After being doused with cold water, Gao Lishi's heart was already dead.
He hung his head low, looking like he was waiting to be slaughtered.
He had completely given up resisting.
He confessed to all the other crimes and took on the responsibility.
Gao Lishi also knew that if he could even find such a witness, who knew what else was waiting for him.
He might as well admit it. It was better than being angered to death.
"Gao Lishi, you forced Minister Wang to death and robbed him of his mansion. Do you plead guilty?”Yan Song looked at Gao Lishi and asked.
Gao Lishi nodded weakly.
"In the case of Wang Sikong, did you swallow the 120,000 taels of silver?”Yan Song asked again.
Gao Lishi's eyes were hollow as he laughed bitterly."I don't have 120,000 taels of silver in my entire family.”
"Hmm? Gao Lishi, are you denying this?”Huang Youwei, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, asked angrily.
Li Zhi was very concerned about this problem. After all, in this case, on one hand, he wanted to take down Wu Zetian's confidant, Gao Lishi, and on the other hand, he wanted to make money.
If Gao Lishi had only been framed and did not have much wealth, it would not have been a complete victory for him.
"Hmph, even if you turned my house upside down, you wouldn't be able to get so much silver!”Gao Lishi coldly laughed and said with disdain.
Li Zhi was a little troubled. If he really didn't have so much silver, he wouldn't be able to obtain much on this trip.
An idea came to him, and he turned his eyes to Huang Youwei and Ren Haoren.
These two were the ones who had provided the evidence. If there were any loopholes, they would be responsible.
Moreover, these two people were from the Eight Queens. The mastermind must be the Eight Queens.
Why not take the opportunity to scam the Eighth Empress and the others of a sum of money?
Li Zhi slapped the gavel on his table and pointed at Huang Youwei and Ren Haoren. He shouted angrily,""How dare you falsely accuse a good person? If Gao Lishi's family can't find this money, I will hold you responsible!”
Huang Youwei and Ren Haoren were so scared that they quickly walked out from behind the table and knelt on the ground.
"Ah! I don't dare, I don't dare, Gao Lishi definitely has this silver in his house. I'll go search for this silver and show it to the emperor!”Huang Youwei cupped his hands and said.
"That's for the best. If I can't find anything, I'll raid your house first.”Li Zhi said fiercely.
He was very rude to the people of the eighth generation.
These vermin relied on the support of the eighth empress to take bribes and pervert the law. They had long become rich by selling official positions.
This time, he could take the opportunity to extort them.
The two of them hurriedly trotted out of the hall and then spurred their horses into the distance.
Li Zhi summoned Fan Kuai and Dian Wei and had them follow the two officials quietly to see where they went.
Fan Kuai and Dian Wei accepted the order and left.
The court trial stopped temporarily, and Li Zhi and Yan Song went into the inner room to drink tea.
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Huang Youwei and Ren Haoren walked out of the hall with bitter expressions.
120,000 taels, where could he find them?
Who the f * ck came up with this stupid idea to sue him for corruption?
Wasn't he shooting himself in the foot?
They also knew that the three judicial departments had been monopolized by the eighth empress, and they could do whatever they wanted.
Now, not only had Li Zhi taken the position of the chief judge and the minister of the Supreme Court, but he also had to be personally interrogated by the emperor, so this was a little difficult.
The two of them mounted their horses and hurriedly headed towards Lu Zhi's Purple Mansion Hall.
The reason why the two of them had a tacit understanding and didn't go to the victim Gao Lishi's house to search was because there were still a few cases where Gao Lishi was accused of corruption. Now that they had raided Gao Lishi's house, they still had to fill in the holes.
It was better to ask Empress Lu and the others to raise funds in advance.
.......
Lu Zhi was lying on a long bench, his jade-like arm supporting his head that was tied up in a bun. He was leaning there with his eyes closed to rest.
She gave off the feeling of a graceful and luxurious beauty lying drunk.
At this moment, Huang Youwei and Ren Haoren were led in.
Lu Zhi was awakened by his personal maid.
Fifteen minutes later.
"Clang!" The sound of jade shattering could be heard.
"What trash! You can't even do this kind of thing well!"
"Hmph, you guys must have gotten a lot of benefits from stuffing your pockets all these years. Don't tell me you still don't want to spit some out at this time?”
"My own life, only I cherish it the most. If the emperor were to investigate, the person who would lose his head would not be me!”
After Lu Zhi's threats, Huang Youwei and Ren Hao Ren knelt on the ground and sweated profusely.
They knew that it was impossible for Empress Lu to pay. They were too naive.
They would have to fork out the 120,000 taels of silver.
Even if the two of them were corrupt and sold their official positions, their official positions were not high after all, so they could not be so greedy.
The two of them came out of the Purple Imperial Hall in a sorry state. Then, they went to the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, and so on. They found many officials.
These officials were basically the same group of people who had sued Gao Lishi.
After Huang Youwei and Ren Haoren made the situation clear, they used all kinds of methods to cheat and swindle the officials. In the end, they got 100,000 taels of silver from the officials.
The two of them took out the 20,000 taels they had saved up.
Until eight hours later.
120,000 taels of silver were placed in the main hall.
Li Zhi and Yan Song went to the palace again.
Huang Youwei and Ren Haoren were sweating profusely and gasping for breath. They must have been very nervous and excited during the past six hours.
When the two of them saw Li Zhi, they smiled obsequiously and said,"Your Majesty, we have finally fulfilled our mission. We have finally found the 120,000 taels of silver. Please take a look, Your Majesty!”
Gao Lishi knelt at the side. He was shocked by the amount of silver in the hall.
"F * ck, I have so much silver at home. Why didn't I know?”
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