I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

Under everyone's gaze, Jiang Yuan slowly raised the memorial in his hand.

"Since Commander Chen and Grand Tutor Zhou have both confirmed that the evidence in my hands is absolutely true, Your Majesty wants me to publicly reveal the evidence of the Ning family's crimes."

"Then I, your humble servant, have no choice but to obey your orders!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yuan turned around and looked at the ministers in front of him.

"Everyone, please remember the following evidence is absolutely true!"

The expressions of Lu Fang and the others suddenly became a little strange. What on earth did this guy mean?

In such a short period of time, he said the same sentence three or five times. Is this guy bored?

What's more, this has been certified by Chen Liu and Zhou Chen. Even if Jiang Yuan didn't say it, who doesn't know that this evidence is irrefutable?

"I won't waste any more time talking nonsense. Now I'll list the evidence one by one!"

Jiang Yuan said, looking at everyone solemnly:

"In the third year of the Shuntian calendar of the late emperor, Ning Zhiyuan led his men to secretly mine iron ore in Fuhu Mountain and made a huge profit!"

"In the fifth year of the Shuntian calendar of the late emperor, the Ning family and Beihai smuggled salt into the inland area and made a huge profit!"

"In the eighth year of the Shuntian calendar of the late emperor, Ning Bei, a member of the Ning family, killed someone in the street, but he orchestrated the murder, causing the victim's family to be brutally silenced!"

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"In the first year of the Yuan calendar, Ning Zhiyuan formed a clique for personal gain, embezzled and perverted the law!" (The new emperor changed the reign title to the first year)

Having read this, Jiang Yuan paused and turned the memorial in his hand over. Everyone looked at Jiang Yuan in confusion.

This has been going on for the first year of the Yuan calendar. Is there more to come?

Just as everyone was puzzled, Jiang Yuan's figure once again resounded in the hall.

"In the second year of Shuntian, Yang Cheng was corrupt and perverted the law. He accepted bribes of nearly 10,000 taels of silver from the current Guancheng Governor, Si De, and manipulated his way into office!"

Just one sentence made everyone in the hall change their expressions instantly, even Duanmu Yuanchen who was sitting on the dragon throne was no exception.

Didn't we say it was the Ning family's business? How did it involve the Yang family?

Jiang Yuan didn't care about the expressions of these people at all and continued to read:

"In the fifth year of Shuntian, Yang Cheng's son, Yang Qingfeng, forcibly abducted a woman in the street. This was a heinous crime! Yet, Yang Cheng arbitrarily suppressed it."

"In the sixth year of Shuntian, Yang Cheng..."

As the evidences were listed one after another, Yang Cheng felt a chill in his heart as he stood in the hall.

This was irrefutable evidence that Chen Liu and Zhou Chen had acknowledged. The Ning family was finished, and so was his Yang family...

"Your Majesty, I have listed all the evidence." Jiang Yuan turned around and looked at Duanmu Yuanchen calmly.

You want me to be a scapegoat, is that little money enough?

It’s not enough, at least Jiang Yuan thinks it’s not enough, it’s far from enough, but now with the addition of the Yang family, it’s considered so-so.

You, Yang Cheng, secretly imprisoned Jiang Qiao for more than ten years. Have you ever thought about today?

"I heard it clearly." Duanmu Yuanchen, who was sitting on the dragon throne, clenched his fists and stared at Jiang Yuan, speaking word by word.

Why? If you, Jiang Yuan, don't want to, then don't want to. I clearly told you that if you want to, then find someone else. But why did you do this to me in the hall, in front of all the officials?

The Ning family deserves to be put to death, and so does the Yang family. However, the Yang family is our family, so even if their crimes are truly heinous, a few warnings will suffice.

But after Jiang Yuan made such a fuss, the Yang and Ning families were directly tied together. If one wanted to touch the Ning family, one had to touch the Yang family.

"Your Majesty! I am wronged!"

Yang Cheng let out a wail and fell to his knees with a thud.

Everyone looked at Yang Cheng with complicated eyes, and everyone knew in their hearts that it was useless.

Even if Yang Cheng broke his head, it would not have any effect. The Ning family threatened the imperial power, and Duanmu Yuanchen could not fail to take action against him. What good end would your Yang family have?

Apart from Yang Cheng, no one else spoke. With the fall of the Ning family, everyone benefited. The same would apply to the fall of the Yang family.

Duanmu Yuanchen took a deep breath. He couldn't escape. That was it...

It was not until this moment that everyone understood why Jiang Yuan repeatedly emphasized that this was a crime that had been personally determined by Chen Liu and Zhou Chen.

In this way, it is impossible to overturn it.

"The Ning family has committed heinous crimes. All officials of the Ning family will be dismissed. The East Factory will send people to supervise the Ning Mansion."

"The same is true for the Yang family."

After saying these two sentences, Duanmu Yuanchen seemed to have been drained of all his strength. He waved his dragon robe lightly and said, "Let's withdraw from the court..."

"Your Majesty! I am innocent! I am innocent!" Yang Cheng still knelt in the hall unwillingly, but no one looked at him. The outcome was decided, and from now on, there would be no Yang family, one of the Three Dukes.

Chen Liu looked at Jiang Yuan, but when the words came to his lips he just sighed.

Duanmu Yuanchen took advantage of Jiang Yuan, and Jiang Yuan took advantage of Duanmu Yuanchen in return. This can be considered as a tit-for-tat.

After the two men left the hall, Chen Liu couldn't help but ask, "Old Jiang, you, you have offended both sides. If Ning Fei comes to trouble you in the future, I'm afraid His Majesty won't say anything."

Jiang Yuan shrugged, not caring at all.

Ning Fei?

Ha ha!

The confrontation with Southern Liang on the border has lasted for nearly three years. During these three years, Taiping County has undergone earth-shaking changes. In just three more years, Jiang Yuan is confident that he can rely on Taiping County to resist Ning Fei's attack.

If he could have another five years, Jiang Yuan would dare to fight Ning Fei head-on!

Afraid? What's there to be afraid of?

"so what?"

Chen Liu couldn't help but feel a toothache, but so what?

When Ning Fei's 200,000-strong army arrives at your Taiping County, you'll know what will happen. His ashes will be scattered all over the place for you!

But to be honest, what Jiang Yuan did today can be said to be a case of him putting himself in the game and being half a step ahead of God.

Such a person, even after his death, will definitely leave his name in history.

"Forget it, there's no point in saying more. Let's wait for His Majesty to make a decision."

The two of them walked and talked, gradually going further away...

On the steps of the main hall, the figures of Duanmu Yuanchen and Zhou Chen appeared above at some point.

"Teacher, tell me, why is Jiang Yuan like this? Did I do something wrong?" Duanmu Yuanchen said expressionlessly.

Zhou Chen shook his head bitterly, but couldn't utter a word.

He originally thought that by using Duanmu Yuanchen's orders to pressure Jiang Yuan, he could make Jiang Yuan suffer the loss.

But no one would have thought that Jiang Yuan could actually add the evidence of the Yang family's crimes at the end, and single-handedly bring down two aristocratic families that had existed for thousands of years. There would definitely not be a second person like him in the entire Daduan.

No wonder Duanmu Xiongtu ranked Jiang Yuan first on that list.

Duanmu Yuanchen could not control such a minister at all.

Now that the bitter fruit has appeared, he can only swallow it himself. On the other hand, Jiang Yuan can temporarily ensure that he is safe.

With such an achievement of overthrowing two major families at once, even if Duanmu Yuanchen wanted to touch Jiang Yuan, he couldn't do so in a short time.

"Your Majesty, it's not your fault. It was me who changed your Majesty's order without authorization..." Zhou Chen said, lowering his head deeply.

Duanmu Yuanchen suddenly turned his head and stared at Zhou Chen with bloodshot eyes.

"What did you say?"