After capturing these six corrupt officials, Chu Yang immediately divided his troops into three groups. He asked Li Yong to lead 80 people to transport the dirty money embezzled by these six corrupt officials directly back to Dongzhou Palace. Thirty soldiers and two civil servants were left to clean up the mess in Anping Mansion. And he, Leng Feng and Qingxia led 200 soldiers to escort the six corrupt officials, together with the evidence of their corruption and perverting the law, to the capital for a face-to-face meeting.
It took about a month and a half to walk from Anping Mansion to the capital, and Chu Yang pried open the mouths of Lu Ming and Zhang Shan halfway, and put Guangdong's inspector and governor in Guangdong. These two protective umbrellas were also uprooted. , Escorted the evidence of their embezzlement and the embezzled money together with the two of them to the capital.
After arriving in the capital, Chu Yang directly brought Qingxia into the palace together.
It coincided with the early court, and the emperor was discussing matters with the courtiers in the Golden Luan Hall, and the guards came to report. "Your Majesty, the King of Dongzhou is begging to see you!"
"What? King Dongzhou? How did he come back?" Hearing this, the monarch sitting high on the dragon chair was slightly surprised. Then he waved his hand and said, "Let him in!"
"No!" In response, the soldier turned and left.
After a while, Chu Yang walked into the hall alone without haste. "My child pays homage to the emperor, long live my emperor!"
Looking at Chu Yang who was kneeling on the ground, the emperor raised his eyebrows. "Lao Liu, why are you back?"
"I miss you, baby, come back to see you!" Chu Yang said with a smile, and slowly stood up from the ground.
Hearing this, the aloof monarch suddenly felt warm, and a gentle smile appeared on his originally cold and serious face. "Presumptuous, you are the king of Dongzhou and the vassal. How can you run back to the capital without my summoning?"
"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Dongzhou King's actions are really treasonous, and should be dealt with strictly!"
"Your Majesty, I will reconsider!"
"Your Majesty seconded the proposal!" As soon as someone took the lead, a large group of people stood up and began to criticize Chu Yang.
Looking at this group of people, Chu Yang blinked, and looked at the person who took the lead and said that he would punish himself severely. "Oh, you are that one, what is that Minister of the Ministry of War, the fourth son is his father-in-law, right? I haven't seen you for several years, and this king almost doesn't recognize you. What's the matter, you don't like this king now, right?"
"Your Majesty, please be careful. I'm going to be an official, but I don't care about people!" Looking at Chu Yang, who looked like a rascal, the Minister of the Ministry of War said coldly with a straight face.
"Hahaha, right and wrong, not necessarily, I came back with my fourth brother. I hope that when he comes in later, you will also make a small report in front of the emperor with righteous words, that's called It's the right thing, not the person!" Looking at the other party, Chu Yang said disapprovingly.
Hearing this, Minister of the Ministry of War's expression changed. I thought: The fourth prince is back too? Impossible, if the fourth prince returns to the capital, it is impossible for him not to know? Moreover, it is impossible for my son-in-law to do such a rebellious thing!
"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince is your youngest son. He has been by your side since he was a child and has been deeply favored. Although he is a prince, he is also His Majesty's son. He misses His Majesty, and he came back from a long distance to visit His Majesty and the Queen. It is also a kind of filial piety. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" After speaking, Su Chengqian, the Prime Minister of Zuo, stood up.
"Your Majesty, please read the filial piety of the prince and forgive him!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive the prince!"
"Your Majesty, please be merciful!" As soon as Prime Minister Zuo stood up, someone immediately stood up to intercede for Chu Yang.
Looking at the father-in-law who stood up to intercede for him, several uncles and the disciples of the father-in-law, Chu Yang raised his eyebrows. Xin said: Sure enough, there are people in the court who are good! Otherwise, even if he was chopped off, probably no one would be willing to stand up for him.
"Well, filial piety is indeed commendable, but the family has its own laws, and the state has its own rules!" Speaking of this, the monarch frowned.
"Father, in fact, the sixth younger brother has already requested to return to Beijing to visit the father two months ago. At that time, the father was unwell, and it was the memorial that the boy reviewed, and it was the boy who allowed the sixth brother to return to Beijing!" Stand up, the prince He hurriedly spoke to Chu Yang.
"Oh? Have you already signed up? Why didn't you tell me this morning?" Looking at the prince, the monarch asked with dissatisfaction.
"It's my son's negligence, I forgot about it!" Lowering his head, the prince hastily admitted his mistake.
"You, this forgetfulness is really great. Why did you forget such a big thing?"
"It's the fault of the child, please punish the emperor!" After speaking, the prince immediately knelt down in front of the resident.
"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince learned that you were ill, and came back to visit him out of filial piety. His Highness the Crown Prince has been busy with government affairs for the past two months, and negligence is inevitable. Please forgive me!" Su Chengqian spoke again. .
"Yes, Your Majesty, His Majesty the Crown Prince works for the country and the people, it's just a small negligence, please forgive me!"
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Seeing a group of princelings stand up, Chu Yang twitched the corners of his mouth, and said to himself, as expected, one family is for one family, the ones who stood up were not the mother's family, but the princess's family!
Seeing everyone's performance, the monarch waved his hand. "Forget it, the prince has indeed had too many official duties in the past two months, and I don't care about it. As for the sixth son who knew that I was unwell, he ran back to see me. It is indeed a commendable filial piety. Get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" In response, everyone got up one after another.
"Father, my son returns to Beijing this time to bring you 3.2 million taels of white eyes, ten boxes of jewelry, antiques, jade, calligraphy and paintings." Looking at his father, Chu Yang said so.
Hearing Chu Yang's words, all the courtiers in the hall were shocked and began to discuss in private.
"Oh? Bring so much money to me? Where did it come from?" Looking at his son suspiciously, the monarch asked.
"I was in a hurry to come back to visit my father, but I didn't bring any presents. When I was passing through Guangdong, I met two corrupt officials. My son confiscated their homes, and brought the people and money directly to my father! Looking at the monarch, Chu Yang said seriously.
"What? Two corrupt officials have 3.2 million taels of silver. What kind of official is this? Very rich!" Hearing that the silver was actually obtained from the homes of two officials, the monarch was shocked.
"Reporting to my father, it is Jiang Zhen'an, the governor of Guangdong, and Wang Tai, the inspector of Guangdong. My son has already transported them to the capital in a prison car. In addition, besides them, there are six corrupt officials in Anping Mansion, and my son is also here. Here it is for you!" Looking at the monarch, Chu Yang said so.
"What? There are six more?" Raising an eyebrow, the monarch's face darkened.
"Yes, father, there are six corrupt officials. They have embezzled a total of five million taels of silver, and there are also some antique calligraphy and paintings equivalent to about one and a half million taels of silver. However, these money boys did not bring them here. Instead, I sent someone back to Dongzhou directly. The boy wants to fight the pirates in the north, and he has no money. Therefore, the boy borrowed the 6.5 million taels of silver from his father!" Looking at the monarch, Chu Yang was serious talking.
Hearing this, the monarch twitched the corners of his mouth. Heart said: This bastard, this is Ming Qiang? Where is this borrowed
"Six princes, what you are doing is not right! This Anping mansion is under the jurisdiction of Guangdong. You are the king of Dongzhou but you have managed Guangdong. This, this is really out of order!" Looking at Chu Yang, the minister of the Ministry of War did not Politely blamed it.
"That's right, my lord, the dirty money that was confiscated from corrupt officials belongs to the imperial court. It's not legal for you to borrow it for yourself!"
"What you did, King Dongzhou, is really inappropriate!"
As soon as the Minister of the Ministry of War opened his mouth, a large group of people stood up to refute Chu Yang.
"It's not up to you whether it's right or wrong? I don't think there's anything wrong with this king when I saw injustice when I went to Guangdong for a trip. I don't think there's anything wrong with it. The king had already killed them directly, and it was impossible to escort them to the capital to hand them over to the emperor. Besides, after the king took them away, he left spare people in every position to maintain the work, ensuring that there would be no Any omissions. Besides, when it comes to the silver, I remember that my father still owes me 15 million taels of silver, isn't it right for me to take back 6.5 million taels of silver this time?" Looking at the crowd, Chu Yang said so.
"My lord, please speak carefully, how could your majesty owe you money?"
"Shangshu of the Household Department, tell me, does the emperor owe me money?" Looking at the other party, Chu Yang asked confidently.
Hearing this, Hubu Shangshu twitched the corners of his mouth. He glanced at the superior monarch in embarrassment. "Before, the money for building the embankment of the Grand Canal and the construction of official roads was indeed paid in advance by King Dongzhou out of his own pocket, a total of 15 million taels of silver."
"What, what?"
Hearing this, Manchu Wenwu was shocked. They always thought that it was the dams and official roads built by the Ministry of Households. Unexpectedly, it was actually the King of Dongzhou. This, how is this possible, how is this possible
Hearing this news, even the crown prince was shocked. Fifteen million taels of silver, so much silver, where did the younger brother get it? Did it come from business? No, no, it should be obtained by killing corrupt officials.
He looked at Chu Yang who was calm and relaxed. The monarch snorted coldly. "Hmph, didn't it just cost you two silver coins? What are you shouting about?"
"Yes, I know my mistake!" Chu Yang smiled and lowered his head.
"Okay, I'm tired, let's retreat!" With a wave of his hand, the monarch signaled to retreat.
"Retreat!" After taking two steps forward, the eunuch standing beside the monarch shouted and retreated.
"Farewell to Your Majesty!" Lowering their heads, all the courtiers hurriedly lowered their heads to salute.
Standing up, the monarch glanced at the crown prince and Chu Yang, and was supported by the eunuchs to leave the Golden Luan Hall.
Seeing the monarch leave, the courtiers also left one after another. The prince walked up to his younger brother. "Old Six!"
"Brother!" Chu Yang called out softly, seeing his elder brother who was willing to lie to help him.
"Let's go, let's go to the mother's harem!"
"Okay!" Nodding, the two brothers left the Golden Luan Hall together.
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