Chapter 338: Sudden Appearance of Account Books Leads to the Downfall of Five Corrupt Officials
"What?" Upon hearing that it was an account book, Xiao Jingchen immediately threw down the brush in his hand and strode over to the large box.
Xiao Jingchen took the notebook from Ji Feng and quickly flipped through it. After reading only a few pages, he smiled.
"Hahaha, I searched high and low but found it without any effort."
Seeing the contents of the ledger, Xiao Jingchen finally let go of his anxiety and depression of the past few days and revealed a happy and excited smile.
"Your Highness, this is..." Seeing Xiao Jingchen smiling so happily, Ji Feng had a vague guess in his heart, but he was still not sure.
At this moment, Xiao Jingchen had no time to pay attention to the dazed Ji Feng and continued to look through the other notebooks in the box.
An hour later, Xiao Jingchen finally finished reading through all the ledgers and personnel lists in the box. His face was ashen, and the veins on his neck bulged.
He thought these old folks were just taking advantage of their age and doing shady things behind the scenes.
It's unbelievable that they've actually set their sights on the Xiao family. If they don't do something, their Xiao family's empire will change hands.
"This is the evidence we've been searching for with great effort; it's time to close the net."
"Ji Feng, take your men immediately and, according to the list in the notebook, take control of those people."
"Lei Ming, take the Imperial Guards and immediately go to the Minister of Rites and take his entire family under control..."
"Quickly help me change my clothes, I need to go to the palace immediately..." Xiao Jingchen could not hide the anger on his face. After arranging everything, he had someone carry a large box and follow him into the palace.
It is now the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), the time when all the officials are going to court. He needs to give those ministers a grand welcome gift.
He had a gut feeling that the evidence in this big box was definitely related to Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan.
However, he was very puzzled. Since Lin Luoxi and the others had collected this evidence, why didn't they give it to him directly in person, but instead gave it to him in this way?
Thinking about it more deeply, Lin Luoxi's actions were also correct. If she had given it to her openly, wouldn't those people's spies have known that Lin Luoxi had found the evidence?
Ah, Lin Luoxi is such a beautiful, kind-hearted, and meticulous girl.
He truly deserves to be called a benefactor in his life; he not only saved his life but also helped him so much.
After all this is over, he will definitely thank Lin Luoxi properly.
Lin Luoxi, whom he was thinking about, quickly pulled Xie Hanchuan back to her courtyard, took off her black clothes, and smiled at Xie Hanchuan.
That large box also contained evidence that the Xie family, a family of loyal martyrs, had been framed for treason. As long as Xiao Jingchen worked hard, the Xie family could soon clear their name and restore the innocence of the Xie family and the Xie family army.
The two of them had been busy all night, and now that everything was resolved, they could finally get a good night's sleep.
Unbeknownst to these two, while they were fast asleep, the entire capital city underwent a dramatic change.
The homes of the five high-ranking officials on Lin Luoxi's street—the Vice Ministers of the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of War—were completely surrounded by soldiers after they went to court.
Because of this huge commotion, it attracted the attention of all the people in the capital, who all crossed several streets to come and watch the excitement.
When Ji Feng and the others saw the crowd gathering around, they received instructions from Xiao Jingchen and immediately produced evidence, publicly reading out the crimes committed by these high-ranking officials.
After hearing Ji Feng's announcement, the common people all clapped and cheered, and stood together to wait and see what would happen to these corrupt officials.
The news of these corrupt officials' downfall spread like wildfire throughout the capital.
The people who had been persecuted by these corrupt officials, or their family members and relatives, all rushed to Ji Feng after hearing that these corrupt officials had been arrested, asking him to stand up for them.
Ji Feng never expected that the bad deeds committed by these corrupt officials were far more extensive than what was recorded in the notebook.
Shocked and angry, he had someone bring him pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote down all the complaints that the people who came to file the lawsuit wanted to make. He also protected the witnesses, as he would have to go to court to testify against them later.
Such a commotion in the capital immediately alerted Lin Lingtian, who had just entered the city, that something was amiss.
After making some inquiries myself, I learned that it turned out that those old foxes in the capital had been arrested, and they were overjoyed.
He had a hunch that such a commotion must be related to his granddaughter.
When he entered the city, he saw the coded message at the city gate, which indicated that Lin Luoxi had already entered the capital.
These corrupt officials weren't arrested earlier or later, but their granddaughter was arrested the moment she went to Beijing. There must be some involvement from her.
"Your Highness, I think..." Li Muqing had also heard that the corrupt officials surnamed Lu had been arrested, and she was very excited, wishing she could immediately produce evidence and sue those old bastards.
"Alright, I'll take you to the palace now..."
Lin Lingtian felt that these families were only under control now, which meant that the evidence was being found today and they had not yet been punished by the emperor. Now was the best time for him to bring Li Muqing into the palace.
Li Muqing's situation was quite serious, so Lin Lingtian didn't go to Lin Luoxi first.
Instead, they hurried along, bringing Lu Shenyan, who was bound like a rice dumpling and tortured beyond recognition, and Li Muqing, one of the victims, to the palace to meet the emperor.
When Lin Lingtian led Lu Shenyan and Li Muqing into the council hall, it was the very moment when Xiao Jingchen, with evidence and witnesses, was confronting the old foxes Lu Jieshi, Cao Tu, Zhao You, Shang Youwei, and Li Gongming in court.
The old emperor on the dragon throne looked at the evidence Xiao Jingchen handed over, his face dark and gloomy. All the officials in the council hall were on edge, and the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.
The minister whose name was called by Xiao Jingchen trembled like a leaf, and cold sweat broke out on his back.
They wanted to defend themselves, but when they saw the familiar account book in the emperor's hand, the five old foxes felt dizzy and their vision blurred.
Lin Lingtian appeared with Li Muqing and Lu Shenyan. Upon hearing that the massacre of the Dali Temple Minister's family was also related to these old men, the old emperor's face darkened even more.
He had heard about the things these old geezers had done before, but he never expected that because of his inaction, these old geezers would extend their reach so far that they actually murdered a high-ranking official in the court. They deserved to die.
Moreover, this involved his princes, who were plotting to seize power. Even the Dragon Robe 2 was the best option, which enraged the old emperor even more.
As the supreme emperor, it was a grave taboo that someone would covet the throne before he even died.
Even if he is the son of a favored concubine, he cannot covet his position; he deserves to die.
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