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Zhao Liangchen thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that Lord Su must have been wrongly accused, because someone induced me to arrest Zhao Kuo in order to frame Lord Su and force him to give up his position as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

"Master Chang has been indifferent to affairs for many years. As long as the position of Left Vice Minister is occupied by one of his own, he can control the Ministry of Revenue. Someone is trying to take over the Ministry of Revenue for himself."

How could the emperor not know this, but even if he knew, there was nothing he could do. He was not in power now, and he knew that there must be an official who wanted to sideline him. This person might be a member of the royal family, or a high-ranking official, or more likely one of the four regents. So he dared not trust anyone and could not make a decision.

But what's the use of knowing? He doesn't have the strength to fight against that person. He doesn't even know who that person is. He is afraid that if he resists too fiercely, he will be kicked off the throne.

"You mean Li Zheng is guilty?"

The Minister of Revenue didn't take care of the matter, the Left Vice Minister got into trouble, but the Right Vice Minister was fine. So he is the biggest beneficiary, so he is not innocent.

Zhao Liangchen shook his head: "Before Master Tong has thoroughly investigated the matter, I dare not make any conclusions, but regardless of whether he is guilty or not, he is no longer suitable to be in the Ministry of Revenue.

The emperor's case should not be investigated too deeply, nor should it involve too many people. I believe Lord Tong also understands this, so he has not yet investigated it thoroughly, and he is not sure how far to investigate.

In this case, why don't you give Master Tong a range? This range will not go too deep into the investigation and make the other party lose everything, but it will also not let the other party succeed, and it can also give an explanation to the victims."

The emperor rubbed his fingers unconsciously in thought. After a while, he said, "You mean to convict Li Zheng and kick him out of the Ministry of Revenue? What about Su Jijing?"

Zhao Liangchen: "Since some people feel that Lord Su is blocking the way, then all of them should be transferred out of the Ministry of Revenue. As for what crime to charge, I believe Lord Tong is more clear. It's enough for someone to take responsibility for this case. The rest of the people will be held responsible for negligence. Lord Tong knows his limits."

The emperor was somewhat reluctant: "Wouldn't that mean two positions in the Ministry of Revenue would be vacant? If that person fills the positions with his own people, wouldn't the Ministry of Revenue fall into his hands again?"

Zhao Liangchen: "Your Majesty, there is always gain and loss. Now you are in the open, and that person is in the dark. We don't know who they are or what they want to do. It's not a good idea to keep on guarding against them. If they can't get what they want, who knows what other things they will do that we don't know about. It's better to fulfill their wish. Anyway, no matter who comes to power, you can send more people to keep an eye on them. Maybe you can follow the clues and find the person behind them. You can plan in secret and replace them when you are in power."

The emperor thought it was possible and asked, "What about the imperial guards?"

When Zhao Liangchen mentioned the Imperial Guards, he unconsciously clenched his hands. In his previous life, he had been serving in the Imperial Guards and was finally promoted to deputy commander, only one level lower than Jin Tong. At that time, he regarded the Imperial Guards camp as his home and treated the soldiers in the army as brothers, but who knew that in the end, these brothers would betray him.

Just when he and Jin Tong led all the imperial guards to resist the rebels, it was his brothers who opened the city gates and the palace gates. In the end, they didn't know who was the enemy and who was the friend.

Of course he knew who the problem was, but in this life, some things had not happened yet. King Liang had extended his hand to the Imperial Guards, but he relied on his father's background as a former member of the Imperial Guards, so not many people had defected to him.

Although Zhao Liangchen hated those who betrayed them in the previous life, he did not want to directly convict these people and kick them out of the Imperial Guards since they had not been bribed in this life. Because it was impossible to replace a large number of people in the Imperial Guards, he still wanted to save those who could be saved.

He suppressed the hatred boiling in his heart and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, can I see the list? I have been in the Imperial Guard camp for many years and I have some understanding of some people."

The emperor casually picked up a booklet from the table and threw it into Zhao Liangchen's arms: "Look, I get a headache when I see this."

Zhao Liangchen picked up the booklet and looked at it carefully. There were 50,000 imperial guards, and it was impossible for him to know them all. There were people on the list that he didn't know, but most of them were people he knew.

I have to say that Jin Tong is still quite capable. As long as he is reminded, he can still find out all the people with problems. Those on the list are basically officials. He is too lazy to arrest the soldiers. Soldiers only obey orders. If there are problems with the people above, there will naturally be problems with the people below as well.

The highest-ranking official here is the deputy commander. This person does have problems. In his previous life, he was the first one to open the city gate with his men. This person cannot be kept because his family has defected to King Liang and cannot be persuaded to rebel.

But I don't know whether King Liang will save him if the crime is pinned on him. After all, it is very difficult to place one of your own people in the position of deputy commander.

The following are some commanders, generals, troops, teams, and other first-level official positions.

Zhao Liangchen felt that no one would believe that someone at the commander-level could take the blame for someone who could hide the disaster relief money and Zhao Kuo and others in the Imperial Guards camp. So even if King Liang wanted to protect this deputy commander, the possibility of saving him was slim. He would not expose himself for a deputy commander of the Imperial Guards.

So he pointed it out to the emperor: "There is definitely something wrong with your Majesty. You can't keep him. And the rest of them can't keep him either."

He pointed out a dozen people one by one. Picking out a dozen from a crowd of thousands had already greatly narrowed the scope, but the emperor still felt worried when he looked at these names: "Of course I know that this deputy commander is problematic, but his family cannot be easily convicted."

This deputy commander was born in the Yongchun Earl's Mansion. His ancestors were meritorious officials who helped him to build the country. Every generation after him also joined the army and made great military achievements. The crime he committed was punishable by the execution of his entire family, so there was considerable resistance to convicting him.

Zhao Liangchen had already thought about this problem: "Your Majesty, this case is so serious that not only the officials but also the people are watching. The fugitives and the relief money were found in the Jin army camp. If the official we put forward is too low, the officials and the people will not believe it. Only an official with a rank like deputy commander would have the courage to hide the money and people in the Jin army camp.

His guilt will be proven once investigated, and he won't escape. However, his sentence can be mitigated, as his ancestors were known for their military achievements, as were his uncles and brothers. We can't implicate the entire family just because of him, so we can convict him alone and leave the others alone. Hand this case over to the Dali Temple, and they'll handle it. His family won't abandon the entire family for just him."

Unlike Tong Zhongqian, the Dali Temple Minister is very smooth. Although he would not be corrupt or pervert the law, or wrongly accuse good people, he is much more flexible than Tong Zhongqian when handling cases involving powerful people. It can be said that he would not offend any official family unless it is absolutely necessary. If he is asked to try the case, he has plenty of ways to make big things small and small things disappear.

We must first get rid of this deputy commander. As for the Yongchun Marquis Mansion that has already defected to King Liang, we cannot kill it with one blow, but can only slowly disintegrate it.

The emperor nodded: "I'll listen to you."

Then he glanced at the long list and glared at it with disgust: "Now the Imperial Guards are leaking like a sieve, how dare I use them."

Zhao Liangchen comforted him, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Commander Jin is very capable. Give him some time, and he will put the Imperial Guard back under Your Majesty's control."

The emperor snorted coldly: "If he had the ability, would he have allowed the Imperial Guards to become so chaotic?"

The emperor was angry with Jin Tong, not only because he did not realize that such a big thing had happened in the imperial guards, but also because he gave him such a long list and handed the difficult problem to him.

Zhao Liangchen spoke for Jin Tong: "You also know that we military commanders are not that careful. Who would have thought that someone would bribe the imperial guards to do such a daring thing, let alone that someone would have the intention of rebellion. This incident sounded the alarm for him. I believe that Commander Jin Lin will be more careful in the future and will not let anyone take advantage of him."

The emperor glared at Zhao Liangchen unhappily and said, "You are good at speaking well of him."

Zhao Liangchen was not afraid and smiled as he said, "That's because I know Commander Jin is loyal and trustworthy. Your Majesty, you need such a person right now."

The emperor curled his lips and said, "I need someone like you who can share my worries. I am worried about Jin Tong. Once that deputy commander is executed, you can take over the position of deputy commander."

Zhao Liangchen thought of his father's recent attitude towards him and refused: "Your Majesty, please don't bring up this matter. Now everyone knows that I am yours. It's not good for you to bring up this matter."

The emperor was angry and said angrily, "So what if he is my man? What? As the ruler of a country, I don't even have the right to promote a close confidant?"

Zhao Liangchen quickly soothed him, "Your Majesty, please calm down. That's not what I meant. You certainly have the right to do so, but it would be much better if someone else made this suggestion than you."