The most romantic little emperor

In the study, Gao Lishi had been waiting for a long time.

Gao Lishi saw Qin Hao coming in, and hurried to greet him, bowing and saying: "Your Highness, this old servant has already searched Wang Youzhi's house. Here is the detailed list of the searched account books, please take a look."

Qin Hao took the account book, threw it on the desk, nodded with satisfaction, and sat down in front of the desk. Gao Lishi stood beside him with his head down.

"Uncle Gao, you did a great job on this matter." Qin Hao said.

"I am willing to do anything for you."

Gao Lishi grinned happily and advised: "Your Highness, you should just wait and see! The result of this house search was beyond my expectation."

"I never thought that Wang Youzhi, a fourth-rank official in the Ministry of Revenue, would embezzle such a huge amount, comparable to the national treasury. His family's extravagant and licentious life is even more extravagant than one could imagine!"

"The silver confiscated alone is more than two million taels, the gold is as much as three hundred thousand taels, and the gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings are countless. In addition, there are also many land deeds, shops, etc...."

"Not only did he marry 18 wives and concubines, he also kept more than 30 beautiful women who were good at singing and dancing for his own enjoyment. What's even more shocking is that he often locked these beauties in large iron cages to perform singing and dancing, claiming that this was more exciting..."

"When I confiscated his house, I heard that he spent more than 100 taels of silver on three meals a day, which is higher than your dietary standards..."

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After hearing the information provided by Gao Lishi, Qin Hao was furious. He did not expect that he could kill a corrupt official today.

How many civil and military officials in the court were corrupt?

How much silver did the Su and Dong families embezzle from the national treasury?

Are the court officials of Daxia really rotten to the core?

Qin Hao took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and tapped the table with his fingers. He was silent for a long time before he slowly opened his eyes and picked up the account book on the table again to look at it.

The more he read, the more frightened he became, and his expression became uglier and uglier. After reading it, he was so angry that he threw the account book directly to the ground.

He started to curse loudly, "Wang Youzhi, you bastard, you are the eternal sinner of my Great Xia. Killing you is too easy for you. I wish I could cut you into pieces and dismember you. You, you..."

Seeing that the prince was so angry, Gao Lishi hurriedly massaged his back, brought him tea, and advised: "Your Highness, you must not get sick because of such a villain."

After a long while, after Gao Lishi's comfort, Qin Hao finally recovered, "Uncle Gao, thank you."

Gao Lishi responded respectfully and continued to massage his back.

"Ayue."

Ah Yue flashed in, "Your Highness, what do you want?"

"Send someone to invite Feng Huaiyu and Shi Minghan over immediately. I have something to discuss with you."

A Yue bowed and took the order and left.

"Uncle Gao, do you think I am too weak and incompetent to have allowed such a corrupt official to exist in the court for so long without being discovered?" Qin Hao asked self-deprecatingly.

Gao Lishi heard this and comforted him: "Your Highness, you are worrying too much. You have done well enough."

"The emperor is seriously ill and cannot manage state affairs. You have only been regent for a short time, but you have already done so many things that the emperor admires."

"Moreover, Wang Youzhi, this old fox, is extremely well hidden. He usually disguises himself very well and appears to be righteous in the court, making it difficult for people to detect him."

"If he hadn't come to you on his own initiative and been killed by you, I wouldn't have found out that he had embezzled so much money."

"To be honest, you killed him directly in the court today. I admire you very much."

"You are decisive in killing. Your actions today will surely have a deterrent effect on all the civil and military officials in the court. You will definitely be a wise ruler in the future."

Qin Hao sighed softly. Although Gao Lishi's words made him feel a little relieved, the self-blame and regret in his heart were still difficult to calm down.

"No matter what, it was my fault that such a corrupt official was causing chaos in the court, but I was unable to discover it."

Qin Hao said sadly. He suddenly raised his head and looked at Gao Lishi firmly: "Uncle Gao, from now on, I will thoroughly investigate the corruption of officials in the court and will never tolerate corruption."

"I want all officials in Daxia to know that if they try to take bribes, they will be caught. Corruption will never end well!"

Gao Lishi looked at Qin Hao, his heart filled with relief.

He has realized that the prince is no longer the same prince as before.

Moreover, the young prince in front of him has already realized his responsibilities, has realized that corruption is the cancer of the country and must be eradicated, and also understands the importance of governing the country.

Gao Lishi then bowed and said, "Your Highness, it is a blessing for our Great Xia that you have such determination. I will fully support your actions and swear to catch all the corrupt officials in one fell swoop!"

Qin Hao nodded, his eyes shining with determination.

He knew that from this moment on, his road would become more difficult.

But he also understood that only in this way could he truly benefit the people and create a prosperous future for Daxia.

Not long after, Feng Huaiyu came. Qin Hao didn't say hello to him, but asked him to pick up the account book on the ground and take a look.

Feng Huaiyu quickly finished reading it and realized the seriousness of the matter. He said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, Wang Youzhi, that bastard, deserves to die."

"There must be many such ministers in the court. What do you think we should do? I swear to bring down these corrupt officials at all costs."

Qin Hao was comforted by Feng Huaiyu's words. He swept away his previous depression and laughed loudly, "Lord Feng really wins my heart. I feel much better now that you are here."

"So, Wang Youzhi's case will be handed over to you. I want you to handle it strictly, quickly and severely. Check the members of Wang Youzhi's family carefully. If they are involved in corruption or other crimes, they will all be sent to prison and sentenced to death."

"I have decided to lead all the officials to personally execute the remaining evildoers of the Wang family at noon tomorrow."

Feng Huaiyu nodded in approval, and then asked, "Your Highness, what should we do with those innocent maids and servants in Wang Youzhi's house?"

Qin Hao was silent for a long time, and then he said slowly: "I will give these people some silver, and those who have families will be sent home, and those who don't have families will be sent to the mansion outside this palace. I will find some jobs for them.

"This kind of thing will be handled according to this standard in the future."

"My dear Feng, corruption is the cancer of the country and must be eradicated completely."

"Go find Duke Zhu's eldest son, Zhu Yongan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Take some secret measures to secretly search for evidence of those corrupt officials. When the time is right, I will catch them all in one fell swoop."

When Feng Huaiyu heard Qin Hao's words, he nodded slightly and silently took note of Qin Hao's instructions.