After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

Lord Qi stepped out from the ranks of officials and took out an account book. "Your Majesty, I want to impeach the Minister of Revenue, Lord Gu, for corruption and abuse of power to enrich himself."

One stone caused a thousand ripples, and everyone's attention was suddenly focused on the pale face of Lord Gu.

He walked to the middle with shaking legs and knelt down, shouting, "Your Majesty, I am innocent! It must be that Lord Qi is resentful of me for repeatedly scolding him for neglecting his duties, so he is deliberately slandering me!"

Lord Qi was not in a hurry. He held the blue-covered account book in both hands and said, "Your Majesty, every penny that Lord Gu embezzled is recorded in the book. You can send someone to check it out."

Eunuch Li came over, took the account book from his hand, bowed and respectfully presented it to the emperor.

The emperor took it, and after reading it, he became furious!

"Come here, Gu Xingyun is guilty of corruption and abuse of power. He is guilty of heinous crimes. Take him away immediately and execute him at noon tomorrow. The men of the Gu family will be exiled to the frontier, three thousand miles away, and the women will be slaves forever. All their property will be confiscated!"

Without any investigation, the emperor directly issued the execution order.

Lord Gu's face completely lost all color and he slumped to the ground.

The emperor never cared about evidence when he acted. As long as he determined that you were guilty, you were guilty. What's more, he had indeed embezzled money from the national treasury, which could not withstand investigation at all.

He looked for help at the Third Prince who had a tense expression on his face.

The Third Prince looked away with a sullen face and said coldly, "Master Gu, the Great Zhou has suffered natural disasters for years, and my father is restless day and night because of this. As the Minister of Revenue, you do not fulfill your duties and responsibilities, but abuse your power for personal gain. My father is kind and benevolent, and only executed you. You should be grateful for the emperor's great grace!"

Under his wide sleeves, his hands were clenched into fists.

The Third Prince did not expect that the revenge of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion would be so quick. He spent a lot of effort to win over Gu Xingyun to his own use, but the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion easily killed one of his powerful generals!

Gu Xingyun, lying on the ground, helplessly allowed the Royal Guards to drag him out.

How could he not hear the obvious threat from the Third Prince?

His face was dejected. It was only a month since he surrendered to the Third Prince. How could the Third Prince disobey the Emperor because of him?

The emperor sitting on the high throne gave the third prince a sharp look, which made the third prince's back straighten and he felt as if he fell into an ice cellar.

"Lord Zhao, you will take care of Gu Xingyun's affairs."

The emperor looked at the hundreds of court officials below with deep eyes. Apart from the upright Zhao Qingming, he didn't know who else he could trust.

He said in a tired voice that the court was dismissed and returned to his own bedroom.

Eunuch Li handed him the pill and said, "Your Majesty, it's time for you to take the medicine."

The emperor swallowed the pill with the warm water at hand. In a short while, his tiredness disappeared completely and he became energetic again.

Eunuch Li saw that he was full of energy and said with a smile, "This is truly a miraculous elixir. If Your Majesty takes it every day, you will surely live a long and healthy life."

The emperor laughed loudly, "You old rascal, I will also give you the elixir, and you will be immortal like me."

"Thank you for your reward, Your Majesty." Eunuch Li smiled and responded, "I have no other wishes in my life, I just want to serve you every day."

As soon as he finished speaking, the young eunuch under his command walked in quickly with his head lowered.

"Your Majesty, Princess Liyang is here."

"Quick announcement."

The emperor was in a very good mood at the moment. When Princess Liyang saw him smiling, she couldn't help but smile as well.

"Brother, why are you so happy?"

There was nothing to be happy about. The emperor did not answer but asked: "Why do you think of your brother today?"

His expression softened a little towards this sister whom he had held in his hands since childhood, and he immediately ordered people to prepare the snacks that Princess Liyang liked.

"Why didn't Wei'er come to the palace with you?"

"He played around yesterday and caught a cold. I was afraid he would pass the disease on to you, so I asked him to stay at home. When I came, he was still clamoring to see his uncle, the emperor."

"Have you sent for the imperial physician?"

"I asked a doctor to come and see me."

Liyang chatted with him about some family matters, and then asked, "Do you still remember the time when Wei'er was kidnapped by the beggar?"

She mentioned the emperor thinking of this matter, "Are you talking about that kid named Liang? What happened to this matter? Didn't Xu Lingyun deal with that beggar?"

"If it weren't for him, I don't know what would have happened to Wei'er. I came here today to ask my brother for mercy on his behalf."

The emperor remembered that Liyang had told him that the boy surnamed Liang was a scholar. He smiled and asked, "What favor do you want to ask for him?"

"Liang Wenchang also passed the imperial examination this year. I want to ask for a position as a Hanlin for him, which can be regarded as repaying Wei'er for saving my life."

The emperor was not stingy with his nephew's lifesaver, "Then give him a position as a compiler in the Imperial Academy."

The editor of the Hanlin Academy is of the sixth rank, and his main responsibilities are to compile the national history, draft manuscripts, etc. Although the official position is not high, the Hanlin Academy is a place for prime ministers to be stored, and his future is limitless.

Liyang stood up and bowed to the emperor, "I, your humble servant, would like to thank you on behalf of Liang Wenchang."

"You will have dinner with my brother later. I will ask the imperial kitchen to prepare a few more dishes that you like."

Princess Liyang played chess with the emperor and told him interesting stories from the folk, making the emperor laugh heartily.

On the other side, the third prince returned to his mansion with a rage.

He knew that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was not easy to deal with, but the speed of the counterattack this time still surprised him.

Zhao Zhong stood aside and looked at him cautiously, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince has been imprisoned in the Imperial Clan House. No one will be your opponent in the court in the future. He is just a Minister of Revenue. You can just pick someone from your own team to take his place. There is no need to be angry."

The third prince pursed his lips, but he was not as relaxed as Zhao Zhong thought.

The emperor simply imprisoned the prince in the clan house, but did not deprive him of his title.

And from that glance, he clearly saw his father's murderous intent towards him.

"As long as the prince is not dead, this palace will never be at peace."

Zhao Zhong's face turned fierce, "Then I will send someone to the clan house to kill the prince directly! As long as the prince is dead, everything will be over."

The Third Prince turned the white jade ring on his finger, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his clear voice was fierce, "Do it more cleanly!"

The ice and snow piled up in the corner of the wall has not melted yet, and a branch of white plum blossoms with full flowers extends across the top of the wall.

Lu took a hot bath and felt refreshed.

Bai Youyou had people prepare many of her favorite dishes for her, and she ate them happily.

Yang Momo walked in with Xu Lingyun and said with a smile, "Madam, Lord Xu is here."

"Master Xu."

Mrs. Lu quickly put down her bowl and chopsticks, "Master Xu, have you eaten yet? Do you want to sit down and eat with us?"

"No."

"It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early, Uncle Xu, come and have another drink."

As soon as Bai Youyou finished speaking, Xiaoju came over with a set of bowls and chopsticks and placed them on the table, "Master Xu, please sit down."