Xue Shao frowned tightly and looked at the Imperial Guards.
The Imperial Guard said, "...That man surnamed Zheng seems to be in the Imperial Prison now, but he was imprisoned for offending the late Emperor. The late Emperor and Wang... Wang Zhen ordered his arrest. It had nothing to do with this case. We Imperial Guards did not shield Feng Hongde."
Xue Shao withdrew his gaze and gave Prefect Lin a slight nod. "I understand. Since you reported him before, the things in your possession should be more than just this account book, correct?"
Of course there was more. Given Xue Shao's reputation as a living terror in South of the Yangtze, Prefect Lin did not dare even blink before cheerfully handing over every bargaining chip he had.
Xue Shao gained a great deal. By the time Pan Yun returned from her exhausting errand and was about to sort through her scattered findings, Xue Shao had already finished drafting the memorial of impeachment, attaching ample evidence. He made two copies, one of which he handed to the post station for delivery to the Capital City;
the other he gave to the Imperial Guards, to be secretly sent back to the Capital City.
The Imperial Guards had their own channels, and theirs would be faster than the official post.
Moreover, the Imperial Guards' confidential memorial could reach the Emperor directly, while the memorial he sent to the Censorate still had to pass through both the Censorate and the Grand Secretariat.
The Imperial Guards were more than happy to help deliver the memorial. They had arrived late and missed much of the investigation, practically picking up ready-made credit. Xue Shao was willing to mention them in his memorial and even handed over the memorial and evidence together, so half the credit for