Traveling through the emperor, overthrowing the empress dowager at the beginning

A few boxes suddenly appeared in the Taiqian Palace.

All the officials were very surprised.

"Your Majesty, what exactly is in these boxes?"

Yang Dechang frowned slightly and asked.

"Heh, Prime Minister Yang, didn't you say before that Gao Yunhu was wrongly accused? And that the evidence in Minister Du's hands was fake?"

Ye Chen stared at Yang Dechang and asked, but did not directly say what was in the box.

"Your Majesty, Yun Hu has already died to prove his loyalty. He must have been wronged!"

Yang Dechang insisted.

Hearing this, Ye Chen immediately smiled.

"But why do I feel that Minister Gao committed suicide out of fear of punishment?"

Ye Chen pointed at the boxes and said, "Prime Minister Yang, don't you want to know what's inside those boxes?"

"Come here, bring a box over and open it for the Prime Minister to see."

Upon hearing this, two imperial guards immediately stepped forward, lifted up a box, placed it in front of Yang Dechang, and then opened the box.

What comes into view are pieces of gold bricks.

Yang Dechang's face changed drastically when he saw this.

"The money in this box was all seized from the house of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue yesterday."

"Prime Minister, how much is the salary of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue? Even if he works for hundreds of years, he can't save that much money, right?"

Ye Chen stared at Yang Dechang with a sharp gaze.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the ancestors of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue are all from noble families and have accumulated wealth. This money may not have been accumulated by the Left Vice Minister alone."

Yang Dechang frowned. He really didn't expect that the imperial guards would actually find something when they went to Li Shanyu's house.

Is it so obvious where Li Shanyu hid his money?

I copied it out just by copying it.

It shouldn't be.

Yang Dechang thought he knew Li Shanyu very well, and had long ago told Li Shanyu that the location where this guy hid important things should be impossible for outsiders to find.

The current situation was beyond Yang Dechang's expectations, but he still tried his best to find a way out.

"Prime Minister, we found more than just these gold bricks in Minister Li's house."

Ye Chen smiled coldly.

"Bring it up!"

Another box was brought up.

After the box was opened, Yang Dechang stared at the bamboo slips inside with wide eyes.

"Does the Prime Minister know what these are?"

"I don't know, veteran."

Yang Dechang's eyes were gloomy, and he already had a bad feeling in his heart.

"These are the evidence that Minister Li accepted bribes this year!"

"This guy has a ledger that records every penny he gets, but it's supposed to be destroyed at the end of the year. But he hasn't had time to do it this year."

Ye Chen stood up, his eyes like a knife, and said word by word: "And the money that Minister Li collected from the Ministry of Revenue from January to September, every single one of them can be compared with the account books left by Minister Du."

"Prime Minister Yang, do you still believe that Shangshu Gao is innocent?"

"Do you still believe that Minister Gao is using his death to prove his integrity?"

Every word Ye Chen said was like a heavy hammer, hitting Yang Dechang's heart.

Yang Dechang's old face turned pale in an instant.

"Your Majesty, I believe this matter needs further discussion. If Minister Li is truly guilty, he should be handed over to the Ministry of Justice."

"No need to bother with that. Someone, bring Li Shanyu to the palace!"

Ye Chen waved his hand, his tone domineering and firm.

Yang Dechang's face turned even darker.

Ye Chen interrupted him directly.

Li Shanyu was soon dragged to the Taiqian Palace by the imperial guards.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty. I know my crime! Prime Minister, please save me! Prime Minister!"

As soon as Li Shanyu entered the Taiqian Palace, he kowtowed immediately.

Upon hearing this, Yang Dechang was so angry that his nose was crooked.

You admit that you are guilty, and you still want me to save you?

At this time, Yang Dechang even wanted to kill someone.

But he didn't know that the reason why Li Shanyu pleaded guilty was because Ye Chen had a firm grip on the murder of the Marquis's family and there was no possibility of turning the tables.

"Li Shanyu, tell me, when you embezzled the Ministry of Revenue's money, was Gao Yunhu involved? If you tell me, you are an accomplice. If you don't, then you are the principal offender."

Ye Chen sneered and said.

"Your Majesty, Minister Gao was involved."

Li Shanyu paused, then added, "He forced me to do this!"

"Li Shanyu!"

Gao Yunhe shouted at the top of his lungs, pointing his trembling fingers at Li Shanyu, his eyes wide as copper bells, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"General Gao, why are you so excited? Are you also responsible for what Gao Yunhu did? Oh, I almost forgot, you two are brothers."

Ye Chen looked fiercely at Gao Yunhe.

Gao Yunhe trembled all over and felt terrified.

"Your Majesty, don't believe one side of the story."

Yang Dechang quickly stepped forward and spoke.

"One-sided story? Li Shanyu has the details of the bribes he received, and Minister Du has the account books that incriminate Gao Yunhu. Li Shanyu also identified Gao Yunhu."

"Prime Minister Yang, we have witnesses and evidence, and this is still one-sided?"

"Do you think I'm deaf, blind, or confused?"

The saliva in Ye Chen's mouth immediately spurted out, splashing all over Yang Dechang's face.

Hearing this, Yang Dechang's lips moved slightly.

"Your Majesty, I dare not."

Now that the evidence is conclusive, Yang Dechang has no choice but to bow his head.

"Prime Minister Yang, tell me now, did Gao Yunhu prove his innocence or commit suicide out of fear of punishment?"

Ye Chen asked again.

Hearing this, Yang Dechang gritted his teeth, with resentment in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, since the evidence is irrefutable, I, this old minister, also believe that Gao Yunhu truly committed suicide out of fear of punishment!"

Yang Dechang paused, then continued, "As Li Shanyu is the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and an accomplice, he is certainly implicated. Your Majesty, please hand him over to the Ministry of Justice for a joint trial!"

"No need."

Ye Chen refused directly.

"Gao Yunhu committed suicide out of fear of punishment for corruption. All his official positions were stripped, and he was not allowed to be buried with official rites. His entire family was imprisoned on death row!"

"Send someone to search my house. Gao Yunhu has been the Minister of Revenue for ten years. According to the silver recorded in the Ministry of Revenue's account books, I will multiply it tenfold and search it for me."

"If we can't find enough money, then someone must be his accomplice!"

Ye Chen was not polite at all, and his voice was deafening.

Every word he said made Yang Dechang hate him so much that his teeth itched, and Gao Yunhe's old face behind him turned completely black.

Gao Yunhu was not only stripped of his official position, but also fined. If the money was not enough, further investigation would be carried out.

But Gao Yunhu is a member of the Gao family and lives in the same yard with Gao Yunhe. If he doesn’t have enough money, can he only ask the Gao family for it?

But faced with Ye Chen's unreasonable order, the two had no choice but to accept it.

It’s because Ye Chen has the evidence and is right.

Yang Dechang looked at Ye Chen with a cold gaze, but he never expected that Ye Chen would turn the tables like this.

From his experienced perspective, Ye Chen must have caught Li Shanyu, otherwise he would never do this.

But it's too late to say anything now.

This time, Ye Chen clearly won.