coobybook Chapter 151 Case closed! Emperor Xia attacks!
Chapter 151 Case closed! Emperor Xia attacks!
"Then you won't have to worry about it, my lord!"
Gu Jingzhi just said it coldly.
He was now 80% sure that Jin Lehuang had not contacted Wu Song, or rather, Wu Song had not revealed any information at all, and had not even replied to her.
As a princess of the previous dynasty, Wu Song frequently contacted border generals. Given her cautiousness, how could she not know the consequences?
Since he knew the consequences, why would Wu Song push Gu Jingzhi into the abyss?
They would send most of the brothers of the Gu family army to death because of Gu Heng's threat, so how could they make a mistake in such a thing?
As for how Jin Lehuang knew that Wu Song and Gu Jingzhi had been in contact, it was actually very simple. When Gu Jingzhi returned to Beijing, he met with Wu Song, which was originally arranged by Emperor Xia through the inner guards.
Since the internal guards intervened, how could they escape Jin Lehuang's eyes?
As for Gu Jingzhi's life experience, the reason why he didn't think of hiding it from Jin Lehuang was that Jin Lehuang probably knew something about Gu Heng.
Judging from her actions, even if Gu Jingzhi did not take action against the Gu family, she would sooner or later settle the score with Gu Heng.
Gu Jingzhi stated that he had nothing to do with the Gu family, but he just didn't want to be interfered with by this woman in his future work.
But this does not mean that he is interested in what Jin Lehuang is planning behind the scenes.
Gu Jingzhi's attitude was very clear, and Jin Lehuang saw it very clearly, but she was not willing to accept it.
"Your Gu family is a prominent family in the Yun Kingdom, and has been blessed by the country for generations. You are a descendant of the Gu family..."
"So what if I'm a descendant of the Gu family? I was born and raised in Daxia. I've never eaten a grain of rice from the Gu family, nor have I ever used a single cent from them. What does the Gu family's favors from the Yun Kingdom have to do with me?"
"What about the over 100,000 Gu family soldiers? Are their lives not worth mentioning? What were those soldiers who died on the battlefield fighting for?"
"More than 100,000 soldiers fought for the country and made great contributions to the country!"
"What about Gu Heng, the culprit..."
Jin Lehuang seemed extremely excited.
Gu Jingzhi said coldly: "Gu Heng...Didn't the princess see what happened to him?"
Jin Lehuang: "..."
She suddenly felt that all this was exactly as Gu Jingzhi said.
The existence of the Gu family army did save his life, but now Gu Jingzhi has also personally destroyed Gu Heng's family. It seems that this grudge should end here.
As for Yun Kingdom... just as Gu Jingzhi said, he had never received any favor from Yun Kingdom.
Among those who surrendered to Daxia from the Yun Kingdom, the worst off were Gu Jingzhi and the soldiers at the border. Being able to avenge the soldiers at the border was already a gesture of Gu Jingzhi's consideration for their old friendship.
In fact, Gu Jingzhi has to do more than that.
More than 100,000 soldiers of the Gu family army were killed by Gu Heng. Gu Jingzhi naturally made this matter public to the world at the right time. The blame for the defeat could never be imposed on these soldiers.
"Princess, the Yun Kingdom no longer exists. Think about the Yun Kingdom soldiers who defected to Beili and Daxia. The difference between the two. If you still remember the old friendship, you should think carefully about what to do and what not to do!"
Having said that, Gu Jingzhi opened the door and left the private room directly!
……
Walking aimlessly on the street, Gu Jingzhi felt a little depressed.
I can’t say why, I just feel a little depressed.
I wanted to do something for those more than 100,000 soldiers, but it seemed like I could do nothing.
Gu Heng will soon be executed. As long as the case of land infringement is settled and Emperor Xia's goal is achieved, he will make Gu Heng's other crimes public in the court.
This way, we can also explain to the court and the world... that in the battle of the fourth year of Jianwu, the former Gu family army was defeated... It was not the fault of the war, but the result of some people's collusion, which led to the loss of more than 100,000 lives.
However...that's more than 100,000 people!
How can a mere Gu family apologize?
Although these people died in battle at the hands of Gu Heng, if he had not threatened with his life, how could the Gu family army obey Gu Heng's orders?
There is also Jin Lehuang.
This princess of the fallen Yun Kingdom was obsessed with... Although Gu Jingzhi didn't know clearly, it was definitely not a good thing.
Although she is very smart, her tactics are not very good. Today she actually wants to use her past relationship to get Gu Jingzhi to join her team. I have to say that this woman thinks too much.
……
Ever since the victims and witnesses from Jeju Prefecture gathered in the capital, the case has progressed rapidly under the leadership of the crown prince.
Despite Song Pu's constant interference and the obstruction of the aristocratic families, Gu Heng flatly denied the charges.
But Gu Yong insisted that it was Gu Heng who ordered it, and he also confessed the crimes of other leaders of the Gu family and their collusion with Jeju officials. The whole case gradually became clear.
Although a lot of effort was spent on investigating other officials in Jeju Prefecture.
But in the face of solid evidence, even Song Pu and the aristocratic families behind him had to give in. After more than two months, the case finally came to an end.
In the court, the prince stood in the middle of the hall and reported the whole case to Emperor Xia in an orderly manner.
As each case was exposed, even the officials were secretly shocked.
Isn’t the Gu Heng family too bold?
In less than twenty years, the fertile farmland they had seized reached tens of thousands of acres. While accumulating this wealth, the Gu family also engaged in crimes such as forced purchases and sales, and disregarded human life...
The files piled together are almost as high as the table.
The ministers were filled with righteous indignation and clamored for the execution of Gu Heng, especially those upright officials, who wished to skin Gu Heng alive and stuff him with straw.
As for the officials of Song Pu's faction, they all remained silent, fearing that they would be implicated in the case.
You know, just the Gu Heng case alone brought down 70% of the officials in Jeju. You can imagine how serious this was.
Emperor Xia sat on the dragon throne with a gloomy face.
He had heard about Gu Heng's crimes a long time ago, but he didn't expect that once the case was investigated, the entire Jizhou Prefecture would be completely rotten.
As many as 70% of Jeju officials were implicated.
"My Lords, this Gu Heng case truly opened my eyes! Such a distinguished and honorable founding nobleman actually committed numerous crimes. Is it because my salary is too little to support you, or is it because you are so greedy that you are even thinking of competing with the people for profit?"
"A state government official is 70% rotten, 70%..."
The Xia Emperor stood up angrily, pointed at all the officials and cursed, "Is this the good minister who governs the country for me?"
"In just twenty years, a state has been allowed to rot to this extent. Over 70% of the officials are in cahoots with each other..."
"Song Pu..."
"Chen is here!"
Song Pu stood up with a dark face. As the prime minister, the head of all officials and in charge of the six ministries, he was naturally responsible for the corruption of a state to such an extent.
really.
Emperor Xia asked with a dark face, "You are in charge of the six ministries for me. I would like to ask, given the corruption in Jeju Prefecture, are those officials who were promoted from Jeju truly flawless?"
"And the Ministry of Personnel, which is responsible for the promotion of officials throughout the country, are you really blind?"