Chapter 232 It's hard to get off the tiger.

The courtyard fell into an eerie silence.

The Minister of Personnel Yan Xingshu looked at the prince in surprise, while the accompanying Grand Secretary was very cunning and said nothing.

Seeing that the Crown Prince was acting as the presiding judge, contrary to their usual practice, the other officials were happy to take some time off and let the limelight go to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Although the prince felt that the person in front of him looked familiar, how many officials had he met over the years? How could he remember them all? Although his name sounded familiar, it seemed that he had heard of it somewhere.

Fang Li, the Deputy Director of Jiangzuolu of the Ministry of Revenue, was slightly startled, his face turned very pale, and even his lips trembled a little, and it was unclear whether he was afraid or angry.

He looked at the Crown Prince in astonishment. He had not expected that the Crown Prince would treat him so differently. His previous tolerance seemed like an illusion. After realizing his situation, he gritted his teeth and bowed slightly, clasping his hands and saying, "Your Highness, I am Fang Li, the Deputy Director of the Jiangzuo Route of the Ministry of Revenue!"

The prince was already somewhat displeased by the fact that the person who had just lowered himself looked directly at him. Now that he saw the other party repeating his position and name again, the prince's brows had already formed the shape of a "川" character.

"Of course I know your information, and now I want you to tell me where the money went! Don't talk about other things!"

The unhappy tone filled Fang Li's ears, causing him to look up in surprise again, looking at the prince as if he were a fool!
"I don't know!"

Fang Li prostrated himself on the ground, shaking all over as if he had been struck by lightning!
The prince said gloomily, "I don't know? If you can get away with it by shirking responsibility, then doesn't that mean you don't take me seriously? And you don't take all the ministers present here seriously?"

Fang Li's heart fell into an icy cave. He finally understood the idiot in front of him!
It would be fine if he forgot about me, but that sum of money was used by the prince for his own entertainment, how could he forget it? But even if Fang Li understood the inside story, whether the prince really forgot or was just pretending to be stupid, he couldn't say it!
I can only hope that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can remember my ordinary face and come forward to think for me. If I tell the truth, not only will the Crown Prince not save me, I'm afraid he will be the first to take my life!

He felt very sad. Who on earth was he?
The prince forgot about the money after using it, and he was just a dog.

I don’t know if I can survive the punishment from the Supervisory Commission.

"I don't know!"

"Very good!" The prince didn't seem to notice Fang Li's 'flirting glances'. Even if he noticed, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

As the crown prince and the future master of Qing Kingdom, he would have to cut off all ties with this man, not to mention trying him as a criminal! Even if he was his subordinate, he would definitely get rid of him completely!

"Torture me! Torture me severely!"

Fang Li's mouth was dry and his tongue was parched. He was already panicking. He had never expected that things would develop to such an out-of-control point! He trembled for a long time, lowered his head, and thought to himself that since the Crown Prince had ordered the torture, he would have no room for maneuver!

I was so angry that I just threw the jar into the ground!

"That hundreds of thousands of taels of silver..." Fang Li was almost crying helplessly. Seeing that the people from the Supervisory Council had come forward to drag him away, he hurriedly said, "That silver was handed over to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and was spent by His Royal Highness!"

"What did you say! You bastard, what did you say!"

The prince was horrified and could no longer bear it. He jumped up from his seat and rushed towards Fang Li, who was crawling on the ground. He immediately started punching and kicking him, each move aimed at the vital parts, and he used all his strength!
"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness, calm down. Please don't do it yet!" The Grand Secretary smiled slightly, then flashed away, stepped forward and grabbed the prince's robe, and whispered: "Your Highness, please listen to what he says first."

"You say!" The prince's eyes were red and ferocious, as if he was going to choose someone to bite!

"I have account books in my government office, and every penny of this money is recorded!"

The prince fell down on his chair. Now he understood Fang Li's strange behavior and why he looked familiar to him.
His face was filled with anxiety, and the first thing he thought of was how to remedy the situation. Then he realized that there were not only people from the Supervisory Council, but also people from the Minister of Personnel, the Grand Secretary, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple! How could he excuse himself?
The only solution now is to go to the palace and ask my mother for help!

Yes! That's right! It's just a few hundred thousand taels of silver, what's the big deal? When he inherits the throne, all the money in the world will be his. So what if he embezzled it before? So what if he can't remember where the money came from?

What we need to do now is to kill and silence the witnesses!
"You bastard, you don't tell a word of truth! You are so brave! Torture me! Torture me severely!"

The prince's murderous intent was evident in his words, and Fang Li felt a cold sweat on his back, the chill penetrating deep into his bones!
"Don't worry, Your Highness. The matter has not been thoroughly investigated yet, so there is no need to rush to conclusions."

The Grand Secretary glanced at the accompanying officials and said, "Why not send someone to search his home first to see if he has these things? If they are false, then your Highness will be able to deal with this person."

When the official just led his men out of the yamen, the prince was shocked and countless memories flooded into his mind.

This person is the same age as Guo Baokun, and they are also somewhat related. He did give him a sum of money through the eldest princess. For this reason, he was able to achieve the position of Yuwenlang of Jiangzuolu in the Ministry of Revenue at such a young age.

The prince glared at the Grand Secretary viciously, and at the same time he hated the Minister of Personnel Yan Xingshu who was smiling and silent beside him!

The previous conflict with Fan Xian caused him to lose a Minister of Rites. However, Yan Xingshu also came to power later, and he was also the eldest princess' man!
Since he is the eldest princess's man, he must know the connection between Fang Li and Guo Baokun, and also know that he gave this money to him.

Since they knew what happened but didn't remind me, instead they just stood by and watched, cooperating with the Grand Secretary to add insult to injury, how hateful! These two old men made this matter difficult to get out of, and it was a bad ending for me!

"I just remembered that there are some things I haven't dealt with yet, so I'll leave now. You guys can handle the rest!"

The prince spoke mainly to the Grand Secretary, then nodded to Yan Shuxing and hurried out of the yamen and went to the palace.

On the moving carriage, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was anxious, secretly hating that at such a critical moment, he didn't have many people to use! It seems that he has to use the power left by his aunt to go to Fang Li's mansion to destroy the account books!

He called his subordinates, whispered a few instructions in their ears, and then rushed to the queen's residence in a hurry.

"Mother, mother!"

The graceful empress was watering and trimming all kinds of rare and precious flowers in the garden. She was born in a prominent family and had powerful relatives, so she naturally disdained to compete for favor with the harem. In addition, Your Majesty was a man of great talent and strategy, and never lingered on the women in the harem, so there was no fear of any major chaos in the harem.

"Prince, you are now the crown prince, why are you still so rash?"

"Mother, something terrible has happened. No, it's just that my son is in some minor trouble." The prince spoke with a stumbling voice and a forced smile.

(End of this chapter)