According to the information Li Yunxing heard from Jiang Hena.

The group of rebels first robbed the government and its weapons, and then united with a large number of suffering people.

In the end, he became the king by seizing the mountain and became the local emperor himself, specializing in intercepting all land convoys heading to Jingzhou.

Su Zhaoyang's batch of supplies was too eye-catching, and Liu Zhongqing never told Su Zhaoyang about the rebels in Jingzhou, so Su Zhaoyang was kept in the dark from beginning to end.

Even when he died, he didn't know that it was actually Liu Zhongqing who had caused him misery.

But how could an old fox like Liu Zhongqing possibly reflect on it?

In his opinion, it was not Su Zhaoyang's incompetence in the end.

But from what Chen Jinyan said, they not only carried official swords, but also found someone to cast them. This is indeed strange.

Not to mention whether any blacksmith dared to take on this business, even if they did, they wouldn't have the materials.

Every year, the government grants a limited amount of ore to these blacksmiths in order to avoid such mobs.

Now that they have found the old blacksmith, it means...

"That's right, Your Highness the Crown Prince, it seems that you have already guessed what Cao Min is going to say next." Chen Jinyan cupped his hands and said solemnly.

"You want to say that someone is selling iron ore privately?" Li Yunxing couldn't believe this inference.

"Common people dare to say something. If someone else sells iron ore secretly, it must be corruption and perverting the law, and the crime will be increased!" Chen Jinyan said categorically, "But if the backing behind it is big enough, then it is a different matter."

"What do you mean?" Li Yunxing asked with a frown.

"My father, Chen Guang, was investigating the coal mine case and found out a lot of clues about important officials in the DPRK."

Chen Jinyan paused and continued: "For example, the former Shang Fang ordered Zhang Tingyu to collude with Qi Ming of Dahonglu Temple."

Shang Fang Ling, subordinate to the Shaofu, is in charge of the manufacture of palace utensils and royal weapons.

However, Zhang Tingyu was previously discovered by Emperor Wu that there were a large number of gold, silver and jade articles of unknown origin in his home, and he had been dismissed from his post and executed long ago.

It is normal for him to have contact with iron ore.

But why does this matter have anything to do with Qi Ming?

Is there any connection between the two?

Li Yunxing was silent for a long time, then slowly raised his eyes and said to Chen Jinyan: "Could it be that Qi Ming of Honglu Temple has some unfair dealings with foreign countries?"

Honglu Temple is in charge of foreign diplomacy. Every year, tributes and foreign monarchs or envoys are regarded as guests of the emperor, so most of the affairs related to this are handled by Da Honglu.

But when Chen Guang died, Qi Ming was just a minister of ceremony in Honglu Temple, the most ordinary and lowest position. How could he have such power?

"Prince, what the common people say next may shake the country and bring about great changes to the entire court."

"This matter has involved many cases, and it also involves members of the royal family. Your Royal Highness, if you had not wanted to change the imperial court and were really determined to devote your efforts to the country of Wu Dynasty, ordinary people could just go back home and never leave the country again.

Half a step into the capital."

Chen Jinyan was kneeling on the ground, but his back was straight.

His father did not die suddenly and suddenly, but someone deliberately murdered him.

After many years of investigation, he found that the people involved in the case either left their names anonymously and were never seen again in the years after the incident. Or, like Zhang Tingyu, they were executed for violating criminal laws.

His only worry now is, if the prince knows these inside stories, will he choose to continue the investigation?

Emperor Wu was wise and powerful, how could he not know the stakes, but in the end he chose to let it go.

It is understandable that at the time of Emperor Wu, the situation in the Wu Dynasty was turbulent, and the Huns were raging in all directions like wildfire. There was no time to take care of other things, let alone clean up corrupt officials and rebel against the party.

Therefore, Chen Guang died unjustly, which made Chen Jinyan not let go for so many years.

The saddest thing is that when he found that the more he touched the truth, the more powerless he became, he began to exile himself.

If he hadn't met the prince in Jiangling City, maybe he would have been willing to just be a blacksmith for the rest of his life.

Only later did I find out that the prince had strictly investigated corruption in Jingzhou and ordered people to repair the embankments of Jiangcheng, which was bound to protect the peace and contentment of all the people in Jingzhou.

The famous saying "A vast mansion with tens of thousands of houses can shelter all the poor people in the world with joy" has been widely circulated among the people, and Chen Jinyan felt that he had seen hope again.

So he finally found the palace and the prince, hoping to get a positive answer.

"Did you just come to the capital to test me?" Li Yunxing looked at him with squinted eyes and his tone was cold.

Although Chen Jinyan didn't say it explicitly, Li Yunxing had already guessed it.

"The common people dare not, but if they are not sure, how can the common people be willing to risk deceiving the king and beheading him to confess to the prince?" Chen Jinyan said eagerly, "The common people know that His Royal Highness cares about the people, but this matter is no child's play.

Prince, please think twice!"

"I don't understand, how can you find the courage to admonish me?" Li Yunxing asked with raised eyebrows.

"Since ancient times, how many relationships between monarchs and ministers have collapsed due to civil strife. Did you, Chen Jinyan, just forget about it because you are filled with grief over the loss of your father?"

When Chen Jinyan heard this, his face instantly turned pale.

Yes, the prince is the king and he is the minister.

"Chen Jinyan, do you want to imitate Lu Yi back then?" Li Yunxing laughed mockingly.

At that time, there was a secretary in the court named Lu Yi, who was in charge of all kinds of documents. In order to demonstrate his authority, he repeatedly used documents to fabricate charges, slandered ministers in the court, and tried every means to exclude dissidents.

The people in the court were panic-stricken, but even such a right did not satisfy him. Instead, it made Lu Yi's desire reach its peak.

At a certain banquet, he drank to drown his sorrows and openly proposed to abolish the office of prime minister.

The late emperor was furious and sent an imperial envoy to the house of Zhongshu Shilang to pick up the man, but he found a lot of evidence proving that Lu Yi had accepted bribes many times, even set up a small warehouse privately, raised an army privately, and other crimes.

The late emperor was furious and deposed Lu Yi from his official position, demoted him to a commoner, confiscated all his property, and sentenced him to death, implicating all nine clans and leaving no one alive.

This incident caused a sensation and caused an uproar.

What is the difference between what Chen Jinyan said just now and what Lu Yi did?

Not being able to produce any concrete evidence, and being hesitant and not knowing the whole story, I went to His Highness the Crown Prince to ask for a reversal of the case with some things that I didn't know were true or false.

Isn't this asking for death?

"I didn't..." Chen Jinyan gritted his teeth.

He didn't expect that the prince would expose him to the point, putting him in a dilemma.

His cheeks turned red, his body trembled slightly, and sweat broke out on his forehead.
Chapter completed!