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

There was a depressing atmosphere in the imperial city.

Every time the empress urgently summoned a court meeting, the officials felt a little frightened and went to court with the mood of going to the grave.

In less than half an hour, all the ministers had arrived in the hall.

In the past, before His Majesty arrived, these officials would have whispered a few words, but today the situation was quite different.

Ever since the empress killed all the officials, the officials' fear of Your Majesty has reached its peak.

No one dared to say too much and offend the current emperor.

"The emperor is here!"

The chief eunuch said loudly.

The Empress Chen Qingyun was seen wearing a dragon robe, with murderous majesty in her eyes.

The ministers below did not dare to look directly into the emperor's eyes.

"Long live my emperor!"

The ministers knelt down and worshiped.

"Flat body."

All the ministers hung their heads and said nothing.

"I have urgently summoned all of you to a court meeting today for one matter."

Chen Qingyun said lightly.

"Li Yang, the head of the Jiangnan Li family, has died. I wonder what you think of this, my dear ministers."

Chen Qingyun's words were like thunder.

All the ministers in the court were shocked.

The news of Li Yang's death was first brought back to the capital by the Qianqisi.

Most of the ministers below don’t know.

Among them, the right prime minister Lu Jun had a hint of fear on his old face.

"Your Majesty, I wonder why Li Yang died?"

Lu Jun suppressed his panic and asked.

Chen Qingyun said coldly: "He was corrupt and perverted the law, assassinated an official of the imperial court, his conspiracy was exposed, and he committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

The empress's words were like sharp knives stabbing into the hearts of her subjects.

In this court, almost half of the officials are related to the Jiangnan families.

Chen Qingyun said coldly again: "I heard that the Li family in Jiangnan has been bribing officials appointed by the court for many years, and that officials and businessmen are colluding. Now I have a list in my hand, but I don't know whether it is true or false..."

These words undoubtedly made the people below panic.

If their names were on this list, they would surely die.

They were very clear about the Empress's methods.

Those who are corrupt and commit crimes must not be allowed to survive.

"I know that some of you must be very panicked right now, but it doesn't matter. As long as someone is willing to take the initiative to admit their mistakes and admit that they have colluded with the Li family, I can forgive your death penalty."

Although Chen Qingyun said this, it was not difficult to hear the murderous intent in her majestic tone.

If he admitted his fault, he would not be able to survive the Empress's hands.

The officials below knew the empress's character very well, and no one dared to stand up and admit it at the moment.

At this moment in the court, many people's eyes were fixed on the veteran minister, Right Prime Minister Lu Jun.

Many people know that the relationship between Lu Jun and the Jiangnan family is not simple.

Now that the head of the Li family is dead, Lu Jun’s situation is not getting any better.

Lu Jun frowned, and then his eyes rested on the other two officials.

After a moment, someone seemed to notice the Prime Minister's gaze and immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I want to report Zhang Mingliang and Xiao Lin for accepting bribes from the Li family and committing corruption and perverting the law."

As soon as these words came out, the whole room was shocked.

Everyone knows that these two people were pushed out to take the scapegoat.

The two people who were named quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, spare our lives."

They knew what their fate was and didn't even argue.

Because they were indeed in collusion with the Jiangnan Li family and there was no way they could defend themselves.

Chen Qingyun remained silent.

The ministers were terrified and said nothing.

After a moment, Chen Qingyun said, "Nonsense! I believe that most of the people in the court are honest officials who serve the country and the people. There are no corrupt officials."

When these words were spoken, all the ministers were shocked.

Your Majesty, what is going on?

The official who stepped forward to report the incident was so frightened that his legs went weak.

But to everyone's surprise, this time, His Majesty did not punish anyone at all. He just said calmly: "That corruption list is completely fabricated. I don't believe that this matter will just let go. If I really find out anything, I will naturally not forgive..."

Although the empress said that she would not take it seriously, the officials were not at all relieved, because they knew that her majesty's moods could change...

"One more thing."

Chen Qingyun said, but paused deliberately.

This pause immediately frightened all the officials.

"Jiang Zuo knows that the imperial treasury is empty, so he donated 100,000 taels of silver to the imperial court for disaster relief in Jizhou. I am very pleased with his loyalty. What do you think?"

When Chen Qingyun said this, he glanced at the ministers below and observed their reactions.

In fact, Jiang Zuo did not donate money to the court. The so-called 100,000 taels were embezzled from Chen Qingyun's own small treasury. The purpose was just to use Jiang Zuo to make other ministers express their opinions.

The ministers looked at each other, already understanding what His Majesty meant.

One hundred thousand taels?

Where did Jiang Zuo get the money?

No one knew about it, but they heard it last time that Jiang Zuo had as much as one million taels in his personal treasury.

In fact, many of the ministers under him were quite wealthy, but due to their status, they dared not show off.

Now, His Majesty's intention is obviously to ask all officials to donate.

If he donated too much, wouldn't it be indirectly said that he was a corrupt official who was collecting money? But if he donated too little, wouldn't it be said that he had no heart for the court...

This is a complete dead end.

Just as everyone was silent, they suddenly heard the Right Prime Minister Lu Jun say: "Your Majesty, I am also willing to donate 100,000 taels for disaster relief."

"very good."

Hearing this, Chen Qingyun was very satisfied, "As expected of you, you are the Right Prime Minister. I wonder what about the other nobles?"

These words, even if spoken in the calmest terms, are extremely threatening.

"I am also willing to donate 100,000 taels."

The person who spoke was the Left Prime Minister Wei Hong.

Although he had little relationship with the Jiangnan Li family, he was by no means honest on weekdays, so it was natural for him to show his loyalty at this moment.

Upon seeing this, the other officials quickly expressed their "voluntary" donations, ranging from 10,000 to 100,000.

At a court meeting, Chen Qingyun received millions of silver notes.

It seems that Jiang Zuo's method is really effective...

It would be even more deterrent if the list of corrupt officials was not made public.

This court meeting was fruitful.

After returning to the imperial study, Chen Qingyun received another letter from Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo has already written the details of the disaster relief method in the letter, and the same method can be used in other disaster-stricken areas in Jizhou and Yuzhou.

"The Li and Liu families were searched and their properties confiscated, with a total of nearly 10 million taels of treasure seized. They have been escorted back to the capital by the Dragon Warrior and Tiger Mighty Army."

The content of the letter made Chen Qingyun quite satisfied.

The disaster relief in Jiangzuo was extremely successful and completely exceeded Chen Qingyun's expectations.

Not only did they handle the disaster properly, they also used the most perfect method.

After dealing with other affairs in the court, she would definitely go to Anding County again to invite Jiang Zuo to join the cabinet.

No matter what method, as long as Jiang Zuo is willing.

Even if it is...

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