My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

Of course, the emperor still had to pretend, uh, cover up in front of his ministers, especially his confidants.

He nodded with satisfaction: "Lord Lan, what you said is absolutely right."

He sighed, forcing out a little sadness. "I also want to ask the third brother in person. I thought I had treated him well, so why did he become so ambitious and disregard the father-son relationship of many years to do such a thing?"

Grand Chancellor Lan spoke passionately, "Your Majesty, why blame yourself? The whole world knows that Your Majesty is a benevolent and wise ruler, lenient to his subjects and kind to his children. The Third Prince's actions may have been a momentary misstep, perhaps instigated by a villain. Even if there was a mistake, it was because the Third Prince was not steadfast in his heart and failed Your Majesty's grace. Why blame yourself, Your Majesty?"

But in his heart, he couldn't help but complain: "Those sons of yours, which one is a good person? For so many years, you neither appointed a crown prince nor made a king. You guarded your sons like thieves."

The third prince already has several children, but he is still a bald prince.

He is not the eldest, not the heir, and not the noble. He has none of these three advantages, but he is also ambitious. It would be strange if he did not take risks.

What's more, didn't Deqing University get started by relying on initial investment?

Over the years, you have been wary of Deqing University. Do you really think they can't see it?

We have gained so much in the early stage, and now we have to take it back. Others will not be happy, right?

Back then, I was able to get the title of "follow the dragon". Now, if I want to do it again, it's just a matter of going back to the old ways. It's my old profession and I'm familiar with it.

After choosing one by one, didn't the third prince who didn't meet any of the three requirements catch people's eyes?

Isn't it normal for an ambitious person and a speculator to hit it off?

And judging from the emperor's behavior, he was probably well aware of the third prince's actions.

But he has been holding back, just wanting to completely eradicate the influence of the Deqing Communist Party.

The Third Prince was the bait he used to lure the Deqing thugs.

Isn't it like trying to cover up one's own faults by acting like this now?

Minister Lan complained in his heart and comforted the emperor verbally at the same time, and finally he coaxed the emperor into submission, and then he retired with his mission accomplished.

After leaving the palace and getting on his own carriage, he rubbed his face and breathed a sigh of relief. Another day had passed.

It is said that the emperor personally went to the Third Prince's residence that night to meet the Third Prince.

Outsiders have no idea what the father and son talked about.

However, on the second day, the emperor announced in court that the third prince was demoted to a commoner and confined in the prince's palace. He was not allowed to leave for three generations and would not be pardoned even if pardoned.

When this decree was issued, all the officials dared not speak.

The main culprit has been brought to justice, and now it's time to deal with the minions.

It is said that no matter how much she was threatened or bribed, Ms. Deqing refused to reveal the list of people who had a relationship with her and worked for her.

The emperor was not in a hurry either.

Directly instruct that the investigation should start with the relatives of the Deqing empress.

I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go.

He also issued an edict that if anyone related to Grand Secretary Deqing and the Third Prince came forward to surrender, they could be shown mercy or even rewarded.

For a time, all the officials in the court were terrified when they heard about the Third Prince and Empress Deqing.

Anyone who gets involved with them will die.

Every morning at the court, there would be a few officials absent.

There is no need to think too much about the person who didn't come. He was probably invited by the three officials to have tea.

As for whether you can come out after drinking tea, there is basically no need to think about it.

Basically, whoever didn't come on that day would never be able to come again afterwards.

Whoever didn't come would be punished with dismissal from office, confiscation of property, and exile.

Those with serious problems or closer ties with the Deqing Communist Party will not be exiled, but will directly receive the Meridian Gate Beheading Set after the New Year.

This was also what several ministers jointly suggested to the emperor. It was almost the New Year, and killing people at this time would always be against the harmony of nature. It would be better to wait until after the New Year.

For a time, those officials and families in the capital, who were high and mighty yesterday, were liquidated today, and the entire family became prisoners.

The officials have been very busy these days. The families whose properties were confiscated had their masters imprisoned and their slaves sold.

Every day when they opened their eyes, they went to receive a batch of slaves whose property had just been confiscated. When they closed their eyes, they went to the wealthy families to ask if they wanted to buy people.

At this moment, even the wealthy and powerful were terrified. Every time they woke up, they were grateful that they had survived another day.

Every time I close my eyes to sleep, I worry that the police will break into my house early the next morning and arrest my entire family.

I don’t even know if I can survive this twelfth lunar month, so how can I have the mind to buy slaves?

However, after arresting so many people, few people came forward to turn themselves in. For a time, the progress of the liquidation by the three divisions could only be considered slow.

Ningyuan Hou Mansion.

Ever since the crimes of the Third Prince and Madam Deqing were made public, everyone in the Marquis's Mansion was in a state of panic.

After all, everyone knew that Fu Zhiming had a close relationship with the Third Prince and Madam Deqing.

In order to gain their attention, he also drugged Fu Zhiyi.

Now that the Third Prince and Emperor Deqing have fallen, Fu Zhiming probably can't escape.

It was their Ningping Marquis Mansion, although they had immediately severed ties with Fu Zhiming and expelled him from the clan.

But if the higher-ups really investigate and if the Ningping Marquis's rivals are trying to make trouble, I'm afraid they will also suffer the consequences.

In particular, two or three families near the Marquis' Mansion have recently had their homes raided and been thrown into prison.

Hearing the cries and screams of the women, several nearby families, including the Marquis' Mansion, have been much more low-key these days.

The people in the Marquis' Mansion were worried every day, and finally heard the news that day.

Fu Zhiming was arrested.

Logically speaking, it is not his turn to play a small role like Fu Zhiming.

He can't help but dance! Others are trying to cut ties with the Third Prince, but he still asks people to find connections everywhere to meet the Third Prince.

After spending a lot of money, he finally bribed someone and entered the Third Prince's Palace.

No one knew what the Third Prince had said to him or what he had promised him.

He was so bold as to attempt to smuggle one of the Third Prince's youngest sons out of the Third Prince's mansion.

As a result, he was caught red-handed.

Now, the other party hasn’t even come to your door yet, but they’ve come to your door.

He was sent straight to jail.

As for Fu Zhiming's female relatives, the Zhao family is pretending to be dead at this time and would never dare to come forward.

It was Zhao who finally stood up at the critical moment and took the initiative to come forward and accuse Fu Zhiming of colluding with the third prince and Deqing Grand Duke, and doing many corrupt and illegal things for them.

The evidence is also ready, which is the correspondence between Fu Zhiming, the third prince and Deqing Grand Secretary.

There was also a small account book of Fu Zhiming, which recorded what he had done for the Third Prince and Grand Duke Deqing and how much money he had received, with each item clearly stated.

Because she took the initiative to come forward and produced such strong evidence.

It alarmed the three courts and even the emperor.

This is the first person to come forward and is very representative.

If it is done well, it may even motivate other people to come forward and save them a lot of effort.

The three officials asked Zhao what she wanted. Considering that she had taken the initiative to come forward and made meritorious contributions, as long as her request was not excessive, it would be met.