When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

After Aunt Rong made her plans, she prepared to return to the Earl's Mansion in a few days.

Xu Guanghai's heart was about to be relieved, and he might even get some money for free. His troubles had turned around, and he felt much more relieved.

That night, he used this as an excuse to stay overnight in Aunt Rong's courtyard.

Aunt Rong served Xu Guanghai wholeheartedly, which made Xu Guanghai very satisfied.

The next morning was the day for the court meeting.

Xu Guanghai got up and went to the palace as usual.

He was mentally prepared.

He knew very well that no matter what, he had to endure the ridicule of the past few days before he could turn the situation around.

Sure enough, just on the way from the palace gate to the council hall, many officials saw him coming and whispered in twos and threes.

Even when he reached the main hall, the strange looks still followed him.

Out of sight out of mind.

Xu Guanghai simply closed his eyes.

When the emperor came, all the ministers fell silent.

Bow your head and welcome.

As usual, everyone has made their routine reports.

One person stepped out and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

The emperor took a look and saw that it was the Minister of Revenue Zhou Guangliang.

"What do you want to report, my dear?"

"I want to report to the Port and Transport Department. The Ministry of Revenue has taken inventory of the tribute items in the past two years. It is found that the items included in recent years are not worthy of their names, the quality is uneven, and the quality is half good and half bad. The quantity is also decreasing year by year.

This situation is really infuriating!

Are you trying to deceive me because I don't have anyone in the Ministry of Revenue?"

In fact, the Minister of Revenue had selfish motives. Prince Rong had offended him last time, and he could not swallow this humiliation.

Now that he had received the order and had the opportunity to report to King Rong, he would certainly not let this opportunity go.

When the emperor heard this, his expression became slightly solemn.

Another voice was heard saying, "Your Majesty, I am in charge of the Imperial Hospital. The precious medicinal materials collected this year also include tributes from the Port Transportation Bureau. Items such as borneol are also mainly from the Port Transportation Bureau, and their quality is also worrying. I have reminded them many times but to no avail, so today I will also report to the Port Transportation Bureau."

Several more adults came forward and asked questions regarding the Port Transportation Department.

In general, the Port Transport Company passes off inferior products as good ones, refuses to change its ways despite repeated warnings, and continues to do as it pleases, which has caused great dissatisfaction among many departments.

The emperor was furious.

"Who is in charge of the Port Transportation Department now?"

Qin Yuechuan walked out of the queue slowly, bowed and said, "Father, I am your son."

Qin Zhaolie had been sweating profusely since the beginning, with a frown on his face, still thinking about what to do.

Suddenly, he saw Qin Yuechuan take the initiative to stand up, and he was delighted.

Yes, now he is the head of the Port Transport Department, and Qin Yuechuan should bear the responsibility.

I thought it was just a false alarm.

The tense heartstrings relaxed a little.

But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Qin Yuechuan said, "Father, if this matter is indeed my fault, I am willing to take the responsibility, without hesitation."

Qin Chuanji pretended to be disdainful and said, "It's too late to take responsibility now that the matter has come to an end."

Although he was on good terms with Qin Yuechuan in private, his outward appearance showed that the two had always been at odds.

Quarrels in the hall were common, and it would be unusual if he didn't step out and step on one.

Qin Yuechuan ignored his words and continued to say to the emperor: "But, father, I have only been in charge of the Port Transportation Department for a few days.

If you ministers were to report on events in recent years, I'm afraid the one who knows the details clearly is not me, but the former head of the Port Transport Department.

Are you right, Sixth Brother? "

Qin Zhaolie, who was called out, felt something was wrong.

Is this matter unavoidable?

But it doesn’t matter, he has a backup plan.

At this time, everyone saw Qin Zhaolie step out of the queue and kneel down in front of the emperor with a "plop".

His tone was sad: "Father! I really didn't know! This matter is a minor loss of face for the royal family, and a major concern for the national treasury and the national system. How could I do this? Please look into it!"

As he said this, he rushed over to the emperor and kowtowed several times.

Perhaps it was a recurrence, at this time in his previous life, Qin Yuechuan was under house arrest in Prince Rong's mansion, and was not even allowed to enter the palace to discuss matters without being summoned.

Qin Zhaolie had also heard about his reaction to this matter.

I think it is the same as today.

He just felt that Qin Zhaolie's acting skills were full of flaws. Could it be that his father in the previous life was too old and his eyes were blurry, so he could get away with this?

"Father, I am willing to be searched!

I am willing to accept the search of my residence by the Imperial City Guards. If there is any corruption, I will pay with my life!"

He was glad that his remaining belongings were not kept in Prince Qi's mansion.

Even if we search, we won't find any evidence.

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

As a prince, he was willing to sacrifice his life to prove his innocence.

He looked like a chaste woman who was falsely accused of losing her virginity.

He swore his life to prove his innocence.

After hearing this, the emperor's brows relaxed a little.

Although I still have my doubts, there is no evidence yet and I cannot jump to conclusions.

"Father, I don't think it's very useful to search the mansion.

If my fifth brother is interested, the property can be transferred elsewhere.

If you are not intentional, this matter will definitely be in vain. "

"So what do you think is possible?" asked the emperor.

“As soon as I took over the Port Transportation Department, I discovered something fishy when I checked the account books.

Among them, a large amount does not match the share of tribute paid by the Port Transport Bureau to the national treasury, and it is very likely that the Port Transport Bureau has embezzled money internally.

After a secret investigation, we finally traced the source and found the real account book."

Qin Zhaolie's breathing became a little short when he heard this.

Sweat slid down his forehead and his Adam's apple rolled up and down.

How is it possible? How could he find out?

Could it be Zhu Yingnian? He turned against us at the last minute!?

No, he didn't dare to, because his family members were all under house arrest. How could he not care about the lives of his family members?

The emperor looked stern and asked solemnly, "Chuan'er, this matter is of great importance. Where is the account book you mentioned?"

"He should be outside the palace. I hope Father will summon him."

The emperor did as he said and called the people outside the palace in.

Zhu Yingnian's fat body came into everyone's sight.

Intimidated by the emperor's mighty power, Zhu Yingnian dared not raise his head but kowtowed respectfully.

"I, Zhu Yingnian, Director of the Port Transportation Department, come to see Your Majesty."

"Forget it, Zhu Yingnian. Prince Rong said you have the account book evidence to prove that someone in the Port Transportation Department has embezzled. Is that true?"

Zhu Yingnian turned his head slightly and glanced at Qin Zhaolie who was also kneeling beside him. At this moment, he was glaring at Zhu Yingnian.

Zhu Yingnian knew that if his eyes were a knife, he would probably want to tear him apart and cut him into pieces.

He turned his head and gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, the account book is here. I hope Your Majesty will take a look at it."

He held the account book in his arms above his head with both hands, and had the eunuch Fulu present it to the emperor.

After the emperor settled the accounts, his brows were twisted into knots. He just flipped through a few pages, but his expression became more gloomy the more he flipped.

He slapped the dragon chair with one hand, pointed at Qin Zhaolie's nose and questioned: "This is the innocence that you swore solemnly and proved with your life! In your hands, such a ridiculous thing as embezzlement occurred!

You are almost destroying my reputation and the royal family's reputation!"

"Father...your son...your son..."

Qin Zhaolie wanted to argue: "It was my fault. I thought I was doing the right thing and that others should think the same way as I did..."

"Fool! You are a prince. If these words were spoken by a seven or eight-year-old child, I would still believe them.

Do you think you are an ignorant child? Such a clumsy lie! It is obvious that it has been known for a long time! "