Hu Mansion.

study.

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, the Yushi Zhongcheng Mansion has been sealed! Tu Jie has been arrested by the Capital Army and Horses Division!"

While Hu Weiyong was sitting in his study copying a landscape painting, a gloomy voice sounded from behind him.

The man in black, wrapped in a black robe, suddenly appeared behind him.

"What?!"

Hu Weiyong was shocked when he heard the report!

He was really shocked. He didn't expect that the dignified second-rank censor Zhongcheng would come to an end so quickly!

"Where is the young master? Where are you now?!"

Hu Weiyong turned to look at the man in black and asked in a deep voice.

"According to the news from Mu Ping, the young master is currently in a shop on North Street. It seems that he has already bought that shop."

The man in black bowed and replied.

"Buying a shop? Not in the house? Doesn't this matter have anything to do with him?"

Hu Weiyong frowned and muttered to himself in confusion.

"Today, news suddenly came out from Yanyu Tower that Tu Jie raped a cook because he was drunk, so that the cook committed suicide on the spot. As soon as the news came out, the city was full of uproar, and people went to the capital's Military and Horse Department to file a complaint. Immediately afterwards

The military commander of the capital was ordered to take Tu Jie away, and Tu's mansion was sealed."

"The charges are that Tu Jie forcibly defiled a common woman, committed suicide while in prison, and embezzled public money. He is being escorted to the palace at this time. Tu Jie, it's over."

The man in black told everything he had learned, and then came to a conclusion.

"Could it be that all this was planned by that boy?"

Hu Weiyong couldn't believe it and muttered in his heart.

Hu Fei once said in front of him that he would help him kill Tu Jie, but he would not do it himself. He had never believed it at first, but based on the news just now, he already knew that Tu Jie was really going to die.

But at this time, the boy was shopping in a shop on North Street, and he seemed to have nothing to do with this matter.

what happened?

The more Hu Weiyong thought about it, the more confused he became. Then he put down the pen in his hand, stood up and walked out.

"Where is the Prime Minister going?"

The man in black was stunned for a moment and asked slowly.

"Enter the palace."

Hu Weiyong answered casually and walked out quickly.

He wanted to see with his own eyes what happened. If it was really that brat who did it, then he had to help while the iron was hot.

...

Royal Palace.

Fengtian Temple.

"Your Majesty, the guilty minister Tu Jie has been brought!"

Luo Ping, the commander of the Capital Army and Horse Department, escorted Tu Jie into the main hall, bowed respectfully to Zhu Yuanzhang who was sitting on the dragon chair, and said loudly.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and looked at Tu Jie who was being led to kneel on the ground and tied up with a look of dissatisfaction.

Originally, what Tu Jie committed was punishable by death, but he wanted to hear for himself what Tu Jie had to say in defense. After all, Tu Jie was a second-rank official in the imperial court.

Tu Jie knelt on the ground, looking at the majestic Zhu Yuanzhang, his whole body trembling.

By now, he knew he had reached the end.

"Commander Luo, can you find out more about it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Luo Ping and asked in a deep voice.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have sent people to Yanyu Tower to check. It is true that a woman over forty years old has died and has been buried in a mass grave in Xishan."

"The whole Yanyu Tower is filled with grief, and they are all expressing harsh criticism of Tu Jie. I guess it is true. There are also rumors in the market that they did see Tu Jie having a violent conflict with someone in the Yanyu Tower that day."

"However, there has been no major progress in the matter of money for the construction of Yushitai. No conclusive evidence has been found related to Tu Jie."

Luo Ping cupped his hands and replied respectfully.

Zhu Yuanzhang withdrew his gaze and looked at Tu Jie who was kneeling on the ground.

"Tu Jie, do you know your guilt?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Tu Jie and asked word by word.

Before Tu Jie could say anything, a young eunuch quickly walked into the hall and bowed respectfully to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, I would like to see you."

The little eunuch said softly after saluting.

Upon hearing Hu Weiyong's request for an audience, Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but frown.

After Tu Jie, who was kneeling on the ground, heard what the little eunuch said, his face turned pale and his eyes were full of despair.

"Xuan."

Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated for a moment and said slowly.

Soon, Hu Weiyong slowly walked into the hall and bowed respectfully to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Hu Xiang, why are you here?"

Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated for a moment and asked slowly.

"Back to your majesty, I heard that something happened in the imperial censor Zhongcheng's house, so I came here to see you to see if there is anything your majesty needs from me."

Hu Weiyong cupped his hands and replied respectfully.

"Hu Xiang is interested. Since he is here, let's listen together."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded approvingly, and then looked at Tu Jie again.

"Tu Jie, what else do you have to say?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen has never raped any civilian woman in Yanyu Tower. This matter is definitely a frame-up! Please make the decision for Wei Chen!"

Tu Jie looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said with tears in his eyes.

"What happened to the civilian woman who died in Yanyu Tower? In a place of brothel, how dare you talk nonsense and slander the imperial officials?! And someone saw you having a conflict with someone in Yanyu Tower!"

"Haven't you ever been to Yanyu Tower?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Tu Jie and asked sharply.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

"I have been to Yanyu Tower, but I didn't have any conflict with anyone!"

Tu Jie hesitated and answered with a sad face.

"Since you admitted to going to Yanyu Tower, why don't you dare to admit what happened with the cook?! Then tell me, why did you go to Yanyu Tower?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask.

"minister..."

Tu Jie was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.

He did not dare to admit that he went to Yanyu Tower to silence Hu Fei with 5,000 taels of silver. Once people knew that he had stolen the money for the construction of Yushitai, it would be difficult to defend him!

"I have nothing to say?! I heard that in order to settle the matter, Hu Fei, the son of Prime Minister Hu, mediated and agreed to compensate Yanyu Tower for five thousand taels of silver. Is this the case?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Tu Jie and asked in a deep voice.

Tu Jie's lips were tightly closed, unable to utter a single word.

But it wasn't until this moment that he finally realized that he had been plotted and it couldn't be such a coincidence.

"Even if you don't admit to killing people in Yanyu Tower, just stealing and stealing public money while in custody is already a capital crime! Do you know!?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Tu Jie and asked sharply.

"The humble minister is wronged, really wronged! Your Majesty! Don't be deceived by traitors!"

Tu Jie begged, but he had no excuse for his crime.

At this moment, a deputy general from the capital's army and horse department asked to see him.

After receiving Zhu Yuanzhang's approval, the deputy general quickly walked into the hall.

"Your Majesty, Commander, just now the steward Qi Yu of the imperial censor Zhongcheng's house has confessed that Tu Jie did commit illegal acts in Yanyu Tower. In order to calm the matter, he asked Mr. Hu Fei to mediate and promised compensation.

Yanyulou five thousand taels of silver."
To be continued...