The Yuan father and son did not escape; not only were they quickly arrested, but the family's account books and accountant were also arrested.

With the evidence in hand, the Dali Temple conducted separate interrogations, uncovering a three-way fraud.

He told Liu Mingxuan that the Crown Prince of Chu had accused Liu Mingxuan of doing everything.

Tell the Crown Prince of Chu that Liu Mingxuan has confessed everything, and that it was all instigated by the Crown Prince of Chu.

It was even simpler with the Yuan family father and son.

"Liu Mingxuan said that all the reselling was instigated and carried out by you and your son. He allowed you to do whatever you wanted in order to marry your daughter."

The Yuan father and son were stunned by Liu Mingxuan's shamelessness.

In order to protect themselves, the three parties attacked each other.

With more and more evidence emerging, the trial is progressing relatively smoothly.

The old King of Chu was imprisoned in the palace for many days, and he lost a lot of weight from drinking tea so much.

"I want to see Emperor Chen!" The old King of Chu could no longer swallow his bitter tea.

Emperor Chen did not come, but the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review did. He said to the old Prince Chu, "The Crown Prince has confessed, and now Emperor Chen is in a very difficult situation."

Only then did the old King of Chu realize why he had been invited for tea.

It turns out they were afraid he would cause trouble.

Now, he's been throwing a tantrum for days, and he's drunk his fill of tea.

Having experienced hardship himself, he was Zhou Shaoyu's great-grandfather, now in his sixties. As he gets older, he values ​​the survival of his descendants even more.

He tearfully requested to see Zhou Shaoyu.

The Dali Temple official looked at the old prince with mixed feelings and said, "Your Highness, it's fine if you want to plead with Emperor Chen, but for the Crown Prince, the amount he embezzled is simply too large. If you go to His Majesty, you'll only be putting him in a difficult position."

The old King of Chu asked, "Just how much did the Crown Prince embezzle?"

The Dali Temple showed him the account books and evidence, as well as Liu Mingxuan's confession.

The old prince trembled as he watched.

When the old King of Chu saw the news that "the Crown Prince of Chu, Zhou Yulang, used inferior goods to deceive and harm the soldiers on the border, amounting to more than 3.6 million taels of silver," he fainted.

The Minister of Justice helplessly summoned the imperial physician and said to the Vice Minister of Justice, "Take a look. I told you the young master had embezzled too much and had angered the old prince to death."

When the old King of Chu woke up, he didn't go to see Zhou Shaoyu. Instead, he asked to take the crown prince back and punish him according to family law.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review said, "Your Highness, I must tell you, this is a case personally overseen by His Majesty. The editors of the Jade Dragon Gazette have been following this case closely—"

He pointed to the young man next to him who was writing furiously, "He is the chief writer who is following this case. He will publish every detail of the case in the newspaper."

The old King of Chu knew that the crown prince could not be saved.

Not only can't it be saved, but the entire Chu King's mansion is probably doomed.

He cried and said, "I will have the Crown Prince commit suicide and donate all his family property to the Armory for the research and development of new weapons."

Everyone knows about the Military Equipment Bureau; it was the territory of Emperor An, Xie Zhaozhao.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review said, "This matter was overseen by Emperor Chen and has nothing to do with Emperor An."

This was Emperor Chen's instruction: no one is allowed to harass Xie Zhaozhao.

The second page of the Yulong Daily was entirely dedicated to reporting on the first major corruption case since the founding of the People's Republic of China: "Princes are subject to the same laws as commoners—The whole story of the Chu King's heir's embezzlement case."

The article shocked the court and the public.

Xie Yu personally wrote the article, without any personal commentary, only stating the facts.

The Crown Prince of Chu is despicable, but even more despicable is Liu Mingxuan, the eldest son of Liu, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, who pocketed 80% of the embezzled silver.

The newspapers sold out immediately as soon as they hit the shelves that day.

"Buy a newspaper, are there any newspapers left for today?"

"Print some more, we need to read the newspaper!"

Unable to buy newspapers at newsstands and shops, people crowded at the entrance of the newspaper office, protesting loudly.

"We should reserve more newspapers for the people of Kyoto; we can't buy any."

Many people even buy them from others at high prices.

The Chu royal family fell, and the Liu clan was wiped out.

My goodness, these big families must have so many enemies. Who wouldn't want to buy a few copies and set off firecrackers to celebrate?

Many people even bought newspapers and burned them at the graves of their deceased relatives.

There are many radicals at the moment, and large numbers of people are flocking to the streets outside the palace to express their gratitude.

In today's court, the Censor-in-Chief has, for the first time ever, impeached Prince Qi.

"Your Majesty, I wish to impeach the King of Qi."

Zhou Shaoyu: "?"

Xie Zhaozhao: "?"

"Your Majesty, I impeach the King of Qi. Since its inception, the Jade Dragon Newspaper has become an essential source of spiritual nourishment for the people. However, the newspaper has not been printed in sufficient quantities, which has led to scalpers snapping up the newspapers as soon as they hit the market."

Originally priced at two coins, scalpers were selling it for twenty coins.

Even worse, a stampede occurred during the rush for newspapers, and servants who couldn't buy newspapers cried out in the street..."

Xie Yu sincerely admitted his mistake and said he would immediately find a way to increase printing volume and expand sales outlets.

The entire court was shocked; the newspaper's popularity and the direction of public opinion far exceeded their expectations.

Zhou Shaoyu was also very shocked. Newspapers gradually became deeply rooted in people's hearts and became an indispensable need in life.

Moreover, newspapers are sponsored by the imperial court; they are the mouth and face of the court, and a link and bridge between the court and the people.

For the first time, I gained a profound understanding of the enormous role newspapers play in positively guiding public opinion.

He said to Xie Yu, "The newspaper should increase its staff, and the Ministry of Revenue should prioritize ensuring the newspaper's expenses. Prince Qi, I think a seven-day publication period is not enough; how about changing it to a five-day publication period?"

Xie Yu replied, "Your subject obeys the decree."

After the morning assembly, Xie Yu hurriedly returned to the newspaper office, where the workers worked day and night to print an additional 50,000 copies, which were still snapped up immediately.

This was the first major embezzlement case since the founding of the Jade Dragon Kingdom, and the punishment was extremely severe.

The Crown Prince of Chu was sentenced to death by hanging!

The King of Chu was stripped of his title and demoted to the Prince of Chu Commandery, thus ending his reign.

The Chu King's Palace donated all its property to atone for its sins.

This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!