

"Hmph! But are you approving these materials that require silver taels? Where are the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs? Have you done a good job of auditing? The palace has asked the Ministry of Industry to archive and point out the dossiers and account books that strengthened the river embankment at the beginning of the year. Changtian Mansion has a total of 12 taels. But I asked the officials of the household department to re-check the accounts and found several suspicious things."

The prince's expression is extremely serious at the moment, which is quite different from the simple and honest image in the past, and he has the majesty of an emperor.

Shen Shikang, Minister of the Household Department, had an ugly expression on his face. When the prince said this just now, he brought the Household Department along with him.

At the beginning of the year, Deng Wenshang, the left servant of the household department, was in charge of strengthening the river embankment. If there was a problem with the account books, then Deng Wenshang must have made a lot of money in it.

Deng Wenshang was an official he trusted, and he had already joined the prince's family.Now, he is colluding with Peng Yuhao, the right servant of the Ministry of Industry, and in the end, the incident is exposed. Could it be that he is looking at the prince and will clean up the mess for him?

Since the prince entered the East Palace, the officials of the prince's lineage have become domineering, and the previous cautiousness has been forgotten. It seems that they have to be beaten.

Furthermore, Deng Wenshang seems to have gotten quite close to Xia Qing recently, and the crown prince slapped him twice.

If people don't know, unless they do nothing, the court is full of human beings, who doesn't have a spy in other officials' houses?
Deng Wenshang was out of luck this time, as the emperor ordered the crown prince to oversee the disaster relief, and the crown prince would naturally not show mercy to officials who were greedy for ink.

Deng Wenshang hit the knife's edge, and he will definitely become the chicken that the prince kills.

"Deng Shilang, the reinforcement of the embankment at the beginning of the year was your prime minister's job. How do you explain it?"

Shen Shikang first attacked Deng Wenshang, and he knew the elegant meaning after hearing the strings.As the prince's uncle, he can only be tied to the same boat as the prince for the rest of his life, and of course the prince will follow suit.

The prince's eyes fell on Deng Wenshang, and the coldness in his eyes made Deng Wenshang's heart tremble.

"Your Highness! How dare I do such a thing? This time, I may have been a little negligent in strengthening the embankment, but I will never be greedy for money. Your Highness, please be careful!"

Beads of sweat were already dripping from Deng Wenshang's head. He was not Peng Yuhao's guy, so he had some good eyesight.

The prince's words and expression just now made it clear that he was trying to make an example of others.Although he is an official of the prince's line, it is not guaranteed that the prince will push him out to avoid suspicion.

The most important point was that he had colluded with Xia Qing.He suspects that the prince already has evidence of their collusion, otherwise the prince and Shen Shikang would not be so heartless.

"After the investigation, whether you are innocent or true, there will be a conclusion." The prince closed his eyes slightly, showing no mercy to Deng Wenshang.

"Come here, detain Deng Wenshang, the left servant of the household department, and Peng Yuhao, the right servant of the Ministry of industry, into Dali Temple, and send people to surround the residences of the two families. We will talk about it after investigation."

The prince shouted towards the outside of the hall, and several guards came in immediately.

"Your Highness! You have no evidence to prove that this official is related to this ink corruption case, and this official refuses to accept it!" Deng Wenshang immediately panicked when he saw that the prince was coming.

Peng Yuhao didn't understand that the prince had just mentioned this matter, so why did he want to arrest him?
He only came back to his senses now, and quickly argued: "Your Highness! It is unreasonable for you to imprison the imperial court officials at will without evidence."

The prince sneered when he heard the words, "Is it unreasonable? Why, do you think I can't find any evidence? You know how much money you have embezzled. Let me tell you the truth! I have already found evidence of your embezzlement, and now I am investigating Review the amount of silver taels of corruption. After you have consulted your father, you will definitely be asked to pay the price."

The prince's face was sullen, and the anger in his chest burst out.It's okay for these officials who are sitting on vegetarian diets to do nothing on weekdays!

The money issued by the imperial court to strengthen the river embankment dares to be greedy. Are their hearts dark?

How many people died in this flood?Most of Changtian Mansion has been submerged, how much money will be needed for post-disaster reconstruction?
The imperial court also distributed 5 taels of disaster relief silver, all of which were losses.

It would be difficult to calm the anger in his heart without smashing these officials into thousands of pieces.

Regardless of their howls, the guards immediately dragged them out.

The prince suddenly felt tightness in his chest, as if he couldn't hold his breath.He sat down slowly and calmed down a little.After a while, I feel better than before.

He thought it was because of the unhealed old injury, coupled with the depression in his heart, that made him uncomfortable, and the prince didn't care too much.

"Where is Dali Temple Minister Kuang Zhaoying?" After recovering, the prince shouted to the officials below.

"The next official is here!" Kuang Zhaoying came out, knowing that the court was going to be purged again this time.

"Detain all the officials on this list in Dali Temple, and release them after the investigation is completed!" The prince handed a list in his hand to the waiting servant.

(End of this chapter)