inspire-indiana Chapter 292 Complaint
Chapter 292 Complaint
Taiyang Street.
When Lin Yuxue and Ying'er saw the carriage from the Imperial Master's Mansion approaching, they immediately knelt in the middle of the road and shouted:
"The Lin family of Huizhou has been wronged. The commoner Lin Yuxue has sued the current Minister of Revenue Cai Li and the current prefect of Huizhou Geng Shouxin for embezzling Huizhou's tax silver and putting the blame on the Lin family!"
When the people nearby heard that there was a big melon, they all stopped to watch.
"These two girls, dressed in ordinary clothes, actually dared to stop the imperial master's carriage. Are they trying to save their lives?"
"I think they really have a great grievance, otherwise how dare they sue the officials? They will be beaten with a stick, do they still want to keep their reputation?"
"Listen to who they are accusing? A minister and a prefect. They are really brave."
"Alas, there are few good people among officials. I'm afraid these two girls are going to be in trouble."
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The carriage slowly stopped and Liu Erdan opened the curtain.
When Lin Yuxue and Ying'er saw that the person sitting in the carriage was indeed the dean, they were surprised and delighted.
Just now they were still skeptical. After all, in their imagination, the national teacher should be an old man with white hair and beard.
"Who is kneeling on the road? Stand up and come closer to talk." Gu Xi said in a deep voice.
Most of the people had never seen the imperial teacher, and at this moment they all looked towards the carriage.
"Wow! This is the Imperial Master? So young?"
"Being able to pray for the rain from heaven, I thought the Imperial Master was an old man with a celestial appearance, but I didn't expect him to be a young and handsome man."
"Yes, yes, this is indeed the Imperial Master. My mother was ill, so I came to the Imperial Master's residence for help. It was the Imperial Master who treated her. The medicine cured her illness. I want to kowtow to the Imperial Master again."
After the commoner had said this, he actually knelt down and kowtowed.
Ren Ying'er helped Lin Yuxue forward and handed over the petition. Gu Xi took a look and found that Lin Yuxue's handwriting was beautiful and the petition was also written very well. She was truly a talented woman.
"How can this be! Officials colluded, embezzled taxes, and framed loyal officials. Miss Lin, your petition has been accepted by the master. Do you dare to come with me to the palace to see the emperor?"
Lin Yuxue looked determined and said:
"I will go through mountains of swords and seas of fire to redress the injustice of the Lin family!"
Gu Xi nodded and said loudly:
"Okay! Just because of your courage to disregard life and death, my teacher will take you to the palace to file a complaint immediately!"
Gu Xi asked Lin Yuxue and Ying'er to take the carriage, and she rode a horse towards the palace.
Cai Mansion.
When Cai Li heard the servants report that the women of the Lin family had stopped the imperial teacher's carriage in the street and accused him of embezzling tax silver and framing officials, he was immediately shocked:
"What?! How could the guilty girl of the Lin family accuse me? What did she know?"
This is too weird. If the Lin family sued the Geng family, it would make sense.
Everything he did was done in secret, how could anyone notice it?
"Damn it! The Geng family must have let the news slip. What a bunch of idiots!"
Fortunately, they definitely have no evidence. If they sue officials as citizens without solid evidence, they will surely be put to death.
Cai Li felt relieved a little. After all, the silver had already been in the hands of the fifth prince.
He said to a servant:
"Go to Prince Zhao's mansion to give him a warning."
When the Fifth Prince heard the news, he felt a little panicked for some reason and immediately asked his servants to prepare a carriage and rush to the west of the city.
At this moment, Lin Yuxue was already kneeling in front of Emperor Jichang.
Originally, with her identity, it was impossible for the emperor to see her, but Gu Xi told the emperor that Lin Yuxue knew the whereabouts of the one million taels of tax silver.
This is not a small amount, and Emperor Jichang was tempted.
Back then, Lin Chezhi embezzled one million taels of tax silver. Although there were witnesses, there was no physical evidence, and the silver was never found.
"I, the humble lady Lin Yuxue, beg Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate the Huizhou tax and silver case!" Lin Yuxue knelt down with great respect.
Emperor Jichang asked:
"Do you know the whereabouts of the tax silver?"
Lin Yuxue said:
"Your Majesty, the tax money was transferred to the current Minister of Personnel, Cai Li, through Geng Shouxin's hands."
Emperor Jichang frowned slightly:
"Do you know what the crime of slandering an official of the imperial court is?"
Lin Yuxue replied calmly:
"I know that slandering an official of the imperial court is a capital crime, but everything I said is true. If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can send someone to investigate."
Emperor Jichang narrowed his eyes slightly.
"What evidence do you have? How did you know about this?"
Lin Yuxue followed what she had been taught, and said word for word:
"I was engaged to Geng Shouxin's son Geng Renmian. The day the tax silver was lost was the day of my wedding."
"Geng Renmian not only broke off the engagement, but also told me personally that he was going to marry the concubine of Minister Cai's mansion."
"He forced me to be his concubine, but I would rather die than obey him. After that, I was sold to the capital."
"I just learned by chance a few days ago that the young ladies of Minister Cai's mansion would receive very generous betrothal gifts when they get married. With the wealth of the Geng family, it is simply not enough to marry a young lady from Minister Cai's mansion."
"So I dare to guess that the tax silver is the betrothal gift for the marriage between Cai and Geng!"
Emperor Jichang had a slightly angry look on his face.
"You dare to sue the emperor for just guessing?"
Gu Xi said beside him:
"Your Majesty, calm down. I have also heard about Minister Cai's marriage to the Geng family. His family has many daughters. It is said that every time there is an engagement, money and property are sent to the mansion like water. As for whether there is the tax silver, Your Majesty can send someone to check and find out. If there is no tax silver, it will clear Minister Cai's name. If this girl dares to deceive you, Your Majesty will have a legitimate reason to kill her."
Emperor Jichang was suspicious and had little trust in all his ministers. He would definitely go to Cai's mansion to investigate.
Emperor Jichang glanced at the Imperial Master, wanting to see if he had any hand in this matter, but seeing that he looked like a bystander and did not plead for Lin Yuxue, he said:
"What the Imperial Master said makes sense. Someone, go check out Cai's mansion."
Immediately, a team of imperial guards rushed to Cai's mansion.
Before Cai Li knew what was happening, the Imperial Guards surrounded Cai's mansion and ransacked it.
In order to support the fifth prince's rebellion, the Cai family gave away all their wealth, so he felt at ease.
Go ahead and search. If he doesn’t find anything later, he will definitely go to the palace to ask His Majesty for an explanation.
Unexpectedly, the Imperial Guards found a warehouse full of silver in Cai's mansion, with the seal of Huizhou tax silver still on it, a full million taels of silver.
Cai Li collapsed to the ground in fear.
How could this be?
He had just emptied the warehouse last night and sent all the money to the Fifth Prince. Why did the batch of silver he sent three months ago come back again?
The torn seal was put back intact.
"Ghost, there must be a ghost!" Cai Li was terrified.
The imperial guards thought he was talking madly and took him into the palace along with the silver.
Emperor Jichang was furious and threw Cai Li's family into prison on the spot. He also ordered people to rush to Huizhou to arrest Geng Shouxin's family.
Lin Yuxue cried with joy.
She entered the palace with the determination to risk everything, and also with the intention of dying.
I didn't expect things to go so smoothly. What the imperial teacher said was true. The stolen silver was found in the Cai Mansion, and the Lin family is innocent.