In order to protect his wife and children, Liang Sheng confessed everything he had done over the years and told them the location of the account books.

"Liang Sheng has an account book in his hand. This account book records who they have given skinny horses and money to over the years." Xuan Yi said excitedly, "Your Highness, you will never guess where Liang Sheng hid the account book."

Mo Yunting glanced at Xuan Yi calmly, and Xuan Yi felt a chill on his back: "He hid the account books at the Lu family."

Su Qingli couldn't help but laugh. Liang Sheng was indeed smart. It was common for him to go in and out of the Lu family. It was very easy for him to hide the account books in the Lu family. The Lu family would never have thought that what they were looking for was right under their noses.

Xuan Yi handed the account book they found to Mo Yunting. Mo Yunting looked through it and his scalp tingled. Among the ministers in the court, seven out of ten accepted bribes, and eight out of ten accepted skinny horses.

Such a huge imperial court was actually infiltrated by a noble family far away in Ruyang!

Su Qingli's eyes fell on the account book, which must have recorded something extraordinary, as well as something that she used to bring the Lu family down from the clouds.

Mo Yunting handed the account book to Su Qingli: "This matter is of great importance and involves most of the officials in the court. If you get involved, the consequences will be disastrous."

Su Qingli hesitated for a moment, but still took the account book. She had to shoot the arrow on the string. She and the eldest lady could only survive one of them. To destroy the eldest lady, she had to destroy the Lu family of Ruyang first.

Su Qingli looked at the records in the account book and broke out in a cold sweat. If this matter was exposed, it would not only be the Lu family of Ruyang who would die, but also most of the officials in the court would be implicated. The emperor would not take action against so many officials at once!

The emperor doesn't want to move, and the officials want to protect themselves, so in the end they can only push out a scapegoat, and Liang Sheng is the best scapegoat!

No one will push the Lu family out because the Lu family has a close relationship with them, and the Lu family outside Beijing is their constant source of money. No one will go against money!

Su Qingli closed the account book: "Your Majesty, what are you going to do?"

"Su Qingli, can I trust you?" Mo Yunting thought for a long time and finally decided to take a risk. He wanted to trust Su Qingli once.

"If Your Highness trusts me, I will not let Your Highness down." Su Qingli said this in a clever way. The premise for her not to let down Mo Yunting's trust was that Mo Yunting believed in her.

"Too many people are implicated in this matter, and most of them aren't guilty of serious crimes. Your Majesty would probably choose to let them go easily, but that's not what I want to see. I must eliminate the source of these people's crimes."

"My goal is the same as the prince's." Su Qingli said slowly. She and Mo Yunting had different reasons, but the same goal, which was to destroy the Ruyang Lu family.

"However, the evidence we currently have is simply not enough to completely pin down the Ruyang Lu family."

"No, we have sufficient evidence." Su Qingli flipped open the account book and pointed to one of the entries. "In the twelfth year of the Yuanli calendar, under the order of Lü Zhen, a hundred thin horses were sent to the capital to help Lü Da win over the officials in the court."

"Are you planning to start with Lu Da?" This coincided with his opinion. Su Yonghe must not know that this daughter whom he had ignored was so outstanding.

"Lü Da is the Lu family's public face and a crucial figure connecting various factions. Marquis Yongyi will not let Lü Qing go. If Your Majesty captures Lü Da, the Lu family will become a toothless tiger."

"But the Lu family's foundation is still there."

"Your Highness is testing me, right?" Su Qingli asked with a smile. "Your Highness is such a wise man, he must have a plan in mind. He just wants to hear my thoughts, right?"

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