Quick Wear: The Demon Lord blew up the tomb at the beginning

"My Lord, it's unfair, it's unfair! Who can predict the future? It's all up to the princess..."

Zhang Hui, whose name was called, was so frightened that he knelt down and begged for mercy, kowtowed repeatedly. However, he was directly arrested by the Yulin Guards and no resistance was futile.

"You mean Her Royal Highness the Princess deliberately framed you? You are just a small scholar of the Imperial Academy. What qualifications do you have to deserve the princess's frame-up?"

Wei Renda sneered when he heard Zhang Hui's explanation. Of course, if someone said in the past that he came from the future, or that he had lived a new life, he would probably have to accuse the other person of spreading rumors and misleading the public.

However, facts can prove everything. The various decisions made by the princess after she took over as regent have made him believe it without a doubt.

"I...I..." Zhang Hui had no way to defend himself. He couldn't say that the princess just couldn't stand him and wrongly accused him.

He simply cannot prove his innocence because this is a crime he will commit in the future.

"Take him away." Just like that, Zhang Hui was taken away.

The ministers looked at each other again and continued to pray in their hearts, hoping that they were not on the list.

"Wu Yong, in order to please the emperor, built an arena, locked people together with tigers and wild beasts that had not eaten for seven days, and watched them being eaten by the wild beasts for fun, calling it beast fighting. Those who were forced to participate in the beast fighting were all innocent people, ranging from 70-year-olds to three-year-old babies..."

Wei Renda became more and more shocked as he spoke, and the ministers looked at Wu Yong with surprise and horror. He looked very honest and simple on the outside, but no one expected that he was so cruel and crazy in his heart.

Is this something a human can do?

People no longer sympathized with him and silently distanced themselves from him. Such a wicked person was not worthy of sympathy at all.

Next, every time Wei Renda read out a name, one person was arrested.

After two quarters of an hour, all the names on the list were read out.

The rest of the people breathed a sigh of relief.

After the names were read out, everyone realized that almost all of those people were evil people. They either directly abandoned the interests of the country, were inhumane, or strongly supported Li Chongguang's restoration.

There weren't many people, but it was enough to scare them.

"I'm scared to death. Last time, I scolded her in the memorial submitted to the princess. I thought I would be on the list today, but it turns out I'm not. It seems that I will be a good official serving the country and the people in the future." The person who spoke was the Censor Zhang Zexian. He patted his chest and seemed a little frightened, but he also showed a disappointed expression when he said that his name was not on the list.

"Those who were taken away did not suffer any injustice. Your Highness the Princess was very generous by not implicating their families. If they were sentenced according to the crimes they committed, their families might not be safe."

"But that's a matter for the future. They haven't committed any crime right now. Isn't it a bit too much to convict them like this?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Use your brain. Who are those people who were dragged down? Look at the crimes they were charged with. They are too numerous to list. Are we going to let them harm our Great Yan? Now our Great Yan is in the midst of internal and external troubles. If these internal troubles are not cleared up, how can we unite against the outside world? We will just let these people stab us in the back, right?"

"But who knows if what the princess said is true, or maybe it's for her own selfish reasons?"

"What selfishness? What has she done that was not for Dayan? What has she ordered that was wrong? Let's rely on facts, okay? Moreover, even if she has selfish motives, even if what she said is false, as long as we know that she can protect Dayan, that's enough. There is no point in dwelling on these things. If you don't agree, go and speak to the princess if you have the guts. If you don't have the guts, just shut up. No one will think you're dumb if you don't speak."

"..."

Everyone was arguing endlessly, some thought it was excessive, some agreed with Xie Lang's approach, but overall, most people agreed.

The literati at that time had not yet had their backbones broken by Li Chongguang and others, and they still had some integrity and sense of patriotism.

…………

Princess Nanyang's Mansion.

Xie Lang slowly poured himself a cup of tea, picked up the cup, and took a sip.

Standing in front of him were Wei Renda and Zhang Linxian.

They were reporting to Xie Lang on the handling of those on today's list.

Wang Linxian was a little excited at this time. Because of his excitement, he rushed to speak before Wei Renda could speak: "Your Highness, today I searched the homes of all the officials on the list and found a total of 4.45 million taels of silver from their homes. That's a full 4.45 million taels of silver. This is good. This money is enough for the army's expenses."

Xie Lang was still drinking his tea calmly. Wang Lin asked first, "Your Highness, aren't you surprised?"

That was more than four million taels of silver. He was shocked for a while when his house was searched.

Moreover, at this time, they had not yet committed the sins that would occur in the future, but they had already greedily spent so much.

It is conceivable what they will achieve in the future?

Xie Lang glanced at Wang Linxian calmly, her expression unchanged, as if everything was within her expectations.

This made Wang Linxian admire him greatly. At this time, Wei Renda looked solemn and said to Xie Lang: "Your Highness, the annual tax revenue of Dayan is only more than 4 million taels. Now the confiscation of property is enough to cover the annual tax revenue."

Wei Renda did not continue speaking. Xie Lang understood what he meant. It was not that Dayan had no money, but that the money had already gone into the pockets of corrupt officials.

"Since they are greedy, just let them spit it out. There is no rush for this."

Xie Lang put down the teacup and spoke softly, appearing unusually calm and composed.

It is impossible to eliminate corrupt officials because everyone has greed, just to varying degrees, and it is difficult to completely eliminate them.

Now is not the best time to deal with corrupt officials, as external threats are far more serious than internal troubles.

Then he thought of something and looked at Wang Linxian who was in a good mood and said, "Wang Linxian, you keep one million taels to support the troops, and the rest goes to the national treasury."

She still remembered that she had not yet repaid some of the money she had advanced to the treasury last time. If the money from the treasury was not repaid, she might not even be able to pay the salaries of officials.

"Ah!" Wang Linxian was obviously in a difficult situation. Only one million taels were left for him, which was not enough at all.

Xie Lang just glanced at him calmly, and Wang Linxian immediately replied, "I obey your order."

"Your Highness, Yang Zhan is here." Xiao Qian walked in and said to Xie Lang.

"Let him in."

Xie Lang said lightly, and Xiao Qian went to bring Yang Zhan over after receiving the order.

At this time, Wei Renda and Wang Linxian looked at each other silently, then bowed to Xie Lang and said, "I'll take my leave."

Not long after Wei Renda and Wang Lin left, Yang Zhan came in with a memorial.

"Your Highness, I have seen you. This is a series of matters regarding the enthronement ceremony arranged by the Ministry of Rites."

Normally, the Ministry of Rites’ work efficiency is very low and often takes several days.

Now that the Minister of Rites is away, Yang Zhan is the highest official in the Ministry of Rites. He can make decisions at the drop of a hat without consulting anyone else, so the arrangements for the coronation ceremony were quickly made.

Xie Lang checked the memorials and found that the coronation ceremony was scheduled for the fifth day of November, which left more than ten days of preparation time. Due to the tight time schedule, both the process and the preparations were simplified.

"Your Highness, is there anything missing?" Yang Zhan couldn't help but ask when he saw Xie Lang flipping through the book.

"So be it."