Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Even now, he was still being stubborn, and this realization made the emperor even more angry.

"Investigate, investigate thoroughly, Elder Yang, you personally take people to Jinzhou, I want to see what he can say then."

The emperor roared, and then threw a pen holder on the imperial desk in front of Li Junze.

"Didn't you say it was a false accusation? Didn't you say someone framed you? Well, this time I want to take a good look at who is framing you."

The emperor's anger made everyone in the hall kneel down one after another. It was very difficult for Yang Ge Lao to kneel down because of his poor legs.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I am about to go to Jinzhou recently and will definitely fulfill my mission. Please rest assured, Your Majesty." Yang Ge Lao said in a loud voice.

"Well, thank you for your trouble, Elder Yang. Chengping, go get my 'As if I were here in person' jade token and give it to Elder Yang."

The emperor then spoke to Eunuch Chengping.

After hearing this, Li Junze's face turned pale. He didn't know how to deal with this matter. He could only lie on the ground stupidly, trembling.

Wang Zhuo had already planned everything for himself. He couldn't afford to make any mistakes in this matter, so he was anxiously thinking of countermeasures.

When Yang Ge Lao received the order and took the two people away from the Imperial Study Hall, Li Junze cried and said to the emperor,

"Father, please calm down. I was deceived by others and made such a mistake. Please punish me."

"Why, are you willing to admit it now?"

The emperor was still angry, but after hearing Li Junze's words, his anger actually subsided a lot.

Li Junze raised his head and cried to the emperor, "Father, I was wrong. I know I was wrong. Please punish me."

Then, without waiting for the emperor to ask any more questions, he began to narrate.

"I did all these things because I listened to Gu Qiongsi. She has been helping me with things as Young Master Qingzhu for a long time.

It was my son who was confused. I have known my mistake for a long time. So when I told my father about her last time, I wanted to talk about this matter, but,"

"But I also feel that the relief grain issue did not lead to any irreparable mistakes, so..."

After listening to Li Junze's words, and combining them with what he said last time, that Gu Qiongsi seduced him and drugged him, the emperor began to believe his words for a moment.

"Gu Qiongsi is a woman, why would you listen to her instigation so much?"

The emperor asked in confusion.

"Father, I am impressed by her talent. I admire many of the poems she wrote, so I usually listen to her ideas more.

However, I will not do that again in the future. I really know I was wrong."

"Ah..." The emperor sighed heavily. This time the matter was quite serious. How could it be easily exposed?

"You go back home first and wait for the emperor's order." The emperor said nothing in the end and drove him out.

Eunuch Chengping carefully massaged the emperor's shoulders, not daring to make any sound.

Because the emperor had a frown on his face at this moment, and he knew that the emperor was making a difficult decision.

This decision may directly affect King An's future path and development.

"Go and call Simao De. I want to issue an order."

After a long time, the emperor finally spoke to Eunuch Chengping in a somewhat dry voice.

On this side, as soon as Li Junze returned to Prince An's Mansion, Wang Zhuo hurried over.

After hearing what Sun Xingzhi said, he was also shocked. He quickly packed up his things and ran over.

After listening to Li Junze's account of what happened today, Wang Zhuo was speechless for a moment.

The disaster relief in Jinzhou has caused such a big fuss. It seems that I have underestimated the Jinzhou governor Niu Penghai.

"You did the right thing. It's right to push the responsibility onto Gu Qiongsi. If your grandfather told you, he would do the same."

Wang Zhuo sighed, and then it would depend on how much the emperor believed him.

However, even if the emperor believed it completely, this matter was ultimately a decision made by Li Junze, and punishment was inevitable.

"Grandfather, what should I do next?" Li Junze asked anxiously.

"Let's wait for the emperor's decree and see how he will handle this matter."

Wang Zhuo narrowed his eyes. Based on his understanding of the emperor over the years, he said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to keep your status as Prince An this time."

"Ah?" Li Junze was suddenly terrified. Without the identity of Prince An, even if he defeated the Crown Prince, he would not be the legitimate one.

His face turned pale instantly, and his lips trembled, not knowing how to answer.

"Every disaster relief operation has been done this way before. Wouldn't others do the same? I...

I just made the same choice that everyone would make, why is this happening? "

Li Junze couldn't understand it. Even if he did something wrong, it was not a big mistake. Many officials had done similar things.

“Where did the relief food go?”

"We changed the channel and sold it at a high price to wealthy businessmen and officials in Jinzhou and nearby counties and prefectures." Li Junze answered honestly this time.

"Why did they send the relief food so late? And half of it was sand?"

"Xi Gaoyuan was ordered to collect grain from the surrounding counties, but he was unable to collect any. He had no choice but to continue to collect grain from farther away. As a result, he still could not collect enough grain, so he ended up..."

Li Junze's voice became lower and lower as he spoke. He also discovered the key issue of this matter, which was the disaster relief grain.

As for the other accusations, they are all incidental. What the victims care most about is the issue of relief food.

"Yes, where did Wangyulou get all that food? They can't possibly store so much food normally. After all, they are in the spice business. If it weren't for the food they collected, Xi Gaoyuan would definitely not have delayed so much time."

Wang Zhuo's words made Li Junze immediately understand that the grain in Wangyu Tower was exactly the disaster relief grain that he was going to collect.

"If they didn't do it unintentionally, then they were deliberately setting a trap for me. In this case, the people behind Wangyu Tower really need to be thoroughly investigated."

Li Junze said this in a low voice, and was about to call Wen Jiaxiang over to find someone to investigate Wangyu Tower.

"No need to investigate. Wangyu Tower is definitely related to the Crown Prince. We can guess this from the fact that the Eastern Palace purchased so many perfumes from Wangyu Tower."

Wang Zhuo stopped Li Junze in time. What's the point of investigating now? Just put the blame on the prince directly. Even if there is no relationship, some connection must be found.