Tibetan beads

Chapter 279 Complaint
Looking at the old eunuch kneeling in front of him, the emperor had inexplicable emotions accumulated in his chest, including the anger of being fooled, and the irritability of being messed up.

One by one, why are you so uneasy!First Yu Chong, then Duan Wang, and now Zhang Huaide.

Zhang Huaide had served him for many years, the emperor naturally trusted him more in his heart, but the emperor was suspicious by nature, and what he did was the most taboo thing, so he couldn't help but think about it.

"You said you were going to sue Zhang Huaide?" the emperor asked patiently.

"Yes." Lao Yu bent down, trembling all over.

After so many years, so many years, he finally got this opportunity!Thank you Miss Xu San, thank you Princess Changning, as long as Zhang Huai can be pulled off his horse, even if he is smashed to pieces, he is willing to die without a place to bury him!

"The servant girl's original name was Yu Zhixian. In the 11th year of Jingchu's reign, she was recruited and later entered Taichang Temple as a recorder. In 16th year, she was dismissed from her post and imprisoned because of corruption and lack of sacrificial utensils. The whole family suffered hardships and was sent to the palace."

Such a small case, the emperor has long forgotten.There are a large number of cases in the third department every year, and only those involving great treason will be submitted to the imperial case, and palace officials who have made mistakes will not be able to come before him.

"What are you going to tell him?" asked the emperor.

Lao Yu showed grief and indignation, trying his best to suppress his emotions, so he didn't show it: "The slaves are not greedy for sacrificial vessels, but when registering and compiling, they found that a large number of sacrificial vessels were stolen, so they reported the matter. Unexpectedly The superiors didn't pay much attention to it, and even asked their colleagues to imply that they couldn't handle it. The slaves were straightforward and unwilling to join forces, and finally angered the superiors..."

It was the first time the emperor had heard of this.Sacrificial utensils are used for royal ceremonies, and if someone steals them, it means taking money out of his pocket.This made him very unhappy, so the court has always kept a group of moths?However, this is not the most important thing now.

"What does this have to do with Zhang Huaide?"

"Because Zhang Huaide was the one who stole the sacrificial utensils!" Lao Yu said bitterly, "The servants found that something was wrong, so they investigated carefully and found out that the entire Taichang Temple was an accomplice! They replaced the pure gold sacrificial utensils with imitated gilt copper , tampered with the account books, and then divided up the spoils... No one above would dare to do such a thing, and the servants searched secretly for a long time, and finally found clues that the largest sum of stolen money was sent to Zhang Huaide!"

The emperor said in a heavy tone, "Are you sure?"

"Yes." Lao Yu nodded heavily, "Zhang Huaide's nephew's family lives in Lu'er Lane, with a courtyard of five yards. It is as magnificent as a palace, even comparable to an imperial palace!"

The emperor's brows twitched, thinking that he wanted to build a garden the year before last, but he still didn't have enough money...

"There has always been a saying in Beijing that it is better to be named in Lu'er Lane if you want to get a good official on the high school yellow list. Those Jinshi candidates who are waiting for the selection of officials do not need to go to the Ministry of Officials, but they must go to Luer Lane. You have never seen such a grand occasion, from the officials of the Shangshu Hall to the officials of the city gate, sitting in a row in Luer Lane, Waiting for the eunuch's nephew to be summoned!"

The emperor imagined that scene, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing.

Officials of the Shangshutang have to wait to be summoned, and they can put on airs better than the emperor.And the other party is just a vulgar and ignorant commoner, just because he has an uncle who is a eunuch!
"Can't wait for a vacancy? It's okay, go to Lu'er Lane to give gifts. If you commit a crime, you have to be charged? It's okay, go to Lu'er Lane to give gifts. What court regulations, what laws are majestic, it doesn't matter there." Lao Yu's voice brought out With a hint of sarcasm, "Even the dignity of the royal family is not a matter, after all, even the sacrificial vessels enshrined to the ancestors of the past dynasties can be secretly exchanged."

The emperor's face was ashen, and he took the case again: "What do they want so much money for? Can they spend it all?!"

"Of course it can't be spent." Lao Yu became calmer as he spoke, raised his head and said, "The money went into Lu'er Lane on the surface, but actually went into Duanwang's Mansion."

The emperor suddenly opened his eyes wide and stared at him: "What did you say?"

"My servant said, Zhang Huaide is collecting money for King Duan!" Lao Yu said, "All the money collected by Zhang's family has been deposited into Jinde Yinzhuang. The owner of this Yinzhuang is a relative of King Duan's baby brother! Under your noses, in the name of the Poetry Collection, you have bought officials and cultivated power secretly. It has long been lawless! It is inevitable that he will kill General Yu, because as long as General Yu is around, he will not be able to get his hands on the forbidden army. General Yu will die Only then can he elect his own person to the position!"

With a "click", the cup in the emperor's hand fell to the ground and shattered. He was breathing heavily, and sweat was slightly visible on his forehead.

Compared with what Lao Yu said, yesterday's report from the palace to Prince Duan's mansion was nothing worth mentioning.If this is true, it is no longer adultery with the prince, but treason!
After a while, the emperor finally recovered and asked, "Do you have evidence?"

Lao Yu finally waited for this sentence, he covered it for many years, and presented it with a crumpled stack of tissue paper.

"Here is the list of sacrificial utensils that were stolen from the Taichang Temple. After a long time of investigation, the servants finally found a way to sell the stolen goods. Follow this clue, and you will definitely find the sacrificial utensils that were sold. There is also the list of sacrificial utensils that were sent to Lu'er Lane by Taichang Temple From the gift list, it can be seen that all the money went into Zhang Huaide's pocket. In addition, the key figures in Lu'erxiang's collusion with King Duan, as well as the relationship between them, slaves and servants are all listed on it, please Your Majesty to find out!"

The emperor shook his hands when he received the evidence forwarded by his servant.

With such details, he has already believed most of them.The mansion in Lu'er Lane, the Yinzhuang secretly set up by King Duan, you can't lie about these things, you just need to send someone to investigate!

Zhang Huaide, King Duan...

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Said that Cao Cao had arrived, Zhang Huaide shouted from outside, and then he broke in and knelt down in front of the emperor, "Your Majesty! The slaves are wronged! This is a conspiracy, a conspiracy!"

The emperor glared fiercely at the shy guards. Even if they were his personal servants, it would be rude to barge in like this. They didn't dare to stop them. What does that mean?Zhang Huaide's power in the palace is much greater than he imagined.

The emperor looked at Zhang Huaide who was kneeling in front of him.He never took this old slave seriously, he was an eunuch, a servant, he could trample him into the mud just by looking at him.

But now the emperor discovered that it was not.This old slave is lowly and lowly in front of him, but in front of others he is a nobleman who wields the power of life and death. Even his nephew, a farmer who doesn't even have any fame and has yellow mud on his feet, can face the official Shang Shutang. Boss around, select officials and sell nobles!

This is the authority of the emperor, and it was in the hands of a farmer unknowingly.

The emperor looked at Zhang Huaide who was crying with snot and tears, and his mood was surprisingly calm.

"Pass down my oral order to summon the Chief Officer of the Third Division!"

(End of this chapter)