On the day of the granted marriage, the daughter of a general wept and was reborn!

As the man finished speaking, Ji Xunchuan's eyes fell on Xia Huai'en who was standing beside him.

Xia Huai'en stood up slowly, looked at the man beside him, and said calmly, "The current Minister of the Imperial Clan Affairs Office is Lord Zhao Mingxian. I wonder who this gentleman is?"

After he finished speaking, the man's face turned gloomy.

Xia Huai'en's words left the officials somewhat puzzled.

"Your Majesty, the Zongzhengfu has few affairs, so the officials in the court are not too concerned."

Xia Huai'en continued, "So, sir, do you really think that if the people in the court don't care, then the people in the Ministry of Personnel won't care either?"

It was really surprising to see this weak scholar speaking like this.

"Xia Huai'en, what do you mean?" Ji Xunchuan frowned and asked.

"Your Majesty, I sorted out the documents of various officials and found that there were as many as three officials in the Ministry of Imperial Clan Affairs. According to our Dacheng Law, there can only be one person in one position. Now there is one more person out of nowhere. It is really strange. I checked the documents of various officials' promotions and found that there is only one person in this position, Zhao Mingxian. Therefore, this gentleman was dismissed."

Xia Huai'en's argument is well-founded.

But as soon as the words fell, everyone began to whisper.

"Three people? What on earth is going on?"

"Who knows? Maybe Xia Huai'en just made up a story to avoid punishment."

Cen Xiao disagreed with the last sentence.

He turned around, stared at the person who had just said this with his cold eyes, and snorted coldly: "The one who said this, could it be that you are the extra person?"

"you……"

Cen Xiao left the man speechless after hearing this and he shut up instantly.

"You, you are slandering me. My promotion is all documented and proven." The man continued to be stubborn and even pointed his finger at Xia Huai'en. "But you are so confident. I'm afraid you have used this dirty trick to harm many ministers in the court!"

After the words fell, Xia Huai'en's mouth slowly raised: "There is a list of court officials to be dismissed. I have already sent it to the imperial study. I will do my best to wait for your Majesty's order."

For a moment, the court was crowded with people.

Among them, many are worried about themselves.

After all, he knew very well how many officials in the court were bought with money.

Ji Xunchuan raised his eyebrows, thinking about something.

"Your Majesty, the treasury is now empty, Dacheng is in ruins, and the borders are constantly at war, but the money used to support these useless court officials has been spent like water."

Seeing Ji Xunchuan remained silent, Xia Huai'en continued.

"Now, I beg Your Majesty to cut redundant officials, increase revenue and reduce expenditure, fill the national treasury, and restore the prestige of our great empire!"

Xia Huai'en said in a sonorous and powerful voice.

The voice echoed in the Taiji Hall. Xia Huai'en stood straight. He was the only one on the road of reform.

After the words were spoken, no one came forward to speak for a long time.

Ji Xunchuan's gaze slowly fell on Lu Mingfeng - what he was most curious about was Lu Mingfeng's reaction.

Xia Huai'en acted like this in the court. Without Ji Xunchuan's tacit approval, he would not dare to be so bold as to make enemies with half of the court.

At this moment, Lu Mingfeng, as an old fox, curled himself up to the side without saying a word.

Cen Xiao's thoughtful gaze lingered between Ji Xunchuan and Xia Huai'en.

"Don't you have anything to distinguish for yourself?"

After a long time, Ji Xunchuan spoke slowly and looked at the man with cold eyes.

The man raised his head slightly, but as soon as he looked into Ji Xunchuan's eyes, he lowered his head in fear: "I... your humble servant... your humble servant is innocent!"

From now until now, I have had so much time to think about how to refute, but after thinking for so long, I can still only say this: "Injustice."

A trace of barely detectable disappointment flashed across Ji Xunchuan's face - it seemed that he had really indulged them for too long, and had ended up raising so many useless people who ate for free.

"What do you think, Prime Minister Lu?"

Ji Xunchuan turned his eyes and turned the conversation to Lu Mingfeng.

Now there is no way to hide aside.

Lu Mingfeng came forward slowly, hunched over his old body and said, "Your Majesty, I think this matter is too strange. How about putting this man in jail and letting the Ministry of Justice wait for trial?"

Is it necessary to alert the Ministry of Justice for such a small case?

Ji Xunchuan couldn't help but sneer, and said sarcastically: "Prime Minister Lu has become senile, right? Such a small case has to be sent to the Ministry of Justice."

He had been wary of Lu Mingfeng before, and Lu Mingfeng also respected Ji Xunchuan a lot, but now he is not pretending anymore. It is really interesting.

"What do you think, my dear ministers?"

Ji Xunchuan looked to the side and asked loudly.

For a moment, the court, which was crowded just now, suddenly fell silent.

Ji Xunchuan looked around and already had the answer in his mind.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say!" Suddenly, a loud voice resounded throughout the hall.

Everyone raised their heads slightly and saw Cen Xiao walking forward with big strides.

There was a hint of surprise in Ji Xunchuan's eyes - he had thought of many people who came to give him advice, but he never expected it to be Cen Xiao.

"Your Majesty, this is just a trivial matter. Why bother the Ministry of Justice? If Your Majesty is at ease, I can make a clean judgment on this case."

Cen Xiao continued.

There are neutral people in the court, but there is no one like Cen Xiao who openly stands out in the court.

I don’t know what Cen Xiao is thinking, but since he has volunteered, I might as well let him have a try.

"Okay." Ji Xunchuan spoke slowly.

After receiving the emperor's instruction, Cen Xiao slowly turned his head and looked at the three people kneeling in the hall.

He looked at Wang Mo Nian standing beside him and said, "Master Wang, I wonder what your background is?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Mo Nian raised his eyelashes, not only puzzled, but also full of indignation: "Master Cen, what are you talking about? Could it be that you look down on me?"

Facing the angry Wang Mo Nian, Cen Xiao just smiled calmly: "Hey, Lord Wang, this is in the court now. Even if I am bold and reckless, I dare not be so rude in front of His Majesty."

"My family has served as officials for generations, so we can be called a family of scholars." Wang Menyan glanced at Cen Xiao coldly and said in a sonorous and powerful voice.

After the words fell, Cen Xiao nodded thoughtfully: "Oh~ a family of scholars."

"Excuse me, sir, what is your background?" Cen Xiao threw the question to the man kneeling in the hall.

"I... I am, I am..." The man's voice trembled, and he hesitated for a long time without saying a complete sentence.

Cen Xiao sneered: "It doesn't matter, if you can't say it, I will say it for you."

During his observation just now, Cen Xiao had already recognized this person's identity and wanted to wait for him to tell it himself so that he could give him a lighter punishment.

It's really useless...