I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

Seeing His Majesty's indifference, Lin Lu was speechless. Knowing that he had said too much, he hurriedly retreated.

The old fox, Right Prime Minister Lu Jun, stood up again at this moment and said wisely: "Your Majesty, I have already found out that the impeachment of the officials is completely groundless. I have sent people to arrest the leading officials. Do you need to summon them?"

Chen Qingyun said sternly: "Summon!"

Following the empress's order, the guards began to take action.

A moment later, several middle-aged men in official uniforms were forced to kneel in the court.

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"

They all looked panic-stricken and trembling all over.

Chen Qingyun stared at the past few days with sharp eyes and asked, "I ask you, why did you suddenly jointly impeach Jiang Zuo? Is there someone secretly instructing you?"

These officials knelt in the hall without saying a word.

The officials from Jizhou and Yuzhou impeached Jiang Zuo, but it was a premeditated plan and a huge number of officials were involved.

Although they were among the masterminds, they absolutely did not dare to speak carelessly.

"Say!"

Chen Qingyun shouted harshly.

Even though she was a woman, her voice was extremely majestic, even carrying a hint of murderous intent.

Even in the face of an angry Majesty, these leading officials remained silent, trembling with gritted teeth.

Because they knew that if they angered His Majesty, they would surely die.

But if they reveal the mastermind behind the incident, their entire family might die...

These officials are very clear about the trade-offs.

"Drag him out and behead him!"

Chen Qingyun no longer gave this group of people a third chance.

The guards in the hall obeyed the order and immediately stepped forward, took all the officials away and executed them immediately.

Looking at the angry empress, many ministers in the court dared not voice any opposition at this moment.

"Prime Minister Lu."

Chen Qingyun shouted coldly.

"Wei Chen is here."

Lu Jun walked out with a calm expression, but he was actually a little afraid inside.

Although he was a veteran of three dynasties and had made many contributions to the current empress, he was the one who reported the impeachment by the officials. Now that it was investigated, he naturally had the responsibility as well.

Chen Qingyun's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he said coldly: "Who gave you, Prime Minister Lu, the impeachment letter of all officials?"

Lu Jun remained calm and replied, "Your Majesty, it was Lin Lu, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. I was only responsible for presenting the report and was not one of the impeachers."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the court.

The most shocked and panicked person was the Minister of Revenue Lin Lu.

He just displeased His Majesty, and now the Prime Minister is dragging him out to take the blame. Isn't this just asking him to die?

Lin Lu immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, spare my life. I just believed the slander!"

The fact that the Right Prime Minister dragged him out to take the blame was enough to prove that Lin Lu was no longer of any use.

Chen Qingyun said angrily: "Jiangzuo is handling disaster relief affairs for the court, and you, a bunch of treacherous officials, come here to slander us at this time. Are you deliberately trying to delay disaster relief and destroy our Great Yan country?"

These crimes were enough to sentence Lin Lu to death ten thousand times.

"Your Majesty, spare my life! I have no such intention. I just believed the slander. I am not among those officials!"

Lin Lu turned pale with fright and kept kowtowing to admit his mistake.

Chen Qingyun's patience ran out, and he said sternly: "All the officials mentioned in the impeachment letter will be arrested and put into the prison for questioning! They will be executed in the autumn, and all the people involved will be thoroughly investigated. If anyone conceals anything, their entire clan will be executed!"

Kill all officials!

All the ministers were shocked.

The empress's words were extremely intimidating. Even officials who had nothing to do with the matter couldn't help but break out in a sweat after hearing them.

At this moment, the Right Prime Minister Lu Jun also held his breath, waiting for His Majesty's decision.

Chen Qingyun looked around, his sharp eyes sweeping over the ministers one by one.

"If you have something to report, go back to court if nothing happens!"

……

Yecheng.

It was already noon.

Jiang Zuo had just woken up from his sleep and came to the courtyard to get some fresh air.

The workload these days was quite heavy, and he almost couldn't breathe.

Fortunately, it didn’t rain in the past few days, and the sun came out for a rare occasion.

The morning light shines through the fallen leaves and sprinkles on the left side of the river, bringing waves of warmth.

When Master Guo saw Jiang Zuo standing in the yard, he stepped forward and said, "Sir, this is the secret order from His Majesty."

"Your Majesty again..."

Jiang Zuo was quite disappointed and stretched lazily slowly.

He hadn't received any letters from Miss Chen Siyue for several days, and he was quite anxious. Could it be that he had made her unhappy by asking her if she was married last time?

Jiang Zuo reluctantly opened the secret letter.

"I have already dealt with the impeachment of hundreds of officials. The cases in Yuzhou and Jizhou implicated a large number of officials, who were closely related to the Jiangnan family. I will give you another task. Take care of the disaster relief and find out the connection between the Jiangnan family and the officials in the court. It would be best if you can suppress the Jiangnan family and let them return to Jiangnan peacefully. If you can complete it successfully, I will reward you well..."

Suppress the Jiangnan family?

This is easier said than done...

After reading the secret order, Jiang Zuo couldn't help but frown.

I don't want this reward.

The four major families in Jiangnan are all century-old families with deep-rooted power.

Among them, only the Zhao family is easier to deal with. The Huang family no longer has the momentum it once had. Only the Li and Liu families are left, which is enough to give Jiang Zuo a headache.

The fact that the empress used the word "suppress" instead of "eliminate" proves that Dayan cannot do without the Jiangnan families now. After all, there are too many forces and interests involved.

It would be fine if we don’t investigate. But if we do, and if we find out that he’s some important court official, we won’t know how to deal with it.

killed?

When Empress Chen Qingyun ascended the throne in her early years, she had already killed too many people.

The Jiangnan family has infiltrated every aspect of Dayan. They can only be controlled, not destroyed. Otherwise, the Dayan Empire will likely fall into chaos, or even war and collapse.

Chen Qingyun obviously understood this truth.

"Originally, I was only responsible for disaster relief, but now I am asked to deal with the Jiangnan family?"

Jiang Zuo silently complained about the empress's inhumanity in his heart.

"You are using me like a donkey!"

We can't just let this go!

Jiang Zuo was feeling depressed, so he returned to his room and wrote a letter to Miss Chen Siyue, expressing his depression.

"To Miss Siyue: Jiangzuo hasn't received your reply for several days. I don't know if the messenger got lost or if you are too busy. I was quite rude to ask you about your marriage last time. I hope Siyue will forgive me. I may have to deal with affairs in Yecheng for another month, and I won't be able to return to Anding in time to meet you. Alas, I have been depressed these days and I am only willing to talk to Miss Siyue. I hope Siyue won't tell others. Now the empress in the court doesn't treat me as a human being at all. She just asked me to deal with another matter in Jizhou, which made me completely tied up. I am under great physical and mental pressure. At this moment, I just want to leave Jizhou immediately, return to Anding, and stroll along the river with Siyue to enjoy the beautiful fireworks..."

Having written this, Jiang Zuo was quite moved.

When did I have so many feelings for a woman...