Chapter 437
Upon hearing this, Wang Yanqing asked softly, "What's wrong?"
"Someone impeached me for corruption." Lu Heng raised his eyebrows and said speechlessly, "I really can't refute this."
Corruption is a universal brick in the officialdom, where it needs to be moved. After all, the official salary of Jinyiwei is definitely not enough to support the extravagant expenses of the Lu family.
Wang Yanqing asked with concern: "Who is impeaching you?"
"A few officials." Lu Heng laughed and said, "But I know who ordered it. The emperor just asked me to investigate the cause of Guo Xun's death, and I was impeached afterwards. What a coincidence."
"You mean Xia Shoufu?"
"It's not him, who else could it be?" Lu Heng hugged the slender and soft waist of the person in his arms, so sweet and nephrite, he should decorate her with Lingluo jewelry all over the world, and being impeached for a sentence or two of corruption counts What?
Wang Yanqing didn't have time to pay attention to his dishonest hand, and his whole mind was on impeachment: "Then what did the emperor say?"
"The emperor didn't say anything." Lu Heng chuckled, "Don't worry, Qingqing, they impeach me for corruption, which means they can't catch my other reasons. The emperor also understands and won't care about this kind of thing."
When Wang Yanqing heard this, his heart was calm. Lu Heng was soon no longer satisfied with rubbing and hugging her. He supported Wang Yanqing's back and put her on the couch, saying, "But I didn't let them impeach for nothing. If you dare to impeach me, you must dare to bear the burden. The price for offending me. I don't think I have to wait ten days before I can present the cause of Guo Xun's death to the emperor tomorrow."
Lu Heng did what he said, and the next day, he went to Xi Nei to report the facts of the murder of the Marquis of Ming Wuding. The emperor was silent for a long time after hearing this, and said, "I understand, let's step back."
Lu Heng raised his hand: "The minister follows the order."
Lu Heng and the emperor had known each other for many years and understood the emperor's thoughts very well. Once he got out of this door, he could no longer mention Guo Xun's death to anyone. It is appalling that Xungui, the founder of the country, was killed with a fine needle in the Ministry of Punishment. This is not good for the Guo family and the court's reputation. Let Guo Xun go safely in the name of illness.
Lu Heng walked out of the palace gate and said to Jin Yiwei, "Notify the people in the Marquis of Wuding's mansion to pick up Marquis Wuding's body."
After the autopsy in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, Lu Heng asked someone to bring Guo Xun's body back to the Nanzhen Fusi. It was June now, and the corpse was easily rotten and swelled. Fortunately, they were kept under ice all the way, and Marquis Wuding's corpse was not seriously deformed.
Having worked with the DPRK for many years, letting him return to his family with dignity after his death is considered a farewell ceremony for this old enemy by Lu Heng.
Marquis Wu Ding, who had dominated the court for half his life, suddenly died, and the family members of the Guo family cried into tears. Hong Wanqing's high fever had just subsided, and when she learned of the news of her uncle's death, she cried out in the room.
Marquis Wu Ding was killed in the cell, and then the body was taken away by Jin Yiwei. There is no explanation as to how he died. Although Guo Xun is nearly half a hundred years old, his body has always been healthy, how could he die inexplicably?
Of course, the people in the Marquis of Wuding were reluctant to believe it easily, but Guo Xun had no trauma on his body and no signs of poisoning on his lips. Without Guo Xun, the Marquis of Wuding would just be a mass of loose sand, and in the end nothing happened. In the name of disease, it is buried in a coffin.
The emperor sent down several minor officials of the Ministry of Punishment, and scolded the Minister of Punishment and the Minister of Punishment in the name of dereliction of duty and failure to investigate. After all, Marquis Wu Ding suddenly fell ill in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and these people didn't even notice it, and it was not wrong to scold them for dereliction of duty.
The Minister of Punishment listened to the scolding in cold sweat, but luckily, after the emperor finished scolding, he did not pursue it any further.
The minister of punishment secretly let out a sigh of relief. They dealt with the traces very cleanly. The person who delivered the meal to Marquis Wuding died, and they couldn't find out the reason. who ordered. Even if Lu Heng had great ability, he couldn't let the dead speak.
Even if everyone knew that Marquis Wu Ding's death was suspicious, but there was no evidence, they could only give up. Although the Minister of Punishment was scolded, he was not suspended and demoted, and Xia Wenjin was not involved in any way. It seemed that the emperor still believed in Xia Shoufu, and did not suspect Shoufu because of Lu Heng's words.
The Minister of Punishment put his heart back into his stomach after hanging it for several days, thinking, Lu Heng is just like that.
In the Lu Mansion, before Lu Heng went out, he waited for the housekeeper and said, "Today, Marquis Wuding is going out for a funeral. Let's get to know Marquis Wuding. Go and give Marquis Wuding a generous gift."
"Yes."
Lu Heng got on his horse, held the reins calmly, and galloped towards the military governor's mansion. The sound of horses' hooves passing through the streets of the capital was crisp and loud, with the unique rhythm of the early morning in the imperial capital.
The cool breeze passed by Lu Heng, the hem of his clothes fluttered, and the python dragon above seemed to be really about to jump out. Lu Heng stared at the front, and Yoyo gave a part of his mind to Marquis Wu Ding. The decision is the overall situation, and as a human being, you can't just look at the length of time.
Lu Heng shook his head secretly, Guo Xun floated, and Xia Wenjin also floated. The emperor clearly didn't want to kill Guo Xun, but Xia Wenjin made his own decision and violated the emperor's taboo. The emperor has not released Xia Wenjin now, but the emperor is already suspicious of Xia Wenjin. It doesn't happen now, but if Xia Wenjin makes a little mistake in the future, it will arouse the emperor's suspicion.
Everything that Guo Xun has encountered will one day be doubled back to Xia Wenjin.
Hong Wanqing supported her body to send her uncle for the last ride. The Marquis of Wuding's mansion is now gloomy and bleak, and everyone is sad. They all feel that Guo Xun is dead, and the crime of collaborating with the enemy cannot be washed away. However, I didn't expect that there were many people present at the funeral, and Hong Wanqing even saw Lu Mansion in it. When everyone was in awe, Yan Wei, a great scholar, came to the scene in person, solemnly put three incense sticks on Marquis Wuding, and went up to comfort Mrs. Marquis Wuding a few words.