Pu Youren already felt guilty towards Zheng Zhongguang, so when he heard that Xiao Zimu offered to protect him, he was naturally willing.
Although he was still afraid of Du Hanfei's counterattack, he recalled how Zheng Zhongguang promoted him from a small boss to the prefect today. In addition, Xiao Zimu just relayed the sentence "If it is Wanzhou, it can still be done" The only person who believes this is probably Pu Youren.
Pu Youren made up his mind and asked Xiao Zimu for instructions: "Do you need me to follow His Highness to Beijing?"
Xiao Zimu shook his head: "No, just write a handwritten letter and tell the truth about what you know. Everything else remains as usual. If there is any need in the future, I will call you."
"Yes, your Majesty, please follow His Highness into the house. There are all ready-made pens, inks, papers and inkstones." Pu Youren responded simply and without any hesitation.
Xiao Zimu looked at Pu Youren, and then thought of Lu Zhongfu.
He sighed in his heart, although Zheng Zhongguang was a bit stupid, there were still people around him who treated him sincerely.
When Pu Youren saw him getting up, he took two quick steps and led him towards the main house. After Pu Youren finished writing the letter, he respectfully presented it to Xiao Zimu for review, then stood up and left.
He was anxious and worried before he came, but now he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Regardless of whether he could help Mr. Zheng in the end, he could finally have a clear conscience.
However, Mr. Zheng still doesn’t know where he is.
Pu Youren shook his head, thinking that Zheng Zhongguang was stupid. By running away, he would have confirmed the crime. It was difficult for His Highness to try so hard to reverse the case for him.
Pu Youren naturally didn't know that if it weren't for Xiao Zimu, Zheng Zhongguang would have been silenced by someone long ago.
Du Hanfei, who ordered the silence, was in Beijing and received Mao Xianchun's letter and thought everything was going well. Especially when Xue Xiuguo told him that Zheng Zhongguang had been dealt with, he was extremely satisfied.
In the morning of the next day, Xue Xiuguo's impeachment documents were presented to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
What is written in the book is impassioned, a righteous act of exterminating relatives, and killing oneself completely.
Naturally, a copy of the contents in this brochure had been prepared and given to Du Hanfei for review. Du Hanfei was generally quite satisfied with the contents.
The only slight regret is that after spending so much effort to bury a hidden chess move, now he was pushed out early just for the sake of hunger and greed.
Du Hanfei was really heartbroken, but there was nothing he could do.
Who asked Xiao Zimu to travel to ancient Anhui without any trouble, but he happened to run into this matter.
If it were any other person, he would be able to cover it up.
"Your Majesty, the amount of money that Gu Wan's governor has embezzled in recent years is so huge that it could kill the whole Zheng family." Si Bai Rongxing, the general envoy, came out to mention it.
The emperor seemed as if he had not heard anything. He neither spoke nor signaled. Bai Rongxing couldn't help but glance at Du Hanfei.
Mao Xianchun did not report the confiscation of Xiao Zimu's house. Du Hanfei's people in Beijing, including himself, would not have thought that this amount had already been filled in by Xiao Mubai.
The emperor already knew about Zheng Zhongguang's corruption.
After all, Han Hong had already entered the palace and filled up all the money he had earned from being greedy for ink. In addition, Xiao Zimu had already compiled a letter explaining the reason. Now that the money has been returned, the emperor actually didn't care that much about the matter of being greedy for ink. .
"We heard that His Highness the Seventh Prince happened to be traveling to Guwan, so he must be aware of this matter, right?" Tan Shifang, the Qing of Taipu Temple, asked.
"Oh? That Mr. Zheng seems to be the cousin of the seventh brother. No wonder he wants to travel to ancient Anhui." Xiao Yanjun seemed to have no intention, but roundly expressed that Xiao Zimu was suspected of being protective.
The ministers of the court were thoughtful after being guided by him, and then everyone's eyes turned to Master Ju again.
Mr. Ju's face suddenly turned ugly. When Concubine Lian asked him to enter the palace to discuss finding a leisurely official position in the capital for Zheng Zhongguang, he sternly refused at that time.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Lian arranged for Zheng Zhongguang to go to Wuzhou behind his back.
After Zheng Zhongguang took office, Ju Meishan went to Yaohua Palace to express her gratitude with gifts, and also went to Ju's Mansion to express her gratitude, but Lord Ju never saw her.
Now that something like this happened, Mr. Ju didn't want Concubine Lian to be implicated in the matter, so he took the initiative to report to the emperor: "Zheng Zhongguang was recommended by a minor minister, and the minor minister is guilty."
A smile appeared at the corner of Xiao Yanjun's mouth. Mr. Ju is Concubine Lian's father and Xiao Zimu's powerful relative.
Even if he couldn't be defeated with one move, it would be better to let him sit on the bench. But before he could feel proud for a long time, he heard the emperor speak in a nonchalant manner: "Zheng Zhongguang, who was greedy for money, has returned the money in full. This matter I won’t go into details.”
The smile that Xiao Yanjun had just raised froze at the corner of his mouth. He looked at Du Hanfei suspiciously, and saw that Du Hanfei also had a frown on his face. It was obvious that he had no knowledge of this matter.
Just as they looked at each other, a hint of unhappiness arose in their hearts, and Master Ju breathed a long sigh of relief, the emperor continued: "But because of the price of grain in ancient Anhui, Zheng Zhongguang kidnapped Master Xue and fled in fear of crime. But I can’t forgive him.”
Mr. Ju had just finished breathing a sigh of relief. Before he could be happy, he was startled by the emperor's words. He immediately went out of the queue and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Zhongguang is not so bold."
Xiao Yanjun and Du Hanfei looked at each other with understanding smiles on their faces, and the unhappiness in their hearts dissipated accordingly.
"Master Ju, are you questioning the emperor?" Du Hanfei looked at the kneeling Master Ju and started to challenge.
"Wei Chen doesn't dare, Wei Chen still hopes that the emperor can investigate clearly." Master Ju heard the veins on his forehead twitching after hearing Du Hanfei's words, and he hurriedly knelt on the ground to beg.
"Since His Highness the Seventh Prince happens to be in Guwan, let's wait until he comes back to report this matter." After the emperor finished speaking, he motioned to Lord Ju to get up first.
Xiao Yanjun originally wanted to say something. After all, Xiao Zimu was Zheng Zhongguang's cousin, so he might be suspected of favoritism, but when he saw Du Hanfei shook his head slightly at him, he swallowed his words.
Du Hanfei looked at Mr. Ju who stood up to thank him and snorted coldly.
There's no rush, just let him feel comfortable for a couple of days.
When it was reported two days later that Zheng Zhongguang had assassinated Xiao Zimu and both parties died together, he would come and appreciate Master Ju's facial expression, which must be very exciting.
The other ministers belonging to Du Hanfei and Xiao Yanjun saw that neither of them had any other signals, so they kept silent and said nothing more, so they put the matter aside for the time being according to the emperor's wishes.
After leaving the court, Xiao Yanjun walked up to Du Hanfei. He didn't speak but looked at him suspiciously, wondering why he shook his head to stop him.
Du Hanfei smiled slyly and said something meaningful.
"His Royal Highness King Yu will find out in a few days."
(End of chapter)