Chapter 191 (1/2)



191 Bringing the girl and the aunt to see the new house (1)

Minister sun arrived at the Imperial study. There were only three people in the spacious and luxurious space. They were Emperor Yuan jing, who sat on the throne.Chief advisor Wang was a cunning man, and da Qing Yi was a man with slightly frosty sideburns.

The Minister looked at the chief advisor out of habit and found that the other party’s face was serious and his eyes were deep. This made Minister sun, who had thought that it was just an ordinary small court meeting, stunned.

What was Wei Yuan up to again … He immediately turned his head to look at da Qingyi, but this highly intelligent great eunuch had a gentle temperament, deep and restrained, so no one could see through his inner thoughts.

Minister sun had a bad premonition. After bowing, he silently stood in his own position.

As time passed, the ministers arrived one after another and bowed to the Emperor. Emperor Yuan jing was resting with his eyes closed the whole time until he heard the voice of the Minister of Works.

Emperor Yuan jing opened his eyes and looked down at the officials. Those who could attend the small court meeting were all big shots. Ordinary high officials were not qualified.

“Minister Wei, tell the ministers.”

“Last night, the night watchman found a private house in the inner city where prostitutes and prostitutes were kept. The women were from good families, and the young men were from ordinary families. They were captured by human traffickers and locked up here, forced to serve the guests who came to the house at night to get drunk …”

“Last night, the night watchman moved out like a Thunderbolt and surrounded this nest of thieves. He caught thirteen whoremasters, ten of whom have official positions, and three of whom are giant merchants in the capital. In addition, the night watchman fished out forty skeletons from the well in the backyard, all of which were from good families who had been slaughtered.”

Wei Yuan’s words stirred up a huge storm in the Imperial study. The ministers began to discuss loudly, ignoring the rules of silence.

Human trafficking, prostitution, power and sex trade … Any one of them could cause the officials involved to be consigned to eternal damnation, especially during the capital investigation period.

But before Wei Yuan could finish his sentence, he revealed another piece of shocking news, “”According to our investigation, the owner of the private house is related to the Magi of the witch God religion. The ghost raising incantation carved in the well is the evidence. The owner of the private mansion confessed that he worked for Minister Liu from the Ministry of Works. That private house is used as a place to seek pleasure and form gangs, and it is also a secret stronghold to contact the witch God sect. ”

The ministers were in an uproar.

If they had maintained a certain image just now, they had become a wet market now. Some people berated Wei Yuan for biting and slandering, while others suggested beheading him.

The eunuch standing beside Emperor Yuan jing shouted for him to be quiet three times, but he still could not suppress the chaotic scene.

Forming cliques for personal gain, trafficking people, and forcing women into prostitution were all within the scope of illegal crimes. However, it was a different story if he colluded with the witchcraft cult. This was treason.

According to the law, those who collude with the enemy and rebel against the country are considered barbarians.

“Pa!” Emperor Yuan jing slammed the table, and the Imperial study instantly fell silent. His sharp eyes swept across the officials and landed on the first assistant Minister, Wang zhenwen.

“What do you think, Minister Wang?”

“This matter should be thoroughly investigated,” the chief advisor stepped out and said in a deep voice.

This sounded like an attempt to smooth things over, but Minister sun could sense that his elder brother was biased towards Wei Yuan. He immediately understood his elder brother’s intentions.

If it was the Minister of Works, he would at most do Wei Yuan a favor and embarrass him.

If they were on Wei Yuan’s side, the Minister of Works would be finished once the truth was out. The Qi party had lost a leader.

In the Sang Bo case, the king’s party had tried to frame the Minister of Works and deal a heavy blow to the Qi party. Although he had failed, this was indeed an opportunity.

“Where is the criminal?” Emperor Yuan jing looked at Wei Yuan.

Wei Yuan shook his head and sighed. the criminal was killed by a spell last night. The dead can’t testify.

Emperor Yuan jing frowned.

The Imperial study fell into a dead silence. The officials looked at Wei Yuan with strange eyes, as if to say, “If you don’t have a picture, then tell me.

The head assistant Wang zhenwen, who was a master at maintaining his composure, turned to look at Wei Yuan with a frown.

The corners of the Minister of Works ‘mouth curled up. He sneered and stepped out of the ranks, shouting, “”Your Majesty, I’m innocent. Wei Yuan is slandering me. Your Majesty, please seek justice.”

“What do you have to say, Wei Yuan?” Emperor Yuan jing asked with a dark expression.

“Your Majesty, please summon the gong, Xu Qi ‘an,” Wei Yuan said calmly.

Xu Qi ‘an, the gong … Hearing this name, the officials ‘faces immediately became strange. Because of the incident with Zhou chixiong, summoning Xu Qi ‘an at this time made the officials realize that there was still a follow-up to the matter. Wei Yuan had a hidden card.

The members of the Royal party, in particular, were slightly irritated by the words ” summon Xu Qi ‘an “.

The Minister of Works ‘expression changed slightly, but he quickly hid his emotions and remained calm.

Emperor yuanjing was silent for a few seconds before he said,”yes.”

More than ten minutes later, Xu Qi ‘an, who was wearing a black robe, a Gong, and a cloak, entered the Imperial study. The black gold long knife hanging on his waist was confiscated.

Yan Caiwei and the two white-robed men from the Directorate of Celestials were also with them.

“Your Majesty.” Xu Qi ‘an bowed.

Emperor Yuan jing looked at the small gong indifferently. “Report your findings to His Majesty,” Wei Yuan turned his head and smiled.

Xu Qi ‘an immediately planned to use the silver awarded by the Emperor to buy a real estate. In the end, he found a haunted house, and then through empathy, he found that private house … He said it all out.

The more the Minister of Works heard, the uglier his expression became, and his heart slowly sank.

The person had already been killed, and the night watchman had clearly been extremely angry about this … ‘They don’t have any evidence, so they want to Bluff me …’ The Minister of Works calmed himself down and sneered in his heart.

I’ve been in office for half my life and have experienced so many ups and downs. This little trick, heh.

After Xu Qi ‘an finished speaking, he saw that Emperor Yuan jing was unmoved and expressionless. “The female ghost was kept in the feng shui compass of the Directorate of Celestials, miss Caiwei. If your Majesty wishes to verify it, you can choose someone you trust to empathize with the female ghost,” he added.

After saying that, he thought darkly in his heart,’I must find a man to empathize with.

Emperor Yuan jing pondered for a moment and looked at the eunuch beside him. If he were to ask who he trusted the most at the scene, it would naturally be this big companion who had served him since he was a child.

“I’m willing to die for Your Majesty.” The head eunuch bowed.