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Chapter 193 Evidence of crime
Hearing Ning Sangsang's words, the hall was suddenly like a bombshell dropped. Everyone's heart was immediately filled with shock and the atmosphere became extremely tense.
Emperor Mingqing's face turned ashen and his eyes were full of murderous intent as he swept over the ministers whose names were called.
Upon hearing this, Grand Tutor Liu and the others turned pale instantly, with cold sweat pouring down their foreheads.
They never expected that what they had done would be revealed so clearly by a little girl.
"Your Majesty..." Grand Tutor Liu tried to argue, but in the end he couldn't speak. He could only look at Emperor Mingqing with an expression of injustice.
Emperor Mingqing looked at him with a gloomy face.
Master Liu was so frightened that he was speechless.
Duke Gu was secretly happy when he saw this. He had long wanted to deal with Grand Tutor Liu and had been looking for evidence of his bad deeds. He did not expect that this girl would actually reveal all the bad deeds Grand Tutor Liu had done. This girl was a treasure. With her in the court, their Great Chu Kingdom would be prosperous and peaceful in the future.
Ning Sangsang knew that Emperor Mingqing was a man who was particular about evidence. She could not directly convict them by saying this, so she said in her heart, [There is a secret room behind the bookcase in the study of Grand Tutor Liu, which contains the account books of his corruption and bribery over the years and the secret letters between him and the Fourth Prince. The Minister of Revenue has a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry hidden in the cellar of his private residence outside the city, each of which is engraved with the source mark. As for the Minister of Works, under the rockery in the back garden of his home, there is evidence of shoddy work when building the river, including the drawings and waste materials of those shoddy projects. ]
When Grand Tutor Liu and others heard Ning Sangsang's voice, their faces turned pale, their legs went weak, and they almost collapsed to the ground. They all thought in their hearts, it's over, it's really over now. This damn girl not only exposed their corruption and bribery, but also brought out the evidence that could prove their corruption and bribery. When the emperor heard what this damn girl said, he would definitely ask people to search. Once the evidence is found, what awaits them will be the confiscation of property and the extermination of the clan.
The other ministers were shocked when they heard this, and they all thought in their hearts that this girl was too amazing and knew so much in detail. It seemed that she had to behave herself in the future and not do anything illegal.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Mingqing stared at Grand Tutor Liu and the others with sharp eyes. In order to prevent Ning Sangsang from knowing that he could hear her thoughts, he suppressed his anger and said to Duke Gu: "Duke Gu, go and find out which ministers in the court are involved in corruption."
The implication is: take people to the residence of Grand Tutor Liu and others to search for the evidence that Ning Sangsang said.
Duke Gu understood the hidden meaning in his words and quickly responded, "Yes, Your Majesty." After that, he turned around and left with a heroic and high-spirited look.
As Duke Gu left, the atmosphere in the hall became extremely solemn. Everyone held their breath, fearing that they would be affected by the storm.
Grand Tutor Liu and the others were pale and shaking uncontrollably. They knew that the Emperor had ordered Duke Gu to search their mansion. Once the evidence was found, they would be finished.
After Duke Gu left, Emperor Mingqing said in a deep voice: "Dismiss the court!"
Upon hearing this, all the ministers bowed as if they had been pardoned, and left the Golden Palace quickly and orderly.
Ning Sangsang knew that the emperor was going to punish Grand Tutor Liu and others, so she followed Ning Xiaotian out of the hall.
Grand Tutor Liu and others did not dare to leave the hall and could only stand there with pale faces.
After leaving the Golden Throne Hall, Ning Xiaotian and Ning Sangsang walked side by side on the bluestone road of the palace. The sun shone through the sparse clouds and sprinkled on them, giving them a layer of glory. Ning Xiaotian was worried that his daughter's voice would bring her disaster, so he said to her: "Sangsang, Dad will find you a few guards with strong martial arts skills in a few days to stay by your side to protect you."
Ning Sangsang refused: "No, Dad, I, Tie Niu, am enough."
Ning Sangsang knew what Ning Xiaotian was worried about, so she deliberately exaggerated in her heart: [Tie Niu is a martial arts expert, he can fight a hundred people alone, he is an expert in both medicine and poison, and knows all kinds of strange techniques. He protects me, no one can hurt me.]
Ning Xiaotian was relieved when he heard this. Tie Niu was so capable that he should be able to protect Sang Sang. He smiled and said, "Since you only want Tie Niu to protect you, then Dad won't find guards to protect you. But, Sang Sang, you have to be careful in the future. It's easy to dodge an open attack but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark."
"Dad, I know. Don't worry, I'm smart and nothing will happen to me." Ning Sangsang said with a smile.
Ning Xiaotian couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. His daughter was smart and clever, which really made him feel relieved.
On the other hand, Duke Gu arranged for people to go to the cellar of the house of the Minister of Revenue outside the city to look for the money he had embezzled and accepted bribes. He himself went to the residence of Grand Tutor Liu with a group of officials. In the secret room of the study in the residence of Grand Tutor Liu, he found the account book of Grand Tutor Liu's embezzlement and bribes and the correspondence between him and the fourth prince. After collecting the evidence, he went to the residence of the Minister of Works and found his evidence under the rockery in the back garden of his house. Afterwards, he hurried into the palace to meet the emperor.
In the Golden Palace, Emperor Mingqing sat on the dragon throne with a sullen face. Grand Tutor Liu and others stood below trembling with fear. Their faces were pale and they dared not speak for fear of angering the emperor, who would simply order them to be dragged away and beheaded.