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Chapter 745 Long Live the Emperor! (15)
Yu Muhuai took two steps forward, took Fu Manguan's arm, nodded, and said in a heavy tone, "My dear minister, of course I believe you, and I also want to thank you."

Fu Manguan's expression, which had been one of "sacrificing himself for his country until his dying breath," quickly returned to its previous look of confusion.

He asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, what is it that you are thanking me for?"

Yu Muhuai smiled and patted Fu Manguan on the shoulder: "I thank you for thoroughly investigating the case related to Xu Lianyin's confession."

He put on his full cap and bowed again, his attitude humble: "This is what I should do."

Yu Muhuai withdrew his hand, stood tall and elegant in front of Fu Manguan, and continued the previous topic.

"The saying 'If the ruler commands the subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die' means that if I want a subject to die, I can make it happen. If I don't want someone to die, even if the whole world criticizes them, I will protect that person."

My dear minister, do you understand?

Fu Manguan tentatively asked, "Your Majesty, do you want Qiu Zhixue and the others to join you?"

Yu Muhuai put away his smile, put his hands behind his back, and slowly snorted heavily: "My dear minister, over the years, the court has long been turned into a mess by those people."

The place is a chaotic mess, utterly filthy and filled with a foul atmosphere! Each and every one of them thinks no one knows what they're doing. Each and every one of them is making a fool of me!

Finally, Yu Muhuai walked to the desk and slammed it down heavily, making a dull thud. The brush holder on the desk immediately began to shake violently.

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

Yu Muhuai sneered: "Ha, facing this group of fools who prey on the people, yet are still smug and think no one else knows, I cannot calm my anger!"

After saying that, she turned to Fu Manguan.

"My dear minister, just do as I say, and I will bear all the consequences. If any name on the list I gave you today is later proven to be innocent, then..."

If, during your thorough investigation in the future, any official found to be innocent, I am willing to personally kowtow and apologize to you and that official!

Fu Manguan shuddered.

Since the Emperor had spoken to this extent, how could he dare not obey?

Let them frame me then. Maybe the Emperor really does have some secret methods to uncover those dark secrets.

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Two days later, Xue Fenglai's embezzlement case implicated a large number of people.

Ten days later, all the evidence showed that none of the people implicated were innocent, and all the charges against them were true.

The Emperor was furious!
During the morning court session, the emperor angrily smashed several teacups.

A series of crisp, shattering sounds pierced the imperial court.

Before the officials lay nothing but fragments and debris.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger."

All the civil and military officials knelt down in unison, each one trembling with fear, lest the fire spread to them.

Fu Manguan was also kneeling.

But what he was thinking was: The emperor didn't arrest a single one wrong, does he really know how to observe the stars at night?
Yu Muhuai pretended to have just learned the news and was extremely angry, and then berated each of the people kneeling below.

She spoke at length with great distress, leaving all the officials present feeling ashamed and embarrassed.

The problem is that they think they're a bug or a big bad guy.

No problem. I feel that I am an incompetent official because I have failed to share the emperor's burdens in a timely manner.

They were deeply affected by the emperor's emotions, and many officials broke down in tears as the story progressed.

Even after the court session ended, many people supported each other and wept bitterly.

In the end, all the confiscated property of those corrupt officials went into the national treasury. In the past, after going through layers of selection and corruption, it would be good if a third of the money actually reached the national treasury.

But this time, no one dared to make a move.

Just kidding! The Emperor was so angry just now that he wanted to skin the corrupt officials alive and drink their blood. How could they dare to mess with him at this crucial moment?

In the end, all the embezzled funds were confiscated without exception.

Yu Muhuai scoffed. If anyone dared to lay a hand on her again, she would show no mercy and make that person regret ever being born.

Seeing that the national treasury, which had been empty for a long time, was finally a little full, Yu Muhuai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The saying that a minority controls the majority of the wealth is universally true in any plane, any world, and any dynasty.

The eunuch faction, the Qianxin faction, and a few cunning old civil officials—their wealth is truly staggering!

Yu Muhuai narrowed his eyes to avoid being blinded by the glittering reflection of the golden treasure.

She then slowly walked out of the treasury and ordered people to guard it strictly.

As a typical miser, only Yu Muhuai herself knew how overjoyed she was when she finally had money in her hands.

Big White: I know too~~
Soon, another piece of good news arrived.

Iron merchants from the Northwest Iron City have been confirmed to have colluded with the enemy and betrayed their country, as well as to have colluded with the Jian Kingdom's army.

With conclusive evidence, all those involved in the case have been imprisoned, their assets have been confiscated, and their family members have been detained.

The evidence has been sent back to the capital; the final verdict is to be decided by the Emperor.

Those sent to the northwest by Ping Qinian were all elites from the Eastern Depot.

They lay in wait on the northwestern border for more than a month, blending into the local caravans and merchant convoys.

As it turns out, as long as resources are used to their fullest potential and people fulfill their responsibilities, even the secret agents of the Eastern Depot, who were hated by officials, can play a significant role.

They not only found evidence that the iron merchants were colluding with the enemy and secretly communicating with the Jian Kingdom's army, but also evidence that the iron merchants and the officials of Tiedou City were corrupt and lawless.

Therefore, while the iron merchants were dealing with Jian Kingdom, they were also using the money they earned from Jian Kingdom to bribe the officials of Tiedou City.

Whether the officials of Iron City knew it or not, they had committed a serious crime of treason.

Since Ping Qinian was still lying "intact" in the palace, the Eastern Depot agents sent to the northwest border were very well-behaved.

They were still waiting for Ping Qinian's reply to determine their next course of action.

Yu Muhuai saw the letter, read it carefully word by word, and nodded in satisfaction.

Especially when he saw the total amount of property seized in this operation, Yu Muhuai excitedly slammed his hand on the table.

The obedient little eunuch standing obediently with his head down was startled by Yu Muhuai's actions and took a step back, almost bumping into a floor-standing vase.

Hearing the commotion nearby, Yu Muhuai turned to look.

The young eunuch was just relieved that he hadn't knocked over the vase when he looked up and met the emperor's eyes.

It startled him again, and his heart almost jumped out of his chest.

The young eunuch fell to his knees with a thud, trembling as he begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, this servant deserves to die, this servant deserves to die! I have disturbed Your Majesty; it is this servant's fault!"

The young eunuch's name was Li De'en. Not long ago, he was just an ordinary eunuch managing horses in the Imperial Stables. He was also quite young, in his early twenties.

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