Queen Mother, she just wants to lie down

"Concerning the matter of Concubine Li and Prince Qi, dear ladies, don't you have anything to say?" Emperor Xie Huaijin looked at the dead silence in the court and raised his eyebrows.

Everyone usually dances around so happily, but today, for such a big event, they all turned into gourds with their mouths sawed off, tsk.

The huge court hall was still silent.

Some of the ministers who played a lot had already complained silently in their hearts: Your Majesty's abacus has collapsed on his face.

The knife in your hand has already been sharpened, isn't it just waiting for someone to hit your knife edge?

We are not stupid, why should we jump out at this time and be the first to show off?

Besides, Concubine Li was originally a sinful concubine, and she had long been demoted to the imperial mausoleum to guard the mausoleum by the late emperor.

Death or immortality are your royal family's private affairs.

His Majesty can handle it however he wants. We, as ministers, can have any opinions.

As for the King of Qi, if it is found out that he has the intention of regicide and planted explosives in the palace, he should be killed.

The struggle for imperial power has always been like this. If you lose, you are willing to admit defeat.

This is the sentiment of the courtiers who have nothing to do with Concubine Li and her son.

They were not so calm when they had something to do with their thoughts. They were all afraid that the emperor would use them as sacrificial swords to set an example.

Resist, even less courageous.

Didn’t you see that Concubine Li, her mother and her son, who had a firm grip on the mausoleum guarding army, and were also connected with many generals of the City Guards and Imperial Guards, were jumping and rejoicing two days ago, but in the blink of an eye they fell silently? It was solved by the emperor.

If the hero is gone, what can they use to fight against the emperor?

Extreme anxiety and fear made them sweat profusely in this cold season.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say." Just as the atmosphere was anxious, a clear voice rang out.

All eyes in the hall immediately focused on the source of the sound, everyone wanted to see who had such a strong head.

After seeing the appearance clearly, they all looked away.

Oh, it's him, that's okay.

He is a loyal royalist.

At this moment, he is the only one who is most suitable to speak out.

If he opens his mouth, the courtiers of Concubine Li's line will probably be in big trouble.

Not only the courtiers who have nothing to do with Concubine Li think so, but also the party members of Concubine Li's mother and son.

Because the person who spoke was Lin Haoming, the Minister of Punishment.

You guys have not forgotten that just a few days ago, Marquis Yuan Ning was so angry that he was almost vomited blood and hit the wall by Lin Shilang in the main hall.

Hey, where is Marquis Yuanning? Are you here today?

However, human beings' joys and sorrows are not mutually exclusive. When they saw that the person who spoke was Lin Haoming, the followers of Concubine Li and her son felt as if they were mourning for their heirs.

The emperor's mood was completely different from theirs. When he saw that the person who spoke was Lin Haoming, the corners of his lips and eyebrows raised: "Lin Aiqing, please speak."

"What I mean is that after years of internal strife in Daxi, our overall national strength has declined.

Not only are the people suffering, but the national treasury is also not full.

Now that Concubine Li is dead, the King of Qi has also escorted her to the capital. If the courtiers who had previously collaborated with them were not found guilty of serious crimes, they could be punished and meritorious service. "Shilang Lin said slowly.

As soon as he said this, the courtiers, who were full of fear and anxiety because of their connection with Concubine Li and her son, suddenly looked at Lin Haoming in disbelief.

Did these words really come from the mouth of the selfless and unselfish servant who hates evil?

Is he interceding for them?

To commit a crime and make meritorious service? They are willing.

As long as they don't behead, lose their heads, or implicate their clansmen, they will definitely behave themselves and help the emperor on errands conscientiously.

Before, I was completely obsessed with it. I was deceived by Concubine Li and her son, thinking that they could make things happen.

"I wonder how Shilang Lin thinks they should make meritorious deeds?" the emperor asked.

"Since you are committing a crime and doing meritorious service, of course you should be anxious about your needs and worry about your worries.

Now the national treasury is empty, there is a shortage of food and money, many soldiers on the border have difficulty allocating enough food, and it is difficult to get timely relief for disasters in some places.

Except for those who participated in planting explosives in the palace and attempted regicide, the others who only had different political views and were not guilty of any serious crimes, each donated four-fifths of his family's property and let the past go. What does Your Majesty think? Lin Haoming said.

As soon as he said this, the courtier who had just breathed a sigh of relief suddenly felt his eyes darken.

Four-fifths of the family's property does not refer to individual property, but the source of income for everyone in the family.

All included are the dowries of women who marry into their families.

Donate four-fifths, what is left? How will they live their lives in the future?

This thief Lin Haoming is going to kill them!

Everyone who was grateful to Minister Lin a moment ago was now filled with resentment in their hearts.

"Is four-fifths too much? How about two-thirds? After all, officials who can stand in the court have many people to support at home..." The emperor also felt that Lin Shilang spoke too harshly, and subconsciously Ground interface.

"Your Majesty, you openly form a clique for personal gain, oppose your Majesty and the imperial court, and also intend to kill the king. Not to mention the mastermind, even if you are an accomplice, your family should be confiscated and exterminated according to law.

Now they are only asked to donate part of their family property, how dare they complain?

If the punishment is too light and cannot make them feel pain in their hearts, wouldn't everyone be able to follow suit in the future?

In my opinion, in addition to donating their family wealth, they also need to sign a pledge. If they dare to be disloyal to His Majesty in the future, or do anything that ignores the laws of the country, the punishment will be doubled.

If a clan member commits a crime, this law will be followed. "It's just that the emperor was interrupted by Lin Haoming before he finished speaking.

"Your Majesty is wise, I am willing to donate two-thirds of the family wealth. In the past, I was deceived by lard.

Your Majesty will not give up and is willing to give me a chance to reform. I will serve you conscientiously and diligently in the future. "

As soon as Lin Haoming finished speaking, more than a dozen courtiers came out, fell to their knees with a plop, and cried with snot and tears.

If he doesn't express his position and continues to let Lin Haoming talk, he may have all his family property confiscated.

If you are more ruthless, your family may be confiscated and your entire family may be exterminated.

"Lin Aiqing, it has been less than a year since I was crowned the Great Treasurer. As the new king comes to power, I should give more grace to my ministers.

Let's do this. All the cronies of Concubine Li and King Qi, who are not found guilty of serious crimes, can donate two-thirds of the family's wealth, and make a pledge that they will never commit the crime again, and the punishment will be doubled if they commit the crime. They can be pardoned.

If you agree, after the court, you will come to the imperial study room on your own initiative and sign and sign in front of me and the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

Ask the Secretary of the Ministry of Accounts to arrange for someone to come to reconcile the accounts and receive donations according to the account book.

After today, everything will be handled strictly according to court regulations. "The emperor said.

"Your Majesty is wise." The frightened Concubine Li and her men kowtowed to the emperor in thanks.

Cui Zhiqing, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, was stunned by this surprise that fell from the sky. His empty warehouse would be filled soon?

The ministers were also stunned by this god's direction.

His Majesty and Lin Shilang, one was a good person and the other was a bad person. Jun Cheng cooperated and filled up most of the treasury almost without losing any blood.

You know, there are quite a few members of Concubine Li's family.

The most important thing is that these people have had most of their property confiscated, and they still have to be grateful to His Majesty.

This is really a pig that has been fattened and then slaughtered. The fat is not as thick as usual.

But such a sophisticated method does not seem to have been thought up by His Majesty.

Who is it?

Lin Haoming or Wu Guogong?

Countless eyes moved back and forth between Wu Guogong and Lin Haoming, including those on the left and right.

Surrounded by countless eyes, Wu Guogong asked the sky speechlessly that this method was really not his idea.

To be precise, he didn't know about this before.

The emperor was not angry with him at all about a series of things that had happened recently.

If you didn’t come up with this method yourself, then who did? Lin Haoming?

With his ability, he could figure it out, but with his temper, he might not think about it at first.

If it weren't for Lin Haoming, there would only be Queen Mother Ruan.

Empress Dowager Ruan likes this method of killing two birds with one stone the most.

Wu Guogong squinted his eyes and quickly thought of someone.