Chapter 103. Zhao Gan's Guilty Heart
Emperor Wenxuan rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.
"Order Minister of Justice Chen Zhehan and Censor Jiang Wenchang of the Metropolitan Censorate to immediately and thoroughly investigate the cause of the collapse of the Imperial Palace. All officials, craftsmen, and supervisors involved in this matter, regardless of rank, must be brought before the court for questioning."
You dare to tamper with the royal villa? You must be fed up with life!
"My lord, I obey the order!"
"My lord, I obey the order!"
The sleepy Book of Life and Death's eyes suddenly lit up, and he patted Yunhua's head excitedly.
【Xiaohuahua, intercept, intercept! 】
[Didn't Chen Zhehan intercept you twice before? Let's take the credit this time.]
Chen Zhehan and Jiang Wenchang, who were about to walk out of the hall, silently retracted their legs, moved back to their positions little by little, and pricked up their ears.
Emperor Wenxuan sat up straight, and Eunuch Cao quickly took out a booklet to record it.
Yunhua was obviously tempted, and in order to become a high-ranking official, she worked hard to accumulate achievements.
【Little Shushu, come quickly. 】
Yunhua is ready to start business again.
The Book of Life and Death glanced disdainfully at the pale-faced person in the corner and was in a very good mood.
You just said bad things about my Huahua, and this time I will make sure you can’t get back on track.
[Xiao Huahua, do you still remember the person who spoke rudely to you at the palace gate just now?]
Yunhua nodded, the one who was wilted by her father's scolding.
[Zhao Gan, my father said he was a third-rank minister of the Ministry of Works.]
[Yes! Xiao Huahua, that's him, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works.]
[He is the culprit behind the collapse of the Royal Villa.]
Before, at the palace gate, it stripped him down to his underwear.
I didn’t expect that!
He ran into the gunpoint so quickly.
Emperor Wenxuan's gaze fell on Zhao Gan, and he saw that he looked panicked, and it was obvious that there was something wrong with him.
[Little Flower, come on, it's time to show off your magical skills.]
As soon as the Book of Life and Death called out, Yun Hua immediately stood up with his hands raised, "Your Majesty, leave this case to me, leave it to me, I will definitely be able to solve your problems!"
Yunhua shouted anxiously, fearing that it was too late and the case would fall on someone else's head.
Zhao Gan in the crowd suddenly raised his head, and his hands hidden in his sleeves kept shaking.
Emperor Wenxuan turned his gaze away from Zhao Gan and said, "Yes!"
Yunhua made hand gestures in a very professional manner and walked slowly back and forth in front of the civil and military officials. Those ministers who could hear his thoughts held back their laughter as they watched Lord Xiaoyun perform the magic trick.
The people who couldn't hear anything looked calm. They thought it had nothing to do with them, so they could do whatever they wanted.
Zhao Gan looked at Yun Hua getting closer and closer to him, and was terrified. He quickly lowered his head and looked at the pair of feet walking past him. Just when he was about to breathe a sigh of relief,
The terrifying pair of feet retreated back and stopped in front of him.
Zhao Gan's eyes widened and he broke out in sweat instantly.
"Master...Xiaoyun, why are you looking at me?"
He knew her fortune-telling ability. Every time she told a fortune, she would take a life, like an evil ghost.
Yunhua grinned and asked, "Why do you think I'm looking at you?"
"Master Zhao, I think you are also from the Ministry of Works, right? Left Vice Minister of Works?"
Yunhua rubbed his chin, pretending to be in deep thought. "Let me think about it. It seems that the Ministry of Industry is responsible for a series of things such as construction, water conservancy, and manufacturing."
"You should be responsible for the renovation of this royal villa!"
Zhao Gan was terrified when he heard this and immediately denied it: "I was just following orders. I just did what the Minister ordered. I know nothing about the money."
"oh!"
Yunhua dragged out his words, suddenly realizing, "What I meant was whether you were responsible for supervising the renovations, but I didn't mention anything about money. Master Zhao, are you admitting your guilt?"
Yunhua's eyes sparkled. "Could it be that someone, corrupting the law, pocketed the repair funds and then used a batch of inferior materials for repairs, leading to the collapse of the Royal Villa?"
Yunhua stared at Zhao Gan's eyes and saw that his pupils were getting bigger and bigger. She guessed that the matter was similar to what she had guessed.
Corrupt official!
Yunhua looked at Zhao Gan fiercely. Her hands were itching and she really wanted to beat someone up!
Zhao Gan went limp all over, plopping to his knees, and cried out in innocence, "Your Majesty, I did nothing. I was only following the orders of the Minister of Works, Lord Li. The defective wood and stone were all provided by Lord Li!"
"If I lie, God will strike me with lightning!" He kowtowed heavily.
That’s right, those wood and stones were indeed provided by the people introduced by Lord Li, and had nothing to do with him.
"You're fucking farting!"
Li Yuzhong's son, Li Zhou, the Right Vice Minister of Works, immediately jumped out from the crowd and kicked him in the butt.
【Nice kick! 】
Yunhua praised in his heart and clapped his hands.
Li Zhou straightened his chest.
Zhao Gan suddenly lunged forward, was startled for a moment, then immediately stood up and knelt.
"Your Majesty, Lord Li must have neglected his duties and committed embezzlement. Look, his son immediately jumped out. Father and son are in the same department, so there are plenty of things they can do to tamper with things."
Seeing this situation, Li Zhou understood very well that this guy was so anxious to put the blame on others, which showed who had the problem.
He snorted coldly and bowed to Emperor Wenxuan.
"Your Majesty, Lord Zhao is highly suspicious. My father hasn't investigated the cause of the accident yet, and Lord Xiaoyun only suspects someone of passing off inferior goods as genuine ones, yet he's eager to throw dirty water on my father."
He locked his gaze on Zhao Gan again, his eyes icy cold.
"Master Zhao, how can you be so sure that the collapse of the Royal Villa was related to the wood and stone, and not caused by bombing or some other reason?"
"What are you afraid of? What are you feeling guilty about?"
Every word Li Zhou said hit Zhao Gan's heart. At this moment, his face was as pale as paper and his brain was spinning rapidly.
Emperor Wenxuan's gaze also fell on Zhao Gan, his expression terribly gloomy: "Tell me, what on earth is going on?"
The emperor's fierce aura made Zhao Gan tremble all over and sweat profusely.
Yunhua crossed his arms over his chest, enjoying the show so much that he seemed to have forgotten everything.
[Wrong, wrong, Xiao Huahua, how could you just watch the show!] The Book of Life and Death looked very disappointed.
"Xiao Huahua, it's your turn to take the lead and expose the truth. How could you let Li Zhou get ahead of you? You're clearly letting him steal your victory!"
The Book of Life and Death was so anxious that it was jumping up and down on Yunhua's head. It had put in a lot of effort to help Huahua dominate the world.
really!
When Li Zhou heard the word "intercept", his whole body trembled.
He was so angry that someone threw dirty water on his father that he couldn't bear it for a moment, so he jumped out in a hurry.
Yunhua finally came to his senses and slapped his head.
[Xiao Shushu, hurry up and dig out every last word about Zhao Gan!]
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