The daughter of the emperor is beautiful and holds the power over the world

As soon as the emperor issued the order, not only the Minister of Revenue Zou Xue, but even the Prime Minister Xin Rui could no longer hold back.

Zou Xue did not confess Xin Rui because he believed that Xin Rui could protect his family.

But now, His Majesty is going to execute his family on the spot. How can Xin Rui protect them?

Zou Xue knelt forward and kowtowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, spare my life, Your Majesty...

"Please spare my family, Your Majesty. I did all this alone. It has nothing to do with them..."

The emperor didn't even blink.

Si Yan stepped forward slowly, his tone as cold as ice: "Minister Zou, you embezzled tens of millions of taels of silver from the national treasury. You don't think your family can survive, do you?"

Zou Xue couldn't help but be stunned, looking at Si Yan with blank eyes.

Suddenly, Zou Xue grabbed the Si Yan official's robe and cried, "Lord Si Yan, please save my family. Please help me beg His Majesty to spare my family..."

Si Yan gently pulled the clothes out of Zou Xue's hand.

Si Yan's expression was cold: "Master Zou, you are the only one who can save the Zou family.

"Only by telling the truth and exposing the traitors behind the scenes can you redeem yourself and His Majesty forgive your family..."

Si Yan's words were as gentle as the wind and immediately entered Zou Xue's heart.

Zou Xue's gaze involuntarily turned to Xin Rui.

Xin Rui's temples throbbed, and he immediately said, "Your Majesty, Minister Zou's eldest son is currently serving as the Governor of Zhoucheng. Minister Zou has committed such a heinous crime, so naturally his eldest son must be brought back to face justice."

To others, this statement sounded reasonable, but Zou Xue couldn't help but close his eyes.

He knew that Xin Rui was threatening him with the life of his eldest son.

If he confessed Xin Rui, Xin Rui's men would kill his eldest son and his family.

But now, he has a large family in the capital...

"Of course we have to catch him back." The emperor said in a gloomy tone.

Si Yan turned to look at Zou Xue, who looked confused. "Lord Zou, I've already said that the only one who can protect your family is you. If you want His Majesty to pardon your family, then confess quickly and atone for your sins."

"Master Si Yan, I... I don't know what to do..."

Zou Xue burst into tears in the hall.

Si Yan remained calm and composed. "Lord Zou, even if the traitor is powerful, if you confess, he will be unable to take care of himself. Besides, the whole world belongs to the king. If your family cannot be pardoned by His Majesty, what other options do they have?"

Zou Xue nodded with tears in his eyes and was about to speak when he was interrupted by Xin Rui's harsh voice.

"Lord Si Yan!" Xin Rui's expression was stern. "You keep saying that someone is collaborating with the enemy and treason. Why don't you ask the Beimang envoy who is in contact with the Emperor of Beimang?"

Si Yan turned his head to look at Xin Rui, his expression stern. "Prime Minister Xin, if you were a traitor, would you personally contact the Beimang Kingdom's envoy?"

Xin Rui's nose was blocked and he snorted: "Of course not."

Si Yan smiled: "Since Prime Minister Xin wants to ask, then let's ask."

"I don't know!" The Beimang Kingdom's special envoy heard the conversation and quickly said, "Your Majesty, I really don't know anything. Our Emperor only told me to take the letter to Daxuan and ask Your Majesty to release our King Hao. As for the silver issue, someone else will handle it."

Xin Rui took two deep breaths and said nothing.

Si Yan stared at Xin Rui: "Prime Minister Xin, it seems that we still have to start with the Minister of Revenue."

Si Yan had long expected that the special envoy from Beimang Kingdom didn't know much, so he didn't interrogate him.

What the Emperor of Beimang had to do was even simpler. Someone in Daxuan had prepared the silver. All Wei Shu had to do was send someone to tell the Emperor of Beimang to ask for a letter from the empire.

Xin Rui's face had turned a little purple, and his head was buzzing.

"Your Majesty, I confess! I confess everything! I only ask Your Majesty to be lenient with my family."

Zou Xue finally made his own decision.

It was impossible for him to abandon his other family members in the capital just for his eldest son's family.

He also had three sons, five daughters, his wife, and numerous concubines...

No matter how much he loved his eldest son, it was impossible for him to sacrifice so many people in the capital for him.

Zou Xue pointed at Xin Rui and shrieked, "Your Majesty, it was Prime Minister Xin! The one who made me embezzle the treasury silver and deceived Your Majesty, saying that the Beimang Kingdom had sent silver, was Prime Minister Xin! Prime Minister Xin used this money from the national treasury to recruit soldiers, plot rebellion, and support Prince Xin."

Xin Rui's party were all shocked and lowered their heads, not daring to raise them.

The people of Prince Yong's party pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

The emperor's face was cold, Xin Rui!

It really is Xin Rui!

He had always been unwilling to believe that Xin Rui would do such a thing, and had always been unwilling to deal with the power of Prince Xin's mother's family. He had never expected that Xin Rui actually intended to rebel.

"Zou Xue, how dare you talk nonsense!"

Xin Rui pointed angrily at the Minister of Revenue and knelt before the emperor, "Your Majesty, I am loyal to you and have no second thoughts."

Zou Xue's face was filled with sarcasm. "Prime Minister Xin wants to rescue King Hao because he wants to use King Hao's power, along with the strength of the Northern Mang Nation, to help His Royal Highness Prince Xin seize the throne. Your Majesty, Prime Minister Xin is extremely ambitious and wants to control King Xin, and thereby control our Great Xuan Empire."

"Your Majesty!" Xin Rui couldn't help but shed tears, sobbing out loud, "This Zou Xuehong is slandering me with all his might! I knew nothing about this matter. I have never had any contact with the Beimang Kingdom, and the silver in the national treasury was not found in my residence."

Zou Xue had already confessed to Xin Rui, so he had nothing to worry about.

He said loudly, "Your Majesty, I did give the silver from the treasury to Prime Minister Xin. Prime Minister Xin originally planned to transport it out of the city, but for some reason he was unable to do so, so he placed the silver at Prince Chen's mansion."

Xin Rui burst into tears, "Your Majesty, even if I were to deposit this much silver into Prince Chen's mansion, I should have made some announcement. Minister Zou, do you have any evidence?"

Zou Xue had no evidence, but that did not stop him from continuing to expose Xin Rui.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Xin not only forced me to embezzle the national treasury, but also transported all the wealth he had accumulated over the years to other places to recruit soldiers. Those assassins in Prince Chen's mansion are also closely related to the Prime Minister. I have seen such assassins in the Prime Minister's mansion before."

No one expected that Zou Xue would confess so much at once.

"That's complete nonsense!" Xin Rui pointed at Zou Xue's nose and said, "Zou Xue, do you think you can slander me just by speaking? Do you have any evidence?"

Zou Xue's face turned pale. He really had no evidence. Xin Rui was extremely cunning and never left any handle for others.

Even this time when he embezzled money from the national treasury, Zou Xue was unable to catch him.

Xin Rui secretly took away the silver and disposed of all the people he sent to follow him.