As the cold voice appeared, Tian Ce, the Minister of Revenue who was walking outside the Dali Temple, was thrown in at this time.
Hearing the voice of the person coming, Gao Huaizhen's straight body suddenly jolted in shock.
Why is this killer here?
He didn't remember ever offending the other person.
Tian Ce, who was thrown to the ground like a dead dog by several powerful Xiao Yu guards, was worried when he saw Xiao Lichen appear in the Dali Temple court with Xiao Yu guards.
The Prince of Yong is here. Could it be that Your Majesty knows something?
Tian Ce quickly got up from the ground and said righteously, "Prince Yong, you, the Xiaoyu Guard, have disregarded the law and openly tortured and humiliated me. Aren't you afraid of impeachment from the Censorate? Attacks from court officials? Blame from His Majesty?"
Tian Ce, this corrupt official, is quite good at talking. During his five years as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he has accepted bribes from his subordinates, amounting to at least one million taels of silver per year.
In order to climb the career ladder, he bribed Gao Huaizhen and other high-ranking officials with staggering sums. In order to control these people, he kept the account books in the basement of his study.
[His clansmen forcibly enclosed a large area of land in Yunzhou, occupied the people's fertile farmland, disregarded the law, and killed unarmed civilians.
Even more infuriating is that he withheld millions of taels of silver from the construction of the Jiangnan Dam last year, causing the entire Jiangnan region to be flooded during the summer, breaching the shoddy dam and causing the deaths of many people. Such a corrupt official must be beheaded.
[He gave part of the huge amount of money he embezzled to the male protagonist as funds for secretly raising troops, and the rest was hidden in the cracks of the floor under his bed.]
The reason why she knew it so clearly was, firstly, the plot, and secondly, of course, she had dealt with the rats in the Hetian Mansion, so she knew everything, both what she should know and what she shouldn't know.
"Minister Tian, you know best what you have done. Don't try to bully others."
A guard from Xiaoyuwei spoke to him coldly.
"You, the Xiaoyu Guard, are too arrogant. You mocked the court officials in public and abused me without any evidence. This is so disrespectful. I will submit a memorial to His Majesty, implicating you for exceeding your authority."
Hei Yan, who was standing behind Xiao Lichen, heard his doubts and kicked him to the ground.
"How dare you offend the Prince of Yong? How abhorrent!"
Xiao Lichen sat in a wheelchair, his cold and clear face showing no emotion after listening to Tao Yuwei's thoughts.
"Tian Ce, the Minister of Revenue, embezzled bribes, shielded his clansmen from harming the people, and withheld millions of taels of silver intended for dam construction, causing the rivers south of the Great Zhou to burst their banks and countless casualties. His crimes are extremely serious and his property will be confiscated. He will be imprisoned and await trial by the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice."
"As for the evidence that Minister Tian wants, someone, go to Tian's house and have someone rush to his bedroom and pry open the door under the bed to find the stolen silver. Then go to his study, move the bookcase, go into the basement, and take out the bribery account book."
Several Xiaoyu Guards immediately gathered their men and rushed to Tian's mansion.
Xiao Lichen's words made Tian Ce's eyes go dark. It was over, everything was over. The Prince of Yong actually found out everything. He was almost scared to death.
When the onlookers heard what Xiao Lichen said, they were so angry that they took off their shoes and rushed towards Tian Ce with a gust of wind.
Tian Ce awkwardly raised his wide sleeves to cover his face to prevent it from being hit by everyone's smelly shoes.
That would be too disrespectful.
"Bah! This Minister Tian looks like a decent person, but he's actually a corrupt official."
"These people are the Xiaoyu Guards of His Majesty. Once the evidence is delivered, he will stop making excuses."
"If the top beam is crooked, the bottom beam will be crooked. His clansmen have seized the people's fertile land, and he still doesn't know that his son is not his biological son."
"I heard his wife bought it from a farmer's family in exchange. This news has spread everywhere."
Hearing the discussions of the onlookers, Tian Ce stumbled to his feet in disbelief and asked the crowd, "Why did you just say that my son is not my biological son?"
"Paji!" Guo Buyan, who had been watching the whole process, slapped him in the face. "Of course it's because your wife swapped your blood with someone else just to maintain her position in the mansion, and the whole process was witnessed by someone."
He was blind at the time and actually helped Mr. Tian to attack Princess Anle. He believed the words of the Tian family servants and thought that Princess Anle had taken possession of and humiliated his son.
If I don't beat him, I won't be able to get rid of the depressed feeling of being used as a tool.
Tian Ce didn't believe what these people said, but he really couldn't bear such a double blow and fainted.
Zhou Qiheng signaled the Dali Temple runners to drag the man away.
His eyes now turned to Tao Yuwei.
Could the witness that Princess Anle mentioned be the Prince of Yong, who is deeply favored by His Majesty?
The fact that he could ask this person to take action shows the status of Princess Anle in His Majesty's mind.
Alas, when he was originally invited to try the case, everyone seemed very enthusiastic and did not give him a chance to perform.
From now on, Princess Anle should try her best not to offend her.
Zhou Qiheng warned himself in his heart.
"Oh, the flowers have wilted waiting for you, and I almost fell asleep."
Tao Yuwei glared at the person in the wheelchair angrily.
If he had arrived a step later, the man from Tian Ce would have gone home in a swagger.
[As expected of Xiao Yuwei, he's fast at finding evidence.]
She gave Xiao Lichen an admiring look, but after her gaze fell on his face again, she couldn't take it away.
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