Reborn to abuse the scumbag, the demon queen destroyed her ex-husband's entire family

Mu Gu was just about to remind Mu Li to listen to his mother and tell him to grow up safely in the palace as the most important thing, and all other ambitions can be put off until later.

But before Mu Gu could open his mouth, Emperor Qinglong slowly walked out from behind. After he sat down on the dragon throne, the eunuch beside him raised his neck.

"The Holy One is here!"

Everyone, including Mu Gu and Xiao Ruge, immediately knelt down and paid their respects.

In an instant, the loud voices of the ministers rang out in the solemn and empty hall.

"Long live His Majesty!"

"Everyone loves you."

After Emperor Qinglong finished speaking, the ministers reported the incoming situations and important matters that needed to be reported one by one. After the usual process was over, Emperor Dalong still did not agree to leave the court, and the voices of people's discussions gradually rose in the hall.

"My dear ministers, have you heard anything about what happened in Kyoto yesterday?"

The incident was so sensational that even these old ministers felt insecure, so naturally everyone knew about it.

Emperor Qinglong saw that no one was too surprised, probably because they all knew about this matter. He nodded with satisfaction and then got to the point.

"If it weren't for Gu'er, I really wouldn't have known that my Qinglong had so many treacherous officials who were unknown to me, who were destroying the stability of our Qinglong and eating the blood and flesh of our Qinglong people."

"These bastards were all arrested yesterday with the cooperation of Dali Temple Minister Jia Jingtian. Qinglong's laws will never tolerate these people."

"And the main reason why I summoned all of you to the court today is to commend the Seventh Prince Mu Gu and Xiao Ruge for their great contribution to our Qinglong!"

As soon as Emperor Qinglong finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Mu Gu and Xiao Ruge, with an unprecedented gentleness and kindness on his face.

"Gu'er, what reward do you want?"

Mu Bo looked at the scene, the jealousy in his eyes could hardly be suppressed. He really did not expect that Mu Gu, who had never been favored by his father, would one day be specially picked out by his father for reward.

In stark contrast to Mu Li's admiration, Mu Bo's determination to deal with Mu Gu became even stronger.

All of this was within Mu Gu's expectations. He must seize this opportunity, not for some petty gains, but for long-term plans and to win the hearts of the people in the court.

When he received the imperial edict last night and guessed the purpose of Emperor Dalong, it was already late at night. Mu Gu only had time to send someone to deliver the message, so he and Xiao Ruge had a long talk all night.

I'm afraid that the court is now in chaos. All the corrupt officials, whether they are on the surface or hidden deep inside, have been exposed clearly by this incident and have all been imprisoned in the Dali Temple. Those who deserve to be imprisoned will be imprisoned, and those who deserve to be executed will be executed.

Although such people cannot be completely eradicated, judging from the current situation in the court, people with integrity have become the majority. As long as he makes good use of this, he will be able to gain a firm foothold in the court in the future.

And if Mu Gu wants to gain the support of these people, he must know what they are thinking.

Upon hearing this, Mu Gu lowered his head as if he was thinking carefully. Everyone was looking at him with bated breath, wanting to see what kind of person this Seventh Prince was.

Half an incense stick later, Mu Gu finally raised his head.

"Father, there is only one reward I want, five hundred taels of silver."

As soon as these words were spoken, there were cries of surprise in the hall, and people kept looking at him strangely. They had originally changed their minds about Mu Gu doing such a good thing, thinking that they had seen it wrong. But now it seems that he is exactly the same as the rumors said, not a good person, and his great achievement was naturally just a coincidence.

Mu Bo looked at the contemptuous eyes directed at Mu Gu by those around him. The dissatisfaction and jealousy in his heart were replaced by gloating. He looked at Mu Gu with a hypocritical smile on his face.

"Royal brother, you have indeed done a good thing that benefits the country and the people, but how can you only think about pleasure after this?"

As soon as Mu Bo finished speaking, the people below began to discuss in low voices.

"Yes, I have only heard of the emperor giving people silver as a reward, but I have never heard of anyone asking for it on their own initiative."

"When I was drinking with Minister Yang before, he said that the Seventh Prince was a good person. Now it seems that Minister Yang must have been deceived by his appearance."

"I see that this is the nature of the Seventh Prince."

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The discussions around were very quiet, but both Mu Gu who was standing in the front and Minister Yang in the crowd could hear it clearly.

Mu Gu had not discussed this with Minister Yang in advance, so naturally he had no idea what Mu Gu was doing. Moreover, the two were too far apart, so he had no chance to ask Mu Gu what he was doing. He could only try to observe calmly, but he did believe that Mu Gu knew what he was doing.

When Mu Gu heard what Mu Bo and the ministers said, his face did not show the embarrassed and ashamed expression that Mu Bo wanted to see. Instead, he glanced at Mu Bo lightly with a slight smile on his face, and then there was no other reaction.

Five hundred taels of silver is not a small amount. Although this amount is not too much to reward Mu Gu for his great achievement, Emperor Qinglong still wants to know why Mu Gu wants so much money.

"Five hundred taels of silver, I can give you."

Originally everyone thought that Emperor Qinglong would not agree to Mu Gu's excessive request, but this statement obviously caught everyone by surprise.

"But you have to explain to me why you need so much silver."

Mu Gu did not hesitate and spoke directly after Emperor Qinglong finished speaking.

"Recently, there has been war in the border areas, and refugees have poured into Kyoto, but they were all stopped at the city gates. Those refugees were families with children, ragged clothes, and skinny bodies. Most of them had fled for a long time before arriving in Kyoto."

"These people are refugees, but they are also the emperor's subjects. I know that refugees entering the city will certainly disturb the people in the city, so I don't ask the emperor to let the refugees into the city. I only ask the emperor to give me these five hundred taels of silver so that I can provide them with food and temporary housing on the outskirts of the city."

"Once the border is stabilized, we will send them back to their hometown."

Mu Gu spoke every word without a trace of hypocrisy in his eyes, he wanted to save these refugees from the bottom of his heart.

For a moment, several ministers who had just despised Mu Gu's request were stunned. At this moment, the negative rumors about Mu Gu in the eyes of everyone were refuted.

No one would have thought that the reward that the rumored profit-seeking Seventh Prince wanted would be something that would benefit all living beings.

Emperor Qinglong was also stunned for a moment, and then he looked at Xiao Ruge who had been standing beside Mu Gu without saying a word.