Denghuangtai

They were taken to the back of the courtroom for questioning.

As Pei Qingyan reached the door, he heard loud curses coming from inside: "Pei Qingyan, you colluded with the Court of Judicial Review to frame court officials! You will die a horrible death!"

Pei Qingyan's lips curled slightly, a hint of indifference flashing in his eyes.

If curses were effective, the soldiers at the border would only curse in their camps, why would they risk their lives on the battlefield?

She waved her hand behind her and ordered, "Take it inside."

The soldiers responded in a deep voice, "Yes, sir."

Immediately afterwards, several soldiers carried in boxes, opened them deftly, took out the books inside, and distributed them.

The court official looked up and saw some names written on the book.

He was startled; these were the very names Pei Qingyan had written in his study.

That day!

It's about to overturn!

Inside the interrogation chamber.

The transport official's face was grim. He sat arrogantly in his chair, roaring angrily, "Arresting an official appointed by the imperial court without authorization? Is your Court of Justice plotting a rebellion? I warn you, if you don't have solid evidence to convict me, be careful, I'll report you to His Majesty! This is utterly outrageous!"

Seeing Pei Qingyan and the Minister of Justice approaching side by side, the transport official gritted his teeth and cursed, "Despicable villain, framing an official of the court..."

He was shouting and halfway through his sentence when a soldier opened a book and placed it in front of him.

The canal transport official only glanced at it a few times before his expression changed drastically.

"You...you all..."

The transport official hurriedly flipped through the books, his face growing increasingly grim with each page, until he turned deathly pale, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and his lips trembled slightly.

How is that possible?

How did they know about these things, which were so closely guarded secret?

Even if you know the general idea, how could you know such details?

As if sensing the canal official's question, Pei Qingyan parted his thin lips slightly: "Familiar? These are all things that the Imperial Envoy spent three years investigating bit by bit. Unfortunately, he still exposed the existence of this evidence, which led to his death!"

"How is that possible?"

It's unclear whether the canal transport official couldn't believe the existence of this evidence, or whether he couldn't believe that the imperial envoy had secretly investigated for three years.

But it wasn't until he went to the north that the news broke.

It turns out that the person who destroyed the evidence was too late.

"Pei Qingyan, since you have this evidence, why did you surrender and be escorted to the capital in the north? You…"

As the canal transport official spoke, his eyes suddenly narrowed.

He's no fool to have reached his position.

His face turned ashen instantly: "The imperial envoy is dead. You've been convicted as the murderer and brought back to the capital to await trial. Everyone's attention will be focused on you, not on this evidence. You're doing this to protect this evidence!"

As Pei Qingyan moved, the crisp sound of the iron chains occasionally rang out, making the canal official unable to help but laugh out loud.

"Very well, very well, General Pei! You've risked everything, even your own life, to overturn what we've done! You're remarkable, you have guts, but let me tell you plainly, you can't overturn this, you can't solve this case, and you can't kill any of us!"

This time, it was Pei Qingyan's turn to smile.

A warm, deep laugh rang out, and Pei Qingyan's eyes held a subtle, profound meaning: "Who said I was going to kill you all? When the water is too deep, you can't catch all the small fish. A few on the table waiting to be slaughtered are enough!"

After saying this, Pei Qingyan turned and left.

The canal official was horrified. What did she mean by those words?

There are too many people involved in embezzlement of military funds; it's impossible to kill them all or arrest them all.

But in this case, if some people are brought forward to confess and the case is closed.

Who will be pushed next?

Who can escape?

Who is left to be slaughtered?

Do not!

He's still useful; he doesn't want to die!

The transport official struggled to his feet, trying to chase after Pei Qingyan, but was forced back into place by the jailer behind him.

Pei Qingyan paid no further attention to the situation inside the interrogation hall. She took the case file she had already prepared and went directly into the palace.

Xuanzheng Hall.

The emperor flipped through the case files brought by Pei Qingyan. The hall was quiet, with only the occasional soft sound of pages turning.

A moment later, the emperor placed the case file face down on the table, looked at the list of names unfolded beside him, his expression calm, drew a few circles on it with his brush, and then gave a wink to the eunuch standing beside him.

The eunuch understood immediately and handed the roster to Pei Qingyan.

As the roster unfolded, it was largely as she had expected; the names circled in vermilion were all insignificant, low-ranking figures.

Those who were truly behind the scenes were let off the hook.

"His Majesty."