The princess is so powerful that the fish pond is full of people

"Re-record all officials who submitted certificates. As for these, once this matter is completely concluded, I hope that Lord Fan can provide me with a list of donations that satisfies me."

Fan Hun knelt in the main hall of the Yangxin Palace, his thoughts racing as His Majesty spoke. His Majesty was decisive and ruthless, so this list of donations was certainly not a simple record book.

One hundred million taels of silver, such a huge amount, it will be difficult to appease His Majesty's anger without killing several people. This is not a list of voluntary donations, it is simply a book of life and death of the living devil.

The Luo family affair is over. These people will die after the next spring examination at the latest. He is the Minister of Revenue, and the fact that this list came from his hand cannot be concealed.

When Fan Hun thought of this, his heart sank. His Majesty would not leave him any other way to survive except to follow him till death.

"Yes, Your Majesty, rest assured. I know what to do."

Fan Hun knelt on the ground and kowtowed deeply to His Majesty.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord Fan. You are someone I deeply trust. I can only feel at ease if I entrust this matter to you."

"Okay, you've been working hard lately, go back."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take my leave."

Fan Hun's face showed the utmost gratitude, but when he turned around, his face showed signs of fatigue.

"You all stand down."

Ping'an led all the palace servants serving in the Yangxin Palace to retreat. Liang Chongyue picked up the account book with the 60 million taels of silver recorded on the side, looked at it for a few seconds, and then threw it back.

"Fei He."

Hearing His Majesty's call, a black shadow fell from the beam, its figure tall and light as a swallow on the beam.

"Your Majesty calls me."

Liang Chongyue leaned weakly on the dragon throne, signaling Fei He to come closer with his eyes.

"Didn't you hear everything just now? Pick it up and take a look. Look at these people combined. They are almost as rich as my treasury."

Fei He had been in charge of the Sifangtai for His Majesty for two consecutive dynasties. He knew that His Majesty's words were just angry words, but the amount of 60 million taels was indeed huge and astonishing.

Fei He picked up the account book that His Majesty had thrown aside and looked through it carefully.

"Take this back and thoroughly investigate it for me. How much money have these bastards embezzled from the court, and how much have they extorted from the people? I want the results before next year's spring examination."

Liang Chongyue has already made up her mind to deal with this group of people. She will expand the number of admissions in the spring examination next year. She doesn't believe that she will not be able to replace the positions of these generals.

"Yes, I will definitely investigate this matter."

Corrupt officials don’t even know how much they have embezzled, so this matter is difficult to investigate. Even if the matter is handed over to Fan Hun, he will only pick out a few people with bad reputations, greed and lust from the so-called donation list and hand them over to be killed.

Most of these people were the big fish behind the scenes who came to Fan Hun and waited for him.

Liang Chongyue waved towards Fei He, signaling him to take his things and leave. After he left, Liang Chongyue was the only one left in the inner hall of the Yangxin Palace, whether openly or secretly.

The fatigue on Liang Chongyue's face disappeared. She slowly sat up straight, put the certificates aside, and continued to review the memorials that she had not finished reviewing today.

Corrupt officials are naturally hateful, but she can't let such bastards delay her work.

After Liang Chongyue finished dealing with today's government affairs, the sun was so strong outside that the sunlight shining into the Yangxin Palace was so scorching.

"Your Majesty, would you like to pass on the meal?"

Yun Ling had come in and asked twice, but the emperor was busy every time, so she had to leave and ask the steward of the imperial kitchen who was waiting outside to wait a little longer.

"Ah."

When Yun Ling heard His Majesty's response, she immediately bowed and stepped back.

Liang Chongyue personally put away the things he had processed and walked to the door of the Yangxin Palace. Ping'an immediately came to greet him.

"This one is sent to Guanzhong, and this one is sent to the northern border."

Ping'an took the jade porcelain bottle from His Majesty and bowed to withdraw. After Liang Chongyue finished his meal, he waved away the servants and rode out of the palace with Yunling.

"Where are you going, Your Majesty?"

It was forbidden to ride a horse fast on the streets of the capital, so Liang Chongyue slowed down his horse after leaving the palace.

"Go to the Ministry of Rites."

Liang Chongyue calculated the time while having dinner. The provincial examinations in various states and counties had already begun, and the Ministry of Rites should have been preparing the examination papers.

When Liang Chongyue rode his horse to the Ministry of Rites, the gatekeeper outside saw a man in a bright yellow dragon robe riding a horse. One of them came forward to greet him, and another turned around and went in to inform the officials.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live your Majesty."

Liang Chongyue didn't even pause and walked straight into the Ministry of Rites. Yun Ling, who was following behind him, handed the two horses to the doorman and gave him an order:

"Take good care of him. Your Majesty will need to ride back to the palace in the evening."

The doorman quickly agreed and led the two horses to the stable next door.

Liang Chongyue had not taken ten steps into the Ministry of Rites when the Minister of Rites came out with his men to greet him.

"Your Majesty, I bow to you. Long live Your Majesty."

"Stand up, Li Wen and Zhou Xuan, follow me in."

The people following the Minister of Rites were still kneeling on the ground, and only stood up slowly after His Majesty took the person away.

No one knew why His Majesty suddenly came to the Ministry of Rites today. For a moment, the people who were left outside were confused and panicked.

It was really hot outside. Liang Chongyue was not afraid of heat. He rode all the way here and originally wanted to eat to digest the food, but he never thought that it would be so hot this summer.

"I didn't know Your Majesty was up, so the tea is so light. Please don't blame me, Your Majesty."

Li Wen had been an official in the capital for many years and had developed a timid and cautious character. He would even only drink tea that was commensurate with his salary.

He could not see the fine teas from the other Shangshu's house. Liang Chongyue had given him these as rewards before, but later he heard that a can of fine tea had been left in his study until it became moldy without being opened. Liang Chongyue stopped giving him these things as rewards. Even if he gave him these things on a normal day, most of them were real money.

"It's hot today, this kind of tea is just right."

Liang Chongyue had been drinking strong tea all day and needed something light like this to dilute the taste of tea in his mouth.

After Liang Chongyue took the cold tea handed to her by Li Wen and drank half a cup, she felt that the heat in her body had subsided a little. She didn't know whether it was the benefits of the cold tea or the fact that it was cooler inside the house than outside, but she didn't feel so hot anymore.

"Everyone, please sit down. Don't be nervous. I am here today for the imperial examination."

Li Wen has become cautious over the years and lives his life on thin ice. The only thing he fears is that someone around him will commit a crime and implicate him.

Hearing that His Majesty came for the imperial examination, my originally uneasy heart gradually calmed down.

"I have already sent the provincial examination papers to all the prefectures and counties. I think the examinations should be completed in two days."

Liang Chongyue had reviewed and confirmed the questions for the provincial examination, and they were of appropriate difficulty and level. Next was the examination paper for the metropolitan examination, which was not something that could be decided simply. In addition, after the spring examination next year, she would have to expand the enrollment, and the difficulty and level of the examination paper could not be achieved without hundreds of improvements.