"Ma Qi, Wang Shuqiu, do you say this is true?"
Ma Qi said, "Your Majesty, Lord Wang did indeed send a gift to my residence. My wife accepted it. When Lord Wang sent the gift, he said it was a thank-you gift for saving my life. I couldn't refuse, so I had it put in the storeroom. I hope Your Majesty will investigate thoroughly. I absolutely did not instruct Lord Wang."
Wang Shuqiu also spoke up, saying, "Your Majesty, I am innocent! Just six days ago, my carriage suddenly had an accident. If it weren't for Lord Ma Qi's carriage being behind me at the time, I might not even be alive. The gift I gave to Lord Ma Qi was just an ordinary gift, nothing special. I hope Your Majesty will investigate thoroughly."
Yinzhen: "I will naturally investigate thoroughly. Let's set that matter aside for now and talk about the former Minister of War! Minister Wang, tell me how you found out that the former Minister of War embezzled military funds?"
Yinzhen had suspected something was wrong from the beginning, but he was just playing along. Besides, he did intend to replace the original Minister of War, who was getting too old and not suitable to go to the battlefield. He also didn't have the interest in exploiting people to death.
Before he could even take action, someone impeached the former Minister of War. He knew he should turn the tables and let the former Minister of War go home and rest for a while.
When Wang Shuqiu was asked this question, he realized that the investigation into the Minister of War's embezzlement of military funds seemed to have been rather simple, and that everything had been arranged by someone.
Considering what had happened today, Wang Shuqiu couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. If what he suspected was true, he had fallen into someone else's trap. In other words, the horses in the carriage hadn't gone mad for no reason that day.
"Your Majesty, I originally did not intend to investigate Lord Chen. After all, Lord Chen has a good reputation. It was by chance that I came across him. However, the investigation went more and more smoothly. I hope Your Majesty will investigate thoroughly."
They all urged him to investigate thoroughly, and he naturally agreed, but this matter had escalated quite a bit.
Yinzhen: "Let's leave it at that for now."
After the court session, Yinzhen kept Wang Shuqiu and Ma Qi behind. He called them to his study, said a few words, and then Wang Shuqiu and Ma Qi left expressionlessly. Then the imperial edict was issued, ordering Wang Shuqiu and Ma Qi to rest at home. As for when they would be able to return to work, it was not specified.
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