My bad words were heard by all the civil and military officials in the court

Emperor Jingming put on the shoes that the eunuch had found and returned to the room where Marquis Wenxin was recuperating.

Marquis Wenxin inside had been awakened by the guards around him.

At this moment, with his charred face, he burst into tears when he saw the emperor.

"Your Majesty...I really..."

"Boom!"

Thunder gathered above the mansion of Marquis Wenxin, sounding a warning.

Marquis Wenxin was so frightened that his body trembled.

The tears flowed more and more violently.

Emperor Jingming looked calm and composed.

"If you feel wronged, you can speak freely. I have plenty of time today to try your case."

Emperor Jingming leaned back in his chair. When his ministers discovered that he had small feet, he decided to just give up.

He just crossed his legs and came out.

Gosh, this posture is quite comfortable!

Xu Zhong stepped forward to give a reminder at the right time.

"Your Majesty, the wound on Prince Anhe's body has worsened."

"An Hewang even used his connections to send a lot of medicine to the prison yesterday to save the prince's life."

Prince Anhe?

Marquis Wenxin's body trembled even more violently.

How could he not know what Xu Zhong's purpose was in mentioning this person at this time.

But the more he understood, the more panicked he became.

What on earth should he do?

Having learned his lesson from being struck by lightning, Ye Shengxin did not dare to move forward this time.

I only dared to stay at the door so that she could escape at any time.

Hearing Xu Zhong's words, I felt more excited and looked forward to it.

[Marquis Wenxin, let's not lie. I didn't see clearly how the lightning struck you just now.]

[I'm outside this time, so I can definitely see it clearly. Would you like to demonstrate it again? ]

Emperor Jingming: ...

Emperor Jingming glanced at the civil and military officials who had followed him in, and the room was almost full again.

He silently checked the shoe on his raised foot with his palm.

Well, he wore something sturdier this time.

It will never fall off when running.

Marquis Wenxin: ...

He knelt on the ground with his hands folded, and in great despair, he admitted:

"Your Majesty, I lied before. The fact that I was impeached is indeed true."

"I know that I have committed a grave sin. I am willing to return the ten thousand acres of good farmland. I will also set those slaves free and compensate them for their resettlement."

"I also ask Your Majesty to spare my relatives for the sake of my many years of service to the court and Your Majesty."

"My mother is now over sixty years old and can no longer bear the torment."

"Your Majesty, please also consider the late Imperial Concubine's appearance and allow her to live out her old age."

The late imperial concubine was also born into a peasant family, and had some friendship with the old lady of Marquis Wenxin before entering the palace.

There is a feeling of mutual help between each other.

Emperor Jingming thought of his biological mother who had passed away first, and the scene in which the old lady of Marquis Wenxin cried bitterly beside his mother's bed before she died.

I felt soft-hearted and wanted to let the old lady go.

Ye Shengxin curled his lips.

[System, why do ministers like to talk about their past achievements and services after confessing their crimes? ]

[Marquis Wenxin has served the court for many years. Isn't it because he could only gain his current status and wealth by serving the court? ]

[Could it be that after working for so many years, the court didn't give him any salary? ]

[He is doing all this for nothing? ]

The system also curled its lips.

[You worked hard and I paid, and we don't owe each other anything, but this old guy made it sound like the court and the emperor owed him anything.]

【How shameless! 】

Shameless Wen Xinhou: ...

Ministers:...

What should I do if I feel I am being implicated?

But it also seems to make damn sense!

Marquis Wenxin was startled when he saw Emperor Jingming nod in agreement, with murderous intent returning to his eyes.

Just as he was about to use the late imperial concubine as an excuse again, Ye Shengxin started again.

[From what Marquis Wenxin said, the old lady had a good relationship with the late imperial concubine.]

[Since they have such a good relationship, why don't you educate your son well and let him serve your good sister's son, the current emperor. ]

【Instead, he was allowed to oppress the people and seize the good farmland.】

[It is said that when the late imperial concubine was alive, her reputation was well-known, and she rented out all the land and manors allocated to her by the court to the people at very cheap prices.]

[If she were still alive, knowing that her sister, who she still had a good relationship with, was sucking the blood of the people and enjoying such a rich life, she would probably want to sever this relationship.]

[If she had a stronger and more upright personality, she would definitely be the first one to send this kind of sister to jail! ]

Emperor Jingming thought about selling his estates before his death, building a nursery, and giving the land to the mothers of the people for free.

I feel that there is an 80% chance that she can do this.

His face immediately became colder and his murderous intent became stronger.

He denounced Wen Xinhou: "Since your mother has enjoyed wealth and honor that she should not have, whether she knew about it or not, I will not let her off easily!"

Wen Xinhou looked as pale as death, but he still held on to a glimmer of hope:

"Your Majesty, I have tried my best to make amends. Please spare my life!"

Ye Xingxin rolled his eyes: [Make up for it?]

[If I stab you and then find a doctor to heal you, can you forgive me? ]

[Can we just pretend this didn’t happen?]

[The pain is not on me, and everything I say seems so light and light. Is this something that can be balanced? ]

System: [This old man really wants to take advantage of everything! ]

Ministers:...

Some ministers who were easily confused about such matters lowered their eyes and thought about this matter seriously.

I found that what Ye Shengxin said makes sense.

I began to reflect on whether I had made mistakes in this kind of thing in the past.

As a result, I discovered a lot through reflection.

I suddenly felt bad.

Some ministers even broke out in cold sweat.

Fortunately, there was still a chance to make up for it and no big mistake was made.

Emperor Jingming stared at Marquis Wenxin with a gloomy expression and remained silent for a long time.

A heavy pressure swept over every minister, making them dare not even breathe.

It was not until the sweat on Marquis Wenxin's body was almost gone that he spoke:

"I want to ask you, was the case involving Minister Wen caused by you?"

When talking about his good friend, Xu Zhong didn't care about His Majesty's low mood.

He quickly stepped forward and added: "My Lord, the rain in the capital has not yet stopped, you must tell the truth!"

Marquis Wenxin lowered his head, looking like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.

Since he can't lie, can't he just keep silent?

He just didn't believe that he would be struck by lightning like this.

He really is incapable of doing anything to him.

Moreover, Emperor Jingming was an emperor, not a tyrant, and he could not arrest people without reason.

but--

Ye Xingxin: [If you want to know if there is any connection between Wen Xinhou and Wen Shilang's case, just search his study.]

【That’s what the storybook says.】

[If it is really him, he must have connections with the enemy country, and the letters between them must be hidden. ]

[I don’t believe that Wen Xin Hou doesn’t exist.]

System: [How can we get someone to search his mansion? ]

Ye Xingxin: [This... um...]

She blinked innocently: [I don’t know.]

Ministers:...

Emperor Jingming, who was waiting for Ye Xingxin's idea, said:...

He sighed.

This kid isn't very smart, so he really can't count on him too much.

The corners of Marquis Wenxin's mouth curled slightly. Of course he had the letter, which was also in the mansion.

But not in the study.

No one could possibly imagine where he was hiding.

Ye Xingxin couldn't give a reason, so Emperor Jingming gave one:

"Marquis Wenxin has occupied thousands of acres of fertile land and embezzled tens of thousands of people's money. In order to appease the people's anger, I have ordered that his house be confiscated immediately and all his property be seized."

Zhou Lin, who had a low sense of presence, stood up.

"Wei Chen accepts the order!"

The Imperial Guards were very efficient. Two thousand men verified many things about the Marquis Wenxin's Mansion in just one hour.

Those exploited slaves were released on the spot by Emperor Jingming.

And pay them compensation and let them go.

The stewards and confidants of Marquis Wenxin's mansion followed him and did many evil things.

Some of them could not bear the torture of the stick and confessed on the spot many dirty things that Wenxinhou had done over the years.

All the civil and military officials were stunned when they heard this.

Even Marquis Wenxin himself was stunned.

His son, his only child.

It turned out to be the child of a waiter in Qingfeng Pavilion!