The most romantic little emperor

Yang Yi, representing the Hongnong Yang clan, stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, why are you so angry over such a trivial matter? Just let them both accept their punishment."

Qin Hao snorted coldly and said jokingly, "A small matter? You don't even know what they've done with the family behind them!"

"Shall I have it read publicly, so that the officials present can also see what they have done over the years?"

At this time, Zhao Youcai, a representative of the Zhao clan of Zhao Commandery, stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, must this be done?"

"Even if Cui Xiong and Li Fei were at fault, you shouldn't have made such a big fuss. Otherwise, it will chill the hearts of our family!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the others echoed them.

"That's right!"

"If Your Majesty insists on doing this, the princes and aristocratic families from all over the country will surely resent you!"

"Your Majesty, just wait for something bad to happen!"

"..."

Not only that, even some ministers in the court who had close ties with aristocratic families began to persuade Qin Hao.

Upon hearing this, Qin Hao turned around without saying a word and ordered, "Come here, lock these two people up in jail and interrogate them strictly. I want to see who has the final say in Daxia."

Seeing that Qin Hao insisted on doing so, Cui Xiong and Li Fei became disheartened and begged for mercy.

The guards outside the door walked in and dragged the two men out.

After they were captured, Qin Hao looked at the other major families with cold eyes and said nonchalantly, "As for you, I advise you to restrain yourself, otherwise you will end up like those two people."

"By the way, in seven days, I will be going hunting in Mulan Paddock. I have specially invited the heads of the eight great families to come and enjoy the fun with all the ministers. As the representatives of your families, please notify them on yourselves."

Lu Yuanlin, the representative of the Fanyang Lu family, knew that Qin Hao had ill intentions and refused immediately, saying, "Your Majesty, my father is old and bedridden. The journey is exhausting. If anything were to happen to him, who would I turn to for justice?"

"Can you please make some compromise and let someone else do it?"

Qin Hao raised his eyebrows and said, "Anyone else who is asking for sick leave? Tell me all of you. I'm not an unreasonable person, so I'll grant you all your leave."

Upon seeing this, the rest of the people, except for the Zheng family of Xingyang, representatives from several other aristocratic families came forward and asked for leave, giving various reasons.

Some people even use the excuse that a relative has died and the head of the family is heartbroken, and make all kinds of excuses to refuse.

"Great! Very good!"

Qin Hao said with dignity, "Since you are so ungrateful, go back to your clan. Without my summons, you will never be allowed to enter the capital again."

"Your Majesty, you can't do this! Didn't you just say that you would agree to everything? How can you go back on your word?" Xie Zhenting, representing the Xie family of Chen County, questioned.

As he spoke, he did not forget to look at his cousin Xie An, hoping that he could speak a word for him.

Xie An met his gaze, shook his head slightly, and ignored him.

Before, Qin Hao asked him, if the conflict between him and the Xie family escalates in the future, who would he choose?

As a cabinet minister, Xie An chose Qin Hao without hesitation.

The reason given was that he was framed and imprisoned by the Su family, but the family did not help him. Instead, it was Qin Hao who rescued him from prison.

Now that his daughter is about to become the imperial consort, how could he give up Qin Hao, this big tree, for the sake of the Xie family, with whom he is not very close.

Moreover, as a member of the Xie family, Xie An had often spoken well of the Xie family to His Majesty, but he knew very well that His Majesty's determination to discipline the aristocratic family would not be changed by anyone.

Now, his cousin Xie Zhenting wants to commit suicide and wants to drag him along. How can he make matters worse?

Qin Hao observed the two people's behavior and said calmly, "Oh? Tell me, when did I go back on my word?"

"For what you have done, I would not be wrong to execute you immediately. Now, I am only banishing you from the capital, but for the sake of Lord Xie, I am giving you a break."

Xie Zhenting argued, "Your Majesty, you actually slandered me in public..."

Qin Hao interrupted him directly and said coldly: "I slandered you?"

"Are you, a mere fifth-rank official with a sinecure, worthy of my slander?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhenting was so angry that he trembled all over. He wanted to raise his hand to accuse Qin Hao, but he didn't dare. He thought to himself: Could it be that Your Majesty really has evidence of his crimes?

Looking at Xie Zhenting who was trembling with anger, Qin Hao felt very relieved.

He picked up a file from the dragon case and sneered, "Lord Feng, come here and read this file."

Feng Huaiyu, deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, came out, took the file, and had great admiration for Qin Hao in his heart.

It turns out that His Majesty had asked his Jinyiwei to collect evidence from the eight major families in the past few days just for today's occasion.

He opened the file and shouted, "Last July, the Yongle Shrine was built. Xie Zhenting of the Xie family was responsible for purchasing the stone materials. The national treasury spent one million taels of silver, but the actual accounting showed that only 320,000 taels of silver were used. The whereabouts of the remaining silver are unknown."

"In January of this year, Xie Zhenting drank and reveled in the Yihong Courtyard, cursing Your Majesty as a waste. A brothel girl and two maids were present and heard it with their own ears. The evidence is irrefutable."

"..."

A series of evidences are enough to make a person die without even leaving ashes.

Xie Zhenting's face was pale and he was already kneeling on the ground trembling!

How did these secrets get uncovered?

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to do this. You're accusing the son of a noble family of a false crime based on just a file. Isn't this even more powerful and threatening than this?" Fanyang Lu said unhappily.

Upon seeing this, Lu Yuanshan quickly winked at his cousin Lu Yuanlin, asking him not to step forward, but he didn't expect that in return he would be met with outrageous remarks from Lu Yuanlin.

Qin Hao glanced at him and cursed in his heart, "You bastard, you dare to blame me? I haven't caused you any trouble yet, but if you want to run into someone you're afraid of, don't blame me."

He immediately found another file and said to Feng Huaiyu, "My dear Feng, don't read that one for now. Read this one first!"

Lu Yuanshan frowned and secretly cursed Lu Yuanlin for being an idiot. Even now, he still couldn't understand the situation and had brought shame to the Lu family.

Lu Yuanlin seemed to sense that something was amiss, but he feigned composure, comforting himself by saying, "A man of integrity fears no shadow. The young emperor is just bluffing. There's no need to be afraid of him."

However, this statement can only deceive yourself, but not others.

At this time, Feng Huaiyu had already opened the file and read aloud: "At the beginning of last month, Lu Yuanlin seduced Lu Qingyu and then killed her..."

Before Feng Huaiyu could finish, Lu Yuanshan rushed over, punched Lu Yuanlin in the face, and cursed, "You beast, did you really do this?"

The ministers on the side quickly pulled the two men apart, fearing that Lu Yuanshan would accidentally kill him, which would be a serious matter.