Chapter 233 Confiscating the house
Chapter 233 Confiscating the house
Hui Chengyuan rolled his eyes, "What does this have to do with whether or not we can go to the North?"
Although he didn't plan to go.
Aman is pregnant, how could he possibly go so far away?
A trip to Jingcheng and Lingchuan is already the limit.
The emperor sighed, "If he really did it, then he is no longer the Ling Xiao he used to be. If he didn't do it, then it was someone around him who used his name to do it."
"No matter which one it is, you will be in danger if you go, and besides, it is not necessary for you to go."
"It's the same if you send Ling Feng and the others. They can investigate secretly and it won't be easy to be exposed."
Hui Chengyuan nodded, "I know, but I don't plan to go either."
The emperor looked at him and said, "So, you have been teasing your father."
Hui Chengyuan shrugged, "At the beginning, what I said was that I needed to arrange for someone to go to the northern border, but I didn't say that I would go there myself."
The emperor glared at him and asked, "Liu Zhengyang, what are you going to do with him?"
Hui Chengyuan threw the memorial aside and said, "Of course it was handled according to the law. A minister of the Ministry of Justice knowingly broke the law, which is a heavier crime."
The emperor walked back to the desk and sat down. "Then confiscate their property. Three generations of the three clans will not be allowed to enter the government, and the direct descendants will be exiled."
"Where are you exiled this time?" Hui Chengyuan asked, sitting directly on the flower table by the window.
"The northern border, then. It will be a good opportunity to put those who are going to the northern border to investigate into the escort team." The emperor said, and asked someone to draft an edict.
Hui Chengyuan nodded, stood up and walked out, "I will go there to arrange for someone to go, so I won't disturb you, father."
The emperor glanced at his back unhappily and said, "Hmph, from now on, all memorials submitted to me will be given to you."
"Arrange Fu Zhuoyang to announce the decree. Remember, have him make a big noise."
The officials in Kyoto must be alert and not rely on their high positions to act lawlessly.
In his eyes, no matter how high the official position, once a person breaks the law, he will be punished the same as the common people.
"Yes." Butler Cao agreed and left the imperial study.
The commander of the imperial guards, Fu Zhuoyang, took the imperial edict and, after listening to what Chief Steward Cao said, selected two hundred imperial guards to follow him out of the palace and head straight for Liu's mansion.
It wasn't too late and the streets were busy.
Seeing Fu Zhuoyang riding his horse and galloping past with the imperial edict in his hand, many people who loved to watch the fun chased after him.
When they arrived outside Liu's mansion, the imperial guards knocked on the door and immediately rushed in.
"Minister of Justice Liu Zhengyang received the order."
Liu Zhengyang was sitting in the study checking the accounts at this time. When he heard the housekeeper's shout, he immediately put all the account books into the secret cabinet.
When he came to the front yard and saw Fu Zhuoyang, he immediately realized that he was in trouble.
"Your humble servant Liu Zhengyang accepts your order."
When he heard the contents of the imperial edict, his first reaction was that it was impossible and he immediately cried out for injustice.
Fu Zhuoyang put away the imperial edict and looked at him and said, "You think His Majesty's edict is issued casually? Of course, there must be sufficient evidence to issue this imperial edict."
"Someone, copy it."
Only two people were left standing at the door to block people from outside, while everyone else began to search the house.
When the people watching outside saw this situation, they all started talking about it.
"Master Liu is actually buying and selling children. He is truly not a human being!"
"Alas, it is true that you can only judge a person by his appearance but not by his heart."
Liu Zhengyang sat on the ground handcuffed, deeply regretting why he had refuted the prince. If he had not refuted him, they would not have associated it with him.
Isn't it just the loss of a hideout in Kyoto? At most he can rebuild it after the storm has passed. Why is he so obsessed with destroying everything he has run?
Fu Zhuoyang took the account book that the imperial guards had searched out of the study, squatted in front of Liu Zhengyang and said, "If you can confess who your superior is, please ask the prince, maybe I can save your family from exile."
Liu Zhengyang looked at the account book in his hand, stunned and dazed, "Even if I wanted to confess, I can't. I don't know much."
Fu Zhuoyang stood up and said, "Then there is nothing we can do."
"Come here, take him away, and all his direct descendants, escort him to prison, and exile him later."
After hearing this, Madam Liu immediately knelt down in front of Liu Zhengyang and said, "Master, just tell me what you know. If not for others, you should also consider the children."
"Xiang'er is still so young, how can he endure this?"
Liu Zhengyang turned to look at the chubby kid, his eyes reddened, "Madam, I'm sorry, it's not that I don't want to, but I don't know who the other person is. I only know that his name is Owl."
"I think these princes must have found out a long time ago, otherwise they wouldn't have removed me now."
Mrs. Liu heard this and started to cry and slap him, "Why did you do this? Why did you do this?"
Liu Zhengyang let her beat him, and said with red eyes: "I started ten years ago. Once I'm in, there's no way out. I can only keep going."
"You bastard, you are such a bastard." Mrs. Liu couldn't stop crying.
When Fu Zhuoyang saw this, he knew that he could not get any useful information.
Prime Minister Yao waved away the person who reported the news and sat in the study in silence.
"Your Majesty, this is a wake-up call."
Not only him, but people from all prefectures in Kyoto City have basically received the news. Smart people will naturally understand it, and stupid people will not dare to act recklessly at this critical moment.
Hui Chengyuan returned to the Prince's Mansion, came to Yuan Man, took the memorial from her hand, and said, "Ah Man, there is no rush to read these."
"I'm bored anyway, so I just read some gossip. What's wrong?" Yuan Man looked at him and asked.
Hui Chengyuan poured her a cup of warm water and said, "There is some progress in the human trafficking case. The evidence points to the King of Zhenbei, so I need to send someone to the northern border to investigate."
"Ling Feng and his men's martial arts are not as good as Yuan Yi and his men, so I want two people from Yuan Yi to go to the northern border with Ling Feng and Ling Kong."
Yuan Man drank the water and nodded. The mission had been completed when they destroyed the den, so it would not affect Yuan Yi going to the northern border. "No problem. The ten people of the Yuan generation have comparable martial arts skills. Let Yuan Yi take Yuan San and Yuan Si with him."
"Anyway, I will be at home taking care of the baby during this period and will not be going anywhere. Yuan Er and the others are enough for me."
Hui Chengyuan nodded, "Okay."
"Do you still feel lazy now?"
Yuan Man shook his head, "It's much better now."
"When will they leave?"
Hui Chengyuan picked her up and placed her on his lap, "After the Wanshou Festival, it's just a matter of a few days." There are many things to do during the Wanshou Festival, and it is a time when manpower is needed.
Yuan Man pointed at the pile of memorials impeaching Song Minyan and said, "What do you think Song Minyan is going to do? If he wants to find someone, he doesn't have to provoke people everywhere. He has almost helped us to deal with all the playboys in Kyoto."
Hui Chengyuan smiled and said, "His idea should be the same as Emperor Yun's. He thinks that the saint is a new talent, so he will naturally try his best to win the favor of talents from all over the world."
"Song Minyan is very smart. He knows that his real purpose cannot be concealed, so he does not hide it. He looks for it openly and tries to win people's hearts openly."
Yuan Man put his chin on his shoulder, "Aren't you afraid that he will really trick the saint away?"
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