All civil and military officials in the court knelt on the ground.
Only Chen Changfeng and Yao Xiaoren stood there, looking a little out of place.
"Your Majesty, corruption is a big thing. Now is not the time for Your Majesty to be angry. You should still consider how to solve this matter..."
"Solve what?"
"I wish I could kill all these bastards now, peel off their skins, fill them with straw, and hang them at the gates of government offices everywhere." The emperor was full of anger.
At first, the emperor thought that Chen Changfeng could not find out the account books of the Ministry of Accounts.
Unexpectedly, now I dare not accept the truth of corruption.
Shocking!
Yao Xiaoren didn't say anything. He knew that what the emperor said were angry words.
There are so many names on the ledger. If we really want to kill them all, these civil and military officials will have to be reduced by at least two-thirds.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty will be paralyzed instantly.
The emperor will take this into consideration.
All the officials were kneeling on the ground, and many of them felt chills running down their backs.
It's only been five days, and the amount of money they embezzled has been found out?
Can you even tell the day?
The emperor doesn't really want to kill all his people, does he?
The ministers were uneasy and did not dare to ask for mercy. They were kneeling on the ground and did not even dare to breathe loudly.
The emperor looked at the account book in his hand and clenched his fists again.
To be honest, he can tolerate some people being corrupt, but he is definitely not so vicious.
He even wants to eat at the foundation of his Ming Dynasty.
"Prince, you checked the account clearly. How do you think this matter should be handled?"
"I really want to kill them all!" the emperor's voice suddenly sounded.
"Your Majesty, spare your life!"
"Your Majesty, spare your life, I will never dare to do it again!"
Immediately there were calls for mercy from among the officials.
The emperor stared directly at Chen Changfeng. He wanted to know what decision Chen Changfeng would make in the face of such a situation.
The other officials kneeling on the ground all looked at Chen Changfeng at this moment.
It is very possible that what Chen Changfeng says now can determine the life or death of many of them.
The second prince's face became tense. He didn't know if his name was on the account book.
If so, Chen Changfeng would definitely not let him go.
Chen Changfeng glanced around at the civil and military ministers kneeling on the ground, and then his eyes fell on the second prince, with a playful smile on his face.
What does Chen Changfeng's smile mean?
The second prince trembled all over and broke out in cold sweat.
"Father, I think corruption is normal. If I see boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, I will feel itchy..."
"What do you mean?" The emperor frowned.
"Father, corruption is normal, but they are greedy too much. I believe that the most important thing is not to deal with them, but to get their corrupt money back first."
"All corrupt officials, big and small, I would like to ask you now, do you want to stay alive and continue to be an official, or are you prepared to have your family confiscated and executed by your father?" Chen Changfeng's eyes fell on the kneeling officials.
Is it even necessary to think about it?
Who doesn't want to live and still be an official?
If you want to confiscate your home and ask for execution, isn't that because you're out of your mind?
"Father, they didn't say anything. It looked like they were preparing to have their homes confiscated and executed..."
"Your Highness, we want to live!" Chen Changfeng's words shocked everyone.
Isn’t this nonsense!
They didn't speak, of course they wanted to survive, so why were they preparing to have their homes confiscated and executed?
"Since you want to survive, it's easy to do. You can go back now and send all the money you have corrupted over the years to the square outside Tai Chi Hall before sunrise tomorrow."
"Don't worry, no one will stop you. The silver has been delivered and the matter ends here."
"What do you think, father?" After Chen Changfeng finished speaking, he looked at the emperor.
The emperor nodded secretly.
Of course he can't really kill all corrupt officials.
Otherwise, wouldn’t my court be in chaos in an instant?
Chen Changfeng's method not only gave him a reason to save the lives of these people, but also allowed them to spit out their corrupt money.
Naturally, it kills two birds with one stone.
Baiguan was so excited.
This is really an escape from the tiger's mouth.
Rather than leaving their lives here, they would of course prefer to exchange their lives for money.
The only thing that scares them is how much corruption is written in the ledger.
If I don't give enough, I'll probably be in trouble if I'm discovered later.
That's all, give away as much as you can, leave enough for daily expenses, give them all away.
All the officials were thinking in their minds.
"Just do as the prince wishes." The emperor nodded, this was an approach he could accept.
All the officials breathed a long sigh of relief, secretly saying that their lives were saved.
"Father, wait a minute, the matter has not been settled yet." The emperor was preparing to retreat from the court, and the officials were also preparing to go home and pay. Chen Changfeng's words once again made them worried.
"What's the matter?" The emperor glanced at Chen Changfeng.
The officials also looked at Chen Changfeng, with a strong look of fear on their faces.
They were afraid that Chen Changfeng would use some vicious tricks on them now.
"Father, didn't the Minister of the Department of Hubu insist before that all the accounts of the Department of Hubu are normal and that all the money coming in and out of the Department of Hubu are well documented?"
"But according to what I know, the Minister of Household Affairs will always keep 30% of the outflow of money as his own hard work."
"I think that the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, who holds a high position, can enrich himself so much. If he doesn't kill him, he won't be angry with the people, and if he doesn't kill him, he won't scare all the officials."
"My son asked my father to order the execution of the Minister of Household Affairs..."
"Father, no, the Minister of Hubu is a veteran of the three dynasties. He has worked hard for our Ming Dynasty. Even if we make some mistakes, the merits and demerits are equal to each other."
"Besides, everyone else can be released, why can't the Minister of Hubu? Isn't this an act of inconsistent words and deeds?" When the second prince heard that Chen Changfeng wanted the emperor to execute the Minister of Hubu, he immediately became anxious.
The Ministry of Revenue was in charge of the money and food of the Ming Empire.
The key is that the Minister of Household Affairs belongs to his second prince.
If he is killed by the emperor now, his second prince will lose the help of Hubu.
This is absolutely not okay!
"Second brother, actually I don't just want to kill the Minister of Household Affairs. Second brother's name is on the ledger..."
"That's enough, my decree was passed down, and the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was in charge of his own crimes, which led to widespread corruption in our Ming Dynasty. His crime is unpardonable, so I will immediately push him down and behead him." The emperor suddenly interrupted Chen Changfeng's words.
The second prince's face turned pale with fright.
Sure enough, his own affairs were also investigated.
He really...
The second prince was trembling all over.
I thought today would be a good show to see Chen Changfeng being punished, but I didn't expect that it almost turned into my own memorial service.
Must kill him!
Must let Qisha kill him!
The second prince lowered his head and swore in his heart.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance had long been frightened and fainted, but there was no need to hear his begging for mercy.
The emperor was not in the mood at all at this moment. He threw the account book back to Chen Changfeng, told Chen Changfeng to deal with it by himself, turned around and left.
The officials looked at the account book in Chen Changfeng's hand with shock on their faces.
I thought that if Chen Changfeng held this account book, he could threaten them at any time in the future.
"Prince, this account book..."
"Everyone, I am also under orders to do this today, and I don't want to get into trouble with you."
"But now that this matter has been resolved, that's it. This prince will not keep this account book."
"I ask you not to do this again in the future."
"That's it." After Chen Changfeng said, he threw the account book into the small brazier aside.
The flames instantly engulfed the account book, and the officials had complex expressions on their faces. This chapter has been completed!