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There were words like "three", "four", "five", "state", "county" written on the box.
Xu Zisheng bowed to Xia Fengxiang again and said, "Your Majesty, the words on the box are the crimes committed by the officials in the box. If there are three characters, they are Zhu Kewen and his gang. Although Wang Maoqing is a secretary of the Secretariat, he works in the Secretariat and is a close confidant of Li Nishang, so he is placed in the third category."
After saying that, Xu Zisheng bowed and took a step back.
Xia Fengxiang glanced at the words on the boxes, then looked at the ministers below: "Open all the boxes, and then take a look at what Li Nishang has done over the years. After you have read it, you can speak."
Hearing this, Xu Zisheng immediately opened the boxes one by one.
The ministers in the hall were a little hesitant. They looked at Xia Fengxiang, then looked at the box which was full of account books and even letters.
Finally, the Imperial Censor Li Lingyun couldn't help but stepped forward and walked directly towards the third-rank box, but only then did he walk over.
Li Lingyun took a deep breath, because the box was full and at the top it was written that Wang Maoqing and Zhu Kewen were both full.
Li Lingyun had some connections with the Grand Tutor, but that was just some connections. He could not be considered a member of the Yang Party. In such a high position in the imperial court, he could only be considered to be desperately trying to protect himself.
But he is upright and knows how to distinguish right from wrong.
He had heard before that his son Yu Xiuhu had a conflict with Su Changan in the manor, and that there were people from the Chixia Army present. After knowing that the reason was that his son was not ambitious and took the initiative to cause trouble, he immediately punished him and even went to Su Zimu in person to apologize.
At that time, he didn't know that Su Changan was the future queen.
Just this small thing can show a person's character.
Li Lingyun picked up a book by Zhu Kewen and opened it directly.
then
Swish it!
The old man's face suddenly changed, and then he looked again. The ministers were curious and finally...
The second person, the third person.
The people in the palace could no longer hold back and went forward to take a look.
The people of Yang Party have no intention of watching it now. After all, Yang Guofu was demoted six levels from the third rank to the fifth rank because of just two casual words. This is really annoying.
Moreover, the people of Yang Party were all a little scared. Today, Your Majesty took action against Yang Guofu, but what about tomorrow and the day after tomorrow?
Your Majesty should play like this with them every day.
Who can bear this?
So no one has the energy to do these things.
However, Yang Guofu is a smart man after all. He knows that although the price is high, it is just a warning to him. As long as he is still alive, it is enough.
Moreover, if he showed his dissatisfaction now, he might be punished again. He realized that this emperor was as unpredictable as the previous one!
So he signaled to the Yang party members and asked them to go up and take a look.
Moreover, apart from the business dealings between Yang Guofu and her sister, the Yang Party and the Queen Mother Party had nothing to do with each other, so they didn't care about these matters.
All of a sudden.
All the officials in the hall gathered around these boxes.
"How ridiculous! How ridiculous! A mere scholar became a county magistrate, but he didn't know how to appreciate it and be grateful to His Majesty, but did such a heinous act!!"
"Wasn't Lin Yuqing recommended for his ability to solve cases last year and even for a position in the Ministry of Justice? He actually did all these cases himself? The thief is crying thief?"
"In the great Xia, a prosperous and peaceful country, there are still people who would kill villagers and pretend to kill bandits!?"
"It is outrageous to both humans and gods! It is outrageous to both humans and gods! Your Majesty, the prefect of Mo Rong actually raped and killed a child, and Wang Maoqing even dared to recommend this man. It is outrageous to both humans and gods, Your Majesty! I beg for your death by slow slicing!"
……
When looking at these volumes, the anger on everyone's face was self-evident. In just a moment, many loyal and honest people were furious and resentful, and they all looked at Xia Fengxiang with the volumes in their hands.
Li Lingyun's face was extremely ugly. He had already read several volumes written by Zhu Kewen, Wang Maoqing and others. Although he did not finish reading them all, he just read them casually. They were full of heinous crimes: "Zhu Kewen has done such bad things, and he dares to say that he deserves to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. What a filthy bastard."
After saying this softly, Li Lingyun looked at Li Jiulang with a serious face: "Master Li, are these all 100% true?!"
Li Jiulang bowed and said, "Every single one of them can be verified."
Snapped!
Li Lingyun threw the scroll in his hand into the box, then turned around and bowed, saying: "Your Majesty, since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, there have certainly been treacherous ministers, and countless people who are worse than pigs and dogs, who are unworthy of being our Great Xia's ministers, but there are very few people like Li Nishang, Zhu Kewen, Wang Maoqing and others who have committed such crimes. I ask Your Majesty to severely punish all the officials involved!"
As soon as Li Lingyun said this, a minister immediately followed him: "Your Majesty, when the ministers are unjustified, the people will resent you. However, Your Majesty is both virtuous and talented, but Wang, Zhu and others in the court are deceiving their superiors and subordinates, and doing these things that are worse than beasts. Although they have deceived all of us for so long, what about the people? Your Majesty, please make the crimes of these beasts known to the world, and restore the innocence of our Great Xia Langlang, so that the people of the world know that it is not our Great Xia that is like this, but the treacherous people in the court who are deceiving the heaven!"
Yan Jingqing got a hint from Yang Guofu, and at this time, holding an account book, he said: "Your Majesty, I, your Majesty, must investigate these people strictly and restore the peace and order of Great Xia."
"Your Majesty, this must be investigated thoroughly."
"Your Majesty, these people are worse than pigs and dogs. They have insulted your name and the name of Daxia. Please investigate them thoroughly!"
……
Officials said this to Xia Fengxiang one after another.
Xia Fengxiang didn't say anything, just glanced at Feng Chun.
After Feng Chun received the order, he bowed respectfully, carefully picked up the imperial edict on the table, walked to the front and unfolded it.
When the ministers saw this, they all bowed and waited for the emperor’s order.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: The late Emperor has passed away, the nation is in mourning, and the new Emperor has been established."
A long string of imperial edicts were read out from Feng Chun's mouth.
Simply translated, it means that the previous emperor died, and I, the Emperor of Great Xia, had just ascended the throne. When I learned that the wicked woman Li Nishang was going to rebel, I gave her a chance, hoping that she would turn back from her wrong path. However, I did not expect that she was so greedy for money that she did not care about anything at all and was determined to rebel and kill me. Therefore, in order to preserve the foundation of Great Xia, I had to plan everything.
And now, when the Queen and I went to Xingqing Palace, Li Nishang wanted to kill us. In order to protect me, the Queen killed her.
However, the main culprit Li Nishang died, but her followers Wang Maoqing, Zhu Kewen and others were still alive, so Su Wenqing, Yang Shanchang and others were asked to conduct a joint trial. How to deal with them will be decided by the final trial results.
But if the situation is serious, severe punishment will be imposed and no leniency will be shown.
After hearing the imperial edict, all the ministers bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Xia Fengxiang stood up, walked to the front and said, "After you have finished looking at the box, it will be sent to the Ministry of Justice and handed over to the Grand Tutor and Grand Master. If you want to be a jury member and watch it, you can go and observe."
The ministers bowed again.
Xia Fengxiang glanced at Li Jiulang and said, "Li Jiulang pleaded guilty to ten crimes. Although some of the charges are valid, you have all seen his contributions over the years. His merits and demerits offset each other. He will be temporarily retained as the Minister of Revenue. After the Grand Tutor and the Grand Preceptor have finished their interrogation and are sure that Li Jiulang has nothing to do with him, we will make a decision."
Li Jiulang was stunned when he heard this.
It’s different from what we agreed.
Very different!!
The day before yesterday, when he met the emperor, he had actually told Xia Fengxiang some of the contents of these boxes and had even apologized for his crime.
At that time, Li Jiulang said that only by being demoted could he win the support of the people.
but now
Xia Fengxiang didn't do anything to him.
Although there is something called temporary detention, this is actually just for outsiders to hear. This temporary detention has nothing to do with not punishing the person.
But
can not be like this!
If this is the case, it will definitely be criticized!
After all, no matter how separated she and Li Nishang are, they are still brother and sister!
If you don't punish yourself, people outside will definitely spread rumors.
Li Jiulang had already made this matter clear to Xia Fengxiang long ago.
This is absolutely a bad thing for Xia Fengxiang, who has just fully revealed his true colors and is about to completely control the government. It is something that cannot happen!
So Li Jiulang immediately said, "Your Majesty, I will."
When Li Jiulang opened his mouth, Xia Fengxiang had already walked down the steps, then looked at the ministers and said: "My dear ministers, I have been on the throne for three years, and countless things have happened during this period, but I don't need to tell you what I have done. You just need to know whether you have made any mistakes when you were an official. I can see clearly whether you have made any mistakes. Some of you have been promised something by me, and I will do it for you. During this period, some people turned from darkness to light, and I tolerated you, which means that I have forgiven you. As for the future, it depends on what you want to do."
Xia Fengxiang was walking and talking at the same time. When he said this, he had already reached the entrance of the hall. Then Xia Fengxiang turned around and looked at the ministers: "What I want to do is to fulfill the ambition of the previous emperor. I want my Great Xia to become the world's first empire and my people to have enough food and clothing for generations. Of course, everything in the world is ever-changing. Even if the world is full of twists and turns, as long as you focus your mind, nothing can be impossible. To do these things, only the queen and I can't do it, and we need the help of you. Everyone, are you willing to bow your heads for me?"
The ministers in the hall were surprised and just looked at Xia Fengxiang who was standing at the door with an indifferent expression.
Some people were stunned, looking at the empress in front of them who was completely unfamiliar today and completely different from the past three years, and felt so unfamiliar.
However, looking at this empress who looked very similar to the late emperor, and especially hearing what the empress had just said, some old ministers were stunned, as if they were remembering the late emperor who had been so admired.
It's going to change!
It’s really going to change!!
Some people shouted in their hearts.
Su Zimu, Zhang Gu, and Tian Gui were the first to step forward and bow, saying, "Your Highness, I, Su Zimu (Tian Gui) (Zhang Gu), swear to follow you till death!"
Someone took the lead.
The ministers, who felt inexplicably excited, stood up immediately.
Even though the Yang party members were still frightened, they still stood up one after another.
Xia Fengxiang glanced at the ministers in the hall and smiled. It didn't matter whether it was sincere or not. He had said what needed to be said, and that was enough.
Because Xia Fengxiang also said that how they do things next depends on themselves.
However, Xia Fengxiang also glanced at Li Jiulang and found that Li Jiulang was staring at him, so he turned his eyes away and said nothing.
Turning his head and stepping over the threshold of Zhonghe Hall, Xia Fengxiang looked back at the vast imperial road in front of him. He said, "My father once said after he was assassinated, 'Who should chop off a good head?' I just happened to be rebelled by Li Nishang today, and she also wanted to kill me, so I will also learn from my father, 'Here is the good head, come and get it if you want it.'"
While speaking, Xia Fengxiang glanced at Yang Guofu, Yan Jingqing and others.
It just so happened that these two people were also looking at the empress.
Their eyes met for a moment.
The two of them hurriedly lowered their heads, not daring to breathe.
Xia Fengxiang said nothing more and left.
Everything was done, and the next thing was the interrogation. She also had a lot of things to do, so she couldn't keep wasting time here.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
Some young officials were so excited when they saw the empress's courage and courage that they immediately bid her farewell in a loud voice.