At the eighth moment of the Hour of Mao, the rays of the morning sun had already illuminated the area outside Taihe Gate.
But the deep chill in the Yizheng Hall had not been dispelled at all. And with the voice of the Imperial Censor Leang Wei, everyone felt an even icier atmosphere around them.
"——Charge three, there is the naval military officer Luo Yongmou, who was dismissed without reason by the then tidu of Caojiang navy, Li Chengji. His post as the Shoubei of Hong navy was quickly seized by Jiang Yue, a relative of Earl Chengyi."
"Charge four, there is the clerk Zhang Jioming from the yamen of the Caojiang navy who exposed the charges, accused Earl Chengyi, and the tidu of Caojiang navy Li Chengji, in the 27th year of Zhengtong reign, of transferring 120,000 teals of military funds for unknown reasons, suspected to be personal embezzlement."
