kingnovel Chapter 498
Chapter 498
"After reviewing the incident, we found that the Suzhou prefect Gao Teng and the garrison commander Yan Ke suddenly transferred the Wujin garrison to Taihu to suppress the bandits. This was the objective factor that caused such a huge impact on this unrest."
After hearing Qinglong pointing the finger at Gao Teng and Yan Ke, Lin Ruopu immediately stood up and said, "Mr. Xing, isn't this too arbitrary?"
"Leading the troops to suppress the bandits is the duty of Prefect Gao and Commander Yan."
"What you call a post-mortem review is nothing but your conjecture."
After Lin Ruopu finished speaking, Qinglong glanced at him with a cold smile and said, "Before entering the palace, I heard that the memorials from Prefect Gao and Commander Yan were reported to Prime Minister Lin long ago."
"They've been fighting bandits in Taihu since last night. How did they learn about what happened in Wujin in advance?"
"Can you tell fortunes?"
‘Wow! ’
Qinglong's soul-searching question also caused an uproar at the scene!
Let’s not talk about how Gao Teng knew the news about Wu Jin.
You know, Taihu Lake is even farther away from the capital than Wujin!
How come his memorial was delivered several hours faster than those of Governor Ren and Xu Shan, even though they were both sent at an express 800-li rate?
Unless, he had already drafted the memorial and sent it to the capital in advance.
After figuring out all this, the ministers began to whisper among themselves.
Lin Ruopu and other Donglin Party ministers, who were left speechless by Qinglong, stood there sweating profusely.
At this moment, Hong Gu, who was just wondering why the Taoist priest did not attend the morning court today, seemed to suddenly understand.
If the Heavenly Master were still alive, Lin Ruopu and his men would not dare to take advantage of this matter and lead their troops to force the emperor to abdicate openly.
Only if they make things worse, can the memorial from the governor Ren and the appearance of Qinglong deal a fatal blow to the other side.
The more violent the fuss you make before, the greater the price you will pay next.
"Minister Lin..."
"Xing Tongzhi, I'm asking you a question!"
"Can Gao Zhifu really tell fortunes?"
Faced with Zhu Youwei's aggressiveness, Lin Ruopu, with cold sweat on his forehead, couldn't even come up with a lame excuse.
"Your Majesty, this matter is very suspicious and should be thoroughly investigated."
Hearing this, Zhu Youwei smiled coldly and said, "We really need to check!"
"Xing Tongzhi, now that we've found the hiding place for the silver, have we found all the tax silver?"
Zhu Wusi, who had tried one plan after another, was ready to push the situation to the extreme. Therefore, he questioned the public.
He knew very well that the Duke of Qing's Mansion had tampered with taxes.
A cornered dog will jump over the wall, let alone Duke Qing who has dominated Suzhou for so many years?
The military force controlled by the Yan family, plus the help of the Japanese pirates.
It’s hard to imagine that Jiangnan is not in chaos!
"Your Majesty, the tax silver has been found, but the amount does not match."
"A full 1.5 million taels are missing."
"what?"
Upon hearing this, the entire Fengtian Hall exploded.
Even Zhu Youwei's face turned ashen.
"But at present, Xu Shan already has a direction for investigation."
While everyone was discussing, Qinglong immediately spoke.
"Oh? Are the remnants of the Demon Sealing Clan dividing the tax money into several batches and hiding them?"
"still……"
Before any minister could finish his speculation, Qinglong immediately said in a cold voice: "Theft!"
'Hiss.'
Hearing this, the ministers gasped.
Embezzlement?
Who? Suzhou Prefecture? Or... Duke Qing's Mansion?
"Xing Tongzhi, words are not enough. Xu Qinchao, since you have such an inference, you should have some evidence, right?"
After someone finished saying this, Qinglong ordered someone to present a piece of 'sheath silver'.
"Isn't this the tax silver embedded in the wooden sheath?"
'Snapped. '
As soon as the other party finished speaking, Qinglong broke it into two pieces!
"Ah? There are rocks in here."
"Yes, the tax silver that should have been handed over to the court was turned into silver-wrapped stones. And in this way, Xu Shan, with the governor and everyone witnessing, salvaged 1.5 million taels of silver-wrapped stones that matched the wooden sheath."
"In other words, before the remnants of the Demon Sealing Clan played a trick and sank the tax silver into the river, the 'sheath silver' had already been replaced with something else."
'boom! '
Upon hearing this, Zhu Youwei immediately slammed the table and stood up, saying, "How dare these traitors and traitors use silver-wrapped stones to fool me?"