Zhu Youxiao found it hard to accept that a person who loved money would suddenly behave like this.
If Li Gao had directly said to donate it, the result would have been different. But Li Gao clearly said he wanted to exchange it, so there must be something wrong.
After Chen Hong left, Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Chao and ordered directly: "Go to Shuntian Prefecture and find Chen Qiyu for me."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Chao agreed, turned around and ran outside.
Regardless of the course and outcome of this matter, Chen Qiyu was undoubtedly well aware. After all, he was the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, and he should be well aware of the investigation. It was definitely right to ask Chen Qiyu.
After receiving the emperor's summons, Chen Qiuyu also came to the palace.
Upon seeing Zhu Youxiao, Chen Qiyu quickly saluted and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I, Chen Qiyu, pay my respects to you."
"Alright, forget it." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said, "I summoned you to the palace this time because I have something to ask you. How is the progress of the investigation in the west of the city?"
For Chen Qiyu, this wasn't a difficult task. Both he and Chen Sihai were very experienced in this kind of thing.
The only difficulty in checking the land is whether the people in charge dare to do it and whether there is anyone behind them who dares to support them.
Why was Hai Rui so successful back then? Because he dared to offend anyone. As long as you're fearless, you can easily investigate a case like this.
Back then, Hai Rui was like having a talisman. No one dared to touch him, so he was naturally successful in everything he did.
Zhu Youxiao also protected Chen Sihai, Chen Qiuyu and others very tightly. He basically did not read the impeachment documents and did not even investigate them. The court had no way to bring Chen Sihai to justice. Chen Sihai and the other two were capable people, so the land inventory was naturally not a problem and the progress was very smooth.
Chen Qiyu said, "Your Majesty, everything is going smoothly. The census should be completed in another two weeks."
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "That's perfect. Just now, Marquis Wuqing came to the palace and wanted to exchange his garden for shops and real estate in the new city. Do you know what this means?"
After hearing this, Chen Qiyu's face flashed with anger, and then he said, "Your Majesty, this Wuqing Marquis is indeed greedy and despicable. His garden west of the city was originally occupied by farmland for construction, and now there are still victims."
"In addition, he also occupied a lot of the mountains and land surrounding the garden. Many of these were forcibly occupied without title deeds. The people were displaced, and some were even enslaved by him."
"When I investigated, I was filled with righteous indignation. Apparently, he realized something was wrong and was preparing to sell the garden west of the city. As long as Your Majesty allows it, the matter west of the city will naturally be no big deal."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Youxiao's face turned ugly.
As expected, there was something he didn't know. To put it bluntly, the situation in the west of the city was getting hot, and Li Gao was not prepared to hold on to it. If someone impeached him, the consequences might become serious.
Isn't the easiest way to do this now to donate the garden? Then accept the punishment and get through it safely, or at least reduce the punishment.
But this Li Gao obviously didn't have that, and he even wanted to exchange his house and shop in the city. What does this mean?
This only suggests one thing: Li Gao truly loves money and is trying to trade the garden in to recoup some of his losses. After all, shops and gardens in the city are hot right now, so he can make money with it. While it's still inferior to the gardens in the city, losing a little is different from losing everything.
Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao was so angry that he laughed.
This is just asking for money.
Zhu Youxiao looked at Chen Qiyu and said with a sullen face, "When you return, please spread this matter so that everyone knows what Marquis Wuqing did."
Hearing this, Chen Qiyu naturally understood what he meant and quickly said, "Yes, Your Majesty. I understand. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."
"Go ahead." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said.
After Chen Qiyu left, Zhu Youxiao sighed and said to Chen Hong beside him, "Just tell everyone what happened today in a different way."
When the news got out, the Marquis of Wuqing realized the gravity of his sin and was willing to donate the garden, which was not what Zhu Youxiao wanted.
If the truth is told, the result will be that Wu Qinghou has no bottom line, is greedy and extremely stupid.
Such public opinion was more suitable for Wuqing Hou Li Gao, and also made it easier for Zhu Youxiao to take action afterwards.
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