Chapter 209

Bai Heng's eyes were filled with towering anger. Even if he was beaten to pieces, it did not affect his play. "Anyone can count this account. Xu Cheng has been in charge of the land in the suburbs of Beijing for more than ten years. People with a clear eye can see how much fishy there is!"

The account book was brought by the eunuch and put in front of Emperor Yan. Emperor Yan didn't move his eyes. Instead, he looked up at Xu Cheng, "Xu Aiqing, what else do you want to say?"

Xu Cheng was not in a hurry. "Your Majesty, the rent of every one or two tenants collected by the minister was handed over to the Ministry of household. The Ministry of household has details to check. Wei Chen doesn't know why Shen Jun Wang fabricated an unwarranted charge to frame Wei Chen."

He looked calm. "Your Majesty, if you don't believe it, you can ask the Minister of household to bring the sealed account books for inspection. I'm willing to check with him on the details said by the prince Shen!

Now it's not whether he is willing or not. Xu Cheng has been in officialdom for many years. He knows that his majesty is suspicious of himself. Otherwise, he won't let a princess splash dirty water on him.

Then it's better to hit the sun than choose a day. Just forget all the things that should be settled today. Cut the mess quickly, so as not to have a long dream at night.

"Since both sides insist on their own words, just check it face-to-face to see if it is Sheriff Shen Wang Bai who has been beaten by dozens of sticks or whether Xu Aiqing is not afraid of the shadow."

Emperor Yan spoke, but he had a bowl of water and an attitude of not helping each other.

The Minister of the Ministry of household stood in front of the hall. He was ordered to quickly go to the warehouse to move the detailed account book of tax payment silver in the past few years of the Gregorian calendar of Xu Guo. He also took with him a very fine deacon of the Ministry of household account with four abacus.

The Minister of household gave a suggestion of "having the best of both worlds." I'm afraid I can't finish reading so many account books for a while. You can confront the two adults again after the accounting deacon calculates the details clearly. "

"No!"

"No!"

They turned down the proposal of the Minister of household at the same time.

Xu Cheng took the opportunity to step forward, "Your Majesty, I can prove my innocence. Please send someone to check. I'm upright and straight. I'm not afraid to check!"

At this time, Bai Heng also sneered, "Your Majesty, you can make Xu Guogong loyal. He doesn't cry when he doesn't see the coffin!"

The two of them had a verbal battle with each other. The Minister of household has turned out all the account books and checked them one by one.

"Your Majesty, this is the account book of all the grain fields in the suburbs of the capital of Duke Xu's government. Your majesty, please look at it. It is clear that Duke Xu did pay the court according to the tax of ten Liang silver."

The account book was placed in front of Emperor Yan. It was clearly written in black and white. It was indeed twelve Liang.

There is also the red wax seal of the Ministry of household, that is to say, these real gold and silver have indeed entered the national treasury.

Standing aside, Xu Cheng seemed to have known it would be the result. He glanced at the grinning Shenjun King lying on the bench, and a contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Yan Di's eyes were heavy and dark. He looked at the king of Shenjun and said, "king of Shenjun, what else do you have to say?"

"Your Majesty, this is impossible! Xu Cheng is insatiable. They have colluded with each other for a long time. How can they honestly turn over to the state treasury? This account is false! " Bai Heng howled loudly, but he couldn't show any other evidence except this account book.

"Brother Bai, you're still in the new funeral. I'm sorry, too. Shian has become a widower at a young age. Has Xu Fu ever said a word when instructed? I can understand what extreme things you did before because you lost your beloved daughter, but you can't put unnecessary charges on me, can you? "

Xu Cheng was very clever. He had long guessed that the sudden attack on himself by Princess Shen must have something to do with his dead daughter. He simply opened his words in front of everyone.

In addition, most of the ministers in the temple were witnesses of that night. His daughter was a talented woman famous in the capital, but it was also true that she was obsessed with adultery with his little son and was caught in public.

After so many days, the husband and wife of Shenjun king have become lonely and widowed. The Xu family has nothing at all. Moreover, his Majesty's attitude is ambiguous. He doesn't intend to find out the real murderer of the drug that night. When thinking about it, most people think that Shenjun king is taking the opportunity to retaliate. It doesn't matter whether there is real evidence or not.

He just vowed that Xu Cheng had embezzled the silver offered to the imperial court, but he was refuted by the Minister of household with the real records in the account books. Even those who began to doubt Xu Cheng shut up.

In an instant, the wind reversed, and most of the courtiers stood on Xu Cheng's side.

"Your Majesty, go to copy his home and check the firm. The source of Xu Cheng's money is unknown..." Princess Shen wanted to get up from the bench immediately.

"That's enough, come here. It's an unforgivable crime for Prince Shen to make a fake and slander Duke Xu. He will drag down his palm for twenty years, punish his salary for three years and ban it for a month!" This is tantamount to cutting off the title of Princess Shen in a disguised form.

Xu Cheng took the opportunity to kneel down, shed two tears and began to sell miserably. "Your Majesty, Weichen has always been loyal to your majesty. I hope your majesty can make a clear observation. Please read that for the sake of Princess Shen's just lost his beloved daughter, don't punish him any more."

Yan Di looked at Xu Cheng with a pair of tiger eyes, and the dark tide surged in his eyes. "Since Duke Xu pleaded, you don't have to palm your mouth. Deduct the salary of Princess Shen for three years to make an example."

A farce seems to be over.

Xu Cheng, who has been an official for many years, is very smart. He knows that Emperor Yan is protecting him in disguise by letting Prince Shen go out at the moment, otherwise people will do more extraordinary things when they are impatient. Some courtiers on Xu Cheng's side are also winking at him and signaling him to pursue the victory.

But Xu Cheng gave up. Just now he found that Emperor Yan had also moved to check his mind. If he had not been prepared, he was afraid that it would not be princess Shen who was carried down today.

So he decided to take it as soon as it was good.

Out of the Tai Chi hall, Xu Cheng walked back leisurely along the steps.

"Duke Xu, wait a minute!" Hearing the cry, Xu Cheng turned back and found that the person who stopped him was Zuo Xiang yun'anzhi.

Xu Cheng has always kept a few more eyes on yun'anzhi. His hair is gray and he walks shakily. He seems to be able to fall down in a light wind. Xu Cheng always hides from him for fear that yun'anzhi will fall and blackmail him.

"Mr. Zuo Xiang, what's your advice?" Xu Cheng looked collected and alert.

Yun'an waved his hand and laughed at himself. "I can't talk about advice. It's just to celebrate the victory of Duke Xu. I want to buy you a drink."