After returning home, the Crown Princess can no longer hide her vest!

Everyone was stunned. The small study was silent for a long time before the sound of whispers could be heard.

Fude wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a smile, ran over, and took the two letters in both hands.

The emperor flipped through the two memorials with a gloomy face. The more he flipped, the darker his expression became, and his demeanor appeared extremely solemn.

Su Jingyuan stepped out of the line leisurely and said calmly, "Your Majesty, I also have something to say."

The emperor raised his head slightly, his expression extremely ugly.

He raised his hand and motioned for Minister Su to continue.

Su Jingyuan pulled out a letter from his sleeve and presented it with a bow. "Your Majesty, on the day Lord Yuhu received the compensation from the Pei Mansion, he asked me to register this huge sum of money and put it in the name of the Ministry of Revenue. Lord Yuhu used this 500,000 taels of silver as a subsidy from the national treasury and asked me, your elder brother Su Heng, to buy rice and other items."

"In just one day, we were unable to cover all the disaster victims. The book in Lord Yuhu's hand only records one-tenth or one-twelve of the disaster victims."

"Now Jinzhou Prefecture's disaster relief efforts are still ongoing. What I want to say is that Pei Yongjie is a parasite of the country and a traitor to the country! He should be dealt with as soon as possible to give the people of Jinzhou Prefecture a bright future."

The Sixth Prince immediately lifted his robe and knelt down, clasping his hands. "I, your son, am also begging for the people of Jinzhou Prefecture. I ask Your Majesty to severely punish the corrupt officials in Jinzhou."

"My son seconded the proposal."

"I second the proposal..."

There was a rush of people kneeling in the small study. Pei Su was kneeling in the front row. He closed his eyes when he heard the sound.

The situation is hopeless, what else can he say?

Although Yu Linlang is a woman, her scheming and tactics are no less than any man.

The emperor put the memorial aside and looked sullenly at Pei Yongji and his son who were kneeling below him.

His sight slowly fell on Yu Linlang and Su Jingyuan, "The Su family is a loyal and brave family. I am very pleased with what Yu Hu and Su Qing have done."

"Pei Yongji, what do you think about your cousin's affairs?"

Pei Yongji quickly kowtowed and said in a loud voice, "If the matter of Pei Yongjie is verified to be true, everything will be decided by your majesty."

The emperor sneered and threw the other two documents beside him at Pei Yongji's feet. "These are the facts of the investigation of the officials of the Dali Temple in Jinzhou Prefecture. Pei Yongjie deceived his superiors and subordinates to buy and sell official positions, and coveted the grain in Changping Warehouse. These are all facts."

"What else do you have to say?"

Pei Yongji kowtowed heavily, "I have nothing to say! Pei Yongjie has been exiled for many years. I was ignorant and failed to notice his abnormality in the first place. I have failed your majesty's high expectations, and I deserve death."

The emperor didn't want to hear these high-sounding words, and asked him coldly, "How do you think we should deal with Pei Yongjie?"

Pei Yongji didn't dare to say anything at this time. He kowtowed to the ground for a long time without saying anything.

"My dear ministers, what do you think we should do with him?" The emperor looked over and saw people kneeling on the ground.

Many ministers lowered their heads to hide themselves as much as possible, for fear of being named by the emperor.

"Yuhu, you say." The emperor raised his hand and pointed at Yu Linlang, who was standing straight in the front row.

The latter replied expressionlessly, "During Pei Yongjie's tenure, he sold official positions and engaged in corruption, which led to public indignation and demoralization. He cannot escape his guilt even if he is put to death. I think he should be sent to the Dali Temple for final trial and sentenced to death as a warning to others."

"Mr. Pei's mansion is not strict in managing his subordinates, and his clan members have misled people and the country. They should be held accountable, and it would be appropriate to demote them!" All the officials below raised their heads and secretly looked at Lord Yuhu, who was standing in the front with sharp words and a cold expression.

Mu Zhao lifted a corner of his robe and knelt down in a straight posture. "Your Majesty, I request to summon the witnesses from the disaster victims in Jinzhou Prefecture. The witness is only one of the tens of thousands of disaster victims, which is enough to prove that what Lord Yuhu said is true and comes from the heart. The heavens can see your sympathy for the disaster victims."

The Sixth Prince hurriedly crawled forward two steps, raised his hands, and said loudly, "I second the motion."

"I also second the motion." It would be enough to second the motion at this time. The Third Prince looked at the Sixth Prince and the Crown Prince with a confused look on his face.

I always feel that there is a strange tacit understanding flowing between them.

Ximen Bugui finally came to his senses at this time. He turned his head to look at their Fox, then at the Prince and others.

Good Lord, he could only say inwardly, good Lord, these little bastards had been planning to cause this trouble for a long time!

See, who can arrange all the witnesses for you before something happens?

This is to confirm every charge against Pei Yongjie!
Five or six witnesses were soon brought into the small study room. There were old and young, male and female, all of them complaining about their families being torn apart and their wives and children being separated.

The emperor flew into a rage before he had even finished listening, and ordered people to go to the Dali Temple prison and bring the guilty minister Pei Yongjie to court.

It has been more than half a month since Pei Yongjie was escorted back to Beijing and put in prison.

It was not easy to stay in the Dali Temple prison. Pei Yongjie became much thinner and looked very emaciated.

Every day he thought that the Peiguo Mansion would be able to rescue him unscathed, and that as long as the old Duke was there, he would at least be able to save his life.

After all, he was also the son of the old Duke. The old Duke had no children for many years and only had one daughter, Pei Mingfeng, so he adopted her.

It was because of the blessings he brought to the Duke's Mansion that the old Duke's wife was able to give birth to her precious son Pei Yongji.

Although the Duke's Mansion later returned him to the second house, he was still under the name of the old Duke, which meant he was the old Duke's son.

Now that his son is in trouble, even though the old Duke is bedridden, can he not lend a helping hand?
Pei Yongjie was brought in and knelt on the ground trembling with fear. When he saw the scene of civil and military officials kneeling on the ground, he immediately had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Pei Yongjie! Look at the things you have done. They are too numerous to list!" The emperor picked up several long-winded memorials at hand and threw them in Pei Yongjie's face one after another.

Pei Yongjie didn't dare to hide. He turned two pages tremblingly. Fear struck his heart and he almost collapsed to the ground.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare my life, Your Majesty!" Pei Yongjie scratched the ground like a dog, knelt forward and kowtowed heavily, "I have been deceived a lot in these years..."

"You still dare to shirk responsibility!" The emperor threw another copy of the indictment in his face and shouted coldly, "Pei Yongjie was disloyal to me and treated the people unkindly. Considering that you are the empress's relative and the prince's uncle, the death penalty can be pardoned but the living crime cannot be forgiven. Banish him from the capital with 30 strokes of the cane. Take your family with you and go to the border town to eat some sand and wake up your brain."

When the prince heard this, his whole body shuddered.

He had tried his best to be humble, but he did not expect that he would still be named by his father.

Pei Yongjie himself was also in great pain.

Your Majesty's move is to exile his entire second family out of the capital! Ahhh!
"Your Majesty! I am confused!" Pei Yongjie now felt fear. After all, one would never feel pain unless he was hit by a stick. He only felt pain when his wife and children were affected.

"Even if I have committed a heinous crime, my wife and children will not be harmed!"

The emperor did not want to listen to his defense anymore, so he waved his hand and said, "Drag him away." (End of this chapter)