Chapter 138 The Provincial Governor’s Corruption Case (4)

After Wang Quan left, Li Chengqian waited for more than half an hour before Wang Quan finally arrived.

“How is it? Any news about Chengyang and Du He?” Li Chengqian asked impatiently.

Princess Chengyang was his sister, and as an elder brother, it was normal for him to be concerned about her safety. However, Li Chengqian was more concerned about Du He’s safety.

In comparison, although Princess Chengyang was indeed his sister, they had spent less time together, and their feelings for each other were not that deep.

Du He was different. Li Chengqian and Du He had spent more time together, and the relationship between them as a monarch and a minister was much deeper than the relationship between him and Chengyang as a brother and sister.

After all, Du He was his confidant, and Du He always took him into consideration in everything, and he was one of the ministers he relied on the most.

In fact, Li Chengqian had always had a good relationship with his brothers and sisters, including Princess Chengyang, even with Li Tai, who was competing with him for the throne.

They had a good relationship before that, but later Li Tai's heart became wild, and he had the idea of ​​spying on the position of the crown prince, which led to the brothers turning against each other.

Li Chengqian treated his other brothers and sisters as an elder brother to the best of his ability, and he was a good elder brother.

"The Jinwu Guards have captured the thief and have imprisoned him in jail awaiting his fate. The princess and her husband have already rushed to the East Palace. After I learned the news, I was the first to rush back and report the good news to you, my dear." Wang Quan said with a smile.

Li Chengqian heaved a sigh of relief and said, "That's good!"

"My lord! Princess Chengyang and her husband Duhe are outside the palace asking for an audience!" a eunuch reported.

"Quick! Let them in," Li Chengqian said hurriedly.

"Yes!" The eunuch took the order and left, and Duhe and Princess Chengyang walked in.

"Your humble servant Duhe pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Duhe saluted Li Chengqian.

"Chengyang sends his regards to my brother!" Princess Chengyang said.

"We are all family, why should we be so formal? Give me a seat!" Li Chengqian said.

Duhe and his wife thanked him and sat down aside.

"I heard that you were assassinated on the way back. Were you injured? Do you know who wanted to assassinate you?" Li Chengqian asked.

Until now, he still believed that the assassination of Du He and his wife was caused by someone deliberately targeting Du He. He was very curious about who had to assassinate Du He and his wife?

Princess Chengyang bowed her head and said nothing, Du He smiled bitterly. They knew that Li Chengqian had misunderstood and thought that the assassin was here to assassinate them, but that was not the case.

They were just implicated, and the real target was the provincial governor who came back with them.

"Why? You should tell me quickly! I will make the decision for you in everything. You can tell me anything. No matter who dares to harm you, I will not let him off." Li Chengqian said impatiently when he saw that Du He and his wife did not say a word.

He also wanted to know who was so brave that he dared to assassinate the princess and her husband near the capital.

"Your Highness! These people are not coming for me and the princess, we are just affected by the unprovoked disaster." Du He explained.

Li Chengqian was stunned!

He never thought that things would not be as he guessed. He couldn't help but look at Princess Chengyang. It was not until Princess Chengyang nodded that he believed that Du He was telling the truth.

"If they are not coming for you, then why did they come, and why are you involved?" Li Chengqian asked in

confusion. He needed an explanation. He couldn't just believe everything without knowing it.

What he wanted to know more now was why Du He was so unlucky that he could encounter such a bloody plot in the novel.

"Your Highness! The whole thing starts with Li Taibian, the magistrate of Changlu County under Cangzhou in Hebei Province." Du He said.

Li Chengqian was even more confused. How could he be related to a county magistrate in Cangzhou? The matter was a bit complicated.

Du He explained the whole story clearly, starting from how Li Taibian, the magistrate of Changlu County, accepted bribes and was discovered by the Censor.

Li Taibian was afraid that his corruption would be exposed, so he bribed his superior, Xi Bian, the governor of Cangzhou, to stop the Censor from informing on him.

And how Du He and his wife met the Censor and were involved in this vortex.

Du He told Li Chengqian everything in detail. There was no need for him to hide anything from Li Chengqian.

"You mean, all this is because of the corruption case in the Cangzhou officialdom, and you two just happened to pass by and happened to meet each other." Li Chengqian said with disbelief.

But his anger was already at its peak, but he suppressed it by himself.

"It's Your Highness! The Censor is waiting outside the palace now. If Your Highness doesn't believe it, call him in and ask him." Du He said.

Li Chengqian said, "Wang Quan!"

Wang Quan understood and immediately retreated. Outside the palace, he saw the Censor with a bandage on his body waiting anxiously.

The Censor tiptoed back and forth, and looked into the hall from time to time.

Wang Quan stepped forward and asked, "Are you Censor Wang Yi?"

"Yes, your humble servant!" The Censor saw a eunuch asking him, and wondered in his heart whether the prince wanted to summon him.

"Come with me, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants you to see him!" Wang Quan said, and turned to walk into the hall. The Censor hurriedly followed.

When they arrived at the hall, they saw a young man in a white dragon robe sitting on the throne. The Censor hurriedly saluted.

"I, Wang Yi, the Censor of Hebei Province, come to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" "

No need to bow!" Li Chengqian said, "I heard that you have evidence and witnesses of corruption by Xi Bian, the governor of Cangzhou, and others. Is that true?"

"Your Highness! It is indeed true. This account book clearly records the corruption crimes of Xi Bian, the governor of Cangzhou, and Li Taibian, the magistrate of Changlu County." "

They are worried that I will go to the capital to complain, and they are willing to kill me at all costs. Please, Your Highness, make the decision for me and for the people of the world." Censor Wang Yi said, and raised an account book above his head.

Wang Quan hurriedly stepped forward to take the account book, turned back to Li Chengqian, and handed the account book to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian carefully looked through the account book in his hand, which clearly recorded the corruption crimes of Xi Bian, the governor of Cangzhou, and Li Taibian, the magistrate of Changlu County.

He remembered clearly when, where, from whom they accepted bribes, and what unfair things they did.

Li Chengqian became angrier and angrier. These court parasites, taking the court's salary, were eating away at the foundation of the Li family's empire. How despicable!

"I have seen this account book. Cangzhou Governor Xi Bian and Changlu County Magistrate Li Taibian are guilty of a thousand crimes. We have physical evidence, but where is the witness now?" Li Chengqian asked. "

In order to prevent the witness from being discovered by Cangzhou Governor Xi Bian and others, I hid the witness in a secluded place in Cangzhou." Wang Yi said.

"Du He, I order you to set off for Cangzhou immediately, arrest Cangzhou Governor Xi Bian and Changlu County Magistrate Li Taibian and others and bring them to Chang'an, and bring the witness back with the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner Wang Yi." Li Chengqian said. "

As you command!" Du He and Wang Yi accepted the order.

That day they set out for Cangzhou, carrying the prince's order to capture the man.