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Censor Jin was clearly well prepared. "I have already checked. The grain and grass were sent by the Lin family's caravan. The Lin family is the maternal grandfather of Madam Shen San."

He turned to look at Shen Zhixiu, "Doesn't Elder Shen know about this?"

When he asked this question, Emperor Xuande and the court officials present also looked at Shen Zhixiu.

Shen Zhixiu walked to the middle of the hall and shook his head, "Your Majesty, I really don't know."

When Jin Yushi heard his denial, he was immediately delighted. If Shen Zhixiu admitted it and said something high-sounding and sincere about serving the country, it would be difficult for him to impeach him.

But Shen Zhixiu denied it, so don't blame him for being rude.

Jin Yushi was filled with excitement and high morale. If he could accomplish this task today, he would be remembered in history.

It is such an honor for a third-rank censor to successfully impeach a first-rank official.

"Sir Shen, I have checked and found that the winter clothes sent to Northern Xinjiang were from Huajin Pavilion, and the owner behind Huajin Pavilion is Madam Shen San."

"And the food all came from the shop of Lord Shen's mother-in-law, Madam Lin. And the charcoal and herbs were all provided by the Lin family, who are also Lord Shen's in-laws. How does Lord Shen explain this?"

Shen Zhixiu shook his head, "I have no way to explain."

Censor Jin's tone of questioning became even higher, "Then Lord Shen admitted that all of this was Lord Shen's work?"

"In Qianyang Palace, Lord Shen, please do not deceive the emperor. What is Lord Shen's purpose? Is he trying to buy off the hearts of the army and prepare for a rebellion in the future?"

Shen Zhixiu glanced at Censor Jin with a cold and frank look in his eyes.

"If Censor Jin is dismissed from office someday, it would be a good idea for him to write a storybook. It sounds like a true story. It took you all night to write it, right?"

Shen Zhixiu's teasing words sounded guilty to Jin Yushi. In his opinion, if he continued to question Shen Zhixiu, he would have to confess.

Censor Jin faced Emperor Xuande, bowed his hands solemnly and said, "Your Majesty, it is very clear that this was done by Lord Shen."

Emperor Xuande looked at Shen Zhixiu: "What did Mr. Shen say?"

Shen Zhixiu looked calm, without any sign of nervousness or fear.

"I really don't know. Since Censor Jin mentioned my wife and my cousin, why not summon them to the palace to ask them?"

"By the way, if it is true as Censor Jin said, the grain and grass should be taken over by Prince Ning. Please ask Prince Ning to come to the palace as well."

"Imperial Censor Jin has been talking for so long, but I still can't tell what it has to do with me."

Censor Jin knew that the emperor was now doting on Li Yunzhou, so he deliberately did not mention him.

He looked at Shen Zhixiu suspiciously. What did Lord Shen rely on to have these people come to the palace for a confrontation?

He said indignantly: "These are all the relatives of Lord Shen, how can you say it has nothing to do with you? Didn't your wife tell you when she took so many things out?"

He said this in a fit of rage, but it made Shen Zhixiu laugh.

"Doesn't Imperial Censor Jin know? This official... is henpecked."

"Not to mention my wife's own business, even my private money is managed by my wife."

"Is Imperial Censor Jin trying to say that my wife is trying to buy off the army and rebel?"

Shen Zhixiu's words made the civil and military officials present burst into laughter.

Even Emperor Xuande looked at him with a smile, "Zhixiu, Zhixiu, you are probably the only one in the capital who dares to openly say that you are henpecked."

When Shen Zhixiu heard Emperor Xuande mention this, he directly praised Su Qingyu in the hall.

In his words, he said that it was because his wife deserved it. In Shen Zhixiu's mouth, Su Qingyu was the most virtuous and capable wife in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Some people sneered in a low voice, thinking, isn't this still henpecked?

The prince saw that the atmosphere in the hall had eased a lot as the king and his ministers chatted and laughed, so he secretly winked at Censor Jin.

Imperial Censor Jin immediately stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, why don't you invite His Royal Highness Prince Xuanning, Shopkeeper Lin, and Madam Shen San to the palace?"

"But I have a suggestion. Can we ask the Dragon Guards to go and ask them to prevent someone from leaking the information and making false confessions in private?"

As everyone knows, all the eunuchs in this palace can be bribed, but the Dragon Guards won't.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xuande summoned Puyi to the palace and ordered him to send the Dragon Guards to convey the message separately, asking these people not to have any private contact with each other.

Li Yunzhou, who was the first to enter the hall, walked to the middle of the hall and bowed.

Emperor Xuande signaled Censor Jin to repeat what he had just said. Now that Li Yunzhou was here, they would know who had sent the food and fodder by asking.

Censor Jin then repeated what he had said, including his suspicions about Shen Zhixiu.

Li Yunzhou glanced up and down at Censor Jin, with a mocking smile on his face.

"When the Northern Frontier was short of food and clothing, what was Imperial Censor Jin doing? I'm afraid he was drinking and hugging people all day long, right?"

"I led my soldiers to fight bloody battles with the Tartars, and the Lin family also made great efforts this time, which enabled us to achieve this feat of expanding our territory. Imperial Secretary Jin is convicting us all just by touching his upper lip with his lower lip?"

He sneered unconsciously, "Isn't it that Censor Jin relies on his nonsense mouth to gain a foothold in the court? If the Tartars come to the city, I think the first person to betray the country will be someone like you."

The fourth young master of the Li family used to be a low-profile person in the capital. Many people had the impression that he was a young scholar with an introverted personality. In the past few days after returning to the capital, he was even more polite and modest to his colleagues.

But today, when he entered Qianyang Palace, he opened his mouth and scolded Jin Yushi so much that he was speechless. Especially the word "treason", if he had a stronger temper, he would have crashed to death in Qianyang Palace.

Censor Jin's face flushed red. He didn't expect that His Royal Highness Prince Ning was so eloquent and spoke without any mercy.

But facing this young master, Censor Jin really didn't dare to go too far.

If court officials can be mobilized, even the chief minister of the cabinet may be brought down.

But it is different for the emperor’s closest relatives. If the emperor wants to protect them, no one can touch them.

So he apologized and explained to Li Yunzhou with a smile: "Your Highness Prince Ning has misunderstood. I have no doubts about the intentions of your Highness and the generals of the Northern Frontier. The one I impeached today is Elder Shen, who intended to buy off the hearts of the army."

Li Yunzhou looked puzzled. "If Censor Jin is old, he should retire. I have been listening for a long time, but I still can't figure out what this has to do with Elder Shen."

Just at this time, Guard Long brought Lin Wuchen and Su Qingyu to the main hall, and everyone's eyes shifted to the entrance of the main hall.

Li Yunzhou suddenly looked at the Minister of Revenue Zhao Ziyi.

"Minister Zhao, I told you a few days ago that I had bought a batch of grain and grass in the northern border but had not yet paid you. What did you say at the time? Let me wait a few days and settle the bill when the tax revenue comes in in the fall."

"I understand that the treasury is tight and want to wait a few days, but Censor Jin can't wait. If you don't give me this silver, the Lin family and the Shen family will be blamed."

"It just so happens that Third Young Master Lin is here, the Ministry of Revenue should quickly prepare the silver."