Under Ling Tianyin's strong urging, the matter was quickly found out.
As soon as the Zhong family’s huge debt of corruption was announced, everyone in Xili Kingdom was shocked!
According to incomplete confessions, there are more than 80 houses made of money from greed alone in the capital and other counties.
Not to mention the three-sided bookshelf-high gold bar mountains placed in the cellar.
And Lord Zhong has received more than tens of millions of taels of bribes for so many years.
With his own strength, he took most of the money inside and outside the court into his own pocket.
Not only that, through thorough investigation of the corruption case, Lord Zhong secretly attacked officials with different political views, and slandered them until they were killed.
When Ling Tianyin was in court, he angrily told the Zhong family's evil deeds in a row, and said: "Half the country in Xili is actually Zhong's surname is ridiculous!"
Several officials from the Zhong family stood up to plead with mercy, but Ling Tianyin waved his hand and became a member of the party.
Just kill.
Lord Zhong was punished with multiple crimes, and his daughter Zhong Dehun conspired to murder the prince. All the crimes became a foregone conclusion.
Ling Tianyin was afraid that there would be any remnants, so he asked all the relevant people led by Lord Zhong to behead him.
Once the emperor's mind becomes ruthless, he will not show any mercy.
I heard that the young lady of the Zhong family, Zhong Xuyue, begged the emperor to save her life.
She is willing to be sold to the yard.
But when Ling Tianyin learned about it, he only sneered: "I originally thought that she was young and could save her life, but thinking about the mistakes she made and the remarks today, I see, she should still die, at least clean
net."
The autumn rain in Xili Kingdom was swaying, like the Zhong family like a big tree. After this storm, it finally disappeared.
Ling Tianyin uprooted the Zhong family, and the court was afraid of the emperor's power.
This time, the emperor was really moved.
Immediately afterwards, Ling Tianyin issued another imperial edict after the collapse of the Zhong family.
He promoted Concubine Lu, whom he had loved for many years, to the queen.
As soon as this intention came out, the government and the people were shocked.
Concubine Lu did not have a prominent family background as a supporter. It has been rumored that she was a demon concubine before. Everyone was puzzled. Why did the emperor carry Concubine Lu as the new queen at this critical moment?
But soon everyone knew that the prince Ling Zhou took the initiative to recognize Concubine Lu as his adoptive mother.
Lingzhou has noble bloodline and is the true eldest son of the emperor.
When everyone heard that Empress Zhong was overthrown, the prince made a lot of efforts.
But how could anyone help outsiders overthrow their mother?
However, the origin of this is unknown.
However, when Concubine Lu had the eldest son of the prince, the eldest son of the emperor, his value was immediately unparalleled.
Ling Tianyin seemed to be very satisfied, and after thinking for a long time, he agreed.
Concubine Lu knew that Ling Zhou was not loved by his mother since childhood, so she felt pity for him and treated him like her own son.
I heard that the news reached the cold palace, and Zhong Feihou went crazy overnight.
He said to everyone: "Concubine Lu used magic, and there was a monster under her skin!"
But no one cares about the words of a deposed queen.
The gardener in Zhong's mansion also stayed in the palace because of Gu Nuoer and served a large flower garden.
After the Zhong family fell, Ling Tianyin took the opportunity to promote all his confidant ministers to be replaced.
The power of the imperial court returned to the emperor.
Qiuchu, when the matter was really settled, Gu Nuoer and the others were also preparing to set off to leave Xili Kingdom.