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

On the third day after Ye Jintang's Yulin Guards went to Quyang City, they finally brought back news that when they were investigating an underground gambling house, they were stopped by Li Shaojiang, who said that Quyang City could handle him and there was no need for the Yulin Guards to intervene.

However, the Yulin Guards were no pushovers and took advantage of this incident to make a big deal out of it. Now Li Shaojiang has been arrested by the Yulin Guards and they are investigating for other evidence of his crimes.

Ye Jintang had just received the news when a court official pointed out at the morning court the next day that although Ye Jintang was the queen, it was somewhat inappropriate for her to extend her influence to other cities and take charge of the government affairs within those cities.

"Lord Song means that the Queen should not be involved in the underground gambling house? Let it develop?"

"I dare not. Your Majesty can hand this matter over to the Ministry of Justice for investigation."

Lord Song spoke righteously, and Xiao Mo showed a sneer on his face.

The relationships within the Ministry of Justice are complicated, and naturally there are people who are on good terms with Li Shaojiang. If you hand it over to the Ministry of Justice, the chances are that the matter will be dropped.

These officials have complex and intertwined power, and it is really troublesome to get rid of them all at once.

So let’s start with Li Shaojiang today.

"It was the Queen who proposed to nationalize the gambling houses, and she has been in charge of this matter. When someone went against the order to ban private gambling houses, he still went against the order. Shouldn't this also be under the Queen's control?"

"Besides, the Queen's Yulin Guards are more powerful than those police officers in the Ministry of Justice. All the Yulin Guards are equipped with a thousand-mile horse. They can get from the capital to Quyang City in two days and find out the problem in three days. Lord Song, do you think the Ministry of Justice can investigate cases faster than the Yulin Guards?"

Xiao Mo's question left Lord Song speechless. He naturally knew how powerful the Yulin Guards were, and that was why he was so anxious. He had gained a lot of benefits from Li Shaojiang in the past few years. If they were really investigated, the matter would surely be revealed and he would be in trouble.

There are several other people in the court who are in a similar situation to Lord Song. They have mutual interests involved. If Li Shaojiang falls, they will also be implicated. Although they don't want to stand up in their hearts, they have no choice but to bite the bullet and stand up to prevent Ye Jintang's Yulin Guards from investigating the matter.

As long as it is handed over to the Ministry of Justice, they will find a way to cover up the matter.

What they didn’t know was that Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo’s goal was never as simple as an underground gambling house.

For a while, the court was in chaos. As more and more people stood up, Xiao Mo's face became more and more ugly.

After he ascended the throne, a group of officials in the court had been replaced, but he didn't expect that they were still so incompetent. So many of them were involved with the lords of other cities. It seemed that he had not investigated thoroughly enough.

Imperial power has always been in the hands of the emperor. Now the power of the city lords of major cities is even greater than the imperial power. How can Emperor Xiao Mo sit still?

"Whether you agree or not, the Yulin Guards have already been in Quyang City and will definitely not return empty-handed. You all know what you have done, so I will not reveal it today."

Xiao Mo's voice was like a dagger, stabbing fiercely into the hearts of those court officials who were pleading for Li Shaojiang.

Suddenly they realized that Xiao Mo might have ulterior motives. If they stood up to plead for Li Shaojiang today, Xiao Mo might deal with them tomorrow.

Thinking of this, many court officials regretted to death, feeling that they were too impulsive today and were deceived by Xiao Mo's tricks.

After the morning court session, Xiao Mo went straight to the imperial study, where Ye Jintang had been waiting.

"Jintang, you don't know that the officials who were involved with Li Shaojiang were all panicking during the morning court session. I'm afraid they haven't been able to sleep well in the past few days."

"No hurry. Once all the evidence of Li Shaojiang's crimes is in front of them, they will be more afraid. It's time for the emperor to arrange a few more confidants in the court."

Ye Jintang looked at Xiao Mo with a smile. He didn't have many people in the court, so this was a good opportunity to reshuffle.

"You are worthy of being my wife. I can't hide anything from you. I have this idea. On the way here, I have sent a letter to Mr. Cai, asking him to draw up a list and see how many people can be arranged."

"Your Majesty is quite quick."

Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo were discussing matters together in the imperial study, and no one mentioned Li Shaojiang. All the officials present knew that the queen Ye Jintang was even more powerful than they had imagined.

Although the former Empress Dowager Naruhito had power, she had no soldiers. At most, she had a few secret guards who could run errands for her.

The first thing Ye Jintang did was to attack the Yulin Guard, which was equivalent to Xiao Mo giving her the military power. If something really happens in the future, the Yulin Guard will not sit idly by.

In Quyang City, the arrested Li Shaojiang had not yet reacted. He only thought that he had offended Ye Jintang because of the underground gambling house. He was quite optimistic when he was tied up and put into the prison van and sent to the capital. It was just a small matter. Even if it was reported to the emperor, he would at most be dismissed from office.

He didn't know that not long after he left Quyang City, the Li family was sealed off, and the account books he hid in the study and the gold, silver and jewelry hidden in the secret room were all found out.

At first, several of his confidants were unwilling to tell the truth, but after taking a pill of truth, they uncovered all of Li Shaojiang's secrets.

The prison van carrying Li Shaojiang had not yet arrived in the capital, but the evidence of his crimes had already been sent to the capital.

This matter involved a wide range of people, and naturally the Minister of Justice Jiang Chenghai was also alarmed.

He had some understanding of Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo. It was impossible for them to bring Li Shaojiang, the lord of a city, to the capital in a prison van just for the gambling house.

There must be some hidden secret that he doesn't know.

Jiang Chenghai must be a capable person to be the Minister of Justice. He stayed in the study for half an hour and then took a sedan chair to the residence of Li An, the Minister of Rites.

After the two discussed it, they both felt that the emperor and empress wanted to use Li Shaojiang as a target.

"I don't know if our guess is right. If it is true, the emperor and the queen are really masters of trickery. A gambling house overthrows the city lord system. I dare not even think about it at my age."

"Who says it's not true? The Empress has such a strategy at such a young age. It is a blessing for our Qin Kingdom."

On the day Li Shaojiang was escorted back to the capital, from the moment he entered the city gate, the roads were lined with onlookers.

It was the first time for them to see the lord of a city sitting in a prison van. In the past, the city lord could get away with it even if he committed murder or arson, but Li Shaojiang was arrested just because he opened a gambling house privately. It seems that the emperor and empress are really strict in investigating private gambling houses, and if anyone commits a crime, no matter if they are officials or ordinary citizens, they will all be arrested.

Li Shaojiang, sitting in the prison van, was surrounded by so many people. He hated Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo in his heart. He thought to himself that they must not be given a chance to turn things around, otherwise he would make them pay.

Before Li Shaojiang arrived at the Ministry of Justice's prison, Jiang Chenghai received a document sent by the Imperial Guards.

"Master Jiang, please take a look. These are the crimes Li Shaojiang committed in Quyang City."

Jiang Chenghai looked at the thick documents in his hand and felt his head buzzing. The hot potato was finally in his hands.