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Chapter 744 Long Live the Emperor! (14)
If the emperor were to take this seriously and begin a thorough investigation, who knows when the investigation might reach the relevant personnel, and then they would be in serious trouble.

The eunuch faction suffered a setback, which made everyone else happy.

Those in the court who did not belong to the eunuch faction, whether they were members of the Qianxin faction or ordinary civil officials and censors, were all looking forward to the emperor's next move, hoping that the emperor would wipe out the eunuch faction in one fell swoop so that they could take advantage of the situation and reap the benefits.

But the emperor remained inactive and began to focus on the problems in the north.

It seems they're preparing to let the eunuch faction off the hook.

As a result, those officials who were eager to try their luck had no choice but to back down.

After all, the eunuch faction leader Ping Qinian is still around. It is said that Ping Qinian has been serving the emperor in the palace recently, and the two have a very good relationship.

Although Ping Qinian has not shown his face for a long time, even a fallen camel is bigger than a horse; his prestige and power are still there, and no one dares to make a move against him.

Yu Muhuai sat upright in the court, fully aware of the actions of the people below him.

She secretly rejoiced.

In the past, there was a story of Cao Cao holding the emperor hostage to command the feudal lords.

Now, she, Yu Muhuai, is using Ping Qinian to command all officials.

Thinking of this, Yu Muhuai couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

In the past, everyone wanted to be emperor, and they fought tooth and nail for the position. Now that they've actually become emperor, they realize what a difficult and arduous task it is.

Fu Manguan was given important responsibilities after he properly handled the confession of the "Four Fiends".

Yu Muhuai is planning to use him again this time.

"Fu Manguan, I order you to thoroughly investigate Xue Fenglai's embezzlement and bribery case. You must be clear about every detail, down to the smallest thread and every brick and tile, leaving no room for error."

You must thoroughly investigate all of Xue Fenglai's embezzlement records, or I will hold you accountable.

do you understand? "

Fu Manguan knelt down to receive the imperial decree: "Your subject obeys!"

Two days later, Fu Manguan found evidence of corruption by several officials at Xue Fenglai's residence.

The most eye-catching evidence is the corruption of Chiu Chih-hsueh, a key member of the Chien Hsin Party.

If we're talking about the people who fight the most fiercely with the eunuch faction, Qiu Zhixue is definitely one of them.

However, Chiu Chih-hsueh always just cursed at the other party without ever actually impeaching them.

He's just a paper tiger who looks fierce, but his words and actions don't actually harm the core of the eunuch faction.

In addition, Qiu Zhixue was a senior intellectual who had taught many students and had connections with many officials in the court.

He can be described as having students all over the world.

If such a person were to be moved, the trouble he would bring to the eunuch faction would far outweigh the benefits.

So the eunuch faction has always tolerated it; what's wrong with being insulted to their faces?
What's the big deal? I'll just have to put up with it!

But unexpectedly, this official, who usually seemed to be full of benevolence and morality and acted uprightly, had actually amassed a huge fortune in private and was a corrupt official!
This is absolutely astonishing!

Xue Fenglai was corrupt, and many people in the court knew it, but they were unaware of how much he had embezzled.

Qiu Zhixue was corrupt, but many people don't know that!

It’s true that people can’t be judged by their appearance!

Looking back on Qiu Zhixue's past behavior now, it all seems like a joke!
He's all hypocrisy and empty words; he's a complete liar!

Sometimes, looking back at the actions of those people, these hypocrites might not even be as good as the truly despicable eunuchs!
Even Qiu Zhixue was stunned when he saw those inexplicable pieces of evidence.

He fainted on the spot, without even a chance to argue.

When Qiu Zhixue woke up, he was already in the Ministry of Justice prison, waiting for interrogation.

In the dark and gloomy prison cell, Qiu Zhixue began to curse. He only cursed one person.

"Xue Fenglai, you old bastard! You're dead and you still want to drag me down with you! I'll haunt you even as a ghost! I'll bite you to death even in the underworld!"

Xue Fenglai, you'll die a horrible death! You rotten bastard! You shameless old scoundrel! You shameless stinking turtle!!

Qiu Zhixue originally wanted to curse Xue Fenglai's entire family to die a horrible death, but then he thought that the Emperor and Xue Fenglai could be related by marriage.

If they insulted Xue Fenglai's entire family and even offended the Emperor, the Qiu family might face the extermination of their entire clan.

So he could only put up with it and just scold Xue Fenglai.

What Qiu Zhixue didn't know was that the evidence in Xue Fenglai's house was something even Xue Fenglai herself didn't know about.

Everyone was completely baffled, and they all thought that Xue Fenglai had secretly kept some dirt on others, which led to the involvement of all the corrupt officials.

In fact, only Fu Manguan knew that this was all the Emperor's scheme.

Two days ago, after court, Yu Muhuai summoned Fu Manguan to his study.

Yu Muhuai dismissed all his servants and guards and ordered them to guard the gate before holding a secret meeting with Fu Manguan.

Yu Muhuai took out all the evidence he had prepared and asked Fu Manguan to put it in when searching Xue Fenglai's residence.

Fu Manguan was completely baffled.

He is very smart, otherwise he wouldn't have been the top scorer in the national college entrance examination.

However, he was not flexible enough and not tactful in his work, otherwise he would not have been ostracized and had been frustrated for several years.

So when he saw that the emperor was going to personally frame someone, he couldn't wrap his head around it.

Yu Muhuai noticed Fu Manguan's confusion.

Considering that this was a trusted minister whom he would rely on in the future, Yu Muhuai decided to tell him his thoughts.

Yu Muhuai looked at Fu Manguan with a deep gaze and spoke meaningfully.

"My dear minister, have you ever heard the saying, 'When the ruler commands the subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die'?"

Fu Manguan bowed respectfully and replied, "Your Majesty, I have heard of this. If Your Majesty requires it, I will gladly die without complaint!"

Yu Muhuai pursed his lips, speechless at the words of this straightforward top scholar.

She smiled slightly and gently helped Fu Manguan up by the shoulder: "My dear minister, I did not mean for you to die. I just wanted to tell you that this sentence is actually ambiguous."

Fu Manguan looked up at Yu Muhuai, his face full of confusion.

Yu Muhuai continued to explain.

"First of all, although I am the emperor, I cannot simply let a subject die. If there is no legitimate reason for the action, I believe even the subject himself would not be willing to die."

"My dear minister, do you believe that if one day the Kingdom of Cong is destroyed, its land will remain, even if I were to die for my country, many of my ministers would not perish, but would instead turn and surrender to the enemy?"

Who would have thought that I would hear the words "to die for one's country" from the mouth of a king.

Fu Manguan was shocked and immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, if such a day ever comes, I will fight the enemy to the death until the moment I can no longer stand!"

In her previous life, Wan Zhixin did indeed witness this scene after her death.

Fu Manguan had already fulfilled the promise he made in this life in the previous one.

Thinking of the images of those who sacrificed their lives for their country in his previous life, Yu Muhuai, who had experienced multiple worlds and witnessed the vicissitudes of life, couldn't help but feel his eyes welling up with tears.

Yu Muhuai quickly stepped forward and helped Fu Manguan up.

Wish you sweet dreams and good night (づ￣3￣)づ╭～
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(End of this chapter)