Chapter 398 Unexpected(2/2)
"Reporting to my father, after my ministers sent people to investigate and secretly investigate, it has been confirmed that Guo Heng has violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty. He has been serving as the Minister of Household Affairs for many years and has long-term embezzled taxes by taking advantage of his authority."
"When collecting taxes, they use clever names to collect various kinds of water money, food money, treasury money, god and Buddha money, etc. They are greedy and enrich their own pockets! This is especially the case in Taiping Prefecture and Zhenjiang Prefecture!"
"In addition, during the grain collection every autumn, he took advantage of his position to smuggle in the autumn grain in western Zhejiang many times, concealing and underreporting it, and passing it off as good quality!"
"After investigation, it was found that Guo Heng colluded with Cao Yi, the chief envoy of the Taiping Prefecture, and Li Yu, the chief envoy of the Beiping Prefecture, and embezzled a total of five million taels of silver and one million shi of autumn grain!"
"The evidence is conclusive, please give me a clear opinion!"
Hu Fei raised his hands and said with dignity.
"What?!"
"How can this be true?! How can this be true!"
After hearing Hu Fei's report, Zhu Yuanzhang became angry, his face turned red, and murderous intent suddenly appeared in his eyes.
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's extreme reaction, Hu Fei couldn't help but frown. He had tried to downplay Guo Heng's crime, but he didn't expect to still anger Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
"The dragon body is important!"
Pang Yuhai shrank his neck and hurriedly whispered a word of comfort.
"Is there any solid evidence?!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Fei with a sullen face and asked coldly.
"Back to my father, Guo Heng has confessed to all the above-mentioned crimes. He also wrote a confession in his own hand and signed it."
"Also attached is a detailed record of the most recent tax embezzlement, as well as the secret hiding place of one million shi of autumn grain."
As Hu Fei spoke, he took out from his arms the confession, the detailed record of the tax on corruption, and a piece of paper on which he personally wrote down the addresses of the two secret warehouses, and handed them to Pang Yuhai who stepped forward.
Pang Yuhai tremblingly handed a few pieces of paper into Zhu Yuanzhang's hands, with a solemn look on his face.
It had been a long time since he had seen His Majesty so angry.
Zhu Yuanzhang took a few pieces of paper and flipped through them one by one. His face became darker and darker as he read, and a depressing atmosphere fell over the entire hall.
Even Hu Fei felt a bit of inexplicable pressure. He couldn't help but feel that he had misjudged the situation and thought of things too simply.
"Asshole!"
"How courageous he is! How dare he be so unscrupulous under my nose! What does the school inspection do for a living?! How come he hasn't noticed any clues after all these years?!"
After reading a few pieces of paper, Zhu Yuanzhang clenched his fists and shouted hysterically. Perhaps due to excessive exertion, he suddenly couldn't help but cough.
"Your Majesty, take care of your dragon body!"
When Pang Yuhai saw it, he couldn't help but look flustered and hurriedly persuaded.
Looking at the furious Zhu Yuanzhang, for some reason, Hu Fei couldn't help but feel a chill on his back, realizing that this matter was no longer within his control...
Chapter completed!