How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

wrong!

its not right!

He should have only admitted to the corruption in Yizhou and cleverly used the power of his colleagues to make up for the corruption. How come he suddenly admitted that he had been corrupt all along?

Where did it all start to go wrong?

Yang Qinghui's brain worked rapidly, and he finally found the source in his memories -

It was Xie Chengze who gave him the high hat of "getting involved in the game with his own body".

"Your Majesty!" He knelt down hastily and explained anxiously, "I only embezzled the disaster relief money from Yizhou. I have absolutely no other crimes!"

Emperor Jian finally understood what was going on.

Xie Chengze is cooperating with Shen Yuan, one plays the good guy and the other plays the bad guy, to fool Yang Qinghui!

Emperor Jian raised his eyebrows slightly, then his face darkened, and his tone was full of unquestionable majesty, "Yang Qinghui! Earlier you boasted that you had joined the game and saved silver for disaster relief. Now you say that you only embezzled the Yizhou relief silver. I only allocated 300,000 taels of silver to Yizhou. When you say you are preparing for a rainy day, do you mean that with just this little bit of silver, you can save the people from the dire straits?"

"Are you ignorant and incompetent, or are you deceiving the emperor here in order to clear your name?" Emperor Jian shouted angrily.

"This this……"

Yang Qinghui's forehead was covered with sweat, and he said in a trembling voice: "Old minister, old minister..."

Damn it, why did he just admit that he had joined the game himself?

It was all because the Second Prince spoke too passionately and was too good at confusing right and wrong, so that he didn't react for a moment and admitted his corruption without realizing it! And the kid surnamed Shen took the opportunity to exaggerate the situation, making it impossible for him to defend himself!

"I am ignorant and incompetent. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me for my hard work in the past!" Yang Qinghui kowtowed frequently with a look of regret.

Seeing this, Shen Yuan stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, since Minister Yang's words are inconsistent, in order to restore the integrity of the court, we need to thoroughly investigate this matter. If Minister Yang is truly innocent, he should be fearless and face the investigation calmly."

Now that Yang Qinghui himself has broken the situation of "groundless speculation, not suitable for further investigation", the Supervisory Yuan has enough legitimate reasons to conduct a thorough investigation of the Ministry of Revenue.

Yang Qinghui, realizing this, could not help but glare at him, gritting his teeth and saying, "I am not afraid of scrutiny, but as the Second Prince said, Lord Shen's actions are indeed suspected of using his colleagues' positions to seek a higher position. I hope Your Majesty will not condone it!"

Shen Yuan raised his eyes calmly, standing tall under his dark purple court robe, like a tall pine tree. "If it is proven that Minister Yang has no fault except the matter of Yizhou, I am willing to submit a petition to resign, circle the city three times, and announce it to all quarters, admitting that I am of low talent and moral integrity and have misjudged the loyal and good."

Hearing this, Yang Qinghui sneered, "Humph, if that's the case, then let's get to the bottom of it!"

After all, he has been an official for decades, how could he not have a backup plan?

Shen Yuan, you are still too young! Even if you thoroughly investigate the Ministry of Revenue, you won't find any evidence!

"If Yang Shangshu is not innocent, according to our Jian'an law, the Minister of Revenue holds an important position and is in charge of the court's financial power. If he is corrupt and accepts bribes, his crime is even more serious. He should be announced to the world and beheaded in the market. In addition, his colleagues, subordinates and relatives who colluded with, sheltered or condoned his corruption should also be thoroughly investigated. Depending on the severity of the case, they should be exiled as a punishment or sentenced to death as a warning to others."

Shen Yuan's deep eyes narrowed slowly, and he pressed on step by step, "Minister Yang, do you recognize this method?"

Yang Qinghui gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "The law is clear, so it should be so!"

Shen Yuan bowed with both hands and said to Emperor Jian: "Since this is the case, Your Majesty, I have a piece of physical evidence and I beg you to present it to me."

Emperor Jian raised his hand slightly to indicate his permission.

Shen Yuan then slowly took something out of his sleeve, and Eunuch Zhao hurried forward to take the book and placed it in front of the dragon table.

When Yang Qinghui's eyes fell on the words on the book, his face turned pale instantly, and his heart was in turmoil.

How could this thing fall into Shen Yuan's hands?

Yang Qinghui trembled all over, looking at Emperor Jian in horror, only to hear Shen Yuan's cold voice, like a guillotine wrapped in ice, slashing straight at his neck:

"Your Majesty, this book records the hiding places of all the official silver, famous paintings and jewels that Minister Yang embezzled in the form of a story. Because the amount was too large, many of the privately hidden official silver did not have time to remove the official seals on them, so it is easy to trace their sources..."

Emperor Jian flipped through the "storybook" and looked at the marked contents. His expression suddenly changed and he angrily threw the account book to His Highness, "Yang Qinghui! How do you explain this?!"

Yang Qinghui knelt hastily and pounced towards the object. After seeing the words and markings on it, his head suddenly buzzed, and he felt his head and body being separated, and his body completely cold.

It’s actually true, it’s actually true!

How could Shen Yuan find this thing? He was clearly hiding it in - how could Shen Yuan find it?

Xie Chengze, who was sitting on the chair, put his hands in front of the beautiful little face, and his red lips slowly opened into an arc. As the arc became bigger and bigger, it gradually revealed an extremely hideous and exaggerated smile.

Aha!

You are dumbfounded, old thief!

This is the feeling of a powerful official being reborn with a completed script in hand!

Yang Qinghui held the book in his trembling hands, not knowing how to explain, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

He subconsciously wanted to look at someone, but he held back and placed his last hope on Xie Chengze, "Second Prince..."

The exaggerated smile on Xie Chengze's face disappeared in an instant, revealing a look of pity, "Minister Yang, alas, in this court, only I understand you. You put yourself in the game, playing against the sky, using your life as a chess piece, and won a miserable victory..."

"Half a piece is so many, half a piece is so few! Half a piece is settled, and all the people will live!"

He brushed his sleeves and burst into tears. His sadness did not seem fake at all. "The law is clear, and it is difficult to escape this blame. Minister Yang sacrificed himself to achieve Jian'an. I am deeply saddened and heartbroken. I must follow your wishes and make the Minister's painstaking efforts known to the people of the world on the anniversary of his death next year!"

"Minister Yang! In the future, in the afterlife, I will drink and play chess with you, and talk about the grand occasions of the future!" Xie Chengze shouted heartbreakingly.

Xie Zimiao on the side finally couldn't hold it in anymore, raised his hand and burst out laughing.

Yang Qinghui: …

What the fuck-

No one can stop me from killing this stupid second prince!

He actually believed his lies and thought he was really a master of sophistry!

Yang Qinghui knew that he was doomed to die, but he didn't want to die in vain, so he rushed towards Xie Chengze, "Second Prince! Second Prince! You can't ignore me! I am always under your orders! Didn't the 10,000 taels of silver you donated to Yizhou return to you? Considering that I have served you for so many years, please, Your Majesty, spare my life!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole court was in an uproar, and everyone looked at the second prince in shock.

That ten thousand taels of silver actually returned to the hands of the second prince?

No wonder the Second Prince had been speaking for Yang Qinghui just now, it turns out the two of them were in cahoots?

Seeing Yang Qinghui rushing towards him, Xie Chengze immediately tensed his body and subconsciously looked at Shen Yuan. Just as Shen Yuan was about to move, Prince Xie Jinyu suddenly took two steps forward and kicked Yang Qinghui in the abdomen, kicking him three meters away.

Yang Qinghui suddenly fell to the ground in pain.

Xie Chengze breathed a sigh of relief, poked his head out from behind Xie Jinyu, and said innocently, "What do you mean by 10,000 taels of silver? Minister Yang, what are you talking about?"

"It was in Zhuolu County. I sent someone to contact you, the Second Prince, and returned all the 10,000 taels of silver to you! The magistrate of Zhuolu County also knows about this!" Yang Qinghui shouted.

Xie Chengze could not help but frown, "Minister Yang, don't talk nonsense. The magistrate of Zhuolu County is so honest and kind. He donated all his wealth out of pity for the people of Yizhou who suffered from the disaster. Everyone in the county government knows about it."

"Aren't the ten thousand taels of silver in my palace all in Lord Yang's private vault, reserved for disaster relief next year?" Xie Chengze shook his head. "I hope that Censor Chen will not forget to record it in the future. I don't want my money to go missing."

Unexpectedly, Xie Chengze was so shameless as to ask the Ministry of Revenue to make up the 10,000 taels of silver. Yang Qinghui was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted on the spot!