Wei Zhongxian quickly stepped forward and said directly, "Your Majesty, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, Zou Yuanbiao, is involved in the case."
After hearing Wei Zhongxian's words, Zhu Youxiao's expression changed drastically. He quickly stood up and looked at Wei Zhongxian with a serious face. He lowered his voice and said, "Wei Zhongxian, do you know what you are talking about? Zou Yuanbiao, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, is an important official of the court. He has always had a good reputation and is well-known among scholars. You must have real evidence to support your claims. If you slander someone innocent with empty words, I will not forgive you."
Wei Zhongxian quickly stepped forward, fell to his knees with a thud, and pointed to the sky and the ground, saying, "Your Majesty, I dare not lie to you!"
"Although I don't want to say this, Zou Yuanbiao, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, is indeed involved in the case."
Chen Hong, who was standing aside, felt quite eye-opening.
Chen Hong knew a little about what the emperor was thinking.
It was a foregone conclusion that the Emperor wanted to deal with these people. However, the Emperor was pretending to know nothing, creating the illusion that all this was caused by Wei Zhongxian.
This kind of operation is not the first time. The Taoist Han Li from Qingyun Sect did the same thing to the Emperor.
This was not a surprising thing. What shocked Chen Hong was Wei Zhongxian's performance.
This old fellow truly knew what to do, taking on all the responsibilities himself. No wonder the Emperor was willing to employ him. This sense of responsibility alone was something not many people could possess.
Did Wei Zhongxian actually want this kind of responsibility?
He didn't want to, but he had no choice.
If he doesn't hold on, he will be dead soon.
At this time, Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Zhongxian angrily and said sternly: "Okay, I will listen to you today and see what evidence you have!"
"Yes, Your Majesty," Wei Zhongxian agreed. After a moment's silence, he spoke again, "After interrogating Liu Guojin, I went on to interrogate Li Ruzhen. According to Li Ruzhen's account, he has been bribing court officials with large sums of money for years in order to gain power in Liaodong. He has also colluded with other court officials to embezzle Liaodong's grain and military supplies."
Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Zhongxian and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
As expected of the famous treacherous Wei Zhongxian in history, his actions were flawless and his actions were very ruthless. He was afraid that he would not be able to defeat the other party, and this case was getting bigger and bigger.
It all started with the false accusation against Xiong Tingbi, then they fabricated a case of the Donglin Clan forming a clique for personal gain, and now they've brought up a case of a border guard colluding with court officials to embezzle Liaodong military pay. If all these cases were investigated, who knows how many people would be implicated?
"There's actually such a thing!" Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Zhongxian in shock and asked sternly, "Do you have any evidence?"
"Your Majesty, I have evidence," Wei Zhongxian said quickly. "According to Li Ruzhen's confession, he has an account book that details when, where, and to whom he gave various bribes."
Wei Zhongxian said calmly, "Whether this account book is true or false, as long as Li Ruzhen says it is true and the emperor believes it is true, then this account book is true. By following this account book and following the clues, we can find many people."
"Have you got this account book?" Zhu Youxiao asked Wei Zhongxian slowly.
Wei Zhongxian quickly said, "Your Majesty, I haven't got the account book yet. Li Ruzhen hasn't revealed its whereabouts yet. But I'll go back and continue the investigation. I believe I'll find it soon."
Zhu Youxiao nodded, Wei Zhongxian was indeed capable of doing things.
Wei Zhongxian mentioned that there was this account book, but he had not found it yet. He could find it immediately, or he could never find it.
As for whether you can find it or not, that’s just a matter of your own words.
If you want him to find it, then he will find it; if you don't want him to find it, then he will never find it.
The reason for doing so was simple: to see if he was going to initiate the Liaodong corruption case.
If you want to start it yourself, you can find this account book; if you don’t want to start it yourself, you can’t find this account book.
The reason why Wei Zhongxian is said to be a good person is because of this behavior of his.
If he took out this account book directly, it would mean that he was making the decision for himself.
For a slave to make decisions for his master is courting death. Regardless of the nature of the matter or the outcome, it is wrong to do so.
Wei Zhongxian obviously understood the truth behind this, so he said this.
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Wei Zhongxian and said directly, "Examine carefully and find this account book for me."
After hearing what Zhu Youxiao said, Wei Zhongxian was overjoyed. His body trembled and he quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I will definitely get the job done."
Nodding, Zhu Youxiao continued to ask: "Do you have anything else to say about Zou Yuanbiao's involvement in the case?"
"Your Majesty, according to Li Ruzhen's confession, this time, to frame Xiong Tingbi, Li Ruzhen contacted Zou Yuanbiao and Yang Lian. The entire incident was orchestrated by Li Ruzhen and Zou Yuanbiao. Li Ruzhen paid Liu Guojin to contact Feng Sanyuan and others."
"These people also received Zou Yuanbiao's hint and colluded with each other to frame Xiong Tingbi."
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Wei Zhongxian, and he really wanted to decide the fate of this case.
However, Zhu Youxiao didn't care. Things had come to this point and there was no room for maneuver.
After a long silence, Zhu Youxiao tapped the table lightly and asked slowly, "Anything else?"
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