PDLP Chapter 138 Loyal Minister Plaque
Chapter 138 Loyal Minister Plaque
What surprised Ning Yi was that Yu Zhen was so quick in investigating the case.
Less than ten days later, when he saw Yu Zhen again, he told him that all the cases had been investigated.
Ning Yi was incredulous: "You don't need to ask this prince questions?"
Yu Zhen looked at the prince sitting in a chair drinking tea in front of him with complicated eyes.
Throughout the capital, it was said that the Sixth Prince was arrogant, domineering, and self-willed.
The impression Yu Zhen had this time completely overturned his three views.
He bowed earnestly and said, "I have thoroughly investigated all the ins and outs."
"Your Highness has done what he deserves. I admire you. Tomorrow morning, I will personally report to Your Majesty."
Ning Yi saw that he didn't seem to be acting, and nodded with satisfaction: "That's very good. The Great Wu Kingdom is fortunate to have an official like you who truly gets things done."
Yu Zhen smiled bitterly. He also understood that this was the Sixth Prince's recruitment.
But he did not accept it, and only responded: "If Your Highness needs me in the future, as long as it is for the benefit of the Great Wu Kingdom, I will naturally do my best."
What I mean is, as long as it's for the Great Wu Kingdom, there's no problem.
But if it's your personal matter, forget it.
Morning the next day.
Eunuch Zhao just announced that there was something to report.
Immediately, a minister came out to report: "Your Majesty, it has been several days since the Sixth Prince formed a clique for personal gain. It is time to put an end to it."
"The entire court and the entire world want an answer, otherwise people will be unable to sleep or eat."
These words were so hurtful, as if the Sixth Prince would rebel with Han Dingtian at any time and kill their entire family.
The Fourth Prince looked at his vanguard and felt very satisfied.
This time, he doesn't care what the outcome of Dali Temple's investigation into Lao Liu will be, because he still has a trump card.
Emperor Wu also cares about this matter.
"Yu Zhen."
Yu Zhen stood up honestly and said, "I am here."
Emperor Wu asked calmly and indifferently, "I asked you to investigate Lao Liu's case. What was the result?"
Yu Zhen replied loudly, "Your Majesty, my investigation has concluded that the allegation that the Sixth Prince resold disaster relief grain is completely false. As for the allegation that the Sixth Prince and Han Dingtian formed a clique for personal gain, that is completely unfounded."
"what?"
"Impossible, Yu Zhen, you've probably received favors from the Sixth Prince, right? The evidence is all there."
The entire court was in an uproar, especially the Fourth Prince, the Prime Minister, and the nobles, all of whom pointed at Yu Zhen and accused him of talking nonsense.
The second prince breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that he didn't have to do it himself.
Yang Long, who was also in the crowd, was sweating.
Looking at the chaos in the court, Emperor Wu sneered, "Shut up, cough cough cough..."
The whole place was silent, with only the sound of Emperor Wu coughing.
Emperor Wu was relieved for a while before he asked, "Yu Zhen, please tell me how you conducted the investigation."
Yu Zhen did not hide anything and started by investigating the unjust death of a small-time man who had accepted stolen goods.
Later, it was discovered that many ministers were secretly colluding with each other.
Yu Zhen even recounted how the Sixth Prince had requested an order to stop distributing relief grain, and then asked Han Dingtian to help transport the relief grain to Jiangdong.
The subsequent description of how the grain prices in Jiangdong were forcibly suppressed was quite fascinating.
In particular, among the officials present, who was called upon to go to Jiangdong to transport a certain amount of grain for sale.
The results are all examples sold at the lowest price, quite clear.
Han Dingtian also took advantage of the sharp drop in grain prices in Jiangdong and purchased a batch of military rations to ship to the northern border.
In order to thank the Sixth Prince, Han Dingtian personally delivered silver, but the Sixth Prince refused it.
Moreover, Han Dingtian shouted that our emperor was wise in letting the Sixth Prince be in charge of disaster relief. He not only saved millions of people in Jiangdong, but also gathered all the military rations for their border troops.
Emperor Wu was surprised after hearing this and looked at the entire court: "Everyone, you are all contributing to disaster relief."
This was said by the Second Prince, the Fourth Prince, the Prime Minister, the dignitaries, and other high-ranking officials.
Everyone's face looked extremely ugly.
They are not going there to help with disaster relief, they are going there to make money.
In the end, instead of getting rich, they ended up getting screwed.
Now that the emperor said so, they could only accept it with a wry smile.
The Fourth Prince had not expected that this man named Yu Zhen had investigated the matter so thoroughly that even his order to kill all those who knew about it was revealed.
The Fourth Prince was startled by the Emperor Wu's fierce glare.
He knew that the old man was blaming him again, and it was a disgrace to the royal family when Yu Zhen said it in public.
The Martial Emperor simply glanced at him, ignoring the useless Fourth Brother, and said calmly, "All those who died in this matter must be compensated without delay."
The Fourth Prince felt aggrieved again. Why did he suffer a loss again?
Not only did I owe him a debt, but the old man also held a grudge against me.
He immediately stepped forward and asked, "Father, although Yu Shaoqing has conducted a detailed investigation, the person involved has not yet arrived."
"Why not have General Han and his son Han Shixian come to court to ask?"
Han Shixian is his trump card, so naturally he has to play it out in public at this time.
But Yu Zhen said calmly, "Your Highness, General Han has been traveling north with the military rations for three days. He has told me that he has submitted his resignation to His Majesty."
The Fourth Prince looked at the old man in disbelief.
Emperor Wu nodded slightly: "It is true. After all, the border is unstable with hundreds of thousands of troops, and we cannot be without a leader for a day."
"Now that the case has been thoroughly investigated, Lao Liu's innocence has also been cleared."
"However, those who deserve rewards should also be rewarded. For example, I will personally send plaques of loyalty to those of you who have contributed to the disaster relief efforts in Jiangdong as a token of encouragement."
This broken plaque is of no use. No one in the audience is happy about it. Yang Long lowered his head and bowed, almost laughing out loud.
Having a son-in-law is still the best thing. It saves the Yang family from spending money to buy a plaque from the emperor.
"Where's the Sixth Brother's reward?" Emperor Wu thought for a moment and looked at Eunuch Zhao: "Send someone to ask him what reward he wants."
When Eunuch Zhao arranged for the young eunuch to quickly go to the Sixth Prince's Mansion to inquire, he came back soon.
Relaying the story in public, "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince said himself that he doesn't want any reward. He only hopes to be by Your Majesty's side, to work for Your Majesty, and to give Your Majesty peace of mind."
"Hahaha." The Emperor Wu laughed heartily: "Old Six is still the best. Old Two and Old Four, you should all learn from him."
These words made the second prince feel very disgusted. Learning from the sixth prince?
Are you learning to be arrogant and domineering?
The Fourth Prince was even more annoyed and disgusted. He wished that the Sixth Prince would die sooner rather than later. What a waste of time it was to learn from him.
I couldn't suppress the urge to go back and find a killer to assassinate that bastard Lao Liu as soon as possible to avoid annoying him endlessly.
Everything went smoothly and the case was concluded successfully.
However, Ning Yi had just had a few days' rest and wanted to concentrate on training the fifth batch of servants and the sixth batch of servants who had just been sent from various places.
Another news came that Aturu came to Beijing again.
However, this time, Aturu came to Beijing under the name of an envoy to grant marriage.
Qin Haifeng reported: "Your Highness, it is said that this Atulu not only brought hundreds of fine horses, but also a lot of treasures as dowry for the Ninth Princess."