Chapter 189 What on earth is this?
Lu Xinran was still trying hard to flip through Sun Linyuan's booklet.
Although what she just saw shattered her worldview, it was still far from enough to cause any serious damage to the Sun family.
[No, I need to be more focused. I will first plunder the Sun family today, and then look at the others.]
This heavenly sound made everyone in the square, who could hear the voice, breathe a sigh of relief.
I hope Sun’s melons will keep her eating for the whole day!
[Eh, I knew that a person like him would do a lot of evil things.]
[Ten years ago, the border war was intense, and he withheld 60% of the food and cotton clothes that should have been sent to the border, and only sent 40%.]
[Because of the shortage of food and grass, and the lack of cotton clothes and medicinal herbs, many soldiers died that winter after catching cold and having no medicine to eat.]
[Because of the heavy casualties among the soldiers, the Zhang State envoy was forced to break through the city gate by the cavalry outside the pass. ]
[He submitted several memorials requesting material reinforcements, but they were all rejected by the emperor who was unaware of the situation and became suspicious of him, thinking that he was taking the opportunity to hoard food and materials in preparation for a rebellion.]
The deep voice made Zhang Yongping's eyes flash back with that tragic scene.
The Tartars attacked the city again and again like crazy, and his petition for help and supplies fell on deaf ears without any response.
He almost forgot how he managed to survive that year.
By the time winter was over, only less than 40,000 of the 100,000 defenders remained.
It would have been fine if all these soldiers had died in battle, but half of them died of hunger and cold due to freezing.
Whenever he thought of this incident, he felt deeply guilty.
They had clearly agreed to share the joys and sorrows, but they all died that winter.
So many years have passed, and he is trapped in the capital, unable to even help them find the truth of that year.
Most of the Zhang family's personal guards dispersed as soon as he was placed under house arrest in the capital, and the rest were handed over to Qi Yu.
General Zhang, who once dominated the three armies, is now just a frail old man.
Fortunately, the truth and evidence he had been searching for so hard back then were now delivered to the emperor in this way.
[Eight years ago, the Northwest was hit by a snowstorm. The imperial court allocated 100,000 taels of silver for disaster relief. He and the then Minister of Finance each embezzled 40,000 taels. The remaining 20,000 taels was gone before it was even delivered to the Northwest.]
[Seven years ago, the southwest adjusted the military base. He took advantage of his position to buy and sell official positions and made a profit of 300,000 taels.]
【Five years ago...】
The emperor couldn't bear to listen any longer. He had always known that Sun Linyuan was not honest, but who in this world is without selfish motives?
He has always felt that people who can put their selfish motives out in the open must be much more genuine than those who appear to be righteous.
The result...is this telling him how stupid he was in the past?
Sun Linyuan rolled his eyes and fainted completely. Seeing him like this, Lu Xinran quickly flipped through the booklet again.
She hadn't finished reading part of it yet. She wanted to know what he was going to do with all that money.
[He hid a private army for Song Junhe outside Yanmen Pass and started raising it half a year ago.]
[This private army has a total of 20,000 people. All the food, military pay and various supplies that he had withheld over the years by taking advantage of his position were sent there.]
[This is what he prepared for Song Junhe to seize the throne. If he can become the crown prince and inherit the throne legitimately, he will find a way to disperse this private army. If the emperor wants to pass the throne to someone else, this will be his capital to break into the capital and support Song Junhe to ascend to the throne.]
[In his opinion, although Song Junhe was driven to Suzhou, this made his private soldiers and their plans more covert.]
[Song Junhe had always known about the existence of this private army, so he transferred a thousand men from it to serve as his personal guard.]
[However, he still felt that this was not safe, and he also prepared a backup plan for Concubine Ling, striving to ensure the glory of the Sun family no matter what.]
The time for the celebration ceremony had arrived, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites were stepping back and forth, not knowing what to do.
Go up and remind him, this is probably a time to get into trouble.
But if they are not reminded, they will still be held accountable if they miss the time.
The emperor's face was as gloomy as water, and his whole body was filled with murderous intent.
Everyone is partial. Among all the court officials, Sun Linyuan was the one who caught his eye the most and acted in accordance with his wishes.
Therefore, although he knew that he was arrogant and domineering and that Yu Shi often submitted memorials to impeach him, he would still protect him by making a big mistake out of a small one out of selfish motives.
As an emperor, he gave the most favoritism to the Sun family.
As a result, all these partialities turned into sharp arrows and shot at him.
Hidden private soldiers!
Conspiracy to rebel!
Not to mention the other things, these two things alone have crossed his bottom line.
The Sun family, exterminate all nine clans!
Lu Xinran, who didn't know the emperor's intention yet, saw palace maids come and carry Sun Linyuan out. She sighed as she watched the booklet in the system gradually turn into starlight.
"This guy was so proud just now. I saw him picking a fight with the old scumbag. How could he faint just like that?"
As a result, she didn't finish reading the last part, and she didn't see what the double insurance he wanted to get was.
[What on earth did he have someone send to Ling Jieyu? ]
Everyone: “…”
They want to know too!
Sun Linyuan was carried away, and all the members of the Sun family stood there with pale faces, not daring to move.
The emperor's gaze, as cold as a sharp blade, swept across their faces one by one. Concubine Ling... he would ask Eunuch Fu to go to her palace to check soon.
He just didn't believe that he couldn't find out what Sun Linyuan had sent!
The Minister of Rites breathed a sigh of relief, his thoughts paused. He walked forward with a slightly staggering step and asked a question.
"Your Majesty, the time has come. Shall we begin the celebration?"
The emperor gritted his teeth and squeezed out a "hmm" from between his teeth.
As the drums started playing, Lu Xinran's attention was instantly drawn to the movement in front of him.
She didn't flip through the pamphlet, which made everyone who was afraid that they had won the prize breathe a sigh of relief.
The Sun family is likely to be completely ruined this time. If the emperor is cruel enough, perhaps all nine generations of the family will be exterminated.
Sun Linyuan had been an official for many years, and the Sun family had been a prominent family in Beijing for decades.
If the Sun family falls, no one knows how many people will be implicated and how many positions will be vacant.
Especially the position of Minister of War, no one knows who will take it.
For a moment, the thoughts of those who had just heard the voice of their hearts were in a mess.
Lu Jinchuan also had cold sweat on his forehead. This second girl... is incredible!
Why on earth had he been so obsessed with wanting to marry her off to the Sun family and gain benefits from Sun Linyuan?!
Why did he suddenly become so bold and not be afraid of getting burned by this benefit?
He trembled, met the emperor's inquiring gaze, and lowered his head in fear.