Chapter 52: The Government and the People Are Shocked
During the morning court session that day.
Prime Minister Leng Qingqing, who had been claiming to be ill and had not been involved in court affairs for many days, stood in front and dropped a big bomb on everyone.
"His Majesty."
Dou Jinyuan produced a lot of evidence of Nie Yao's crimes in one breath, most of which were solid evidence of his corruption.
Thick account book.
Even the day when he accepted two taels of silver from a certain resident to help him get his missing daughter back was recorded clearly.
495763421.63 is what Nie Yao has gained over the years.
Nearly 500 million taels of silver.
Everyone who sees it will say "Wow!"
The officials in the court knew that Nie Yao had embezzled a lot over the years, but they didn't know that he had embezzled so much!
Moreover, he has been greedy for so much money, and he is always stingy and cuts the money when he is asked to approve the budget, for fear that they will take an extra penny!
So you drink and eat meat without leaving even a sip of soup for them?
Such behavior undoubtedly aroused public anger.
Moreover, with the leadership of the Prime Minister this time, they are more confident in overthrowing the corrupt official Nie Yao.
"Your Majesty, please punish Nie Yao severely!"
"Your Majesty, please punish Nie Yao severely!"
Du Sui Lan looked down, remembering the officials who knelt down in a hurry with happy expressions, and prepared to chop them off next time.
He pretended to be angry.
Rebuke everyone for slandering loyal officials.
After a long stalemate, he reluctantly agreed to put Nie Yao in prison under the trend of the times.
"Your Majesty, no!"
Seeing that a group of military officers couldn't even fart for such a long time, Guan Gu, who deeply felt that Nie Yao's father was a very good person, became anxious.
Stand up and plead for Nie Yao.
"Over the years, Lord Nie has made invaluable contributions to Dayu's fight against plague and floods! I believe that although Lord Nie's crimes were somewhat serious, his contributions to the people are truly indelible!"
Guan Gu felt that Nie Yao had both merits and faults.
He should be given a lenient sentence.
"Sophistry!" Some officials who were eager for Nie Yao to die had been lying in wait for a long time. They would not raise their swords on weekdays, but once they encountered such a rare opportunity, they were determined to kill Nie Yao.
These people had a heated debate with Guan Gu.
Guan Gu is a notoriously tough guy.
He was very strong in verbal battles. He led a group of military officers who could only say "ah, yes, yes, yes" to fight against so many eloquent civil servants and was able to win the battle.
One hour.
Two hours.
Three hours...
Until the end of the court session, no one had decided who was the winner.
Until he moved into Nie Yao's mansion with eight million taels of gold, tens of thousands of people knelt at the palace gate, demanding that the emperor severely punish Nie Yao.
At this point, the emperor had no choice but to issue an order to put Nie Yao in prison.
"Master Nie, please."
The ones who came to capture Nie Yao were the Dragon Guards, and their attitude was extremely respectful.
Nie Yao also put on airs and refused to be put in shackles or shackles before he was willing to take a sedan chair to take a look inside the prison.
Nie Yao is well-known.
Even the residents of Beijing, who had always been on the front lines of eating melons, didn't dare to get too close. Dare to gossip? Think the strong man standing at the door of his house is eating for free?
Anyway, Nie Yao still maintains the prestige of a powerful official, and anyone who dares to scold him will be arrested.
Those people sent by political enemies were not afraid of death and even tried to shout and stir up trouble at Nie Yao's door. However, as soon as they started shouting, they were spotted by Nie Yao's subordinates holding machetes. In less than two minutes, they were tied up like dumplings and thrown in front of Nie Yao.
"Congratulations, everyone."
Even standing there, Nie Yao seemed filled with murderous aura.
It's terrifying.
At this moment, he looked down at these idiots from a high position and smiled coldly: "You will soon be able to live in the same community with me."
It’s such a great honor.
Have some fun at night.
Nie Yao got on the sedan chair and walked to the sky prison in a swagger.
He was still uneasy in prison. One moment he said that someone of his status should at least live in a single cell; the next moment he said he had mysophobia and asked people to clean the cell; after a while he said it was a bit cold and asked them to prepare more quilts for him.
I want a good quilt.
Otherwise he wouldn't live here.
"Yes, sir!"
Under the astonished gaze of the jailer, the Dragon Guards sent people to clean the cell, put out incense, tables, chairs, beds... Finally, the dilapidated cell was transformed into a luxurious small room.
After everything was ready, Nie Yao walked in leisurely.
After walking a few steps, he reminded me again: "Don't lock the door, it will be inconvenient to go out."
You’re already in jail, who’s going to let you out?
Because he was too willful, an official who was watching could not stand it anymore.
"Nie Yao! You are a prisoner and you still dare to be so arrogant!" He cursed Nie Yao in various ways, saying that once he came in, he would never be able to leave.
This time it was the Prime Minister who took action.
No matter how powerful he becomes, he will surely die!
After scolding Nie Yao.
He turned again and said respectfully to the leader of the Dragon Guard, "Sir, this time it was His Majesty who personally ordered the arrest of the criminal Nie Yao. You represent His Majesty's authority. How can you be so gentle to a criminal?"
"Are you teaching me how to do things?"
Not only the official who hates Nie Yao will change his attitude, but also the leader of the Dragon Guard.
When facing Nie Yao, even though his face showed no expression, one could feel that he had a good temper; but when he turned around to face the official, he was extremely cold.
As Du Suilan's confidant, he is a bit like a master.
The knife was placed directly on the official's neck. "Your Majesty is the only one in the world who can teach me. What? Do you want to rebel?"
Then, without thinking twice, they arrested the man on the spot on charges of treason.
He was also deliberately locked up with a vicious murderer.
“No! No!! It’s unfair—Mmmmm!!!”
The officer was muzzled.
Nie Yao didn't recognize him, so he asked the Dragon Guard leader, "Brother, who is this man?"
"To answer your question, sir. This man's name is Wan Yinghai, and he is the prefect of Linhai County."
This person was not a Beijing official, so Nie Yao was not familiar with him.
But the county magistrate is not staying in Linhai County. What is he doing in the capital?
The Dragon Guard whispered, "He said he discovered a force planning a rebellion, and he came to inform on them."
"Which force?" Nie Yao asked without hesitation.
The leader of the Dragon Guard also answered any questions, "The remnants of the former second prince."
The former second prince had considerable power in the past, and it would take too long to kill all of his men.
Some of those who were not taken care of escaped during the chaos, and they have not been found yet.
But Nie Yao knew that they ran to the south.
Linhai County is just to the south.
Isn't this Wan Yinghai's information quite credible? If that's the case, isn't it too early to lock him up now?
"Don't worry, sir. His Majesty knows what's going on."
As for what the number was, he had no idea, and he couldn't figure out his master's affairs.
"Okay, go ahead and do your work. Don't worry about me."
"yes."
The leader of the Dragon Guard was busy with official duties, so he left his men here.
In name it was surveillance, but in reality it was just Nie Yao's orders.
"Haha... Nie Yao, you're here too!" Many of the people in the prison were imprisoned by Nie Yao. Now that he's in, he feels happier than if he were out.
"God has his way, and no one can escape it! God is truly merciful, allowing me to see you this day in my lifetime!"
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