Under Ling Tianyin's strong urging, the matter was quickly discovered.
As soon as the huge corruption accounts of the Zhong family were announced, everyone in Xili was shocked!
According to incomplete confessions, there are more than 80 houses in the capital and other counties that were paid for with the money obtained by corruption.
Not to mention the mountains of gold bars stacked in the cellar as high as bookshelves on three sides.
Mr. Zhong has accepted more than tens of millions of dollars in bribes over the years.
With his own efforts, he collected most of the money inside and outside the court into his own pocket.
Not only that, but through a thorough investigation of the corruption case, it was revealed that Mr. Zhong had secretly worked for so many years to target officials who had different political views from his own, besieging them, slandering them, and even killing them.
When Ling Tianyin went to court, he angrily told the Zhong family's evil deeds in detail, and even said: "Half of the country in Xili is named Zhong, which is ridiculous!"
Several powerful officials of the Zhong family came forward to plead for mercy, but Ling Tianyin waved his hand and classified them as his comrades.
Directly kill without mercy.
Master Zhong was punished for both crimes, and his daughter Zhong was deposed and murdered the prince. All the charges have become an ironclad fact.
Ling Tianyin was afraid that there would be some remnants, so all the relevant people, headed by Mr. Zhong, were ordered to be executed.
Once the emperor's mind becomes ruthless, he will show no mercy at all.
I heard that the young lady of the Zhong family, Zhong Xuyue, begged the emperor to spare her life.
She is willing to be sold to the brothel.
But after Ling Tianyin learned about it, he only sneered: "Originally, because she was young, I could have spared her life, but thinking about the mistakes she had made and what she said today, I think it would be better for her to die. At least she would be clean."
net."
The autumn rain in Xili Kingdom is swaying constantly, just like the Zhong family, which is as big as a tree, has gone through this violent storm and finally disappeared.
Ling Tianyin uprooted the Zhong family, and everyone in the court was afraid of the emperor's power.
This time, the emperor was serious about it.
Immediately after the fall of the Zhong family, Ling Tianyin issued another imperial edict.
He will promote Concubine Lu, whom he has loved for many years, to queen.
As soon as this idea came out, the government and the public were in an uproar.
Concubine Lu did not have a prominent family background to rely on, and there had been rumors that she was a demon concubine. Everyone was puzzled as to why the emperor elevated Concubine Lu to be the new queen at this juncture?
However, soon everyone knew that Prince Lingzhou had taken the initiative to ask Concubine Lu to be his adoptive mother.
Lingzhou has a noble bloodline and is the true eldest son of the emperor.
Everyone heard that the prince had contributed a lot to overthrowing Queen Zhong.
But how could someone help outsiders to overthrow their own mother?
However, the origin of this is unknown.
It's just that Concubine Lu has a prince, the eldest son of the emperor, and her status is suddenly different from the same.
Ling Tianyin seemed to be very satisfied, and after thinking for a long time, he agreed.
Concubine Lu knew that Lingzhou had not had a mother to love him since he was a child, so she took great pity on him and treated him like her own son.
Hearing that the news had reached the cold palace, Zhong Feihou went crazy overnight.
Whenever anyone meets someone, they say: "Concubine Lu has used witchcraft, and there are monsters under her skin!"
But no one cares about a word about abolishing the queen.
And because of Gu Nuoer's relationship, the gardener uncle from the Zhong Mansion stayed in the palace to serve a large flower garden.
After the fall of the Zhong family, Ling Tianyin took the opportunity to replace all his close ministers with important positions.
The power of the imperial court returned to the emperor's hands.
At the beginning of autumn when things really settled, Gu Nuoer and the others were also preparing to leave Xili Country.