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However, this organization is very secretive, and there is currently no concrete evidence!
Emperor Qing frowned deeper as he read the memorial. "Junshan Society? An assassin organization? Junshan is located within the territory of Daqing!"
"In other words, the affair between Yun Rui and Zhuang Mohan is pure nonsense, but Tie Xiang should be a young master that Zhuang Mohan and Shangshan Hu recruited from Junshan Society!"
Chen Pingping continued, "The specific details of the transaction between the Princess and Zhuang Mohan are probably only known to the two of them."
Emperor Qing snorted coldly and said, "Isn't it easy to guess? Li Yunrui wants to cripple Fan Xian's true energy and destroy his foundation!"
"Previously, ruining their reputation failed, and the assassination attempt also failed. Now, they've actually colluded with Northern Qi to pull off something like this!"
"She wanted to make it impossible for Fan Xian to gain a foothold in the court, and thus to make him unable to take over the Imperial Treasury!"
In the end, it all comes down to the internal treasury!
Chen Pingping kept the fact that the Junshan Society involved Grandmasters a secret, because he believed that this power could be used for his own purposes.
He dared to keep it a secret because he firmly believed that only Wu Zhu could enter the Supervisory Council silently and place a piece of paper on his face!
Therefore, he guessed that Wu Zhu had overheard these things in the palace.
Wu Zhu told Chen Pingping about these things so that he could vent Fan Xian's anger.
As expected, Emperor Qing frowned and asked, "Who distributed these leaflets yesterday?"
Chen Pingping stared intently into Emperor Qing's eyes and said firmly, "It must have been Wu Zhu who did it!"
Emperor Qing was already seven or eight parts convinced by Chen Pingping's answer.
Besides Wu Zhu, who else could eavesdrop on palace secrets without being detected?
He called out to Eunuch Hou at the door, "Let Li Yunrui in!"
By this time, Li Yunrui had been waiting at the door for a long time.
Emperor Qing threw the memorial containing the investigation report directly at Li Yunrui, saying, "Take a look at the mess you've made!"
Li Yunrui picked up the memorial and began to read it carefully.
She saw that the Censorate had already obtained concrete evidence against Guo Youzhi, but her expression remained unchanged.
However, when she saw the words "Junshan Club", her pupils instantly contracted!
Yesterday's flyers clearly did not mention Junshan Club at all!
Why did the Junshan Meeting appear in the report of the Censorate?
Although the report only stated that Tie Xiang was found through the Junshan Society, it did not reveal the fact that the Junshan Society had a Grandmaster.
However, such an organization is already very difficult to explain.
After reading the memorial, Li Yunrui decided to downplay the issue, saying, "Guo Youzhi is indeed my disciple, and I did indeed meet Zhuang Mohan."
"That's because I had many questions after reading Master Zhuang's works, so I asked him to answer them."
"The claim that I betrayed Yan Bingyun is utter nonsense..."
She was about to continue when Emperor Qing interrupted her.
"What's going on with the Junshan Society? How did they manage to contact Si Gu Jian?"
Upon hearing this question, Li Yunrui's heart tightened.
What kind of tricks are these two old men up to? The report doesn't mention anything about Junshan Society or Sigu Jian!
Chen Pingping subconsciously touched the wheelchair handle. I didn't write that Junshan Meeting was related to Si Gu Jian!
Wu Zhu wouldn't have given a copy of that letter to His Majesty, would he? Impossible!
How did Your Majesty find out?
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What Chen Pingping and Li Yunrui didn't know was that Emperor Qing himself was a Grandmaster.
When Tie Xiang seriously injured Fan Xian, he saw it all clearly from the shadows.
Although the method of Ku He could not be discerned, the sword intent of the Iron Image Sword Finger could only be taught by Si Gu Jian.
Therefore, Emperor Qing boldly guessed that Junshan Society was able to contact Si Gu Jian, as they were trying to trick Li Yunrui.
However, Emperor Qing's power was immense, and Li Yunrui didn't know how much Emperor Qing actually knew, so he was naturally very anxious.
"The Junshan Meeting... Your sister requests to report this separately!"
Emperor Qing felt a chill run down his spine. A killer organization that had to report to the emperor separately—this bluff had actually yielded something.
Chen Pingping tactfully said, "Your Majesty, shall I leave?"
Emperor Qing raised his hand to stop him, saying, "No rush, let's deal with Guo Youzhi's matter first!"
Chen Pingping stopped his wheelchair and said, "Your Majesty, the empress dowager must not interfere in politics!"
The eldest princess's attempt to win over Guo Youzhi constitutes the crime of forming a clique for personal gain.
Emperor Qing asked, "Then how should we deal with it?"
Before Chen Pingping could answer, Li Yunrui spoke first, "Guo Youzhi, as a court official, colluded with the harem and should be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for trial!"
Emperor Qing asked, "You can't even protect your own people?"
Li Yunrui knew that Guo Youzhi's crimes had been proven, and he had to cut his losses and save himself.
"Your Majesty, the law is merciless; Guo Youzhi has only himself to blame!"
Emperor Qing snorted coldly, "As expected of a descendant of the royal family, I'm telling you, Guo Youzhi has been imprisoned!"
"How should we calculate your collusion with Northern Qi and your betrayal of the Surveillance Bureau's spies?"
Li Yunrui knelt upright and answered with great determination, "Your Majesty, I have never done such a thing!"
In the original drama, Li Yunrui tried to shift the blame to Fan Xian, but ended up exposing his presence within the Supervisory Council.
However, Li Yunrui cannot be handed over to Fan Xian now, because Fan Xian did not actively go to the capital and did not meet Yan Bingyun who was heading north.
Emperor Qing said without any mercy, "You resolutely deny anything without evidence, and you always do a clean job of silencing people. You truly deserve to be called the Princess of Daqing."
In this respect, Li Yunrui demonstrated far greater ability than the Crown Prince.
Li Yunrui only contacts Zhuang Mohan alone, and unless Zhuang Mohan is caught and interrogated, no one will be able to find any concrete evidence against him.
But even if Zhuang Mohan is captured, he will probably refuse to tell anything in order to rescue his younger brother.
Therefore, Li Yunrui was very confident that there was no evidence to support the claim that he betrayed Yan Bingyun.
Emperor Qing then asked, "Chen Pingping, can the matter of Li Yunrui's treason be verified?"
Chen Pingping could only lower his head and reply, "Your Majesty, I will go and verify this immediately!"
Chen Pingping pushed the wheelchair out of the Imperial Study, leaving Li Yunrui kneeling on the ground.
Emperor Qing was now certain that Li Yunrui was the one who betrayed Yan Bingyun.
"You've also planted people in the Overwatch Council, and you're even supporting assassin organizations like the Junshan Society. Your reach is getting too far!"
Li Yunrui knelt on the ground, looking at Emperor Qing with a pitiful expression, "Emperor brother..."
Emperor Qing retorted angrily, "Don't try that on me!"
"First, tell me what the Junshan Gathering was all about!"
Li Yunrui's act of planting people in the Supervisory Council is already a major taboo.
If the Junshan Society can truly contact a Grandmaster, the expenses involved will be considerable.
Moreover, could an assassin organization that can contact a Grandmaster be just an ordinary assassin organization?
Emperor Qing knew that the imperial treasury was in deficit and that Li Yunrui had siphoned off a lot of money. He assumed that the money had been used to cultivate relationships with court officials.
However, it now appears that Li Yunrui's power has become so great that the Imperial Treasury can no longer provide her with financial support.
She's using her personal funds to support a massive assassin organization—it's far too dangerous!
With tears welling up in her eyes, Li Yunrui said, "Your Majesty, must I hand over control of the Imperial Treasury?"
Emperor Qing angrily pointed at Li Yunrui, "You should have handed it over long ago!"
"What exactly are you doing with my money?"
"What's the current situation with the internal treasury, which was supposed to be a sure thing?"
Li Yunrui sneered, "Your Majesty, even if my sister relinquishes control of the Imperial Treasury, who do you intend to let take over?"
"Fan Xian? Is he up to the task?"
He nearly lost his life attempting an assassination at Prime Minister Lin's residence, couldn't even protect a mere court lady, and almost died again in a public martial arts contest!
"Your Majesty, think about it yourself. Without the Grandmaster by his side, without Chen Pingping, without you, could he have become an eighth-rank official?"
Emperor Qing fell silent. He was indeed not at ease entrusting the Imperial Treasury to Fan Xian, who needed further experience.
Li Yunrui continued, "The Crown Prince and the Second Prince? Do you dare to give them control of the Imperial Treasury now?"
"That's the economic lifeline of Daqing. Once they control the Imperial Treasury, won't they cultivate their own power base?"
"Or it could be Li Chang'an, who has no power of his own and does not associate with court officials."