After traveling through time, she just wanted to eat, drink and have fun

Chapter 141 Knowing that he was exposed

Before Zhu Yu and Prince Jing went to the border, although food and grass were delivered to the border, they always arrived a while late, which forced the soldiers to save some food to avoid starvation due to the late arrival of food and grass. Not only the border areas, but also the nearby military camps faced the same dilemma. Their living conditions were extremely simple, and the soldiers often did not have enough food or warm clothes.

"No wonder Ah Yu came back and said that many soldiers on the frontier looked malnourished." Zhu Wenyun angrily slammed the table, expressing strong dissatisfaction. The Minister of Justice did not think that there was anything wrong with Zhu Wenyun's behavior. He had long been accustomed to Zhu Wenyun's personality and knew that he would sometimes jump up and hit people in the court when he was emotional.

The emperor didn't care about it and let him do what he wanted.

Zhu Wenyun was a loyal minister and an honest official. Therefore, the Minister of Justice respected him from the bottom of his heart and had no complaints about the emperor's preference for Zhu Wenyun.

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. Please investigate it!" The Minister of Justice said solemnly, "I have sent people to investigate this matter. The person who acted was extremely secretive, but after my unremitting efforts, I finally found some clues recently. According to my investigation, the person in charge of transporting the grain and grass secretly sold the grain and grass during transportation, and then bought it back from various places at a low price after a while, and sent the collected amount to the military camp." After that, he presented a blood-stained account book and said, "This is the evidence. Please take a look, Your Majesty."

The emperor took the account book and looked through the records. His face became increasingly gloomy. He had never expected that his trusted son and minister would do such a despicable thing. Not only did they embezzle military rations, but they also ignored the lives of the soldiers on the front line. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He could not help but slam the table and roared, "These people are simply conscienceless! How can they treat my people like this? How can they treat my country like this?"

The imperial study was in complete silence. The emperor was furious and continued, "Look, these accounts clearly record every transaction, even the names of the buyers are recorded. This... this... this!!!"

He flipped through the pages one by one with trembling hands, then threw the account book to the ground and shouted, "Someone come here!!! Investigate this matter thoroughly! Don't let anyone involved in this matter go! You must give me an explanation!" After that, he flicked his sleeves, turned around and left, leaving Zhu Wenyun and the Minister of Justice looking at each other in dismay.

The Minister of Justice lowered his head and remained silent, feeling extremely anxious.

Zhu Wenyun bent down and picked up the account book on the ground and began to flip through it. There were entries and entries in the book, and the earliest entry was actually from a year ago. Then, his hands began to tremble with anger. When he turned to the end, he was so angry that he wanted to throw the account book to the ground. So much food and grass were actually sold to the enemy!

The emperor was also a prince. He is so eager for quick success and greed that he doesn't care about the safety of his soldiers and the country. It is very clear what he wants to do. He wants his throne!

It is normal to plot for the throne, but to reach out to the military pay and sell food and fodder to the enemy is truly stupid. If you can't even protect your country, what's the point of being an emperor?

Zhu Wenyun took the account book, helped the Minister of Justice who was still kneeling trembling on the ground, and followed the secret guards called by the emperor to investigate the matter to retreat. As he left, he glanced at a little eunuch who was lowering his head in a corner of the imperial study and curled his lips slightly.

That afternoon, the prince received news from the palace that the truth had been revealed. He was so frightened that he fell into his chair, grabbed the hand of the person beside him and asked in panic, "What should I do? What should I do now? Am I finished?"