Chapter 1141 Evidence
Seeing Manbao running towards the hall, the Fifth Prince felt like a bolt of thunder from the blue sky. It took him a while to come to his senses, and then he ran after him.
Ji Hao also followed.
Changyu turned to the stunned Mingda and said, "Just walk slowly. I'll go take a look."
Then run and catch up.
The Sixth Prince also became very excited and jumped up to chase after him, but was stopped by Mingda. She turned her head to look at Yin Huo and Bai Erlang who were standing beside them.
Yin Huo had a blank expression on his face, and Bai Erlang had tears in his eyes, but neither of them went after Manbao.
Mingda didn't know what Manbao was going to do, but she knew that this must not be a good thing, otherwise she would not have sent Yin Huo and Bai Erlang out of the palace in advance.
Mingda held the Sixth Prince back and asked him to wait until the sedan chair arrived. Then she said to Yin Huo and Bai Erlang, "Go ahead. They will take you to the palace gate."
Yin Huo nodded and pulled Bai Erlang onto the sedan chair.
Li Yunfeng, standing by, brushed off the dirt on her body, looked at them with disdain and said, "Leaving the palace to seek help at this time? Tsk, can you even bring any?"
Bai Erlang glared at her hatefully, biting his lips tightly and saying nothing.
The eunuchs carrying the sedan chair trotted towards the palace gate.
Li Yunfeng didn't want to appear in the hall in an embarrassing state. She just beat up a civilian, and she didn't think it was a big deal. If she dared to cause trouble at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, she would probably be dragged away before she even reached the hall.
So she was not worried at all. She turned around and took Qiu Ye's hand to wash and change clothes.
Manbao ran all the way to the main hall. This time she did not go to the back hall, but ran towards the front hall.
The fifth prince ran after her, thinking he would soon catch up with Manbao, but he couldn't, because she ran too fast.
But he thought, maybe people were stopped at the front hall door?
After all, she looked miserable and was still running around in the palace.
As a result, she ran into the hall unhindered. The Fifth Prince, Ji Hao and Princess Changyu followed her without any time to think and ran in.
Manbao walked step by step to Bai Shan's side and knelt down. He used this time to sort out the evidence collected in the space. Then he took a deep breath and raised his head to look at the emperor and empress dowager sitting above.
Since it has come to this, let's just say it all out. If we really lock them up and then slowly look for evidence, who knows what will happen to them?
Only if they take out enough things will they have a greater chance of survival.
Manbao reached into his bosom and pulled out a ledger. "Your Majesty," he said, "this is the ledger that County Magistrate Bai brought back from Yizhou City twelve years ago. It's evidence that the King of Yizhou embezzled funds for repairs to the Jianwei Weir."
The Queen Mother lifted her eyelids and glanced at her, then asked, "Aren't you a doctor? How come these things are on you?"
Tears welled up in Manbao's eyes. She stubbornly raised the account book in her hand and said, "I am a doctor, but I also have a grudge against the King of Yizhou for killing my father and mother."
Manbao was afraid she wouldn't ask, so before the emperor could stop her, she began to speak rapidly, "Twelve years ago, County Magistrate Bai learned that the King of Yizhou was plotting a rebellion, so he fled with the evidence. He ran into my parents on the way and gave them something for safekeeping. But my parents couldn't escape the King of Yizhou's assassination, and they hid the evidence. We only recently found it."
The emperor signaled Gu Zhong to get the account book.
The Queen Mother said, "The flood in Yizhou has long been concluded. It was caused by the corruption and abuse of power of the former governor and prefect of Yizhou. The King of Yizhou was simply deceived. You, the unruly people, are slandering the King of Yizhou based on just a few rumors..."
Manbao reached into his bosom and pulled out another booklet. "This is the account book for the privately-owned iron mine owned by the King of Yizhou," he said. "It only records the production of the mine for two years, twelve years ago. That output alone could have provided the weapons and equipment needed for an entire battalion of troops. And now, twelve years have passed."
Not only the emperor, but also all the ministers could not help but shrink their pupils.
The King of Yizhou finally walked around the table, lifted his robe, knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I am innocent!"
Manbao glanced at him, reached into his bosom, and pulled out another account book. "Your Majesty," he said, "this is the book that shows the grain the King of Yizhou purchased from various places twelve years ago. From this book, we can calculate the number of private soldiers he maintained twelve years ago."
The emperor stared at her chest, wondering how she could stuff the thick account book in her arms without it being visible.
No, didn’t they come to the palace to celebrate the birthday?
Could it be that they were on the same page with him and also wanted to file a complaint today?
Just as the emperor was lost in thought, the King of Yizhou turned and sneered at them, "You guys picked the right time to frame me for something that happened twelve years ago. The people from twelve years ago are long gone, so you can slander me all you want."
Manbao glanced at him, reached into his sleeve, and pulled out a letter. "Your Majesty," he said, "I have a letter of accusation from someone who is an aide to the King of Yizhou. It was because of this letter that the magistrate learned that the King of Yizhou was raising a private army."
Man Bao raised his lip and said, "And that aide who turned from evil to good not only left behind this letter of denunciation, but also correspondence between the Prince of Yizhou and some wealthy businessmen, high-ranking officials, and powerful people. County Magistrate Bai and my parents are dead, but those people are not."
The emperor flipped through the account book in his hand, looked up at Zhou Man for a long time, and signaled Gu Zhong to take it.
Gu Zhong came down again to take the thing and handed it to the emperor.
Manbao reached into his sleeve and pulled out another stack of letters. "These letters are the evidence that County Magistrate Bai collected twelve years ago. I've brought them all into the palace this time."
emperor:……
All the ministers were stunned and looked at the pale-faced King of Yizhou.
Manbao stared at the emperor with a gleam in his eyes, and raised the letter in his hand a little higher.
The emperor looked at Gu Zhong helplessly.
Gu Zhong went down and took it.
The emperor opened a letter and saw that the content was exactly the same, except that the handwriting was a little imitative and not very similar. Even the paper was not old. Obviously, they just wanted to copy it, not to have more evidence.
He said that he had the original evidence, so how could they have another piece of evidence?
The emperor sighed, and this sigh had different meanings in the ears of different people.
Wei Zhi and Old Lord Tang exchanged a glance. They knew that the evidence Zhou Man had produced was definitely false and would not withstand scrutiny in the palace. They immediately stepped out and knelt, "Your Majesty, please investigate this matter thoroughly."
The other ministers also came to their senses and knelt down, "Your Majesty, please investigate this matter thoroughly."
The Fifth Prince, Ji Hao and Princess Changyu, who were still standing in the main hall, were watching all this in amazement. No, didn’t they just have a fight?
Why don’t you ask about the fight between Zhou Man and Li Yunfeng?
The Queen Mother gripped the handle of the chair tightly, raised her hands to support her head and cried out: "Oh, my head..."
The maidservant who served the Queen Mother screamed, "The Queen Mother—"
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(End of this chapter)
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