Chapter 104 The incident happened
She had just cried, and her eyes were red. I felt pity for her, and she had a breathtaking beauty.
Li Wuyang's heart trembled. He had never seen her so fragile.
Then, a surge of anger surged in my heart.
"How dare you, to murder our princess in broad daylight? This is a blatant challenge to the authority of the court. You must be tired of living, right?"
The wrath of the nine thousand year old thunder frightened everyone and made them tremble.
Lord Jiang rolled his eyes and said, "Wealth and honor are achieved through risk."
He stepped forward with courage and said, "Nine Thousand Years Old, Princess Jinyun is mistaken. It was Yun Zhanpeng who burned down the storehouse and all the account books of these years, causing huge losses to the court."
"Princess Jinyun is blatantly lying to exonerate her father. I beg Your Majesty to investigate."
Another official also stood up to support, "Yes, it was Yun Zhanpeng's own fault, it has nothing to do with anyone else. The so-called murder of the princess is nonsense."
"Princess Jinyun is too selfish. In order to protect her father, she has turned her attention to our Ministry of Internal Affairs. This is a bit too much."
Some people stood up to show their support, but more remained silent.
Manager Zhang kept his mouth shut and didn't say a word.
Facing the accusations from everyone, Yun Zheng remained calm and said, "I was in the warehouse just now. If I hadn't gone to visit Manager Zhang on a whim, I would be the one trapped in the fire right now."
"I know I've offended a lot of people, but I won't let my family get hurt. If you want to kill me or cut me up, come at me."
Her gaze swept over everyone, sharp as a knife. "I am a person who will avenge any grudge. Anyone who hurts my family will be repaid a hundredfold."
Her words were powerful and carried a murderous aura.
"You all have families, parents, and children, right?"
This was definitely a threat, and many people changed their expressions.
Li Wuyang saw it all, then turned to look at Yun Zhanpeng, who had a pale face.
"Master Yun, what do you say?"
Yun Zhanpeng was still in shock. If his daughter hadn't suddenly come, he would have died here today.
"Nine Thousand Years Old, I wasn't the one who burned the warehouse. I was almost burned to death..."
Lord Jiang shouted, "You are lying."
Yun Zhanpeng has a daughter who is a princess, and she is destined to climb the career ladder faster than others. If she is not eliminated today, she will become a stumbling block on the road to promotion in the future.
A cold light flashed in Li Wuyang's eyes, "Slap him."
The subordinate slapped him and said, "Nine Thousand Years Old is talking, and no one is allowed to interrupt."
Lord Jiang was knocked flying and fell heavily to the ground. He was in so much pain that he was completely obedient.
"continue."
Yun Zhanpeng took a deep breath and said, "I've been drugged. There should still be some residual drug in my body. Please ask the imperial physician to check my pulse."
Guyu came over and said, "This is a small matter that doesn't require a doctor. I'll do it."
People who practice martial arts are no strangers to drugs, let alone the Mingjingsi who are proficient in dozens of types of punishment.
He first lifted Yun Zhanpeng's eyelids and took a look, then put his hand on his arm to feel his pulse.
"Nine Thousand Years Old, you have indeed been drugged."
At this point, the possibility of Yun Zhanpeng setting himself on fire is zero.
Li Wuyang frowned slightly, "Do you have anyone you suspect?"
"This..." Yun Zhanpeng hesitated for a moment. He didn't know who he had offended to cause such a crazy killing.
Yun Zheng raised her right hand and pointed at Lord Jiang, whose face was swollen like a pig's head.
"Yes, this Lord Jiang, the Deputy Director of the Textile Department, just verbally attacked me, refused to greet me, and said I was unworthy to be here and that women should not interfere in government affairs. He also threatened me."
Lord Jiang was furious. "You are talking nonsense. We just had a few arguments. I have no reason to harm you."
Yun Zheng looked at him coldly, "Yes, because I said..."
"What?"
Yun Zheng said loudly, "I told you I'd find someone to investigate him and impeach him, and he got scared. So, he had a motive for committing the crime."
Lord Jiang's face turned pale and he tried desperately to deny it.
Li Wuyang waved his hand and said, "Drag him away for a thorough investigation."
Mingjingsi stepped forward and dragged the man out. Lord Jiang kept struggling, "I am innocent, innocent."
"Who else?"
Yun Zheng swept her eyes around, and the people whose eyes were swept felt a chill on their backs and lowered their heads involuntarily.
Finally, her eyes fell on the head steward of the Imperial Household Department, "He..."
The head steward of the Internal Affairs Department turned pale and cupped his hands, "Princess, I have no problem with you. You can come as you like and leave as you like."
"Whatever you want to do, I will fully cooperate with you."
He showed weakness, and Yun Zheng said that everything could be negotiated.
"Tell me, who is this murder and arson directed at?"
Chief Steward Zhang said without hesitation, "It was you. There are enemies of yours in the Imperial Household Department. They couldn't stand seeing you for a moment and took the opportunity to attack you. But as luck would have it, good fortune will come to those who seek it. You were completely unharmed, but your father was implicated instead."
Killing an ordinary official and killing a princess appointed by the imperial court are completely different in nature.
"This matter must be thoroughly investigated and no leniency will be shown."
Now that the Ninth Prince has come, it is impossible not to investigate. This is the royal household department, and the emperor is keeping an eye on it all the time.
"Ah." Yun Zhanpeng suddenly screamed with a strange look on his face.
Yun Zheng immediately asked with concern, "Dad? What's wrong?"
Yun Zhanpeng hesitated for a moment, then leaned close to his daughter's ear and whispered. Yun Zheng's expression suddenly changed.
"Please bring it out. The truth cannot be buried in fire."
In full view of everyone, Yun Zhanpeng took out a crumpled account book from his arms.
"This is an old account book from the warehouse. I accidentally discovered a problem while sorting it out, so I planned to find a place to study it carefully. By chance, I saved it."
It was really a coincidence. All I can say is that man proposes, God disposes.
Some people looked at the account book in disbelief. How could this happen?
Yun Zheng's eyes narrowed, "Nine Thousand Years Old, can I take a look first?"
Li Wuyang nodded slightly.
Yun Zheng took the account book and looked through it page by page very carefully.
After reading it, she pointed to a few dog-eared pages and said, "There are problems with these pages. The accounts are false. There is a difference of 100,000 bolts of cloth."
Manager Zhang gasped, unable to believe his ears. "One hundred thousand horses? Are you sure?"
Yun Zheng said calmly, "I've been able to keep accounts since I was a child. If I claim to be second, no one dares to claim to be first."
She loudly questioned, "If one account book has such a huge deficit, then how much more deficit must there be in the account books that were burned today?"
"What a coincidence! All the account books were burned, and the evidence was gone. If my father hadn't risked his life to save this account book, those crimes would have been covered up by the fire."
Everyone at the scene had different expressions. Some had quickened heartbeats, some were terrified, and some had no expression on their faces.
Manager Zhang got goosebumps all over his body. There was such a huge deficit under his management, and he could not escape the blame.
The emperor will not forgive him either.
But, he really doesn't know.
Yun Zheng shook her head and sighed, "No wonder the Emperor always says his treasury is poor. It turns out those rats have emptied it. Alas, the Emperor is truly being taken advantage of. He's tightening his belt for the sake of the people, while his men are stealing his money and becoming filthy rich."
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell into complete silence, and everyone shuddered.
Today's matter is destined to end badly, because the emperor will never allow it!
In the palace, the emperor's face turned pale and he was furious. "What did you say? Say it again."
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