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

Chapter 453
Hu Maoshen went into the imperial study, glanced at Kuang Zhaoying who was kneeling on the ground, and hurriedly knelt down to say hello, "My subject, Hu Maoshen, respectfully invites the emperor's peace!"

"What is Hu Aiqing's so-called entering the palace?"

The last time the emperor asked Hu Mao to investigate the bandit case, there was no progress.Now the case has surfaced by itself, but it is not known whether it is true or false.

Hu Maoshen knew that the emperor had some criticisms about him, so he came to the palace in a hurry.

"I have something for the emperor to look over." Hu Maoshen took out Guo Shi's confession from his pocket.

The emperor looked at Hu Maoshen suspiciously, took the confession and read it himself.

The emperor was shocked when he saw Guo Shi signed the signature.

"Guo Shi will go to court today, so it's with you? Is your confession true or false? Why did Guo Shi overturn the previous confession?"

Kuang Zhaoying, who was kneeling on the ground and did not dare to look up, suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. He felt that Guo Shi's confession must be related to the two cases this time.

Sure enough, what Hu Maoshen said afterwards confirmed his thoughts.

"Your Majesty, Lord Wan and Lord Song are really wronged! The fraud case is completely unfounded, and the bandit case was also framed by someone who framed Lord Wan. Lord Wan and Lord Song are loyal to you!"

Hearing these words, Kuang Zhaoying nearly sat down on the ground.He only felt that his eyes were going black for a while. If Wan Xuenian is not dead, then there must be a turning point for this matter. Who would have thought that Wan Xuenian would be able to learn from death?

Will the emperor settle accounts after autumn?Will the Wan clan let him go?He could imagine that at the court meeting tomorrow, those censors would impeach him again and torture him to extract a confession, forcing Mr. Wan to death.

He could see that the emperor had regrets just now, and he thought it was because he still had some affection for Mr. Wan.Now knowing that Mr. Wan was wronged, wouldn't it be more regretful?

Kuang Zhaoying was kicked out of the imperial study room and punished to kneel outside the imperial study room.

"What? Master Wan committed suicide?" Hu Maoshen was really surprised to hear the news, he suddenly thought of Gu Chengyu.Could it be that Gu Chengyu thought of a way to make Wan Xuenian commit suicide?But what about Song Shujing?Why didn't you die?
Gu Chengyu told him that the two adults don't have to worry here, he has a way, is this his way?Hu Maoshen was a little terrified, and was startled by Gu Chengyu's determination and ruthlessness.

Gu Chengyu didn't know that Hu Maoshen had misunderstood him. He had no news in prison, and he didn't know that Wan Xuenian was dead.He waited for half a day, but no official came. He was wondering what happened.Put them all in jail.

As soon as Sun Xian came out of He Fu, Chengyu's elder brother Yin Kun said that he would find a way for Chengyu, and went to Dali Temple to take care of it, thinking that he would not suffer too much.Sun Xian didn't go to the second senior brother Wu An's place, but Yin Kun said that Wu An went because of Gu Chengyu's relationship.

As for He Jisheng, Yin Kun didn't know.He went to the He Mansion, but was stopped outside, and the concierge told him that He Jisheng was not in the mansion and his whereabouts were unknown.

The silver note in Sun Xian's arms was not sent out, although Ming Mo and the others said that they just need to wait in the mansion.However, Sun Xian thought that it would be impossible for such a big thing to sit and wait in the mansion. He and Gu Wan were very anxious.

Only then did he take the silver ticket and start running around for Gu Chengyu, and he didn't know what was going on with Ye Zhiqiu.Ye Zhiqiu went to the residence of Zhu Pang and Zheng Lun. In fact, they also knew that they had no choice but to ask their elders, so Ye Zhiqiu brought a lot of silver.

The emperor looked at Hu Maoshen with a pair of eagle eyes, his face sank, he just looked at Hu Maoshen and didn't speak.Hu Maoshen prostrated himself on the ground and did not dare to raise his head. His forehead was dripping with cold sweat. He could only feel those eyes staring at him. The cold air invaded his spine, making him shiver uncontrollably.

"You mean, the bandit case was the work of the eldest prince, and the frame of the imperial court official was also the work of the eldest prince?"

The emperor's voice was steady without any ups and downs, but Hu Maoshen felt that it was the prelude to the coming rain.

"Yes! Liu Dong, a leader of the First Prince's Mansion, participated in this matter, and as the mastermind of the bandit case, he led people around various prefectures to commit crimes. Intercepting and killing merchants and caravans added up to 180 Back, no less than [-] million taels of dirty silver was intercepted."

Hu Maoshen faced the emperor's cold gaze, and told the matter in detail.

"In the case of Fengding Mansion, a token was left behind."

After Hu Maoshen finished speaking, he took out a bronze medal from his pocket, and the emperor immediately stepped forward to take it, holding it in his hand and examining it carefully.

"The token looks like a fourth-rank official, but there is no official name on it. This token is fake." The emperor snorted coldly, and threw the token in front of Hu Maoshen.

Hu Mao was taken aback, it was impossible, he kept the token all the time, and there was Liu Dong's name on it, how could it be fake?He hurriedly took the token to look, and found that this one was indeed a little different from the previous one, and there was no official name on it.

Hu Mao gritted his teeth deeply, he was afraid that he would be tricked by the First Prince and the others.How could Liu Dong be so careless and bring him back the token?Liu Dong is highly skilled in martial arts. With this token, no officials dare to encircle and suppress them no matter where they commit crimes.

When he finally stopped, he left the token in Yingnan Mansion. He thought it was Liu Dong who accidentally missed it.After taking the token away, he kept it in his own hands, never leaving it in the hands of others.It was only taken out of the dark room today, but I didn't expect that the token had already been changed.

Suddenly, he thought of a possibility.This Liu Dong really deserves to be hacked into pieces, he was tricked by the First Prince and the others.He has been following Liu Dong and the others, hoping to find evidence.Liu Dong and the others were probably annoyed by him, so they wanted to play tricks on him.

Deliberately left the token in Yingnan Mansion, then found a chance to get it back, and let him fetch water from a bamboo basket in vain.There must be an internal response from the First Prince and the others in his residence, he thought about it, and felt that everyone was suspicious, and even suspected Hoi An.

"Hu Maoshen, do you know what the crime is for slandering the prince?" The emperor's voice suddenly shook like thunder, and Hu Maoshen turned pale with fright.

"Your Majesty, everything I said is true. This token has been transferred. Even without this token, the other testimonies and confessions are true. Guo Shi and several other witnesses are in Weichen's mansion. Waiting for the emperor to call."

"Why did Guo Shi go to your house? Why did he overturn the previous confession? It's hard to understand that you arrested him and wanted to torture him?" The emperor narrowed his eyes. The arrest and interrogation was originally a matter of Dali Temple, but Hu Maoshen dared to Yue Zu acts on his behalf.

Moreover, Guo Shi swore before that Wan Xuenian and Song Shujing had cheated in the imperial examinations, but now he overturns the confession in less than a day, which is really puzzling.

"Your Majesty, Guo Shi was chased and killed not far from the palace gate yesterday. Fortunately, I was rescued by my minister, so I have these confessions."

The emperor sat back on the chair. From the current point of view, Hu Maoshen's evidence is very sufficient, except for the token.Others can only be verified by verification.

"Kuang Zhaoying!"

　Thank you Sakura Shihua for your reward!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)