amaotonovel Chapter 665 Is this some kind of injustice?!
Chapter 665 Is this some kind of injustice?!
When Tu Jie was brought to the main hall by the Embroidered Uniform Guard for trial, he was still in a daze.
I, the adopted son of Hu Weiyong, the Vice Minister of the Secretariat, and an imperial censor under Liu Bowen, the Earl of Chengyi and Grand Censor, was arrested by the Embroidered Uniform Guard without warning, and my wife and children were arrested along with me.
Most importantly, the Embroidered Uniform Guards would arrest people and then immediately imprison them, without ever interrogating them.
So you arrest people just to lock them up and keep them around for fun?
Tu Jie did try to find out information, and he did try to ask for help.
The problem was that the Imperial Guards watching over him seemed to have been poisoned and rendered mute and deaf, ignoring everything he said or asked.
If Tu Jie hadn't just seen the plaque of the Shandong Provincial Administration Office, he wouldn't even have known where he had been arrested.
Now that he had finally met Hu Weiyong, Tu Jie felt a little more confident and immediately cried out frantically, "Father! Save me! Save me! The Embroidered Uniform Guard has gone mad!"
Hu Weiyong clenched his fists into his sleeves, but in the end he could only sigh helplessly and say, "Just tell me whatever the Prince Consort asks you."
Tu Jie paused slightly, then turned to look at Yang Shaofeng.
What the hell!
When did I offend Yang the Madman?
Yes, I often submit memorials to impeach him, but the charges I bring against him are nothing more than "beating and scolding the people and indulging in extravagance." Isn't that just routine for our Censorate at the end of each month?
Why did you have to send the Embroidered Uniform Guard to arrest me and bring me to Jinan Prefecture for trial?
Just as Tu Jie was lost in thought, Yang Shaofeng looked him up and down and asked, "Tu Jie, do you know Gu Chengzhi?"
Tu Jie nodded, looking completely bewildered: "I know him, he's my wife's brother."
Yang Shaofeng continued, "Did you know that Gu Chengzhi committed a major crime?"
Tu Jie was completely dumbfounded.
"A major case?"
"Gu Chengzhi?"
"What serious crimes could a scholar who is too weak to even kill a chicken, and who occasionally does housework like building bridges and paving roads in his village, possibly commit?"
Most importantly, if he commits a crime, why don't you arrest him? Why are you arresting me?
Thinking of this, Tu Jie's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Gu Chengzhi committed a major crime.
His brother-in-law was also arrested along with him.
Moreover, it was the Embroidered Uniform Guard who carried out the operation.
After eliminating other impossible options, the remaining answer, no matter how outrageous, can only be the truth—that bastard Gu Chengzhi is about to rebel!
Tu Jie's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground, staring blankly at Yang Shaofeng and asking, "Gu Chengzhi has rebelled?"
Seeing Tu Jie collapse to the ground, Hu Weiyong almost burst out laughing.
it is good.
Great.
Just looking at Tu Jie's silly, collapsed-on-the-ground appearance is enough to prove that he has no connection with Gu Chengzhi.
It's good that there's no involvement.
As long as he has no connection with Gu Chengzhi, even if he loses his life, at least he can get away with it quickly.
Just as Hu Weiyong was pondering this, Yang Shaofeng shook his head and said, "Gu Chengzhi did not rebel, but he colluded with Yang Yuanqing and Yang Zhongyuan, causing people to abduct children on a large scale, and privately selling ironware to Hu Yuan. He also colluded with a monk named Master Shihang."
After a slight pause, Yang Shaofeng stared intently into Tu Jie's eyes and asked, "Are you aware of these things?"
Tu Jie was completely dumbfounded and replied with a bewildered expression, "I don't know anything about it, I've never heard Gu Chengzhi mention it."
Child abduction?
Selling ironware?
These are the two major cases that just broke out recently, aren't they?
How did it end up being associated with Gu Chengzhi?
As Tu Jie pondered this, his expression turned grim, and many things he hadn't understood before suddenly became clear.
It is obvious that Gu Chengzhi was responsible for these two major cases.
However, that bastard Gu Chengzhi used his own name when he did things.
Even if he didn't openly use his own name, he was at least able to pull off so many messes by claiming to be "the brother-in-law of Hu Weiyong, the adopted son of the Vice Minister of the Secretariat."
Tu Jie looked up blankly at Yang Shaofeng and cried out, "I'm innocent!"
"This humble official has absolutely no idea what that bastard Gu Chengzhi has done!"
"Although Gu Chengzhi is related to me, I have always avoided contact with him in order to avoid suspicion. Even the gifts I receive during festivals are just fruits and candied fruits. Any valuable items I occasionally receive are reported to the Censorate."
"Moreover, I am in the capital, while Gu Chengzhi is far away in Wuxi. I have absolutely no idea whether he is acting under my name!"
Tu Jie was so angry at this moment that he even wanted to kill Gu Chengzhi. If he could gain something from this, it wouldn't be a waste to accompany Gu Chengzhi to the execution ground.
The key point is that I was neither aware of it nor did I gain any benefit. Isn't that incredibly unfair?
Moreover, judging from the implication in Yang Dianfeng's words, Gu Chengzhi was also involved with someone called Master Shihang, and it seemed that Master Shihang was not a simple person either.
Tu Jie became more and more confused as he thought about it.
Yang Shaofeng sighed slightly and instructed Chang Xiaojiu, "Take Tu Jie away and keep him under guard."
Seeing that the Imperial Guard officers were about to arrest him, Tu Jie panicked: "Innocent! Your Highness, I'm innocent! I didn't collude with Gu Cheng!"
Yang Shaofeng nodded and said, "I believe you, but before the case is closed, I will have to trouble Imperial Censor Tu to stay in jail for a while."
Tu Jie was extremely anxious. While struggling, he looked at Hu Weiyong and cried out, "Father! Father!"
For the first time, Hu Weiyong felt that his adopted son was incredibly foolish.
Being locked up in jail is a good thing.
Go to jail and stay there; at least there's still a glimmer of hope.
At the very least, it proves that Yang the Madman didn't intend to kill you.
Even if they really want to exterminate Gu Chengzhi's entire family, I'll risk all my reputation to plead with the higher-ups and the Empress. You might still have a chance to survive.
If you really piss Yang off, even if you manage to get out of jail alive, what will happen to you while you're in there? You'll likely face dire consequences.
Hu Weiyong, his face dark, shouted, "Get out of here and go to jail! If you dare to make a scene again, I'll charge you with 'yelling in court'!"
After Tu Jie was dragged away by the Imperial Guard captain, Hu Weiyong changed his expression and sighed, "This little beast has never experienced any storms, and now he has become a laughing stock for the Prince Consort."
Yang Shaofeng smiled and said, "This is not a matter of whether there are any storms or not. If it were me, I'm afraid I would be no better than Imperial Censor Tu."
Hu Weiyong sighed again, exchanged a few polite words, and then asked, "Who will be interrogated next?"
Yang Shaofeng's smile faded, and his expression gradually turned cold: "Next, of course, is to interrogate the culprit of this case, Gu Chengzhi."
"Doesn't Councilor Hu wonder how Gu Chengzhi managed to pull off this major case?"