When Lu Yun said this, many people were stunned and their eyes widened!
I never expected that this grain merchant had so much grain stored. Is this cellar really that big?
"You may not know this, but the cellar I'm talking about is actually a huge pit. There's a large dark room dug beneath the ground, where a lot of food is stored."
"When I learned about this last night, I was very angry and immediately sent my men to arrest them all and seize all the food."
"Also, I also took the time to inquire about these merchants and their subordinates."
"It also revealed a truth, which is that the theft and robbery that night was just a drama they came up with!"
"In fact, after the food was robbed, it returned to their hands. The people who robbed it knew each other."
"The reason for doing this has not yet been investigated, but one thing is certain: they are definitely trying to use this opportunity to increase food prices and make huge profits."
"And this matter is definitely not something that can be decided by one or two businessmen. Someone must have done it deliberately!"
"Someone is instructing me!"
“…”
After Lu Yun explained the matter clearly, many people present were stunned. They opened their eyes wide, and even Master Liu looked very surprised.
I guess they didn't expect that Lu Yun would throw out the evidence right away, and they didn't expect that he didn't arrest people for no reason, but started arresting people after getting the evidence.
Liang Jing was also very angry when he heard the news and slapped the dragon throne in his hand.
"hateful!"
"Those merchants are truly despicable. They actually hid the grain and tried to use this opportunity to raise the price of the grain, even claiming they were robbed."
"My people have been searching for them for such a long time, and now they come back and say these things haven't been stolen!"
"Are you treating me like a monkey? Are you treating our ministers like monkeys?"
Liang Jing was very angry. As the saying goes, when the emperor is angry, blood will flow for thousands of miles.
It was also the first time they saw His Majesty so angry.
Many ministers were frightened by such pressure and quickly knelt down.
Looking at them kneeling in rows, Lu Yun curled his lips and thought, "Weren't they very tough just now? Why are they all scared now?"
Lu Yun did not kneel down and looked very confident. He knew that after he said it.
The emperor would indeed be furious, and the ministers would also be surprised. Who would have thought that a businessman could control the price of grain?
"His Majesty!"
At this time, Imperial Tutor Liu knelt on the ground, trembling. "I never thought these grain merchants could be so despicable. They actually dared to come up with such a trick to confuse everyone, confuse Your Majesty, and use this opportunity to raise grain prices."
"But your majesty! After all, there is only one person who made the mistake."
"He's just a businessman. Why should we arrest all businessmen? This is not what our court should do!"
"Everyone who does something should be held responsible, rather than making it a collective crime. If we arrest all merchants, are all these grain merchants wrong?"
Liang Jing was stunned for a moment. He never expected that at this time, Tutor Liu was still trying his best to relieve these merchants. Was his relationship with these merchants really so good?
Or was there something he had to do?
"Taifu Liu, how can you be sure that these merchants are not united and that they are not supported by those behind the scenes?"
"Who wouldn't want to share in this huge profit? Don't think I don't know about this matter. It must be related to certain people in the court."
"Forget it. The West Factory has a bad reputation to begin with. Arrest all these merchants and interrogate them thoroughly!"
"I won't be able to let this matter go until they confess all the people behind this, until they admit their guilt and accept punishment!"
For a moment, many large groups were hesitant.
To be honest, what Eunuch Lu did was a bit excessive, but now that the evidence is conclusive, they have to re-examine what is true and what is false.
Perhaps this is the only way to arrest all the businessmen and force them to tell the truth.
"His Majesty!"
Tutor Liu and a group of ministers behind him knelt on the ground again and shouted loudly.
"Your Majesty, if one merchant makes a mistake, all merchants are arrested. Is this the pattern of our court? If the people knew about this, would all the people be arrested in the future, all because of one person?"
"This is a matter of principle. We cannot act this way. We must have evidence to arrest them all. Your Majesty cannot let the Western Factory or this Lu guy off the hook on this matter."
"Your Majesty! If you don't agree, all these merchants will be released."
"We will kneel down forever!"
"We ministers will kneel in the main hall. We can even kneel outside the Meridian Gate. We want all the people to see how the court handles this matter and arrests all the merchants!"
Liang Jing was stunned for a moment. Wasn't it that Tutor Liu said this just to use these ministers to threaten him?
No way, it can be like this!
Unbelievable!
To be honest, Liang Jing was very angry. As an emperor, she was actually threatened by a minister!
Tutor Liu is just such a person, and it seems that I can't say anything about him.
What should I do about this?
Do we really want them to kneel down?
However, once they were released, Liang Jing could hardly guarantee what else these people could ask or what evidence they could find, and he might not even be able to find out who was behind the scenes.
Then the food prices will rise, and this situation will continue like this!
At this moment, Lu Yun snorted, "Taifu Liu, don't you think it's ridiculous? The food that was stolen and robbed that day was just a show."
"But now you say it's just one company. Is that really the only one? Aren't most grain merchants involved in this?"
"Liu Taifu, you are too naive. However, since you threaten His Majesty like this, I have nothing to say. Since Liu Taifu has said so, I will release him."
Lu Yun waved his hand suddenly and calmly.
The emperor didn't even hesitate to make a decision, but Lu Yun agreed directly. This was not in line with his character.
Originally, Taifu Liu and others had made a long-term plan, which was that if the emperor did not agree, they would continue to kneel.
Let’s see who will be able to stay in the end?
After all, Tutor Liu was a veteran of the previous dynasty and had a noble status. If the emperor really asked him to kneel all the time, the matter would probably be very serious.
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