The Queen sealed her heart and locked up her love, and the Emperor was trapped in the crematorium

Seeing that Minister Guo still had a breath and was still alive, Xiao Chengxu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but did not show it on his face. He then winked at Feng An, indicating that he should properly deal with Minister Guo.

When Xiao Chengxu heard Lord Su yelling in tears and asking him to depose the queen, his face immediately turned extremely gloomy and he kicked him.

"Shut up, you have ulterior motives. How dare you incite me to depose the queen? I think I should depose you first. Come, take off his official robes and throw him into the prison immediately."

After hearing what Xiao Chengxu said, many people immediately pleaded for mercy, thinking that Xiao Chengxu was angry because of the dethronement of the queen.

"Your Majesty, calm down. Lord Su did not mean to disrespect the Queen. Please understand clearly."

Xie Yaoqing really wanted to laugh after hearing this.

It was not intentional disrespect? This is really strange. Disrespect is disrespect. Is there any difference between intentional and unintentional? Does it mean that being unintentional is disrespectful?

If this is really the case, then what is the point of having rules and etiquette? Wouldn't it mean that everyone can ignore the status of the superior and the inferior?

Xie Yaoqing frowned and thought to himself, this man didn't look like he was here to beg for mercy, but rather seemed to be here to add fuel to the fire. Maybe he had some personal grudge against Lord Su and wanted to take this opportunity to give Lord Su a hard time.

As expected, after hearing this, Xiao Chengxu's face became more and more angry. He gritted his teeth and said, "You dare to be so disrespectful to the Queen without any intention, and you keep shouting that you want to depose her. What if you are disrespectful on purpose? Can you just kill the Queen directly?"

His voice was full of chill, making people feel frightened.

Xie Yaoqing understood that Xiao Chengxu was already angry, and no one's pleading would help at this moment.

Sure enough, two guards soon came forward and forcibly dragged the official, Lord Su, away.

However, this is just the beginning.

Xiao Chengxu waved his hand, and Feng An, who was standing beside him, quickly handed over several memorials. With a crisp sound, these memorials were thrown heavily to the ground.

Xiao Chengxu sneered and said in a cold tone: "What the queen said is very true. You are all a disaster to Da Ying. You are a disaster star. You have passed the imperial examination and are officials, but you cannot rule for the people and seek the welfare of the people. Instead, you are corrupt and take bribes, bully others, and are not worthy of being officials at all."

These memorials recorded in detail each and every crime, with solid and irrefutable evidence.

After seeing these evidences, several ministers' faces turned pale as paper in an instant, realizing that their actions had been exposed.

A few of them tried to argue a little and put up a last-ditch effort, but when they met Xiao Chengxu's all-seeing eyes, the courage in their hearts instantly dissipated, and their arrogance disappeared without a trace.

Xiao Chengxu never showed mercy to officials who were corrupt and violated laws and disciplines, and his methods of dealing with them were extremely harsh, even more severe than during the reign of the previous emperor.

However, despite this, it is still impossible to completely eradicate the bad practices in officialdom. The temptation of wealth and power is so great that many people have lost their original intentions.

Even those students who came from poor families and had experienced the sufferings of the people, some of them, once they entered officialdom, enjoyed a high status, tasted delicacies from land and sea, had beautiful wives and concubines, and endless gold and silver treasures, over time, they gradually forgot their origins and original intentions, forgot the oath they made to speak for the people, and went along with the crowd, only caring about their own personal gain.

The fate of these ministers was exactly the same as that of Lord Su before. They were all thrown into the Tianlao and would later be transferred to the Dali Temple, the Censorate and the Ministry of Justice for trial.

There was one more thing that Xiao Chengxu immediately sent people to do, which was to confiscate the house.

Seeing this, Xie Yaoqing couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

Could it be that Xiao Chengxu did this on purpose?

Xie Yaoqing couldn't help but raise the corner of her eyes and glance at the man next to her.

If the house of an official is raided, the value of his property is about 10,000 taels of silver. If the houses of ten officials are raided, wouldn't it be 100,000 taels of silver? However, some corrupt officials may not hold prominent positions, but they receive a lot of bribes. Not to mention 10,000 taels of silver, even 10,000 taels of gold is possible.

Now is the time when money is needed, and it can undoubtedly be put to great use. Whether it is buying food, or buying some clothes and fabrics, it is very practical.

The house was searched not earlier or later, but at this time. Is it really just a coincidence?

Could it be that the treasury was empty and it was difficult to take out enough silver, so Xiao Chengxu came up with this method to make money openly and take this opportunity to fill the treasury?

After thinking about it, Xie Yaoqing couldn't help but shook his head.

Regardless of whether there is money in the treasury or how much real gold and silver is left, no one would complain about having too much money. After all, raiding the homes of corrupt officials can not only punish those greedy officials, but also earn a lot of money. It is a win-win situation, so why not do it?

It is said that during the reign of Emperor Wenzong, whenever the money in the national treasury became tight, there would always be a few corrupt officials who would be in trouble, and a massive property raid would take place. After the raid was completed, the national treasury would be much more abundant.

Xiao Chengxu did this now because he learned it from his ancestors, and he did it quite well.

Xiao Chengxu noticed Xie Yaoqing's scrutiny and couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He said calmly, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the treatment? How about I issue an order to execute him immediately?"