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Chapter 212 Hubu Earthquake!Li Er was furious!
The next day, early in the morning.

Dai Zhou hurriedly ran to the imperial study room in the imperial city. When he saw Li Er, his eyes were still bloodshot.

In the imperial study room, Li Er yawned and looked at Dai Zhou with sleepy eyes. He couldn't help but wonder: "Dai Shangshu, didn't you have a good rest last night? Why do you look so tired?"

"You came to the imperial study very early in the morning. What's the matter?"

Dai Zhou's face turned dark and he looked ashamed. He immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I have betrayed your Majesty's trust. Please punish me!"

After hearing this, Li Er was stunned.

Looking at Dai Zhou who took the initiative to plead guilty, Li Er was even more confused: "Dai Shangshu has been working diligently for the people in the Ministry of Household Affairs and has not heard of anything bad happening. What is going on?"

After thinking for a moment, Li Er frowned again: "Is there something wrong with the stone?"

Dai Zhou shook his head quickly: "Your Majesty, the stones have been cleared and there are no problems. Please rest assured."

At this time, Li Er felt strange and frowned: "Since the stone is fine, tell me, why did you come to me so early in the morning?"

Hearing this, Dai Zhou took out a memorial from his arms, then stepped forward and handed it to Li Er.

Li Er looked at him puzzled and asked, "What is this?"

Dai Zhou held up his hands and looked downcast: "This is the list of people from the Ministry of Household Affairs. There are people on it who have practiced favoritism and accepted bribes. I have marked them out."

"Your Majesty, please order the Yushitai to investigate these people!"

According to the memorial, the entire household department was included, a total of seven or eighty people, and no one was absent.

Li Er opened the memorial and took a look, his face gradually became shocked: "You are still there?"

Dai Zhou looked ashamed, bowed down, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, such a big thing happened in the Ministry of Revenue. I have a heavy responsibility and should be punished!"

"It's ridiculous that I think everything is fine in the Ministry of Household Affairs and that I am omniscient and considerate of the Tang Dynasty. How ridiculous!"

On the list, in addition to Dai Zhou, there are also the Minister of Hubu, the Minister of Hubu Duzhishi, and other officials, all of whom are on it.

There are 80 people to be investigated at once, something is clearly going to happen!

"Dai Zhou, although I also want to clear up the rule of law, but you suddenly brought so many people here, and if trouble breaks out, it will be difficult to calm down."

"Corruption can and must be investigated, but it must be done step by step, right?"

"There are so many people, not to mention that they have all found out what your household department should do. Are you sure that everyone has tainted evidence?"

Li Er frowned, this matter was not easy to handle.

Dai Zhou cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Wei Zheng and I stayed up all night last night. We checked the account books from the first year of Zhenguan to the present and found many problems!"

"The specific actions I have taken have been clearly stated in the memorial. There is absolutely no favoritism or slander!"

Li Er thought for a moment and suddenly said: "Why did you suddenly think of checking the account books?"

Nothing happened usually, but now that he suddenly discovered such a big problem, Li Er definitely didn't believe that it was Dai Zhou's impromptu idea.

What's more, he also brought Wei Zheng with him.

He didn't think that if Wei Zheng had known about this earlier, he would not have been able to hold back and impeach the minister!

"I don't dare. It's because Zhao Guogong brought someone here yesterday, that is, Li Fei, the stone supplier of Dali Temple."

"He only took one look at the account books and saw something was wrong. At that time, I still argued with reason."

"I never thought that the Ministry of Revenue would be so corrupt, and I didn't even know about it. I'm so ashamed!"

Speaking of what happened yesterday, Dai Zhou felt flushed and was embarrassed to face His Majesty. "You said it was discovered by the young man?"

Li Er was suddenly startled: "You can find such a big problem just by looking at the account books?"

……

The morning session went on as usual.

At Dai Zhou's request, Li Er did not mention the matter in court.

Wei Zheng and Changsun Wuji obviously also got the news about Dai Zhou, and did not report the corruption in the Ministry of Revenue in the morning.

Not long after, the morning session ended.

When Li Er returned to the imperial study, Wei Zheng, Changsun Wuji, and Dai Zhou were already waiting at the door.

"Come in, tell me what's going on?"

Entering the imperial study room, Li Er's face looked a little ugly.

There is such a big problem in the Ministry of Household Affairs and it must not be taken lightly!
The entire Tang Dynasty was in dire straits, and the treasury was empty in the past few years. Unexpectedly, there was something fishy on the Ministry of Revenue. How could Li Er not be angry?

Wei Zheng cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have also had my fault. I originally thought that Lord Dai would feel at ease as the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs."

"I just didn't expect that these guys would be so arrogant and collude to deceive Your Majesty. I have already sent people to investigate!"

"Currently, the three ministers of the household department have been imprisoned. The minister of the household branch has embezzled a huge amount of bribes, and I have handed them over to Dali Temple for disposal..."

Last night, Dai Zhou had already controlled everyone in the household department and handed them all over to Yushitai for investigation.

Wei Zheng naturally showed no mercy and started handling the matter overnight.

When Dai Zhou went to find Li Er in the morning, more than 20 people had been found out and taken away.

At this moment, Dai Zhou looked ashamed.

"Bastard!"

Li Er's eyes turned red when he looked at the memorial submitted by Wei Zheng, which contained the bribes accepted by corrupt officials and the false reports reported.

"The national treasury is only worth a few million dollars, but these corrupt officials have embezzled such a huge amount, yet they still put me in their eyes!"

Li Er was furious, this time he was really angry!

Just for the more than 20 people who were found out, the total amount of corruption has reached tens of millions!
No wonder the national treasury has been empty in recent years, but the people have not become rich yet. Why?
Being an official does not make decisions for the people!
They have all been enriched by these morons who have bent the law for their own personal gain!
Furious, Li Er looked at Wei Zheng: "Wei Zheng, use all the power of the Yushitai to investigate this matter thoroughly for me!"

"No one related to this matter can be spared!"

"Dai Zhou, you are indeed guilty, but I will give you a chance to help Wei Zheng investigate this matter, and I will not let anyone go. Do you understand?"

Wei Zheng and Dai Zhou quickly bowed down and said respectfully: "I obey your order!"

After the two left, Changsun Wuji looked at Li Er and sighed: "Your Majesty, the young man mentioned this matter. If it hadn't been for him, I'm afraid it would still be hidden until now."

"I didn't quite believe it yesterday, but when I checked it out, I was almost scared to death..."

Li Er looked unhappy and clenched his fists fiercely: "You hateful moth, it really makes me angry!"

"By the way, the young doctor has come to Chang'an, right?"

"Go home and change your clothes. Follow me out of the palace to find him. I still have something to ask!"

(End of this chapter)