Chapter 131 Zeng Anmin: There is Only One Truth [Part 1]

"The Imperial City Division is investigating! Clear the streets of all outsiders!"

Huang Shi, Bai Ziqing's adjutant, stood on the street with an extremely heroic voice!

Behind him, there was an extremely handsome figure.

A set of curly long hair, each strand seems to have a silky toughness.

His long hair flowed down behind him like a waterfall.

Under the sunlight, it sparkles with dazzling golden light.

Bai Ziqing's face was full of vigor and vitality.

In the past two days, he had been hunting down spies from the Eastern Church and had a life-and-death battle with two people from the Eastern Church.

In the end, he was "seriously injured" but still prevented the spies from blowing up the dam.

Made great contributions.

Saved the lives of hundreds of millions of people in Liangjiang County.

He was officially appointed by the court as the Northern Commander of the Imperial City!

Became the youngest fourth-rank official in the world!

So, how can we not be high-spirited?

He is now twenty-two years old.

Not married yet.

It has become the dream of countless girls in Beijing.

The Bai family, a declining noble family, has now become a rising new family in the capital because of him.

Their purpose is simple.

Secretariat!

Ministry of Revenue!

Thorough investigation!

"I'm here to investigate the case by order of the Emperor!!"

After the people from the Imperial City Bureau arrived at the Ministry of Revenue, a cruel look appeared on everyone's face.

His eyes, like those of an eagle, scanned the courtyard of the Ministry of Revenue.

All the officials whose eyes met lowered their heads.

Only one person held his head high.

This person is Lou Yingqi, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

"Bai Tidu."

Lou Yingqi bowed lightly to Bai Ziqing.

No matter how you look at it, Bai Ziqing saved his son's life.

"Minister Lou."

Bai Ziqing also returned the greeting, then waved his hand expressionlessly:

"search!"

"yes!"

Without any hesitation, Huangshi walked directly into the lobby with twenty or so grapes from the Imperial City Bureau.

Start rummaging through the drawers.

After searching for a long time, I didn't find anything special.

"Minister Ren's bedroom."

Lou Yingqi gave a "kind" reminder.

Bai Ziqing gave him an admiring look, then took the two of them to Ren Weizhi's room.

"really!!"

After entering the bedroom, Bai Ziqing "found" an important piece of evidence in a cabinet.

Not only did it contain the military pay that had been embezzled in recent years, but it also contained "evidence" of Ren Weizhi's collusion with several officials in the court!

After searching all this, Bai Ziqing's face turned cold:

"Change the road and make it your home!"

"yes!"

The group returned to the street and headed towards Ren Weizhi's residence.

After entering the mansion.

The officials of the Imperial City ignored the obstruction of Ren Wei's family.

Just start rummaging through the drawers.

Hard work pays off.

Bai Ziqing "found" several more secret letters in Ren Weizhi's study!

If Zeng Anmin were here.

You must be very familiar with these secret letters.

He would definitely be shocked: "Isn't this the secret letter I found in the ancestral hall of Prince Qi's Mansion? How did he get it for this purpose?"

soon.

Bai Ziqing withdrew his troops and submitted all the evidence in his hands to Emperor Jianhong.

In the imperial study.

Emperor Jianhong did not say much when he saw the "evidence" found in the Ministry of Revenue.

However, after seeing those secret letters, his face turned furious!

In this secret letter, Ren Weizhi colluded with King Qi and even colluded with a woman in the court!

female……

The eldest princess was suspected because of the Liangyou Chamber of Commerce and Zeng Shilin's testimony.

With the help of the indestructible Jishui Weir standing in the south of the Yangtze River, there is no suspicion at all.

Then, among the remaining women, who could be the target of Ren Weizhi's "collusion"?

There is only one answer, harem!

The harem interferes in politics!

The weight of these four words is not even less than Ren Weizhi's collusion with the demon clan and the Eastern Religion's spies!

Although I don’t know which concubine in the harem he is colluding with.

However, there are no more than three people in the harem who can become the objects of Ren Wei's collusion.

With these secret letters, Ren Weizhi was completely hopeless.

The 13th year of Jianhong.

April 11th.

Ren Weizhi, the then Minister of Revenue, was imprisoned by the Imperial City Prison on twelve charges, including collusion with evil spirits, embezzlement of disaster relief funds, deceiving the emperor, and corruption and abuse of power.

We have all the evidence, witnesses, and evidence. All we have to do is choose an auspicious day to send him and his immediate family members to the road.

Ren Weizhi couldn't deny it at all.

The twelfth day of the same month.

As for the family members of Ren Wei, the female ones would be exiled to the Jiaofangsi, and the male ones would be exiled three thousand miles away.

at the same time.

At least seven officials in the Ministry of Revenue were thrown into prison as a result of the incident.

However, their punishment was not as severe as Ren Weizhi's.

Only put the blame on individuals.

And this was only the third month that Zeng Shilin and his son had been in Beijing.

It's been less than three months since I arrived in Beijing.

King Qi was defeated.

The Minister of Revenue Ren was dismissed for this.

There are countless mid-level officials headed by the two of them, and countless low-level officials.

For a time, Zeng Shilin became famous in the court!

Because King Qi and Ren Weizhi were both brought down because they did things that were against the will of heaven and earth.

Therefore, the people were delighted.

During this period, Zeng Shilin was even known among the people as "Zeng Qingtian"...

The scholars from Jiangnan also found their leader.

In just ten days.

The poems submitted by students, scholars, and officials to the Shangshu School quickly covered the desk in my father's study like snowflakes.

A petition poem is also called a petition essay.

The purpose of this type of poetry is very clear, which is to seek opportunities for advancement. By presenting poems and essays to dignitaries, one can implicitly display one's talents and ambitions in order to seek recommendation.

My father also received it when he was the governor of Jiangnan.

But the number was obviously small, and those who submitted poems were all ordinary students who had no official position or even no talent.

But, these days.

Obviously unusual.

Not only children from poor families, but also students from some wealthy families whose ancestors had glorious pasts were here.

There were even some officials who held important positions in the court.

However, Zeng Shilin only selected some young men from Jiangnan and Fengjun, the Zeng family's hometown, to train.

Right now, the position of Minister of Revenue in the court is vacant.

Naturally, Lou Yingqi, the minister who had stood in the court for many years, finally became the mother-in-law.

With the recommendation of several officials, he successfully became the new Minister of Revenue.

But it’s not without cost.

The officials of the Ministry of Revenue who were dismissed along with Ren Weizhi were also inserted by the eunuch party and the Li party.

But my father had already made preparations. There were a total of eight vacancies in the Ministry of Revenue.

Two were occupied by the eunuch party, and three were taken advantage of by the Li party.

There are three left.

I left one for the eldest princess.

My father placed an official in the position who graduated from the Jiangnan Water Supervisor Academy.

Also a die-hard fan of his own.

Lou Yingqi planted one.

However, this has no direct relationship with Zeng Anmin.

Shangshu No.

In Zeng Anmin's own yard.

He was lying alone in a rocking chair, with a solemn look in his eyes.

There was a secret letter in front of him.

These secret letters were sent by the eldest princess.

It contains all the information about Concubine Xi.

It all started when Concubine Xi was recommended by the Ningguo Mansion to be a selected concubine.

Until Concubine Xi relied on the power of the Duke's Mansion to be promoted from a concubine to a noble concubine.

After being named a noble concubine by Emperor Jianhong, she happened to become pregnant with a prince.

For a time, her power in the harem was extremely great.

The emperor's favor is almost written on her face.

Afterwards, Concubine Xi began to become arrogant and started to compete openly and secretly with the current queen in the harem.

But, old ginger is still spicy.

The queen at that time was only a royal concubine.

Emperor Jianhong also had no intention of establishing a queen.

But the queen also came from a prominent family, and the current queen's intelligence was obviously slightly higher than Concubine Xi's.

After a fight, the Queen caught Concubine Xi with evidence of her "evil intentions".

He sent Concubine Xi to Fa'an Temple to become a nun.

What was quite coincidental in this event was that Concubine Xi and the Queen became pregnant with the dragon fetus one after the other.

When he saw this, Zeng Anmin smiled knowingly.

The princess gave herself the following information:

The Imperial Noble Consort and the Noble Consort were both pregnant with the dragon fetus.

This is a very joyous event.

In the harem, dozens of concubines and countless palace maids and eunuchs came to celebrate.

That day, the Imperial Noble Consort and the Noble Consort put aside their past grudges and had a pleasant conversation at the banquet.

When she was in high spirits, the Imperial Noble Consort even took the hand of the Imperial Noble Consort Xi, and the two of them walked to the pond in the palace.

However.

In full view of the public.

Concubine Xi actually had an argument with the Imperial Noble Concubine in front of everyone.

Finally, he accidentally pushed the imperial concubine into the pool...

You have to know that the imperial concubine was pregnant at that time!

…

This kind of information can be seen at a glance.

Zeng Anmin didn't even bother to guess.

It must be a trap set by the current queen, who was the imperial concubine back then.

It's even possible that she jumped into the water on purpose.

Concubine Xi could never have imagined that the Queen would dare to frame her so blatantly in public!

"Poor Concubine Xi. Thirteen years ago, she was just a seventeen-year-old girl, yet she was framed by the Empress..."

Zeng Anmin murmured:

"But there must be someone behind Concubine Xi who is giving advice."

"She didn't confront the Queen to the end, but chose to cut off her own tail and survive. Under the protection of the Duke's Mansion, she took the initiative to go to the temple to become a nun."

"Because, at that time, this was the only way for her to survive. If she continued to stay in the harem, she would most likely be killed."

"even……"

Zeng Anmin's eyes sparkled with brilliance:

"In order to avoid being noticed by the Imperial Noble Consort at the time, she chose to abort her unborn baby in the temple..."

"Afterwards, the Imperial Noble Consort was directly appointed as the current Empress thanks to the family power behind Dan."

Zeng Anmin's eyes flashed with a gleam of brilliance, and he shook his head solemnly:

"wrong."

"If Concubine Xi really miscarried, then she is no longer of any use. How could she possibly gain Ren Weizhi's support?"

"Unless... the baby in his belly is still alive!"

Zeng Anmin took a deep breath.

He raised his head slowly, then frowned again.

“That’s not right.”

"Even if that child is still alive, the current Queen's position is already secure, and the Crown Prince's position in the Eastern Palace is also extremely stable. What can Concubine Xi use to compete?"

"Why go to so much trouble to plan this?"

"He embezzled military funds, wanted to kill me, and wanted to overthrow my father..."

Zeng Anmin closed his eyes and tapped his fingers lightly on the table.

One reasonable guess after another began to form in his mind.

"If I were Concubine Xi... under what circumstances would I go to such great lengths to plan something like this?"

He thought for a long time but still had no idea.

After a long time, he sighed.

"At this point, Ren Weizhi has been brought down, and no one can stop the rise of my father's 'Jiangnan Party'..."

"Why should I pursue this to the end?"

He slowly stood up and was about to go into the house.

Then a voice was heard:

"Brother Quan Fu, long time no see."

Bai Ziqing's voice is very familiar.

Zeng Anmin also raised his head and looked towards Bai Ziqing.

At this moment, Bai Ziqing looked extremely flamboyant in the night.

The familiar white clothes, the familiar handsomeness.

But in his hands...

Zeng Anmin looked over and asked curiously, "What is that thing in your hand?"

Bai Ziqing stepped down from the top of the house.

His movements are graceful, like a banished immortal.

"I don't know either."

Bai Ziqing casually tossed the thing in his hand over and said, "When we stopped the Dongfang Cult from blowing up the Jishui Weir that day, we killed two small fry. I saw someone protecting this thing very well. I think it must be a treasure, so I thought of leaving it with you."

“Pah.”

Zeng Anmin took the link in his hand and looked at it carefully for a while.

"This thing doesn't look like a serious treasure."

He looked at the six white bone-like objects on the necklace in the moonlight.

A chilling aura made his hands feel a little cold.

“I think it looks pretty good.”

Bai Ziqing came and sat down opposite Zeng Anmin, crossed his arms and asked:

"Don't you like it?"

"I like it! Quan Fu was extremely happy!"

Zeng Anmin casually placed the necklace into his battle preparation space, raised his head and looked towards Bai Ziqing with a smile on his face:

"This is a big case. I'm really sorry to trouble you, Brother Bai."

"If you hadn't stopped that Eastern Religion spy in time, my father and I would probably be in prison now."

"You and I are brothers, why should we talk about thanking each other?"

Bai Ziqing was extremely satisfied with Zeng Anmin's attitude.

But he was obviously not in a very good mood at the moment.

He crossed his arms, looked Zeng Anmin up and down, and said with some resentment in his voice:

"You should have a good relationship with the prince, right?"

Um?

Zeng Anmin looked up at Bai Ziqing blankly.

Why does Bai Ziqing look a little...sour?

"Where did you hear that?" Zeng Anmin wanted to laugh. He raised his eyebrows and asked Bai Ziqing.

Bai Ziqing pursed his lips, savoring the taste:

"The fact that the Crown Prince went to the Imperial College disguised as an ordinary student for you is now known throughout the capital."

Did this spread so quickly?

Zeng Anmin's mouth twitched a little: "How did you know?"

"That son of Ren Weizhi, his name is Ren Xueliang, right? After he accidentally revealed his identity as the Crown Prince, he knelt in the East Palace for a whole day, and the Crown Prince refused to see him."

Bai Ziqing's mouth curled up in a somewhat bitter tone:

"You can imagine how angry the prince is because he can't study with you."

The jealousy was too obvious.

Zeng Anmin was stunned and was about to make some excuses.

Suddenly, his body shook violently.

The pupils also contract violently.

The motives behind Concubine Xi's painstaking efforts dispelled all the confusion in his mind like lightning.

A bold guess emerged in his mind! !

(End of this chapter)