I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 222 Questioning in Court
It seemed that Li Qing reprimanded Zhu Rong for his guilt, but in fact it was just to elicit the following words and intercede for him.

The list he presented seems to be fine, but if you look carefully, you will find it.

Although there are many generals involved, there are not many people who really hold the real power and have a close relationship with Zhu Rong.

Even if Li Tian cut everyone off in a fit of rage, the impact on Zhu Rong would not be great.

Xue Lu looked like he was dismantling each other with Li Qing, but in fact, he was very fond of the frontier generals like Zhu Rong.

And the reason why Yang Shiqi and others were unwilling to speak at this time.

He clearly knew the intentions of Li Qing and the others.

It just so happened that two days ago, Li Tiancai discussed with them about carrying out military reforms.

But there are so many people involved in this matter, it is really inappropriate to announce it in public at this time.

Otherwise, upon hearing this news suddenly, the generals in the imperial court might cause some troubles.

It's just that at this time, Li Qing and Xue Lu were acting in front of their own faces as soon as they sang together, which made Li Tian feel.

These people seemed to regard him as a second fool who didn't know anything, which really made him very angry.

If Li Tian hadn't received Zhuge Zheng's report before, and would have known about the corruption, Li Qing would have actually been involved.

He probably was really kept in the dark.

Maybe, because they are dedicated to the court, they will even praise them face to face.

Thinking of this, Li Tian couldn't bear it anymore.

He slammed the table and shouted sharply,

"Enough, Li Shangshu, you keep saying that there is something else hidden at this time, so I ask you, what role are you playing in this?"

Seeing that Li Tian was so furious, Li Qing was stunned.How can I put it this way, suddenly I got angry?

He immediately turned pale and fell to his knees,
"Your Majesty, I really don't understand what Your Majesty means."

Seeing him, he still wanted to be stubborn and refused to invite him truthfully.

Li Tian turned to Jiang Bao and said, "Go and bring Huang Yan to me, and tell him that no matter how much he finds, I will let him report it immediately."

Jiang Bao took the order and quickly ordered someone to do it.

The atmosphere of Fengtian Hall suddenly seemed to freeze.

No one dared to move anymore, and even the sound of whispering conversations disappeared.

Even Yang Shiqi and the others were puzzled.

"What happened to Your Majesty today, even if Li Shangshu said it face to face.

It may lead to many bad results, but it is not out of control. "

While waiting for Huang Yan, Li Tian simply walked down the steps and came to Li Qing.

Li Tian also read Li Qing's life in detail when Zhuge Zheng was playing him.

It is known that during the Hongwu period, he became an official as a student of the Guozijian on behalf of Youqian Lidu Yushi.

Later, he served as Wailang, a member of the Ministry of punishment, and was sent to Shaoxing to serve as the magistrate of Shaoxing Prefecture.

After Zhu Di won the great treasure, he was also the first group of people who took refuge in his life.

He was appointed by Zhu Di as the minister of punishment.

Because of his uprightness and strict handling of affairs, Zhu Di was very fond of him. In the 18th year of Yongle, Li Qing became the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

In fact, it was not long before he changed to be Minister of the Ministry of War.

On the whole, Li Qing is actually quite talented.

Even in supervising the construction of Beijing City, he actually contributed a lot.

In fact, Li Tian has always been very optimistic about Li Qing.

It's just that his nephew Li Cunliang also participated in the matter of Ma Dazhong and others.

And because of Li Min's matter, Li Tian felt a little grudge against him.

At this time, I heard that he was involved in the big case of embezzlement of ink and official food, and my favor for him dropped to the bottom.

Li Tian circled around Li Qing twice, and everyone who circled around felt question marks in their hearts.

Even Li Qing broke out in a cold sweat, muttering in his heart.

"Li Qing, Li Qing, let me tell you what's good about you!"

Li Qing looked up bitterly, raised his head and said,

"Your Majesty... what does Your Majesty mean by this, I... I don't understand."

Seeing that he still refuses to confess, Li Tian's patience is almost at the end.

"Since you don't want to say it, then I will say it for you!"

"I ask you, are you also involved in Lu Zhen instructing Guo Wenyu to resell official food?"

"Don't be in a hurry to deny it, if I don't have any real evidence, how can I falsely accuse a court official face to face!"

"If you confess yourself, I think you may be able to forgive you because you have served the court for many years, but if you are still stubborn..."

"coax"

Whether it was Yang Shiqi and others, or other courtiers, when they heard this, they immediately exclaimed.

"How is this possible? Li Shangshu has only been Minister of the Ministry of War for a long time, how could he also participate in this matter?"

Hearing this, Li Qing was so frightened that cold sweat poured out like rain, and his whole body began to tremble.

But he argued vigorously,

"Your Majesty's lesson, I... I just...just..."

He was so anxious that he couldn't speak clearly.

At this moment, Huang Yan ran in sweating profusely.

"Your Majesty, fortunately, the old slave did not disgrace his life, and finally found something useful."

Ignoring Li Qing's reaction, he took what Huang Yan investigated and began to read it in front of them.

But upon seeing this, Li Tian's expression changed again and again.

This made all the courtiers confused and curious.

Finally, Li Tian suddenly burst out laughing.

With a violent flick, the stack of letters was thrown in front of Li Qing.

"Show me a good look, what are these things, do you still dare to say that this matter has nothing to do with you!"

Trembling, Li Qing opened the letters on the ground one by one, scanned them hastily, and knew what they were.

All of them were personal letters between him and Zhu Rong and others.

Not to mention anything else, just the fact that he communicated with foreign ministers is enough for him to drink a pot, let alone the contents of the letter.

Immediately, he was so scared that his face turned pale, and he almost lost his breath on the spot.

Although Li Tian was still very angry at this time, his anger was not as great as before.

There was no other reason, mainly because of these letters, he discovered that Li Qing was indeed involved in the incident of embezzlement of ink officials.

But he didn't get any benefits from it. Instead, he exchanged all the share that he should have taken with grain and shipped it to Jiubian.

Li Tian is also a little confused at the moment, what is this Li Qing up to.

Slowly sit back on the dragon chair.

Li Tian said lightly,
"Tell me, why did you participate in it!"

Li Qing knew that the matter could not be concealed anymore, so he simply broke the jar, his whole expression changed, and he said in a sad tone,
"Since His Majesty already knows, I have nothing to hide."

"Your Majesty, you guessed right. I was indeed involved in this matter, and I took the initiative to contact Wu Yuanbo and others to carry it out."

(End of this chapter)