Jiang Yu snapped to his senses moments later. He said in a deep voice, "Wang Qiu, His Majesty personally issued a decree to arrest me. Impossible. Absolutely impossible. I, Jiang Yu, have made some political achievements in Changzhou. Besides, His Majesty is far away in Sovereign Capital, separated by thousands of miles. How could he know a mere provincial governor of Changzhou? "
"Could it be that you are taking revenge for personal reasons?"
"You are deliberately targeting me."
"Wang Qiu, oh Wang Qiu. You have always been conceited and self-righteous because you came from the Wang family. Therefore, you did not have any political achievements as an imperial censor in Changzhou. Now, could it be that you want to use me for political achievements? "
The more Jiang Yu spoke, the more certain he became. He raised his head, clenched his teeth and said, "Everything you've done, everything you've thought, is impossible. I, Jiang Yu, will not be controlled by you. Don't think that you can act without fear just because you have a forged imperial decree. "
"Hahaha …"
Wang Qiu suddenly roared with laughter.
His laughter was filled with mockery.
There was also disdain.
A frog in a forbidden land was ultimately a frog at the bottom of a well. His horizons were too shallow. He did not even know how he had fallen into such a trap. In fact, after hearing Jiang Hu's account and learning of Jiang Yu's actions, he already understood why His Majesty wanted to arrest Jiang Yu.
If Jiang Yu had worked hard to provide disaster relief and did not plot against Du Ye or frame Jiangyin County, there would not be today's situation. At the end of the day, Jiang Yu's outcome was his own doing. The only thing Wang Qiu did not expect was that the imperial decree was actually drafted by Du Ye before Mordor stamped it with his seal.
When Jiang Yu heard Wang Qiu's mocking laughter, he asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Wang Qiu said in a deep voice, "Forget it. I originally wanted to arrest you directly. However, since you are so ignorant, I'll tell you why His Majesty directly ordered you to be arrested. "
Jiang Yu said, "I'm willing to hear the details."
Wang Qiu said directly, "Jiangyin County Magistrate Du Ye is the current Crown Prince. Now, he is only training in Jiangyin County. As for you, Jiang Yu, in order to erase the negative aspects of your disaster relief, not only did you arrange for merchants to infiltrate Jiangyin County, but you also attempted to drive up prices. You even arranged for people to assassinate His Highness. Other than that, you also colluded with the merchants. Tell me, do you deserve to die? "
"There are countless officials in the vast Xia Xia. It's impossible to say that the establishment of the Censorate will eliminate corrupt officials. It can only eliminate corrupt officials to the greatest extent. "
"After all, a lot of information is not easy to verify."
"Take you, Jiang Yu, for example. If Jiang Hu wasn't in power, I wouldn't know much about you. At most, this official sees that you have some small problems, but it's not too big of a problem, so I turn a blind eye. "
Wang Qiu said, "But now, it involves His Highness the Crown Prince, and then it brings you even more problems. Thus, you will definitely not be able to escape now. If you cooperate obediently, perhaps your family will not be implicated. If he resisted stubbornly, he would be executed on the spot. Apart from that, I will also take down your Jiang Clan. Cooperate well and strive to redeem yourself. "
Shua!
Jiang Yu's expression changed drastically.
At this moment, his heart had truly collapsed.
He wanted to kill the Crown Prince.
He had actually plotted against the current Crown Prince.
Jiang Yu felt his legs go soft, and he collapsed to the ground. At this moment, Jiang Yu couldn't take it anymore. He was even more sorrowful in his heart. How could he have met the current Crown Prince?!
Du Ye was the Crown Prince.
Why did the Crown Prince come to Jiangyin County to be the county magistrate?
Du Ye was the county magistrate of Jiangyin County at such a young age, and it was directly arranged by the higher-ups. At that time, Jiang Yu only thought that Du Ye was a descendant of an aristocratic family, and he didn't consider other things.
Wang Qiu looked at Jiang Yu, who had fallen to the ground, and waved his hand, and soldiers came forward to take Jiang Yu away.
Jiang Yu murmured, "Censor Wang, I'm willing to confess and cooperate. Although I've done something wrong, everyone in the Jiang Clan is innocent. Please be merciful, Censor Wang. "
Wang Qiu said, "As long as they didn't break the law, I won't arbitrarily implicate the innocent. Moreover, as long as you redeem yourself by doing good deeds, your crime will definitely be reduced. "
Jiang Yu hurriedly said, "I'll cooperate, I'm willing to cooperate."
Wang Qiu directly took Jiang Yu away.
The Provincial Governor's Office was also sealed up. For the time being, Jiang Yu's family would also be detained and couldn't enter or leave as they pleased. As long as this case wasn't closed, they couldn't leave.
After Wang Qiu began to interrogate Jiang Yu, Du Ye's group arrived at Jinling County.
Du Ye brought Mordor to the Provincial Governor's Office in the city. Seeing that the office had already been sealed up and that there were people standing guard to prevent entry and exit, he turned around and headed straight for the Censor's Office.
As soon as Du Ye arrived at the Censor's Office, Wang Qiu received the news and quickly came out to welcome him. He didn't see Du Qi and was somewhat disappointed. If Du Qi was here, then he could also show his face.
However, with Du Ye here, it didn't matter.
Wang Qiu led Du Ye and Mordor into the main hall. After Du Ye took a seat, Wang Qiu said, "Your Highness, Jiang Yu's case has been thoroughly investigated. Jiang Yu accepted bribes, colluded with merchants, and even secretly harmed the Crown Prince. His crimes are punishable by death. Especially Jiang Yu, who actually wanted to murder the Crown Prince. For such a serious crime, it wouldn't be too much to implicate nine generations of his family. However, Your Majesty is benevolent and magnanimous to the people. Moreover, apart from the Jiang family, the rest of the people are somewhat innocent. Therefore, I suggest that we kill the entire Jiang Family and execute all the members of the Jiang Family. Apart from them, no other people will be implicated. "
As an official of the Censor's Office, Wang Qiu also had his own principles.
He didn't make the case implicate nine generations of his family.
Instead, he only hoped to deal with the Jiang family.
Now that Du Ye had gained some experience, he was different from before. Especially since he was intelligent and mature to begin with, so after hearing Wang Qiu's words, he didn't immediately express his opinion. Instead, he ordered, "Bring Jiang Yu's dossier over. This crown prince wants to examine it."
After Wang Qiu acknowledged, he immediately made the arrangements.
Not long after, a stack of files regarding Jiang Yu was brought over. Speaking of Jiang Yu, he had committed quite a number of crimes, especially colluding with merchants and acting in collusion with them. Of course, the biggest problem was still the murder of Du Ye.
After Du Ye finished reading it all, he said in a deep voice, "Although Jiang Yu murdered this Crown Prince, Jiang Yu's family is innocent. There is no need to implicate the innocent. Since this was done by Jiang Yu, we only need to kill Jiang Yu alone. As for the Jiang family's illegal gains, recover them all. There is no need to implicate the Jiang family. "
Wang Qiu clasped his hands and bowed, "Your Highness is wise."
This was the best arrangement.
Wang Qiu also sighed in his heart. The Crown Prince was indeed different. He had the style of his father.
Du Ye said in a deep voice, "As for the candidate for the Provincial Governor of Changzhou, you will temporarily handle the government affairs. This Crown Prince will send a letter to the Jiangnan Dao and order the Jiangnan Dao's Chief Steward to immediately arrange for someone to take over. In addition, as for Jiang Yu's case, send it to the Jiangnan Dao's Censor after the case is closed. Let the higher-ups handle it. Don't waste time. "
Wang Qiu said, "This subject obeys the decree!"
Du Ye said in a deep voice, "It seems that this time, this Crown Prince came to Jinling County for a visit. There is nothing else for the time being. "
Wang Qiu said, "Your Highness, Jinling County's scenery is not bad. It is now September. The autumn air is crisp and the weather is excellent. Therefore, it is not bad to stay in Jinling County for the time being and enjoy its beautiful scenery. "
Du Ye shook his head and said, "There is no need. The lives of the local people are hard and difficult. How can this Crown Prince be in the mood to stay and enjoy the scenery? Now that Changzhou is suffering from a great disaster, Wang Qiu, you will temporarily take over the position of Provincial Governor of Changzhou. You must make proper arrangements as soon as possible. "
Wang Qiu said, "This subject obeys Your Highness's orders."
Du Ye also got up and left.
He did not linger.
After Du Ye left with Mordor, he did not stay in Jinling County. After all, Jiang Yu had already been taken down. Jiang Yu could not harm Du Ye now. Although Jiangyin County was not greatly affected by the flood, it still needed to continue providing disaster relief.
Du Ye had to hurry back.
On the way back, Du Ye did not waste any time. As soon as he returned to Jiangyin County, he first asked some people about the basic situation of Jiangyin County.
The price of grain in Jiangyin County had completely fallen.
The people could afford to buy grain.
Moreover, Jiangyin County had sufficient grain storage, so there was no need to worry about not having enough.
Du Ye understood the situation and knew that the eight merchants led by Mai Hong had all been killed. He could not help but praise in his heart. As expected of his Imperial Father. He was decisive in killing and easily executed all the merchants.
Du Ye let Xu Tu go home to report his safety. Then, he went straight back to the county office. He came to the backyard. After seeing Du Qi, he bowed and told him what had happened along the way. He also said that he had faked the imperial edict and had Mordor order Wang Qiu to punish Jiang Yu.
After everything was said, Du Ye said, "Father, although Jiang Yu is dead and the Jiangnan Society has arranged for people to go to Changzhou. However, after what happened this time, I still feel that this local official is really too bad. In order to keep his official position, in order to show that he did not provide disaster relief, he actually wanted to kill. "
Du Qi smiled and said, "Ye 'er, this is the local official. This is also the human heart. In fact, what you're seeing right now is the most superficial of things. In the real imperial court, there is even more intrigue. Being born as a human, it was impossible for everything to be simple, and it was even more impossible for him to be pure. This is because everyone is burdened with a conflict of interest. "
Du Ye nodded solemnly.
He knew that Du Qi's words were reasonable. As a person, especially born into the imperial family and becoming the Crown Prince, he was destined to encounter countless intrigues.
It was impossible to live a simple life.
Du Ye changed the topic and said, "Father, because I mobilized the Censorate to deal with Jiang Yu. Although the news that I am the Crown Prince has not spread, at least many people in the Jiangnan Society already know my identity. Therefore, I feel that it is useless to continue staying in Jiangyin County. I plan to deal with the current disaster in Jiangyin County and leave my post. After all, there are not many problems in Jiangyin County now. "
Du Qi thought carefully and said, "Alright, we will do as you say."
"Thank you, Father!"
Du Ye bowed and thanked him, then turned and left.
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