Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 429
Witness plus physical evidence?
The ministers' hearts trembled again.

Is Your Majesty so well prepared?

At this moment, some ministers with evil intentions began to tremble involuntarily...

Thinking back on everything today...the Royal Guards first blocked all the city gates, and then came out in full force.

Before they could figure out the situation, they were urgently called into the palace by His Majesty...

What's going on in the city now?
The Kingsguard came out in full force, what were they doing?
The minister who had a ghost in his heart became more and more frightened as he thought about it.

"Now that the witnesses and physical evidence are here, haha, today I will allow your Ministry of Punishment to use the court as the court to hear the case immediately!" Chen Huang laughed angrily.

"Old minister, I accept the decree!" Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice still looked calm.

Su Liang, the doctor from the household department, had already slumped down and stopped kneeling to beg for mercy. It seemed that half of his soul and body were gone.

When it comes to hearing cases, the Minister of Punishment is naturally professional.

He really used the court as a court to interrogate suspects, witnesses, and examine physical evidence... As a result, he found that these evidences were simply ironclad evidence.

The evidence is overwhelming!
It is possible that this is the simplest case among the cases that Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice has tried in his life.

The witnesses and physical evidence are there, and there is nothing wrong with it!

In the face of irrefutable evidence, Su Liang, the doctor from the household department, had no choice but to confess. He was held in court and admitted all the guilt in the document.

"Such a treacherous person, a slave to the common people, is extremely abominable. Come here, pull him out of the Meridian Gate and behead him!" After the "trial" of the case was completed, Chen Huang decided Su Liang's fate with a wave of his hand.

That Su Liang's limbs had already been weak, he was dragged out by two Jinwu guards, dragged to the Meridian Gate and beheaded.

The matter was over, the Minister of Punishment returned to his position, and the entire hall suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

The scene just now is still before my eyes.

The minister who had a ghost in his heart really felt like the world was spinning. He kept praying in his heart and worshiped all the gods and Buddhas...

Not to mention the "Special Crimes from Other Countries" and the "Shen Lei Army Camp" cases, how earth-shattering and terrifying they are.Just talking about what happened just now is enough to scare them.

What's even worse is that there are three large baskets of documents used as evidence...

In the deathly quiet hall, everyone had different thoughts.

However, what Zhu Xiuyuan was thinking was different from what the ministers were thinking.

He muttered secretly: "'The case of 'Other countries' secret crimes' and the 'Shen Lei Army camp case' have already 'cut' hundreds of court officials... This time, I'm afraid we have to 'cut' hundreds more..." Hey, I really am a veritable 'disaster'..."

……

In this quiet, weird, terrifying, and even gloomy hall.

Everyone spent another half an hour.

"Your Majesty, according to the reports from the generals of the Royal Forest Guards, all the people who should be arrested were arrested, and all the houses that should be ransacked were also ransacked. All the proceeds from the house raids were deposited in the warehouse of the Imperial Mansion...According to preliminary estimates, the proceeds from the house raids were The silver property, converted into silver taels, totals 8 taels!"

An old eunuch reported by the dragon chair, bowing and smiling.

Although the old eunuch's voice was very low, Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Cheng still heard it clearly.

Because they sit close enough.

One thousand and eighty thousand taels!
This is just a preliminary estimate...

Zhu Xiuyuan was shocked. Even he had underestimated it by a full ten times!

It can be seen that these corrupt officials... have searched for how many people's fat and people's anointing.

Well, I'm afraid the merchants involved have "contributed" a lot, Zhu Xiuyuan thought again.

In addition, this time we only dealt with people in the city, and there were actually a group outside the city.

Most of them are the manors of various high-ranking officials, and there are also wealthy families who live outside the city.

Now... someone should go out of the city to "pick up" money.

If we add these, what will the total be?
Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't help but his heart jumped.

……

"1000 million..." Chen Huang was also shocked by this number, and he almost couldn't hold the teacup in his hand.

He himself almost fell off the throne!
How much wealth does the imperial court have in a whole year?It's only about 2000 million taels.

But in this case, more than 1000 million taels were directly copied...

Until this morning, Huang Chen was still short of money!
I even worried about silver!

Only when people are short of money can they realize the importance of money.

But now, 1000 million taels suddenly appeared!
Or send it directly to the Imperial Mansion...

developed!
"Your Majesty, this number is much higher than what Zhu Aiqing expected... Now, Your Majesty can hold martial arts exercises freely, and no longer has to live a life of 'stretch'..." Concubine You said with a smile.

"Well..." Chen Huang has calmed down, but the slightly raised corner of his mouth represents his current mood, "Not only can martial arts be held, but the hot springs that my concubine has been talking about for a long time can also be built. We can just..."

"Your Majesty, you are evil..."

……

Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Cheng heard every single sentence of the conversation between Chen Huang and You Guifei.

But it’s better to pretend not to hear such secrets.

"Ahem!" After Emperor Chen finished chatting with Concubine You, he remembered that the business was not finished yet, so he turned serious, "Dear ladies..."

Emperor Chen finally spoke, which was a sign that the court discussion had begun.

The ministers have finally waited for this moment...but for some people with evil intentions, this may not be a good thing.

"Dong Aiqing, within a few days of taking office, he uncovered a shocking corruption case! I took a brief look at it, and it's really shocking!"

Chen Huang said loudly. He actually wanted to be angry, but... with more than 1000 million taels in his account, he really couldn't get angry.

But these words fell into the ears of all the ministers, but it was terrible.

Some people trembled on the spot.

After Chen Huang said a word, he stopped talking. He was now completely uninterested in these trivial matters and only glanced at the old eunuch who was waiting at his side.

Now, Emperor Chen just wanted to end the matter as soon as possible so that he could rush back to Qin'an Palace to discuss the construction of a hot spring with his beloved concubine.

He was as anxious as if he had just bought a new electronic product that he liked and couldn't wait to unpack it and study it.

The old eunuch understood, picked up a document, walked to the imperial steps, and said loudly: "Every minister whose name is read, please go over there and wait."

As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of Jinwu guards with golden helmets rushed into the hall, surrounded the ministers, and stood ready.

When the ministers saw this posture, their hearts suddenly jumped.

Seeing that the situation was about to suffer, no one wanted to rush forward at such a time, even Yang Tingyu stood there, let alone other people.

Anyone who dared to jump out at this moment would have been pulled out by Emperor Chen like a thorn.

And the Jinwu Guards directly entered the palace and stood ready... It is self-evident what Chen Huang will do next.

At this moment, everyone feels that they cannot protect themselves, who still has the heart to persuade Chen Huang?
So some people who have evil thoughts in their hearts have weak legs...

"Master Zhang, the governor of Runzhou Prefecture, the staff..."

The old eunuch turned a blind eye to the inner reactions of the ministers, held up the document and started reading.

Whenever he thought about it, his whole body trembled, but he didn't dare to resist and walked obediently to the specially set aside space.

The ministers thought it strange at first that there were ministers standing outside the palace, so why should they leave this open space?

Emotions are used at this time...

Among the ministers who "succeeded in the trick", there was the one who was so frightened that his legs and feet were weak, and he was unable to walk over by himself.

There is even a vague smell of urine coming out of the court...

In this case, Jin Wuwei was dispatched, dragging the collapsed minister over like a dead dog...

……

When the old eunuch finished reciting, only two-thirds of the ministers in the palace were still standing in their original positions.

In other words, nearly half of the ministers have been tricked and implicated...

The scale of this time is bigger than the previous two cases!

"Take them down and hand them over to the Prison Department for trial. Those who deserve to be beheaded will be beheaded, and those who deserve to be exiled will be exiled..." Chen Huang covered his nose with one hand and waved his hand in disgust.

"By the way, the evidence in this case is solid, and no one is allowed to intercede, otherwise they will be regarded as accomplices and dealt with with equal responsibilities!" Chen Huang added.

As soon as these words came out, some ministers who were ready to make a move immediately stopped thinking.

If Chen Huang can say it, he can definitely do it!
After Chen Huang finished speaking, he accidentally caught a glimpse of his beloved concubine covering her nose with her hands, her beautiful eyebrows trembling slightly... She was almost "suffocated to death" by the smell of urine in the court!
He felt a pain in his heart, and quickly comforted him softly: "My concubine, wait a little longer, when I reward Zhu Aiqing and Dong Aiqing, we will escape from here immediately!"

"Well, Your Majesty, I can still bear it." Concubine You nodded slightly.

"Dong Cheng and Dong Aiqing should take the lead in detecting this case. Well... the position of governor of Runzhou Prefecture is vacant. I understand that Aiqing will be qualified for this position." Huang Chen said, holding his nose.

"Your Majesty, no!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several civil servants, including Prime Minister Li Zhong, etc., came out to advise him.

The position of governor of Runzhou Prefecture is so important that even the always calm Prime Minister Li Zhong jumped out.

"Shut up and step back! Dong Aiqing's abilities are obvious to all. I have made up my mind. There is no need for you to say anything!" Chen Huang covered his nose. He just wanted to escape from here quickly.

"But Your Majesty..." There are still people who don't want to give up.

"Come here, drag this person down and beat him up for fifty times, and hand him over to the Prison Department to thoroughly investigate whether this person is related to today's case!" Chen Huang was furious, showing his dim and violent side.

"..."

Although Chen Huang's move was rough, it was really effective.

The ministers immediately did not dare to go out to dissuade him, and even the Prime Minister Li Zhong retreated.

Once Chen Huang becomes crazy, he will be disowned by his relatives. Although Li Zhong is Chen Huang's father-in-law, he will also be ruthless once he becomes ruthless.

The emperor is ruthless!
It is vividly displayed in Chen Huang.

So Li Zhong weighed the pros and cons and returned to his original position. He could only watch the position of Fu Yin leave him.

I was caught off guard today...

"In addition, I wish Aiqing, Yulin Guards, Prison Department, etc. have all contributed a lot, and you will all be rewarded! Okay, let's retreat from the court!"

Before the old eunuch shouted the word "retreat from the court" at the top of his lungs, Emperor Chen had already taken Concubine You and left quickly.

As if running for his life.

The old eunuch shouted hastily, ignoring the ministers who had different thoughts, and immediately chased after him.

This court meeting has been prepared for such a long time, but I didn’t expect that it would end in such a hurry...

(End of this chapter)