Only by handing over the Anle Marquis's residence to Su Wenyuan can we prevent Su Wenyuan from seeking justice for the Anle Marquis in the future.
Also, there might not be a next time to refuse Su Yuan this time, so it's best to resolve this sooner rather than later.
The Duke of Wanguo wanted to refute, but was scolded by the Emperor.
He's the one who caused all this trouble, and he still dares to have an opinion.
Sheng Jingyu noticed that the Duke of Wanguo was very uneasy after being scolded, and that there must be something wrong with the Marquis of Anle's residence.
After the Emperor agreed, he immediately drafted an edict and sent it to Prince Chen's residence, which was also a reminder to Su Wenyuan that now that she had received the benefits, she needed to get things done quickly.
However, he doesn't need to worry, because soon no one will pay attention to Marquis Anle anymore.
Because the Crown Prince's embezzlement is about to be exposed by Sheng Jingyu!
Sheng Jingyu first calculated the time when Su Wenyuan would receive the imperial decree in order to prevent the emperor from changing his mind.
When the time was almost up, he stood up and said he wanted to impeach Sheng Yuanhe.
Sheng Yuanhe colluded with the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works to embezzle dozens of funds for road repairs, bridge construction, and temple building, all of which were high-cost projects.
He also embezzled from those who didn't spend much, but the amounts were limited and evidence was hard to find.
Sheng Jingyu focused solely on those involving large sums, conducting a thorough investigation of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue from top to bottom.
In addition, other things were implicated, such as his acceptance of bribes and abuse of power for personal gain.
Previously, two prefects discovered that the amount of silver allocated by the imperial court was incorrect and wanted to submit a memorial to impeach them. However, Sheng Yuanhe discovered this and falsely accused them of harming the people and committing all kinds of evil deeds in the area.
The last two prefects were wrongfully imprisoned and executed the following year.
Sheng Jingyu consulted local officials to understand the situation and sent people to ask the local people. He discovered that the two prefects were loyal ministers.
The practice of exploiting and oppressing the people does not exist.
...
It took Sheng Jingyu almost half an hour to finish recounting each and every incident.
Because to explain the process and details, we also need to present evidence.
After he finally finished speaking, Sheng Yuanhe began to protest his innocence, and ministers who were on good terms with him also stood up to explain on his behalf.
With such clear evidence, explaining it clearly is no easy task.
The Emperor's face turned ashen, and he glared furiously at Sheng Yuanhe.
In the past, whenever Sheng Jingyu spoke about Sheng Yuanhe in public, the Emperor would be displeased with him.
This time, Sheng Yuanhe went too far, and the Emperor forgot about Sheng Jingyu for a moment, only caring about being angry.
Slandering loyal officials, embezzling silver, and now we must add another charge: forming cliques for personal gain.
Those ministers wanted to commit suicide by crashing into the Golden Hall to prove that Sheng Yuanhe's friendship was no ordinary one.
Surprisingly, Su Yuan did not step forward; he simply watched coldly.
Sheng Yuanhe panicked and wanted to deny it, but Sheng Jingyu had found out far too much.
The emperor remained silent, allowing those below him to question him.
Not long ago, Sheng Jingyu dismissed several ministers trusted by the Crown Prince, and when Princess Heyi returned to Qikong Kingdom, she took four eloquent ministers with her.
There were a few others who, like Su Yuan, did not stand up at this time because of Sheng Jingyu's instigation.
Sheng Yuanhe looked back and felt isolated and helpless.
Looking at Sheng Jingyu again, his eyes were empty and lifeless as he stared ahead.
"You can't believe a blind man, Father!" Sheng Yuanhe began to launch a personal attack.
To say that Sheng Jingyu was blind in front of the Emperor was something that no one would have dared to imagine in the past.
But recently, many things I never dared to imagine have actually happened.
Sheng Yuanhe continued his accusations, saying that Sheng Jingyu had made things difficult for him for many years because of jealousy and resentment.
They resented him for taking the crown prince title that originally belonged to Sheng Jingyu.
These old stories were suddenly brought up again, and many people felt sorry for Sheng Jingyu, wishing he hadn't gone blind.
Looking at the emperor again, he remained unmoved. He felt no regret, only relief.
He was able to be the emperor with peace of mind thanks to Sheng Jingyu's blindness.
At the same time, Sheng Yuanhe's words also reminded everyone that Sheng Jingyu was blind, and Sheng Yuanhe was the best candidate for the crown prince.
None of the princes of today who are of suitable age are as outstanding as him, and who knows what the unsuitable ones will become in the future.
The throne will most likely belong to Sheng Yuanhe. Are they courting death by offending Sheng Yuanhe at this time?
While everyone was still hesitating, Grand Tutor Lu and Grand Preceptor Yan stepped forward.
Two senior officials, whose words carried considerable weight in the court, succinctly and impartially suggested that Sheng Yuanhe first explain the matter of framing the prefect and embezzling silver.
The evidence is all here, as are the Vice Minister of Works and the Minister of Revenue involved.
These two looked like they were about to collapse, trembling like leaves.
"If Your Highness feels that Prince Chen has treated you unfairly, you can impeach Prince Chen once the matter is investigated."
It's not that we won't give him the opportunity to accuse Sheng Jingyu, but we must first clear ourselves of suspicion.
With these two veteran officials standing up for Sheng Jingyu, others began pressuring Sheng Yuanhe to explain.
Su Yuan looked at the scene before him in surprise, feeling that it seemed that there were more people siding with Sheng Jingyu.
What are they following, a blind man?
In this situation, the Emperor had no choice but to go along with it and let Sheng Yuanhe explain.
Sheng Yuanhe couldn't explain it; he couldn't explain any of the things. He only hated Sheng Jingyu for being able to find out so much.
Both being princes and of similar age, why does Sheng Jingyu possess extraordinary abilities?
How exactly were his actions discovered?
Why are those who are attacking him biased towards Sheng Jingyu?
Sheng Yuanhe couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
Once Sheng Jingyu is dead, none of this will happen. Filled with rage, he charged at Sheng Jingyu, a dagger sliding from his sleeve, and swung it out...
Everyone saw it, but no one reacted in time, so no one stepped forward to stop them.
This is the Golden Hall, and Ye Shan cannot always be there. She will only go up when Sheng Jingyu calls her and needs her to present evidence.
She usually stood guard on the side, and if she noticed something was wrong, she would quickly shout a warning. But Sheng Jingyu's movement to dodge was a step faster than her warning.
Sheng Jingyu dodged to the side, raised her hand to restrain his wrist, and the dagger fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Sheng Yuanhe stared into Sheng Jingyu's eyes, shocked and bewildered.
Just a moment ago, Sheng Jingyu was looking at him, his gaze sharp and filled with murderous intent.
"You can see it!" Sheng Yuanhe shouted as if he had gone mad.
The Emperor was startled. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he also saw Sheng Jingyu's gaze.
An empty, lifeless gaze is completely different from a gaze that is expressive.
Sheng Jingyu calmly and indifferently let go, then kicked Sheng Yuanhe away...
"I can feel the threat. With such obvious killing intent, why would I need to see it?" Sheng Jingyu explained that he dodged because of the danger, not because he could see it.
Sheng Yuanhe was kicked far away, almost losing his voice in pain, but he still wanted to tell everyone that Sheng Jingyu could see him.
"You were clearly looking at me just now, your eyes... your eyes..." Sheng Yuanhe began to ramble incoherently.
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