Chapter 149 Contest!
The study of the left prime minister Zhao Pu's house was brightly lit. Several confidants concealed their whereabouts and sneaked into the prime minister's residence under the cover of night.
The Minister of Rites Rong Zhixing looked worried: "Prime Minister, there is no one from our side as the chief judge of the Yingzhou disaster relief silver corruption case. This is not good!"
The new Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Qin Guangnian also had a worried look on his face, "The most difficult thing is that the Councillor Lu Duoxuan was appointed to preside over this case. He is the prime minister's mortal enemy and will bite the prime minister like a mad dog!"
Zhao Pu, however, sat steadily, his expression expressionless. He said calmly, "Even if Lu Duoxuan is in charge of the case, what can we do? Don't forget that the Ministry of Revenue Luo Shangshu and the Ministry of Personnel Li Shangshu are also involved in this case! Even if he turns into a mad dog, he can't just bite me, right?"
The Right Counselor Liu Zhi echoed, "What the Prime Minister said is very true! Although Yingzhou Zhizhou Liu Jingye is one of our people, Yingzhou Tongpan Wang Ren is a cousin of the Ministry of Revenue Luo Shangshu!
Wang Ren and the Ministry of Personnel are also cousins. Li Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice was also a classmate and friend, and they had a close relationship.
The money that Liu Zhizhou and Wang Tongpan used to embezzle also bribed them. If this case is traced to the bottom, none of them is clean!"
Gao Qishan, an aide, was thoughtful and stroked his beard as he spoke up, "Prime Minister, all the lords, in my opinion, the safest and most critical thing is to shut up the officials involved in this case.
Send someone to send a letter to the people in the prison, so that they can be kept in jail. "Hold on, and don't blame the Prime Minister, this is the safest way!"
Wu Mian, the Minister of History, looked at the resourceful Mr. Gao with approval, "Mr. Gao is right, we should send someone to bring a message to them. If the backers outside fall, none of them will have a good ending!"
Zhao Pu also looked at Gao Qishan with approval and nodded, "Okay! Let someone notify Song Chi, the Minister of Dali Temple, to be responsible for delivering the letter."
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Lu Duoxuan, the Vice Minister of State Affairs, was flipping through the files in the study, and he couldn't control his excitement and excitement in his heart!
The King of Qin was really ruthless and cruel, and he handled the Yingzhou disaster relief silver corruption case cleanly and neatly.
Thinking that the emperor had secretly summoned him to the palace today and revealed all the details to him, in order to use this case to overthrow the powerful prime minister Zhao Pu, Lu Duoxuan's hands were shaking slightly as he grabbed the case file. How could Lu not do his best for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Old Zhao Pu, I never thought that you would have this day. I will definitely repay you double for being excluded and suppressed by you and for not being sent out! ...
On the second day, the three chief judges gathered at the Dali Temple to officially start the trial of the Yingzhou disaster relief money corruption case.
Chief judge Lu Duoxuan insisted on severely torturing and forcing all the criminals to confess, and vowed to dig out all the officials involved in the case, get to the bottom of it, and investigate and deal with them all!
The criminals, who were threatened by the outside backers, gritted their teeth under severe torture and dared not reveal a single name.
They all knew a truth: if they confessed, the big tree outside would fall, and they inside would not be able to save themselves. Moreover, if the big tree outside with deep roots and lush leaves was only damaged after the confession, but still stood tall, the fate of them inside would be even worse. On the contrary, if they gritted their teeth and took all the blame, the big tree outside could exert its power and lighten their sentences.
The high officials of the imperial court who had eaten dirty silver and received bribes and had something to hide were racking their brains to collude with each other to erase all the evidence, jumping up and down to make the case come to an end.
The emperor attached great importance to this case and issued an order to the chief judge that this corruption case had aroused great public anger and had a bad impact, and that it must be strictly investigated and severely punished, and there would be no leniency!
For a time, both the court and the court were in turmoil and the waves were surging! The Eight Immortals crossed the sea, each showing their magical powers, and a fierce collision was in progress!
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Qin Wang Zhao Defang, who had a recurrence of residual poison in his body, withdrew after stirring up the storm, and was now eating breakfast in Ning Xinyuan, healing his wounds and expelling the poison!
: "Princess, would you please come with me to the hot spring villa outside the city to look after Wu Ji today?"
Luo Li put down her chopsticks, took the handkerchief handed by Yingchun and wiped her mouth.
: "I have something to do today, so I won't go!"
Something to do?
Qin Wang Zhao Defang raised a playful smile at the corner of his lips.
[You are going to feed Yang Yanzhao today, he has already sent a letter to tell me! ]...
After breakfast, Luo Li hurried out with Hong Gu, Yu Li and Si Yu, and Mo Yan and Mo Ping followed the guards.
Behind him, His Royal Highness the King of Qin also got on the carriage, watching over his own princess from a distance, and helping her clean up the dog tails following her.
In a pavilion ten miles west of the city, Yang Yanqi and Yang Yanzhao, brother and sister, sat on a stone table, waiting for the King of Qin's princess to see them off.
"Here they come!" Yang Yanqi shouted happily.
On the main road to the west, six carriages full of goods and guarded by more than ten people were coming this way.
Yang Yanzhao said in surprise, "Isn't the Princess of Qin in the city? These carriages are coming from the west." Yang
Yanqi smiled and said nothing, then stood up and walked out. Yang Yanzhao also stood up and followed to greet the Princess of Qin who came to see him off.
Luo Wenhao, dressed in gorgeous and coquettish brocade clothes, jumped off his horse and greeted the Yang brothers and sisters with a playful smile.
"Sister Yanqi, Brother Yanzhao, I'm here to give you a big gift!"
"Second brother Luo, how dare you come here in person? Aren't you afraid that my second brother will beat you up again?" Yang Yanqi said teasingly with a coquettish smile.
Luo Wenhao, however, didn't care at all. He didn't even blush. He bowed to Yang Yanzhao.
"Brother Yanzhao, a few years ago, I mocked you for being a useless pretty boy, and you got angry and beat me up.
Today, I have brought you six carts of gifts as a young hero. You won't hit me again when we meet, right?"
Yang Yanzhao had already recognized Luo Wenhao, and he bowed with a little guilt!
"Brother Luo, please forgive me. It was Yanzhao who was young and impulsive back then. If you are angry, you can punch me back to vent your anger!" Luo
Wenhao was happy to hear this! Is there such a good thing?
He stepped forward and punched Yang Yanzhao on the shoulder without any hesitation! ...
Seeing that Yang Yanzhao didn't dodge or fight back, hey! There really is such a good thing! Feeling more confident, he punched him on the right shoulder again!
Yang Yanqi watched with a smile on his face, thinking that you have such little strength, these two punches are just like tickling my second brother.
[There is actually such a good thing as revenge without fighting back? ]
Luo Wenhao was so happy that he punched Yang Yanzhao's unmoving shoulder again! ...
"Hey!...Luo Wanku! Why did you hit General Yang?"
Luo Li asked loudly from a distance before getting off the horse!
Luo Wenhao turned around and saw his sister, then quickly turned around and smiled warmly at Yang Yanzhao, and stretched out his arms to hug him.
"Brother Yanzhao, the past grievances between us are over, and from now on we will be like brothers!"
Yang Yanzhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was the first time he experienced the feeling of being hugged by a grown man.
He pushed Luo Wenhao away in shame, and bowed to the Princess of Qin, "Yanzhao has met the Princess of Qin!"
Luo Li jumped off the horse, and her beautiful eyes cast a look at her second brother who was smiling happily!
: "General Yang, no need to be polite! Although my second brother seems to be cynical, careless and frivolous on the surface, he is the most loyal person.
He uses his fist to pat the dust off your shoulders, which is his unique way of expressing his deep affection for his brothers.
General Yang, please don't misunderstand me, don't hold a grudge and look for the future!"
Yang Yanzhao was even more speechless. This brother and sister really made him speechless and he didn't know how to deal with it. He
had to smile generously, "Princess Qin, you are too polite. Brother Wenhao is carefree and straightforward. He treats Yanzhao as a brother, and Yanzhao will also treat Brother Wenhao as a brother."
Luo Wenhao laughed so happily in his heart that he squealed like a pig!
: "Hahahaha!... Yan Zhao, you are my brother!
If there is a need for brothers in the future, we brothers must share the same hatred and stand by each other, brothers shoulder to shoulder to fight against foreign humiliation!" After saying that, he hugged Yang Yanzhao's shoulders affectionately.
Yang Yanzhao really didn't know how to respond this time. His handsome face flushed, and he avoided his shoulder, but he didn't know how to reply.
Yang Yanqi smiled at his second brother's embarrassment. He thought that you, a serious man, would definitely be in a state of confusion all the time when you get along with Luo Naocan brother and sister.
"Luo Li, let's go to the pavilion over there and sit down!" Yang Yanqi stepped forward and took Luo Li's arm and said.
Luo Wenhao also followed happily.
Luo Li glanced back at him and ordered, "Second brother, why are you following? Go back and guard the carriage!"
Luo Wenhao had no choice but to return to the carriage dejectedly. At such a long distance, even if he raised his ears to the top of his head, he couldn't hear what his younger sister and the others were planning.
Luo Li picked up the wine bowl, "General Yang, I wish you a safe journey! I wish the soldiers on the front line every victory!"
Yang Yanzhao raised the wine bowl gratefully, "Thank you, Princess! The father and son of the Yang family and the soldiers on the front line will fight bravely, shed blood on the battlefield, and guard Yanmen Pass!"
Luo Li smiled faintly, "Just fight bravely, but don't shed blood on the battlefield. Sometimes you have to judge the situation and run when you should. As long as you have the green mountains, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood!" Then he drank the wine in the bowl in one breath.
Yang Yanzhao, who was loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and vowed to die on the battlefield, didn't know how to respond, so he had to drink the wine in the bowl in one breath.
Yang Yanqi hugged Luo Li's arm affectionately and stuck out his tongue mischievously at his second brother.
"Luo, you idiot, my second brother can't understand what you're saying, so don't waste your energy playing the lute to a cow. Tell me, what are the six carriage gifts you sent?"
Luo Li smiled, "Four hundred jars of fine wine, six hundred jars of various delicious canned foods.
Ten boxes of disinfectant alcohol, six hundred medical first aid kits, all made in the past few days. Siyu has already trained the two servants of the Luo Mansion in battlefield first aid, so two more living people are added."
Yang Yanqi excitedly hugged Luo Li's arm and shook for a while.
: "Luo Li, thank you so much! This great kindness will be remembered by the Yang family and the soldiers on the front line!"
Although Yang Yanzhao didn't know the value of the gift from the Princess of Qin, it was actually the ten boxes of alcohol and six hundred medical first aid kits, plus two living people.
But four hundred jars of fine wine and six hundred jars of delicious canned food are already a generous gift!
He hurriedly stood up and bowed again respectfully, "Yang family father and son and the soldiers on the front line, thank you for your kindness, Princess!"
Luo Li took a vermilion lacquered wooden box from the jade-like hands behind her and handed it to Yang Yanzhao with both hands with great solemnity.
"General Yang, the powder in the six small porcelain bottles here is a life-saving medicine at a critical moment!
I put the instructions in this box. You must keep these life-saving medicines well and cherish them!"
Yang Yanzhao was shocked and grateful! He
bowed deeply again, "Thank you, Princess! The father and son of the Yang family and the soldiers on the front line will remember it in their hearts!"
Luo Li felt sorry for the precious anti-inflammatory drugs she sent out. She was thinking about taking the time to get some penicillin and sulfonamide anti-inflammatory drugs, so that when the stocks in the space were used up, there would be life-saving substitutes.
The box was handed to Yang Yanzhao with great reluctance, and he reminded him again: "You must not let others know that these life-saving drugs and those alcohol first aid kits are from me.
General Yang, this matter must be kept secret, it is related to the safety of my life!"
Yang Yanzhao was shocked! Suddenly he realized!
What kind of risk did the Princess of Qin take to give him these life-saving drugs?
He looked at the Princess of Qin with gratitude and assured her, "Yanzhao, please remember this in your heart and will keep this secret!"