"I beg Your Majesty to grant this old minister's request!"
The emperor held two lists in his hand, and he originally felt that it was inappropriate to listen to only one person's words.
But now it seems that this Earl Anchang must have eaten some poisonous mushrooms to have gone mad to such a shameless degree.
The Earl of Anchang actually used the betrothal gifts of an ordinary person to marry her!
Since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, there has never been a case of an official forcibly seizing a woman's dowry.
In this light, what the Marquis of Lin'an said is probably quite accurate.
The emperor closed the list and announced, "Since the Marquis of Lin'an can produce so much evidence, let the Court of Judicial Review follow up on this matter."
Anchangbo is on sick leave; surely his fourth son can also be sick.
Tan Jiuzhou, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, immediately stepped forward to accept the order, saying, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Just when everyone thought the matter was over, they heard a sound coming from afar outside the court.
"No need!"
Upon hearing the sound, all the civil and military officials looked out of the hall.
A man dressed in a black robe with gold thread patterns stepped into the main hall.
"Your subject, Song Yanqing, pays his respects to Your Majesty."
When the emperor saw Song Yanqing, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a low voice, "No need for formalities."
Then the emperor asked, "Why did you say it wasn't necessary?"
Song Yanqing replied, "Your Majesty, Lu Changping confessed at the Dali Temple last night."
The confession clearly states that the Marquis of Anchang colluded with her to fake a pregnancy and swindle a generous dowry from the Marquis of Lin'an.
This is a confession.
After saying this, Li Defu walked down from the main hall to take the confession from Song Yanqing's hand.
The emperor saw the confession with his fingerprint on it, then looked up at Song Yanqing.
After a moment, he frowned and said, "Since the confession has been written, then let the Marquis of Anchang's mansion return everything to the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion without missing a single item."
The matter was then entrusted to the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, who took the dowry list from the Marquis of Lin'an's residence and went to the Earl of Anchang's residence to count the money.
The involvement of the Marquis of Anchang in the fraud, coupled with the fact that the Marquis of Anchang's three sons have frequently caused trouble in the capital over the years.
Anchangbode is unworthy of his position; therefore, his title is stripped, and he will depart the capital on a chosen date.
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review accepted the order, and Chen Xianming and his son expressed their gratitude.
Song Yanqing then said, "Your Majesty, I have another matter to report."
Qu Zifu, the second son of the Earl of Anchang, colluded with the disgraced official Wu Guangping to sell weapons.
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