"Reporting to the emperor, this subject suggests that in order to clear Minister Li's name, we can send people to Minister Li's residence to investigate!”
"Minister Li, don't tell me you don't dare?”
Hearing this, Zhao Zheng couldn't help but want to give Lord Zhang a thumbs up.
This kid was really awesome!
He performed better than Wei Yuan!
After this is done, I will reward you well!
Then, Zhao Zheng looked at Li Yan.""Minister Li, what do you think?"
At this moment, Li Yan's expression was very ugly.
Li Yan could naturally see through Zhang Gei's crude provocation.
However, even though he could see it, Li Yan couldn't resolve it.
Under the watchful eyes of the public, if Li Yan did not agree to send someone to his house to check, wouldn't that mean that he had a guilty conscience?
This was still a small matter. The key was that if Li Yan was truly known as a "crafty sycophant", he would probably never be able to maintain his current status.
Who would deal with a crafty official?
Even if everyone knew that Li Yan was wronged, they would definitely avoid Li Yan in the future to avoid suspicion.
This was the most terrible thing!
It could only be said that the trap that Zhao Zheng had prepared was too vicious…
Li Yan didn't know whether to jump or not!
Everyone looked at Li Yan.
Li Yan scanned through all the sceneries in the house in his mind. After confirming that there was nothing forbidden in the house, he gritted his teeth and said,""Emperor, in order to prove this old minister's innocence, this minister is willing to send people into the residence to search!”
It had to be said that Li Yan was usually cautious. Even if he embezzled a huge amount of silver, he hid it very carefully.
Li Yan believed that no one else would be able to find it.
Hearing this, Zhao Zheng was stunned.
He had thought that Li Yan would refuse the search. He was prepared to give a tough order.
He did not expect Li Yan to be so brave.
Since that was the case, it saved him some trouble.
Zhao Zheng announced loudly," I believe that Minister Li is loyal and honest. In order to clear Minister Li's name, I have decided to go to the Li Residence personally. All my beloved ministers, please go with me!"”
Hearing this, Li Yan became vigilant and his eyelids twitched.
The Emperor was actually going there personally?
This is bad!
However, the arrow was already on the bowstring and had no choice but to be fired. He could not go back on his word even if he wanted to.
Thus, the Emperor led his ministers out of the palace and headed to Prime Minister Li's residence.
……
At the same time.
Qi Jiguang was leading the Great Qin Tiger Army to take over the city defense.
When Great Qin's 10,000 tiger soldiers appeared in the city, the commoners on the streets panicked when they saw such an iron-blooded army. They thought that a war was about to happen in the capital.
Seeing this, Qi Jiguang immediately shouted,""Under the emperor's orders, the city is sealed today to eradicate the crafty sycophants and not to offend the people.”
Qi Jiguang also had martial arts, so his voice was full of energy.
He shouted three times in a row and finally made all the surrounding commoners hear him clearly.
When they heard that these troops were ordered by the Emperor to seal off the entire city, the commoners immediately quieted down. Some of the bolder ones even looked curiously at this iron-blooded army.
It had to be said that the last time Zhao Zheng shouted "never add Fu", it was a very correct thing to do.
It was precisely because Zhao Zheng said that he would never increase taxes that the people of the capital regarded Zhao Zheng as a wise ruler.
Otherwise, if the previous fatuous emperor sent troops to the streets, the people would definitely be worried that the emperor would kidnap their women.
Seeing that the commoners were no longer panicking, Qi Jiguang immediately divided the infantry into five groups. Four of them went to block the four city gates, leaving one group to patrol.
After that, Qi Jiguang led the cavalry and charged towards the capital camp.
Of course, Qi Jiguang didn't barge into the capital camp. He only watched from afar to prevent anyone from rebelling.
……
The Prime Minister's residence was on Donghua Street, not far from the Imperial City.
In less than an hour, Zhao Zheng and the officials arrived at the Li Residence.
Along with him was the East Chamber's Governor, Gu Dayou!
Seeing the people from the East Hall, Li Yan felt even more uneasy. He felt like he had missed something.
Li Yan couldn't be blamed for his stupidity. He just didn't expect that he could be so despicable in harming others...
When they arrived at the Li Residence, everyone was surprised to find that the Prime Minister Residence did not look luxurious. Instead, it looked overly simple and could even be called simple.
There were only a few willow trees planted in the huge front yard. There was nothing else.
Unlike other residences, rockery and gardens were basic facilities. Some rich people would even lay green bricks and jade stones on the ground to show their nobility.
"I really didn't expect Minister Li's residence to be so thrifty!”
"That's right. From this, it can be seen that Minister Li is really incorruptible as an official!”
A few of Li Yan's lackeys began to advocate for Li Yan.
Hearing this, Zhao Zheng only sneered.
Others might not know Li Yan's true colors, but he knew the original novel. How could he not know Li Yan's character?
This old fox was only good on the surface.
"Dayou!" Zhao Zheng shouted.
Gu Dayou immediately stepped forward and bowed,""Emperor, this old servant is here."
"Send people in to search and prove Minister Li's innocence. Remember, tell them to be careful and not to damage anything in Minister Li's house.”
"This old servant obeys the decree!"
Gu Dayou quickly let the East Chamber natives enter the house and began to search.
As for Zhao Zheng and the officials, they all waited.
While waiting, Li Yan felt more and more uneasy.
Thinking about it carefully, it was obvious that the matter in the court today was targeted at him. If nothing went wrong, the mastermind behind it was probably this young emperor in front of him.
Although he did not understand what had happened to this fatuous ruler to suddenly become so shrewd in such a short period of time…
However, since the Emperor had personally designed such a scheme to target him and had even personally taken action, how could he not have a backup plan?
Right, a backup plan!
Li Yan was shocked.
It was only at this moment that Li Yan vaguely guessed Zhao Zheng's vicious plan.
Unfortunately, it was too late!
"Emperor, this old servant has made a great discovery!"
He saw Gu Dayou rushing over from the inner courtyard with a wooden box in his arms.
The box wasn't big, and there was a lot of soil on it. It was obvious that it had just been dug out, and there was a lock on it.
"Emperor, this chest was dug out from under an old tree in the backyard.”
Seeing the box, Li Yan's face turned red. He was shocked and angry.
He dared to swear on his son that this box was definitely not his.
Someone wanted to frame him!
There was definitely nothing good in the box!
"Open it!" Zhao Zheng said in a deep voice.
"Honorable order!"
Gu Dayou immediately used his internal strength to break the iron lock and open the box.
All the officials looked at the box curiously…
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The first chapter.
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