From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 184

Mingxuanfang is where the families of the imperial guards live. It has always been the top priority for fire prevention. If someone sets a fire here, it is not an ordinary arson crime.

Cao Ye's face changed drastically, and he immediately shouted: "Zhou Yuan! In order to escape the crime, you actually made up a lie that someone set the fire. The Golden Palace is where the holy monarch is. How dare you deceive the monarch."

Another minister said: "Arson is a capital crime. Who would be so stupid to do such a crazy thing."

Wu Qingrong asked in confusion: "Military tung oil? This is a prohibited item and is strictly controlled. Zhou Yuan, do you mean that the arsonist is related to the military camp?"

Empress Zhaojing also frowned and said lightly: "Zhou Yuan, this is a serious matter, don't talk nonsense."

Dereliction of duty is at most dismissal, but if it is deliberately false accusation, it will be difficult to protect.

This junior brother is really worrying!

Just at this moment, Zhou Yuan suddenly took out the memorial in his arms and said loudly: "Your Majesty, last night my North City Military Department patrolled Mingxuanfang and caught the arsonist on the spot, and seized eleven tung oil barrels and seven backpacks."

"I interrogated the nine arsonists overnight, and they have all signed and confessed their crimes."

"This is their confession, with their own signatures and handprints. I also brought it with me."

When these words came out, the whole court was shocked.

Wu Qingrong was even more ecstatic!

If someone really set the fire, and was caught on the spot, interrogated overnight and signed and sealed, this would not be dereliction of duty, but loyalty to duty, quick response, and a great achievement.

He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please verify!"

Xiaozhuang presented the memorial, and Empress Zhaojing opened it and her pupils suddenly shrank.

Her eyes flickered, and then she suddenly threw the memorial on the table, angrily saying: "Are you going to rebel!"

This shout scared the ministers to kneel down one after another, and they shouted: "Your Majesty, calm down!"

Empress Zhaojing shouted: "Zhou Yuan! Pick up the memorial and tell them what happened!"

At this moment, Cao Ye's face was pale, knowing that something big had happened.

Zhou Yuan stood up, strode to the front of the stage, picked up the memorial, and said loudly: "Shi Jin, the lieutenant of the Central Army of the Fifth Army Camp of the Beijing Camp, was ordered by Cao Ye, the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army Camp and the Earl of Yong'an, to carry 15 barrels of military tung oil and set fire to eight locations in Mingxuanfang at the same time at dusk."

The faces of all the ministers in the court changed drastically, and they talked about it.

Zhou Yuan continued, "He happened to be caught on the spot by the night patrol team of the North City Bingmasi and was sent to the Bingmasi prison. At the same time, dozens of water dragons from the Bingmasi quickly rushed to the scene and began to put out the fire."

"Because the tung oil helped the fire, the fire was fierce and spread very quickly. The North City Bingmasi took an hour to put out the fire."

"However, due to the quick response of the soldiers, a large number of residents were relocated in a very short time, so the fire did not cause casualties. Only more than a dozen people were slightly injured by falling and trampling, and they moved into Bingmasi Hutong last night."

"This is the whole process of the incident."

Wu Qingrong could hardly hold back his laughter. He wished he could jump up and shout a few times to vent his joy.

Awesome! So awesome!

Zhou Yuan is really a good official of the people! He is really a rising star of my Chu Party!

He increased the patrol time, found someone setting fire, responded quickly, put out the fire within an hour, and relocated the affected residents without causing any deaths, and resettled them in Bingmasi Hutong.

At the same time, he made the murderer sign and confess his crime overnight.

So quick, so sharp, so capable, this is not dereliction of duty, it is clearly an extremely capable minister!

Wu Qingrong was also an old official, and he quickly cooperated with Zhou Yuan, saying loudly: "Strange! How could the people of the Fifth Army Camp set fire? The Earl of Yong'an is not that reckless! Could there be a misunderstanding?"

Zhou Yuan said loudly: "I took over the North City Military Department. On the first day of taking office, I saw the deputy commander of the Military Department gathering people to gamble in the office building, which violated the law."

"When I wanted to punish him, the deputy commander Cao Ning ordered his servants to beat and kill me, saying that the short southerners were not worthy of being officials and told me to go back to the south."

As soon as this sentence came out, the faces of the Zhejiang Party members present sank, and they were holding back a fire in their hearts.

Zhou Yuan said: "I have received the emperor's grace, so I must fulfill my duties and never compromise with the powerful. Therefore, I punished him and put him in prison according to the law."

"But I didn't expect that Cao Ning's servant, Shi Jin, the lieutenant of the Fifth Army Camp, would lead hundreds of soldiers from the Fifth Army Camp to attack the North City Bingmasi."

Now all the important officials dared not even say a word. Using public troops for private purposes is a heinous crime!

Zhou Yuan continued: "Fortunately, the soldiers of the North City Bingmasi fought bravely and killed more than ten enemies before they were finally driven away."

"However, Yong'an Bo Cao Ye, who was resentfulIn his heart, he instructed the nine major gangs in the North City to bully the market, accept bribes, and try to cause trouble for the North City Army. "

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and said loudly: "Yes! I, Zhou Yuan, am from the South! I am a scholar! I am only eighteen years old!"

"Some people think that I am not worthy of my position, I can understand!"

"Some people want to make trouble for me and test my ability to be an official, I can also understand."

"But! Mingxuanfang is the residence of the families of the imperial army. How can you set fire to harm me?"

"If you want Zhou Yuan to die, Zhou Yuan is willing to die for the country! Why do you have to hurt the court to take my life!"

"Do you still have His Majesty in your hearts! Do you still have this great Jin Dynasty!"

He fluttered and knelt on the ground, shouting: "Your Majesty! I ask for death! To protect the country!"

Empress Zhaojing clenched her fists, her face pale.

"Asshole! "

Xu Shigong shouted angrily, "Cao Ye! You are unworthy of being a minister! In order to protect your rebellious son, you actually did such a crazy thing! You...you...this Jin Dynasty has been ruined by you stupid termites!"

"Your Majesty!"

Yang Guozhong strode out, took a deep breath, and said coldly: "As the chief minister of the cabinet, I am deeply saddened by such a crime. Please verify the case, find out the truth, and bring all the criminals to justice to serve as a warning to others!"

Cao Ye's body softened and collapsed to the ground, feeling dizzy.

He didn't expect that even the chief minister would abandon the car to save the general and cut off his arm.

This time, the crime was too big and he was caught too tightly.

In just one night, all nine people signed and sealed, leaving him no room for struggle.

After years of catching eagles, today he was blinded by eagles!

"Come here! ”

Empress Zhaojing said coldly: "Catch Yong'an Bo Cao Ye and detain him in the Dali Temple. The Censorate will interrogate him overnight to find out the truth."

"Yes!"

Several palace guards came in and carried Cao Ye, who had fallen to the ground, away.

Empress Zhaojing continued: "Order the commander of the Jinyiwei to investigate the case thoroughly within two days and not to miss any details."

"Wei Wei, Marquis of Wu'an! You are the governor of the Beijing camp. You must find out the matter of the private use of public troops in the five military camps and the use of national funds to support private soldiers within three days."

"Remember, you are a guilty person. You may not be without responsibility for Cao Ye's affairs."

Wei Wei was sweating profusely and wished to skin Cao Ye alive. At this moment, he could only say loudly: "I am ashamed. I obey your order. "

Empress Zhaojing continued: "The Inner Court immediately seals off the Yong'an Earl's Mansion and prohibits anyone from entering or communicating. After finding out the truth, the case will be dealt with according to the law."

A series of orders showed Empress Zhaojing's clear mind and sharp political means.

With a legitimate reason, the Zhejiang Party dared not to remonstrate and defend. Just now, the Prime Minister Yang Guozhong had already abandoned the car to save the king.

Although his face was ugly, he had to bear the anger of the Holy Lord.

So far, Zhou Yuan's chain of plans ended in complete victory.

However, this was just the beginning of his plan.