I want to ruin the country

Yining asked,

"They have a lot of money, right?"

Man Hing Road,

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect Qi Ying to be such a wealthy man! His assets total over 12 million taels!"

Yining was not too surprised, because Qiying's ancestor was Nurhaci's younger brother Murhaci.

Their family has been high-ranking officials for generations. Over the past few generations, whether they collected wealth openly or secretly, or seized it by trickery, it would be abnormal if they didn't have a fortune of tens of millions!

"How much cash is there?"

Man Hing Road,

"The gold, silver, and jewelry found in the silver vaults and elsewhere alone amount to over seven million taels. Other properties and farms are worth over five million taels. There are also some antiques and calligraphy and paintings whose value cannot be estimated at the moment, so they've all been stored in the inner treasury!"

Yining asked,

"During this period, there were no eunuchs or soldiers who took advantage of the situation to steal anything!"

Iraqi defense quickly said,

"I guarantee with my head that there's nothing wrong with this. They're just watching one another, and our men are just watching. We're even watching these soldiers go to the toilet!"

Yining nodded.

"That's good. We need to make them develop good habits. They shouldn't take what's not theirs!"

Yi Guofang recounted the entire process of the search and seizure in detail, even including the incident of Qi Ying's concubine being forced to drink feces and urine.

Yining was not unhappy after hearing this, but praised him for his achievements.

"Evil needs to be dealt with by evil. These people must be dealt with in this way. Otherwise, they really think that they can do whatever they want just because someone in their family is a high-ranking official. These are the people I hate the most!"

Wenqing said,

"Your Majesty is right, these are the people who are said to be dogs relying on the power of others!"

Yi Fangfang talked about Qi Ying's first wife again.

"I don't know whether this is right or wrong. If His Majesty thinks I'm wrong, I'll put her in jail right now!"

"You are right. The law is based on human feelings, and this also gives face to the court!

It's not necessary to talk about Qi Ying's treason with a woman. Since she's not an accomplice, I won't implicate her. If it's finally found out that she's innocent, I won't make things difficult for her!"

"Your Majesty is merciful and a great emperor throughout the ages!"

"His family members and servants must all be interrogated, and Qi Ying's confidants must be thoroughly interrogated to find out if they were involved in the conspiracy.

If there is anyone among the servants who dies, kill them without hesitation!

Those who have done evil and aroused public outrage will be sentenced accordingly and will not be tolerated.

Some low-level servants, all of whom are poor and have done nothing wrong, should be given a few taels of silver and released!

It's even more impossible to let them know that Qi Ying is plotting rebellion. Even if we kill them all, what's the point? You take care of the defense of Iraq!"

"I obey your command. I will make sure they know your majesty's kindness!"

Wenqing's heart was in turmoil. Why was the emperor so kind to the poor people?

Yining said again,

"You did a great job on your mission this time, Iraqi Defense. What reward should I give you?"

Yi Fang said in a mean way,

"I don't want the emperor's reward. It's my duty to do the work for the emperor!"

Yining looked at Wenqing again.

"Master Wen, you've been busy for two days. I know you don't need anything at home. You and that old man Yi Guofang can pick out two items from Qi Ying's antiques, calligraphy, and paintings to keep for your enjoyment!"

The richer a person is, the more obsessed with money he is. Wen Qing is no exception. When he heard about the emperor's reward, he said happily,

"Thank you Lord for your grace!"

Iraqi defense also prostrated himself and kowtowed,

"Thank you for the reward, Master!"

They were very happy that the emperor let them choose. Qi Ying's family had a lot of good things, and any one of them was priceless. The emperor was really willing to spend money.

Yining said again,

"The others can't work in vain either. Each person will be rewarded with five to fifty taels of silver according to their rank.

Soldiers, give them another pound of wine and another pound of meat to satisfy their cravings!"

"I thank His Majesty for their generosity!"

Yining felt very happy. Investigating corrupt officials and fighting corruption is better than doing business. It is a net profit with no loss!

If there were a few corrupt officials like Qi Ying, the financial pressure on the court would be greatly reduced, and the people would have a much better life as they would pay less taxes!

It's not that there is no money in the world. There is plenty of money in the world, but it's not in the hands of the emperor or the people. If we can get one percent of this money, it will be enough to do anything!

Haha, I, Yining, am here. The good days of you rich people are over. I, the robber emperor, will definitely be the one to rob the rich, help the poor, and fight for justice!

After screening, Yi Guofang released some of Qi Ying's slaves and maids, gave each of them five taels of silver, and told them,

"Your master has committed a serious crime and is unlikely to survive. According to customary law, you should all be beheaded, exiled, or sold off!

The current emperor is merciful and has said that the master's crime has little to do with you, so he will not punish you.

But next time you look for a job, don’t go to the home of this corrupt official!

In order to give ordinary people a way to survive, the emperor must make great efforts to kill corrupt officials!

He said, "I'll spare you this time, but if I find you at the home of another corrupt official, it will prove that you are willing to help the evildoers, and that's a capital crime. Do you understand?"

When these people heard this, they fell to the ground and kowtowed with tears in their eyes. What the eunuch said was true. If the emperor had not shown leniency, they would surely be killed. Treason and regicide would result in the extermination of all nine generations of the family!

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy. Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving us a way to live!"

"When we find a new master, we must find out if he is a good official!"

Seeing that everyone understood, the Iraqi defense said,

"Well, go and make a living! Remember the emperor's kindness!"

Wang Jindou came to see the emperor with a pile of charges against Ma Yu.

"Your Majesty, in recent years, Ma Yu has been bullying men and women, forcing people to buy and sell things, oppressing the good, and committing all kinds of evil. He has become a scourge in the capital, and the people of the capital have nowhere to sue him, and are filled with complaints!

These are the complaints I have received against him in the past three days. There are seventeen murder cases alone, involving the lives of more than twenty people!

There are countless other cases, his crimes are too numerous to list!"

Yining slammed the table and stood up. This is another Zhang Moting. He took the complaint and flipped through a few pages and said,

"In my opinion, with so many cases, even if one of them is true, it's enough to get you beheaded!

In order to prevent him from doing something desperate, colluding with others to give false testimony, destroying evidence, and transferring property, let's raid his house first!

All family members and servants involved will be imprisoned and dealt with together after the trial. If the other three young masters are found guilty, the same will be done!"

"Whoo!"

An emperor and a Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, the moment their upper lips touched their lower lips, the fate of Ma Yu and his companions was sealed.

He was arrogant, domineering and arrogant the moment before, but the next second he became a bird in a cage and a prisoner, and his life was in danger in an instant!

This time, the same team that raided Qi Ying's house was used to search his house. No one from the Ministry of Justice was used! The runners from the Dali Temple were even less involved.

This conveys a message that the emperor is very dissatisfied with their work.