Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

"Very good, someone please write down everyone's name for me."

Xiao Mo looked down at the people who stood up and felt very amused. He didn't know how many of these ministers were Xiao Zhengde's men.

"Your Majesty, why is this happening?"

Lord Cai was a little confused about what Xiao Mo was going to do.

"Don't worry, Lord Cai. I will not harm any of my loyal subjects, nor will I let go of anyone who has ulterior motives towards me."

When Xiao Zhengde's men heard Xiao Mo say this, they were all scared half to death. They always felt that Xiao Mo had something else to say.

"Originally, there are some things I don't need to tell you, but since someone mentioned the rumors that the queen was seriously injured today, I will tell you about it."

"The man named Xiao who accompanied the queen back to the capital is me. The queen and I have a deep relationship. I have been missing him very much since we separated. That's why I couldn't help but go to Ningchuan City in person to pick up the queen."

"As for the me you see in the court on weekdays, it is just my substitute."

Hearing Xiao Mo's personal explanation of the matter, all the court officials present were shocked.

In order to pick up his queen, an emperor even used a substitute. How much does he love his queen?

When Xiao Mo's confidants heard him say this, they all breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there was no problem with the relationship between the emperor and the empress, it would be fine. As for those rumors, they would naturally be refuted after today's morning court session.

But Xiao Zhengde's people were not so lucky. When they heard that the truth of the matter was different from what they thought, they were all panicked.

At this moment they finally realized what Xiao Mo meant by asking people to write down everyone's names. He wanted to find out whether they had any connection with the rumors.

Some of the timid ones couldn't help but look at Xiao Zhengde standing in the crowd.

Unfortunately, Xiao Zhengde didn't even look at him, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

Their own master didn't care about them. Xiao Zhengde's cronies all regretted their decision to die. If they had known that the information Xiao Zhengde gave them was false, they would never have dared to go against Xiao Mo.

Unfortunately it's too late to say anything now.

"Okay, that's enough about the rumors today."

Xiao Mo's sharp eyes swept over the crowd and continued, "The queen has returned to the palace. I asked someone to look for an auspicious date, and they said that the 20th of this month is a good day, so the queen's coronation ceremony will be held on the 20th."

"I have been relatively frugal since I ascended the throne, and even my coronation ceremony did not exceed that of the previous emperor. However, I do not want the Queen to feel wronged, so the coronation ceremony for the Queen will be held in the same way as the coronation ceremony for the Empress Dowager Xiaoren."

Xiao Mo's few words stunned all the court officials present, and no one dared to say a word for a long time.

When Empress Dowager Xiaoren was crowned as queen, it was the most prosperous year for the Tian Qin Kingdom. At that time, both the Western Rong and the Northern Di were subject to Tian Qin. The country was prosperous and the treasury was naturally full. The ceremony of crowning Empress Dowager Xiaoren was unprecedentedly grand.

But at that time, Tian Qin was facing internal and external troubles, and the treasury was empty, so where was the money to hold a grand ceremony to crown Ye Jintang as the queen?

"Your Majesty, I naturally hope that the ceremony for the coronation of the Empress can be as grand as the coronation of the Empress Dowager Xiaoren, but the national treasury cannot afford so much money at the moment."

The Minister of Revenue, Lu Qixian, stepped forward and replied.

"I understand the concerns of all my beloved ministers. All the money for this ceremony of crowning the queen will come from my private treasury. There is no need to use the national treasury."

When Xiao Mo said this, all the ministers in the court were surprised. The silver used for the ceremony of conferring the queen did not come from the national treasury. This had never happened in the history of Tian Qin State.

The Minister of Revenue, Lu Qixian, was surprised and quickly stepped forward, fearing that Xiao Mo would go back on his word.

"Your Majesty is wise."

The money for the Queen's coronation ceremony did not come from the national treasury, so Xiao Mo could do whatever he wanted, and the court officials did not dare to have any objections.

Looking at such honest court officials, Xiao Mo couldn't help but sigh in his heart that it was indeed different with money. If the silver needed for the queen's coronation ceremony had to go through the national treasury, he didn't know how long you would end arguing with these officials.

As things were settled one by one, Emperor Xiao Mo seemed to have supreme power, but in fact he was restricted in every way. He had to think twice before using any money. In the final analysis, he was still not strong enough.

Matters related to the Queen's coronation ceremony should have been entirely handed over to the Imperial Household Department. However, Xiao Mo felt that the people in the Imperial Household Department might not be able to do it to Ye Jintang's satisfaction, so he simply handed the matter over to Ye Jintang and let her handle it herself.

After the morning court ended, Xiao Mo went straight to Wutong Palace and told Ye Jintang everything that happened at the court.

"Xiao Zhengde has quite a few people under his command. It seems that he has been planning to seize power for a long time."

Xiao Mo put the list on the table. The secret guards in his hand were no pushovers. The list had just been copied down, and before the morning court was over, the secret guards had already gone through everyone on the list.

Anyone who belongs to Xiao Zhengde will be circled in red.

Ye Jintang took a quick look and saw a total of 9 people standing up, 4 of whom had their names circled in red.

"If we want to punish Xiao Zhengde, these few people are not enough."

The evidence in the hands of the two men was not enough to take Xiao Zhengde's life. If they sentenced him at this time, at most they would just punish Xiao Zhengde with house arrest or a salary deduction.

Some people even think that they are making a fuss out of nothing and that it is just some rumors without any solid evidence. Xiao Mo, who has just ascended the throne, is going to target his uncle. If this matter gets out, it will not be good for Xiao Mo's reputation.

The two exchanged glances and instantly understood each other's thoughts.

To deal with Xiao Zhengde, you have to hit him with one strike and not give him any chance to fight back.

"I will have someone dig up all of Xiao Zhengde's past. It would be best if he has been very clean over the years. If I can catch him in the slightest, I will kill him without a burial place."

"I'm afraid there are still many people in the capital who are not submissive to the emperor. I'm afraid the emperor will be busy in the next few years."

In just three years, the Tian Qin Kingdom has had three new emperors. The ministers in the court are now confused and don't know whose side to stand on.

It may not be easy for Xiao Mo to completely control the government and military power.

Thinking of this, Ye Jintang couldn't help but think of the tiger talisman.

If he had the tiger talisman in hand, all the generals of the Tianqin Kingdom must obey Xiao Mo's orders. If anyone disobeyed, he could kill them directly.

Without the tiger talisman, if Xiao Mo wanted to deploy troops, he would have to argue with generals from all over the place.

"Your Majesty, have you looked for the whereabouts of the tiger talisman?"

"I have already searched for it. I even sent people to search the river where the late emperor fell into the water. Unfortunately, we didn't find any clues."

Xiao Mo felt helpless when it came to the tiger talisman. If he couldn't find it again, he would make a new one.

If he just makes a new tiger talisman, he's afraid that many people will play tricks on him again.

"Your Majesty, have you ever thought that the tiger talisman might be in the palace? How could the late emperor wear the tiger talisman when he went out hunting?"

Xiao Mo also felt that what Ye Jintang said made sense. Who would carry a tiger talisman when going out hunting? It's not like they're going to war.

"If the tiger talisman was in the palace, Empress Dowager Naruhito would have obtained it long ago and ordered all the generals who hold military power to stop Xiao Changming from going north. I wonder if the late emperor gave the tiger talisman to someone."