Forced to start the game, summon a hundred thousand snow dragon riders

There are as many as ten million taels of private property!

"Well, you old thief Sima, your private property is more than my treasury!"

Li Xiu's eyes were indifferent, "Cao Zhengchun, you have collected all the evidence, tomorrow morning, I will wipe out these moths that harm the country and the people!"

"Yes!"

Cao Zhengchun's eyes sharpened, and then he turned and exited the hall.

the next day.

above the hall.

All civil and military officials entered the court.

This morning, it was time for them to fulfill their promise, and to give all their wealth.

All the family properties donated by the ministers are counted by the Minister of the Household Department.

"Censor Zhongcheng Lu Yuan, the entire family property is equivalent to 80 taels of silver!"

"Liu Tong, Minister of Dali Temple, the entire family property is equivalent to 500 taels of silver!"

"Secretary Lang Wang Zhi, all the property is equivalent to 100 taels of silver!"

"..."

The Hubu Shangshu read out the amount of property donated by the ministers one by one, and it sounds very reliable.

If it were the former Li Xiu, I'm afraid he would nod his head straight after hearing this. These courtiers are all very clean.

However, when Li Xiu heard this, she just wanted to laugh.

Especially the secretary Lang Wangzhi, who was so ashamed to only donate the 100 taels of silver, he really regarded the emperor as a fool!

"Grand Master Sima Yi, the entire family property, equivalent to..."

"Don't read it."

At this moment, Li Xiu interrupted the Minister of the Household Department, "I know this. After all, Grand Master Sima is the richest man in the court. His entire family wealth is 800 million taels in total. He is as rich as an enemy!"

Sima Yi was terrified when he heard the words, "Your Majesty, did you say an extra ten thousand?"

Chapter 6

"is it?"

The corners of Li Xiu's mouth curled up slightly, and then she looked at Cao Zhengchun who was not far away, "Cao Aiqing, tell me, did I say something wrong?"

Cao Zhengchun came out, and immediately bowed to Li Xiu, "Reporting to Your Majesty, after the investigation of the miscellaneous family, Grand Master Sima Yi actually owns more than forty mansions, spread all over the capital and various prefectures of the imperial dynasty, and owns 30 mu of fertile land. In addition, in Sima Yi's private house, a mountain of gold jewelry and antique calligraphy and paintings were found."

"It is conservatively estimated that Sima Taishi's family property is at least 800 million taels."

Twenty-eight million taels!

Many officials gasped.

The annual income of their Tang Dynasty treasury is only 800 million taels!

Actually only a fraction of Sima Yi's private property?

Old thief Sima, you are too good at fishing!

Many courtiers unconsciously distanced themselves from Sima Yi, they were so greedy, they had to stay away, so as not to be regarded by His Majesty as Sima Yi's accomplice.

"Twenty-six million taels!"

Li Xiu looked at Sima Yi with a sneer, "Grand Master Sima, you are hiding deep enough."

"With your salary alone, you shouldn't be able to accumulate such a huge fortune, right?"

"The old minister was wronged!"

Sima Yi's legs went limp, and he fell to the ground, "This...this is slander!"

"Your Majesty, although the old minister is not a gentleman, he is also a person of principle. Such a huge fortune is definitely not the old minister's!"

However, Cao Zhengchun looked at Sima Yi with a smile, and said in a strange way: "Master Sima, the evidence is convincing, and you cannot deny it."

"Moreover, the Miscellaneous Family not only has all your private property information, but also the Miscellaneous Family's other courtiers' information. Your Majesty and the Miscellaneous Family know who is clean and who is very rich."

Hearing this, all the officials in the court felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave!

So, His Majesty has already found out their property?

Didn't they commit the crime of deceiving the king?

"Your Majesty, Cao Zhengchun's words cannot be trusted. Most of the evidence in his mouth is forged by him!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the eunuchs have been so treacherous since ancient times, don't listen to the eunuch's slander!"

"Cao Zhengchun is framing a minister with ulterior motives. This old eunuch may want to usurp the throne!"

"..."

Suddenly, several courtiers jumped out and attacked Cao Zhengchun.

Cao Zhengchun was even accused of conspiring to usurp the throne.

Even Xiao Linzi wanted to laugh when he heard these words.

No matter how powerful Cao Zhengchun is, he is also a eunuch. A eunuch usurped the throne?is it possible?

It's just nonsense!

"Oh!"

At this moment, Li Xiu slapped heavily on the armrest of the dragon chair, "The evidence is so strong, how dare you argue!"

"Come here, take Sima Yi down immediately, remove him from the post of grand teacher, confiscate his family property, and choose another day to ask for execution!"

Ask to cut? !

Sima Yi himself was taken aback.

At this time, the two guards of the East Factory rushed to the wound immediately and dragged Sima Yi out of the hall.

"Your Majesty! You can't kill me!"

Only then did Sima Yi come to his senses, and shouted: "The old minister's younger brother, Sima Chong, is the Jiedushi of Huainan! If you dare to kill me, Huainan will definitely change!"

Huainan Jiedushi is the head of one side of the feudal town, controlling the Huainan feudal town of the Tang Dynasty, with 20 heavy troops, dominating one side.

It is precisely because of this relationship that Sima Yi dares to amass money without any scruples. He is confident that even the emperor would not dare to touch him!

Unexpectedly, Li Xiu didn't care about him at all, "You dare to threaten me, pull him out, and cut him off."

"Huainan Jiedu Envoy Sima Chong, right? Immediately draw up an order to remove Sima Chong from his position as Huainan Jiedu Envoy and let him go to Beijing to face the crime. Otherwise, he will be punished for disobedience and he will be chopped off immediately!"

Sima Yi looked pale and was pulled out.

He never expected that His Majesty would actually dare to kill him!

Seeing Sima Yi being pulled out of the Golden Luan Hall, all the officials in the court trembled.

Sima Yi is of course a big greedy person, but how many of them are clean?

What's more, now His Majesty has checked all the court officials, which is equivalent to seeing all their underwear. Now they have no privacy in front of His Majesty!

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"The minister waited for a while to be infatuated with ghosts to make such a big mistake. It was not intentional to deceive His Majesty!"

With a "plop", all civil and military officials, big and small, knelt down and kowtowed to Li Xiu in prayer.

"Forgive me? What face do you have to beg me for mercy?"

However, Li Xiu had no sympathy for the weeping officials, "As an important minister of the country, he amassed money beyond measure, and he only knew how to benefit himself, but didn't know how to serve the country. Are you worthy of the court and me?"

It is precisely because this group of people occupy the court of the Great Tang Dynasty that the Great Tang Dynasty gradually declines and declines!

Today, he will reverse this unhealthy trend!

The first step to revive the Tang Dynasty is to start with the purge of the court!

Don't break, don't stand!

"Among the hundred officials, those who have amassed more than one million taels of wealth will be executed!"

"Anyone who accumulates more than 10 taels of wealth will be dismissed!"

"Whoever accumulates more than 1 taels will be demoted!"

"Execute now!"

Li Xiu's voice, like thunder, resounded throughout the Golden Luan Hall, echoing endlessly.

All the civil and military officials in the dynasty looked shocked!

They never imagined that His Majesty's determination to purge the court is so great!

Not long after, a large group of imperial guards rushed in and dragged most of the officials in the court out!

Half of them were beheaded, and half were dismissed!

In the blink of an eye, the Golden Luan Hall seemed much empty.

"From now on, any officials who dare to collect money privately, once discovered, will be executed regardless of the amount!"

Li Xiu said in a deep voice.

All beheaded!

These two words, like a thunderbolt, slammed into the hearts of the remaining officials in the hall, making them swallow their saliva.

They all knew in their hearts that the era when officials could be unscrupulous is over.

Next, it is time to be careful and abide by the law!

The officials looked at Li Xiu, and they also became more and more awed.

"His Majesty……"

At this time, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials came out and said cautiously: "After the rectification by Your Majesty, the remaining officials in the court are less than [-]%, and there are many vacancies in each department. As a result, I am afraid that it will be difficult for each department to continue to operate."

"I have thought about this issue for a long time."

Li Xiudao: "The vacancies in each department should be filled by selected capable people from the prefectures and prefectures of the imperial dynasty. At the same time, I will spread my will and announce it to the world. I will open a department to recruit scholars. I want to recruit talents from all over the world!"

Get a doctor!

The eyes of all the ministers brightened.

Since the decline of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination has long been a mere formality, and even stopped holding it altogether. It has been abolished for ten years!

Now that Li Xiu is going to hold the imperial examination again, this is undoubtedly a big event!

It can inject fresh blood into the imperial court!

"Your Majesty is wise."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials sighed in his heart, he could not think of what he was worried about, and His Majesty had already thought of a countermeasure.

Not only the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but also the other courtiers at the moment, all looked at Li Xiu with admiration!

Although they are still under Li Xiu's bloody purge, they still have lingering fears, but it has to be said that Li Xiu's series of major actions in recent days have included suppressing rebellion, punishing corruption, suppressing the court, and holding imperial examinations!

These are all the actions of the hero Mingjun!

Could it be that His Majesty really has the appearance of a hero, able to change the dynasty's atmosphere and revive the Tang Dynasty?

Chapter 7 Infiltrate the Palace

Huainan Road, Yangzhou City.

In a magnificent mansion.

Bang!

A burly middle-aged man suddenly became angry and slapped the wooden table in front of him into two pieces.

"Listen to the words of eunuchs and kill loyal ministers indiscriminately, you are a fool! You are a fool!"

This burly middle-aged man is none other than the grand master Sima Yi's younger brother, Huainan Jiedu envoy Sima Chong!