I made a fortune by marrying a sickly woman!

Emperor Mingcheng's sigh was an insult to his ministers.

Qin Chi didn't look up, but he could feel everyone's gazes on him.

The young officials in the hall may be confused.

Some old officials looked at Qin Chi with complicated expressions. Sometimes they would doubt whether Qin Chi had a soul similar to theirs under his young appearance, and was well versed in the ways of officialdom.

This person seemed to be born to be a good candidate in officialdom.

So powerful that they were a little afraid.

You have to know that at their age, they couldn't be as comprehensive as Qin Chi. Not only did he make great achievements, but he also knew how to flatter Emperor Ming Cheng, and he flattered the right things.

Emperor Ming Cheng was very pleased at first sight.

Saying a few words to them probably means that you dislike their lack of ability.

Then Qin Chi handed over two more memorials.

The eunuch came down and presented the memorial, which Emperor Mingcheng took and read.

The first memorial that Emperor Ming Cheng flipped through was written by Qin Chi, and the content was about disaster relief. His eyes were full of praise, and after he finished reading it, he flipped through another memorial.

This memorial belongs to County Magistrate Yang.

As a result, the more Emperor Mingcheng looked, the darker his face became.

There's that disappointing feeling again.

This reminded Emperor Ming Cheng of the day last year when Qin Chi won the top spot in the imperial examination. When he was very happy, this man suddenly sued the Yuan family.

Emperor Ming Cheng originally wanted to reward him according to his merits, but suddenly he didn't want to reward him so soon.

Of course, the reward is just postponed, not withheld.

A scroll of silk book expressing the people's gratitude to Emperor Mingcheng for his grace not only expressed the voice of tens of thousands of people, but also proved Qin Chi's hard work. Last year, Emperor Mingcheng appointed Qin Chi to provide disaster relief, and said in front of all the civil and military officials that he would reward him according to his merits. If he regretted it now, he would inevitably be ridiculed by the world.

At this moment, the hall was particularly solemn.

Qin Chi suddenly knelt in front of the palace, his voice filled with grief and pleading: "Your Majesty, the Yuan family has repeatedly harmed me. I hope you can make the decision for me and give me justice."

boom!

The whole hall was silent for a moment.

They noticed that there was something different in the memorial just now.

I didn't expect what it would be.

Now that Qin Chi said this, it was obvious that the memorial was about the Yuan family.

Qin Chi took out the evidence of the poisoning case again. "I almost couldn't return this time. It was Magistrate Yang who solved the case, found the real murderer, arrested the murderer and put him in prison. The murderer confessed that he was assigned by the Yuan family. This is the evidence of the case. Please take a look, Your Majesty."

"Present it." Emperor Mingcheng said.

The eunuch in front of the emperor came over, took the evidence, and presented it to Emperor Mingcheng for review.

At this moment, the hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Minister Yuan hurriedly stepped forward to defend himself: "Qin Qi'an's words are pure slander! I am upright and have nothing to fear. I hope Your Majesty will understand!"

Emperor Cheng of the Ming Dynasty threw the evidence at Minister Yuan.

Minister Yuan knelt down hurriedly, picked up the evidence and looked through it. "Slander! This is pure slander. The Yang family is plotting against me. Your Majesty, the Yang family must have taken the initiative and killed me to cover up their crimes."

"Nonsense! Don't think you can get away with it, old thief Yuan. What did the Yuan family do? Can they hide it from Your Majesty in the future?"

Elder Yang pointed at Minister Yuan, his face full of grief and anger, and said, "Mr. Yuan, the facts are before our eyes, how can you quibble? I think you have nothing to say, and you want to throw dirty water on the Yang family, what a shameless person."

Then, Yang Ge Lao said to Emperor Ming Cheng: "Your Majesty, I have always admired Qin Qi'an's talents. When Madam Yuan and her son tried to attack him, I couldn't help but give him a hand. How could I take advantage of him going to Taihu Lake to provide disaster relief and harm him? This lie, let alone those present today, would not be believed even if it was spread outside."

Actually, there is some truth in this.

Most of the court officials did not believe it.

Minister Yuan's frame-up was indeed a bit clumsy.

However, Yuan Shangshu was not panicked at all. He took out a memorial from his pocket and held it high above his head. "Today, I want to sue Yang Lingyu, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, for being partial to his own interests and perverting the law while serving as the prefect of Huizhou Prefecture. He also murdered hundreds of people in the Song family together with the local gentry Zeng family. Afterwards, all the relatives and friends who were involved were either killed or injured, and dozens of lives were involved..."

Minister Yuan's voice echoed in the hall.

Every word was like a sharp blade, cutting the hearts of everyone in the Yang family.

Qin Chi understood what Minister Yuan said and modified his description of the case, which sounded horrifying at first glance.

Obviously missing.

If he speaks it out, he is dead.

The so-called relatives and friends are actually mostly arranged servants.

The atmosphere in the hall was solemn and all the ministers were silent.

The only sound was the argument between the Yang and Yuan factions, and neither wanted to let the other go.

"Shut up!"

Emperor Mingcheng frowned, and for a moment, the entire hall fell into silence. He looked at Yang Lingyu who was kneeling below him, "Shaoqing Yang, do you want to plead guilty?"

"Your Majesty, I am innocent."

Yang Lingyu kowtowed and cried out for justice, "I worked diligently during my tenure as the prefect of Huizhou and never dared to..."

"Yang Shaoqing!"

Yuan Shangshu insisted on biting Yang Lingyu, "Everyone in Huizhou Prefecture knows that six years ago, the Song family, a century-old drug dealer, had their homes confiscated and were imprisoned because of your official order."

After saying this, Yuan Shangshu looked at Qin Chi sinisterly, "Master Qin must have heard something about coming from Huizhou Prefecture."

"It is true. On the night that the Song family was imprisoned, the government office immediately escorted the prisoners to the capital. Almost everyone in She County, Huizhou Prefecture knows about this. We can find out by sending someone to inquire." Qin Chi answered this matter very frankly.

After a pause, Qin Chi continued, "Song's medicinal materials have always been of high quality and reasonably priced, benefiting countless people in Huizhou. When the Song family got into trouble, the prices of medicinal materials on the market were volatile. Among them, several medicinal materials unique to the Song family were ridiculously expensive, comparable to gold. Even now, a few medicinal materials are still unsalable."

A trace of fear flashed across Yang Lingyu's eyes.

Elder Yang frowned, but still tried to remain calm.

"Wow, this is too cruel. Hundreds of lives were taken and he covered the sky with one hand." Duke Ningguo suddenly interrupted.

He neither stands on the side of the Yang family nor the Yuan family.

In the eyes of others, he is just a stupid guy with a bad mouth.

At this time, no one would get involved and would avoid it as much as possible, but he was the only one who dared to speak out.

Duke Ningguo seemed to recall the past and said, "No wonder a few years ago, the old housekeeper said that the prices of medicinal herbs in Huizhou were rising sharply, and then some time later, he said that some herbs were no longer available."

Some military officers also teased, "When it comes to being ruthless, it's the scholars who are the best. Military officers have their hands stained with blood to defend their country and kill the enemy in battle, while scholars can take hundreds of lives with just their mouths. They are much more powerful than us. In the future, wherever there is a war, throw these civil officials there. They will surely kill without shedding blood, and kill as many as they can."

"Ha, cough cough."

Some people couldn't hold back their laughter and could only cover it up by coughing.

Emperor Mingcheng looked at Minister Yuan again, "Yang Lingyu denies it. Do you have any evidence, Minister Yuan?"

"Have!"

Minister Yuan has sufficient evidence.