Since he received Ye Xianggao's approval, Cao Huachun naturally had to extend his evil hand to Qian Qianyi in order to deal with Wei Zhongxian. After a series of preparations, Cao Huachun interrogated Qian Qianyi again on the fourth day after leaving Ye Xianggao's mansion. This time, there was basically nothing to ask. He knocked Qian Qianyi unconscious and then pressed Qian Qianyi's handprint on the confession he had written in advance. Ye Xianggao witnessed everything, but he didn't dare to speak.

Cao Huachun pulled Ye Xianggao to meet the Empress Dowager Xiaotao and reported the case.

Cao Huachun took out the fake confession and said to Xiaotao: "You have already admitted all of Qian Qianyi, and the empress dowager has also gained some unexpected gains. It turns out that Qian Qianyi is not the culprit of the annexation of the land. There is someone behind him who is instructed. This person is the real crime of great evil and great Ming borer."

Xiao Tao said: "Who is the person you are talking about?" Cao Huachun gave Ye Xianggao a wink. Ye Xianggao immediately understood it and knew it was time for him to "repay" Cao Huachun. He hurriedly said: "You have reported to the Empress Dowager, and the confession is very clear. Qian Qianyi's behind the scenes is Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch of the East Factory, the current court. These two men colluded with each other and had a lot of troubles to give up their own pockets. It has reached an outrageous and unbearable level. Please ask the Empress Dowager to deal with the punishment of Mingzheng in accordance with the law to serve as a warning to others."

Xiao Tao was shocked and thought, why did it have something to do with Wei Zhongxian again? It seems that Cao Huachun and Wei Zhongxian are in a state of unstoppable death? Although she did not want to deal with Wei Zhongxian to maintain the balance between Wei Zhongxian and Yi Tusheng, if Cao Huachun really grasped the real evidence and proved that Wei Zhongxian was enclosed, then no one could protect him.

"Eunuch Wei is a person trusted by the late emperor. When the late emperor died, he repeatedly told the people around him to take care of him. Do you have any ironclad evidence to prove that he had corrupt and abused the law?!"

Cao Huachun smiled and said, "Empress Dowager, Qian Qianyi is a witness. Isn't this a stern evidence?" Xiao Tao said, "Although I don't understand politics, I need physical evidence in addition to asking for evidence, and I still understand this. May I ask Lord Cao, Master Ye, have you ever mastered any physical evidence?"

Cao Huachun was prepared for this and just waited for Xiao Tao to ask questions. "You have reported to the Empress Dowager, and the Wei Me has several pieces of paper in his hand, all of which are the local people sued Wei Zhongxian for the annexation of land. The local officials were humble and did not dare to interfere, so he handed the complaint to Wei Me. As the Secretary of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Wei Me is responsible for verifying the Beijing officials, so he took on these cases and now presented the paper to the Empress Dowager."

The eunuch presented the paper to Xiaotao. Xiaotao didn't even look at it, but couldn't recognize it anyway. He asked directly: "Where is Qian Qianyi, I brought him to me, and I want to ask him personally!" Cao Huachun said: "It's a coincidence that Qian Qianyi, a bastard, bit his tongue and committed suicide in the prison last night because of fear of his great crime." After Cao Huachun obtained the confession, he immediately solved the problem of Qian Qianyi's death without evidence.

"Oh, so the witness is dead, so there is no way to convict Wei Zhongxian. This is the case, don't make any public statements. Cao Huachun, please continue to investigate. If you find new evidence and come to the palace, you must handle it impartially." Xiao Tao clearly intends to protect Wei Zhongxian. How could a person like Cao Huachun not hear it?

Cao Huachun kept winking at Ye Xianggao with sweat in his palms. Ye Xianggao took other people's methods and said, "Although the Empress Dowager is dead, the confession of the witness is still there. This confession is indeed Qian Qianyi confessed to himself. The old ministers, Jinyiwei, and the clerks can testify. Please ask the Empress Dowager to take a closer look."

Xiao Tao stood up and walked to Cao Huachun and Ye Xianggao and sighed: "Both are important officials of the country. How could I not believe what you said? It's just that the late emperor repeatedly told Wei Zhongxian to be kind to him before his death. Now there is no conclusive evidence. I really cannot convict him, otherwise the late emperor would not be able to rest in peace under the nine springs."

Xiao Tao sacrificed the banner of the "Last Emperor" and suppressed Ye Xianggao and Cao Huachun. Cao Huachun thought to himself that the Empress Dowager obviously did not want to deal with Wei Zhongxian, but if he asked again, he would be annoyed. Why not stop and report the situation to the Regent and ask the Regent to decide by himself. Cao Huachun had already tried his best, but the Empress Dowager had no choice but to not cooperate with him. He asked himself that Yi Tusheng would not blame him for this.

After Cao Huachun returned to the Northern Town Fushi Office, he immediately wrote a letter and sent it to Guanzhong for 800 miles to hand it over to the Regent Yi Tusheng.

At this time, Yi Tusheng was busy with disaster relief. Tian Ji came back and brought back a lot of food from the West. The disaster in Shaanxi was greatly alleviated with his active efforts. Many refugees returned to their hometown to dig wells to rescue disasters. Some people who were forced to join the rebel army before ran back from the team after hearing the news. If this form can be maintained, I believe that the civil unrest in Shaanxi will be completely eliminated soon, so Yi Tusheng felt quite happy these days.

In the situation, Yi Tusheng received a letter from Cao Huachun, and his mood was immediately covered with a shadow. He didn't understand why Xiaotao wanted to protect Wei Zhongxian?

"The most important thing at the moment is to solve the problem in Shaanxi. Wei Zhongxian is just a grasshopper in the autumn, an old dog that fell into the water. There is no need to worry about him. The first thing he does when he returns to the capital is to search his house and kill the nine families!" Yi Tusheng thought to himself.

At this time, Tian Ji happened to come in from outside. When he saw Yi Tusheng holding a letter, he fell into deep thought. He turned around and wanted to go out, but was stopped by Yi Tusheng: "Brother Tian, ​​just say anything if you have anything!"

"It's such a prince. According to reliable information, Li Qingshan heard that the prince bought a large number of grain to help the victims and became greedy. He had dispatched 30,000 troops to move along the Pingliang Mansion to Xi'an, robbing wealthy merchants and travelers along the way and smashing the homes of ordinary people, and robbing all the food we sent. He also threatened to attack Xi'an and capture the regent alive!" Tian Ji said without any hesitation.

After hearing this, Yi Tusheng laughed: "Li Qingshan? How dare he come to attack Shaanxi with only 30,000 troops. It's really costing the cat to be a three-member cat - it's a waste of money to make money." Tian Ji said in surprise: "What?"

Yi Tusheng smiled and said, "It's nothing, where has Li Qingshan been here now?" Tian Ji said, "I have passed Pingliang Prefecture and headed towards Xi'an."
Chapter completed!