Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 165: The situation has reversed, it must be that bastard Su Chen!
Fang Xuanling took the account book and looked through it carefully. The more he looked, the angrier he became, and even a little bit unbelievable.

After reading the account book in his hand, Fang Xuanling handed it to Changsun Wuji and looked at Li Chengqian with an inquiring look.

Li Chengqian nodded slightly, "The content above has been verified!"

Fang Xuanling took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and waited for Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian to check the account books.

After the two of them checked, Gao Shilian couldn't help but shook his head, "How sad."

"Nearly a hundred officials from Henan Province are involved in this! They levied heavy taxes and oppressed the people, and they didn't treat them as human beings!"

"Just a small official in charge of taxation actually shared out a total of a thousand taels of silver!"

"You simply don't take the laws of the Tang Dynasty seriously!"

After Gao Shilian angrily rebuked him, he said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I suggest that the account book be handed over to Lord Sun of the Dali Temple, and Lord Sun will handle it impartially!"

"Anyone who is on record, anyone who is found to have committed corruption, bribery, or extortion, will not be tolerated and will be beheaded!"

Zhang Sun Wuji: “I second the motion!”

Fang Xuanling: "Mr. Gao's proposal is a bit harsh, but for these officials, I think it should be handled specially!"

"These people are lawless and treat disaster victims as if they were nothing. They should be severely punished!"

Li Chengqian nodded, "Where is the Dali Temple Minister?"

"The minister is here."

Sun Fujia strode out.

Li Chengqian ordered his men to hand the account book to Sun Fujia, "Sir Sun, don't let any of these officials go!"

"I obey the order!"

Sun Fujia nodded heavily.

Li Chengqian glanced at everyone and said in a cold voice: "I know what everyone is thinking, and I also know that there are many people who are not recorded here."

"But I can tell you clearly that I am still investigating. I will not let anyone involved in this matter go!"

While talking.

Li Chengqian turned his gaze to Li Tai.

Li Tai was shocked. Oh no, he is coming for me.

However, what puzzled Li Tai was where Li Chengqian got this account book from.

Why did those officials in Henan Province leave evidence?

"I have one more thing I want to ask the head of the Ministry of Revenue, Mr. Lin Yunchen."

Li Chengqian looked around, "Is Lord Lin here?"

"The minister is here."

Lin Yunchen walked out with mixed feelings.

Li Chengqian said calmly, "You are in charge of the taxes in Henan Province, right?"

Lin Yunchen: "Your Highness, it is indeed handled by this humble servant."

"Then I would like to ask you why you didn't notice this when you were collecting taxes?"

"Do you know that the people of Chang'an are now discussing whether the officials of our Tang Dynasty have taken bribes and ignored the people?"

Facing Li Chengqian's rebuke, Lin Yunchen was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Your Highness, I am indeed in charge of the taxes in Henan Province, but I cannot put all my energy into Henan Province!"

"I was negligent in this matter and was fooled by local officials. Please punish me, Your Highness."

Li Chengqian sneered, "Can you absolve yourself of your guilt by saying that you lack energy and are not strict with your subordinates?"

Lin Yunchen gritted his teeth and said, "I am willing to be punished."

Seeing that Lin Yunchen refused to give in, Li Chengqian nodded, "If that's the case, then deal with him according to the law."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Lin Yunchen breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Chengqian spoke quietly, "Everyone, my father is staying at Jiucheng Palace for the summer vacation, and all the affairs of the court have been handed over to me to handle."

"I hope to do this well, and I also hope to get your recognition and assistance."

"But I don't like being deceived."

Gao Shilian stroked his beard and said, "Your Highness, you are joking. Who among the civil and military officials in the court dares to deceive Your Highness?"

Li Chengqian glanced at Gao Shilian and said with a smile, "Duke Gao, you don't know that the account book in Lord Sun's hand is only a fragment."

Gao Shilian nodded with a smile, motioning Li Chengqian to continue.

However, some officials present were sweating profusely.

Li Tai glanced around and many officials also cast their glances at him.

Damn it.

How many people does this guy support?
"What does your highness mean?"

Sun Fujia asked.

Li Chengqian said quietly, "Because when my people were investigating this matter, they were discovered by the thieves in the account book, and they mobilized a large number of people to hunt them down!"

"But he is out of danger now, and will soon be able to hand over the rest to me."

boom.

At this moment, a bolt of thunder exploded in Lin Yunchen's head.

The prince actually has the complete account book in his hands?
This……

Lin Yunchen was a little panicked.

On one hand, it's his son, on the other hand, it's himself.

Li Chengqian said meaningfully: "My Lords, if anyone has been deceived, please come to the East Palace to explain the situation after the court is dismissed."

"Of course, I hope that all the civil and military officials in the court are honest and upright!"

……

The morning court was over. Lin Yunchen walked through the back door and arrived at the Prince of Wei's Mansion without stopping.

"My lord, save me!"

The moment he saw Li Tai, Lin Yunchen knelt down.

Li Tai had a blank expression on his face. Du Chuke beside him couldn't help but sigh, "Master Lin, please get up first."

"Your Highness, I really didn't know there was such a thing as an account book!"

"But now the account book is in Li Chengqian's hands!"

Li Tai said angrily: "The Dali Temple will take over this matter and will definitely investigate it thoroughly. By then, none of them will be able to escape!"

"you!"

"Even if it's you, this king doesn't know how to protect you!"

Du Chuke: "Your Majesty, Lord Lin has been with you for so long, when has he ever done something wrong?"

"This may just be an accident. Besides, if the prince has a complete list, why would he bother to make a show of force?"

Ok?
Li Tai frowned and looked over. "You mean to say that he said those last words deliberately for us to hear?"

Du Chuke nodded heavily. "If that's not the case, why bother with so much trouble? Sun Fujia only needs to arrest people according to the list!"

Li Tai pondered and thought that it was not impossible!
Turning his gaze to Lin Yunchen, Li Tai said in a deep voice: "Tell me, what's going on with the account book?"

Lin Yunchen shook his head repeatedly, "I really don't know about this matter. A few days ago, I received news from Hedong that my son was kidnapped. I have been busy looking for him..."

"Lin Changshou was kidnapped?"

Li Tai and the other two looked stunned.

Lin Yunchen hurriedly took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Li Tai, "This is the letter that the thief gave to me, saying that as long as I do what he said, he will release my son."

Li Tai took it and looked at it, frowned unconsciously, and handed the letter to Du Chuke.

Du Chuke exclaimed in astonishment, "Report to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei?"

Lin Yunchen slammed his head to the ground: "I have followed the prince for so long, how could I do such a treasonous thing?"

"Even if it means my son's death, I will not betray the prince!"

Li Tai sighed, stepped forward and helped Lin Yunchen up from the ground, "I understand your intentions, but at this time, a ledger suddenly appeared, which is really too disgusting."

"This matter must be thoroughly investigated before the Crown Prince, and all those who know the account books must be dealt with."

"Otherwise, I can't protect you!"

Lin Yunchen looked delighted, "Your Majesty, this must have been done by someone below. I will find out the truth as soon as possible!"

"This king needs a list."

"I understand!"

"Go."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Lin Yunchen breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and left.

After Lin Yunchen left, Li Tai turned his head and asked, "What do you think?"

Du Chuke: "It must have been Su Chen who did it."

"He kidnapped Lin Changshou, no doubt intending to make Lin Yunchen betray the prince, but he underestimated Lin Yunchen's desire to survive."

Li Tai nodded: "It must be that bastard Su Chen!"

He had some knowledge about Su Chen's poison, so this kind of thing was not a difficult task for Su Chen.

Du Chuke: "But now there are two problems before us."

"One is whether to save Lin Changshou, and the second is how many people are recorded in the account book and how to clean up these people before Sun Fujia takes action."

Li Tai shook his head. "There are too many people to clean up. I think we can cut off this line."

Du Chuke nodded, "Then it depends on Lin Yunchen's speed."

Before the fire reaches Lin Yunchen or Prince Wei's Mansion, the safest way to deal with it is undoubtedly to eliminate all those who know about this matter in advance.

However, there are too many people involved in this matter, and it is still a difficult problem to know where to start.

Li Tai punched the table in frustration, "A good situation has been ruined because of this damn account book!"

Du Chuke was also a little melancholy.

Plans can never keep up with changes!

Who could have thought that after all their calculations, in the end, the account book left behind by an unknown official became the key to Li Chengqian and his team's breakthrough.

And it will threaten them!

Du Chuke said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to be angry. We should first find a way to find Lin Changshou."

Most of the people involved in the case were handled by Lin Yunchen, so they couldn't intervene even if they wanted to.

In that case, why not look for Lin Changshou first.

"As long as we find Lin Changshou, Lin Yunchen will never betray the prince."

"Even if the fire burns Lin Yunchen, with Lin Changshou by my side, Lin Yunchen will block the fire for us!"

"Since this matter is most likely done by Su Chen, then we should start investigating from the people around Su Chen!"

"You take care of this!"

"it is good!"

Li Tai rubbed his head and said, "By the way, how did Du He raise the food to be sent to Henan Prefecture in such a short time?"

Du Chuke shook his head, "This matter has not been thoroughly investigated yet."

"But I infer that it was probably done by Su Chen's people. It's just that we need to investigate carefully who this person is."

"Go ahead and find Lin Changshou first!"

(End of this chapter)