Chapter 27 (2/2)
”That's the key point. The document details Zhu ChenLin's long-term search for people's wealth and ointment, corruption and bribery, and reckless disregard for human life. Most importantly, he sent Jiangzhou's navy to fake pirates and rob the official silver for disaster relief.”
”The official Bank found it?”
”I found it. The details written in the document are under a deserted Guanyin Temple 100 miles away from the northern suburb. They also specially asked private soldiers disguised as farmers to handle it nearby. Lord Hu led his soldiers to catch all the farmers who found their seals and dug up 2 million liang of official silver under the Buddha statue.”
”Hu Yingmao is very powerful.” Xiao mubai hissed.
”How dare he? Even if the official silver is found, he still wants to inform Prime Minister Du and send Zhu ChenLin to ask questions.”
”I was scolded by Wu Taifu, didn't I?”
”You know everything.” Xu Wenlan is a little depressed.
”It's not hard to guess. Although he received the petition, dug out the official silver and arrested the private soldier, he can be detained according to the law. After all, the other party is Du Hanfei's disciple and an official of the second grade. If he gets rid of his crime in the future, he is said to have been trapped. Does he want to live a good life as a third grade Dali Temple secretary?”
Xu Wenlan was listening to his analysis with interest. When he saw him pause, he found that Xiao Mu had ordered some empty tea lamps and quickly added them to him.
Xiao mubai took a sip of tea and then said, ”Wu Taifu is different. When he was young, he was the emperor's companion. He doesn't talk about love. His rank is the same as Du Hanfei. In addition, he claims to be clean and honest. He can't see this kind of corruption, forming parties for personal gain and protecting each other. Naturally, he will scold Hu Yingmao.”
Xu Wenlan nodded.
”Fortunately, he bumped into this matter in Dali Temple today, otherwise, it may turn into a big and small matter. Now, Wu Taifu took Hu Da's people to the prime minister's house to arrest people. It has been in front of the emperor, so he can't press it.”
”You said, how could Wu Taifu appear in Dali temple? He just ran into it.”
”It's said that it was a coincidence. In the afternoon, a man accused his son of forcibly robbing civilian women. He went to Dali temple and found it was a misunderstanding. Someone took his son's name and was about to leave. When the people of the escort agency came to sue governor Zhu ChenLin of Jiangzhou for embezzling official silver and framing Lu Mingxi, the governor of Jiangcheng Prefecture. He just heard it and left to read the eyewitness.”
”What a coincidence, isn't it?” Xiao mubai smiled playfully.
Xu Wenlan asked in surprise, ”don't you doubt... It's impossible. Who has such a big hand?”
Xiao mubai looked at Xu Wenlan's head shaking into a rattle and whispered, ”yes, who is so big.”
After Xu Wenlan calmed down, he looked at Xiao mubai who was deep in thought and asked, ”mubai, do you think Zhu ChenLin will be convicted?”
”If it's just like this, it's probably impossible to make a decision. Zhu ChenLin refuses to plead guilty. Du Hanfei takes care of it again and finds someone to push it out for the dead ghost.”
”Isn't that in vain?” Xu Wenlan tilted his lips.
”Unless there is evidence, it has to be the kind of hard evidence.”
”Yes?”
”There must be, and I'd like to see how capable I am and what kind of evidence I can get.”
Xu Wenlan looked at Xiao mubai's determined expression, and his always indifferent eyes were full of silk expectations. He was inexplicably boiling and was curious about the outcome of the case.
”Then I'll go back to the house and watch my father's tone. I'll come back as soon as I have any news.” Xu Wenlan got up and said goodbye.
After Xu Wenlan left, Xiao mubai called Han Hong in. He was instructed to check the details of the man who sued Zhu ChenLin and the man who wrongly sued Wu Taifu's son.
Han Hong was ordered to go on a mission.
Xiao mubai put a mess by the window. He just held his son's hand, but he didn't fall down