pappabearbooks Chapter 475 Father and son turn against each other
Chapter 475 Father and son turn against each other
The old emperor was very angry after hearing this. As the emperor of the dynasty, he had no knowledge of such a big thing. It can be seen how these people covered the sky and deceived the superiors and subordinates while he was recovering from illness!
In the past three months, many state capitals have experienced leaks, and anyone with a discerning eye can see the problems.
"Why did I not know about such a big thing until today? Marquis Jing'an, you and Zhang Shoufu have been handling court affairs on my behalf while I was recuperating. Several state capital granaries were leaked. Didn't the local officials make a fuss about it?" ?”
Zhao Gu, the Marquis of Jingan, felt nervous. He and another old man wearing red official uniforms came forward. This old man was Zhang Zheng, the patriarch of the three dynasties and the current Taifu. He was now an octogenarian and had reached the age of retirement. At Tiannian's age, His Majesty was asked to return to the court to preside over the overall situation because of his illness.
Zhao Gu hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I have not seen any relevant information yet. Maybe the local officials intend to expire."
"Hmph, could it be that the officials from the four state capitals are working together to expire my term? Then they really deserve to die!"
Zhang Zheng replied: "Reporting to your majesty, the documents from local officials must first be sent to the Shangshu Province. The Shangshu Province will then sort the documents and send them to the Menxia Province for review. Finally, they will be handed over to the old minister and the Marquis of Jing'an. The old minister is indeed I’ve never seen any news related to leakage of water from granaries.”
The old emperor took a deep breath and looked sharply at an official in the front row.
"Zhao Lian, as a minister, local memorials must go through your hands first. In the past three months, have you seen any local reports about the leakage of granaries?"
Zhao Lian hurriedly walked to the front of the palace: "I have never said anything similar."
Now we can only delay by claiming that we have never seen those memorials. As long as His Majesty sends officials to investigate the matter thoroughly, there will be a chance to mediate, otherwise the Zhao family will really be in big trouble.
The old emperor chuckled twice, but his eyes were filled with a chilling look.
"If similar excerpts have never been reported, then these local officials should be punished."
The eldest princess said: "Brother, my sister, I have a piece of information here that was presented by the Marquis of Yongding. Please take a look at it."
The old emperor took a deep breath and suppressed the anger rising in his chest.
"Pass it up."
The chamberlain immediately stepped forward to take the memorial from the eldest princess and respectfully handed it to the old emperor.
Ye Lanxuan, Zhao Gou, and Zhao Lian, father and son, all looked at the memorial, and the three of them felt a huge wave in their hearts.
Liu Bin's book had been intercepted halfway. Where did the book in Ronghua's hand come from?
Or is it that Liu Bin sent two copies of the book, one of which went through the obvious route, and the other was sent directly to the eldest princess's house?
But Liu Bin had no personal relationship with the eldest princess, so how could he be sure that the eldest princess would intervene in this matter?
Ye Lanxuan was already in a mess. The situation before him was completely contrary to what he had imagined. If his father found out that he was raising private soldiers, wouldn't he think that he had the intention of treason?
The old emperor opened the memorial and quickly read its contents, his skinny and sallow face showing the gloom of the approaching storm.
The eldest princess took advantage of the old emperor's anger and continued to speak: "Brother, Yongding Marquis not only sent a memorial, but also an official involved in this matter. The guilty minister is already waiting outside the palace."
All civil and military officials in the court looked shocked.
The eldest princess has not been involved in the government affairs for more than ten years. Today, she suddenly came to the court. She really has something shocking to reveal!
Several granaries in state capitals rich in grain were suddenly burned down. The reason behind this must be to cover up the fact that the granaries were empty. The mastermind behind this may have a strong identity.
"Bring people in."
The old emperor saw that the eldest princess had come prepared. Regardless of why she had a relationship with Liu Bin, the top priority now was to figure out the leakage of the granary. Who was behind all this?
Outside the main hall, several guards from the princess palace brought a middle-aged man wearing prison uniform into the court hall.
The moment he saw Cao Yanhua, Ye Lanxuan froze and his eyes widened in disbelief.
how come? Wasn't Cao Yanhua already killed by people from Tianji Pavilion?
"The guilty minister Cao Yanhua, the magistrate of Xinyang Prefecture, comes to see your majesty. Long live your majesty!"
Cao Yanhua knelt on the ground and bowed to the old emperor.
The old emperor stared at him coldly: "Cao Yanhua, Marquis Yongding has presented the evidence of your crime to me. In front of the civil and military officials of the court, come and say it yourself, who ordered you to do the Dongcang water leakage?"
Cao Yanhua glanced in the direction of Ye Lanxuan. Ye Lanxuan felt as if his whole body had been struck by lightning, and he almost fell to the ground with his legs weak.
Cao Yanhua said in a deep voice: "Reporting to your majesty, the person who secretly instigated the guilty minister is above the main hall. He is the third prince Yelanxuan..."
Cao Yanhua explained everything about how he was bribed by Yelanxuan, how he transferred the grain from Dongcang, and how his whole family was killed by the third prince. The old emperor's heart sank to the bottom after hearing this.
Ye Lanxuan hurriedly knelt on the main hall.
"Father, Cao Yanhua must have been bribed by someone with intentions. The purpose is to drive a wedge between father and son. I swear to God that I have never done such a thing."
The old emperor frowned and his eyes were cold and knowing. He took a deep look at Yelanxuan. This was his favorite son and the future prince he had high hopes for. He didn't expect that the son who was waiting for him kindly and respectfully in front of him would be hidden behind his back. He had other thoughts.
"Third brother, if you want to prove your innocence, you may need to provide evidence."
"Father, Xinyang Mansion is the fiefdom of Yongding Marquis. The officials there are all Liu Bin's people. Cao Yanhua must have been pushed out by him to frame his subordinates. I hope my father will be aware of it!"
After saying this, Ye Langxuan glared at the eldest princess angrily.
"Why did the Imperial Aunt communicate privately with Marquis Yongding? Why did Marquis Yongding send the memorial to the Princess's mansion? How does the Imperial Aunt explain this?"
The eldest princess chuckled: "My good nephew, are you trying to pour dirty water on the emperor's aunt? Emperor brother, my sister has never had any personal relationship with Yongding Marquis. If the emperor doesn't trust my sister, you can He sent people to conduct a thorough investigation and found out that the memorial of Marquis Yongding was sent to his sister because officials from other prefectures submitted several memorials in three months, but nothing happened. Marquis Yongding had no choice but to prepare two memorials when sending them out. I think Marquis Yongding must have regarded my sister as Shang Da Tian Ting’s last hope. In addition, my sister also has several secret letters in her hand, which contain the contents of the secret correspondence between the third prince and Cao Yanhua. Please see my brother!"
The eldest princess took out a few letters from her wide sleeves. Ye Langxuan's whole body seemed to be pulled out of his soul in an instant, and he collapsed to the ground in panic.
On the night of the incident, the people he sent broke into Cao Yanhua's house and burned Cao Yanhua's study to the ground. In addition, the entire Cao family was killed. He thought he had solved Cao Yanhua halfway, but he didn't know that Liu Bin was so cunning. He actually sent Cao Yanhua to the capital safely.
The old emperor sneered after reading the letter.
"Raising private soldiers and colluding with local officials to steal granaries, Yelanxuan, you are really good!"