The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 219 Conclusive Evidence, Guo Huan's Doom
After hearing these analyses, King Zhu Shuang of Qin suddenly realized what was going on and stared at his two younger brothers with a displeased expression.

"So, you two already guessed this outcome but didn't say anything. Did you want to see me make a fool of myself?"

At this moment, in the Ministry of Justice, the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying and the Vice Minister of Revenue Guo Huan were facing off.

Such a wonderful play, I haven't seen one since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Many ordinary people came to watch the spectacle, and even students from the Imperial Academy came.

The other ministers sat to the side, and all the cabinet members, including the twelfth prince Zhu Bai, were present.

Hu Weiyong frowned, sensing that something was amiss.

Among these people, he was no less than anyone else in his hatred for the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying.

If it weren't for Zhu Xiong Ying, I might be second only to the Prime Minister right now.

Although he is now a cabinet minister, he actually has very little power.

If I hadn't kept quiet during this period, I probably would have been given even less power.

But it was precisely because Hu Weiyong and Zhu Xiongying were at odds that he realized how difficult Zhu Xiongying was to deal with.

This time, Guo Huan actually drove Zhu Xiong Ying to a dead end, something Zhu Xiong Ying had never imagined.

Either Guo Huan accidentally killed the master with a flurry of punches, or it just happened by chance.

Either this whole thing is a conspiracy.

After all the ministers had arrived, Liu Bowen, the Imperial Censor, stepped forward and spoke.

"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Liu Ji from Zhejiang. Today, I am here on the orders of His Highness the Crown Prince to hear a case. Thank you all for coming!"

Everyone was overjoyed to hear that the person in front of them was Liu Bowen.

Liu Bowen had a good reputation in the Ming Dynasty, and this incident further boosted his popularity.

Therefore, to ensure fairness in this matter, it would be most appropriate to have Liu Bowen as the judge.

Liu Bowen quickly explained the situation.

People everywhere gasped in shock upon hearing this news.

Although the officials in the imperial court knew about this matter, the common people did not.

All they knew was that the Ming Dynasty had a lot of grain, but it was a real pity that all of it had been burned in a fire.

Many of them believed that the Northern Yuan must have done this, and they were filled with rage.

Over the years, although their living standards have improved somewhat, they still dare not eat rice.

As a result, so much grain was simply gone.

The crowd shouted angrily.

Guo Huan was extremely pleased to see the crowd so enraged.

He glanced at Zhu Xiong Ying with a thoughtful look, as if watching to see how Zhu Xiong Ying would counter this move.

At this moment, Zhu Xiong Ying clapped his hands.

"I believe everyone wants to know why this grain was burned overnight. The grain was burned, and the grain inspectors were killed. If this was really done by the Northern Yuan Tartars, they could have just burned the grain. Why did they have to kill these grain inspectors?"

"There's only one possibility for killing them: their existence could affect someone's identity!"

"Therefore, the people behind them had to act secretly and kill them!"

Guo Huan snorted coldly.

"Your Highness, the story you've fabricated is indeed quite good, but everything requires evidence. If you make a prediction without evidence, I'm afraid the only winner in the end will be me!" Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying clapped his hands, and at this moment, a group of elites from the Western Depot dressed in flying fish robes walked in from all directions.

However, each of them was also holding a person in official robes under their control.

Guo Huan's expression changed drastically upon seeing these people.

Although all of these people had their heads covered so their faces couldn't be seen, they were all wearing the clothes of grain inspectors.

"Weren't all these people killed? How come they're still here? Could it be that Zhu Xiong Ying has really been resurrected?" Some knowledgeable people among the court officials said after all these people were brought in.

"These people are all grain inspectors appointed by His Majesty, and their uniforms were even personally designated by His Majesty!"

After listening, everyone nodded, but they were very surprised. Weren't these grain inspectors all dead? How were they still alive?

"Gentlemen, it is true that someone wanted to kill these patrol officers that day. However, I had already guessed this outcome, so I had been sending people to lie in ambush around the area. Sure enough, I saw someone trying to kill an official of the imperial court!"

"Later, my men stepped in and saved them!"

The grain inspectors knelt down with a thud, tears streaming down their faces.

"Your Highness, spare us! Your Highness, spare us! We didn't want to do this, but Guo Huan forced us to. If we don't obey his orders, our whole family will die!"

The people were extremely surprised to hear this.

Could it be that Guo Huan was the mastermind behind all of this?
Guo Huan, the Vice Minister of Revenue, was somewhat frightened.

I never expected something like this to happen, but since things have come to this point, I can't admit it no matter what.

Anyone who admits it will surely die.

"Your Highness, I would never dare to have such thoughts. These people must have been hired by His Highness the Grandson to frame me!"

"If I were to embezzle, my mansion would surely be filled with wealth, but there is absolutely no such wealth in my mansion!"

"If Your Highness does not go in, we can send people to search!"

At this moment, Liu Bowen stepped forward and spoke.

"I can vouch for Vice Minister Guo Huan of the Ministry of Revenue on this point. There is not much money in his mansion. In fact, all the property in the entire mansion adds up to less than a thousand taels of silver!"

As the Vice Minister of Revenue in the Ming Dynasty, having less than a thousand taels of silver in hand was not a lot; on the contrary, it was already considered very incorruptible.

How could an official like this be so greedy? Perhaps this really is a setup by His Highness the Crown Prince.

Zhu Xiong Ying remained completely calm.

"There's no way Lord Guo Huan has all this money in his mansion. There's no way around it; the amount is just too large. If Lord Guo Huan were to take out all of it, even the entire Guo mansion wouldn't be able to hold it!"

Zhu Xiong Ying clapped his hands, and at that moment a group of Imperial Guards and Western Depot officers brought a group of men in black to the place.

Once their true identities were revealed, Zhu Xiong Ying took out portraits of some people from a box on the side.

"Gentlemen, these portraits are of the local bandits and robbers. Aren't they exactly like these people?"

Upon closer inspection, everyone found it to be true. These wanted posters came from various places, and anyone listed on them was undoubtedly a notorious criminal. It was unexpected that such a comprehensive list had been released this time.

"These people are ostensibly mountain bandits, leading a life of robbery and plunder, but in reality, they are all under the command of Lord Guo Huan!"

Then Zhu Xiong Ying took out another notebook and respectfully placed it in front of Crown Prince Zhu Biao.

"This record shows the identities of these people, when they were bought into the Guo family, where they were trained, and what Guo Huan had them do!"

Guo Huan felt a chill run down his spine. Zhu Xiong Ying was truly terrifying; he had even collected such evidence. Guo Huan had only one thought in his mind.

"It's over now!"

(End of this chapter)