C109 Impeachment

The next day, the shopkeeper found out that the people on the first floor, along with their cars, had disappeared, and no one knew where they had gone.

The shopkeeper looked at the room where the goods were stored. There were axis marks on it. The money in their room had also been paid when they entered the shop. The shopkeeper only thought that they had rushed there in the middle of the night and didn't think much about it. He was busy taking care of the other customers.

Escort officer and the others pressed their belongings and rushed to the military camp. The journey that originally took three days was only a day and a half. They sent the goods to the military camp and did not drink a mouthful of wine before rushing back.

"What happened this time? We rushed here and then we rushed back."

"Who knows? Maybe I'm too busy to go back and marry a wife." The two soldiers who received them joked as they sent the goods to the headbook of the military camp. From time to time, hearty laughter could be heard.

"Captain Mushi, the armor and ordnance of your new recruit camp are here. Come and take a look!" The soldier shouted and waved at the training ground.

Mu Jun and Mu Quan turned around and jogged over. Their skin was yellow and rough, but most of them were heroic and mature.

The two of them bowed at the same time. "You've come. Thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard work. We are only passing down orders. The two decanus are the ones who have worked hard. We have to give the new recruits the most basic training every year."

"We're all brothers. You guys go ahead and get busy!" Mu Quan waved his hand and smiled back at them.

"Yes." The two soldiers bowed and left.

Mu Jun and Mu Quan checked the weapons that were sent over and looked around. They took out a piece of armor and looked at it under the sun. There was no problem. Why did it feel weird? Mu Quan shook his head. "Big brother, why is this armor so much lighter than before?"

"This is also a weapon." Mu Jun and Mu Quan looked at each other and frowned. "Let's go and report it to the registrar first."

"Okay." Mu Quan responded and instructed the new recruits who were training, "Finish what I told you just now and let you rest for a while. If I find out who is slacking off, what awaits him is a military baton."

"Yes!" His voice was orderly and loud.

He arranged for a few more people to escort the car to the military tent.

The registrar took a look and felt that it was not good. This batch of armor and ordnance did not meet the requirements. Materials to be used. If the soldiers were wearing armor, it would be less than a third of what it originally was. With this weapon, they would probably be fish on the enemy's chopping board. They would be slaughtered without any ability to fight back!

Mu Jun and his brother wanted to report it to General Ling, but they were refuted by the registrar. "No, General Ling is a relative of the Duke of Ling, and the Duke of Ling is Eldest Prince's henchman. The armor and weapons are all made by the Ministry of Industry, and they are also escorted. The Minister of Industry is also Eldest Prince's man. If you report to General Ling... What will happen?"

"General Ling will protect the Minister of Works and not submit a memorial." Mu Quan replied without thinking.

"Also, although he was perfunctory to us and said that he had submitted the memorial, he also secretly suppressed this matter. Even if he really did submit the memorial, the ones who knew before the Emperor were Eldest Prince Zi and the Minister of Works." Mu Jun added a few more words.

The registrar nodded. He was in charge of the army's rations, armaments, and expenses. If someone fabricated it, it would bring disaster to the country and the people, so he naturally wouldn't agree. After taking a few steps, he looked at Mu Jun and Mu Quan. "You two, find a random reason to ask General Ling to take a leave of absence and return to the capital. I will write two reports, one for each of you. No matter who it is, both of you will leave the military camp and return to the capital as fast as you can. Report this to His Majesty and split into two groups to avoid being discovered. "

"Alright" Mu Jun and Mu Quan waited for the main book to write a memorial. After they put it away, they returned to the barracks and casually put away a few soft things. At the same time, they went to Ling Chuan to ask for leave, saying that there was something important at home, and they wanted to go back together to take a look.

Ling Chuan was an old fox. Yu Longzi had told him to treat the two princes well, which was also a way to win Mu Po over. Thinking about it, this time he gave them a favor. It could be considered a way to win Mu Po over, so he agreed readily.

The two of them left the barracks, and according to the plan, they first traveled together for a distance, and then split up.

A few days later, in the throne room, the Emperor was wearing a dragon robe and was sitting upright on a huge and exquisite dragon throne. Both of his hands were placed on the dragon heads on both sides of the dragon throne. From the dragon throne to the position of a hundred officials, there were more than ten steps.

The civil servants were on the left, the military officials were on the right, Yu Longzi and Yu Longtang were on the civil servants' side. Yu Longchen rarely went to court and stood on the military officials' side.

The eunuch waited for the Emperor to nod and shouted at the steps, "There is a memorial, there is no reason to retreat."

Every official looked at each other. Mu Po looked around and stood out. He bowed his head and said respectfully, "This official has this memorial."

"Dear Minister Mu, what is it?" The Emperor gave him a look and the eunuch returned to the Emperor's side.

"This official has received a secret report that the Minister of Works, Sir Zhou, has obtained countless treasures. This official did not believe it, so he secretly investigated and found out that Sir Zhou was two days ago. He bought three residences in the bustling district of the Imperial Capital and had dealings with jewelry merchants. This official has a witness and land deed. I hope that Your Majesty can investigate this matter thoroughly! " Mu Po stared at Zhou Xuanyi for a while, then turned to look at the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, this official can buy a house, and there is nothing strange about having dealings with jewelry merchants. I wonder what is the use of the so-called witness and material evidence brought by the prime minister? And to slander the official like this. What is his intention?" Zhou Xuanyi argued with all his might, and his words were not without reason.

"Lord Zhou can buy a house, but only one of the three houses. The price is ten years of Lord Zhou's salary as an official, even if he has some minor business. Why would Lord Zhou buy three mansions in a short period of time, instead of buying them separately? " Mu Po threw out another bunch of questions, "It's not impossible to have a relationship with jewelry merchants. There are so many jewelry merchants in Dayong. Why not just buy them from Yunmeng Country?"

Zhou Xuanyi's small eyes rolled back and forth a few times before kneeling down, "Emperor, please investigate thoroughly. This official was wrongly accused. The first point that the Prime Minister said. That is not true. This official did not buy three houses. Instead, he only bought one. Furthermore, Dayong had close trade relations with Yunmeng Country, and had dealings with other countries' jewelry merchants. It's not a big crime."

"Lord Zhou, did you forget the witnesses and material evidence?" Mu Po presented a confession and a title deed. "Your Majesty, please read it."

Gonggong went down the stairs and placed it on a jade plate, reporting it to the Emperor. The Emperor looked at it and held the land deed with a puzzled expression, "Dear Minister Mu, there is only one land deed on it. Is it Zhou's handwriting and name?"

"Your Majesty, it seems that the Prime Minister has heard some rumors and has come to falsely accuse me." Zhou Xuanyi immediately felt wronged.

"The other two names, one is a distant relative who has a clan relationship with him. The other is his wife's. It's only because he hasn't been here for a long time that no one knows him! " Mu Po looked at the Ministry of Revenue Minister, Shi Chong, and said," This person has a household register in the Ministry of Revenue. You'll know once you check it out. "

" Your Majesty, what the Prime Minister said is true. This official investigated and the truth is indeed so. " Shi Chong also stood up. He was not very reliable.

Zhou Xuanyi's palms began to sweat: "Emperor, this official was wrongly accused and was a relative. They wanted to live in the Imperial Capital, so they bought a house."

"Oh, Lord Zhou has saved up more than ten years of silver taels. Those two distant relatives of yours, generations of peasants, are actually richer than you, the official of the Ministry of Works." Mu Po mocked.

Zhou Xuanyi was just about to defend himself when a royal officer passed on a message from outside the door, "Reporting to the Emperor, decanus Mu requests an audience."

" Oh. They're not in the military camp, what are they doing here? " The Emperor lightly said," Announce! "

"Centurion Xuanmu has an audience!"

"The Centurion Xuan Mu has an audience!" One by one, they went to Mu Jun and Mu Quan, who were waiting in front of the palace gates.