They didn't need any evidence. They believed it because Lord Du'e said so.

Emperor Yong'an was furious as he watched the situation change:

"What nonsense! I have never colluded with evil spirits! I have never been unwilling to provide disaster relief!"

The voice of the Du'e God, with a hint of sarcasm, resounded once again inside and outside the Dengwen Hall, allowing everyone to hear it clearly:

"I am not like you, who slanders others with empty words."

"More than half of the cotton in the Bingzi warehouse and the rice in the supply warehouse have been secretly transferred away. This is irrefutable evidence that you are unwilling to provide disaster relief!"

At this moment, a figure as vigorous as a pine tree strode out from the crowd. Although his temples were gray, he was energetic and his voice was loud and sonorous:

"I am Yuan Songbo, the Minister of Rites, and I hereby confirm that everything the Lord Du'e said is true!"

"I just came from the supply warehouse. It is true that most of the rice in several warehouses has been secretly transferred by thousands of slaves!"

"The Divine Master clearly said in front of all the civil and military officials at the court that day that since the supplies in those warehouses were sufficient, they should be left there. She has her own ways to move them out! If Your Majesty had no evil intentions, why would he have secretly ordered the Minister of Revenue to urgently move the disaster relief supplies overnight!"

Behind Yuan Songbo, a number of scholars in blue Confucian robes squeezed out and faced the crowd fearlessly, saying:

"We can also prove that everything Lord Yuan said is true! Many warehouses in the Bingzi Warehouse and the Supply Warehouse have been emptied!"

These people are the never-extinguished spark of the reform party hidden in Beijing.

After Yuan Songbo returned to Beijing, they gradually gathered around him.

Yuan Songbo also learned from them yesterday that the relief supplies in the two warehouses were secretly transferred.

After he went to verify it personally, he did not even go to the government office this morning. He immediately planned to go to the Du'e Temple to report to the abbot.

Who would have thought that when they arrived, they would find that the entire Du'e Temple was surrounded by the imperial guards.

Only then did he realize that the reason Emperor Yong'an took such action was probably because he was planning to turn against the master of the temple.

He didn't understand how Emperor Yong'an dared to do that.

Moreover, anyone with a discerning eye knows that only by relying on the powerful God Du'e to carry out disaster relief work can relief supplies and gold and silver be delivered to the victims as quickly as possible.

But Emperor Yong'an actually fell out with the master of the temple at such a critical juncture, which showed that he did not care about the lives of millions of people in the disaster area at all.

Yuan Songbo was extremely disappointed with the emperor and immediately prepared to go to the palace to find Emperor Yong'an to argue and advise him.

Who would have thought that before entering the palace, he would hear the drum being struck.

Everyone knew that once the drum for hearing complaints was struck, the emperor had to come immediately to hear the injustice no matter what he was doing.

Moreover, many people would gather outside Dengwen Hall to watch the fun.

Asking this question in front of the people will definitely be more effective than asking it in the palace.

Therefore, Yuan Songbo immediately changed his mind and stayed outside Dengwen Hall waiting for Emperor Yong'an to show up.

However, he had never expected that the person who struck the drum was the abbot of the temple.

Now, after hearing the abbot listing the evidence, he immediately stood up without hesitation to provide evidence.

Emperor Yong'an was so angry that his hands were shaking and he gnashed his teeth:

"Nonsense, all nonsense!"

"Yuan Songbo, no wonder that evil demon suggested that you take charge of disaster relief. It turns out that you are in cahoots with that evil demon!"

The voice of the Lord of Destiny sounded again:

"I appointed Yuan Songbo because he is dedicated to the public good, and everyone in the world knows that. How can there be any collusion or not?"

"Moreover, the irrefutable evidence that you are colluding with the evil spirit is right on you!"

Suddenly, everyone's eyes were focused on Emperor Yong'an.

Only then did everyone realize that the emperor, the most supreme emperor in the world, had a crooked mouth and an extremely distorted face.

"More than half a month ago, I found an evil demon living in a peace buckle in the palace. I wanted to kill it with thunder, but the evil demon was cunning and escaped during the chaos."

"I offered a reward to anyone who could find it, but I never expected that you, a great emperor, would collude with the evil spirits and hide it on your person."

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