Died In Infancy! My Wife Is Actually A Villain

The next morning.

Fengtian Hall is the main hall where the emperor and officials went to court to discuss official matters.

At this moment, all the officials stood on both sides of the court, arranged in order from high to low.

Sitting on the dragon chair is a man with a purple jade gold crown on his head and a black robe embroidered with a dragon pattern on the sea.

The man is over fifty years old, with some white hair sprouting from his temples, but his black-gold eyes are deep and shrewd, and he carries a god-like intimidation and innate nobility in his every move. A natural imperial aura.

This person is the current emperor of Zhou Dynasty.

Emperor Wu, Gu Wudi.

Below the main hall, in addition to officials from various central ministries, all princes who have been ennobled or hold important positions also need to attend court early in the morning.

Among them are the Crown Prince Gu Mao, the eldest prince Prince Yun, the fourth prince Prince Qi, the sixth prince Prince Jin, the eighth prince Gu Yunlong, the ninth prince Prince Zhuang, the twelfth prince Gu Yongyi... and so on.

Prince Gu Mao was the third oldest among all the princes, but because he was born to the queen, he was appointed as the heir apparent by Emperor Wu.

Sitting on the Dragon Throne, Emperor Wu looked at the officials below and blurted out: "If there is something to do, I will start, but if there is nothing, I will retreat."

"Your Majesty, I have something to report..."

Subsequently, countless officials began to report to Emperor Wu.

These officials started to report on many things, including people's livelihood, economy, foreign countries, war, criminal law... and so on.

In short, they will discuss all aspects related to people seriously.

Emperor Wu would take care of the small aspects in one go. Pay attention to the big aspects.

But relatively speaking, Dazhou's current society is relatively harmonious and stable, and its economic level is improving day by day.

After chatting for about an hour, these officials and Emperor Wu finished discussing the issue.

Emperor Wu looked at the officials below with obvious tiredness, and asked again: "My dear friends, do you have anything else to report? If not, I will stop here today."

"Father, I have something to report."

At this time, Gu Chen took a step towards the middle and stood in the center of the hall.

"oh?"

Emperor Wu glanced at Gu Chen curiously.

Lao Jiu has been very quiet in the past few months. He only listens to political affairs every morning in the morning and rarely expresses his own opinions.

It is very rare to see someone take the initiative to perform like today.

So Emperor Wu asked: "Lao Jiu, what do you want to report?"

Gu Chen said: "Father, I have an account book and some case materials here. I would like to ask my father to take a look."

Emperor Wu's eyes moved slightly, he looked at the eunuch on the side and ordered, "Send it up for me."

The eunuch lowered his head and took the thing from Gu Chen's hand, and then immediately presented it to Emperor Wu.

Emperor Wu simply flipped through a few pages, and his originally calm eyes suddenly became a little colder, and his face became extremely deep.

"Where is the prefect!"

Suddenly, Emperor Wu yelled at the officials below.

"Wei, Weichen is here!"

Seeing Emperor Wu being so angry, Gao Lian, who was standing behind the prime minister, immediately rolled out and crawled out, bending down respectfully, with great fear in his heart.

When he first heard Gu Chen mention the account book, his face didn't change much.

But the moment the words "case materials" came out of his mouth, he lost half of his soul.

Because all cases in Kyoto are handled by the government, and the prisoners will be transferred to the Ministry of Justice only after the trial is completed.

Therefore, when he heard Gu Chen say the word "case", he had already expected that the matter was probably related to him.

Emperor Wu directly threw the account book on the stage in front of him and looked at him with cold eyes, "Can you explain to me what this account book and case materials are about?!"

Qing Lian hurriedly picked up the account books and case materials on the ground, and when he opened them, even he was shocked.

Isn't this his account book of tax increases in recent years and the unjust, false and wrongly convicted cases that were changed after accepting bribes?

These things have always been well kept by him, how could they appear in the hands of His Highness Prince Zhuang! !

"Your Majesty, this is unjust! Your Highness Prince Zhuang, this is definitely a false accusation! I...Wei Chen really doesn't know where this thing came from?!"

Gao Lian directly knelt on the ground and shouted that he was wronged.

Even if these things were true, he couldn't admit it.

Once the identity of a corrupt official is confirmed, no one can protect him.

Then, he looked at Gu Chen and asked in great pain: "Your Highness, I have no grievances with you in the past, and we have no grievances today. I personally helped you get the store approval before, how could you harm me like this now!"

Gu Chen smiled, looked at Qing Lian and said, "Master Magistrate, if these things I tell you are true, how do you explain it?"

He doesn't like integrity very much.

First, it turned out that the other party was from Nangong Jue.

Secondly, the other party has been cannibalizing the blood of the common people in recent years, and his unjust, false and wrong cases have killed as many as eight hundred poor families.

Taking this evidence out now will also bring justice to the people.

His integrity was like a lump in his throat, and he didn't know how to refute, and then he looked at Emperor Wu and complained: "Your Majesty, I have been working diligently and conscientiously in the government these years, and I have never slacked off. I hope your Majesty will not listen to Prince Zhuang's words. !”

"His Royal Highness Prince Zhuang is really good at it. Who among the officials in the court does not know that Mr. Gao is honest, thrifty, and loves the people? How could he be the corrupt official you call him? These so-called evidences cannot be deliberately fabricated by His Highness Prince Zhuang!"

The old man next to Nangong Jue stood up.

This person's name is Li Daoxue, a grand master in Kyoto.

He was a Confucian master and the teacher of Prince Gu Mao.

"Yes! His Highness Prince Zhuang must have made a mistake!"

"We still trust Mr. Gao's character, so he shouldn't do such a thing."

"That's right, you can't accidentally kill a loyal minister. This will really chill the hearts of us ministers!"

After Grand Master Li Daoxue stood up, many officials immediately agreed.

Gu Chen smiled.

As the saying goes, if one is prosperous, both will be prosperous; if one is deprived, both will suffer.

These officials who were eager to refute him were also people close to Nangong Jue.

After all, Gao Qinglian was also a third-grade official, and he was personally supported by Nangong Jue.

After so many years of interpersonal relationships, I naturally know a lot of his secrets.

Once Gao Lian is convicted of corruption, this group of people will inevitably worry that he will jump over the wall and say things that should not be said.

"Are you so sure that Mr. Gao will not be corrupt?"

Gu Chen still had a smile on his face and said calmly: "Whether these things are true or not is actually very simple. As long as I personally go to the major shops in the city, and then bring the victim who was wrongly convicted by you Find it out and it will be clear at a glance which one is right and which one is wrong.”

In recent years, Gao Lian has dared to increase business taxes privately and has found unjust, false and wrong cases.

But because someone above him was holding it down, it couldn't reach His Majesty the Emperor Wu's ears.

Even if there were honest officials who knew about corruption, they would not dare to bring this matter up to His Majesty out of fear of Nangong Jue.

But it's different now.

Gu Chen directly submitted this evidence to Emperor Wu, in order to confront people from Nangong Jue and Prince Gu Mao's lineage.

The people below who have been oppressed or the honest and sensible officials will definitely stand on his side and serve as witnesses for him.

And Gu Chen is their umbrella.

Gao Lian instantly collapsed to the ground.

Gu Chen is right.

The moment this evidence was handed over, he began to feel weak and did not dare to let His Majesty conduct a thorough investigation.

After all, he himself is not clean and cannot withstand investigation.

The official who just spoke did not dare to interrupt at will, lest he would be harmed.

At this time, Gao Qiang's eyes subconsciously looked at Nangong Jue in front, with a look of help in his eyes.

The reason why he has dared to engage in blatant corruption over the years is because the Prime Minister is supporting him behind his back.

And most of the stolen money he got went into the other party's pocket.

Now that he has been caught by His Majesty Prince Zhuang, he may be executed by Ling Chi at any time. The Prime Minister must not just ignore things!