"What happened?" Tie Butian's face was as dark as water.
"This..." All the kneeling ministers did not dare to speak. They just kept kowtowing: "I am guilty! I deserve death..."
"Who will tell me! What happened?" Tie Butian slowly sat up from the dragon chair, his eyes serious.
"Actually, it's not a big deal." Huangfu Mingjing, the old prime minister of Tie Yun, stroked his beard. He was one of the few people standing and said calmly: "Your Majesty, it was the Emperor of Chu who sealed the household department and arrested Liancheng.
It’s expensive, and Butian Pavilion is checking the accounts of the Account Department..."
"His Majesty Chu has issued an order from the King of Hell to investigate this matter! Whoever is found will be arrested! Whoever is caught will be killed!" The last few words of the old prime minister's voice were solemn, obviously with a hint of schadenfreude.
The look made all the people kneeling look a little whiter.
"But... what does the account of the Ministry of Revenue have to do with them?" Tie Butian looked at the dozens of people kneeling in front of him in shock, as well as the more than 100 people who had no trace today, and suddenly felt dizzy.
, the body shook twice.
Here, there are those from the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of War...
"In recent years...it seems that everyone has not been very well-off, so, ahem..." Huangfu Mingjing coughed and said slowly: "So many officials have become interested in the treasury, and the treasury...has a household department.
As a result, everyone's life suddenly became easier. Moreover, afterwards, as long as Master Lian uses means to, well, cancel it... everything will be fine..."
Huangfu Mingjing seemed to be helpless in what he said, but he said it in a vicious and merciless way!
"But now, I don't know what happened, but the Emperor Chu knew these things..." Huangfu Mingjing said cautiously: "So... Well, well, I heard that the Emperor was furious... Last night in Butian Pavilion, three houses were searched in a row.
Fifteen households..."
Tie Butian's face turned pale and he asked, "Could it be that the affairs of the treasury...are all these people involved?" Tie Butian's fingers trembled as he pointed at the dark minister kneeling in front of him.
All the ministers did not dare to speak. They all knelt tremblingly, with their foreheads pressed against the ground.
Seeing this situation, Tie Butian swayed again and suddenly had a splitting headache and closed his eyes.
He doesn't blame Chu Yang, not at all!
But he just felt sad! Extremely sad!
What kind of place is the court? Scholars all over the world dream of it; some local officials will never stand here even for a moment in their entire lives!
It can be said that: above the Golden Palace, there are the real pillars of Tieyun Kingdom!
This is the foundation of the entire Tieyun Kingdom! If it is said to be rotten here, then Tieyun Kingdom is rotten from the root! And these years are the most difficult moments for Tieyun! We should have been together through thick and thin, but unexpectedly, it was
Each one is poaching the country more fiercely than the other!
All the hard work has resulted in the creation of a bunch of moths!
"You guys...good! Very good! Very good..." Tie Butian gritted his teeth, nodded, his face was livid, and suddenly he laughed sadly and indignantly: "Ha...it's really good! He is indeed my Tie Yun's Qing.
Pillar of the sky! Talented person!"
Regarding the treasury matter, he had always known that it was serious; he had always thought about finding a reason to investigate it after he ascended the throne.
No matter how serious it is, it only involves a few officials. At most, it involves more than a dozen or twenty people, which is already considered sensational!
No matter what, I would never have thought that there would be so many people!
After these people were gone, there were only a few thirty or forty people left in the court! It was almost empty!
But... if we don’t go, will we still be here? Keep these moths?
"Kneel down here for me!" Tie Butian flew up with a kick in anger, kicked over the golden table in front of the dragon chair, and roared: "Immediately inform the Emperor Chu to enter the palace!"
Less than half an hour later, the sound of horse hooves reached the front of the Golden Palace!
Normally, people would have jumped out to criticize impeachment, but today, not a single person said anything.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Queen of Chu requests an audience."
"pass!"
In the silence, a footstep sounded slowly, slowly and rhythmically. The next moment, everyone felt their eyes darken, and a man in black appeared at the door of the Golden Palace!
The black robe covered him from head to toe, and the only face exposed was a ferocious golden mask!
The moment this person appeared at the entrance of the Golden Palace, it seemed that the temperature of the entire Golden Palace suddenly dropped a few degrees. Especially the ministers who had ulterior motives felt sincere fear! It seemed that the arrival of this person was bringing about
The breath of hell!
"Show your seat to Master Chu!" Before Chu Yang could speak, Tie Butian spoke first. Tie Butian didn't want the ministers to know that the current Butian Pavilion was actually not under his control; and Chu Yang also
Not Tie Yun's servant.
This is too embarrassing for a king.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chu Yang naturally heard Tie Butian's hint. He thanked him before sitting down and sat down calmly: "I wonder why Your Majesty summoned you today?"
"Your Majesty Chu, you must have been very busy these two days." Tie Butian said with a smile: "I wonder what your Majesty Chu plans to do about the treasury?" Let's get straight to the point.
"According to His Majesty's previous promise, Butian Pavilion has the right to kill first and then report later." Chu Yang said calmly: "So, after such a big case happened last night, several of them that have been verified have already copied the whole family in West City this morning.
Kill them! A total of more than 300 people!"
After saying these words, the ministers kneeling on the ground started to tremble even more.
"What about the rest of the people?" Tie Butian let out a long breath.
"This... requires His Majesty's Holy Judgment." Chu Yang said lightly: "However, according to the wishes of Butian Pavilion, it is best to kill them all! After all, the brothers have to pay a lot for an investigation and are very tired.
"
Kill them all...
Some people have fainted, and some are crying quietly.
Huangfu Mingjing, the old prime minister, couldn't help but rolled his eyes and killed them all? That was tens of thousands of people... The old man felt more and more something was wrong now. Before Chu Yang came, Tie Butian was furious, but after Chu Yang came, the atmosphere became tense.
It seemed to suddenly become very strange.
Rather than saying that the monarch and his ministers were asking and answering questions, it was better to say that they were playing a double act.
One is doing white face and the other is doing black face.
"Killing them all... is not advisable, right?" Tie Butian frowned: "It should be noted that if the whole family is killed, there will be tens of thousands of people..."
"Your Majesty is overly worried!" Chu Yang said calmly: "Tie Yun has been fighting for years! Eight million young men have died in the war! Only tens of thousands of people, I, Tie Yun, can still afford to lose!"
"This... Your Majesty, can you please give me some mercy?" Tie Butian said with a smile.
"Well, since Your Majesty is asking for mercy... then naturally we can deal with them separately according to the severity of the circumstances..." Chu Yang said: "As for the investigation results, I will send them to Your Majesty; Your Majesty can be dictatorial!"
Tie Butian snorted twice and said, "That's fine."
Chu Yang clearly stabbed himself in these words. How could Tie Butian not hear it? Dictatorship? What is dictatorship? Humph!
However, Chu Yang is a thorn, but it is also a reminder. As for what it reminds...that is unknown.
At this point, the double act between the two is finished.
"Your Majesty Chu, can you talk to me for a moment?" Tie Butian said with a smile.
"I'm afraid it will disturb His Majesty's purity." Chu Yang said calmly.
"Come here, show me the Golden Tower." Tie Butian smiled.
"This is a great gift from Your Majesty." Chu Yang said softly: "Today's foundation is in turmoil and there are killings everywhere, but there will be long-term peace and stability in the future! Your Majesty ascended the throne, but you were negligent and forgot to give the gift...so...
Let’s balance this out.”
Emperor Chu's words made His Majesty Tie Butian's eyes almost pop out of his eyes. He was so angry and funny that in the end he just let out a long sigh.
The two of them talked for a long time in the palace. No one knew when Master Chu would leave. But everyone felt relieved. At least... he wouldn't die soon. They had some time to breathe...
…
A few days later, Tie Butian issued an imperial edict: Anyone who embezzled more than 50,000 taels of silver should hand over the proceeds of the embezzlement and be punished with meritorious service.
Those who embezzle more than 500,000 taels of silver will be beheaded and their families will be exiled...
As for more than one million, the whole family will be killed...
This decision seemed loose, but the head of Tieyun City was stained red with blood; thousands of heads were chopped off in such a gorgeous way!
The law does not punish the public. This principle still counts at this time. If everyone is killed, I am afraid that Tie Yun's court will collapse immediately. Tie Butian can only deal with it slowly... But one thing is for sure.
If one day these people do not perform well, then this old debt will be turned over immediately...
But by provoking this incident, Chu Yang not only established the power of Butian Pavilion, but also became a villain; and allowed Tie Butian to win over the vast majority of people's hearts. This matter will directly end the short period of Tie Butian's ascension to the throne.
The running-in period directly forced the imperial government under Tie Butian to enter a mature stage!
Although the court is half empty...
After this incident, at least for a long period of time, the appearance of officials in Tieyun City will take on a completely new look!
This is a great gift from Chu Yang to Tie Butian! As a congratulation for his enthronement...
As for the cause of the incident, Master Chu did not say anything. If he did, it was because he was jealous of others in the Juese Tower... It is estimated that the new emperor would be so angry that he fainted!
After this incident, the vicious reputation of King Chu Hell directly shocked the Nine Heavens! The cruelty of King Chu Hell made everyone who heard it marvel in amazement!
In the minds of the officials, the already notorious reputation of King Chu Hell has been enhanced to a higher level! But among the people, the reputation of King Chu Hell has skyrocketed to the sky...
Everyone in Tieyun City is in danger, no matter what they do, although there are a lot fewer officials, the efficiency has actually improved a lot!
Cheng Yunhe and his men finally returned to Zhongzhou, the capital of Great Zhao, exhausted after nearly a month of long journey! It was only one day short of the expiration date of the Dream Soul Liquid...
I don’t know how Wu Qingrou will react when she knows these things...