Seeing He Shen confess, the expressions on the faces of the ministers present were all different.
"Dear ministers, what do you think?”
Gu Fengming looked at the ministers. He knew that he was not the only one who wanted He Shen to die. There was no reason for him to take the lead. He looked at the ministers and asked.
"I, Sima Yi, believe that He Shen's crimes are heinous and should not be forgiven. I implore Your Highness to arrest and convict He Shen according to the law.”
"I, An Lushan, agree. The breach of the canal caused the villages to be flooded. This is a serious crime. If we don't deal with it strictly, I'm afraid it will be difficult to calm the people.”
"I, second the motion!"
"I, second the motion!"
………………
Seeing that Sima Yi and An Lushan had taken the lead, his followers naturally did not want to fall behind and came out to demand that He Shen be severely punished.
"Prime Minister, what do you think?"
Gu Fengming looked at Wang Mang. He Shen was his man, and Gu Fengming would not let Wang Mang hide.
At this moment, Wang Mang's face was gloomy as he looked at He Shen. He Shen was also looking at him. The two of them seemed to be communicating something. After a while, Wang Mang took a deep breath.
"Reporting to Your Highness, although Heshen has committed a heinous crime and should be severely punished, considering that he has served the court for many years and his father was an official in the Xuanzong Dynasty, I beg Your Highness to spare Heshen's life.”
In the end, Wang Mang still pleaded for mercy. He Shen's official position would definitely be lost. Under such circumstances, it would be very difficult for He Shen to escape unscathed.
However, Wang Mang didn't want He Shen to die. Who knew if this guy would bite Wang Mang before he died? He wanted to save his life.
"Your Highness, please spare Heshen's life!”
Wang Mang had spoken, and the Prime Minister's faction quickly stepped forward to plead for He Shen.
When Gu Fengming saw this, he smiled and nodded.
"Prime Minister is right. Alright then, regarding the river embankment, this king will spare his life.”
"Thank you, Crown Prince. Thank you, King Qin, for not killing me.”
When He Shen heard that he did not have to die, his eyes lit up. He kowtowed repeatedly to Gu Fengming, his face revealing a hint of ecstasy.
Upon hearing Gu Fengming's words, Sima Yi and An Lushan's expressions turned ugly.
"But…"
Just when He Shen thought that his life was saved, Gu Fengming changed the topic and looked at He Shen.
"This king can spare your life on account of your Miyase, but this king will find it hard to forgive you for anything else.”
"Anything else?"
He Shen was startled and looked at Gu Fengming in confusion. He didn't know what this meant.
"Qin Hui, didn't you report He Shen to this king?”
Gu Fengming looked at Qin Hui and said.
Qin Hui was stunned. He stood there with a dumbfounded expression. He originally did not participate in this matter and just watched from the sidelines. Who knew that Gu Fengming suddenly pointed the spearhead at him. For a moment, Qin Hui was somewhat at a loss.
"Swoosh!"
As soon as Gu Fengming said this, everyone turned to look at Qin Hui, especially Wang Mang. He frowned and stared at Qin Hui.
"I…"
"What, have you forgotten?"
Gu Fengming looked at Qin Hui and said without waiting for him to speak. He would not let Qin Hui muddle through his days for nothing. The reason why Gu Fengming accepted Qin Hui was to use him. Qin Hui wanted to watch from the sidelines, but Gu Fengming would not give him the chance.
Qin Hui did not report He Shen to Gu Fengming, but after Gu Fengming said that, Qin Hui had no choice but to say it.
"This…I…"
Qin Hui stammered, cursing Gu Fengming in his heart for suddenly attacking him without discussing it with him first. Now that he suddenly mentioned it, he was in a dilemma.
Looking at Gu Fengming's crafty gaze, Qin Hui cursed in his heart and could only bite the bullet.
"I, Imperial Censor Qin Hui, hereby impeach the Minister of Revenue for ten crimes.”
"Speak!"
Gu Fengming saw that Qin Hui was on the right track and smiled.
"The first crime: Forcibly taking in a palace maid as a concubine. There were several concubines in He Shen's house who were palace maids.”
"Second crime: Embezzlement and bribery. When Heshen was working in the Ministry of Revenue, he took bribes and embezzled a large amount of money.”
"The third crime: The cemetery exceeded the system. He Shen's cemetery was built extremely luxuriously, comparable to a royal tomb.”
"The fourth crime…"
Qin Hui gave He Shen ten pieces of evidence in one breath.
After saying that, Qin Hui looked at Gu Fengming.
"Your Highness, no matter which of these ten crimes, He Shen cannot escape the death penalty. I implore Your Highness to punish He Shen properly to stabilize the country.”
After Qin Hui finished speaking, the entire place fell silent. Many people looked at Qin Hui with fear in their eyes. They all knew that the Censorate was terrifying, but they didn't expect it to be so terrifying. The Imperial Censorate had easily given He Shen, the Minister of Revenue, ten charges, each of which was a capital offense.
The people present were all dirty, and they couldn't help but feel a chill on their necks. It was indeed better to offend the King of Hell than the Imperial Censorate.
"Is that so?"
Gu Fengming already knew what He Shen had done, but he still pretended to be furious as he looked at Qin Hui.
"Your subject is telling the truth!"
"Wronged, wronged, Your Highness. This Imperial Censor has wronged me, I am wronged.”
He Shen was really scared silly this time, looking at Gu Fengming and shouting that he was wronged. Once these ten deadly sins were revealed, it was enough for his entire family to be executed.
"Qin Hui, I have no enmity with you. Why did you harm me?”
He Shen looked at Qin Hui and shouted.
"Censor, you need evidence to speak.”
Wang Mang's face was ashen. He had wanted to protect He Shen's life, but he hadn't expected Qin Hui to jump out and cause trouble. Looking at the current situation, his face was extremely gloomy.
"Hmph, Prime Minister, I naturally have the evidence. At the very least, He Shen's residence should still have a lot of evidence against him. Your Highness, you should immediately raid He Shen's house and collect evidence!”
Qin Hui was already like this. Wasn't he afraid of offending him? He immediately said to Gu Fengming.
"My beloved minister is right!"
Gu Fengming smiled and was about to say something.
"Your Highness!"
However, Wang Mang suddenly spoke.
"Prime Minister, what's the matter?"
"The matter of seizing the house should be handled by the Supreme Court. Before I came to court, I had already ordered the Supreme Court to surround He Shen's residence.”
"Oh, the prime minister has foresight.”
Gu Fengming turned to Wang Mang, cursing him in his heart for being a sly old fox.
"However, there's no need. When we were arresting He Shen, this Prince had already ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guards to surround the He Residence. There's no need to trouble the Supreme Court.”
"What?"
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