Chapter 317: Another Promotion

When the evidence was presented, Emperor Ming Cheng reviewed it and then asked other ministers to verify its authenticity.

"My dear ministers, please take a look at these documents to see if they are genuine."

Emperor Ming Cheng handed the evidence to the eunuch beside him.

The eunuch took it away again and showed it to the cabinet ministers for inspection.

The official seal above not only has the seal from Huizhou Prefecture, but also the certificate from the Northwest, which confirms that Yang Lingyu framed the Song family, and it was the Zeng family who actually adulterated the medicinal materials.

Yang Lingyu abused his power for personal gain and perverted the law to commit murder for money.

As a result, the whereabouts of the Song family are still unknown.

It is suspected that he has been silenced.

The evidence is there, and Yang Lingyu cannot clear himself of the charges.

Not only did Yang Lingyu look pale, but also Yang Ge Lao's face was not good. What happened today was beyond the Yang family's expectations. The Yuan family actually sent people to Huizhou to investigate Yang Lingyu, and even found evidence. Even Yang Ge Lao did not expect that his nephew would do such a stupid thing and even leave such a big handle.

The net of heaven is vast and long, and nothing can escape it.

The cabinet ministers remained silent.

The person who made the final decision at court meetings was Emperor Cheng of the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Mingcheng slowly stood up, swept his majestic eyes over the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "Yang Lingyu is dismissed from his post and thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Justice will investigate this case. In addition, the Yuan family poisoned Qin Qian'an, and I will find out the truth myself."

Then, Emperor Mingcheng's eyes moved back and forth between Yang Ge Lao and Yuan Shang Shu like knives.

The tense atmosphere at the court meeting reached its peak.

The two ministers' fight now seems to be a loss for both sides. It is still unknown who will have the greater advantage in the end.

Emperor Mingcheng said coldly: "Yang Zhengkai is suspended from his post and confined to his palace. After the truth is found out, we will make a decision."

As for Minister Yuan? It was similar to Yang Gelao, he also had to return to his residence and be confined, but there was no suspension of his duties.

Emperor Mingcheng was so angry that he wanted to leave.

He turned around and walked a few steps, then suddenly turned back and announced: "Qin Qi'an has made great contributions to disaster relief, and has been promoted to the position of Junior Official of the Dali Temple. He will take office on a certain day after the poisoning case is fully investigated."

Is this to let Qin Chi avoid suspicion first?

Some people want to ask your majesty, why did you avoid suspicion by not handing the case over to the Dali Temple? However, people with quick minds speculate that Emperor Ming Cheng might hand over the investigation of Qin Chi's poisoning to the Dali Temple.

Emperor Ming Cheng left surrounded by eunuchs.

The ministers in the court knelt on the ground and shouted loudly to bid farewell to His Majesty.

After Emperor Mingcheng disappeared, all the ministers stood up. Yang Lingyu had the palace guards escort him to the Ministry of Justice. He did not even cry out that he was innocent, but looked at Lord Yang.

Elder Yang pursed his lips and nodded, with a soothing look in his eyes.

Yang Lingyu's panicked heart calmed down a little.

The evidence presented by Minister Yuan needs to be reviewed according to normal procedures, which naturally requires contacting Huizhou Prefecture and the Northwest. It will take another half a year for the Ministry of Justice to verify it.

Since the sentence has been passed.

Execution also takes a while.

Then there will be more room for maneuver.

"Oh, it's only been a short time since Minister Yuan was under house arrest last time?" Duke Ningguo came up to Minister Yuan with a smile and made sarcastic remarks.

This person just now spoke out to insult the Yang family.

Some people thought he was on the side of the Yuan family. But he caught Yuan Shangshu and ridiculed him just after the court was dismissed?

Yuan Shangshu glared at Duke Ningguo, and left angrily. Other officials subconsciously made way for him, or some instinctively moved away from him.

Lord Yang also looked unhappy.

He left without saying a word, and no one came forward to talk to him.

Even people from their faction have to avoid suspicion at this time.

Instead, Qin Chi, who was kneeling in front of the hall, slowly stood up, patted his clothes, and looked at Duke Ningguo with amusement.

Duke Ningguo winked at him and said, "Boy, I am a little hungry."

After saying that, he pointed at Qin Chi's waist.

Qin Chi looked down and saw the bulging purse.

He took it off with a smile and handed it to Duke Ningguo.

Duke Ningguo took it and smelled it first, "It is indeed the peach cake I like."

Then he opened it, took out a piece and put it in his mouth.

Today the court ended earlier than expected.

According to Qin Chi's prediction, the court would not be adjourned until at least noon because Emperor Ming Cheng did not follow the rules and left the court meeting halfway through.

An old man and a young man walked out of the hall one after the other.

Then they left the palace together.

Duke Ning finished the peach cake in his hand after he left the palace, and stuffed the empty purse back into Qin Chi's hand, "His Majesty wants to give you a holiday so that you can have a good rest, then go and have a good rest. I heard that you didn't go back to your hometown to worship your ancestors even though you won the first place in the imperial examination last year, so you can take this opportunity to go back. Otherwise, you will be busy in the future and it will be difficult to find a suitable time again."

"That's exactly what I meant."

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Qin Chi did have this idea in his mind.

I'll go back and submit a leave note to my boss, and then I can leave Beijing after it's approved.

The higher the official position in Beijing, the more difficult it is for him to take a long vacation. Usually he has to resign before he can return home.

Qin Chi walked home leisurely.

What happened at today's grand court meeting gradually spread among the upper echelons of the capital.

The Yuan and Yang families confronted each other.

They confronted each other in the hall, and both wanted to kill each other. The former Dali Temple Shaoqing Yang Lingyu was dismissed from his post and investigated, and Yang Ge Lao ordered him to suspend his post and return to his house under house arrest.

Minister Yuan was also confined to his residence.

Among the three, it was Minister Yuan who received the lightest punishment.

It can only be said that the evidence submitted by the poisoning of Qin Chi was only investigated by the county magistrate of a county, and Emperor Mingcheng still needs to send someone to review it. Some people are guessing who Emperor Mingcheng will let take over the case? It is unknown for the time being.

The person caught between the two families is Qin Qian'an.

It's weird no matter how you think about it.

Don't say it's another coincidence. Where the hell are there so many coincidences? Minister of Revenue Xia Wei talked to his confidant, "Qin Qi'an is using someone else's strength to defeat someone else."

"Wasn't he on good terms with the Yang family at first?" a confidant asked in confusion.

Xia Wei laughed, "If they were really good friends, how could they have never visited the Yang family? I heard that Yang Ge Lao used his power to coerce Qin Qi'an into filing a complaint with the emperor on the day he won the first place in the imperial examination."

"Qin Qi'an didn't suffer any loss in this matter."

"Wrong, I've suffered a great loss."

Xia Wei knows Emperor Cheng of Ming well, so he made this assertion, "On the day when your majesty is happy, such an incident happened. How will the history books be written in the future? The top scholar who wrote the three top six poems sued someone in the hall after your majesty selected him as the top scholar? Your majesty would not want to see this. It is like a piece of porcelain that should have been perfect, but suddenly had a scratch on it."

Most infuriating.

This matter was resolved once, but it happened again for the second time today.

No wonder His Majesty was so angry that he left.

Xia Wei smiled and said, "It was Qin Qian who exposed this matter. He chose the wrong time."

The confidant thought about it carefully, but still didn't fully understand, "I don't really understand."

“It’s normal not to understand.”

Xia Wei did not continue, "If you can see through it, then you are not my subordinate, but you can stand above me. On the contrary, it seems that Qin Qi'an has not suffered any loss at the moment."

Yes, no loss.

He was also appointed Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, a fourth-rank official.

Scored twice and was promoted twice.

(End of this chapter)