I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Hearing this, the empress, who had been nodding, suddenly narrowed her eyes and looked straight at Shen Changgong, as if she wanted to see through his inner thoughts.

Is this person... trying to buy people's hearts?

After thinking about it, the empress said,

"Alright, since we don't need two masters for one thing, I'll leave this matter to you."

At this point, the empress suddenly said,

"You haven't rested for a whole day and night, so don't overwork yourself. Just leave many things to your subordinates. Take care of your health."

This sudden concern made Shen Changgong stunned for a moment, and he didn't know what was going on.

Then, the empress changed the subject and said,

"Let the government work with you to compensate the people, and let the people know my determination to never tolerate evil."

Okay, okay, you are waiting for me here, right? Seeing me win the hearts of the people, you want to grab a share too, right?

Shen Changgong wanted to laugh. The empress still didn't understand human nature.

When there are treacherous ministers and corrupt officials in the country, the first person who cannot shirk responsibility is the emperor. When the corrupt officials are punished, people will only say that the emperor did not manage his ministers well, because this is your duty.

But he was different. He was a captain in charge of public security. He spoke for the people and punished corrupt officials. The people would call him the Justice and Justice because he was also an official and came from a commoner family. The people would feel more intimate with him.

He saw through all this at a glance, but the officials did not think so.

In the eyes of all officials, the empress is compassionate to the people and cares about Shen Changgong. After all, it is a wife's duty to care about her husband.

Just when the eunuch was about to announce the adjournment of the court, Prince Rong suddenly winked at someone behind him.

The man gritted his teeth, stood up, clasped his hands and said,

"Your Majesty, I wish to impeach Grand Commandant Shen Changgong!"

The ministers all frowned. How could this guy be so tactless? Shen Changgong is now a favorite of His Majesty and has made great contributions, but you still impeach him. This is like a mouse licking the cat's B, just looking for excitement.

The empress, who was about to stand up, sat down again and said,

"Marquis Yiyong, what do you want?"

"Your Majesty, I wish to impeach Shen Changgong for two major crimes!"

"The first crime is that the day after he took office, he threw a lavish banquet at his home to entertain officials and wealthy businessmen. Many of them sent him gifts, including priceless gold, silver, and jewelry. This is the crime of embezzlement and bribery!"

"Your Majesty, I have a list here that roughly records the gold and silver received by Shen Changgong..."

Marquis Yiyong took out a letter from his sleeve.

The empress also took out a letter from the table, threw it towards him, and said in a cold voice,

"I have a memorial here that is more detailed than yours, you can open it and take a look.

First of all, Shen Changgong held a banquet not to celebrate his taking office, but just a normal wedding banquet. Ordinary people have to host a banquet when they get married, let alone my husband's wedding?

The Shen family is originally a merchant family, so it is normal for them to have business friends and relatives visiting them, and ordinary people will also give gifts when they get married.

As for the gifts given by the officials, Shen Changgong made a list that afternoon and moved all the gold, silver and items into the national treasury.

The Grand Commandant was selfless and donated the gift to the national treasury without taking a cent. How could he be accused of corruption or abuse of power?

Upon hearing this, Zhisu Nei Shi also stood up and said,

"Yes, the gold and silver I was responsible for receiving that day, both the physical evidence and the account books, are all in the national treasury. If Marquis Yiyong doesn't believe me, you can go to the national treasury to check at any time."

Yiyong Hou gritted his teeth and continued,

"Then there's the second thing. As far as I know, the public security forces are only responsible for maintaining public order and arresting people. Things like house searches require documents from the Supreme Court or the government office.

Even if the Grand Commandant knew that the Duke of Yingguo was suspected of rebellion, he had no evidence of guilt. After surrounding the Duke of Yingguo and his gang, he should have first asked His Majesty or the Supreme Court for permission, and only after obtaining a written order would he be qualified to enter the Duke's mansion to search.

If there are no procedures, then any army can enter other people's homes and search them at will?

If such behavior is not curbed, won’t the world be in chaos and military power will become king?

Even if the Grand Commandant has meritorious service, I implore Your Majesty to punish him, otherwise the state system will be completely destroyed!"

The empress said slowly,

"What Marquis Yiyong said makes sense, but special cases require special treatment. Before me, the Security Army had too little power. Every civil and military official in the court held a higher rank than the Grand Commandant of the Security Army. As a result, when they committed crimes, the Security Army did not dare to stop or punish them.

Even if the formalities need to be followed, officials will protect each other and pass the buck. By the time the formalities are completed, the people have already disappeared.

As a result, the public security in the capital has always been poor, even chaotic.

This can be seen from the fact that British citizens can take human lives at will.

I have long wanted to change this situation, but I am worried that delegating too much power will result in the Grand Commandant having too much power, and I am not at ease.

Shen Changgong is my husband, and he is loyal to me and Dayan. I feel at ease letting him be the Grand Commandant to manage public security and supervise officials and people.

Therefore, I gave him a gold medal that was as if I were there in person.

Throughout the territory of Dayan, including the imperial palace, as long as he received a report and obtained testimony, he could enter any place to search for evidence.

This is the power I have given him. The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. He, Shen Changgong, needs to govern the capital well for me, otherwise I will punish him severely."

Having said that, the empress paused for a moment and then continued,

"Also, he entered the British public's house to collect evidence and stolen goods, not to confiscate the property. These are two different things. I hope Marquis Yiyong will open his eyes and distinguish them clearly. Don't make false accusations again in the future."

"Retreat!"

The empress left and the ministers bowed and withdrew.

Shen Changgong followed the other ministers and slowly walked outside.

Prince Rong looked at Shen Changgong deeply, turned around and left without saying anything.

If nothing unexpected happens, someone will come to test my opinion.

Sure enough, just as he walked out of the palace gate and before Shen Changgong got on his horse, Duke Dingguo, who had spoken for him earlier, came over, clasped his hands and said with a smile,

"Alas, Captain, you have been so busy these past few days that I haven't had a chance to congratulate you.

In the blink of an eye, you have made such a great contribution. It is really commendable.

From now on, the Grand Commandant will be in charge of the capital's security, and I will inevitably have to deal with Lord Shen."

"Your Excellency, I am only doing my duty. I was not able to speak much in the court just now. Now I want to thank you for speaking up for me. Otherwise, I would be unable to handle the situation alone and would not be able to overthrow the Duke of England."

Seeing that Shen Changgong was so easy to talk to and so sensible, Duke Dingguo felt relieved and said,

"Master Shen, you haven't eaten yet, right? I'm also very hungry. I know a restaurant with very good food. I wonder if Master Shen would be so kind as to allow me to treat you to a simple meal?"

Shen Changgong knew that this person was sent by Prince Gong to inquire about his attitude, and he must first stabilize Prince Gong's group and not let them have any rebellious thoughts.