OBS Chapter 659 Wu Zetian's Response
Chapter 659 Wu Zetian's Response
A moment later, Li Cunxi returned to the office of the Chief of the Internal Guards.
After everyone found a place to sit down, Di Guangzhao took the initiative to stand up and said:
"Grand Lord, I'm here to surrender. Why don't you just take me to the prison and interrogate me?"
Even if Li Cunxi was not here, Huang Shengyan would not dare to do this for Di Renjie's sake.
What's more, Li Cunxi and Lu Dayou were sitting on the side.
He then stood up and said with a wry smile:
"How can I be put in jail when the matter has not yet been concluded?"
"What's more, imprisonment is only a way of treating other officials. How can it be used on Governor Di?"
"Let's talk about this here. After that, I will go to the palace to report to His Majesty. Governor Di doesn't need to wait in the prison. He can go home and wait for His Majesty's order. How do you think this arrangement is?"
Although Huang Shengyan was speaking to Di Guangzhao, he was actually speaking to Li Cunxi.
Sure enough, Huang Shengyan saw a flash of satisfaction in Li Cunxi's eyes out of the corner of his eye.
"Since the Grand Lord has said so, it must be allowed."
"Then let's do as the Grand Lord says. We should go home and wait." Li Cunxi said.
Di Guangzhao sat down again and re-edited the story. The core of the story was naturally that the big clans wanted him to help support the younger generations.
The bribe of 500,000 taels of silver was naturally given by several large clans, with the purpose of getting his help and support.
At the same time, he confessed to accepting bribes, but also denied the crime of corruption and abuse of power, because he only accepted bribes and did not abuse the power, and he did not do his job after receiving the bribes.
Finally, Di Guangzhao said that the big clans in Luzhou had done all kinds of bad things, and he was no longer able to investigate further, so he asked Your Majesty to send someone to investigate.
Soon, Huang Shengyan got a brand new confession. Looking at the words full of Li Cunxi's style, he smiled knowingly.
"Since Governor Di has confessed his guilt, I will immediately go to the palace and hand over this confession to Your Majesty."
"Your Highness the Prince of Qin can take Governor Di back to Di's mansion and wait for His Majesty's order."
Huang Shengyan directly sent Li Cunxi and the other two out of the Inner Guard Palace, watched them get on the carriage and leave, and then went to Taichu Palace to meet Wu Zetian.
It was already late at night. Wu Zetian had some affectionate time with Zhang Changzong, her only remaining male favorite, and then ordered him to leave quickly.
After calming down for a long time, she sat up, put on her clothes, stood by the window and looked into the distance.
Wu Zetian had deep brows and no one knew what she was thinking.
Suddenly, someone appeared at the door and said, "Your Majesty, Huang Shengyan, the chief of the Inner Guards, wants to see you."
Wu Zetian's eyes were calm: "Scream."
"Yes."
Soon, someone outside opened the door, and Huang Shengyan walked in with his head lowered and knelt in the middle of the bedroom.
"I, Huang Shengyan, pay my respects to your majesty!"
"Since you came to me, it means that the matter has come to an end."
"Yes, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin has persuaded the Governor Di and brought Governor Di to confess his guilt."
"Oh? Really?" Wu Zetian tilted her head and looked over. "Tell me in detail what Di Guangzhao said."
"Your Majesty, the confession is here." Huang Shengyan held the confession above his head.
"Well, I'll save you some saliva. I want to see what he said."
Wu Zetian walked over leisurely, reached out and took the confession. With the dim candlelight, Wu Zetian could see the contents clearly.
Her face suddenly turned dark, as if her mother had died.
"I dare to conclude that he must have been taught by Cunxi."
"It's interesting to take bribes but not to break the law. It's really very interesting."
"I like this kind of smart man. Now I have plenty of reasons not to chop off his dog head."
"but……"
Wu Zetian looked at the names written on it and thought for a moment, realizing that this was a case of killing someone with a borrowed knife.
The case of Di Guangzhao taking bribes was obviously the work of a big family in Luzhou, but now the situation has changed.
The worst that could happen to Di Guangzhao, who was forced to accept bribes, was dismissal from office. He could even take away the embezzled 500,000 taels of silver. After all, he had been an official for so many years, and he had plenty of reasons to turn the bribe of 500,000 taels of silver into gifts between ministers.
The only difference was that Di Guangzhao was dismissed from office before he had the chance to give the gift.
As for these big clans in Luzhou, Di Guangzhao had no intention of letting them live a good life.
What's the point of saying that it's better to resolve a feud than to create one? What's the point of saying that harmony brings wealth? Di Guangzhao was biting them just to make them die without a burial place.
God knows what kind of blood and gore is behind the word "evil".
If any dirty deeds were found out, these big clans would definitely face revenge from Di Guangyuan, after all, Di Guangyuan was already the new governor of Luzhou.
"Idiots, before you used 500,000 taels of silver to frame Di Guangzhao, why didn't you think that he had Di Renjie and Li Cunxi's backing?"
"These two are important officials of our Great Zhou. They must be smarter than you. How could they not overturn the case?"
"Do you really think you can stay out of this matter by making up a case without any conclusion?"
"Can you handle Li Cunxi's frame-up?"
Wu Zetian had almost seen the fate of these big clans. As long as one of them entered the Inner Guard Palace and was severely tortured by Huang Shengyan and fabricated some non-existent evidence, these families would be finished.
A clan that had existed for hundreds of years ended up being wiped out and its people were killed. It really deserved it.
"Katsuhiko."
"Your Majesty, I am here." Huang Shengyan quickly agreed.
"I have finished reading it. This matter will be handed over to the King of Qin. You must do whatever the King of Qin tells you to do. I just want to know whether Di Guangzhao has violated the law and whether these big clans need to be confiscated and exterminated." Wu Zetian ordered.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it right away."
"Also, after Di Guangzhao's 500,000 taels of silver are transported back from Luzhou, ask him to move 450,000 taels to the government treasury. Don't let him take all the benefits. His business ends here."
"Your Majesty, what are his specific results?"
Wu Zetian thought for a moment and said, "Dismiss him from office and employ him at your discretion. I won't pass on the imperial edict, you can pass on my oral order."
After leaving Taichu Palace, Huang Shengyan felt relaxed all over.
He jumped on the horse and galloped towards Di Mansion.
At the same time, Li Cunxi appeared outside the Prince of Wei's Mansion with gifts. Looking at the Prince of Wei's Mansion which was still brightly lit, Li Cunxi sighed.
"Your Highness Prince Qin, you are here?"
The old man took a quick look and found that it was Li Cunxi, and greeted him happily.
"Well, use this money to buy some drinks."
Li Cunxi casually handed over five taels of silver and walked inside with the gift.
"Is the Master asleep?"
"No, he said that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin would return to the capital today, and he was afraid that he would fall asleep again after you arrived, so he simply waited for you for a while."
Led by the old doorman, Li Cunxi walked through the corridor and looked at the beautiful Western beauty dancing gracefully in the main hall.
"As expected of my mentor, this striptease is something I never get tired of watching."