novelraw Chapter 366: Confiscated property, imprisoned
Chapter 366: Confiscated property, imprisoned
Emperor Zhaocheng's face was as dark as water, his eyes fell silently on Prime Minister Gu's face, his eyes were terrifyingly cold.
Xiao Changhai ordered a chair to be brought and placed in the courtyard, and Emperor Zhaocheng sat down on the chair.
Prime Minister Gu did not dare to say more, for fear that if he said too much he would make a mistake.
But he was still lucky in his heart, hoping that Yan Li would say that it was all her conjecture, and that there was no way she could really enter the secret vault.
The secret vault where the gold and silver is stored is at the innermost level, and at least some of the mechanisms are opened. The mechanism buttons are all located in the most secret places. How could Yan Li know?
"Why didn't Prime Minister Gu say anything?" Yan Li turned to look at him.
Prime Minister Gu knelt down facing the emperor: "I have always been loyal and cautious. I never dared to do anything that violated the law. I beg the emperor to see clearly! I am wronged!"
Emperor Zhaocheng said nothing, his eyebrows and eyes dark and unpredictable.
There was still no movement in the warehouse.
Everyone in the Gu family knelt on the ground, while Emperor Zhaocheng sat on his chair and waited without saying a word.
The temperature at night in early summer is neither too hot nor too cold, and is comfortable. However, at this time, the air seems to be flowing with biting cold air. The temperature is getting lower and lower, making it feel like you are in an icy polar region, shivering with cold. .
The wait was long and excruciating.
Prime Minister Gu and Fu Gu's faces were extremely pale, with cold sweat dripping from their foreheads.
I don’t know how long it took, but there was a sound of footsteps.
Ye Qi strode out of the warehouse and knelt down on one knee: "To report to the emperor, Princess Nanyang said that she is absolutely right. The warehouse of the Prime Minister's Mansion is indeed sparkling with gold, like a small treasure land."
After the words fell, Prime Minister Gu felt weak: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I have been wronged——"
"Besides these, there are several rosters." Ye Qi presented the roster with both hands, "Please take a look at it, your Majesty."
Yan Li stood leaning against the door, her eyes casually falling on Prime Minister Gu's face, with an indifferent and lazy expression.
The Lord has already opened and destroyed all the mechanisms in the secret room. Now the Gu family's warehouse is just a room where death penalty evidence is placed. Anyone who wants to can enter can enter.
Emperor Zhaocheng took the roster without saying a word and began to look through it to record the lists and payments.
In which year and month, which local official gave Prime Minister Gu how much gold in the name of his birthday.
Which official takes advantage of his position to embezzle military pay, and how many points of relationship he has owed.
In that year and month, an official was promoted from the local government and presented gold, jewels and beauties to the prime minister.
In which city and state were bullies rampant? How much money did the local corrupt officials have to pay before Prime Minister Gu suppressed the matter and secretly went to Beijing to file a complaint?
Prime Minister Gu spent nearly a million taels of silver to raise private soldiers and staff, recruit soldiers and horses for King Yu, win over famous families in various states, and win the hearts of the emperor.
This account is all evidence of crime, and it is also a network of interests under the branches of a big tree.
Emperor Zhaocheng closed the account book, looked down at the several account books and rosters in his hand in silence, and did not continue to read.
Such thick books are not only evidence of Prime Minister Gu's crimes, but also the means for him to manipulate those officials.
"Come on!" Emperor Zhaocheng stood up and looked down at Prime Minister Gu and his wife coldly, "The Gu family is full, and they will all be taken to prison. I will personally interrogate them in three days!"
Ye Qi accepted the order: "I humbly obey the order!"
This night was destined to be uneventful.
The guards brought by King Jing also played a role. In the inner and outer courtyards of the Gu family, the imperial guards armed with swords blocked every possible exit.
From Prime Minister Gu and his wife to the direct descendants of the Gu family, and then to the descendants of the Gu family, no one can escape.
The entire mansion was enveloped in an aura of iron-blooded killing.
"Prince Jing." Emperor Zhaocheng ordered coldly, "The gold and silver treasures in the secret room are counted and transferred to the treasury."
"My son, I obey."
Emperor Zhaocheng waved his sleeves and said, "Go back to the palace."
Xiao Changhai shouted in a long voice: "Your Majesty, please drive back to the palace——"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Prime Minister Gu knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "I can punish you! Your Majesty! I have something to say."
Emperor Zhaocheng paused slightly, turned to look at him, his face was cold and ruthless, showing the majesty and solemnity of an emperor.
"The King of Xijiang's son and daughter, Guo Huai and Guo Hongqiang, secretly came to the imperial capital. They are now hiding in Prince Xian's Mansion——"
"Prime Minister, my father already knows about this matter." King Jing came over and cut him off, "Not only did my father know that they came to the imperial capital, he also knew that they had entered the Prime Minister's mansion. Guo Hongqiang was with the Prime Minister. What kind of shameful thing have you planned?"
Prime Minister Gu froze, then became cold all over.
He looked at King Jing in disbelief, then turned to look at Emperor Zhaocheng. In a flash of lightning, he seemed to suddenly understand everything.
What happened tonight was no coincidence.
It turns out that the emperor had known about it for a long time. Not only did he know that Guo Huai and Guo Hongqiang had come to the imperial capital, but he also knew that they had entered his mansion?
However, the emperor has not disclosed anything in recent days.
And Yan Li.
Prime Minister Gu turned his head stiffly and looked at Yan Li, a teenage girl - even though she had married the Ninth Prince as his princess, it still could not change the fact that she was young.
It was this teenage girl who had no resistance when she was kidnapped by his men. However, she was unconscious in a secret room where she couldn't see her fingers. However, she was so powerful that she could easily open up secret passages and carefully designed them. And find where he hides his wealth?
Prime Minister Gu felt chilled in his heart because he guessed some kind of truth.
The news of Yan Li's disappearance reached the palace very quickly, and Ye Qi came even faster, as if he already knew Yan Li was here.
There is also Ling Ning, the protector of the country.
Originally, he asked his men to kill 껙놅, but at the critical moment, he was saved by 그.
Who saved her? Why didn't he save Yan Li as well?
Prime Minister Gu closed his eyes, and his vision went dark.
Could he think that Yan Li was captured because she deliberately missed the opportunity? There were always hidden masters around her, so she dared to go in and out of the military camp alone.
So when she was abducted, Ling Ning was rescued.
That's why the news spread so quickly and the Imperial Guards came so early.
Or... the Imperial Guards searched the Prime Minister's Mansion, which was already planned by the emperor?
King Jing came so quickly because he knew everything?
What about the secret vault?
Was the secret in the Gu family's secret room also discovered a long time ago?
Prime Minister Gu sorted out the whole story in his mind bit by bit, and finally came to a sad conclusion.
Yan Li's abduction was fake.
Taking the opportunity to sneak into the secret room, so that the Imperial Guards can get close to his warehouse naturally is the real purpose.
Did the emperor plan to get rid of him long ago?
"Go back to the palace." Emperor Zhaocheng retracted his gaze and turned to walk out, "Yan Li."
Yan Li didn't look at the prime minister and his wife any more, and walked away, leaving Ye Qi and the Imperial Guards to clean up the mess.
Her mission tonight has been completed, and she needs to go back to the Ninth Prince's Mansion early to eat something to calm down.
As for the rest, it is the emperor's own business.