The silver in the national treasury was not enough to pay the military salaries, so Han Qingyun directly embezzled the silver from the private treasury of Emperor Zhaowen and Empress Dowager Chen.

Zhang Jingzhi and Chang Jingyu widened their eyes. Don’t they need to report this to Emperor Ji Lin?

Han Qingyun hit his neck and cursed, "What a bullshit report!"

He was almost suffering from cervical spondylosis due to exhaustion, but the three of them were still wandering around all day, drinking tea and walking their birds, without leaving a single penny for them.

Zhang Jingzhi and Chang Jingyu were so envious that they wanted to cry again. The relationship between the monarch and his subject was even better than that between Emperor Huiren and Liu Zhiheng back then.

After the issue of military pay for the soldiers was resolved, Han Qingyun began to evaluate the officials in the court in collaboration with the Ministry of Personnel and the Dali Temple.

Minor mistakes can be given a chance to be corrected, but if there is suspected illegal behavior such as oppressing the people, seizing land, killing people and dereliction of duty, as long as there is solid evidence, all will be dealt with according to the law.

In just half a month, half of the seats in the court were vacant.

The officials who stayed behind cursed Han Baopi in their hearts, saying that now one person had to do the work of two people and his salary was not increased.

Han Qingyun himself was also furious. Some of the officials who were dismissed were almost richer than his wife.

Nearly one million taels of silver could be found in the home of a third-rank provincial prosecutor.

The least amount of silver seized from other corrupt officials was 130,000 taels.

When Li Zhaoying and his two sons heard about this, they stopped wandering around and looked at the big boss with their eyes wide open. This guy was much richer than them.

The land and money that were forcibly seized from the people can be returned as long as the victims are still alive.

But many victims were killed.

While cursing, several people ordered people to send the silver to the national treasury.

The national treasury was once again more abundant than ever before, but this abundance made everyone feel uncomfortable.

Han Qingyun finally caught the father and his two sons, so how could he let them go? He threw down his carrying pole and went home to rest.

Emperor Ji Lin coughed twice and felt that he had been working Han Qingyun too hard recently. Even if it was a donkey, it should be allowed to rest, right?

He patted his two sons on the shoulders and said, "I'll leave it to you." Then he walked away, completely ignoring the sound of Li Jixin grinding his teeth.

Han Qingyun returned home with dark circles under his eyes. Just as he was about to ask his wife for comfort, he was sent aside by Lu Yanyan.

Lu Yanyan and Lu Youtian have been very busy recently.

When Mingxianglou in the south of the city was auctioned, Li San deliberately left it to the evil Liang Shao.

As Li San expected, less than half a year after Mingxianglou was renamed Liang's Teahouse, it was seized by Guanglu Temple's Lord You, and Liang Shao died in prison.

Coincidentally, after Lu Yanyan's clothing store opened, a Miss You spent more than 1,300 taels of silver in one go to make high-end custom-made clothes.

At that time, Lu Yanyan was amazed that the daughter of a fifth-rank official was so generous.

This Lord You is naturally Miss You’s father.

After Lord You was reported, more than 300,000 taels of silver were seized from his house. In addition to various assets of unknown origin, Lord You was truly a corrupt official.

The Liang family is no longer around, so the Liang Teahouse was nationalized and is awaiting auction.

Lu Youtian has been busy lately trying to buy back the teahouse.

Unlike Liang's Teahouse, Mingxianglou and Meishifang in the city were sold at sky-high prices at the time. Originally, these two stores had good business, but when Jiyang became independent, the owner ran away to Yuezhou Prefecture.

The two stores were sold for 120,000 taels.

At that time, many officials set their sights on these two stores.

After Lu Youtian learned the news, he asked the secret forces of Prince Lin's Mansion for help and bought it back.

Since I bought them, these two stores have been closed, which saved me a lot of trouble.

Now it can be renovated and opened for business.

Lu Yanyan calculated that he had made quite a bit of money.

As for the shop in the east of the city, Yan Hui was no longer planning to return to Luocheng, and Lu Youtian and Lu Yanyan did not go to inquire about it.

Lu Yanyan's Fanghua Garment Shop was originally a rented shop. After Liu Mei left, it was completely closed.

Lu Yanyan plans to wait for Liu Mei to come back and buy another shop, and continue to operate Fanghua Garment Store.

In early December, Emperor Ji Lin announced the cancellation of all additional fees such as land occupation fees and security fees, and the restoration of all taxes to the original 10%.

The people cried for joy.

With Han Qingyun's deliberate arrangement, the sky that King Lin once held up for the people of Luocheng has returned, as rumored among the people.

On December 10th, Chen, Han Huaijin, Han Huaixi and others returned to Luocheng from Jiyang.

Ji Siyuan, Ji Ma Ma, Kong Haibo and others were all taken to the capital.

On December 15th, Prince Qing Li Zhaojie and Crown Prince Li Chonglin returned to Beijing.

On December 20th, Lu Fugui, Qin Gang, Dalin, Bahai and others escorted Princess An Ning Li Zhaoning back to Beijing.

Li Zhaoying and Li Zhaojie, who were watching a stage play at the newly opened Mingxianglou, heard that Li Zhaoning had returned and both ran out.

Li Zhaoning is only two years older than her younger brother and is only 41 years old this year, but her hair is gray and her face is haggard, like an old woman.

The two brothers were deeply saddened by what they saw.

"Sister Royal."

Li Zhaoning stared at Li Zhaoying, then hugged him and burst into tears...

On December 22, Emperor Ji Lin summoned all officials and the people of Luocheng to watch the public trial of Emperor Zhaowen Li Zhaocai and his family at the south gate of the imperial palace!

Early in the morning, all the people from the Han and Lu families gathered together, dressed properly, and tidied up their appearance. Today, they wanted to seek justice for their relatives!

The shops and streets on both sides of Zhuque Street were surrounded by people.

The Ministry of Industry built a tall and large platform, just like the fighting arena it had built before.

The Empress Dowager, Li Zhaoying and others sat on both sides of the platform, with Cheng Feng, the Minister of Justice, Cen Tao, and Fang Xuanren, the Imperial Censor, in the middle.

Cheng Feng, Cen Tao and Fang Xuanren were all feeling a little restless.

After today, they will definitely be talked about in history books. Trying the emperor, the empress dowager, and the queen is something that has never been done before and will probably never be done again.

When Li Zhaocai, Ruan Qingyao, Chen Xinrong, and Ruan Xinyu were brought up, their faces were pale, but they did not look like they had suffered any torture.

Li Zhaocai's eyes shrank, but the three women around him looked much tougher than him.

As the presiding judge, Cen Tao looked at Emperor Zhaowen with mixed feelings.

He looked down on Emperor Zhaowen from the very beginning, but since he was the one chosen by the previous emperor, he could only assist him with all his heart and soul, but the more he assisted him, the more disheartened he became.

Seeing Emperor Zhaowen, who was once so arrogant and would whip people at any time, now shivering, Cen Tao couldn't help but sigh.

Li Zhaoying stood up and said, "Cen Tao, Cheng Feng, and Fang Xuanren, the 'Ten Crimes Questioned to Emperor Zhaowen' has already been announced to the world. In addition to these ten crimes, there are also some old cases that need to be tried. You may begin."

His skills were profound, and people within a few miles around could hear his words clearly.

Although the "Ten Crimes Questioned to Emperor Zhaowen" had been widely circulated for a long time, the people who heard it at this moment could not help but discuss it in a low voice.

Cen Tao slammed the table, signaling for silence.

"Emperor Zhaowen, Emperor Jilin is accusing you of violating the promise made by the Li ancestors to Jiyang, turning a blind eye to the natural disaster in Jiyang, and even adding insult to injury. Do you admit your mistake?"

Li Zhaocai trembled and couldn't utter a word.

Ruan Xinyu gave him a disgusted look, then glared at Cen Tao.

"Lord Cen, a loyal minister never serves two masters. Dayu hasn't even changed its name yet, so how come you've become Li Zhaoying's lackeys? This traitor is really happy doing this."

Cen Tao and others' faces turned red.

Li Zhaoning stood up, his voice shrill and trembling: "Ruan Xinyu, do you dare to say that this Dayu belongs to him, Li Zhaocai?"

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