Chapter 141 Perfect Breakthrough

Chapter 141 Perfect Breakthrough

Chapter 141 Perfect Breakthrough
In the Eastern Palace, Crown Prince Yang Yong frowned after listening to Zhang Guo's report. Such a major corruption case was actually tried by three courts. How come he didn't know anything about it?
Zhang Guo said again: "Your Highness, Yun Shitai was murdered. I suspect that Yuwen Chengdu was responsible!"

"Yuwen Chengdu?"

Yang Yong was stunned for a moment, "Do you have any evidence?"

"I have no evidence, but the only person who saw the murderer's true face was killed by him. Even if he is not the real murderer, he is also a person involved in the case, or at least an insider. Your Highness, he has a motive for murder!"

"You mean about Amazon?"

Zhang Guo nodded. "Ma Xun was Yuwen Shu's trusted adopted son who was cultivated by him. He was assassinated by Your Highness just when he finally got on the right track in the officialdom. Yuwen Shu must have hated Your Highness very much. Even if Yuwen Shu didn't dare to take action against Your Highness's own sons and nephews, he would definitely attack you indirectly. Yun Shitai is Your Highness's illegitimate brother-in-law. If he attacks him, it won't hurt Your Highness, but it can still hit Your Highness. I think he is the most suitable person to avenge the Ma Xun case."

Yang Yong nodded. What Zhang Guo said made sense. Since Yuwen Chengdu was shielding the murderer, it was very likely that the murderer was sent by Yuwen Shu.

Yang Yong walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and asked, "How are you going to report to the King of Jin tomorrow?"

"Your Highness, I am planning to frame the Fengxiang thief Liu Huan. All the evidence and testimony I have prepared can prove that it was Liu Huan who did it. Judging from the King of Jin's opinion, he also agrees."

"King Jin is not someone who can be easily fooled. You have to be careful not to be caught by him, or I won't be able to save you."

Zhang Guo lowered his head and asked, "Your Highness, can you transfer me to another place?"

Yang Yong stared at him fiercely, "You want me to give up the Dali Temple?"

"I don't dare to be humble!"

"Go! Think carefully about how to keep the Dali Temple for me!"

"I resign from my humble position!"

Zhang Guo slowly left the prince's chamber. He knew in his heart that the emperor had given all his precious swords to the Prince of Jin, so how could the Dali Temple be kept?
But the prince refused to give in, and he was afraid that he would be buried with the Dali Temple.

Zhang Guo raised his head, sighed deeply, and left with a heavy heart.

Yang Yong was a little upset and paced back and forth in the inner hall. The Prince of Jin was investigating a major corruption case and the three courts were holding a joint trial, but he was not notified. This was a very unusual thing.

What made Yang Yong upset was not the corruption case itself, but his father's attitude. Since the restoration of Prince Jin, his father allowed Prince Jin to actually control the criminal law, instead of having symbolic jurisdiction like the other three princes. Now the investigation into the corruption case was bypassing him.

It is already very obvious that his father is training the Prince of Jin to fight against him. Yang Yong has always believed that his father is training the Prince of Han to fight against him. Only now does he realize that he is wrong. The person his father really values ​​is the Prince of Jin. Five years will be used to smooth out his edge and edges. When the Prince of Jin returns, he will become patient and experienced. Once the Prince of Jin gains real power, his position as the crown prince will face a huge challenge.

There is also the King of Han. My father made him face the wall for a year, which was actually to sharpen his edges. In the future, the King of Han will also become a challenge to me.

For a time, Yang Yong felt that he was in great crisis and that his position as crown prince was no longer stable.

At this time, a guard reported in the hall, "Your Highness, the guards stationed at the Imperial College urgently request to see you!"

Yang Yong was startled, and immediately ordered: "Let him in!"

A warrior hurried over, knelt on one knee and said, "Your Highness, the Imperial College Director Wei has been captured by the Dali Temple!"

"what?"

Yang Yong was shocked and asked anxiously, "Why are you arresting people?" "I found that the Imperial College is full of people. I asked around and it seems that there is a big corruption case. His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin is in charge personally."

Yang Yong felt dizzy. It turned out that the major corruption case was referring to the Imperial College. Then, wasn’t the person in charge of logistics the most important part of the corruption case?

Yang Yong waited patiently for several months, and just wanted to give Prince Jin a head-on blow in the next two days, capture Dou Yan, and make a show of force to see who would dare to support Prince Jin again!

I didn't expect that the Prince of Jin would actually carry out a corruption case in the Imperial College, which ruined all his plans. Now that a corrupt parasite has been punished, how could he talk about betraying his teacher and destroying his ancestors?
Yang Yong supported his forehead and slowly sat down. He was trying to recall what went wrong in his plan that the King of Jin had seen through his secret plan.
Could it be the Yuan family? Only three people knew about this matter. Zhang Yunqiu was his confidant, so he would not leak it. He himself did not let it slip, so it could only be Yuan Xiaoju. It was very likely that Yuan Xiaoju leaked the secret.

Yang Yong knew the Guanlong nobles very well. These Guanlong nobles would never be loyal to anyone but their own family. Perhaps Yuan Xiaoju wanted to leave a way out for the Yuan family, so he leaked his secret deployment intentionally or unintentionally. Otherwise, the King of Jin would never have known it.

"Damn it!"

This time the situation was ruined and his plan was aborted.

Yang Yong immediately ordered: "Go and invite Mr. Yun Qiu over!"

Soon, Zhang Yunqiu, a trusted aide, came hurriedly. He bowed and asked, "Your Highness, what happened?"

Yang Yong sighed and said, "Prince Jin led the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Censorate to investigate a major corruption case at the Imperial College, and Wei Shaolin was arrested by them."

Zhang Yunqiu was also surprised, "How did Prince Jin know your Highness's plan?"

Yang Yong shook his head. "I don't know how he found out about my secret plan, but now that the plan has been broken, what should we do?"

Zhang Yunqiu pondered for a moment and said, "It's actually a joint trial by the three courts. This must be because the evidence is irrefutable. The emperor will only propose a joint trial by the three courts if he sees the evidence with his own eyes. This is indeed a bit tricky. I advise Your Highness to cancel the plan and make another plan."

Yang Yong sighed and said, "We endured for four months, but were broken up by King Jin in the last two days. I am unwilling to accept this!"

"Your Highness, victory and defeat are common in the military. We actually didn't suffer any loss. We just lost an opportunity. There will definitely be another opportunity. I still give you my previous advice. Your Highness should strengthen your strength. Only strength can guarantee your future ascension to the throne. Everything else is false."

Yang Yong nodded, "That's right, I will consider your suggestion carefully!"

The interrogation at the Dali Temple was carried out overnight. Each official was locked in a room and asked to confess their corruption. If they confessed, they would only be dismissed and demoted, but not held accountable.
Of course, you can also report and expose others, which is a meritorious service and also an opportunity for promotion.

Yang Guang sat in a room checking various letters of accusation. He had received more than twenty letters, all of which were directed at Li Ruyi, the chancellor of the Imperial College. Officials accused him of corruption and bribery, and of withholding money allocated by the court and subsidies for students.

At this time, Wang Qiu hurried in and handed a copy of the interrogation record to Yang Guang. "Your Highness, this is Wei Shaolin's interrogation record. He confessed everything. He embezzled a total of 13,000 strings of cash in student subsidies over the past five years. This is what he confessed himself."

Yang Guang was overjoyed. The hidden danger was finally eliminated. How could the students not beat this big parasite in anger? Now they found a reason for Dou Dexuan to beat him. Not only was Dou Dexuan not guilty, he was also a righteous student.

"Is there any conclusive evidence?" Yang Guang asked again.

Wang Qiu placed an envelope in front of Yang Guang and said, "According to his confession, this is what we found in his house. It contains a 10,000-guan banknote, which was deposited by him, and half a jade pendant for withdrawing money.

In addition, he used another 3,000 guan to buy a two-acre courtyard in Yankangfang. The title deed is in the envelope and is also in his name.

Yang Guang nodded, "Keep Wei Shaolin under guard and don't let him commit suicide. We will convict him once the interrogation is complete!"

(End of this chapter)