She is different from the empress in the history books

Chapter 71 Result 1
Sure enough, the merchant seemed to have figured out Commander Shao's hint in an instant after the butler of the Five Princes' Mansion who was escorted up later appeared.

Yes, this is an opportunity he should seize.

He has been doing business in the capital area all the year round, and he has often received the stewards of various mansions. Even though he has never been in touch with the level of the chief steward of the palace, he has also done business in the palace, and even knows the name of the steward's nephew. The other party sent a gift.

He also has a good habit of using pen and paper to write down the recipients, time and items of gifts.

The last time I gave a gift was exactly one month ago.Of course, it has nothing to do with the kerosene business, he is trying to win another purchase from the palace, but it is not a bad idea to use it to top up.

So, he insisted that he was working for the palace. He only thought that the palace would use a lot of kerosene, but he didn't know that they were going to set fire.

The steward of the palace felt that he had been wronged, but before he could open his mouth to argue, a guard behind him quickly strangled him by the neck.

Commander Shao recalled the words the Fifth Princess scolded him with a smile. He raised his head and glanced at Pei Wei. After confirming that he did not mind adding more charges to the Fifth Prince along this line, he ordered:

"Then bring the nephew of Manager Li, as well as the booklet mentioned by Chen Shang and the box of gifts, and have a good look at them. After all, no matter how many excuses you make, they can't be as good as the truth, right?"

The people in the palace had already understood that the Fifth Prince was indeed involved in this matter, but it was hard to say whether the evidence was that sufficient.

But since Pei Wei wanted to convict him, except for some people involved with him, the others really didn't care about the authenticity of the evidence.

Even with the other two families who were convicted, as well as those who are related to Pei Rong, they are still a little rejoicing. If the charges can be pushed to the Fifth Prince, then...

While waiting for the witnesses and evidence to be brought up, the guards were still carrying something to the palace.

The three ministers in the palace also gradually recovered from the initial shock, or intimidated by Pei Wei's behavior, and began to examine the various evidences obtained from the house raids.

Because the incident happened suddenly and the time was short, Commander Shao and the others did not find much evidence. Fortunately, the Fifth Prince, Pei Rong's other properties, and Zhuangzi in the suburbs have also sent people to seize them. Presumably, more evidence will be found soon. .

But even so, the unexplained large expenditures that have been found so far, a certain iron mine that has been concealed, and too close contacts with some families, even if it is not direct evidence, are placed on these ministers who have been immersed in officialdom for many years. In the eyes, it is also obvious that they can see the tricks in it.

This is raising private soldiers.

In fact, today's princes have fiefdoms, and the number of soldiers in their hands is not strictly limited, and the same is true for princesses.

Like Pei Peng, he has several thousand bodyguards in his hands. As long as they are not all stationed in the capital, no one will blame him.

However, the food expenditure of the Fifth Prince's house was obviously at a price near the capital, not his fiefdom, and the transportation expenditure was not large. In the eyes of Zhili Neishi, who was sensitive to numbers, he could roughly guess the opponent. The private soldiers must be nearby.

It is difficult to say that he has any loyalty to Pei Wei. Even the late emperor who has been in power for decades is not as important to him as the honor and disgrace of his family.

But, on the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore?
This is not only for the emperor Pei Wei, but also for their families whose almost whole families have lived in the capital for a long time.

With such a private soldier, troubles are going to happen at any time, how can it not make him frightened?

The capital does not have their family's dock to resist wars.

And this is not just one team. Although the situation in Pei Rong's mansion is not so serious, there are also similar problems.

Ji Kurunaishi pointed out this part of the account books to other people, and a few people said something in a low voice, and looked at the faces of the few people kneeling on the ground with ugly expressions.

This is why the emperor found out early and took advantage of the situation to break their situation. Otherwise, at such a time, setting fire to the inner city and sneaking in private soldiers, I don't know how many people would be accidentally injured!Their parents, wives and children are still in the house.

Pei Wei sat at the top and watched the emotional changes of these people.

He knew that if it was said to be dangerous to him, then these people might try to suppress the matter considering the intricate in-law relationship, but let them see the possible crisis to themselves, and they would consciously and spontaneously Think about the problem from the perspective of "righteousness".

Pei Peng lowered her head and wondered what she was thinking about. Compared with the almost certain ending of the palace, she was more concerned about why Pei Wei wanted her to testify.

What he said before was obviously pointing at her, asking her to cooperate to prove that she had discovered some kind of sign before, and this sign was probably false.

But she really didn't expect that the current evidence has made the ministers lean towards Pei Wei, so what else can he perjure?

More evidence that can completely crucify Fifth Brother.

What could it be?

It can't be a letter of collaboration with the enemy and the country, right?

(End of this chapter)