Chapter 268: Suing Marquis Anle
The whole room, along with the corpse, was carried out by the Imperial Guards. Marquis Anle was escorted by Jiang Zhiyu and Qian Hu to the Jinluan Palace, while the rest of the people were detained outside the palace by the Imperial Guards.
Inside the Jinluan Palace, a group of ministers were already waiting, as were Crown Prince Xiao Lingyu and the other princes, who were whispering to each other from time to time.
"Your Majesty suddenly summoned us here, what's the matter, Prime Minister Jiang?"
Jiang Zhaorong himself was also confused, and shook his head when he heard it: "I don't know either."
"Is that so," the minister who asked the question laughed dryly, "I heard that this matter is related to Jiang Zhiyu, and I thought that Prime Minister Jiang would know about it."
Jiang Zhaorong's eyes were full of confusion: "Is it related to Zhiyu?" "Prime Minister
Jiang doesn't know yet?" The minister was about to continue, but the minister next to him whispered: "Don't say anymore, Your Majesty is here."
The fact that Prime Minister Jiang was divorced by his wife is still a topic of conversation among the people of Shengjing after dinner. Normal people certainly don't want to mention it again, but you have to go up and ask, aren't you poking someone in the lungs?
The discussion in the hall stopped suddenly. The emperor sat on the dragon chair, looked around coldly, and said in a cold voice: "Call Zhiyu into the hall."
Fuping read it loudly, and Jiang Zhiyu and Qianhu escorted Anle Hou into the hall.
Several people knelt in the center of the hall.
The emperor knew what was going on when he saw the sullen face of Marquis Anle, and said calmly: "Stand up, what are you doing? Tell us what's going on, so that everyone present can judge it together."
Jiang Zhiyu was still kneeling, looking up at the emperor, with a neither humble nor arrogant expression on his face: "Your Majesty, I want to sue Marquis Anle for ignoring the laws of heaven and opening a casino privately. Not only that, he also forced the people of Shengjing to act as his thugs, his wife became a surrogate mother, and the fetus was abandoned after birth, leaving only the purple river cart, which was all transported to the Marquis Anle's mansion!"
"Not only that, Marquis Anle also killed loyal and good people, and after murdering them, he became arbitrary and monopolized power and lined his pockets!"
[He is really good at pretending, this big-tailed wolf. ]
The big-tailed wolf emperor: "..."
He Yanting chuckled.
The crown prince's lips curled slightly.
The ministers on both sides changed their expressions when they heard this. They were shocked but did not say anything.
The emperor frowned and said, "Where is the casino? Why are you so sure that the casino belongs to Marquis Anle?"
"The casino is in an abandoned courtyard in the west of the city. Although it looks dilapidated on the outside, it is a whole different world once you enter it. And the deed is in the Marquis Anle's mansion."
Marquis Anle was still surprised at how much she knew, but when he heard her say this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he had anticipated this and had asked his wife to hide it somewhere else.
Since he could not find the deed in his mansion, all of Jiang Zhiyu's accusations were just guesses.
Marquis Anle thought so, and he felt more confident, and he couldn't help but straighten his back.
"Your Majesty, I have never done anything so evil. Your Majesty can send someone to check my house. There is absolutely no deed to the casino in my house."
"It's in the study of Marquis Anle. From the corner of the table, five steps down, dig it up and you can see the deed wrapped in red cloth."
Marquis Anle's pupils trembled slightly.
She actually knew so much? !
Except for him, his wife and his eldest son, he had never told anyone else about this place.
Marquis Anle looked at Jiang Zhiyu in suspicion.
"Your Majesty," He Yanting, who had never taken his eyes off Jiang Zhiyu since she came in, stepped forward and said, "I can take people to search in person."
The emperor glanced at He Yanting, secretly scolding him for being useless, but nodded slightly on the surface, "Go quickly and come back quickly, and bring Anle Hou's wife and Lu Yaozu as well."
This would save him from having to make another trip later.
He Yanting bowed and replied, and left the palace.
The ministers were whispering to each other, and the emperor asked again: "Who is being held outside the palace?"
This time it was the captain who answered: "Your Majesty, the people outside are all thugs in the casino. Scholar Jiang Shidu used himself as bait to lure Marquis Anle into the secret room. The corpse outside was killed by Marquis Anle himself, thinking it was Scholar Jiang Shidu."
The emperor frowned, glanced at Jiang Zhiyu, and his voice was much colder than before: "Carry it in."
The corpse was placed next to the captain, who reached out and lifted the white cloth -
"This!"
The hall was suddenly filled with screams.
The face of the corpse in the center of the hall was cut so that there was almost no good meat, and the body was full of holes pierced by swords. The legs were crossed in an extremely weird posture.
At first glance, it was extremely terrifying.
The smell of blood spread, and the ministers turned pale and covered their noses, turning their heads away.
The emperor frowned: "Marquis Anle, how do you explain?"
Marquis Anle blinked: "Your Majesty, it is not as the thousand households said. You should have heard that my beloved son, Daizong, was killed by a traitor, right?"
Speaking of Lu Daizong, Marquis Anle's voice was a bit sad.
"My mansion is heavily guarded. If there is no traitor, how could the thief enter my mansion like no one was there? I have been investigating all night for the past few days and finally caught the traitor. It can be said that even if he is like this now, it is difficult to overcome the hatred in my heart!"
He burst into tears and looked very pitiful.
The captain sneered and questioned, "If he was a traitor, why didn't the Marquis execute him in the Marquis's mansion, but in the secret room of the casino?"
"In other words, why did Marquis Anle appear in the casino and know the terrain of the casino so well?"
Marquis Anle did not look at the captain, but stared at Jiang Zhiyu with a fierce look in his eyes: "My beloved son is naughty and was addicted to it before. It is not surprising that I know this place and understand the terrain in order to catch him. But why did Bachelor Jiang Shidu appear in the casino?"
He narrowed his eyes slightly, implying something: "Now Bachelor Jiang Shidu has been ordered by the emperor to preside over the imperial examination next year. He should have been cautious in his words and deeds, but he appeared in the casino. As far as I know, the most popular bet in the casino now is which student can win the first place."
"What explanation does Scholar Jiang Shidu have?"
The emperor stared at Marquis Anle with a frown on his face. The other ministers looked at Jiang Zhiyu thoughtfully because of Marquis Anle's words.
Xiao Lingyu's eyes condensed, and he was about to speak, but he heard Qian Hu say: "Scholar Jiang Shidu is very skilled in martial arts. I specially asked him to help Jinyiwei investigate the Shengjing Casino."
Anle Hou sneered when he heard this, and Jiang Zhiyu interrupted him just when he opened his mouth: "Anle Hou has not answered yet, why didn't the traitor punish him in the mansion, but took him to the secret room of the casino?"
Anle Hou was thinking about countermeasures frantically in his mind, but before he could think of it, Jiang Zhiyu asked a series of questions:
"Since he is a servant in the mansion of the marquis, what is his name, who is in his family, where is his hometown, and the indenture of his body, he should have everything."
Anle Hou: "..."
[Little guy, you make it up. ]