strokinit Chapter 113: Powerful, Shocking The Civil And Military Forces Of The Dynasty
Chapter 113: Powerful, Shocking The Civil And Military Forces Of The Dynasty
Even Emperor Qianyun was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting that Luo Xingchen would go to Cao Gang to cause such big trouble at this time.
For a moment, everyone stared at Luo Xingchen and began to think.
The Canal has nothing to do with the Qingyi Hou Mansion, and Caobang is even more on the same page with Luo Xingchen. How could this evil star be provoked? He actually opened fire on Caobang himself.
After hearing Luo Xingchen's words, Emperor Qianyun did not speak immediately.
He knew that it was definitely not easy for Luo Xingchen to investigate the Cao Gang.
He has always wanted to get rid of the cancer of Caobang, but he has never been able to find the right person.
After all, the Caobang controlled water transport, and even the imperial court had to rely on them sometimes.
When it went too far, when a disaster occurred and grain was transferred from the south to the north, Caobang made a lot of money from the disaster, causing serious casualties to countless people.
To be honest, it was no longer a matter of a day or two for him to clean up the Caobang, and he was struggling to find a suitable candidate.
When everyone heard about Caobang, they all looked at Zuo Yan and didn't bother him at all.
The appearance of Luo Xingchen made his eyes light up. He did not expect that Luo Xingchen would actually confront the Caobang!
But he also knew that it would not be easy for Luo Xingchen to take over this job.
Sure enough, not long after Luo Xingchen finished speaking, officials came forward to speak out.
"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Qingyi is talking nonsense. The Cao gang controls the north and south waterways of the canal, making the waterways unimpeded. No more water thieves harass the caravans and official ships. This is a great achievement. The Marquis of Qingyi is so slanderous. I request your Majesty to punish you severely!"
An official with a three-inch long beard on his chin stepped out in one step. Judging from his official power, he was at least a third or fourth grade official.
He was not afraid of Luo Xingchen at all, and immediately blocked his words as soon as he opened his mouth.
After hearing this, many officials came forward to help the Cao Gang, regardless of the expressionless Luo Xingchen and the gloomy Emperor Qian.
Emperor Qianyun didn't speak, he just looked at Luo Xingchen, the meaning in his eyes was obvious.
If you want to take over the case-handling power of the Caobang, you should first deal with these people.
Seeing this, Luo Xingchen didn't talk nonsense, glanced at the man directly, and said lightly: "The reason why there are no water thieves in Canal 803 is because Caogang is the biggest water thieves. Aren't all those big and small water thieves... They’ve incorporated it!”
"That's nonsense! What evidence does Luo Shenqing have for speaking like this?" This official was not afraid of Luo Xingchen at all, and directly glared at him with a smile on his face.
Seeing this, Luo Xingchen did not panic at all, but smiled: "You asked me for evidence, have you forgotten my identity?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned, and then they immediately reacted.
Luo Xingchen is the number one catcher in the world, he wants evidence, it is not easy!
The official also reacted at this moment, but he was still very tough.
"No matter what your status is, you must pay attention to evidence when doing anything. Those things you said about the Caobang family are just rumors spread among the people because the Caobang family has a great career and is jealous of others. Do you have substantial evidence?"
Hearing this, Luo Xingchen smiled disdainfully: "Cao Guang, I think you really won't give up until you reach the Yellow River. OK, if you want evidence, I'll give it to you!"
After saying that, Luo Xingchen took out a letter from his sleeve and presented it to him.
"Your Majesty, here is the evidence. It clearly records that during the famine in northern Hebei the year before last, the Caobang planned three official ships to be silent. It seemed that food was lost, but in fact, one hundred thousand stones were secretly transported away by the Caobang. , secretly sent to Northern Hebei, and sold at a sky-high price 120 times higher than the market price, earning a huge amount of money!"
"The mastermind who planned these three official ships is Mr. Cao Guang. Here are the ledger evidence and bills found from his home, as well as the share. That time, our Mr. Cao's profit was divided into two parts. Eighteen thousand taels. In addition, Caobang also gives Cao Guang ten thousand taels of silver and some gold and silver as a filial piety every year. The evidence is all above!"
After saying that, Luo Xingchen raised the letter in his hand high. Following Emperor Qianyun's signal, an eunuch quickly came down to take it.
Plop~~!
At this moment, a sound of falling was heard, and everyone looked sideways.
Cao Guang was seen sitting on the ground with a pale face and cold (cjch) sweating, looking at the letter in Luo Xingchen's hand with horror.
He thought he had kept these things well, but to his surprise, Luo Xingchen found them!
When he saw the letter in Emperor Qianyun's hands, he immediately knew that he was finished.
Sure enough, when Emperor Qianyun finished reading the letter, his face suddenly darkened.
The next moment, he slapped the letter directly on the table.
Bang~~!
"Okay, I really didn't expect it. Cao Guang, Mr. Cao, you appear to be honest and honest on the surface, but you secretly received so many benefits. No wonder you tried to stop me in every possible way when I wanted to investigate the Cao Gang!"
"I still don't know whether you, a senior member of the fourth rank of Guanglu Temple, are working for me and not for the Cao Gang!"
Hearing this, Cao Guang finally stood up straight, and suddenly he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground again!
"Your Majesty, I, I have been wronged, I have been wronged!" Cao Guang's words were incoherent and he could only cry out that he was wronged!
"What an injustice. In that case, please explain these letters to me, Mr. Cao, why there are your personal letters and seals from Mr. Cao on them!"
Emperor Qianyun slapped the table and stood up, glaring at Cao Guang with the majesty in his eyes like an angry Shizi.
"Me! Me!" Cao Guang was so frightened that he didn't know what to say. Faced with this substantial evidence, he had no power to resist.
"Your Majesty, there is a secret room under the master bedroom in Mr. Cao's home, which is full of benefits given by the Cao Gang over the years!" Luo Xingchen took the opportunity to touch up his knife.
Hearing this, Cao Guang was speechless.
He looked at Luo Xingchen in horror, in disbelief. He didn't expect that as soon as the other party opened his mouth, he would overturn his reputation.
Emperor Qianyun was too lazy to say anything more when he saw Cao Guang like this.
"Come here, press Cao Guang into the big boss, search Cao's house, once verified, all the people will be questioned and killed! If there is resistance, the Yi tribe will be killed directly!"
Emperor Qianyun's extremely cold voice echoed in the hall, making countless people shiver.
Cao Guang was shocked, and then he knelt on the ground in horror: "Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, please spare your life!"
Emperor Qianyun was too lazy to look at him and waved his hand casually. Immediately, the imperial guards came forward to disable his martial arts and took him out.
The hall fell silent, and everyone looked at Luo Xingchen with fear, a little frightened.
As expected, he was a ruthless man. He killed a fourth-grade official when he went to court for the first time, and left people speechless!
"In this case, Luo Aiqing must have a lot of evidence when he said this to investigate the second regiment of the Cao Gang...
"His Majesty......"
Before Emperor Qianyun could say anything, someone immediately came out and interrupted.
Emperor Qianyun was not angry and waited quietly. He knew that killing a fourth-grade official would not scare anyone!
He also wanted to see Luo Xingchen's determination to deal with the Cao Gang before making a decision.
Now that we have done it, we must do it once and for all and never give it a chance to rebound.
It was at this time that the person who spoke stepped out and it was Bu Qingfeng, one of the two chief ministers of Yushitai.
Bu Qingfeng stood up and said calmly: "Your Majesty, although the Caobang also did something wrong, it must have been done by a rebellious person among them. Just ask the Caobang to hand him over. This is something that everyone is happy with, and it can be maintained The smooth flow of the North-South Canal was an unavoidable feat. Over the years, whenever the imperial court had something to do, Caobang would also donate money and materials. Why disrupt a century-old stable situation? By then, I might have killed a thousand enemies. It’s a loss of eight hundred!”
"Besides, as far as I know, the Qingyi Marquis is targeting the Cao Gang in this way, not for the public good, but more for his own selfish reasons!"
After saying that, he looked at Luo Xingchen with a confident look on his face.
Luo Xingchen didn't panic at all when he looked at him, he just looked at him indifferently, as if he was looking forward to your performance.
"Oh? I love you, but it doesn't matter!" Emperor Qianyun glanced at Luo Xingchen and then said.
He knew that Luo Xingchen's character would definitely not be against the Caobang for no reason. There must be a reason. He was ready to investigate after going to court. When he saw Bu Qingfeng speaking, he also wanted to know more.
"Haha, Your Majesty should know that Qingyi Hou's mother's family is the Hua family, which was once a prominent family in Jiangnan. His mother was the eldest daughter of the Hua family back then. She is so famous that her family has a daughter who is sought after by many families!"
"But recently, news came out from Wulin in Jiangnan Province that there is a treasure map of half-step Wu Mu's suicide note in the Hua family. This has also made the Hua family in Sunset Xishan be targeted by various forces in Jiangnan Province, and is gradually at a disadvantage. , it is said that there are traces of the Cao Gang in it!"
"Lord Luo stepped forward to investigate the Cao Gang at this time. I'm afraid it's a lie that he wants to investigate the case. Is it true that he takes the opportunity to go to Jiangnan Road to support the Hua family and take revenge on the way?"
After saying that, he looked at Luo Xingchen and said confidently: "Master Hou, you are planning to take care of private matters and take this opportunity to punish the Cao Gang. Isn't it inappropriate?"
After he finished speaking, Ma Zai from Yushitai immediately stood up.
"Your Majesty, I impeach the Marquis of Qingyi for using the name of the imperial court to do private affairs. When the term expires, Your Majesty, please punish him for the crime of disrespect!"
"I impeach the Marquis of Qingyi for teasing His Majesty for his own selfish interests and harming the interests of the imperial court. Please punish him severely!"
"I second the proposal!"
For a time, more than a dozen officials came out one after another and began to impeach Luo Xingchen.
Emperor Qianyun looked at these, his eyes became colder, and then he looked at Luo Xingchen who was still calm and composed, and his heart moved.
"Qingyi Hou, do you have anything to say?" Emperor Qianyun asked, seemingly a little sullenly.
Luo Xingchen clasped his fists at Emperor Qianyun, then looked at Bu Qingfeng: "Bu Qingfeng, no matter how much you say, you can't hide the fact that you stand up for the Caobang!"
When Bu Qingfeng heard this, he laughed angrily: "It's a joke, who in the officialdom doesn't know that I, Bu Qingfeng, have a breeze on my sleeves? I am the censor Taichung Cheng. How many people want to curry favor with me, but ask my colleagues present, have I ever received a penny of gifts?" Huh?"
As soon as this statement came out, it was praised by many officials.
"The Marquis of Qingyi is wrong. Master Bu's sleeves are spotless. I guarantee with my life that he will not accept gifts from others!"
"That's right, Marquis Qingyi, you have slandered the old man. The old man lost his wife when he was young and stopped remarrying. His family tradition is simple, especially because he has no heirs. He does official business every day and is dedicated to the public. This is why our emperor is famous. Master Tiantian!"
"That is, Marquis Qingyi, you deliberately wronged a good official for your own selfish reasons. What is your intention?"
"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Qingyi willfully slandered officials and deserves an additional penalty!"
Suddenly, someone else wanted to stand up and start impeaching Luo Xingchen.
Seeing this, Luo Xingchen didn't panic and stared at Bu Qingfeng sarcastically, making him feel uncomfortable all over.
"What a good official with a clear mind and a dedicated mind for the public good. If I hadn't had evidence in my hands, I would have committed suicide immediately because of my guilt!"
As soon as this statement came out, the officials who were still clamoring shut up.
There were also some officials who were usually friends with Bu Qingfeng and were ready to stand up and speak for him. Seeing this, they also held their ground and looked at him suspiciously.
Bu Qingfeng was shocked when he heard that Luo Xingchen had evidence, but he still pretended to be angry and glared at Luo Xingchen.
"It's a joke. How can I be slandered by others if I live an upright life? Marquis Qingyi, since you have evidence, show it to His Majesty and the colleagues present. I sit upright and am not afraid of being framed!"
"Haha, you are such an honest and upright official, but you don't know how to murder your brother, have an affair with your widowed sister-in-law, and pave the way for your illegitimate son. How can Master Bu explain it?"
Boom~~!
As soon as these words came out, Xia Qingfeng suddenly felt like his brain was about to be struck by lightning!