After traveling through time, I was spotted by the new emperor

Chapter 229 represents our attitude

After Zhuang Jiaxu returned to the Zhuang Mansion, Grand Tutor Zhuang asked anxiously, "What happened?"

"During the court session today, Ye Wuwei led people to the Yan residence and found a large amount of treasures in the secret room of Minister Yan's study."

"how many?"

"There are more than a dozen large boxes one meter high. Not counting antiques, calligraphy and paintings, jewels and jade, the gold and silver alone that were found is almost 100,000 taels of gold."

Master Zhuang was not surprised that Minister Yan had embezzled so much, because he had also obtained it. He just didn't expect that so much would be found.

"Ye Wuwei is so bold that he dared to search and confiscate the residence of a second-rank official without any imperial decree."

"The key point is right here. Ye Wuwei went straight to the secret room of Minister Yan's study and did not touch any other part of the Yan Mansion."

Master Zhuang was stunned: "How could it be?"

"Ye Wuwei said he went to collect evidence after receiving a tip-off that Minister Yan had hidden the bribe money in a secret room in his study, not to conduct a confiscation.

After Ye Wuwei finished speaking, Minister Yan immediately asked Ye Wuwei what had happened to Yan Shifan? Ye Wuwei said he didn't know.

But judging from the situation, it is very likely that Ye Wuwei and his men captured Yan Shifan and asked him the questions.

besides……"

Seeing Zhuang Jiaxu pause, Master Zhuang asked anxiously, "Anything else?"

Zhuang Jiaxu also mentioned that Ye Wuwei suspected that Master Zhuang had also accepted bribes.

"Tell me the whole process in detail."

Zhuang Jiaxu described the whole process in detail from beginning to end, including Ye Wuwei's expression when he spoke.

“When I heard Ye Wuwei talking before, I didn’t think there was anything wrong, but thinking about it afterwards, he was clearly setting a trap for us.

He had clearly found these valuables long ago, but he didn't reveal anything at first, and only gradually tricked us into saying that the unidentified valuables were evidence."

After hearing this, Master Zhuang was speechless for a long while. After a while, he said:

"I didn't expect Ye Wuwei to be so experienced despite his young age. He's much better at interrogating cases than an experienced official."

"Father, do you think Minister Yan will betray you?"

Master Zhuang thought for a moment:

"If Minister Yan is smart, he won't betray me. But even if he does, I have no evidence. I can deny everything."

"Will Ye Wuwei use the same method he used against Minister Yan to deal with you?"

"Won't.

The Zhuang family is far from comparable to the Yan family, and I am the head of the Zhuang family. It is impossible for him to sort out the Zhuang family's finances."

Zhuang Jiaxu thought about it and realized that it was just as Master Zhuang said:

Even if ten or twenty times more gold were found in the Zhuang Mansion than in the Yan Mansion, Master Zhuang could still be said to be the wealth of the Zhuang family.

Although the Zhuang family's treasure house is in Ledu, Ye Wuwei can do nothing about what Master Zhuang said.

"Father, should we save Minister Yan?"

"We must save them, otherwise those who rely on us will be disheartened.

But with those unidentified assets, I'm afraid Minister Yan's position as Minister of Personnel will be lost."

"What are we going to do?"

Master Zhuang thought for a while:

"I still need to find someone to impeach Ye Wuwei in court tomorrow. Even if I can't punish Ye Wuwei, at least I can create some obstacles for him.

We must unite everyone to put pressure on Ye Wuwei and ask him to release Minister Yan as soon as possible."

“Will pressure help?”

"We have to do it even if it's useless. It represents our attitude."

……

When Madam Yan returned to the Yan Mansion, the soldiers that Ye Wuwei had arranged to guard the Yan Mansion were still there. Seeing Madam Yan back, they did not make things difficult for her and directly let her into the mansion.

The Yan Mansion was in chaos.

Madam Yan asked the maid, "Have you seen the eldest son?"

"The eldest son has not returned."

"Have you sent someone to look for it?"

"There are soldiers guarding the door and won't let us leave the house."

"Does the Second Young Master have any news?"

"Not yet."

Minister Yan's second son studied at the Zhuang clan school.

As they were talking, the second young master returned home.

Seeing the Second Young Master, Madam Yan asked, "Why are you back?"

The second young master asked anxiously, "Mother, has something happened to father?"

"Who did you listen to?"

"The Zhuang clan's clan tradition spread today, saying that my father was taken away by the Qi'an tribe at the gate of Taiji Hall after leaving court."

Madam Yan patted the Second Young Master's hand and said, "Just focus on your studies. You don't have to worry about the family affairs."

The second young master thought about the strange looks those people in the Zhuang clan school gave him and said, "I won't go to the school anymore."

Mrs. Yan thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you can stay at home and study by yourself for the time being."

The second young master hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is father okay?"

Madam Yan forced a smile: "Don't worry, everything will be fine."

She must find a way to rationalize the confiscated assets.

……