nucmednet Chapter 151 So this is what they were waiting for me
Chapter 151 So this is what they were waiting for me
"Your Majesty, the Princess has repeatedly spoken inappropriately and has a habit of abusing her power. I urge Your Majesty to punish the Princess severely."
Oh! You've been waiting for me here?
Master, tear him apart and teach him a lesson he won't learn.
"Hey! You're alive?"
Shen Sangwan's face lit up with surprise at the sudden appearance of Xiao Tong, who was there to watch the drama unfold.
She had been unable to contact Xiaotong since she woke up in the morning. The system interface kept showing that it was upgrading, which made her a little worried. But now, hearing the familiar voice, she felt inexplicably at ease.
[My lord, I entered a leveling-up state the moment the Empress pressed down on your bed last night. I gained so much experience that it took me the entire night to finish everything.]
Xiao Tong's words only made Shen Sangwan recall some embarrassing moments, causing her face to flush involuntarily.
"Tell me honestly, did you secretly do something?"
[Master, your current task is to handle the immediate situation, not to worry about my leveling up.]
"Xiao Tong, I'll make a bet with you. If I open my mouth to refute Qu Yun, he will definitely bring up the matter of me leading troops to besiege the Ming Prince's Mansion yesterday."
If I'm right, you'd better tell me the truth when we get back to Weiyang Palace. If I'm wrong, I won't mention your level-up at all.
[My lord, you have this matter firmly in your grasp. Anyone in the know can tell at a glance that these are Ming Wang's men.]
"Lord Qu accuses me of abusing my power, but what evidence do you have?"
"Hey, Master, you're being unethical! I haven't even agreed yet, this is just cheating! I won't—"
Before Xiaotong could finish her defense, Shen Sangwan muted her.
Let the other party continue their silent, menacing shouts.
"Your Majesty, I heard yesterday that the Princess led troops to surround the Prince Ming's residence without any imperial decree or edict, and even forcibly broke into the residence. Isn't this an abuse of power to oppress people?"
Will the Princess be able to lead her troops to storm the residences of all the high-ranking officials in Zhongdu in the future, as if entering an empty place?
"Is Lord Qu inviting me to visit your residence? Aren't you afraid I'll take all the wealth from your several rooms?"
Qu Yun's eyes widened. He had clearly hidden it quite well, so why had he been discovered?
Shen Sangwan was unaware that it was all thanks to Wen Yuening. After the two of them started talking, Wen Yuening shared all the information she had with her.
Unfortunately, Qu Yun just happened to run into the line of fire today.
However, all the credit should go to Qing Tang, after all, the people she trained were first-rate at extracting intelligence and could also completely manipulate people.
"Your Highness, please do not change the subject. What we were talking about was Your Highness leading people to surround the Ming Prince's residence. Why involve me? If Your Majesty feels that I have acted improperly in office, you may send someone to my home to investigate."
"Very well, since you have brought up the Ming Prince's Mansion, I will discuss this with you properly today. I have already informed His Majesty before I went there."
Furthermore, I went to the Prince Ming's residence with the Changfeng Sword, which was bestowed upon me by the late Emperor. On the day His Majesty ascended the throne, he had already issued an edict to the world to continue the use of the sword.
"Does Lord Qu think the Long Wind Sword is nothing but scrap metal in your eyes, huh—?"
Shen Sangwan deliberately raised and dragged out the last "hmm," giving it a powerful and intimidating effect.
“His Highness Prince Ming has been suffering from chronic illness for many years. Even if the Princess wants to go to the Prince’s residence to catch the thief, she can choose a gentler approach. Such an aggressive manner will damage the royal family’s reputation if the people see it.”
I'll slap you twice across the face.
"Lord Qu is well-informed even while sitting at home, but unfortunately some of his information is inaccurate. I went to the Prince's mansion not to catch thieves, but to investigate the assassin who tried to kill me."
"Lord Qu is so biased towards Prince Ming, could it be that he has already formed a faction and harbors rebellious intentions?"
"Your Highness, you—"
It feels great to turn the tables on someone; I should learn from her son, Ah Ning, in the future.
"I would still like to advise Lord Qu to take good care of his own residence, lest thieves get in. When I led people to search, we didn't find any thieves, but we did find some other things."
"Weren't we talking about Prime Minister Cen? Why are we bringing up the Prince Ming's Mansion again? Lord Qu, please don't be so unreasonable."
This was because Cen Zhouyuan's faction saw that the situation was not going well and the topic had gone astray, so they quickly tried to bring it back on track.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Cen has abused his power for personal gain. Despite holding a high position, he does not care about the people. He should be dismissed from his post and investigated immediately."
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Cen has devoted himself to the court for many years. You must not listen to these slanders."
"The facts and evidence are right here, are you still going to try to deny it?"
"These are all baseless accusations, and there are no witnesses. Why are they all being pinned on Prime Minister Cen? You are just taking advantage of Prime Minister Cen's illness at home to smear him."
"..."
A moment later, the people who had been arguing earlier started arguing again.
"enough--!"
"Do you, my lords, truly intend to turn Xuyang Palace into a marketplace, as the General of the State has suggested?"
Shen Yuchen roared loudly and slammed his hand on the armrest of the dragon throne.
"Your Majesty, please do not be angry. I believe that the matter of Chancellor Cen still needs to be investigated in detail. At present, the Court of Judicial Review has only submitted physical evidence, which can be used to investigate further."
If this document were to be forged by someone with malicious intent, thus wrongly accusing Prime Minister Cen, it would be the most ridiculous thing imaginable. However, if it is true, it must not be tolerated. The Court of Judicial Review should handle everything according to regulations.
"What does the Princess mean by this? Does she mean that my Dali Temple fabricated evidence to slander Prime Minister Cen?"
"Lord Lin, you are mistaken. I am merely adhering to the belief that I will neither kill a single person nor let a single person go free. Since you say that even though Prime Minister Cen's family members have been stealing and swapping documents, and have been selling official positions and bestowing titles for many years..."
Then produce witnesses and have someone write a complaint against Prime Minister Cen, which His Majesty will personally handle, with the Court of Judicial Review and the Ministry of Justice jointly investigating.
We must resolutely leave no one unpunished, instead of directly accusing Cen Xiang and convicting him as we do now, based on a pile of books of dubious authenticity.
Shen Sangwan exuded an imposing aura, and her powerful voice made it impossible to tell that she was forcing herself to be strong.
I don't know what's wrong with the system, it insists that she protect Cen Zhouyuan from being dragged into this mess today, it's really making things difficult for her.
"Leaving aside the matter of the imperial examination for the moment, will Your Highness also let Prime Minister Cen off the hook for the assassination attempt on His Highness?"
Lin Chaoli suddenly changed his mind, steering the situation in another direction.
"What clues has Lord Lin discovered?"
"Your Majesty, I investigated overnight and found that Yuan Qi of the Military Command and Prime Minister Cen have been colluding for many years, using each other as cover to do many things to make ill-gotten gains."
At the Imperial Palace's Thousand Autumns Banquet, Yuan Qi of the Military Command, having received instructions from Prime Minister Cen, released assassins into the palace. However, the matter was discovered, and in a moment of panic, Prime Minister Cen ordered Commander Cen to silence the assassins.
The missing guard is currently being held in the Dali Temple prison; this is his statement.
Seeing this, Fu'an bowed and walked over to take the confession from Lin Chaoli's hand and presented it to Shen Yuchen.