Chapter 628 Impeachment

Every once in a while, if Zhuang Qingning didn’t go to the workshop, she would definitely come to her house to talk about this matter.

In order to calm the hearts of Zhuang Yutian and Meng, Zhuang Qingning would take the initiative to visit the workshop every time he came to the county town, chat with the couple, and calm their hearts.

Seeing that Zhuang Qingning had something important to do, Xu Zhengping did not try to persuade her to stay. He only escorted Zhuang Qingning to the door of the weaving workshop and then returned to the county government office. ——The letter was delivered to the capital within two days after the horse galloped all the way.

Chu Jinnian's face was gloomy when he finished reading the letter in the study. He then quickly wrote a few more letters and asked Jing Zhao to send them out one by one.

The next day, at the morning court, in the main hall.

"Your Majesty, I am reporting this. Ningming prefect Zhuang Qisheng has neglected his duties in recent years, bullied the people, embezzled hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and extorted money from the people everywhere, causing the people in the nearby villages to suffer and complain."

"Your Majesty, Zhuang Qisheng is an official appointed by the court, but he does not control his family. His daughter Zhuang Qinglan is arrogant and domineering outside, bullying others. After causing many troubles, she started to speak nonsense, saying that her father was the prefect, intimidating and threatening the people. The people are angry but dare not speak out."

"Your Majesty, Zhuang Qisheng's son Zhuang Lianghong relied on Zhuang Qisheng's position as a prefect to bully the people and rob women. He even spoke nonsense in front of the newly appointed Ninghe County Lady, saying that Ninghe County Lady was just a peasant, and a mere county lady dared to show off in front of him. He also said that it was only Zhuang Qisheng who was soft-hearted, so Ninghe County Lady took advantage of the situation. What he said implied that Zhuang Qisheng originally wanted to silence the original Ninghe County Lady and take all the credit for himself."

"He is just a prefect, relying on the emperor's grace and receiving a salary from the court. He should have worked hard for the people and served the country. But Zhuang Qisheng dared to be so arrogant and domineering. He is really unworthy of the emperor's grace and is not worthy of the position of prefect."

"I hope Your Majesty will make a wise decision and deal with this matter as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty, please make a wise decision..."

At that moment, all those who impeached Zhuang Qisheng spoke out in unison.

Chu Shengrui frowned upon hearing this, "The prefect is a local official, but he is like this. It's really abominable."

"Minister Song, send someone to Ningming Prefecture to detain Zhuang Qisheng and investigate the matter thoroughly. If he is truly such an inhumane official, he must be convicted according to the law."

"Yes." The Minister of Revenue Song Deyue bowed and responded, his eyes glancing at Lord Wei standing aside intentionally or unintentionally.

And the strange expression on Lord Wei's face suddenly changed again.

Zhuang Qisheng had indeed been corrupt and committed crimes, but much of the money he embezzled was given to him as a tribute.

If Song Deyue sent someone to investigate the case, what would happen if Zhuang Qisheng confessed everything and implicated him? Besides that, what was going on between Zhuang Qisheng and the Ninghe County Lady?

Previously, Zhuang Qisheng said that Lady Ninghe was a very eager person for quick success and instant benefits, and could be used more. Even after the matter of Lady Ninghe being conferred the title came to an end, Zhuang Qisheng mentioned in two letters sent to the capital that Lady Ninghe was obedient to his orders.

Why are people saying now that Zhuang Qisheng's son was disrespectful to Princess Ninghe, and that Zhuang Qisheng once had his eyes on the title of Princess Ninghe?

For a moment, Lord Wei felt that this matter was really incomprehensible and subconsciously glanced at Chu Yunhe who was standing beside him.

Could it be that this idiot Chu Yunhe was doing something behind the scenes? Chu Yunhe was looking at Wei Gelao with a puzzled look.

Upon seeing this, Lord Wei immediately dispelled the suspicion that Chu Yunhe was causing trouble behind the scenes.

After all, if a person like Chu Yunhe really did these things, his eyes would definitely be full of panic at this moment, and he should not be confused.

If Chu Yunhe didn't do anything behind the scenes, then what went wrong?

But before Lord Wei could think too much, he suddenly felt a gloomy and cold gaze sweeping over him.

Elder Wei was startled for a moment, and secretly observed, realizing that Chu Shengrui's gaze stayed on him for a long time, which made him feel pressured and a little breathless, and even a layer of fine cold sweat appeared on his back.

But fortunately, Chu Shengrui's gaze shifted away again.

Elder Wei felt relieved and secretly looked at Chu Shengrui, but when he saw Chu Shengrui's gaze fell on Chu Yunhe, he was shocked again.

He and Chu Yunhe had too close a relationship, and sometimes things like this really couldn't be kept secret. Chu Shengrui probably also noticed something.

However, awareness is just awareness, there is no evidence. As long as Chu Yunhe has not done anything wrong, he will still be the eldest son and have a noble status.

Then he still has hope.

At this moment, Chu Shengrui, who was sitting on the dragon throne, saw almost all the little movements of Wei Ge Lao and Chu Yunhe. Thinking of some things that had been found out during this period of time, his face was filled with layer upon layer of gloom.

But this gloomy mood mostly dissipated when he saw Chu Yunzhao and Chu Jinnian standing beside him.

"It has become increasingly common in the palace. Every winter, whether in the capital or other cities, fires are prone to occur in the autumn and winter. The Fourth Prince recently proposed to me to prepare a team of fire-fighting soldiers in the capital to be responsible for firefighting in the city."

"After careful inquiry, I feel that this is very feasible, and the water guns, water muskets, and ladders proposed by the Fourth Prince are all very practical. I will now let the Fourth Prince take full charge of this matter. The Minister of Works, the Imperial Guards, etc., need to assist."

"Yes, I obey your order."

"I obey your order."

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Chu Yunzhao and others all responded loudly.

The expressions of Chu Yunhe and Wei Gelao on the side changed slightly.

Preparing the latent fire soldiers, no matter how useful they were in the future, was a big achievement in Chu Yunzhao's book of merit, and was enough to earn him a high level of favorability in front of Chu Shengrui.

Other officials also reported some other matters, and Chu Shengrui responded to them one by one.

The court was soon dismissed and all officials left.

Everyone left the hall in order.

Chu Shengrui took a quick look and said loudly, "The eldest prince, the fourth prince, Chu Jinnian, and Elder Wei stay."

"Yes." The four of them stopped and returned to their previous positions.

When all the ministers had left, the eunuchs at the entrance had already closed the door of the hall.

"I'm keeping the four of you here because I have something to tell you." Chu Shengrui glanced at him and said, "I know that I'm getting older and my physical strength is not as good as before. In order to stabilize the foundation of the country, the position of the crown prince should be established early."

Establish a crown prince? The four were all very surprised by Chu Shengrui's words.

Chu Shengrui had never mentioned the matter of appointing a crown prince, and all the civil and military officials in the court thought that this matter would take another three to five years.

"The eldest prince..." Chu Shengrui glanced at Chu Yunhe.

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