The wealthy tycoon wants to be the white moonlight of the little village girl

In the imperial study, the emperor looked sullenly at the imperial censors kneeling on the ground without saying a word.

"Your Majesty, the Shadow Guards have always been arrogant and domineering, and have acted recklessly. From high-ranking officials to ordinary people in the capital, everyone dares not speak out against them...for fear that they will fall into their hands if they are not careful!" said the pale-haired Censor Li helplessly.

"Yes, they rely on the fact that they are under your personal command and management and look down on anyone. They are all extremely arrogant. They take the opportunity of their duties to do a lot of things for personal gain!" The thin Censor Wang was also filled with indignation.

"If this continues, I'm afraid your majesty's reputation will be ruined by these people!" said Censor Lu, with a look of concern for the country and the people on his face.

The emperor looked at these ministers who were complaining, and then thought about what Zhang Jie had just said. He couldn't help but feel a little shaken. He was about to send someone to find Meng Jifei, but he heard Qin Ruihai come in and report: "Your Majesty, the King of Huainan is here!"

"Oh, please come in!" The emperor, who was originally hesitant, thought that it would be a good opportunity to let this talented brother make the decision.

The elegant King Huainan came in and saluted, saying, "I pay my respects to my brother, the Emperor!"

"Tong Kai, you're here! Sit down! I have something to ask you."

The imperial censors who were kneeling on the ground saluted and said, "Greetings to the King of Huainan."

Miao Tongkai smiled and said, "How come you are free today? Come to the Imperial Study to pay respects to the Emperor?"

"I asked them to come because I need to learn something from them." The emperor said calmly, "Someone recently told me that the Shadow Guards used their privileges to oppress the people and extort ministers, so I wanted to find out more from them."

Miao Tongkai asked calmly: "Oh, what was the result?"

The emperor frowned and said, "This is simply outrageous. Several imperial censors have reported that the actual situation is even worse than this! The powerful families in the capital have to maintain good relations with them, otherwise they will be abused by them to be taken away for investigation and locked up. If family members come to smooth things over, they will be beaten and released. If they don't pay, then everything is hard to say..."

After hearing this, the King of Huainan remained silent.

The emperor looked at him, "Fifth brother, what do you think?"

Qin Ruihai walked in and replied, "Your Majesty, Lord Meng is here."

The emperor said calmly: "Let him in."

"Yes."

The imperial censors kneeling on the ground were frightened when they heard this. They always kept their distance from this commander nicknamed "the living king of hell", and they did not expect that the emperor would call him to testify in court!

This is the end! It seems that even if I can get out alive later, my life will definitely not be easy!

Meng Jifei walked in from outside with swift steps, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, you are looking for me?"

The emperor nodded, pointed at the people kneeling on the ground and said, "Well, these imperial censors came to me to complain that you have no way of managing your subordinates and have allowed the Shadow Guards to do whatever they want. From high-ranking officials to ordinary people, everyone has suffered from it. Is this true?"

Meng Jifei said calmly on his handsome face: "Your Majesty, please ask the gentlemen to tell me the time, place and what happened. I am willing to take all the responsibility."

Several censors pushed each other around, and no one was willing to take the lead.

Finally, it was Censor Li who was the first to speak out. He said tremblingly, "On the tenth day of the seventh month, the Shadow Guard came to my neighbor, Lord Wu's house, for no reason to arrest someone. They caused a huge commotion and took the person away. In the end, it was Lord Wu's son who spent five thousand taels of silver to redeem him."

Meng Jifei said calmly, "Li Yushi, you probably don't know that Lord Wu was arrested for investigation because he committed a crime. His son gambled away all the five thousand taels of silver and couldn't report it, so he lied and said that he spent it to help his father. It has nothing to do with the Shadow Guards!"

Censor Lu said unconvincedly, "What about Miss Xiangyun from Mr. Shi's family, whose innocence was tarnished by the Shadow Guards who took advantage of their positions?"

"Lord Lu, I heard that Miss Shi and your nephew were engaged since childhood, is that right? But what you may not know is that Miss Shi had already secretly married her cousin, and she is pregnant! Miss Shi's belly was getting bigger day by day, but she didn't dare to tell her family, so she had to lie and said that the Shadow Guards took the opportunity to search for fugitives and raped her, causing her to get pregnant unexpectedly. That's why Mr. Shi went to the government to file a complaint. But the matter has already been investigated and closed. If you don't believe it, you can go and ask the government to find out the truth." Meng Jifei said very calmly.

The emperor couldn't help but frown when he heard this and looked at the few people and said, "All of you go down. If there are any more such groundless things in the future, you don't have to report to me!"

Several people looked at each other and thought to themselves: This mission has not been completed yet. If Sun Ci Fu knew that we failed to file a complaint this time, he would definitely find a way to deal with us when he returns!

Several people hesitated for a moment, and finally said in unison: "We want to expose Lord Meng for abusing his position to take revenge on his personal grudges and humiliating and torturing a female prisoner, and this female prisoner is the great-granddaughter of the former Duke of Weiguo!"

The emperor was suspicious and asked, "How did you know that?"

Li Yushi said: "Recently, there are rumors that the great-granddaughter of the Duke of Weiguo of the previous dynasty was captured by the Shadow Guards..."

The emperor couldn't help but be shocked, because Zhang Jie had just told him the same thing, but why didn't Meng Jifei report it?

He looked at Meng Jifei beside him in confusion and asked, "Is this really true?"

At this time, the King of Huainan suddenly said, "This is just hearsay among the people. The entire family of the Duke of Wei was executed, and now they are already broken up. How could there be descendants living among the people? Your Majesty, don't believe in rumors. It must be some charlatan pretending to be someone else. He just wants to deceive people and take the opportunity to cheat them out of some money."

Meng Jifei glanced at Miao Tongkai and said, "What the King of Huainan said is absolutely right! Because these are just rumors that pop up every now and then, I did not report them to you!"

The emperor looked at those people again and asked doubtfully, "My dear ministers, do you have any evidence?"

Censor Li said, "Your Majesty, the Shadow Guard and the Sky Prison are under the command of Lord Meng. We are unable to conduct an in-depth investigation, so we do not have any actual evidence. If Lord Meng can be temporarily suspended and someone else can be sent to take over the Shadow Guard, I believe we will be able to get to the bottom of the investigation!"

The emperor said calmly, "Well, who do you think should take over this position?"

Wang Yushi said: "I will not avoid suspicion when recommending people from outside, nor will I avoid relatives when recommending people from within. My distant nephew Wang Baishun is currently serving as the director of the Central Office. He has always been loyal, cautious and diligent. Your Majesty can let him gain some experience!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the other two nodded in praise, and praised Wang Baishun as the most suitable candidate for this position. He has both experience and qualifications, and can work wholeheartedly for the court. He is really perfect for the position!

The emperor said calmly, "Okay, got it! You guys go down first, I'll study it further."

Several people looked at each other in bewilderment, thinking that this time it was over, they had already revealed their cards, but the emperor did not give a clear answer, how could they survive in the court from now on? The Shadow Guards would eat them alive!

Several people looked at Meng Jifei secretly, but they didn't expect that Meng Jifei was also looking at them with a slight smile on his face. He was probably thinking about how to deal with them!

A few people were so frightened that they quickly bowed their heads, said goodbye and left, thinking that they should just get through the present first and deal with the future later!

After a few people left, Meng Jifei also said goodbye and left.

Only the emperor and the Prince of Huainan were left in the room.

The King of Huainan said with a smile, "My Royal Brother, now that you have dealt with your affairs, would you like to play a game of chess with me?"

The emperor smiled and said, "Okay."

More than an hour later, the King of Huainan came out of the imperial study. When he looked up, he saw a tall and thin figure waiting not far away. After he walked over, Meng Jifei smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you helped me today. I wonder how I can repay you?"

The King of Huainan said elegantly: "Ji Fei, you are too polite. It's just a small favor!"

Meng Jifei smiled faintly and said, "After receiving the news, the prince quickly rushed from the palace to the palace. How can this be considered a piece of cake?"

King Huainan stared at him for a moment, and suddenly said softly: "In that case, I will not be polite... I want you to investigate someone!"